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Seymour Volunteer Fire Department will hold our annual Spring Road Block fundraiser (also known as our Boot Drive Fundraiser) on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Volunteers would stand alongside of SVFD members with buckets asking for and collecting donations on the Boyds Creek Hwy and 411 Hwy sides of the intersection at Chapman Hwy during their assigned shift/s.
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Seminars on legacy giving and end-of-life stewardship.
TMF endowment consultants offer a variety of seminars and presentations on inheritance planning.
Putting Your House in Order is a popular 1-1/2 hour workshop that guides participants through some of life's toughest planning tasks. Matters discussed include how to have life-altering family conversations about passing on values, and how to allow one's generosity and gratitude to God to continue even after one's death. The $10 per participant cost includes a 45-page booklet that is an invaluable resource for chronicling personal information for the purposes of probate.
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Snackable Social Media Tip: Collaboration is Key
I used to be pretty good at basketball, in my heyday. I became an expert at running suicides and sinking a corner shot. But, more importantly, I learned the art of teamwork and collaboration. If you don't know the playbook, execute it correctly or communicate with your teammates and coaches, things can get ugly out on the basketball court. If a play starts to go south, good collaboration with your teammates will enable you to react and resolve the error quickly. You have to put the practice time in, listen to critiques and suggestions and learn how your team operates in order to function as a cohesive unit.
To take this off the court, I believe social media requires similar teamwork and collaboration. Yes, you may have a community manager or social media strategist who manages the day-to-day. But what makes you shine in social media are all of the incredible people on your team, behind the scenes who manufacture your product, perform your service, answer customer's questions and manage the not-so-fun stuff that ultimately gets the job done. Your whole team matters!
The real beauty of social media is that it shines through all of your people and the content they create and ideas they contribute. Social media should not live in a bubble. It should touch every part of your business to give your customers a well-rounded and authentic experience.
Here are a few basic things you can do to start collaborating with your team better:
- Meet Quarterly to Talk Content:
This meeting should involve all of your key decision makers; customer service, engineering, research and development, marketing, sales, PR, management and any other department you may have. Set some time aside each quarter to come together and discuss the upcoming quarter. Talk about each department's goals and initiatives, any events coming up, new product launches, what type of content needs to be created, etc. This type of collaboration can help your social media manager stay on top of what's going on in order to ensure that your social media is cohesive and represents all areas of your business. No one likes to be left out.
This is also great opportunity to brainstorm some ideas, throw some new tactics out on the table and get your various departments thinking in a whole new way. Let the engineer who sits behind a work table all day every day give his two cents on your Snapchat strategy. Great ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. The key to this part is to remind everyone it is just brainstorming. Every idea will not be executed and there is "technically" no bad idea in a brainstorming session. No one likes a Debbie Downer, either.
Don't forget to also discuss last quarter's progress. This is a great time for your social media strategist to highlight what worked, what didn't and set new goals and expectations going into the next quarter. The more your team feels informed, the more buy-in and participation you are likely to have.
- Integrate your Social Media to Complement with the Overarching Business Plan:
This tactic goes hand in hand with the one above. Now that you have had the very important team meeting, it's time to put your tweet where your mouth is. It's very easy to say you are collaborating, but it is a whole other ball game to follow through on it. It's easy to segment social as its own entity. It is different in terms of how you communicate, but at the end of the day you should have one overarching business plan that all efforts, even social media, are working toward. As you create your social media strategy, take all of the information, feedback and ideas you received in the team meeting and create a plan of action that integrates each department. Work toward achieving small successes that will contribute to your overarching business goals.
No matter if it is a print ad, TV commercial, digital ad or Facebook post, they should all remain united and complement one another. If your print ads have different messaging than your Twitter promotions, you are missing out on creating one resonating brand voice. That does not mean every tweet needs to be a line of copy from your print ad or even be a pitch to "buy now." You need to make sure you don't put your content into silos. Create correlation and cross-over between your content so customers get a cohesive message no matter the platform or medium.
- Share the Spotlight:
Part of collaboration is not hogging the spotlight. Be sure to take the time to shine the spotlight on the awesome people in all areas of your business. It is easy to feature your CMO and CEO all of the time. They are usually dynamic and doing share-worthy things. But the reality is your community wants to see the real people, the people they talk to on the customer service line, the person taking the time to create the product or do the service that they love. Everyone in your organization does share-worthy things and it is up to you to take the time to find those moments and share them. Betty in customer service will get a kick out of all of the likes she gets on Facebook. Give your people the chance to shine. You won't regret it.
Also, don't forget to share the love with other likeminded influencers, brands or organizations. Discover ways you can pay it forward and collaborate. We all have "that friend" who can't stop talking about themselves. Don't be "that brand."
- Share The Good (and Bad) Tidings:
Now that you have gotten input from your team members, created an integrated social media strategy and executed it, it's time to share the fruits of your team's labor. People will be even more excited and empowered to do more if they are able to see the impact that their ideas and content are making. Create a simple, monthly, one- to two-page snapshot report that highlights the highs, and even lows from that month (everyone gets negative feedback from time to time). Keep it top level and easy to understand or they won't read it. Let your team see what customers are saying about the new product release, how happy they are with your customer service and who is talking about your brand. By sharing these small snapshots of your social media outreach at work, your team will get a little more pep in their step for your next quarterly content planning meeting.
I hope you found a few takeaways to enhance your team collaboration. Remember, social media is a team effort. Don't silo your content development and social media in the marketing department. Engage and utilize your biggest asset; your people.
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I don't think it's weird.
People purposefully taking advantage of a flaw within the game simply to raise their rank/win % is a bitch move.
During the latest episode of Hagi Toko, Capcom's Ryosuke Hagiwara provided another look at Ultra Street Fighter IV's Decapre. While this broadcast took place shortly after she was revealed at Final Round XVII, they were apparently able to show off a build that was newer than the one used at the American tournament. As such, the Bison Doll is notably different than what we saw during the Final Round exhibition.
According to HuntedChimera, who's provided a YouTube mirror for the Nico Nico video included below, Decpare has lost the ability to perform grounded spiral arrows, her teleports have been made easier to track, and she now has a MP-HP target combo, among other things, in this updated version.
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In celebration of the 3rd annual National Bioenergy Day, Koda Energy would like to invite you to our facility. Enjoy meeting our operations, maintenance and management staff. Learn how Koda Energy is one of the most efficient energy facilities in the United States and how our partners, Rahr Malting Company and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, come together as one. Take a facility tour and see what products we utilize and how the process works to create our green energy.
We would love to see you there!
Each tour will last approximately 30-40 minutes. Must be 18 or older to participate in tour.
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Cambridge Consultants will present alongside industry leaders to examine how the wireless sector is innovating through new technology and new ways of working.
Going to Spectrum – Mapping the Future?
As the UK's communications and media regulator, Ofcom strives to enable a modern telecommunications infrastructure across the UK. Achieving this is a challenge as an increasing number of sectors compete to use similar frequencies. Ofcom are, however, exploring new ways to share spectrum and to mitigate the risk of interference between different users.
Ofcom has therefore set three 'grand challenges':
- How would you like to connect - at home, at work and while you travel? How can we improve these services, especially in rural communities and on transport nodes?
- How can we better manage our spectrum and mitigate interference between operators?
- How can we quickly enable new services without impacting existing users?
This event brings together a broad community to discuss these and other issues.
New sectors going wireless
Date | 10 September 2019
Time | 9:30am – 10:30am
Speaker | Derek Long, Head of Telecoms and Mobile, Cambridge Consultants
Derek will discuss the opportunities and challenges for new sectors looking to adopt wireless technology.


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Nominations for the Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning -- and TODAY leads the pack among morning news shows!
The awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television production and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the 2010 calendar year.
Just being recognized by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in this way is a huge honor. And we want to thank our amazing viewers for helping make this happen -- we're driven by your dedication and loyalty to put out the best show possible every morning.
Here is a list of TODAY's nominations:
- Outstanding Morning Program
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design: Edward Helbig, Aaron Black, Sarah Coombs and April Bartlett.
- Outstanding Directing/Outstanding Directing In A Talk Show/Morning: Joe Michaels.
- Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct To Tape Sound Mixing: Dave Levens and Matt Rifino.
- Outstanding Achievement in Main Title and Graphic Design: Patrick McGlynn, Jason Krilovich, Mark Perricone, Christopher Jamros, David Lawson, Susan Burgos, Robert Samartino, Anne Elbaqali, Tara Donnelly, Bill Affatigato, Louis Viana, Ellen Paik, Eddy Petersen, June Shiiki, Barry Herzner, Doug Vitarelli, Cleber Redondo, Carlos Rodriguez, Gary Petrini, Sima Malah, Kevin Hale, Richard Gordon, Millie Verastegui-Hester, William Honkanen, Magda Stenzel and Peter Krugman.
- Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control: Russell Ross.
Find the full list of nominees here.
One more note: The 84th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NBC staple co-hosted by Matt, Meredith and Al, received four nominations.
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An exciting career opportunity for experienced Operating Room OR Staff Registered Nurse is now available with a reputable non profit Medical Center in coastal and metropolitan area of Greater Los Angeles in Southern California!
The Operating Room OR Staff Registered Nurse will work with a tertiary-care medical center that has one of the most active and advanced birthing programs in Southern California and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit.
More surgeries are performed each year at this hospital than at any other facility in the region with volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical center in the state. The surgeons and surgical nursing teams at the healthcare system perform more than 32,000 procedures every year.
The Perioperative Services OR Staff Registered Nurse will coordinate the activities of the health care team during surgical intervention while delegating duties as needed. The Staff Nurse of Surgical Services will relay information to the patient and family as appropriate, providing emotional support and comfort.
The Operating Room Staff Registered Nurse will prepare the surgical site using aseptic techniques and initiate nursing actions based on physiological and psychological changes. The Perioperative Services OR Staff Registered Nurse will deliver conscious sedation, providing psychological support to the patient when needed.
The Surgery Operating Room OR Staff RN will work with a prestigious healthcare system that believes where you work matters! The hospital is committed to being the best place to receive care, and also the best place to work. It rewards all employees with generous compensation and benefits, individualized orientation, education and a supportive work environment. Join the team now!


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Wrike is a cloud-based project management platform for teams of 20+ that is suitable for both large enterprises and SMBs. It supports remote work for various teams. This solution comes with Gantt charts, calendars, workload view for resource management, custom dashboards, and real-time updates. It allows for structuring via folders, projects, and tasks as well as auto-assignment based on task statuses.
Wrike for Marketers is a separate product with tailored templates, proofing tools and an Adobe extension. Wrike integrates with a variety of tools including SalesForce, Dropbox, Slack, and Adobe Creative Cloud and offers an open API. Wrike is suitable for marketing, operations, creative, and large to midsize IT teams.
The solution is priced per-user and is on a monthly subscription basis.
Gabriel L. Especialidad: Internet Número de empleados: Trabajador autónomo
Wrike is an exceptionally well-developed tool that even offers integration with Outlook to help keep project communication and schedules organized and on-time.
I'm a big fan of squeezing every additional second of my day, and as such, I'm constantly trying to do more in less time! Wrike keeps my projects on-time & on-budget, while allowing client collaboration.
I haven't found any major issues, perhaps the setup could be a little less involved but if you put in the time, you reap the rewards of a top project management tool.
Usuario verificado Especialidad: Aprendizaje en línea Número de empleados: 2-10 empleados
We tried to solve the problem of a shared project and task management platform, but Wrike was too complicated, clunky.
Wrike provides a web-based platform that lets the whole team see the projects and tasks we have before us.
The interface is clunky. Multiple clicks are required for almost anything, and the views are not intuitive. Very difficult to get team adoption because ordinary users find it too complex.
We have also found the customer service lacking. We tried to solve a billing problem and it has taken five months. I have also seen community requests for features totally ignored, including the most obvious feature: being able to convert a task to a project. People write in about this every day but the developer team does not even reply in the community.
Finally, the ios application, while improving, is still subpar.
Joelle L. Especialidad: Software informático Número de empleados: 51-200 empleados
We had a good implementation specialist helping us to configure the product. It wasn't as easy to train others on it, so we weren't able to use it everywhere we wanted to. In some areas, it's intuitive, in others, it's very clumsy.
A few things solidified my decision in discontinuing use of the software:
At the end of the day, creating a project plan and moving between formats/views caused my plans to list in alphabetical order, then reset, then tasks disappeared, then reappeared. Tasks would move, then return to where they were, and then duplicate. This was a badexperience when you're trying to make a basic project plan, and I ended up in MS Project, then simply exported it for my immediate need. It was much simpler.
Another reason was their lack of support. I had issues with the billing and customer success sides. At one point, our statements were being sent to the wrong person, after I had asked to be the main contact. Then they deactivated our account with no warning, and when I asked they said "it's written on the invoice". I supposedly had access to a CSM, but they never called. When I asked to be contacted by a manager, I was told they would call me and they never did. I also ended up with a credit on the account, after they shut it down saying we hadn't paid
I liked the ability to collaborate, both internal and external. I also liked the Trello style boards for tasks, as well as the ability to mention people and easily improve communication flows. The implementation was decent.
The scheduling feature was very buggy, the drag and drop feature was not flexible, and the customer service was non existant. The billing wasn't right, they do not contact you unless they want something, and the product purpose can be replicated using other tools (Monday, MS Project, Excel/Trello)
Megan M. Especialidad: Marketing y publicidad Número de empleados: 51-200 empleados
Needed a way to reduce the number of emails for our team. We wanted to eliminate the need to think about the next step or the next reviewer, that is handled now with blueprints and workflows. It gives the designers more time to design and they spend less time managing getting feedback from other parties. There is a learning curve but it's still easier than trying to manage an entire department's projects in separate project plans or task lists.
This software allow me, as the marketing manager, to distribute work to my team and track progress. The workflows are awesome - allowing you to program the flow for approvals. You can review and suggest changes to creative easily within the platform and our designers use the InDesign plugin. I can record everything the team does- big projects to little tasks. I can set up blueprints for recurring projects so there is less work to set up a new project. There is a desktop app that makes it easy to keep track of open requests. We were able to create a marketing intake form for other departments to use to order new marketing projects, business cards, emails, etc and the form automatically assigns the work to the responsible person on the team.
There is a learning curve to using the program - especially to figure out the best way to view to-do lists. We are finding that customized dashboard are much better but they could still use some development work.
Austin H. Especialidad: Marketing y publicidad Número de empleados: 10.001+ empleados
Wrike worked for a while, but our company grew out of it quickly. Development updates are random and rare. Plus, some features seem really outdated/none existent compared to other solutions. We wanted something that was more modern with more features and customizable options.
Wrike has a modern UI that builds appeal to users.
The tool itself is simple and easy for most to understand.
Wrike doesn't have a spellcheck tool built-in by default. There's one available, but each user has to sign-up for beta testing on their own time. It seems very strange that it's not standard by now.
Wrike sends email notifications when a user is @ mentioned. However, the email takes about 20 minutes before it's delivered to an inbox. You need to have the program up and running on your desktop if you want to have an immediate notification.
Wrike's review tool is very basic yet extremely hard to use. Our company gave up on using it all together and rely on another software.


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Nowadays when we have the internet, your company's reputation (whether it's good or bad) can spread like a wild fire. That's why you have to take care of it. It's a big factor when we are making business.
Studies show that a satisfied customer will tell 2-3 people about his experience with your company. An unhappy consumer will share their dissatisfaction with 8-10 people. Some will push that number to twenty.
Lesson: keep your customers happy. That's the first thing good reputation requires.
Here are listed 3 most common mistakes that effect to your company's possible bad reputation:
1. Staying out of Social Media
Example. Let's say you own a restaurant. A customer has heard good things about your restaurant, but wants to check the customer service, menu, etc. from the internet beforehand. You don't have your own website, so the customer will try to check it from a random forum. From there he will find out from one unsatisfied customer, that the food is bad, customer servants are rude, etc.
Now from his point of view, your company has a bad reputation. You lost him as a customer.
2. Lack of Awareness
Common problem some companies face, is the belief that reputational damage could never happen to them. Do not get too arrogant, you can never be too aware of the risks.
3. Responding by Anger to Feedback
Simple; people will remember the bad customer service situation better, if they don't get treated right even after they have informed the staff about it.
When you have accomplished the good reputation, keep up the good work!
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Free Downtown Parking
The City's new Parking Garage for the Downtown Project is now open and available for your Downtown parking needs. Best of all it's FREE. Just be aware that there is a four (4) hour time limit for parking.
You can access the Downtown Project Parking Garage from North Palm Canyon Drive at Amado Road in front of the Hyatt Hotel and on North Museum Drive in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum. (image below).
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December 20, 2011
Festive Tablesetting...
While the holidays near and guests are days away from arriving there is much to do! Well, I'm not hosting - but I can imagine. I collected a few beautiful images for entertaining with style. Cut some greens, light a few candles and don't forget the sparkle. {images via pinterest} x
Posted by Sarah Engel
Labels: Entertainment, Food and Parties, Holiday
5 comments:
- Mal said...
Gorgeous pics, I especially love that blue and white table, so lovely and wintery!
- December 20, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- One Stylish Day at a Time said...
Such fun table settings! I especially love the gold flatwear in the last picture.
- December 20, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Clare C. Whitaker said...
Love the table decorating ideas Sarah, so festive! The pop of pink is my favorite. I hope you have been having a wonderful week! Be sure to check out my giveaway on Twirling Clare xoxo
- December 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- carolina @ patagonia gifts said...
beautiful ideas darling! :) xo
- December 20, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- Ashley {styleash} said...
I can't wait to have my own apartment to try out these beautiful table settings. My favorite is the 3rd one!
- December 21, 2011 at 11:45 AM
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Display both Skype Real Name and Custom Name
Since we can easily change custom skype names, I think it is more useful to display skype real name of the user too, to avoid confusions.16 votes
Thanks for the feedback. We are continually looking into options how to improve users profile information, so it meets your needs. I'll let you know if anything changes.
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enable the old system with a profile photo where you could shrink or stretch it to fit in the window and please use the old square frame
enable the old system for a profile photo where you could shrink or stretch it to fit in the window and please use the old square frame which was much better than the present stupid fixed size circle where the photo has to be adjusted on the profilers PC before using.7 votes
Thank you for your feedback. We have other high priority engineering that the product needs right now but please keep continue supporting this Idea.
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Hi, just a cute suggestion here. I like Skype Mojis so much I want to use it for my profile photo. If that's possible that would be great!5 votes
Thank you for supporting this Idea! We are constantly working on improving your Skype experience and considering new features and options. Please keep continue supporting this Idea.
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Username Profile Adress
Please, give us the possibility to share our profile like Telegram. For instance :14 votes
Thanks for raising this suggestion with us! We will consider this feedback for a potential future update.
- Petr
Profile banners
It would be cool if we can set profile banners. Almost like google+ has5 votes
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watercolour and pastel on paper
95.5 x 99.5 cm
signed, dated and inscribed with title lower left: Desert & / Orange Chats / John Olsen 93
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Upon the invitation of film-makers Ken Duncan and Robert Raymond, and esteemed naturalist Vince Serventy, John Olsen first ventured to the Australian interior in the early 1970s to participate in the 'Wild Australia' film series commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Immediately awestruck by the incredible diversity of the various ecosystems he encountered during the journey, Olsen thus began his enduring fascination with observing and painting the teeming life of wetlands, estuaries and lily ponds – stimulated not only by individual species, but a sense of the whole, seething mass, 'a carnival of life'. Indeed, the artist's sheer wonderment at the miracle of mother nature and her life-affirming properties is especially palpable in his reflections upon travelling to Lake Eyre in 1974 where he witnessed the arid, salt-encrusted plains of the South Australian desert erupting into life following the extraordinary floods of 1973 (only the second such occurrence since white settlement); '… I draw studies of insects, animals and birds that will eventually be realised as prints and watercolours. My devotion to Chinese art and philosophy finds a fulfilment in this experience. Nothing too small or too strange should escape my attention – an insect's wing, the leap of a frog, the flight pattern of dragonflies. They all induce poetic rapture'.1
Over the subsequent two decades, Olsen would continue this devotion to the Australian outback with repeated visits to Lake Eyre and North Queensland providing the impetus for some of his most lyrical insights into the natural environment. With its liquid floating fields of golden colour and pulsating calligraphic line, Desert and Orange Chats, 1993 represents a particularly charming example of Olsen's interpretations from this period. Depicting a party of bright Orange Chats (also known as 'Saltbush Canaries') commonly found in semi-arid areas within the interior, the work resonates with a vitalistic energy – betraying a sense of not only keen observation but joyful celebration derived from the artist's spiritual immersion in the landscape as well. For Olsen indeed, the wild reaches of the Australian outback offered more than mere external phenomena to be accurately recorded. More fundamentally perhaps, the experience became the catalyst for a myriad of ideas and metaphorical connections that would permeate Olsen's art for decades to come, reaffirming his Taoist belief in the total interconnectedness of all living forms and thus, heralding a new spirituality in his art. As Olsen himself poignantly muses,
'…The enigma of it all. It is a desert and it can be full. After the rains, it is so incredibly abundant; so what you are looking at in one place, as if through an act of the Dao, becomes full … It has an effect on you when you are there because all the time it is impossible for you to accept fully the sense of impermanence and transitoriness. Somehow it affects you - you realise that you are looking at an illusion really. I don't think that there is anything more Buddhist than that'.2
1. The artist quoted in Olsen, J., Drawn from Life, Duffy and Snellgrove, Sydney, 1997, p. 116
2. The artist quoted in Hart, D., John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991, p. 135


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A spike mark, foot drag or heel dent will no longer block a player's putting path to the hole in 2019.
But diseased areas and "naturally" worn bare spots still will.
In the past, random disruptions to the smoothness of the putting surface made by another player could not be repaired by rule. But with the 2019 changes, repair is allowed for all types of player-caused or unnatural damage: ball-marks, shoe damage, indentations from a club or flag stick, animal damage, etc.
Unfortunately, the USGA did not simply say ALL DAMAGE could be repaired — which would have eliminated the need for green surface evaluations / reviews / questions. In 2019, players still may not fix aeration holes, natural surface imperfections (like diseased areas or bare spots) or natural wear of the hole.
The USGA's concern was that allowing the repair of all damage on the putting green could slow down play if players try to repair too many areas.
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Right, that's it – if you're all going to avoid my sponsorship begging post, I'm going to Dartmoor. In the morning. No, don't try to stop me, my mind's made up (this phrase translates as a "happy mind" in Liverpool by the way).
early in the morning, just before eleven o'clock, I'm catching a train which leads to another train, then another train, then another train which, if they all link up, will see me getting off a train (another train) in Ivybridge which is somewhere down there. From there I will head North and, hopefully, will arrive in due course in Okehampton where I have a bed booked and paid for in a B&B.
I will return shortly after that, hopefully to a bunch of emails from Richard Branson detailing the amounts and bawdy comments of many and various generous donators.
The website link for donating to my sponsored strip utterly and brutally naked and plunge enthusiastically into the dangerously hypothermic waves at Druridge Bay is here
In the meantime , here's a song which has nothing at all to do with the subject in question.
The pics on this post are from recent rangering reccies up Teesdale and Weardale for walks for the winter Durham County Council guided walks programme.
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A fire occurred shortly before 4pm in a pine forest in Kalamos, Attica, towards the Holy Apostles area. As it has been known by the Fire Brigade, the fire, which is quite large, spread quickly, while there are scattered houses in the area.
The exact number of damaged houses has not been known, but the information speaks for 15-20, of which five have more serious damage.
The wind constantly changed the direction of the fire, resulting in just before 6 o'clock in the afternoon to reach the boundaries of the settlement and to enter the yards of the houses! At the same time, a large front of the fire is heading for the area of Kapandriti.
The efforts of the Fire Brigade now focus on trying to cut off this front. However, this is not easy as the fire progresses fast, cannot be controlled and everything indicates that this will be a difficult night.
There are 40 firefighters with 20 vehicles, a hiking section with 12 people, and three airplanes (two helicopters and one Canadair airplane) as well as volunteers participating in the extinguishing effort.
Residents of the area who left their homes said that the airplanes and helicopters were not enough and that there is an urgent need for them to be reinforced. Others, who spoke at protothema.gr, complained that the fire was the result of arson, while testimonies reported that small explosions were heard in the area.
Many locals have not abandoned their homes and fought with the flames, while others have found shelter in their cars.
Due to power cuts, some fire hydrants did not work. Also, according to information, confirmed by the Fire Brigade, during the operations, the Regional Firefighter of Attica General Director, General Constantine Yovas, was injured.
General Jovas, who co-ordinated the operations, was transferred to the 401 Military Hospital. The first information indicates that due to the highly stressful conditions he felt unwell and needed to be transferred to the hospital where he was proactively screened for medical examinations.
According to some information, the coordination was bad and some houses have already been burned while evacuation operations had to be undertaken.
As reported by the Fire Brigade for safety reasons, two camps located near the fire area have been evacuated. These are the "Kinderland" and "Anagennisi" camps. The children were safely transported to Kalamos Beach Hotel.
Earlier, three more fires occurred in Attica, which were directly addressed by the firefighting forces. These were in the area of Stroggili in Kalyvia Thorikou, Markopoulo and Thymiri of Lavreotiki.


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The EMS ISD Communications department has received six awards in the National School Public Relations Association's 2019 Publications and Digital Media Awards program.
Each year, NSPRA recognizes outstanding work from school districts and education agencies from across the nation in all types and forms of communications including print, digital, video, websites, and more. Each entry is judged on the overall excellence of the entry as well as its quality compared to other entries in the category. EMS ISD competed with other districts who serve 10,000 to 25,000 students. This is the fourth consecutive year that EMS ISD Communications has been honored at the state and/or national level. This year's state awards represent work produced from March 2018-March 2019:
Award of Merit for excellence in writing: Realtor engagement initiative and annual symposium
Award of Merit for excellence in website: www.emsisd.com
Honorable Mention for excellence in writing: Elementary Schools Focus on Character Building article, EMS Proud magazine
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Someone asked me – "what about the food in Belgium" – so I have produced a compendium of some of the dishes I ate on this visit. Hopefully something for everyone!
Firstly – things I ate a lot of – moules, steak tartare and cakes!
When I was only a bit peckish then it had to be beer (a meal in itself here) plus bitterballen – crispy very hot fried breadcrumbed balls filled with mashed potato and a meat ragu or bits of bacon. Irresistible – and cheap! The meal below also included some very large scampi in a rich creamy sauce – another popular dish over here.
In Bruges my friend Luisa and I found a place for lunch – Rock Fort – at the last minute which was excellent and very central but also off the beaten track. This time it was a shared burrata dish followed by more steak tartare – and very prettily presented and tasty on both counts. Definitely recommend
One day in Antwerp I decided I wanted to try one of the Michelin starred restaurants here for lunch – always best to have lunch in expensive and popular places – easier to get in, more leisurely and often a Prix fixe menu. This one was called Kommilfoo and while a bit of a walk to get there (good excuse to enjoy your meal all the more) – it was well worth it. Decor, service and food were exemplary/
Back at the other end of the spectrum there is a lot of opportunity for chocolate and beer tasting. One of the famous small chocolate makers in Bruges is Dumon so we tried a few there and the Wall of Beer is a reminder how important this stuff is to everyone in this country!
Extra special in both Bruges and Brussels was catching up with one of my cruise buddies Luisa – who happened to be visiting from the US at the same time as me. Really nice to get together and take the food tour in Brussels as well.


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Katy at Geisha School Part III
((More of my adventures into imvu RP. It's neat to see that RP here doesn't have to involve sex or killing. Geisha Part 1, Geisha Part 2))
Katy absentmindedly feeds Prancer a crab apple as she walks the empty mule cart up the road back to the castle. Prancer snorted appreciatively as he ate. What a grand name for a mule, Katy thought, smiling. The Rose has a truck for making bakery deliveries but honestly, driving that loud smelly frightful thing scared her, and what with the fuel rationing and shortages, Katy was happy to use the wagon instead. Plus Prancer was a good listener for Katy's idle prattlings and ruminations.
Katy glanced inside the cart at the presents she had picked up in the village. Katy didn't have any money, but she picked bunches of wild primroses on the way–Katy liked the modest yellow flowers, resilient pretty things, blooming uncowed by the cold of winter. The shopkeepers in town were happy to take the flowers in trade at least when accompanied by Katy's coy smile, and so Katy was able to pick up a pretty red ribbon for Ally's hair–remembering how exhausted her sister looked passed out in the kitchen. She also got a little mirror with a picture of a cherry blossom on the back for Meadow and sugar candies for all the girls of the Rose.
Knowing she may not be back in town for a while, Katy had used this opportunity to say good bye. Good bye to the wife of the dry goods keeper who always slipped her a sweet. Good bye to the rough dock workers who used to make her recoil, but now she manages to offer them polite smiles. Good bye to the children squabbling outside the village school during recess, that reminded her of her sisters at the Rose. Good bye to the cute boys who liked to hang out by the bakery who helped her unload.
Katy casually kicked a stone, watching it skitter up the windy path, taking her time on the walk home. Her gaze roamed from the lush rolling hills to the crashing waves of the sea far below. The castle had been quiet recently–absent the usual bustle of visitors and house guests–but the quiet has been good for Katy's reflections. So much had changed so quickly. Her upside down life had just started to right itself, and for the first time Katy felt warm, embraced, safe. The thought of leaving it all behind for America scared her, and her bundled up body shivers as a cold wind sudddenly blows up through the dale. Katy pauses..ponders for a long second as the wind whips around her frail shivvery body, before finally, she begins to walk again, this time a bit faster and with more resolve. If Madame and Okasan think it is the right thing, Katy decided, she should trust to their guidance and to their care. Still, Katy is most comforted by the knowledge that Ally will be by her side.
What do you think Prancer? asks Katy as she looks into the mule's eyes inquisitively, scratching behind his ears. Prancer simply whinnies and snorts and goes back to chewing the rest of his apple. The pair continue to plod their way home, back to the radiant warmth of the castle. Katy begins singing a little song "sur le pont d'avignon on y danse on y danse…" as she starts to skip.
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By Melissa Wirkus Hagstrom, contributor Jul 02, 2019
"Physician resilience" is a phrase that is heard more and more
frequently in the clinical setting. But what does it really mean? The American Psychological Association (APA) defines it this
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significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems,
serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors."By its very nature, the practice of medicine is stressful. And
yes, it can be full of trauma, tragedy and even threats. Doctors and advanced
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all while having to navigate an increasingly complicated healthcare delivery
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as rising stress levels and physician burnout have become prevalent.Claudia Finkelstein, MDCM, noted that there is a lot of interest
currently in the issue of physician resilience. Finkelstein serves as the director
of wellness, resiliency and support for the vulnerable at Michigan State
University. In this role she is helping MSU health care providers address care
for vulnerable populations while developing a wellness and resilience program
for the College of Human Medicine's faculty and staff.Practitioners and leaders often discuss how some aspects of
resilience might be innate, how much can be learned and why the issue is so
important for physicians."Resiliency includes the capacity to push through difficult
circumstances and to bounce back from difficulty. Both of these are evident and
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unlikely to fail in ways harmful to patients based on one individual
misjudgment. "Individual resilience depends on viewing oneself as one's own greatest medical instrument and keeping
it finely tuned," explained Finkelstein. "That is to say, getting enough sleep,
hydration, exercise and recreation. Making sure to reconnect with one's purpose
and to cultivate social support systems are also essential."The basics of team
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Lifestyle -I became a mom again this week. Well, surrogate, anyway.

My new child is a 16-year-old boy from China. Jia-Yong Xin, pronounced John Shinn in English, will study in Grade 11 at North Grenville District High School in Kemptville, and he will live with me (and the Farmer) until next June. Maybe longer! Canada Homestay International came to do a live interview at STAR 975fm in Kemptville earlier in August. They said they were having trouble finding homes for all 225 of the international students that will be placed throughout the Upper Canada District School Board this year.

We just became empty nesters, the Farmer has hosted children before and I taught English as a Second Language for three years when I lived in Taiwan. We're kind of the ideal candidates for this sort of thing. Besides, I've always wanted a son.

I conferred with my husband and it didn't take long for us to come to the decision that yes, we would open our home to one and maybe two international students for the year, so that they would keep each other company. I contacted Canada Homestay and within the week, our paperwork was processed.

John slept off and on for the first couple of days after his arrival. I took him to the store and attempted to get him connected on his beloved iPhone (and failed miserably, I might add). That was an exhausting afternoon.

He handled it gracefully, suggesting we wait until after his orientation meeting with the other (more experienced) homestay leaders.

We'll work it out. Have to get him a Canadian bank account and card as well.

Each morning this week the Farmer and I went to work and left our new son to explore the house on his own. Each night I asked what he had eaten - obviously diminishing food. Those first few days he didn't say much and I wondered how we would get through the first stage of his transition to Canadian life. I worried he would get frustrated and discouraged without being able to understand or be understood.

Then, something happened. Hallelujah. I came home from work one afternoon and suggested we go on a shopping trip - something I used to do with my ESL students in Taiwan as a language lesson.

First stop, Canadian Tire. Within seconds of entering the store I learned the following things: when John said he loves cars, he meant fast sportscars; not antique or classic cars.

John's previous English teacher says the Montreal Canadians are better than the Ottawa Senators (I will be connecting with that gentleman on Facebook and setting him straight). My Chinese boy thinks fishing is boring. This may just break the Farmer's heart.

John has seen the military shooting demonstration in China. He would like to learn to shoot a gun also. Not sure if this is going to be possible but we will find out.

John is not fond of water or swimming but he is looking forward to going kayaking. He owns a big backpack for climbing mountains in China but he doesn't sleep in tents. He climbs back down the mountain and goes home to his own bed. Before today, John did not know the word "boots". They were just water shoes. He is in for a surprise come winter. He has never played hockey, baseball or volleyball. He loves table tennis. In Qingdao (or Tsingtao, like the beer), John's home city, the population is 5 million people and pets (for the few that have them) live outdoors all the time.

Liquids are best consumed at body temperature; not too hot or too cold.

Jackie Chan is probably his favourite actor.

And the main thing I learned today: a young man in a strange new environment comes out of his shell and talks a blue streak when he has had enough sleep, feels safe and is happy (because he has chatted online with his mother and has just found out that his best Chinese friend will also be hosted in Kemptville).

If you happen to meet my boy, make a good impression, will you? He's planning to finish his high school here, then go to university and probably settle in Vancouver, where his family will immigrate to join him.

I am proud to share my culture, my country and my tiny little town with him.

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The Canyons: Can Do or Can Don't?
Cuz I don't know about you, honey, but all of sudden I'm Fandango-ing tickets to this ish! Bring on the porn star and the has-been train wreck!
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Hello everyone!
How is everyone doing? How are your Christmas shopping,decorating and everything else going? Me.. well I have been hard at work to get gifts and goodies for the boys school so I haven't had a chance to work on my own stuff but that is OK because although its been allot of work I am loving it.
I am making stamped silk scarfs as gifts this year. I really am loving how they came out. I can only put up a couple because I stamped some of them with the new goodies that are coming out in the new catty. I plan on doing a class doing this in the coming year. Wouldn't this be a wonderful Valentine's,Mother's Day gift?
This one is for Isaac's teacher he picked the stamp and I went to work.
This one is for Ramzees' teacher.
Here is another project I am doing for both boys. I sent Isaac with his batch today, I need to finish Ram's batch by Monday but at least I have everything packed and cut just need to put it together.
Snowman Soup!
Well I am off to clean up my poor craft room.. I have to start to make the boxes for the scarfs before that I have to iron the scarf so they look prefect!
As always thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Ellie, I wish I seen your scarves last month! They are so beautiful. I love seeing the close up picture. And your snowman soup is really cute! So many uses for that top note die!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful gift! The snowman are so cute.ReplyDelete
Those scarfs are gorgeous. The goody bags are so cute!ReplyDelete
Cute,cute,cute!!! Scarves are a wonderful idea. Your snowman soups are really adorable:)ReplyDelete
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Your scarves are beautiful! Did you use craft ink?
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Partisan hack, longtime Democratic donor and IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, has unreasonably delayed every FOIA request and ignored every court order to turn over documents on the IRS scandal and the infamous Lois Lerner.
After promising at his nomination hearing that he would be honest and open, he's done exactly the opposite and he's smug about it.
A hearing took place Thursday as a result of a Judicial Watch lawsuit requesting documents related to the IRS targeting scandal.
During the status hearing, Judge Emmet Sullivan warned that the failure to follow his order was serious and the IRS and Justice Department's excuses for not following his July 1 order were "indefensible, ridiculous, and absurd."
Katie Pavlich writing for Townhall quoted Judge Sullivan as saying, "I will haul into court the IRS Commissioner to hold him personally into contempt."
Trey Gowdy said the House may vote to hold Koskinen in contempt.
The House sent a letter to Barack Obama asking that he be fired for obstruction of justice. Chairman Jason Chaffetz said if Koskinen isn't fired, the House may move to impeach him.
Last week, Judicial Watch finally obtained hundreds of pages of new emails from the IRS that appear to be the smoking gun proving Lois Lerner and other top officials in the IRS Tax-Exempt office closely monitored and approved the highly questionable handling of tax-exempt applications by Tea Party organizations.
The emails were found by an IRS Internal watchdog.
Judicial Watch claims they show an awareness of the implications of the targeting and an abuse of the process to extend the delays in processing applications from conservative groups.
When Koskinen was nominated by Barack Obama in 2013, he said that the IRS targeting of Conservative groups was not necessarily illegal. He rejected the notion that the IRS targeting was improper.
He has repeatedly insisted the IRS is short-staffed and insists he wants to grow the monstrous IRS behemoth.
When the Lois Lerner hard drive was allegedly erased, Koskinen, with unmitigated arrogance and hubris, smirked when responding to questions from Congress. At one hearing, he said the IRS owes no apologies for the unbelievable epidemic of hard-drive failures among officials involved in the targeting scheme, whose e-mails Congress spent years demanding from the IRS. You can hear that in the clip below,
Last July, Judicial Watch was finally able to get some of the stunning Lois Lerner emails after a year's delay by Koskinen. In the emails, Lois Lerner warned her colleagues to be careful about what they say in emails because Congress has been asking for them. She wrote to an IRS tech staffer asking whether the instant message communications were stored automatically. He said no but the records could be stored if employees copied them, she replied, "Perfect."
There is little doubt that the IRS targeted Conservative groups and it took place after Max Baucus, Chuck Schumer and other Democrats called for an investigation of Tea Party "extremists".
Max Baucus, Chairman of the Finance Committee, was one of those leading the investigation into the IRS targeting of Conservative groups but he was one of the Democrats who insisted they be scrutinized in the first place.
Baucus wrote a letter to then-IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman dated September 28, 2010 urging the IRS to investigate nonprofit conservative groups during the Tea Party-dominated 2010 midterm elections.
In February 2012, Sen. Chuck Schumer D-N.Y., together with Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sheldon Whitehouse. D-R.I., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Tom Udall D-N.M.wrote a letter to the IRS Commissioner asking for an investigation of all these "social welfare organizations."
"We write to inquire if the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") is investigating or intends to investigate whether groups designated as "social welfare" organizations, and thus receiving tax and other advantages under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(4), are improperly engaged in a substantial or even a predominant amount of campaign activity," the letter read.
Judicial Watch uncovered proof that 292 Conservative groups were targeted and no Liberal groups.
Lois Lerner, who called Conservatives, "a$$h&les" and "crazies", was caught discussing the pressure being put on the IRS to do something about the money being spent by Conservatives on the election as a result of Citizens United.
The Democrats took a big hit during the 2010 election and it was after the election that the targeting began.
After the election, Lois Lerner made the unusual decision to put Conservative groups through a 'multi-tier review process' that involved sending some files to the IRS chief counsel's office. This was after officials such as Carter Hull said they had enough information to rule on their cases.
In other cases, such as that of Obama's brother's charity, Lois Lerner speedily approved the application – within a month. The charity, ostensibly in Virginia, isn't even registered in Virginia.
There is no way this went down without Barack Obama knowing. He is getting away with an abuse of government that Richard Nixon only dreamed about.
Barack Obama said there was "not a smidgeon of corruption" and that it was a "phony scandal." He is still saying it. He deserves to be impeached also.


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On Wednesday morning, after the Democrats took control of the House in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump attacked the press, both on Twitter and in a press conference. That's not unusual, as he tends to do that fairly often. But in this case, he seemed to be angry that the press was reporting on the Democrats' success, tweeting, "To any of the pundits or talking heads that do not give us proper credit for this great Midterm Election, just remember two words — FAKE NEWS!"
To any of the pundits or talking heads that do not give us proper credit for this great Midterm Election, just remember two words – FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
It doesn't seem as if Trump is aware that it's not the press' job to hand out to kudos or "credit," but rather to just report the news. The Republicans did add to their Senate majority, but there's absolutely nothing fake about the fact that the Democrats flipped the House.
The front page of Wednesday's Washington Post: Democrats seize House pic.twitter.com/NuJ4sw0DzO
— Washington Post ? (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2018
On Twitter, Trump focused on the Republican wins, which he, of course, took credit for. Trump expressed his belief that the Republicans who won did so because of his backing, and that those who lost their bids for reelection owe their losses to not embracing him fully.
Those that worked with me in this incredible Midterm Election, embracing certain policies and principles, did very well. Those that did not, say goodbye! Yesterday was such a very Big Win, and all under the pressure of a Nasty and Hostile Media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
During a press conference this morning, Trump talked about Democrats winning because so many Republicans were leaving. What he didn't say is that many of those Republicans were leaving because they knew it wouldn't go well for them.
Daniel Dale provided a play-by-play of the presser.
In the House, Trump says, they overcame "a historic number of retirements." Left unsaid: there were so many GOP retirements in part because incumbents knew this election would be bad.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
And then Trump went on to humiliate the Republicans who did lose, again going on about how it was because they didn't accept his endorsement (although many of the people he endorsed did lose).
!!! Trump is mocking defeated Republicans who distanced themselves from him: "Mia Love gave me no love. And she lost. Too bad. Sorry about that, Mia."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
This is both very Trump and truly wild. Trump is bitterly arguing, against all evidence, that House Republicans would have done better if they hadn't run away from him: "Peter Roskam didn't want the embrace. Erik Paulsen didn't want the embrace."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
Trump also criticized Colorado's Coffman and Virginia's Comstock for distancing themselves from him. There is no question that he was the reason they got trounced.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
TRUMP: "Last night to the Republican party defied history to expand our Senate majority while significantly beating expectations in the House for the midtown (sic)… and the midterm year."
He then pivots to bashing the media. pic.twitter.com/OMvWsYUWuI
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 7, 2018
Ryan Costello, a retiring GOP Rep. from Pennsylvania, tweeted about how angry he was at Trump for going after the Republicans who lost.
To deal w harassment & filth spewed at GOP MOC's in tough seats every day for 2 yrs, bc of POTUS; to bite ur lip more times you'd care to; to disagree & separate from POTUS on principle & civility in ur campaign; to lose bc of POTUS & have him piss on u. Angers me to my core.
— Ryan Costello (@RyanCostello) November 7, 2018
After the press conference, Trump took questions from the crowd of reporters. He seemed surprised that they wanted to ask him stuff.
Trump complains about the press conference: "I come in here as a nice person and I have people jumping out of their seats screaming questions at me."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
Trump was clearly hell-bent on ignoring the Democrats' victory in the house.
Trump is told that last night was not a complete victory for him. He says it was "very close to complete victory." He's giving the House defeat the silent treatment.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
To no one's surprise, Trump got in a fight with CNN's Jim Acosta (although this was definitely a nasty one).
Trump to Acosta after Acosta keeps pressing: "You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN. You're a very rude person. The way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible…you shouldn't treat people that way."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
WOW — Trump unloads on Jim Acosta, says "CNN should be ashamed of themselves having you working for them. You are rude, terrible person. You should not be working for CNN." pic.twitter.com/NIFaauBlGR
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 7, 2018
Trump called one reporter "racist" three times when she asked him a question about him calling himself a "nationalist."
Asked about race-related criticism of his self-description as a nationalist, Trump says three times, "That's such a racist question." That makes no sense.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018
All in all, the press conference was completely bonkers. Trump stuck to ignoring the fact that the Democrats won the House, and he also spent a fair amount of time criticizing the media, which he claims used to be called the press.
Asked how he can improve the tone in the country, Trump says, "It begins with the media." He adds that the media used to be called "the press."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 7, 2018


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The old Hall farmhouse rambled more than any other that Doctor James Miller had ever seen. For decades the home had stood empty, tucked into the center of a property only a little smaller than Duncan Blood's. Like Blood's land the old Hall Farm held an apple orchard, fields, and trees, yet all of it had run wild with the death of the last Hall during the Second World War.
And it had taken nearly eighty-five years of litigation for the Cross Historical Society to acquire the property.
But they had, and now James, with some of his archeology students from State, stood in front of the ancient farmhouse. The city engineer had passed the structure as sound, and James and his students were giving their assistance to the historical society. The experience would be excellent for his students, and James had wanted to investigate the house ever since he had learned of it as a young graduate student.
Out of all of the archeologically rich places in Cross only the Hall and Blood Farms had been inaccessible to him since he had obtained his doctorate years earlier.
"Jane," James said. The young woman looked up from the side of the van.
"Yes, Doc?"
"Make sure everyone has a respirator for the initial walkthrough, please?"
"Yes," she said and walked to the back of the van.
The noise of an engine and the sound of tires on the gravel driveway caused James to turn around.
Duncan Blood's old and familiar pick-up truck pulled in beside the van and came to a stop. The engine turned off, and Duncan stepped out. The man's clothes were faded, well-worn and near threadbare in places. In spite of the bitter chill of the season, Duncan didn't wear a jacket, his breath heavy in the air as he closed the truck's door and walked to James.
"Duncan," James said stiffly, nodding to the old farmer. Duncan had fought the opening of the Hall Farm for too many years for James to feel any real pleasure at seeing the man.
"Doctor," Duncan said politely. He looked grimly around the gathered students. "I'll be coming in with you."
"What?" James asked sharply.
"Didn't anyone tell you," Duncan began, but he stopped as James' cell phone rang.
Pulling the phone out of his breast pocket James said, "Hello?"
"Yes," James said cautiously.
"It's Dean Roy, head of the Cross Historical Society."
"Ah," James said, "what can I do for you, Mr. Roy?"
"I wanted to let you know that Duncan Blood will be entering the Hall Farm with you," Dean said, clearing his throat. "There may be a problem there that Mr. Blood will be the best to handle."
James shook his head, confused. "Sir, I don't understand."
"You wouldn't believe it if you were told," Dean said in a strained voice. "I'm still not sure that I do."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Roy?" James asked.
"Nothing," Dean said, sighing, "just make sure that Duncan is with you. And tell him I said good luck."
The call ended and James took the phone away from his ear, looking at it in disbelief. He blinked, turned to Duncan and said, "Mr. Roy says good luck?"
Duncan nodded.
Jane walked up, handed a mask to James and asked, "Should I get another?"
James turned to Duncan.
Duncan shook his head. "I won't need one."
"The level of dust, not to mention the possibility of asbestos, is high," James said.
"That won't bother me," Duncan said.
James sighed, waving Jane away.
"Doctor," Duncan said after the young woman had left them alone.
"Yes?" James asked, checking the straps of the mask.
"You'll want to make sure that it's just the two of us who go in first."
James looked up from the mask. "What?"
"Just the two of us."
"But why?" James asked.
"You'll see," Duncan said. "I hope that I'm wrong, but I doubt that I am."
Duncan shook his head. "No. It'll be best if we go in alone."
James opened his mouth to protest but closed it as he looked at Duncan.
"Alright," James said after a moment, nodding. He turned to his gathered students and smiled, saying, "Everyone, listen up, please."
The students quieted down and made their way over to where he stood. When they had all gathered, looking at him expectantly, James spoke.
"Mr. Blood and I are going to enter the Hall House first," James said, wincing inwardly at the disappointed expressions that appeared on the students' faces.
"It's alright," he said gently, smiling at Jane. "This is simply to make sure that it's safe. I really couldn't bear the thought of any of you getting hurt because I was too eager to take the necessary precautions."
A few of the students, including Jane, grumbled, but the rest nodded their heads. James understood their disappointment, but another glance at the look on Duncan's face stiffened his resolve.
"We'll be back shortly," Duncan said, addressing the students for the first time. All of them went quiet as his deep voice reverberated off of the tree-lined driveway. Turning to James, Duncan asked, "Ready, Doctor?"
James could only nod.
Duncan began to walk towards the house, the students stepping aside for him. James followed the older man's brisk pace. Within a few minutes the old wooden stairs and porch of the Hall House rang out with the sound of their footsteps. Duncan paused at the heavy front door for James to put his mask on. James took a few cautious breaths before nodding to Duncan.
Silently Duncan reached out, grasped the latch and pushed the door open.
The hinges squealed and the foyer of the great house was revealed. Dust covered everything and hung suspended in the still air. James felt that he was looking at the world through a thin layer of gauze. In the dust upon the wide floor boards, he saw the footprints of the building inspector as well as the tracks of mice and squirrels.
"This way, Doctor," Duncan said, turning towards what James knew was the library. And although the room was open, there was no sign of dust anywhere.
Not a single, solitary speck.
Duncan walked in, and James followed. As the old man walked towards the hearth on the far wall, James paused to look at the shelves, which were lined with hundreds of books and military antiques that pre-dated the First World War. James glanced at Duncan. The older man stood before a narrow bookcase which flanked the left side of the hearth.
"Duncan," James said, his voice slightly muffled. "Shouldn't we inspect the rest of the house so I can get my students in here?"
"No," the man said. "What we want is here."
James watched as Duncan reached out and touched something on the bookcase. A soft click sounded and the bookcase swung inward silently, revealing a narrow staircase. It went up several steps before turning sharply to the right, behind the hearth.
James shook his head, pulled the mask off and asked, "How did you know that was there? That's not on any of the blueprints!"
"Of course it's not," Duncan said, smiling grimly. "And as for how I know, I helped to build it. I'll be back in a bit."
"What? No," James said, shaking his head and setting the mask on the floor. "No. I am coming with you."
Duncan shrugged. "If you must. Just don't touch anything, Doctor. I don't think Isaac had finished before he died."
"Finished what?" James asked.
Duncan shook his head and started up the dark stairs. James hurried after him. The stairs creaked beneath their feet, and James kept his hands on the walls, the stairwell constantly turning to the right in its ascent. Soon Duncan came to a stop, James nearly running into him. A sharp click sounded, and a dim light pierced the darkness of the stairs. Duncan stepped into a small room, and James followed.
They were, as far as James could tell, in the attic, but there was no other door leading into the room. Light came from a small window in the roof, close to the chimney. Like the library, there was no dust. Off to the left, near the slope of the roof, was a small, rough table. Upon it stood a small flask, a large Bible, and an ornate crucifix. On James' right was the chimney, a set of heavy, iron chains running through an eyelet set deep within the bricks before disappearing beneath an ancient, balled up quilt on the floor.
The quilt was a marvel of intricate religious images, and it looked remarkably well preserved as if it had only been finished a few hours before.
Duncan walked to the table. James took a step into the room and bent down to examine the stitching on the quilt. Pulling a pair of cotton gloves from his breast pocket James put them on, reached forward and picked up the quilt.
James felt himself thrown backward into the wall, the air rushing out of him. As he gasped for breath a shape stood up, the chains rattling. An emaciated woman, eyes long ago clawed out, and wearing a tattered print dress, shifted her weight from one foot to the next. She stared sightlessly at James, nostrils flaring, asking him something in Latin which he could not understand.
But Duncan answered in kind and the woman's head snapped towards him, snarling.
James looked as well, seeing that Duncan was rolling up his sleeves.
The man's forearms were heavily scarred, the skin pale from the wrist to where the arm met the sleeve.
The woman spat out something in Latin, her dirty blonde hair shaking as her movements became violent, wrenching at her chains. The skin around the manacles tore with the sound of old cloth, and James heard at least one bone break as she lunged at Duncan.
The old man picked up the flask from the table, opened it and splashed the contents upon her.
Outraged she screamed, the skin of her face smoking. Duncan spoke in a calm firm voice, each word spoken precisely as he took up the crucifix as well. He splashed her again, and she stumbled back, falling to her knees. Duncan stepped forward, and she tried to crawl away from him, but the chains kept her close. With each splash, more smoke rose up, her hair falling out.
She turned and faced James.
"Please," she begged suddenly in English, "please, sir, help me!"
James opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.
Duncan splashed her again, and she turned her ravaged eyes upon him, screaming out obscenities. Placing the crucifix upon the top of the woman's head Duncan whispered in Latin.
She screamed, a terrible, piercing sound. It forced James to clap his hands over his ears. Horrified, James watched as her head burst into blue flames, her body writhing beneath Duncan's hands. The older man pushed her to the floor.
The flames quickly consumed her, flickering around Duncan but inexplicably leaving him alone.
The room was filled with the sounds of her screams and she thrashed about on the floor.
And then it was done.
Duncan straightened up. He capped the flask and returned it and the crucifix to the table.
James lowered his hands from his ears, his heart thundering in his chest. All that remained of the woman was the old print dress and the quilt.
Duncan looked over to James.
"Are you alright, Doctor?" he asked.
James nodded.
"Good. Shall we examine the rest of the house?"
James nodded again, shook his head and asked, "What?"
"That?" Duncan asked, motioning to the dress.
"Demon. Isaac was going to try and finish her before he shipped out. Looks like he was holding onto her for more information, though." Duncan shook his head and walked to the door. Looking down at James he asked, "Sure you're ready?"
"Yes," James muttered, climbing to his feet, his head swimming with confusion.
"Good," Duncan said, starting down the stairs. "And Doctor?"
"Yes," James said, glancing back at the dress.
"When I say don't touch anything, I mean it."