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AD1 - Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen, Sierra, Plumas, Modoc, Nevada, Placer & Butte Counties
What are Assembly District Delegates?
Every two years, the CA Democrats elect 7 self-identified females and 7 other than self-identified females from each Assembly District in CA as delegates to the state party. Those who are elected will have a chance to vote for the new party chair and other leadership. The race is hotly contested and will determine how welcoming, grassroots-focused and innovative the party becomes or how beholden it will remain to big money interests.
Delegates elect Party officers, endorse candidates for statewide, legislative and congressional office, attend the annual convention, network with other Democrats, represent your constituency, promote the California Democratic Party agenda, and vote to endorse resolutions and ballot measures.
You get 14 votes for delegates, 1 of which you must also vote for Executive Board Representative.
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Voting Time & Location #1
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Doors Open: 12:30pm
Candidate Speeches Begin: 1:00pm
Registration & Voting: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Plumbers Pipefitters Local
900 Locust Street
Redding, CA 96001
Cross streets: Garden Street and Locust
*Any registered Democrat living in the district is eligible to vote. On-site voter registration is available for those not registered as Democrats.
Can We Count on You to Vote?
Voting Time & Location #2
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Doors Open: 12:30pm
Candidate Speeches Begin: 1:00pm
Registration & Voting: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Seaman's Lodge
423 Nimrod St
Nevada City, CA 95959
Cross Streets:
In Pioneer Park
*Any registered Democrat living in the district is eligible to vote. On-site voter registration is available for those not registered as Democrats.
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Your Progressive Candidates
Annie Ballard
Photo/Video Editor, IATSE Local 700 Member & former Representative, McKinney Water District Board, Media Consultant, Political Activist
Heidi Hall
Nevada County Supervisor, Delegate, Emerge Graduate
Hilary Hodge
Grass Valley City Council Member, CDP Rural Caucus Executive Board, DCC Delegate Nevada County
Nicole Lutkemuller
Environmental Scientist, ADEM Delegate, North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council, Co-Chair Tahoe Truckee Democratic Club, 2016 Bernie Sanders DNC Delegate
Justine Chenel Quealy
Environmental Activist, Climate Planning Technician, Sierra Business Council
Carol Turner
Leadership Council Member of IWNC, Democratic Women's Club member, MFA, Artist, Activist
Leslie Vera
Library Technician, Concerned Environmentalist
Neil Bodine
DCC Officer Nevada County, Labor Attorney & Mediator
Robert Brown
Trustee, Shasta County Board of Education, Democratic Central Committee of Shasta County (Alternate), SEIU 2015 Delegate, Five Counties Central Labor Council
Paco Lindsay
Co-Chair Tahoe Truckee Democratic Club, Nevada County DCC, Community Activist, Small Business Owner
Ben Perkins
Political Organizer
Nevada County Democrats
Veteran, USMC
Mike Smith
Chair, Rural Caucus, Northern Region, Active in progressive issues related to our rural communities
Jeffrey Thorsby
Senior Administrative Analyst, Nevada County, Master of Public Administration, BA International Relations
Tomas Vera
Chair, Placer County DCC, ADEM Delegate
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Annie Ballard
I am a lifelong Democrat who moved to Lake Tahoe 10 years ago, and I am committed to bringing this party back to its roots as a 'Party of the People'. My former career as a television editor and then union organizer and representative for my peers gave me first-hand experience with the dedication and creativity needed to win votes against corporate interests who have deep pockets and spout libertarian messaging. Our battle as Democrats in northeastern California is this kind of challenge.
We need to energize rural voters from all walks of life, letting them know that the Democratic Party has not left them behind. We need to bring No Party Preference voters to the table and listen to their concerns. We need to show our communities that their voices will be stronger when they join together, and that they are weakened by "each to his own" thinking. I am confident that with fresh messaging, voter outreach initiatives and forward-thinking organizing strategies, we can take rural California in a new direction.
I currently work as a photo/video editor and marketing specialist for real estate, and I have volunteered for the youth literacy group Adventure Risk Challenge since 2015. I have served on the Board of Directors of McKinney Water District (a Placer/El Dorado County Special District) for the past five years, acting as President for three of those years. I hold a BA Magna cum Laude in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University. During the 2018 midterm election cycle, I canvassed with four different campaigns and GOTV groups, using a variety of approaches to potential voters. I'm excited to brainstorm with other Democratic organizers and use my communications skills to build momentum for 2020 and beyond.
I would be honored to have your vote.
Contact me — I'd love to hear from you!
For my complete resume, find me on LinkedIn
Heidi Hall
I am currently serving as Nevada County Supervisor, elected in 2016 to begin a four-year term in 2017. I have successfully advocated to raise the priority and commit funds for low-income housing and homeless shelter and wrap around services. I have initiated a cross -agency monthly group to focus on wildfire planning in the County. In the past two years I have led the effort to legalize marijuana in Nevada County.
In addition, I have worked for 4 years to build a bigger Democratic bench in the rural North State, and encouraged and supported over7 candidates for the Emerge Training program, most of whom graduated. I have supported a number of female local progressive candidates, and worked to get our new Lt. Gov. elected. I am active in environmental advocacy and getting women's political organizations, and am a vocal advocate for rural issues in the Ca Dem Party as a delegate, and as a member of the California State Association of Counties.
I am also an advocate for better coordination between electeds and activists, and believe our best chance to move our platform is to continue to engage both groups.
I am running to continue my work on all of these issues at the State level. I would appreciate your vote.
Hilary Hodge
I want a Democratic Party that works for all people- for rural people, for young people, for people of color, for working people, for the aging, and for the people in our communities who don't have a voice at the table.
I have served on the CADEM Rural Caucus Executive Board for the past two years, and in that capacity, I have promoted rural people and have advocated for our disadvantaged working community.
Together with my colleagues, I have fought for fire-safety legislation, forest management and restoration, water conservation and quality, and have urged for legislation on affordable housing and a skilled-labor workforce. There are opportunities do more.
I know that small businesses are the backbone of our rural economy. As the Executive Director of Sierra Commons, I helped to bring good jobs and business education to the North State. Most recently, I signed on to the Rural Caucus Advisory Resolution advocating for newly-elected Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint a new position in his administration to provide a voice for Rural California.
Rural California is my home. As a young person and as someone who is under-employed, I know how hard it is to survive in a rural economy. As someone who is college-educated, and as someone who was recently elected to local office, I know all too well that titles are not an indication of prosperity or security. Like most people my age, I'm living in financial insecure circumstances in rural California.
All people should have access to the Democratic Party regardless of means or status, and, if elected, I will use my position to bridge the gap.
My race to be an ADEM and EBoard representative is about the people of the North State. I'm working for economic justice, environmental justice, racial justice, social justice, and justice in general. I want a seat at the table so I can fight. I want to fight for all of us in rural California.
If elected as the Executive Representative of the AD1 CADEM, I will work for our community. I will represent rural Californians and I will fight for our values.
Nicole Lutkemuller
The time for action is now, and as a life-long Democrat I am ready for the challenge of making our party the best it can possibly be. My passion for politics, intellect, and dedication to the Democratic Party and the State of California make me an ideal candidate for Assembly District 1. I have served the party as a Delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, ADEM Delegate for the previous two years, Co-chair and Co-founder of the Tahoe Truckee Democratic Club, and member of the Placer County DCC. I have worked on multiple Democratic campaigns over the years and currently serve my local community as a Representative on a local Community Advisory Board.
In a deep red district that often doesn't have Democratic candidates running for offices, we need ADEM Delegates that can find the best candidates to challenge the Republican establishment and turn our district blue. I can promise you that I will do just that. A life-long resident of AD 1, I know the challenges facing our rural, often over-looked Assembly District and I will fight for the best solutions to those challenges. As a Democrat and Environmental Scientist, I am acutely familiar with the environmental issues and natural-resource based economies of Assembly District 1. I want to fight for greater participation by CADEM in our deep red District, and push for environmental protections that preserve our natural resources while simultaneously supporting our rural economies. I will fight for a Democratic platform, candidates and initiatives that support our unique communities and protect the beautiful environment of the State of California.
In addition to supporting environmental protection, I am passionate about fighting for progressive reform for social and racial justice, ending Citizen's United, medicare for all, raising the minimum wage, LGBTQ+ rights, and expanding participation in the Democratic Party. As a young Democrat I want to take this opportunity NOW to get deeply involved in the Party, and take the rest of my life to make sure that CADEM is now and forever the Party of the people, by the people, for the people. Democrats made some good progress in the mid-terms, but we have much work still to do in our district. I have the passion, experience, and dedication to make sure we win the battle to take back the Senate and White House in 2020.
Justine Chenel Quealy
My name is Justine Chenel Quealy and I am a Planning Technician on Sierra Business Council's Climate Planning Team, assisting communities in the Sierra to plan for climate change through both mitigation and adaptation strategies. Originally from New Orleans, I've spent most of my life in Northern California and have developed a deep appreciation for the natural world, especially the Sierra Nevada. Many of my summers were spent between exploring the swamps of Louisiana, and road trips through the Sierra Nevada, often finding myself at Lake Tahoe. My husband, Dano, and I call Nevada City home and love everything this small community has to offer – amazing hiking and fishing spots, delicious food, wine, and beer, and music festivals at the fairgrounds. I'm also a passionate knitter and designer who can often be found with a current project in hand while dreaming up my next knitting pattern design.
I have been energized to seek justice and fairness for as long as I can remember. After participating in student-led activism in high school and college, I fully stepped into my own activism during the 2016 election, eager to help the first woman win the presidential election and lead the Democratic party. The devastating results of the November 8th, 2016 election pushed me to seek out other women who felt the same as I did – that this was a time for action, a time to fight the good fight, and a time to stir up beautiful trouble. I found those progressive women here in Nevada County and we joined together to resist the current administration, worked together to promote fellow women running for office, and continue to reform the political process. I feel so lucky to be present in a time and place with so many who share my same progressive Democratic values and I look forward to contributing to this platform as an ADEM delegate candidate.
Carol Turner
I live in Nevada City. I'm running to be a delegate for Assembly District 1 because I want to fight for positive and progressive change in our community, our party, and our country.
After a long career in graphic design, I went back to school to pursue a master's degree in fine art. My master's project in graduate school was a sculpture exhibit in which I cast the faces of over 100 women, both young and old, from all over the world. I veiled these women's eyes and mouths to
symbolize the disenfranchisement and muting of women's voices over the course of history and into the present day. I called this exhibit The Silence of Women. It has shown at the Triton Museum of Art, the Commonwealth Club of California, and the Santa Clara University Gallery.
During the research for this exhibit, I came to recognize the great disparity of women's representation around the world, not only in governments, but in all spheres of influence. This project began over 10 years ago and has changed my life. I have grown from artist to activist.
I've been a democrat for decades and I want to be a voice for a more just society and a sustainable future. I have skills in organizing and bringing people together.
I have been a passionate activist and organizer with Indivisible Women, the Nevada County Democrats, and most recently the Democratic Women's Club,
working to help our candidates by making hundreds of phone calls, organizing forums and creating fund raising events.
Other organizations I have worked with are Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), Sierra Harvest, the Food and Farm Conference to name just a few.
I will vote for our progressive values and for candidates who do not take money from corporations. I am committed to doing what it takes to represent our district by attending the meetings and doing the work necessary for change.
I ask for your vote.
Carol Turner
Leslie Vera
I would like to see the CA Democratic party support a concrete plan to address the situations that have been pushed again and again to the back: climate change, healthcare, education, housing, infrastructure. For too long have these issues been brought up, thought about, discussed yet we have not seen a plan. I and many others support the Green New Deal, Medicare for all, free tuition, rent control and sustainable housing development, and effective mass transit for this state. We are the wealthiest state in the wealthiest nation. We can do this.
Neil Bodine
My name is Neil Bodine. I am running for delegate in AD1. I have been involved in Democratic politics since 1968. I spent a 40 year career as a union labor attorney. For the last 4 years, I have been helping unions in the public sector negotiate collective bargaining agreements effectively and mediated disputes that affect workers and employees. I am an officer on the Nevada County Democratic Central Committee and the incoming 1st Vice Chair. In that capacity I have spent many hours raising funds to contribute to and support local Democratic candidates for office, helped mount local events educating the public regarding Democratic issues and values and collaboratively developed strategies to improve the effectiveness of the Democratic Party in Nevada County. As a result of our efforts, we raised over $20,000 this year to support candidates and helped elect 7 out of 10 of the candidates we supported. I am running for delegate because I want to support greater transparency and inclusiveness in the State Party, particularly regarding the election of State officers. I would also like to help heal the divisions that came out the last election for State Party Chair. The divisions have been detrimental to the Party and unity is sorely needed for the upcoming election cycle. I am a member of the Rural Caucus and want to continue to advocate for rural issues such as extending broadband, so we can attract business into our rural area. I also want to advocate for better health coverage for our rural residents, preferably universal health care by the State.
Robert Brown
My name is Robert Brown. I am a rank-and-file union leader of SEIU 2015, community organizer, alternate to the Democratic Central Committee of Shasta County, and a delegate to the Five Counties Central Labor Council. I am also a Trustee on the Shasta County Board of Education.
I am a life-long Democrat and have been involved in politics at the local, state, and national level. As an advocate for Special Education, I have worked with local, state, and federal governments to develop educational policies specifically designed to lift up our most vulnerable students. As a community organizer, I have been involved in planning and leading the March for Science, Women's March, Keep Families Together, and many other progressive causes. As a member leader of SEIU 2015, I take the lead locally and in the state to promote the priorities of home healthcare workers.
As a Progressive Democrat I support Health Care for ALL, environmental justice, immigration justice, economic justice, disability justice, affordable housing, and reinvesting in our shared infrastructure.
I humbly ask for your support as a candidate for Assembly Delegate to the Democratic Party. I will work tirelessly to promote our shared vision of Justice For All.
A vote for me is a vote for the future!
Paco Lindsay
I am Paco Lindsay (LKA Douglas) and I am running for a California Democratic Party delegate position from Assembly District 1. I am asking for your support and your vote so that I can serve and represent you and all Democrats of this region with the California Democratic party. I am the co-chair of the Tahoe-Truckee Democratic Club, a member of the Nevada County DCC, and have been active for years in the Democratic party. I have worked on campaigns since the early 1970s, from volunteering, advising, to helping and managing campaigns. This past election, I worked hundreds of hours with the Jessica Morse campaign, as well in the Truckee region, I advised some democratic candidates with their campaigns. At the California Democratic Convention in 2018, I was a proxy, free to vote my conscience, and am a member of both the progressive and rural caucuses.
I was a small business owner for forty years, and experienced firsthand that politics of the conservative party did nothing for small business people and the great people who work for them. If elected, I will work for progressive causes, as well ensuring that the more rural areas of California, such as District 1, are not over looked and the needs we face go unheeded.
California, and California Democrats, are a beacon of hope for so much of the country and I am proud of many of the values that the state, with the Democratic super majority, has created. I will continue to push for universal healthcare; complete financial reform of the election process; that Climate change is not just a talking piece; and much more. Progressive and Democratic values must continue to grow and expand in the region, the state, the country. With the 2020 election cycle coming fast, I will work with others to ensure that in CD1 and CD4 we have the best possible candidates to take back these house seats. As well, that we work on the grass roots level to get even more Democrats into local offices. The Republican party has become the Party of Trump with one goal only, and that is the tearing down and the destruction of the United States of America and democracy as we know it. This shall not be allowed to happen.
Given my resume of experience and proven leadership in many areas, I feel I will be a strong delegate and will work for the best interest of the District. I ask for your vote and support on January 13th.
Ben Perkins
My name is Benjamin Perkins and I am running to represent our district as an ADEM to the DSCC.
I believe that the Democratic Party must represent all Californians and all Americans. For too long, we have abandoned difficult districts and difficult issues. We Democrats are at our best when we focus on the values that truly define our party: intersectional solidarity and dedicated grassroots organizing.
To me, this means building up Democrats and party organizations in every district not just those where we expect to win. Democratic successes in the 2018 election cycle were not the results of grand wisdom or master plans handed down from on high. Those successes were won because of the organizers, activists, volunteers, and voters who worked to build the party they deserve and elect candidates they believe in.
As a delegate for our district, I will support leadership and nominees who advance Democratic values in every region of our state. I will advocate for a platform that supports all Californians and defends the values of all Democrats, especially in those rural communities long neglected by democratic "conventional wisdom". I will advocate for a DSCC that supports solidarity, inclusion, and growth. I will work directly with local DCCs and progressive organizations in our district to modernize and coordinate, to recruit and train, and to represent to the DSCC and the public our values and ideals.
In the 2018 cycle, I worked for and with candidates at every level from Congressional district to municipal board, and I've served the Nevada County DCC as a Volunteer Committee Chair. In past years, I've worked campaigns on both coasts; worked in local government and the private sector; and served as an officer in the US Marine Corps. If elected as your delegate, I will continue to work for a Democratic Party that represents and serves all Californians, a Party that truly embodies the ideals it represents.
I hope to earn your support. Thank you for your consideration.
Mike Smith
Thank you for considering me as a Delegate. I have been serving as one for the last two years and so bring some experience to the role.
If elected, I will be looking for progressive State Party officers who bring both effective management experience and enthusiasm. Regarding candidates for elected offices, I will look to endorse candidates who understand that politics is not just about being elected, but providing effective government – solving problems that can bring a bright future to the next generations.
For the last several years, much of my Party volunteer effort has been focused on the Rural Caucus. I worked with others to produce a Rural Plank for the Party Platform and have served as Caucus Chair for the Northern Region. Currently I am facilitating a Water Policy Discussion Group with the intent of bringing informed views to assist the Party in this vital area.
Even though a resident of Nevada County, I understand the importance of the larger counties – specifically Butte and Shasta – in electing effective representation. I intend to continue work with the CD1 Alliance to assist in electing Democrats.
Again, thank you for your consideration.
Jeffrey Thorsby
Today's political atmosphere presents a host of unprecedented challenges with fierce bi-partisan deadlocks surrounded in an ever-changing technical landscape that is reshaping how we engage civically, professionally and personally. Well-known threats to major policy issues on women's rights, economic and environmental sustainability, and immigration are forthcoming.
Just as important, Assembly District 1 (AD1) can lead policy platforms on important local issues that generate serious impacts for rural communities, such as fire mitigation policies, rural funding availability, economic infrastructure development, forest conservation efforts, and rural health care delivery Ð just to name a few.
I am a local to the AD1. In addition to growing up here, I have gathered professional and personal experience, both here, throughout the state and abroad, that incorporates various areas of public service that include disaster resiliency planning, evaluating campaign finance data, advocating for human rights, volunteering with local non-profit organizations and remaining active in public service associations.
I hold a BA in International Relations and a Master of Public Administration with a focus on public policy from San Francisco State University. I currently work as a public sector analyst and remain active in the community. If elected, I am eager to serve the AD1 and the public on important issues pressing us today.
Tomas Vera
"I am running for re-election as a delegate from Assembly District 1.
As a delegate, I was fortunate to have been appointed to the CDP Voter Services Standing Committee. As a member of that committee I have contributed to the CDP efforts to ensure that that every eligible person can cast a ballot.
In addition to being a delegate, I am the Chair of the Placer County Democratic Party. During the last election cycle I was a Steering Committee member of CD1 Alliance and on the Leadership Team of Sierra Forward in CD4.
If I am fortunate to be re-elected, I will continue advocating a rural perspective to the platform and goals of our Democratic Party. I participate at both the conventions and the Executive Board meetings where I have been able to forge friendships and alliances with other delegates and party leaders which will allow me to represent our district effectively.
I ask for your vote so I may continue to work in making our party a champion of all Californians."


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Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands fires employee for jury service
Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands is facing a lawsuit after company officials fired a 19-year-old employee who was serving on a Harris County jury claiming he abandoned his job.
The lawsuit, filed Friday pro bono by Houston-area law firms Terry & Thweatt PC, Berg Plummer Johnson & Raval LLP, Pierce & O'Neill LLP and Nathan Somers Jacobs, is seeking salary compensation for Zachary White for violating Texas law that prohibits employers from terminating employees because of jury service.
According to the suit, White, who began working at the dealership in October 2018, received a jury summons from the Harris County District Clerk Office in January. When White informed his supervisor at Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands, his supervisor told him to "ignore" the summons. White reported for jury service Feb. 5 in the 133rd state District Court of Harris County where he was ultimately selected as an alternate juror in a commercial dispute.
"On the last day of the trial, the bailiff informed everybody in the courtroom that one of the jurors had been fired from his job," said Lee Thweatt. "Nobody had ever heard of anything like that happening before."
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In lengthy trials, Thweatt explained, alternate jurors are often selected in case one of the selected 12 jurors is unable to attend each day. Those alternate jurors sit through the trial like the 12 selected jurors but do not participate in the deliberation at the end of a trial.
"I sent a note to the trial court judge saying if that is what happened, I am happy to represent the young man for free," Thweatt said. "I had no prior relationship with him, nobody did."
The case before Judge Jaclanel McFarland was being argued by four law firms, two for the plaintiff and two for the defense. Thweatt said because the nature of the White's case, all four law firms agreed to represent White.
When the trial ended Feb. 28, Thweatt learned the dealership sent White a letter dated Feb. 25 informing White he was being let go from his job at the dealership.
In the letter from the dealership's human resources department, company officials state White agreed to work Fridays and Saturdays while serving the jury Monday through Thursday but did not show up for work. The letter claims White "abandoned" his job and as of Feb. 25 he was no longer employed with Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands.
However, the lawsuit calls the letter "false and self-serving" and claims White was not scheduled to work any other days which is why he did not report for work on Fridays and Saturdays during his jury service.
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"He did not 'abandon his position' as this letter incorrectly states," the lawsuit states noting White was in communication with the company's human resources department. "Zach spoke to the human resources director … about his jury service on February 11, 2019. He also exchanged text messages on February 22, 2019 about the trial schedule with (the human resources director) and told her in those text message exchanges when the trial was finished."
Judge Jaclanel McFarland said White was in her courtroom during the time he said he was.
"Mr. White did appear for jury service as he was summoned to do," McFarland said. "He was chosen for a jury in the 133rd state District Court and participated faithfully. The law is very clear that no jury can suffer any consequences for serving on a jury."
Additionally, White claims the dealership agreed to pay him his regular wages while serving on the jury but when he received his last paycheck, he was not paid for the time he served.
"At the time it was made, it was a nice gesture, and one that is not required under Texas law for Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands to fulfill, as employers in Texas are not required to pay their employees for serving on a jury. The trouble is that it was an empty gesture by Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands," the lawsuit states.
Officials with Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands did not return phone calls Tuesday and had not filed a response in the district clerk's office to the lawsuit.
McFarland said jury service is an important duty for citizens.
"Our democracy does not work without citizens participating," she said. "One way citizens participate in our government and the only time that our government summons us to do anything is jury service.
"Jury service and juror are very important in the judicial process."


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Monday, 31 August 2015
X wrap dress in Jersey.
I've had my eye on this burdastyle dress since I first recieved the edition of Burdastyle, back in 2014. I think this magazine has to be my favourite as there are so many patterns in it I like.
I decided to make the dress in Jersey, and chose a softly draping cotton jersey with printed polkadots.
I made the dress up in size 36, which is a size smaller that I usually make. but checked the measurements and decided that the style and fabric would work in the smaller size. I ommitted the zip too.
I did have to be careful with the fabric to avoid it stretching out, especially on the bias seams - which there are a few of in this pattern. I sewed the dress on my Vintage Bernina machine, using a narrow zigzag stitch and finisheing the seams with the overlocker. I have some intermittent tension issues with my machine, so didn't want to sew all the seams on it.
I was glad of the illustrated instructions for this dress. I often make dresses, following my own tried and tested construction sequence, but as this dress has the draped front I needed to follow the construction order more carefully. As a visual person I prefer illustrations rather than written instructions.
Photos were tricky as it was really windy the other day when my daughter photographed the dress for me.
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Natural Hemorrhoid Treatment- Let Nature Tell you How
How to cure a hemorrhoid? Fortunately this question has a lot of possible answers. Through time people who have suffered from the effects of hemorrhoids have tried various methods on how to go about finding a remedy for this condition. Piles, as it is also known might have painful and uncomfortable effects on afflicted people, having this kind of problem tend to disrupt one's life, at least for the duration of the appear.
natural hemorrhoid treatment is still the best answer to the problem of piles. Hemorrhoids, though in truth can in fact be healed without the need of outside interference, meaning that it eventually dries up and falls off on its own even without medication. So why then do we still need aid from knowing how to cure a hemorrhoid?
Well, though it is true in which hemorrhoids do in fact heal own its own; it is equally true that many people have the patience to wait for it to happen. And thus, it gives rise to the need for an effective hemorrhoid therapy. Personally, like I already mentioned have an all natural hemorrhoid treatment is still the more effective and best method to go about fixing the problem of painful and uncomfortable protruding problematic veins in the anus.
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Cold Witch Hazel is a substance that is known to be an effective means to fix hermorrhoids concern. This natural hemorrhoid treatement may help shrink the swells and for that reason lessen the pain they cause. Other that its very effective healing effects it is by far more affordable as well as less financially straining than buying costly over the counter remedies.
One a Lot More Very Useful Herb to Help Keep is the Natural Aloevera
You need to use the sap of the aloe vera plant being a salve for your hemorrhoids. You can spread and massage this on the affected area and this will surely relieve the pain you feel, as well as bring you one step closer to healing. This herb is so easy to get get that you do not even must buy it, therefore making it not only affordable but even free for use. Now is that not excellent news?
The third natural hemorrhoid treatment you can look at has something to do with your food intake. I am referring to your food choices. If you really want to get rid of piles and you want the remedy to keep it off for a lifetime, then you should really be serious about the kind food choices you make. Well known factor that contribute to the development of piles is obesity. This being the case, going on diet may be in the menu for curing the problem of hemorrhoids.
Conclusion, It is Still All about Choices
You make a choice on the kind of remedy you want, may it be a natural hemorrhoid treatment or the over the counter kind. Lastly, it is still your choice whether you want to get it off once and for all or not. Just what exactly is your choice?
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Modern, renovated water lover's dream house with private dock and incredible views and sunsets sitting on coastal marsh creek providing kayaking, fishing, and a short walk to the beach! Stunning finishes throughout including new kitchen, quartz countertops, appliances, bathrooms, new metal roof, new decking, and Coretec LVP flooring. Beautiful landscaping with irrigation system complimentsthe outdoor entertainment area under the house with new American Outdoor Grill and granite countertops. Dock is equipped with running water, electricity, and stereo and gives the owners water access to the Topsail Sound areas including the ICW. Four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and screen porch create the perfect family place on Topsail Island while the 3 extra included marsh lots behind the house provide an extra measure of privacy.
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The QA Automated Test Engineer is responsible for driving an automated test framework in support of regression testing and validation of the Amazing Charts application. This individual will report into the Quality Assurance organization and support the team in its goal of reducing test times and improving test coverage through the development of automated test scripts. This individual will have proven experience working on ATE projects and have experience with various automation tools and scripting languages. In addition, the automated test engineer will drive standards, utilize best practices and train other QA team members in developing automated test skills.
Primary Functions:
- Develop automated test scripts using the automated test suite of products and scripting languages to provide adequate coverage of assigned features and functionality.
- Support the ongoing development of the automated test framework and test suite in support of Amazing Charts applications.
Support and maintain an automated smoke test to validate incremental builds.
- Communicate overall test strategy as it pertains to automated testing.
- Investigate new ATE technologies and processes to identify the necessary tool suite and scripting languages necessary to implement the ATE framework.
- Work with the development and QA teams to break down complex software architecture and feature sets in support of developing automated tests.
- Prioritize features as candidates for automation depending on ROI analysis to reduce test time, improve test coverage and avoid wasted effort.
- Function as team member for new development projects to develop, document and update test scripts for new and changing features.
- Working understanding of different automated test tools (TestComplete, Squish, and QTP) including open source tools.
- Experience with designing, writing, implementing different scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python, and C #.
- Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
- Experience with Subversion.
- Experience with VMware.
- Working knowledge of SQL Server.
- Solid understanding of Quality Assurance practices related to Test Strategy, Test Case development for different test types (i.e regression, stress, performance, etc), Test Documentation, and bug tracking.
- Experience with various QA related tools such as bug tracking (Jira, Bugzilla), and Test Case Management (Test Director, TestLink) and project management (MS Project, Excel).
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Desire to drive continuous improvement by evaluating field data, performing root cause analysis and enhancing QA processes.
- Background in the healthcare industry a plus.
- Leadership skills in mentoring junior engineers is preferred.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
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Zurich Financial Services has made a number of appointments which it says will "further strengthen Zurich's position as a partner of choice for advisers."
Re-joining Zurich after a four year stint with BlackRock, James Holt has been appointed as an investment specialist in the life and investments team, responsible for providing commentary to advisers and investors about Zurich's managed funds suite.
From 2002 to 2006, Holt led the investment specialist team at Zurich, describing himself as the "public face of Zurich Investments" on his LinkedIn profile. Prior to joining Zurich the first time, Holt worked for BT Financial Group and Macquarie in investment and superannuation roles.
Zurich has also appointed former Commonwealth Financial Planning business development manager (BDM) Amy Smith to the role of implementation manager in the strategic accounts team. Smith will work closely with dealer group partners on strategic initiatives and adviser education.
Meanwhile, David Ghilks and Jason Milosevski join Zurich's national sales team as BDMs in the life & investment department. Ghilks and Milosevski join the team from CommInsure and AXA respectively.
"These appointments clearly reflect Zurich's ongoing commitment to the market, boosting the strategic accounts and research team to nine people," said Zurich head of strategic accounts and research Tim Meggitt.
"They are valuable additions to the Zurich team, bringing with them a wealth of experience in understanding the needs of advisers and dealer groups."
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Noah Nieman
Blissfield wrestlers win in day one of state tournament
By Brad Heineman
Noah Nieman and Caleb Bangerter, Blissfield High School wrestlers, both won their matches at The Palace in the opening rounds of competition of the MHSAA State Wrestling Tournament.
Bangerter pinned Merrill's James Castillo in just over two minutes at the 215 lb. weight class.
Nieman defeated Lutheran Westland's Andy Faith in an 18-2 decision at the 135-lb. weight class.
Each will wrestle Friday in the quarterfinal round beginning at 10:30 a.m.
For the complete story and coverage of the tournament, please see the March 9, 2016, edition of The Advance.
Three Blissfield, three Madison wrestlers advance to regionals
A little Blissfield home cookin' was all Blissfield wrestlers Noah Nieman, Austin Hall and Caleb Bangerter needed Saturday at the Blissfield-hosted Michigan High School Athletic Association Wrestling District 31, division four competition. Both Nieman and Bangerter placed first in their weight class division, while Hall placed in a qualifying third-place spot, ensuring all three Royals another shot to wrestle in the regional rounds.
The top four finishing wrestlers in each weight class move on to the regional rounds of wrestling held this Saturday in Bronson.
For the Madison Trojan varsity wrestlers, they too will send on three Trojans to Bronson this Saturday in second-placed Frankie Najera and fourth-placed finishers Isiah Wyatt-Young and Clarence Burger.
For the complete story and several photos, please see the Feb. 17, 2016, edition of The Advance.
Nieman pins 100th wrestling win
Blissfield High School junior wrestler Noah Nieman may have had a halfway easy trek for two of the most important wins of his high school wrestling career.
Against a Lenawee County Athletic Association dual meet of teams including Columbia Central and Onsted, Nieman and his Royal comrades hosted their second home wrestling meet of the year Jan. 20.
It was a perfect setting for the Blissfield grappler to claim his 100th career wrestling victory in front of a home crowd.
Nieman entered the evening of wrestling with 98 overall career wins and his climb to 100 was made easy when Columbia Central failed to match weight at 135 lbs.
His next opponent came in Onsted's Brittany Ratliff, a female opponent Nieman pinnedher in the first period for win number 100. Nieman pinned Ratliff at 1:43 on the clock and his victory was followed by … Read More »
Bangerter, Nieman advance for Royals to regionals
Only two Blissfield High Schools wrestlers will remain on the mat for the season, as sophomore's Noah Nieman (135 pounds) and Caleb Bangerter (189 pounds) finished within the top four of their wrestling brackets in the Division 4 individual wrestling districts Feb. 14 at Clinton. Nieman finished third in the 135-pound bracket, with Bangerter claiming second in the 189-pound division.


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Juan Sanchez Jr's criminal history includes a conviction of rape in November 1997 in which Sanchez spent 20 years in prison. The violation in this case took place less than one year after Sanchez was released from prison.
An Ashtabula County Prosecutor Nicholas Iarocci press release.
JEFFERSON_ The jury returned verdicts of guilty against Juan Sanchez, Jr. Friday, August 31, after a four-day jury trial before Ashtabula County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Harris.
Sanchez was convicted on the following charges: one count of RAPE, a first degree felony; two counts of GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION, each of which is third degree felony; five counts of PANDERING OBSENITY INVOLVING A MINOR, each of which is a second degree felony; and five counts of ILLEGAL NUDITY OF MINOR IN NUDITY-ORIENTED MATERIAL OR PERFORMANCE, each of which is a second degree felony.
In August 2017, while visiting the home of the mother and her six-year old daughter, Juan Sanchez, Jr. sexually violated the child while she was sleeping in her bed and her mother was sleeping. In addition, Sanchez took several photographs of the assault of the child on his cell phone. The next morning, Sanchez left the home and the child immediately thereafter reported the incident to her mother. The mother was able to develop a scheme whereby she would pick up Sanchez that day to go shopping in Cleveland in an attempt to acquire his cell phone. The mother picked up Sanchez and proceeded to drive to Cleveland. While in the Mentor area, the mother was able to secure Sanchez's cell phone at the time he was in a store and found the illicit photos of the child on the phone. The mother immediately departed the Mentor store, leaving Sanchez behind. The mother and family contacted the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department to report the sexual assault, and deputies and detectives thereafter met the mother and took possession of the cell phone and the child's clothes and bedding, among other things.
The Ohio Rules of Evidence prohibited the jury from hearing evidence at the trial of Sanchez's criminal history, which included a conviction of Rape in November 1997 after which Sanchez spent 20 years in prison. The violation in this case took place less than one year after Sanchez was released from prison.
The State of Ohio was represented at the trial by Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Iarocci and Assistant Prosecutor Alexandria Heinonen, and Sanchez was represented by Ashtabula County Chief Public Defender Marie Lane and Assistant Public Defender Margaret Brunarski. The jury deliberated approximately three hours before reaching its verdict.
I would like to thank the following for their outstanding and professional investigative work in this case to secure a conviction against Sanchez: Lt. Terry Moisio, Deputy Jason Francis, Detectives Brian Cumberledge, Jeff Brown, George Taylor Cleveland, and Ted Barger of the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Department; Kathleen Hackett, RN of the Ohio Rainbow and Babies Children's Hospital; Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Forensic Scientists Christine Hammett, Lindsey Nelsen-Rausch, and Hallie Dreyer; and the Adult Parole Authority. I would also like to thank family members of the child and several other witnesses who took time out of their busy schedules to testify at trial. I would like to thank Miss Heinonen for her dedicated and quality work in this case, as well as the Victims of Crime Assistance Unit of this office. Finally, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the members of the jury for their focused attention and service in performing their civic duty on a very difficult case like this one.
After the verdicts were handed down, Judge Harris ordered a pre-sentence investigation be conducted prior to sentencing. Sanchez will be sentenced by Judge Harris at a later date. Sanchez faces a sentence of LIFE IN PRISON. Sanchez remains incarcerated in the Ashtabula County Jail, where he has been in custody since August 23, 2017.1


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Digging out
At KHiO we had the chance to have a workshop with Annegrete –AG– Mølhave. Her expertise in design processes, communication and research helped us find the root of what we want to explore in our MA project. We did different exercises: writing without thinking about it, mind-mapping and idea development asking ourselves what if?
I don't know how she did it, but she pushed us, rather exprimir us until the project revealed itself. After these intense exercises, I came up with the following words:
AG helped me discover what I really want to explore in my project. Sometimes you need someone who will just push you and force you into express what is deep inside, what you didn't even know you were interested in.
I also found these questions sprouted out of my mind:
How does one touches someone's heart through design?
How does touch affect the way we experience the world?
Who plays with the roles of users and experiences through touch and animation?
What is a touching experience?
How can I challenge the limitations of design experiences?
How can I design a touching experience?
What if touch-experiences where like a memory bank?
What if many people, in different places of the world could live the same touching experience at the same time?
I felt like a box of possibilities opened, and AG showed me how to use the key.
A few last thoughts…
- Deep connection in the present moment.
- After figuring out what, I need to focus on the HOW.
- Real passion doesn't need reminders.


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Interest rates could be cut as early as November as the group of economists responsible for setting rates grows ever more concerned about the economic downturn.
Despite fears of a recession before the year is out, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has resisted cutting rates since April because of rising inflation. The Consumer Price Index – the official measure of rising prices – hit 4.4% in July, well above its 2% target, and is expected to continue to rise going forward as a result of higher fuel and food prices.
The minutes from the August MPC meeting show that the majority of members continue to sit on the fence, content to see how inflation and the economy pan out before altering interest rates. Although they expect inflation to increase and the economy to weaken over the coming months, the hope is a slower British economy will bring down inflation without the need for interest rate movement at the current time.
However, the minutes also hint that concerns over inflation has lessened since July, with anxiety over the economy more at the forefront of MPC member's minds.
For example, at the August meeting MPC members noted that the risk of inflation increasing has eased slightly since July, when taking the fall in oil prices into account.
In addition, members discussed the fact that "credit conditions had tightened further", and the labour market had eased. They also looked at conditions in the mortgage market, pointing out that interest rates on loans had risen and criteria had tightened.
Peter Newland, an economist at Lehman Brothers, says despite the continuing concern over inflation, the minutes suggest MPC members are now placing more weight on economic issues.
"The minutes gave an impression of a slightly more sanguine view of inflation pressures, with more weight given to the sharp pull-back in oil and commodity prices than the upside [inflation] surprise in July," says Newland.
He adds: "We continue to judge that the MPC's inflation concerns will ease further in coming months, as oil prices stabilise and inflation nears its peak, and that a further weakening of activity will mitigate worries of second-round effects, leading to the first of a string of rate cuts in November."
However Ben Read, a senior economist at the Centre for Business Research, says the debate over whether inflation or the economy should take priority shows no sign of dying down – making a cut before the end of the year unlikely.
He says: "For the first time in a number of months there was acknowledgement of a more mixed near-term inflation outlook... [The MPC considers] the upside risk to inflation has probably eased. However, there were few signs of an imminent rate cut as the committee still considers the overall risks to inflation to be on the upside, and there is clearly substantial unease over sending out the message that the MPC is more concerned about sustaining output growth than tackling inflation."
Read forecasts that the argument for interest rate cuts will grow stronger over the coming months but the majority of MPC members will still prefer to take a wait-and-see attitude.
"Our central view remains that we will see the first rate cut in early 2009, with an outside chance of a cut before Christmas if it becomes clear that inflation is starting to turn the corner," he adds.
Despite a slight shift in concern, MPC members continue to be split three-ways over the future of interest rates, with one member voting for an increase, another for a cut and the majority for a freeze.
Tim Besley, the member who voted for a 0.25% increase in rates, believes that rising inflation must be tackled immediately by raising rates. In contrast, David Blanchflower attempted to convince his fellow MPC members that the economic downturn warrants a cut in rates. He believes the risk of recession is greater than that of rising inflation.


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9-month-old twin boys found near railroad tracks
WORCESTER, Mass. — Police say twin boys who are about 9 months old were found alone along railroad tracks in Massachusetts.
Police in Worcester (WUH'-stur) were alerted by a 911 call from railroad employees. They found the twins around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Paramedics responded and took the children to the hospital. The babies appeared to be unharmed.
Police say the children have been identified and are currently in the custody of state child welfare officials.
An investigation is continuing, and no additional information was released.
Police are asking anyone with information about the babies to contact them.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Meet Shane Gibson
Shane is a 18 year old Hendersonville native, majoring in Accounting.
For your birthday, your aunt gave you a maple syrup dispenser shaped like a rooster. What would your reaction be?
"Um... Awesome. I actually think that would be kinda cool."
What was your favorite thing to eat when you were younger?
"Fruit Roll-Ups. They're still good now."
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
"A good bit."
Are you bored with politics yet?
Have you seen any of the SNL impersonations of the candidates? What do you think about them? "I've only seen the Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton one. It was really funny."
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text: What You Should Know about Indoor Air Quality Posted June 5, 2015 You spend much of your time at home. It's where you relax and where you enjoy family and friends. Everyday activities, though, can damage your home comfort. Why? They create dust, dirt and other particles that dirty your home's air and sometimes lead to allergy flare-ups and other frustrations. Clearly, you won't be able to eliminate any of these activities, so what is the solution? It's not difficult. Allstar Heating & Air Conditioning in Buellton offers a selection of indoor air quality solutions that can help clear your air and keep you and your family comfortable and a bit more healthy. We have options that will work for your individual indoor air quality issues. Our air quality experts at Allstar Heating & Air Conditioning are eager to help you determine the right choice for your needs. We carry: Humidifiers Dehumidifiers Germicidal lights Ventilation Filtration Air purification equipment We are ready to help you navigate all your indoor air quality alternatives and get you set up with the product, or products, that will help amplify your indoor comfort. We can explain why each piece of the puzzle is helpful and how it functions with your heating and cooling system. If you want to learn more about the benefits of perfecting your indoor air quality or you want to find indoor air quality solutions from Lennox® and make your indoor space even more comfortable, contact Allstar Heating & Air Conditioning at 805-242-9638.


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Mercer Island Jewish community center evacuated following bomb threat
The Jewish Community Center in Mercer Island was evacuated Monday evening for an unspecified reason, as more than a dozen Jewish centers and day schools across the U.S. faced bomb threats.
Officials were vague about the nature of the threat.
No bombs were found at any of the locations, and officials at the Mercer Island center couldn't confirm the reason for the evacuation. Bellevue police did, however, say that their bomb squad was called in to assist Mercer police and said "one could draw conclusions" for why it was called in.
Mercer Island police Cmdr. Leslie Burns says the threat was made by phone about 4:45 p.m. and she was not at liberty to reveal its contents.
Komo News reports that about 250 people were inside the community center at the time, many of them children. Mercer Island Police confirmed that everyone was safely evacuated. The FBI and the King County Sheriff's office were also called in to investigate.
Nadine Strauss, the executive director of Herzl-Ner Tamid synagogue on Mercer Island, said they had "prepared for the possibility" and evacuated people from the center to the synagogue.
Mercer Island police said employees at the JCC made the decision to evacuate.
RELATED: 'It's terrifying' - Anti-Semitic graffiti found on two Ballard buildings
Strauss said everyone at the synagogue was "safe and comfortable, entertained and fed."
Bellevue Police Bomb Squad were on scene to sweep the building, which Dr. Darius Zoroufy, a Mercer Island resident who passed by the scene, said is open to people of all faiths.
"Lots of parents especially like that the facility because there is so much offered there, and yes it is Jewish community center but they actually encourage people of all nationalities to go there," said Zoroufy.
According to Zoroufy, children were being evacuated to a lot across the street and a nearby synagogue.
Burns said the city was prepared and had discussed the possibility of threats given "what has been happening elsewhere around the country."
The threat comes the same day residents in Ballard awoke to two buildings defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Bomb threats were called into Jewish community centers and day schools Monday in at least 12 states, according to statements from the Anti-Defamation League and JCCA. The threats targeted JCCs in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
This is the fifth wave of bomb threats targeting JCCs across the U.S. and Canada since the beginning of 2017, according to the ADL. A number of JCCs have received multiple threats.
David Posner, director of strategic performance at JCCA, an association of JCCS, said in a statement, "Anti-Semitism of this nature should not and must not be allowed to endure in our communities."
"Members of our community must see swift and concerted action from federal officials to identify and capture the perpetrator or perpetrators who are trying to instill anxiety and fear in our communities."
Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Beats Debuts Studio 3 Wireless Headphones
Posted in Audio & Speakers and Tech & Gadgets
At long last, Beats has updated their flagship Studio 3 headphone. The new model has been upgraded with Apple's W1 chip for instant and effortless pairing with all W1-equipped apple devices. They have improved noise-cancelling, called PureAdaptive ANC that monitors ambient noise and adjusts noise-cancelling levels automatically. Battery life: up to 40-hours. Available now in 6 colors.


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With all the news about water shortages and climate change, it's hard not to think maybe Chicken Little was right. Bees disappearing, millions of trees lost, metallic tasting water – all pieces of a troubling and seemingly interconnected puzzle. So what can you do to conserve?
Welcome to this week's edition of The Broad Brush, your two-sentence weekly news review. Here's what happened on the Island this week.
Californians are being asked to conserve water in the face of a stubborn drought. Here's what your neighbors are doing to save water.
An eagle-eyed regular reader who noticed that we hadn't updated our development map since December asked if we could revise and repost it. Well, ask and ye shall receive.
East Bay water officials are imposing mandatory restrictions on water use to conserve water in the face of an extreme drought.
Officials with the East Bay Municipal Utility District are requiring customers to cut their water use by 20 percent compared with their 2013 use, in order to comply with new state regulations requiring the district to cut water use by that amount and to deal with shrinking water reserves and uncertainty about where additional water might come from or when the drought may end.
Welcome to this week's edition of The Broad Brush, your weekly, two-sentence news review. Here are your headlines for the week.
Alamedans will soon be asked to both conserve more water and pay more for what they use to help preserve the East Bay's water supply in the face of a lingering drought.
East Bay water officials approved new restrictions this week that limit watering of lawns and landscaping and other outdoor uses.
Thoughts of a drought may have been put on hold during this weekend's rainstorms. But now that the clouds have cleared, authorities are again urging Californians to conserve water.


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Friday, May 19, 2006
Is He My Soul Mate...Or Not?
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I went over to look. That is a nice flower photo. Did you take it?ReplyDelete
Oh how I wish. It's a picture of a poppy field somewhere in California I found at a copyright free place. I particularly chose it for two reasons. One, that's my goal...to stand in the middle of one. Hopefully, I'll pass a few fields of it on my way to California in September to take my own picture. Two, it has a significant meaning in my new book I'm working on at the present which is based in California, also.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMonday, May 22, 2006
Dorothy - cool! BTW, is it just my browser or is the graphic on your blog shmushing over your posts? BTW, Antelope Valley has a California Poppy Festival in April each year - when they're mostly in bloom, although they span quite some time - until October even.ReplyDelete
I'm not sure why it's doing that, Kathy? Are you using IE? Anyone else seeing the same thing?ReplyDelete
It is not doing that on my system and I am using IE 6. You look good here.ReplyDelete
If you want another fun read in a blog, go check The Absent Minded Housewife. It is Becky's site and her writing is really fun to read. She lists her town as Bendover, Nevada, which is not true but the name fits her blog fine. She has a small business of making costumes (with a link on the blog) & models them in her profile photo which she changes regularly, so don't believe what you see. Her current one is far out but was selected by her readers.ReplyDelete


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RESIDENTS will have the opportunity to directly question MP Rachel Maclean at a Facebook live question and answer session later this month.
The Redditch County MP will be live on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/RedditchRachel, from 11am until 11.30am on Friday, August 31 to answer the questions her constituents have asked her.
Residents are encouraged to submit their questions before the MP goes live on Facebook.
These should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Friday, August 24 to ensure she can provide detailed answers to the questions asked.
"I'm always looking for new and innovative ways to be as available as possible for my constituents to contact me," said Mrs Maclean.
"My Facebook live Q&A session will be a great way to directly ask me a question and to hold me to account as your voice in Parliament.
"I will be answering questions posted during the interview, but for detailed answers I would encourage residents to submit their questions beforehand."


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Irish playwright. She was a founder and director (1904-1928) of the Abbey Theatre, for which she wrote a number of short plays, including Spreading the News (1904).
(Biography) Lady (Isabella) Augusta (Persse). 1852–1932, Irish dramatist; a founder and director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
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Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse), 1852–1932, Irish playwright.
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1. Gregory I, Saint ( "Gregory the Great" ), A.D. c540–604, Italian pope 590–604.
2. Gregory VII, Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian pope 1073–85.
3. Gregory XIII, (Ugo Buoncompagni) 1502–85, Italian pope 1572–85.
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The cast of Empire is filming a big funeral scene for a major character who dies on the final season of the FOX TV musical. According to Twitter users, film crews were spotted inside the Fourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Friday.
Yesterday, rumors spread like wildfire that Jussie Smollett's character Jamal Lyon met his maker and that Smollett was being written out of the show.
But 20th Century Fox Television and FOX Entertainment were quick to deny the rumors in a statement to @ABC7chicago on Thursday.
"The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of EMPIRE is patently ridiculous. He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him."
According to ABC7 News reporter Rob Elgas, Abel Osundairo and his brother Ola Osundairo are now "under arrest" and are being held without bond.
Elgas tweeted: "The two potential suspects in the Smollet investigation ARE under arrest. They are not able to leave; police have them under arrest."
BREAKING: The two potential suspects in the Smollet investigation ARE under arrest. They are not able to leave; police have them under arrest.
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 15, 2019
The Osundairo brothers were taken into custody on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Chicago's O'Hare Airport shortly after they arrived on a flight from Africa.
A family member told police the brothers flew to Nigeria on the same day that Smollett was allegedly attacked in Chicago on Jan. 29.
Cops have until 5:45 p.m. today to charge them with a crime or cut them loose.
For now, cops say the brothers are classified as "potential suspects" and they have not been charged yet.
A police source tells ABC7 reporter Rob Elgas: "Detectives have probable cause that they may have been involved in an alleged crime and we are working to corroborate the allegations and investigative timeline".
Meanwhile, according to sources, a lawyer representing the Osundairo brothers say they deny any involvement in the case. Additionally, Smollett told investigators the 2 men are not the people who attacked him.
Police identified the brothers after speaking with rideshare companies and taxi services to ID passengers who were dropped off or picked up in the area of the attack.
Investigators subpoenaed Smollett's phone records via his wireless carrier - then tricked him into providing his own phone records to compare. Detectives focused in on the numbers he deleted from his phone records.
Smollett reportedly followed one of the brothers on Twitter.com. @CWBchicago tweeted a video of one of the muscular hunks doing a hand stand on a treadmill in the gym at Smollett's Chicago condominium.
By late Thursday night, Smollett had scrubbed every tweet and Instagram post he made describing his attackers as MAGA cap-wearing Trump supporters.
And, now, one of the "potential suspects" in the @JussieSmollett case walking upside down on a treadmill in the gym at Smollett's building. #JussieSmollett #ItDoesntWorkThatWay #Chicago pic.twitter.com/umjaf2CiKh
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|Hi Alan,
just curious about something. You said you use DW for HTML editor, so how do you like DW with foxWeb. I also use DWMX...mostly for ASP apps, but I've found some things quite difficult to work with using Foxweb. Do you change the file extensions of the FWX files to ASPs before modifying? I've found this to be somewhat helpful as some of the foxcode will be color coded an easier to read during dev. Can you implement any of the behaviors native to DW, or DW extensions, to the foxcode for example paging through a table or cursor and showing appropriate navigation buttons. Just curious how involved you make DWMX to help with some of the dev. time. I really like DWMX, but at this point using it with Foxweb only uses a fraction of its powerful features. Any tips you can send my way regarding Foxweb & DW are greatly appreciated.
Sent by Alan Harris-Reid on 12/11/2002 04:23:58 PM:>>I would like to be able to insert <%= somename.html %> into the FWX file and have it get processed just as though the HTML was actually in the FWX file. Then I could create the data entry forms with an HTML editor and use it in my FWX file without having to physically move it from one file to the other.<<
If I understand your request correctly, you can already do this. Why not just edit the .fwx file with your HTML editor? I do this with Dreamweaver and my favourite text editor (TextPad) all the time. After all, the .fwx file is just a HTML file with a few %% tags inserted. Most HTML editors will take files of any extension, not just .htm or .html)


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Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon will start this year's Total 24 Hours of Spa from the front of a record 72-car grid after securing top spot from a dramatic Super Pole battle.
While the battle for overall honours provides the main attraction, the Total 24 Hours of Spa is very much a multi-class contest. The action that takes place elsewhere in the field is just as competitive as what you will see at the front.
Twenty-year-old Chloe Hewitt made her long-awaited return to racing at last weekend's Mini festival after sitting out for over nine months due to lack of funds. A relatively late deal saw her family run Mini return to the S class of the Mini Challenge racing on both days of the festival.
The third weekend of July saw the third meeting of the season for the Mini Challenge competitors Brands Hatch in Kent hosted their annual Mini festival which Lydia Walmsley took part in in her usual Cooper Pro class car.
After taking her first ever podium with third place at Oulton Park in the previous Mini challenge rounds, having three fourth places might read like a disappointing weekend for Sami Bowler.
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Thomas Dillard
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Brother Thomas Dillard has had an exciting week. He was recently admitted into the Alpha Lamda Delta honor society. He was also named SGA senator for the college of business. Thomas is now in a great position as he looks to become the Greek man of the year here on our campus.


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Arturo Fuente Sun Grown Double Chateau
Size: 6 3/4 x 50
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sun Grown
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Complexity: 8
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This cigar is wrapped in a cedar sheet to add a woodsy flavor to the tobacco underneath. The sweetness of this cigars Wrapper is balanced by the Dominican binder and filler. A mild to medium bodied cigar you should seek out.
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Hey Lovebugs! While in Cancun we visited the Dolphin Discovery in Isla Mujeres. This hands down was nothing short of an awesome excursion! We took a boat from Cancun to Isla Mujeres which is an island away from Cancun that resides in the Caribbean Sea. The boat ride took approximately 40 minutes. However, it didn't seem very long because we spent our time admiring the view, breathing in fresh air, and taking selfies. Once we arrived to the island, we very impressed with what our excursion came with. There were several hammocks to lay on, an adult pool, children's pool, complementary food buffet, a couple of bars, beach tables and chairs, play area for children, plenty of lockers, snorkeling adventures, private cabanas, fun in the sun activities, and lots of room to roam the island. Somehow we wandered ourselves to the private cabanas that accommodated us with our own personal room that came with a hammock, L-shaped sofa, television, personal sink, mirror, locker, unlimited drinks, two personal VIP food buffets, and a small private roof-top pool with a break-taking view.
As per our Dolphin Encounter, we were given wristbands that came with a number which represented our allotted time to spend with the dolphins. Because we were one of the last groups in the day, we took advantage of the VIP food buffet, unlimited drinks, and some great R&R in our private cabana. When it was time for us to have our Dolophin encounter, we lined up and followed our guide out to the dolphin area. We were not allowed to take cameras or phones (which was a bummer), however, there is a person who takes pictures (of course for an extra handsome fee). The group was significantly intimate so each person had more than enough time to enjoy the encounter. Our personal dolphin guide was Emilio and the dolphin we spent time with was Attila! Our time with Attila was tons of fun. Although I cannot compare this experience to a previous dolphin encounter, I can say that Emilio provided great facts and information about the life of dolphins. I was also impressed with how friendly Attila was and his sense of humor.
Once our dolphin encounter came to an end, we said our goodbyes to Atilla and Emilio, and were escorted to a picture viewing area. The pictures were pretty pricey, priced at 15.00 US (per picture). However, we went ahead and purchased the $180.00 US packet that included all of our pictures on CD just as keepsake to remember such a memorable day. Please note that purchasing flicks are completely optional, without that expense, the day trip was quite reasonable. All in all I'd personally recommend visiting this beautiful island for the day especially swimming with dolphins because it was such a rewarding experience!


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Hans Vanaken: "Things are not going our way right now"
Offering his post-game views, goal scorer Hans Vanaken was apalled Club was not driving home with the three points in the trunk.
"We just cannot be happy with this result. We weren't good enough in the first thirty minutes, with STVV everso focused. But after their opener, we started playing better, and quickly scored the equaliser. Our third fifteen minutes were better, and that 1-2 soon followed. In the second half, we reclined too much, conceding a silly goal. You really have to win here." STVV has a solid home record this season, but Vanaken wouldn't hear of it. "Sometimes you need to be able to suffer. It can happen that you have to play a compact game. That's not something to be ashamed of, you just need to be well-organised. They tried from a distance, but didn't really have any big chances. The way that equaliser came about is just comedy capers. That 1-0 was also of our own doing. It's a pity, but that's what happened today."
As to his own performance, he also reflected on the big chance he missed just before the penalty kick. "You can ask yourself just how you could miss that. Fortunately, the spot kick went in." It has been some time since Club last won. "It's no big deal as far as I'm concerned, but it's annoying. You want to reap good results. Both against Waasland-Beveren and Monaco victory was in our reach, but we're going through a rough patch right now, with nothing going our way. But well, there's another game on Tuesday, let's focus on that."


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Canada/Ottawa: Fortino's recalls some Sunridge Farms Energy brand Nuggets due to Salmonella hazard. CFIA: http://ht.ly/e4Zrk
Direct link: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2012/20120926be.shtml
About Salmonella poisoning:
In young children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, Salmonellosis (Salmonella poisoning) may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, Salmonellosis may cause high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Learn more about Salmonellosis from Health Canada: http://bit.ly/KB0HHX
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How To Be An Awesome Foster Care Parent
The best thing a foster care parent can offer new foster children (and biological children for that matter) is commitment. One of the biggest reasons children have difficult upbringings is due to inconsistent care, love and companionship. Kids just want to be loved. Kids want to know you care about what they did that day and that you are there for support. The steps to becoming a foster parent can…Read More


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Jixian Pavillion in West Lake at twilight, Hangzhou, China
Tea Boutique Hotel, Hangzhou
- Modern hotel with tree-dotted facade
- Stylish, elegant and minimal rooms replete with amenities
- A stone's throw from the bus station yet a haven of quiet
The Tea Boutique Hotel in Hangzhou is bursting with personality and charm. From the bamboo peeking from each balcony of the hotel's facade to the complimentary tea, this hotel is designed to nurture and welcome.
After a day on your feet exploring the fantastic and historical landmarks dotted around the vicinity, head back to the hotel. If you need to burn off some steam, head to the fitness centre, or ask the hotel to arrange on-site activities for you - they offer both hiking and cycling. If you're rightfully exhausted after all your adventuring, however, relax and unwind, treating yourself to a facial or a massage in the spa. Then head back to your sun-dappled room and read a book, plan what excursions tomorrow will bring, or utilise the free Wi-Fi to make everyone at home feel jealous of your once-in-a-lifetime trip!
The hotel's style carries through to a smart restaurant onsite, all dark, polished wood and sweeping curves, serving up top-level Chinese cuisine.
West Lake, Hangzhou's premier attraction, is only a 25 minute walk away. This UNESCO heritage-recognised garden complex site is full of temples, pagodas and artificial lakes. West Lake has inspired garden design (as well as poets and artists) across the continent and beyond for more than 2000 years.
Tea Boutique Hangzhou is the place to choose if you value style. Stripped back of trinkets and glitz, the hotel's interior is designed to combine natural wood, artful lighting and a generous use of space. Dotted with greenery, the hotel brings a sense of balance between the outside and the in. The complimentary loose-leaf teas and sumptuous toiletries are a lavish luxury, making us feel well taken-care-of.
Other places to stay in Hangzhou
Enjoy internationally renowned quality and style, alongside impeccable service at this luxurious hotel.
Experience glamour on a grand scale combining elegant Oriental aesthetics with a touch of French style.
A stylish hotel set in the heart of the hustle and bustle of Hangzhou city, just minutes from West Lake.


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Title: "work work work, work away the years of your life"
Song: MDC, I Hate Work
Sneakers/inscription: Todd's. Inscribed during a particularly frustrating day at work. I think he did the whole sneaker while he was on one maddening phone call.
I always find it interesting that he's had two careers in his life; the first was as a bass player in various punk rock bands. After leaving that life and getting his degree, he embarked on a second career in the tech industry (spanning everything from tech support to software testing and beyond). They seem so disparate to me, yet when he talks about dealing with clients, I can see that the attitude he picked up in his punk rock days and everything he learned from living a "starving artist" life has helped him deal with people in a way I don't have the patience to. It's what makes him good at his job, frustrated as he may get.
We've all had days like this. Usually I take out my frustration by making paper voodoo dolls and stabbing them with paper clips.
work work work away the years of your life
work work work never see your wife
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