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After iOS 12 updates, some iPhone users have started complaining about iMessage when it was not working properly without any apparent reason. Although such a problem is quite annoying, it's not a serious issue and you can fix it on your own just by following these solutions below. So, reading this post might help you a lot.
Before proceeding, you should make sure that the date and time on your iPhone are set correctly. Network services are carried out real-time, which can possibly glitch if the date and time settings aren't correct. You should set the date and time on your iPhone to automatic, based on the time zone of your location.
Another thing you should check is the Internet connection. A stable internet connection is necessary for iMessage to work well on your iPhone. Without an Internet connection, you cannot send iMessages. To check for the Internet access, simply open your browser app and visit a website. If all pages are loading properly, it means that the Internet isn't the cause of the problem. If you're using cellular data, make sure you have a stable 3G or 4G signal.
How To Troubleshoot iPhone With iMessage Problem
Solution 1: Restart Messages app and your iPhone
If it's the first time you face iMessage problem, and you could not send iMessage on your iPhone, there is a chance it's just a random app glitch. To remove these glitches, you can restart the Messages app. Force close the Messages app and then re-open it.
If you are using iPhone X or higher models, simply follow these steps to close suspended apps, including Messages app
- From the Home screen, and swipe up from the bottom and pause a second in the middle.
- Swipe right or left to find out Messages
- Swipe Messages app preview up on to close it.
If you are using iPhone 8 Plus or older models, here is how to clear out background apps:
- Double-press on the Home button to open your recently used apps.
- Navigate through app previews by swiping left.
- To close the app, swipe up on its preview.
Force closing can fix unresponsive apps or those that are encountering random crashes.
Once you restart Messages app, check if iMessage is already working properly. If it is still not working, restart your iPhone one more time.
A soft reset is usually helpful for clearing out minor system errors caused by random crashes. You don't need to back up files beforehand since this process will not affect any saved information on your iPhone.
Solution 2: Toggle iMessage off and on
If you want to send and receive iMessage on your iPhone, the service needs to be turned on first-hand. However, if iMessage is already toggled on, but it doesn't work properly, you should turn iMessage off and enable it back on. To do so:
- Open Settings app from the Home screen
- Tap on Messages.
- Toggle the iMessage switch to turn it OFF and enable it ON
You can also check the phone number or email address used for the Send & Receive From section. If necessary, you should update your phone number or email address again. If the iMessage issue still persists, move on to the next solution.
Also see: How To Fix Caller ID Not Working On iPhone XS/XS Max
Solution 3: Toggle Airplane Mode on and off
The simple Airplane Mode trick has been proven to be effective in solving several problems affecting wireless services. Your phone wireless function will receive a quick restart and minor flaws will be eliminated. This can also fix your iMessage problem. Should you give it a try, here is how to get it done:
- Open Settings app from your Home screen.
- Tap on Airplane Mode.
- Toggle the Airplane Mode switch on. This will then turn off all wireless radios, hence wireless functions are also disabled automatically.
- Once Airplane mode is still enabled, reboot your iPhone.
- After it boots up, return to Settings-> Airplane mode menu and toggle Airplane Mode OFF.
- Wait for your phone to reconnect to Wi-Fi or enableCellular Data again.
When your internet connection is restored, you can try to create and a simple iMessage on your iPhone. If it's still not working, move on to the next applicable method.
Solution 4: Reset network settings on your iPhone
If your device is experiencing network connectivity issues, there is a high chance that network-related services aren't working properly. To ensure this does not prevent iMessage from working on your iPhone, you should reset network settings on phone. The process will clear all your current network configurations such as Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connections, APNs, and other relevant information with invalid options. To reset network settings on your iPhone, follow these steps below:
- Launch Settings app from your Home screen.
- Tap on General > Reset.
- Choose Reset network settings option
- Enter your device passcode when prompted to continue.
- Tap on Reset settings popup again to confirm resetting the phone's network settings to default values.
After the reset, your iPhone will restart automatically and load the default network options. To use online services like iMessage, you have to set up and reconnect to the Wi-Fi network on your iPhone.
Solution 5: Factory reset your iPhone
If none of the previous solutions helped you, and iMessage is still not working as intended, performing a factory reset on your iPhone is necessary. Your iPhone might be encountering system errors that require a system reset. But you should only consider it as the last resort since it will wipe out everything from your iPhone system including your installed apps, contacts, photos, and customized settings. So, make sure to back up your data beforehand so that you can recover them later on. When you're all set, simply read on these steps to factory reset your iPhone directly through Settings app:
- Open Settings from your Home screen.
- Tap on General > Reset.
- Choose Erase all content and settings option
- Enter your phone passcode to proceed.
- Tap on the popup again to confirm erasing and restoring your iPhone to its factory defaults.
Wait until the reset is done and your iPhone will automatically restart. After your phone reboots, complete the setup wizard to set your device as new or restore from backup.
Alternatively, you can use iTunes to manually restore your iPhone factory default settings. To get the work done, you need a Windows or Mac computer with the latest iTunes software installed.


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During the exercise on Wednesday we used the ILB to put some of the crew ashore at Dancing Ledge. This feature of our coast was carved out of the cliff by quarrying and is the largest of quarries along our patch. It is a great place for the ILB to practise landing and can in fact be landed upon due to its gently shelving slope.
It's also a generally fun place to be. There is a small swimming pool which was blasted from the rock ledge. At high tide it fills with fresh sea water and then warms during the day. Tom and Jo enjoyed a soak.
Chad found this small cave. It seemed to bring out his 'Hobbit' like qualities!
There's still a good deal of evidence of quarry work. Look at this photo and you can see where the rock has been shaped to give a smooth ride to the wheels of the carts carrying stone.
There are also lots of these square holes on the ledge. They were cut so that the wooden posts from which the whims (hoists or winders) were constructed could be fixed to the rock surface.
Friday, 23 May 2008
Dancing ledge
Posted by lifeboatjohn at Friday, May 23, 2008
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Great pictures!
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My boyfriend and I just moved into a new apartment in a totally different part of Las Vegas. We've drove around and discovered so many restaurants that we've never heard of. We've already been able to check out two different places so far!
Sushi Hero
Lindo Michoacán
But, we still have the goal of eating at home more often! And we (and by 'we' I mean my boyfriend, lol) did cook up a few yummy meals this week. 🙂
Chicken and Dumplings:
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5
The dumplings were fluffy and chewy, and oh, so perfect. The broth had that rich and hearty chicken soup flavor. It was even better the next day when I heated it up on the stove.
Ingredients needed:
6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
2 celery stalks
1 onion
2cloves of garlics
Olive oil
Dried thyme
Bay leaf
About 11c of chicken stock
2c mixed frozen vegetables
2c flour
1t baking powder
1T chopped parsley
Recipe found on Milk Free Mom
Chicken Meatloaf w/ Dairy-Free Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli:
Meatloaf Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5
My boyfriend mixed the ketchup with a spicy BBQ sauce and it was the perfect blend. The chicken was spiced so nicely, I never had one bland bite. Though, the directions warn that if the chicken is overworked it could become dry and ours came out a little dry but not horribly. I'm not a huuuge fan of meatloaf but I'd eat this again, definitely.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
These were perfect, garlicky mashed potatoes. I will continue using this recipe over and over again. They were better than traditional mashed potatoes made with dairy products because my tummy wasn't in knots!
Ingredients needed:
For meatloaf:
1lb ground chicken
1/2c finely crushed potato chips
1t onion powder
1/2t garlic powder
1/4c + 1T ketchup (we mixed in BBQ sauce because we don't like it so ketchup-y)
1 egg
1 1/2t Worcestershire sauce
Recipe found on Milk Free Mom
For dairy-free garlic mashed potatoes:
1 1/2lb Yukon Gold potatoes (we used red potatoes)
2 cloves garlic
1/2c chicken broth
1T olive oil
Recipe found on Brooklyn Farm Girl
Turkey Tots w/ Sweet Potato and Red Onion Hash:
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ 3.5/5
Ah, this was interesting. It was so weird picking up a nugget and not tasting chicken. We sadly lost our box of panko somewhere so we used crushed potato chips. We didn't salt the turkey because I thought the potato chips would be salty enough but, I think I definitely would have enjoyed this meal more if we had properly salted the turkey and actually had our box of panko but it really didn't turn out so bad this way.
Ingredients needed:
1lb ground turkey
3/4t garlic powder
1/2t onion powder
3/4c panko bread crumbs
1/4t dried parsley
Recipe found on Milk Free Mom


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Dormeuil - the world famous manufacturer of fabrics and tailor-made suits - has just announced the winner in its 'Dandy x Dormeuil' contest. The question to which the participants had to answer was 'What makes a Dandy so elegant?' and the prize is a one year subscribe to @DandyMagazine.
The brand's team has decided that the brightest definition of a Dandy belongs to the men's fashion blog The Essence of Style: 'A dandy's elegance is defined by his attitude; firstly towards himself, then towards the others. Self respect, a strong discipline, a pure consciousness and constant thankfulness are the keys to an effortless, nonchalant elegance that can pull off almost any style'.
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Camerata presents ¡TXOTX! Basque Weekend
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In honor of Basque Country's annual cider celebration, Camerata is bringing the party and education to Houston through ¡TXOTX! Basque Weekend. As tradition has it, all cider houses turn fermentation rooms into dining spaces to enjoy food complemented by freshly fermented cider straight out of the casks.
Just as they have done in Spain for centuries, Camerata will herald in the occasion over a four-day weekend.
- January 19: Participate solo or with a guest in a Porrón pouring competition where contestants will be scored based on the challenge and creativity of their pour as well as their execution. Attendees can apply solo or as a two-person team. Participants will also receive a 50% discount on Isastegi at Camerata prior to the competition as practice.
- January 21: Attend an educational seminar on Basque beverages led by Camerata's General Manager, Chris Poldoian where guests will learn about the unique traditions and viticultural characteristics of the Basque region as they taste through over ten different sidra and wines.
- All weekend long: The festivities will carry on through the weekend and expand to other local Houston bars, Public Services and 13º Celsius. All three bars will be serving sidra, txakoli and wines from Rioja Alavesa. Camerata will be supplementing their menu with traditional pintxos and offer curated flights of sidra and wine.


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I remember when I was a young Artillery Battery Commander, Bravo Battery, 6th Field Artillery, in the First Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas. After about six months into the command, I suggested to my First Sergeant Bernardo Aquino, that we have a unit "sensing session." That is when you get all the troops together, and allow them to speak their mind. I was a tough commander, but I explained task and purpose to the soldiers, and why we didn't just seek to meet the standard, but excel beyond.
Well, there were rumblings within the unit that I favored certain groups of soldiers in the Battery over others. You know, those damn "Barracks Lawyers" spreading rumors. Well, as a result of the near two-hour session, the soldiers found out that I was tough on everyone. See, when you conduct non-judicial punishment known as an Article 15, it is not openly known of the punishment. As well, the unit was not always aware of when I tried to be fair, and lenient, in trying to build up a young troop's character. However, the standard was never in question, and it was applied equally to every soldier in the "Swift and Bold" Battery.
However, what I see happening in our military now is that there is an attempt to soften, or ease, the standard for some to accommodate personal preference. As well, it appears that our military is heading down a slippery slope of trying to be more in alignment with civilian culture, and society, rather than be separate. After all, the profit margin in the military is not measured in dollars, but in lives. The military that I remember, and that of my dad and older brother, took someone and conformed them to the culture and standards of the military — not the other way around. If our military continues down that path, well, I do not see the end results being very beneficial. And sometimes the example can seem very innocuous, in the beginning.
As reported by the Western Journal:
"The U.S. Navy has recently rolled back restrictions on hairstyles for female service members, which has led to a grassroots movement among men regarding their facial hair. According to The Associated Press, the Navy announced in a recent Facebook Live video that it would be repealing bans on female hairstyles including certain buns, ponytails and locks. The move was in response to complaints from some recruits, especially minorities, who felt the branch's restrictions did not properly address all hair types. Comments among several sailors in response to that video led to a social media campaign that has attracted the attention of major news and military publications. Proponents of the #WeWantOurBeards campaign have expressed a variety of reasons they support loosening restrictions that have been in place for more than three decades. As TheBlaze reported, men in the Navy are permitted to wear neatly trimmed mustaches, but beards are generally prohibited. A commanding officer does have the authority to issue a waiver for special circumstances, such as religion. Beards were initially banned in 1984, according to the AP, because they could potentially hinder sailors' use of certain masks they might need to wear. Those who support the fledgling movement, however, argue that properly trimmed beards are compatible with the current generation of respirators and other equipment.
A petition grew from the frustrations of a few Facebook comments and advocates for a Navy rule change allowing "professional and regulated beards" among those serving in the branch.
As of Tuesday morning, the online petition had received signatures from more than 7,500 supporters. The author, identified as Trevor Amos, argued that times have changed and giving young men today the option of joining the Navy with a beard would open recruiters up to a new pool."
Okay, let me tell y'all that during my first tour of duty as a young Airborne Lieutenant I had a mustache. That was a cultural no-no, a violation of an unwritten rule, and I did catch crap for it. Now, for my official DA photo I would shave that sucker off, but I was trying to revolt against the Army Airborne Officer culture. Yes, I ended up shaving it off for good, and do not care for facial hair to this day. That is how I learned to conform to a military culture, simple, innocuous, but it was rooted in discipline, and standards. To this day, yes, I cut my own hair, and I still maintain a high and tight haircut. Why? Because it appears disciplined and it fits the image that the US Army developed, and inculcated in me.
Yes, there are fellas in the Navy with beards, they are called Navy SEALS, and one would tend to believe they had earned that right. My problem with this episode is that it all got started when a standard was relaxed for one group, it appears, that being minority females. When you make specific accommodations for one group when it comes to grooming standards, you open up Pandora's Box, as others think, why can't we do what we want? And that leads to the breakdown of discipline, because the choice was to lower the standard.
The goal should not be to make it easier to recruit young men and women. As a matter of fact, our military recruiters should be empowered to tell potential recruits, "this is our standard, you wanna join our team, meet it — we don't seek to meet you." I must admit, when I went running with my nephew on Ft. Sill last week, I was appalled at the number of soldiers that I saw just walking, and I am not talking about with a rucksack on their back, or speed walking, just lolly-gagging. My nephew and I clipped along a four mile run, finishing at 36 minutes. That was the XVIIIth Airborne Corps standard, and at 57 years of age, I was thrilled that I could still attain it. So, if we have troops that complain the standard is too hard, or not fair, do we change it? I see that happening in other areas of military training, and that is not a good thing.
There is a reason why when troops enter military service at basic training, they all get the knob haircut. The lesson learned is that you are all the same, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine. There is a reason why all the females have the same hair standard, it is no longer about you, and your accommodation, you are now part of a team. This is why the Army's marketing theme of "Army of One" was an abject failure — they tried to focus on individuality, which was accommodating the culture. I loved the previous theme, "Be All You Can Be." That is what it means to accept the challenge of meeting the standard, and excelling. I like the theme of "Army Strong" — not you as an individual, but the team.
But, when we start saying you can have this hairstyle, and you can have this type of grooming standard, we breakdown the team. We surrender to the culture of the "selfie."
I would hope that the US Navy would say, "hey, we were wrong on this, and there is only one standard of grooming for males and females. It is a voluntary service, if you want things your way, go to Burger King." As for our Armed Services, set a standard, you will be surprised, when you challenge young people, there are still those who will accept it.
During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with Valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award.
In November of 2010, Allen was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida's 22nd District.
West is a commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. He's Fox News Contributor, former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Senior Fellow at the Media Research Center, contributing columnist for Townhall.com, and author of Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin's Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom, and, Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death, and the forthcoming We Can Overcome.


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Franklin Barbecue is a staple in Austin, but getting your hands on it means waking up at dawn to get in line for one of most popular barbecue spots.
With a line that goes past the corner of the restaurant and hours of waiting to get a taste of brisket or ribs, you can Skip the Line for Hunger with the Food Bank on February 20, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening filled with Franklin Barbecue plates, craft beer and a live auction with 100 percent of the event donations benefiting the Food Bank. The best part is you get to skip the line while helping feed families facing hunger across 21 counties in Central Texas.
The live auction includes date night packages, weekend getaways, a license to carrry course, and more. Thank you Kendra Scott, UT, Hotel Van Zandt, Paul Martin and Karl Reehn, Suzanne and Steven Tolbert, Whole Earth Provisions, Round Rock Express, Cutco Kitchen and Franklin Barbecue for generously donating to our live auction.
The event, hosted by Paul & Kendel Martin, David Rowe & Robbie Rhodes, Steven & Suzanne Tolbert and Jeff & Kim Thompson, is a limited-seating private dinner. You can skip the line when you make a gift of $300 or more per person or sign on as a host to underwrite the dinner and ensure even more meals go to families in need. Host packages start at $2,000 and include four event tickets.
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Epigram Books Blog
Epigram Books in the running for Bologna Prize for Best Children's Publisher of the Year for the second time
SINGAPORE, 2 MARCH 2017 — Epigram Books has been shortlisted once again for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, which will be presented at the 54th Bologna Children's Book Fair from 3 to 6 April this year.
"We're doubly honoured to be nominated once again for the prize," said Edmund Wee, Publisher and CEO of Epigram Books. "We are introducing Singapore fiction to the world through our recently set up London office. We hope this nomination will expose our children's book authors and illustrators to the world as well."
Nominated for the second year by publisher associations worldwide and 2017 fair exhibitors, Epigram Books, founded in 2011 to champion Singaporean literature, have published over 100 Singapore children's and young adult titles, with more than 40 new titles scheduled for this year. Notable titles include the popular Amos Lee series, which has sold a total of 240,000 copies, and the Sherlock Sam series, which has sold over 63,000 copies and is currently being adapted into an animated TV series.
Three picture books published in 2016, Karung Guni Boy by Lorraine Tan and Eric Wong, Grandma and The Things That Stay the Same by Eve Aw and Yunroo, and Emma & Ginger Book 3: Dad's at Home by Lily Kong and Jeanette Yap, have been sent to Bologna for the judging process.
The Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, now in its fifth year, rewards creative, innovative publishers based on "the editorial projects, professional skills and intellectual qualities of work produced by publishing houses all over the world".
Nominees are shortlisted into six categories organised by region: Asia, Africa, Central-South America, Europe, North America, and Oceania. Prize winners are determined by publishing houses, international publishers' associations as well as cultural institutions taking part in the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Epigram Books is the only publisher from Singapore in the Asian category. Others in the shortlist are Borim Press from South Korea, Kaisei-Sha Publishing and One Stroke from Japan, and Karadi Tales from India.
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First-time author wins with "Medusa" story
SINGAPORE, 24 NOVEMBER 2016— Epigram Books is pleased to announce the winner of this year's Epigram Books Fiction Prize—research associate Nuraliah Norasid.
The first-time author was unveiled by the publisher and CEO of Epigram Books, Edmund Wee this evening at an Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner held at Pan Pacific Hotel. The $25,000 first prize is Singapore's richest literary award and comes with a publishing contract.
Her manuscript, The Gatekeeper, tells the story of a ten-year-old gorgon girl named Ria, who petrifies an entire village of innocents with her gaze. Together with her sister, she flees the jungle of Manticura to the underground city of Nelroote, where society's marginalised members live. Years later, the subterranean habitat is threatened when Ria, now the gatekeeper, befriends a man from the outside.
The three other finalists, author O Thiam Chin (Fox Fire Girl), architect Tham Cheng-E (Surrogate Protocol) and author/translator Jeremy Tiang (State of Emergency) will each receive $5,000 for their submissions.
All four manuscripts will be published by Epigram Books next year. Wee said, "These stories will power the imagination for generations to come, and we hope the authors never stop telling them."
This year's competition drew 52 entries. The judges were Prof Philip Holden, Department of English Language and Literature in the National University of Singapore, Constance Singam, civil society activist and former president of the women's rights group AWARE, Haresh Sharma, resident playwright, The Necessary Stage and Wee.
At the gala dinner, Wee also announced that Epigram Books had started publishing in London "so that we can bring the wealth of Singaporean literature to the world." The first UK title is expected in May 2017.
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Announcing the 2016 Shortlist
SINGAPORE, 10 NOVEMBER 2016— Epigram Books is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2016 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. The finalists are, in alphabetical order:
Nuraliah Norasid's submission The Gatekeeper is a fantasy novel about Ria who petrified an entire village when she was ten. She flees with her gorgon sister to an underground city where she becomes its guardian. Years later, the refuge is threatened when she befriends a man from the outside.
Nuraliah is a research associate in an organisation that examines socio-religious issues in Singapore. She has a doctorate in English Literature and Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University. Her writing has appeared in the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.
O Thiam Chin's entry Fox Fire Girl is the spell-binding tale of a spirited girl from Ipoh who resorts to spinning yarns to both her lovers to hide the truth about herself—before disappearing.
Thiam Chin won last year's prize with his first novel Now That It's Over. He has also published five short story collections, including Love, Or Something Like Love which was shortlisted for the 2014 Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction. He was an honorary fellow of the Iowa International Writing Program in 2010 and an NAC Young Artist winner in 2012.
Tham Cheng-E's manuscript is a piece of speculative fiction set in an alternate Singapore where hidden among the citizens are "immortals" pursued by a mysterious organisation bent on killing them after having given them such long lives in the first place; Surrogate Protocol is the story of the hunt for one of these Chronomorphs.
Tham is an architect with a statutory board. He writes about the special needs community for the online magazine Special Seeds, and maintains a family blog on parenting and Down syndrome.
Jeremy Tiang's entry, State of Emergency, spans the guerilla war years of the Malayan Emergency in the late 1940s through the 1965 MacDonald House bombing and the 1987 Marxist Conspiracy to the present day as an extended family comes to terms with its leftist leaning members.
Jeremy is the author of the short story collection It Never Rains on National Day, a finalist in the English Fiction category of this year's Singapore Literature Prize. He has also translated many books from Chinese, including novels by You Jin and Yeng Pway Ngon.
"All the shortlisted manuscripts are impressive in their ambition and scope. The stories will be familiar to the Singaporean reader in terms of time and place, history and language. Yet, each work has stunning surprises and poignant revelations, demonstrating the writers' mastery over their narrative and storytelling," says Haresh Sharma, resident playwright at The Necessary Stage, and one of the judges for this year's prize.
The other judges are Professor Philip Holden from the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore, Constance Singam, author, activist and former president of the women's rights group AWARE, and Edmund Wee, publisher and CEO of Epigram Books.
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony and gala dinner on 24 November 2016 at the Pan Pacific Singapore.
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Finding a Quiet Space: An Interview With Balli Kaur Jaswal
Conducted by Jason Erik Lundberg
On 13 July 2016, Epigram Books hosted a forum called "The Great Singaporean Novel: Fantasy or Reality?" at The Projector in Golden Mile Tower. The discussion was moderated by Adrian Tan (The Teenage Textbook), and featured our 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize winning and shortlisted authors: O Thiam Chin (Now That It's Over), Wong Souk Yee (Death of a Perm Sec) and Sebastian Sim (Let's Give It Up for Gimme Lao!); I was on the panel as well, representing Balli Kaur Jaswal (Sugarbread) at her request, since I am the book's editor and she is currently out of the country.
In addition to being a compelling and empathetic portrayal of a young Punjabi Sikh girl growing up in Singapore in the 1990s, Sugarbread is also a celebration of women, and it doesn't shy away from the complicated relationships between them. Each of the main female characters—Pin, her mother Jini, and her grandmother Kulwant (Nani-ji)—are evoked with such affection that it's hard to believe after finishing the book that they are fictional. Jaswal shows us how flawed and human they are, and the small (and not-so-small) tragedies that they suffer through, as well as the triumphs that make the reader let out woots of joy.
All of this, plus an examination of Singapore's endemic racism, especially toward its South Asian community. Pin has to brook taunts by Bus Uncle, an old man who collects money from the students on the school bus (and attempts, and fails, to keep order), as well as vile comments from classmate Abigail Goh and others. Pin's outrage and how she deals with these encounters illustrate the consequences of this casual racism and how the Chinese majority tends to treat South Asians and Malays, and her endurance of it is a social justice punch right to the gut.
Sugarbread is an important book, especially right now, and I believe that it could easily become Singapore's To Kill a Mockingbird.
In preparation for the event, I passed along the first four questions below to Balli, which had been sent to us by moderator Adrian, as well as five more of my own.
When did you first start writing, at a professional or serious level?
I started taking writing seriously as an undergraduate student at Hollins University [in Virginia]. Most of the workshops I took were about defining my voice as a writer and figuring out the mechanics of narrative, dialogue and character. Sugarbread was my honours thesis, so it was a bit of a test to see if I had learned how to convey a story successfully. I started making more of a career out of being a writer when I received the David TK Wong Fellowship in 2007. That was my first writer-in-residence position. The daily discipline of showing up to my desk and re-reading old drafts was work, work, work—that was when I started treating writing as more of a profession.
What writers have influenced you?
Judy Blume was a big influence because she told the truth and she spoke to young girls about topics we couldn't ask adults about. Arundhati Roy is another major influence—the first time I read The God of Small Things, it was a revelation that words could create such movement in the mind. In my adult years, Yiyun Li, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ann Patchett, Anne Fadiman, Marjane Satrapi, Kent Haruf, Nikita Lalwani, Zadie Smith, Andrea Levy and Meera Syal have been major influences.
What is the worst thing about being a writer in Singapore?
It can be challenging to find a quiet space to write in this busy city.
What is the best thing about being a writer in Singapore?
The burgeoning literary scene here holds a lot of promise for writers, with opportunities for us to support and mentor each other. The busy city problem above also works as an advantage—it's a walkable city, which I find very refreshing when I'm stuck in a story.
How important was it to you to illustrate in Sugarbread the relationships between women in Singapore's Sikh community?
It was very important because I wanted to explore that tension between traditional and modern mindsets. It was important to have different women representing each mindset so I could demonstrate the clashes between them.
How much of your own life influenced Pin's in the novel?
I definitely had a racist bus uncle and other people of that older generation say blatantly racist things. I went to a convent primary school, so when I set out to write a coming-of-age novel, these were the details that I really wanted to communicate. My mum's an excellent cook but I don't think she ever left hidden messages in her cooking (if she did, I was not astute enough to decipher them). My dad's a very sweet, kind and gentle man like Pa in the novel.
How much of the blatant racism in the book have you experienced in Singapore?
Oh. See above. That and much more. I should point out that I wasn't solely the victim of racism—I certainly learned (and consequently unlearned) my own prejudices and stereotypes about other groups of people. We're hyper-conscious of race in Singapore because we're not supposed to talk about it for fear that we'll open a can of worms and there will be riots. But because we don't talk about it, it's hard to educate ourselves and others about misconceptions. The majority of us simply know that "saying racist things is illegal" but we practice micro-aggressions towards each other every day and don't necessarily consider them inappropriate because we're used to thinking of racism in terms of its most blatant manifestation: rioting against another group, for example, or calling names.
What do you think literary fiction can do that no other genre or medium can do?
Literary fiction is multi-layered. It can use language to engage and ignite a reader's imagination. Other genres can do this to an extent, but literary fiction's value is in its precise choices of words to convey a narrative with a powerful message, rather than simply tell a story.
Which book(s) are you reading right now?
I'm reading A Change of Climate by Hilary Mantel. It's one of her earlier works and it really packs a punch (so far).
Sugarbread by Balli Kaur Jaswal is available at all major Singapore book stores and at shop.epigrambooks.sg.
Singapore's Richest Literary Prize Launched
SINGAPORE, 10 March 2015—Epigram Books is pleased to announce the launch of a new literary prize, the Epigram Books Fiction Prize.
The annual prize of S$20,000 is the richest literary award in Singapore. It is to be awarded to a Singaporean, Singaporean permanent resident or Singapore-born author for the best manuscript of a full-length, original and unpublished novel written in the English language. The first winner will be announced at this year's Singapore Writers Festival in November 2015 and have his/her novel published by Epigram Books.
"We want to reward excellence in contemporary Singapore creative writing and to encourage the readership of high-quality Singapore literature by publishing the winning and shortlisted entries," explains Edmund Wee, Publisher and CEO of Epigram Books.
The competition is now open for entries. The manuscript must be unpublished and uncontracted to a publisher. Four hard copies of the manuscript and a completed official entry form should be submitted by post or delivered by hand to Epigram Books at Block 1008 Toa Payoh North #03-08 Singapore 318996. The closing date for submissions is August 31, 2015, 6pm.
The judging panel will be chaired by Edmund Wee. The names of the other judges will be announced at a later date. For more information about the inaugural edition of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize, or for any queries, please visit www.epigrambooks.sg.
About Epigram Books
An independent publisher based in Singapore, Epigram Books is known for putting together well-designed and thought-provoking titles. It began as a division of the multiple award-winning communications design firm Epigram but registered as a separate entity in July 2011 to champion Singaporean literature.
It is best known for the middle grade series, The Diary of Amos Lee, which has sold over 240,000 copies worldwide. Other landmark publications include translations of Cultural Medallion winners and new editions of out-of-print classic Singaporean novels.
Epigram Books Fiction Prize
The Epigram Books Fiction Prize promotes contemporary Singapore creative writing and rewards excellence in Singapore literature. The annual prize is Singapore's richest literary award. S$20,000 is awarded to the Singaporean, permanent resident or Singapore-born author for the best manuscript of a full-length, original and unpublished novel written in the English language. The competition is now open for entries. The first winner will be announced at the Singapore Writers Festival in November 2015 and have his/her novel published by Epigram Books. Please download the official entry form and rules and regulations here.


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Marijuana G13 Strain Review
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|G13 Marijuana Strain
Our Overall Rating: 4.5 / Best known for: Full body relaxation, Franken-weed made by US gov
|Positive Effects
|Origin / ancestry
|G13 is the product of an unknown Afghan strain rumored to have been secretly engineered by the US government in the 1960s at the University of Mississippi.
|Aromas, Flavors
|Fruity, pungent, citrus, earthy, mandarin oranges, sweet
|May Relieve
|Chronic pain, depression, anxiety, nausea, back pain, loss of appetite, stress, pain, muscle spasms
|THC Content:
22% to 24%, moderate
|Indoor/Outdoor Yield
|21 ounces per square meter indoors, 40 ounces per plant outdoors, high
|Flowering time
|11 Weeks
|Late October to the middle of November
|Disease resistance
|High, resistant to mold and pests
|Plant Height
|From 1 to 2 meters, medium height
|Adverse effects
|Dry eyes, dry mouth, anticholinergic side effects
|Growing difficulty
|Medium difficulty
Origins, Genetics, History
G13 pot is a strain of mysterious origin and history. G13 is rumored to be a virtual Franken-weed, engineered by government scientists from the CIA and FBI working together to make the most powerful weed conceivable. Apparently, G13 was the product of this experimentation, an Indica dominant hybrid, engineered from an unknown Afghan. Legend has it that a lab technician thought this weed was too good to leave in the hands of government scientists who would likely abandon it should it prove useless as a weapon or for other nefarious purposes. So, he took a small sample from the lab, and released this powerful weed upon the earth. Growers quickly took to it as it proved to be a powerful Indica for medical or recreational purposes. G13 is known for its ability to produce a whole-body numbing effect without inducing fatigue. This results in a very clean high.
Appearance and Smell
G13 is light green with prominent orange pistils throughout. It is very dense and smells fruity, citrusy, and sweet, like mandarin oranges. G13 has a pungent, fruity smell which is earthy and sweet. One puff and you will taste the dank and fruity flavors which are yet clean and go straight to the brain.
How to Grow G13 Cannabis Seeds and Cuttings
Growing weed from G13 cannabis seeds and cuttings is of moderate difficulty.
Outdoors, G13 will grow in a warm and dry environment but is also tolerant of higher temperatures. Tying, staking, and trimming may be required if you grow these plants to a larger size. Harvest is around the end of October. G13 plants will yield 40 ounces per plant outside. This high yield with the intense potency of the plant makes it a favorite.
Indoors, you can expect a yield of 21 ounces per plant. These plants provide abundant yield. Flowering takes 10 to 11 weeks. This long flowering period also adds to the rumors of scientific engineering gone into the creation of this Franken-weed strain, G13.
Medicinal Marijuana Review
G13 weed has high-moderate THC levels, from 22% to 24%. Although it is the consummate recreational strain, it has the strength and balance to hold its own as a medicinal strain.
G13 has a powerful ability to blanket the body in pain relief, warmth, and comfort, without at the same time making one tired and fatigued. This makes it perfect for chronic pain, pain associated with treatments like those for cancer, back pain, fibromyalgia, shingles, and other painful chronic conditions.
G13's mood-boosting effects are also powerful, making it useful for mood disorders. While more stimulating strains may aggravate anxious symptoms, G13's powerful Indica effects can soothe anxiety and depression.
G13's numbing effects also numb the gag reflex, making it an excellent choice for nausea associated with various conditions.
G13 is also a powerful antidote for everyday stress. It may even give the immune system a boost.
G13 Weed Price
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Strain name: G13 Agrijuana
Gram – $10 USD
Eighth – $35 USD
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Strain name: G13 Wax by Hi Guys
Gram – $28 USD
Eighth – $ unlisted
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The hit of G13 is pungent and fruity. A few tokes will wrap the whole body in warmth and comfort. Aches and pains melt away. This helps the brain focus on creative pursuits and lifts mood. This strain is good for listening to music and for chilling with friends watching Netflix or talking. It will slow you down but without making you feel tired.
The full-body comfort high may make this strain good for cuddling and romance in general. You will have a heightened feeling of contentment and sensuality while spending time with your love partner. Pains which normally dog you will be dissolved, allowing free expression of affection.
G13 is an inspiring herb. Its cerebral high will have your brain thinking on a new level.
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OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Dustin Johnson made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Thursday for a 6-under 66 and a share of the Canadian Open lead with Luke List.
"My game feels good," Johnson said. "I've got a lot of confidence in it. I feel like I'm swinging really well. I felt like I rolled the ball really nicely with the putter today. I'm definitely driving the ball nicely. I've got a lot of confidence in the driver. I feel like I can hit it in the fairway."
The U.S. Open champion set up the eagle with a 364-yard drive and 150-yard approach. In windy conditions at sun-baked Glen Abbey, he also had seven birdies and drove into the water on the par-4 14th en route to a double bogey.
"I drove it in the fairway a bunch. That was definitely very helpful," Johnson said. "The conditions were tough. The wind was blowing pretty hard. I felt like I played really well. I just made one bad swing on 14, just didn't quite commit to the shot I was hitting. Then I got a little unlucky for it to go in the water there. But other than that, I thought I played really, really nicely all day long."
He played the three back-nine par-5 holes in 4 under.
"I like this golf course," said Johnson, ranked second in the world. "I think it sets up well for me. I like it off the tee. The conditions are really tough right now. The greens are really firm, but they are rolling really nicely. So if you get some good looks at it, you can hole some putts."
List birdied all four par 5s in a round he closed with seven pars.
"I was happy with that," List said, "With my length, I tried to get it in play off the tee and have a smart iron into the par 5s. If I can play them 4 under every day all week, that would be great. … The rough is down this year, which makes for if you're hitting your driver relatively straight, you can take advantage of it and get some wedges out there."
Canadian amateur Jared du Toit was a stroke back along with former Arizona State teammate Jon Rahm, Chesson Hadley and Kelly Kraft. Coming off his junior season for the Sun Devils, du Toit holed out with an 8-iron for eagle on the par-4 17th and birdied 18.
"I was pretty disappointed with myself for not birdieing 16 and followed it up with a very poor drive on 17," said du Toit, from Kimberley, British Columbia. "But then had a good number. Caddie gave me a good yardage. Just had to hit a good one shot. Came out just how I wanted. I didn't even know it went in."
He was popular with the home fans.
"Well, it's the first time I've had to sign autographs after rounds," du Toit said. "That was awesome. Definitely a lot of fun. It's definitely in the top three kind of rounds I've played my career, just kind of feeling-wise and atmosphere."
Brandt Snedeker, the 2013 winner at Glen Abbey, had a 68 to match Brendon de Jonge, Steve Wheatcroft and Cameron Tringale.
"I made some key putts through the course of the round," Snedeker said. "Didn't drive it great today, but kind of used my head around the golf course, leave it in the right spots. Greens are so firm, you've just got to get it on the green somewhere."
Top-ranked defending champion Jason Day was in the group at 69.
"If you miss the fairway, you're pretty much done, there's no chance of keeping it on the green," Day said. "My mentality is just trying to get it up there as far as I can. As long I can just keep driving it straight, try to get up there somewhere around the green, if I miss it then I've got a wedge in my hand and hopefully I can hit it high and get it stuck on the green."
Garrett Rank, the Canadian amateur who works as a professional hockey referee, also opened with a 69. The Ontario player holed an eagle putt from the fringe on 18. He played alongside du Toit.
"Not that it makes it feel like an amateur tournament, but you know that someone else is kind of feeling the same way as you are," Rank said about du Toit. "Definitely we get along great. First time I've ever played with him, but I met him a couple times."
Mike Weir had a 78. The Canadian won the 2003 Masters.
Pat Fletcher, born in England, was the last Canadian winner in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia. Carl Keffer is the only Canadian-born champion, winning in 1909 and 1914. Albert Murray, a Canadian also born in England, won in 1908 and 1913.


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You need to have a car-key-replacement expert, with an automotive locksmith usually travel to wherever your vehicle is stranded, and, normally, allow you to a new key at that moment, often in the hour. They do it by removing your automobile's door lock, and taking advantage of your vehicle's lock code Commercial locksmith to complement you up a brand new key at that moment. Easy.


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The all-new, three-seater "hyper-GT" is the latest model in McLaren's Ultimate Series, the most expensive and exclusive line offered by the carmaker.
The P1 and Senna also belong to the Ultimate Series, while others you actually have a chance of seeing on the road, such as the 720S and the 570S, belong to the Super Series and Sport Series, respectively.
In addition to its big price tag and odd seating arrangement (more on that later), the Speedtail is an homage to the iconic McLaren F1, which held the production car speed record of 240 miles per hour (386km/h) from 1998 to 2004.
McLaren will make only 106 of them – a number that matches the F1's production run – and they are already sold out, a McLaren spokeswoman said.
That response is similar to when McLaren debuted the US$1 million Senna, which the carmaker said sold out before it was formally announced.
For a company that sells fewer than 3,500 cars annually, the margins for such extreme cars remain considerable. (So does the waiting-time: Speedtail owners will not see the car delivered until 2020.)
Which is to say the strategy is working: the Speedtail is the first of 18 new cars or derivatives to be announced under McLaren's "Track25" business plan – the company's grab at an additional £200 million per year, financed from deposits taken from customers willing to buy such expensive, extreme cars
It's also the latest move by the company based in Woking, in southern England, to enhance its stature in the luxury and lifestyle market.
McLaren first gained prominence for its Formula 1 racing success – the late famed Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna competed under its marque – and then earned respect for the laboratory-precise driving characteristics and video-game styling of its production cars.
However, it has yet to achieve the level of interior comfort and entertainment and exterior fit and finish of the higher-end cars produced by Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley and Aston Martin.
High-speed performance
Buyers are in for a treat.
The Speedtail is ultralight (3,153 pounds, or 1,430kg) for its size, with an active suspension and lightweight carbon ceramic brakes that enhance its nimbleness and handling. It's more powerful than the Senna and its F1 forebear, with a hybrid-electric power train that can reach 1,035bhp and a top speed of 250mph.
It can accelerate from zero to 186mph (300km/h) in 12.8 seconds – four seconds faster than the P1.
That's enough to indicate that McLaren might possibly break the current production car land-speed record of 277.87mph, which Koenigsegg set last year – although McLaren's boss Mike Flewitt has said jumping into the fastest-car fray with Koenigsegg, Bugatti, and Hennessey is not an explicit goal.
"These days, we prefer to let our customers set the records," the company says.
Officially, at least, McLaren says the Speedtail is all about the joy of the open road.
Its exterior style looks softer than those of previous McLarens, with a teardrop-shaped cockpit and an aerodynamic, all-carbon-fibre body.
It's both longer and narrower than the P1, with easy-to-open dihedral doors and retractable digital rear-view cameras in lieu of mirrors.
The front splitter (an extension below the front bumper), diffuser, and side skirts are all finished in a special "titanium deposition" carbon fibre that is lighter and stronger than that of previous cars. The "Velocity Active Chassis Control" can lower the Speedtail by 1.4 inches (3.5 centimetres), leaving its highest point just 3.7 feet (1.1 metres) from the road.
Raising the car high enough to navigate steep driveways and speed bumps will be rather more difficult.
Supercar's interior focuses on comfort
Inside, the Speedtail is clearly the most luxury-focused model McLaren has made.
It features such creature comforts as electrochromic glass that darkens the top of the wind screen at the touch of a button – removing the need for sun visors – and there's actual luggage space in both the front and back.
Engine controls shine in polished aluminium and are set in panels above the driver's head.
That overhead control panel, as well as the gear lever paddles and steering wheel clasp, also uses a separate kind of highly refined carbon fibre made in partnership with luxury watchmaker Richard Mille.
For further luxury, the McLaren Special Operations team can oblige with optional platinum or 18-carat white gold-and-carbon fibre badging and inlays, instead of the standard gloss-black on aluminium.
The team exists to make special customised McLarens for the company's most valued, wealthiest clients, such as the hunter-green Senna for mattress tycoon Michael Fuchs.
The badges, which come in a set of three, are cut in the UK by Vaughtons – the same 100-year-old company that makes Britain's Olympic medals – and dramatically increase the cost of the car by at least £50,000.
For those worried about the additional weight of a golden or platinum badge, a special, lacquered-on golden badge is available, too.
The three-seat layout is meant to enhance the overall driving enjoyment and feeling of splendour: the driver sits in the centre of the cabin, with the most commanding view of the road possible, while a passenger sits on either side.


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Show & Tile
Designed by: Isaac Shalev and Matt Loomis
Published by: Jellybean (2018)
Players: 3 – 6
Ages: 8 & up
Time: 30 min
Unearthed by: Ed
Show & Tile is a party game where each player takes two sets of tangram tiles, picks a word, and starts building. At the end of 90 seconds, put your tiles down, flip over the timer and you have 90 seconds to guess everyone's word on your score pad.
You score 1 point for each correct guess, 2 points if anyone guessed your word correctly, or 3 points if you picked a harder star word.
After 4 rounds, the player with the most points wins!
Kings' Struggle
Designed by: Robert Burke
Published by: Wizkids (2018)
Number of Players: 3 – 6
Ages: 14+
Run time: 30 min
Unearthed by: Evan
Kings' Struggle is a negotiation-focused card game, with elements of trick-taking and set collection. The game is mechanically simple: each player plays just one card per round, and each game lasts only seven rounds. Along the way, players vie to win cards and earn gold through various means, which garner victory points.
What makes Kings' Struggle special is the unique card abilities that have been crafted to drive negotiation. The ability of a card you've played can be activated on your turn — or not: it's up to you. Just remember, your action or inaction is for sale! Analyzing who has the most to win — or the most to lose — from your current ability will help you leverage the cards to your maximum benefit.
You must learn to play the players, more than you learn to play the game.
Published by: Parker Brothers
Edition Played: 1976 (first published in 1964)
Number of Players: 2 – 4
Ages: 8+
Run time: 30-60 minutes
Unearthed by: Celeste
Each player has a long strip of paper with 12 segments. Each player writes a word of 12 letters or less on the segmented paper, making dots on every segment without a letter. Before play begins, the long paper is enclosed in a long, bright orange, plastic case, with 12 tiny lids that open and close independently (one for each segment!). At the start of each of your turns, you draw a card that may give you a special bonus or detriment that will affect your turn. A player's turn ends when they guess wrong. The scoring of letters varies based on which one is revealed.


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After an amazing week traveling across the country, even popping up into Canada for a night, I arrived in Montana last week and met up with my wonderful extended family. We've spent the last week hiking, hanging out, laughing, and even went white water rafting. I absolutely loved white water rafting. Can't believe I've never tried it before. And to top off this wonderful vacation–heading home tomorrow–I found out today that I AM JUSTICE has been chosen as a top 15 romance novel of 2018!! Yay!! I'm so thrilled to be included among so many wonderful authors. I've quoted the BookPage article below:
I Am Justice by Diana Muñoz Stewart
So much of romance derives its power from wish fulfillment. How nice it would be to wear pretty dresses and go to fabulous parties, yes, but also how nice it would be to exist in a space that values women's voices and women's pleasure above all else. I Am Justice has all of that, plus women punching sex traffickers in the face. Justice Parrish is the type of swaggering, wise-cracking, impulsive action hero that women so often aren't allowed to be, and watching her take down misogynist bad guys and romance a handsome ex-soldier is supremely satisfying.
How cool is that? And the rest of the top picks are just as awesome, so please check them out! I'm already making my way down this hot list of romance novels. If you haven't yet, you can purchase I AM JUSTICE here!
*edited: I AM JUSTICE was chosen one of the top 15 romance novels of the WHOLE freakin' year! ALL of 2018! Originally I had written it had been chosen one of the best books of the summer (So far.) Honestly, I'm not sure how I made that mistake. Okay. I am. Writer-doubt. My writer-doubt mind wouldn't let me see it, see that kind of recognition. I shut it out. It took a good friend reposting with the correct information to allow me to see it. So I'm correcting it now. I AM JUSTICE was chosen by BookPage as one of the top 15 romance novels of 2018 (so far)! Wow.


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City hall's duck still quacking
With most incumbents seeking re-election, there's nothing preventing North Bay council from making important decisions ahead of this fall's municipal vote.
Had fewer than nine incumbents opted not to seek re-election, council would have found itself in a lame duck situation as of July 27 when municipal nominations closed.
In that situation, council would have been prevented from approving any real estate transaction over $50,000 or making any expenditure or incurring any other liability over $50,000. The group would have also been prohibited from appointing or removing any officer of the municipality or hiring or dismissing an employee.
But, as it turns out, only one member of the current council – Daryl Vaillancourt – has opted not to run again, which means it will be business as usual right up the end of September, shortly before voting at advanced polls gets underway.
It's unclear what – if any – real estate transactions, spending decisions or other crucial matters the current council may be facing in the coming weeks. But there are a number ongoing files city politicians have yet to close. That includes the future location and financing of a new arena and the proposed redevelopment of King's Landing – just to name two.
City clerk Karen McIsaac says the current council can continue to meet up until a week before advanced polls start on Oct. 3.
She says there's also the possibility of a lame duck council period following the municipal vote. That, however, will will depend on the election results.
If fewer than 75 per cent of the incumbent members – all nine – are returned to office, the lame duck restrictions will apply.
If that happens the period would extend to early December when the new council hold its inaugural meeting and is sworn in.


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Paris-Nice 2019 – Overall Preview
By David Hunter
The race to the sun. As usual we have a nice mix of stages for the sprinters, puncheurs, TT riders and climbers. Throw in the usual mix of weather conditions and we're in for a fun week.
Stage 1
The race begins with a sprint stage, but it has an intermediate sprint with just 3km to go. This is a stage well suited to some crosswind action, and the current forecast is looking promising for some echelons. This means we'll have a very nervous peloton and some GC riders could have a terrible day.
Stage 2
Another sprint stage, but also a day where it can split. It will be nervous times for the GC men, but it should end in a sprint.
Stage 3
The third, and last chance for the sprinters. This finish is a little tougher and comes under the grippy category. Again, there is a strong chance of crosswinds and some disappointed sprinters.
Stage 4
With four categorised climbs in the final 60km, this is one for the puncheurs. The end of the stage is also good news for the breakaway and it's a day where the peloton will have to keep the escape on a tight leash.
Stage 5
Time for the GC battle to really start. A largely flat 25.5km ITT is bad news for some of the climbers, they really can't afford to lose too much time, as it'll mean their GC campaign is over before it got started.
Stage 6
As some riders will already be far down on GC, this is a day which will interest a number of the breakaway experts. Will any of the sprinter teams chase all day with a complicated finale?
Stage 7
Big climb alert! We're talking around 15km at 7.2%, which is a monster of a climb in March. This is a big chance for the the pure climbers to smash each other to pieces and take back some time on the TT riders.
Stage 8
The organisers have stuck with the same final stage as last year, with the shorter ascent of Col d'Eze, followed by Col de Quatre Chemins, before the descent back into Nice. The weather had a huge impact on this stage in 2018, I wonder what it will be like under the sun?
Team Sky – a team who arrive with multiple options: Kwiatkowski, Bernal and Sosa. The Colombians will love the big mountain stage, but they likely to lose a fair bit of ground in the TT, which means that Kwiatkowski might just get an opportunity as team leader. The Pole will be among the best in the TT and he's sure to love the one-day nature of the final stage. His big task will be to hang tough on Col de Turini, as it looks a little on his limit at this time of year. It really depends on how hard the climbers want the climb to be.
Astana – they arrive with Ion Izagirre and Miguel Ángel López as co-leaders. Just like Movistar and Sky, the TT should see a decision made about who is really the boss, with Izagirre likely to step forward. López was climbing well in Colombia, but he's bound to lose too much time against the clock to be a real contender for the crown. Unfortunately for Izagirre, I think Col de Turini is too hard for him, he only just held on during the big climb in Ruta del Sol.
Romain Bardet – how much time will he lose in the 25km ITT? In last year's Itzulia TT, over 19.4km, he lost 1:20 to Kwiatkowski. If he drops that amount of time, there is no way he can challenge for the overall. 2018 was not a good year on his TT bike, I really hope he's spent a lot of his pre-season looking at how he can improve in this discipline. It's the only thing stopping him from winning the biggest races.
Marc Soler – can he defend the title? The TT is certainly in his favour, he is better than most climbers against the clock. He started off the season in Colombia, getting some race kilometres in the legs, but this will be his first target for the year. Soler won in 2018 thanks to a brave move, but he'll need to climb well this year to win it again. Nairo Quintana also rides, but his TT is poor and that should put him out of the GC picture. He will be an important man to help Soler in the mountains, but it won't be easy for Soler to win the title again.
Patrick Konrad – slow and steady progress is the best way to explain his progression. In 2018 he finished 7th in the Giro, a fantastic achievement for the Austrian. A solid performer on his TT bike, he'll be looking to make time on most of the climbers before heading into the mountains. Konrad also packs a fast sprint, which he could use to pick up some bonus seconds along the way.
Bob Jungels – a stage winner in Colombia, he followed that up with a brilliant win in Kuurne. Jungels is clearly in sensational form, it was a huge effort to hold off the chasing peloton in the final 10km. Going into Paris-Nice, he'll be happy to see the 25km ITT, that's a huge chance for him to take a win and a whole heap of time on the pure climbers. Quickstep have enjoyed a brilliant start to the season, but winning Paris-Nice will be a tough ask for Jungels. Can he follow the climbers when they go full gas up the big climbs?
Simon Yates – started Ruta del Sol as a domestique, but ended it by reminding everyone what an amazing climber he is. Possibly the rider of 2018, he'll be keen to start 2019 with a bang. His performance on his TT bike was massively improved last year, he'll be confident of beating his fellow climbers and putting himself into a strong overall position. Last year he blew on the final stage, but that won't be a concern for him as he banished all of those demons at the Vuelta. He has spoken about the Giro being his main goal, but I'm not buying that, he should be targeting a win here too.
Rigoberto Urán – after a solid start in Colombia, I'm excited to see him racing in France. As Tirreno doesn't have any mountains, Urán has decided to head to Paris-Nice and compete against the big climbers. 2018 wasn't a great year for him, but he rescued the season with a good result in La Vuelta, where he finished 7th. EF Drapac have impressed on the TT bike this season, if Urán can post a competitive time, he'll be right in the GC battle.
Wilco Kelderman – another climber who should enjoy the TT. After finishing 5th in the UAE Tour, he'll be hoping for a better result in France. A lot of 2018 was ruined by injury, but he still managed to post some big results: 2nd in Abu Dhabi, 5th in Suisse and 10th in the Vuelta. Despite being a very talented rider, his results don't really match his potential, he just doesn't win races. Now 27 years old, he should be stepping up as team leader, or getting ready to become a domestique. The pressure is mounting on him to deliver a big result and this route is a good one for him.
Prediction Time
Judging by the weather forecasts, there is every chance the sprint stages get blown to bits, not what the tiny climbers want to hear. To win this race you'll need to be good in an echelon, have a strong team, be good on your TT bike and be able to climb! Step forward Michal Kwiatkowski.
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You could easily be forgiven for misinterpreting the question. When you were asked directly what is charge capture under stress or duress, under a lot of pressure or your arm being twisted yet again, you might have thought that the question had something to do with an electrical charge. But no, far from it. In fact, this is a charge sheet that many of you reading this right now deal with almost on a daily basis.
You see now. It was said; almost on a daily basis. Why not instead; on a daily basis. Because that is what is happening. As the pressure mounts with receipts piling up, the business loses its luster. Particularly if it is a small practice, potential patients would feel so much more at ease if they go someplace else rather than having to deal with a nervous wreck. The physical reception can be telling.
Not getting paid on time and falling further and further behind with the bills can have a detrimental effect on the private medical practice. It is always important to create that welcoming environment. It enables patients to start feeling at ease, given what may come for them. The bleak alternative is a definite no-no. it is non-negotiable. And it has always been human nature to back the winners. Of course, the more adventurous amongst society will continue to back the odd horse, you know, the one that always seems to be heading in the opposite direction.
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BCLUW board approves compromise on spring break, make up days
Students at BCLUW will attend classes on one and a half days previously allotted for spring break, two more that had been scheduled as teacher inservice days and an additional two at the end of May after the school board unanimously approved a compromise proposal at a special meeting last Wednesday morning.
The district had already missed seven days of school by the beginning of February due to cold weather and road conditions, and Superintendent Ben Petty noted that he had never experienced this many cancellations during his tenure here.
A petition circulated among parents on Change.org requesting that the board cancel spring break (originally scheduled for March 20-22) to make up the days garnered over 100 signatures, but as Petty explained, the district isn't necessarily required to make up all of the days as long as it provides 1,080 hours of instruction, a number that BCLUW is projected to easily clear under the revised schedule.
As it now stands, a full day of classes will be held on Wednesday, March 20, and students will be dismissed early on Thursday, March 21. They will still have Friday, March 22 off.
February 15 and 25 will now be school days with 1:30 dismissals for inservice rather than full inservice days, and two days will not made up but will instead be used for teacher professional development. Tentatively, the last day of school is May 31, and any additional snow days will be made up in June.
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Whenever possible, use the shorter, simpler word.
You can use a thesaurus to jog your memory when you're trying to come up with a better synonym, but never use a word with which you aren't already familiar. Words often have connotations and nuances of meaning that you can appreciate only after having seen them in context, so you're taking a great risk if you use a word that you don't know well.
Even if you do feel comfortable with more advanced vocabulary, you should use the simpler synonym if that captures your meaning just as well. For example, instead of "ameliorated the situation," you could just as easily say "improved the situation." On the other hand, a word like "exasperated" is more intense than a synonym like "frustrated," and so you should use it if that's the sense you're trying to convey.
Use precise language.
Choose words that capture your experience fully and accurately. For example:
VAGUE: When we first started the business, I performed a range of duties to get the company going.
PRECISE: When we first started the business, I took the initiative to contact potential partners, evaluate the service of our competitors, and tailor our plan to local markets.
Use nouns and verbs rather than adverbs and adjectives.
Inexperienced writers think that using fancy adverbs and adjectives will make their writing look more eloquent, but in fact they just bog down your rhythm and usually sound like fluff. They also tend to make your writing sound abstract because they are not actual physical substances. Good writers stick to concrete nouns that the reader can grasp, and even more importantly, vivid verbs that are the lifeblood of active, engaging language.
BEFORE: I ran quickly to the board where the results would be posted, with many curious people standing around waiting anxiously to see their scores.
AFTER: I rushed to the board to find people crowded around muttering prayers to themselves as they awaited the dean's arrival with their score results.
The phrase "ran quickly" has become the more succinct and punchy "rushed." Instead of "many curious people standing around," we have substituted "people crowded around muttering prayers to themselves." Thus we gain a more vivid verb in "crowded" and a concrete image of people muttering prayers instead of the abstract adjective "curious" and the clunky adverb "anxiously." In focusing on nouns and verbs, we have succeeded in showing instead of telling.
Avoid repetition.
Don't use words twice in close proximity, and don't use the same words regularly throughout an essay. The problem usually comes in overusing the same noun that's central to your topic. Although we emphasized the importance of precision when you're describing the details of experiences, you can get away with synonyms when writing more broadly about themes and topics.
For example, if your essay is about your skills in interpersonal interaction, you could use such similar phrases as "communication strengths" and "building trusting relationships."
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The number of homeless people in Minnesota is on the rise, but there's one group working to reverse the trend.
The Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness is a joint effort between 11 different state agencies. All of them are focused on helping the homeless living in tents near Hiawatha and Franklin Avenues in Minneapolis.
As Reg Chapman shows us, it's a mission that's now met with an even stronger sense of urgency.
"The encampment has made it more visible," said Cathy Ten Broeke.
The encampment, now with more than 150 tents, is physical proof for many that there is an issue of homelessness in Minnesota.
Ten Broeke is state director of Prevent and End Homelessness. She says there is good and bad news in the organization's push to end homelessness by 2020. Since 2014, the number of homeless families across the state is down 30 percent.
"Unfortunately, what we are all seeing right now is that unsheltered homelessness in that same time period has gone up 40 percent," Ten Broeke said.
George is one of those unsheltered people who uses a sign to ask for help.
"You stand there for an hour, you have a thousand cars pass by and you don't get one penny," George said. "I'm trying to survive until my life changes a little bit."
He's one of many people standing on street corners and at highway entrances, riding light rails or sleeping on sidewalks because affordable housing is out of their reach.
"Most people just ignore me," George said.
Ten Broeke says the state sees them and is working to increase transitional and emergency housing. On any given night in Minnesota, there are 7,000 beds available, but more than 7,600 people who need them.
"We really need people to give their voices," Ten Broeke said.
Ten Broeke says the awareness is there, but the first step to really making an impact is talking to your elected officials. She believes housing stability is good for the community and working with partners will help address the immediate need to house the homeless.
The Better Business Bureau recommends your rent should only be 1/3 of your gross monthly income.
So rent and artificially inflated home prices are causing homeless issues, and banks aren't using minimum wage in their equations to establish housing prices.
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A measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California led to warnings against visiting the happiest place on Earth if tourists or their children have not been vaccinated against the highly contagious respiratory disease that has sickened 70 people.
New infections linked to the theme parks emerged Wednesday in the outbreak that has spread to five U.S. states and Mexico, though the vast majority — 62 — occurred in California.
People who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine are susceptible to contracting the highly contagious illness and should avoid Disney "for the time being," state epidemiologist Gil Chavez said.
The same holds true for crowded places with a high concentration of international travelers, such as airports, Chavez said. People who are vaccinated don't need to take such precautions, he said.
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