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Brunch is a must. Thankfully, plenty of Portland eateries are serving up good-for-you brunch options. Don't choose between delicious or nutritious eats, you can have it all at these local spots.
Prasad has it all — gluten-free toast smothered with non-dairy butter, warm oats (also GF) topped with toasted nuts and dried fruit, parfaits made with cashew cream… the list goes on. Is your mouth watering yet? Ours, too. With locations in Northwest and Northeast Portland, this place is where gluten- and dairy-free brunch-lovers unite. Go big with a sesame tempeh scramble or graze on lighter fare, like a green juice or house-made toast. Your taste buds (and stomach) will thank you.
Sure, brunch and "healthy" don't typically end up in the same sentence, but a guilt-free meal is exactly what's on the menu at Southeast Portland's Paradox Cafe. Choose among ScramBowls (tofu, tempeh, or eggs with house veggies) or their vegan version of eggs Benedict. And vegan french toast? Yeah, you can't go wrong with that.
We'll admit it — we were lured to this Southeast Portland eatery by the gluten-free, vegan take on macaroni and cheese. Mac for brunch? Yes, please. This dairy-free dish is made with organic quinoa pasta, kale, and non-dairy alternatives. Too early for mac? Choose one of the scrambles made with farm-fresh eggs or the huevos rancheros. We'll take a poached egg or smoky tempeh on a corn tortilla any day.
At first glance, Jam has all the fixings of a glutinous brunch. After all, waffles, scrambles, breakfast wraps, and build-your-own hash browns don't exactly scream "health". Read on, though, and you'll spy cage-free eggs, organic tofu, fresh greens, nutritional yeast, wild smoked salmon, and house-made vegetarian chorizo. Yep, this Southeast Portland cafe whips up healthy versions of all your favorite brunch classics.
Seasonal veggies, tofu sausage, gluten-free french toast — these are the things (healthy) brunch dreams are made of. And that's exactly what you'll find at this Southeast Portland teahouse that's best known for its brunch and creative cocktails — as well as its locally-sourced menu. Inside, Portland-made art hangs from the walls, and dishes such as a tofu breakfast sandwich, a Warm Farro Salad, and a Gluten-Free Quiche grace tables. We'll have one of everything.
Yes — artisanal vegan donuts are a thing. This is Portland, after all. Sure, you probably shouldn't eat several of these in one sitting (though, we won't judge if you do), but vegan donuts are a good alternative if you're craving the sweet confection. These donuts in Southeast Portland come in an assortment of flavors, but we'd love to get our hands on the seasonal matcha treat.
Few things rival brunch with a view. At Water Avenue Coffee and Kitchen in Southeast Portland, you'll get exactly that. Grab a bowl of the cafe's house-made hazelnut, cacao nib granola and walk a block toward the waterfront to watch boats coast beneath the Morrison Bridge. Return for seconds, and order the avocado toast topped with sliced radishes, pumpkin seeds, and fresh chopped herbs. Add a poached egg to the avocado toast or keep it simple with an egg sandwich. Oh, and wash it all down with a steaming cup of coffee. We can't imagine a better start to your Sunday.
This Northeast Portland eatery takes healthy brunching to a whole new level. With "live" (meaning raw) nachos and donut bites, you can brunch without guilt. Order the giant cinnamon roll with cashew cream cheese or (our favorite) the Lotus Benedict — a biscuit topped with tofu scramble, sausage patties, spinach, tomato, and lemon hollandaise. Okay, fine, we'll take thirds.
While not your typical brunch spot, this Southeast Portland cafe packs all the fixings of a delicious—and nutritious—brunch. And we highly suggest getting one of their bowls. Packed with veggies, these bowls are a burst of both flavor and nutrition. Canteen's rotating raw cheesecake and Berry Salad aren't too shabby, either. Plus, they're guaranteed to satiate that sweet tooth.
This is no-fuss brunch at its best. Order at the counter of this quaint, cottage-inspired cafe in North Portland, and choose among a selection of granola, sweet porridge, corn cakes, a bee pollen biscuit breakfast, or the breakfast rice bowl (served with egg, herbs, almonds, feta, and fermented chilies). The straightforward selection is simple yet exactly what you need.
Danish pancakes, Finnish porridge, and creamy, crunchy eggs — this Scandinavian brunch spot is a must. With menu staples of smoked trout, fresh herbs, and eggs, you can't go wrong brunching here. Head to one of their three locations in North, Southeast, or Southwest Portland and order one of the baked egg scrambles with a side of walnut toast or the Swedish hash with soft baked eggs. And while you're there, make sure you share a Söderbord among friends for small bites of smoked trout, roasted beets, fresh fruit, and crispy rye crackers. Wash it down with a strong cup of Swedish coffee. Now you're ready for the day.
In a city full of pop-up cafes and fresh-faced food trucks, La Luna Cafe is the brunch spot you can count on to be there when you need it. A Portland staple since 2005, the Central Eastside cafe serves a healthier take on brunch staples. For instance, there's the Veggie Benny, a vegetarian version of eggs Benedict with roasted broccolini and Spanish sofrito atop a whole wheat English muffin. Or, there's the 3 Egg Frittata, featuring the same flavorful Spanish sofrito with wilted greens. If you're bold enough to stray from the brunch norm, we suggest trying one of their several grain bowls. The Zatar Bowl (with roasted vegetables, beluga lentils, goji tahini sauce, toasted sesame seed, celery leaf, and shaved raw beet) has our vote.
Fern Kitchen is the perfect breakfast/lunch spot for those who enjoy clean paleo eats. A favorite in Portland, this cozy restaurant believes in nourishing their customers' bodies with locally-sourced products, even listing on their website exactly what farms and purveyors have helped them out. It's their commitment to these fresh ingredients that makes their menu so mouthwatering — but options like House Smoked Steelhead Hash don't hurt, either. Check 'em out on SE 50th.
**Updated by Sarah Grothjan, February 2019
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Miso Soup for Glowing Skin + Better Digestion
By Teresa Cutter
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What's great about it
This is my anti-ageing miso soup brimming with probiotics or "good bacteria", which helps to boost immunity and balance gut bacteria. The addition of Healthy Chef Marine Collagen helps to support healthy, glowing skin. Ginger is a delicious spice that has a potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Studies show that miso is also a great source of probiotics and essential nutrients that supports healthy digestion. A delicious anti-inflammatory, gut-healing and anti-ageing soup to enjoy at any time of the day.
Serves 4
4 cups (1L / 2 pints) filtered water
small knob (10g) finely sliced ginger
3 cloves garlic, smashed
2 tablespoons shiro miso paste
2 tablespoons wheat free tamari soy sauce
2 tablespoons of Healthy Chef Marine Collagen
nori seaweed to serve
2 spring onions, sliced to serve.
240 g (8 1/2 oz) organic firm silken tofu or steamed white fish to serve (optional)
1. Pour the water into a large stainless steel pot, turn on the heat and bring to the boil.
2. Add sliced ginger and smashed garlic, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the aromatics have infused into the stock.
3. Turn off the heat.
4. Add Healthy Chef Marine Collagen, miso and tamari and mix through.
5. Taste and adjust the aromatics if required, fold through spring onions just before serving.
6. Ladle miso soup into serving bowls and garnish with nori seaweed before serving.
7. Add warm steamed silken firm tofu or steamed white fish if desired.
Notes and Inspiration
Serve with steamed firm silken tofu and fresh chopped spring onions.
Add other vegetables such as sliced shitake mushrooms, baby spinach, broccoli or kale for a complete healthy meal.
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Ever had your name called in a roomful of other professionals because someone nominated you for the honor of receiving an industry award of recognition?
Few have. For many, it's a once-in-a-career honor.
If we're lucky, we enjoy our jobs, are passionate about what we do, work with colleagues who share that passion, and work for managers who inspire us, teach us and earn our respect. If we're even luckier, we work with a stand-out who deserves to be recognized when nine awards are announced at the 3rd Annual PRISM Awards reception on May 9th at the Montelucia resort in Scottsdale.
Watching professionals in our industry honored with a PRISM trophy is one of my favorite nights of the year. It's truly inspiring to watch leaders honored by their peers for groundbreaking work.
In 2016, Julie Kilgore was inducted into the inaugural PRISM Hall of Fame because colleagues thought she deserved to be recognized. From her perspective, the award was totally unexpected. When she came to the stage to receive her PRISM trophy for a career dedicated to the Phase I ESA practice, I know I wasn't the only one with tears in my eyes.
"To be the first Industry Hall of Famer was deeply personal. I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity and support to serve our industry in the capacity that I have. It was so gratifying, and so touching, to be honored by those who represent the very core industry groups that I've tried to nudge, nurture, and diligently represent." ~ Julie Kilgore, 1st inductee into the PRISM Hall of Fame
Mike Kulka, founder and CEO of PM Environmental, took home the first Courage in Leadership award and is still emotional about it:
"This is not just an award or ceremony. This is akin to winning an Olympic Gold or accepting your Oscar. This is the competition among the top performers in our profession for hard work and professionalism. Whether it is your colleague, your firm, your brand or your project, these awards mean more than words can say." ~Mike Kulka, 1st Courage in Leadership PRISM Award Winner
Last year's Industry Influencer award went to BB&T's John Rybak for years of educating other professionals, and it caused him to reflect on how the next chapter of his career will take shape:
"Being awarded the Industry Influencer at last year's Prism event was a tremendous honor. Immediately it caused me to reflect to the past at all that I have done, to think about programs I've developed or people that I've touched as my career advanced. This walk down memory lane was a blessing. But the biggest influence has been 'on me'—not from me. Honestly, it has caused me to be more intentional towards the future. I've enjoyed a career of almost three decades in the Environmental Risk industry, and with about one decade left, how to I want to further influence those around me? If I have unintentionally been an influence in the past, how much more can I do intentionally? I think what can I do today, that will positively impact tomorrow. Who can I call? how can I educate? what can I say or how can I encourage someone? I think we should all live our lives in such a way that we stop focusing on ourselves, and focus on using our passion to influence the next generation to fill our shoes." John Thomas Rybak, 2017 Industry Influencer Award recipient
We all know colleagues like Julie, Mike and John. The inspirational leaders. The ones we admire. The ones we seek out for advice. The ones we aspire to.
Why should you nominate someone for a 2018 PRISM Award?
- Visibility: Awards elevate the status of your company and advance your visibility.
- Credibility: Awards act as a source of credibility so media contacts and other professionals will come to respect you or your firm as a top-tier brand and expert.
- Competitive Edge: An award makes your company shine and sets it apart from the competition.
- Recognition: Professional recognition from an outside industry source is like a "seal of approval" for prospective clients.
- Morale Booster: There's nothing like winning an award to boost mojo in the office. And it's good for attracting top talent. Everyone loves working for a winner!
Do you have a great leader who makes your firm an exciting place to work? Does your office have a promising young professional who's been knocking it out of the park? Who has been the most instrumental in shaping your career? Who deserves a 2018 PRISM Award?
First, take a minute to watch this video. Then, submit a PRISM Award nomination to get someone the recognition he or she deserves!
About the PRISM Awards
The PRISM Awards honor individuals, firms and institutions with demonstrated excellence in specific areas. They are recognized as the benchmark for excellence in the property due diligence and commercial lending industries. The categories recognize creativity, innovation, service and achievement in the areas of leadership, technology, environmental stewardship, community service and influence.
Nominations close on Friday March 16, 2018 and will be judged by the Zweig Group. Winners will be announced at the annual PRISM Awards Dinner to be held at the Omni Scottsdale Resort at Montelucia on the evening of Wednesday May 9th, 2018.
To Submit a Nomination:
- Technology Innovation Award: Lender Risk Management
- Technology Innovation Award: Consulting
- Courage in Leadership Award
- Industry Influencer Award
- Community Service Award
- Outstanding Project Award
- On the Move Award
- Developing Leaders Award
- And the highest honor, the Industry Hall of Fame Award
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Lord Havers, who as a prosecutor and Attorney General was involved in some of Britain's most controversial trials of the last 20 years, died on Wednesday in London. He was 69 years old.
Lord Havers retired from Government service in 1987 because of ill health after serving only four months as Lord Chancellor, the highest-ranking legal office in England and Wales. As such, he had presided over the House of Lords.
He served as Attorney General of Britain for eight years after being named to the post in 1979 by the newly elected Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. When Mrs. Thatcher appointed him Lord Chancellor in 1987, he was made a baron.
His son Nigel, a British television and film actor, said his father had been working at his private office in London on Wednesday when he became ill. He died later at a hospital. Lord Havers had undergone coronary bypass surgery in 1985 and again in 1987.
Upon hearing of Lord Havers' death, Prime Minister John Major described him as a "a very great law officer."
Robert Michael Oldfield Havers was born on March 10, 1923, the second son of Sir Cecil Havers, a barrister, and Enid Snelling. He attended Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1949 he married Carol Elizabeth Lay.
He became a member of the bar in 1948 and a Queen's Counsel in 1964. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1970, representing Wimbledon, and retained the seat for 17 years, until he was made a Baron.
In 1972, he was named Solicitor General by Prime Minister Edward Heath and received a knighthood.
As Solicitor General and later as Attorney General, Sir Michael Havers prosecuted two of the most famous bombing cases involving the Irish Republican Army. Appeals courts later ruled that defendants in both cases had been wrongfully convicted, in one case for the prosecution's withholding of evidence, and the defendants were released from prison.
The debate over the two cases cast a cloud over a career in which Lord Havers had been celebrated for his skill as a prosecutor.
Sir Michael was the prosecutor at the 1981 Old Bailey trial of Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer of 13 women who was known as the Yorkshire Ripper. In 1982, in one of his most spectacular courtroom successes, Sir Michael got Hugh Hambledon, a Canadian economist, to confess under cross-examination that he had passed NATO secrets to the Soviet Union.
It was also Sir Michael who decided in 1986 to prosecute Peter Wright, a former British counterespionage agent, on charges of violating the Official Secrets Act by writing a book about his experiences. The book, "Spycatcher," became a best-seller in the United States and Sir Michael's attempts to block its publication in Britain and Australia ultimately failed to the embarrassment of Mrs. Thatcher's Government.
He was also a co-author of several books, including "The Poisoned Life of Mrs. Maybrick," "The Royal Baccarat Scandal" (which was adapted into a play) and "Tragedy in Three Voices."
In 1981, the I.R.A. bombed his home in Wimbledon. Sir Michael and his family were on vacation in Spain at the time and press reports later said he informed his wife of the incident by saying, "Darling, we seem to have had a slight accident at home."
Lord Havers is survived his wife, Lady Carol, and his sons, Nigel and Philip.


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The State of the Department of Children's Services has been a cause of major concern.
Last November, the Department of Children's Services, or DCS, responded to over 20,000 complaints statewide. In Allen County, over 1,000 complaints, and officials say the cases just keep piling on at the expense of child safety.
"I'll start right now, there is noone who cares more about children than I do. And I will do whatever is ncessary to ensure the success of our agency and it's mission." Governor Holcomb addressing the issues with DCS during his recent State of the State address. And people are hopeful, that with a renewed focus, the state's plan will help save children in danger.
"Underprivileged kids. I don't think at the current time the state is doing enough," Hoosier David Shuler said."
"That incident over ther at the fire department where that kid got abused. And then they took that kid up to the fire department and dropped him off. I mean, everyone heard about that, it was terrible," Hoosier Chris Cloward said.
That incident involved two year old Malakai Garrett. Back in November, Malakai died of severe injuries to his internal organs, and multiple blows consistent with being punched. Malakai's cousins take part in family marches to raise awareness. "So we can get justice for Malakai, and know what happened," Adalyn Adams Malakai's cousin said.
27 year old Mitch Vanryn has been charged with murder. And 26 year old Amber Garrett, Malakai's mother, faces feloney charges of child neglect. There were multiple DCS cases filed before Malakai's death.
"We have kids that are dying, or in harms way, and we need to do something about it. State Representative Phil GiaQuinta says legislators are pressing the Governor for answers. "We as legislators would like to see answers, sooner, rather than later. But we will take the Governor at his word that they are really going to dive into the issue and see what is going on."
But State Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane says there are countless problems facing the department. "Staffing levels were inadequate, that the budget funding was inadequate. That there are issues in regards to technology that's used by the department."
Mary Beth Bonaventura resigned from leading the DCS at the end of December and in her resignation letter said that a continuation of the state's policies would "All but ensure children will die."
Governor Holcomb has ordered a review of DCS and the report was just completed today. Holcomb will share the results with legislators in March. "This report will got a long way in not just assessing, in addressing some of those concerns, so we're spending our precious resources in the absolute right way."
Holcomb says he feels confident about Bonaventura's replacement and that they are ready to tackle the challenges facing Indiana's children. "Terry Stignon has not just the committment and the head and the heart for this service. But she has got the respect of folks all across the state of Indiana."
When it comes to children like two year old Malakai, everyone agrees the one thing the department doesn't have is time.
"We need to come up with solutions, and we need to do it quickly."
Not a lot of information has been released from today's report. What we do know, is that Indiana removes children from their homes and puts them in state's care at a rate that is double the national average. I repeatedly tried to contact our local DCS department, and my calls and messages were left unreturned.
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Fujitsu A64FX Post-K Supercomputer: World's Fastest Arm Processor
Fujitsu A64FX is the new fastest Arm processor in the world, built on 7nm it has 2.7 TFLOPS performance per chip suitable for high-end HPC and AI, they aim to create with it the world's fastest supercomputer with it by 2021. A64FX is the first processor using the new Armv8-A Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) to accelerate a wide range of large-scale scientific computing, including deep learning. Fujitsu is working closely with Linaro to enrich the Arm HPC ecosystem. A64FX will be featured in the post-K computer, a supercomputer being developed by Fujitsu and RIKEN as a successor to the K computer, which achieved the world's highest performance in 2011. The organizations are striving to achieve post-K application execution performance up to 100 times that of the K computer. It offers a number of features, including broad utility supporting a wide range of applications, massive parallelization through the Tofu interconnect, low power consumption, and mainframe-class reliability.
You can watch Fujitsu's keynote at Linaro Connect here
Fujitsu Post-K ARM Supercomputer, Exascale by 2021
Fujitsu is developing a very powerful ARM processor for its Post-K exascale supercomputer, to have a much wider impact on the HPC market than just a single system. Riken, Japan's largest and most prestigious scientific research institute, will be the recipient of the Post-K system. This HPC optimized ARM processor design is being done in collaboration with ARM integrating SVE (Scalable Vector Extension), extending the vector processing capabilities associated with AArch64 (64bit) execution in the ARM architecture, enabling implementation choices for vector lengths that scale from 128 to 2048 bits, enabling High Performance Scientific Compute featuring advanced vectorizing compilers to extract more fine-grain parallelism from existing code to reduce software deployment effort. SVE also supports a vector-length agnostic (VLA) programming model that can adapt to the available vector length. When the Post-K Supercomputer is ready, which may be around 2020-2022, and if it lives up to its near-exascale performance promise, it will be eight times faster than today's most powerful supercomputer in the world, China's Sunway TaihuLight. The Post-K system will be used to model climate change, predict disasters, develop drugs and fuels, and run other scientific simulations. The Fujitsu Post-K ARM processors are likely to be 10nm FinFET chips fabricated by TSMC, and will feature high-bandwidth memory and the Tofu 6D interconnect mesh that was developed for the original K Supercomputer.
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Artist: Richard Glass
Title: Rockpool / Seascape Vessel
Material: blue & white with a hint of green glass, sanded on the outside
Dimensions: height 23 cm, width 19 cm, depth 15, opening 10.5 cm, base diameter 5 cm
Weight: approx. 2.2 kg, signed
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The Way "The Witcher" Casting Took Great Liberties With their Characters' Appearances
Video game fans are excited about the upcoming Netflix series 'The Witcher', which is set to premiere some time this year. In the past couple of months, they have announced more of the cast for the show; many great actresses have signed on to work alongside Henry Cavill, who will be playing Geralt of Rivia. However, some people might not be too happy that some actors don't look at all like their favorite characters. Let's dive into the details.
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'The Witcher' is not only a video game, but also a novel series written by Andrzej Sapkowski, and the show will focus on those stories instead of the features of the game. However, people are already comparing the cast to the animated version. It's all a matter of perspective, and at this point, we have not seen most of them in makeup and costume.
The official Netflix synopsis says: "The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together."
The series will also be handled by Lauren Schmidt Hissrick from Marvel's 'Daredevil', and the initial episodes will be directed by Alik Sakharov, known for 'Game of Thrones'. Therefore, it's bound to be just as epic as the stories that gamers have come to love, but even more detailed if they are based on the novels. For now, let's compare the cast with the characters:
1. Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia
Although Cavill might not have initially seemed like the perfect person to play the role of Geralt, his acting skills are bound to prove non-believers wrong. Furthermore, Netflix released the first look of him in full costume, and he definitely looks like Geralt in many ways. However, he also reminds us a little of the elves in 'Lord of the Rings' like Legolas.
No matter what, it will be great to see Cavill attempting this new role. It's a definite change for him after a couple of years playing Superman for Zack Snyder's DC movies, and the part of Geralt is both exciting and completely different. Some fans think that the production team should change his odd-looking wig for a more realistic one, but we'll have to wait and see how it looks on the show.
2. Anya Chalotra as Yennefer
One of the main complaints of certain fans is that the actress looks much younger than the video game character. However, it's important to remember that the novel version looks a lot more like Anya than most people expect. She is also younger than what the animated Yennefer seems, so the showrunners are really sticking to the books.
We have yet to see her in full makeup and costume, but if fans wait a little, she might just convince you that she can portray this role. Additionally, the picture people are using to compare the character to Chalotra is also an old one, so that's why she looks way too innocent to play the fierce-looking Yennefer. We better wait for the first look of her in full attire before we judge.
3. Freya Allan as Ciri
There was some talk a few months ago of Netflix possibly casting a person of color in the role of Ciri, and fans were incensed. However, it was later announced that Freya Allan was cast, who is blonde and green-eyed just like Ciri. Sadly, just like Anya Chalotra, people were concerned that she looks like a child. Again, we must remind everyone that the novel version is much younger.
If we remember that she is younger, then Freya looks perfect for the role with her innocent face, but there is something about this actress' eyes that radiates intensity. Her angelic face might not have the freckles of the animated Ciri, but that's where her young age comes in handy to give a childlike presence that others might underestimate.
4. Anna Shaffer as Triss
Some hardcore 'Harry Potter' fans might remember her role as Romilda Vane, and while her looks are not exactly like Triss Merigold, she might just play a great part. Of course, we hope that the show will dye her hair and give her some colored eye contacts. There's not a lot of information regarding her, but some fans on Reddit do believe that Anna could do well because of her varied facial expressions.
5. Joey Batey as Jaskier (Dandelion)
The role of Jaskier went to Joey Batey, a relatively new actor that does not have many credits under his belt with only two movies like 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool' and 'The Riot Club', but that is not necessarily bad. If he grows his beard and dons the period wardrobe, we're are sure that no one will complain because his looks are very similar.
6. Adam Levy as Mousesack
From his looks, Levy seems like a great choice for the role of Mousesack. Production has to give him a huge beard and the proper attire, and that would be it. On another note, the actor is known for his work on 'A.D. The Bible Continues', so he is no stranger to this kind of epic sagas. He is definitely one of the closest in looks to the animated character.
Read more: 10 'Game Of Thrones' Theories That Could Change Everything We Believed In About The Saga
7. Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina
She is another relatively new actress with credits in a movie called 'Fox Trap', and we are excited about this choice as her looks are very similar to the description in the novels: "A dark-haired sorceress; her slightly too-long nose and predatory eyes made her resemble the classic image of a witch." We'll have to wait and see how she does.
Read more: 11 GOT Mysteries That George Martin's New Book 'Fire & Blood' Can Solve
8. Mimi Ndiwendi as Fringilla
Now, the role of Fringilla has become rather controversial because she is white, and Netflix has hired a woman of color for the part. Fans became mad after that announcement, but it's not because of racism, but rather that they want the story to stay as true to the source as possible. It's hard to make any character in this story black because they are related to others.
Therefore, you would have to bring in other people of color for those parts, and that goes even farther away from the original story. It's hard to say at this time if Fringilla's race will affect the rest of the show, but fans cannot get over this. Unfortunately, we have no control over Netflix's decisions, and they must have done this for a reason.
What do you think of the casting choices? Do you consider that changing the race of Fringilla is going to affect the show? We hope that Netflix gives us more sneak peeks soon. If you liked this article, share it with your friends while discussing who could have been better for each part. See you next time!
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Before she was an X-Man, Emma Frost was White Queen of the Hellfire Club where she labored under the yolk of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King. Now she sets her sights on the club, determined to tear down the organization that wronged her...if she can convince the X-Men to help out. PLUS: Part 5 of X-MEN BLACK: APOCALYPSE!
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X-Men Black may not have been a wholly successful endeavor, but these two stories means the grand scheme was definitely worthwhile. Read Full Review
This is easily a must-read for any Emma fan or X-Men fans of previous iterations, it's both nostalgic and current in a way that's wonderfully balanced for a satisfying read. Read Full Review
Definitely the strongest of the X-Men Black one-shots so far, and hopefully the beginning of a long career for an up-and-coming talent. Read Full Review
Bachalo and Williams tell a rollicking and satisfying story that, most importantly, understands the nuances and complexity of Emma Frost. Theres a lot here for Emma fans to enjoy. Whatever flaws the issue may have, and it has at least one, isnt anything inherently attributable to the issue itself, but rather to my expectations of what it should have done and where its end will lead for Emma in the future. I hope my fears on that score are unfounded, but only time will tell. Read Full Review
It's a short one-off, but 'Emma Frost' is a great story starring the White Queen. You do not have to be an Emma Frost fan to enjoy it. Read Full Review
It can not be emphasized enough how essential this issue is for anyone with a soft spot for Emma, and its plenty enjoyable for everyone else as well. Read Full Review
Emma Frost is a wonderful look at the character and is the strongest entry in the X-Men: Black series. Despite the shaky art, it's a fun read, with an expected but satisfying twist in the end. As the only issue in the series to really bring something new to the mythos, this is a great issue for new readers and Emma Frost fans. Read Full Review
It's a mean-spirited first feature with a mostly incomprehensible chapter of Next Big Thing crossover as a second feature, making for a a mostly unsatisfying read. Read Full Review
I thought this was good!
Give Leah Williams an ongoing Emma Frost series!
The Apocalypse story was dope. So cool to see big A at full power and back at it!
Again, I was not looking forward to this because of the writer. But I really love Emma Frost as a character and I absolutely hate the Hellfire Club, so this was enjoyable for me. Plus, the callbacks to Uncanny X-Men and X-Men Blue is something I'm always a sucker for since continuity being acknowledged makes the universe feel real and lived in.
Solid. This makes me want to revisit Bachalo's older issues of X-men.
The whole series gets 7,5
Like for the other I didn't like the apocalypse story. But this team I really enjoy the story of the character on the cover.
Yeah I did like Mojo, but Emma play at another level. It was intelligent and well written.
Ok there is only one thing missing where the hell is Wade's Hellfire club ?
Cover - The variant not bad for once. A little related to what we learn about Emma origines 1.5/2
Writing - Emma is fun, smart & well written. It's a pleasure to see her like this. But I didn't care for Apocalypse 2/3
Arts - Il love Bachelo, I can't tell that the Apocalypse art isn't good. But I find many flaws in some panel, sometime the character, sometime the inking, and not much of background. 2/3
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78pp By Ron Ransom. Patterns and carving instructions for angels, Noah's ark figures, Raggedy Ann & Andy, new Santa patterns plus carving instructions.
64pp The whimsy of angels is capture in the designs of this book. This book leads the carver through a step by step instruction of an angel carving project, beginning with a blank and finishing with a beautifully painted heavenly being. Included is a ga
32pp.If you love caricature carving but are getting a little tired of cowboys and Santas, this book is for you! Inside this book, you?ll find 5 whimsical creatures just waiting to be released from wood. Follow along with...
64pp In clear, easy to follow step this books leads the carver to create an image of one of the greatest religious figures of all time, Moses. Each step is illustrated with a color photo, detailing, precisely, the carving action used.
64pp The reader is taken step-by-step throught the delicate carving process of one of the figures, with clear color photography illustrating each technique. Patterns and complete views for the Mary, Joseph, three Wisemen, three Shepherds and the baby in
18 pp Step by step insturuction to carve the "Risen Christ".
26pp By J.R. Cadawas & George Sheryka. Instructions to carve the head of Christ by using mallets and chisels exclusively. The project can also be done with palm chisels by simply adjusting the choice of tools to the size and proportions of the work.
64pp Clear, step-by-step instructions for carving St. Francis in accurate color photographs.
48pp Step by step instructions of carving one of the animals of the nativity. Clear color photos illustrate every cut. A gallery of the other animals shown from every angle and patterns help the carver complete the set.
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
6th of December 2011 could see Final LVCR Announcement as Jersey Minister Accepts Concept of Level Playing Field
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Jersey Treasury Minister Phillip Ozouf has commented on the impending further changes to LVCR which are expected to be announced in George Osborne's pre budget statement on the 6th of December 2011. Stating to the BBC politics show that the Island needs to " be building businesses which benefit Jersey but are also not harmful to the […]
Major LVCR Retailers Sell Up as UK Government Prepares to Deal Final Blow to LVCR Abuse.
|October 4, 2011
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A recent article in the Mail On Sunday confirmed that the drop in LVCR to £15 is far from the final measures that the UK Government intends to introduce to combat the abuse of LVCR. The sudden sale of Play.com for a relatively small amount of money, the sale of moonpig.com the failure of thehut.com to float […]


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June 11, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau: I want to apologise to you and the Canadian citizenry at large, for the shameful disrespect and open hostility U.S. President Donald … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pain/Suffering
Eulogy for Louis (Lou) Guerrini
Louis Guerrini (February 27, 1926 – November 2, 2015) Born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 27, 1926 to Italian immigrant parents, he was the only child of Ida and Albert. He grew up in the Big Apple where he … Continue reading
Suicide is Painless — A Christian Perspective
I. Introduction Suicide is Painless through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be the pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see… [chorus] The game of life is hard to play I'm … Continue reading
Robb K. Looks back 5 years after Battling Cancer
Robb K. May 6, 2014 Five years ago, to the day, I awoke long before the sun was up to prepare myself for the longest and the shortest day of my life. I took the hottest shower I could stand. … Continue reading
Where can I go, when I'm addicted?
Where can I go, when I'm addicted? Betsy is an attractive middle aged blonde, living with her parents. In this economy it is difficult to make ends meet. Appearances are often deceiving. Besty had travelled from the mid-west, to take … Continue reading
God NEVER promised a Disneyland
I encounter people who seem to have the notion that once they become a Christian, all will be "well with their soul" as the hymn declares.
Life presents us with difficult challenges and tough decisions. But Disneyland? God never promised this to me! What do we do when the scorching heat of the barren desert experiences comes vaulting into our life? It might be the loss of a job. A sudden lingering illness. The loss of a loved one. Where is God when it hurts so much, I can not make it through another minute? The rescue helicopter is in the distance, but it just flew over once again. They never saw the shouting and furious hand waving. Did God abandon me in the desert to die alone and frightened? There seems to be, no hope. And yet even in the darkest of times, God provides just enough shade for us to make through the next moment.
1 Kings 19 is a natural backdrop. Let's back up for a moment. In the previous chapter, the prophet Elijah had just called down fire from Heaven to consume the sacrifice. In chapter 19, we find the prophet alone in the desert, running from those that would kill him. He was ready to die. Did you notice something? God does NOT scold Elijah for being depressed. God simply asked: "What are you doing here, Elijah?" God did NOT remove him from the desert. Instead Elijah found a broom tree (chapter 19:4) and sat under it. God provided just enough shade for the prophet to make it through the next moment.
In the desert experiences, faith is refined and proven. God did NOT remove Elijah to an oasis. God does NOT bring us to Disneyland in the midst of a trial. God provided a broom tree, just barely enough shade, to be out of the scorching heat for the moment. Too often we want to escape the seemingly never ending desert experiences. Remember God is with us, even in the desert. Chuck Swindoll said: "Remember past victories. They will sustain us when the negative tide of emotion enters our life from time to time."
All of us have to come to grips with "the problem of pain" as C.S. Lewis so aptly stated. Does suffering have value? Life is not always a joy. It isn't always wonderful. It is often times painful.
As Larry O. Richard said: "This may be one of the most important values of suffering. If life on earth were a constant joy, why would we fix our hope fully on the grace to be brought to us at Jesus' return? If life on earth were without difficulty, how would we remain sensitive to our need for God? If life on earth were without trials or persecution how would we be forced to choose between commitment to Christ, and comfort or ease? As Peter said, suffering does have value. It reveals the genuineness of our faith, and brings praise to the Lord."
We are called to be a broom tree and provide shade to a weary world.
"Hope is the thing with feathers,
that perches in our soul.
and sings the tune without words,
and never stops at all."
– Emily Dickinson
Dear Chairman of the Board Mitsui Sumitomo
This letter needs to re-surface from livejournal to here:
Maybe it's time to send another letter. It took them over 5 years to pay back prescriptions before I sent this letter.
Hi Wayne
Tom asked me to email you regarding your rx. Workmans comp has quite paying for this rx. The last check we received was for $8.37 and stated that the charge exceeded the official medical fee schedule allowance. This means that they have a fee schedule and based off of the ingredients it will allow a certain amount to be paid. I have called them twice stating that this does not even cover the cost of the drugs involved let alone our labor involved in making the prescription. I have not received a response from anyone as of today. Tom said that you typically call and get this handled as they have done this before. Please let me know if you need anything else from me.
Dear Chairman of the Board of Mitsui Sumitomo (Japan)
28th October 2011
Current Mood:
pissed off pissed off
United States Postal Service: Registered Mail Receipt Number: RA787583690US Cost $16.84 USD for 2.1 ounce letter with receipt.
Tucson, Az 85745 USA
October 28, 2011
Toshiaki Egashira, Chairman of the Board
c/o Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
27-2, Shinkawa 2-Chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo, 104-8252, Japan
Dear Mr. Egashira:
First some background information on me. I am a former employee of SCS (1989 – 1992) where I worked at MMA as the on-site contract manager. I suffered an on-the-job injury, and that claim was finally settled in 1996. I receive Worker's Compensation Benefits from one of your subsidiary companies: MSIGUSA.
Here are the specifics of my claim so that you can identify me:
Claim's Administrator:
Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (USA), Inc.
Injured Workers name: Wayno
Claim number: claim number went here
Date of Injury: date of injury went here
Employer: SCS
I have dealt with a Mr. Greg Averetta, the Claims Supervisor, and with Rick Cornejo, the Worker's Compensation Manager, regarding claims. Obviously things are at a standstill, which is why I am writing to you.
Here are the outstanding issues:
1. I have unpaid Pharmacy bills (see attached) from 2006. Yes, over 5 years ago. I can not obtain any more medication (it is specially compounded, it is not over-the-counter), until the past bills are paid. I have asked my claims representative, Donna Thomas to investigate the cause for the delay (see attached), as well as Mr. Averetta, and Mr. Cornejo. Nothing has been done to pay this past due amount. Emails to all 3 of these employees, go un-answered. This is a disgraceful and shameful practice. What can you do to help pay these back bills, and ensure that they are paid in the future in a timely manner (30 days NOT 5 years?) I am currently without ANY medication, and no way to obtain any more. NOTHING IS BEING DONE. STILL AWAITING A REPLY.
2. I had gone over 4 years without treatment, because no one was able to find anyone in Tucson, Arizona that would accept my out-of-state, California Worker's Compensation insurance, in Arizona. Finally I saw a doctor after 4 1/2 years, earlier this month. An MRI was done, and the Doctor referred me to a Back Specialist. NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT MSIGUSA ABOUT THE TRANSFER. STILL AWAITING APPROVAL.
3. The Doctor wrote me a prescription (see attached) for a new Electronic Muscle Stimulator. NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT MSIGUSA ABOUT THAT EITHER. STILL AWAITING APPROVAL.
4. I have filed 2 complaints (see attached) with the Division of Worker's Compensation. They have also chosen to do nothing.
5. I turned in a Medical Mileage claim form last week to Donna Thomas. No acknowledgement of receipt. AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT MSIGUSA ABOUT THAT EITHER.
This is shameful, disgraceful, and a disgusting manner in which to treat a former employee, and now injured worker. I appeal to your sense of honour, duty, and decency in helping me to resolve these issues in a timely manner (BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2011)
Rough English translation:
The treatment for me who am the original employee of the corporation which suffers from rear leaving behind obstacle of after the labor disaster the shame [zu] which is lacking in grade as the Japanese enterprise is the behavior which should. I protest strictly. And, adequate treatment is desired urgently.
My own translation:
Originally, I was an employee of the corporation. But the corporation now suffers from backward thinking, and I am left behind with an obstacle after the worker's compensation claim was finally approved, after a lengthy dispute. My treatment by the U.S. subsidiary, lacks the behaviour that a Japanese Corporation would normally give. It is shameful. I protest strongly, and adequate treatment is desired urgently.
God answers prayer:
If you have read my post Letter to a friend with Cancer then you know Robb has dealt with some very tough issues. I got this note today:
My wife and I have been patiently waiting to announce our pregnancy until we felt like it was the right moment to do so. We've had a very tough time with pregnancy and tried for many years without success. We watched many of our friends become pregnant and we always did our best to be encouraging to them while dealing with our own issues of infertility. If this is something that you deal with or have dealt with in the past, please know that we are always willing to lend an ear or to speak with you about your struggle. I know this may be a weird thing to write about as we announce our newest, and possibly only, addition to our family. However, we know what it's like to struggle and want to be as transparent and compassionate as reasonably allowable. We can laugh with you, cry with you and if you want us to be angry with you, Christina isn't very good at that, but I'm good enough for the three of us.
At the risk of sounding preachy, indulge me for a moment. We cried when doctors said I had cancer. We rejoiced when I remain cancer free. We cried when we were told we couldn't have kids because of the treatments, we rejoiced when we found out we were pregnant. I don't always act like I believe in a Healer. Sometimes, I don't. Call me fickle, but today I believe in one. Rejoice.
Remembering Steve M.
Of all the people I have met in my life, few compare with Steve M.
I met Steve over 20 years ago, when they were doing a radio show, called RadioHope. Steve was in Phoenix, and I was living in Southern California at the time. We corresponded for years. At last I had found a kindred spirit.
God brings people into our lives for a purpose. Fundamentally, he transformed me and my ministry. I used to hang out with the metalhead crowd. As I got to know Steve, I discovered he had compassion for the outcasts of society: the punkers, goths, skaters, cutters, homeless, elderly. Anyone whom God put into his life.
Steve grew up in Arizona, but would spend time visiting a small town in Minnesota, where his family and my friend Cyndi now lives.
I never knew a lot of Steve's past. But you could tell from his writings, especially poetry, (see Outcast Press ) that he was no stranger to pain, suffering, or brokenness. Complaining is definitely something that was NOT part of his essential nature. Reaching people with the gospel, was his goal. At the centre of his existence, you would find an Evangelist. One who well understood the human condition, and one who would take the time to build a genuine relation with someone.
If I had only two words to describe Steve, one would be hopeful. If you travel around Phoenix, Tucson, or any town that he visited, he did what he called an art installation. He infused hope wherever he went. He would bring healing art (Dia de los Muertos style) to the homeless. If you see the word "HOPE" on a fence or by way, you knew he had been there.
The other word that describes Steve, is humble. Steve was not ostentatious, and his only penchant in life, seemed to be sports du jour. He loved to watch a good game on TV with his family. Steve had the right balance between ministry and home. A value he passed on to his sons.
For me personally, he was the one who painted my new home. I was privileged to have him as a friend, a kindred spirit, and a fellow shadow dweller.
I will always remember his contentment in life, his dedication to God and his family, and his spirit, which made all men yearn for the Creator of the universe. See you in Heaven, old friend.
"When a man of God dies, nothing of God dies."
— AW Tozer
"Hope is the thing with feathers,
that perches in our soul.
and sings the tune without words,
and never stops at all."
– Emily Dickinson


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Shopping mall
Shopping mall
Shopping Mall(or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. The walkways may or may not be enclosed.
In the British Isles and Australia, these structures are known as "shopping centres" or "shopping arcades" and are not normally referred to as "shopping malls". In North America, the term "shopping mall" (or "mall" for short) is usually applied to enclosed retail structures, while "shopping center" refers to open-air retail complexes.
Strip malls are a recent development, corresponding to the rise of suburban living after World War II in the United States. As such, the strip mall development has been the subject of the same criticisms leveled against suburbanization and suburban sprawl in general. In the United Kingdom these are called "retail parks" or "out-of-town shopping centres"
Indoor multi-vendor shopping is not a recent innovation. Isfahan's Grand Bazaar, which is largely covered, dates from the 10th century A.D. The 10 kilometer long covered Tehran's Grand Bazaar also has a very old history. The Oxford Covered Market in Oxford, England was officially opened on 1 November 1774 and is still going strong today. The Burlington Arcade in London was opened in 1819. The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island introduced the concept to the United States in 1828. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy followed in the 1860s and is closer to large modern malls in spaciousness. Many other large cities created arcades and shopping centers in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including the Cleveland Arcade and GUM in Moscow in 1890. Early shopping centers designed for the automobile include Market Square, Lake Forest, Illinois (1916) and Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, (1924).
In the mid-20th century, with the rise of the suburb and automobile culture in the United States, a new style of shopping center was created away from city centers. The concept was pioneered by the Austrian-born architect Victor Gruen. The new generation called malls included Northgate Mall, built in north Seattle, Washington, USA in 1950, Gruen's Northland Shopping Center, built near Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1954, and the Southdale Center, the first fully enclosed mall, which opened in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina, Minnesota, USA in 1956. In the UK, Chrisp Street Market was the first pedestrian shopping area built with a road at the shop fronts.
A very large shopping mall is sometimes called a megamall. The title of the largest enclosed shopping mall was held by the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for 20 years. One of the world's largest shopping complex at one location is the two-mall agglomeration of the Plaza at King of Prussia and the Court at King of Prussia in the Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA. The King of Prussia mall has the most shopping per square foot in the US. Comparable in size is Europe's largest shopping center, the MetroCentre in Gateshead, England. The most visited shopping mall in the world and largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America, located near the Twin Cities in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. However, several Asian malls are advertised as having more visitors, including Berjaya Times Square in Malaysia and SM Megamall in the Philippines.
The race is on to build the largest mall. Beijing's Golden Resources Shopping Mall, opened in October 2004, is the world's largest, at 600,000 m˛ (approximately 6 million square feet). Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is advertised at 700,000 m˛. SM Mall of Asia in the Philippines, opened in May 2006, is the World's third largest at 386,000 square meters of gross floor area with further expansions still ongoing. The Mall of Arabia inside Dubai Land in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which will open in 2006, will become the largest mall in the world, at 929,000 square meters (10 million sq. feet).
Mall can refer to a shopping mall, which is a place where a collection of shops all adjoin a pedestrian area, or an exclusively pedestrian street, that allows shoppers to walk without interference from vehicle traffic. Mall is generally used in North America and Australasia to refer to large shopping areas, while the term arcade is more often used, especially in Britain, to refer to a narrow pedestrian-only street, often covered or between closely spaced buildings. A larger, often only partly covered but exclusively pedestrian shopping area is in Britain also termed a shopping precinct or pedestrian precinct. The majority of British shopping centers are in town centers, usually inserted into old shopping districts, and surrounding by subsidiary open air shopping streets. A number of large out-of-town "regional malls" such as Meadowhall were built in the 1980s and 1990s, but there are only ten of them or so and current planning regulations prohibit the construction of any more. Out-of-town shopping developments in the UK are now focused on retail parks, which consist of groups of warehouse style shops with individual entrances from outdoors. Planning policy prioritizes the development of existing town centres, although with patchy success.
Regional Mall
A regional mall is a shopping mall which is designed to service a larger area than a conventional shopping mall. As such, it is typically larger, and offers a wider selection of stores. Given its wider service area, these malls tend to have higher-end stores that need a larger area in order for their services to be profitable. Regional malls are also found as tourist attractions in vacation areas.
Super-regional malls are usually shopping centers with over 1 million square feet of retail space and serves as the dominant shopping venue for the region that it serves.
Strip mall
A strip mall (also called a plaza) is a shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. They face major traffic arterials and tend to be self-contained with few pedestrian connections to surrounding neighborhoods.
In the U.S., strip malls usually come in two sizes. The smaller variety is more common, and often located at the intersection of major streets in residential areas; they cater to a small residential area. This type of strip mall is found in nearly every city or town in the U.S. They are service-oriented and will often contain a grocery store, video rental store, dry cleaner, small restaurant, and other similar stores. In the past, pharmacies were often located next to the grocery stores, but, now, the drug store is often free-standing in the parking lot. Sometimes, gas stations, banks, and other businesses will also have their own free-standing buildings in the parking lot of the strip center.
The other variety of strip mall in the U.S. has large, big box retailers as the anchors, such as Wal-Mart or Target. They are sometimes referred to as power centers in the real estate development industry because they attract and cater to residents of an entire population area. The type of retailers may vary widely--from electronics to bookstores to home improvement stores. There are typically only a few of these type of strip malls in a city, compared to the grocery store-anchored strip mall. Some of these strip centers may only have three of four of these large retailers in them, while others may have a dozen or more major retailers.
Some strip malls are a hybrid of both of these types.
Strip malls vary widely in architecture. Older strip malls tend to have plain architecture with the stores arranged in a straight row; in some cases there are vacant stores. Newer strip malls are often built with elaborate architecture to blend in with the neighborhood or be more attractive. In some cases, strips malls are broken up into smaller buildings to encourage walking. Sometimes the buildings will wrap around the parking lot to hide the parking from the road or residential areas.
Due to land use issues, strip malls in the United Kingdom are typically found on the edges of cities on greenfield sites, and are known as out of town shopping centres. Ones in more urban areas (often brownfield redeveloped sites) are more typically known as retail parks.
The first shopping center (strip mall) in the United States was the Roland Park Shopping Center in Baltimore, Maryland (1896).
Dead malls and new trends
In the U.S, in recent times, as more modern facilities are built, many early malls have become largely abandoned, due to decreased traffic and tenancy. These deteriorating "dead malls" have failed to attract new business and often sit unused for many years until restored or demolished. Interesting examples of architecture and urban design, these structures often attract people who explore and photograph them. Until the mid-1990s, the trend was to build enclosed malls and to renovate older outdoor malls into enclosed ones. Such malls had advantages such as temperature control. Since then, the trend has turned. It is once again fashionable to build open-air malls, and some enclosed malls have been opened up, such as the Sherman Oaks Galleria. In addition, some malls, when replacing an empty anchor location, have replaced the former anchor store building with the more modern outdoor design, leaving the remainder of the indoor mall intact.
In parts of Canada, it is now rare for new shopping malls to be built, as outdoor outlet malls or big box shopping areas known as power centres are now favored, although the traditional enclosed shopping mall is still much in demand by those seeking weather-protected, all-under-one-roof shopping. In addition the underground interconnections between downtown multi story shopping malls continue to grow in the Underground city of Montreal and the PATH system of Toronto, reaching a total of 32 km of shop-lined pedestrian passages in Montreal and 27 km in Toronto. The numbers do not include the passages inside the many subway stations which also interconnect with the commercial areas.
Legal issues
One controversial aspect of malls has been their effective displacement of traditional main streets. Many consumers prefer malls, with their spacious parking garages, well-maintained walkways, and private security guards, over public streets, which often suffer from limited parking, poor maintenance, and limited police coverage.
In response, a few jurisdictions, notably California, have expanded the right of freedom of speech to ensure that speakers will be able to reach consumers who prefer to shop within the boundaries of privately owned malls. See Pruneyard Shopping Center.
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THE Eastern Cape legislature postponed all its programmes yesterday to allow members to attend the ANC provincial list conference.
The gathering was attended by more than 1 200 delegates, including ANC MPLs in the legislature, mayors, councillors and municipal managers from various municipalities in the province.
Last month, ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane announced that the conference would be held on November 16, but early this week he changed the date.
An e-mail from legislature communications said: "Kindly note that all the committee meetings scheduled for Thursday October 31, and Friday November 1 have been postponed.
"These meetings will take place in the week of November 11 to 15."
The e-mail also stated that a plenary session planned for November 8 had been moved to November 18 to 22.
"The actual dates for the various committee meetings and the plenary will be reflected in the updated legislature programme, which will be distributed once all the changes have been effected," the e-mail read. The local government and traditional affairs department also postponed a MuniMec meeting planned for yesterday and today.
MuniMec is attended by mayors, speakers and municipal managers from all 45 municipalities in the province.
Asked about the postponements of government programmes, Mabuyane distanced the party from the changes.
"I think you should ask the leaders of those institutions. We did not issue such an instruction," he said.
Democratic Alliance provincial leader Athol Trollip said the late cancellations were a waste of money, especially for municipalities that had already booked for the MuniMec.
"That's why the DA is always strongly reinforcing the fact that there should be a separation between state and party. But under the ANC there is no separation, they don't see the difference," said Trollip.
"These are very important meetings, especially considering the state of local government and the challenges faced by many, if not all, the municipalities in this province," he added.
United Democratic Movement's Maxwell Mhlati said they accepted that as the ruling party, when the ANC went to its conference, the planned committees would be cancelled. — firstname.lastname@example.com / email@example.com


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will soon require labels on packages of beef tenderized by machines so shoppers know to cook it thoroughly.
The Agriculture Department said Wednesday the labels will be required starting in May 2016. Mechanically tenderized meat is poked with needles or blades to make it tender, a process that can transfer bacteria like E. coli or salmonella from the outside of the cut to the inside. Since many people eat cuts of beef that aren't fully cooked in the center, that bacteria can pose a safety hazard.
The labels will say that the meat has been "mechanically tenderized," ''blade tenderized" or "needle tenderized." They also will include cooking instructions to ensure consumers cook the meat long enough to kill any bacteria.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been six outbreaks of illness linked to mechanically tenderized beef in the last 15 years. USDA predicts that the new labels and cooking instructions could prevent hundreds of illnesses annually.
"This common-sense change will lead to safer meals and fewer foodborne illnesses," said Al Almanza, head of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Meat industry officials say they have worked to make tenderized products safer over the years, and they don't think they need to be labeled. But the North American Meat Institute's Barry Carpenter said USDA worked with the industry on the rules, which were initially proposed in 2013, and they will work to put them in place.
"We are confident in the safety of products that are mechanically tenderized to increase tenderness, a trait that consumers desire in meat products," Carpenter said.
Consumer groups had pushed for the labels for several years. A coalition of those groups praised the new USDA rule, saying consumers don't always know when meats have been tenderized — or that they can be unsafe — because they don't look any different.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat who has long argued for stricter food safety rules, also applauded the rule, saying the potential illnesses from tenderized beef are a critical public health issue.
"The serious and urgent health risks associated with consuming mechanically tenderized meats are clear," DeLauro said.


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Many Homeowners in Coastal Areas Remain Unfamiliar with Hurricane Deductibles
MALVERN, Pa. - Almost five years after Superstorm Sandy, one third of homeowners in several coastal states are still unaware of hurricane deductibles and how they work, a new Insurance Research Council (IRC) poll has found. The findings come as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects two to four major hurricanes this hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through November 1.
Homeowners in New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Florida and Texas were asked whether they were familiar with hurricane deductible, which is a higher deductible found in homeowners insurance policies that applies when a hurricane occurs. Not only did 33 percent of respondents say they had never heard of these deductibles or were not sure what they were, one quarter of respondents lacked an understanding of deductibles in general.
"The findings from this survey suggest that ample room exists for educating homeowners about a key feature of every homeowners insurance policy-deductibles," said Elizabeth Sprinkel, senior vice president of the IRC. "The need is especially acute as the 2017 hurricane season gets underway and insurers hope to minimize post-event misunderstandings with their policyholders regarding deductibles."
Hurricane deductibles were a prominent issue is 2012, with misunderstanding and confusion due to the fact that Sandy did not make landfall as a hurricane. These deductibles, which became more common after insurers suffered heavy losses from Hurricane Andrew in 1992, are often calculated as a percentage of the insured value of a home, another concept the IRC survey found unfamiliar to homeowners. One in three respondents with percentage-based hurricane deductibles did not know or were unsure of the percentage applicable to their deductible, and four in 10 did not understand the basis for calculating the deductible. One in four respondents incorrectly thought the percentage was applied to the total amount of their claim.
The survey also found that the level of understanding of hurricane deductibles varied across the five states studied. Compared with respondents in the other states, New Jersey respondents demonstrated the lowest level of awareness and understanding of several hurricane deductible issues, despite issues, despite the fact that about 346,000 homes in New Jersey were damaged or destroyed by Sandy.
The report, Public Understanding of Hurricane Deductibles, Need for Consumer Education Persists, is based on an online survey conducted by GfK Public Affairs & Corporate Communication on behalf of the IRC. 1,047 homeowners were surveyed - 200 or more in each of the 5 states studied. Only homeowners living in selected counties where the home involved was their primary residence and with insurance coverage purchased exclusively from private insurance companies were included in the survey. For more detailed information on the study's methodology and findings, contact David Corum at 484-831-9046 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit IRC's website, www.insurance-research.org, for more information about purchasing a copy of the report.


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It is possible to be sick and still have a really good weekend.
Let me explain. Last Tuesday morning I started to feel ill and that feeling became a full scale YUKO. I went to the Doctor and continued to work until Thursday morning when I found myself making silly mistakes and I knew it was time to go home.
Did I let my illness change my weekend plans, YEP, I had planned on a trip to Salt Lake to see my sister who is the process of moving to California. I had also planned on going to a local resultant with big screen TVs to watch the Aggie game. NOPE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN EITHER.
But between naps and felling awful I really had a nice weekend. One thing I enjoyed was just being home. Friday night watching "It's a wonderful life" I cry every time he can't find Zuzu's pedals. Don't get me stated on Mr. Gower.
As you know I have a strange sense of humor and while watching Live PD something happened that still makes me laugh. They aired a cell phone video where a man was describing the scene of an apparent accident scene that involved drunk driving. I WARN YOU THAT THIS IS FUNNY BUT DOES CONTAIN LOTS OF BLEEP CURSE WORDS I MEAN A LOT.
My wife and I watched the Aggies at home but with takeout food.
More naps more food and just spending time with my wife was really nice.
I thought Sunday morning that I was feeling better and went to church then came home thinking wow I am glad that is over! Not so fast antibiotic breath. About 4 pm I started feeling punk again. It even interfered with my plans to watch the TLC ppv on the WWE network. I tried but by 5:30pm I was in bed and will have to watch it on the network today. If I feel up to it.
Today on the morning show is it a Hot Dog or a Taco
Stupid News: City roads cause an accident —- or did they? Why would a 45 year old man want to join a Frat???
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Generally defined spousal privileges are a legal rule that prevents a spouse from being forced into another. This article briefly shows that this legal principle applies to criminal proceedings in the case of domestic violence in South Carolina.
The spouse's privilege is based on S.C. code 19-11-30. This stipulates that spouses can not be compelled to testify about communication. Under the CDV procedure, the spouse's "owner" is the spouse who is the alleged victim or other witness. This means that it can be waived at its own discretion. This is different from other types of copyright owner, such as lawyer clients, which can only be waived by the client.
The spouse's privilege is only for those who are currently legally married. One of the requirements for domestic violence is that there is a household membership relationship between the defendant and the alleged victim. Household members, including spouses, former spouses, common children, and those who are now or have been officially living together. This broad definition refers to a number of relationships where the spouse's privilege can not be applied. South Carolina CDV may be based on one of three types of claims: 1) Undesirable touching; 2) an attempt was made with an unwanted touch; or 3) a threat that would not be the desired touch.
Examples of unwanted touches include things such as pulling a mobile phone from someone's hands, throwing objects, pushing, pulling, or actually knocking. There is no need for any unwanted touch to cause physical injury.
The right to marry in South Carolina is only for communication between spouses. It covers things like conversations, emails, letters, and text messages. Our Statute does not cover spouses' knowledge of physical acts or other events that are independent of communication with their spouse
Since the privilege applies only to communication and not to physical acts, this does not apply to the testimony of CDV opinions, which may be undesirable or unwanted to touch. However, this also extends to communication that is undesirable. For example, by spousal cushion or cushioning but disappearance, both are potential cases of domestic violence for which the spouse's privilege can not be applied. But someone who says to your spouse that "I will reach you with a pillow" would be communication and the Court could not demand from your spouse to testify about communication.
can make a decision that can only be given by the spouse whom the prosecution has called as a witness. The defendant or the defendant's lawyer may not raise. However, it is important that the defendant, even though he is a legal adviser, is ready to support the judicial office in promoting the spouse's privilege.
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LONDON — The Irish drug maker Shire said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire the American biotechnology company Dyax Corporation in a deal that could be worth as much as $6.5 billion.
The deal would be the latest in an acquisition spree by Shire since its tentative deal to be bought by the drug maker AbbVie was terminated.
AbbVie, which is based in Illinois, walked away from the $54 billion deal after the Treasury Department announced new rules aimed at reining in so-called inversion deals, in which United States companies acquire a foreign company and reincorporate overseas to pay lower taxes.
Dyax, which is based in Burlington, Mass., develops treatments for the rare genetic condition known as hereditary angioedema, or HAE.
Under the Shire offer, Dyax shareholders would receive an upfront payment of $37.30 a share in cash, representing a 35 percent premium to Dyax's closing price on Friday. That would value Dyax around $5.9 billion.
Shareholders would also receive an additional payment of $4 a share in cash, or about $646 million in total, if the company's leading treatment in development, DX-2930, were to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration before the end of 2019, Shire said.
"This highly complementary transaction aligns with and accelerates our strategy to build a global leading biotechnology company focused on rare diseases and specialty conditions," Flemming Ornskov, the Shire chief executive, said in a news release.
The deal has been approved unanimously by the boards of both companies. The transaction, subject to the approval of Dyax's shareholders and regulators, is expected to close in the first half of next year.
Shire, which has its headquarters in Dublin, said it expected the deal to bring in cost savings of about $100 million a year by 2019.
Shire continues to pursue a takeover of the biopharmaceutical company Baxalta, which was spun out of Baxter International in July and which rebuffed a $30 billion offer by Shire in August.
Dyax is one of several makers of treatments for rare diseases and specialty conditions that Shire has sought to scoop up this year.
Shire announced in January that it would acquire NPS Pharmaceuticals, based in New Jersey, for $5.2 billion. It was also reported to have considered a bid for Salix Pharmaceuticals before Valeant Pharmaceuticals International clinched a deal for that company.
In August, Shire agreed to pay $300 million for Foresight Biotherapeutics, a privately held American maker of drugs to treat eye conditions, including a drug in late-stage development to treat conjunctivitis, or pink eye.
Deutsche Bank, Evercore, Morgan Stanley and the law firms Ropes & Gray, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Slaughter & May advised Shire, while Centerview Partners and the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell advised Dyax.


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He wears shorts, not pants — but they are just as loud as Dad's. And given his genes, you won't be surprised how far Little John Daly can hit a golf ball at age 13.
The son of champion John Daly also likes football and basketball, but is starting to focus his attention on golf. Which is a good idea, based on this swing.
Daly says his son, who first picked up a club at age 2, hits the ball about 250 yards off the tee and a seven-iron about 150 yards.
Little John showed off his talent at the PNC Father/Son Challenge in Orlando this week — wearing US flag shorts matching his dad's pants.
"The way L.J. played this week, I'm so proud of him," Daly said. "He's been clutch all week. It's been a great week for me. The progress for him to see it under the gun, the way he performed, it was incredible."
The pair tied for ninth place at 17-under, four shots behind winners David Duval and stepson Nick Karavities in the team scramble event that also featured Retief Goosen and his 13-year-old son, Leo — who tied for second — and Jack Nicklaus and Jack Jr.
Little Daly attends Gary Gilchrist's golf school in Florida.
"I don't get to see him as much as I'd like. It's a golf academy," Daly said. "When we have a break or holidays or whatever and he's not in school, we're always playing."


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Tick-carried disease hits West Coast farm
Farmers alerted after tick-carried disease hits West Coast farm
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Friday November 21, 2014
DairyNZ is alerting all farmers, including graziers, to keep an eye out for signs of a tick-carried disease that causes anaemia in cattle and to actively manage the risks of ticks to their herds.
Theileriosis is a disease caused by a species of Theileria, a blood-borne parasite that only affects cattle and is primarily transmitted by ticks. A new strain of Theileria orientalis called ikeda was first identified in Northland in late 2012. This strain has been associated with anaemia and death in cattle.
The DairyNZ warning comes after the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirmed that a case of Theileria had hit a South Island West Coast farm this Spring. MPI has concluded that a local population of infected ticks in Canterbury or the West Coast was responsible for transmitting infection to the 188-cow dairy herd.
DairyNZ technical veterinary advisor, Dr Nita Harding, says cattle are at risk when moved to areas where infected ticks are present. Likewise, if an infected animal is transported, it can spread infection to ticks in the new location, in turn spreading disease to uninfected animals.
"We are concerned that there may be infected tick populations in the South Island now. This latest case was linked to cows being grazed in the Canterbury area and then being brought back to the West Coast," says Dr Harding.
"It's important that farmers remain vigilant and
monitor stock, particularly weaned calves at this time of
"Cases of Theileriosis are usually higher in Autumn and Spring. However, at any time of year, if animals present with signs of anaemia, a veterinarian should be consulted.
"We are advising farmers to consider the risk of moving young stock to grazier or run-off properties where the level of tick activity and Theileria may be greater than on the home property. Stock should be regularly checked for signs of anaemia. Tick treatments may be helpful for reducing the tick load and severity of infection, and farmers should seek veterinary advice regarding the most appropriate treatment for their animals. This is a disease that can result in serious illness and death of cattle, and has affected some herds quite badly."
Dr Harding says more South Island cases are likely now that the disease has been diagnosed there, especially in Nelson/Marlborough, where ticks are known to be present.
"At this stage, we just don't know exactly the degree of infestation or location of local tick populations and therefore the level of risk to different regions in the South Island," she says.
Dr Harding says Theileria is now widespread over the northern half of the North Island with cases diagnosed across Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, the King Country, Whanganui and Hawke's Bay. Cases have also been reported from the lower half of the North Island. MPI has reported around 116 new cases since September.
Advice on managing Theileria is available on the DairyNZ website www.dairynz.co.nz/theileria<http://www.dairynz.co.nz/theileria>
Farmers should regularly check stock for ticks and treat animals as necessary.
* Treat any new animals -
particularly before moving cattle from one property to
* Manage the tick population - inspect cattle for ticks. Tick treatments can reduce the tick load and severity of the disease.
* Ease underlying disease or stress - for example, transition management, trace element deficiency, BVD (bovine viral diarrhoea) and facial eczema.
Signs of anaemia in dairy cows
* Cows straggling on the walk to the shed.
* Increased respiratory and heart rate.
* Pale, rather than healthy pink, vulva.
* Pale udder, yellow eyes.
* Cows with no strength or energy to do