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Here are some things you should consider before installing an underfloor heating system.
1. Explore your possibilities
To design an underfloor heating system suitable for your property, it is important to determine a few key details about your home. We are happy to assist you in any way we can.
In order to help you, we need the following information:
- The year your property was built
- The type of insulation in your property
- If there is any ventilation, and if so, what type
- The type of flooring that is to be installed
- Your heat source
- If any other heating systems are present
2. Install thin floors and insulate well
Try to get a floor construction that is as thin as possible. Thinner floors means a lower temperature is required to heat the floor surface. The insulation under the underfloor heating is very important to avoid the heat going down instead of up. If the heat goes down it will result in energy loss, and in the long run it cause moisture problems.
We recommend:
- 15 mm wood over the underfloor heating system for an optimal op-eration (maximum 30 mm)
- Good contact between the plate and the floor covering
- Avoid using hanging plates
- The insulation under slab-on-grade systems should be between 250 to 300 mm (min. 200 mm)
3. Adjust the distance between the pipes
Always adjust the distance between the pipes (c/c measurement) in the different parts of the property or room. With the right distance you get a more even temperature in the whole underfloor heating system, which leads to lower operational costs and better functionality. To get a more even flow temperature, the c/c-measurement can be made more narrow or wide.
The power input and flow temperature varies in different rooms. The power input for a property is based on this factors: The Insulation in the property, if a ventilation with heat recovery is installed and how big the windows are.
4. Balance the flow
When balancing the flow you make sure that the right amount of water goes to the right room. The size of the room determines the length of the underfloor heating pipe. It means that different rooms may have pipe loops with different lengths.
The water will naturally flow the shortest way, which means that the shortest loop (the closest room) will receive the most water unless the flow is balanced. To balance the flow is necessary to get a good distribution of heat in the house.
5. Set the water temperature
When the right water temperature is set, the floor will be warm all the time, just like it should be. The ideal operational temperature has been reached when the thermostats are opened and "call" for heat for long periods of time.
The thermostat keeps the property at an even temperature. A well functioning control system should be sensitive and responsive. Attaining the right temperature is fundamental for a well functioning system, and the right temperature is completely dependant on the c/c measurement, insulation and the floor construction.
Reference: Thermotech and the Swedish Energy Agency
Wooden floors over underfloor heating
The folder "Wooden floors over underfloor heating" provides you with basic information about what you should consider with regards to different types of wooden floors over underfloor heating.
You can also read about how to assess the heat guidelines and what the requirements are regarding temperature, relative humidity and moisture protection of wooden floors.


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Bachu Destination Guide
Delve into Bachu in China!
Bachu in the region of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu is a city in China - some 1,991 mi (or 3,204 km) West of Beijing, the country's capital.
Current time in Bachu is now 03:36 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named "Asia / Kashgar" with an UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sanchakou, Yilkiqi, Naryn, Karakol, Cholpon-Ata or Bishkek. While being here, make sure to check out and Bachu as well. We also found some pictures.
Weather Conditions Today & Next Days Forecast
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Interesting facts about this location
Maralbexi County
Bachu (Maralwexi) County or Maralbexi County is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 118,360 km. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 380,000.
Located at 39.78, 78.58 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 0 mi away.
Kashgar River
The Kashgar (or Kaxgar or Kizilsu) is a river in the Xinjiang province of the China. It has its sources in the eastern parts of the Pamir Mountains, in the border area between China and Tajikistan, and then flows eastwards, passing through the city of Kashgar, which gets its name from the river. The river then flows into the northwestern parts of the Taklamakan desert, to its confluence with the Yarkand River.
Located at 39.78, 78.58 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 10 mi away.
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Leko wrote:Wait, so it expired yesterday?
No. It expires in 2007.
Ryuko wrote:Leko wrote:Wait, so it expired yesterday?
No. It expires in 2007.
Joel Fagin wrote:Hey, just a random thought on that... What happens if you put in a row of newsboxes on the front page? If each one picked a different random comic, you'd have a quick and easy cheaty way of showing off the wares a bit like Spot does.
(It'd be nice to have a bit more on the front page - even if no one does go there. )
I don't have much webspace so I shrunk them to 300 DPI. Should be plenty for a website but let me know if you need something bigger. I've also left everything in layers so you can seperate the elements out if you need to. However, I did do versions of the CG logo just by itself anyway.
- Joel Fagin
Tangent wrote:Actually if you glance at comicgen.com you get the same thing:
Could be that Keen Entertainment is just making sure someone else doesn't snatch up a name before they decide on it.
Administrative, Technical Contact:
Crosby, Teri email@example.com
Keenspot Entertainment
P.O. Box 110
Cresbard, SD 57435
G-Lode wrote:Both of those names are kind of bland. Neither really represents the the attitude of contribution and activity that occurs in these forums on a daily basis. Although I am loath to lose our term of identification, "Spacers", there are few other words that I think would fit as nicely as Keen.
what about some of these names?:
Art Elements.com
Art Intrigue.com
I don't know, i thought it couldn't hurt to offer.
G-Lode wrote:Apologies to all who worked hard to select a new name. I'm not on these forums nearly as often as I would like, and did not read back far enough through the thread to see that the name selection process was over.
Phalanx wrote:G-Lode wrote:Apologies to all who worked hard to select a new name. I'm not on these forums nearly as often as I would like, and did not read back far enough through the thread to see that the name selection process was over.
No worries. I realise my response may have been rather sudden and violent... like an allergy, but it's safe to say I've developed a severe allergy anything that suggests "I don't like name X, let's change to a different name Y. AGAIN."
We've been at it since last September, my patience ran out about a few weeks ago, I think everyone just wants to get it over with by now.
Col wrote:All things considered though, your response properly expressed what a lot of people are thinking (or I am, at least), but you still put it in a more appropriate manner.
Now we just need to get an answer to all this so we can finally move on.
Phalanx wrote:Singing Phantom of the Opera helps
My magic 8-ball says "Outlook Good". Can we trust Magic 8-ball?
STrRedWolf wrote:I am in full support of renaming KeenSpace to Comic Genesis, and using Joel's logo.
STrRedWolf wrote:Got them all. If you have a KeenSpace comic account, you can use that to store these.
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"jim'me's bread"- as my co-worker quoted
A little bit of margarine spread onto a day after fresh baked baguette transports me back to my visit to Paris, France in mid-autumn October. No, it's not Balthazar, Sullivan Street Bakery, or Amy's Bread. I am referring to my brother Jimmy's debut in artisanal bread baking.
After ten years with Lehmann Brothers, my brother Jimmy is one of many people who are close to me dearly that are affected by the recession and one of few who have taken the news optimistically. Growing up with my brother, I knew he showed many interests and he has occasionally talked about entrepreneur in a tea parlor to a karate gym and now in a very likely horizon and with great potential: a bread shop.
He enrolled in a nine week Art of International Bread Baking career program with renowned French Culinary Institute. On the first day of class, my brother brought home a French Baguette which the French takes seriously of and as I recall almost every other Parisian on a bicycle or pedestrian had a baguette in hand. I was really impressed with the French Baguette my brother had made. The exterior crust of the baguette is hard and crunchy but not in the way where the roof of your mouth tears apart. The interior of the bread is light and fluffy, not hollowed or completely mold together. With a little bit of butter spread, I am in Paris and a fan of jim'me's bread!
Later in the week, working the ArtAsiaPacific booth at the Armory Show, since I was in the Hell's Kitchen area I made my very first visit to the highly acclaimed by foodies and my long awaited trip to Jim Lahey's Sullivan Street Bakery. After hearing so much positive reviews about Sullivan Street Bakery, I needed to know what the hype is all about. I did have high expectations beforehand and I admittedly have to say Sullivan Street Bakery did meet my expectations in terms of taste. It was noon, I walked in and through the bread display there was a selection of panini (sandwiches), pizze (pizza), dolci (tarts & desserts) or simply loafs of breads. The front counter lady barked at me, "are you ready? are you ready?" when there was not really quite a line. The service was typical New York City unpleasant but I was not there to judge the service though it would make the overall experience better. I decided to order a panino cubano (Cuban Sandwich) and pudica al Giuliano ( i think, the tomato bread stick). I have not had too many cuban sandwich in my twenty – something years of life and the only one I can compare to is the one I had at Cafe Habana. Sullivan Street Bakery's panino cubano consist of a layer of roasted pork, prosciutto di parma, gruyere cheese, fresh cucumber pickles, a bit a mayonnaise, mustard seed, and according to their site menu aioli (that's new! aioli: olive oil + garlic + egg) on a subtle taste of garlic bread. The prosciutto di parma was not too salty and the gruyere cheese is freshly and thinly sliced to perfection. Each component compliments one another pretty well but just about any good amount of fresh cold cuts between good bread should taste.
The second item I ordered is what I believe the Italians call it pudica al Giuliano or what I call a baby tomato bread stick. I had eaten this late in the day at the Armory Show, Jesse and I had agree it was a very good end of the day snack. The size of this bread stick is almost the length of my arm! The presentation was very unusual with half -sliced, sweet and juicy baby tomatoes submerged into the bread for every 3 inches apart. I was only going to eat a quarter of the bread stick but I end up eating the whole bread stick to myself after sharing another quarter of the bread to Jesse…that was how good it was!
The next day Jesse brought in samples of sliced Sullivan Street Bakery pane alle olive (olive bread). Amazingly there are fresh olives in the Olive bread in which maybe preserved in red wine…mmm drunken olive bread, very distinctive indeed.
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Hello Only Passionate Curiosity readers! My name is Lindsey, I'm a homesteading, homeschooling Mama to 2 little ones, with one more on the way, and I blog about simple natural living over at Chickadee Homestead. And I am thrilled to be here with y'all today! Thanks for having me, Heather!
My oldest will be starting kindergarten this Fall and we are excited to (officially) embark on the adventure of homeschooling. I like to make learning fun, natural, and interweave it into our everyday lives on our homestead – and this project is a great example of that. So let's get started!
Ladybugs and Organic Gardening
I love to involve my kids in the garden as much as possible. Even though it's not very big, they love to go on little walk abouts in the garden – checking on plant growth, looking for pests, and harvesting veggies! A request I often hear is "Mama, let's go check on the garden". They love watering too – but thanks to our new mulching method we can pretty much rely on the rain fall!
One thing we often talk about is bugs. Good bugs and bad bugs. And even at 4 and 3, these little gardeners know the difference. And one of their favorite good bugs are Ladybugs.
Ladybugs are a type of beetle, and they eat all sorts of nasty pests in the garden – like aphids, scales, and mites. So we all get very excited when we see Ladybugs in the garden! They are natures pest control, and they are great at it.
Inviting Ladybugs to Stay
With my girls' natural fascination with ladybugs, I thought it would be fun for us to build a ladybug house and order some ladybugs to release in the garden (these are the ones I bought). You need to be careful when releasing them though – do it at dawn or dusk, and if you want them to stay in your garden, build them a house and most importantly – wait to order them until you see some pests for them to eat. If they have no natural food source, they will just leave.
Which for our purposes, wasn't a big deal, as this was mainly for my kids to have a fun learning experience in the garden.
Building a Ladybug House
Handymen around the world will cringe at my building techniques (my husband literally couldn't watch , hee hee!), but the goal here was simplicity! And this is simple and easy. Oh! And cheap too. But if you want to you can easily replace my hot glue gun technique with wood glue and some clamps 😉
1 – 2'x3"x1/4" wood board (board 1) (I got mine at the hardware store for about $2)
1 – 2'x2"x1/4" wood board (board 2)
Bamboo (various sizes)
Hot Glue Gun
- Gather your supplies.
- Cut your boards (or have them cut for you at the hardware store) to the following lengths and sand any rough edges:
- Board 1A. 12" B. 12″
- Board 2C. 12" , D. 3", E. 4″
- Hot glue time! Glue A and B to C (as shown), and then glue D to make the bottom, and E to make the roof.
- Paint! We decided to let the ladybugs be our inspiration and painted it red with black polka dots – but you can be as creative as you like here – I doubt the ladybugs will care 😉
- Let it dry.
- Glue a twine loop onto the back of the house for easy hanging.
- Cut Bamboo into 2" long pieces (you'll need a lot! probably four 6 foot bamboo sticks)
- Fill the house with bamboo sticks – after completing this project I highly recommend putting some glue on the back of the house to help keep these sticks secure….don't ask me how I know, ehem…
- Keep filling!
- Now you're ready for the Ladybugs!
Releasing the Ladybugs
Once the house was done being built, we released the ladybugs at dusk – we just cut open the little bag they came in and let them out right on top of the bamboo. They went right in!
And then we moved the Ladybug house to it's rightful place in the garden and released the rest of the Ladybugs directly into the garden.
The girls had SUCH a great time doing this. They thought it was the absolute best thing ever.
I hope you and you're kids have just as much fun with this garden project as we did!
Ladybug Resources
I decided to make this an informal unit study, so we went to the library and borrowed a bunch of books on ladybugs to read throughout the week while waiting for the ladybugs to arrive. Here are some of our favorites:
Ladybugs by Gail Gibbons : This had great information on the ladybugs lifecycle, anatomy, and their impact in gardens. My kids loved it!
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle: Don't leave out the little ones! If you have toddlers and preschoolers, this one is always fun. And it does show Ladybugs eating aphids in the garden.
The Ladybug and Other Insects a First Discovery Book: This one we didn't use, as I didn't find it in our library, but it looks like it would be a great one for the older kids in the family! Especially if you have an insect lover 😉
Lindsey is a modern homesteader and homeschooling Mama of two. Together with her family she lives in North Florida on 1/3 of an acre where they garden, raise chickens and turkeys, do lots of DIY, make a ton from scratch – and include natural learning experiences along the way. She's passionate about simple, natural living, and shares those passions on her blog, Chickadee Homestead. Find her on Pinterest and Instagram.


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I was two days into a five-day camping trip and the striped bass flopping on the deck of my kayak sure looked tasty. Too bad I was still two days from open season. My stomach growled as I dropped the fish into the water. No matter what your stomach or brain may think, each of us makes a difference in the health and sustainability of the fishy places we love. Here are five easy ways you can make contributions to the sustainability of your fishing hole.
Size and bag limits are determined by science and math. David Blazer, Maryland Fisheries Service Director, explains: "Scientists and fishery managers work closely with federal and state agencies to determine sus- tainable levels of harvest and fishing activity based on the best available science and the needs and desires of law-abiding citizens." It only works if everyone buys in. The number of anglers is huge, and the area people fish is vast with a limited number of enforcement officers. "Breaking the rules only spoils the fun and opportunities for everyone else," Blazer says.
There are a million ways to recycle, reuse and repurpose fishing gear. I make a homemade anchor that helps me clean up the garage. Start with a bag of instant concrete and cut out the bottom of a plastic soda bottle. Fill the bottle bottom with concrete and dump in old hooks, weights and jigs. The old tackle reinforces the concrete and lead adds weight. Before the concrete cures, I stick a looped over piece of wire coat hanger or an old eye bolt to tie my anchor rope.
Mesh potato bags are excellent for collecting trash from the water and shore. Take one with you every time you go on the water and leave the place cleaner than you found it. I take two: One for trash and one for recycling. Chasing down floating garbage actually improves my paddling skills.
Fishing line left in the wild is more than an eyesore, it's a hazard to wildlife. Fortunately, monofilament can be recycled into lots of other things. Berkley Fishing, the guys who make Trilene fishing line, host a monofilament recy- cling program. Anglers can take used fishing line to one of 17,000 drop-off sites or mail it to Berkley. The company turns the line into artificial fish habitats. Since 1990, they've recycled over 9 million miles of fishing line. Find out more info at www.berkley-fishing.com. Many states and other or- ganizations sponsor recycling programs, so check out the natural resources department in your area to find the closest drop-off site.
If you really want to get involved in protecting your local water, consider joining the Waterkeeper Alliance. This grassroots organization mobilizes members to monitor local waters for pollution and destruction. Recently, Waterkeepers re- ported on the Duke Energy spill of 140,000 tons of toxic coal ash into the Dan River. Many Waterkeepers are also kayakers; small, light paddle craft allow for monitoring isolated waters. The organization also hosts events to raise funds and awareness. Learn more at www.waterkeeper.org.


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(Thanks Ron)
The bus service to Corozal
what a great, big yard
Blumps all settled in for the night
We walked over to a really nice restaurant called Corozal Blues, right on the bay, and met up with my friends Will and Kristin.
Nice outdoor seating area!
Will, Kristin, Bob
I took a picture of this dog because, as we were driving by him, Kristin said, "that dog is an asshole," and for her to have something bad to say about any animal just cracked me up. He must really be a jerk.
Sweet moon as we were leaving
And I got to ride shotgun
Home sweet home- San Pedro
I feel like I've finally arrived "home" every time I see the sports arenas and this brindge when I go back to PA.
Kathy had been on a business trip in Birmingham, so I had her car and picked her up at the airport at, like, 6pm- and she had to get me to the airport by 4 the next morning, so it just made sense to spend the night in the city instead of driving back to the 'burbs.
Our friend JoEllen came out to see us for a bit... My recollection of the entire night is a little blurry, but Kathy tells me this is what we did:
JoEllen picked us up at the hotel and we went to a pub called Lucky 13 for a few drinks.
I remember that there was a weird sci-if show playing on the tv there until we asked them to put on the Flyers game, and I also remember thinking that the scooter shop my friend Sean works at was right across the street, so I went to go say hi.... but I was wrong and there was no scooter shop there. (Hi, Sean- I told you you were going to be mentioned in my blog!)
We walked around after being at Lucky 13 for too long and ended up at another bar by the Singing Fountain
I wonder if that's true
I'm pretty sure we walked around for a while longer, and possibly stopped at another bar, before JoEllen had to leave us around 11 or so, so she dropped us off back at the hotel.... and then, for some reason, Kathy and I went back out again. On foot.
We asked the hotel desk clerk where the closest bar was, but I don't think we ever found the one he gave us directions to.
Instead, we ended up in Old City, at a quiet bar with the best bartender. I wish I had a picture of him and could remember his name...
I kind of want to call him Michael...
Anyway, Michael was the best because he made us food even though the kitchen was closed, did shots with us, and let us break a rule or two while we were in there.
The other (two) customers that were at the bar were cool, too. We kept buying each other rounds of tequila back and forth until we finally decided that it was time to go.... or until the bar closed, whichever came first.
We got back to the hotel around 2 in the morning and were both awake for at least another 45 minutes before Kathy crashed out for a power nap and I... I don't know what I did. I probably played Candy Crush or browsed through Facebook or something for the next hour until it was time to wake her up.
I think I just slept walked through the whole traveling process to get to Cancun, and once I had a cozy seat on the bus to Tulum, I crashed out for a while. I couldn't even tell you how long it took us to get there- I slept through pretty much the whole ride.
It was great.
I only only spent two nights in Tulum- one night at The Secret Garden, and one at the Maya Hotel- both of them "in town," and waaaaay far from the beach. (I had no idea that the closest beach would be a 15 minute taxi ride away- but it was totally worth it once I got there. And yes, there were closer resorts, but I don't have the kind of money it requires to stay at those places)
Usually, in two days, I can take a ridiculous amount of pictures, but I don't have many pictures of anything but the beach there.
I guess that's because I only really spent one full day there and all I did was go to the beach....
(The only non-beach picture I think I have)
I totally saw a naked guy at one point- just hanging out on this beach with his family.
Thought you'd all like to know about that little fun fact.
After Tulum, I hopped on a bus to Chetumal, and then got on another one to take me over the border and into Corozal, Belize, where I met up with some friends for the night.
I feel like I got pretty lucky with all the traveling I did in October... in and out of four different countries and everything went super smoothly each time... no random searches, no big delays, no probs. very cool.
My friend Bob was waiting for me at the bus terminal in Corozal when I got there.
I used to go see Bob all the time back when I was living in Stann Creek and he was in Belmopan, but I think he's been in Corozal now since, like, April, and I hadn't been by to check it out yet, so....
First we went to check out his house and put my bags down..
Then we went for a walk into town...
This is Miguel- he's the caretaker at Bobs house and a few other properties on the street.
We walked over to a really nice restaurant called Corozal Blues, right on the bay, and met up with my friends Will and Kristin.
After lunch (a reeeeaaally good chicken Caesar salad for me) Bob and I went for a ride through town with Will and Kristin and then to see where they're living.
Going out to the dock across the street from their house
I spent the night at Bobs and then we walked to the water taxi area in the morning, where we found out that the water taxi was closed for a month.... so the options were to either take a 3 hour bus ride to the city and then take one of their hour and a half water taxi rides to the island, or to take a 20 minute plane ride on Maya Island Air, who were offering a pretty good deal on all of their flights in October.
After two weeks of long road trips, sleeping on couches and in hotel beds, spending time in airports and on planes and buses... I was ready to just get home.
I only spent one week back on the island and worked my last few shifts at Wahoo's Lounge before bouncing on out again and going to Costa Rica for ten days....which I'll tell you about in my next post ;)


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Diving Guardalavaca was a nice experience. They have a great wall with really nice tunnels. Also nice to see is a grave yard of Russian military equipment that includes tanks underwater. To see the Russian tanks the conditions must be optimal due to the sand around.
Some shallow dives are not that great due to some white corals and the lack of marine live and many divers skip the second dive every day. Also the fish population is decreasing in an alarming rate and a company called Gaviota tours have an activity for reef fishing in the area that is not helping and the funny part is that they do diving excursions too.
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The Somali soldiers lost their lives on Saturday when al-Shabab fighters attacked military bases of the transitional government troops in the vicinity of Ex-Control Afgoye Street in the southern outskirts of the Somali capital, the Press TV correspondent in Mogadishu reported.
Clashes broke out in the aftermath of the attack, with the two sides exchanging heavy gunfire and barrages of mortar shells. Scores of civilians sustained injuries as a result, the report added.
Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia remains one of the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP) in the world.
According to an annual account by Foreign Policy magazine, Somalia is number one on the Failed States Index.
An estimated 1.4 million Somalis are displaced within the country while another 680,000 live as refugees in neighboring countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Alois is the Chicken Thief, an intelligent young man struggling to find his way in a southern African country wracked by political unrest and a crumbling economy. A chance encounter gives Alois the opportunity to make some fast money, and hopefully improve his future. However, his assignment goes horribly wrong and he unexpectedly finds himself in the midst of a complicated and perilous struggle to rescue a war hero and transform the political landscape. Though something of an unlikely hero, Alois ultimately learns that both dreams and justice are within his grasp.
Described as a cross between Dan Brown and Alexander McCall Smith, The Chicken Thief reads at a cracking pace, is dramatic and colourful, and will appeal to lovers of quality fiction. In essence a political thriller, it is particularly topical and poignant in relation to recent events in North Africa and the Middle East. Australian author, Fiona Leonard, has travelled a fascinating road across four continents to arrive in her current home in West Africa. Her life experience, including years spent living in southern Africa, has contributed to the creation of this deeply evocative novel, the rich construction of its realistic characters, and detailed, depiction of both the political and physical landscape.


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ATF's Fast and Furious Seems Colored With Shades of Iran/Contra Scandal
Congressional Inquiry Raising Specter of Spooks in the Soup
The acting head of ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) has seemingly blown the cover of both DEA and FBI informant operations in order to spare his own neck and to deflect blame away from a badly flawed operation undertaken by his own agency.
In doing so, ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson has also left open the door to the house of mirrors that always comes into play when U.S. interests intersect with foreign affairs.
The operation that has put Melson in the hot seat before Congress is known as Fast and Furious, which was launched in October 2009 as an offshoot of Project Gunrunner — ATF's larger effort to stem the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico
However, Fast and Furious actually undermined the goal of Project Gunrunner by allowing some 2,000 or more firearms illegally purchased in the U.S. to "walk" (or be smuggled under ATF's watch) across the border in a supposed effort by the federal law enforcement agency to target the kingpins behind Mexico's narco-gun-running enterprises, ATF whistleblowers contend.
Two of the guns linked to the Fast and Furious operation allegedly were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was shot to death by Mexican border marauders in Arizona late last year. The whistelblower revelations about Fast and Furious have since sparked Congressional inquiries.
In a letter sent on July 5 to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, two Republican members of Congress from the committees probing Fast and Furious made startling allegations in the wake of what they say was an interview of ATF's Melson conducted by "both Republican and and Democratic staff."
The letter was drafted by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform; and U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.
The revelation from that letter of greatest significance:
Specifically, we have very real indications from several sources that some of the gun trafficking "higher-ups" that the ATF sought to identify [via Fast and Furious] were already known to other agencies and may have been paid as informants. The Acting Director [Melson] said that ATF was kept in the dark about certain activities of other agencies, including DEA and FBI. [Emphasis added.]
Mr. Melson said that he learned from ATF agents in the field that information obtained by these agencies [DEA, FBI and "other agencies"] could have had a material impact on the Fast and Furious investigation as far back as late 2009 or early 2010. After learning about the possible role of DEA and FBI [and "other agencies"], he testified that he reported this information in April 2011 to the Acting Inspector General and directly to then-Acting Deputy Attorney General James Cole on June 16th, 2011.
The evidence we have gathered raises the disturbing possibility that the Justice Department not only allowed criminals to smuggle weapons but that taxpayers dollars [in the form of informant payments] from other agencies may have financed those engaging in such activities.
… It is one thing to argue that the ends justify the means in an attempt to defend a policy that puts building a big case ahead of stopping known criminals from getting guns. Yet it is a much more serious matter to conceal from Congress the possible involvement of other agencies in identifying and maybe even working with the same criminals that Operation Fast and Furious was trying to identify. …. [The entire letter can be found at this link.]
What the letter from Issa and Grassley is alleging, simply put, is that multiple U.S. agencies were employing as informants and assets members of Mexican drug organizations who were responsible for importing into their nation thousands of weapons from the U.S., leading to more than 40,000 homicides in Mexico's drug war since late 2006.
The letter, by its wording, makes clear that the complicit U.S. agencies include FBI and DEA, but it also seems to make clear that "other agencies" might also be involved in the game. And also part of this game was ATF, which, via Fast and Furious, was allowing thousands of guns to be smuggled across the U.S. border into Mexico as part of a supposed plan to identify "higher-ups" in Mexican drug organizations who were responsible for the illegal weapons trade. And, as it turns out, those responsible, in some cases, were the very individuals being employed as informants and assets by other U.S. agencies.
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And in a strange twist of fate, one of the "higher-ups" in the Mexican narco-trafficking world, who recently claimed to be a U.S. government informant, is now pending trial in federal court in Chicago.
Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla, is the son of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia — one of the purported top leaders of the Sinaloa drug-trafficking organization — a leading Mexican-based importer of weapons and exporter of drugs. Zambada Niebla was arrested in Mexico in March 2009 and in February 2010 extradited to the United States to stand trial on narco-trafficking-related charges.
The indictment pending against Zambada Niebla claims he served as the "logistical coordinator" for the "cartel," helping to oversee an operation that imported into the U.S. "multi-ton quantities of cocaine … using various means, including but not limited to, Boeing 747 cargo aircraft, private aircraft … buses, rail cars, tractor trailers, and automobiles."
Zambada Niebla also claims be an asset of the U.S. government. His allegation is laid out in a two-page court pleading filed in late March with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. The pleading asserts that Zambada Niebla was working with "public authority" "on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"); and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE").
Interestingly, in addition to the narco-trafficking charges pending against him in Chicago, Zambada Niebla also stands accused of seeking to smuggle weapons into Mexico for the Sinaloa organization.
"Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla sought to obtain weapons from the United States … and discussed the use of violence…," U.S. government court pleadings in Zambada Niebla's case state.
Zambada Niebla also is linked to alleged Sinaloa organization money-launderer Pedro Alfonso Alatorre Damy via a Gulfstream II jet (tail number N987SA) that crashed in Mexico in late 2007 with some four tons of cocaine onboard.
That aircraft was allegedly purchased with Sinaloa organization drug money laundered through Alatorre Damy's casa de cambio business and a U.S. bank. And that same aircraft was reportedly suspected of being used previously as part of the CIA's "terrorist" rendition program, according to media reports and an investigation spearheaded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
In addition, the Gulfstream II was purchased less than two weeks before it crashed in Mexico by a duo that included a U.S. government operative who allegedly had done past contract work for a variety of US law enforcement and intelligence agencies, according to a known CIA asset (Baruch Vega) who is identified as such in public court records. The four tons of cocaine onboard of the Gulfstream II at the time of its crash landing, according Vega, were purchased in Colombia via a syndicate that included a Colombian narco-trafficker named Nelson Urrego, who, according to Panamanian press reports and Vega, is a U.S. government (CIA) asset.
[For more more details on the Gulfstream II story and connections, read Narco News's past coverage at this link.]
And now, one of the top players in the Sinaloa drug organization, who, according to the U.S. government, managed logistics for the criminal organization — a job that entailed overseeing the purchase of aircraft for drug smuggling activities, as well as weapons for enforcement activities — now claims to have been actively cooperating with several U.S. law enforcement agencies since at least 2004.
So once again, the DEA and FBI appear in the context of employing high-level narco-traffickers as informants and/or assets. And in the background of such intrigue, always, overseas, as in the Gulfstream II case, is the CIA, which trumps every other U.S. agency when it comes to operations in a foreign land.
A former CIA counterintelligence officer explained how it works as follows, in a recent interview with Narco News:
It's … true that sometimes agents who do narcotics work [like DEA agents] may also do things that are at the same time of interest to the CIA in terms of intelligence collection.
If CIA and DEA are working the same person, collecting information, the CIA will get the nod [ultimate control] that's normal. In the field [overseas] the CIA trumps everyone.
… The system is designed so that agencies do not walk over each other's assets [or informants], so you don't have two agencies going after the same people for different reasons [DEA to bust them for narco-trafficking and CIA to use them as intelligence assets, for example]. [In those cases, though] it is CIA that gets the preference; CIA is the mother god.
Wacko, Barroom Commandos
When it comes to prime intelligence targets, they don't come much better than the leaders of Mexican drug organizations, who have their tentacles planted deep inside Latin American governments due to the corrupt reach of the drug trade. So it is not unreasonable to suspect that part of the reason that ATF's Fast and Furious makes no sense in terms of a law enforcement operation is because it wasn't one at all.
In fact, it may well have been co-opted and trumped by a covert U.S. intelligence agency operation, such as one run by CIA, that is shielded even from most members of Congress — possibly even the White House, if it was launched under a prior administration and parts of it have since run off the tracks on their own.
As the former CIA counterintelligence officer said: "Is there deviation [from the norm, in terms of CIA operations]? Yes. Stuff happens, but that's because there was deviation; but it's not authorized."
In any event, it's not likely that even the Attorney General of the U.S. could discuss publicly the specifics of such an intelligence operation, authorized or not, without facing the real threat of being accused of violating national security laws — such is the power of the U.S. intelligence community over even law enforcement and the courts in this nation.
As for Zambada Niebla, it is worth noting that shortly after he filed his motion in federal court outing himself as a U.S. informant, his attorneys filed separate pleadings alleging that he is being held improperly in solitary confinement, with all communications, except with his attorneys, essentially cut off by the very government he claims to have assisted.
From those pleadings, filed on June 27:
Vicente [Zambada Niebla] contends that the sum of the conditions under which he is being held in pre-trial detention violates the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
He is prohibited from speaking to any other inmates at any time and for any purpose. Vicente is prohibited from speaking to anyone except his counselor and those Bureau of Prisons personnel above the rank of lieutenant. Neither his counselor nor BOP personnel above the rank of lieutenant are regularly on his floor at the [Chicago Metropolitan Detention Center's Special Housing Unit].
In the entire period of his pre-trial detention [since March 2011], he has not seen sunlight or breathed fresh air. In contrast, he had outdoor exercise every day in a super maximum security facility in Mexico.
Now, it's not likely anyone is going to feel pity for Zambada Niebla, who stands accused of being a key player in one of the most ruthless narco-trafficking organizations in Mexico — though it is important to note, for the purposes of the U.S. justice system, he stands accused, but not yet convicted.
However, what should be a bit unsettling, even to those who have no empathy for someone like Zambada Niebla, is the possibility that he is telling the truth about being a U.S. government informant/asset, and that his treatment in jail is, in fact, designed to suppress that truth.
And with the stakes this high, in terms of the drug war in Mexico and the billions of dollars funding it, as well as the Congressional scrutiny now focused on Fast and Furious in Congress, can it be completely ruled out that Zambada Niebla might well be deemed a messenger worth silencing?
Former deep undercover DEA agent Mike Levine, who has extensive experience working in Latin America, offers his take on ATF's Fast and Furious, a view that is grounded in first-hand knowledge of the drug war and its sordid history:
… Running guns into Mexico into the hands of criminals? There can be no objective to this but death, and lots of it.
The events in Operation Fast and Furious are eerily identical to those surrounding the arrest of General Ramon Guillen Davila, a CIA asset who was [indicted for] smuggling a ton of cocaine into the US [in] 1996, in what was described as an intelligence gathering operation, the problem being that no intelligence was ever gathered and that the ton was only one of many other similar shipments of cocaine that actually hit the streets of the U.S. by way of CIA agents.
If I were a criminal profiler, it wouldn't take much to identify a CIA pattern here [with Fast and Furious]: A wacko, barroom commando, illegal operation that makes no sense whatsoever, run outside the control of law enforcement.
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Simple recipe for the most delicious brioche in the world
Posted on 23. Nov, 2018 by webmaster in Bread and conversation
Apparently it's a tradition for American Thanksgiving to have dinner rolls on the table. The addition of "dinner rolls" and "green bean casserole" to the Thanksgiving table are two "sides" which do not make it on to the Canadian Thanksgiving table, at least, not to ours. I was delighted to be asked to make the pumpkin pies and the dinner rolls for the American Thanksgiving dinner to which I was invited yesterday. I elected to make brioche buns because there was simply not going to be enough rich food!
Making brioche is simple. However, you need a bit of courage (for when the butter starts to melt) and patience (for when you are shaping the buns out of what seems only marginally more structured than a puddle). First things first - the recipe for delicious brioche.
250 g plain white wheat flour
50 g milk heated to boiling point and left to cool right down to room temp
5 g fresh OR 2.5 g dry OR 1.25 g instant yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
5 g salt
125 g unsalted butter room temperature, cut into cubes
some melted butter and a splash of milk for the glaze
Measure the flour into a bowl and make a well in it. Sprinkle in the sugar and then the yeast. Pour over the milk and close the well by flicking flour over the milk. Cover and leave it for an hour. This gives the yeast some puff so it finds it a bit easier to do it's job in a dough that is 1/2 butter.
Crack in the eggs and measure in the salt (away from the eggs so it does not harden the egg yolks). Bring all the ingredients together and knead for 10 minutes whether by hand or machine.
Add the butter and knead for a good 10 minutes more. DO NOT PANIC. If you are kneading by hand, the butter will melt, there will be a lake on the counter, you will think you have done something wrong and consider throwing it away. YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. The dough will come together and be the consistency of chewing gum. Dark golden streaks will appear in the dough and you will breathe a sigh of relief.
Scrape it all up and pop it back in the bowl. Cover with a shower hat and leave it to rest. You can put it in the fridge overnight or leave it for 3-4 hours at room temperature. It will triple in size so don't rush it.
When it has tripled in size, scrape it out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into balls of about 50 g each. If you cannot be bothered weighing, that's ok. You will get about 9 balls of 50 g each so just divide the dough by eye into 8-9 pieces. Lightly flour the tops of them. Very lightly.
Shaping this dough is challenging when you do it for the first time. The trick is that they have to stick to the table to give you the "purchase" that you need to form a blob into a ball. However, they cannot stick to you or you cannot do it. So...keep a bowl of flour handy and:
1. with a scraper, move a blob of dough so that it is in front of you and flip it over so the LIGHTLY floured side is down.
2. dip your palm in the bowl of flour so that you get a light coating of flour on your palm.
3. Gently rest your palm on the blob and put your finger (and thumb) tips on the counter top, making a little "cage" around the blob
4. Start to rotate your whole hand, keeping your finger tips on the counter. Have a look at this video for shaping buns. Ignore the part about flour on the surface (because you have floured the tops of the buns) and ignore the part about stretch and fold (brioche dough is too soft to bother). Just concentrate on the part about rotating your hand when it is cupped over the dough. When I can get to it, I will do a special video for brioche buns.
Snuggle the buns together in a tray (like the top photo) and leave them, covered with a tea towel or shower hat if you have one big enough) for 2-3 hours. If your dough is cold from the fridge, they will take longer to triple in size than if you are starting with warm dough. You want them to triple in size again.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Melt some butter and then add a splash of milk to cool the butter down to room temp. Brush it over the tops of the buns. Pop them in the oven and bake them for 30 minutes. The tops will get dark golden and the smell will be amazing.
Remove them from the oven and, if you would like to, brush them with more of the milk and butter mixture. Take them out of the tray and let them cool completely (if you can wait that long) on a wire rack.
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Stunning examples of Modern and Mid-Century architecture can be found across the country. Characteristics of these homes that continue to make them desirable to buyers include extraordinary attention to detail, open floor concepts, vast expanses of glass windows, and a seamless flow of indoor to outdoor spaces.
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At first sight the cabinet fullfils its main function thanks to its generous and capacious measures, however watching it carefully we discover a new one. The volume and the surface seem an excuse, as the canvas for colour, to show the merits and value of the finishes (Abonos Oak, smoked oak). The perfect mix of craftsmanship and natural beauty, making it impossibile to find two of the same kind.
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Provide more device information in user reports
When searching user information, it would be beneficial to see what device the person was using. In the event that a device is lost/stolen/broken we can use this information to definitevely identify who had the device last.
Thanks for the feature request! We have just started working on a feature to show the most recent device that a student has used (hopefully with a full log coming soon).
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Jake Riecken commented
Was this ever added? I was just on chat support and said this was not an available feature so when I went here to submit the idea I saw this. Thanks!
Jeffrey Eicher commented
I think this would be extremely helpful on Smart Alerts. I know they have an IP address but being able to see device information would beneficial in case someone got a hold of a students account and being able to rule out a particular student it belongs to.
John Perone commented
Also having a student browser activity issue and without device information it is difficult to hold the student responsible. All we can prove is the activity associated with the 'account'. The device information would help us narrow down where/on what the student is generating the activity and also help to determine if the account is being used by someone else.
Andrew Emerine commented
+1. We had a student user logging into their student assigned Chromebook with a teacher's account and viewing inappropriate content. It was difficult to track and prove.
Jeffery Herbel commented
With the help of the AI we found a student that was logging in with other students accounts doing inappropriate things. It took a long time to find out that he had done it 85 times. We check out our chromebooks to each student and if the GG reports had the last device used, i.e. serial number. We would be able to reference back to our check out system and tracked the issue down much quicker then it took. thank you
Anonymous commented
In an elementary school, we run a fine line with trying to assign a password that the young students can remember and use versus one that is easily guessed. We are having issues with students logging in as another student and changing their password. they usually make other account or Drive changes that are inappropriate. We can see the session where the password was changed, but since there is no device id associated with that session, we can;t tell who did it or from where.
Travis Warner commented
Direct IP/Public IP/Serial Number/Device Uptime/Extentions Loaded/Last Website Logged time
these would all be welcome additions
Tom commented
It would be helpful to know the source of the Student's browsing activity. Is it from their Chromebook or were they logged into Chrome on a personal computer or mobile device. We are seeing unusual browsing activity being flagged and suspect it may be coming from computers the student has access to.
Mike Higgins commented
Yes, this would be a great service to implement. There is no good way to get at this information, Google Console has the devices and then the users who used them but not the other way, seems GG would be in a good position to gather and report on that info. Thanks!
Anonymous commented
Could you please add device serial number and IP or Mac Address in student history search
Michael Maness commented
This absolutely needs to be a higher priority. Not having some sort of indication of what device is being used is severely handicapping the usefulness of your product.
Jared Young commented
this needs to be higher. Why have a button that says "Stop Tracking User on This Device" but not have any information as to what device it is referring to.


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A spicy, flavorful, healthy Mexican dish with only six ingredients? This easy-prep chicken quesadilla is perfect for hectic weeknights or rushed lunches. The whole family will enjoy the flavor of cheddar or monterey jack cheese combined with salsa and nonfat Greek yogurt or sour cream. Whole grain tortillas add fiber to this protein-rich meal, making it a satisfying go-to recipe.
Yields: 4 servings | Serving size: 1 quesadilla | Calories: 476 | Total Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fats: 6 g | Trans Fats: 0 g | Cholesterol: 39 mg | Sodium: 329 mg | Carbohydrates: 54 g | Dietary fiber: 4 g | Sugars: 7 g | Protein: 26 g | SmartPoints (Freestyle): 14
- 8 whole wheat or whole grain tortillas
- 1 cup chopped/shredded cooked chicken breasts, skin and bones removed (rotisserie or leftover chicken may be used)
- 3/4 cup shredded low fat cheddar, monterey jack, or quesillo (a Mexican string cheese) cheese
- 3/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt or nonfat sour cream
- 3/4 cup Tex Mex Salsa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Add half of the olive oil to coat a pan over medium heat. Add 2 whole wheat tortillas (or as many as will fit in the pan), cover with an even layer of the cheese and the chicken breast meat, and top with a second tortilla. Optionally, the salsa may be added to the shredded chicken and cooked with the quesadilla, rather than served on top after it is cooked.
- Once the tortillas are golden brown on one side, carefully flip until golden brown on the other side. Remove tortillas and place on a platter. Repeat with second batch. Top with sour cream/ Greek yogurt and salsa to serve.
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I love salt scrubs! Now, growing up ocean-side in Georgia, we'd just go down to the beach and scrub our feet and elbows with the wet sand and rinse off in sea-water. That's fine when you're sixteen, but... at 54, I prefer something a bit more refined.
I've used Adovia products for several years, but this is the first time I used their Dead Sea Salt and Body Scrub.
The first thing I must say is that this scrub is simply beautiful to look at. It's ocean blue and it smells good, too!
It's not a harsh scrub. It's gentle enough for the face and neck, but I also used it to exfoliate my hands, elbows, and feet.
I prefer using a washcloth -- so I use about 1 teaspoon of the Adovia Dead Sea Salt Scrub on the wet cloth and gently wash my face. It feels so good on the skin: cool and so soothing. It doesn't leave my skin red or scratchy.
My skin feels new and smooth and looks incredibly bright and rejuvenated. One of the neatest things is that there is no need to use a moisturizer after using the exfoliating scrub. The oils in the scrub leave the skin absolutely silky soft.
I've had a great experience with the Dead Sea Salt Scrub. It certainly met and definitely exceeded my expectations. I'm very pleased with the results.
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Transgender Americans, like Orlando's Gina Versace, are fighting for their rights in court.
Here is a by-no-means comprehensive of some recent cases.
Glenn v. Brumby et al. (Georgia, 2008-2011)
Vandy Beth Glenn was fired from her job in the General Assembly's Office of Legislative Counsel when she informed her supervisor that she was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder and was planning to transition from male to female. Her supervisor informed Sewell Brumby, the head of the office where Glenn worked, who fired her.
- July 2008: Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit in Georgia court.
- July 2010: Court rules in favor of Glenn.
- August 2010: Court orders Glenn be reinstated in her job.
- February 2011: Lambda Legal files papers in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals defending the lower court's ruling that Glenn suffered sex discrimination.
- December 2011: Eleventh Circuit upholds lower court ruling that the General Assembly discriminated against Glenn.
Fields v. Smith (Wisconsin, 2006-2012)
Lambda Legal and ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender women incarcerated in Wisconsin, challenging a Wisconsin law that bars access to hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates and others in state custody.
- January 2006: Federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
- October 2007: Lambda Legal conducts trial arguing that the law at issue violates the 8th and 14th
- April 2010: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin strikes down the law.
- February 2011: Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union present argument before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- August 2011: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upholds transgender people's right to access medical treatment in prison.
- March 2012: U.S. Supreme Court turns down the state of Wisconsin's appeal.
Student v. Arcadia Unified School District (California, 2011-2013)
Transgender student transitioned from female to male and returned to middle school, and although he presented as male and had completed a court-ordered name change, the school district still required that he use the nurse's office for restroom access and to change in and out of his gym clothes, causing him to miss a lot of class. In seventh grade, his class took an overnight field trip and his parents requested far in advance that he be placed in a cabin with his male friends. The school district refused and placed him by himself with his father as a chaperone.
- October 2011: NCLR filed a complaint on his behalf with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
- July 2013: OCR and DOJ announced a resolution to the complaint, which required the school district to treat the student as male and stop singling him out for different treatment than his male peers. The district revised its policies to state that transgender and nonconforming students are entitled to equal access.
P. v. Philadelphia, et al. (Pennsylvania, 2009-2011)
Lambda Legal filed a discrimination complaint against the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services/Juvenile Justice Services to the City of Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations on behalf of L.P., a male-to-female transgender girl who was discriminated against while she was in the custody of a secure youth detention facility in Philadelphia.
- October 2009: Lambda Legal files complaint.
- August 2011: Lambda Legal reaches a settlement with Youth Study Center, which requires the center to adopt new policies and trainings to ensure the safety of transgender youth in their care.
Logan v. Gary Community School Corporation (Indiana, 2007-2011)
K.K. Logan, a male-to-female transgender student who attended West Side High School her junior and senior years, was denied entry to her prom for wearing a dress. She was literally blocked by Principal Diane Rouse, who stood in front of the door with her arms stretched out, refusing to let K.K. in. Her classmates and members of the community who were outside taking pictures of their children rallied for her, but she wasn't allowed to attend her prom.
- December 2007: Lambda Legal files a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, arguing that the school violated her First Amendment rights.
- September 2008: Court denies school district's motion to dismiss the case.
- January 2011: Gary Community School Corporation settles with Logan for an undisclosed amount. The settlement includes revisions to the school district's dress code and non-discrimination policies, which now include specific protection to LGBT students.
Taylor v. Lystila (Illinois, 2013-2014)
Naya Taylor, a transgender woman, was refused hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by her primary care physician, Dr. AjaLystila. Taylor was told by the clinic that it "does not have to treat people like you."
- Early 2013: Taylor asks Dr. Lystila about HRT and Dr. Lystila refuses.
- April 2014: Lambda Legal files a suit on behalf of Taylor.
- June 2014: Lambda Legal receives word that its client, Naya Taylor, passed away from a heart attack.
Doe v. Clenchy (Maine, 2011-2014)
Transgender teen girl from Orono, Maine was forced to use a staff-only, non-communal restroom in isolation from her peers. Her parents were forced to withdraw her and her brother from the Orono school system and move to another part of the state where they could attend school quietly and safely.
- May 2011: Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders files a complaint in Penobscot Superior Court on behalf of the teenage girl.
- January 2012: GLAD files a motion for summary judgment arguing that Maine's law prohibiting gender discrimination in schools requires that the school provide a transgender student access to the restroom that matches their gender.
- June 2013: GLAD presents an argument on their client's behalf before the Maine Law Court.
- January 2014: Maine High Court rules that denying a transgender student the use of the restroom that matches their gender identity violates their rights under the state's Human Rights Act.
Lopez Berera v. Holder (2011-2012)
Lambda Legal files a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, asking the Court to grant Asylum to Karolina Lopez Berera, a transgender Mexican woman living with HIV/AIDS. Since transgender people are purposefully excluded from access to HIV medications, Ms. Lopez Berera will not have access to life-saving medications.
- November 2011: Lambda Legal files amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.
- April 2012: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues an order remanding Ms. Lopez Berera's asylum case back to the Board of Immigration Appeals for reconsideration.


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According to the courts, a separation constitutes the living apart of married people. The spouses are not yet permitted to remarry because they are still legally married. The separation can be either legal or non-legal in nature. A legal separation generally refers to a separation that is ordered by a court. A legal separation may include a written agreement involving alimony, child custody, child support, and issues involving division of the parties' property. A non-legal separation refers to a separation of spouses that is not court ordered. Neither a legal nor non-legal separation is required to file for a divorce thereafter.
Why spouses seek a separation rather than a divorce varies. Some of those reasons include:
- Religious concerns or issues
- Insurance and Tax issues
- Required waiting period for a divorce
- Trial period apart from one another
Things to Remember When Spouses are Separated
If the spouses share a joint bank account or other accounts, both spouses have the right to withdraw the funds. Therefore during a separation, both parties may want to keep their money separated to avoid any future complications. Both spouses should check their insurance coverage during the period of separation. Some insurance companies do not cover separated spouses.
If Divorce Happens After a Separation
If the spouses' marriage ends up in divorce, issues decided by the court or the parties in the separation agreement may be determinative of the same issues during the divorce proceedings. Spouses should proceed with caution when entering into a separation agreement, either legal or non-legal, because some of those decisions may continue to follow into the divorce proceedings.
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Monday, 14 November 2016
One day in 1941 seen by many different eyes around the world. Review of "Pearl Harbor and More: Stories of WWII"
The reason for the 4 out of 5 stars is only that I am not a big fan of short stories. Like the first story seems to be a beginning of a novel and I longed to be able to finish that one. But hey that might be the whole idea :)
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Harlem Mural - 2013
During the summer of 2013, Peoples' Justice member organizations produced a community Know Your Rights mural in Harlem, in collaboration with Picture the Homeless and lead artist Sophia Dawson. Over 80 community members were involved in the process, from generating ideas to the last drops of paint on the wall. The mural was unveiled with a community celebration on August 23, 2013. This was the latest mural in Peoples' Justice's Public Arts and Advertising campaign, which includes over 8 other murals across the city.


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Sláinte! Irish cocktails to cheers to
As Saint Patrick's Day is on quick approach, many area pubs, bars and eateries are prepping their Guinness spouts and leprechaun-themed specials for the bustling crowds to come. This year, why not try a few traditional cocktails that are sure to leave you feeling like you just may have the luck of the Irish. Head to O'skis Pub & Grille in Sparks where they will celebrate their 15th anniversary by pouring a few tried and true specialties from the homeland.
Irish Whiskey
First thing's first. The almighty Irish whiskey is the base for any authentic cocktail. And, many prefer to enjoy the smooth liquor on the rocks (or, on an ice ball if at O'skis). In the early 19th century, Irish whiskey was deemed the most popular spirit in the world, although it's seen steep decline with only seven distilleries currently operating.
Caffeinated Combo: Irish Coffee
It is believed that a traveler looking to warm up in the chilly weather outside Shannon Airport in Ireland asked a bartender to add a little something to his coffee and the Irish coffee was born. That traveler brought the concoction to his renowned restaurant, Buena Vista Grille in San Francisco, introducing the craze to the U.S.
Today, Irish coffee purists can enjoy the very same libation in the biggest little city. Made with a quality coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar and fresh cream, this steamy beverage is as delicious as it is energizing.
"It's a real treat. You get the toasty coffee with delicious whiskey flavors that just seem to melt through the cold cream," Cindy Pisiewski, owner of O'skis explains. "Some may use other ingredients, but the original Irish coffee is just those four things poured consistently to perfection."
Twisted Libation: Irish Mule
Following in the great footsteps of the Moscow mule, the Irish mule is a variation on the beloved cocktail. This mix of Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey, ginger beer, fresh lime juice and a dab of bitters is a deliciously refreshing drink.
Hangover Helper: Irish Bloody Mary
For those hoping to continue the revelry and nurse any lingering hurt from a few too many, the Irish bloody mary is just the ticket. Pisiewski's version takes the traditional mixer elements and replaces the vodka with Jameson Irish whiskey and a Guinness floater. Topped off with some pickled garnish goodness and, viola, it's a rich cocktail sure to hit the spot.
Where you can go
Looking to celebrate with a little Irish cheer? Checkout these places for traditional cocktails and swinging specials this St. Patrick's Day:
Ceol Irish Pub, 538 S. Virginia St., Reno
Rapscallion Seafood House & Bar, 1555 S. Wells Ave., Reno
O'cleary's Irish Pub, 1310 Scheels Drive #250, Sparks
O'skis Pub & Grille, 840 Victorian Ave., Sparks
Ole Bridge Pub, 105 N Sierra St, Reno


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This week's Tuesday at Ten prompt is patience, and because of the time of year, my thoughts went to Mary. How patient she'd had to be throughout her pregnancy, knowing she was giving birth to the Son of God! What would He look like; the same as other babies or different? Did she search the pages of our Old Testament for clues?
And when He was born, Simeon came along – Simeon who'd had the revelation that he wouldn't die until he'd seen the long-awaited Christ. Simeon cradled the babe in his arms, calling Him Saviour and the glory of all the Jews! Then he spoke to Mary: "A sword will pierce through your own soul also." How did she feel when she heard that?
Words are so powerful – the negative and the positive, and those must have stayed with her all through Jesus' life. We don't hear anything of Joseph after the incident when Jesus was twelve years old. Perhaps Joseph died, and Mary wondered if that was the piercing Simeon spoke of.
Years passed and Jesus began His earthly ministry. Mary heard about the crowds and the demands on His time. Thinking Him out of His mind to accept it, she set out to speak to Him. The sheer volume of people made it impossible to reach Him, but finally, she caught someone's attention. She may have heard them relaying the message, and heard Him say: "Who are My mother and My brothers?" Sting. Surely this must be the moment?
She couldn't have imagined how bad it would get, the depth of her pain as she saw her Son lifted up on a cross. But that piercing of soul, that depth of pain, eclipsed by the joy of seeing Him alive. Unashamedly falling before Him, reaching out to cling to Him, even to one of His feet! He lived! He'd conquered death! This was unparalleled – awesome – daunting. What did it all mean? She knew only the words He spoke: "Tell My brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me," but what would happen next, or how everything would fall into place, she couldn't tell.
When we know only the next step, let's be reassured that God knows our destination. Let's keep those important words people have spoken over us and think on them, wonder at them, in the knowledge that God's in control.


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Today is Tuesday, July 23, the 204th day of 2002 with 161 to follow.
The moon is waxing, moving toward its new phase.
The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune,
The evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Venus and Pluto.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include detective novelist Raymond Chandler in 1888; Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie in 1892; Karl Menninger in 1893; actor Michael Wilding in 1912; Broadway restaurateur Vincent Sardi Jr. in 1915; actress Gloria DeHaven in 1925 (age 77); baseball pitcher Don Drysdale and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy (age 66), both in 1936; actor Ronny Cox in 1938 (age 64); radio talk show host Don Imus in 1948 (age 54); and actors Edie McClurg in 1951 (age 51), Woody Harrelson in 1961 (age 41) and Eriq La Salle ("ER") in 1962 (age 40), Monica Lewinski in 1973 (age 29).
On this date in history:
In 1829, William Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., patented the "typographer," believed to be the first typewriter.
In 1967, one of the worst riots in U.S. history broke out on 12th Street in the heart of Detroit's predominantly African American inner city. By the time it was quelled four days later by 7,000 National Guard and U.S. Army troops, 43 people were dead, 342 injured.
In 1973, Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox served subpoenas on the White House after President Nixon refused to turn over tapes and documents.
In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed when a helicopter disabled by special effects explosives crashed on the set of "The Twilight Zone" movie.
In 1987, President Reagan named a 13-member national commission on AIDS.
In 1990, President Bush nominated federal appeals Judge David Souter of New Hampshire to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan.
In 1991, the Soviet government applied for full membership to the IMF and World Bank after the Group of Seven recommended a limited "special association" for the USSR.
In 1997, suspected serial murderer Andrew Cunanan was found dead--apparently by his own hand--on a houseboat in Miami.
In 1998, a second grand jury impaneled by independent counsel Kenneth Starr began hearing testimony about President Clinton's alleged affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
In 1999, Air Force Col. Eileen Collins became the first woman to command a space shuttle flight with the launch of Columbia on a four-day mission.
Also in 1999, Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura declared he would not be a Reform party candidate for president in 2000.
And in 1999, Morocco's King Hassan II, an influential leader in the Arab world, died at age 70.
A thought for the day: author Stendhal (Henri Beyle) said, "Wit lasts no more than two centuries."


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Winters bring joy and colour to our plate. The winter vegetables are as invigorating to taste buds as they are eye-candies. In summer, we mostly eat vegetables like brinjal, pumpkin, and parwal. However, winter unleashes a gamut of them. In addition to crucifier vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, we also relish vegetables like broad beans, carrots, radishes, peas, French beans, and capsicums. Not only they bring variety to your culinary experience, but they are also extremely helpful for your health. This article shall help you figure out which winter vegetables you should eat and why.
1) Cabbage: Cabbage is one of the crucifier vegetables that we associate with winter season. The aroma of a well-prepared cabbage curry is inextricably related to the Indian dining experience. They are pretty healthy as well. Cabbages have vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium and other important minerals. I should emphasize that vitamin K in vegetables aren't abundantly available, and hence cabbages are recommended as a source of vitamin K. Vitamin K helps in blood clotting. Lots of people complain about indigestion caused by cabbage; however, the notion must be corrected. Cabbages contain both soluble and insoluble fibre that is good for gut bacteria and digestive health. Nevertheless, for persistent digestive issues chat with professional doctors.
2)Carrot: Carrots are famous throughout the world. A succulent continental meal without boiled carrots is thoroughly incomplete. Carrots contain vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and other nutrients that are good for health. However, carrots are primarily known as a source of vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for eyes and skin and hence eating carrots would take care of your eyes and skins and even your hair and will help you in the long run.
3) Broad beans: Broad beans are winter-based vegetables that contain iron, zinc, and folate. Folate is important for the brain development of your child. Zinc also fosters growth and development. In addition, the iron content helps to improve your blood health. Evidently, broad beans are a healthy nutritional source for pregnant mothers. Pregnancy also needs extra special care. For special needs, you should opt for a free online chat with a doctor.
4) Radish: Several people are prejudiced with this particular vegetable, however, they are excellent source of Vitamin E, A and C. These vitamins are antioxidants and therefore help to enhance your immunity. Radishes help you fight diabetes and are good for your heart.
5) Peas: Peas are excellent source of protein and are primarily available in winter. Peas contain antioxidant know as flavonoids and catechin, which help reduce free radical damage. Reduction of free radical damage, in the long run, helps prevent many diseases. They also contain vitamin K which is good for Alzheimer and arthritis. So include peas in your daily meal. A good sabji made of peas can be extraordinarily satisfying to your taste buds also. There is no denying of the fact that Alzheimer is a serious disease. For any symptoms, you should share your problem with doctors.
6) Capsicum: Any fans of Chinese cuisine out there would know when I say- every food becomes yummier when capsicum is added to it. Not just in terms of taste; health-wise capsicum is beneficial as well. Capsicum contains flavonoids, an antioxidant that is especially helpful for menopausal women. It also contains folate and vitamin E that helps recuperate women's health. So make some sautéed capsicum and eat in winter.
7) Broccoli: Broccoli is considered a super food, especially because it contains high amount of antioxidant. Additionally, Vitamin k and vitamin c found in broccoli are helpful for our health. This vegetable is primarily available in the winter season and is helpful for reducing free radical damage.
8) French beans: This winter vegetable is used for making soups, fried rice, and plain curry. Many of us are not aware of the health benefits of these vegetables. These vegetables contain lots of potassium, folic acid, iron, and zinc. This is good for patients suffering from diabetics. For diabetes-related problems talk with doctors online.
9) Coriander leaves: These leaves are mandatorily a part of curry and soup preparation in this part of the globe during winters. Sometimes these can be used for making chutney. This all-purpose leafy vegetable has some excellent health benefits too. It is good for skin health and helps reduce inflammation of the skin. It helps in preventing conjunctivitis which is very common in winter season. It is also good for reducing blood cholesterol and for patients suffering from diabetes.
10) Cauliflower: Cauliflower is cooked in a hundred different ways and it won't be an exaggeration to say that each of them is tastier than the other. Cauliflower has several health benefits too. Sometimes people are also afraid of consuming cauliflower because they think it may cause gas and indigestion. But any vegetable that contains a high volume of fiber may cause indigestion. Cauliflower contains Vitamin K, Potassium and magnesium. All these nutrients are good for overall health so don't be afraid and eat cauliflowers after proper cooking.
Boost your health this winter with these wonder veggies, all the while drowning in their exquisite taste.
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Could your success depend on breaking all the rules of PR?
Join PRSA Pittsburgh for our first annual PR summit as we explore the unconventional path to success in PR. Featuring keynote speaker Jenn Bane of the hit game Cards Against Humanity, we will explore how a brand can leverage authenticity to build a relationship with its audience that's so strong it can get away with outrageous stunts like charging more money during a "Black Friday Sale" or raising more than $100,000 to dig a giant, pointless hole.
We'll also host seminars exploring other aspects of disruption and authenticity in PR, ranging from a Superbowl commercial that got an entire nation talking to a futuristic look at how artificial intelligence will change how we engage on social media.
Whether you are a seasoned PR practitioner, a young professional, or simply interested in taking an unconventional look at how businesses are changing the conversation with their public, the inaugural PR Summit will challenge the way you look at the world and your work.
Space is limited, so register early!
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