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What Food Makes You Feel Connected to Your Roots?
As the holidays approach and the darkness settles in, many of us will likely experience complicated feelings around food. If this resonates with you, I offer my latest essay, Food as a Portal—to Myself, in which I break open my relationship with food and deepen my relationship with myself and my culture in the process.
One dish that helped me understand the power of food is bakso, an Indonesian meatball and noodle soup:
Inside that bakso, held tenderly by its ingredients, I felt connection, nostalgia, joy, deep nourishment, and equally deep sorrow and grief. That bowl of bakso was a portal to my past, to the parts of me I had long neglected, revealing the invisible strings that tether me to my loved ones, my past, and my legacy, despite time and distance. And this portal has always been there—I just had to walk through.
Food is, of course, essential to our lives, but it can also be an important connection to our cultures, our histories, and our own sense of self. So we want to hear from you, dear readers, about your own connections to food. What food makes you feel connected to your roots? Maybe you make it during the holidays to enjoy with loved ones, maybe you cook it when you're sad and need some comfort, or maybe you have a perfect combination of flavors and spices that sends your senses soaring.
In the comments below, tell us about the food that moves you—and you may see it on YES! Our editors will select several responses to have illustrated and shared on the YES! website and social media in the coming weeks.
Ayu Sutriasa is the digital editor at YES!, where she edits stories in the health and wellness beat, in addition to specializing in gender and body politics. She currently lives on unceded Duwamish territory, also known as Seattle, Washington. She speaks English and French. Find more of her writing on Substack.


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Hi Martyn,
Yes, it should appear as a 'HID-compliant device'. If that entry does appear, and it's still not working, it might be worth uninstalling and reinstalling the Crumble software, just to be sure everything's fine there.
The Crumble software uses the HIDAPI library (written in c) to communicate with the Crumble (https://github.com/signal11/hidapi).
If you build hidtest (on my mac this just pops out when you run make on Makefile-manual), then run it, it should list all the hid devices currently connected. I get this entry when the Crumble is connected.
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June 24. It looks like NC Rep. John Bradford, a Cornelius resident, has secured $100,000 in discretionary funds from the state for the embryonic Cornelius Arts Center. The seed money will help launch the multimillion-dollar arts center in downtown Cornelius that will be built on 1.85 acres just to the west of the Police Station.
Bradford, a Republican who previously served on the Cornelius Town Board, could not be reached for comment. The arts center is expected to provide a powerful economic development boost to the downtown area which so far has dodged the revitalization seen in places like Mooresville and Concord.
Funding for an arts center was approved by voters in a bond referendum for town center redevelopment back in 2013. Some $4 million was approved, separate from the land which was recently acquired for just under $1.5 million. The property was assessed at $1.1 million during the 2011 revaluation, according to Mecklenburg County tax records. The property includes a century old cotton gin which is expected to be incorporated into the new facility.
The arts center, which is expected to include arts and ceramics studios, performance spaces and a gallery, would cost well north of $4 million, which means a robust private fundraising campaign will get under way. Town officials envision an arts district downtown that could include a redo of the Catawba Avenue streetscape to facilitate festivals. The arts center Strategic Working Group, comprised of business and community leaders, put together a vision for the arts center: http://www.cornelius.org/DocumentCenter/View/3754
As first reported by Business Today and Cornelius Today, the board of directors of the arts center, a non-profit quite distinct from the town, has hired Justin Dionne, 32, to run the facility. He is the former artistic director of Lee Street Theater in Salisbury, a model for a community-driven theater that embraces multiple communities and types of performances and art.
Neither Dionne nor Mayor Pro Tem Woody Washam could be reached for comment. Strategic Working Group members include Greg Wessling, a former senior executive at Lowe's; Denis Bilodeau, former president of Aquesta Insurance; and Carroll Gray, the former CEO of the Charlotte Chamber as well as the Cabarrus Chamber.


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A Guide to the Petersburg (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1824-1852
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 0007520827
Library of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
Phone: (804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference)
Fax: (804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference)
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Petersburg (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1824-1852. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from the Circuit Court of Petersburg.
Historical Information
Slaves sued for emancipation in freedom suits based on the following: they were descendant(s) of a free female ancestor, typically a Native American (Hening Statutes, volume 2, p.170); failure of slaveowner(s) to abide by the 1778 slave nonimportation act (Henings Statutes, volume 9, pp. 471-472); or claimed to have been freed by slaveowner(s) by deed of emancipation or last will and testament (Henings Statutes volume 11, pp. 39-40)
Petersburg was formed from parts of Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Chesterfield Counties. A garrison and fur trading post called Fort Henry was established there in 1645 on the site of the Indian town Appamattuck. The present name, suggested in 1733 by William Byrd (1674-1744), honors Peter Jones, Byrd's companion on expeditions into the Virginia backcountry. Petersburg was established in 1748 and incorporated as a town in 1784. In the latter year the towns of Blandford, Pocahontas, and Ravenscroft were added to Petersburg. It was incorporated as a city in 1850.
Scope and Content
Petersburg (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1824-1852, consist of suits initiated by slaves seeking to gain their freedom on the law side of the court. Cases are identified by style of suit consisting of plaintiff and defendant names. Surnames of others involved in a suit, including secondary plaintiffs and defendants, witnesses, deponents and affiants, and family members with surnames different from the plaintiff or defendant are indexed. Also identified are names of slaves and slaveowners identified in suit as well as whether slave(s) won their freedom. Predominant documents found in freedom suits include petitions, records of suits, depositions, affidavits, wills, among other items. Information found in documents include slave's argument for freedom, acquisition of slaves by slaveowners, slave ancestry, and relationship between slaves and slaveowners.
Judgments (Freedom Suits) are useful when researching local history and genealogical information, particularly for African Americans. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history.
Arranged chronologically.
Related Material
Additional city of Petersburg Judgments are found at the Library of Virginia.
Additional Petersburg Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm
Additional freedom suits may be found in the Petersburg Chancery Causes. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court.
- African Americans -- Virginia.
- Free African Americans -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Slavery -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Petersburg (Va.) -- Genealogy
- Petersburg (Va.) -- History.
- Civil actions -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Freedom suits -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Judicial records -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Petitions -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
- Wills -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
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- Petersburg (Va.) -- Genealogy
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Community Tip - New to the community? Learn how to post a question and get help from PTC and industry experts! X
Just wondering if they work through a remote desktop connection. Currently we have mostly node locked licenses and cannot open the programs through a remote session.
Solved! Go to Solution.
We have received a response from PTC regarding the counted/uncounted. The said they would correct the topic to say node locked and floating. It is not possible to have a node locked counted =1.
I believe current versions of Isodraw use Flexnet licensing. The node-locked Flexnet licenses will not work for remote desktop sessions. Registered user and Concurrent (floating) user licenses should work just fine with remote desktop.
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It's worth looking at the following article that may help CS102518 as there are different type of locked licenses.
Shaun is the link correct? That article is for How to create a Query Builder report that shows the groups of which a user is a member in Windchill. Did not see anything about locked licenses in there.
I believe Shaun intended to link here: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS102518
The real way to solve the issue is through the use of the Flexnet licensing server. This means you remove the license file from the machine(s) and install the licenses on the license server. Each remote desktop session will then check out a license from the license server.
Thanks Gareth, I did find that article also. I am presently working with PTC support on how to change license from uncounted to counted. All our node locked licenses are uncounted. I am hoping the workaround will be to install flexnet on each users computer then installing the node locked license file that has a count of 1 on each machine. I am hoping this will work.
Use of the license server should avoid the remote desktop issue. Most clients of ours install a single license server on a central machine and have the client machines connect to that for licensing. I guess it could work with a license server on each client machine, let us know how that works out?
The single license file is node locked and counted?
This is what our license file has in it and it wont be added to the server.
# Number of Copies = uncounted
Yeah you can't add regular node-locked license files to the licensing server. They need to be servable licenses, if that makes sense. Typically that is floating (concurrent) and registered user types.
We have received a response from PTC regarding the counted/uncounted. The said they would correct the topic to say node locked and floating. It is not possible to have a node locked counted =1.


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SHADE—the monthly comedy show that celebrates women, the LGBTQ2S+ community, and artists of colour—is turning two! To celebrate, they'll be taking over The Great Hall (1087 Queen St. W.) on Saturday, January 5, for a night of comedy, dance, drag, and improv.
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We're very excited to announce that as of 2nd March 2014, Air Canada will be offering a Premium Economy service on the daily service from London Heathrow to Vancouver.
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International Cleaner's Day was held on June 15 and local MPs took the time to thank cleaners in their local area.
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Mr Tallentire thanked Mr Lister who has been working at his office for three years.
"Sonny is a great person who does a fantastic job in cleaning my electorate office," he said.
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But it is not only workplaces where cleaners have done the hard yards, they also make sure schools, shopping centres and community spaces are clean and safe.
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Watch Samantha Bee Explain How the Anti-Abortion Movement Really Started
On Monday's Full Frontal, comedian Samantha Bee threw down some truth on the history of the religious right's opposition to abortion — which apparently is anything but what you'd expect.
Far from breathing fire the moment Roe v. Wade passed, in 1973, Evangelicals were initially ambivalent and even supportive of women's access to abortion services. "Religious liberty, human equality and justice are advanced by the Supreme Court abortion decision," W. Barry Garrett wrote in the Baptist Press, an official news outlet for the Southern Baptist Convention, in 1973.
Read more: Samantha Bee Crushes in Series Premiere of Her New Show 'Full Frontal'
The words were read by Bee herself in "archival" footage from the 1970s.
Bee then launched into an interview with filmmaker Frank Schaeffer, son of Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer, who called his role in creating the anti-abortion movement, "the single greatest regret of my life."
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"Most evangelical leaders didn't want anything to do with [the issue of abortion]," said Schaeffer in the film. "They wanted to just preach Jesus. They thought politics was dirty. They didn't want anything to do with it. We had to talk them into it."
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According to Toffler (1970), "the illiterate in the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, learn and relearn." Continuous learning is training, learning and re-education through the acquisition and maintenance of a variety of skills, interests, knowledge and qualifications from preschool to retirement.
Learning means learning or skills through learning, experience, or lessons. Refusal to teach is seen as removing and replacing outdated knowledge. Re-learning means studying a material that has been previously studied and then forgotten. Lifelong learning activities promote knowledge and skills that enable them to adapt to a knowledge-based society, while valued at all forms of learning. Thus, lifelong learning (LL) is an important guideline for the development of education.
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"Why did we stop?"
"Looks like there's a protest in the middle of the road. We're not going anywhere for a while."
A group of young adults in Panama had the opportunity to teach several four-fields training with a people group in a remote area of Panama. As they embarked on their 8 hour drive, they reviewed the content they would cover. But this roadblock was not part of their plan.
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They arrived at the village late that evening where people were waiting.
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"Now?" they asked considering the late hour and arduous day of travel.
"Yes, some of these people walked two hours one way to hear you today."
Thus the training started that evening. They trained in several locations over several days, and in one location the training went late into the evening but there were people who desired to get baptized. "Let's do it now." So at 12:30am, they located a barrel and baptized in the wee hours of the night.
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He replied, "I need to obey God."
Pray for kingdom growth in Panama!


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Does it matter to you who pays for the reviews that you read?
You've probably never thought much about it while reading reviews in the Herald-Tribune and elsewhere, but it has become a point of concern among critics and theater professionals in recent weeks with the advent of a pay-for-a-review policy at the Los Angeles-based theater Website Bitter Lemons (social.bitter-lemons.com).
Theaters concerned about not being reviewed elsewhere may pay the Bitter Lemons $150 for a review, and the site will assign an experienced, presumably qualified critic to review the shows. Those critics are free to review the show however they wish, meaning there is no requirement of favorable comments. If the theater isn't happy, they can pay (a little less) for a second opinion.
It's an intriguing, if distressing, idea because of the perception of bias or favoritism that logically enters into the equation. Who would trust a positive review found on the Bitter Lemons site, no matter how how experienced or usually trustworthy the assigned critic may be, or how valid that review is? Wouldn't you think it's positive simply because a theater paid for it?
Even though the critics are being paid by an intermediary, I would think everything becomes suspect once a theater (or a private producer) starts paying for coverage.
The idea behind these paid reviews does make some sense considering the decline in the number of outlets that publish theater reviews.
"Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, you know that we are smack dab in the middle of a crisis in theater coverage," editor in chief Colin Mitchell and publisher Enci Box wrote on the site in February, when they introduced their new business model. As newspapers have diminished in number and size, many have eliminated critic positions and space for reviews.
Theaters may not always like what critics have to say, but even bad reviews get people thinking and talking about the shows they produce.
I'm happy that some critics who may have lost regular reviewing gigs because of media cutbacks are getting work from this system, but I'd feel hesitant to get involved.
Bill Hirschman, chairman of the American Theatre Critics Association (of which I'm an active member) noted in a statement that "Our profession has fought for decades to preserve the image of independence. When our work is put out for sale to those we cover, we are concerned not just for the criticism itself but for the bypassing of editorial judgment in deciding what to cover and what not to cover."
Our arts organizations in the Sarasota area may not get all the coverage they want — they never do — but they are being covered regularly because what they're producing is deemed to be newsworthy and of interest to our readers, not because they're paying us to write about them.
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Ashley seems to have settled well into his new life at Sheffield Wednesday and has become a regular member of their development team as was expected. The team has been having a good season and are on the verge of winning the title of their league, confirmation will come if they can win one of their 2 remaining matches. Ashley was signed to further strengthen this team and it is good to see that he has delivered on those expectations. Now will come a stiffer task as he would hope to progress well enough to be promoted into the first team squad. With the Wednesday first team also having a fairly good season, they are at this time situated in the final spot to qualify for the end of season Championship play-offs. If they can maintain or better this position over their 4 remaining games, there will be much excitement around Hiilsborough in May. With only one victor out of those four involved teams, disappointment is the higher probability outcome, but promotion into the Premier League is the objective that the players involved will give their utmost to attain. If it is Premier League football that awaits the Owls next season, it would undoubtedly increase the degree of difficulty for Ashley to make the first team squad by some considerable margin. There is a bonus however, being in the midst of a Premier League environment of players will give him an insight of the quality of skills needed to make a contribution at that level and possibly inspire him to work as hard as he can to continue the improvement in his play and try and secure a spot amongst them. Although it is what I am sure is his career goal, it will probably be a first team Championship experience that he will be striving for next season, that in itself not a bad thing to achieve and give an impetus to his desire to go on to even better future occasions. Â
Tom James (Yeovil Town)
After a considerable number of games where he remained on the bench after his January transfer, Tom has finally been able to accumulate some field minutes lately. An appearance off the bench was followed by a starting role in the team for their latest game. With the season drawing to a close, he will be hoping that he will get further opportunities to impress the club management team in the next few games as he will try and earn himself an extended stay at the club by getting his contract renewed in the summer months. It would seem by what has transpired in the past that Tom is certainly a player that could easily flourish at League 2 level but as with many players in similar situations, the competition for a contract for the coming season will be extremely intense, the success of those that do earn that privilege likely due to their determination and desire as much as other qualities they possess. Whatever outcome awaits Tom in his footballing future, it is a wish that he has an enjoyable and fruitful result in his endeavours as he proceeds in the path of his choice.
Tommy O'Sullivan (Colchester United)
Having recovered from an injury sustained in a development squad match very soon after his arrival at Colchester in January, it is good to see that Tommy is regaining his match fitness and has been given some minutes from the bench in the last couple of the U's games. Not the desired circumstances for the start of the next phase of his career to see himself consigned to a recovery regime and he will I am sure try and make the most of what remains in the closing period of this campaign and then focus on the pre-season preparations in the summer as he attempts to repay the faith shown in him by the club and become a regular member of their starting eleven in the new season. At least he does have the good fortune of a contract that continues until the summer of 2018 and so avoids any distraction and a situation that could be unnerving. Tommy has shown instances of qualities that should make his quest for a first team place achievable when fully fit. This would not only offer him a chance to have a prolonged career as a professional footballer but also make Colchester feel very fortunate to have his services as a member of their squad.
Tom Owen-Evans (Newport County)
Tom has been playing an important part in Newport's gallant effort to climb out of the relegation position they occupy in the League 2 table at this time, possibly none more so than an impressive strike for the only and thus winning goal in their latest match. He has been used in a combination of starting and substitute roles for the last few weeks and must be exhibiting good qualities to find himself involved in what must be a very tense situation for all the players that are striving to keep the Football League flag flying at Rodney Parade beyond these next few weeks. It is still very much a dire situation at the moment, one that leaves almost no margin for error as they will compete for as many points as they can muster in the very few games left to play. From what I have been able to gather, Bristol born Tom does have a dual nationality qualification eligibility and so is a viable candidate for inclusion as one of the Welsh young guns. What the future holds for both he and his club can only be discussed in speculative guesses at this time, but Tom seems worthy of being one to be kept an eye on his progress as things will continue to become clearer over time.
Tyler Roberts (West Bromwich Albion – on loan at Shrewsbury Town)
I made a brief mention of Tyler's commitment to remain loyal to Wales a couple of weeks ago with the intention of waiting a few more weeks before reviewing what he has achieved during this 2016-17 season. It does seem now that an injury has curtailed his time on the field to the extent that he may not recover sufficiently to play any further part in helping the Shrews stay above the relegation spots in League 1 at the conclusion of their 4 remaining matches. He had established himself as a firm favourite with the New Meadow fans and I imagine they will be that bit more anxious with the thought of his absence from the team. He has certainly proven himself extremely capable of competing successfully at League 1 level and it will be interesting to see what challenges are posed for him next season. The injury does not seem to be that serious and so he should be fully fit to participate in pre-season training with the Hawthorns club. It will more than likely be at this time that management and coaching staff at the club will complete their evaluation and decision of what the most prudent steps in his development should be. It does seem to be a choice of incorporating him into the Albion first team squad or finding a suitable arrangement with a Championship club to give him experience of football at one level below the step into the Premier League. Whether there is a delay or not, it does seem that it is only a matter of a relatively short time before Tyler will be battling Premier League defenders on a regular basis. That is an exciting thought for Welsh fans, as the next step would be senior international football.
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In 2020, California became the first state to require solar power on all new homes. The mandate is important not just for the Golden State, but because it's seen as a prototype other states will copy. Now, activists are pursuing mandatory rooftop solar in at least ten more states. So we set off to California to find out how it's going to so far.
Severin Borenstein: We are now seeing a lot of solar going to new houses, but the majority of solar is still going on existing houses.
Professor Severin Borenstein is from the University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and studies energy policies.
Sharyl: What is your assessment of how that law has worked out so far?
Borenstein: Well, I think that it probably makes more sense to put solar on new houses, but it's still not cost-effective, compared to doing large solar farms and wind farms, where we can produce renewable energy at far lower costs.
Sharyl: As far as you know, have most new houses that have been built complied with this law —
ShaBorenstein: Yes.
Sharyl: And put in solar?
Borenstein: Almost all houses have. There are a few cases where you can get an exemption, but they are very narrow cases.
We first reported on California's groundbreaking solar mandate in 2019, where some solar advocates like architect Vitus Matare were skeptical.
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Sharyl: What is the problem or the challenge?
Virus Matare: Picking a panel that will have longevity and that is not a particularly wasteful process that's involved in making the panels.
Sharyl: But to be clear, you are a solar power advocate.
Matare: Yes. I just don't like the quality of the panels that we're getting and the fact that no one bothers to differentiate between crummy panels and not quite so crummy panels.
Adding to the waste issue— Matare says many of today's solar panels don't last very long. He showed us where he removed solar panels from his own house after less than three years.
Sharyl: You mean this spot?
Matare: This spot right here, yes. And this has happened not just here, but on a few other houses that I designed, and the owners installed panels that did not last.
Today, we get an update on implementation of California's solar mandate for new houses more than two years in.
Sharyl: Have there been any impacts that you can tell so far?
Borenstein: Well, it does save money for homeowners, but that's because our electric prices are paying for a lot of things other than the electricity. So we have very high electricity prices in California.
Sharyl: Can you explain that? How that trade-off happens?
Borenstein: Well, what we're doing is we're subsidizing those rooftop solar by giving them a lot of credit for the amount of power they put into the grid. Much more credit than that power is actually worth, for instance, the wholesale price of electricity. And, we have to pay for that somehow. And the way we pay for it is by raising prices on all the other customers. And those other customers are the people who aren't putting in solar, who either don't own a home or can't afford to put in solar. And those people are, on average, poorer. So, those people are doing the subsidizing, and the buyers of new houses and some existing houses are getting the subsidy.
Sharyl: What are you thinking about where California is and where they're going?
Borenstein: So, what California should be doing is focusing on how can we help drive down costs, not just for California, not just for the United States, but particularly for the developing world, where most of the greenhouse gas emissions will be coming from over the next 50 years. Rooftop solar is not really a cost-effective way to do that, and it is unlikely to be a cost-effective way to do that in India and Bangladesh and China and other places. So, pursuing rooftop solar as a major part of the strategy is not a good idea. Pursuing large-scale solar — that has gotten incredibly cheap. Part of what we have to do now is figure out how to integrate a lot of that into the grid. California is way ahead of almost any other location on doing that, but there's still some challenges, particularly, at the end of the day, when the sun is setting, particularly in the summer, when there's a lot of air conditioning demand. So suddenly, you lose a lot of solar production, and you got to ramp up something else. Right now, we're doing it mostly by ramping up natural gas generation. We're increasingly using batteries, and battery technologies have gotten a lot better and are improving every year. But we're going to have to find a combination of battery technology and other storage, trading with other locations, because the sun sets in different parts at different times, and other technologies, in order to smooth those ups and downs of renewables.
Sharyl (on-camera): California has expanded its solar panel mandate. Starting in 2023, the state will require solar panels and battery storage in new commercial buildings.
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Pregnancy can be a stressful time for a woman's body. With the changes a woman's body goes through during pregnancy, she has to pay extra careful attention to many aspects of her health. Pregnancy can lead to dental issues such as gum disease in some women, so it is important for them to practice good oral hygiene.
During pregnancy, the increased hormones in a woman's body can lead to an inflamed response to plaque in the mouth. If a pregnant woman has excessive bacteria in her mouth due to poor oral hygiene, the bacteria can also enter her bloodstream through her gums and travel to the uterus, causing all sorts of problems for the baby. Oral health is an important part of prenatal care; with proper hygiene and assistance from a dentist, pregnant women can protect their children and their teeth!
To help expectant moms maintain proper oral health, our staff at Advanced Dental Care of Indiana has compiled this guide outlining the correlation between pregnancy and dental health! Read on to find out how expectant mothers can protect their babies by caring for their oral health.
Gum Problems
When a woman becomes pregnant, her body undergoes many hormonal changes; the placenta produces high levels of estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy. Research has shown that this increase in hormone levels during pregnancy leaves women more susceptible to gingivitis — irritated gums that bleed due to inflammation and swelling.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 75% of pregnant women struggle with gingivitis. When untreated, gingivitis can lead to bone loss in the jaw, causing teeth to become loose and even fall out. Expectant mothers may also find themselves suffering from pregnancy epulis, a localized enlargement of the gum that bleeds with the slightest irritation.
Research has also shown a link between gingivitis in pregnant women and premature birth with low birth weight, which can leave babies susceptible to a range of health issues such as cerebral palsy or problems with eyesight and hearing. The best way to combat gingivitis during pregnancy is to maintain good oral hygiene habits and attend regular dental check-ups. If you have gum problems while pregnant, it is also important to have your gums checked after you've given birth to ensure there is no permanent damage.
We all know that pregnancy is many times accompanied by morning sickness. In fact, 70% of pregnancies are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. This occurs because pregnancy hormones soften the ring of muscle in the esophagus that keeps food inside the stomach. Vomiting has a negative effect on oral hygiene as it coats teeth in bacteria and creates an acidic environment in the mouth. The bacteria and acid brought into the mouth by morning sickness can cause erosion of the mother's enamel, the protective film over teeth. If not resolved, enamel erosion can lead to tooth decay and tooth loss.
If you're struggling with morning sickness and are concerned about your oral hygiene, we recommend avoiding brushing your teeth directly after vomiting because if your teeth are coated in bacteria and acid, the motion of the toothbrush may scratch the enamel. Instead, you can rinse your mouth first with plain water and follow up with mouthwash. If you find it difficult to brush your teeth because of nausea, try switching to a more bland-tasting toothpaste while pregnant.
Pregnant women are at an increased risk for developing cavities for two reasons. The first reason is dietary change. Pregnancy is usually accompanied by food cravings that may divert from the woman's usual eating habits. Many expectant mothers find themselves craving and consuming sweets and candy more frequently while pregnant, which can lead to cavities.
The other risk factor for cavity development is that the pregnancy hormones cause a decrease of saliva flow, which is important to our oral health as it washes bacteria from our teeth. Without the normal levels of saliva flow, bacteria and acid tends to stay on pregnant women's teeth longer, leaving them at a greater risk for cavity development. The bacteria that causes cavities can also enter the mother's bloodstream and be passed onto the baby during pregnancy. To prevent this from happening, it is important to limit snacking and sugar consumption while also maintaining proper oral hygiene.
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Good oral hygiene habits are the best way to prevent dental health concerns during pregnancy. This involves brushing your teeth twice a day, flossing between your teeth, and attending your regular dental check-ups. Our staff at Advanced Dental Care of Indiana is passionate about the well-being of all of our patients, including expectant mothers. Pregnancy is stressful enough as it is without having to worry about your teeth. Fortunately, Advanced Dental Care of Indiana is here to help! Visit our website to learn more about our staff, our services, and to schedule an appointment today!
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Used same route for ascent (5 hrs) and descent (3 hrs) on 3/14/2015 (pi day). Followed boundary trail to ~4200' before heading east along ridge crest to just below steeper rise at ~4600'. Due to scarce snow (and excessive uncovered amounts of brush in basin west of point 5614) we opted to leave the ridge crest at this point. Traversed north at ~4500' until able to round corner into basin and ascend to ~4800' (the lower boundary of a very nasty vine alder/maple infestation, vegetation suitable for a future Olympic Games Bushwacking Event). Traversed left/north below this brush until able to ascend east and a bit to the right to ~5100' where we glimpsed above us and to the left the open terrain of the meadow at ~5250'. First snow patches encountered in this meadow with lots of bare ground between here and the summit (included a bit of rock scrambling on slabs, hard to believe for mid-March). Did not use our crampons, but some of the snow was pretty hard. Rained the entire day with little wind except for gusts near the summit.


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Kate Bush today was honored in a special ceremony as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. A medal was bestowed upon the singer today by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
A-ha frontman Morten Harket will be honored for his pro-environmental work at an annual ceremony as The Clean Tech Media Award will present the singer with the first Green Media Award.
According to her website, Toni Basil will receive the Living Legend of Hip-Hip honor at the Hip Hop International awards ceremony on August 2nd in Las Vegas.
Alternative Country Music Legend Rodney Crowell has now been nominated for a Grammy award in three straight decades, joining a very short list of performers. The man who brought us such great albums as But What Will the Neighbors Think and Diamonds and Dirt is a finalist for "Best Folk/Americana Album" for his work on […]


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a real human being writing about infosec, coding and other stuff. maybe.
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there has been not much going on here for quite a while - the sad thing is, that has nothing to do with no content in my head, but with the tech-stack of the blog itself.
It runs on github-pages, which means to publish/write a new post, i have to be on my computer. the time i spend here, has significantly decreased during this year. this is nothing i regret, the only thing i regret is, that i can't easily write stuff down here and publish it…
i switched in my note taking from notion to obsidian.md, because i searched for something that i can edit not only in a browser or an app, but also from my terminal. my personal knowledge base is now - finally - just a folder full of markdown files. obsidian just has a nice app on top of that, that aids in browsing, linking and sometimes rendering the notes. in addition to that, it offers several paid services - e.g. sync and , most important in the context of this blog post, publish. which means i can just publish documents from my personal knowledge base as blog post.
i'll give it a try and will then decide if i move the content from here over there - and change the dns entry to point to that new side then.
my biggest problem right now is, that this means i'll lose the rss-feed, which is kinda sad. maybe i'll find a solution for this problem either before i do the switch or after.


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How long do payday loans stay on your credit report?
A late or unpaid loan commitment will stay on your credit file for a period of 6 years. They are treated the same as any other type of borrowing by the credit reference agencies.
This means that you may need to wait a period of time before your credit score improves sufficiently to access lower interest credit options.
If you believe you are going to miss a loan repayment, you should always contact your credit provider first and see if they can help you. It could be the difference between an unpaid repayment and a late repayment.
Lenders will likely view a late payment more favourably.
Do payday loans affect your credit score?
Payday loans can affect your credit score under certain circumstances. Your credit rating is complex. It is not as simple as 'good' and 'bad'. It is based on your personal history and financial experiences.
You might have a poor credit rating because you have never been in debt. This is often the case with younger applicants who have never had a loan or credit card and literally cannot prove their credit-worthiness.
On the other hand, your credit rating might improve if you are only making minimum payments, rather than paying off everything that you owe. This is because you are an attractive prospect to lenders, continually paying interest on money that you have borrowed whilst meeting your financial commitments.
Do lenders check credit ratings?
When a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised and regulated credit provider assesses your application, they will almost always check your credit score. This can be done using a 'soft search' (which will not affect your credit score) or a 'hard search' where a footprint will be left on your credit file. The best way to think about the two types of credit search is a 'soft search' gives the lender a strong indication of your credit-worthiness. A hard search gives the final answer.
What could a loan indicate on your credit file?
Since short-term loans are typically used by people that need money in an emergency situation or might already have a poor credit rating, short-term credit products can often be seen as a desperate measure.
Some lenders will view this as a sign that you are prone to financial difficulties. They may also believe you are poor at managing your finances.
If this is the case, it may mean that any loan or credit offer comes with a higher rate of interest to mitigate the perceived risk. Depending on the lender, it could mean that your loan application is unsuccessful.
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell what the lending policy of each lender might be until you submit an application.
This doesn't just include loan providers. If you are looking to purchase goods on finance, e.g. a TV or new computer, low or interest-free options might not be available to you.
Does the application process have an impact on your credit file?
Many lenders perform a 'soft credit search' or 'soft credit check' to assess your application. These searches will not affect your credit rating in the same way as a hard credit search would. Despite this, a soft credit check will still leave a record on your credit file, but it will only be visible to you.
According to Experian, you can have multiple soft searches on your credit file without any impact. They are not visible to other companies and do not give an indication as to how many credit applications you may have applied for.
A hard search, however, will stay on your file for up to 12 months and will be visible to other credit providers in the future if they hard credit check you again.
One footprint is understandable, but if you are applying with multiple lenders then you will soon leave behind a trail. When you next apply, a lender will see the existing footprints and will know that you have made other loan applications.
This could have a negative impact and suggest that you are in desperate need of a loan. It can also indicate that other lenders have rejected your application. If you were a credit provider, would you offer this solution to someone that everyone else is turning away?
Are payday loans bad for your credit rating?
The impact of a loan on your credit score could be positive or negative. Any form of borrowing requires discipline to repay in line with the terms of the credit agreement.
Any missed payments are recorded and contribute to the final credit rating – normally lowering it. Loan providers are always evolving their credit policies and often take more into account than just a credit score alone.
Some may look at your bank account transaction history to get a feel for how much money is paid in and out and on what days. In doing so they can often take a different view of a customer than a simple score from a 3rd party.
Positive effects of short-term borrowing on credit rating.
Experian is one of the UK's top credit referencing agencies and used by lenders across the UK. They explain that a loan repaid on time could have a positive impact.
- If you manage your financial commitments well, lenders will view your more favourably
- If you repay your loans in full and on time, it will reflect positively on you.
Negative effects of payday loans on credit ratings.
The biggest negative impact on a person's credit rating are missed payments and defaults.
As with any debt or financial commitment, missed payments reflect badly on you and your ability to effectively manage your finances. It can also be an indication of financial stress which may harm future repayment schedules.
If you do not repay your loans or cannot afford to, the defaults on your credit file will quickly mount up. Defaults stay on your credit file for six years from the date of issue.
This means they can affect how lenders evaluate your creditworthiness for over half a decade. This situation is not unique to payday loans.
If you miss any financial commitment (from a credit card bill to a phone contract payment), there will be a negative impact on your credit file.
Could a payday loan affect your mortgage application?
Many financial companies, including mortgage providers, do not differentiate between payday and traditional loans. The main priority for lenders is that the loan has been properly managed.
Others admit they will automatically reject anyone with a short-term loan on their credit file history for the previous 12 months.
Since the High Cost Short Term credit industry became regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, affordability assessments are now much more stringent. This has resulted in fewer applications being approved to protect vulnerable customers.
If you have borrowed from payday lenders more than once lenders may see a warning signal. Signs of repeated borrowing from short-term credit providers could suggest consistent financial difficulties.
Before borrowing money from a short-term lender, evaluate your current situation and future plans. If you are expecting to apply for a mortgage or any considerable amount of credit within the next few years, looking at alternatives to these options may be beneficial.
How can you reduce the impact of payday loans on your credit score?
- Don't make frivolous loan applications. You should only apply for credit if you are certain that you need one and intend to take it out.
- Be careful about how often you apply for loans. A majority of lenders suggest that you wait at least three months between applications. It's important not to take risks, so if there's anything that you can do to increase your chance of acceptance then it's definitely worth doing this first. Don't wait to be rejected before trying to improve your situation.
- Consider using a broker service, such as CashLady. You can make applications to multiple providers at once, leaving just one footprint on your credit file. This also increases your chance of being accepted.
Final Thoughts
- A credit rating is an indicator of how well we manage our finances – both historically and in the present day. A payday loan is for many people a convenient way to obtain short term finance when they just need to cover a gap in income.
- Any form of personal credit can be used to build or destroy a credit rating – no matter what the interest rate or representative APR.
- Missed credit card payments or mobile phone commitments can all contribute to a poor credit score.
- Regular successful commitments for any type of short-term lending, bad credit loan or credit card can help individuals boost their credit rating and help them to obtain cheaper finance solutions in the future.
- What we cannot predict are how lenders view the pieces of information when you apply for credit.
As ever, make sure you obtain a copy of your credit file before applying for any type of loan. Check the details are correct and if not, remedy them before you submit any quick applications for fast finance.


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The church we have attended for a quarter century -- where Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries was birthed -- is going through changes. In the last two years there has been a change in the leadership structure, including, in recent months, the pastoral staff on which Mike served for 13 years. As part of those changes, Mike and Vikki are embarking upon a new season of ministry service apart from their home church. It's a frightening and exhilarating time for both our ministry and that of our church. The transition is reminding us many things about God, and more about our faith IN God through Christ. In his farewell address to the congregation, Mike expressed new-found trust in Jesus' admonition, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34)." Subsequent months gave practicality to these words by creating an urgency to each 24 hours that had become hard to embody in recent years. Indeed, a change in seasons is often The Lord's way of invigorating even the most veteran Christ-follower (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). We must confess, in the Psalm 51 mode, that two great Christian sins are complacency and protectionism. So, God stirs the eagle's nest. Our church family has been making similar discoveries throughout their search for a new lead pastor. That perspective, noted the elder board chairman leading the search, is more akin to the Old Testament Jesus -- Joshua. LEARN MORE: Jesus or Yeshua? Suburbs of the Promised Land The pastoral search neared its climax in mid-summer. In the midst of a new hope with a new pastor, the Elder Chair reminded the members (that still includes us) of the expectant hope of the children of Israel knock, knock, knocking on the Promised Land's door. "What has struck me lately," he wrote speaking of Joshua chapter 1, "is that they did not know what we know. As the people stood on the banks of the Jordan (River) looking into the Promised Land all of that was part of an unknown future for them. " This bolt of insight struck a chord with us as KIT Ministries. So did what followed. "We, too, as a church are on the banks of a new and promising future," he continued. "The promise of the future is just that -- future and unknown. Like the children of Israel we must also step out in faith that God will go before us and lead us into a bright new day." Those steps of faith, we have been discovering, are each day. Steps of faith each day as the ensemble of KIT Ministries pursue the grunt tasks before us : knock, knock, knocking on employers' doors; filling out applications; updating resumes; making calls; reviewing our statements of faith; tightening finances; recognizing and facing financial errors; defining and unifying our organizational structure, improving interpersonal communication. As we have been taking these detailed baby steps in this transitional season, we have been experiencing many promises of Scripture. Experiencing these promises have made the passages we read and the songs we sing more personal. More meaningful. We have been learning anew that the abundant life Jesus promised is not about lots of material "stuff." LEARN MORE: John 10:1-10 Ministry Pursuits To Every SeasonIn the months since Michael's staff position ended, we have seen God's hand moving us to find creative solutions to day-to-day problems, even when that "creative" solution was accepting that the answer to the prayer request was, "No." Accepting the rejections rather than wallowing in disappointment is a dose of humility. Humility tells us that we're not as ready as we thought; makes us recognize the reality there is more work to do. Such humility is an impetus to, like Paul, "press on toward the goal." In the months since, we have seen God introduce us to people, training, opportunities and performance possibilities that have been "more than we can ask or imagine." At the same time, putting these observations together -- the work-to-do and the possibilities -- have left us speechless. This happened at the first ensemble planning meeting of our new ministry calendar year. For two hours, Garlan, Vikki and Mike penciled in dates for performance possibilities in the next 12 months. We juggled rehearsal schedules with day-job hours. We looked at the nuts-and-bolts of touring, preparing budgets for things like transportation, hotel stays, meals, and honoraria. We reviewed applications to present at conferences and marketing outlines. We mapped out our workshops that need updated handouts, scripts that need rewriting, study guides than must be edited, music that needs remixing. We the sobering bottom-line figures, and reviewed positive responses to our pitch for a 2018 tour. At the meeting's conclusion, we sat back in their seats and sat in silence the weight of the promise. We rested like an athlete having finished a gym workout, or regular guy after a 30-minute DVD. We rested, trying to catch our collective breath. After several moments, Vikki sighed. All she could say was, "It's big." In such a moment, there is nothing to do by bask in the bigness of God. So, we rested in His rest.
Corrective VisionSadly, the longer people follow Christ -- period; or serve Him in the same place -- we can lose sight of His Bigness. As faithful as our attendance can be, as proficiently we can memorize Scripture, as comfortably we bellow our favorite songs Service of Worship, we have to admit that our passion and awe of God can wane. Whatever the reason -- busyness, predictability, fatigue -- there are times we have "forgotten our first love," as Jesus told John to write to the church at Ephesus in the book of Revelation. So, He stirs His nest (Deuteronomy 32:1-10). LEARN MORE: Letter to the Church at Ephesus Stirring the nest, looking at human realities, also evokes fear. Despite our faith and belief in the numerous times Scriptures tell us to "fear not." Individually, the KIT ensemble knows each of our needs as parents, family leaders, homeowners, employees. We experience concerns about bills, physical ailments; while we intuitively know "tomorrow will worry about itself," we struggle with worrying about tomorrow's provision today. We admit on any given day we are afraid of phone calls or the mailbox or other people. Even Jesus had His Gethsemane moment. Yet, as we think about the bigness of what rests before us -- the promised land of a theatrical mission field -- we stand back and gaze: awestruck that God has invited little ol' us toward the pursuits ahead; that we are part of something bigger than ourselves; and we are humbled. We take heart in the words of Joshua, as we prepare to call others -- you -- into the journey before us. We take heart in the reminder of our Elder Chairman, who wrote to our church family -- meaning us: Courageously, we began the work KIT has to do that will involve others.
Between typing and standing up from the keyboard, we're learning the 21st Century meaning of grunt work. "Some day," our Elder Chair concluded, "we may look back on how far we have come and praise God for the privilege and opportunity to join God on such a great adventure." We pray you go with us. #AndAmen An Ephesian Revelation
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The KIT 'n' Kaboodle BlogThe essays here are culled from our travels, conversations, worship experiences and discoveries. Many are reprints from our newsletter, The KIT 'n' Kaboodle, or Facebook notes over time. They're written by our ensemble, Garlan Garner, Michael Edgar Myers or Vikki J. Myers -- solo, or collectively. Archives
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Hillary Clinton personally agreed to release information to a reporter in the 2016 presidential campaign about a supposed connection between Donald Trump's campaign and a Russian bank, even though the Clinton team wasn't completely confident the story was true.
That was the testimony Friday from Robby Mook who was Clinton's former presidential campaign manager in 2016.
Mook made that statement during the criminal trial of Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. The Sussmann case is part of Special Counsel John Durham's inquiry into what actually happened during the Russiagate investigation of the Trump campaign that year.
Sussmann, 57, is charged with lying to the FBI during a meeting at which he presented the bureau's top lawyer with data that purported to show mysterious contact between computer servers of a Russia-based bank and Trump's company, the Trump Organization, although the Clinton campaign says it never authorized Sussmann to meet with the bureau.
If proven, that information would have been significant given that the FBI at the time was investigating whether the Trump campaign and Russia were coordinating to sway the outcome of the election.
But when the FBI examined the data, it found no secret backchannel and nothing suspicious.
Mook also testified that he talked with Clinton campaign aides John Podesta, Jennifer Palmieri, and Jake Sullivan, who now is President Biden's White House national security advisor, about giving the information to a reporter, before discussing the matter with Clinton, who agreed to the decision.
One of the campaign's staffers sent the information to a reporter at Slate magazine, recognized as a left-leaning online news website.
Slate published a story containing the allegations on Oct. 31, 2016, about the supposed Trump-Russian bank links. Clinton tweeted her campaign's press statement from Sullivan the same day, writing, "Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank."
Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank. pic.twitter.com/8f8n9xMzUU
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 1, 2016
"This could be the most direct link yet between Donald Trump and Moscow," Sullivan alleged in the release.
"This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trump's ties to Russia. It certainly seems the Trump Organization felt it had something to hide, given that it apparently took steps to conceal the link when it was discovered by journalists," the statement continued.
An 'October Surprise' Before the Election?
The prosecution argued in its opening statement earlier in the week that Sussmann's delivery of the allegations against then-candidate Trump to the FBI was part of the Clinton campaign's plan to create an "October surprise" for the Republican candidate before the election.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News on Saturday, former President Trump called the Russia investigation "one of the greatest political scandals in history," and said the false accusations did permanent damage to his reputation.
"This is one of the greatest political scandals in history," Trump said. "For three years, I had to fight her off, and fight those crooked people off, and you'll never get your reputation fully back."
"Where do I get my reputation back?" Trump repeated.
As CBN News reported in 2019, after a three-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his report that found no evidence of any election conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign, but it found plenty of evidence that Russia did interfere for its own purposes.
Mueller said Russian intelligence officers who were part of the Russian military stole private information and released it to interfere in our election and damage a presidential candidate. And a private Russian entity engaged in a social media operation as well to interfere in our political system.
Time Magazine later reported in July of 2019 that Mueller's investigation cost the U.S. government somewhere between $32 million and $35 million.
In an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal's editorial board on Friday, the board said, "In short, the Clinton campaign created the Trump-Alfa allegation, fed it to a credulous press that failed to confirm the allegations but ran with them anyway, then promoted the story as if it was legitimate news. The campaign also delivered the claims to the FBI, giving journalists another excuse to portray the accusations as serious and perhaps true."
"Most of the press will ignore this news, but the Russia-Trump narrative that Mrs. Clinton sanctioned did enormous harm to the country," the newspaper's editorial board continued. "It disgraced the FBI, humiliated the press, and sent the country on a three-year investigation to nowhere. Vladimir Putin never came close to doing as much disinformation damage."
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- T3 Sixty, the residential real estate brokerage industry's leading management consulting and research firm, has released the 2021 Organized Real Estate 200 (ORE 200), its annual list of all U.S. state and local Realtor associations and all U.S. MLSs by membership size.
The 2021 ORE 200, which presents membership counts as of December 31, 2020, shows the nation has1,069 local Realtor associations, 556 MLSs and 51 state associations (Washington, D.C., is counted separately). The data also reveal continued consolidation among local associations and MLSs.
The 1,069 local associations recorded in the 2021 ORE 200 is 19 fewer than existed at the end of 2019. While some local associations are consolidating, most have seen an increase in membership of just over 5 percent. The number of local Realtor associations dropped 1.7 percent from 2020 to 2021; the average member count and median member count of local associations grew 5.6% and 6.4%, respectively, over that time period.
Of the 556 MLSs in the country at the end of 2020, 108 are regional MLSs (a regional MLS is defined as either owned by two or more Realtor associations or serve regional markets), and 448 are local MLSs, which have a single Realtor association owner
The ORE 200 shows that the MLS industry years long wave of consolidation is continuing, although it certainly slowed down in 2020. Six years ago there were just over 800 MLSs, as compared to the 556 MLSs at the end of 2020. From 2020 to 2021 the median subscriber count per MLS grew 18.8 percent, while the average subscriber count per MLS grew 9.8 percent.
The three largest state associations track with those states' populations, with California, Florida and Texas leading the pack and the only associations with membership counts above100,000 Realtors. Together, these three state associations have 534,462 members (brokers and agents), accounting for more than one third (36.6 percent) of the nation's total Realtor membership. As these three states only account for 26 percent of the nation's population, this stat reflects the outsized role real estate plays in those states.
"Every year in the ORE 200, we track how organized real estate is growing and changing, and 2021 highlights the local Realtor association and MLS growth and consolidation we've been hearing about," said Clint Skutchan, T3 Sixty vice president of organized real estate. "Many organizations are looking at how they can increase their service and achieve economies of scale by growing larger and partnering with others; the 2021 ORE 200 shows us to what extent this is happening."
All three ORE 200 lists can be found at realestatealmanac.com. The ORE 200, released online each February, is the second section of the Real Estate Almanac from T3 Sixty, an annual compendium of everything real estate.
About T3 Sixty
T3 Sixty is a trusted advisor and management consultancy in the residential real estate brokerage industry. T3 Sixty also provides extensive data services and research to effect intelligent change and growth. For more, visit t360.com
About the Real Estate Almanac
The Real Estate Almanac is an annual comprehensive compendium of information of the residential real estate brokerage industry's most powerful and influential people, largest companies and organizations and its most important technologies. The publication has five components: the SP 200, a ranking of the nation's most powerful leaders (released online each January); the ORE 200, a ranking of the nation's largest MLSs and Realtor associations (released online each February); the Tech 500, the nation's leading technology vendors (released online each March); a ranking of the nation's largest franchisors, holding companies and enterprises (released online each April); and the Mega 1000, a ranking of the nation's 1,000 largest brokerages (released online each May). Together, these comprise the Real Estate Almanac. More information at realestatealmanac.com.
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Members of ECOWAS and the UN met on Monday with Burkina Faso's ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and the new leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
On Monday afternoon, the junta named Damiba, the leader of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration, as the country's new president.
The head of the ECOWAS delegation was upbeat about the meeting.
"We've had very frank discussions with the team and with the head of state (Damiba). We've also come to visit President Kabore. We will go back and report to them (ECOWAS) the discussions that we've had. We cannot disclose the discussions, but we can say that we've come to see President Kabore. And on the surface, I mean, we've had a good conversation with him and he's in good health", said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, head of the ECOWAS delegation and Ghanaian Foreign Minister.
The regional bloc suspended Burkina Faso last week.
Despite the suspension the head of ECOWAS vowed to continue to work with the new authorities.
"The security situation is a situation that affects the whole of West Africa, and something even beyond West Africa going towards central Africa. And so we will not leave Burkina Faso on its own, we will continue to work with Burkina Faso to fight this menace of terrorism and armed conflict and so on and so forth. So we will work with the new administration, we'll continue to support, ECOWAS will", added Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.
Leaders from the bloc will hold a summit in Accra on Thursday to assess whether they should impose sanctions on the country.


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Keeping a journal is growing in popularity, for a variety of reasons. Unlike the "Dear Diary" days of our childhood, it's much more than simply a method to safely share our secrets and dreams. Writing in a journal is a fantastic way to relieve stress, for example. It allows for creative expression by way of writing, drawing, even just doodling to inspire ideas. But perhaps it is most beneficial as a family caregiving tool for someone with dementia.
Dementia and its evolving phases can be extremely challenging to navigate. It may feel as though just when you've learned a approach to manage one difficult circumstance, a new one arises in its place. Journaling allows you to trace:
- The time of day a difficulty comes about
- The activities and setting surrounding that difficulty
- What helped (and what didn't)
- Any possible triggers, such as fatigue, pain or discomfort, hunger, etc.
- And much more
It might appear intimidating to think about adding daily journaling to your already overflowing day. Still, keeping it simple can be just as effective as extended, drawn-out details. Stick to the basics, including information such as:
- Everyday symptoms. Is the person you are caring for disoriented? Agitated? Calm? Wandering? Aggressive? Writing it down every day allows you to determine if there's a pattern, if the challenges are becoming more pronounced and what the root cause might be.
- What was happening at the time? Is the individual under your care becoming irritated right before lunchtime each day? At bedtime? Whenever a visitor drops by? This info will help you create a plan to preempt the behavior. Perhaps lunch should be served an hour or so earlier, or a calming evening routine should be established.
- Eating habits. How much and what types of foods is the older adult consuming? Is he or she drinking enough to remain hydrated? If serving sizes are too much for the senior to manage at one meal, would it help to serve 6 smaller meals throughout the day in the place of 3 larger ones?
- Bathroom needs. If incontinence is not yet a problem, it is likely that it will be eventually. Sticking to a regular routine of using the restroom can help, and monitoring incontinence issues makes it easier to identify the best schedule.
- Safety issues. Write down any mishaps that occur so that you can avoid an accident. As the goal should be to encourage independence along with safety, it can be a fine line to walk. The notes you take will help guide you in knowing when it's time for you to safely lock certain items away.
- The effectiveness of medications. Watch out for symptom changes as medications are given to see if any possible unwanted effects are being experienced. Having notes to share with the health care provider about what you're witnessing and the details surrounding medications that may be involved will likely be invaluable.
- Doctor's orders. At medical appointments, keep your journal handy for noting instructions and next steps.
Absolute Companion Care, a provider of senior care in Phoenix, MD and the surrounding areas, is happy to provide assistance with keeping a journal to record this information and more. Reach out to us at 410-357-9640 to request your no-cost in-home consultation to learn more about how our skilled dementia care can improve life for a senior you love and make family caregiving a more manageable task for you.


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Cinnamon or cinnamon is an evergreen tree of the Lauracee family, originally from Sri Lanka but widely spread throughout the East.
Today it is also cultivated in Tanzania and partly in Kenya. The one found in Watamu often comes from Madagascar or the East, am is fresh and fragrant and much cheaper than in Europe. In sticks or in powder, it is really essential: in cakes, on yoghurt with honey, even in certain dishes such as Swahili chicken.
Cinnamon was already known in ancient times, just think that it is mentioned in the Bible, in the book of Exodus.
The Greeks used it as a digestive aid and the Egyptians used it to embalm the dead.
Unlike other cooking drugs, the spice is not obtained from the seed or the fruit but from the stem and twigs which, once the outer cork has been removed, are treated, rolled in multilayer cylinders and dried taking on the classic appearance of a hazelnut-coloured parchment.
Cinnamon can be sold in this form or in powder form.
The quality of cinnamon depends exclusively on the age of the branches from which it is obtained, a young age corresponds to a better quality.
It is a spice with a slightly spicy flavour, enhanced by sweet and sour nuances, the dry and pungent aroma reminiscent of cloves and is accompanied by peppery notes.
In the kitchen, cinnamon finds its place in many confectionery preparations from dry pastries to delicious apple strudel and spoon desserts such as Catalan cream.
It is an irreplaceable ingredient of the various spicy wines.
Here in Kenya a pinch of it is put in the famous chai.
This spice has one of the highest antioxidant powers.
Traditionally used against colds and as an antibacterial, it is now scientifically recognised for its ability to lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, thus helping to relieve hypertension disorders, and it also has an antiseptic function on disorders of the respiratory system.
Recent studies have shown that cinnamon helps regulate the percentage of sugar in the blood, thus helping diabetics and hyperglycemics.
replica uhren kaufen Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine use it for menstrual problems, in the treatment of fevers, in some intestinal disorders (it helps to slow down the fermentation and leavening of the intestine which cause swelling, flatulence and poor digestion) and for problems related to cold as it has a warming effect. Cinnamon is a natural antiseptic able to fight and eliminate fungi, viruses and bacteria. This spice is also recognised as a stimulant and therefore has the property of relieving states of exhaustion caused by illnesses such as flu and dysentery.
The use of cinnamon is also recommended as a disinfectant in fact, in case of wounds on the skin after cleaning, they can be sprinkled with cinnamon powder. The contraindications of cinnamon are mainly related to excessive use, it contains a substance, coumarin, which if taken in high doses can be toxic to the liver and kidneys.
No less important, it has recently been discovered that oil extracted from cinnamon leaves can kill mosquito larvae, even better than current pesticides. This discovery could be used to make lotions with mosquito repellent effects as well as paving the way for the invention of the first biological pesticide.
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