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Kesha Ram, 29, an young Indian American, is seeking to win a statewide election in Vermont to be this north eastern state's next Lieutenant Governor. Having served four two-year terms as a state representative in the Legislature, Ram is now shifting her focus to the post of lieutenant governor.
"When I first ran for the legislature, it was the start of the great recession," Ram said of her first campaign when she was just 21 and ending her college career. "We were lucky if we could shape our future. It felt important to be a voice for our experience." During her four terms and eight years in the state House, Ram has dedicated herself to improving civic engagement opportunities for residents of Vermont, as well as helping vulnerable populations get access to much-needed services.
Inspired by then Senator Barack Obama whom she introduced in 2006, at a rally when he came to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ram now she feels she accomplished enough in the legislature since 2008, and that it's time to move on. But it's a crowded field with at least three Democrats and a Republican vying in the Aug. 9 primaries.
But this time to the Lieutenant Governor's office, a part-time post with a just a couple of ceremonial duties. She however, plans to change that. Vermont is one of 11 states that uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.
Vermont's current Lieutenant Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, is running for governor in a state that has elected presidential candidate and avowed Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders to the U.S. Senate for many years now. Ram, vying for the seat being vacated by Phil Scott, R-Vt., who is running for governor in 2016, is up against fellow Democrats Garrett Graff, Brandon Riker and Sen. David Zuckerman. Former Sen. Randy Brock is the only declared Republican running, while Dr. Louis Meyers has declared his candidacy as an independent. The primary election for the lieutenant governor seat in Vermont is set for Aug. 2; the general election is Nov. 8.
"I feel I've accomplished quite a bit in my time in the state legislature," said Ram, the daughter of a white mother and Indian father, and great-great granddaughter of renowned civil engineer Sir Ganga Ram.
Born to a father who immigrated to the U.S. from India and mother born-and-raised in Illinois, Ram grew up in the Los Angeles area, where her parents met while they attended UCLA. "My father had a passion for opening a small business," Ram said. Her parents started an Irish pub, McGinty's Irish Pub, and the hard work it took her father to get that going was instilled early on in Ram. She chose to direct that passion and energy into political work.
Even while she was attending the University of Vermont, which she chose because she felt a "strong sense of community" during a visit prior to committing to the school, she had developed her political voice. The young Indian American served as the university's student body president and was still enrolled as a senior when she ran for, and won, a spot as state representative eight years ago.
"As lieutenant governor, I'm able to create an opportunity agenda for the entire state," Ram said, adding that the office is open part-time but she is devoted to working the position full-time, even when not in session. "(The position) relies on relationships and brings people together for a common goal. I have proven I can do this during my time in the legislature."
She counts among those accomplishments expanding incentives for first-time home buyers; protecting victims of sexual abuse, leading the move to pass human trafficking laws, revenge porn laws, and stalking laws; as well as getting Vermont to recognize the Native American Abenaki tribe so that it qualifies to apply for benefits.
"I am seen as a consensus lawmaker," Ram says. And the youth she wanted to represent then now face newer problems, which she claims she could address better from her new perch as Lt. Governor.
"The reason I got into politics was because our generation was struggling in the height of the recession, where we hardly had a place on our parents' couch," she said. "Now our young people are facing problems as first time-homebuyers, meeting student debts etc. There are very few people who can speak for them." Work for the past eight years on making higher education affordable, dealing with debt, evidently was not enough, she concedes.
"The position is what you make of it," Ram counters. "I see myself as a 'Connector-in Chief'" –bringing people together." Vermont, unlike many other states, requires the governor and Lieutenant Governor to run on separate tickets and not the same slate. It may end up having different party leaders occupying those offices. She believes her consensus building skills will be important.


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For his trip, Cory wore a pair of 7 For All Mankind Relaxed Straight Leg jeans in Chester Row with a gray sweater and green coat. We've seen Cory in a lot of different brands like Citizens of Humanity, Joe's, Nudie and Cult of Individuality. I'd love to see him in a great pair of Diesel jeans, I think they'd suit his style really well. You can buy these jeans online from 7 For All Mankind for $169.00.
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A guide to Hot Works - How to keep safe
15% of all work place fires are caused by Hot Works and these can cause significant disruption to your organisation.
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French newspaper L'Equipe says Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs in 1999. Armstrong says the report is false. Earlier this week, Tour de France Director Jean-Marie Leblanc said the report that six urine samples Armstrong provided during his first tour win in 1999 tested positive for the red blood cell-booster EPO had convinced him the cyclist had cheated.
"The ball is now in his court," Leblanc told L'Equipe. "Why, how, by whom? He owes explanations to us and to everyone who follows the Tour. Today, what L'Equipe revealed shows me that I was fooled. We were all fooled."
This statement inspired Armstrong to strike back. On Wednesday, he responded to the accusations via conference call, telling reporters "This has been a long, love-hate relationship between myself and the French."
Later Wednesday, MSNBC's Chris Matthews talked about the controversy with two reporters who have covered Armstrong's triumphs -- Alan Abramson of the Los Angeles Times, and Sal Ruibal of USA Today.
To read an excerpt of their conversation, continue to the text below. To watch the video, click on the "Launch" button to the right.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Alan Abrahamson writes about international sports for "The Los Angeles Times." He's interviewed Lance Armstrong, asked him about doping and watched him win the Tour de France last month. Sal Ruibal covers sports for ""USA Today."
Let me go to Alan first. What are we to make of this charge by "L'Equipe," the French newspaper, that Lance Armstrong tested positively for dope, performance-enhancing drugs back in '99?
ALAN ABRAHAMSON, "THE LOS ANGELES TIMES": I think we all first really need to understand that professional cycling is awash in rumors of just this sort of sort. And Lance Armstrong has been fending off just these kinds of rumors for years and years.
But this is without question the most interesting of the allegations, to put it lightly, against Lance.
MATTHEWS: Should we believe it?
ABRAHAMSON: Well, it all depends on what you think about documents and what you think about incomplete documents. These documents purport to show that doping control samples match up to Lance and doping control forms that he signed.
But they could never, ever stand up in a court of law for a lot of procedural and technical reasons. But, still, documents are documents. It is not of he said/she said, I saw/he saw. Documents are documents.
MATTHEWS: Let me go to Sal. Why do you think, why are we getting this kind of information six years late?
SAL RUIBAL, "USA TODAY": Well, the study wasn't really an in-competition test. It was a scientific study designed to test, ironically, the accuracy of the EPO test itself. And they happened to use the '99 tour urine samples for that study.
And "L'Equipe" was able to connect the dots between some of those samples and Lance's previous samples. So, in that sense, I don't think it really tell us that much, because, without A and B samples, legally, it doesn't really mean much. In terms of his reputation, yes, it is huge.
MATTHEWS: Well, let's talk about that reputation issue. In every American barroom tonight, it may have already started, there's a buzz out there. The French are jealous. We won their award. They're so proud of the Tour de France. An American, Lance Armstrong, seven straight times. Is it the humiliation of France that is driving this story or is it objective journalism, Alan?
ABRAHAMSON: Oh, I don't think the French are out to get us or Lance Armstrong in retribution for, say, freedom fries or anything like that.
MATTHEWS: Yes.
ABRAHAMSON: I mean, I think "L'Equipe" is a serious, respected newspaper and they're out to do their job.
MATTHEWS: Sal, is that your assessment? It is a clean? It is a clean call? It's not home cooking. It is not French -what's the word? ... Chauvinism, French chauvinism, I think is the right word.
RUIBAL: I think, in this case, maybe, there might be a bit of that, because French cycling is in a serious decline.
Not only are they not winning the Tour de France. They're not winning anything. And it is one of the top sports in the country. It is part of their national identity. And there may be some impulsion behind this, because the French cycling officials have been getting a lot of heat about their poor performance.
Even Kazakhstan has surpassed France as a cycling power. So, they're in trouble there as well.
MATTHEWS: You know, I was recalling, Alan, the story a couple years ago with regard to the skating in the Olympics, when there was a French official who was caught playing some interesting strategic game and cheating there. It smacks of that to me.
ABRAHAMSON: Well, I don't know.
I mean, I think that's an interesting and maybe even a compelling argument. But to say that the French authorities are out to get Lance Armstrong just because of a skating scandal in Salt Lake seems to be a bit of a stretch. I don't doubt that there's been friction between the two countries. There's no question there's been friction over Iraq and other issues.
But to say that that directly leads "L'Equipe," which has sources up the wazoo in every sporting edifice in France... to say that therefore they're going to get Lance Armstrong, to me, that's a bit of a stretch.
MATTHEWS: Well, I have to say ... it hurts me, because I'm so proud of Lance Armstrong. I think he's such a great athlete. And I still think, how can anybody take away from any of his greatness for winning seven straight? That must be one hell of a pill he took back seven years ago to have that kind of power. I'm just kidding, because I think it couldn't possibly be that.
... The same ownership that owns the Tour de France also owns this newspaper, "L'Equipe." If the newspaper story is true, that drugs were involved in the success of Lance Armstrong in the early going, in the first victory in the Tour de France in '99, why is not the - why haven't the ownership of the Tour de France gone after him and tried to take away his medal?
RUIBAL: Well, I don't think, in this case, they can take it back. They've said they might take sanctions, but part of the agreement with using those samples was that no enforcement activity could be taken.
The real problem with the situation is that there's not enough evidence to prove that Lance is a doper and that he doesn't have enough evidence to clear himself. So, in this case, if you love Lance, you are still going to love Lance. If you don't like Lance, you are not going to like him. And that goes for the folks at the Tour de France.
MATTHEWS: Let me ask you, Alan, do you have any sense, is there any arbiter who could come through here, like a fairy godfather or something, come in here and just solve this problem, so this is clearing his record or condemning him one way or the other, a clean verdict?
ABRAHAMSON: No. Lance Armstrong is faced with one of the most difficult prospects any athlete or anybody could ever face. And that is proving a negative. And the negative is, I never used dope. I mean, how do you go about doing that? I mean, it is almost impossible. And that is the dilemma he's facing.
I mean, it is really very difficult for him. And I understand full well why he finds it exasperating.
MATTHEWS: But, in sports, we've been through this the last couple months, of course, and we will again, with baseball, people like Canseco saying never, never, never, and then, all of sudden, you got evidence and then things begin to develop.
Isn't there any way - -you guys agree, Sal and Alan, that you cannot prove you didn't use drugs in this case. In other words, Lance Armstrong will have this on his bio -- his obit, probably, when he dies.
RUIBAL: But I think it will be a small part of it, because he transcends sports. His cancer story is inspirational for people who don't even know how many wheels there are on a bicycle.
MATTHEWS: Yes. Let me ask you, Sal, it seems to me, watching the Tour de France, how many miles is it?
RUIBAL: It's about 2,500 miles.
MATTHEWS: Twenty-five hundred miles. It is about heart, as we say in sports. It is about guts. It is about mind discipline, keeping your focus. It is about strategy. It is about, I guess, to some extent, although he doesn't say, about the bike. Would drugs enhance the performance over that amount of time?
RUIBAL: Oh, definitely, especially a drug like EPO.
MATTHEWS: It would? How long does it last?
RUIBAL: For months and months, really, because what it does is, it develops more red blood cells in your body to carry oxygen.
It dissipates from the body within 48 hours, so there's no trace of it after that. So, in terms of, you're going to use a drug for performance enhancing, it is probably close to being the perfect one.
MATTHEWS: Then just to clear the air for our audience tonight, there has been testing in the last six years and there's evidence - does he have any evidence to say, I haven't used drugs in those more recent years, Sal?
RUIBAL: Well, the only thing he can say is, I haven't flunked a drug test.
MATTHEWS: Well, that's enough.
RUIBAL: Yes, so far, all he can say is, you only have half of a drug test. In order to be official, it has to be both an A and a B sample. They only have a B sample. And, legally, that's not enough.
MATTHEWS: Alan, do we have positive news or positive evidence that he hasn't used drugs? Can we say tonight that, although there may be evidence from-that's been presented of partial results of a test back in '99, that, over the past seven years, there's no-there's no real evidence that he's cheated?
ABRAHAMSON: The problem is, this is an area that is, as I say, rife with suspicion and rumor and innuendo.
And Lance is facing the most difficult prospect of all time, prove - he says, I didn't do it. And everyone says, prove it. And he says, well, how do I prove it? I'm clean. I mean, I'm supposed to walk out on the street or on the sand and go, I didn't do it? I mean, it's almost impossible for him to do this.
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How to Make a Driveway Guard
Driveway guards help keep kids safe, acting as a barrier between the driveway and street. The bright orange color gets attention and open mesh material lets anyone approaching the driveway see children at play. Riding bikes and games of tag have less risk of kids accidentally going too far. The location for a driveway guard depends on the property. A guard across the drive just outside the garage lets kids practice rollerskating without entering the driveway; at the end of the drive, the yard is accessible. Removable fence posts mean the guard doesn't have to stay up all the time.
Measure a piece of 1-inch PVC pipe to 2 feet, and mark it. You won't use the whole piece of 1-inch pipe, but PVC usually comes in a standard 10-foot length.
Cut the pipe at a 45-degree angle at the mark using a hacksaw at the mark. The angle doesn't have to be precise. Measure, mark and cut another piece of pipe the same length and with the same angle.
Measure a piece of 3/4-inch PVC pipe to 6 1/2 feet, and mark it. Cut it straight across at the mark, and cut an identical piece.
Set the angled end of one 2-foot-long piece of pipe on the ground 1 foot away from the edge of the driveway. This is where one removable fence post will fit, so situate the pipe where you want the post.
Drive the pipe halfway into the ground using a mallet or 3-pound sledgehammer. Pull the pipe back out of the ground.
Slip one of the 3/4-inch pipes through the pipe that you drove into the ground, pushing out any dirt inside.
Drive the 2-foot-long pipe back into the ground again, this time stopping with approximately 2 to 3 inches of pipe above the soil. Pull out the pipe and push out the dirt again, then drive the pipe back into the ground until the top edge is flush with the yard.
Set the second 2-foot-long pipe into the ground on the opposite side of the driveway using the same technique as you did with the first pipe. These are permanent supports for the driveway guard fence posts.
Measure across the driveway between the supports.
Roll out a bundle of 4-foot-tall orange safety fence netting on the ground. Measure the fence from one end over to the distance between supports plus 12 inches. Cut the net straight across at the mark using utility shears.
Spread out the netting across the driveway.
Align one of the 6 1/2-foot-long pipes with one end of the fencing, laying the pipe on top. Roll the netting and pipe together, wrapping the fence around the pipe at least twice.
Wrap a heavy-duty cable tie, commonly called a zip tie, around the pipe and through the netting near the top edge of the orange material. Push the tip of the tie into the locking end at the other end of the tie. Pull the tie until it fits tight around the pipe. Add more zip ties to secure the fence to the pipe, spacing them approximately 6 inches apart. Clip off the loose end of the ties using shears.
Lift the end of the fence that's secured to the netting, and drop the bottom end of the pipe into one of the permanent support pipes in the ground. Set the other pipe into the other support.
Stretch the netting across the driveway to the other pipe. Wrap the netting around the pipe, and secure it with zip ties as you did with the first pipe.
Tap one 3/4-inch pipe cap into the top of each PVC driveway guard fence post using the mallet.
Things Needed
- Measuring tape
- PVC pipe, 1-inch diameter, 10-foot length
- Marker
- Hacksaw
- 2 PVC pipes, 3/4-inch diameter, 10-foot length
- Mallet or 3-pound sledgehammer
- 1 bundle orange safety net fencing material, 4-foot tall
- Utility shears
- 16 or more heavy-duty cable ties (zip ties)
- 2 PVC pipe caps, 3/4-inch diameter
- Pull the driveway guard fence posts out of the permanent supports when not in use.
- Any diameter of pipe will work where the longer pipe fits inside the shorter pipe used as ground supports.
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TheNorwegian Pilot Guide is provided free of charge just visit: https://dnl.kartverket.no/
TheNorwegian Pilot Guide, Den norske los, is produced and maintained by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. In version 1.0 there will still be content from the pdf editions that has not yet been georeferenced. We are working on this on an ongoing basis. Translation of content into English is not complete, but will be published in 2020.
The publication contains supplementary information that is displayed in the charts service as an important reference tool for use when planning a voyage and provides a detailed description of the Norwegian coast. The Norwegian pilot presents data from various data owners, such as Norwegian ports, the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Mapping Authority.
The Norwegian pilot, Volume 1. General information, which provides general information of significance for mariners, is not yet part of the digital Norwegian Pilot Guide, it will be released at a later date. NB! Last updated May 2018.
The Norwegian pilot, Volume 7. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are not yet part of the digital Norwegian Pilot Guide, it will be launched at a later date. NB! Last updated May 2018.
Vessels subject to registration are required to have the Norwegian Pilot Guide on board the vessel. However, smaller vessels will also benefit greatly from the Norwegian Pilot Guide, as it is adapted to meet the specific needs for information of the leisure fleet.
The publication contains sailing directions for the various fairways and channels. It provides information on harbours, destinations and anchorage areas. There are also aerial photos, sketches and panoramic views, in addition to information on wind and tidal currents. Other information includes ship and boat yards, marinas, bunkers, local businesses, quay lengths and depths etc..
The official charts from the Norwegian Hydrographic Service will be updated more frequently than the Pilot Guides. This means that in the case of any inconsistencies between the chart and the Norwegian Pilot Guide, the information in the chart should take precedence.
Notices of corrections to The Norwegian pilot can be sent by e-mail from Den norske los https://dnl.kartverket.no or submit notices of necessary corrections to the Norwegian Hydrographic Service, P.O. Box 60, N-4001 Stavanger, Norway, or send an e-mail to to email@example.com.
We are working on an API for The Norwegian pilot, but no date has yet been set for when this will be available.
NB! Last updated May 2018.


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Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps supports kids from disadvantaged circumstances between the ages of 12 to 16 at the time in their lives when they are determining who they will become as adults. Through a multi-year, camp-based program, they learn skills like leadership, resilience, and responsibility, empowering them to believe in their own potential and change their stories for the better.
The program is supported by Tim Hortons® Restaurant Owners and Guests and invests in youth from every community Tim Hortons® serves
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On June 5th, 100% of proceeds from all coffee purchases at Tim Hortons® restaurants in Canada and the United States will support Tim Hortons Foundation Camps, helping disadvantaged kids achieve their potential.
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In a Tim Hortons® restaurant near you, donate $2 and get a limited-edition Camp Day bracelet*. Collect them all and wear your support!
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One of the advantages of studying Mass Media or Multimedia at Laramie County Community College is the access students have to paid internships.
- Because Cheyenne, the largest city in Wyoming, serves the state capital, it offers numerous job opportunities in local, state and federal government agencies.
- Many nonprofit organizations have their headquarters in Cheyenne and offer positions, especially in public relations and marketing.
- Laramie County has a daily newspaper, several weekly newspapers, one television station, 10 radio stations, several Internet and marketing companies, and advertising and public relations agencies.
- Printing companies and catalog designers such as Sierra Trading Post offer job opportunities.
Some examples where internships have been served are as follows:
- Associated Press
- Bureau of Land Management
- Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
- KFBC Radio
- Laramie County Tobacco Prevention
- Old West Museum
- Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- Wyoming Homeland Security
- Wyoming newspapers
- Wyoming State International Trade Office
- Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
- And various other businesses in town
While paid internships, especially summer internships, are highly encouraged, the Mass Media program does not currently provide course credit for internships. Experiential learning, including the creation of a portfolio of created content, is provided through Wingspan Student Media.


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The event will take place on 27th September 2018 in Atlantis Hotel (conference venue).
We would like to let you know that that selected papers from the NANOBIO 2018 conference will be published in a Special Issue "Selected Papers from Nano-Bio Conference 2018" in the open access journal Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).For more info press the buton below
NANOBIO 2018 Proceedings
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2018 The main goal of this Special Issue, "Selected Papers from Nanobio Conference 2018", is to discuss the state-of-the-art of research and to address hot topics in the emerging fields of nanotechnology and Bionanoscience. We invite investigators interested in nanotechnologies and bionanosciences to contribute their original research articles to this Special Issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Nanobiomaterials and nanomedicine
• Perovskite optoelectronics and solar cells
• Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
• Graphene and related 2D materials
• Nanoelectronics and bioelectronics
Further information can be found at here
Stratakis Emmanuel
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Kymakis Emmanuel
TEI of Crete, Greece
"Welcome to NanoBio 2018, We would like to welcome you to the 1st International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience (NanoBio 2018) taking place in Aquila Atlantis Hotel, at the heart of Heraklion City, Crete in 24-28 September 2018. The 1st International conference on Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience (NanoBio 2018) – aims to capitalize on the rapid growing and interconnected fields of Nanotechnology and Bioscience, drawing in and providing an interdisciplinary forum for scientists and engineers from academia and industry. Among the main objectives is to discuss on the forefront of research and to address the theory, design and development of advanced materials and nanotechnologies in relation to the field of energy and health applications. The conference comprises six workshops focusing on the development of novel nanomaterials, bionanosystems for tissue engineering and healthcare, innovative solar cells, nanophotonics, nanomedicine, bioelectronics and lab-on-chip systems. NanoBio 2018 will include world leading Invited Speakers together with experts and stakeholders from academia and industry. Their talks will be a platform for innovation from early-career researchers, young investigators and entrepreneurs. We envisage that the conference will provide an ideal environment to develop new collaborations and opportunities to meet the experts and stakeholders of the rapidly growing fields of Nanotechnology and Bionanoscience. Looking forward to meeting you in Heraklion. "


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By now, the world knows that Donald Trump, the president of the United States, had an affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. According to TIME:
'The lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels said for the first time on Wednesday that she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump and said there's "no question" he knew about a $130,000 payoff to buy her silence.'
Now, according to The Washington Post, a close friend of Stormy Daniels' is also confirming their affair, and defending her efforts to get out of the $130,000 hush agreement. He revealed that he listened in on their phone conversations.
Keith Munyan, a 56 year-old photographer, is listed among four people in the nondisclosure agreement as knowing about the porn star's relationship with Trump. Munyan is not barred by the agreement from speaking out publicly about the issue. According to The Post:
'In a telephone interview late Monday with The Washington Post, Munyan mostly corroborated details Daniels already revealed in a recently published interview she gave to In Touch magazine in 2011: that she and Trump met at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe in 2006; that he offered to get her on"The Apprentice" reality TV show; and that he also offered her a condominium in a proposed Trump Tower in Tampa.'
Munyan disclosed that Trump would call Daniels while he was working in a photo studio in a house he owned in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Valley Village. Daniels rented the house between 2006 and 2008, and Munyan attests that the first call came in 2006 after Daniels had told Trump she would meet him in Lake Tahoe.
Munyan said:
'She checked her phone and goes, "Look who's calling."She thought it was so fun. She wanted to be on 'The Apprentice." Wouldn't you?'
The Post reported:
'Munyan said Daniels placed the phone between her ear and his. He said he listened in like this on Trump's calls six or seven times over the course of the relationship with Daniels.'
Munyan said:
'The only thing I ever heard him do is just babble like he always does. The conversation I remember the most is about the condominium. . . . I heard her say, "I don't want that. That's not what I want."'
The three other people listed who knew about the relationship between Daniels and the president are Daniels's manager Gina Rodriguez, ex-husband Mike Mosney, and porn actress Jessica Drake. None of them have spoken publicly.
Daniels gave lengthy interviews to at least two news outlets prior to the hush money deal. Munyan said that he never head Trump make mention of his wife or children, and didn't know of Daniels having any texts, photos, or other evidence of her relationship with Trump.
Munyan shared about something that happened when Daniels visited Trump in Lake Tahoe. When Daniels arrived, Trump was wearing his pajamas. Munyan said:
'He was not dressed appropriately to have dinner with a young lady.'
Daniels had recounted to Munyan that she asked him to put on a suit and he did.
According to The Post:
'Munyan said he hopes that an upcoming broadcast of "60 Minutes," which taped a conversation with Daniels last week, will change what he believes are misperceptions about Daniels because of what she does for living.'
Munyan said:
'I want it to come out. I think people will see her in a different light. It's time that people understand her side of the story.'
Twitter had a lot to say about Daniels too:
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|Ann Marie Sayers, Charlene Sul, Lloyd Rodriguez, Wounded Knee DeOcampo
On September 19, community members marched in support of the protection of the Ohlone burial site unearthed on August 2 at the construction site operated by KB Home at Market Street Field in Santa Cruz. The march was planned to occur while the Ohlone elders were in discussions with the City of Santa Cruz and representatives of KB Home at City Hall. Beginning at Mission Plaza, near the Catholic Holy Cross Church and the half-scale replica of the Santa Cruz Mission, marchers made their way through downtown Santa Cruz and on to City Hall where they demonstrated outside during the important discussions. An intense session of drumming was held which was on the level of a prayer ceremony, and eventually Ann Marie Sayers, who was named the most likely descendant of the Ohlone remains that were unearthed, emerged from the meeting to declare to all present that, "the Knoll has been Saved!" Community members were elated, and many spent the time exchanging hugs while the drummers continued to drum and celebrate.
The terms of the agreement are still being worked out, but agreed on so far is that the five burial sites found on the Knoll will have the remains returned to them after which they will be sealed and protected from construction, and a permanent easement will be established that will allow for ceremonial visitations by the Ohlone elders.
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|Marching past the half-scale replica of the Santa Cruz Mission
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|Outside of Santa Cruz City Hall
|Drumming during the negotiations
|Ohlone elder, Lloyd Rodriguez (Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe)
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Towards the wild : evaluating museum installations in semi-realistic situations
Hornecker, Eva and Nicol, Emma (2011) Towards the wild : evaluating museum installations in semi-realistic situations. In: Re-Thinking Technology in Museums 2011, 2011-05-26 - 2011-05-27.Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
In this paper we discuss our experiences of conducting user evaluations of technological installations for the new Robert Burns Birthplace museum and the challenges associating with doing this. We believed it to be important to avoid a sterile lab situation, and to be able to observe the social dynamics that evolve around museum installations. As we were unable to conduct studies in the museum itself we devised ways of taking them out of the lab by basing them in a more museum-like or semi-realistic setting. We took efforts to recreate the installation setup when this was likely to influence interaction patterns and could reveal usability issues. Moreover, we invited young families and adult groups to take part in the evaluation sessions to investigate how they would interact with these as a group. We explain our motivations and the tradeoffs involved. We focus on discussing the effects that the semi-realistic setting may have had on the user feedback obtained, reflect on the differing user behaviours that might emerge in the genuine museum setting and make recommendations for future studies.
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Staying Healthy on Spring Break
Are you hitting the road for spring break this year? It's easy to let your fitness and diet regimen slip when you're travelling, and let's face it, a little indulgence is what makes it vacation. However, there are some simple steps you can take for staying healthy and active on spring break wherever your travels take you.
Eat Sensibly
Even if you're staying with relatives or have a small kitchen in your hotel room, chances are you will be eating out a lot on vacation. While restaurant meals are notoriously high in calories, sodium, and unhealthy fats, reading the menu carefully can help you make healthier choices.
Look for menu clues: Some restaurants give calorie counts, or have special symbols for heart-healthy, vegetarian, or gluten-free options that can help you choose a meal that more suitably meets your needs. When possible, rely on these icons to help you make a more health conscious choice. Don't forget to also look at the item descriptions, which oftentimes list the dish's core ingredients.
Choose grilled foods over fried: Fried foods are full of trans-fat, which is the worst fat for your health. Tip: If the menu says "crispy," the food is probably fried. Instead of going for fried or breaded foods, opt for a grilled option.
Eat your fruits and vegetables: Ordering a meal that's high in fruits and vegetables can help you keep your fat and sodium intake in check and ensures your meal is nutrient-dense. Take a tip from MyPlate.gov and remember to fill half your plate with fruits and veggies at each meal.
Practice portion control: A large problem with most restaurant meals is that the portions are just too big. It's often a good idea to ask your waiter to pack up half your meal when you order, so you won't be tempted to finish the entire plate. This way, you won't feel weighed-down after your meals and, once you have enough leftovers in the hotel room mini-fridge, you can have a picnic on the balcony.
Avoid the buffet: Your willpower will be tested enough on vacation—don't push it over the edge by stopping at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Buffets make portion control hard and will put your self-control to the ultimate test… Your brain is very clever at coming up with reasons why you should go back for more.
Follow the 80% rule: Stop eating before you are totally full; shoot for 80% instead. It can take 15-20 minutes for the full signal to go from belly to brain, so stop while you're ahead.
Pack healthy snacks: If you carry fruit, hard-boiled eggs (which you can often pick up at the breakfast bar of your hotel), or nutrition bars, you won't need to stop for fast food in the middle of the day. Packed with protein and fiber, Juice Plus+ Complete Nutrition Bars are the perfect portable snack. Available in two tasty flavors, Dark Chocolate + Fig and Tart Cherry + Honey, they are low-glycemic, gluten-free, non-dairy, and vegetarian!
Fill in the gaps: No matter how hard you try, it's challenging to eat as healthily as you do at home while you're on vacation. Taking Juice Plus+ can help you avoid the nutritional gaps that may arise from eating out for a whole week.
Stay Active
If your vacation plans include hiking, biking, swimming or a lot of walking, you may not need to worry about exercise. But if not, and you're staying in a hotel, check out their fitness facilities. Is there a pool, a treadmill, or an elliptical machine? Another option is to make your room into your own fitness facility by packing exercise bands and small dumbbells. Or if you'd rather get your exercise learning about your new environs, try starting each day with a brisk walk.
For those of you spending a lot of time driving to or from your destination, make sure to take frequent breaks for everyone to stretch their legs. Avoid the vending machines on your way to the restrooms. Instead, consider getting some exercise instead. How about a race from one end of the rest area to the other? Winner gets to choose the music or the next audiobook when you get back in the car.
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Investigators said a ski boat collided with the victims' WaveRunner watercraft on the lake just north of Castaic on Sunday at about 3:45 p.m. The teen was declared dead at the scene.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Parks Bureau, the personal watercraft turned into the path of the boat. Both victims were visiting from Russia. It appears they were friends with the driver of the boat, who tried to help them immediately after the crash.
"I saw one boat speeding out toward the launch area and a friend of his was holding another guy in the water with a jet ski all tore up -- handles broken, front cover broken," said witness Patrick Salem. "Apparently the boat ran over the jet ski and knocked both of them out."
The driver of the boat was not hurt. The victim who survived was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. The sheriff's department said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.


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The Lifespan Learning program strives to offer the same "basics" of the program for children and youth: Unitarian Universalist history and heritage; Unitarian Universalist identity: world religions: Jewish and Christian teachings: ethical philosophies: and understanding and making sense of the interconnected web of life.
For adults who have familiarity with these areas, the program offers opportunities to go deeper into these topics and also expand to areas that foster their philosophical and spiritual practice. Like the program for children and youth, the program strives to offer different ways to address the plurality of learning styles for adults. Lifespan Learning is also a means to overcome oppression in our society at large.
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Tea is a tradition shared by many cultures and ages. Join the Alta Vista Public Library for a celebration of this wonderfully unifying drink. Students from Ridgemont High School will display hand-made, decorated teapots. A tea tasting will be led by David's Tea. Enhanced with music by Moore & McGregor (Celtic Rathskallions). Weather permitting, the tea will be taken in the courtyard. Sponsored in partnership with MASC.
Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 10:00am – Alta Vista branch
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text: Lesley: Connecting to the 'real world' 'Since I was a kid people would say I lived in an 'unreal' world because I read a LOT and never went out or bothered with other people. But since I've been working with Changing Our Lives, I've been given lots of opportunities which have allowed me to connect to the 'real' world and have experiences like everyone else. From taking the bus, to independent train travel, to using the London Underground, as well as being able to meet so many amazing and interesting people all enables me to do awesome things.' Lesley started working with Changing Our Lives as part of a poetry project called Poet's First! in 2013. This was an ideal project for Lesley as she reads and writes a lot, and at the time spent lots of time alone pursuing these interests. Over the next year Lesley took part in a variety of our projects, gradually becoming more confident in public and able to speak up for her own rights and the rights of her peers. Since 2015 Lesley has been a paid member of the staff team, gaining real independence. In 2015 Lesley wrote about travelling to London for the first time on her own: 'In 2015 I travelled all the way to London independently on the train, to speak at a seminar. This was the first time I have ever done this. The seminar was called 'Participation in Practice' and was about engaging young people in the Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms. Here is some feedback from people that highlight why I love working with Changing Our Lives and what I get out of it, such as confidence and experiences.' In January 2018, Lesley reread her 2015 words and reflected on how independent she has become: 'Over the past year I have been pursuing an unrealised dream of learning to drive, and it has been a magnificent adventure. With ups and down, triumphs and mistakes to learn from, but then that's just part of an ordinary life.For years I believed, because the lack of confidence I had in myself and that others had for me was very low, that I would never drive that I couldn't even if I wanted to. But thanks to everything I've achieved in the last few years and all the confidence that brought with it I set forth, did my research and now know that there are many ways to drive. Driving doesn't have to be so 'traditional' with some creativity there are many adaptations for people to use.' It is now one of my many passions to encourage people not to give up on opportunities like this, to take a little risk or do a little research because with creativity there's not much else but yourself that can truly stop you. I am now a very confident person I have an amazing instructor and have recently passed my theory! Knowing I am so close to independent driving is making me more confident in my future and the person I see myself becoming. From getting my own home and traveling to work opportunities and how driving will help with my job. Compared to life a few years ago, I would say that I am tons more confident. I remember how nervous I was about that conference in 2015 and the journey on the train. Now I do things like that all the time and I have even started to mentor other young people, that is something I could not have done back then but now I can be that supportive encouraging figure for other young people who may be facing similar journeys.'


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Independently owned and operated, Healthy Way Pharmacy is a fully licensed pharmacy providing the same medications as our larger competitors, with many more advantages.
At Healthy Way the wait is always shorter, the prices are usually less, and the customer service is by far the best.
In January 2008, Healthy Way Pharmacy added HOME MEDICAL to their list of professional services. Now Healthy Way can be your one stop shop for all your medical needs.
Healthy Way Pharmacy & Home Medical has been awarded national accreditation by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics(ABCOPP). This insures that Healthy Way Pharmacy utilizes only the highest standards that include organizational process, patient care, performance management, product safety, facility safety and supplier compliance.
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Continuous positive airway pressure is used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP devices operate by delivering physician prescribed airflow pressures to maintain open airways during sleep. In order for treatment to be effective, patients need to be compliant with their prescription. Uncomfortable equipment is often the main reason patients become non-compliant with their CPAP devices. At Healthy Way, we understand the value of comfort, and use the best equipment available to ensure a good nights sleep.
Small volume nebulizers aerosolize respiratory therapy medications for direct deposition in the lower and upper airways. These are often used in the treatment of emphysema and asthma. One benefit of using Healthy Way, is that we are not only a home medical provider, but also a full licensed pharmacy, therefore making your need for equipment and prescribed drugs a one stop shop.
Whether it be home oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen, portable concentrators, or high pressure cylindars, Healthy Way offers a variety of equipment possibilities to meet the needs of our customer. Oxygen is prescribed medication, and should be used as directed by the physician to acheive the optimum benefit of the prescribed therapy. Healthy Way will help monitor how well each patient follows the prescribed course of treatment.
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Langley School's rugby team one win away from day out at Twickenham
Langley School's rugby players are due to take to the national stage this weekend when they travel to Allianz Park, home of reigning European champions Saracens.
They will be competing in the England Schools National Vase semi-finals against Dauntsey's School from Wiltshire.
In the other semi-final Ripon School will take on Wirral Grammar School. The teams who emerge on top will gain the ultimate experience when they meet at Twickenham Stadium 11 days later for the Schools' Final.
Langley, based near Loddon, beat holders Trent College from Nottinghamshire 40-0 in the earlier rounds.
Powerful centre and captain Andre Dunn was named in the England Under-18 squad earlier in the year and he will be a key player if the Norfolk school is to succeed.
"When you play the latter rounds of a knock-out competition, you go into the unknown," he said. "Being able to concentrate on the way that you want to play, rather than worrying about the opposition, and executing your own simple game plan is vital if we are to succeed."
Dunn leads the side with co-captain and No 8 Thomas Smith and they make up five Leicester Tigers Academy players in the squad.
Director of Sport and first team coach Tim Malone feels the players have the potential to make it down to the last two.
"It is testament to the work rate of the team that they are where they are," he said. "The vast majority of our players are Norfolk-based and have come up as juniors through our school rugby programme. Their success has been built on honesty and hard work over a long period of time. The boys put in a huge amount of time behind the scenes to get it right on match days."
Preparations in the build-up to the game have been hampered by snow and ice, although the week previously the school did seize upon an opportunity to train with North Walsham's senior team on the 3G pitch at Easton College.
Weather permitting, kick-off is at 1pm this Saturday. Entry and parking are free and the game can be streamed live on www.youtube.com/user/officialRFUTV
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An overview of developments and trends in Kenya's retail financial landscape
Globally, 60 percent of adults conduct their financial affairs with the benefit of an account. In Kenya, thanks in large part to mobile money, 2014 estimates from the World Bank's Findex survey program suggest that nearly 3 in 4 adults have an account. In the recent Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Kenya ranks 1st among […]


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Stoke manager Tony Pulis is keeping tabs on Michael Owen now the striker is a free agent but admits he is only one of a number of players under consideration this summer.
The 32-year-old former England international was released by Manchester United last month and has yet to find another club. Pulis was previously interested in signing the former Liverpool and Real Madrid striker and he is a name currently on their list.
"We tried to find out what he was doing a couple of years ago but nothing came of it - and it was a couple of years ago," Pulis told The Sentinel.
"Everyone knows Michael's pedigree and the fact he has performed with such distinction at the highest level for club and country.
"We are monitoring him, but along with about 400 other players to be honest, so it's a case of waiting to see what happens."


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Gutsche is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University. A reporter since 1996, his scholarship focuses on cultural meanings of the news, particularly the ideological connections between news representations of race and place. At ONA, he is representing his team's project, eyesontherise.org, which examines how curriculum and community collaboration can increase awareness and practical outcomes associated with sea level rise in South Florida.
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