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If you're volunteering with us at the 2017 Latitude Festival you can now login to Hotbox Events PAAM to choose your festival shift preferences!
There are 27 volunteer shifts available at Latitude Festival, please make sure you indicate a preference for each shift as PAAM won't let you save your preferences until you have!
We plan to start allocating Latitude volunteer shifts the week beginning Monday 26th June so please make sure you choose your festival volunteer shift preferences by Monday 26th June at the very latest!
To choose your Latitude volunteer shift preferences you need to:
Once we've allocated your shift pattern it will be displayed on your Hotbox Events PAAM overview page.
Also, please don't forget that if you're volunteering with friends you need to make sure you've added their names to your PAAM profile - this is your last chance before Latitude Festival shifts are allocated!
For further information about how shifts are allocated please read the information within the shift planner PDF.
Please keep an eye on your inbox, our news and social channels, as we'll soon be getting in touch with further info about volunteering at Latitude Festival including how you can login to pre-order your meal vouchers and download your Latitude Festival Info Pack! Your pack will include a wealth of info including pre-event and onsite contact details, travel and arrival info, where and when you need to check-in at Latitude Festival, information about festival passes, how volunteer shifts are organised, Latitude Festival catering, your briefings and training sessions, emergency procedures, staff and volunteer roles and responsibilities at the festival, festival security procedures, festival CCTV, Health and Safety, festival communications, info about the Latitude Festival Green Initiatives and more!
If you have any questions about volunteering at festivals with Hotbox Events you can find lots of info on our website. Our festival FAQ are full of answers to questions we're regularly asked; in our festival forum you can chat with volunteers who regularly join us at Latitude; if you'd like to have a look at photos of the Hotbox team working at festivals head over to our festival photo galleries!
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The history of Winchester Cathedral can be traced back to the seventh century. The legendary St Swithun is the Cathedral's patron saint and its heritage reads like a Who's Who of English history, from King Alfred the Great to Mary Tudor and Jane Austen. But under the surface of this ancient place of worship is a modern organisation of 100 staff and some 700 volunteers who keep everything running smoothly for the 300,000 people who visit each year.
Winchester cathedral was one of Mentor's first clients and Annabelle Boyes, the Receiver General, and Donald Colquhoun, Head of Personnel and Training, turned to their Mentor Specialist Consultant in Employment Law & HR, Wes O'Donnell, when the Cathedral decided to implement a performance development review (PDR) process.
"One of the great things about Mentor is the depth and range of experience that clients can call upon. I put the Cathedral in touch with Lucy Coombs, who specialises in this area, to work with them to assess what the Cathedral needed to put in place," explains Wes.
Lucy met with Annabelle and Donald to determine their needs and to plan a way forward. "Mentor is all about helping organisations to be the best they can be. Successfully introducing a PDR system across an organisation partly depends on putting the right training in place," says Lucy.
"I recommended a bespoke training plan to cover not only the procedure but also the principles and best practice behind performance development, ensuring that line managers had the confidence to conduct reviews professionally. I also recommended a training session for senior managers and a briefing session for staff so that everyone knew what to expect from the new system.
"I worked closely both with Annabelle and Donald to implement the process and we started the line manager training in January. It is early days but I think the training was well received and it was great to see so many people realise how it could help them in their jobs," she adds.
The new system has been designed to open up greater dialogue between line management and staff, with individuals working to clear objectives and receiving feedback on performance. "There was no PDR system within the Cathedral and we wanted a fair and consistent approach which would enable us to capture the learning and development needs of our staff," explains Annabelle.
"The primary aim is to put people first, ensuring that they feel valued and effective and to give them the opportunity to realise their potential. Our employees are very valued and we greatly appreciate the work they do. We are trying to introduce a culture that supports lifelong learning and makes training accessible so that we can continue to support the staff.
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HAMBURG, NY – After posting impressive results in his first season spent with car owner Frank Booker's 'Booker Motorsports' outfit in 2017, fan favourite Scott Wylie is hoping for a fulltime return to the ROC Modified Tour in 2018.
Wylie, alongside crew chief Billy Putney, registered a trio of top-5 finishes throughout the season, capped off with two particularly impressive performances during Lancaster Speedway's US Open and Lake Erie Speedway's Race of Champions.
"I'm incredibly proud of what Billy Putney and I established in 2017," smiles Wylie. "We had never worked together before but we found a way to gel right off the bat. He's been a pleasure to work with – without a doubt one of the smartest Crew Chiefs I've ever had."
After overcoming a less-than-ideal start to the 2017 ROC Tour, Wylie and the Booker Motorsports team found their footing and repeatedly showcased an ability to improve and contend for podium finishes with each outing on tour.
"Running inside of the top-5 on a regular basis against this caliber of competition is a huge feather in our cap," says the Hamburg, NY wheelman. "We really had to work through a lot of mechanical problems during our first three races of the season, but after that we were improving with every race."
"I really believe that we were showing off new facets to our game every week," adds Wylie. "We were a better version of ourselves every time we hit the racetrack. This is absolutely a program that can win races on this tour."
Wylie will use the offseason months to meet with potential sponsors and find the sponsorship necessary to make his dreams of following the full ROC Tour with Booker Motorsports a reality.
"Right now we've been working nonstop to do everything that we can to put together a full schedule for 2018," says Wylie. "At the end of the day, it all comes down to marketing partners and securing the kind of backing we need to go on the road for the whole schedule."
"I'm confident that we're going to be able to put something together," continues the well-spoken veteran. "We have a lot of awesome people in our corner and we've assembled a fantastic team to chase some wins with. We have faith and we aren't afraid to work hard – that's a tough combination to beat."


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The Power of Healthy Communities
The health of our people is critical to the success of our state. But, there are many threats: the lack of healthy food alternatives, sedentary living and crippling poverty. We offer a number of grants to combat these problems.
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The ABC Trust Community Grant program awards up to $500 to nonprofits and faith-based organizations working to address health and human service needs in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts or to provide general health and human service support to low-income citizens.Learn More & Apply
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We support middle school and high school extracurricular programs. Studies show that students involved in extracurricular activities benefit both academically and in terms of mental health. Similar research has shown that participation in extracurricular activity greatly increases the probability that at-risk students will graduate.
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text: Like the other 63 players in the Accenture Match Play Championship, Poulter was back at Dove Mountain near Tucson for the resumption of a first round halted by the wintry conditions. Less than four hours' play was possible and 10 games – including those of top seeds Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Luke Donald – did not even tee off. "This weather is officially ridiculous," McIlroy, who plays Shane Lowry in one of two all-Irish clashes, said on Twitter. The other one between Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington had only just started when the suspension came and McDowell commented: "Holy coldness. I've only ever played in an event with conditions like this once." It was the West of Ireland Championship in "about 1998". Poulter, winner in 2010 and perhaps the most feared match play golfer around after his deeds at the Ryder Cup, was going well. He stood three up on Scot Stephen Gallacher, who three-putted the short sixth and conceded the eighth and 10th. "What's the problem? Let's play," Poulter joked on Twitter. "The caddies have officially just had a snowball fight. Never seen anything like it." He then posted a picture of "at least two inches of snow" on his courtesy car. Lee Westwood was two up on Spaniard Rafael Cabrera Bello after five and Justin Rose two up at the turn on South Korean KJ Choi, although he had been four up after five. Welshman Jamie Donaldson, winner of last month's Abu Dhabi Championship, had to take a penalty drop after his opening drive and bogeyed five of the first seven holes to be three down to Thorbjorn Olesen, but Bristol's Chris Wood, who won his first European Tour title a week later in Qatar, was level with Masters champion Bubba Watson after six. Closest to winning was Sergio Garcia, whose first shot on his return will be a 12-foot putt to beat Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee on the 16th green. The forecast was for the snow to have cleared away overnight, but there was the possibility of early frost and that would delay things further. Ian Poulter has never seen anything like it – caddies having a snowball fight in the Arizona desert. Press Association


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Facebook Targeting May IPO
Facebook Inc. is preparing its initial public offering for May, according to people familiar with the matter, in what is shaping up to be the largest-ever U.S. Internet offering.
The Menlo Park, Calif., social network halted trading of its shares on the secondary market this week, as it sets about nailing down its shareholder count, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Hotsprings Etiquette A basic guide to avoid irritating hotspring users.
St. Leon Creek North of Nakusp in the Kootenays. The best in the Province!
Meager Creek West of Pemberton, the Meager Creek hot spring is easily accessible from Vancouver or Whistler. Its use and missuse by visitors and the geophysical hazzards have resulted in a hands-on management policy by the BC Forest service. Along with the Skookumchuck hot spring, Meager Creek is a favourite for residents of southwest B.C..
Skookumchuck - Saint Agnes' Well East of Pemberton, south of Lillouette Lake, the Skookumchuck hot spring is another favourite. The spring is on privately owned land and the owners have genourously allowed the public to use the facilities. A campsite, tubs and shelters make this an attractive weekend destination from Vancouver.
Liard River Hotspring Provincial Park First used by workers building the Alaska Highway during World War II
Radium Hot Springs The western gateway to Jasper National Park
Banff Hotsprings The Upper Pool, Canada's first national park and best known hotsprings.
Harrison Hot Springs A favourite for Vancouverites. A commercial hotspring, a resort and more.
Springs in Washington State
American Northwest Hot springs in Washington, Oregon and more, from Scott Janssen.
Soak.Net Information on springs throughout the U.S.A.
It's been several years now that I've been hotspring hunting. For the most part, people you meet at the springs are friendly, considerate folk. It's rare to find a truely unpleasant person. If someone is committing a party foul (major or minor) it's usually because he or she doesn't understand the unwritten courtesies.
So, to preserve and promote serenity (which is a major aim of hotspring hunting to start with) here is an outline of what's OK and what's not.
Gawking and snarling are definitely out. If a spring is in a remote or undeveloped area, it's pretty certain that it's going to be clothing optional. Gawking, ogling, leering and/or staring at the naked people will get you nothing but hostility. So will glaring at them if you don't approve of skin. Conversely, if you disrobe in the middle of a (clothed) family group, you're treading a fine line. If there's any doubt, be courteous and ask.
Children and pets are two different things. (I know there are some who disagree...) Children are entirely welcome in the water. Common sense would indicate that infants need to have a diaper and plastic pants. Also, remember that there are serious risks involved in taking an infant into hot water for more than a very short time! Older children should also be observed carefully, as they can become overheated, too.
Pets, on the other hand, are a problem. I once found myself sharing a pool with two women and their very large and hairy dog. After getting out (soon after the dog got in) I had the urge to check myself for fleas.
Serenity and peace are big reasons why people travel to hotsprings. Pulling out a boom box and launching a heavy metal assault is not going to gain you any friends. Likewise, partying at a hotspring is pushing the envelope. If you do, please respect the folks around you and make sure you clean up afterwards. Meager Creek was destroyed by the party crowd. The campsites were littered with bottles and rubbish and the pools were fouled. When the Provincial Health Service tested the water, they found the fecal coliform bacteria count was several hundred times the safe level!
A hotspring is not a bathtub! Don't lather up with soap or shampoo in the spring. It's offensive, it's unsanitary, it's disrespectful, it damages the environment and, if I'm in the neighbourhood, it will get your head held underwater until you stop blowing bubbles! If you bathe, do it Japanese style. Pour hot water over yourself at the edge of the pool, soap and scrub, then rinse off before getting in to soak.
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(I would like to preface this article by saying first of all that I believe every woman should have some curves in normal places – bust, butt, thighs, whatever – and should not try to be sticks. I have no intention of becoming a stick and don't think any other woman should try to be a stick. I would also like to say that I love my Mama. Now please read on…)
So I have had many loving people express to me that I don't need to lose weight. Today yet another lovely lady from church expressed that she could hardly believe I was 200 lbs to begin with and by looking at me would never think I need to lose any weight. While I appreciate their love and concern I want others to understand what I see that they do not.
Do you know what really made me decide to do this program? It was partially how bad I felt day-to-day and how little energy I had (at such a young age!!). But what really opened my eyes was when I realized just how overweight I was. Last summer I visited my parents in NC. They live on a large piece of land in the middle of nowhere, Frogsboro (YES, Frogsboro), North Carolina. Every summer I go visit and let them enjoy their grandchildren while I help around the land doing chores that are more difficult for them which may include mending fences, building stairways, helping in the gardens, house chores or whatever else they have for me to do. This past summer my Dad said to me very lovingly, "Margaret you are getting fat and if you don't do something about it now you will be as big as your mom someday. And when you get that overweight it is very hard to go back." Now I love my Mama very, very much and would never say or do anything to hurt her but she is no small woman. There is a lot of her to love, and as much as I love her I would rather Presten have less physical body to love, if you understand what I mean. After my Dad said that to me I looked at myself very objectively and said, "Am I really getting fat?". Well you may think not if you saw me in my usual jeans and a nice shirt, but standing in front of a tall mirror butt naked it is quite evident to me. Some overweight women have this unattractive problem of having extra fat on the backs of their knees. When I realized that fat was collecting on the back of my knees (a place where curves should not abound) I knew I needed to lose some weight.
My mother has been overweight since I can remember. For years as a teenager I remember her trying weight loss program after program trying to get her weight off. She doesn't feel good. Working in her garden is hard for her. As a teen I told myself that I would avoid that difficulty by never getting overweight. On the other hand I watched my skinny sister – almost too skinny at one point – go from skinny to quite obese. She would tell me "I hate myself" referring to the stranger she saw in the mirror once she got fat. Watching her I told myself I wanted to love the woman looking back at me. I want to look in the mirror and feel good about the naked body looking back at me, not hate it and wish it were not so big.
I mean no offense. But I think many of us get so used to just looking at our faces in the mirror that we don't see the rest of our womanly body. Sometimes we let our eyes glaze over and ignore our fat. Or we deny our need for weight loss until we are so far gone that we don't know how to get the weight off. I am blessed with a high waist, a long torso and long legs. All that combines to make a body that hides fat rather well when you put some nice clothes on it. Shorter women do not hide their weight as well because it has fewer places to hide.
So try this for me: Go to the grocery store and pick up a 10 lb sack of potatoes and carry it around for about 5 minutes – not in the cart but in your arms. That 10 lbs gets a little heavy after a while. Those of you with small children who love to or need to be carried know what I mean. Imagine if you are just 10 lbs overweight your poor body is lugging that extra weight around all the time. This is how I feel. I have too many sacks of fat clinging to me and they gotta go!!
I'm not trying to look like some sickly-skinny super model on the front of some titty magazine! Those women are not only air brushed and not real, but to be so skinny they have to not eat real food and not take care of their health but worry more about image. This is not about what other people think of me – or even what Presten thinks of me. Presten loves my body the way it is but he also wants me to be healthy. I don't love my body (or the way it looks right now anyway)! I want to be healthy, not skinny just healthy. Plan and simple you shouldn't have love handles on your derrière and believe me I do, I just hide those handles with very good pants! Just because you don't see my fat doesn't mean its not there!
In addition to all this, that 200 lbs I weighed before all this was pure fat (and bones) but very little muscle. When I lived on the farm with my parents I worked very hard doing hard labor and weighed a healthy 160 lbs and could carry a large bag of chicken feed over my head for fun. I felt good. I looked good. I liked the way I felt and looked. After my emergency c-section with Serenity (2 years ago) I spent a lot of time sitting around waiting for the pain to go away and the scars to heal. I felt miserable and I could literally feel my muscles deteriorating. Where I had nice muscles before now lies fat and flab and little tiny muscles barely enough to lift my 40 lb child up in my arms.
So I want you to understand I may not be morbidly obese but if you could really see me – the real me that hides under my clothes – you would agree that I need this. Be supportive. When I've lost the fat you will look at me and say, "Wow I didn't realize how fat you were until you lost it all!!" and man I will look great and feel great about myself.
At the risk of making this extremely long I would like to say that don't we do this with our spiritual bodies? Don't we cover up our sins, our crimes, put our skeletons in our closet and try to make people believe that we are perfect? We put our best foot forward, our happy shiny face on as if to say, "Love me. I am perfect." I'm not saying we lie or anything. But how many of our "friends" really know us the way God knows us? God knows every single bad thing we have done and still loves us! The dirty, ugly, stinky, yucky skeletons we hide from everyone else he sees and still loves our inner being anyway. To me that makes His love so valuable. It also makes those few relationships where the person is truly intimate with you – not physically I mean but with who we are – so very, very valuable. I share all of myself with my husband and my parents. I hide nothing from them. When I sin I confess to them. When I have struggles I share those with them also. And even knowing my worst mistakes they still love me. I think it is valuable to have people like that in your life. People who remind you that you are not the sum of your mistakes. The you they love is so much more than that. That person is who God loves.
Have you embraced His love and shared you true self with Him lately?
Oh! and P.S.
This diet program is going very well for me. I'm am feeling really good now that I weigh 170 lbs!! Only 20 or so more to go. Trust me, I need it!!


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Crossing the Styx
Crossing the Styx was the first of a trilogy of curriculum-linked operas for primary schools, looking at old classical myths in new and unexpected ways.
In the autumn of 2006 we toured a new opera, Crossing the Styx, to primary schools and small theatres across the country. This highly successful retelling of the Orpheus myth was fully interactive, supported with songs for the audience and commissioned cartoon strips. A multi-talented and multi-national cast of actors, players and singers (including a latin-dancing trombonist) told the story through song, puppetry, drama and dance. It was a second collaboration with storytelling theatre company Wonderful Beast, with new music by Rachel Leach. The show proved a great introduction to the world of classical mythology, bringing to life such key figures as Orpheus, Charon, Pluto and Persephone. Comments from our young audience: I felt I was going to cry because it was very good (Douglas, 10); your work made me feel the happiest I've ever been before! (Melissa, 8); I felt like a spark was flickering inside me (Matty, 10); It made me want to sing! (Connor, 9); It me feel me feel all floaty and excited and sad (Aysha, 10).


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Controlling Overtime in Accounting
Your accounting department can help you control overtime for your small business. As the owner, you may not always be aware of employees who are piling up overtime hours. In your determination to get tasks done, you may be asking employees to put in additional hours without realizing it. In addition, employees may be sneaking in extra hours that don't contribute to additional productivity. Count on your accounting department to monitor overtime expenses.
Unscheduled Overtime
Unscheduled overtime refers to extra hours that are not in your budget. When you plan expenses for the week, month or quarter, you may not include overtime in your calculations. If projects require more labor than you anticipated, you will pay an overtime bonus of 1.5 times the employees' regular wages for hours beyond the 40-hour workweek. Your accounting department must notify you immediately when calculating payroll, so that you can remain aware of the money it is costing you to rush projects or miscalculate the amount of labor required.
Incidental Overtime
Incidental overtime involves hourly employees clocking in early and clocking out late in order to boost their pay. Your accounting department should examine time cards to identify anyone who habitually arrives early and leaves late. After the accounting department notifies you, speak with the employee and put a stop to the practice. You should also notify your entire workforce that you are monitoring incidental overtime.
Exempt Employees
Certain employees are exempt from overtime pay. Executives come under the heading of "exempt" because they seldom calculate their commitment to the company's success based on a 40-hour week. If your accounting department finds employees below the executive level that routinely put in valid overtime, you should be notified. It may be to your advantage to make such a person a manager who is put on salary rather than hourly wages. In this way, your accounting department will be able to give you a report of expected labor costs that won't be voided by unforeseen overtime expenses.
Automated Alerts
Many computerized accounting systems provide alert features. Your accounting department can receive alerts when employees go into overtime. This system will also alert you if a change in employee assignment will result in overtime. These automated alerts allow your accounting department to notify you of upcoming overtime expenses rather than having to wait until the expense has already been incurred. Such an alert will allow you to decide whether the overtime expense is worth it.
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Sheen Preens: New 'Two and a Half Men' Will Be a 'No-Show'
Latest tirade against CBS delivered via TMZ
Charlie Sheen has launched yet another attack on Two and a Half Men co-creator Chuck Lorre, spewing vitriol at his former boss in a 280-word screed sent to intermediary TMZ.
Flying under the banner "Good Luck Chuck," the rant features Sheen's signature rhetorical flourishes—in rapid succession, the actor mocked Lorre as a "sad silly fool," a "low-rent nutless sociopath," and "a spineless rat"—all of which serves as a prelude to a withering assessment of the show's future prospects.
"I'm out here with my fans every night," Sheen wrote. "The message is crystal clear: NO CHARLIE SHEEN. NO SHOW. And that's exactly what it will be for you and your desperate vanity cards, every Monday night, a no-show."
The broadside comes on the heels of a report that Lorre is working on a Sheen-free version 2.0 of Two and a Half Men, featuring an as-yet unidentified new lead.
Despite the constant barrage of attacks on his character, Lorre has limited his responses to his vanity cards, those two seconds of airtime after the closing credits that are generally reserved to display the production company's logo. Lorre has made an occult art of his vanity cards, cranking out wordy musings that can only be read if the picture is paused.
Sheen's first attack on Lorre came 10 days after the producer ran a vanity card that read, in part, "If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I'm gonna be really pissed." At the time the card ran, Sheen was undergoing a sort of home-bound rehab.
Calling into the Alex Jones Show on Feb. 24, Sheen lashed out at Lorre, referring to him as "Chaim Levine" (Lorre's birth name is Charles Michael Levine) before going on to rip everything from the show to Alcoholics Anonymous. The call also got the ball rolling on Sheen's "Winning!" meme and it was the platform from which he introduced the concept of "Vatican assassin warlocks."
CBS pulled the plug on Two and a Half Men the following day.
Also included in Sheen's latest jeremiad was a challenge to Lorre to meet him in court ("I'll beat your chicken shit soul in a court room into a state of gratitude. A state of surrender."). In March, Sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros. Studio Enterprises, an action the actor's attorneys claim was initiated on behalf of their client and the cast and crew of Two and a Half Men.
Lorre and Warner Bros. TV have argued that the case should be hashed out in private, in arbitration.
Before signing off, Sheen took a last dig at the show that made him the highest paid actor on television. (Before he was given the heave ho, Sheen was pulling in $2 million per episode).
"The ratings right now are not a fluke," Sheen wrote. "It's a big fat mess. A 2.0 demo? That sucks. Almost as bad as you. You've been warned. Reap the whirlwind you cockroach, reap it."
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Chicago singer Jean Deaux hops on an energetic Tim Suby-produced track to create "Pressure." Listen to her sing about the things that add to the pressure, and relieve it on the spacey cut below. Deaux will be dropping an album soon. To learn more about her, and her sound before then click here to listen to her solo efforts and collaborations.
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Oct 2 2011
Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em
You know that haunting, delicious, ethereal scent that is produced by seasoned meat simmering slowly over a hardwood fire? Pork, ribs, chicken, and beef brisket…oh how wonderful! Your nose perks up, your mouth waters, your stomach growls. Even on a summer evening when you smell it in your neighborhood it frankly just turns you on–makes you hungry!
Well, no matter how it starts, when 63 other people are creating that smell around you and it's 4 o'clock in the morning, and it's in your hair and your clothes, and it's getting a little chilly, and you just want to sleep…it's fucking repulsive!
On Friday September 30, 2011 two of the five members of the newly formed Dean Street Smokin' Rib Rubbers showed up at a parking lot in dowtown Jonesboro, AR to begin setting up for Jonesboro's annual barbecue competition. I wasn't one of them, but I am a member of the team and I was there at 4 am wishing the guy next to us would have shown up a couple hours earlier to start his fire!
We talked about doing this last year and nothing ever happened. This year we signed up just in time! Our team leader and head cook is Mark Griffith. Mark is one of our catering cooks at ASU, and he has a nice butt…barbecued pork butt that is!
My first holiday season at ASU I had just hired Mark and he brought me a barbecued pork butt for Christmas. He had cooked a bunch for his church and had a couple left over. I thanked him and put it in our walk-in freezer for a rainy day. I live alone, don't eat at home much, and didn't have room in my home freezer for a ten pound piece of meat. I forgot all about it and from time to time didn't really know if it was still there.
One year later I was headed back to North Carolina (the home of American BBQ, I don't care what you say) for Thanksgiving and I toted the year old frozen roast with me just in case. Not only did it weather the year in the freezer well, it was the BEST barbecue that I and my family had ever had! So good in fact that my nephew and his fiance required it for their wedding the following Spring.
So when this year's barbecue competition came up we knew we had to get involved, and Mark was our guy!
The team consisted of Wes Wade (one of our cooks), David Miller (our General Manager at ASU), myself, Mark, and Allan Gates (Mark's catering partner in the kitchen). Mark is the expert and the rest of us were there to bask in his success, have some fun, and pitch in wherever we could.
It took a day to set the thing up and we started the first fire just after 11 pm. Pork butts went on about 12:30, along with brisket a bit later, and cooked all night. Everything was rubbed with Mark's own spice blend (which I'm still trying to talk him out of the recipe for), and the larger cuts were injected with a mixture of liquid love and spice!
The competition is broken into four different areas; chicken, ribs, pulled pork, and brisket. Competitors can choose what to enter, we entered all four.
Now here's where it get's a bit sticky…
Food competition is not necessarily about whose food is best. It's about a lot of things seemingly. It's a little about politics, a little about standards, a little about looks. It's about texture, timing, flavor…and I think a little about luck! There were 64 entrants in the competition. Now seriously, when 64 people are cooking all night and have spent the money on equipment and food that a thing like this requires, one might imagine that all 64 are pretty good at what they do.
So imagine that you're the judge…
Tell you what, do this…open a brand new bag of potato chips. Eat one. Eat another one. Let's say you've chosen barbecue potato chips. What do you taste? Imitation smoke, sugar, tomato, a little tanginess. Keep eating them (you can't eat just one). Get down to half the bag. Now tell me what you taste. For me it's always potato, grease, and salt!
Now, tell me how a barbecue judge whose tongue is covered with smoke, sugar, salt, and tanginess is going to be able to differentiate the next 30 or 40 samples accurately. And this was a small competition compared to some. And now put yourself in that seat for 4 hours tasting as many as 256 unique samples of food. Jesus, I wouldn't even be able to sit still much less eat all that stuff! I certainly wouldn't be able to be objective at some point…which is one of the many reasons that I am not a barbecue judge. LOL!
Are you getting yet that we didn't win?
Well anyway, let's look at barbecued chicken. We all know what barbecued chicken is right? Guess again. In competition standards we're talking about thigh meat only. And what the judges want to see (from what we were told) is not chicken to me at all.
I grew up with whole pieces of juicy chicken that are seasoned and cooked slowly on the grill for an hour or even two before being basted at least 3 times with delicious, tangy homemade barbecue sauce. Be careful to wait until the coals are the right temperature and then turn and move the chicken around frequently to avoid burning the sauce. When it's all done the chicken is juicy, the sugar in the sauce is lightly caramelized, and the skin is thin and crispy and holds most of the flavor. Oh how divine!
We were supposed to bone the thigh, remove the skin, scrape off all of the fat from the skin, trim the thigh to a perfect rectangle, then lightly season, roll into a perfect little bundle, and wrap the skin back around it before cooking. You can't tie it or pin it all together, as this would leave unattractive marks.
At this point you can't manhandle the pieces or the skin falls off. In fact, no matter how long you cook it the skin will be fine until the very end when we flip the skin side towards the flame for the final crisping and the skin reacts to the direct heat and shrinks up and off of the meat. At the very least the skin now has no flavor and none of the delicious crispness that would have come from leaving the fat in it.
We did brine the meat for a hour so our chicken was delicious, tender, and juicy…but barbecued chicken it wasn't. Not our fault, but the fault of the system that dictated this heinous bastardization in my opinion.
We didn't place in the chicken category.
Ribs…now Mark's ribs are without peer! Ribs are what Mark does…and pulled pork.
We were told that we could use any kind of pork ribs that we wanted to, as long as they were delicious. We bought St. Louis style ribs (my personal favorite) and baby back ribs. We cooked both…some with the membrane on the backside left intact to be removed after cooking, and some with the membrane removed prior to cooking.
After the team sampled them all we decided unanimously and without reservation that the baby backs with the membrane removed after cooking were far superior not only to each other but also to any ribs we'd ever eaten! These we sent in with great pride.
We didn't place in ribs.
We later found out that the judges in this region are currently (but not always apparently) looking for Kansas City ribs. I don't even know what in the hell that is.
Pulled pork is Mark's claim to fame, and my family will back it up from Arkansas all the way to North Carolina and Virginia. We took morsels from 5 or 6 different butts to submit the perfect entry. And it WAS perfect!
We didn't place in pulled pork.
Beef brisket is more of a western barbecue favorite. Though certainly part of the standard barbecue repertoire we don't do it in the Carolinas. I think it starts in Arkansas and makes its way south to Louisiana and west to Texas. I like barbecued brisket…always have. I've never made it and neither had Mark. We menu a more institutional version at school once a week or so, but have only really gotten it right once that I remember. It's not easy!
Brisket is a tough, fatty, but higher flavorful and less costly cut of meat from the front shoulder of the cow (or steer as it were). It requires proper trimming and just the right amount of fat. Fat…good, too much fat…not good.
It requires the right seasoning, a dark but thin and tender outer crust or "bark", and it needs to be not too tender and not too tough. Not easy! When sliced it needs to be thin and across the grain. There should be a substantial pink "smoke ring" around the edges. It should taste smokey. When sliced it should slice easily and you should be able to stretch it just a couple or 3 millimeters before the meat breaks apart–it should not just fall apart. It should stay together pretty well.
You should not need a knife to cut it for eating, and the necessary remaining fat should melt in your mouth and create a symphony of flavors and textures that you just can't get from any other food!
Our brisket was overcooked. The bark was too thick from too much cooking, and it was tough which made it difficult to slice. We were to produce six perfect slices, and we cut portions of 3 briskets to get them. I would liked to have seen a wider smoke ring and a little pinker meat than grey. The flavor was delicious, but the meat tended more towards falling apart than stretching.
We took 7th place in brisket.
We laughed!
They didn't even pronounce our name right!
Nonetheless, the name was heard and will perhaps stick in their minds for the next time.
Will there be a next time?
A few months ago I did an ACF culinary hot food competition (Category K-4 for those of you who are in the know). I had never done one and I took a bronze medal, which to this day I am ashamed of. The lamb rack I used was supposed to begin unfabricated and the only lamb I could get was already "frenched". The judges awarded me with enough points for a high silver, but later reviewed the rules and took some away because of having the wrong product.
However, they loved my dish. One judge said that he "would love to order this dish in a restaurant". They didn't say anything like that to any other competitor. Had I brought the right product and utilized the trim in an additional item on the plate I would have no doubt been given a gold medal and quite possibly "Best in Show".
The guy who got that designation produced an awful looking combination of foie gras, soft potato, and fried egg (which was tough and brown on the bottom) all served with a salad of vegetable peelings. I kind of liked the salad actually, but the presentation was sophomoric at best and the combination of flavors and textures was in my opinion way to rich and terribly uninteresting. Nonetheless, he got a gold medal and $2,000.
I couldn't help but notice that one of the judges spent the entire hour standing and talking to the gold meal guy as if to "catch up" and reminisce about old times and mutual acquaintances. The same judge told me that my coriander chutney was more of a pesto and that if I was going to use multicultural ingredients and labels that I should study them a little more. I obviously eat more Indian food than this guy, and I assure you that I have studied the cuisine exhaustively. I wanted to tell him to do the same…but I didn't.
So finally what I think is that when one is planning to compete in anything, one must first attend a few competitions and really study what the judges are looking for. Study who wins. Watch what they do at the next competition or two that they enter. Talk to them–pick their brains. Ask them what they do to be successful. Find out who the judges are, and why they are judges. Practice what you do…A LOT! Practice making mistakes and plan how to recover from them successfully. From all of this one should be able to distill what the competition is really all about, and perhaps what it takes to do well in it.
What you and all of your friends and loved ones thinks is spectacular may not mean much at all to the people who don't know you exist. So in the end one must feel a sense of accomplishment from it all. Most importantly one MUST have fun–and the Dean Street Smokin' Rib Rubbers collectively had a blast! We perhaps learned more about each other in a non-occupational setting. We bonded at times. We learned from one another. We respected one another. And we ate some great food!
Would I do it again? Not if my life depended upon it! But if someone else's life, happiness, or success depended upon it, or even if they just asked, I would gladly show up and do anything I could to help! It's what I do.
As for the ACF, I dunno. I don't think so…but who knows what the future will hold. I change my mind all the time.
What I know for sure is that I know food, and Mark Griffith makes the best ribs and pulled pork east of the Mississippi–and at least 100 miles west of it–and that's all that matters! I'm proud to have been there.


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Finaly!! Here we have the new album of this dutch Death Metal machine. A step more on the tecnich, intensity and brutality with great quality!! In the vein of bands like DISAVOWED, PYAEMIA, SUFFOCATION... If you like their first album you are gonna to amaze with this!!


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Cryptocurrency trading book!
Cryptocurrency trading: Strategies and techniques for successful portfolio management
This is an published on the 9th of November, 2017, authored and published by Keizer Söze, with Matyas J. as the narrator. The book which has a length of 2 hours and 21 minutes is a very informative guide for beginners, or anyone interested in Cryptocurrency trading.
It begins by giving a detailed explanation of what cryptocurrencies are (especially the very popular Bitcoin), how the whole idea of virtual money and cryptocurrency technology works. It also explains why this is an investment opportunity for you and the reasons why you should grasp the opportunity.
What tools do you need to start your cryptocurrency business? The author talked about the Wallet technology, how it works, the types and the differences between hot and cold wallets. He went on to elaborate on the best available, where they can be bought and how to use them, including the pros and cons of each option, to enable you to make an informed choice.
In this engaging audiobook, the author Keizer Söze gave good insight on the best Cryptocurrency trading platforms, with adequate information on each to enable you to choose which platform suits you. For those who prefer cash-only business, Keizer gave details on how to locate Bitcoin ATMs and explained how to buy and sell Bitcoin for cash.
Cryptocurrency trading scams…
A lot of people are skeptical about Cryptocurrency trading because of the numerous scam stories flying around. In this book, the author reveals various scamming techniques scammers use (detailing pump and dump) and how you can avoid online scammers, to keep your investment safe.
The book lays down all the criteria you must consider before investing your money into Cryptocurrency. It goes on to give a step by step guide on how to identify and recognize what you are investing in, whether it is a platform, currency or an application. It also laid down how to identify the next profitable Bitcoin and how to start making early Investment in it.
Sustain your investment
It is not always enough to start a business, sustaining and keeping it profitable is important. This book guides you on how to adjust your portfolio and keep it profitable all year round. It also gives techniques on how and when to rebalance your portfolio. Details on how to know it is 'time to hire a specialist' to handle your portfolio and the differences between the centralized and decentralized platforms are also provided.
With the whole market volatility and security risks associated with Cryptocurrency trading, this arms you with the right knowledge and techniques necessary to achieve success in the Cryptocurrency market. It also gives a general knowledge of what the Cryptocurrency trading world looks like, for those who are just interested in having an idea of what the new technology is about.
Keizer Söze who has authored about 14 other books on various angles of Cryptocurrency trading has a unique way of laying down the strategies and techniques to help you achieve excellent results.
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Norwegian Cruise Line is to offer all-inclusive cruising on three- and four-day round-trip sailings from Miami to the Bahamas aboard Norwegian Sky in 2016.
NCL announced that from January 2016 all guests sailing aboard Norwegian Sky will enjoy an even more all-inclusive cruise experience with dining, entertainment and now free unlimited beer, wine and premium spirits included.
Andy Stuart, president and chief operating officer for Norwegian Cruise Line, said "We're taking Freestyle Cruising to the next level to provide our guests with an experience unmatched by any other contemporary cruise line. Norwegian Sky guests will have the freedom to enjoy a cruise holiday the way they desire – whether it's lounging by the pool with a margarita, having a laugh at a comedy show, catching up on their favourite book on their balcony, or indulging in fine dining – all included in their cruise fare."
Guests aged over 21 will be able to enjoy a variety of soda, juices, unlimited premium spirits, innovative cocktails curated by the award-winning mixologists from Miami's Bar Lab, wines by the glass and bottled or draft beer up to $11 aboard Norwegian Sky in 2016 and beyond. Guests between three and 20 years years of age will be able to enjoy unlimited sodas and juice throughout their cruise.
Three- and four-day itineraries are available on Norwegian Sky sailing from Miami to the Bahamas year-round calling into Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian's private island in the Bahamas.
Norwegian Sky offers a broad selection of stateroom options including suites and penthouses that accommodate up to five guests, balcony staterooms, ocean-view staterooms and inside staterooms designed with families in mind to accommodate up to four guests. The ship features 13 dining options, 12 bars and lounges, two pools, five hot tubs, an on-board spa, casino and children's programming.
This announcement follows recent news that Norwegian Cruise Line has dropped the cover charge for many of their Asian dining venues across a number of ships in their fleet. It also raises the question of whether any further ships will become all-inclusive in due course, particularly within the European market.
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes ...
The War at HomeNov. 20, 1996
The War at Home
Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds ...
Doctor WhoMay. 12, 1996
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The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway – he battles the Master.
FlipperMay. 17, 1996
Set It OffNov. 06, 1996
Welcome to the DollhouseMay. 24, 1996
101 DalmatiansNov. 17, 1996
FearApr. 12, 1996
MatildaAug. 02, 1996
Mission: ImpossibleMay. 22, 1996
When Saturday ComesMar. 01, 1996
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Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ...


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PVI after the league matches
Statistical trivia:# The average score of teams batting first was 161.3 runs; so our assumption of a par score of 160 was about right. # Teams batting second won 58% of the matches; so batting second appears to be a better idea. # The good teams, in particular, Rajasthan Royals [Images] and Kings XI Punjab [Images], enjoyed a significant home advantage winning 100% and 87% of their home matches respectively. The bad teams lost almost everywhere.# Shane Warne converted 9 of his 10 toss wins into victories, but then he hardly lost anything.


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Lighting Control system is the lot more than simply turn a light on or off. Yes! With this advanced system, you can control your whole home lighting remotely. You can also convert your home lighting into romantic mood lighting. It is perfect for homeowners as well as for commercial use too. Lighting control system is the second name of convenience as it makes it possible for your to turn your lights on or off even sitting in your bedroom. Here are some benefits of this smart home system:
Programmed Lighting:
It's the most valuable benefit of automatic home lighting control system. Many homeowners also prefer to turn on or off their lights on at specific times of the day. You can program your home lighting according to your schedule or according to sunset or sunrise. Programmed lighting is most beneficiary for those people who are mostly absent from their home. So During absences, many homeowners set the system on random. Also, there are lot more options like mood lighting, romantic lighting, dinner lighting, etc. And you control them all with a remote or smartphone device by a finger tip.
Remote Control Lighting
The programmable home lighting can be controlled with a remote. Also, some system also has an option to control over the internet. Just think about the ease you can get from this system. And the ease is that you can turn your lights on or off by sitting anywhere in your home or even from outside the home. Most of the time these remote are also affiliated with other home electronic devices like home cinema, sound system and you control them all with a single smart home remote.
Energy Saving
All the advanced system in home automation industry follow the energy saving principle. It may little surprise for you the latest home control systems is also offering energy saving. And this can be achieved from varieties of ways, and in fact, its depends on you. Now you are thinking how it depends on me? The answer is simple scheduling the time of your home lighting when its turn on or when its turn off. By controlling manually, if accidently one of your home lights is left on, you can turn it off from the convenience of your bed.
Perfect for Any Home
There are two types of lighting control system available in the market. One least expensive type uses wire or cables, and another one uses radio frequencies to control the lights of a home. First one is best for newly constructed home as it requires some key plan for wires to install which is little difficult for the older home. They second one can be easily installed in any home either new home or old home.
With more than 15 years of experience, Home Control Solutions Ltd is an expert in installing home lighting control systems, home cinema installation and other home automation systems. Regardless of the size of your home HCS has some unique home lighting plan for you.


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Wolf Alice have shared a new remix of 'Don't Delete The Kisses' pieced together by Charli XCX and Post Precious.
The band confirmed the move was in the pipeline on social media, with the final track airing on Beats1 just a few moments ago.
Now on streaming services, it's a bold, daring remix, one that expertly fuses recent currents on Charli's own work with Wolf Alice's songwriting.
Bubbling electronics with a PC Music flair wash against Ellie Rowsell's voice, with Charli XCX working alongside Post Precious to re-sculpt.
It's not a total reinvention, however - this new version remains (relatively) faithful to the band's work, and underlines the pop potency in those gilded singles.
Check it out now.
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Here it is! The Budget Fashionista Gift Buying Guide that'll streamline your holiday shopping and birthday shopping. The guide includes individual product reviews — and these are products we've used and personally recommend. You can identify these because the review is typically about a single product or brand, like this one about ROIL shampoo. The exception to the single-brand rule is this comparison of Le Tote and Haverdash (we've used both).
You'll also find fun gift ideas that we've uncovered by scouring around the web. These are in the posts that feature multiple products and brands. While we may not have personal experience with all these recommendations, we do take care to read the reviews before including a product in a post.
Our gift buying guide also features a guide to gift guides, because…well, why not?
Have fun shopping for gifts year-round, and remember to give yourself something special too!


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Dedicated, Patient-Driven Dental Services in Greensboro, GA
From the moment you first step inside Lake Oconee Dentistry, our team is working hard to transform the average experience you're used to into one that's truly extraordinary. Dr. Patti Bradley, Dr. David Bradley, and Dr. Shelly Pound provide a full variety of services that saves patients from the hassle of visiting separate offices. Whether you're in need of a refreshing cleaning, a cosmetic transformation, or a tooth replacement solution that rebuilds your valuable smile, we offer a wide range of services that benefit patients of all ages and creates fulfilling, long-lasting results.
Here in Greensboro, we put our whole heart into every aspect of your treatment. You and your family will never have to wait weeks to schedule an appointment – our extended hours can accommodate everyone, helping you avoid the added stress of missing school or work as your pursue the improved oral health you deserve. Plenty of comfortable and relaxing amenities are available, as well, for that added special touch, including complimentary beverages, blankets, sedation dentistry, and more. Above all else, you can trust that you'll always be listened to, valued, and treated with the respect you deserve by our doctors and staff members.
We look forward to being your trusted oral healthcare partners for many years to come. Contact our practice today to schedule your first appointment, or if you have any questions or concerns for our staff. We welcome patients from Eatonton, GA and other surrounding areas!
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Neither of President Bush's first two Supreme Court nominees, John Roberts and Harriet Miers, gave conservative and liberal interest groups the ideological showdown they've long been spoiling for.The liberal interest groups absolutely wanted a showdown over John Roberts. NARAL started with the dishonest ad accusing Roberts of essentially supporting abortion-clinic bombers very early in the process. All of the Democrats on the judiciary committee tried to discredit Roberts. It wasn't possible - they tried to make a bogeyman out of him, and it didn't work. It remains astounding that an institution that could give Ruth Bader Ginsburg 96 votes for confirmation could only muster 78 for John Roberts.
But with Bush's selection Monday of federal appeals court Judge Samuel Alito, the battle is on. And it's shaping up to be as ugly as it is unavoidable.On this one point, USA Today is correct. The battle is unavoidable, and it is bound to be ugly. As the Roberts battle was in many corners.
Conservative activists, who forced Bush to abandon Miers last week because she lacked the hard-right public record they wanted, were effusive in praise of Alito.This is where they start to go through the looking-glass. There is some truth here, but just enough to mislead. Yes, there was great concern about Harriet Miers on the right, though most of it was not because she "lacked [a] hard-right public record" - the vast majority of the concern on the right was because of concerns about her qualifications. And it isn't only the political right that was concerned - all of the usual suspects on the left came out against Harriet Miers with their typical knee-jerk response to any Republican nominee.
Abortion-rights, women's rights and other groups declared the gauntlet thrown down and rushed into full counterattack.There was no "attack" to counter - the "abortion-rights, women's rights and other groups" didn't rush into counterattack - they rushed in to attack. To attack Alito, to attack Bush, to attack conservative interest groups. All of the usual suspects generated all of the usual press releases, and the usual media played them in the usual fashion. As USA Today is doing here.
For Bush, under fire on several fronts and suffering the lowest poll ratings of his presidency, the nomination helped by calming one set of critics. But for observers like us, who prefer pragmatic nominees capable of drawing bipartisan support, it was a disappointing start.Can we be honest here? This is nonsense. It is nonsense when Sen. Chuck Schumer goes to the floor of the Senate with it, and it's nonsense when the USA Today editorial staff repeats it. It's fantasy. There is no such thing as a "pragmatic nominee capable of drawing bipartisan support," at least not when there's a Republican in the White House. Such a beast just plain does not exist in this universe. (The closest you'll ever see to such is Harriet Miers, whose nomination drew bipartisan criticism...) Much like the abortion issue, on which the entire court system has become so politicized, there is a clash of absolutes in place, and it is not possible to find someone who will satisfy both sides. The liberal position is that they want the courts to enact policy positions that they like. They want a court to issue a Roe v. Wade to remove the abortion debate from legislative oversight. They want a Lawrence v. Texas, to force states to repeal sodomy laws. They want liberal justices to be able to look at foreign law and find support for Roper v. Simmons, ruling the death penalty unconstitutional for minors. They want judges to impose Gay marriage, another position that can't win at the ballot box. The conservative position is that either the Constitution means what it says, or it means nothing. Period. Lawrence v. Texas, Roe v. Wade, Roper v. Simmons are all bad decisions, not because the policy positions they establish are necessarily bad, but because the text of the Constitution does not support them. There is no common ground between these two visions. So it is utter nonsense to complain that the President has nominated someone who is not a "pragmatic nominee capable of drawing bipartisan support" - there just is no such thing.
More so because Alito would make the Supreme Court even less diverse. If Alito replaces Sandra Day O'Connor, the court will be disproportionately white (eight of nine justices), male (eight) and Ivy League (eight). None of these characteristics should disqualify anyone, but the court and nation benefit from diversity in life experience and world view.This is more of the same. Obviously, there is no reason to suggest that "diversity" would be a bad thing. But the law and the constitution say what they say. If the reading is being significantly influenced by the race or gender of the reader, that's a bad thing.
The more important question, though, is whether Alito fits within a legal mainstream, and that can be answered only after thorough vetting. His credentials are sterling. But unlike other recent nominees, Alito has a long paper trail of judicial rulings, several of which raise questions about his respect for the rights of the individual.Really? What decisions? What rights?
He has been a darling of anti-abortion activists because of his acceptance of restrictions that the Supreme Court has rejected, such as a Pennsylvania law requiring women to inform their husbands of abortions in advance.Again, a dollop of truth ladled out to create a lie. Yes, he did dissent on one of the 5 sections of the Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision in 1992. Yes, the Supreme Court did rule against his position on that section. But, as has been clearly outlined elsewhere, his dissent was based entirely on the precedents that the Supreme Court had established, and which they had to modify (by a 5-4 vote) to rule his dissent incorrect. They're using a half-truth in a pejorative fashion.
He has narrowly interpreted the applicability of federal anti-discrimination laws. And he has challenged Congress' authority to ban possession of machine guns, endearing him to Second Amendment absolutists.In other words, he has followed the law and the Constitution, rather than his "personal policy preferences." Just a paragraph or so back, they were concerned that his decisions "raise questions about his respect for the rights of the individual." Now they're concerned about Congress' right to ban machine guns from individuals. Does that sound like a concern about judicial principles, or specific policy positions? The latter, obviously.
These and other issues will provide grist for the dueling, multimillion-dollar ad campaigns over control of the court, put in play by the retirement of O'Connor, who has been pivotal in dozens of hot-button cases. If the past is any indicator, the truth will be bent into unrecognizable shapes in some of the advertising....and USA Today editorials...
That puts a great burden on the Senate Judiciary Committee. At Roberts' hearings, senators wasted time with speeches instead of questions — and failed to follow up when he responded with knowledgeable but evasive answers. The committee and the full Senate must determine whether Alito is the judicial ideologue welcomed by his cheerleaders and feared by his critics. Or, whether he can be expected to show the respect for the court's precedents that served O'Connor — and the nation — so well.Which court precedent was Harry Blackmun following when he wrote Roe v. Wade? Which precedent was Sandra Day O'Connor following on Planned Parenthood v. Casey? She wasn't even following her own - Judge Alito was! The fact is, this editorial makes it clear - they're concerned not with precedent, but results. They want a justice to support liberal precedent.
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2014 Zinfandel Awarded Double Gold by San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competiton
We are proud to announce that the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has awarded our 2014 Mikami Vineyards Zinfandel a Double Gold Medal. The largest and most prestigious wine competition in the United States, the SF Chronicle Competition tasted more than 7,000 entries from around the country.
This brings us now our 5th Gold Medal or better award over the past 6 years, and our 3rd Double Gold or Best of Class among those years. Please let us know ASAP if you would like an order of the 2014.
Our recent San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition results for our vintages:
- 2014 – Double Gold
- 2013 – Double Gold
- 2012 – Gold
- 2010 – Best of Class
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Sumithra Gomatam is a vainika. She grew up in Tamil Nadu learning the veena - and over the years, listening to the distinctive resonance of the string instrument helped her in unintended ways. It sharpened her listening skills and shaped her thinking - qualities she uses in her line of business today.
Gomatam, 46, is Senior Vice President at Cognizant Technology Solutions, India's second-largest IT services company. Her listening skills fit well with the company's remote delivery model where staff attend to customers in different time zones over the phone. That is just one of the skills that make her a great leader. She also has enormous conviction and the ability to execute.
It is a myth. How much of yourself you want to give determines how far you can go.


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I first met Isobel in 2011 and was immediately taken by her boundless energy and enthusiasm for a project which helps so
many vulnerable people – including those who have had major problems with addiction, homelessness, social exclusion or physical and mental health issues – I have been a Patron of this unique project ever since. All volunteers are made very welcome and work in a safe and friendly environment in a spirit of fun, friendship and mutual support with the potential to acquire new skills both in horticulture and in life. The project responds rapidly to the needs of some very exposed people who might otherwise slip through the care net.
I do hope you get the chance to visit one our sites and purchase some of the great value plants. By doing so you will be supporting a invaluable project of which I am very proud to be the patron.
I hope to see you all there.
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Everett, Rupert. "Vanished Years", Little Brown Book Group, 2012.
One of a Kind
Amos Lassen
"Vanished Years" is the second volume of Rupert Everett's autobiography which began with "Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins" and it proves that he is one of a kind. Here are brand new stories about amazing meetings, portraits of friends and enemies and rivals and a look at how it is to be part of the circus that comes with being a celebrity. I suppose we can say that Everett is a gossip and he says what he wants because he can and he writes with style.
In his first book, Everett wrote about finding fame at the age of 25 when he first appeared in "Another Country" and how he was able to manage the stardom he found. That is the focus of this book but more specifically on the last ten years when he became a "mature superstar" who is known for his charity work, his excellent journalistic endeavors and his appearances on American television. Written in an interesting chronological manner but digression is key here as often happens when remembering. He does not only tell stories but he adds humanity to every word he writes; as much at home with telling about failure as about success. He seems to know everyone and indeed has something to say. Reading this put a smile on my page and showed me that Rupert Everett is much more than just another handsome man.


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4 thoughts on "Rodeo Time On Wordless Wednesday In Southwestern Oklahoma"
Good times. Can't beat the Grand Entry with Old Glory waving, cowboys & girls on beautiful horses… I like your new page too, by the way.
I love the little guy on the blue chair right by the fence. He's got a serious front-row seat! (And I also love the new look of your blog! Nice work!)


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Constance Pultz grew up in New York State and lives in Charleston, South Carolina. The Nobel Prize committee has never heard of her two chapbooks. ["Contributor Note" from original publication, 1999.]
Recommended Citation
Pultz, Constance
The Prose Poem: An International Journal: Vol. 8
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Available at: https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/prosepoem/vol8/iss1/46


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Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s - our summary
In July 2019, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published their prevention green paper, building on the Secretary of State's prevention vision that was announced in November 2018. The paper contains a number of proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in the England. He...
Child protection medical examination for young people aged 16-18 years - position statement
This position statement aims to clarify the role of paediatricians and provide advice for commissioners in relation to the provision of child protection/safeguarding health services for children aged 16-18 years.
Delayed access to care for children during COVID-19: our role as paediatricians - position statement
Evidence is emerging that children and families are not accessing medical advice and review as soon as is needed. In this position statement, published 3 April 2020, we outline our role as paediatricians to help ensure children get the right care at the right time and right place.
Establishing a correct diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome hypermobility type (hEDS) in children and adolescents – position statement
The purpose of this position statement is to clarify the current criteria in making a diagnosis of hEDS in children and adolescents and to provide advice to paediatric health professionals in relation to provision of appropriate rehabilitation.


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Managers must be able to confidently give direct, honest, and timely feedback without emotion or judgment to be able to achieve the organization's goals. This can be more difficult than it seems, as giving opinions on others' work performance may lead to conflicts, arguments or overly sensitive employees. But it's imperative that feedback is given in order for everyone to improve at work.
Employees actually tend to desire a manager's input on their performance to assess how well they are doing at they job, and they often make even more of an effort in the workplace if they receive frequent feedback. According to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers survey, more than 75 percent of respondents believe that feedback is valuable – with 45 percent of respondents valuing feedback from their peers and clients or customers. However, less than 30 percent said they actually receive it. Feedback clearly needs to happen much more than it usually does.