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During my time in Wodonga and upon discovering that work had been postponed another week I had excitedly concluded that I would be going back to the festival near Omeo. Funnily enough, Jess, my previous travelling companion had messaged me saying she would be in town the next morning and wanted to catch up. I told her I would be heading back to the festival and she was keen to join me.
I enjoyed a final lunch with my Dad then set out for the Wodonga Water Tower where I would collect my passenger. We both had heard of snow over Mount Hotham and considering the first tumultuous journey over the Great Alpine Road we decided to take the Omeo Highway, a longer, windier leg but with no snow. 4pm came and it was time to scout a camp for the night, we had just passed Mitta Mitta and I remembered an old log cabin that my Dad used to take me on fishing trips to, I found the driveway and allowed the memories to flood in as the cabin came to view. We found a track leading to the river and I negotiated the van to a perfect spot only a few metres from the water's edge, we supped on hot vegetable soup, and shared deep, healing conversations – our fears, anxieties and worries came up as the other gave nurturing advice and a patient ear. I feel a strong connection to Jess and we share a powerful platonic relationship, like the sister I never experienced. The next morning we swam nude in the icy cold snowy mountain river that ran next to the van, how invigorating and such a good start to the day, to do this is great practice to ignore what the mind is saying and just do it.
We got to the apple tree near Omeo that we had visited before, getting out of the car we met some friends going into town from the festival who saw us with elation that we had both decided to return to the gathering. Thirty minutes later we had arrived at the top parking area and waited for those in town to get back and give us a ride down the incredibly steep otherwise hour long pack march into the main camp. In the back of the 4WD were a few new faces who had just arrived, I instantly formed a connection with Cale who is a singer and guitarist, I mentioned that I was looking for someone to play some background music for a poem I wanted to share that night and he jumped at the opportunity.
Happy faces everywhere as we dropped and left our bags in a pile to greet all still inhabiting this space, some of those I had met initially had left and some, like the recently met musician had just arrived – this place is ever evolving and changing, never stagnant and always open, an exciting way to live. I had arrived on a Saturday afternoon, each Saturday night at the gathering was Cabaret, an opportunity to share talents, songs, comedy, poetry and so on, as I mentioned I had a poem to share and upon writing it I felt the need to have a guitar playing along with the recital. Cale and I ran through the performance a few times before going live to find the right sound and get in sync – I felt confident in this endeavor, something that not too long ago would have me terribly nervous and fearful.
Cabaret brought out talents in everyone, a reinforcement that all beings have a unique gift to share – from acoustic guitar to freestyle rap to vocals to a fury of puns and dad jokes, the sharing was magnificent and went well into the night.
The shared breakfast in the morning contained a delicious porridge with fruit and wild honey sourced from accidental circumstances. A dead tree was being felled for firewood and found to contain a hive of bees, the loggers, making themselves scarce from the area called on the help of Wade, who, as it turns out was a apiarist, Wade was able to extract the honeycomb forged within the hollow trunk and provide super sweet and nutritious box honey for the camp. After discovering Wade's talents we persuaded that he facilitate an educational tour of the hive – that afternoon we were expertly guided through all aspects of wild and domestic bee keeping, whilst chewing ravenously on pollen laced, honey bursting chunks of bees wax – ahhhh.
It is hard to believe that I had been there a week, the days seemed to merge and blend like colours on an artist's palette. I think it was day two or three when a group of people left the camp to move on, whether it be for work or just to continue their journey – I really wanted to go up the top to get supplies from the van or perhaps go into town, there was an underlying anxiety in me that I could not explain nor release. Was is the impending absence of people I had come to love or something more sinister? The 4WD taxi service taking the journeyers upward was too full for me to join and darkness was falling soon, preventing my desire from fruiting action. I slept early that night with the intent to trek up on foot the next morning.
There were two people already awake and in the kitchen when I rose for the walk, I gave notice then paced onward through the early morning mist. The climb I had done before with a pack proved a lot easier than the mind had painted, a continuous reminder to just be and just do instead of unnecessarily milling over and over futile possibilities. I reached the faithful chariot, turned the engine over and put the heater on full, ahh, such luxury, warmth and shelter. I made a tea, had breakfast and reclined on the bed – such a contrast of comfort blasted my senses as I sunk into the soft duck down quilt and squishy pillows. Back down I went with bag full of goodies to make life easier in the valley, the incline proving a challenge – I imagine that if the slightest momentum were gained or surface area were reduced to a single boot in the wrong place my journey downward would have been a terrifying gravel assisted slide.
I noticed on the flatter and easier parts of the walk back that I felt considerably better than I had the day before, the anxiety had left and I remained to the present moment with ease. I concluded that the time away from noise and social encounters was needed to get back in the flow my own being and that to be aware of how I may be feeling in relation to what is going on around me. The walk in presence purged any negativity from my being and I felt clear and happy, the rest of the journey back to camp was filled with song and smiles in the loving company of myself.
I had managed to catch the first day's food circle and although I had eaten I was ravenous from the morning hike. After the eating the talking stick was passed around – Maria suggested the creation of a sweat lodge, this strong and present woman had facilitated many a sweat and shamanic ceremony, I had formed a connection with her early on. She was of Chilean descent and I affectionately called her Madre. The tribe agreed upon the proposal and before the dishes were taken back to the kitchen there were 15 people gathering resources to construct the lodge.
This lodge was constructed by partially dried eucalyptus branches curved over one another and tied to form a dome shape, several tarpaulins from the camp were then placed over the branches and the lodge took form. In the centre a pit was dug to provide space for the red hot rocks, the catalyst for the intense heat bought on by the steam. Nearby a fire was being built to contain the dozen or so rocks and to provide a pre and post sweat meditation space, the two together formed a figure 8 from above, a symbol of infinite impermanence. After the construction we had a short break and went about collecting two rocks each to use in the sweat.
We gathered, 20 in all around the fire space with our rocks and personal sacred items, we disrobed and sat naked as the facilitator gave guidance and instruction for the event. One by one we set our intention for the ceremony and placed our rocks in the fire.
The entire time I have been here has felt so natural, so open and loving, there is no expectation and everyone is free to do whatever they want without judgment – providing no harm comes to themselves or others. It has been an incredibly healing experience and has taught me to say and do what I feel where previously I would shy at the prospect due to peer observation. Being naked around so many people has been one of those blocks that – as I'm sure some of you would relate – creates a fear within the mind, that ridiculous little thought of not being good enough, of not comparing to the body type of another or just being uncomfortable in your own skin. The latter of which was to be healed with my intention.
We entered the lodge, it was as the facilitator remarked, like a mother's womb. We sat in two circles around the pit, our heads in the leaves of the eucalypt branches that sighed over from the ceiling, our limbs often resting on one another. I had a spot at the inner circle, my legs crossed but a few centimetres from where the sparkling red hot rocks were to be placed.
I don't feel to elaborate on the details of the ceremony but I do confess its profound healing power, I came out with intention fulfilled and a deep love for my brothers and sisters sharing the experience. We speak about family when relating to those close to us, blood or otherwise however the literal description often lacks meaning, what I felt as we embraced in a big group after the sweat was not the word, not the thought but the sensation of family, a trusting, loving gathering – a truth within my being.
We had no light and stumbled through the dark forest to the river where we plunged in the icy waters, the night was pierced by shrieks and laughter and in file through the trees we came back to the warmth to close the ceremony. To celebrate the rest of the night we sat by the main fire and warmed our bodies against the chilly air with food, tea and music.
The next morning I was keen to have a bath – I may have not mentioned this but there was a bathtub that had been bought down the hill and placed up on rocks on the inside bend of a creek. I started a fire under the tub and filled it, bucket by bucket with water. Around an hour later the water was steaming and ready for me, I broke some eucalyptus leaves and scattered them around the water which provided a beautiful fragrance to accompany my descent into the soothing hot bath. I must say that in the future, wherever I decide to stop and live there will be the prospect of a fire bath – absolute luxury.
That night some of us sat around the fire after our meal, one of the girls asked me of my experiences in life, the building blocks that created the person typing these words. All eyes were on me as I recounted my story, the words flowed smoothly, from the mental hardships, the pain of fears manifesting and gripping the experience, the wave of circumstance – from the terrifying lows to the blissful highs and back again – the purging of these neurosis, the meeting of the teacher to the stabilising of the being and the start of the journey. All of these may be a story for you one day dear reader but for now they remain generalisations. Up until now my speech had always been objective, never one to voice a long story as I saw no direct purpose, but this tale opened me up immensely, I felt whole and an authority to myself – I could story tell.


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Abbe May + Clamjam, Chevron Gardens, Wednesday, February 14, 2018 (Pic: Cam Campbell)
You know you've made a mark on the tandem worlds of entertainment and refreshment when there is a beer brewed in honour of your latest album.
Entering the Chevron Gardens on this Valentine's Evening, the signage was up and the bars well stocked with Bitch Craft, a collaboration between WA singer/songwriter-of-the-moment-and-all-the-times Abbe May and Feral Brewing Company. It's a citrus summer ale, which according to Guy Southern of craftypint.com is…
'… more viscous than one might expect, however levity is provided by a rolling citrus that becomes almost perfume-like. There's a sweet undercurrent and a hoppy bitterness that's dried by the dash of salt added to the mix'.
It verily describes the music of Abbe May, come to think, and more widely, the celebration and depth of Australian female talent showcased on this occasion as she turned her launch into a Clamjam. First off was the torchy blues of Mojo Juju, who joked that as May had asked her to bring over the most attractive members of her band, she had arrived solo. Whether armed with her guitar or delivering it over a beat (as per Native Tongue, from her forthcoming album) it was all strong stuff as the crowd continued to file in, immediately taking notice.
Sex Panther were a must-see in the mid-to-late 2000s, but were an often shambolic, post-grunge outfit that didn't play on stages or with production like this. It's more dream-like and tribal now, vocalist, Storm Wyness, evoking a little of Siouxsie Sioux on occasion and while some apologies were made for lyrics written a decade ago, her voice soared regardless. A few songs into the set and they were well settled in – a killer surprise whether you knew of them previously or not.
Opening with the strident How Much Does Your Love Cost? Thelma Plum took to the stage and owned it, her rather serious demeanour later complemented by a warm and friendly stage patter ('it's nice to be back in Perth; my favourite home away from home'). Backed by a drummer and guitarist/keyboardist, Plum's music is of the now but there's an old-world-sophistication in her performance. And thankfully much more of it to come.
Outtakes from a forthcoming documentary about women in Australian music evoked a unity throughout the evening, a romantic night that saw partners of all orientations happy and welcome. When Abbe May and her band took to the stage, it was reminiscent of the manner in which David Bowie and his band started their Reality tour concerts in 2003-04 – Matthew Wright kicked off on drums with each member entering individually and instrumentally before backing vocalist Odette Mercy and May herself joined in on guitar and struck into Like Me Like I Like You – the stage bathed in red light and the sound already just gorgeous, before the whole train rolled in Love Decline.
The new album, Fruit, was given the showcase treatment here. The working title, Bitchcraft, was let go, but remains as a song and gained a beer along the way. 'You've had it in your mouths, now we're going to give it to your ears', May declared saucily as said song took the band into another gear and May burned on guitar, making her way to the front of the stage to her devotees (and they are) and accepting a swig of champagne, paying it back later with a sip from a hip flask.
As May led into a lover letter to her niece, Seventeen, her mother swayed with pride near the front of the stage (and laughed every time May uttered the work 'fuck'. Which was fucking lots). Meanwhile KT Rumble – Doug May at home – delivered on bass and reconstructed knee. Sure, he was moving a little gingerly, but certainly not playing that way.
WA hip hop boss, Mathas, joined May for I'm Over You with mutual assurances that this was not the case, before Tinderella emerged as a quasi-Valentine's Day anthem. The men's toilet literally rattled to the rhythm of it.
With Fruit discovered and explored the last bend took in a triple-threat with Are We Flirting? (we were), T.R.O.U.B.L.E. and Karmageddon itself grooving into a Hendrix-guitar-drum freak-off into Doomsday Clock, which saw May and Mercy shine as soul sisters supreme. A fond farewell and many thank you's took May and co. to a fitting end with Mammalian Locomotion joined by Luke Minness, soaring on saxophone.
An experience enjoyed and shared. Looking at the crowd it made sense (and love) that Abbe May enjoys such a loyal following. She shares not only her music, but her life. She gets scared and takes chances – and gets scared about taking chances – and what you are left with is some who is real. Who is brave. Who is sexy.
All this and it sounds good too. 'There's a sweet undercurrent and a hoppy bitterness that's dried by the dash of salt added to the mix'.
Let's drink to that.

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Saudi Arabia's stable economy and a large young population base are driving the sales in the Confectionery market. The market is led by Chocolate category while the Gum category is forecast to register fastest growth during 2015-2020. Flexible packaging is the most commonly used packaging material in the market.
Key Findings
• The Confectionery market in Saudi Arabia will register higher growth in value terms during 2015-2020 compared to 2010-2015.
• The consumers in Saudi Arabia prefer to purchase premium quality products in the Confectionery market.
• Gifting culture in Saudi Arabia is driving the sales of mid-to-large pack size in Confectionery products.
• 'Free From' attribute drive highest sales in the Gum category with Health and Wellness claims.
• The Saudi Arabian Confectionery is dominated by international companies such as Mars, Incorporated and Mondelez International, Inc.
Consumer and Market Insights report on the Confectionery market in Saudi Arabia provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of packaging materials, types and closures category level distribution data and brands market shares.
What else is contained?
• Market data: Overall market value and volume data with growth analysis for 2010-2020
• Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for Chocolate, Gum and Sugar Confectionery with inputs on individual segment share within each category and the change in their market share forecast for 2015-2020
• Leading players: Market share of brands
• Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each category through distribution channels such as Hypermarkets & Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Food & Drinks Specialists and others in 2015
• Packaging data: consumption breakdown for packaging materials and containers in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Packaging material data for Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board, Rigid Plastics, and others; container data for: Bag/Sachet, Foil, Film, Box, and others.
Reasons To Buy
• Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis
• Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities
• Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Country Context
3. Market Overview
4. Retail Landscape and Key Distribution Channels
5. Competitive Landscape
6. Health and Wellness Analysis
7. Packaging
8. Consumer Trend Analysis
9. Innovation Examples
10. Appendix
For More Related Reports: Confectionery Market Research Reports on Saudi Arabia


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Tooth Extractions
There are several reasons why you could need a tooth extraction.
The most common cause of tooth extractions is severe tooth decay and cavities. However, many patients also undergo extractions for impacted teeth – particularly wisdom teeth. Other causes for extraction include advanced periodontal disease, cracked teeth, and teeth that are severely malformed. Although many circumstances that require extraction are unavoidable, some could be prevented with regular visits to the dentist for exams and cleanings.
Only your dentist can tell you if you need a tooth extraction. However, you may be a candidate for the procedure if one or more of your teeth are decayed so severely that a filling or other restoration is not a possibility for treatment.
If you decide to extract one or more teeth, you will be scheduled to return for oral surgery at a later date. You will be given a local anesthetic to prevent pain during the procedure, and you may be prescribed medications to help manage pain in the hours following your extraction. Depending on the nature of your extraction and other factors, such as whether your teeth are impacted, you may also be sedated during your procedure.


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Rumor: The Millennium Falcon Will Play a Role in 'Star Wars Episode VII'
Posted on Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 by Germain Lussier
Briefly: She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy and, according to the latest rumor, she's might soon be one of the oldest too. Latino Review is reporting interiors of a Millennium Falcon set have already been completed at Pinewood Studios in London for the upcoming filming of Star Wars Episode VII, directed by J.J. Abrams. Abrams will film most of the movie there, with some of production happening in Los Angeles as well.
Why this set would already be built in September 2013 when filming isn't likely to start until 2014 makes this rumor seem fishy, but it's still an intriguing piece to throw into the Episode VII speculation ring.
The Falcon was originally Lando Calrissian's ship before losing it in a card game to Han Solo. It made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. [Latino Review]


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Apple Backs Down on Environmental Standard [UPDATED]
It's probably the fastest policy reversal in Apple's history. After a week of being pilloried for withdrawing from the EPEAT registry — a set of environmental standards for tech products — the Cupertino giant has changed course.
The announcement came in a letter from Bob Mansfield, Apple veteran and the soon-to-retire senior VP of engineering. "We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to learn that we had removed our products from the EPEAT rating system," he wrote. "I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT."
EPEAT requires that companies make products that can be disassembled and repaired by consumers, so that the computer recycling process (which often ends up taking place in the poorer parts of China) isn't likely to let toxic substances such as batteries leach into the environment.
Apple had signed up for the standard years ago, and withdrew without explanation last week — likely because the design of new products such as the iPad and Macbook with Retina Display makes them much harder to disassemble.
The first sign of trouble over the withdrawal came when the city of San Francisco — Apple's northern neighbor — announced it would no longer buy Apple products, since it was required to buy EPEAT-certified tech.
The company tried to spin the withdrawal by claiming its own internal environmental standards were stronger than EPEAT's. Mansfield repeats that claim in his letter: "our engineering teams have worked incredibly hard over the years to make our products even more environmentally friendly, and much of our progress has come in areas not yet measured by EPEAT," he writes.
Which may well be true, but it didn't change the large number of government and corporate customers who have hitched themselves to the EPEAT wagon.
One thing that wasn't clear from Mansfield's letter: whether Apple's design would change as a result of this decision. Will iPads suddenly become easy to disassemble and remove the battery from? Here's the closest Mansfield got to addressing that question:
"Our relationship with EPEAT has become stronger as a result of this experience, and we look forward to working with EPEAT as their rating system and the underlying IEEE 1680.1 standard evolve. Our team at Apple is dedicated to designing products that everyone can be proud to own and use."
UPDATE: As of Friday, Apple's products are back in the EPEAT rankings — and lo and behold, the Macbook with Retina display is listed among them.
Is this the right move for Apple? Let us know in the comments.


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Hello all! Thanks to a generous grant from the North Country Library System, we were able to purchase some much-needed toys for our Children's Room! New toys include a mail box for letter writing, a magnetic board for learning about gears (which take it from me - those little things are addicting to play with!), and an awesome market play set. Our goal is to help library parents engage with their children in a way that supports early reading skills. Stop by and see our new selections soon!
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i downloaded the 2gb usa map to my xxl540 everything is working fine so it seems yesterday i plan a trip which suppose to be 1050 miles one way well i try hard reset changing the setting from fastest route to short route no good 1st it takes 3 1/2 minutes to calculate the route then it shows the route as been 1375 miles one way could it be the maps or the gps unit.??/thanks
ok after updating the gps quick fix the miles to destination is back to normal but the only problem still is it takes so long to planning a route that is 1175 miles away from my starting point.example like from CT to kissimmee fl almost 3 1/2 to 4 minutes calculating and planning never took that long. also my tomtom on my phone says 1175 to destination my via 1505 also
but the xxl 540 say 1189 mile even thought all 3 have the same latest map number USA-2GB-935 5753
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IGN TV: How was it filming in London?
Emily Deschanel: It was great. It was amazing. We might have fifteen minutes of rain the whole time. It was gorgeous weather and London in the summertime when you have good weather… there's nothing better. It's such a beautiful city and everyone is outside. It's light until very late. Everyone is out drinking a lot at the pubs, for sure. It's fun and we had a great time. I was sick, so I missed days off, but I enjoyed working there.
IGN: It's pretty unusual to get a chance to bring an American TV show production overseas.
Deschanel: I can't believe how lucky I am. I just can't believe it. It's very unusual, and believe me, I realized how lucky we are when we were there. You can't go to London on just a regular television show and do a show internationally – a two-hour episode! It's very unusual, so I'm a lucky gal.
IGN: Your show has a pretty big following in England, right?
Deschanel: We do have a following. We had a lot of crowds watching when we were filming outside and on location. A lot of people were standing out watching us film and taking pictures.
IGN: Can you talk about the storyline?
Deschanel: Yeah. Basically, Booth and Brennan have taken a trip to England. I'm doing a lecture and Oxford and he's doing a lecture at Scotland Yard. Then there's an American girl found dead – pulled out of the Thames. So we're kind of pulled into the investigation. There's some sexual tension between a male forensic anthropologist and myself – there may be some sexual tension between a Scotland Yard investigator and David… So there's some interesting dynamics going on there. There might be some jealousy.
IGN: Involving some good looking Brits?
Deschanel: Definitely, good looking Brits. Andrew Buchan, the guy who plays the forensic anthropologist, he's a great actor. And so is Indira Varma - she plays the inspector.
IGN: What did you think of the big reveal that Zack was the Gormogon's apprentice last season?
Deschanel: It was pretty shocking. We had a couple of weeks go get used to it before we shot it, but it was really sad. We were all crying. It was a sad thing. But we'll see him again this season and I'm looking forward to seeing how that will all pan out.
Bones: Season 4 premieres Wednesday, September 3rd at 8:00 pm ET/PT on FOX.
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Geno, UConn enjoy birthday blowout against Prairie View
STORRS >> The basketball portion of Sunday night's NCAA tournament doubleheader had come to a close when the real entertainment was about to commence.
Shortly after top-seeded UConn's 87-44 win over No. 16 Prairie View A&M before a crowd of 5,018 at Gampel Pavilion, coach Geno Auriemma was being interviewed by ESPN when his players gathered behind him and belted out a chorus of "Happy Birthday" on his 60th birthday.
In the postgame press conference, the jovial state of mind showed no signs of subsiding.
"I didn't even know it was his birthday," UConn senior center Stefanie Dolson deadpanned. "It is always special to win on Coach's birthday. We've sung to him a few times, so he should be a lucky man for that one. Thankfully we didn't make him skip around the arena tonight."
Sitting in a press conference with Auriemma, Dolson and Bria Hartley can be an event even more engaging than anything that has happened on the basketball court during the four years they've played together as Huskies.
Recent seniors like Kelly Faris, Tiffany Hayes, Maya Moore and Tina Charles have tended to keep the playful side of their personalities behind closed doors, but that is not the case with Dolson and Hartley.
"It is just the experience that we have, playing for four years," Hartley said. "And we have played a lot, so the experience of learning as we go, it is (important) to really lighten the mood when Coach is really getting on us," Hartley said. "I think it has worked out really well for us and we want to continue to keep doing that.
"We enjoy playing the game and having fun. We just want to make sure everybody else is having fun too."
Hartley scored in double figures for the 100th time in 148 career games while Dolson scored at least 10 points for the 93rd time in 148 games.
Sophomore Breanna Stewart led UConn with 19 points, ending a streak of consecutive 20-point games at six. She did move into sixth place on the Huskies' single-season scoring list. She added 10 rebounds for her first NCAA tournament double-double.
Hartley finished with 16 points, Moriah Jefferson had 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 13 points and eight rebounds and Dolson added 11 points, five rebounds and five assists for UConn (35-0).
The victory set up a second-round matchup against Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night as UConn eyes its 21st straight trip to the regionals. It will also be the last home game for the two seniors, with Dolson having the added bonus of tying Renee Montgomery's program record with her 148th career start.
It will be the end of a successful and highly entertaining four-year run for the two personable, yet highly competitive seniors.
"For this particular group, since the beginning, I have not seen them go overboard on anything or get down in the dumps about anything, which is not easy to do for five months, to stay on the same plane," Auriemma said. "A lot of that has to do with our seniors, they are like that. Stefanie Dolson has not had a bad day of practice in four years. There is not one day that she has come to practice and coaches say, 'What is your problem?' Not once, and I don't know if you know how hard that is."
UConn raced out to an early 15-0 lead as the Lady Panthers missed their first nine shots before a jumper by Gabrielle Scott with 14:27 left in the half. The SWAC tournament champions promptly missed their next 10 shots as the Huskies pushed the lead to 23-2.
Dolson, who averaged 9.3 points in her last six games, had UConn's first six points, eight of the first 10 and was outscoring the Lady Panthers by herself until 4:10 remained in the first half.
The Huskies built on their 44-12 halftime lead by ripping off the first 16 points after halftime.
UConn has advanced to the second round every year since the tournament went to its current 64-team format in 1994.
In addition to Auriemma improving his career record on his birthday to 10-1, it was also the 1,000th game in which he patrolled the bench at UConn.
Saint Joseph's (23-9) advanced to the second round with a 67-57 win over Georgia. It was the Hawks' first NCAA tournament win since 2000 and set up the first matchup with UConn since Dec. 21, 2003.
"As an athlete you want to play the best, and UConn is the best," said Saint Joseph's senior guard Natasha Cloud, who scored nine of her 13 points after Georgia rallied to take its only lead of the second half.
Erin Shields had 14 of her game-high 18 points in the first half and Ashley Robinson had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Hawks only trailed for 1:56.
"I don't know what our game plan is going to be right now; we will figure that out," Saint Joseph's coach Cindy Griffin said. "It gives us a chance to play the best and also to showcase Saint Joseph's University."


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Bathroom Projects
Loft bathroom refurbishment, Mostyn Road
We were asked to quote for this job because of a referral and what the client wanted was a total modernisation of their outdated and leaking loft bathroom.
This bathroom was totally rewired so that we could create the LED lit recess within the shower and also the LED downlighter throughout and as a feature to the bathroom we built a wall to enclose the shower and fitted in a toughened glass panel with a LED strip light surround.
Under the windows for the bathroom a concealed cistern was fitted and we continued the boxing across the width of the bathroom to create hidden storage behind tiled doors.The tiled doors have been tiled to keep the tile module seamless.
Beautiful light large porcelain tiles have been used on the floor and walls to maintain the light airy feel to the bathroom.
A modern electronic shower control with bedroom remote has been fitted to the shower.
Underfloor heating and heated towel rail has been fitted.
The bathroom can be given a lovely mood lighting effect by simply only switching on the recess and glass panel LED lighting. The lighting has played a fundamental part in the success of this bathroom refurbishment.
Utility conversion to en-suite, Mostyn Road
In this phenomenally beautiful home our client wanted to convert the first floor utility in to an en-suite bathroom. The utility would in turn replace the loft office.
We removed the existing utility and exposed the old flooring. The floor structure had to be rebuilt and tensioned to allow for the bathroom to be built within. Additional insulation was also placed in the floor to help with heat loss from the garage below.
The bathroom was fitted with warm white LED downlighting and silent extractor fan. Underfloor heating cable was run throughout the bathroom and an aqua blue touchscreen controlling thermostat fitted.
The large basin and unit were then complemented by the equally large LED backlit mirror unit which gives the bathroom additional depth.
The floors have been tiled with a lovely warm grey tile and to tie in the mosaics used in the shower area, a lighter grey has been used on the walls from the floor to the ceiling throughout. To make sure that the bathroom wasn't overwhelmed by chrome, all tile corners have been mitred.
A horizontal gulley wet room tray has been fitted to keep with the modern design of the bathroom. Once again a small recess has been created for storing hair products and lotions within the shower.
The clients taste in quality tiles and high end sanitary ware has really helped turn this in to luxurious bathroom refurbishment.
Family bathroom, Erridge Road
In this project we were required to break through between the bathroom and the adjoining WC to create a large open plan bathroom. A new doorway had to be built closer to the first floor landing to achieve this.
The clients wanted us to create a larger single bathroom for them in which they wanted to fit new modern sanitary ware.
On entry to the bathroom we fitted a back to wall pan with a concealed cistern. The concealed cistern has been tiled in but we have left an access panel should we ever need to repair or replace any parts in the cistern.
In the one corner of the bathroom a beautifully cultured free standing bath was fitted with floor standing pillar taps stretching over.
A large walk in wet room shower was also created. A small recess was also created in the wall to store shampoos, conditioners etc.
To help keep the bathroom dry, underfloor heating has been fitted throughout the bathroom and within the shower. A easily accessible chrome towel rail was pace at the end of the shower.
In this case the clients went for a dark grey porcelain tile on the floor with lighter grey porcelain tiles on the wall to help lighten the bathroom. Mosaic tiles were used in the shower to give the shower its own character.
Following the success of the family bathroom project Evolution Bathrooms was asked to refurbish the loft bathroom as well.
First floor bathroom and WC, Arthur Road
This is a project that was taken on by Evolution Bathrooms due to a recommendation give by a neighbour for a loft conversion done by Evolution Bathrooms. In this case, the clients decided that they would like to keep the bathroom and WC separate but very importantly introduced a new second toilet in the bathroom.
Our retired client's main objective was to have a second toilet in the house. This wasn't possible on the ground floor due to space constraints.
The bathroom was stripped out and bath replaced with a large walk in shower. The shower was also fitted with a modern power shower. A new second toilet could then be fitted in the space created.
A wall hung basin with unit was then fitted behind the door with a beautifully lit mirror unit fitted above the basin. The unit also has a supply for an electric razor and electric toothbrushes.
Both bathroom and WC were fitted with LED downlighters. A humidity controlled silent run fan was also fitted in the bathroom to keep moisture and noise levels to a minimum.
The walls have been tiled from floor to ceiling with a ivory coloured ceramic tile and the floor has been boarded with beautiful bamboo hard wood flooring.


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Sequel to the award-winning Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity Role Playing Games! Following the lineage of these two much-acclaimed RPGs, Divinity II: Ego Draconis has adapted many of the most famous elements that made these two original games classics. Divinity II: Ego Draconis makes use of the same classless system that was incorporated in Divine Divinity, which allows you to choose your own path as you become a Dragon Knight.
Fight as both a human and a dragon. Don't settle for taming and riding a dragon when you can be the Dragon! For the first time, an RPG unleashes the very power of the Dragon on you! Climb high and vaporize all that stands in your way as you strategically use both your human and dragon forms to defeat Damian and become the ultimate Dragon Knight!
Dynamically unfolding storyline depending on your choices and skills. Divinity II : Ego Draconis gives you a wide range of moral choices when deciding on how to act on quest objectives. When you make these choices, the consequences of your actions appear throughout game play. Consequences such as up to 20 possible quest solutions, new quest chains, NPC reactions, vendor pricing and other experience-altering consequences make Divinity II: Ego Draconis very interesting and engaging.
Use your powerful Battle Tower as base of operations. Looming like a colossal stone claw over Sentinel Island, stands the Battle Tower, a vast citadel built many centuries ago by Maxos, the Dragon Mage. Become bound to the Battle Tower through a mystical relic known as the Dragon Stone. The Dragon Stone allows you to teleport to the Battle Tower at any moment so that you can utilize the powers within.
Build your very own ultimate fighting creature. Conjure the spirits to bring to life a creature made from body parts you have collected during your battles. This creature?s power is literally the sum of its body parts; the composition of various limbs determines its strengths and abilities. Once you are able to assemble this abomination, you may summon it to support you in combat.
In Divinity 2 Ego Draconis, players find themselves once again in Rivellon, a timeless world full of awe and magic, shattered and frightened by the apocalyptic wars of the past. No one knows why so many people had to give their lives. Everything seems to be over, but the peace was deceptive, for the demon has returned and the horror once again runs its course.
Players begin as a Dragon Slayer, hunters whom travel the countryside determined to rid their lands of Dragons. As the story of Divinity 2 -- Ego Draconis unfolds, the player will discover new abilities and possibilities as they evolve into a legendary Dragon Lord. In addition, the player character's abilities can be steadily improved over the course of the game and specialized in specific areas. The world of Divinity 2 Ego Draconis is filled with humans and fantasy creatures, each having special combat abilities. Players will need to use every skill, potion and hidden trick to their strategic advantage to reclaim the lands of Rivellon.
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) stated that she believed the Department of Homeland Security's recently announced program to allow thousands of Haitians into the US was "a great step forward" that she hoped would provide an example for policies to handle the parents of children who fell under the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on Tuesday's "Jose Diaz-Balart" on MSNBC.
Ros-Lehtinen expressed that she hoped the Haiti program would be a step to taking similar action for parents of children who fell under DACA. She stated that when it comes to immigration there would be, "the dilemma of executive action versus congressional legislation, and that's going to bring up a lot of different dynamics going on in D.C.," but that she supported "anything that unifies families in a safe, legal, and orderly way."
"I think this a great step forward" she said of the program to bring Haitians into the US, "because we have seen that united families, unified families is positive for the United States, for communities. These Haitians have been approved. They've been properly vetted. You know what a great contribution they've made to the South Florida community." Adding that the new arrivals from Haiti had a "safety net" of family members in the United States.
Ros-Lehtinen added that the program was beneficial because "that is the leading economic driver for Haiti, remittances from Haitian-Americans back to their family members in Haiti. It's billions of dollars every year. Haiti needs that." And "it's good for Haiti to recover from this earthquake. I've been there many times, and it looks like the earthquake was only yesterday. So, they need the help. They're our partner. They're our hemispheric partner. We need to help them. This is a step forward."
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I also have 10 of the LWRC/Magpul Six8 30 round mags, but they are too wide and thick for the XCR mag well. I'm planning a mod to mill out the well to accept them and standard STANAG mags, but not there yet.
When I bought my XCR-L it came with a 6.8SPC barrel & bolt (as well as a 5.56 setup)but no 6.8 mags. I have been running it with my 5.56 GI mags & I have not had a failure yet. What difference, if any, are there between the 6.8 & 5.56 mags? I'm tryin to figure out if it's worth putting the cash out for 6.8 mags when I already have a pile of 5.56. Thank you!
I also have 10 of the LWRC/Magpul Six8 30 round mags, but they are too wide and thick for the XCR mag well. I'm planning a mod to mill out the well to accept them and standard STANAG mags, but not there yet.
I was able to fit 9 into my Bravo Company GI mags without issue but looking for higher capacity. I will look into the mags you mentioned & see what they're going for. Thanks for the info!
Holy shit. $40+ for a 25rd? Wow. I found a couple of sites that aren't too bad. The first is from a company I've never heard of before & at $13 each, they're probably on ProMags level. The next is Barrett & they're going for $31 each. Best I've found so far as far as value vs. quality.
Ammo To Go : 1 - ASC AR-15 6.8 SPC 25rd. Stainless Steel Magazine Black Color [ASC6825RDSS] - $12.95
BARRETT M468 REC7 30RD 6.8SPC MAGAZINE - West Fork Armory
The mags on the first link are stainless with anti-tilt followers. Might make sense to just rebuild them with quality AR springs when they loose tension.
If they have stainless springs, they're probably as good as any. My cheap shit 5.56 poly mags cost twice that; I'm pretty sure they made the springs out of my old Fiat X1/9.
If the mag has a quality spring, I don't mind keeping them loaded. If they're pot metal junk shit springs, the constant compression can take its toll.
At ~$13, if I didn't already have enough SS mags, I'd be in on that. I prefer poly mags. Some steel mags are hard on the brass, and as you see, options are limited with 6.8. The CProducts mags look like they were spot welded by a blind guy. If you pick up some of the ASC mags, report back. I'd like to know your opinion.
I'm looking to make the Uber XCR, able to feed/shoot any mag/ammo. Not that I would pry ammo out of someone's cold, dead hands...unless the need arose.
Roger that.
The way things are going it's smart to have a multi caliber rifle. I have AR15's, AR10's, AK's, bolt actions, & the list goes on & on. One day I'm looking at all of these guns thinking to myself, if shit did hit the fan, what would I grab? I can't taken them all.
6.8 spc is longer than .223. I have a piston AR chambered in that caliber. If you reload, 6.8 specific mags are a must. You want to load as long as possible. ASC makes the best 6.8 mag I've seen. Stainless steel, anti-tilt follower. The only thing with metal mags is you need to smooth the feed lips if you want reload, otherwise they tend to scratch up the brass. Since polymer is weaker than steel per pound, poly mags are thicker and have less compartment space, which is why a lot of people have problem getting 6.8 SPC to run in them. ASC mags aren't that expensive either. Like $25 a pop. I'd invest in those.
I have ASC mags (16 each) and they are good to go. No issues.
When the difference between life and death is a matter of seconds, the police are only minutes away!
(not knocking police, just gun grabbers)
Best 6.8 mags I've ever used were PRI but you're going to pay for them so wait and catch a sale. For range mags I've used those AR-Stoners from Midway and never had issues. Second on some crocus cloth polish on the feed lips with those however.
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Celebrate Father's Day with SOAPnet and the "Buff Daddies" of "One Tree Hill." Relive some of the show's most redeeming moments of fatherhood with Nathan, Lucas and Jake in this special four-hour marathon, airing Sunday, June 16th (10:00AM - 2:00PM ET/PT).
10AM - One Tree Hill Episode #2003-018 - "To Wish Impossible Things" - Jake, Nathan and Lucas are sold to the highest bidder for charity in the annual Tree Hill "Boy Toy" Auction. Jake's mysterious winning bid turns out to be Nicki, his former flame who abandoned both him and Jenny, their nine-month-old daughter. Nicki mistakenly thinks the two can reconnect, but Jake takes the opportunity to school her on the repercussions of her abandonment.
11AM - One Tree Hill Episode #2006-088 - "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone" - Nathan and Haley leave their high school graduation ceremony when Haley goes into labor with their son Jamie. Karen's delivery does not go well, and a momentary loss of life lets her, Keith and their daughter share a moment in heaven. Two weeks later, Haley and Nathan are nervous to attend a party and be away from the baby for the first time. Dan turns himself in to the police for Keith's murder and is tormented by his sins in prison.
12PM - One Tree Hill Episode #2008-119 - "Things a Mama Don't Know" - Peyton, spilling tears of joy, tells her fiancé Lucas that he's going to be her "baby daddy". Jamie is proud to hear that his father, Nathan, has been picked up as a point guard by the Charleston Chiefs basketball team. Lucas finds himself in the middle of a father-son feud in Hollywood, which gives him the opportunity to reflect on the type of father he wants to be. Brooke's motherly instinct helps her track down her runaway foster daughter, and brings an end to two violent crimes that have haunted Tree Hill.
1PM - One Tree Hill Episode #2008-120 - "A Hand To Take Hold of The Scene" - Lucas and Peyton have an exhausting trial run as parents when they babysit for the night.
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In June this year Helen Lindley was to be travelling with 5 other volunteers to work as part of a Dentaid team in Moria camp, Lesvos, Greece. Her plans have now had to change, and Helen explains why
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"As many of you are aware I was to be part of an Aid Team going to Lesvos, in Greece to provide Dental treatments to the Refugees in the Moria Camp. Sadly my trip has had to be cancelled due to Eurorelief handing over responsibility to Health Point Charity. They have declined to work with us as they have already sufficient volunteers. The good news is they have managed to secure a full time Dentist in Camp, which will make a huge difference and is really what is needed in the Camp".


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Students consider the themes and images of American literature, as they read short stories, novels, poems, letters, diaries, and newspapers in conjunction with their history study. They review the essential characteristics of each of these genres, including their structures and content. The course places special emphasis on learning to write formal essays in the modes of persuasion, expression, analysis, and explanation.
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United States. The course begins with the early years of the country and the writing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Using multicultural literature, primary documents, film, scientific and retrospective essays, study focuses on the relationship between ideas of equality, race, and gender and their impact on the historical events and perspectives that have shaped today's nation. Group and independent inquiry units call on students to apply the five national standards of historical approaches: chronological, historical comprehension, analytical and interpretive, historical research, and historical issues and decision-making. The class is run seminar-style and the students receive a seminar grade.
Using a variety of resources, students view their environment through scientific investigation of life and living systems. The course opens with an examination of the school's own land, as students sample and analyze forest resources and practice topographic mapping. Study proceeds with classification and taxonomy, cells, cell systems, and human systems. Each week students research current news reports about life science and write summaries of those events.
After reviewing the basic, important skills of long division, students move on to the properties of real numbers, operations with fractions, then prime factorization, variables, and simple polynomials. Basic operations with geometric shapes help students visualize space in three dimensions. Throughout the year, students are encouraged to deepen their abstract thinking by applying their newfound skills to complex problems.
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In parallel with their American Studies, seventh graders continue their study of classical drawing with weekly assignments. The conviction that art is a cultural artifact guides the study of American art, folk art, African-American art, the Hudson River School, American expatriate sculpture, kinetic sculpture, ephemeral sculpture, and modernism.


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E.J. Gaines looks to escape the moment
After one play he recalls all too well, E.J. Gaines looks to move on from his team's dismantling Saturday.
Sep. 25, 2012
This island they keep referring to, that's it: inches from the face mask's rubber-draped metal, just a step or two worth of land between a man against a man, just a shared glare into the other's eye. This is where E.J. Gaines wanted to be all along, because this was the place he was clearly meant to be.
"It's perfectly fine," the junior cornerback said. "I can take the criticism. It's perfectly fine."
It's just the crack of the snap and the chaos that follows. There's the crash of the bodies up front, and there's the blur on the edges, out on this island, where the time for reaction comes abruptly and without regard.
"When you play a position like corner … it just makes you or breaks you," Gaines said.
The island is brutal. It welcomes invaders. On Saturday afternoon, Missouri was sprung into a trap early. On its first Southeastern Conference road trip to a different Columbia, the Tigers stepped into uncharted and unwelcome territory in South Carolina. Gaines had to make his island regardless of it all.
Regardless of an early onslaught, regardless of the clock ticking away time before relief and a locker room at the half, the Gamecocks gutted through his team and went 50 yards after the punt.
Thirty seconds before halftime. Gaines lines up with Ace Sanders, a dreadlocked speedster. The snap.
"My footwork wasn't right," Gaines said. "My technique wasn't right."
At the line, in a blink, Sanders shimmies right. Gaines feigns slightly left. Sanders cuts back, slashing around Gaines like a piercing dart.
"Over and over again," Gaines said. "I've watched it a lot of times."
The clock says 26 seconds now. Sanders has advanced 23 yards, the ball is in his hands now in the end zone and Gaines has been relinquished, just steps away.
And that's when Gaines was most visible in the Tigers' 31-10 dismantling. The CBS cameras showed a celebrating Sanders and then a close-up of Gaines chewing a yellow mouthguard, walking back to his sideline.
"That's just what comes with the job that we have to do," Gaines said. "And they tell you that before you start playing this position. That's what's gonna happen. People see everything that's out there on the island."
It's not always so visible. In four games, his team-leading four pass-breakups can be overlooked. The plays where opposing quarterbacks shift their gaze elsewhere, not daring to flirt with the section of the field belonging to last season's all-Big 12 Conference performer, they can be vanquished. They can go unnoticed behind, perhaps, the sack that was made possible.
On Saturday, Gaines was beat.
"It's very rare you see a ball completed towards him, and you know he made a fundamental error," coach Gary Pinkel said. "… When you're out there all by yourself and you're covering a receiver, you're on an island all by yourself, and your major mistakes will get exposed."
What doesn't get exposed are the things that happened under the summer's heat in August, when Gaines went toe-to-toe with senior receiver Marcus Lucas on a daily basis, when he was coming off his school record-breaking 2011 and when questions went his way about expectations.
"You can't be complacent with your stats or anything from last year," he said after one practice. "It's a new year, a new season in a new conference. I got to make more plays."
Whenever Pinkel mentioned him, it had to do with consistency.
"He always practices well," Pinkel said. "I don't ever remember (coaches) saying he just didn't play very well today. It never comes up. He always shows up."
At one point Saturday, within the frame of four seconds, Gaines gave up the property he prides himself of protecting. There was the reaction of his foe and there was the reaction of himself.
"I think E.J. Gaines is a great cornerback who's really special, and he's a human being who every once in a while makes a mistake," defensive coordinator Dave Steckel said.
There was his play, and there was the play of his teammates. The Gamecocks rammed through arm tackles. On the other side, the Tigers mustered just 255 yards of total offense.
Gaines came to Missouri out of high school as a part-time running back and part-time cornerback and eventually gravitated to this island. There are plays like Saturday that happen, and the moments leading up to them come back to him like a nightmare.
"Any time you get beat, it just kind of floats in your head," he said. "That's another thing you got to teach yourself to do: let things go."
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While studying in the library it can often feel very tempting to leave your belongings to run out for a quick bathroom break or to grab a coffee.
However, this is when valuable items, like laptops, phones, wallets or even expensive textbooks can be stolen.
Do not leave your belongings unattended while in the library or in any other public spaces here on campus.
To help prevent theft, it is always safer to take your valuables with you, even if you are just taking a quick minute to run to the bathroom.
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Located on Trans Island Road, Dunwich, the North Stradbroke Island Golf Club is a Par 70, 5258 metres, 9 hole golf course and offers scenic views of Moreton Bay and the Glasshouse Mountains.
The Club welcomes golfers to the course and can also cater for social groups (Booking Essential). The club house offers full bar and catering facilities.
- 9 hole golf course with 18 tees
- Open 7 days a week for golf, breakfast and lunch
- Equipment available for hire
- Families and all age groups welcome
- Free Putt Putt for all ages
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- Lots of koalas, kangaroos, butcher birds and magpies
- Golf carts available for wildlife spotting
- Sundowners by arrangement
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WASHINGTON — For more than six years, the short walk from the Oval Office downstairs to the Situation Room has all too often meant bad news or grim choices. Whether it was war in the Middle East, Russian aggression in Ukraine or the hunt for terrorists around the globe, President Obama's foreign policy has felt consumed by guns and drones.
So the 12-nation trade deal Mr. Obama has been negotiating in Asia took on special meaning for a president eager to change the world. It was a way to leave behind a positive legacy abroad, one that could be measured, he hoped, by the number of lives improved rather than by the number of bodies left behind. And if the Pacific really is the future, Mr. Obama wanted to position the United States to lead the way.
As it turned out, the biggest challenge to securing that legacy has been at home, and not overseas, as Mr. Obama's fellow Democrats last week shot down legislation crucial to finalizing the trade agreement on the grounds that it would hurt rather than help America. Unless he can convince scores of Democrats to change their votes in the coming days, the centerpiece of his much-touted re-engagement with Asia will slip away along with one of the last chances he has to leave his imprint on the world before leaving office.
"If the president cannot get" trade promotion authority "through Congress, it is a disaster for his Asia policy," said Michael J. Green, a former Asia adviser to President George W. Bush and now at Georgetown University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "The administration will be dismissed as lame duck at a time when China is flexing its muscles."
Moreover, Mr. Green and other analysts said, a failure to follow through on the trade deal would lead to Japan, Vietnam and other putative partners reversing course on economic reforms or tariff concessions required to join the multilateral trade zone with the United States, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or T.P.P. And momentum may shift to economic institutions and agreements that do not include the United States, including the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that China is creating over American resistance.
"Domestically we tend to view trade through a political prism by way of winners and losers," said Jon Huntsman, a Republican former governor of Utah who served as Mr. Obama's ambassador to China before mounting a campaign to challenge his re-election in 2012. "In Asia, it's seen as directly tied to our leadership and commitment to the region. A failed T.P.P. would create an influence vacuum that others, primarily China, would fill."
The trade agreement, about a decade in the making, would stitch together the United States with 11 other nations along the Pacific Rim, including Canada, Mexico, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Australia, creating a free-trade zone for about 40 percent of the world's economy. It would lower tariffs, while setting rules for resolving trade disputes, setting patents and protecting intellectual property. China is not part of the group.
Mr. Obama, congressional Republicans and business groups argue that it will unlock foreign markets to American goods and level the playing field by forcing Asian competitors to improve labor and environmental standards. But House Democrats, labor unions and environmental groups argue that it will benefit big corporations, further bleed American manufacturing jobs and fail to adequately enforce the workplace standards it promises.
The administration tried making a foreign policy argument over the last few weeks, maintaining that if the United States does not seal the trade pact, it will be leaving the field to China, which has been exerting its clout in recent years, whether by investing in energy supplies in Africa and the Middle East or by asserting claims over disputed waters and islands.
But some on the left argue that the administration is using China to scare lawmakers and exaggerating the competition. "I just don't buy this China boogeyman stuff," said Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and a former economic adviser to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. "If anything, I see China as being more inward looking, devoting less resources to mercantile-type trade and more to internal investment, consumption and developing human capital."
Supporters of the trade pact hope to hold a new vote this week on the part of the trade package rejected by the House on Friday but will need to secure 90 more votes. Representative Paul D. Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who has worked with the White House to secure trade negotiating authority, said on Sunday that if Mr. Obama wanted to avoid being a "very lame-duck president," he would have to win over members of his own party.
"I think that this can be salvaged because I think people are going to realize just how big the consequences are for American leadership," Mr. Ryan said on "Fox News Sunday."
But there was little indication over the weekend that many minds had been changed on the political left. "We need to regroup and come up with a trade policy which demands that corporate America start investing in this country rather than in countries all over the world," Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, said on "Face the Nation" on CBS.
The Pacific trade pact was meant to be one of three major foreign policy achievements Mr. Obama wanted to secure before leaving office; all three are on the line this summer. He faces a June 30 deadline to seal an agreement with Iran to scale back its nuclear program and he hopes to follow through on his reconciliation with Cuba by formally restoring diplomatic relations.
Those three initiatives take on even more significance for Mr. Obama as he confronts the reality that he is likely to turn over the White House to his successor without having defeated the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq or resolved the conflict with Russia over Ukraine. He still plans to leave office as the president who ended the American war in Afghanistan, but the security situation there remains fluid.
Amid all those wartime issues, the Asia initiative was to be the long-term investment that would pay off years later. The White House has deployed more military forces to the region and made it a focus. But the trade pact was to be the most tangible element of the policy.
The trade talks have reached a decisive turning point. Negotiators have drafted the bulk of the agreement but other countries are holding back to see if Mr. Obama wins the authority he needs from Congress before completing the pact. With Asia on his mind, Mr. Obama recently hosted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and he now plans to welcome President Xi Jinping of China to the White House in coming weeks, a meeting that will be colored by his failure to achieve his trade goal should he not turn House Democrats around.
"There is no Asia pivot without an economic component, and that component is tied up in T.P.P.," said Walter Lohman, director of the Asian studies program at the Heritage Foundation. The challenge for Mr. Obama, he added, is that no matter how important the trade pact may be to his foreign policy, Congress will consider it through an economic lens. "Geopolitics gets it very few votes."
Peter A. Petri, a professor of international finance at Brandeis University, said he just returned from a trip to Asia. "Many people there are dismayed by our political impasse," he said. "They simply don't understand or want an America that is defensive and distant." He said that was actually true of China as well, despite the competitiveness between the two countries.
"The pivot makes no sense without American economic partnerships," he added, "and taking economics out of the relationship would leave only zero-sum strategic competition."


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Hot competition unfolds for state attorney general
For Democrats, suing the Trump administration is almost part of the job description.
So it's no wonder that the nominating race for Connecticut's attorney general is turning out to be one of the more competitive intra-party contests of 2018 — and it's only January.
John Rowland prosecutor Chris Mattei said he's raised the $75,000 needed to qualify for public campaign financing, while the Legislature's Judiciary Committee co-chairman William Tong, of Stamford, reported a $100,000 haul for his exploratory committee in just 27 days.
"My exploration is going well and we've had a very strong response," Tong said Monday. "Other candidates have taken almost a year to explore statewide office. I'm still getting around the state talking to people, sharing with them how hard I've been working as chairman of the Judiciary Committee on the critical issues we're all worried about — gun violence, civil rights, criminal justice reform and immigration."
A third contender for the nomination is state Rep. Michael D'Agostino, D-Hamden, who announced Saturday that he set up an exploratory committee.
Driving Gov. Weicker
Joe Ganim is hardly the first politician to ride on the Autobahn.
Take Tom Foley, the two-time GOP nominee for governor, who got busted for doing 80 miles per hour in a 65 zone on Route 9 in Haddam in 2014.
If only Foley had a cop driving him, as Ganim did last week or as Connecticut's six constitutional office holders often do during their travels.
It's routine for governors to occupy the fast lane, but not Lowell Weicker Jr., who was a stickler for the rules of the road.
"I told them under no circumstance were they to exceed the speed limit," Weicker recalled of his state police security detail Monday. "We had to set the example."
McMahon's rain-making ways
Time to get Linda McMahon on speed dial, if you're J.R. Romano, Connecticut's GOP chairman.
The wrestling mogul-turned-Trump Cabinet member is giving generously to Republican causes again after self-imposed moratorium on political contributions.
McMahon, the Small Business Administration head, had asked the Office of Government Ethics last year for a ruling on whether she could still make donations. Well, McMahon is back at it, and perhaps no organization has a greater vested interest than the Connecticut Republicans, to whom the former WWE chief executive could be counted on to "max-out" with $20,000 annual contributions.
McMahon gave $2,000 each to the Republican town committees in her hometown of Greenwich and Sherman, as well as $100 to the exploratory committee of gubernatorial hopeful Mark Boughton, Danbury's mayor, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Requests for comment were left with the SBA and the Office of Government Ethics.
Cold snap
If you thought it was frosty over the weekend, just wait until Republican rivals for governor Tim Herbst and Mark Lauretti share a debate stage.
That could happen Wednesday night in Hebron, if Lauretti accepts the state GOP's invitation to the second of its five gubernatorial forums.
The hostilities are escalating between the longtime Shelton mayor (Lauretti) and former first selectman of neighboring Trumbull (Herbst), who last week called on his fellow Republicans to pledge their support to the party's nominee in the general election.
"I don't feel obligated to respond every time he wants to shoot his mouth off," Lauretti said of Herbst.
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One would think Chris Murphy would be aligned with Rosa DeLauro and Mike Bloomberg on just about every liberal cause out there.
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And now there's this.
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Mountain Dew is introducing four new "spiked sodas" that are non-alcoholic — talk about an oxymoron. They're sweetened with agave and other natural ingredients. The White Label option tastes like pineapple, grapefruit and citrus bitters.
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After 26 years, Bahl & Gaynor's investment approach remains unchanged.
A lot has changed on Wall Street since Bill Bahl and
Vere Gaynor teamed up to launch Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel
Inc. on July 2, 1990.
The Dow-Jones Industrial Average, for example,
closed that day at 2,899.26. This year the Dow has hovered around
18,000. And after being in the same location, 212 E. Third St., since
opening the doors, the firm will move in August to larger quarters on
the 27th floor of the First Financial Center.
But one thing that won't change is Bahl &
Gaynor's devotion to the idea that stocks paying growing dividends are
the best road to profitable investing.
"What really drives the value of an investment?"
says Bahl, chairman of the firm. "It's the earnings it throws off,
whether it is an apartment building, a business or a stock," he says.
"When a company is committed to a dividend and they grow it every year,
that's a signal most investors don't pay much attention to."
He points to stock market data dating from 1926
showing that more than 40 percent of the equity return from stocks comes
from dividends.
Bahl & Gaynor's focus on dividends has allowed
it to become one of Cincinnati's most successful investment advisory
firms over the last 26 years, with more than 36 employees and $14
billion in assets under management, pretty evenly divided between high
net worth investors and institutions.
Bahl and Gaynor couldn't have picked a better home for their investment style.
"Cincinnati is an epicenter for this type of
investing," says Vere Gaynor, president, ticking off a list of
Cincinnati companies such as Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati
Financial Corp. and Cintas Corp. that regularly increase their dividend.
"There's an awareness in the corporate community here of how powerful long-term dividend growth can be," he says.
Bahl says that not all dividends are created equal.
"One of the things we look at is the payout ratio,
the relationship of dividends to earnings," he says. "The company that's
at a 30 percent payout ratio, all things being equal, is much more
attractive to us than a company with a 70 percent payout ratio. Why?
Because they have more ability to grow the dividend."
A company with a high payout ratio will eventually run out of steam to increase its dividend, he says.
Bahl and Gaynor were friends before they were business partners.
Bahl, chief investment officer at Fifth Third Bank,
and Gaynor, manager of Scudder, Stevens & Clark's local office, got
to know each other while calling on institutional clients. They talked
initially about forming a partnership in 1984 but decided they needed
more experience.
Bahl moved to on to become chief investment officer
at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago, but they stayed in touch and
eventually decided to team up.
The firm also has a different approach to hiring. It
doesn't rely on recruiters or extensive interviews. "We only hire
people we work with or know well," says Bahl.
That can take years, in one case a decade. "But we know these people and we've worked with them before," he says.
Adds Gaynor: "Probably the most intangible, but
important ingredient, for an investment firm is culture. The way you
develop and nurture culture is having a copacetic environment."
Another key is that the firm is employee owned.
"Everybody here in the case of the managers is an owner and the staff
participate as though they were owners in the profits of the firm," he
Bahl, 65, and Gaynor, 68, say they have no plans to retire.
"We share a love for the business and a love for
this business and genuine affection for each other," says Bahl. "We have
a really good partnership because we can respect each other's opinions
and come out with the right conclusions for our clients."
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CHRIS Tees, Southport's speedy left winger, capped a fine win against Wallasey with four tries to give his team their highest points score of the season.
The other two tries were scored by the backs, highlighting the major transformation in the team's capabilities since Steve Hunter moved to stand-off.
By choice at the kick-off, Southport faced the strong wind in the first half, but it only took them two minutes to open the scoring.
A huge charge up-field by the forwards, prominently led by prop John Gillow, took ball into the Wallasey 22 metre area, where it was recycled, and Hunter found Tees with space on the left.
At this early stage it was clear that Southport's forwards would dominate the game, but occasional lapses in concentration allowed Wallasey to make ground at times.
From the kick-off, deep into the Southport half, the ball was lost and it seemed that Wallasey would level the scores immediately.
However, their backs managed to drop the ball, and Tees hacked it 80 metres up the pitch to score his second try.
The wind made conversion kicks from the left almost impossible, so Southport's lead was only ten points.
Again from the kick-off Southport failed to deal with the clearance, and Wallasey latched onto the ball. Their forwards drove over the line for a try, which was converted.
The slender three point lead was only temporary, as full-back John Sawbridge added a penalty, before Hunter went off on one of his solo runs.
He seems to have the ability to stop would-be tacklers in their tracks like scared rabbits in car headlights, and it was no surprise that he went in for a try just before half-time.
With a lead of 20-7, Southport continued to pile on the pressure in the second half.
A penalty by Sawbridge and a superb dash down the line by Tees for a try extended the lead to 30-7, and we wondered if Southport could really capitalise on this situation, with a winning lead and plenty of time to score more points.
They showed greater determination than in previous weeks, and they can be forgiven for two mistakes which marred the game.
Some poor tackling allowed Wallasey to drive through for two tries, but another glorious flowing move by Southport produced Tees' final try.
Substitute Jamie Wilson was unlucky not to be awarded a try on the final whistle, but the referee had spotted yet another minor infringement by Wallasey, and blew early before Southport's advantage could be taken.
This would have extended Southport's tally to the half-century, and points difference could well be important at the end of the season.
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A 'Tattoo Fixers' contestant was stuck with yet another ink disaster
A woman who went on Tattoo Fixers to improve her ink was sadly stuck with another permanent mistake.
Guest Kat signed up for the show to fix her "YOGDO" thigh tattoo ("YOGDO," naturally, means "you only get divorced once"). Acclaimed tattoo fixer Alice Perrin brainstormed a delightful Alice in Wonderland-inspired design featuring a pocketwatch, flowers and a teacup.
All's well that ends well, right? Not so fast. Along the way, Perrin somehow forgot that nine and 11 are two separate Roman numerals.
#TattooFixers going to have to do another cover up on this one... two 11s and no 9???? pic.twitter.com/AD3AS5MxDW
— Gareth Baldwin (@GazziB) September 6, 2016
Kat, hear us out. While this isn't the best scenario for you, we truly believe you can make the best of your new tattoo. Here are a few suggestions:
Refuse to acknowledge the number nine ever again. Have to be up at nine o'clock? Sleep until 11, girl.
Chalk it up to an Alice in Wonderland idiosyncrasy. Who knows how time works in there?
Turn the whole clock into an "O" in your new "YOGDO" tattoo. You only get divorced once!
Hope this helps.
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And when it comes to my books, I really, really appreciate reviews on Amazon. If you found one of my books helpful, please write a short review.
I've been writing professionally for more than forty years and have a Master's Degree in Pastoral Theology and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and Leadership. My background includes newspaper, advertising, marketing, public relations, and books. I strive to write pastorally, passionately, and informatively.
In addition to my blog, Midwest Mary, I also write Mary K Doyle Books.
Following are books I currently have in print. You can learn more about them and place an order on my website, marykdoyle.com or amazon.com.
Fatima at 100. Fatima Today
Ten Steps to World Peace
World peace is possible. The Blessed Virgin Mary shared this hope with three young shepherd children in 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. She spelled out a peace plan that is outlined in the little, yet powerful booklet, Fatima at 100. Fatima Today.
The steps Mary advised us to follow include: Honor the Lord, Ask for Forgiveness, Change Our Ways, Embrace Suffering, Just Say, "Yes!" Get the Word Out, Don't Be Afraid, Pray Continuously, Meditate on the Rosary, and Seek God's Comfort. Each step is accompanied by a scripture verse and action response.
Fatima at 100. Fatima Today is designed for personal reflection and small group use in honor of the Fatima centennial year.
40 Pages, .99
Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by The Message
Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by The Message, pairs passages from some of our favorite fairy tales (Emperor's New Clothes, Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier) with Scripture. It's an unusual way to pray but one that will get you thinking.
Fifty passages are taken from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and paired with 50 passages from The Message, a version of the Bible that uses contemporary language. For example, an excerpt from The Ugly Duckling is on the left-hand page and a verse from the biblical Book of Job is on the right. The Message literally illuminates the literary passage.
Books are available in a standard paperback size and also an Enhanced-Size with large print for public readings and display.
You can order Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by The Message through ACTA Publications, Amazon, or your local bookstore.
Standard Edition: 120 pages, $10.95, 978–087946-629-9
Enhanced-Size Edition: 120 pages, $15.95, 978-087946-630-5
Navigating Alzheimer's
12 Truths about Caring for Your Loved One
If you are a primary caregiver to someone with Alzheimer's disease, it's not likely you were trained for the overwhelming demands of this role. Navigating Alzheimer's provides solid guidance, understanding, and encouragement to assist you on this journey.
Author Mary K. Doyle speaks from a position of thorough research and experience about the differences between Alzheimer's and normal aging, handling the perpetual mourning associated with this care, how the caregivers behavior influences their loved one, the high price of care, dealing with insensitive remarks from outsiders, finding caregivers and the best home, and so much more.
112 Pages, softcover, $14.94, ISBN: 978-0-87946-989-4
Gold Medal Winner in the 2017 Illumination Awards
Saint Theodora and Her Promise to God
The Story of Mother Theodore Guerin
How do you know what to do with your life? Pray about it.
Few people know their gifts and God's plan for them, even as adults. Saint Theodora, also known as Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, knew from the time she was a very young child that she wanted to serve God. She believed the best way to do that was to become a religious sister.
Saint Theodora patiently waited until the age of 25 to became a Sister of Providence in France. After caring for her mother and sister, and then serving in her country, she journeyed to the U.S. to found the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; elementary schools across Illinois and Indiana; St. Mary-of-the-Woods college for adult women; and orphanages. Her story was riddled with obstacles and challenges but she never doubted that when following God's call, God's guidance and protection leads us to success.
Brightly illustrated by Phil Velikan, Saint Theodora and Her Promise to God is an inspiring, fun, and entertaining tells story about this dynamic saint and her courage to follow God's call.
34 Pages, hardcover, $16.99 ISBN: 978-0989739702
Honorable Mention, 2014 Catholic Press Association
Young in the Spirit
Spiritual Strengthening for Seniors and Caregivers
Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Research shows that spirituality is a key to longevity and vitality. People with a strong faith do indeed live longer, happier, and healthier lives.
Young in the Spirit explores the impact of spirituality on aging and caregiving as well as how to strengthen our faith, especially in our later years.
Topics include the benefits and ways of making:
- Personal prayers and devotions part of our daily routine
- Participating in a faith community
- Serving and caring for seniors
- Reaching for the Lord in our suffering and loss
- Sharing our spiritual story
125 Pages, softcover, $10.95
Honorable Mention, 2014 Catholic Press Association
Honorable Mention, 2014 The Great Midwest Book Festival
Grieving with Mary
Finding Comfort and Healing in Devotion to the Mother of God
Grief is unavoidable. All of us encounter heartache at one point or another. But comfort can be found in our faith. We have hope in the Lord's goodness and mercy. We also gain peace in the support of God's saints and angels.
Mary is the greatest of all saints. We can depend on her to help us in our need, because she lived a life on this earth and encountered similar problems. She loves us all dearly and brings our prayers to her son, Jesus.
Devotion may be shown to Mary in many different ways. Words, art, sacramentals, sacred spaces, and simple acts. Pray in the way that suits you and your situation. Some days you may feel more comfortable praying traditional prayers while other days you cannot do more than meditate upon her icon. It doesn't matter how you communicate with her, Mary is with you in your pain and hears your cry for help. She walks with you, straight to her son.
Grieving with Mary offers many ways to journey to Mary as well as an appendix with feast dates, Marian hymns and prayers, glossary of terms, and a reference list of Marian religious and lay organizations.
158 pages, paperback, $10.95,
Seven Principles of Sainthood
Following Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Keeping on tract is challenging in this crazy world of ours but we have examples of how this can be done. In Seven Principles of Sainthood Following Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Mary K. Doyle, identifies seven ways in which Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, also known as Saint Theodora, lived a holy life. This saint had challenges, just as we do. She was a strong, courageous, and practical woman who offers us an example of how to live a better life. You will find this saint to be a fascinating role model on your own road to sainthood.
Saint Mother Theodore's principles include:
- Praying with Saints
- Trusting in Providence
- Spreading the Word of the Lord
- Leading by Serving
- Being Just and Kind
- Forgiving Like Jesus
- Striving for Humility
156 pages, paperback, $12.95
The Rosary Prayer by Prayer
How and Why We Pray the Christ-Centered Rosary of the Blessed Mother
The rosary is a means to peace not only because of the calming effects of meditative prayer but also because the ways in which it brings us closer to Jesus. This Catholic tradition with a thousand-year history includes prayers and mysteries that form the basis of our faith.
Whether you are saying the rosary for the first time or already on a daily basis, you will find that The Rosary Prayer by Prayer is an invaluable resource and aid to promoting a deeper prayer experience. It is a treasure chest of information about the history and benefits of the rosary, suggestions for meditation on the mysteries, exquisite artwork, and references.
Simply follow along page-by-page, prayer -by-prayer. Each mystery includes a work of art, scripture verse and reflection.
224 pages, hardcover, $14.95
Mentoring Heroes
52 Fabulous Women's Paths to Success and the Mentors Who Empowered Them
Want to reach higher levels in your professional and personal life? Get a mentor.
Mentoring is one of the most important keys to attaining higher levels of success. Mentors can identify qualities you were not aware you possessed, introduce you to the right people, and pass on their knowledge, expertise, and experience. In return, they are rewarded with the opportunity to see their protegé soar with their investment of time and talent.
Mentoring Heroes shares the stories of 52 women's experiences with mentoring. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and share their stories of not only how they mentor but how they were mentored as well.
236 pages, hardcover, $14.95
Also See: The Eighth American Saint by Katherine Burton
Written by Katherine Burton, this biography is a real page-turner. Also included is a Foreword and Afterword by Mary K. Doyle with her first-hand report of Saint Theodora's canonization.
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Physicians Foundation Issues Leadership Grants
I always enjoy my meetings of The Physicians Foundation, of which I am honored to serve as president. The foundation released grants to six state medical societies to fund innovative leadership programs for physicians, students, and residents. Tailored to the environment and needs of the specific state, the grants will help prepare physicians for leadership positions within the state society and in new health care delivery systems. The foundation has been a longtime supporter of the highly successful TMA Leadership College.
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