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Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe
Hearing the dish "Baked chicken and pasta in a cheesy wine and cream sauce" has an entirely different connotation than Chicken Tetrazzini. How could the lunch ladies of our collective past gone so wrong?
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- Active time: 1 hour
- Total time:1 hour 30 minutes
- 2 sticks of butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 roast chicken's worth of cooked, shredded chicken (also 4 cooked boneless chicken breasts would work here)
- 1/2 pound button mushrooms
- 1 large onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/3 cup flour
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 pound fettucini noodles
- 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg, ground
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Slice the mushrooms, chop the onion, mince the garlic and chop the thyme.
Add 1 tablespoon each of butter and oil to a large sauté pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, salt and pepper and sauté for about 7 minutes or until onions are translucent and mushrooms are limp.
Add the garlic thyme and white wine, stir well. Sauté for an additional two minutes. Put the mixture in a bowl on the side.
Put the milk, cream and chicken broth into a saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat until steam rolls off the top of the mixture.
In the sauté pan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter, melt over medium heat. Add the 1/3 cup of flour to the butter. Whisk until the flour-butter blobs become golden, or about 2 minutes.
Whisk in the heated milk, cream and broth mixture and keep whisking until there are no blobs of flour/butter left.
Fill a pot with enough water for 16 ounces of dried fettucini (4-6 quarts). Bring your water to a boil.
Preheat the oven to 450º F.
When your water is boiling, add 3 tablespoons salt and your pasta. Boil for a little less than the package instructions—about 10 minutes.
To the cream sauce in the sauté pan on the stove, add nutmeg, the rest of the salt, and the rest of the pepper. Turn the dial on the stove up to high. As soon as the cream mixture bubbles, turn the heat down to low and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens in about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat.
Your pasta should be done; drain it and return it to your large pasta pot. Add the white sauce, onion/mushroom mixture, parsley and chicken to the pasta pot. Incorporate and toss until it looks like you'll get a healthy amount of all the ingredients on each forkful.
Carefully pour the pasta mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese over the top. Cut the remaining butter (or blob it with our fingers) and dot over the breadcrumbs and cheese.
Bake in the heated oven for about 20 minutes or until brown and toasty on the top.
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Mark Dedrie
sculptor - sculpteur - beeldhouwer
Mark began his career as bronze caster. He gained command of the craft while also feeling the need to create himself. Carefully, step by step and at first rarely satisfied about the result. The turning point came in 1996.
The municipality of Schoten commissioned him to develop a design he had submitted for a competition.
A new 'artist/sculptor' was born! From a debut with abstract sculptures, a gradual evolution towards stylised bronze human and animal figures to, these past 13 years, exclusively animals, with a preference for birds...
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"GREAT NEWS" The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has decided to purchase my Sword-billed Hummingbird for their permanent collection. The Woodson Art Museum is not just another museum, it is home to the annual Birds in Art exhibition. This exhibition, where Mark Dedrie's sword-billed hummingbird can be admired, runs until December 1, 2019. The organization expects more than 16,000 visitors. After the exhibition, the Sword-billed Hummingbird goes "on tour" to the Wichita Falls Museum of Art in Texas, the Newington-Cropsey Foundation in New York and finally the Wendell Gilley Museum in Maine. Then it returns to the Woodson Art Museum collection.
The making of I AM THE BEST
In June we had big news: two works by Mark Dedrie are included in famous international exhibitions. "Sword-billed Hummingbird" moves to Birds in Art at the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, USA. And "Grouse" travels to Art and the Animal at The Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
Giving back to the community
On the left you can see a snapshot of an educational installation of the complete modeling and casting process of a bronze sculpture. This installation was donated by the artist to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in 2019.

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EA-99-256 - U. S. Enrichment Corporation
January 3, 2001
Mr. J. Morris Brown
Vice President - Operations
United States Enrichment Corporation
Two Democracy Center
6903 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Dear Mr. Brown:
This refers to a security incident on August 28, 1998, when personnel at the U.S. Enrichment Corporation's (Corporation's) Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant inadvertently used a computer that was not authorized for processing classified information to develop a classified security contingency plan. While the incident was immediately discovered, it was not reported to Corporation management until on or about October 16, 1998, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was not notified until November 4, 1998, although 10 CFR 95.57(b), "Reports," required a security infraction of this type to be immediately reported to the NRC. At least two employees present on August 28, 1998, attributed the reporting delay to a comment made by the then Security Manager, of which one employee took the comment to mean that he would lose his job if the security event was reported. An investigation of the matter was conducted by the Corporation.
The NRC Office of Investigations (OI) also conducted an investigation into the apparent failure to properly report the August 28, 1998, security incident to the NRC. Investigations were also conducted by OI into allegations from one of the employees present on August 28, 1998, and a second employee, that 10 CFR 76.7, "Employee Protection," was allegedly violated as a result of their notification to Corporation management about the August 28, 1998, security infraction. A summary of the OI reports was sent to the Corporation on March 14, 2000, and a predecisional enforcement conference was held at the NRC Region III office on June 26, 2000, to discuss the apparent violations, their significance, their root causes, and your corrective actions. The complainants in this matter attended and participated in the predecisional enforcement conference.
Based on the information developed during the Corporation and OI investigations and from information obtained during and after the predecisional enforcement conference,(1) the NRC has determined that violations of NRC requirements have occurred. The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). Both investigations established that classified information was developed on a computer that was not authorized for that purpose and that the security infraction was not immediately reported to either plant management or the NRC as required. According to the Corporation's representatives at the predecisional enforcement conference, the computer was in the security area of the Paducah facility and it was not likely that the classified information was compromised. The conclusions reached by the Corporation's investigator were: (1) the employees present on August 28, 1998, knew that the security infraction should be reported; and (2) the Security Manager "more likely than not" took action to deter reporting of the security event. Disciplinary action was taken against the Security Manager as a result of that investigation. The information developed during the OI investigation indicated that the then Security Manager's action was a deliberate attempt to cover-up the security event. Information in the OI investigation also indicated that the comment by the Security Manager following the discussion of the classification of the document, a protected activity, caused at least one individual present on August 28, 1998, to believe that his employment would be in jeopardy if the security infraction was reported.
The deliberate failure to report a violation of NRC requirements to management and the NRC is significant because the regulatory process is based on integrity and candid communication. The failure to make reports as required by NRC regulations directly impacts the NRC's ability to consider follow-up actions for potentially serious violations by licensees/certificate holders. Fortunately, in this case the August 28, 1998, security infraction was eventually reported to management by allegation on or about October 16, 1998. The violations associated with the creation of the classified document on August 28, 1998, and the deliberate failure to immediately report that security infraction are collectively categorized in accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy), NUREG-1600, as a Severity Level III problem (Violation A). The statement made by the Security Manager that resulted in an employee believing that his employment was in jeopardy, is a violation of 10 CFR 76.7, "Employee Protection," and is categorized in accordance with the Enforcement Policy as a Severity Level III violation (Violation B).
In accordance with the Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $55,000 is considered for a Severity Level III violation or problem. Because Violation A was deliberate and the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant was the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the two year period preceding the August 28, 1998, violations,(2) the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Identification and Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section VI.C.2 of the Enforcement Policy. Credit was warranted for the Identification factor for both Violations A and B as employees brought the issues to the attention of management on or about October 16, 1998, and management immediately investigated the matter. Credit was also warranted for the Corrective Action factor for Violations A and B because disciplinary action was taken against the manager responsible for the violations and plant management immediately notified all employees of its expectations for the immediate reporting of events and open communications. In addition, in a letter dated October 29, 1999, the Corporation described programs that it has implemented or plans to implement to ensure a safety conscious work environment at its NRC-certified facilities.
Therefore, to encourage prompt identification and comprehensive correction of violations, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, to not propose a civil penalty for either violation. However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty.
Several other apparent violations were discussed at the predecisional enforcement conference. Those violations included, but were not limited to, alleged employment discrimination when the Security Manager refused to approve out-of-town training for one of the individuals who notified management about the August 28, 1998, incident, and another manager lowering an annual performance rating for another employee responsible for notifying management about the August 28, 1998 event. The available information concerning all of these events was reviewed and the NRC staff determined that insufficient information exists to conclude that violations occurred.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public NRC Library).
E. Dyer
Regional Administrator
Docket No. 070-7001
Certificate No. GDP-1
Enclosure: Notice of Violation
cc w/encl:
H. Pulley, Paducah General Manager
L. L. Jackson, Paducah Regulatory Affairs Manager
P. D. Musser, Portsmouth General Manager
S. A. Toelle, Director, Nuclear Regulatory
Assurance, USEC
Paducah Resident Inspector Office
Portsmouth Resident Inspector Office
R. M. DeVault, Regulatory Oversight Manager, DOE
J. C. Hodges, Paducah Site Manager, DOE
J. Volpe, State Liaison Officer
|United States Enrichment Corporation
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Facility
|Docket No. 070-7001
License No. GDP-1
During NRC investigations concluded on October 8 and December 1, 1999, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
Associated with the Classified Document
|10 CFR 76.60(i)
requires, in part, that the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (Corporation)
comply with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 95.
|10 CFR 95.49 requires that
classified data or information may not be processed or produced on
an ADP (automated data processing) system unless the system and procedures
to protect the classified data or information have been approved by
the CSA (Cognizant Security Agency).
Contrary to the above, on August 28, 1998, classified information was produced on an ADP system (computer) that had not been approved by the CSA for processing classified information. Specifically, a document containing National Security Information was created on an unclassified ADP system which had not been approved to process classified data or information. (01013)
|10 CFR 95.57(b) requires that any infractions,
losses, compromises or potential compromises of classified information
or classified documents shall be immediately reported to the CSA and
the Regional Administrator of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Contrary to the above, a security infraction occurred when a document containing classified information was created on an unclassified ADP system and the Corporation deliberately did not immediately report the infraction. Specifically, on August 28, 1998, a document containing National Security Information was created on an unclassified ADP system which had not been approved to process classified data or information and the infraction was deliberately not immediately reported to the Regional Administrator of the appropriate NRC Regional Office. The infraction was reported on November 4, 1998, 69 days after the security infraction was identified. (01023)
|Technical Safety Requirement
3.9.1 requires, in part, that written procedures be prepared and implemented
to cover the activities described in the SAR (Safety Analysis Report),
Section 126.96.36.199.
Section 18.104.22.168 of the Safety Analysis Report states, in part, that a procedure is required for any task that is described in, or implements a commitment that is described in the Safety Analysis Report.
Section 184.108.40.206 of the Safety Analysis Report, "Problem Reporting," states, in part, that all plant employees have the responsibility to write problem reports on safety, operating, and noncompliance items.
Step 6.1.4 of Procedure CP2-BM-CI1031, "Corrective Action Process at PGDP [Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant]," Rev. 0, requires that an ATR (assessment and tracking report) be initiated for an off-normal (unexpected, abnormal, unusual) or nonconforming condition. Appendix C of Procedure CP2-BM-Cl1031 lists the conditions adverse to quality (nonconforming conditions) for which ATRs will be generated and includes a security infraction as one example.
Contrary to the above, on August 28, 1998, the Corporation deliberately did not initiate an ATR for a nonconforming condition (security infraction). The security infraction occurred when a draft document containing classified information was created on an unclassified computer system and the document was not marked as classified at the time of creation. An ATR was deliberately not initiated at that time and was not initiated until November 4, 1998, 69 days after the security infraction was identified. (01033)
|This is a Severity Level
III problem (Supplements III and VI).
|Violation of Employee
Protection Requirement
10 CFR 76.7(a) prohibits, in part, discrimination by the Corporation against an employee for engaging in certain protected activities. Discrimination includes discharge and other actions that relate to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment. The protected activities were established in Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and in general are related to the administration or enforcement of a requirement imposed under the Atomic Energy Act or the Energy Reorganization Act.
Contrary to the above, the Corporation discriminated against a security supervisor through the actions of the then site Security Manager for having engaged in protected activities at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Protected activities include any discussion about the classification level to assign to National Security Information at an NRC-regulated facility. Specifically, on August 28, 1998, a document containing National Security Information was created on an unclassified ADP system which had not been approved to process classified data or information. The Security Manager was aware of this infraction and made a statement to the effect of, "if this information leaves the room, I know who was here." That remark by the Security Manager was understood to mean by at least one person, a security supervisor present at the time it was made, as a threat against the security supervisor's employment, thus altering the terms, conditions and privileges of his employment. (01023)
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 76.70, the United States Enrichment Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation in reply to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Facility, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, classified, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public NRC Library). If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If classified or safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21 or 10 CFR Part 95.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated this 3rd day of January 2001.
1. The complainants submitted information by letter dated July 6, 2000, and the Corporation submitted information by letters dated July 28 and August 31, 2000. Also supplemental interviews were done by OI following the June 26, 2000 predecisional enforcement conference (OI Report No. 3-1999-033(S), dated September 21, 2000).
2. A Severity Level III problem was issued on September 22, 1997, for violations concerning the implementation of the facility security plan occurring as of May 5, 1997 (EA 97-267).
A Severity Level III violation and $55,000 civil penalty were issued on December 8, 1997, for the failure to control classified information outside of the plant controlled area on August 13 and 14, 1997 (EA 97-431).
A Severity Level II violation and $110,000 civil penalty was issued on December 20, 1999, for a violation of 10 CFR 76.7 that occurred on August 10, 1998 (EA-99-110).


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Audrey Farrell Archive | Trotskyist Writers Index | ETOL Main Page
From Socialist Worker Review, No. 78, July/August 1985, pp. 10–11.
Transcribed by Christian Høgsbjerg.
Marked up by Einde O'Callaghan for the Encyclopaedia of Trotskyism On-Line (ETOL).
SINCE Thatcher came to power in 1979, funding for the police has expanded massively from £1 billion a year to no less than £2.8 billion. At the same time police productivity – measured by the crime detection rate – has been falling quite significantly. Here is one area, it would appear, that a nationalised 'lame duck' is being feather-bedded by unlimited state handouts.
It would be wrong to think, however, that the Tories will go on shelling out the money indefinitely. It is true that the more they spend on the police, the better they are able to prevent mass picketing or keep the lid on inner-city ghettos.
But they are worried about skyrocketing police expenditure. A central question for them is how to get more for their money. The police are there to protect property and profits. In order to get a higher rate of return, the police need to be able to make more arrests, to be able to make them more easily and to be able to secure convictions on the basis of these arrests more effectively.
The centrepiece of current Tory strategy is contained in the 1984 Police and Criminal Evidence Act (due to begin effective operation from January 1986) and proposed new offences are contained within the May policy statement, Review of Public Order.
They do two things. First of all they legitimise a whole number of existing police practices which are currently beyond legal limits. Secondly, they extend the application of other practices into new areas.
The present limit for detention in police custody is 24 hours for non-serious charges and a court appearance 'as soon as possible' for serious offences. The latter phrase is interpreted by the police to mean 'as soon as we are ready to charge'.
But from January 1986 detention beyond 24 hours can be authorised by a police superintendent for up to 36 hours. After that a magistrates court can add on another 96 hours with considerable leeway to allow for the time of court sittings.
Any period when suspects are merely 'helping police with inquiries' is not counted as part of the detention time. This is important because the police rarely make them aware of their status until they are formally under arrest in any case.
The Codes to the Act cover what is supposed to happen at police stations. The right to inform someone outside and to contact a solicitor remain. However, it 'need not be exercised immediately'. Access to a solicitor can be delayed for 36 hours if the offence is classified as 'serious'.
Since this includes 'gross indecency' (used against gays) and offences which 'are likely to lead to serious harm to the state or public order' (a catch-all category for political and trade union activity), it represents a major incursion into civil rights. So too does the new power not to 'disclose information by telephone to a friend inquiring as to the whereabouts of someone detained'.
The main danger here is that the new powers to detain people will undermine the right to stay silent and will increase the pressure to sign confessions irrespective of any questions of guilt. The Codes state:
'If the person directly asks the officer what action will be taken in the event of his answering questions, making statements or refusing to do either, then the officer may inform the person what action he proposes to take in that event, provided the action is itself proper and warranted.'
This means that threats to 'bring in' wives or friends, or delay discharge are even more likely under the new Code. The threat of longer periods of detention is bound to increase the number of false confessions extracted.
In line with this, a Police Review booklet has appeared. Entitled Catching Criminals, it devotes 40 pages to the art of interrogation. It talks of exerting psychological pressure, of 'making the suspect feel outnumbered and vulnerable', of 'manipulating' and 'breaking' them, implying that the whole aim is to 'secure an admission' of guilt.
The notorious 'sus' laws – scrapped after the riots of July 1981 forced the Tories to retreat – are now to be let in through the back door instead. Indeed in some ways the situation will be worse. The stop and search powers of the Metropolitan (and some other) forces are to be extended nationally. Stops can be carried out on vague grounds of 'reasonable suspicion'.
What will constitute such grounds is indicated by a survey conducted into the 'clues' that induce police to stop people. In order of popularity these are:
'dress, reaction to officers' presence, appearance, context action, items carried, demeanour and other behaviour, facial appearance, associates, tattoos, voice/accent, hair, vehicle, gait/posture, age, eyes and odour'.
Another notorious practice that substantially remains intact is the police carrying out investigations into complaints against themselves. The statistics reveal very clearly what this means in practice.
In 1983, only 268 complaints out of 7,711 were substantiated against the Metropolitan police. Only eight assaults were proved out of 1,585 complaints submitted. Despite surveys showing widespread racialism among the police, all 37 allegations of racial discrimination were thrown out by the police complaints procedure.
Yet in future most complaints will still be dealt with by the police themselves. Complaints of a very serious nature will go to a new 'independent' Police Complaints Authority. This body will be chaired by ex-public school, ex-Oxbridge, judge and Lieutenant Colonel Sir Keith Cothier.
And the decision to prosecute a police officer will be taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Thomas Hetherington, who recently stated on the matter:
'The fact that there is sufficient evidence to sustain a prosecution does not necessarily mean that there ought to be a prosecution'.
The past few years have demonstrated loopholes in the legal back up for the police.
The police missed having a catch-all offence with which to charge those arrested in the 1981 riots, the Warrington NGA mass picket, Greenham Common and, most of all, the miners' pickets. They had plenty of powers to arrest individuals, but often had difficulty in making heavy charges stick.
The Review of Public Order contains proposals for new collective offences which are easy to prove, and can carry sentences of up to ten, five and three years' imprisonment. The major offence will be that of riot. It is proposed that:
'Where 12 or more persons are present together, whether in a public or private place, using or threatening unlawful violence to persons or property for some common purpose (which may be inferred from their conduct) and their conduct taken together is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness if present at the scene to fear for his personal safety, each of them who uses unlawful violence for the common purpose commits the offence of riot.'
Crudely, the picket line push could carry a sentence of ten years.
The middle offence of 'violent disorder' has similar wording, but only three people need to be involved and the individual need only threaten violence. It carries up to five years' imprisonment. The minor offence of 'affray' involves two or more people. The two can be threatening each other. Verbal clashes between fascists and socialists might qualify for this offence.
The proposed legislation will also require seven days' notice of most demonstrations, and there will be a new offence of 'failing to comply with police directions'. Legally the police will be able to reroute marches away from shops, shopping centres (and people).
There is, of course, a huge gap between what is on the statute book, and what sorts of laws the ruling class chooses to use on any particular occasion. After all, the Witchcraft Act of 1740 is still law. Nearer to home, the 1714 Riot Act – which included many of the features we have drawn attention to in the currently proposed legislation – was still the law of the land in the early 1960s.
Britain is not about to become a police state. The continuing need that the overwhelming bulk of the ruling class feel for a dialogue with the trade union leaders will set important limits to the extent to which any new police power can be developed in practice, as will the degree of working class resistance.
Nonetheless it is clear that Thatcher wants to be able to shift the balance between consent and coercion, in the direction of coercion. Whether that will be seen by the ruling class as centrally relevant to the continuing and intractable problems that British capitalism faces is, however, an entirely different question.
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Warner Bros is reportedly planning to make donations to charities for victims of the recent Colorado shooting.
The movie studio produced Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, the opening of which was marred by tragedy when a gunman killed 12 people during a shooting rampage at a midnight screening of the film on Friday (July 20).
Warner Bros is currently in contact with the governor's office of Colorado, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and is geared to donate a lump sum to the families of those killed and injured.
Though an official amount has not been disclosed, sources say that the donation is "substantial".
Warner Bros opted to delay box office estimates for The Dark Knight Rises until Monday (July 23) out of respect to the victims. It has since been confirmed that the film opened to receipts of $160 million (£103 million) in the US and $249 million (£160.4 million) worldwide.
Several planned premiere screenings of The Dark Knight Rises have also been cancelled.


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Dr. Shandra Rosenfeldt
I graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and am licensed and board-certified to practice dentistry in North Dakota and Minnesota. I am a member of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), American Dental Association (ADA), and the North Dakota Dental Association (NDDA).
I enjoy meeting and learning about each of our wonderful patients and each of their family members. I also enjoy learning new information in dentistry to make sure we can offer our patients the most up-to-date
I have completed continuing education and certification courses in occlusion, TMJ, dental sleep medicine, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, Cerec®, Invisalign®, and pediatric dentistry.
When not at work, I enjoy walking, running, and biking with my husband, and children. I also love to bake.
Dr. Sarah Bartholomew
I am from Fergus Falls, Minnesota and graduated from NDSU before going on to attain my DDS at the University of Iowa College of dentistry. It was in Iowa City that I met and graduated with my fiancé, Dr. Kenny, who also practices here in Fargo.
We have 2 dogs, Theodore (a mini-dachshund) and Buike (a golden retriever). I enjoy outdoor activities, reading, and soaking up some lake time during our short summer. During the winter, Kenny and I enjoy watching University of Kansas basketball and taking the dogs on snowy walks.
Jeri – Registered Dental Hygienist
I am one of the hygienists here at Serenity Valley Family Dentistry. I graduated from MSCTC in 2003. I joined the team in February of 2015. I am very fortunate to work in a dental office that is team oriented and patient centered.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two children.
Emily – Registered Dental Hygienist
After graduating from MSCTC in 2017 and completing my internship here, I started working as a registered dental assistant. I went back to school for dental hygiene and graduated in 2019. I'm excited that I will get to work with patients as both an assistant and a hygienist.
I love hanging out with my friends and family, especially my little nephew. Some of my favorite things to do are going to the lake, camping, and running.
Audra – Certified and Registered Dental Assistant
I am Dr. Rosenfeldt's assistant. I graduated from the Dental Assisting program at MSCTC in 2001, and am nationally certified and registered in North Dakota and Minnesota. I have worked for Dr. Rosenfeldt since she opened her practice in 2006. My focus is on patient comfort and education. I enjoy working closely with and getting to know each of our patients.
My husband Jim and I have two children. I enjoy camping and fishing, Vikings football and spending time with friends and family. I feel fortunate and am thankful to be part of the Serenity team.
Tamera – Certified and Registered Dental Assistant
I graduated from MSCTS in 2012 and started my career as an Orthodontics Dental Assistant. In the summer of 2016, I joined the family at Serenity Valley Family Dentistry and love it.
My husband, son, dog Beckett and I enjoy traveling and hiking. In the winter, we like playing in the snow – building snowmen, snow forts and snowboarding.
Sophie – Certified and Registered Dental Assistant
After completing the Dental Assisting program at MSCTC and becoming registered in North Dakota, I joined the Serenity Valley family in June of 2018. I absolutely love it. I truly feel so lucky and thankful to be part of such an amazing team.
I enjoy being with family and friends, especially while spending time on the water at the lake.
JaNell – Office Manager/Treatment Coordinator
I'm JaNell, Office Manager/Treatment Coordinator here at Serenity Valley Family Dentistry. I have been in the dental field since 2001 after graduation from MSCTC in the Dental Assisting program. I started with Dr. Rosenfeldt in 2010 and could not ask for a better leader and coworkers.
After eleven years as an assistant, I combined my clinical interests with the business side of the office. I believe in developing trusting relationships by listening and comprehending each patient's unique circumstances in helping them meet their treatment plan's needs.
My family and friends mean the world to me. I am always busy and I like it that way. We shop, travel, get together after work, or just spend time having coffee. As long as I am surrounded by good people, we always have a great time.
Nicole – Reception/Front Office
I started out in dentistry as a hygienist in 2009, but after several years I have since found my place at Serenity Valley Family Dentistry working in the front office helping our patients understand their treatment plans and navigating their dental insurance.
I love working at Serenity because the people here are awesome and we strive to make each patient visit a pleasant visit they won't forget.
Outside of work, I love to golf with my husband, spend time at the lake, and chase after my two busy kids, Kaitlyn and Jace.
Amanda – Reception/Front Office
I grew up in Cavalier, ND and attended the University of North Dakota, graduating with a degree in Communications in August 2017. I recently moved to Fargo and began working at Serenity in June 2018. I enjoy working with and getting to know the staff and patients, and utilizing my skills to assist them with their dental and office needs.
I like spending my free time with family and friends, and exploring Fargo's many activities and attractions. My interests/hobbies include painting, arts & crafts, shopping, movies, walking, rollerblading, cross-country skiing and hanging out with my Bichon-Poo puppy, Beau.


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I thought these weren't me since I dont have acne issues much anymore BUT Jimini of Cosrx recommended I try them anyways and said they were great....i kinda assumed they might be like those old Noxema pimple pads from the 90s....nope, they're totally fabulous even for my dry skin! I use them after oil cleansing to clean out pores further and to get any last bit of makeup off my face....they dont dry out my skin at all and I actually would say this is one of my 2 fave cosrx products of all time.
I thought this product was just okay. It was definitely gentle enough for everyday use (I used it as a toner) but I'm not sure it really did anything for my skin. I still broke out while using it and I didn't like the somewhat sticky residue that it left on my skin. The packaging is definitely convenient and you don't need to use a separate cotton pad, so these might be nice for travel.
I have sensitive skin so I get worried about trying out new products to keep acne at bay but these pads work great! They don't irritate my skin and are convenient to use
I'm on my 4th tub of this now, I use them most days as light exfoliation and my skin loves them! ♡ Definitely a must in my routine
These have worked great for me as light exfoliation and hydrating/toning step in the mornings! I don't find that they are too heavy or make my skin greasy at all but I can definitely tell that they're helping smooth out any dry patches and keeping my pores clear. Amazing product!
I generally like these pads. They are great as a quick cleanser before applying make-up or going out in the middle of the day when you have already gone through your routine etc. I started using them after most of my pimples had disappeared so I can't exactly say how effective they are for that, but they did not break me out at least. They are really effective in terms of getting rid of dirt, oil residue and dry flakes. There is a smell though, it is not entirely unpleasant, but it does stick around for half an hour or... Read more
EDIT: I did not use them as a cleanser. It was badly worded. I used them to get rid of dry flakes or dead skin to smoothen out my skin before make-up on a particularly bad day or as replacement for my usual exfoliator if I need to exfoliate quickly.
I LOVE these pads! The smell probably wont be appealing to everyone but the pads effectiveness are worth it. These are a great gentle exfoliant, however if you are an avid acid user, then these wont be strong enough for you! If you have congested skin, blackheads and excess oil you need to try these! Even when you think your face is completely clean these pads will get deep down into the pores and bring out dirt you didn't even know was there. I find since incorporating these into my routine i break out much less and my skin texture... Read more


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Five Reasons to go Whitewater Rafting in Nepal
Whitewater rafting in Nepal, it isn't always the first adventure activity you think of when you think of Nepal. Trekking is super popular in Nepal, it's well promoted, easily accessible and open to pretty much everyone. So why whitewater rafting? We will give you some wicked reasons in a minute but first you should know, whitewater rafting is way better than hiking. It may not be as advertised as hiking, but that just makes it better. Get away from the crowds, get into the wilds and well, we'll stop selling it now. Instead give you our best five reasons to go whitewater rafting in Nepal!
1. Leave the tourists behind
There's no queues on the water, no follow the leader and no single file. Here on the water it's just your group, your guide, a few locals and the wildlife! Nepal is a country that attracts the adventurous person to the country in the first place. Hiking into the amazing mountains may sound appealing, but the reality of the traffic jams, single files and high numbers of tourists don't give you the quiet, adventurous experience you were hoping for. But rafting the rivers of Nepal, that does! Wave goodbye to the tourists and traffic as you hop in the raft and take to the river. Wind your way into the wilds and find your true adventure by whitewater rafting in Nepal.
2. Spot the Wildlife
You might think that a white water rafting tour would mean your views would be rivers and trees. Wrong. The rivers of Nepal start high and end low, that means the wildlife changes along the way. From birds, buffalo and monkeys to the mighty Elephants. There's no telling what you'll pass whilst on the raft. Most of the rivers we travel whilst white water rafting in Nepal, you can expect beautiful birds, cheeky monkeys and buffalo! Our sharp eyed guides will be on the look out for all wildlife. So while you focus on the thrills of the white water you'll know that you wont miss a wildlife moment with your sharp eyed guides on the lookout.
3. It's More Thrilling Than Hiking
Whitewater Rafting in Nepal offers relaxing rivers with a few bumps, to washing machine style rapids. All rivers come with great views, great laughs and so many stories. From the river there will be opportunities to cliff jump, explore the shore, walk into tiny rural villages and get a real glimpse into the true wilds. Whitewater Rafting in Nepal is for everyone, every skill level and all fitness types. If you're a team player, up for a thrilling adventure, pushing yourself and really immersing yourself in Nepal's culture then you'll have the time of your life!
4. Come Alone, Leave as a Team
Adventure Tours are designed to take those travelling alone and help them meet an epic collection of like minded people from all over the world. You may come alone, but after you've gone on a white water rafting tour of Nepal you'll leave with a team! You might be sitting with people that you wouldn't cross paths with back home, but now you are all there for a thrilling adventure. Whitewater rafting in Nepal will offer you more than thrills, it will give you friends for life, all over the world. And that, is priceless!
5. It's more than just whitewater rafting
Whitewater rafting in Nepal is fun, thrilling and adventurous but it's not the only thing your doing. While you ride the rapids of the rivers of Nepal, you get in touch with the culture of Nepal. Exchanging stories with your guides and crew, you'll find out some of them grew up on the banks and first learnt to kayak using a bag full of bottles and flip flops. They'll take you to the smallest rural villages that speak no English for a nice cup of authentic Chiya (tea). You'll also experience more of Nepal than just the river, your drives (or flights) in and out of the put in/out point will offer breathtaking scenery and in some cases, the Himalayas. On every whitewater rafting tour in Nepal we run you will also get out to explore the historical and bustling city of Kathmandu. Learn about the ancient heritage, religions and cultures. So you might be coming here in search of a thrilling adventure, but you'll leave with so much more than that.


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In Monitor Man, Yassine Khaled creates an embodiment of virtual communication in public space. The artist wears a helmet affixed with an iPad, which offers a real-time connection to a person outside of Europe and the Western world. Through the use of technology and his own body, Khaled uses the performance to transgress actual, national borders which separate people. The performance is an opportunity for people to meet with someone who is physically far away and restricted in their freedom of movement. Monitor Man was inspired by the current refugee crisis and how it is unfolding in relation to the internet, social media, and the omnipresence of technology. The project began on the streets of Helsinki, but is ongoing, as the artist presents the work in different locations around the Western world.
The video of Monitor Man introduces a captivating image of virtual communication into the public space while also serving as a mirror to European society by showcasing the reactions of passers-by and the discussions that emerge during the encounters. The documentation of the performance provides a fascinating overview of six cities with different identities—and their readiness to accept Monitor Man.
Yassine Khaled's sculptures, installations, performances, paintings, and videos focus on the disparity between the power and wealth of some, and the powerlessness and poverty of others in our globalized world. Khaled visualizes power relations between individuals caused by, for instance, ever-increasing gaps in wealth, socio-cultural differences, labor conditions, educational opportunities—the conditions that determine one's level of comfort and stability in society.
Yassine Khaled (MA/FI) is a visual artist based in Helsinki. Khaled was born, raised, and received his artistic training in Morocco and lives and currently works in Helsinki. This geographic and cultural shift has had an evident impact on his work. He was selected for the 2nd Prize for Artist of the New Generation, Morocco in 2014. Khaled's works have been represented internationally in galleries, art fairs, and biennales including: SALTS Group Exhibition, Birsfelden (2017-2018), CHART Art Fair (2017), Copenhagen, Haihara Art Centre, Tampere (2017), SUPERMARKET Art Fair, Stockholm (2017), Art Fair Suomi, Helsinki (2017), CMOOA -Collection's Auction, Palace Es Saadi, Marrakech (2016), Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki (2016-2017), 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London (2015), GVCC, Casablanca (2012-2017), and "Luxures", RonchauxRoom, Besançon, France (2014), Biennale OFF 4 Marrakech (2012), and Contemporary Art Fair of Africa and the Mediterranean, Casablanca (2011).
Video written and directed by: Yassine Khaled
Participants of the performance ("connectors"): Reda Khaled, Isadora Pamplona, Isa "Baggysnow", Yassine Talha, Elina Lajunen, Salam Alajmi
Camera: Elina Oikari, Yassine Khaled, Hami Bahadori, Gregoire Rousseau, Brian Leong
Editing: Elina Oikari, Yassine Khaled
Sound design: Jyri Pirinen
Supported by: Kone Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival, Academy of Fine Arts, University of The Arts Helsinki


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When the poet William Corbett wrote the lines at left he was recounting the experience of viewing a small Willem De Kooning pastel owned by a friend. The description more than adequately summarizes our reaction upon encountering other objects of aesthetic beauty. When such an object, like the Pink Star, is also known to possess truly rare physical attributes, it elicits an intellectual and sensory double-take that pushes the poetry even further.
As much as any diamond documented throughout history, the Pink Star is unique. To the true connoisseur, this diamond demands attention. Early 20th century philosopher Henri Bergson in Matter and Memory describes attention as an extraordinary reciprocity between the object and the person encountering it, in which the interactions among perception, memory, reflection and image within that person are wildly unpredictable and dramatic. This is exactly the result of encountering this diamond. In all the attributes that are used to assess such a gem, the Pink Star is dramatic.
This diamond has also led a treasured life since it was manufactured. It was first revealed to the world in 2003 in Monaco at the time of the Grand Prix. Following that introduction it was part of a spectacular group of seven diamonds that were exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution from June to September of that same year. In December of 2004 an intimate group of gem aficionados were given the opportunity to observe this rare diamond in Bangkok, Thailand, where it was worn by Her Royal Highness, Princess Ubolrattana. In July of 2005 the Pink Star was a highlight of the Diamonds Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London.
Given this context, it is a privilege to document the Pink Star in this GIA Monograph. The following sections detail the many remarkable aspects of this diamond, providing a better understanding of why it holds a special place in of the worlds of both gems and objects d'art.
Color Grading Characteristics of the Pink Star
GIA staff determined that the Pink Star was Fancy Vivid Pink during grading. This fancy grade corresponds to the most saturated color in a light to medium tonal range. Among diamonds described as predominately pink, the various color appearances span from warmer orangy pink to cooler purple-pink. While these colors transition smoothly between hues and grades, the colors most commonly seen at GIA are in the orangy pink, pink and purplish pink ranges.
In GIA's experience, a Fancy Vivid pink diamond of this size is unprecedented. Within this GIA grade and color description, its next rival is less than half its size. Since the initial grading of this diamond in 2002 to the writing of this monograph, the Pink Star has held the distinction of being the largest Fancy Vivid pink diamond graded by GIA.
There are no words more applicable to the Pink Star than those of French painter Eugene Delacroix. Valiant attempts to characterize its immense size, rich color, and remarkable clarity and purity all fall short. Much has been said about the Pink Star, but it is not enough. The Pinks Star is a true masterpiece of nature, beyond characterization with human vocabulary. It is precisely this elusive beauty that will earn the Pink Star a page in the history books, where attempts to fully capture it will continue for years to come.
About GIA
Establised in 1931, the Gemological Institute of America is the world's foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls. A nonprofit institute, GIA's mission is to ensure the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism through education, research, laboratory services, and instrument development. Visit ww.gia.edu
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|June 8, 2011
|Runner pasture, Healer Hall, Fort
|Jaya and Hope take a meal at the pastures and chat as best that any criminal barkeep and a toddler could. Jaya also teaches the girl how to fight.
It was late afternoon and Jonavan went out to take care of his daily duties, leaving Jaya and Hope to their own devices. The Bitran barkeep chose that time after meeting with Evie (and sobering up) to take Hope about the Hall, showing her to interesting places she had found only a day previous. The girl was easy to amuse and awe, and Jaya found a ready vassal for all her stories - both real and not. By late afternoon, the two settled on a wooden bench in the runner pastures where the Hall kept their runners, watching the stablehands tend the beasts while wolfing down an early dinner of meatrolls and soft white cheese with bread. It was by this time that Jaya had to grudgingly admit that she enjoyed Hope's innocent company, and was beginning to understand why the masterhealer was attached to her so.
"Enjoying your time here, Hope?" she asks the little girl while swallowing one of many meatrolls, bundled up in warm clothes with the girl while keeping an idle eye on the stablehands and their runnerbeasts.
So much to see, do and be intrigued by will have most two turn olds, hyper, which Hope had been with her childish chatter and wide-eyed expressions for the stories told to her. Now, bundled up against the cold and with crumbs scattered across her lap from the simple yet filling meal and the wintry sun adding warmth to a full belly, the little girl lapses into silence, her dark and solemn gaze cast to the stablehands and the runners in the pasture. The question asked has the little girl casting a look up to the dark-haired woman and rather than answer she puts forth one of her own in soft lisping tones as she tilts her head to one side and studies the bruising on Jaya's face. "S'uga fall down 'gain?"
Jaya eyes those crumbs scattered across Hope's lap and pops her last morsel of meatroll into her mouth before reaching out to brush the crumbs off. Hope's question in turn has her pausing in those motions, frowning her way before she reaches up to rubs at her own nose - it's still dark, but not as bad as the day before, which is something. Wrinkling up her face as she straightens up, "Shuga always fall down," is her drawled answer, looking the little girl's way. "Except, I made someone else fall down, too. He tried to cheat me, he did." She wasn't sure if Hope knew what cheating was, though, or even how to explain it. Pressing a thumb to her bruised nose, "This will heal, though," she tells her, nodding before she moves the thumb to her scar down the side of her face. Then she adds, "But this one won't."
There's a bit of a giggle at first and a lisped, "S'uga silly!" for the always falling down bit and then Hope twists her head this way and that as if in doing so she might better be able to understand what it is that Jaya says next. Quick as a flash she scrambles up on her knees on the bench and peers at first the woman's nose and then the scar and then opens her mouth and snaps it shut with a sharp click of teeth in demonstration of her next words. "S'uga bite!" such advice given by the toddler because biting always seems to work for her.
One of the runners out in the pasture suddenly goes racing past and draws the little girls attention after it, her gaze locked to the creature as something about the familiarity of the pastoral scene before them has her turning a quick look up to Jaya. "Where S'hole?"
When Hope giggles, it seems to wipe out Jaya's nose pain. She blinks at the words, appearing taken back before there's a slow smile and then, laughter. "Yeah, guess it is pretty silly," she admits to herself and Hope, idly brushing off the crumbs from her own lap. Then, next thing she knows, Hope's on her feet and studying her face close. Jaya reaches out her hands as if wanting to keep the girl from falling, clearly out of her element with all of this but letting instinct take over. When Hope demonstrates biting, her words get a blank stare before erupting into raucous laughter. It draws the attention of a stablehand, but she doesn't notice. "Bite him?" she puts to the girl then, trying to understand her logic. Shaking her head, "Naw, biting doesn't always work, shuga. Good fist does," and she even balls up a fist for her and demonstrates a sharp thrust meant to be a hit towards the air. "Good, sharp one-" and she repeats it, making it fast, "-towards a face and they're down!" and she reverses the balled fist to have it going towards and stopping at her scarred side of her face. Yeaaaah, maybe not a good idea to be showing Hope how to punch someone's lights out. When one of the runners race past and draws Hope's attention, the question to come now has some of her amusement fading before she drops her hand and answers with, "He's home, shuga," in an even tone. "He sent us away, to protect us from a very, bad man, hmm?" and she peers closely at Hope's face. "Miss'em?"
Toddlers of course don't understand about small nuances of social interaction such another's personal space as just demonstrated by Hope getting up in Jaya's face like she did. Giggles quickly turn into the infectious belly laugh that only a child can produce when the Eastern barkeep laughs, with the little girl even going so far as to hop up and down with delight where she stands on the bench. Just as well Jaya has those steadying hands to her.
Giggles subsiding, the dark-haired toddler peers curiously at her caregiver and tries closing her hand in the manner that gets demonstrated, though she leaves her thumb wrapped tightly under her fingers, "Good fiss?" And then she's trying the jab thing, hopefully not smacking Jaya in the face as she does so, "Blam!" Cussing, biting, throwing things and now taught to throw a punch and this all before her third turnday. Pern beware!
At Jaya's reply, little fist-balled hands lower and then fall to hang loosely at her sides, the woman regarded with large dark eyes when she speaks of a bad man. "Mama bad…" Hope lisps in a whispered tone darting a look about as if Garnalla might suddenly materialize out of thin air. And then she's nodding solemn reply on whether or not she misses the beast manager and without invitation, will try creeping into Jaya's lap, "Hope wan' go home. Hope wuv S'hole."
Hope's laugh is infectious. It's even hard for a criminal like Jaya to be hard to, the woman shaking her head and holding onto the girl as she starts jumping up and down in her excitement. Then the little's girl's trying to copy her fist, the barkeep moving one hand to close over those little fingers. "See, like this…" and she tries to position Hope's fingers together into a tiny little fist if she could, leaning back as the girl tries to jab with it. Jaya demonstrates an upright punch again, chuckling when Hope tries, her excitement easy to join into. "Awww, you're going to be a mighty fine ball-hitter, just wait," she drawls, seeming pleased with the progress. Pern, indeed, beware! "Gotta protect yourself, shuga. Some man gives you issue? Bam!" and she mimics hitting an invisible side of some man's head. "Knocks them right out." Pity the man that does if Jaya continues to be this girl's teacher.
At sober words, however, those hands fall when Hope mentions her mother. Jaya knows a bit from what Max has told her, and so she nods slowly and meets those dark eyes. "She wasn't good, no," she agrees with a frown. "Some women just shouldn't have children, shuga. She ain't coming, ever," she adds now when she sees Hope darting a look around. "She's gone." But then, the girl was crawling into her lap, and Jaya momentarily stiffens as her guarded walls taking a battering against those innocent, helpless gestures. She holds Hope to her then, eyes lingering on ahead before she solemnly says, "Mmmm. I love that asshole, too, shuga. We can't go home right now, but when we can, you oughta tell him that, hmm?" and she looks down at her to get her attention. "That you love him? I think he would really be happy to hear that you love him, shuga. Promise me?"
Little fingers are easily manipulated into a better fist, with Hope watching on with intent interest and then she'll try reaching for Jaya's hand and doing the same, turning it into a game. She of course completely misunderstands the woman's words and declares proudly as she demonstrates her version of an uppercut, "Hope, hidda ball!" Potential heiress to daddy's fighting circuits one day? Maybe. Especially if Jaya continues to have a hand in moulding the child's fighting skills.
Sombre the expression cast across the little girl's face as she studies Jaya when she assures that the woman that had birthed her was gone and wouldn't be coming back. Despite not looking convinced, Hope gives a small nod and then once in the Eastern barkeep's lap, her thumb finds her mouth and she snuggles her head of soft downy curls in against the woman's neck.
When she feels Jaya shifting to look down at her, Hope lifts her head and dark eyes latch to the woman's that are of a similar shade. Only understanding bits and pieces of what is said to her she tips her head to one side, "S'uga wuv S'hole?" It's the request made of her that draws the little girl's sunny nature back into place, a smile curving her rosebud mouth upward and she nods enthusiastically, "P'omise. Hope go home now?" Oh dear.
With Hope getting her fingers and doing the same, moving her fingers into a fist, Jaya studies the girl's face intently in silence. The grin comes when the girl succeeds, holding up the fist out of her reach playfully until the girl misunderstands and speaks of hitting balls. That gets laughter, "Oh ho! You have no idea, shuga." She mimics trading blows then, punching the air before her towards the runners before laughing again wrapping arms about the little toddler in an almost protective manner. She finds Hope then snuggling into the crook of her neck with a thumb in her mouth, the barkeep's guards rattling once more before she lowers her head and could smell the soapsand in her hair. For a moment there, she holds her like that, her bruised nose buried into the girl's hair, her arms tightening a little about her. When Hope asks if she loved Max, there's a tentative smile before the Bitran drawls, "Yeah, Shuga loves Shole. He's a good man. A good da for you, hmm?" She lets her go then, feeling that bright and sunny nature returning to the fore when Hope promises what she asks. The question gets a shake of head though, and Jaya reaches a thumb out to brush down the side of Hope's cheek as she says, "Not yet. Bastard needs us right now, right? Then we can go home, okay?" Well, it was a half-truth at least, though the barkeep suspects that there's more truth to her words on Jonavan needing the toddler around than she can guess at. Then, giving more of the truth since that was something her own father would have done, "Bad man in home right now, shuga. Can't go back until he's gone. Vaputero." Perhaps it's for the best the girl learns his name early, the way she was figuring how involved Hope will be as long as she's with her father.
With Jaya wrapping her arms about Hope, the little one in turn flings her arms about the woman's neck and squeezes. The comfort she'd sought is found in that embrace and the small silence which follows. Once again, Hope studies Jaya in curious silence as the word 'Da' is not something she associates with a father figure, Lord Tillek having used the term 'Pappa' with her. The tentative smile that the dark-haired woman produces and the confirming reply she gives over her feelings for the little girl's father does however have the child perking a smile back at her.
However, words of not being able to return home just yet draw a scowl to Hope's face, creasing the soft skin of her forehead into little puckers of annoyance that soon smooth out when she's told of Bastard being in need of them. "Hope wuv Bastard then go home," a confirming nod is given as she lisps her understanding of the matter. But then Jaya's putting a name to the bad man and the little girl's inbred fighting spirit rises quickly to the fore. "Waput bad man! Hope make good fiss an' hidda ball!" the two turn old states with all the ferocity she can muster as she curls a little hand up into a fist and punches at the air in front of her like Jaya had shown her to do earlier.
When Hope wraps her arms around Jaya and draws in that comfort, Jaya was doing unintentionally doing the same She lets that silence linger, hugging the little toddler in a way she vaguely remembers having being held herself by her deceased mother back in Bitra before the embrace breaks. Through the smiles and that scowl Hope forms upon hearing that they weren't to go home, it's the scowl that drawls a crooked smile from the barkeep for its familiarity. Idly rubbing the girl's back, "Soon, shuga," she tries to soothe the girl's ire, the smile there as she recognizes the scowl in herself. "Soon, and for now, we stay here for Bastard, okay?" Even more unexpected for her was Hope's inbred fighting spirit, the woman blinking as the girl picks up how bad her former boss is with those fighting words, her smile brightens a tad more and she chuckles. Nodding, "Very bad man!" she agrees, pleased at how smart the toddler is, and she studies that fist made before nodding her approval. She'll even ball up both of her own fists and punch the air before them in quick succession. "Ha! In a turn, you'll be better than those fighters Max is training," she gives, her tone easy.
As mercurial as children are, Hope's soon giggling once again, the melancholy and homesickness of earlier, forgotten for the time being as planting a kiss to Jaya's cheek, she scrambles off of her lap and dashes toward a big klah-coloured gelding that's grazing nearby. "Hiii," the toddler croons in sing-song tone, completely unafraid of the much bigger beast as she stops a few feet short of it and drops into a crouch. The startled animal throws up its head snorting and pawing at the ground, showing the whites of its eyes for Hope's sudden appearance. "Hope, no hurchooo," the little girl lisps out, starting to inch forward with arms outstretched as if she intends hugging the runner.
Hope's easy grace puts Jaya at ease, her smile coming back as gets that kiss to her cheek and then watch the girl scramble off her lap and run off to the nearest runner she could reach. She couldn't help the warm chuckle that escapes before she's up herself and following slowly after the toddler like a slow shadow, getting there in time to hear Hope greet the runner. When the animal appears startled, she steps forward boldly to place a hand on the beast in hopes to calm it, sending soft soothing sounds close to the runner's ear as her hand slowly starts to rub it in long strokes. "He'll be just fine," she sends down at the girl's next words, her smile gentle before she joins Hope in that crouch. "Bet you want a runner yourself, huh?" she says, reaching out to stroke the creature's flank before adding, "You wanna rub him?" and she'll hold out her arms for the girl to climb into so that she could stand and put Hope at the runner's height to do so if she wished.
The gelding had taken to nodding his head up and down rapidly, a sure sign that he was unhappy with the sudden intrusion upon his peace. It's only when Jaya steps up to him with soothing touches and calming words that the runner starts to quieten, his coat twitching over muscles in places the only remaining sign of agitation. With the dark-haired woman crouching before her, Hope tears her gaze away from the gelding and touches it to Jaya. A quick nod along with an enthusiastic smile appears, "Hope have wunna like S'hole and S'uga and dwagon like Darlick and canine and…" The little girl looking set to continue to add to what is fast sounding like a veritable zoo until that is, Jaya holds her arms out to her. Quick as a flash she takes up the offer her attention immediately swinging to the gelding as she's lifted up. And while the creature rolls its eyes and looks set to back away it calms the moment the fearless child lurches forward trusting that Jaya will simply hold onto her and lays her cheek against its rough fur, little arms stretching out across its neck. "Hiii," she whispers nuzzling her face against it.
With the gelding being so nervous, Jaya keeps a momentary steady hand on him in the case that he turns violent. Hope's forming list of the things she wants get a snicker along with a wry, "I want more runners and a wagon and perhaps, maybe get to trade alittle like I used to when I was your age," she tells her in a low voice, knowing full well that the girl wouldn't know what she was talking about. "What's a 'Darlick'? And a canine? You want a canine pup?" Already she was forming ideas, though the last thing the girl could use was another pet. She could see the look on Max's face at that! It makes her smirk, the girl jumping into her arms and the barkeep swiftly getting to her feet so that she could pet the runner. With Hope in one arm, balanced well, the other reaches out to pet the runner too – but more to calm the runner down than anything. "Pretty nice runner, yes?" she sends Hope's way, looking at her as she pets. "I think you'll make for a fine rider of runners, shuga. Just like your da." It was peaceful like this, out in the cold with a toddler in her arms, petting a runner in a pasture. It was definitely something she wouldn't have thought of doing if asked a turn ago what she would be doing.
Hope lifts her head from the gelding's warm neck, understanding at least part of what Jaya says to her, a smile tilting rosy lips upward, "S'uga want more Moo'beam?" The rest of course is beyond her except for the question asked of the other name she'd given out. "Darlick have Kasef, Hope wanna Kasef." The girl is ambitious it seems. Mention of a canine pup has Hope perking and putting a shiny-eyed look of excitement onto Jaya fairly beaming, "Hope have puppy?" Uh oh.
"P'itty wunna," the little one agrees softly her hands taking up to copying the petting motions Jaya makes along the gelding's flank as a little shiver runs through the child. "Hope wide like S'hole," she then declares starting to make the connection between the word 'Da' and Max.
And then, with a breeze lifting up and stirring the frosty air about along with a full belly weighing on her eyelids and the peace and quiet of the setting, she turns and snuggles her cold face in against the dark-haired woman's neck. Stifling a yawn, "Hope go see Bastard now." Though she's more likely to be asleep by the time they get indoors again.
"Shuga wants lots more Moonbeams," Jaya gives to Hope, the smile cunning as she tips her head towards the girl's own. "A stable-full," and she holds her free arm out as if to demonstrate how big. Of course, the barkeep was looking lost on the account of who 'Darlick and Kasef' was, but the woman was murmuring "Kasef….Kasef…." to herself until her eyes widen a little and she looks sharply at Hope and drops in, "Kaseth? Dragon?" in guess. Uh-oh, indeed, when the toddler's eyes brighten up in mention of the canine pup, the Bitran rethinking that one. Ahhh, need to ask your da, first," she answers that quickly with a little laugh that was too light. "Don't think Chicken Shit would like that, either. But, we'll see, ehh?" as she thinks on how she could convince Max otherwise. She continues to pet the gelding with her, those little words on getting a gentle smile unknown to herself before the breeze causes Hope to snuggle close. Arm closes more protectively about the girl, hugging her before the girl makes the announcement to see Bastard. She turns away from the gelding then, nodding towards an approaching stablehand as she answers, "Yeah, we'll go see him," she seems to promise, though with one look at the girl's face, it was obvious that Hope wouldn't be lasting long now before she was made for the couch. Catching up the carrysack left behind on the bench she shoulders it and starts to head back into the Hall with Hope falling asleep in her arms.


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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 081 : TRESPASS AND MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY
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§ 3764. Cemeteries and monuments-Grave markers and historical tablets
A person shall not intentionally and without right or authority excavate, steal, remove, injure, or destroy, or procure or cause to be excavated, stolen, removed, injured, or destroyed, a gravestone or monument erected to the memory of a deceased person, or erected and intended for such use, or a grave, tomb, or burial site, or portion thereof, in which the body or remains of a deceased person is interred, or that is intended for the interment of a deceased person, or a monument, tablet, or marker erected for the commemoration of some historical event or place by a historical or patriotic association or society on land on which such association or society has a right to erect the same. (Amended 1989, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)


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I would like to know if anyone here or if someone knows of anyone that went through something similar to us;
My husband went to el salvador for his immigrant visa interview. He had been in LA for 3 years, never been arrested, no criminal records. He has no criminal record in el salvador either.
They denied his visa because the consular officer suspects that he might be gang affiliated.
The reason for this is because of his tattoos. Now, he dosent have gang tattoos. the tattoos he has are of the salvadorian flag (middle part) a clown, the letters E S for el salvador. the consular officer misinterpreted the tattoos and they think that if you turn the E around then it becomes a M. They also said his tattoos are one of the worst they have seen. total BS, but whatever!
My question is do any of you know of anyone that went through this and was able to reverse the denial and got the visa approved.
Denied Visa because of Tattoos - El Salvador
Mexico and El Salvador has received the most international recognition for street gang development as a result of US deportation, but other countries in South & Central America & the Caribbean including Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti [d'Haïti], Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico [Estados Unidos Mexicanos], Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru [Perú], Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venenzuela and many other islands in the Caribbean.
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Exotic materials, like carbon fibre, may be used for technical models to keep weight and bulk down but there are three key materials used to make pegs for family tents – wood, metal and plastics.
Wood Benefits: Make your own; durable if quality wood is used; great if used for soft ground. Cons: Heavy; bulky; can split or deform over time or if you hit a hard object like a rock.
Metal (steel/aluminium) Benefits: Hard wearing; good in stony ground; strength of steel. Cons: Heavy; steel will rust; cost; aluminium is light but deforms easily.
Plastics Benefits: Cheap; light; good for hard to soft ground; easy to clean and maintain. Cons: Break or deform if hit incorrectly or if strikes a stone.
In its simplest form a tent peg is just a skewer or nail. But this has obvious limitations such as little holding power and shedding of the guyline as the peg twists in the ground in windy conditions. As a result, this style is best left to pegging out groundsheets, ensuring the head of the peg is pushed down to the ground where it will not trip up the unwary camper.
However, a hardened metal version of the skewer, or nail, will come into its own if camping on rocky soil that will bend, break or just plain resist any other design or material. These are known as rock pegs.
Stakes make up the vast majority of your peg collection and will meet most conditions if you choose a variety of materials and profiles. Thick, square section wood or, more common, plastic pegs are great for medium to soft ground. Use longer and thicker pegs if camping on very soft (muddy) or sandy ground. While the standard stake can be used for every pegging point it is worth considering taking a few longer pegs for the main guylines that hold the tent up and the main pegging points at each corner when camping on soft ground.
Metal stakes tend to have a V-profile for grip and to stop them rotating in the wind, causing them to shed guylines. Their resilience will be appreciated in the sort of hard and stony ground conditions that will break or deform a wood or plastic stake. Again, eight or so metal stakes are a useful addition to the peg bag to meet most emergencies – more if you know you're going to be camping on hard ground.
The final peg to consider is the Delta peg. This style of peg is shaped like a number 7. The short horizontal top piece lies flush with the ground and the guyline attaches to its end. Any forces applied just drives the peg deeper into the ground. This makes them ideal for stormy conditions.
The Delta peg comes in three varieties: nylon for general ground; stainless steel for long life and all conditions up to hard ground; and a stainless version that is made for use with rock pegs. A good combination is four stainless for the main guys, nylon for other guys, and four rock versions if you are camping on stony ground. The metal versions have a premium price tag but last for years.


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Reluctant witch Halloween LaVeau never guessed that inheriting LaVeau
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Here is a video showing the pupils of the Ahadepa school in Haiti telling us how they perceive flag day. Most of them say that the Haitian flag represents "pride", "strength", "soul of the country" and a "symbol for freedom".
You will also be able to assess the precarious state of the school which is pretty much a set of tents.
UHUK began supporting the school in 2009 and helped with school fees, uniforms and supplies after the earthquake.
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Alabama, 1931. A posse stops a freight train and arrests nine black youths. Their crime: fighting with white boys. Then two white girls emerge from another freight car, and within seconds the cry of rape goes up. One of the girls sticks to her story. The other changes her tune, again and again. A young journalist, whose only connection to the incident is her overheated social conscience, fights to save the nine youths from the electric chair, redeem the girl who repents her lie, and make amends for her own past. Stirring racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism into an explosive brew, "Scottsboro" is a novel of a shocking injustice that reverberated around the world. 'A fine novel ...Anyone who wants to appreciate the scale of the miracle that a black man has been elected president of the United States should sit down with "Scottsboro"' - Lionel Shriver.


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Less than two weeks after an ESPN report connected Bill Duffy Associates with an insider who had allegedly funneled money to BDA's new client and standout NBA prospect O.J. Mayo, CNBC has learned that the relationship between the two is over.
"Due to the overwhelming intensity of recent allegations regarding the recruitment of O.J. Mayo, we feel that our representation of him is a distraction for he and his family at this time," Mayo's BDA agent Calvin Andrews said in a statement released to CNBC.
"This should be the best time in his life and anything that takes away from that enjoyment and the experience of this process is not fair to him," the statement said. "We will maintain the greatest support and best wishes for him through this time and throughout what promises to be an excellent career for a very deserving young man. We will request that the Players Association waive the standard 15-day cooling off period enabling O.J. to sign with new representation immediately."
Under the current rules, Mayo can't hire a new agent until at least 15 days after he terminates BDA by submitting paperwork to the union, which oversees player-agent relationships.
Sources say that Mayo soon will interview agents. Names that have been rumored to be in the mix are Andy Miller and Leon Rose and Maverick Carter.
Earlier Thursday, the top legal counsel of the union Gary Hall recused himself from leading the investigation into Mayo and Bill Duffy Associates after CNBC learned that Hall had at one time worked for BDA.
The investigation was brought about by an ESPN report earlier this month in which Louis Johnson, who was said to be a former member of Mayo's "inner circle," said the 20-year-old who played one year with University of Southern California accepted $30,000 in cash and gifts from event promoter Rodney Guillory. Johnson, who provided receipts to the sports network, alleged that Guillory received the money from Bill Duffy Associates, to ensure that Mayo signed with the firm. Mayo denied the claims and BDA refuted the connection.
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