Let's talk about blueberries, and pie fillings, and cake, and putting it all together!
I'm not a huge fan of blueberries on their own, but when baked into something, they are truly amazing. We all know and love the classic blueberry muffin, and this is a variation on that! Loaf cakes are just so easy- you can just slice them as your family eats it, and this is a simple single loaf recipe. I don't know about you, but when I look at a recipe that yields like 3 loaves or 75 cupcakes, I just can't deal. God knows we don't need that much in one household.
Honestly, if you can make a loaf instead of muffins, it's just easier. It takes longer to bake, but you don't have to do all the scooping and batch baking. Sometimes you just don't feel like it- I get that. This is a low-maintenance recipe overall, very few dishes involved.
I used a homemade blueberry pie filling, but you can use canned just the same. I made a birthday cake earlier in the week that was topped with blueberry sauce, so I thought I'd use up some of the leftovers. Use the extras to top off some pancakes this weekend!
Homemade pie filling is super simple- just cook your blueberries with some sugar until boiling, and stir in a cornstarch slurry to thicken it up! It's perfect in a pie, and on pancakes or waffles. Store it in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks and enjoy.
This recipe uses fresh blueberries along with the pie filling, which gives you a really beautiful texture and flavor throughout the cake. I sprinkled some coarse sugar on top for a little extra crunch, but the cake is totally fantastic even without that.
So. No liners, no scooping, one single bake. Just slice and enjoy!
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease a loaf pan.
Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in the eggs and sour cream and beat until combined.
Add in the self-rising flour, all purpose flour, and salt. Mix until combined- it will be thick.
Toss your fresh blueberries with the 2 tsps. of flour until coated, and then fold into the batter.
Spread about half the batter into your pan. Then take 1-2 tbs. of the blueberry pie filling and swirl it into your batter.
Spread the remaining batter over the top, and drop the remaining pie filling, and swirl.


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Shoppers on Scunthorpe's Westcliff estate were today given their first taste of a new £150,000 Lincolnshire Co-op pharmacy.
The pharmacy is the first of nine new shops to be opened as part of a £9 million regeneration of the estate by Ongo Homes and North Lincolnshire Council.
The Co-op has relocated the business after 17 years from its former base in a nearby convenience store which is due to be demolished.
The new pharmacy offers one-to-one advice from two consultation rooms inside, compared to the single room at its former premises.
Shoppers are also being offered a bigger selection of over-the-counter medicines and goods and better seating, along with a new and improved layout for the dispensary.
All six staff, as well as home delivery driver, have been relocated to the new unit, which will have an official opening ceremony at a later date.
Alastair Farquhar, Lincolnshire Co-op's head of pharmacy, said: "We're really pleased with the unit's new look and the team can't wait to start looking after customers' health and wellbeing from their fresh, modern facility.
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The pharmacy is set to be joined on the new Westcliff shopping parade by the Heidi's hairdresser, barber, tanning and beauty salon, which will open on Wednesday.
A new One Stop convenience store, two other independent retailers and a community hub, known as The Arc, are also set to open at the site.


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Penal Systems Network is a relational mapping of world's penal systems that evoke controversy: A network map of world countries connected to juridical topics whether or not they are being exercised and how they are being exercised such as death penalty, life imprisonment, parole, indefinite sentence, and amnesty. The network map is a self-organizing software system, where the layout is organized based on the connections, showing both similarities and differences between countries, central penalties, and peripheral penalties.
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The history of Averofeios Agricultural School begins in 1901 with the decision of the State to found an agricultural school in Larissa.
The decade, that intervened from the voting of the founding law of the School until the beginning of its operation, imposed also changes in the institutional frame of its operation.
The Averofeios Agricultural School of Larissa had the chance to be accommodated from the beginning of its operation in privately-owned new buildings and to be equipped progressively with all the essential laboratorial and stocking room.
The developments in the sector of agriculture after the World War II was rapid. This developments worldwide imposed changes also in the organisation of the agricultural education.
The Averοfeios School of Larissa constituted, particularly during the pre-war period, a integral piece of the city life.


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My various road trips have highlighted the number of empty houses in both the South Australian and Victorian Mallee due to the de-population of the countryside. People are leaving the countryside and moving to the more prosperous towns and cities. As young people depart, they leave small towns and hamlets of empty houses and shuttered shops, of closed schools and cafes, and a greying population.
What is not happening in the Mallee is that the relatively affluent city folk are leaving their capital city and moving to poorer, rural parts of regional Australia , buying or leasing properties as holiday places or thereand living their full-time or for long periods each year. The relatively affluent city folk are moving to the coastline of eastern and southern Australia, not to the Mallee. Moreover, immigrants tend to head for the towns and cities where jobs are more plentiful and where others from similar ethnic backgrounds have already established themselves.
The causes of de-popualtion of the Mallee are well known. Globalisation of the agricultural markets means the shift from the family farm to mechanised agribusiness, which employs fewer people. A lack of employment opportunities, education opportunities and affordable housing drives young people to the cities. This leads to the closure of schools, an ageing and increasingly dependent population, as well as a deterioration and then withdrawal of health, transport and other services. This is then linked to falling incomes and tax revenues, which in turn limit investment in the internet and modern telecoms or new and existing businesses.
Countrymindedness–that is preserving and supporting rural communities as essential to Australian's national development— has lost its political force within policy making circles with the shift to a neo-liberal mode of governance that favours small government, market -driven solutions and community self-help in the 1990s. That means self-help is the answer the revitalisation of rural communities and towns because it is not the role of government to preserve and protect rural communities or their public services if these represent a cost burden. The social consequence is the outmigration of rural young people in search of education and employment.
Neoliberalist modes of governing centre on the 'active citizen' and, by extension, the 'active community' imply a new models of so-called locally led, bottom-up entrepreneurialism and community development as the panacea to regional inequality. From what I could seen from my road trips through the Mallee, tourism is usually seen as a panacea for the problems faced by declining rural communities and towns. Rural tourism is seen as a possible engine for development. However, it tis those communities with high relative accessibility—to metropolitan and urban centers and the coast—and an established or emerging tourism industry that are most likely to be the winners. The losers will be the smaller towns that are further away from the urban centres.


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Data-driven HR is as much a journey as a destination. Josh Bersin, principal, Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, says analytics that measure employee engagement and retention are great places to start.
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Enjoy some quiet relaxation at the bar of the Hotel Atlantic between a stroll on the beach and a swim in the pool.
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Q: Is it possible to specify multiple assemblies for a Swashbuckle CustomAsset? I am using Swashbuckle to embed Swagger documentation for our API into our .NET Web API 2.2 application (.NET 4.5). Up until now all the controllers have lived in the main Web API dll but as we start building out the API we are moving different version APIs to separate dlls.
When specifying a custom asset in Swashbuckle it is possible to specify 1 assembly for a resource path e.g. "v1" -> V1Assembly. However, I want to support the ability for the user to be able to view all API endpoints across all versions and assemblies. How do I make sure that this functionality is feasible with Swashbuckle? Essentially, I want a "all" or "index" endpoint on the help system to show all potential API Resources across all versioned assemblies.
My thought was a new feature that extends the SwaggerUiConfig to allow CustomAsset to accept an array of assemblies instead of just one so that we could interrogate multiple assemblies to generated the documentation instead of just the single one.
Any thoughts on how to accomplish this in the SwaggerConfig or otherwise?

A: If I understand correctly when you started versioning you ended up with multiple Web API.
You should consider refactoring your code using aspnet-api-versioning
All you will need to do in the controllers is identify them using something like:
[ApiVersion( "AreaOne" )]
https://github.com/Microsoft/aspnet-api-versioning/wiki/How-to-Version-Your-Service
For that Swashbuckle has full support.


5. J.B Pritzker wants criminal justice reform. Here's how it could work by Edith Brady-Lunny – The Herald & Review, December 26, 2018.
6. The never-ending 'Willie Horton effect' is keeping prisons too full for America's good by John Pfaff – The Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2017.
7. Mass Incarceration: The Silence of Judges by Jed S. Rakoff – The New York Review of Books, May 21, 2015.
8. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences: Chapter 3: Policies and Practices Contributing to High Rates of Incarceration by Jeremy Travis, et al. National Research Council (2014).
9. How Judicial Elections Impact Criminal Cases by Kate Berry – Brennan Center for Justice (2015).
10. The Incalculable Costs of Mass Incarceration by John Pfaff – The Appeal, September 20th, 2018.
11. The Prison Paradox: More Incarceration Will Not Make Us Safer by Don Stemen – Vera Institute of Justice, July 2017.
12. It's Long Past Time to Face the Complexity Behind Persistent Violent Crime by Ryan Lugalia-Hollon and Daniel Cooper – Next City, June 4, 2018.
13. To End Gun Violence in Chicago, Should We Focus on Quick Fixes or Root Causes? Yes. by Nina Vinik – Crain's Chicago's Business, October 16th 2018.
14. We Carry Guns to Stay Safe by Jocelyn Fontaine, et al. – The Urban Institute, October 2018.
15. Engaging Community in Reducing Gun Violence by Sam Bieler, et al. – The Joyce Foundation, April 2016.
17. Why We Should Fund Violence Prevention in Chicago by Arne Duncan – The Chicago Tribune, October 19, 2018.


Navigating Consumer Data Protection Developments provides feedback from some of the nation's leading legal minds on the current consumer data protection environment. Addressing specific recent breaches, suggestions for enhancing security, and how new technology plays into those efforts, these experts outline the major laws governing consumer data and how attorneys can help clients implement new protection policies and practices.
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Seattle Politics
When I was Homeless in Seattle
June 18, 2018 June 18, 2018 Claire Burkitt Musings Monday, Prose Tags: employee head tax, homeless, Homelessness, poverty, Seattle, Seattle head tax, Seattle Politics, Tax Amazon, Wealth inequality Leave a comment
In 2013, I was homeless.
It was 5 months, August through December.
I was lucky, because I never had to sleep outside.
I put all my things in storage, and I slept on some friends' couch or my then-boyfriend's couch.
I had a small selection of clothes and I went everywhere with my laptop (borrowed from a friend who had an extra one).
I was working, but couldn't afford a place by myself. Honestly, I still can't.
The uncertainty, the stress of applying for food assistance, the strain on my friends' lives who helped me, the daily anxiety, it was awful. Thinking back on it, I can't imagine what I was thinking starting a relationship while I was in that situation. I didn't tell my boyfriend I was on food assistance, but he knew I was homeless—even half joked once about how I was dating him for his money. All of this reminds me of how classist this particular boyfriend was and all the reasons why it's really good things didn't work out.
During this time, I also read an article on poverty by Linda Tirado, author of Hand to Mouth. If you haven't read either, I encourage you to do so.
My parents kept telling me to move back to Minnesota. My therapist and I agreed that I should keep trying as long as I was working. Moving back would have meant giving up at the time.
I almost moved to the eastside to rent a room from a friend of a friend. She wanted $500 per month (which today sounds like a dream). I was making about $1500 per month after taxes and I wanted to save up for a deposit on an actual apartment. I couldn't afford a third of my monthly income for temporary housing. I could only afford $300 per month. She didn't seem to understand and kept offering the room at $500, like I could somehow just be flexible. Also, I was off food assistance now, because if I worked a full 40 hours per week, my gross earnings put me $20 over the cutoff. So, I had to pay for food, a bus pass, my cell phone (still a dumb phone), my storage unit, student loan payments, and still have enough money in three months to put a deposit down on an apartment—three months was the length of my contract for the job I was working at the time.
Then help arrived: my cousin was moving from California to Seattle. His parents were financing him until he got on his feet, and they offered to rent a 2-bedroom apartment so that I could stop being homeless.
They covered most of my rent and utilities for 2 years. I floated my cousin $300 for rent when I was working (which was only sometimes).
By the time I moved out, I had a full-time job with benefits. While I still can't afford Seattle rents, I can afford to live here with a roommate. But it took 2 years and a lot of money from my aunt and uncle. I lived somewhere nice with in-unit washer and dryer. I basically won the lottery.
It's important to understand some things when you are talking about helping homeless people.
Studies show that it takes an average of 20 years of practically nothing going wrong to get out of poverty (I'm white, and I've had help, so it probably won't take quite that long for me).
People need what I got—2 years of housing—but sometimes, most of the time, they need it from the state, because their family doesn't have the kind of resources my aunt and uncle do. Being able not to worry where I was sleeping changed my life. I overcame the worst of my depression and anxiety. I kept my room clean—like for the first time in my life. I bounced back from injuries caused by an accident on a bus. These are things that people in ultra-tiny houses and temporary shelter don't have space to do—literally or metaphorically. I'm not saying we need to give every homeless person in-unit washers and dryers, but our standard for getting people off the streets needs to be better than a roof and four walls. It needs to be better than a dormitory filled with strangers. People need breathing room. They need keys and doors with locks to keep their stuff safe—even shabby stuff. And they need enough security where they aren't constantly worried that tonight is their last night indoors. That includes people suffering from mental illness and addiction.
Seattle, huge swaths of it, has forgotten this—and perhaps never bothered to know in the first place. They think it's ok to dehumanize and demonize people on the streets. These are not lazy people. They are people who started out without a lot and got less and less, even as the people who started out with enough got more than they knew what to do with.
I continue to be in favor of the employee head tax that the city council just repealed. I am in favor of a state income tax and capital gains tax. There is no imaginable reason why we should have two of the richest people in the world living in King County while we have more homeless people than New York City (a city with 11x our population).
The way we treat our most vulnerable matters. It doesn't matter if we protect big businesses. They have so much going for them, because they already have enough. We need to take care of the people who don't have enough. Those people, you'll find, will most often be people of color, neural a-typical, LGBTQIA+. They will be the people whose families have neglected them, whose generational wealth has been stymied over centuries of oppression, who don't have affluent aunts and uncles. If we're going to be a progressive city, we need to do this and do it right.
King County Chair Resigns
April 9, 2018 April 9, 2018 Claire Burkitt Prose Tags: Bailey Stober, KCDCC, King County, King County Democrats, Orthodoxy, Pascha, Seattle, Seattle Politics Leave a comment
Yesterday, King County Democrats Chair, Bailey Stober, resigned.
I wasn't there, because I was celebrating my most holy of holy days, Pascha, known to western Christianity as Easter. The long and short explanation for why I celebrate Christ's resurrection on a different day from everyone else is that most of the eastern church is on an old calendar and they refuse to change.
That feels like it should be an allegory for the King County Democrats in this whole saga. Workplace harassment, sexual harassment. You'd think a county that includes the Most Progressive City in the Country™ would have responded better to these issues. Instead they allowed Bailey to drag out this process for a full two months.
It feels fitting that he resigned on Holy Pascha. Sorry to my fellow Democrats who have a gag reflex at religion, but bear with me while I revel in this symbolism.
In the words of St. John Chrystostom, "O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen, and life reigns."
Record scratch.
Wait, his resignation isn't effective until midnight on Saturday of this week? Oh, for fuck's sake.
Nonetheless, Stober was found guilty on all five counts of workplace misconduct. We won't have to have a meeting of the PCOs to vote him out, and the key players can move on with their lives.
There is a lot of work for KCDCC in the coming year, relational and emotional rifts, broken trust, and just plain old financial insolvency. The work, the real work of electing Democrats, still needs doing.
I understand if you are a woman and you feel disenfranchised right now. Your party doesn't seem to have your back they way you thought it would or the way it definitely should. I have learned something in recent years that has become one my centrally held beliefs: The Patriarchy is not just a poison spread by our political and ideological opponents; The Patriarchy is endemic to every one of our systems and institutions. Voting for pro-choice candidates and funding Planned Parenthood does not undo that. Women can be both victims and enablers. The work is hard because The Patriarchy designed itself not to be overthrown. I know that's not encouraging, but I hope you'll stay anyway. I hope you'll keep doing this work in this party, even in KCDCC, especially now that it's time to vote in a new chair.
36th Legislative District March Meeting
March 22, 2018 March 22, 2018 Claire Burkitt Prose, Uncategorized Tags: 36th District Democrats, Abuse, Bailey Stober, Democracy, Democrats, KCDCC, King County, King County Democrat, Leadership, Local Politics, Organizational Culture, PCOs, Politics, Seattle, Seattle Politics Leave a comment
Bailey Stober, Chair of the King County Democrats, still hasn't resigned. He could resign via e-mail at any time, though he has intimated that he has an important announcement to make at the March 27th meeting, location TBD.
Last night, however, my home legislative district voted on a resolution calling for Stober's resignation. Unsurprisingly, some of the women at the center of the controversy, Natalia Koss Vallejo and Mona Das, were present, though they are not residents of the 36th. Bailey was also there at the start of the meeting but left shortly after we started.
I have been attending 36th meetings regularly for just over a year. Even though I had project management classes on Wednesday nights for 9 months, I would sometimes skip class to attend and participate in local democracy.
I am an acting precinct committee officer. At first, I was accidentally assigned to two precincts. One of my only interactions with Bailey was over e-mail rectifying this error and asking that he only sign off on one precinct appointment. Thus, I became an acting PCO in precinct 36-3699. This means, I have a vote in our meetings.
The 36th district is known for being the bluest district in the state—encompassing Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Magnolia, Queen Anne, and even Belltown. We consistently vote for democrats up and down the ballot. We are so sure of our candidate's victories in our own district, that we adopt a district each year and canvas for them. While I would like to see more people of color in positions of leadership, I can't deny that the executive board is solidly progressive. A couple members even attempted to change our bylaws to be able to endorse candidates who aren't Democrats, like Nikkita Oliver. In communities of color, especially the Black community, north Seattle has a bad rap, and that's not wrong. We're a wealthy district and we live in desirable, majority white neighborhoods where property values are some of the least affordable. I can only afford to live where I do because I have a roommate. I would need to be making 22% more than my current income to afford my below-market apartment on my own (but we can talk about that later).
In the last month, I have been to two KC Dems meetings, and I have written about those experiences, the climate of the room, and the lack of process in place to address the need for Bailey's resignation. I don't know what they are like when it comes to less contentious subjects, but I will say that being back in my LD was a comfort. And that comfort was not the familiar faces of my neighbors, but came directly from the top, from the leadership of our chair, Jeff Manson.
I like Jeff. I have always liked Jeff, even when I have paused to ask myself why this progressive district is led by a white man. The answer is in his presentation of last night's resolution. It is rare for a chair to present on a resolution. The impartiality of the chair is a valued tradition and Jeff adheres to it. However, Jeff broke with tradition last night, and presented on the resolution calling for Stober's resignation, not before explaining his reasons and giving space for anyone to voice their objections. No one objected.
I had prepared a statement in defense of the resolution. As Jeff spoke, passionately and precisely, I felt affirmed. He was touching on all the points I had planned to make. He was saying things that I have said during this conflict, in whispers, between eyerolls, in post-meeting car rides. He was saying those things, not in opposition to power, but as the person in power. I felt my insides melting—trepidation gave way to hope and feeling seen. Jeff stated at several intervals that he believed the accusations of sexual harassment and emphasized that our resolution's scope only included whether we believed Bailey should resign as chair, making an apt distinction between kinds of due process.
When Jeff finished, we had several technical questions, none of which came across as hostile. Before anyone had a chance for debate (at which point I would have volunteered to make a statement), a member made a motion to "call the question." For those of you unfamiliar with Robert's Rules, this is how to end debate on something when you think further debate would not be fruitful or you are in a time crunch. Calling the question needs to be approved by a two thirds majority. Otherwise, debate is allowed to continue. The motion passed handily. Moments later, the 36th LD unanimously passed the resolution calling for Bailey to resign as chair of the King County Democrats, 96-0.
Here is the statement I would have read, had there been any call to do so:
"I was raised in a conservative environment where I saw multiple men abuse their power with no consequences. I am a survivor of sexual assault. I cut all ties with the Republican party, because I knew that my voice as woman would be discounted, not matter my qualifications. I joined the Democratic Party guided by the belief that this was a party that supports, empowers, and believes women. Allowing Bailey Stober to continue as chair of the King County Democrats only sends a message to women that we only believe them if they accuse our political opponents.
Even if we were not in this moment, if the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements were not the focus of our public discourse, King County Democrats is broke. They are not financially viable and will not become viable as long as Bailey is chair.
But we are in this moment in time. The #TimesUp and #MetToo movements are central to our discourse. So, I urge you, if you are inclined to lament to lost potential of Bailey's leadership, to instead consider the lost potential of the women in the organization who will be disenfranchised if Bailey stays."
I firmly believe that this passed because Jeff spoke in favor of it and because he so rarely does so. I believe that Jeff and other leaders have built a healthy organization, an environment where women and workers are supported, protected, and believed. Jeff volunteers are chair in service to the party, not so that the party can serve him. The last line of our resolution called for 36th Dems to investigate and put into place the correct procedures for removing our own chair in a similar situation. This is significant, because it signals Jeff's understanding that his wisdom is not infinite, and that we need transparency and process to protect us from abuses of power.
This is in such stark contrast with Bailey's behavior since allegations of creating a hostile work environment and sexually harassing his employee surfaced. Bailey has tried to use Robert's rules and the lack of process to stall and protect himself. He has performed political theater, and all but used the Trumpian line "fake news." This is abuse. Even if somehow all the allegations against him were false or misleading, his behavior toward the executive board of the KC Dems has been abusive. Culture is created at the top. And the atmosphere of abuse created by leadership is toxic and infectious. It created the mentality that the leaks to media were worse than the accusations being made. It allowed Bailey to draw out this process, further deteriorating the function of the organization.
Last night was a breath of fresh air to me, because I was finally in a room where my leader wasn't trying to gaslight everyone.
King County Democrats Call for Chair's Resignation
March 21, 2018 March 22, 2018 Claire Burkitt Prose Tags: Alcoholism, Bailey Stober, Black Community, Black Democrats, Democracy, Democrats, KCDCC, King County, King County Democrat, Race, Seattle, Seattle Politics, Seattle So White Leave a comment
If three weeks ago Bailey had stood before the body and announced he was an alcoholic, that he was seeking treatment, and would step down as chair at least for the duration of the investigation, he would have a future political career. If he had done so on Monday night, he might still have had a future in politics. However, after a 38-13 vote calling for his resignation at last night's King County Democrats Executive Committee Meeting yielded only contention from him, Stober has forfeited his political future.
I do hope that Bailey addresses what appears to be alcoholism. I hope he learns how to be kind, when so often he has chosen not to be. But the Democratic party is not worse off without a man who abuses his power; intimidates, bullies, and threatens employees, volunteers, and colleagues; fat shames women; and bankrupts his organization.
I attended Monday night's meeting. This time, Bailey made a motion not to go into Executive Session, meaning, the press and I were all allowed to stay in the room. It was the only motion he brought to the floor that passed all evening. The whole atmosphere had shifted in the few weeks since the last meeting. I sat with the accusers, victims, and allies who did not have a vote or a voice in the meeting. A couple alternates and a voting committee member sat with us as well, and we conferred about each development and how to respond.
I felt assured that we had reached a turning point when Bailey's second attempt to make a statement in his defense was voted down. He was trying to amend an approved agenda and had indicated that he had evidence to present (presumably against his former employee, Natalia Koss Vallejo). However, this was not a trial, the agenda had been approved, and they had set a specific end-time. He didn't get his six minutes or his 15 minutes. All he could do was stall the inevitable.
About 2 hours in, we were less than a third through the agenda. Miraculously, though (or because of the presiding chair), we made it all the way through every agenda item, including setting a deadline for calling a special PCO meeting, a motion calling for Bailey's resignation, and a motion preventing him from chairing the next meeting.
These are big wins for women, and they signal the end of Bailey's tenure as chair. I don't want to overstate this success though. The victims don't get what all victims want, need, and deserve: a heartfelt apology. Bailey has upt to this point continued to deny any and all wrongdoing. While some form of justice will eventually be served, it will be justice delayed.
I need to talk about something equally contentious, but having noticed it, I cannot unnotice it, and I feel like I need to say something.
I observed that some of the most vocal defenders of Bailey were Black. As a community, that is a reality we need to attend to going forward. I think Bailey needs to go, but I am worried it will alienate people whose voices I value—people whose voices are too often silenced and overlooked. I can't tell a black woman that something isn't about race. If I've learned anything at all, it's that pretty much everything is about race. The victims and accusers don't have to feel a racial motivation for race to be involved. I acknowledge the racial history both of this country and of this county. Bringing down Bailey feels like yet another way that white folks and non-black POC make it impossible for black folks to thrive. That is a sentiment that makes sense to me and is valid for a lot of reasons—not the least of which include losses by candidates such as Erin Jones and Nikkita Oliver. I say this knowing that many witnesses and allies are women of color, and I know there is a diversity of opinion on this, even among Black members of KC Dems. I want to acknowledge the tension I observed here, and not minimize those natural and justified feelings. If I need to silence Black men and women to justify my position, then my position is wrong.
I know this piece might leave me looking conflicted about the way forward for KC Dems. I am not. There is ample evidence that Stober has behaved problematically, and the narrative here has reached a critical mass. KC Dems will not be a viable organization unless Stober steps down or is removed. I do care about relationships, and I do care about the message being sent and to whom. I do genuinely care about achieving the intersectional ideals I espouse. One comment I hear repeatedly in arguments calling for Stober's resignation is that we are sending the wrong message to women and workers, the message that we will not protect them or believe them. That's not the message we want to send or should be sending. Let's be equally cognisant of what message ousting Bailey sends to our Black members.
King County Democrats Meeting 2/27/2018
February 28, 2018 March 2, 2018 Claire Burkitt Prose Tags: Bailey Stober, BelieveWomen, Democrats, King County Democrat, MeToo, Politics, Seattle, Seattle Politics, TimesUp 2 Comments
In case you haven't heard, King County Democrats Chair, Bailey Stober, has been accused of harassment, creating a hostile work environment, and misappropriation of funds. He is currently under investigation and refuses to acquiesce to demands that he resign.
You can read more about these accusations in The Stranger, Seattle Times, and The C is for Crank. Included in the C is for Crank article is a video posted by Stober on his personal Facebook page.
Last night there was a King County Democrats meeting. I attended, but was not allowed in the executive session, which is always closed to the public. From what I gathered from hallway gossip, most of the two or so hours we sat outside consisted of people inside asking questions they knew the answer to in order to make a point.
I enjoyed myself in the hallway, meeting other PCOs and learning about how things work at the county level. At some point some committee members who identified themselves as serjeants-at-arms were sent into the hallway to make sure no one was standing too close to the door, in case we were listening in. Of course, we were listening in, but we couldn't actually make anything out and had begun chatting instead. They should have been more concerned that everyone inside the room had functioning cell phones (aka recording devices) on their persons.
Later, one of the same serjeants-at-arms came out to tell a PCO not to leak sensitive information to the press. This was a bizarre admonishment, because the PCO wasn't in the meeting and didn't have sensitive information to leak. He said as much. By now it was ten at night, and we were all slumping a little. Maybe this why I was so incredulous about the rest of the evening.
The serjeant-at-arms came out again and told the reporter that they needed to monitor interviews. The reporter did not like this and refused to be monitored. The most absurd moment in this utter circus was when the serjeant-at-arms said to a committee member (whose voting credential had fallen out of his pocket and onto the floor without him noticing) "Do you pinky-promise not to leak sensitive information to the press?" I think this serjeant-at-arms knew that what they were being as was absurd, yet there was a self-seriousness about everyone's tone and demeanor, but none of the training or actual professionalism required to make it believable. I imagined that what was going on inside the meeting room was equally farcical and more upsetting.
Once executive session ended, we were allowed back in the room. A few things happened that I think are important. First, confidential materials had been distributed during executive session that needed to be returned. However, rather than ensuring that they had all been returned before opening the doors to the public, they attempted to do so afterward. The acting chair announced that two copies were still missing and that if any committee member was found to be in possession of one they would be risking a charge of misconduct.
Second, when a motion was set forth to further the investigation into Bailey's actions, the acting chair announced that there were no rules of debate in the bylaws. That's right. King County Dems have no established rules of debate.
Third, the body decided they needed to form a new investigation team—the vice chairs who had done the preliminary investigation had been deemed too biased. Unfortunately, no such team existed, and they had no formal process at hand to appoint one. Rather than, say, draw names out of a hat or go through a strikethrough process, they agreed that the vice chairs could appoint two investigators, that Bailey could appoint 2 investigators, and that those four investigators would come to consensus on the fifth investigator. I don't know of any investigation where it is considered ethical for the person under investigation to be allowed to choose any of the people conducting the investigation. The conflicts of interest seem self-evident to me, and I was disappointed that no one stood up to cry foul.
Finally, an amendment was made to the motion which ultimately passed that called for the investigation to include discovering who leaked a confidential memo to the press. This is not a bad amendment per se. What was bad was the framing. I confess that I had to leave the room for a moment when this amendment came to the floor. Few things make me more angry than miscarriages of justice. The woman who introduced the amendment said that the worst thing about this entire conflict was the leaked confidential memo. She has been presented with everything that Bailey is accused of, sat in the same room as the victims, and decided that where the organization is most vulnerable is due to an as yet anonymous whistleblower and not the reason for the whistleblowing. Her proposed amendments was met with applause. As a sexual assault survivor, as someone who spent years being ignored on this subject, this was triggering. I left. I walked down the hall into a different room, closed the door, and for the first time since I was a child, I screamed. I breathed, and then I went back inside in time to see the amendment pass. I have never felt more helpless.
What all of this highlights is that a lack of process is dangerous. For the sake of expediency, the body just allowed the person being investigated to appoint his own investigators. I urge Legislative Districts and other counties to put processes into place about how to investigate your chairs or other leaders in your org. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have shown us that abusive men in power don't get to stay in power anymore. While it is inconvenient, even painful, for the organizations that go through public accusations, it is made more inconvenient when you don't have a way to sort through it. It's painful for the victims most of all who, rather than feeling heard, safe, and affirmed, are part of a drawn out faux-trial. The longer this goes on, worse it is for everyone and the more likely it is that Bailey will continue to do harm. The best thing Bailey could have done was say "I'm sorry; what can I do to make it better?" and then gone and done those things.
Full disclosure, I think Bailey should resign immediately. He has said he wants due process, but if I learned anything last night, it's that KC Dems don't have one to offer, and it is partly Bailey's fault as their chair. I fully believe the victims in this situation, but even if I didn't, the accusations and the financial situation Bailey has put the organization in have reached critical mass. Bailey's continued presence is a hindrance to fundraising efforts, fuel for our political opponents, and alienating to anyone who identifies as a victim of sexual harassment. Further, Bailey's behavior since the accusations has been categorically unprofessional and childish.
My final anecdote from last night took place at the start of the meeting. Bailey, rather than opening the meeting by announcing his resignation, brought up the treasurer to give a financial report. She did so, painting a dire picture. KC Dems would be in the hole $3,000 if they paid all their outstanding bills. That doesn't include pending litigation that is likely to result in a yet to be determined fine. A member of the Executive committee took this opportunity to pay his dues. Bailey also took the opportunity to perform a piece of theater. He handed over a check made out for $5,000 to the treasurer. He did not say where it had come from. This was met with applause. I cringed and rolled my eyes. Great. He is the reason they are in this financial situation to begin with, and $5K hardly addresses the $163K in funds he has depleted. In this moment Bailey proved his interests lie in himself over the wellbeing of the organization, that his is a politics of theater and not of substance.
Edit: The check for $5,000 has since been rescinded. It was the fulfillment of a 2017 pledge from Dow Constantine, according to the KCD treasurer.


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Catarina Marques with the Kenneth Lightfoot Medal
The IOR's Kenneth Lightfoot Medal has been awarded to the team of authors from the London South Bank University for its paper on smart local energy systems.
Presented as part of the IOR's 2020 TechTalk calendar, the Green Smart Community Integrated Energy Systems - Integration with Data Centres paper outlines the team's work to deliver low carbon, affordable energy through a system that connects flexible electricity demands such as heat pumps and electric vehicles to intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar power.
Catarina Marques, senior research fellow at the university, said: "The GreenSCIES project is helping shape the future of smart local energy systems by providing low carbon and low cost transport, power and heat to thousands of homes. It is so rewarding to be a part of such a great team."
The Kenneth Lightfoot Medal is presented to the author of the best IOR technical paper given to members in the previous 12 months. The winner is selected by votes cast by IOR members. The award named in honour of past president, Kenneth Lightfoot, who sought to encourage young researchers. It is supported by Lightfoot Defence and the prize includes an engraved medal and £500.
The winning presentation and paper are available here.


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Hemingway's stilt house and shark fishing?
Went fishing with the boys this week. Our plan was to catch some snapper for dinner. Our first stop was the ruins of Ernest Hemingway's stilt house. Or at least, that's what the locals call it..
This spot has a lot of history. Rumor has it, "Papa", as Hemingway is locally known, had owned a house on these iron stilts, 8 mi nw of our little city. It was originally a lighthouse, known as the Northwest Passage Light, built in 1838.
The local legend is that he came here to get away from the hustle of Key West, and he'd come here to fish, write and drink.
Onto the next stop. It's a secret location known to only those that know it. An abandoned upturned boat that snapper are known to hide in. You can see the boat in this photo if you look closely..
Dave brought barracuda for chum, and soon the boat was swarming with sharks. We could see two Blue Tips, one Bonnet, a Nurse, and about a half dozen Bull shark lurking about. Needless to say, I wasn't going swimming!
So of course, the boys wanted to catch sharks. So, we caught shark.
We started with a Bonnet. Okay, so he's little, but cute! Sort of..onto the big boys!
We caught 3 bull sharks between 6 and 8 feet. Look at all those teeth!
Loved this. Felt like I was right there fishing with you.
Thanks Susan! We had a fun day!
Thank you so much for posting this! A few years ago, I flew over this site in a biplane and took photos of the site!
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I did Jerry, thank you!
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So much has happened in Jesse and Lucy's first year of marriage. They've barely had enough time to catch their breath. Now it's time to go to the premiere of Always Yours, the movie she did with Aiden Jensen. When Lucy gets a bit nostalgic, Jesse becomes worried. Is their life—now—what she wants? Is he enough? Or does she want to go back to that life--the one before him?
Lucy's exhausted—who wouldn't be, dealing with quadruplets? When faced with her past, she realizes there's nothing better than what she has now—her present—and her future with her babies and the man she loves. She just needs a breather--and Xander and the gang put together a weekend getaway for her and Jesse to give her that very thing.
Their weekend away couldn't have come at a better time. It's time to remind that husband of hers just how good they are together and how much he means to her.


Squeezebox : Community : Forums > User Forums > General Discussion > Slimserver Software Archive?
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Is there an archive of older slimserver versions that I can download v5.4.1 for windows? If not does someone have an older version they could email?
I'm switching servers, and 6.x does not work with my device. Device is a heavily modified Linksys WMA11b. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I CANT go back to the stock interface of the WMA11b that is used through the TV and a remote control. Slimserver rules, and I have a laptop in the living room for control, but I don't want to have to cross compile the slimserver client software on the device to get it working with 6.x. It was a painful process the first time and I didn't write down or document how I did it. Would take a week.


Could we be having a lasting solution to the problems concerning the copyright law in Uganda finally? Government has drafted new laws for publishers.
On Wednesday 31st October 2018, the Uganda Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda revealed that government is focusing and working on the problem facing copyright laws and will soon be solved.
The new law, according to the minister of Science and Technology, will be very effective as police will be greatly involved in the enforcement unlike the current law which he says was very loose and the punishments not strict.
For many years, artists have singled out the lack of strict copyright laws and poor enforcement to be one of the reasons why the arts industries are lagging behind and still underdeveloped.
With these new developments, the tightening of law on copyright for publishers, authors, and artists is in advanced stages and there is hope the problem that has tormented them for a long time will be solved.


Is it possible to use an old version of the viewer API?
Basically what it says in the title. I was curious if it was possible to view models but through an older version of the viewer. Like if you could add a specific prefix on a sketchfab url to see it through a different viewer version.
And you can also specify a version when initializing the Sketchfab client.
However, this is only versions of the API, not versions of the viewer itself. You cannot use older versions of the viewer itself. The viewer code is always the latest.
That said, I wouldn't recommend using older versions of the Viewer API.


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In 1971, Eloise Hanner and her husband, Chuck, joined the Peace Corps and headed off to Afghanistan. During her time in Afghanistan, she wrote to her family on a weekly basis. Those letters were saved and bound in a leather notebook upon her return to the States. Then they were tucked away for safekeeping and not given much thought until the events of 9/11 brought Afghanistan into the living rooms of all Americans who watched nightly news.
In her prologue, Hanner writes: " ... I slowly began to read. I tried to reconcile those letters with the nightly news clips of bombings and machinegun-toting Afghans. They didn't seem to be the same place or the same people... So much was missing. I realized through my letters I could let a reader see Afghanistan through my eyes, and experience as I did, the daily life, with all of its obstacles, all of its incredulity and all of its humor. While the letters gave my family a look at Afghanistan, they also told a larger story, that of our lives as Peace Corps volunteers."
In less than 200 pages, Hanner presents a completely different country than the one we think we know since 9/11. Her experiences in Afghanistan took place a long time before the Russians invaded or the Taliban had formed. Afghanistan was a country with a funny sounding name in an unknown place back in 1971. Life there as an American Peace Corps volunteer was full of challenges, but it also provided Hanner and her husband with an opportunity to not only change lives but have their own lives changed. They lived in adobe houses and interacted on the most personal of levels with the local residents.
Hanner's letters were written in the intimate and newsy fashion of family communicating in a time before e-mail. Her challenges, disappointments, frustrations, rewards, and insights can be found in the pages of this book. And, even though they were written over thirty years ago, they have a contagious sense of purpose and enthusiasm that seems to exude from the written word. Black and white photos document the modest place she called home, the bazaars, the view of downtown [pre-war] Kabul, residents, camels, and such—bringing Hanner's letter more fully to life.
"Discovered last week in student discussions that students here had never heard of dinosaurs in the past or of contact lenses in the present. They were incredulous on both accounts. I had to bring a book on dinosaurs from the Peace Coprs library to convince them that I wasn't making the whole thing up."
On the subject of a picnic, Hanner shares: "We're going with some students next week on a picnic and we said we would roast hot-dogs, trying for traditional American picnic food. Can't say they will get the genuine experience since we don't have real hot-dogs, or buns, or mustard or catsup. The only REAL picnic item we have are the ever present ants!"
Hanner's weekly letters are more than journal-type entries shared with family members. They capture the pure essence of her experience in Afghanistan. Insightful thoughts and profound observations set these letters apart from the typical letter one might expect to read from a young woman in her early twenties.
"... I can't decide if I'm more struck by how much I've learned about the history of India and Nepal or by how little I knew about it in the first place. You would have thought that somewhere along in my education, there would have been a course on Asian history. Looking back, it seems every course started with Egypt and went west. An American student (unless they are a history major) never learns one thing about any country from Turkey all the way to Japan!"
"... I know that we are supposed to be here changing the lives of others, but I wonder if our lives aren't the ones that have changed the most. Learning to do without and realizing how happy you can be without 'things' will be something I will carry with me forever. I don't think I would have ever understood the problems and third world countries unless I had lived here and come face to face with it on a daily basis."
Hanner's view of Afghanistan brings a new perspective to this reader's idea of the mysterious country which has made its way into almost daily conversation. This book allows readers to "see" the real people of Afghanistan—their human nature, their trials, the foods they eat, the values they hold highly.
Thank you, Eloise, for showing us the kinder, gentler side of a country about which most of us know little. This book is a gift to its readers and to the Afghan people who inspired it.


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We here at Jobbatical, a recruitment site connecting companies around the world with high-quality candidates, can help you find that dream sales job abroad. Our international team receives weekly updates on open positions across Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. We use our market expertise to successfully match candidates with the perfect opportunities. Our easy-to-use website allows you to filter your searches to target specific regions.
If you choose to go it alone, you can focus your online search by region by including the country in your search, for example: "Sales jobs in Singapore" should return a selection of job boards that feature job openings in Singapore.
Also, if you're interested in a particular company, monitor their website career page for any openings. Take the initiative and send them a cover letter and resume. Many companies, especially those in rapid-growth sectors, may consider a candidate who can demonstrate the ability, experience, and expertise needed to help them expand, even if they have not posted a position.
As a LinkedIn member you can sign in and request to be added to the group of your choice. If you are not currently a member, consider joining LinkedIn to gain access to this important source of networking. Once you have sent in your request the group's administrator will review it and determine approval.
The goal is to stand out from the crowd of applicants. Emphasize your experience in the sales industry upfront in your resume to make an immediate impression. Next, highlight any training and expertise that will set you apart from the competition. And finally, be sure to mention your professional achievements, noting any certifications and job-performance awards.
Adapt your resume to reflect your expertise and skill in the areas highlighted in the job description.
Make your application noticeable by tailoring your resume and cover letter to the company to which you are applying.
If possible, address your application to a person.
Verify that your contact information is updated and correct.
Select your references wisely. Recruiters and hiring managers are increasingly using references as a screening method.
In order to maximize your chances of scoring your dream sales job abroad, you should consider submitting your resume to several companies simultaneously.
We recommend that you consider using project-tracking software, like Trello, to help manage the process and eliminate potential pitfalls.
Complete each application separately; for instance, writing all your cover letters at once increases the chances of introducing errors that could eliminate your chances.
Personalize each cover letter by focusing on the advertised role.
Customize your resume and cover letter to feature your skills that match the posted job requirements.
Once you've submitted your resume, be sure to follow up on it after a week or two to determine if they are interested. Be patient and persistent but do not be a pest.
Interviewing is pretty standard for just about any job, but interviewing methods are evolving. Videos are accompanying, if not replacing, cover letters, and video or phone conference interviews are becoming the norm. However, there are still some basics that apply to any interview.
Preparation counts. Research the most common interview questions. Take the time to formulate and rehearse answers so you appear composed and articulate.
If you are interviewing for an overseas position, remember that the hiring company is probably in a different time zone. Be flexible and schedule a time that is convenient both for you and the interviewer.
If a phone interview, Skype, or other video-conferencing call is scheduled, make sure all your equipment is working in advance.
Whether interviewing "in-person" or via video, you should always look professional.
The interviewer may expect you to have questions for them as well. Do your research on the company and impress them with your knowledge.
Remember, it is always a nice touch to send an email afterward, thanking the company for the opportunity. It's also an excellent way to put your name in front of them one more time.
The company is banking on your sales expertise to increase their product or service awareness with customers. You should know the target audience and the market you'll be servicing intimately. Take this opportunity to present some ideas for increasing sales.
Be able to demonstrate your skills as an exceptional communicator and team leader. Show evidence of your work with product managers and marketing teams and, if possible, company reports or statistics that illustrate your effectiveness.
Highlight in-demand skills (data analytics, digital marketing, and AI training) during your interview. Be specific as to the extent of your expertise.
You did an amazing job on the interview and you've just been offered the position. Don't celebrate just yet. Now comes the most important part of the job quest.
Review the job description and job offer to make sure you understand what is expected of you and the role you will hold.
If you are uncertain of any of the contract details, consider getting legal assistance before signing it.
Review the employment laws of the country.
Research work permit requirements and visa regulations for the country you are moving to.
Know the type of visa, the process, and the visa application requirements both for you and the employer.
Determine if you are required to pay taxes in your home country.
Determine a start date and prepare for an incredible, exciting new experience.
Landing a sales job overseas is such an accomplishment and will be an amazing experience (plus, a great addition to your resume!). Mark the achievement as a life-changing event and be sure to take in the sights, experiences and newfound knowledge that will come with this new adventure.
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Si sposò nel 1957 con Olwen Goodwin ed ebbe quattro figli: Sarah, Martin, Stephen e Anna. Iniziò la carriera nel 2004, partecipando alla serie televisiva Jonathan Creek. Nel 2005 interpreta il personaggio di George, uno dei nonni del protagonista, nel film La fabbrica di cioccolato. La carriera si conclude nel 2007, quando Morris muore per un infarto all'età di 83 anni.

Filmografia
When I'm Sixty-Four, regia di Jon Jones - film TV (2004)
La fabbrica di cioccolato (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), regia di Tim Burton (2005)
Flick, regia di David Howard (2008)

Televisione
Jonathan Creek - serie TV, episodio 4x06 (2004)
Little Britain - serie TV, episodi 2x01-2x06 (2004)
Saxondale - serie TV, episodio 1x01 (2006)

Doppiatori italiani
Nelle versioni in italiano dei suoi lavori, David Morris è stato doppiato da:
Vittorio Di Prima ne La fabbrica di cioccolato

Collegamenti esterni

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Kilyana dougcooki est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Zoropsidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique du Queensland en Australie. Elle se rencontre vers Tallebudgera.

Description
La carapace du mâle holotype mesure  de long sur  et l'abdomen  de long sur .

Étymologie
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Douglas J. Cook.

Publication originale
 Raven & Stumkat, 2005 : Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders: II. Zoropsidae (Lycosoidea: Araneae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, ,  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Zoropsidae
Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique du Queensland


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No one likes to be spied on without their permission. Unfortunately, hidden camera technology is getting better year by year and finding one with the naked eye can be rather difficult. Luckily, there is a cheap and easy way you can build your own hidden camera detector. All you need is some red cellophane, a toilet paper roll, and a flashlight. Once the detector is built, you can use it to locate any hidden cameras that may be in the room.
Cut out 2 3 in × 3 in (7.6 cm × 7.6 cm) squares of red cellophane. You can purchase red cellophane at an arts and crafts store or you can buy it online. Use a ruler to measure out the squares of cellophane and cut them to size with scissors.
You can also use red plastic or vinyl as an alternative to cellophane as long as it's transparent.
Tape one cellophane square over the end of a toilet paper roll. Place the cellophane over the hole on the end of the roll and wrap scotch tape around the sides so that the cellophane stays in place. This will act as your viewfinder for the hidden camera detector.
If you don't have a toilet paper or paper towel roll, you can roll up a piece of cardboard instead.
Tape the other square over the end of a flashlight. Place the cellophane over the top of the lens of the flashlight and tape down the sides. The flashlight should reflect against any lense from hidden cameras in the room.
You can also unscrew the lens and place the cellophane in between the light and lens before screwing it back on if you don't want to tape it.
Turn off the lights in the room. It needs to be dark in the room so that you can see the refraction from the lense of any hidden cameras. You may not be able to see this refraction without the lights being off.
You can also close the blinds or shutters in the room you're inspecting to make it as dark as possible.
Scan the room while looking through the paper towel roll. Close one eye and hold the toilet paper roll up to your eye. Look at common hidden camera locations like the corner of the room, smoke detectors, or clocks. Whatever you're looking at should appear red due to the red cellophane.
Shine the flashlight and look for red refractions. Shine the flashlight at the area where you're looking with your viewfinder. If there is a hidden camera, the light from the flashlight will reflect off the lens in the camera. This will look like a bright red light through your paper towel roll.
Once you see a refraction, inspect whatever object you think might be hiding a camera to verify that it is a hidden camera.
Look for small holes in common hidden camera spots. Hidden cameras will have a small hole where the lens is hidden. If you used your simple camera detector, you can verify shiny areas in the room by inspecting the object that refracted light. If you find a small hole where there isn't normally one, there's a very good chance that the object is hiding a hidden camera.
Purchase a radio frequency detector. You can purchase a radio frequency detector online or at select department stores. Turn on the detector and hold it up around objects that you think may be hiding a hidden camera. If the camera is emitting a radio frequency, the detector will find it and alert you.
Radio frequency detectors can cost anywhere from $10 to $200.
High-end frequency detectors come with extra features and may be more accurate than cheaper models.
Keep in mind that the radio frequency detector will also pick up radio frequencies from other electronic equipment.
Download a hidden camera detector app for a cheaper alternative. Apps like Hidden Camera Detector, Glint Finder, and Wireless Camera Detector can be downloaded to your phone. These apps will either detect an electromagnetic field or the reflection from a hidden camera lens. Download the app and run it, then hold it up while you scan different objects in the room.
Hidden Camera Finder costs $4.99 while Glint Finder and Wireless Camera Detector are free.
Look for wires or objects that look out of the ordinary. If the hidden camera requires a wired connection, you may notice excess wires that aren't normally there. If you notice that any appliances or electronic equipment have more wires than usual, inspect the device for any holes or scan it with a hidden camera detector to make sure that it isn't hiding a camera.
Hidden cameras are often hidden in clocks, fire alarms, and even AC wall chargers.
Check your local network for questionable devices. If the hidden camera is streaming video or recording video online, it's most likely connected to the WiFi where you are. While most people rename their hidden camera device, some may forget. If you look at the WiFi connection and you see anything related to a camera, there's a good chance there's a hidden camera in your room.
Many people will change the name of their device to something innocuous or a string of random letters and numbers.
How can I tell if there is a hidden camera?
Shine a flashlight on the spot you suspect. If there is a camera there, the camera lens will reflect the light.
Could a hidden camera give off a buzzing sound?
In some cases, yes, especially with motion-detection cameras. When you make a move in front of a motion-detection camera, it should make very soft buzz sound.
For how many days will a camera record?
That would depend on the size of your hard drive, the number of cameras on your system, and the resolution of your cameras.
How do I find it if I'm still being monitored?
Use a different method because the spy could have changed their technology, hid the camera better or is only using audio now. If you really think you are being monitored again, you should leave or move.
Are there any cameras and stuff in my home?
If someone is living with you or has access to your house, they could hide a camera. If you live on your own, it is unlikely but possible.
Is it possible for a spy cam to penetrate walls?
If you are asking of they can see through walls, they can't. However, they may have heat sensing capabilities.
If you do find a hidden camera, how could you remove it?
Can you use a flashlight that admits a red light instead of using red cellophane? Would it be more effective?
Why does my direct TV box light up and display a thin red line around the TV shows?
I know there's cameras in my apt with audio. How to prove this?
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EDSS football season opens with victories
byColin Dewar
The EDSS junior and senior boys' football teams kicked off their season on Sept. 22 with a win each as they went head to head against the visiting Galt Collegiate Institute (GCI).
The junior team played a close game, coming away with a 13-6 win. Coach Dave Munroe said the team has a good core of returning Grade 10 players "that started last year and they know the plays and have been showing leadership during the first couple weeks of practice which was great for the coaches to see."
The junior team managed to grind out a win and the coaches were able to see that there were a few things the team would need to work on.
"We had a few penalty troubles and offside calls that we need to address to the players, but that will come with time," said Munroe. "It was positive that they stuck out the whole game and taking home the win in the end."
WINNING WAYS The boys of fall are back on the field as the EDSS junior and senior boys' teams battled against Galt last week in the home opener. Grant Kernick of the junior squad tries to find a few extra yards.
Last season the junior boys' finished with a 2-6 record in division A and lost in the B championship finals to the Eastwood Rebels by a score of 18-15.
The junior Lancers will be looking at returning quarterback Jordan Frey, running backs Alex Weber and Alex White and newcomer Grant Kernick, a Grade 9 student, to make things happen offensively.
"We have high hopes to do well during the regular season and our goal is to get up to A division for the playoffs," said Munroe. "Offensively we're strong and fast and will get better as the season goes on."
The senior boys' team put on an offensive show in handily beating GCI 49-12.
Coach Steve Karn believes the squad will be very competitive this season.
"We have a good committed group this year and they are fairly green as we have a lot of guys that are playing for the first time," said Karn. "We are in a bit of a rebuilding but the guys are committed and showing up every night for practice, working hard and we will be competitive in the B division, for sure."
The team has a handful of returning players, four on defence and four offensive players that were starters last season.
"We have one-third of the guys returning at key positions so that means we do have a few holes that need to be filled and we have a lot of young guys in Grade 11 and guys that never played football before," said Karn. "They are learning and we are only going to get better which is a positive thing."
On Friday the Elmira Optimist Club presented the football program with $15,000 raised at a golf tournament held earlier this year.
"The money generated by the club will go to keep the program viable and we can get new helmets, shoulder pads and all the new equipment we need to purchase," said Karn.
The club has also created two new scholarships opportunities for two graduating players.
These students have to be entering a college, university or an apprenticeship program.
From the funds raised, $6,000 will be allocated to the scholarships as each student will have the opportunity to receive $1,000 for each year of studies up to three years. The other $9,000 will be used to purchase equipment and keep the program running.
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When you've spent your life advancing a career, searching for Mr. Right, or perhaps struggling with health issues, you may wake up one day and realize your dreams of having a child haven't been met. If this is still your goal, you may be wondering: Is older pregnancy possible?
The short answer is yes – it is possible to get pregnant after fifty.
As a woman gets older, the quality of her eggs greatly diminishes. Paired with an aging reproductive system, it is extremely difficult for a woman over fifty to get pregnant naturally, even if she's in the best of health. Surrogacy and adoption are valid options for these individuals, but many women still yearn for the chance to carry a baby of their own.
In situations like these, frozen donor egg IVF is the best available alternative.
As previously stated, the likelihood of having your own biological child after your fifty is quite slim. While it's true that more women are having children later in life, the United States still only sees approximately 13 babies born to mothers over fifty each week, and this number includes the women who've used reproductive assistance.
While giving up a genetic connection to your child is something any woman might struggle with emotionally, frozen donor eggs still provide an extraordinary opportunity: the chance to experience pregnancy and carry your baby within your own womb. Surrogacy and adoption are amazing avenues to parenthood, but nothing can quite compare to feeling your child grow within your belly.
If experiencing this remarkable process speaks to you, frozen donor eggs are the most successful method of achieving it.
Starting the Egg Donation Process: What Kind of Donor Are You Looking For?
Trying to choose your child's genetic mother is indescribable. It's not just a matter of looking at a picture and selecting the prettiest face you see. It could be about finding a person with the same values as you, the same heritage, and a good education and professional background. How important are physical similarities? Does it matter if the donor shares your own Italian ethnicity?
It's essential that you have a solid understanding of exactly what you're looking for and the requirements you expect this individual to meet.
Once you've selected the best possible candidate, you're ready to start the physical donor egg IVF process.
What Can You Expect from a Donor Egg IVF Cycle?
The first step in a successful donor egg IVF cycle is ensuring your body is in ideal condition for implantation. A woman's reproductive system declines with age and, whether you've lived a healthy life or not, getting pregnant can be quite difficult.
Initial testing and lab work will help provide your doctor with vital information that he or she will need to assist you throughout your cycle. Things like blood work and transvaginal ultrasounds will help them determine what type of medicinal protocol you should receive.
After you've completed these steps, you'll begin taking medications like estrogen and progesterone to thicken your endometrial lining and prepare your uterus for implantation. This phase will be monitored by additional blood work and ultrasounds.
Once you've completed your regimen of medications and the doctor feels you're ready for your embryo transfer, your donated egg will be thawed and fertilized in preparation for the transfer.
The transfer itself is an outpatient procedure, in which the embryo is inserted into the woman's uterus with a thin catheter.
Here's a fact for you to mull over: there is only a 1% chance a woman over 50 will get pregnant naturally without any medical intervention. But if you consider donor egg IVF an option? Those success rates skyrocket to 65 – 85%.
No matter what your reason for postponing motherhood, an older age does not have to be the final stamp that marks a life without children. In a society that thrives on revolution and advancement, there are many options available. Donor egg IVF might be just the ticket to becoming the mother you've always hoped to be.
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