Can I Stop A Wage Garnishment or Bank Account Garnishment by Filing Bankruptcy?
If a creditor has sued you for a debt and obtained a judgment from the court, that debtor may apply for a wage garnishment. Credit card companies and medical providers often file debt collection lawsuits to collect debts in Florida. In addition, when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a lien against you for income taxes you owe, it can also take money from your paycheck or your bank account. Florida laws permit certain creditors to garnish wages and seize money from bank accounts. When you are struggling to pay living expenses, it can be devastating for money to suddenly disappear from your bank account or your paycheck.
Our Daytona bankruptcy lawyers can help you stop wage garnishments and stop bank account garnishments by filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. In addition, you can also eliminate your other debts through the bankruptcy filing while protecting your income and property from garnishments.
Call (888) 316-2131 for a free bankruptcy consultation with an experienced Florida bankruptcy attorney.
Wage garnishments are a collection tool used by creditors in Florida to collect bad debts. Section 77.0305 of Chapter 77 of the Florida Statues governs wage garnishments.
The first step in the wage garnishment process in Florida is for the creditor to file for a judgment against you. A creditor files a debt collection lawsuit with the court and serves you with a copy of the papers. If you do not respond to the lawsuit before the deadline, the creditor can obtain a default judgment from the court for the money you owe to the creditor.
After the court grants the judgment, a creditor must file a Motion for a Continuing Wage Garnishment order. Because this motion is filed ex-parte with the court, you will not receive notice that the creditor has applied for a wage garnishment. Once the judge grants the creditor's motion, the Continuing Writ of Garnishment is served on your employer. Therefore, your first notice that your wages are being garnished may be when you see the deduction on your paystub. Wage garnishment orders can require your employer to freeze up to 25 percent of your pay to be forwarded to the creditor.
Your employer must comply with the court's order. However, your employer has 20 days to respond to a Continuing Writ of Wage Garnishment. The response should be served on the plaintiff/creditor. You may also object to the wage garnishment by filing a motion with the court or a claim of exemption with the court. If you fail to object or if the court denies your objection or claim of exemption, the court will enter a Final Judgment of Garnishment. The Final Judgment requires your employer to continue deducting up to 25% of your wages until the creditor's judgment is paid in full.
You must remember that there are some exceptions to this general procedure. If you owe money for income taxes, student loans, or child support, your wages could be garnished without a court order. Those debts are handled differently from general unsecured debts. However, a bankruptcy filing can also stop wage garnishment for these debts allowing you to handle the debts through a bankruptcy filing instead of a wage garnishment. Our Daytona bankruptcy attorney can explain how to do this during a free appointment.
Two main exemptions could apply in Florida wage garnishment cases.
Under the head-of-household exemption, wages, compensation, and earnings for services or personal labor are exempt from garnishment. You are considered the head-of-household if you are legally or morally responsible for supporting a dependent such as a child, spouse, or parent. The exemption usually applies if you provide more than one-half of the support for one or more dependents.
The second exemption that might apply in your case is the weekly income exemption. If your disposable income is less 30 times the federal minimum wage each week, your income cannot be garnished. Your disposable income is the amount of your wages after your employer makes all deductions required by law. Therefore, if you earn minimum wage, you may be exempt from a wage garnishment.
However, for either exemption to apply, you need to assert the exemption by responding to the wage garnishment. If you fail to respond, the garnishment continues even though you may qualify for an allowable exemption.
The process for obtaining a bank account garnishment is more complex than obtaining a wage garnishment order. However, it is possible for a creditor, especially the IRS, to freeze your bank accounts or seize money from your bank account. A Daytona bankruptcy attorney can help you avoid bank account garnishments by eliminating your debts through a bankruptcy filing.
Filing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition will immediately stop wage garnishment and bank garnishment. When you file your bankruptcy petition, the bankruptcy automatic stay protects your assets from being seized by creditors. Creditors are not permitted to take any further action to collect a debt, including garnishment, without bankruptcy court approval. Therefore, you can stop a creditor from taking money out of your paycheck by filing a bankruptcy petition.
Furthermore, if the debt is a general unsecured debt, which applies to most debt collection judgments, you can eliminate that debt entirely through a Chapter 7 case without paying any additional money to the creditor. In a Chapter 13 case, you may pay only pennies on the dollars to eliminate the debt.
Furthermore, if the wage garnishment is for a debt that is not dischargeable, such as past due child support or income taxes, you can still stop the wage garnishment and settle the debt through a Chapter 13 repayment plan. The bankruptcy plan allows you to spread out the debt over 60 months while also getting rid of your other debts in the process.
Our Florida bankruptcy lawyers can help you stop wage garnishments and get out of debt through a bankruptcy filing. In most cases, a bankruptcy filing is more affordable than wage garnishment, and you can eliminate most, if not all, your debts instead of just one debt. For a free bankruptcy consultation with a bankruptcy attorney in Volusia County, call (888) 316-2131 or use the contact form on our website to contact our office.


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Jeffery Deaver Interview, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews
Jerry Bauer
Jeffery Deaver Biography
An interview with Jeffery Deaver
Jeffrey Deaver talks about his brilliant fictional detective, Lincoln Rhyme, and his arch-nemesis, the Coffin Dancer.
My first and foremost goal is to keep readers turning the pages. Mickey Spillane said that people don't read books to get to the middle; they read to get to the end. And I've tried to embrace that philosophy in my writing. The Coffin Dancer is typical of the thriller I enjoy writing. In it, my hero--a brilliant forensic detective--matches wits with a brilliant hired killer, each one staying just one step ahead of each other (and sometimes the reader too) as the murderer tries to kill two witnesses scheduled to appear before a jury. As always in my books, not everything is what it seems to be, and there are plenty of twists and turns that I hope will surprise even the most discerning reader. Nothing makes me happier than to have a reader come up to me at a signing and say, "Wow. You got me again."
My hero, Lincoln Rhyme, is an interesting character. He's a quadriplegic. Formerly head of NYPD Forensics, he was injured on the job and now can move only his head, neck and left ring finger. The Coffin Dancer is the second book featuring Rhyme; the first was The Bone Collector. I created him as a character for two reasons. First, I was fascinated with the concept of the human mind as independent of our bodies--that even with a destroyed body, our essence remains unchanged. Second (after all, I write thrillers) I liked the idea of a final scene where my hero is utterly helpless, locked in a room with the armed villain and no one is coming to rescue him. He has to escape by his own wits.
That was the concept in The Bone Collector. In the sequel, The Coffin Dancer, which deals in part with commercial aviation, I came up with the idea of my female protagonist--a pilot--on board an airplane that's carrying a bomb that will go off if she descends below a certain altitude. The bomb's outside the airplane; there's no way to defuse it ... What are she and Lincoln Rhyme going to do? (If you want to find out, you have to read the book ... ) It's those kind of cliff-hangers that I love; I put as many of them into my books as possible. All of my thrillers take place in very compressed time frames--as short as eight hours, as long as two days--and have interweaving plots and subplots that all come together at the end. One of the best compliments I've ever had is the comment by a radio interviewer, who introduced me as the "king of the ticking-clock novel." I can't say I created the genre, but it's certainly my favorite.
1. What is your writing process?
I spend eight months researching and outlining each novel. At the end of that time I'll have a 100- to 200-page outline of the story, with every plot and subplot twist, every character, every scene laid out. And all the clues seeded through the book. The outlining process -- along with doing research -- is my full-time job during that eight-month period. Then, I sit down and write the book itself quickly. I rewrite the entire book ten to fifteen times completely before another human being sees it, then I show it to my business partner, agent, and editor. Armed with their comments, I'll begin the rewriting process again. In all, I probably rewrite two dozen times before the book goes to press. As Hemingway said, there are no great writers, only great rewriters. (I'd make changes to a book on the printing press if my editor would let me!)
Most of the research I do is through books, publications and the Internet. I do, of course, interview individuals who're knowledgeable about the subjects I'm researching but doing this often results in my gathering too much information. There's nothing wrong with over-researching but there's a problem when you put too much of your research in the book. All the technical details have to further the plot. If not, out they should go. I use about twenty percent of my total research in the finished book. An author of suspense fiction must never digress!
For The Stone Monkey, I did make a lot of visits to the Chinatowns in New York and San Francisco.
2. Who are the major characters in The Stone Monkey?
In The Stone Monkey we have the typical cast of characters in a Lincoln Rhyme novel. First, the good guys: Lincoln Rhyme and his sidekick, Amelia Sachs (though she hates it when I refer to her that way). We also have Fred Dellray, aka the Chameleon, the FBI agent who's an expert at running CIs (confidential informants) and undercover agents. In this book he's taken over running the federal side of the case against the murderous human smuggler the Ghost. Representing the state of New York is Lon Sellitto, homicide detective, and -- assisting Rhyme in the improvised crime lab in his town house -- Mel Cooper, the unassuming forensic scientist, who's a genius in the laboratory.
The bad guys: The Ghost -- the nickname (in Chinese, "Gui") for a man named Kwan Ang (that's last name Kwan) -- is the central villain in the book. He's a snakehead, which is the term used to describe Chinese human smugglers of illegal aliens. The Ghost is a complicated villain. He's a murderer and rapist. But he also was a victim of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s in China. His parents were killed by Mao-incited students and he learned to make his way in the world of organized Chinese crime on his own. Shunning drugs and illegal business activities within the Communist Party and the government itself (which would have gotten him killed), he made huge fortunes smuggling illegal aliens out of China into the U.S., Japan and Australia. This was illegal activity that was not only very profitable but was not particularly discouraged by the Chinese government.
In the novel, once in the U.S., the Ghost's main mission throughout the story is to find and murder two illegal families who are witnesses to his snakehead activities. He has an underworld of Chinese-American characters assisting him, including three Uighurs (pronounced "Wee-ghurs"), who are people from the Chinese-occupied western provinces of Asia -- separatists who are only too happy to have been hired to kill national Han Chinese (the majority race in China). Then there's John Sung, a practitioner of Chinese medicine, with whom Amelia Sachs forms a complicated -- and troubling -- relationship.
A Deaver book would not be complete without several mysterious figures whose pasts ultimately figure prominently in the story. In The Stone Monkey, these characters include Alan Coe, who works for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Sonny Li, who has come from the province of Fuzhou in China in the company of the Ghost for reasons that he keeps to himself. This quirky man is at the same time appealing, frustrating and dark.
The victims in the book -- the two illegal immigrant Chinese families whom the Ghost is trying to kill -- bring their own dynamics to the story. Sam Chang is a dissident who is caught between his belief in traditional Chinese culture and his love of Western values, democracy and freedom. Wu Qichen, on the other hand, is an immigrant who cares little for values; he has come to this country solely for the economic opportunity it represents. The decisions these men have made to hire the Ghost to bring them to America has shocking consequences for all the members of their families.
3. How did you come up with the idea for the book/the subject matter?
I'm often asked where the ideas for my books come from. To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of.
This means that, rather than looking through newspapers or magazines for inspiration, I spend much of my time during the early stages of a book sitting in a dark room and trying to think up a story line that will fit the typical Deaver novel: one that features strong (though possibly flawed) heroes, sick and twisted bad guys, deadlines every few chapters, a short time frame for the entire story (eight to forty-eight hours or so), lots of surprising plot twists and turns and plenty of cliffhangers.
In other words, the question I ask is: What's going to give readers the most enjoyable experience they can have from the book I'm about to write? After all, they pay hard-earned money; we writers have a responsibility to give them something they really want in exchange for that.
Accordingly, I don't write topical or issue-oriented books. But, at the same time, I like to use "hooks," specific milieus that I hope readers will find interesting and will be appropriate to my stories. For some years I've been vaguely aware of ruthless Chinese gangsters known as "snakeheads" who smuggle illegal aliens into the country. I took human trafficking as my theme for the next Lincoln Rhyme/Amelia Sachs book and structured one of my typical twisty stories around that subject.
I spent a great deal of time learning about both Chinese-American culture and about life in the People's Republic, which, though it's undergoing significant changes, is still firmly rooted in a complicated mix of ancient outlooks and hardline Communist thinking. When I wrote from the points of view of Chinese characters -- both good and bad -- I tried to present their thoughts as authentically as possible, not as a reflection of Westerners' perceptions, as we've seen in so many clichéd films and novels about crime in Asian culture.
4. What about the next Lincoln Rhyme movie?
I've finished the outline for the next Lincoln Rhyme book (to be published in 2003). Usually I alternate, a Lincoln Rhyme one year, a stand-alone the next. But the idea for the next Rhyme book was so exciting that I gave in to temptation and started working on it before The Stone Monkey was finished.
I'm hesitant to say much about it except that it too is set in New York City and features the standard cast of characters. I will say, regarding the villain, that he is deliciously evil and has mastered some very unusual techniques to get through anyone's defenses in order to kill them or destroy their lives. Once you read this book, you will probably never talk to strangers again. I'll go out on a limb here and say that I'm confident this book has a twist near the end that very few people will be able to figure out.
5. Were any storylines cut from The Stone Monkey? Would you consider posting these on the website?
I don't cut scenes from my books. I don't mean this in a pretentious way. It's just that I determine the complete course of the book when doing the outline -- so the book that I write is exactly the story I want to tell. I will say that in the outlining process I will certainly adjust the story. For instance in The Stone Monkey, I originally envisioned another character -- a spy from the Republic of China, Taiwan (not the People's Republic of China, which is mainland China). This would have added an interesting twist but I felt that in the end that subplot would diffuse the suspense I was trying to create and so I cut it out. Advice to beginning writers: Less is more!
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ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES — On this Thanksgiving Day, all loyal Democrats gave thanks to Mitt Romney for being such a turkey.
They also gave thanks to John McCain for making such a fool of himself for blaming UN Ambassador Susan Rice for something that wasn't her fault.
In Florida, socialite Jill Kelley told her husband that she gives thanks that Paula Broadwell did not murder her.


When Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused former ally turned political rival Fethullah Gulen of masterminding a failed July 15 military coup from his Pennsylvania compound, the Islamic cleric's name blazed across American headlines. But months before being plucked from obscurity, local Anaheim educators had already taken on Gulen by teaming with a documentary filmmaker and a law firm hired by Erdogan to hammer away at charter schools linked to the religious leader. Along the way, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) mixed itself up with a book on Gulen authored by the Center for Security Policy, an anti-Muslim extremist group.
The district's first Gulen takedown surfaced on December 18, 2015 when superintendent Michael Matsuda and the board of trustees authored a Voice of OC op-ed calling for a statewide moratorium on charter schools, specifically taking a swipe at the Magnolia Science Academy, a Gulen-affiliated charter that had requested to open a new school in Anaheim. Coincidentally, the Center for Security Policy issued a press release that same day announcing the publication of its monograph, Gulen and the Gulenist Movement: Turkey's Islamic Supremacy Cult and its Contributions to the Civilization Jihad, by authors Clare Lopez and Christopher Holton.
The monograph didn't play a role in informing the district's op-ed or press release, but the pair would eventually cross paths, especially when Anaheim High School hosted a special preview screening of Killing Ed, a documentary critical of charter schools linked to the Gulen Movement. The Facebook page for the film had promoted the Center for Security Policy's work calling it a "primer" for the film, but the March 8 screening complete with a panel discussion happened anyway.
Documents obtained by the Weekly (although not through our numerous, stymied public records requests) suggest that the district came into possession of the Islamophobic think tank's work by way of the film crew. Director Mark S. Hall refused comment on the story, calling our previous reporting "inaccurate and one-sided" through his publicist.
Those concerns didn't bother Hall when he re-appeared on The Alex Jones Show with wildly Islamophobic co-host David Knight last month, though quietly without publicizing the appearance this time. The Donald Trump-supporting, conspiracy theory program hasn't been the only platform promoting the documentary to Islamophobic audiences. The Center for Security Policy's own Frank Gaffney Jr. and Lopez readily encourage people to watch the film and read their book, with Gaffney doing both in a June Breitbart interview.
After the March screening of Killing Ed, Patricia Karlak, AUHSD Public Information Officer (PIO) and film screening organizer, kept up the anti-Gulen messaging by encouraging fellow employees to check out the Center for Security Policy's work. "If you follow the link below you will see that Clare Lopez, formerly with the CIA, recently wrote a book about Gulen," Karlak wrote in a May 5 email obtained by the Weekly. "The synopsis refers to his control of American schools." The link pointed to a website promoting Lopez's appearance at the Westminster Institute. Karlak forwarded it along to attorney Dan Shinoff, whose San Diego firm is retained by AUHSD, and recipients of a district "cabinet" email. "The speech she is giving is before high level US security interests and policy makers," Karlak added.
The Westminster Institute bills itself as a think tank established in 2009 that is ostensibly focused on extremist threats from radical ideologies, but in reality has been a welcomed stop for anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists like Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a former Trump adviser and Lopez, a former Ted Cruz adviser. The district didn't return the Weekly's request for comment, nor did the Center for Security Policy about its relationship to the film. Lopez did say of Hall during her Westminster Institute talk in May that, "we got in connection with each other," and encouraged people to watch his documentary.
For as bizarre the district's anti-Gulen crusade has been, the inner workings of the Killing Ed screening itself are stranger still. It proved to be profitable for Hall, who stated in a previous interview with the Weekly that he collected a screening fee from an anonymous source. The Weekly obtained documents suggesting that Shinoff, whose firm handles record requests for the district, picked up the airfare tab for Sharon Higgins, a researcher featured in the film, and Hall.
Neither Shinoff nor Higgins, like many others in this story, responded to the Weekly's questions.


The 99th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) wrapped up in Chicago today. More than 50,000 radiologists, radiographers, physicists and industry professionals have gathered under the banner of "The Power of Partnership" for the past six days, sharing the latest research, clinical findings and innovative technologies in medical imaging. Whether it was bridging the divide between radiology and interventional oncology or understanding the controversy surrounding radiation dose and cancer risk, there was something for everyone. From CapeRay's perspective, we were interested to find out what was new in breast cancer detection.
Each year 150 million women will have a mammogram and for many this can be a daunting prospect, particularly since the procedure can be uncomfortable — and even painful — because the breast is compressed between a plastic paddle and the imaging platform. SigmaScreening, a spin-out company from the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, has developed a simple but ingenious paddle that is instrumented to measure the pressure (i.e. force per unit area) applied to the breast. The compression can be tailored for each woman based on her breast size — with a target pressure of 75 mmHg (or 10 kPa) — leading to less discomfort, without affecting image quality.
Another technology that caught our eye was automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), where established companies such as GE, Siemens and SonoCiné demonstrated the benefits of 3D ultrasound. These three ABUS systems require the woman to lie supine, whereas two new companies have her lying prone on her stomach. Delphinus, who anticipate receiving FDA clearance soon, have the breast immersed in warm water, while iVu, who already have both FDA and CE certification, use a standard ultrasound system and probe (e.g. from Philips or Toshiba) and a customized bed.
Also well represented at RSNA were software companies that have developed tools to characterize breast tissue and and to provide computer-assisted detection (CAD) of breast lesions. Matakina from Wellington in New Zealand have a product called Volpara that analyses digital mammograms to estimate density, an important risk factor for breast cancer. Salient Imaging had a CAD package for hand-held ultrasound, while iCAD and VuCOMP showcased their latest CAD packages that interpret digital mammograms. An exciting newcomer was Quantitative Insights, a University of Chicago spin-out that has developed a CAD workstation which integrates MRI, ultrasound and X-ray images.
Next year, when the RSNA celebrates its centenary meeting, CapeRay plans to exhibit its dual-modality Aceso system.
It just gets better and better. Some of the innovations are so obvious – were right in front of our nose – yet it takes a magic moment, and grindingly difficult development to realize them. Come on CapeRay!


Since 1985, 15th May - International Conscientious Objection day - has been used to celebrate those who have - and those who continue - to resist war, especially by refusing to be part of military structures. This year, actions occured in Germany, Republic of Korea, Britain, Turkey and Venezuela, amongst other places.
An international delegation organised by War Resisters' International visited South East Turkey between 25-30 April. The group, including activists from Austria, Germany, Spain and Sweden, visited Diyarbakir, Cizre and surrounding towns affected by the curfews and armed conflict that have been ongoing since August 2015. During their visit, the delegation met officials, peace and human rights activists in the region.
If you would like to join the activists all around the world taking action against the militarisation of youth, contact us via cmoy@wri-irg.org.
International film showing: "Mirar Morir: El Ejército en la noche de Iguala"
A team of Mexican journalists, activists and researchers have made a documentary on the role of the Mexican military in the forced disappearance of 43 students from the Mexican town of Ayotzinapa, Iguala in September 2014. The trailer can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQolfFfKWjU and there will be a simultaneous worldwide screening on the 26th July.
We have just published the most recent edition of the Broken Rifle, WRI's magazine. This edition focused on the relationships between the antimilitiarist and environmental movements, at a time when the impacts of climate change are starting to be felt, and world leaders turn towards militarised solutions. The magazine featured articles from WoMin, an African gender and extractives alliance, on the way both movements can converge on conversion, and the way responses to climate change are being militarised.


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Dogs are animals of integrity. We have much to learn from them.
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Dogs & integrity
Southern Oregon Veterinary Center
An outstanding center of excellence.
Let me start this review of Southern Oregon Vet Center (SOVC) with an extract from a recent blog post by Rob Mielcarski about Cognitive Biases and his presentation of the Cognitive Bias Codex :
I counted them. There are 195 distinct cognitive biases named and described in the list.
Have a look. Do you notice something very odd?
The most important and powerful of all human cognitive biases, and the one that created our unique species, is not on the list: denial of unpleasant realities.
Nor is its progenitor, denial of death.
Any half-wit who studies human history will notice that the first wacky thing our species did after evolving into behaviorally modern humans was make up stories (religions) to deny death.
Today our species aggressively denies every single unpleasant reality of substance that threatens its survival including: over-population, non-renewable resource depletion, climate change, pollution, habitat destruction, and species extinction.
The reason I started with Rob's post is that at SOVC one comes face-to-face with the reality of the difference between dogs and humans. More of that later.
SOVC was formed in 2004 by Dr. Adam Reiss, DVM, and Dr. Steven Ferreira, DVM.
The facility at the time of formation was, and still is, the only 24-hour facility within a 250 miles radius in all directions. Now that straightforward statement needs thinking about for a moment.
Portland, Oregon is 268 miles to the North by road and Williams, California is a tiny town just off the Interstate I-5 some 254 miles to the South. It's an enormous area and that's without heading to the East!
I'm taking from the SOVC website more information on Dr.'s Reiss and Ferriara.
Dr. Adam Reiss
Adam Reiss, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Dr. Reiss was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City. He graduated from New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell in 1993. Following graduation, he completed a small-animal internship at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital and residency in emergency and critical care at Denver Veterinary Specialists. Dr. Reiss obtained board certification in emergency and critical care in October 2002. Dr. Reiss has been involved in the growth and development of two large 24-hour emergency and referral centers in Denver, Seattle, Medford and Portland. He has published a paper on traumatic cardiac injuries, as well as book chapters on subjects such as dystocia and pneumonia. Dr. Reiss has special interests in trauma, transfusion medicine, critical care nutrition and pulmonary diseases.
Dr. Reiss moved to Medford from Seattle with his wife, Dawn, their daughters, Alexys and Makayla, son Deryk and a multitude of pets. His interests outside of veterinary medicine include woodworking, snowboarding and classic cars. Dr. Reiss moved to Southern Oregon to provide veterinary services not previously available in the area, as well as to enjoy the wide variety of activities the region has to offer.
Dr. Steven Ferriara.
Steven D. Ferreira, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Dr. Ferreira is originally from Arizona, but was raised in Houston, Texas. He received his DVM from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. He worked in private practice in both Seattle and Houston for three years prior to completing a small-animal surgical residency at Denver Veterinary Specialists. During his residency, Dr. Ferreira completed and published orthopedic research focused on the effect of gas plasma sterilization on demineralized bone matrix grafts at Colorado State University. In February of 2002, he became board certified into the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. After three years as staff surgeon in a large veterinary referral practice in Denver, Dr. Ferreira moved to Medford to help establish the Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Center. Dr. Ferreira's special interests include general orthopedics, trauma and fracture management, TPLO stabilization for cranial cruciate ligament injury, spinal surgery for disc herniation and surgical management of abdominal disorders.
Dr. Ferreira lives in the Medford area with his wife, daughters and their Chihuahua. In his spare time, he enjoys family life, golf, reading, hiking, snowboarding, music and fly fishing.
My appointment was with Renee Self who has been with the center, as in the hospital, for four years. She started in reception having come to SOVC from running her own finger nail business. At first Renee worked for 25 hours a week but since then she has advanced to her present position responsible for a whole myriad of things.
As well as the main contact person, Renee is also responsible for the relationships with their referring veterinarians; and they have 5,000 on their database, mainly from the U.S West coast but also other parts of the U.S. continent.
I didn't understand at first that this entails annual blood work for lots of animals, running continuing education classes on a co-sponsored basis (under normal circumstances for 55 – 80 people), fund raising, and being a partner to the Grants Pass Homeless Pet Project and No Pet Left Behind.
Renee Self, Hospital Communications Manager.
Another fact that bowled me over was hearing about the number of vets supported by SOVC. Now not all them are active at any one time, of course, but nevertheless a large number on their database nonetheless.
In Renee's words, Dr. Reiss is a brilliant man in many areas including planning, veterinary medicine, critical care and he also engages in some surgeries. He has always had a passion for veterinary medicine and has previously started six hospitals.
Dr. Adam Reiss, DVM (with apologies for it being slightly out of focus).
The present building at 4901 Biddle Rd was purpose built as a veterinary centre and everyone moved here in 2017. Before that they were in 4,000 square feet of building that was relatively close by.
A general view of the inside of the hospital.
In view of tomorrow being a Federal holiday the next part of this article will be published on Monday, 6th July.
Dr Adam Reiss
Dr Steven Ferreira
Renee Self
SOVC
A story about a Corgi from Portland!
A repeat of my unchain the dogs post.
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Jul 2, 2020 at 00:06
Thank the universe for specialty vets. We have had to use them on several occasions.
That's a very good way of looking at organizations like SOVC, Susan. Yes, we too, have used SOVC quite a few times.
A great vet practice is a must when you have fur-babies. I've had to make use of their services twice in the past month for some life saving services.
Thank goodness, Monika, that they were life saving! Too often we have gone into SOVC with a furry friend and come out without one!
I know the feeling. I was most fortunate this time.
Kudos to them ALL… ❤
Well said, Sue. Yes, kudos to all of them!
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Тачпа́д ( — «дотикопанель»), або се́нсорна пане́ль, — вказівний пристрій введення, що застосовують, частіше за все, в ноутбуках.

Як і інші вказівні пристрої, тачпад зазвичай використовується для керування курсором через переміщення пальця по поверхні пристрою. Тачпади мають різні розміри, але зазвичай їх площа не перевищує 50 см².

Історія
До тачпадів в ноутбуках використовувалися трекпоінти і трекболи.

В 1988 році Джордж Ґерфайде (George E. Gerpheide) винайшов сенсорну панель (тачпад). Фірма Apple ліцензувала його проєкт і почала використовувати його в своїх ноутбуках PowerBook, починаючи з 1994 року. З тих пір тачпад став найбільш поширеним пристроєм управління  курсором для  ноутбуків.

Основні виробники
Основні виробники тачпадів:
 Synaptics
 Alps Electric Corporation
 Cirque Corporation

Апаратне забезпечення

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Q: How do I have two scripts reference the same module I'm writing two scripts which are intended to be run from the command line.  Let's call them foo.py and bar.py.  In addition, I have a utility module called util which is to be shared by both of these scripts.  How do I structure my code so that foo and bar can both have a simple line like import util?  Currently, my directory structure is like this:
MyProject
\--foo
   \--foo.py
   \--foo_util.py
\--bar
   \--bar.py
   \--bar_util.py
\--util
   \--util.py

Within foo, I want to be able to write import foo_util and import util but I dont' want to be able to write import bar, because they are independent programs which have no reason to use each others' code.
Update: A slightly modified version of chepner's solution, I've found something that seems to work for me.  My project is now structured like this:
MyProject
   \--__init__.py
   \--foo.py
   \--bar.py
   \--MyProject
      \--__init__.py
      \--foo
         \--__init__.py
         \--foo_impl.py
      \--bar
         \--__init__.py
         \--bar_impl.py
      \--shared
         \--__init__.py
         \--util.py

foo.py can write import MyProject.foo as foo and bar.py can do something similar, and both foo and bar can do import MyProject.shared

A: I would suggest the following layout: foo.py and bar.py, as scripts, can be placed anywhere. You should install in a known place the following packages:
<known location, such as /usr/lib/python/site-packages>
\--foo
   \--util.py
\--bar
   \--util.py
\--util.py

Then, use import foo.util, import bar.util, and import util to access the individual modules where and when necessary.
As abarnert pointed out, you can't hide bar/util.py from foo, nor should you care about doing so.

A: Put util in site-packages. That's where any modules that you want to be able to import into multiple projects are supposed to go.

A: The import util, given your current structure, does not import your util: it imports Python's util module. To solve this, you have to add __init__.py to util directory, which makes it valid Python package.
In order to import your util, you can either do relative import (which would violate your second wish and require even your app to be a package) or use PYTHONPATH to run your script.
PYTHONPATH="../util" python foo.py

If you wanted to use util as a library, it belongs to a site-packages directory, located implicitly in PYTHONPATH.

A: I think what you're missing here is that building an installable setuptools-based package solves your problem without actually requiring you to install anything system-wide.
First, this kind of thing is exactly what virtualenv was created for. (Or, if you're on 3.4+, the stdlib's venv.) You create a new virtual environment. Within that environment, you pip install . your util library, and now it's in that environment's site-packages. And then you can run foo and bar and whatever else you want inside that environment, and they can all import util—but nothing has changed in your main system environment.
Even if you don't want to use virtualenv for some reason (but you really should…), if you build your setup right, it will allow you to run everything in "development" mode, which does a fake install to a directory under your source tree and sets up all the links to make it work. This can be a bit fussy when you're trying to install multiple separate scripts as well as modules that they share, but it does work.
A full tutorial on how to layout distributions, make setuptools auto-generate the wrapper scripts and install them to bin, etc. is way too big for an answer here, and the PyPA people already wrote one. There are some complicated bits, so you probably will get stuck at some point, but when you do, you'll have another good question to ask at SO. :)

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Included in all waxing treatments, is the application of post-wax oil with a relaxing hot compress to remove any wax residue and the application of soothing post-wax lotion to soothe, hydrate and calm the skin, leaving it feeling velvety soft.


v Living with a long term chronic condition or are you going through a period of extreme stress, work related and or family. Consider meditation. A simple way to get started is to attend a regular guided meditation session.
Scientific research has demonstrated that it can help with the following conditions.
The smoke could seen and inhaled for miles beyond Saddleworth Moor. Today in my area of Heaton chapel, there was strong smell of charred undergrowth in the air. So I thought I would highlight the fact how such environmental pollution can be irritating to the lungs but in particular to those with existing respiratory conditions.
Take extra care on days such as today make sure you have your inhalers to hand if use them and wear a protective face mask if you find your self in a heavy smoke area.
A key lung herbs we use in Western Herbal Medicine are Lungwort, Eucalyptus, Plantain and oregano. There are many more..
Here is a picture of lungwort.
The best way to prevent the development of a Chronic disease such as heart disease, Diabetes or degenerative disease such as Dementia. Is a diet low in animal fat and high in plant based foods.
Check this article from the BMJ to see the evidence.
Nigeria now has three new universtiies that offer herbal medicine at degree level.
The opposite happened in UK with courses at degree level being cut.
With a greater need for a holistic approach to health with is the UK lagging behind.


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Stranger Things Season 4: Everything You Need to Know
Entertainment Netflix
July 11, 2019 The Daily US News0
Stranger Things season 3 has now been and gone and after another excellent season, we've been left ravenous, hungry for more. We'll be providing you with all the latest news and information on Stranger Things including, the plot, cast, release date and the future of the series.
The Duffer Brothers and all the cast and crew involved have done an incredible job making Stranger Things the flagship show on Netflix. Since the series debut in July 2016, the show has only ever gone from strength to strength and is now embodied into pop culture.
So let's get to it. Let's dive into everything you need to know on Stranger Things season 4.
When is the release date for Stranger Things season 4?
A release date for Stranger Things season 4 will be pure speculation at this point in time.
With no official news on the status of production, this makes it difficult to predict when we can expect to see the next season. If we are to assume most of the groundwork has already been laid for season 4 and production is to begin later this year, then we could potentially see Stranger Things return at the end of 2020.
A more realistic release date would be in the first half of 2021.
We'd love to see a 2020 Christmas release date and have the story set around the holidays. We've already seen Halloween and Summer vacation in the series so Christmas would be a fantastic setting to further the story. Not to mention it would fit within the story of Eleven and Will coming back to Hawkins to visit for the holiday season.
Stranger Things Season 3 recap
Cast Members for Stranger Things Season 4
The following cast members haven't been confirmed to return but are expected to return for season 4:
Actor/Actress
Where have I seen/heard before?
Jane ' Eleven' Millie Bobby Brown Godzilla: King of the Monsters | NCIS | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Mike Wheeler Finn Wolfhard It | Carmen Sandiego | Spendtime Palace: Sonora
Dustin Henderson Gaten Matarazzo The Blacklist
Lucas Sinclair Caleb McLaughlin The New Edition Story |Spy vs. Guy | Forever
Will Byers Noah Schnapp Snoopy and Charlie Brown | Bridge of Spies | Abe
Max Mayfield Sadie Sink The Glass Castle | The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Odyessy
Nancy Wheeler Natalia Dyer Velvet Buzzsaw | Hannah Montana: The Movie | I Believe in Unicorns
Joyce Byers Winona Ryder Little Women | Edward Scissorhands | Heathers
Jim Hopper David Harbour Suicide Squad | A Walking Among the Tombstones | The Green Hornet
Steve Harrington Joe Keery Molly's Game | Slice | After Everything
Jonathan Byers Charlie Heaton The New Mutants | Shut In | The Secret of Marrowbone
Robin Maya Hawke Little Women | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Ladyworld
Erica Sinclair Priah Ferguson Atlanta | The Oath | Mercy Street
Are there any new cast members confirmed for season 4?
At the time of writing little detail is known about the cast for the fourth season of Stranger Things.
We'll be certain to learn more in the coming months when details begin to release.
Is season 4 the last season of Stranger Things?
What we do know is that the fourth season is definitely happening, as this was confirmed by director and producer Shawn Levy:
I mean I will say we have a good sense of stuff that happens in Season Four. Season Four is definitely happening. There's very much the possibility of a season beyond that one, that's currently undecided. And what I would just say is part of the chaos and fun of this particular show is that while the Duffers and the writer's room and we producers outline the entire season, the Duffers really use the writing process to revisit, reassess and question all of their prior assumptions.
So even though we always start off with a good sense of the major arcs of the season. We're always ready for shifts and surprises because if the Duffers stumble into a different or surprising inspiration while they rewrite the script, we're going to follow that inspiration and throw out some ideas in order to embrace some new ones that are more exciting. And I have no doubt that Season 3 will be no exception.
What do the Duffer Brothers have to say?
But from what was said it's still unclear on whether or not a fifth season is happening. Even the Duffer Brothers are uncertain on where they stand on the fifth season. In an interview with Enews the Brothers had the following to say.
Ross:
We don't actually know. I think, you know, four to five seasons is likely where we'll end up, but who knows? I mean, none of this official, and we know where we want to go. We're trying to figure out still how long it'll take to get there, so we'll see.
It's hard, like four seems short, five seems long. So I don't know what to do.
Suffice to say we look forward to season 4. Hopefully, we'll be getting a fifth season too!
What can we expect from Stranger Things season 4?
Season 3 left us with plenty to ponder for next season. We can expect some of the following to be revealed.
Who is "The American?"
The most obvious answer to this question is obviously Jim Hopper. We never saw Hopper's body disintegrated by the outburst of power from the Russian's machine but we were left to assume the worse. In the final scene, we cut back to the Russian base in Kamchatka where the other machine was located. Two guards revealed that an American was a prisoner inside the base.
The only logical conclusion is the American is Hopper and he must have been teleported between Hawkins and Kamchatka by the machines the Russians were using to force open the Upside Down. Alternatively, he may have been sent into the Upside Down only for the Kamchatka Russians to find him thus capturing him.
As to how Hopper escapes his cell is anyone's guess. But he'll likely be able to escape the facility itself by using the machine to send him back to Hawkins. If the machine can't send him back to Hawkins directly then he may have no choice but to go into the Upside Down and try to make his way home from there.
Jim!? – Copyright. Netflix
Are the Byers and Eleven going to return to Hawkins?
After the tearful goodbye to their friends and Hawkins, the Byers and Eleven have moved away to pastures new. Before leaving Mike and Eleven have made it clear they'll be talking to and visiting as often as they can. Mike will go to the Byers place for Thanksgiving, and Eleven will ask Joyce if she can stay at Mike's for Christmas.
It's our hope the next season will be based at Christmas, which would give writers an easy reason to write characters to be in Hawkins at the same time. Regardless, characters such as Eleven and Will are critical to the story thanks to their connection to the Upside Down.
Jonathan's return to Hawkins would coincide with his relationship with Nancy Wheeler. As for Joyce, she'd likely tag along just to make sure Will and Eleven are safe.
How will the Mindflayer return?
If anyone thought the Mindflayer was destroyed is sadly mistaken. The creature seen throughout the third season was a conduit used by the Mindflayer and not the Mindflayer itself. With the connection between the Upside Down and our world shut, the conduit body lost its "signal" to the Midnlfayer thus the body was destroyed.
The Mindflayer is safe and sound in the Upside Down but is trapped for now. He'll definitely be returning with a vengeance and will likely look to enact his revenge on the town of Hawkins after being thwarted twice.
As to how he returns will be very interesting. The past two occasions when he's possessed humans has not gone to plan. Arguably possessing one of the Russians would be a far better option than a teenager from Hawkins.
The Mindflyaer will return – Copyright. Netflix
Have the Russians tamed a Demogorgon?
The big reveal at the end of the fourth season was shown to be a Demogorgon had been captured by the Russians. At first, it looked the Russians had found a Demodog until it stood on its hind legs revealing the true form of the creature.
The Russians plan to tear open a portal to the Upside Down in Kamchatka must have been a success. While the facility in Hawkins was shut down, the Kamchatkan base is still fully functional. Given time to perfect the research, the machine may now give the Russians access to Upside Down as and when they please.
How they came to capture a Demogorgon is unclear but perhaps they were able to find one of the spawns similar to Dustin's pet D'Artagan in season 2. This would give pause to reason that the Demodogs are in fact the juvenile or puppy stage of the Demogorgon.
Dustin's connection to D'Artagan also gives us reason to believe that creatures from the Upside Down can form bonds, however small. So if the Russians raised this particular Demogorgon from birth/spawn, then maybe they were able to tame the monster. Or of least the Demogorgon likes to be fed on a regular basis and the Russians can study the creature. Also, the Demogorgon has the ability to go in and out of the Upside Down, which leads us to wonder why it willingly would stay in a cage.
A Demogorgon – Copyright. Netflix
More experiments to appear?
In the second season, we learned that Eleven wasn't the only experiment to escape the Department of Energy. Eight was also able to escape and she made it her mission to take down the people related to the experiments. Like Eleven, Eight also exhibited powers of her own. Instead of telekinetic abilities like Eleven's, Eight could cast illusions, become invisible through her illusions and also clairvoyance.
We didn't see any further experiments in season 3 but director Shawn Levy heavily hinted we could see more in the future:
I think we've clearly implied there are other numbers, and I can't imagine that the world will only ever know Eleven and Eight
While it certainly was the weakest story of season 2, if done right it would be great to explore more on the experiments by the DoE. With the DoE shut down at Hawkins it would be intriguing to see how they would introduce more experiments. One or two could make excellent protagonists, giving Eleven one of her toughest challenges yet. Alternatively, they could be introduced to help combat the Upside Down.
Has an official synopsis been revealed for season 4?
Not yet! Sit tight as it's going to be a while.
Where is production up to?
At the time of writing, to our knowledge production has yet to begin on the fourth season. This doesn't help the fact that Netflix has yet to announce the renewal of the series but it's the world's worst kept secret that a fourth season is happening.
When production on the third season began Netflix promoted the news by uploading a video of the cast getting together for the first script read. We're fully expecting Netflix to continue this growing trend. As to when production on the fourth season will begin is anyone's guess right now. With how popular the show has become so too have the actors, by this we mean the stars of Stranger Things are in demand with many networks looking to cast the stars for their own projects.
What are the cast members up to right now?
After checking what the cast members are up to right now through IMDb, some are currently involved in projects outside of Netflix. David Harbour (Jim Hopper) is currently in filming for the Black Widow, Winona Ryder is filming for the television series The Plot Against America, and Millie Bobbie-Brown is in filming for Enola Holmes.
Some of the stars have been announced for upcoming projects yet to begin production, while other stars are just completing theirs. Timing is key, so the stars will need of least two months to film for Stranger Things season four. We're speculating that production will begin either this Fall or this Winter.
How many episodes will season 4 air?
It's unconfirmed on the number of episodes the fourth season will air. If we are to go by the release of the previous seasons then eight episodes are the likeliest. This, of course, depends on the budget for the next season. As the flagship show of the series, they could definitely stretch the budget to add in a ninth episode (like season 2) or round up to ten.
The format for Stranger Things has worked thus far so we're assuming the next season lands with eight episodes.
Will the run times be staying the same?
Episode run times have never been consistent for the series. The run times of the episodes will be between forty-five and sixty minutes. Season 4's finale can be expected to last the longest like season 3's seventy-seven-minute finale.
Have any episode titles been announced?
This is information that will be released eventually but not for the foreseeable future. For the third season, Netflix released a title reveal teaser trailer, therefore, we expect season 4 to follow suit.
Has Netflix released a trailer?
You may already know the answer to this but Netflix hasn't launched a trailer as of yet. It's more than likely that Netflix will drop a video online when the announcement is made for the series renewal.
A trailer won't arrive for quite some time. Netflix typically release trailers when a new title is scheduled to release within 4-6 weeks. Sometimes this can be as late as one week before release. The streaming service broke their norm by releasing a trailer for season 4 on March 20th, 2019. This was nearly 4 months before the launch of season 4.
Will the Duffer Brother continue to work on Stranger Things?
Since the creation of Stranger Things, the Duffer Brothers haven't been involved in any other projects.
The future of the show was shaky after a lawsuit was raised against the pair. Charlie Kessler the claimant believed he had come up with the idea for Stranger Things first and had discussed the basis of the show to the Duffer Brothers at the 2014 Tribeca Festival. A year later Kessler was "surprised" to learn of the new project the Duffer Brothers continue to work on today.
The Duffer Brothers working on the set of Stranger Things – Copyright. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix
Just before the trial was set to begin, the lawsuit was dropped. This was because the Duffer Brothers were able to produce documents detailing the concept of the show as early as 2010. Kessler had the following to say after dropping the lawsuit:
After hearing the deposition testimony this week of the legal expert I hired, it is now apparent to me that, whatever I may have believed in the past, my work had nothing to do with the creation of Stranger Things. Documents from 2010 and 2013 prove that the Duffers independently created their show. As a result, I have withdrawn my claim and I will be making no further comment on this matter.
The series is expected to have of least five seasons so for the foreseeable future the Duffer Brothers future is at Netflix with Stranger Things.
Are you looking forward to the release of Stranger Things Season 4?
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Final roadless plan drives Clinton's legacy
Rebecca Clarren Dec. 4, 2000 From the print edition
After holding 600 public meetings and reading 1.6 million citizen comments, the U.S. Forest Service released its final version of a plan to limit road-building on nearly one-third of America's national forests (HCN, 11/8/99: A new road for the public lands).
The preferred alternative now includes protecting 9.3 million acres in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, starting in 2004, and expanding the ban on road building to 58.5 million acres of national forest. While the earlier version released last May allowed local forest managers to decide whether to restrict logging, the new plan allows logging only to reduce the risk of wildfire or to help endangered species. It would also prohibit any new leases for mining coal and other minerals if new road construction would be required. The plan would ask for up to $20 million over the next four years to help loggers in affected communities find jobs.
Critics like Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, say the new version still disregards rural communities and Western states.
"The new roadless rule is even more restrictive than the previous version," says Will Heart, a Craig spokesman. Craig and other Western legislators will try to reverse it in Congress, he adds.
Criticism also came from many environmentalists who said the Tongass needed protection immediately, rather than starting in 2004. But in general, most greens were thrilled with the revised plan.
"This is a very big thing that the Forest Service had done by significantly improving their recommendation on the basis of overwhelming public output," says Ken Rait of the Oregon Natural Resources Coalition. "There's no doubt that this is the single largest broad-scale conservation effort in the last century."
Clinton is expected to approve the plan after Dec. 18. The five-inch thick document is available for review at all Forest Service offices, 10,000 public libraries nationwide and on the Web at www.roadless.fs.fed.us.


Painting the colors of plums is exciting. There are so many subtle hues of red, purple, blue, and sometimes even orange and yellow, that I love the challenge of creating these little fruits on my canvas. This painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel. When the paint dries, this little piece of art will be for sale at Small Impressions Paintings along with many of my other small still life oil paintings.
Tulip season is almost over. These lovely treats have such a short life, even in the Pacific Northwest where spring is cool and damp. This painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel. It can be purchased for $35.00 plus $6.50 for shipping to US addresses and will extend that early spring feeling that exits before we're ready. Visit my online gallery, Small Impressions to see other small floral paintings, landscapes, and still life art.
Yesterday I was hoping that if I posted a sunny painting, the weather might change. No such luck. The rain has poured down much of the afternoon and hope for some sunshine in the near future is a dream with which the weatherman teases his viewers. In spite of his unchanging prediction for the Pacific Northwest portion of the US, I'm painting an outdoor scene. This sailboat painting, completed with a limited palette, is 5x7 inches. Since boating season has begun, I'm looking forward to painting more sailboats, hopefully the next one will be sunny and full of the promise of summer fun.
After several days of working with a limited, neutral palette, it is time for some sunshine. These bright yellow sunflowers are breaking the trend. This painting is 5x7 inches and is featured this week along with several other sunflower paintings at my online gallery, Small Impressions Paintings. It can be purchased for $35.00 plus $6.50 for shipping to US addresses.
On my recent quest to paint dog walkers, I ran across this Great Dane. His owner was actually in tow, but I left her out of the painting. I love the way these big guys trot along and in spite of their size have found they are usually quite friendly. I couldn't help but put him down on canvas. The painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel.
This painting was created from the same palette I used yesterday, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and white, but I began with an underpainting of yellow ochre. The yellow ochre peaking through the cool has an interesting effect. The subject was inspired by a stroll with my daughter's dog through a local farmer's market. Many people took their dogs along as they shopped the market. The fun thing is that dogs are great at making friends. They say hello in their unique way to people and other dogs alike. It was an enjoyable experience the dog introduced us to a number of new acquaintances. This experience inspired me to begin thingking about working on a series of dog walkers and their dogs. Time will tell if the idea actually sparks and grows or just remains a little 5x7 kernal of a thought.
This morning was spent painting some little studies with a limited palette. Alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, and titanium produced several little paintings. This one is 5x7 inches. I started with a blue underpainting which kept the coolness of winter on the canvas.
A few weeks ago, late in the afternoon, I noticed this barn and the new foliage of spring on the trees that surrounded it. It sat in the shade of a hill covered with evergreen trees which contrasted with the light colored roof of the barn and the new foliage of the trees. I've passed the barn many times and have contemplated painting it. The light this time caught my eye and the results are this 8x10 inch oil painting. If you visit my online gallery, Small Impressions Paintings, you can see some of my other paintings of barns. This painting will join the others when the paint is dry.
Today's 5x7 inch painting was inspired by the negative shapes that were constructed by evening sunlight and the trunks of trees. I began by painting yellow shapes on a dark panel. There was no thought about painting trees, just the yellow shapes. After that, I splashed a little green and yellow in the foreground to provide some depth and called it good. It was fast and fun and I like the abstraction that evolved.
One of my favorites is now for sale. For $24.00 plus $6.50 for shipping to US addresses, it will be yours. The standard 4x6 inch size allows it to fit easily into a standard sized frame or it might be displayed on a small table-top easel. Original art in your kitchen will add some class! Click here to purchase.
Today's painting was fast and fun. When I created it, focusing on shapes and colors without regard to the subject matter was my goal. Even though I tried to avoid thinking abou the idea that I was painting lemons, it still turned out looking like lemons. I'm quite satisfied with the abstract results. The painting is 8x8 inches on a gessoed hardboard panel.
The Northwest tip of the Washington State Coastline is rocky and covered with Evergreen Trees. This little 4x6 inch oil painting captures the shoreline and the temperature well. It is for sale online at Small Impressions Gallery where you can purchase it for $24.00 plus $6.50 for shipping to US addresses. It's one of my favorites. Click here.
This 8x10 inch oil painting can be purchased for $125.00 plus $12.00 for shipping to US addresses by clicking here . It is painted on a gessoed hardboard panel that will last a life time and fit easily into a standard sized frame. Check out some of my other small landscape oil paintings at Small Impressions Online Gallery.
On my recent bike trip, I stopped by a field of cows and snapped some reference photos. It's been a while since I've painted a cow, so I reviewed some of my previous cattle paintings hoping for some inspiration. This one is 5x7 inches on a hardboard panel and is for sale at Small Impressions Gallery at Etsy for $50.00 plus $6.50 for shipping. Because it is painted on a 1/4 inch hardboard panel, it will last a lifetime. I call her the Breakfast Cow because she looked like she was getting her first meal of the day. Click here to put her in your shopping cart.
Yesterday I took a wonderful 35 mile bike ride on the Foothills Trail that runs through the Orting Valley below Mount Rainier and along the Carbon River in Washington State. The weather was gorgeous and I stopped to snap photos all along the route. This 16x20 inch oil painting is the result of some of the inspiration I took home. After experimenting with several underpaintings on smaller versions, I settled on this combination of a red underpainting and large brushes.
This little 4x6 inch painting was one I created a while ago. It is one of my favorites and is for sale at Small Impressions Gallery on Etsy for $24.00 plus $6.50 for shipping to US addresses. If I didn't have a storage problem, I'd keep it, but room is tight. Click here to purchase online using Paypal.
Today's painting is one of those quick studies that worked out just perfect. The paint went on right where I wanted it and the colors didn't argue. It is 8x10 inches on a 1/4 inch MDF panel and this healthy choice is for sale for $125.00 plus $12.00 for shipping to US addresses. You can view more details at my online gallery, Small Impressions Paintings. Click here to purchase.
This past weekend a dozen of these little violas entered my garden and yesterday, this little painting entered my online Gallery. The painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel and is one of a series of three that sold this week at Small Impressions Gallery.
A funny thing happened yesterday. I started working on this 16x20 inch oil painting. It is a larger version of a small painting I completed a while ago. I wanted to experiment with a blue underpainting. Usually my underpaintings are warm--just a personal preference. I stopped for the day. As is my custom, I took a photo and uploaded to my Flickr account where I store photos of my art. I marked it as a work in progress, but as usual didn't mark it as privated figuring anyone who wants to look at my work can do so. Now here's the crazy thing: Someone submitted it to Stumbleupon and within just a few hours, it was viewed over 188 times. Normally I would enjoy the surprise and finish the painting, but I received comments that I shouldn't touch it, but leave it just the way it is. Now I don't know what to do. Please help by leaving comments on my blog with your advice. I need to know if it is an abberation that someone thinks it looks good like it is or if it really should be left alone. I'll appreciate your feedback!
It has been a while since I've painted anything much larger than 8x10, but today inspiration to paint larger came along. I call this painting Pheasant Season because it reminds me of a sunny autumn day when the pheasant hunters take their dogs and head out to the fields in pursuit of pheasants. The trees are bare and eyes are on the grass. Most often, I'm hoping the pheasant gets away and the dog and the man finish up empty handed. I'll never be a hunter myself. This painting is in oil on a 16x20 inch stretched canvas.
This morning was spent in the studio, dabbing around on this and that. At about noon, I left my dabbing behind with this little painting sitting on the drying shelf and headed out to the garden. Planted geraniums, tomatoes, zuchinni, and violas. Spring is in the air! This painting is 5x7 inches on a canvas panel.


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Васильевка — хутор в Кантемировском районе Воронежской области России.

Входит в состав Михайловского сельского поселения.

География

Улицы
 ул. Придорожная.

История
Хутор возник в середине прошлого столетия. Первопоселенцем был некто Васильев, по его имени и назван хутор.

В 1900 году здесь было 25 дворов и 154 жителя, имелось одно общественное здание.

В годы коллективизации жители хутора создали колхоз, который впоследствии распался.

Недалеко от Васильевки на возвышении имеется братская могила, где захоронены останки 42 бойцов 6-й армии Воронежского фронта, погибших в ходе наступательной операции «Малый Сатурн» в январе 1943 года. На могиле установлен памятник в виде металлического обелиска со звездой (поставлен в 1947 году). К обелиску прислонены две плиты, на одной из них надпись:

«Здесь похоронен Горячев Леонид Алексеевич. Родился в 1920 году в селе Яблонька Тульской области».

По состоянию на 1995 год, в Васильевке оставалось всего 7 дворов и 12 жителей.

По состоянию на 2010 год, на хуторе не проживало ни одного человека.

Население

Ссылки
 Васильевка (хутор)

Населённые пункты Кантемировского района


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It seemed impossible, but at last Martin Jacques got justice for the wife he loved
04/04/10 - The Observer
Martin Jacques defied the odds to expose racial prejudice and medical negligence in a Hong Kong hospital. Here he tells of his feelings on learning that his 10-year struggle was over
The settlement approved by the Hong Kong high court last Wednesday in the legal action brought by me and my 11-year-old son, Ravi, against the Hospital Authority over the death of Harinder Veriah, my wife and Ravi's mother, represents a major victory. It has taken 10 years and a huge commitment of emotion, time and resources. We have faced monumental obstacles. From the outset the Hospital Authority denied any responsibility and it has used its limitless funds to try to bludgeon us into submission.
Press Release: Statement from Martin Jacques
Medical Negligence Case Settled
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has agreed to pay a substantial sum in final settlement of the action brought by Martin Jacques, the author of the international best-seller 'When China Rules the World', and his 11 year-old son Ravi over the death of his wife, Harinder Veriah, in the Ruttonjee Hospital on January 2nd 2000. The settlement was approved by the High Court this morning.
The inquest in November 2000, at which Jacques reported that his wife, an Indian-Malaysian, had complained to him about being "bottom of the pile" in the hospital, acted as the catalyst for a major public campaign in support of anti-racist legislation which eventually culminated in the introduction of the first-ever such law in Hong Kong in July 2008.
Harinder Veriah Trust Video (Part II)
Harinder Veriah Trust Video (Part I)
The Global Hierarchy of Race
20/09/03 - The Guardian
As the only racial group that never suffers systemic racism, whites are in denial about its impact
I always found race difficult to understand. It was never intuitive. And the reason was simple. Like every other white person, I had never experienced it myself: the meaning of colour was something I had to learn. The turning point was falling in love with my wife, an Indian-Malaysian, and her coming to live in England. Then, over time, I came to see my own country in a completely different way, through her eyes, her background. Colour is something white people never have to think about because for them it is never a handicap, never a source of prejudice or discrimination, but rather the opposite, a source of privilege. However liberal and enlightened I tried to be, I still had a white outlook on the world. My wife was the beginning of my education.
My wife didn't die in vain
27/07/03 - The Sunday Times
Five years ago Martin Jacques and his family moved to Hong Kong to start a new life which all too soon ended in tragedy. Finally, an anti-racist law that might have saved his wife's life is to be introduced
Hong Kong has been shaken over the past few months by a series of crises: the Sars epidemic, continuing economic difficulties and huge opposition to new security legislation. No doubt Tony Blair, during his brief visit last week, will have discussed each of these, together with another, less-publicised affair: the long-running debate about the need for anti-racist legislation.
When my wife Hari and I arrived in Hong Kong on November 2, 1998, accompanied by our little boy Ravi, just nine weeks old, we were borne on a wave of optimism and expectation. We planned to spend three years in Hong Kong: Hari working for her international law firm, me to write a book and make a television series. It was familiar territory to us: our relationship had started there during a whirlwind week back in 1993.
To one widower, anti-racism law is a memorial to tragedy
10/07/03 - South China Morning Post
Harinder "Hari" Veriah and Martin Jacques. The names are sadly synonymous with the campaign for an anti-racism law.
Veriah died days following an epileptic fit as she was partying to usher in the new millennium. Before she died, the Malaysian-born solicitor told her husband she felt she was "at the bottom of the pile" at Ruttonjee Hospital because of her ethnicity.
An inquest recorded death by natural causes, but made no reference to the racism claim. The incident, however, spawned intense campaigns against racial discrimination and sparked urgent calls for a law to protect ethnic minorities.
Race-row widower sues over wife's death
The trial will scrutinise the Hospital Authority's treatment of Indian Harinder Veriah
An author and journalist who accused Hong Kong medical staff of racism after his Indian wife died in the Ruttonjee Hospital has launched a High Court action to seek damages over her death. Martin Jacques has begun litigation against the Hospital Authority three years after his wife, solicitor Harinder Veriah, died following an epileptic fit she suffered while celebrating the new millennium.
The High Court action will not only focus on allegations that Veriah, a mother-of-one, died because of medical negligence, but also put on trial Hong Kong's reputation for racial tolerance.
A season in paradise
Martin Jacques was comfortably settled, had a successful career as an editor and political writer, when his whole life was overturned. On holiday in Malaysia, he fell in love, magically, irreversibly, with Hari. Each risked all to be together. How could anything touch their happiness?
It was Saturday, August 21 1993. I was staying on Tioman, a small tropical island off the east coast of Malaysia. The time was 7.30am and I was just returning from a run when I noticed a young dark brown woman walking between the wooden chalets to my left. She smiled. I said hello. Nothing seemed more natural: everyone smiled and said hello on Tioman. But there was something about her that stuck in my mind: to this day, I can't tell you exactly what it was. That morning, my partner and I had signed up for a jungle trek. People began to gather for the 9am departure, when suddenly I heard this voice: "Didn't I see you earlier? Weren't you running through the village?" With barely a pause, she added, "Only a white man would do something as stupid as that." I was reeling. She was wearing a huge grin and her big brown eyes were full of impish humour. Before I had collected my thoughts, she fired another salvo.
Inquest casts doubt on hospital care
A coroner yesterday cast doubt on the standard of care given to a solicitor who died in a Hong Kong hospital after suffering an epileptic fit.
Recording an open verdict at St Pancras coroner's court in central London at the inquest into the death of Harinder Veriah, 33, Stephen Chan said the evidence had questioned the level of care she received in the final 20 minutes before she died, as well as the management of her stay in hospital.
Ms Veriah, who was married to the former Marxism Today editor Martin Jacques, died on January 2 2000 after being admitted to hospital in the early hours of the previous day.


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For those interested in wagering on the game then, of course, Chess World Championship betting is probably going to be your first thought. However, 2019 actually isn't playing host to ANY world championship matches which means you'll need to set your scopes a little wider.
With events like the World Cup, FIDE Grand Prix and the Gibraltar Masters going on, there's still plenty of action going on at chess betting sites, and there's really never a bad year for those based in the United Kingdom to fire up a chess betting app or online bookmaker site that offers the game.
People in Britain, and beyond, are often surprised to learn that chess has such a vibrant competitive scene. With real money prizes sometimes numbering in the hundreds of thousands of £, chess showdowns can be just as fierce as the biggest and best poker tournaments. And they can be a heck of a lot of fun to watch!
Online betting on chess clearly isn't the most popular activity at online bookies in the UK but it's just as easy to get involved in as wagering on, say, football or rugby. Plus, you don't even need to understand how the game itself works to have a flutter; the difference in skill level between the world's top players is so small that upsets are fairly common in chess!
Make sure your bet is confirmed before navigating away from the page, as we'd hate to see you miss out on your winnings due to a simple mistake like not hitting Confirm.
Once you've considered a few chess betting tips, pick the event you want to bet on and choose your player. You're all done!
Every top online bookmaker that we've ever encountered offers at least some form of welcome bonus for new players. The norm is a % match bonus up to a certain amount on your first deposit, which you can then use as "free" bets.
Unfortunately, with betting on chess online being one of the less popular forms of gambling on the web, it's unlikely that you'll find seasonal promos relating to, say, chess world cup betting or chess world championship betting. But that's no hardship, as you can simply use the bonus cash from your sign up offer.
Don't be afraid to take a few risks on underdogs with bonus cash, as you'll need to wager this many times over before you can withdraw it as real money.
If you're placing wagers in the UK, there's a very good chance that the chess betting sites you end up using will show odds in the fractional format. You might also see decimal odds (e.g. 1.4, 3.2) but fractional is more likely, so that's what we'll focus on here.
Many British punters are already very familiar with fractional odds, but they're pretty easy to understand even for first-timers at an online bookmaker. Odds of 3/1 mean that players can win £3 for every £1 bet (a total payout of £4 including an initial £1 stake), while a favourite might have odds of something like 2/7. This means that you'd need to wager £7 for a total payout of £9 (£2 profit + original £7 stake).
It's common to see outright tournament odds being offered in a chess betting app or online gambling site long before the event takes place, so it's possible to make a very tidy profit if you successfully wager on an underdog.
If you're looking to enjoy online chess betting on the move, you're in luck! You may not be able to bet on chess games with ALL the online bookies out there, but the best of those that do offer it will generally have a chess betting app or responsive online gambling site you can use to place wagers.
The popularity on real cash gaming on mobile continues to rise in 2019, with more and more players enjoying placing wagers using Apple, Android, Windows Phone, etc. devices. It's always great to be able to play on the move if you want to check your active bets, or place a few new ones if you come across some chess betting tips on your travels.
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There are those who regard chess as a game for "nerds". Boy, are those folks wrong. With cutthroat competition, expertly crafted teams and some players worth millions of dollars, it really is a lot of fun to bet on chess games. Granted, it'll probably interest those who understand and enjoy the game the most, but total newbies from Britain and beyond shouldn't be afraid to check it out as well!
01. What chess events can I bet on?
The chess calendar is stocked with great events including Rapid and Blitz events, which are particularly fast-paced, through to women only tournaments. If a site offers online betting on chess, it will likely offer odds on all significant events going on.
02. Are chess betting sites trustworthy?
Rogue online gambling sites aren't too common, though they do crop up from time to time. Stick with our recommendations and you shouldn't run into any issues.
03. Do online chess betting sites offer bonuses?
Yes, although they aren't necessarily tailored to the sport in the way that some bonuses for, say, horse racing are. You can still, depending on the site you're playing on, enjoy spending bonus cash on chess betting!
04. What kind of bets can I make at chess betting sites?
The range of bets available in a chess betting app/site isn't usually all that impressive with odds often limited to outright tournament winners/losers and, occasionally, individual match outcomes as well.
05. Where can I find the best sites for wagering on chess?
Right here. We have a list of rated and recommended sites that we think are perfect for British punters looking to wager real cash on chess in 2019.