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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery
1628 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery. Just east of the IL-IN border. I-80/94 exit 1 (Calumet Ave.). South one-half mile, then left on Ridge Rd. About a mile down Ridge Rd., on the right, at the Carmelite Shrines.
After Good Friday: Sundays; other days by appt. Closed Winter/early Spring (Call to verify)
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Jesus raises the dead, in groovy black light colors, in the Memorial Chapel of The Grotto of the Holy Mother -- one of many memorable shrines at a Carmelite monastery. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Most of the grounds are drive-up accessible during the day, and they were extremely gracious about unlocking the indoor areas for our spontaneous weekday visit; we simply called ahead to check first. The outdoor shrines are beautiful, but the inside shrines were spectacular. Enormous, colorful, detailed, and well maintained.
The property is easily accessible with a cane, but some parts of the grottoes would not be wheelchair accessible without assistance. Parking was excellent, the outdoor area was comfortably shaded and we were never bothered by insects.
A bishop once told me a joke about the "ultraviolet apocalypse" shrine, so I think it's OK to have a sense of humor about it. You don't need to be Catholic to appreciate the artistry of these shrines and grottoes, just be respectful and don't walk on the holy stairs (they're clearly labeled).
[The Agoraphobic Travel Guide, 07/03/2016]
Mount Carmel Monastery
We visited the monastery on a Wednesday. Bad luck. The J-room [deathbed of Jesus] is only open on Saturdays and Sundays. But you can still ascend the stairs, and seeing the huge grotto altar in the middle of the grounds is worth it.
[Beth Dibbert, 07/18/2004]
July 2012: Photo added.
Mount Carmel Monastery - Holy Stairs
The information on your tips page is mostly correct except: Jesus is not surrounded by life-sized mourners, but by two near life-sized Roman soldiers, complete with weapons.
Adjacent to Jesus's "tomb room" is a fluorescent room done entirely in BLACK LIGHT! I only wish I could send you a photo. This room alone is worth the visit as it is so freaky.
The shrine is actually maintained very well! The founders are mostly Polish and they comprise the greatest percentage of visitors.
The "holy stairs" feature a sign informing you how you are to ascend them. Apparently, people make pilgrimages to climb them on their knees. No one was attempting the feat the day I visited.
[Dona Kight, 10/26/2003]
Trip packing note: "Don't forget knee pads."
Mount Carmel Monastery - J's Deathbed
Tour a huge man-made cave, with a gemstone-encrusted interior to walk through as you view religious paintings and statues. In different sections you are allowed to light candles (provided) and pray. You can walk up stairs and view the area from the balcony on the top of the mount. You will see many monuments and statues on the grounds, including a monument dedicated to a priest who died in Auschwitz.
You may ascend the stairs to a monument of the crucifixion of Jesus (if I remember correctly) but only on your knees. Inside this monument you enter through a hall which leads you to a chapel containing a bone chilling lifesize statue of Jesus on his deathbed, (or this may be a sort of tomb). He is surrounded by full-size statues of mourners. This is really quite a shock to see if you weren't expecting it.
It seems to be an attraction for eastern Europeans, as all the visitors were speaking in foreign languages. The sad thing about it, is it has not been kept up like it should have been, but still, worth the effort.
[Chris Lambert, 01/04/1998]
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Nearly a quarter of people in Derbyshire have never tried to book an NHS dentist appointment
File photo dated 19/05/11 of an NHS dentist at work. The NHS will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Thursday 5th July 2018.
Nearly a quarter of people in north Derbyshire have never tried to book themselves an appointment with an NHS dentist, as they increasingly prefer to use private services.
The British Dental Association (BDA) said people are being pushed towards private practices by lack of finances in the NHS and restrictions on the services they can offer.
Of the 4,117 people in the North Derbyshire CCG who responded to this year's GP Patient Survey – conducted between January and March – 22% said that they had never tried to book an appointment with an NHS dentist.
It means fewer people are looking to the NHS for their tooth care. Five years ago, 17% had never tried to book an appointment with an NHS dentist.
When those who had not tried to book an appointment in the last two years were asked why, the most common reason given was that they preferred to see a private dentist.
It reflects the picture across England, where the most common reason given was that they preferred to see a private dentist.
The chairman of the BDA, Mick Armstrong, said that there are several reasons why a quarter of people may have chosen not to access NHS dentistry.
He said: "Socio-economic factors will play a part. The more affluent may choose to see a dentist privately because it may be quicker to see a dentist and because of the perception of 'bespoke' care, because of the wider choice of dental materials available, and access to services which are not available on the NHS.
"In other instances, they may choose this route because of restrictions placed on NHS services, for example orthodontics, or treatments rarely available such as implantology."
This year's survey also showed that 12% of patients in the North Derbyshire CCG had not tried to book to see their NHS dentist in the last two years. While timeframes for how often patients should see their dentist vary depending on personal circumstances, the NHS recommends that everyone see a dentist at least every two years.
The BDA said that the NHS budget is only sufficient to cover care for half of the English population, which is fuelling growing access problems. These factors could influence patients who do attempt to access care.
Despite this, 95% of patients in the North Derbyshire CCG who did try to book an appointment were successful.
Approval rates for NHS dentists in the area are strong. This year's survey showed that 88% of patients rated their dentist as either very good or fairly good.
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Mid-market muscles up: $154M in deals last week
LIC and Manhattan mixed-use properties change hands
Jan.January 19, 2021 09:00 AM
By Orion Jones
From left: 140 and 142 West 4th Street, 63 West 104 Street and 37-30 Review Avenue in Long Island City (Google Maps; StreetEasy)
It was another strong showing for New York City investment sales between $10 million and $30 million.
Ten deals, of which half were in Long Island City, combined for a total weekly volume of $154 million, edging out last week's $143 million. Here are more details for the week ending Jan. 15.
1. Rudd Realty sold two mixed-use buildings, each with 16,600 square feet and 24 units, at 140 and 142 West 4th Street in Greenwich Village for $22.9 million. The buyer was Willowick Properties.
2. The Orbach Group sold a 26,000-square-foot multifamily building at 63 West 104 Street on the Upper West Side for $21.5 million. It has seven floors and 34 units. Reda New York Holdings was the buyer. Meyer Orbach signed for the seller.
3. Dynamic Star purchased two industrial buildings, each with 2,480 square feet, at 2391 and 2401 Exterior Street in the South Bronx for $21 million. Carmino Salgado signed for the seller, Galway Realty LLC.
4. James Juliano signed as the buyer of a 31,3000-square-foot office building at 37-30 Review Avenue in Long Island City for $15.1 million, through Review Holdings LLC. Alan Dern and Douglas Bauer were listed as sellers.
5. David Lubinitsky signed as the buyer of a 39,700-square-foot multifamily building at 12-26 30th Avenue in Long Island City, via 1222 30 Ave LLC. The five-floor building has 37 units. The seller was Fozan Pirzada, through Pirzada Astor Place LLC.
6. Jiashu Xu of United Construction and Development Group signed as the buyer of a 12,500-square-foot industrial building at 46-30 21st Street in Long Island City for $13 million, through 21st Street Development LLC. Sami Roth signed as the seller through a limited liability company.
7. Largavista Companies sold an 18,066-square-foot parking lot at 1400 Cromwell Avenue in the Bronx's Mount Eden section for $12.8 million. The buyer was Family Life Academy Charter School, which plans to build a 67,916-square-foot school building on the lot, also known as 1401 Inwood Avenue.
8. Rosemawr Management sold a 14,400-square-foot school building at 370 Gerard Avenue in South Bronx for $12.3 million, via RM Charter Holdings LLC. Family Life Academy Charter was the buyer.
9. Church of the Redeemer bought a 16,300-square-foot parcel at 30-14 Crescent Street in Long Island City for $10.8 million. The seller was Trinity Church on Wall Street.
10. Boerum Development sold a 39,000-square-foot warehouse at 41-20 39th Street in Long Island City for $10.2 million. The buyer was limited liability company Jx Holdings, affiliated with Denis Xhari and Anila Celi. Terry Tang signed for the seller.
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In the mean time, the lord Fairfax being denied succour from Hull, and the east riding, was forced to forsake Selby, and retire to Leeds : of which the earl. of Newcastle haying intelligence, he lay with his army on. Clifford moor, to intercept him in his way to Leeds. Whereupon Sir Thomas was ordered by his father to bring what men he could to join with him at Sherburne, on purpose to fe. cure his retreat.
To amuse the earl, Sir Thomas made a di.. version at Tadcaster, which the garrison imme. diately quitted, and whereof he slighted the works. But the lord Goring marching to its relief, with twenty troops of horse and dragoons, defeated Sir Thomas upon Bramhammoor; who also received a second defeat upon Seacroft-moor, where some of his men were fain, and many taken prisoners : so that he made his retreat with much difficulty to Leeds about an hour after his father was fafely come thither : and, according to him, this was one of the greatest loses he ever received.
Leeds and Bradford being all the garrisons the parliament had in the north, Sir Thomas thought it necessary to possess some other place: therefore, with about one thousand one hundred horse and foot, he drove, on the twenty-first of May, the Royalists out of Wakefield, which they had seized again ; and took one thousand four hundred prisoners,
eighty officers, and great store of ammunition: but, thortly after, the earl of Newcastle coming to besiege Bradford, and Sir Thomas and his father having the boldness, with about three thousand men, to go and attack his whole army, which consisted of ten thousand men, on Adderton-moor, they were entirely routed by the earl, on the thirtieth of June, with a considerable loss.
Upon that, Halifax and Beverley being abandoned by the Parliamentarians, and the lord Fairfax having neither a place of strength to defend himself in, nor a garrison in York. shire to retire to, withdrew the fame night to Leeds, to secure that town; but, by his order, Sir Thomas stayed in Bradford with eight hundred foot and fixty horse ; wherein being surrounded, he was obliged to force his way through: in which desperate attempt, his lady, and many others, were taken prisoners. ..
At his coming to Leeds, he found things in great distraction, the council of war hav. ing resolved to quit the town, and retreat to Hull, which was fixty miles off, with many of the king's garrisons in the way. However, though there were fifty or fixty troops of Royalists within three miles of Leeds, he got safely to Selby, where there was a ferry, and and hard by one of the parliament's garrisons at Cawood.
Immediately after his coming to Selby, being attacked by a party of horse which pur
fued him, he received a fhot in the wrist of his left arm, which made the bridle fall out of his hand ; and, being among the nerves and veins, suddenly let out such a quantity of blood, that he was ready to fall from his horse; but taking the reins in the other hand, in which he had his sword, he withdrew himself out of the crowd ; and, after a very trouble. some and dangerous passage, being often attacked, sometimes in the front, sometimes in the rear, he came to Hull.
Upon these repeated disasters, the Scots were hastily sollicited to send twenty thousand men to the assistance of the Parliamentarians, who were thus likely to be overpowered.
The lord Fairfax, after his coming to Hull, made it his first business to raise new forces; and, in a short time, had about one thoufand five hundred foot, and seven hundred horse. The town being little, Sir Thomas was sent to Beverley with the horse and fix hundred foot; for, the marquis of Newcastle looking upon them as inconsiderable, and leaving only a few garrisons, was marched with his whole army into Lincolnshire, having orders to go, into Effex, and block up London on that side. But he was hastily recalled northward, upon the lord Fairfax's sending out a large party to make an attempt upon Stanford-bridge, near York.
The marquis, at his return into Yorkshire, first dislodged from Beverley Sir Thomas, who
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retreated into Hull, to which the marquis laid fiege, but could not carry the place. During the fiege, the horse being useless, and many dying every day, Sir Thomas was sent with them over into Lincolnshire, to join the earl of Manchester's forces, then commanded by major-general Cromwell. At Horn-castle, or Wensby, they routed a party of five thousand men, commanded by Sir John Henderson ; and, at the same time, the besięged in Hull making a fally upon the besiegers, obliged them to retire.
These two defeats together, the one falling, heavy upon the horse, the other upon the foot, kept the royalists all that winter from attempting any thing; and the parliamentarians, after the taking of Lincoln, settled themselves in winter-quarters. But Sir Thom mas had not long the benefit of them, for in the coldest season of the year, he was commanded by the parliament, to go and raise the seige of Nantwich in Cheshire, which the lord Byron, with an army from Ireland, had reduced to great extremity. He fet forward from Lincolnshire December the twenty-. ninth, and, being joined by Sir William Brereton, entirely routed, on the twenty-first of January, the lord Byron, who was drawn out to meet them. After that they took several garrisons in Cheshire, particularly Crew-house, &c.
Sir Thomas having stayed in those parts till the middle of March, was ordered back by
his father into Yorkshire, that by the conjunction of their forces he might be abler to take the field. They met about Ferry. bridge ; and colonel Bellasis, governor of York, having advanced to Selby, to hinder their junction, they found means, notwithstanding, to join, and entirely defeated him, on the eleventh of April 1644. This good success rendered Sir Thomas master of the field in Yorkshire, and nothing then hindered him from marching into Northumberland, as he had been ordered by the parliament, to join the Scots, which were kept from advancing southward by the superior forces of the marquis of Newcastle, quartered at Durham. But that stroke having: thrown York into the utmost distraction, the inhabitants speedily sent to the marquis to: halten back thither ; by which means a way was left open for the Scots, who with cold and frequent alarıns were reduced to great extremity. They joined the lord Fairfax at Wetherby, on the twentieth of April, and marching ou to York, laid siege to that city, wherein the marquis of Newcastle had shut himself up; being closely pursued, on the way thither, by Sir Thomas, and major-general Lesley. And when prince Rupert was advancing out of Lancashire to the relief of that place, they marched with fix thousand horse and dragoons, and five thousand foot, to stop his progress : but he eluding their vigilance, and fetching a compass about with his army, which confilted of above twenty-thousand men,


A group of researchers led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist J. Allen Williams Jr. studied the winners of the American Library Association's prestigious Caldecott Medal between 1938 (the year the prize was first awarded) through 2008. They looked at more than 8,000 images in the 296 volumes.
"These findings suggest that today's generation of children are not being socialized, at least through this source, toward an understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the place of humans within it," Williams and his colleagues conclude.
Each year the Newbery Medal is awarded by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's books published the previous year. However, as many persons became concerned that the artists creating picture books for children were as deserving of honor and encouragement as were the authors of children's books, Frederic G. Melcher suggested in 1937 the establishment of a second annual medal. This medal is to be given to the artist who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year and named in honor of the nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott. The idea for this medal was also accepted enthusiastically by the Section for Library Work with Children of ALA and was approved by the ALA Executive Board.
Do Newbery winners (chapter books) have more depictions of nature?
Perhaps this is simply the necessary consequence of suburbanized America. How many children actually have consistent opportunities to interact with nature or even to see it? The suburban world is a strange one in that while it has a lot of natural imagery (think of street names) and the first suburbs of the mid 1800s invoked pastoral themes, the natural world is very homogenized and sanitized.
Additionally, we live in a country that suggests technology can improve or solve most problems while nature might seem somewhat static (even though it is incredibly dynamic). Perhaps we are now a culture where only the built environment promises excitement while nature seems unpromising. Or perhaps pressing social concerns simply tend to outweigh natural concerns at every turn.
While this study can't conclude whether these books are reflecting cultural concerns or forming cultural ideas, it does raise questions about what children's books should be doing. Teaching valuable lessons? Passing along cultural values or cultural capital (a la Bourdieu)? Entertaining? Helping kids learn to read and learn about the world? Making money for the publishers? All of the above?
I wonder if any of the Caldecott Award committees thought about the role of nature in the books they selected.
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NY State Fair
No Fair! NY State Fair Will Be Cut Short Next Year
The New York State Fair was held for eighteen days this year and it proved to be too long. Attendance was down over five hundred thousand from 2019 to 2021. Even though COVID had a lot to do with the low numbers, the New York State Fair will be shorter in 2022.
The Director of the New York State Fair, Troy Waffner said that it was a challenge for vendors and to staff the Fair for eighteen days. He says that going back to a thirteen-day fair will help fairgoers, vendors, Fairground employees, and every capacity of the Fair according to CBS 6 News.
It wasn't just the adults that didn't attend the Fair this year, their child numbers were way down. They attribute that to the threat of COVID with parents choosing to not attend with their children. In 2021 the New York State Fair attendance was 798,095 which seems like a large number but when you compare it to 2019's attendance numbers at 1,329,275 it's quite the difference.
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Shannon Brian Moore (nascido em 27 de Julho de 1979)  é um lutador de wrestling profissional estadunidense, que trabalhava para a WWE no programa SmackDown. Moore foi o parceiro de Jimmy Wang Yang em lutas de duplas. Foi demitido da WWE em agosto.

Atualmente está em contrato com a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Carreira no wrestling
Moore começou a lutar em 1995, mas só em 1999 ele lutou em uma grande empresa de wrestling: WCW, onde ficou até 2001. Trabalhou na World Wrestling Federation e na WWE, até 2005, quando resolveu lutar em um circuito independente. Ficou de 2005 a 2006 na Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, mas regressou à WWE em 2006, lutando agora na ECW,onde ficara até o fim de 2007, transferindo-se para a SmackDown, onde ficou, até ser demitido, em 8 de Agosto de 2008.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)
Em 4 de janeiro de 2010, Moore fez o seu regresso à TNA, no programa especial que marcava o primeiro iMPACT exibido na segunda-feira , comemorando nos bastidores com Jeff Hardy, depois de Hardy também fazer o seu retorno para a empresa. Após o seu retorno à empresa, Moore formou uma dupla com Jesse Neal, conhecida por Ink, Inc..

No wrestling

 Finishing moves
 Bottoms Up (Leg drop bulldog, sometimes from the top rope or while springboarding) – WCW
 Halo (Corkscrew senton, sometimes onto a standing opponent)
 Mooregasm (Diving or a running somersault neckbreaker)
 Signature moves
 Atomic drop
 Dropkick, sometimes while springboarding
 Sleeper slam – WCW
 Enzuigiri
 Moonsault, sometimes to the outside
 Multiple hurricanrana variations
 Diving
 Springboard
 Standing
 Multiple leg drop variations
 Diving
 Springboard
 Standing
 Multiple suplex variations
 Belly to back
 Exploder – TNA
 Northern lights
 Snap
 No-handed over the top rope suicide dive
 Somersault plancha
 Spinning heel kick
 Springboard diving crossbody
 Sunset flip
 Superkick
 Standing or a swinging neckbreaker
 With Shane Helms
 Count Down (Samoan drop (Moore) / Nightmare on Helms Street (Helms) combination)

 Managers
 Tank Abbott
 Matt Hardy Version 1.0
 Helena Heavenly
 Brandi Richardson
 Nicknames
 "The Prince of Punk"
 "The Reject"
 "Sensational"
 Theme music
 "Shannon Moore" by James A. Johnston (2003-2004)
 "I'll Do Anything" by Ronn L Chick, Dennis Winslow & Robert J. Walsh (2006-2008)

Curiosidades
 Moore é somente lutador profissional
 Foi membro dos 3-Count
 Ganhou o título de WCW Hardcore Championship, sendo membro dos 3-Count.
 Possui uma banda com Jeff Hardy.

Títulos
 Heartland Wrestling Association
 HWA Cruiserweight Championship (2 vezes)
 HWA Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - com Evan Karagias
 National Championship Wrestling
 NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
 NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
 NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 vez) - com Shane Helms
 Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
 OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 vezes) (Primeiro)
 OMEGA New Frontiers Championship (1 vez)
 Southern Championship Wrestling
 SCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
 World Championship Wrestling
 WCW Hardcore Championship (1 vez) Como membro do 3-Count
 World Stars of Wrestling
 WSW World Championship (1 vez, ) (Primeiro)
 Outros títulos
 ACW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)
 NFWA Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)

Ligações externas
 Perfil no OWW

Lutadores de luta profissional dos Estados Unidos
Lutadores de luta profissional da Carolina do Norte

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There were two events happening Tuesday at the Rizal Ballrooom of the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati – the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the MayBank-sponsored economic forum with inflation and the US-China trade war as the central issues up for discussion. I was at a crossroads – will it be MBC where there is a den of industry sources or the forum with Monetary Board Member (MBM) Felipe Medalla, Finance Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresa "Tere" Habitan, and visiting Singaporean-based May Bank senior economist Dr. Chua Huk Bin, as speakers.
I opted for the latter. Simply because the subject at hand – inflation – has been the trending issue due to its continuing climb.
When business journalists talk and write about inflation, almost always, the news is relegated to the business section. For political and mainstream news reporters, inflation is what they call a "nosebleed" topic. But, since it has become a "hot issue" everybody talks about it – from us ordinary individuals to the rich and famous.
In fact, taming inflation through legislative measures was among the central subjects of the President's State of the Nation Address in July. It's not a surprise that former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo asked for an economic briefing when she assumed the speakership of the House. It's the economist in her.
Inflation has become a political issue because it hits, hurts where it matters most: The narrowing purchasing power of the people, which has shrunk substantially. Imagine, fresh chili pepper or "siling labuyo" is now the most expensive local condiment. Though its price has dropped to P800 per kilo in the past month, it went back above to P1,000, same level in September. It used to be that "siling labuyo" comes automatically free when buying grilled fish in the weekend organic market.
Now, you have to request for it.
I've known Ms. Tere some eons ago. Back in the early '90s whenever she saw us reporters entering Room 415, the office of the Corporate Affairs Group under Mrs. Juanita "Nitz" D. Amatong, she would in her librarian kind of voice and her way of warding us off, say in Pilipino, "Wala pa si Ma'am (referring to Mrs. Nitz). Listening to her serious presentation, she has mellowed.
Dr. Chua, on the other hand was clinical. She dissected the contagion effects of the US-China trade war on emerging economies like the Philippines. "It threatens the global and the Asia growth outlook." Based on his analysis, the trade war is "inflationary for the US but deflationary for third countries." Except for the Philippines, inflation in Asia remains contained.
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Do Lutherans now consider the followers of Zwingli and Calvin to be their brothers in Christ?
Do Lutherans now consider the followers of Zwingli and Calvin to be their brothers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ?
From here I found out that Luther did not believe that Zwingli was saved. What about the followers of Luther in these days? Do they consider Calvinists and Zwinglinists as their brothers in Christ?
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Unsurprisingly, the answer differs based on which Lutheran you ask.
For example, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which is by far the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States practices open communion by which any baptized Christian is welcome to celebrate the Eucharist with them. In fact, for the last twenty years, the ELCA has had a formal relationship of full communion with the Presbyterian Church USA and Reformed Church in America, respectively the first- and third-largest Calvinist churches in the United States. However, neither the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod nor the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod do so. Both groups limit communion to their own members or to members of churches found to be in full doctrinal agreement with their beliefs, a requirement that necessarily excludes Calvinists.
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Add black beans, reserved cooking liquid, and Salsa Lizano, stirring to combine. Simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened and a little bit of the liquid is evaporated. Gently stir in cooked rice, and cook until heated through and most of the liquid is absorbed but not dry, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in chopped cilantro. Season to taste with additional Salsa Lizano/A-1 (I added about a tablespoon extra).
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By MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press Writer Michelle Faul, Associated Press Writer – 39 mins ago.
MBANDAKA, Congo – Eric Nkumu Bunita went to war armed only with some water and herbs he believed would protect him from gunfire. The skinny 27-year-old's career as a fighter for Congo's newest rebel movement lasted a mere four weeks.
Captured after the group launched an attack on northwest Equateur's provincial capital, Nkumu can now only point to two gunshot wounds that mark his upper arm.
Congo's latest rebel movement, which Nkumu said is taking its orders from an exiled witchdoctor, is opening a new front in what was a relatively peaceful corner of this enormous Central African nation long brutalized by violent rebel groups.
An estimated 100 people have been killed and some 200,000 others have been displaced from their homes in more than six months of fighting in which the rebels have defeated Congolese army troops several times, according to the United Nations.
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Experts say the country's new rebellion is gaining support from armed militants loyal to Jean-Pierre Bemba, a warlord originally from Equateur province who is now facing trial at the International Criminal Court, as well as from disgruntled soldiers demobilized without benefits.
The unrest in Congo's poorest region began as a localized intertribal conflict in a decades-old dispute over fishing rights. Now a poisonous cocktail of local grievances in Equateur bodes ill for Congo as President Joseph Kabila demands that U.N. troops withdraw before the September 2011 presidential election.
John Holmes, the U.N. chief for humanitarian affairs, visited Mbandaka over the weekend and warned in an interview with The Associated Press that the premature withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force known as MONUC could worsen the situation in Congo.
"If you withdraw that element of stability that is MONUC then other conflicts contained by the presence of MONUC may get out of control and you could find yourself in a much more dangerous situation," Holmes said.
Congo's military says the situation in Equateur province is "under control," downplaying the implications of attacks that have stretched the resources of the largest and most expensive U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world and embarrassed the president.
It is the latest unrest to roil Congo, whose people suffered through back-to-back civil wars from 1996-2002 that devastated the mineral-rich nation and dragged in the armies of half a dozen African countries.
Adding to the misery, civilians in eastern Congo still face regular attacks from militia groups including Rwandan Hutus who perpetrated that country's 1994 genocide. The U.N. reports at least 8,300 rapes were committed against women in eastern Congo last year, averaging 160 rapes a week.
And in Congo's northeast, the brutal Lord's Resistance Army's more than 20-year insurgency in Uganda has spilled across the border spreading terror. Human rights groups blame the LRA for massacres during which victims were hacked to death with machetes and children were forced to kill other children.
The new group, which calls itself Nzobo Yalobo according to Nkumu, has fed off of grievances about Equateur province being marginalized since its most famous son, former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, was ousted in 1997 by a rebellion that splintered the country among various warlords.
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DR Congo unrest: Why are police in Kasai being decapitated?
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 - Up to 400 people have reportedly been killed in the central DR Congo province of Kasai - what is going on?
Militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say. The attack on a police convoy last Friday is thought to be one of the deadliest single episodes of violence in Kasai since unrest broke out in August 2016. Reports say up to 400 people have been killed in total. Six policemen who spoke the local Tshiluba language were freed in Friday's incident, but the rest were killed, Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba said. The Kamwina Nsapu group was believed to be behind the attack. It has been fighting DR Congo forces since its leader was killed by the security forces last year.
Anti-government protests in the capital have received extensive media coverage
The attack came days after the UN Human Rights Council said 10 mass graves had been found in Kasai, with limbs sticking out of the soil at some of the sites. At least 99 people, including 18 children, were killed between 1 January and 23 February this year, the UN body said after a visit to the area by a team of investigators. In one attack on 10 February, government troops killed at least 40 alleged militiamen and buried them in two mass graves that its investigators had seen, the UN body added in a report. The militia is also alleged to have committed atrocities, including killing about 30 people, among them children, following an incursion into the neighbouring Lomami region on 9 March. In another instance, the militia allegedly "decapitated two policemen and took away their heads", the UN report said.
What is the fighting about?
Followers of Kamwina Nsapu, a traditional chief whose real name was Jean-Pierre Pandi, wanted his chiefdom to be officially recognised by the authorities. There were communal clashes after Kamwina Nsapu called for a popular uprising in June 2016 with the aim of removing all state institutions and security forces from the region. He was killed two months later when the police raided his house. His followers vowed to avenge his killing. They also demanded the exhumation of the late leader's body, saying he had not been buried in accordance with traditional rites.
The conflict has since escalated, tapping into long-held grievances over marginalisation in this opposition bastion blighted by poor infrastructure. The Kamwina Nsapu fighters - largely made up of child soldiers - have targeted state institutions, looting and burning local and national government offices. However, the UN has condemned the army for using disproportionate force against fighters equipped with traditional weapons such as machetes, homemade rifles or even just sticks.
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CELEBRATE GRAPE HARVEST AT RAMONA'S GRAPE STOMP SEPT. 9
Ramona Grape Stomp
East County News Service
September 4, 2017 (Ramona) -- Save the date for the first annual Ramona Grape Stomp on September 9th from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center pavillion, 421 Aqua Lane, Ramona.
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CONSERVE DURING ECLIPSE AUGUST 21, STATE POWER REGULATORS ASK PUBLIC
July 24, 2017 (San Diego) -- On Monday, August 21st, a total solar eclipse will pass over the Pacific Northwest affecting California's solar resources that supply power to the grid. The eclipse is expected to occur from 9:02 a.m. to 11:54 a.m., with the moon obscuring 58 to 76 percent of solar rays, depending on the resource location, and causing a loss of 4,194 megawatts of California large scale solar electricity.
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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: BRING YOUR DOG TO THESE RAMONA WINERIES AUGUST 5-6
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August 1, 2017 (Ramona) – The Ramona Valley Vineyards Association presents the Dog Days of Summer. You're invited to bring your dog to 10 participating wineries on August 5 or 6 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. to get a treat for your furry friends and maybe even win prizes.
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Some wineries are also offering specials for both owners and dogs. At Vineyard Grant James, for instance, you'll receive 50% off all glasses of wine or sangria, plus goodie bags and popsicles for your furry friends. There will also be contests for best tail wagger, best kisser, best bark, best trick, and a grand prize for best dressed.
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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER REVEALS 2017 SCHEDULE
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Aztecs to play 10 home games in program's 50th anniversary season
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July 31, 2017 (San Diego) - Celebrating the program's 50th year of competition, San Diego State men's soccer head coach Lev Kirshner unveiled the Aztecs' highly anticipated 2017 schedule on Monday. The challenging slate features 10 matches at SDSU Sports Deck, along with seven dates against opponents that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season.
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FINDING HIS PATH AND GIVING BACK
By Mimi Pollack
July 31, 2017 (El Cajon) -- When Juan Martin Sajche left his small village in Guatemala in 1997 and arrived in El Cajon at the age of 15, he never dreamed he would one day be a respected Spanish teacher at Morse High School in San Diego. The past 20 years have been quite a journey!
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SDSU T&F ALUM ALLISON REASER PLACES SECOND IN THORPE CUP
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Reaser was making her third Thorpe Cup appearance
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July 30, 2017 (Dusseldorf, Germany) - San Diego State track and field alum and heptathlete Allison Reaser placed second in the Thorpe Cup this weekend, helping Team USA win the annual competition between the United States and Germany.
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READER'S EDITORIAL: THE ELEPHANTS OF AUGUST
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July 31, 2017 (Lemon Grove) -- Once upon a time in America, the circus came to town with the elephants everyone loved. Those midsummer days are gone. After 146 years as a circus -- older than baseball and Coca-Cola -- Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus closed this year after retiring its five huge stars in 2016 to join 27 others at the Ringling Brothers Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida. The oldest is 70; the youngest, three; many were born in captivity. Ringling spends about $65,000 a year on each elephant. No such luck in the smaller circuses still roaming the country. No such luck for those still in "the wild," where poaching, disease and deforestation spell death for the endangered elephant.
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CHIEF'S CORNER: HOW TO KEEP COOL AND DRY IN HOT, HUMID WEATHER
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
July 31, 2017 (San Diego's East County) - I don't know about you, but people seem to be more grumpy and impatient when temperatures heat up and even more so when the humidity increases. The next few days may be a little tough with hot humid weather coming in. First and foremost - Drink plenty of water, even if you don't feel thirsty, to stay cool in hot weather. Then follow these safety tips:
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TREK OUR TRAILS WITH GOOGLE
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By Andy Tolley, County of San Diego Communications Office
July 30, 2017 (San Diego's East County) - San Diego is known for its many hiking trails. But sometimes, you want to know what you're getting into before you make that trek. Or maybe you just want to see if the view really is as spectacular as the photos.
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LAKESIDE COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP MEETING AUG. 2 INCLUDES WIRELESS FACILITY HEARING AND MORE
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July 30, 2017 (Lakeside) – The Lakeside Community Planning Group meets Wednesday, August 2nd with an open house from 6:00 to 6:30 including public viewing of available project plans. An earlier Trails Subcommittee meets from 6:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the Planning Group meeting at 6:30 p.m.
The agenda includes a public hearing on a proposed 35-foot-high AT&T wireless facility at Buena Vida and Muth Valley roads disguised as a water tank, a major use permit to expand an assisted living facility on Willow Road, a tentative parcel map approval at West Hills Road and West Hills Terrace, and approval of new Planning Group appointees, as well as subcommittee reports and more. For full agenda, scroll down.
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ECM PADRES REPORT: MCCUTCHEN GETS HOME RUN HAT TRICK AS PADRES CAN'T GET SWEEP OF BUCCOS
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July 30, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres looked phenomenal in last night's win over the Bucs and that allowed them to win the series. They'd go for the sweep today with Pirates ace Gerrit Cole on the mound against Clayton Richard.
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THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH HEAT FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK
July 30, 2017 (San Diego) – San Diego County will experience monsoonal moisture starting Monday through at least Friday, with high heat, afternoon and evening thunderstorms and rain possible each day, especially over the mountains and deserts, though dangerous conditions are also forecast along the coast.
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JULIAN ARTS GUILD FALL ART SHOW SEPT. 2-4
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July 30, 2017 (Julian) - Julian Arts Guild will hold its Fall Art Show on September 2, 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Julian Town Hall (2129 Main Street, Julian).
This is a free event showcasing the works of talented Julian artists. Artworks displayed will include weaving, ceramics, gourd painting, drawing and mixed media.
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TRUMP CALL FOR VIOLENCE BY POLICE DRAWS CONDEMNATION
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July 30, 2017 (San Diego) -- Law enforcement leaders across the nation are denouncing remarks made by President Donald Trump that critics say encourages police brutality. View video of Trump's remarks.
Here is what President Trump said while speaking to law enforcement officers at Suffolk County Community College in New York:
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GLORIA CHADWICK SUSPENDS CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
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July 29, 2017 (La Mesa) – Gloria Chadwick announced on her Facebook page that she is suspending her candidacy in the 50th Congressional district and will instead seek reelection to her current position on the Grossmont Healthcare District Years, where she has served for many years.
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MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTING REPORTED IN SPRING VALLEY
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July 29, 2017 (Spring Valley) – A resident of Sangamon Avenue on Dictionary Hill in Spring Valley says a backyard security camera at his home captured an image of a large cat that he believes to be a mountain lion.
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ECM PADRES REPORT: OFFENSE COMES UP BIG IN SERIES WIN AGAINST BUCS
Photo: Another impressive outing for Dinelson Lamet; six innings, two hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts. Via @Padres on Twitter
July 29, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres put in a lot of effort last night and are feeling pretty good about themselves (as they should) after a 3-2 come-from-behind win against the Pirates. Now it was time for game two. Ivan Nova started on the hill for Pittsburgh against Dinelson Lamet.
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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES PUT IN WORK FOR COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN AGAINST BUCS
Photo: Travis Wood had a decent Friars debut: six innings, two hits, two runs, one walk and seven strikeouts. Via @Padres on Twitter
July 28, 2017 (San Diego) - After a successful home series against the Mets, in which they split two games apiece, the Padres welcomed another member of the Eastern National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates, for the weekend. Chad Kuhl started on the mound for Pittsburgh against the Padres' newest acquisition from the Royals, Travis Wood.
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AUGUST BRINGS ANNUAL CLOSURES AT SEVERAL COUNTY PARKS
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By Michelle Mowad, County of San Diego Communications Office
July 28, 2017 (San Diego) - Six San Diego County parks will be closed in August due to extreme heat. The closures take place most years as a safety precaution, while providing Department of Parks and Recreation staff with an opportunity to conduct maintenance such as trail restoration.
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LA MESA HEALTH CARE LIBRARY TO HOST FREE BRAIN HEALTH MEETING ON AUGUST 23
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July 28, 2017 (La Mesa) – More than 60,000 people in San Diego County reportedly suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Another 150,000 people love and care for them. What are the risk factors for dementia and lifestyle factors associated with good brain health? What is the latest research telling us? Are there new daily habits that can improve brain health?
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ABUSED DOG DUMPED IN SANTEE, ORANGE DODGE CHARGER SEEN LEAVING SCENE FRIDAY
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July 28, 2017 (Santee) -- An abused 3-month-old terrier is now recovering at County Animal Services after being found abandoned late Wednesday night outside a Santee fast food restaurant. A witness reported seeing an orange Dodge Charger stop, pause, then pull away. The puppy ran from the spot where the Dodge had been, then hid beneath another vehicle.
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CALTRANS RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS RAISED ON STATE ROUTE 94 IMPROVEMENTS
July 28, 2017 (Jamul) – Earlier this month, we covered concerns raised by Jamul community members and Supervisor Dianne Jacob over highway safety concerns on State Route 94 since the Hollywood Jamul-San Diego Casino opened and on delays in improvements planned on State Route 94.
In response to our inquiry, we received a statement issued by Caltrans, as well as additional remarks from Caltrans public information office Cathryne Bruce-Johnson.
Below is the statement:
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YAT'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL REVIEW - JULY 20-30
Young Actors' Theatre
By Kathy Carpenter
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Freelance Writer Splash Magazine
July 28, 2017 (Spring Valley) - Beat the heat this summer by introducing or reintroducing your kids and or yourself to youth theatre. You have several choices over the next few weeks and you will probably surprise yourself how much you enjoy the show and at the very least, you will cool off for a couple of hours.
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POMERADO BRASS QUINTET PERFORMS FREE CONCERT JULY 30 AT MISSION TRAILS
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Mission Trails Regional Park
July 28, 2017 (San Diego) — The Pomerado Brass Quintet will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 30 in the visitor center at Mission Trails Regional Park.
Based in San Diego, California, the Pomerado Brass Quintet was formed in the summer of 2005 as a spin-off from the Pomerado Community Band. The Pomerado Brass Quintet performs a wide variety of music from classical, marches, jazz, ragtime, Dixieland, and selections from Broadway musicals.
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THREE REPUBLICANS, INCLUDING MCCAIN, JOIN DEMOCRATS TO KILL LATEST SENATE PLAN TO REPEAL OBAMACARE
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July 28, 2017 (Washington D.C.) – John McCain, an 80-year-old war hero and former prisoner of war who recently underwent brain cancer surgery, has had more than his share of serious health conditions in his lifetime.
Late last night, the Arizona maverick cast the deciding vote to kill the Senate's latest and likely final effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act—standing up and giving a visual thumbs down to the so-called "skinny repeal" bill with no replacement plan.
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SENATE COMMITTEE STANDS UP FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations votes on Leahy Amendment
July 28, 2017 (Washington D.C.) -- This morning, the Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to include an amendment introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (R-VT) in the FY2018 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The amendment prohibits the use of Federal funds to interfere with medical cannabis patients and programs that are in compliance with state medical cannabis laws.
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SPRING VALLEY COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP SENDS LETTER TO COUNTY, LEAVES SEATS VACANT IN MEETING
Spring Valley Community Planning Group
By Kendra Sitton
Photo: Owners of empty lot at 1056 Leland look on as Member Elizabeth Lavertu presents their site plan to the board.
July 28, 2017 (Spring Valley) -- On Tuesday., July 25th, the Spring Valley Community Planning Group's meeting had several heated debates and almost no actionable items as two proposed duplexes were not voted on, a new Navy program was not endorsed, and the two empty seats remained vacant. The group did agree to send a letter to Richard Crompton about a .7 mile of Jamacha Rd. not being improved without revision. Despite the seeming passivity of the minutes, vigorous discussion ensued about each item on the agenda.
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JULIAN-CUYAMCA FIRE DISTRICT RESIDENTS TO HEAR DISSOLUTION PROPOSAL FROM COUNTY JULY 27
Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District
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July 27, 2017 (Julian) -- On Thursday, July 27 at 6:30 pm, at the Julian Fire Station (3407 Highway 79 in Julian), the San Diego County Fire Authority will make its final presentation to try to convince the community to dissolve its volunteer fire department and be accepted under the Fire Authority.
The meeting will begin with a professional video mad for the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District (JCFPD), followed by a Powerpoint presentation by County Fire Chief Tony Mecham. The audience will be able to ask questions and express concerns.
The County is proposing that, at a cost of $1.5 million, it will provide a staff of three professional firefighters 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But if the JCFPD refuses the offer, the County will withdraw all financial support that it has been giving for 30 years, including a paramedic/engine placed at CalFire almost 2 years ago.
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NATIIONAL "NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME" AUGUST 1
National Night Out Against Crime
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Night Out Against Crime
July 27, 2017 (San Diego's East County) - National Night Out Against Crime© is on Tuesday, August 1st. The Sheriff's Department is inviting the public to a dozen different events all over the county, including East County events in Alpine, Lemon Grove, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, and Santee.
Night Out Against Crime© is a celebration of community relationships. Meet deputies who patrol your neighborhoods, learn about the many services the Sheriff's Department provides, get crime prevention tips, giveaways at some locations, and other ways you can stay safe. Activities vary by location.
Below are details on each location:
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SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO DELETE EMAILS AFTER A YEAR, IGNORES RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
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July 27, 2017 (San Diego) -- On Tuesday evening, the San Diego Unified School Board unanimously adopted a policy to delete all emails from district servers after one year despite a recommendation from the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to retain them for two years as other large California school districts do. San Diego SPJ spoke at the meeting, raising concern with this and the fact that district employees will be charged with deciding which emails are public records.
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Q: Extract content of html with beautifulsoup while keeping some tags I want to extract the content(text) of a html document. Howerver, I want to keep 'div' tag names.
For example:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Title</title>

This is a text in div

This is a text outside a div

    This is a text in span

        This is a text in two divs

        This is a text in div > span

I want the output to be:

This is a text in div

This is a text outside a div

This is a text in two divs

This is a text in div > span

How can I do it with beautifulsoup and python?

A: You can use a recursive generator function:
import re
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as soup, NavigableString as ns
s = soup(your_html, 'html.parser')
def get_text(d, div = False):
   r_string = None
   for i in filter(lambda x:x != '\n', d.contents):
      if isinstance(i, ns):
         r_string = ('' if r_string is None else r_string+'\n') + re.sub('^[\n\s]+|[\n\s]+$', '', str(i))
      else:
         if r_string is not None:
             yield r_string if not div else f'
{r_string}
'
             r_string = None
         yield from get_text(i, i.name == 'div')
   if r_string is not None:
      yield r_string if not div else f'
{r_string}
'

print('\n'.join(get_text(s.body)))

Output:

This is a text in div

This is a text outside a div
This is a text in span

This is a text in two divs

This is a text in div > span

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It looked to be a routine excavation of what was thought to be a burial mound. But beneath the mound, archaeologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Museum of Natural History and Archaeology found something more: unusual Bronze Age petroglyphs.
"We believe these are very special in a Norwegian context," says museum researcher and project manager Anne Haug.
The excavation in Stjordal, just north of Trondheim, was necessitated by the expansion of a gravel pit. Given that project archaeologists didn't anticipate that the dig would be very complicated, the museum researchers dedicated just three weeks to the effort.


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Ironman New Zealand 2016 – Analyzing Results
By Thorsten on March 5, 2016 in Race
The 2016 conditions were quite favorable for fast times, hardly any wind, cloudy on the bike and not too hot on the run – probably the best they have been in recent years (adjustment of 9:06, new course rating of 5:36). There have been some very fast times on the bike: The old women's course record was 5:01 which was beaten by five athletes – Lucy Gossage now has the new record of 4:51:39. There has also been a new male bike course record of 4:22:31 by Dougal Allen, improving Bevan Docherty's old record by more than twelve minutes! We've also seen a new run course record by Matt Hanson (2:41:20).
But it is interesting to note that while the winners had good bike times (still under the old records), they left enough in the tank for some great runs as well – Cam Brown running the second fastest 2:44 marathon and Meredith Kessler running a new run PR and run course record of 3:06:03. Getting the mix right allowed both of them to post new overall course records of 8:07:58 by Cam (improving Bevan's 8:15 from 2013) and 8:56:08 by Meredith – the first sub-9 in Taupo, improving on last year's 9:05.
As usual Dylan McNeice was leading after the swim, but he struggled a bit after racing in Wanaka two weeks ago, eventually DNF'ing on the run. On the bike a large front group of more than ten athletes formed, only Cyril Viennot managed to build a bit of a lead into T2. Some slower swimmers were able to cut down the distance to the front group, so the race was wide open at the start of the run.
Callum Millward was pushing the pace early on, and only Cam Brown was able to stay with him. Cam was able to build a gap around the 30k mark but for a long time Callum stayed within a minute of Cam. Cam proved that he perfectly judged his effort, winning for the 12th time at IM New Zealand with a new course record – what a legend!
Second place went to Joe Skipper who had some gas left in the tank for the last 10k. After fighting for the win for most of the day, Callum Millward had to be content with third place. Fourth place went to the fastest runner of the day, Matt Hanson who posted a new run course record of 2:41:20 – faster than all the 2015 IM marathons! As usual Matt Russell also had a good run, allowing him to move from 11th place in T2 into 5th place.
Rank Name Nation Swim Bike Run Time Diff to expected Prize Money
1 Cameron Brown NZL 00:48:37 04:29:13 02:44:54 08:07:58 -14:16 US$ 14000
2 Joe Skipper GBR 00:53:11 04:25:11 02:45:51 08:09:37 -18:31 US$ 7000
3 Callum Millward NZL 00:46:49 04:31:13 02:48:01 08:10:57 -11:14 US$ 4500
4 Matt Hanson USA 00:51:34 04:34:42 02:41:20 08:12:30 -22:28 US$ 3000
5 Matthew Russell USA 00:56:23 04:28:28 02:45:10 08:15:25 -23:31 US$ 2500
6 Terenzo Bozzone NZL 00:46:46 04:31:27 02:56:55 08:19:53 -06:25 US$ 2000
7 Dougal Allan NZL 00:56:26 04:22:13 03:00:43 08:24:27 02:33 US$ 1500
8 Cyril Viennot FRA 00:48:38 04:26:50 03:06:38 08:27:36 02:22 US$ 1250
9 Simon Cochrane NZL 00:48:32 04:32:28 03:02:08 08:28:13 -26:35 US$ 1000
10 Mark Bowstead NZL 00:46:36 04:31:30 03:06:15 08:29:38 n/a US$ 750
11 Guy Crawford NZL 00:46:43 04:31:22 03:20:08 08:43:28 -19:56
12 Antony Costes FRA 00:46:40 04:33:42 03:19:27 08:44:40 n/a
13 Tohara Kaito JPN 00:49:54 04:51:56 02:56:57 08:45:24 -15:55
14 Clayton Fettell AUS 00:46:40 04:40:26 03:16:11 08:48:15 22:02
15 Chris Sanson NZL 00:56:22 04:48:42 03:02:26 08:53:38 -04:32
16 Simon Billeau FRA 04:38:54 03:15:02 08:54:14 09:22
17 Darren Jenkins AUS 01:02:44 05:01:10 02:54:12 09:05:06 00:38
18 Young Hwan Oh KOR 00:59:18 04:56:46 03:07:20 09:09:43 -1:20:18
19 Sam Clark NZL 00:56:19 04:56:23 03:28:01 09:27:41 26:07
20 Brad Williams USA 00:53:12 04:47:47 03:45:38 09:32:59 03:37
21 Matt Randall NZL 00:57:51 05:00:03 03:45:18 09:49:37 09:31
Alex Reithmeier AUS 00:48:42 04:43:43 DNF
Dylan McNeice NZL 00:44:54 04:48:47 DNF
Michael Poole AUS 00:48:40 04:47:36 DNF
Paul Matthews AUS 00:46:41 04:50:42 DNF
Daniel garry Brown AUS 01:00:58 05:51:32 DNF
Swen Sundberg GER 00:53:09 DNF
David Naesvik SWE 00:53:45 DNF
IM rookie Lauren Brandon had the fastest swim – her 46:00 moved her well into the leading male Pros. While she was quicker than the course record swim of Monica Byrn (nee Kaplan), Lauren wasn't able to finish the race and couldn't claim a new course record.
Meredith Kessler was second out of the water and quickly took the lead on the bike. The lead quickly extended to around 8 minutes but the fast bike riders Lucy Gossage and Laura Siddall worked to cut it down to about two minutes in T2. But MBK quickly showed that she wasn't ready to relinquish her grip on the New Zealand title and posted the fastest run for a sub-9 finish and new course record – her fifth consecutive win at IM New Zealand. (Her first was the shortened 2012 race.)
Behind Meredith, Laura was the best runner at the start, but then her race from two week ago caught up with her and she eventually dropped to fourth place. Second place went to Lucy Gossage who had some issues early in the run but ended up two minutes ahead of Carrie Lester who had the second best run to claim third. Amanda Stevens had another solid race with a good run in fifth place.
1 Meredith Kessler USA 00:47:49 04:56:40 03:06:03 08:56:08 -14:09 US$ 14000
2 Lucy Gossage GBR 00:55:45 04:51:39 03:12:10 09:05:08 -04:03 US$ 7000
3 Carrie Lester AUS 00:52:14 05:01:22 03:08:13 09:07:19 -14:52 US$ 4500
4 Laura Siddall GBR 00:55:38 04:53:11 03:14:53 09:09:08 -25:31 US$ 3000
5 Amanda Stevens USA 00:50:44 05:05:38 03:10:29 09:12:50 -09:08 US$ 2500
6 Michelle Bremer NZL 00:55:32 05:00:10 03:14:14 09:15:43 -16:32 US$ 2000
7 Mareen Hufe GER 00:59:26 04:55:28 03:15:52 09:16:53 -10:14 US$ 1500
8 Gina Crawford NZL 00:50:47 05:12:42 03:22:30 09:32:51 18:39 US$ 1250
9 Candice Hammond NZL 01:01:59 05:13:44 03:14:37 09:35:36 08:07 US$ 1000
10 Vanessa Murray NZL 00:52:17 05:16:43 03:24:08 09:39:16 n/a US$ 750
11 Melanie Burke NZL 00:59:29 05:15:47 03:27:35 09:49:12 09:37
12 Marina Jurjevic AUS 01:04:14 05:16:46 03:39:08 10:07:31 08:01
13 Tracy Morrison AUS 00:59:21 05:41:33 03:29:47 10:16:37 n/a
14 Kristy Hallett AUS 00:59:58 05:29:32 03:42:56 10:19:37 09:02
15 Larisa Cochrane NZL 00:55:48 05:19:08 04:28:49 10:50:16 n/a
16 Caroline Martineau CAN 01:02:04 06:06:17 04:48:59 12:10:49 1:05:58
Lauren Brandon USA 00:46:00 05:17:01 DNF
Lisa Marangon AUS 00:52:22 05:12:40 DNF
Kate Bevilaqua AUS 00:52:19 05:17:12 DNF
Keiko Tanaka JPN 00:52:16 05:41:36 DNF
Jocelyn Mccauley USA 00:55:46 DNF
Ironman Australia 2017 – Analyzing Results
Challenge Taiwan 2017 – Analyzing Results
Ironman Australia 2017 (May 7th) – Seedings
Ironman Lanzarote 2017 (May 20th) – Entry List
Continental and National Fastest Times
Ironman South Africa 2016 (April 10th) – Predictions


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March 7, 2018 Action Films / Crime / Dramas / Remakes
Death Wish (2018)
Directed by Eli Roth
Based on the novel Death Wish by Brian Garfield
Also based on the film Death Wish written by Wendell Mayes
Screenplay by Joe Carnahan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Beau Knapp
Dr. Paul Kersey (Willis) is on a mission to get justice for his family after a brutal attack on his wife and daughter.
This movie is an updated version of the 1974 film also titled Death Wish, written by Wendell Mayes (Anatomy of a Murder). The original story came from the novel Death Wish by Brian Garfield (Hopscotch). This film was written by Joe Carnahan (Pride and Glory) and directed by Eli Roth (Inglourious Basterds). The film stars Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Vincent D'Onofrio (The Judge), Elisabeth Shue (The Saint), Camila Morrone (Never Goin' Back), Dean Norris (Get the Gringo), and Beau Knapp (Super 8).
This story has been given new life with this 2018 update written by Joe Carnahan. Like the previous Death Wish film, this is a story about revenge. The action throughout this one is really great, and the setups are awesome. The movie also has a pretty solid plot that has just a few twists and turns that keep it from getting campy. The dialogue is fine, but it's nothing special. The story might be familiar, but this one does some nice things to make it feel fresh and interesting.
The actors did a good job with this one. Bruce Willis does a good job with both the emotion and the action in the story. He also has a really great connection with Vincent D'Onofrio which is fun to watch. Elisabeth Shue and Dean Norris also do a nice job with their roles in this one. Camila Morrone and Beau Knapp are just a couple of the additional cast members who made this one work. Some of the dialogue falls flat, but that's more a fault of the writing than the stars. The material might not be incredible, but the cast knew how to play it.
This is a really fun movie, despite the flaws. The story might not be new or unique, but the treatment the production gives it is great. The violence is very graphic, so it might not be for everyone. I would definitely recommend this one to fans of movies like John Wick or Taken since it doesn't hold back. Fans of the stars should check this one out as well. I give this one 3.4 out of 5 stars.
If you want to see the 1974 film, just click the poster below to get your copy.
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Posted on July 13, 2013 by Cynthia G.
After a breakfast of rice with buttermilk, chicken soup, flat bread and strong, bitter coffee, Robbie and Amara boarded Sayyid's flat boat and with Sayyid at the helm, set out on a journey to look at the recently refreshed marsh towns. Sayyid poled the boat through the water, skimming past huge clumps of papyrus and cattails.
Robbie watched the scenery change, enchanted by his surroundings. The fear that had sat in the pit of his stomach during their midnight exodus from Baghdad and which caused the bile to rise to his throat with every human encounter had hung an "out to lunch" sign on his esophagus, but given that the sun had barely crept above the giant forests of reeds, an "out to breakfast" sign would have been more apropos.
Robbie had cloaked himself in the customary robe and turban of the Iraqis and upon Amara's urging, had remained silent the entire trip. Amara told the various drivers that she was taking her mute brother to Al Huwayr, a boat building town near the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where they intended to buy a mashuf and return to Zayad, their recently reflooded ancestral home. Already, Amara said, their uncle and aunt and three children had returned. The ruse had worked and here among the bulrushes and papyrus, Robbie rubbed elbows with the ghosts of the last five millennium along with a way of life he hoped wasn't dead, but merely on life support, and like the reflooded marsh town of Zayad, could be resurrected and helped to thrive again.
"These are the biggest reeds I've ever seen," Robbie said.
"Here they raise cow and oxen and water buffalo and spend much time in prayer," Amara said.
"He sang to a buffalo?" Robbie asked.
"Yes, uncle. I am sure they will need another biologist. And Robbie knows something about…" she turned to him for assistance.
"Uncle, may I?" Amara reached for the pole and Sayyid relinquished it with a smile, exchanging places with Amara in the boat.
"I know who you wish to find. Tomorrow I will take you to them. But today, we tour Al Hawizeh. It will be something for you to see," Sayyid said, turning to Robbie. "This place is like nowhere else in the world. What Saddam has done is a crime against God and nature. He seeks to destroy the Ma'adan by destroying their way of life. But my people have inhabited these waters since the beginning. This is the Cradle of Civilization where the world began. Saddam thought to make history. And what has he done?" Sayyid spread his hands wide to emphasis his point.
"Not just genocide, but ecocide, uncle," Amara said.
"Yes." Sayyid turned to Robbie. "History will not be kind to him. But you have caught him. Now there is hope." Sayyid returned his hands to his lap and gazed out over the water. "I am not a naive man. I do not dream that it all will be returned." Sayyid gazed after the reeds and bulrushes as the boat glided past. Robbie noted the comely, proud profile.
"Do you find it strange that they should take your name?" Sayyid asked Amara.
The AMAR Foundation. Do you find it strange?" The marsh narrowed and Amara directed the boat toward a dense forest of reeds. "They say a man's name predicts his future." Sayyid raised his eyebrows in speculation. "Perhaps this is your destiny, Amara. To save your ancestors. To restore their lands." Sayyid stood and took the pole.
"I can do it," Amara said, but he motioned for her to sit down so she did.
"So much like my brother," he mused. Amara smiled, trailing her fingers in the water.
The flap of wings, the sounds of fish surfacing and retreating, the smell of dense, wet vegetation, and a million hues of green, fanning out across the landscape all formed a backdrop to the peace rising up in Robbie's soul. He felt the adrenaline and terror ebbing away with each rhythmic pull of Sayyid's pole and that, coupled with a full belly, conspired to put him in a state of calm, the likes of which he had not experienced since he came to Iraq. A turtle jumped off the marsh and into the water. Amara pointed and turned to see if Robbie had noticed it, but like the baby Moses adrift in a bed of papyrus, Robbie now lay hidden and in the safety of the marshes, he slept.
Posted on July 7, 2013 by Cynthia G.
Did you know that you can't read in your dreams?
In that case, you will want to take this book to the beach.
Posted on July 6, 2013 by Cynthia G.
Some saw it coming, although they couldn't have predicted its speed. Both Syria and Turkey, and to a lesser extent Iraq, began dam building projects in the 1950's diverting the Marsh Arabs water for their own agricultural projects. Their water, along with a five-thousand-year old way of life, had begun drying up. It would have happened eventually, but Saddam Hussein helped it come like lightening.
For five thousand years, the Marsh Arabs were a self-governing people, managing to fly below the radar, breaching their own dams and flooding their homes, retreating to the marshes when the many conquering armies came through the region. But in 1980, following the revolution in Iran, many of the Shiite leaders sought refuge in the marshes. And the Marsh Arabs, themselves Shiites, took in and hid these refugees. Afraid that a similar revolution would sprout among the Shiite population in Iraq, Saddam started a systematic campaign of arrests and executions removing the male heads of families and forcing the expulsion into Iran of the women and children left behind. That was his first attempt. The second was in 1991 and it was clearly more insidious, aimed not just at dismantling their families, but the way of life of an entire region.
At one time there were as many as five hundred thousand Marsh Arabs living in the marshes, today less than forty thousand. Commissioning four drainage canals, several dams and a third "river" he called "The Mother of All Canals," Saddam redirected quadrillions of gallons of water that fed the marshes, dumping them uselessly into the Persian Gulf. He claimed that the redirected water was to be used for agricultural purposes, but not a single project was initiated as a result.
It was really a campaign of genocide against the Marsh Arabs for their part in the 1991 Shiite uprising, a three-week insurrection prompted by the Americans and the British following Desert Storm. The Shiite Muslims answered the American call, but when Saddam turned on them, so did the Americans. They were left stranded in the desert, and without their water which was being diverted to the Persian Gulf, they had no place to hide. Many were imprisoned, many others assassinated, and still others packed off to refugee camps in Iran where they still live today.


Imagine my delight when meeting the legendary cat person Alice deAlmeida for the first time on the morning of National Take Your Cat To The Vet Day. I had arranged to give Matilda a mobile pet bed, a gift from Sleepypod which is a new sponsor of CATalyst Council. Alice was effusive in her gratitude and we began to talk about the reason I was in New York promoting veterinary visits for cats since in the US for every five dogs only one cat visits the veterinarian. "Well in fact, I have to take Matilda to see her vet tomorrow as a follow-up to a kidney infection." "Really…may I go with you?" I asked. Alice said she'd be delighted and told me to meet in the lobby at 8:15 AM the following day.
The next morning when I arrived at the front desk, Marcus, the Algonquin's Doorman, had his hand on one of those big fancy brass hotel luggage carts as if he were helping a guest check out. The cart had a single small black rolling suitcase-except this one had a mesh sides with rolled up flaps and a wide zipped flap at the top folded open to reveal the empty cavity inside.
"Where's she hiding?" I heard Alice say, "She was around here a while ago because I didn't feed her this morning and I closed the door to her West 44th Street window so I could catch her." I smiled at the familiarity of the situation. Alice found Matilda tucked behind the printer at the front desk- no beds to hide under down here-and she gently lifted her up and carried her over to the bell cart where she lowered Matilda deftly down into the open top of the cat carrier and zipped it closed.
"OK, we're off to the vet" Alice exclaimed, and Kevin, that morning's Bellman, rolled the cart carrying Matilda out the front door. Marcus waved his hand and a Yellow Cab instantly appeared. With Kevin and Marcus' assistance, Alice, Matilda and I settled into the back seat. "321 East 52nd Street, please" said Alice, leaning forward towards the opening in the partition between the front and back seat, "That's Eastside Animal Hospital." Along the way, Alice reported that Matilda was curious about her new Sleepypod and she promised to send me a photo as soon as she got used to being in it.
After some pleasantries about the recent fundraising event Matilda and the Algonquin hosted for The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, a charity working with over 150 partner rescue groups and shelters (including Bideawee, a member with which Dr. Manning had participated) to save NYC's homeless animals, Alice and Dr. Manning bid farewell and Matilda jumped back into to her traveling hideaway to return home. I smiled again at another familiar feline behavior.
In the cab back to the hotel, Alice told me about the time she took Matilda home for several months while the hotel was shut down for renovations. The way she managed introducing a new cat into her own household of four, how she arranged to have them share the space and even feed them was remarkable. Finally, when we were a block away from the hotel, since there was construction the driver asked to drop us off at the corner, so we got out and walked the rest of the way on East 44th Street, with Alice pulling Matilda in the rolling suitcase carrier along behind her, dodging scaffolding over the sidewalk and thumping over the bumps along the way. We arrived at the hotel, Marcus helped us in and Alice took her directly to the room that's behind the showcase window. There was a miniature flight of steps leading up to the tiny flap door to her window spot. As soon as Alice pulled back the zipper, Matilda ran up the little steps and "disappeared." I smiled again and wondered if Matilda knew that while she was retreating from her experience and excitement of the morning, that her place in the window was actually more visible to humans staring at her through the glass. Knowing that cats look, listen and learn, I thought she probably does.


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Joy e-Bike targets 25% share in Indian EV market
The company is targeting revenue of around Rs 600 crore in the next 4 years.
By Autocar Pro News Desk 25 Mar 2021 145148 Views Share -
Baroda-headquartered Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility, the parent company of Joy e-Bike has announced its ambition to achieve 25% of overall EV market in India.
In January 2021, the company set up its new manufacturing plant with a capacity of 9,000 vehicles per month in Vadodara and launched 4 electric motorcycles.
Yatin Gupte, chairman and MD, Wardwizard Group said, "We have consistently delivered growth over the last twelve months. This stock split reflects our continued confidence in our long-term growth, and we believe it will broaden the market for and widen the distribution of the company's stock. The company has strong fundamentals and the small investors trying to stay diversified will stand to gain. We are bullish about the EV market in India as potential is huge. The market is vast and we are totally geared for it."
Wardwizard says it is looking to onboard more than 2,500 entrepreneurs in 2021-2022 and electric vehicle brands to get the units manufactured and assembled locally lowering the major costs involved.
"The new plant has the capacity to manufacture over 1 lakh electric two-wheelers in a single shift; plant is equipped to produce 3-4 lakh units per year in full capacity. With the growing demand for electric bikes, we expect to grab 25% market share of the overall EV two-wheeler segment by the year 2025. In next 3-4 years, company has set a revenue target of Rs 500-600 crore; enter the three-wheeler EV segment as well as expand footprint to Europe, Africa, Middle East," added Gupte.
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We are creatures of habit. We like routine. Our world has a routine. The sun comes up in the morning and sets at night. Our weeks follow a 7-day cycle.
I spent years teaching first-grade students and at the beginning of every year, I spent time establishing daily routines and habits, practicing what they look like and helping them to commit them to memory. Why? When the kids knew the routine, less time was wasted which left more time for learning.
When you know what to expect with a routine, you can make time to do what matters to you. There's a lot in our life that is out of our control. Routines provide security and steadiness.
You won't have to stop and think about what to do next, you will just know. Routines help us be more efficient and take back precious minutes of our lives.
Google defines a habit as a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. How we spend our days is how we spend our lives. So, what are some simple tendencies or practices that can make a positive impact on your life? Let's take a look at 10 daily habits that will improve your life right now.
Our bodies rely on cues including sleep and wake cycles to function optimally (read more here). Although, it doesn't seem important getting up at the same time each day will help your body to recognize when to wake and sleep.
You might even find after establishing a new wake time and doing it consistently that your body will naturally wake up at that time without the use of an alarm clock. To read more about establishing an early morning routine, read here.
Starting the day with some time meditation (I call it quiet time) is important. For me, that means spending time writing in my Simple Purposeful Living daily journal and reading the bible. I share more about my quiet time/meditation time in this post.
Spending time reflecting, cultivating gratitude and processing what's on tap for the day will help you step into the day with purpose and intention.
Retired Admiral William McRaven shared in a commencement speech the importance of making your bed every day. "If you want to make a difference in the world, start by making your bed." His premise is that if you take care of the little things, you will take care of the big things.
The good news is if you have not made your bed previously, you can adopt this habit. Not only, will it set your tone for the day? It will also lead to reduced stress levels with decreased visual clutter leading to less mental clutter. Adopting this simple habit will also help you confidently add other simple habits to your daily routine.
After I make my bed, I take about 10 minutes and wash my face, do my hair, sometimes my makeup and get ready for the day! Then I get dressed even if its just to change into my gym clothes. I find that if I stay in my pajamas I just feel cruddy later in the day. Getting dressed and ready for the day sets the tone and helps you feel ready to be productive.
Get into the habit of running the dishwasher after dinner and then you can unload the dishwasher while your coffee is brewing. Better yet, if your kids are old enough, they can take on this daily chore. Setting a time to run the dishwasher and unload it ensures it goes done on a regular basis.
Unloading the dishwasher in the morning enables you to load dishes as you go throughout the day freeing up physical clutter on your kitchen counters and keeping your kitchen tidier.
Of all the chores, laundry might be the most loathed! It never ends and it can quickly pile up if not attended to. So, do a load of laundry every single day. Modern laundry machines can detect how much water to use so you aren't wasting water. Folding just one load of laundry doesn't feel as painful. We have made it a habit for the kids to grab their folded laundry and put it away as part of their bedtime routine.
Before the day is over, make a quick to do list. I try to keep it under 10 items and preferably 5-7 things. I also check the calendar so I can mentally prepare and check my meal planner so I know what's for dinner. It helps to wake up the next morning with a purpose and a plan. All that to say, some days don't go as planned so I can add anything I didn't get done today to the to-do list for tomorrow.
Whether it's a family dinner around the table, reading a book or catching a workout, it's a good habit to get into to spend some daily time offline. If you struggle to stay offline, read this article on simple ways to spend less time on your phone.
At the end of every day do a quick sweep of the house. Grab a laundry basket and pick up items that go to a different floor. Don't do this task alone. Ask for help from your family.
Set a 5-minute timer and have kids race the time to put away all the toys, put the pillows back on the couch and do a quick vacuum. Without the visual clutter, it's easier to de-stress and relax after the kids go to bed. I also love walking downstairs in the morning to a tidy space.
Every night, we go upstairs as a family for our bedtime routine. The kids put away their clean clothes, brush their teeth, throw their dirty clothes directly into the washer for tomorrow's 1 load of laundry. Then, they get pajamas on before we pray as a family before reading a few books and kissing them good night.
Just like it's important for our body's cues to get up at the same time, it's important that we go to sleep on time and get enough sleep. Many people are chronically sleep-deprived. The biggest culprit is late-night phone usage. Try plugging in your phone and reading before bed.
On average kids need 10-13 hours of sleep. Adults need between 7-8 hours of sleep so depending on what time you need to wake-up, subtract back to find out your bedtime.
Adopting these simple but powerful habits into your life can help you feel better and be more productive. Successful people are very purposeful about their lives and how they live them. They know habits that add value to their life are important.
Remember, creating a new habit takes time and patience. Don't give up. Remember why it's important for you to do and give yourself 30 days to do it every day. Generally, new habits form between 21-60 days.
What habits are important to your daily life? What habits do you want to add in? What habits would you like to stop?


Alice is based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll strove to entertain as well as educate, known for his word play, logic and fantasy, so fine ingredients for a production.
Outside, the parameters are set by the 'Dean' (Adam Trussell) of the college, stressing how one must be alert at all times and follow where bidden. The first location is Alice's (Katie Cherry) bedroom, where we are introduced to the 'Cat', an effective hand puppet worked by two feline characters (Francesca Heraghty-Smith and Ruth Rundle), who are then the main instruments in moving the audience around the building.
Fourth Monkey, founded by its director Steve Green, do not simply relate a tale, they create an environment relative to the story, presenting its essence and soul. In Alice there is this almost constant quest, chase, panic disquiet and an incessant search. This atmosphere of frustration is created not only physically, it being a promenade performance over several floors in a Victorian building, but by the way the characters are portrayed.
It is impossible to name all the 24 strong cast, but each played their part well, constantly in character and focused. Movement (Angela Gasparetto) was especially effective in characterisation. The costumes are simple, only ears and a pom-pom tail to denote Rabbit (Scott McGarrick), and Victorian in feel. It plays to a mainly youthful audience with occasional 'risqué moments.
Alice is a melange of a cocktail of the surreal, magical, mystical tour, fantastical frenzy and a story thrown in for good measure. Given the physical energy required by the audience, especially at the time of the performance, a 'health warning' may be in order. "Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't" and so is Alice.