The holiday season may be filled with happy occasions to clink champagne glasses with family, friends, and colleagues, but the joy can quickly dissipate the morning after, when the headaches and nausea kick in. Between cocktails, holiday parties, and the dreaded New Year's Eve, the hangovers tend to be more frequent in December (and sure, technically January). Instead of fighting them by acting like a scrooge and going to bed without having socialized, we went on a mission to find the most effective hangover cures.
To help us on our quest, we tapped the most successful wellness entrepreneurs out there. From models to trainers, nutritionists, and aromatherapy experts, these early risers may be standing on the good side of temptation—but that doesn't mean they've never experienced the excruciating reality of a well-deserved hangover. One thing they do know how to do is how to bounce back and make the most out of their day despite feeling under the weather. Because there is no pause button when living life in the fast lane, here's how to cure a hangover, quick.
"Prevent the hangover in the first place by skipping the headache-inducing sugary mixers and champagne," says Danielle DuBoise of Sakara. "This is where most people set themselves up for a painful next day. Instead, choose a drink you can sip slowly so you don't overdo it, that contains a clear alcohol and is mixed with hydrating liquids. At home, the Sakara founders mix together vodka with their Beauty Water Cocktail—which includes anti-inflammatory rose; detoxifying, deeply hydrating silica; and a kiss of beet sugar for a touch of sweetness.
"We can solemnly swear never to have experienced a painful hangover the next day," they say. Out, our go-to order is top-shelf tequila on the rocks with lots of fresh lime or orange."
It sounds like a no-brainer, but it's important to hydrate well after a night out. "If ever I have a heavy night of drinking, I always make sure to drink at least 20 ounces of water before I go to sleep," says Sarah Levey, founder of Y7 Studio. "You would be surprised at how many times you fall asleep when you should just have had a sip or two. This not only gets water into your body to hydrate you; it also helps with that cotton mouth in the morning."
Sara Panton, co-founder of Vitruvi aromatherapy, swears by evening prevention after a night of drinking: "If I've been drinking a little too much and I am coherent enough to remember, I take a vitamin B-complex supplement before bed and turn on my bedside diffuser filled with essential oils. The vitamin B always makes me feel a little more alert in the morning while the lavender, tea-tree, and Frankincense essential oils diffusing beside my bed help with nausea and get me to sleep faster."
DuBoise seconds the theory: "Because drinking alcohol depletes B vitamins from your body, take a B-complex supplement or load up on healthy plant-based foods like bananas, leafy greens, almonds, and avocado as soon as you can."
As much as we'd like to believe that treating a hangover begins when you open your eyes in the morning, it's actually better to treat it before it even begins, similar to Panton's approach. "I drink a Sakara Night Water before bed," recommends DuBoise. "It has chlorophyll to oxygenate your body, cleanse the liver, and speed up the detoxification process. It works like a charm. I keep the hydration going the next day by eating plenty of water-rich fresh produce and drinking mineral-rich water that goes directly to those thirsty cells."
While hitting the gym may feel like the last thing you want to be doing after a long night out, science suggests it's also the best thing you could do, and successful people agree. Vanessa Packer, founder of ModelFIT, is the first one to sing the praises of a hungover workout: "I push myself to a workout. More often than not, I'll go for the extra challenge (like a double) and sweat any previous night's activities right out. While sometimes it feels like an impossible task, I always feel better after the fact so it's worth it."
Levey agrees: "I am the worst at getting up when I am not hungover, so this is a challenge for me on a whole new level. But once I am up and make it through my workout, I always feel better. It's also just a great way to start the day."
For Packer, her hangover cure also starts with a very special juice: "The hangover cure I swear by is my mom's juice recipe made of spinach, celery, cucumber, ginger, and lemon," she says. "I swear it's the only thing that works and has saved me time and time again."
Annie Lawless of Blawnde has her own set of power foods to cure her hangovers: "There are certain foods and drinks that support your liver, like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables promote liver detoxification," she says. "I also love to do a shot of lemon water with apple cider vinegar—it's a wonderful liver flusher. By helping your liver detoxify, you speed up the recovery process and get back to feeling normal quicker."
Post-workout, Panton also swears by a steamy morning shower with peppermint and lemon essential oils. "Simply add 10 drops of peppermint essential oil and five drops of lemon essential oil to your hands in the shower and rub them together briskly," she says. "The peppermint helps with nausea, and lemon helps to wake your body up."
For Karena Dawn and Katrina Scott of Tone It Up, a post-hangover morning starts with drinking Ginger Kombucha. "If you drank a bit too much the night before, you're likely feeling nauseous and queasy the next morning," says Dawn. "Don't go for the sugary sports drinks, and grab a Kombucha instead—we recommend the ginger infused. Kombucha is an alkaline forming food, which reduces the level of acid in your stomach that comes from drinking. The slight carbonation combined with your now balanced alkaline levels will help reduce an upset stomach.
Not to mention ginger helps soothes nausea, so you'll be covered twice over."
For nausea, Levey turns to homeopathic pellets: "If you're feeling nauseous, have a bottle of Ipecacuanha homeopathic pellets," she recommends. "You just keep them under your tongue until they dissolve. It has always worked for me and ensures I'm ready for brunch without fail."
Packer turns to a killer combo to detox after a big night: "Infrared saunas and healthy detoxifying tea (ginger is great). Both provide a complementary source to cleanse the system post drinking. It's super clarifying," says the ModelFIT founder.
"I tend to always get spurts of nausea and usually a big headache the day of a hangover," says Panton. "I use Vitruvi's Balance roll on throughout the day on my wrists and massage it into my temples when I get bouts of nausea. The fennel essential oil and peppermint essential oil helps with nausea, and the lavender helps with headaches."
For particularly rowdy nights, certain supplements can go a long way, and charcoal is one of the most effective in the game. "Charcoal is made of small chambers that bind to unwanted materials (talking to you, vodka soda) and carries them out of the body for better digestion, elimination, and rejuvenation," explains DuBoise. "You can get charcoal in pill form, or we mix them up in our Detox Bars for a sweet soul-soothing treat."
When all else fails, Panton relies on her trusty baseball cap to get her through the day: "I always wear a baseball cap—it always makes me feel better. My go-to is the Outdoor Voices "Doing Things" hat, which feels oh so fitting with a hangover."
What are your best tricks to cure a hangover, fast?


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Blogs on TV
The cable news channels air their same crappy programming, but about blogs.
The Daily Show with Jon StewartS10 E63
Moment of Zen - An Excellent Relationship
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice fields questions about President George W. Bush's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kathleen Turner talks about being cast in the title role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on Broadway.
Wiltfong - No Child's Sweet Behind
Texas State Representative Al Edwards introduces a bill to ban sexy cheerleading from the state's high schools.
Headlines - Trippin'
President George W. Bush kicks off a five-day, four-country European tour in Russia by attending a parade commemorating the end of World War II.
Intro - Michael Jackson's Defense
Jon criticizes Michael Jackson's defense strategy and offers some advice for his lawyers
Headlines - Run, Forest! Run!
President George W. Bush signs a law opening America's national forests up to logging and road building.
Moment of Zen - HuffPo
Judy Woodruff announces Arianna Huffington's foray into the blogosphere.
Heavy Betting
Samantha Bee explores the thrilling, lucrative, high-stakes world of championship poker.
Corddry - Blog Revolution
Rob Corddry provides up-to-the-millisecond coverage of what's happening in the blogosphere.
Wanda Sykes talks about working with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez on "Monster-in-Law" and having the freedom to do whatever she wants on set.
The cable news channels turn to blogs for the frank, uncensored discussion and tenacious fact-checking sorely lacking on cable news channels.
Great Moments in Punditry - Reverend Jerry Falwell
Children read aloud a transcript of an interview between Chris Matthews and the Reverend Jerry Falwell in which they discuss Falwell's views on homosexuality.
Al Roker
Al Roker presents his book "Big Shoes" and discusses the role of fatherhood.
Headlines - North Korea
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-il prepares to test nuclear weapons by digging a huge hole.
Back in Black - Kim Jong-il
Lewis Black rants about President George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin and then moves on to mocking dictator Kim Jong-il.
Moment of Zen - Pulgasari
Footage from South Korean Director Shin Sang-ok's film "Pulgasari" in which a monster meets some little girls.
Headlines - Run for Your Lives
A Cessna flies into Washington, D.C.'s restricted airspace causing people to run into the streets for their lives.
This Week in God - God Machine
Stephen Colbert uses his God Machine to discuss a multitude of spiritual issues and then determines who is to be "Praised or Hazed."
Moment of Zen - Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer questions Swedish scientists on their recent findings regarding the differences between heterosexual and homosexual reactions to odors.
Headlines - Just Shoot Me
Retreating from life-threatening situations defies common sense, and in a related decree, Florida will rename their hurricane evacuation routes as "Pussy Promenades."
Gaywatch - Out West
Mayor Jim West, republican champion of family values and morality, doesn't deny visiting gay Internet chat lines and having relations with adult men -- any more.

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River City Phase 3 is one of the most interesting condo projects in Toronto from an architecture and design standpoint. Not that previous phases of the large scale development in the West Don Lands are any slouches, but the third phase is about as bold a design as Toronto gets in its residential towers - both inside and out. With a variety of modular features, Urban Capital's suite designs are both minimalist and functional, where it is the former term that one tends to see most often in isolation when it comes to condos around town.
I suppose I sound rather glowing on this one, but that's because there's a lot to like. Using architects with more institutional background to design something residential has paid off here, as the building is both unique and practical. It's also got a wide range of unit types and sizes, which means that families priced out of the housing market might look here for an alternative.
The amenities are above average (the large gym is of note here) and the area is proximate to downtown and while still a work in progress, already features draws like Corktown Common, Underpass Park, and the Distillery District. Not much to dislike here at all.


To the city's stray dogs the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) from 28-30 November at Hyderabad must be an existential crisis closer to a Greek tragedy where fate has the last laugh rather than a Shakespearean tragedy where there is scope for reconciliation and moving on. Hannibal's army must have experienced angst similar to that of the dogs after being routed at the Battle of Zama in the hands of the Romans.
The dogs are not alone in this predicament of incredible proportions because they share the streets with the beggars on a kind of broadly agreed upon live and let live policy. A generation ago I recollect Bill Clinton's visit to Hyderabad when beggars were cleared off the streets. The stray dogs were a numerical minority and not a visible presence as they happen to be now. The beggars have a racial memory in this regard: they have been less than politely dislodged from streets every time a king or personage passed by. Therefore, they are spared of the despair or dread which the dogs that have no such "instinctual" memory are going through. The beggars know for a fact that they are coming back; like victims of an earthquake or a tsunami the dogs are stunned into an eerie silence.
The reasons why the beggars know better than the dogs are perfectly logical. Class division is something that is scripted in the beggar's DNA. The dogs are much more egalitarian than people and feel no serious need for a ladder that has to be ascended on a day-to-day basis. The stray dogs enjoy privileges on the street the same way that pet dogs are fawned over by their owners in rich and middle class homes. Where the beggars and dogs share a common point of view is in the conviction that nothing is going to change in the real world. Ideals and idealists are as futile as dry grass and gray walls. If practical wisdom lies in coming out of a difficult situation without a feeling of bitterness, the beggars have reason to feel superior to the dogs. The beggars are not losing their sleep over Clinton or Trump or any other fancy-sounding name coming to Hyderabad. They know only too well that they have been a part and parcel of street life since the beginnings of society and will continue to do so.
The dogs must be profoundly heart-broken with the new found knowledge of how easily they could be dispensed with. At the end of the day the streets have belonged to them since history. In fact they have earned a generic label to their credit, termed "street dogs." The phrases "hounded like a dog," "living a dog's life," "treated like a dog" which are normally used in the worlds of men and women seem to apply to the dogs for a change.
I empathize with the utter disappointment of the dogs over the arrival of Ivanka Trump who is the face of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 in the popular imagination more than any other issue or person. The stray dogs however have become a lobby in recent times. The working poor who return late nights and the children of the same poor for whom the streets are playgrounds have been terrorized by street dogs roaming in packs during late evenings and at nights. Apparently the poor are happy that the roads which Ivanka Trump will traverse are being altered even if at a very cosmetic level. There are jokes floating around where people are asking Ivanka Trump to use their road in the hope that they will be repaired.
The stray dog lobby is evidently living a disaster film except that the illusion of an end of the world scenario has become tangibly real. By no means entirely deprived of native intelligence, the stray dog lobby will stage a comeback. Stray dogs have an advantage over dogs of other breeds. First and foremost, a dog without a breed that it can claim for itself ends up falling into the category of stray dogs. Stray dogs are the nameless many of history ignored by historians and not in the collective memory of any particular group. Their identity comes from precisely not seeking to have one. They are just pure survivors defying any theory of natural selection predicated on the notion that the useful shall thrive. In their uselessness stray dogs prove the point that the universe cannot be reduced to a mere theory of evolution.
* PRAKASH KONA is a writer, teacher, researcher and Professor of English Literature at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, India. He is the author of Conjurer of Nights [poetry: 2012, Waterloo Press, Hove, UK]; Nunc Stans [Creative Non-fiction: 2009, Crossing Chaos enigmatic ink, Ontario, Canada], Pearls of an Unstrung Necklace [Fiction: 2005, Fugue State Press, New York] and Streets that Smell of Dying Roses [Experimental Fiction: 2003, Fugue State Press, New York]. His research interests broadly include Women's Studies, Film Studies and Third World Politics and Writing.


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Discussion in 'House of Uzumaki Archives' started by adil, Jun 3, 2007.
WEll so far from what we've seen the older a character is the more experience he has had. Looking at old characters do you think age creates strength.
I'm also hoping that old catgranny 's gonna be badass.
From those characters do you think that age does in fact mean strength.
I think it doesn't because Itachi can definately hold is own against nearly all of those. and so can Yondaime IMO.
The younger generation surpassing its elders.
Plus have you seen Sasuke recently?
Experience does factor in but you can't have your speed and agility back as you get too old.
Well the older characters are naturally going to be powerful, as they have more experience. But remember that the younger characters are getting stronger and stronger, so the adults will probably seem really weak eventually.
Plus, Sasori's one of the older characters and he was pwned by Sakura (and Deidara, who's much younger, survived), and Hidan and Kakuzu were also older and were killed by the Naruto and Shikamaru. And Orochimaru was killed very quickly by Sasuke. So I think it's safe to assume that the older characters aren't as strong anymore. If that made sense.
Age is a relative factor in power, as pretty much everything that affects the outcome of a battle. The only real advantage in being older is that you have access to a wider variety of techniques that younger combatants don't have, and that means you'll be less surprised when some young dude comes and start pulling techniques that he thinks is new, but you already know it <- obvious reference to Bleach.
Wasn't Sasori pwned by Sakura *and* that old woman?
This entire series goes against this thread.
And Naruto and Sasuke have to become strong or the series would be pointless.
Then Kakuzu should have been teh storongest in the series.
Orochimaru's fate was decided because he completely held back and did not want to injure Sasuke. And he would've won had it not been for his degenerating host body and illness as well.
Age is impressive as well as the skills and expierence that come with it.
Sasori was in his 20s and Yondaime also died in his 20s.
You don't age when your dead so Yondaime's no older than he was when he died and both Yondaime and Sasori could take on those characters when they died.
Age = experience and expertice. Not strength.
Age brings experience, but it also makes them at a disadvantage, like Orochimaru said when he was fighting . Younger people like Haku, Neji, etc. tend to be more skilled.
Kakashi said, of Haku back in the Wave Country arc, "in this world there are children younger than you but stronger than me" so age = strength is not necessarily a given.
For that matter, seeing the cat granny again isn't necessarily a given.
During wars, the weaker ones died and the stronger ones survived, so the old ones happen to be strong because everyone else who would be their age has been killed off earlier. Ninjas live short lives and have a high fatality rate, so for a ninja to live till their old means they're very strong and mostly undefeated.
They're old and strong because they've survived many battles and not been killed off at a young age, not the other way round.
have you taken into account experience? that plays alot into being strong.
Considering the extremely dangerous lifestyle that Shinobi lead, I would say that one would have to be fairly strong in order to survive to old age. Therefore a more accurate description would be that strength leads to old age, not old age leads to strength.


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Town Council 09-05-2019
1. ROLL CALL 00:01:33
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 00:02:11
3. MOMENT OF SILENCE 00:02:31
4. PUBLIC COMMENT 00:02:51
5. COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT 00:13:09
? Barnstable Economic Development Task Force: 00:21:31
6. TOWN MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS 00:57:24
7. ACT ON MINUTES (Including Executive Session) 01:27:04
8. COMMUNICATIONS 01:28:14
9. ORDERS OF THE DAY 01:34:25
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Appropriation Order in the amount of $203,117 for the Fiscal Year 2020 Barnstable Public Schools Operating Budget (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)................................................................10-11Appropriation Order in the amount of $203,117 for the Fiscal Year 2020 Barnstable Public Schools Operating Budget (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)................................................................10-11
Appropriation and Transfer Order in the amount of $30,000 for the Outboard Engine Replacement on the Harbormaster's South Side Patrol Boat (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)................... 4-5
Appropriation Order in the amount of $136,055 Community Preservation Funds for historic preservation and restoration of Annual Town Report Volumes Years 1868 to 1994 (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)..................................................................................................... 6-7
Appropriation Order of $242,822.00 for the rehabilitation and restoration work to the Paine Black House, 2135 Meetinghouse Way, West Barnstable, MA (Public Hearing) (Roll Call Majority)...................................................................................................... 8-9
Appropriation and Transfer Order in the amount of $330,400 for the Fiscal Year 2021 Real Property Revaluation (Refer to Public Hearing 09/19/19)...............................................................................12-13
Amending the Code of the Town of Barnstable, part I General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning, Article II Section 9 to remove seasonal restrictions on the erection of tents as temporary accessory structures to existing permanent businesses (Refer to Planning Board).........................................14-15
Amending the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning, Article VII Sign Regulations to eliminate the location hardship requirement for a-frame signs in Hyannis Village Business District (Refer to Planning Board)...........................................................16-19
Amending the Code of the Town of Barnstable, Part I General Ordinances, Chapter 240 Zoning, to update and standardize requirements for exterior lighting (Refer to Planning Board).................20-22
Acceptance of sewer easement for 100 Merchants Way, Hyannis, MA (Refer to Second Reading 09/19/19)......................................................................................................................................................23-24
Acceptance of a grant in the amount of $155,538 from the Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program to design and construct Stormwater Best Management Practice's (BMPs) for the Three Bays Area (May be acted upon).......................................................................................................................25-26
Supplemental Appropriation Order in the amount of $15,000 for the Fiscal Year 2020 Planning and Development Department Operating Budget (Refer to Public Hearing 09/19/19) ....................................................................................................27-29
Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $549,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring real property consisting of approximately .32 acres of land (32/100), more or less, in Barnstable shown on Assessors Map 208 as Parcel 048 to be associated with the construction of a new sewer infrastructure (Refer to Public Hearing 09/19/19)............................................................................30-31
Appropriation and Loan Order in the amount of $283,900.00 for the purpose of acquiring real property consisting of approximately .65 acres of land (65/100), more or less, in Barnstable shown on Assessors Map 209 as Parcel 019 to be associated with the construction of new sewer infrastructure (Refer to Public Hearing 09/19/19)........................................................................32-33
Authorizing the Town Manager to draft and bring forward to the Town Council Special Legislation to authorize the Town of Barnstable to own, manage, or contract with any public or private entity, or both, for the management of water/wastewater utilities (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote).....................................................................................................34Authorizing the Town Manager to draft and bring forward to the Town Council Special Legislation to authorize the Town of Barnstable to own, manage, or contract with any public or private entity, or both, for the management of water/wastewater utilities (May be acted upon) (Majority Vote).....................................................................................................34
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We have the fondest memories of coming home to our Mom's homemade soup. She always creates great, hearty soups from scratch, and once a week was soup night at our house. We'd come home from a long day of school followed by soccer practice, and we were always so hungry when we got home that we could barely wait to dive in to what we knew would be a delicious meal. Her soups are always hearty and super satisfying, yet packed with veggies. One of our faves was (and still is!) her Lentil Soup, so this Lentil Vegetable Soup is inspired by it. And it's great if you're trying to add more vegetarian meals to your repertoire or if you're in search of a great meal for Meatless Monday!
This soup is warm and comforting. And unlike many stews and casseroles that are packed with fat and calories and may contribute to weight gain as they rely on fatty cuts of meat, lots of cheese or butter to make them flavorful, this soup is only 194 calories! The red lentils in this recipe break down during cooking to create a thick and creamy soup—without any added fat (or the calories that come with it!). Lentils are rich in fiber and protein, so they're great for weight loss since they keep you satisfied until your next meal. Not only that, lentils, beans, and other legumes are an inexpensive (and healthy!) way to add protein to a dish without any meat.
The flavorful spice, turmeric's active compound, curcumin, is a potent antioxidant with powerful anti-inflammatory properties.¹ It has been shown to support cognitive function, ease bloating and gas caused by indigestion, and help stabilize blood glucose levels.² With its savory flavor and bright yellow color, turmeric powder makes a great addition to your list of pantry staples! Serve this soup with a green salad on the side for a complete and healthy meal!
Clean lentils by discarding any moldy beans or small rocks, then rinse until the dirty water runs clear. In a clean bowl, add lentils and cover with filtered water; soak overnight.
Rinse and drain lentils. In a medium pot, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender. While the lentils are cooking, keep the pot partially covered and stir occasionally. Enjoy!


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Razer's Project Fiona : Hardcore PC Gaming Redefined With Mobility
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The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) sent a summons to Uber and Ola...
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title: Using RSpec Metadata
author: Ross Kaffenberger
published: true
summary: Control spec behavior with declarative tags... just don't overdo it
description: Leveraging RSpec metadata to control how specs are run with examples for altering database mode and toggling behavior based on spec directory
thumbnail: 'blog/stock/fall-leaves-pexels-photo.jpg'
category: Code
tags:
  - Ruby
  - Rails
  - RSpec
---

A useful feature of RSpec is the ability to pass metadata to tests and suites.

You may already be familiar with how [Capybara](https://github.com/jnicklas/capybara) uses the `:js` option to enable the javascript driver.

```ruby
describe "a javascript feature", :js do
  # tests run against the Capyabara.javascript_driver
end
```

Capybara [provides an RSpec configuration hook](https://github.com/jnicklas/capybara/blob/957c35f580b68e8a140b5bbe7818fdcf06bc4521/lib/capybara/rspec.rb#L27) that changes the web driver for any example where `:js` metadata is present. Here it is, oversimplified:

```ruby
# capybara/rspec.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before do
    Capybara.current_driver = Capybara.javascript_driver if example.metadata[:js]
  end
end
```

We may reach a point in the maturity of our test suite when it makes sense add our own configuration options.

The examples in the post are based on RSpec version ~> 3.

### Changing Test Runner Behavior

Testing libraries like RSpec and Capybara do some heavy lifting to set up the
Rails environment and make it suitable for running in test mode. For performance
reasons, it may be beneficial to run each of our specs in a database
transaction so test data can be easily rolled back at the start of each spec.

Here's a common base configuration for using the popular [DatabaseCleaner](https://github.com/DatabaseCleaner/database_cleaner) gem to
set up transactional database behavior for RSpec:

```ruby
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false

  config.before(:suite) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
  end

  config.before(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.start
  end

  config.after(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean
  end
end
```

Not all specs can be run this way - once we add a javascript acceptance specs, for
example, the javascript driver will likely need its own connection to the
database so it won't have access to data setup in the tests. We need to run
javascript acceptance specs in *truncation* mode to ensure database changes are
committed to the database so multiple database connections will have access to the same data.

Let's use RSpec metadata to toggle database behavior automatically when using
the javascript driver (i.e., not the default `:rack_test` driver). We'll add the
following hooks, borrowed from the DatabaseCleaner [README](https://github.com/DatabaseCleaner/database_cleaner/tree/f32abebc4f28faa6ff944c4d1d4fee3f21ceb0bb#rspec-example):

```ruby
# spec/spec_helper.rb
config.before(:each, type: :feature) do
  # :rack_test driver's Rack app under test shares database connection
  # with the specs, so continue to use transaction strategy for speed.
  driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs = Capybara.current_driver == :rack_test

  if !driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs
    # Driver is probably for an external browser with an app
    # under test that does *not* share a database connection with the
    # specs, so use truncation strategy.
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
  end
end
```

We also run into problems with ActiveRecord `after_commit` callbacks - when running
tests in transaction mode, these callbacks will never fire. We can also
add an option for enabling truncation mode outside of acceptance specs when
isolated specs are needed for these callbacks:

```ruby
# spec/model/user_spec.rb
it "triggers background job after creating new user", :truncation_mode do
  # test after_commit callback
end

# spec/spec_helper.rb
config.before(:each, :truncation_mode) do
  DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
end
```

Here's a consolidated configuration for providing hooks for the issues related
to database truncation mentioned above:

```ruby
# spec/spec_helper.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.use_transactional_fixtures = false

  config.before(:suite) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)
  end

  config.before(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :transaction
  end

  config.before(:each, type: :feature) do
    driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs = Capybara.current_driver == :rack_test

    if !driver_shares_db_connection_with_specs
      DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
    end
  end

  config.before(:each, :truncation_mode) do
    DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
  end

  config.before(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.start
  end

  config.after(:each) do
    DatabaseCleaner.clean
  end
end
```

### Changing Application Settings

Rails provides a number of settings that can be easily configured based on the
environment, so we avoid undesired work in development or test environments,
such as sending emails. For any mature Rails application, we'll likely have
our own custom settings layered on top of the Rails defaults.

There are many cases where we'll still want to test the production settings in
our test environments.  For example, by default, controller caching is disabled in tests:

```ruby
# config/initializers/test.rb
Rails.application.configure do
  # ...
  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false

end
```

For selected acceptances specs, we may still want to test behavior of caching at
the view layer, say that users can see new info when a model attribute changes. We don't need this caching behavior is all test, so it may be useful to toggle specs on/off during the test run.

#### First attempt

We could try to stub the setting in the context of a single spec run with the enabled state.

```ruby
# spec/spec_helper.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.before(:each, :caching) do
    allow_any_instance_of(ActionController::Base).to receive(:perform_caching).and_return true
  end

  config.after(:each, :caching) do
    Rails.cache.clear
  end
end
```

This may require changing behavior of instances which is [typically discouraged](https://relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-mocks/docs/working-with-legacy-code/any-instance). We may also need to clean up other global state, like clearing the Rails cache after the test run.

#### Better attempt

Alternatively, we can set the actual values on while settings are derived.
Here's how it might look for enabling controller caching with an `around` block:

```ruby
# spec/spec_helper.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.around(:each, :caching) do |example|
    caching = ActionController::Base.perform_caching
    ActionController::Base.perform_caching = example.metadata[:caching]

    example.run

    Rails.cache.clear
    ActionController::Base.perform_caching = caching
  end
end
```

The `around` block takes the RSpec example object as an argument. When running specs, the given block is triggered when `:caching` is detected as a key in an example's metadata. The example object provides a number of methods for test introspection, allowing us to make changes before and after calling run to execute the spec.

As a result, we now have a simple, explicit mechanism for introducing caching to individual specs and suites:

```ruby
# spec/features/homepage_spec.rb
describe "visit the homepage", :caching do
  it "expires cache" do
    # test cached stuff
  end
end
```

The main concern with this approach is that modifying a global state can affect
other tests unintentionally - a big no-no.

To avoid this, **we need to reset the original value when the example completes**.

Here, we are storing the previously set value of `ActionContoller::Base.perform_caching`, setting it for the local suite, and resetting it back to the original value after it completes.

This technique may come into play when integrating with certain gems like
[PaperTrail](https://github.com/airblade/paper_trail) which may generate expensive logic or queries not need in most
situations. PaperTrail even [provides a helper](https://github.com/airblade/paper_trail/blob/eef918bca42bab85c4467541037897f0788b6062/lib/paper_trail/frameworks/rspec.rb) to take advantage of RSpec. It may be worth considering whether to provide an interface to toggle behavior and RSpec helpers next time we write a gem.
metadata to toggle behavior in specs.

### Filtering Specs

One useful technique while developing is to run a selected set of specs. We may
be editing acceptances specs, model validations, and other disparate tests while test driving a
feature from [outside to in](http://everydayrails.com/2014/01/15/outside-in-example-ruby-tapas.html).

#### Manual tagging

Adding arbitrary metadata like `:focus` to set of specs is one way to approach
this.

```
# spec/models/user_spec.rb
it "validates a user", :focus do
  # unit test
end

# spec/features/sign_up_spec.rb
it "displays error message", :focus do
  # acceptance spec
end
```

We can now filter our test run to a subset at the command line:

```bash
$ rspec --tag focus
```

We can also add some global configuration so this will be the default behavior
when using `:focus` specs, as long as we don't make the mistake of filtering on the build server unintentionally.

```rspec
RSpec.configure do |config|
  # enable auto-focus only when running locally
  config.filter_run_including focus: ENV['CI_SERVER_SETTING'].blank?

  config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
end
```

Alternatively, avoid running broken or flaky specs when tagged accordingly:

```ruby
it "test that fails intermittently", :flaky do
  # probably a javascript test
end
```

Using either a command line option

```ruby
$ rspec --tag ~flaky
```

or a configuration option, we can filter out specs we wish to ignore.

```ruby
RSpec.configure do |c|
  c.filter_run_excluding flaky: true
end
```

#### Auto Tagging

A less-known feature of RSpec 3 is an API for telling RSpec to derive additional metadata
automatically based on *other* metadata.

For example, each spec example has metadata that includes its file path. This,
along with the `RSpec::Core::Configuration#define_derived_metadata` method,
allows us to alter spec behavior based on the spec directories, for example.

*Why is this useful and how do we use it?* Glad you asked.

Let's say we want to isolate model specs that require database truncation since
they are more like functional specs than unit specs. We may set up our spec
directory like so:

```
spec/
  truncation/
    example1_spec.rb
    example2_spec.rb
    ...
  transaction/
    example1_spec.rb
    example2_spec.rb
    ...
```

Instead of manually tagging each file with our `:truncation_mode` metadata we
used earlier to toggle DatabaseCleaner's truncation strategy, we can configure
all the specs in `spec/truncation` as follows:

```rspec
# spec/spec_helper.rb
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.define_derived_metadata(file_path: %r{spec/truncation}) do |metadata|
    metadata[:truncation_mode] = true
  end

  # rest of DatabaseCleaner config below
end
```

Now, all specs in the directory will run with the `:truncation_mode` metadata
and the database strategy will be set to `:truncation` as long as it is declared ahead of the additional DatabaseCleaner configuration we referenced earlier.

Note, this is the [same method](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails/blob/a09a6231ceecefa177ec08b27c3066d5947e5899/lib/rspec/rails/configuration.rb#L85) used in `rspec-rails` to add custom behavior to specs in the specific directories, e.g. `spec/controllers', `spec/requests, etc.

The example above is borrowed from an answer I recently gave on Stackoverflow.

### Using and Abusing

While using RSpec metadata can be a powerful technique for altering test
behavior and application settings in specs, it can also be taken too far.

As @avdgaag notes in [his blog post on the topic](http://arjanvandergaag.nl/blog/using-abusing-rspec-metadata.html), make sure to distinguish between *how* spec is run from *what* the spec should test. We should probably not use metadata to create records specific to certain tests or authenticate users for a given context, for example.

One rule of thumb for adding metadata is decide whether it would be generally useful to any Rails app (good) or it is specific to the business logic of your current application (bad). The latter is best set up more explicitly within or alongside your tests.

Before considering a new metadata tag, I ask the rubber duck "Could I extract
this configuration into a gem?" To answer yes, the behavior would have to be
non-specific to my application. If so, the behavior *might* be useful as metadata.

While metadata can nicely separate the boilerplate required to setup and teardown test behavior, it also adds a layer of indirection that can cause readability issues when stretched too far. Understand that there is a big increase in mental overhead to permuting test behavior with each new tag option and consider the tradeoffs with the rest of the team.

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Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta (Barcelona, 6 februari 1963) is een voormalige president van FC Barcelona.

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Bartomeu kreeg in 2003 een functie binnen het bestuur van Joan Laporta bij FC Barcelona, waarbij hij als directeur verantwoordelijk was voor de basketbalafdeling. In 2005 stapte hij samen met onder anderen Sandro Rosell op uit onvrede over het beleid van Laporta. Bartomeu had vervolgens een bestuursfunctie bij de ADELTE Group en Equipo Facility Services. In 2010 keerde hij terug bij FC Barcelona, toen Bartomeu eerste vicepresident en verantwoordelijk voor sportzaken werd onder Rosell. Na het aftreden van Rosell vanwege dubieuze betalingen rondom het aankopen van Neymar, volgde Bartomeu hem in januari 2014 op als clubpresident. Begin 2015 schreef hij verkiezingen uit, die hij in juli van dat jaar won. Bartomeu kreeg 25.823 stemmen van de socios van FC Barcelona (54,63%), tegenover 15.615 voor Laporta, 3.386 voor Agustí Benedito en 1.750 voor Toni Freixa. Hiermee was hij voor zes jaar herkozen. In oktober 2020 is Bartomeu, na veel kritiek, opgestapt als president van FC Barcelona. Bartomeu staat bij de fans en socios bekend als de man die de club kapot heeft gemaakt in zijn termijn als president.

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The presence of Jews in Tuscany evolved in the Middle Ages, especially following the Jewish expulsion from Spain. In the mid 16th century many communities in Tuscany were forced to live in ghettos. Today most of the impressive synagogues can be visited and in certain cities you can see the remnants of the ghettos and ancient cemeteries. Jewish Sepharadic, Ashkenazi and Italian life can be viewed in Tuscany. We will provide an ideal route for you in Tuscany based on individual or group needs, and save you valuable time and quick entry to sites.
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Can movies be better than books?
Am I the only person in the US who hasn't seen Mama Mia? Probably. I'm so late on the uptake. Worse, yesterday I finally got around to seeing The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel. Better late than never.
Sometimes a movie is just better than its book. I liked Lahairi's novel. But I think (at least for now) she's a better writer of short stories, which is actually a harder craft. (Faulkner claimed short stories to be more difficult than poetry.)
Namesake, The Film is terrific. By nature, it lacks the book's interiority (and therefore some of its depth and insights), but that may be why I liked the movie's characters better, particularly Gogol, who isn't as alienated or self-absorbed as he is in the novel. Granted, the movie doesn't capture Ashima Ganguli's isloation from American culture as well as the book, nor her dismay at losing her children to its influence. But I just think the film holds together better. (See our Reading Guide for The Namesake.)
On the to The Kite Runner. Beloved as the book is, it has some structural problems, especially toward the end when Ahmed meets his nemisis 15 years later in Afghanistan. That whole section felt tacked on, manipulative, over-the-top. Again, the film version was better, somehow managing to handle the rescue section with more elegance and power. Same with the final kite flying scene on the California beach. (See our Reading Guide for The Kite Runner.)
And finally Atonement. Wow to both book and film. But I like the film's ending better than the book's. The whole birthday party scene (with Briony's secretiveness about her to-be-published-book and the bad buys sitting right there) feels contrived. But Vanessa Redgrave's beautifully modulated monologue somehow lent the film more credibility and power, to say nothing of stature. It took my breath away. (See our Reading Guide for Atonement.)
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UPDATED: Alleged P&ID Scam: EFCC files fresh charges against Briton
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday re-arraigned a British national, James Nolan.
Mr Nolan was re-arraigned on a 32-count amended charge for his involvement in the controversial contract awarded to Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID).
He and another accused person, Adam Quinn (who is still at large), were on October 21 docked on a 16 count-charge of money laundering.
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on October 21 and Mr Nolan pleaded not guilty.
The defendants are both directors of Goidel Resources Limited, a Designated Non-Financial Institution (DNFI), and ICIL Limited; firms that they allegedly used for money laundering. Mr Nolan is also said to be a signatory to P&ID accounts.
But at the resumed hearing of the matter on Thursday, EFCC's lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of an amended charge he filed on November 20.
Mr Iheancho said the EFCC is now bringing up the 32-count charge against the defendants in the case contrary to the initial 16-count charge.
EFCC's witness testifies
After Mr Nolan pleaded not guilty to the 32-count charge read to him and a plea of not guilty entered for the first defendant who is not a person, the court continued the trial with the EFCC's first witness, Adewale Akinseye, who said he was an account officer with Guaranteed Trust Bank(GTB).
Mr Akinseye confirmed to the court that he was the account officer of P&ID Limited.
He said he also recalled that in his statement to the anti-graft agency, he identified Jadesola Awoyinfa and Adamu Usman as the promoters of P&ID as deduced from the particulars of directors and account opening documents.
Mr Akinseye said the account was initiated on August 10, 2006.
"From the details of (the) transaction provided for activities on the account, we have a dollar inflow of $76,170 (which) was inflowed from the account of P&ID Limited, c/o K. Treppides Company Limited to P&ID Nigeria Limited on September 5, 2006," the witness read from his statement. "(And another) $135,000 on September 5, 2006, from P&ID Limited, c/o K. Treppides Company Limited to P&ID Nigeria Limited."
According to Mr Akinseye, the bank checks and identifies the source of funds sent to it and if the funds had emanated from a sanctioned party, the bank would not have accepted the funds.
The court presided over by Okon Abang adjourned the matter to December 6 for ruling on the admissibility of the statement made by the EFCC witness.
P&ID had approached a British court to seek compensation claiming the Nigeria government breached a 2010 gas contract agreement. The government had contracted P&ID to build gas processing facilities around Calabar, Cross River. According to the contract, the government was required to supply wet gas of up to 400 million cubic feet daily.
The court initially granted the firm an arbitral award of $6.6 billion. But the figure rose to about $9 billion with an additional $2.3 billion in accumulated interest at 7 per cent rate, after Nigeria refused to enter an appeal for more than five years after the original ruling.
The Nigerian government has appealed the British court ruling and secured an order delaying the execution of the court judgment.
The government says the contract was fraudulent ab initio and that both parties (including the Nigerian officials who signed for Nigeria) signed it to defraud the Nigerian government.
The contract was signed by Nigeria's former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who has various corruption cases against her. She is currently in London where she is being investigated for money laundering. A former petroleum ministry official who signed the contract as a witness is also being prosecuted.
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CollectionM7 - Midwood Collection
Item4 - Miss Sarah Bignell
Item5 - Government Clerk
Item6 - James White
Item7 - Mr. James
Item8 - Captain Harold
Item9 - Mr. Barnett
Item10 - Nicholas J. Brown
Item11 - Government messenger
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Item 8 - Captain Harold
Midwood Collection
Captain Harold
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1 framed caricature, 31x20cm
Thomas Claude Wade Midwood
Midwood was employed as a draughtsman by the Public Works Department, but was better known for his caricatures in the Tasmanian Mail and the Critic. He had also spent some years in the U.S.A. and Honolulu, and toured as a guitarist with a musical show in the U.S.A. For more information see : http://www.utas.edu.au/library/exhibitions/midwood/biography.html
Bequeathed to University of Tasmania by E.E. Midwood, son of T.C.W. Midwood in 1972.
Framed caricature of Captain Harold. Retired Indian Army Officer. An eccentric who lived at Bellerive. Had a mania for water tanks and
ended his life by drowning himself in one.
This item is in the public domain. When reusing this material, please cite the reference number and provide the following acknowledgement: "Courtesy of the UTAS Library Special & Rare Collections"
For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au
Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10997/2/Midwood.pdf
HE Aug 2018
Thomas Claude Wade Midwood (Creator)


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Statewide Winter Trout Stockings Provide More Angling Opportunities
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Hemorrhagic Disease Reported in Deer in Numerous Counties
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Second Deer in North Carolina Tests Positive for CWD
RALEIGH, NC (August 18, 2022) – A second deer in North Carolina has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).…
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Free Deer Hunting and Processing Webinars Offered in August
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Fish for Free in North Carolina on July 4
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Delayed Harvest Trout Waters Open June 4
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The CAVE provides customers an immersive way to explore interior options and floorplans.
The 3-D Cave Automatic Virtual Environment is a room-shaped immersive reality lab, allowing customers to experience aircraft cabins and the flight deck and experiment with different styles and configurations.
Personalization is a priority for Gulfstream customers, particularly in the cabin. Their desire to transform the area into a unique living space is what makes cabin outfitting visits such popular stops along the aircraft delivery journey.
Soon-to-be-owners relish the sessions with Gulfstream completion and design teams. They configure their seating layout, choose cabin materials such as wood veneer, upholstery and carpeting, and select a color palette.
The lone drawback was customers then had to wait until delivery to experience what they had created.
Gulfstream is leveraging virtual reality technology to enhance the ownership journey. The 3-D Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, an immersive reality research and development lab, allows customers to interact with personalized cabin designs in the virtual realm.
"We've only been doing this a couple of years, and already customers have the expectation of experiencing the aircraft here first," says Gulfstream CAVE specialist Fernando Toledo.
The interest in virtual experiences prompted Gulfstream to debut two G500 virtual reality simulations at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition earlier this year. By donning a VR headset, such as an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, prospects and customers virtually experienced the flight deck or the cabin.
The response was so overwhelmingly positive the G500 Symmetry Flight Deck Experience and the G500 Cabin Experience will be mainstays of Gulfstream displays at major airshows and could soon be incorporated into Gulfstream's Sales and Design centers.
The virtual worlds are changing the way Gulfstream showcases its aircraft.
The Gulfsteam CAVE is not located underground, but it is subtly hidden among the company's testing facilities at the Savannah, Georgia, world headquarters.
The CAVE is essentially a box-shaped room where three walls and the floor are high-definition video screens. Put on a pair of special 3-D glasses and stand or sit in the center of the space, and the room becomes a Gulfstream cabin. A hand-held controller allows the user to move about the interior, open and close drawers, extend and stow tables, even manipulate environmental controls.
Users can also change seating configurations, materials styling and colors at the touch of a button.
Gulfstream has been using the CAVE in product development since installing the technology in early 2012. Virtual reality has numerous engineering applications, particularly for a product in the design phase. At Gulfstream, the teams developing the cabin for the G500 and G600 used—and still rely upon—the CAVE extensively to explore configurations and styling possibilities.
The CAVE's customer experience debut came October 14, 2014, the day Gulfstream unveiled the G500 and G600 with a dramatic launch event. More than 200 customers, prospective customers and dignitaries participated in a CAVE demonstration staged in the hours following the ceremony, and all were extremely impressed.
"From a customer standpoint—showing off the CAVE as part of a larger tour of the test facilities—our leadership instantly recognized the CAVE as a showcase," Toledo says.
The CAVE is a highlight of the Discover Gulfstream experience customers and prospective buyers enjoy when visiting company headquarters. Other tour features include stops in the CASE, a full-scale flight deck simulator, and the Iron Bird, a full-scale metal aircraft skeleton fitted with flight controls, hydraulics, electrical systems and landing gear to simulate all the actions of an aircraft in flight.
Word about the CAVE spread quickly among Gulfstream's clientele, and the facility now plays a more practical role in the sales process.
One prospective customer who recently visited Gulfstream was enthralled by the cabin design process but was struggling to visualize what it would feel like to be in the actual space. By visiting the CAVE and experimenting with several configuration options, he found the layout he wanted—and it wasn't the one he initially favored during the design meeting.
The CAVE and VR Cabin Experience also provide the user a better sense of special and custom features that aren't present in Gulfstream's physical cabin mock-ups or demonstration aircraft, such as a shower in the lavatory. Patterson, Toledo and their teams can add custom items to the software.
Expect VR to play a greater role in Gulfstream's sales and marketing efforts going forward. The VR Cabin Experience and VR Flight Deck Experience will be part of Gulfstream's display at the National Business Aviation Association's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition this fall, perhaps as part of a larger interactive production.
As planned, visitors will first tour a demo aircraft or a cabin and flight deck mock-up, then don a pair of VR goggles programmed to show the interior they've just experienced. They can then virtually customize the cabin to their liking.
"Virtual reality is a great way to connect the customer to the product," Toledo says.


Navicore staff have been honored to raise just over $3,000 in their latest charitable campaign.
During the course of a year our employees held numerous fun competitions, raffles and events to collect funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in New Jersey, demonstrating the generosity and caring nature of our Navicore family.
Navicore's Lori Stratford, Maureen Rodriguez and Christina Kennedy presenting Emily Schonberg from Make-A-Wish with the donation for $3,000 on behalf of all Navicore Solutions staff members.
'The Make-A-Wish foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.' We had the pleasure of visiting the 'Wishing Castle' to deliver the donation in person to Emily Schonberg, Manager of External Events at Make-A-Wish.
Emily very graciously showed us around the building, highlighting the details that make the Wishing Castle magical. The extraordinary details included in the castle were designed with the help of Disney Imagineers and include mazes, self-playing pianos, an 'inspiration' room and 'wishing' room. The Wishing Room is the most magical place, where the dreams of the Make-A-Wish children are made to come true.
Emily Schonberg shares her passion for Make-A-Wish in the entrance to the Wishing Castle.
Chris Greicius, whose wish to become a police officer in 1980 was granted and in doing so, became the inspiration for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.


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