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Dead over Heels
Ava Pegg isn't sure exactly what her parents were thinking when they bought a vacation home in dull-as-dirt Glenview. Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic...hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town. Now the undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the forest. No supplies, no weapons. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy...
Donna of the Dead Series, Book 2
By Alison Kemper
The end of the world just might be their perfect beginning…
Glenview, North Carolina. Also known—at least to sixteen-year-old Ava Pegg—as the Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. What exactly were her parents thinking when they bought a summer home here? Then the cute-but-really-annoying boy next door shows up at her place in a panic…hollering something about flesh-eating zombies attacking the town.
At first, Ava's certain that Cole spent a little too much time with his head in the moonshine barrel. But when someone—or something—rotted and terrifying emerges from behind the woodpile, Ava realizes this is no hooch hallucination. The undead are walking in Glenview, and they are hungry. Panicked, Ava and Cole flee into the national forest. No supplies, no weapons. Just two teenagers who don't even like each other fighting for their lives. But that's the funny thing about the Zombpocalypse. You never know when you'll meet your undead end. Or when you'll fall dead over heels for a boy…
"Awesome writing, wicked humor, sexy boys. I've never wanted to be part of the zompocalypse so badly!" -- Brigid Kemmerer, author of the Elemental series
"I strongly recommend this to Zombie fans and YA fans! You will not be disappointed! And all I can say to the author is.....more, more more please!" ~ Cheryl
"Loved this! You do NOT need to read Donna of the Dead to read this book but honestly you should...just because they are both refreshing and wonderful!" ~ Keri
When Donna Pierce hears voices, she knows she's in danger. So when they start yelling at the top of their proverbial lungs, it's no surprise she and her best friend, Deke, end up narrowly escaping a zombie horde. They take refuge at their high school with the...
Series: Donna of the Dead, Book 2
Genre: paranormal, young adult
Tropes: overcoming odds
By Brigid September 08, 2014
Guys, I loved this book. Alison's first book, Donna of the Dead, was cute and funny and perfectly campy. This one, though ... this one is amazing. I love the romance (tough country guy meets preppy city girl, anyone???). I love the action. I love the whole story. All of it. When I was reading thi... ...more
By Alexis September 29, 2014
This was my first zombie book. I was a little wary about starting this book considering I'm not really a fan of zombies. But of course, the plot drew me in and once I began reading this book, I was sucked in.
Sociology, Friendship, Romance
Ava's from Florida but is in North Carolina for... ...more
By Soobie's scared August 11, 2015
I read it in one sitting, starting at around 1.30 in the morning and finishing short after 4. My still sick eyes were hurting so bad but I couldn't put it down.
This book was sooooo nice! Or maybe I just have a soft spot for zombies. Who knows...
I liked the story. I liked the setting. I liked the... ...more
By Beth October 08, 2014
I can't believe I'm giving five stars to a young adult zombie romance. But it was that good, and I haven't been a teen for decades. The characters were well fleshed out, if the zombies weren't. I loved Ava the Floridiot and Cole the country boy complete with ain'ts. The story and plot points made... ...more
By Lori September 28, 2014
Dead Over Heels is a YA zombie novel about surviving the zombie apocalypse. I really enjoyed it, it was refreshing to read a story where two people really come together to survive all odds. I read it in one afternoon because it was that riveting. ...more
By Mehsi February 24, 2016
When I heard there would be a second book in this series I just had to read it, I really did like the first book (even with all the Liam this and Liam thats).
So, do you need to read this after Donna of the Dead? Nope. This takes place in a total different place, with different main characters. Ho... ...more
By Carra October 01, 2014
RAWR!!
I never used to be into the whole zombie thing. Then came the movie Shaun of the Dead...and I discovered that zombies don't necessarily mean scary horror. They can be surprisingly funny-for dead things anyway. That's one of the things I loved about Alison's first book, Donna of the Dead. Sh... ...more
By Ayah October 01, 2014
I received an eARC copy of Dead Over Heels from the author in exchange with an honest review.
Dead over Heels is a companion to Donna of the Dead, so you don't have to read the first book to read this one. But then, you will be missing all the awesomeness of the first book.
In the contrar... ...more
By Jess September 29, 2014
*I received a free eBook of this novel from Entangled Teen in exchange for a fair review.*
To begin, zombies are pretty much my number one fear. I have full, detailed zombie escape plans for my work, my husband's work, our house, my parent's house, or being in public. I'm not kidding. So it is saf... ...more
By Farrah September 17, 2014
Another wonderfully thrilling, delightfully romantic book in this zombie apocalypse series, Dead Over Heels was a lovely read. From start to finish, it was an enjoyable YA book that I really liked.
Ava was a lovely heroine. She started off as somewhat snobby and more concerned with being right tha... ...more
By Stephanie October 09, 2014
LOVED THIS BOOK
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
I am really not a big zombie fan, but this book was AMAZING….
In this book we meet Cole and Ava. They are complete opposite of each other. Cole is a country boy who is very outdoorsy and could take... ...more
By Carrie September 18, 2014
"That's it. New rule: no more flirting during the zombie apocalypse"
Dead over Heels is the second YA book Alison Kemper has written about the zombie apocalypse. While this is the same zombie apocalypse as Donna of the Dead it involves all new characters located in a different part of the country.... ...more
By Mike October 02, 2014
Bottom line: No flirting during the zombie apocalypse.
Wow! This was a read that gripped me from the beginning and didn't let me go, no matter how much I tried to claw away. A wonderful mix of horror, romance, and suspense, this story will appeal to its target audience (teenage girls) and to many... ...more
By Lisa October 06, 2014
I'm always a sucker for a good zombie book and when I saw the local for this book, I just had to read it. As a foothills North Carolinian myself, I just had to see how the zombie apocalypse progressed. I've always told my kids when it hit that we would have a better survival rate than their big c... ...more
By NicoleHasRead October 03, 2014
Ava would much rather be at the mall with her friends, back in Florida, than stuck in a run-down holiday house with her parents in the North Carolina wilderness. Allergic to pretty much everything, she's not exactly the outdoors type. So when the boy next door appears at her door yelling about zo... ...more
By La_Revenant October 09, 2014
"That sound they (zombies) make – "Rawwwrrr!" – it's like T-Rex crossed with a dying cow." (Dead Over Heels, Alison Kemper, p. 20)
Dead Over Heels was a fun teen zombie novel with a bit of a twist. The characters were well written and they developed and grew over the course of the story. There was... ...more
By Keri September 08, 2014
Loved this! You do NOT need to read Donna of the Dead to read this book but honestly you should...just because they are both refreshing and wonderful! This story follows Ava, who's a city girl dumped in a country town for the summer; and Cole, country boy extraordinaire. When the zombies emerge t... ...more
By Cheryl September 11, 2014
Whether you've read Donna of the Dead or not (highly suggested), this is a stand alone and it's great! It is not. Sequel,although I assume it could be taking place at the same time. The author has the perfect amount of adventure, awesome lead characters, first romance and of course....Zombies. M... ...more
By Abbey October 01, 2014
ahh ZOMBIES !!! This book was faced paced witty and had just the right amount of gory details !! Ava was a great main character adding the right pazza to the story and a girl after my own heart loving the city. Oh and Cole no I'm not a cowboy lover but now I think I am . with all his southern tal... ...more
By S.F. September 08, 2014
This book is A-mazing! It's a companion to DONNA OF THE DEAD, new characters, similar situation. Zombie apocalypse, but this time with a hot country boy, a prissy city girl, a forest full of the undead, and tons of drama, excitement, and romance.
If possible, I loved DEAD OVER HEELS more than DONN... ...more
By SnoopyDoo's Book Reviews September 12, 2014
This was an enjoyable read, it was fast paced , had lots of action but also romance. The book alternates between Ava's and Cole's POV, which was fairly enjoyable and well written, Never had the feeling a missing something and it was nicely balanced.
You can find my full review here:
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By Selena October 16, 2014
cute, fun zombie apocalypse book. ...more
By Jennifer October 06, 2014
Fun zombie book
Review coming soon. ...more
By Mandy October 13, 2014
I received Dead Over Heels in return for an honest review as part of the tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Ava parents have purchased a summer but it needs a little work so her dad who's not the most handy man is taking a shot. Instead of being in North Carolina Ava would rather be home where t... ...more
By Lynda September 30, 2014
Ava and her parents are staying in their holiday home in the remote mountains of North Carolina, with no cable, internet, or cell phone reception. When Ava first meets Cole, they have nothing in common. But when her parents leave her alone for a day and the so-called Zombie flu makes its way to t... ...more
Alison Kemper
Alison Kemper grew up in South Florida, the only girl on a street with eleven boys. She spent her childhood paddling a canoe through neighborhood canals and looking for adventure. She usually found it. Sometimes the police were involved. And large dogs. And one time, a very territorial snake. She now lives in North Carolina and writes books. The books often include girls having adventures. With boys. Cute boys. And cute dogs too. But no cute snakes. Never cute snakes. Donna of the Dead is her first novel.
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Copyright © 2014 by Alison Kemper. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
Autumn sunlight streams through the kitchen of our vacation house. "Come on, Ava." Mom slides the glass across the counter. "It's just iced tea. The poor boy's probably dying of thirst. Take it out to him."
I fight to suppress a giggle. My mother's matchmaking attempts have never been subtle. "Which brother's working today?" I ask. "The hot one?"
"Like I'd have any idea which is the hot one," she says in her best mom voice.
I close the SAT prep book I've been reading since breakfast. "Well, the older brother is tall, dark-haired, and takes off his shirt while he works in our yard—even when it's, like, forty degrees out. And the younger one wears camo and plays the banjo. I'm not sure he's my type."
She nods at the tea. "You'll have more fun here if you make friends. And I'm sure both boys are very nice."
"If they're so nice," I tease, "why don't you bring the tea?"
Her eyebrows lift, disappearing behind her bangs. "Like I don't have enough to do around here. Your dad and I are heading to the lumberyard this afternoon to get the post caps."
I wince sympathetically. If mom's helping dad all day, she probably has enough on her plate. "Dad's still planning to fix the fence himself?"
"He'll try. I hope he doesn't screw it up before he calls a professional."
"Like when he installed the new garage door?"
She grins. "And it closed on the hood of my car?"
Laughing, I hop from the bar stool and grab the tea. "You guys are cute. Go fix your fence. I'll meet this country boy. Maybe he'll serenade me with a banjo tune."
She hands me a fistful of sugar packets. "Take these. People around here don't seem to like my tea."
The screen door bangs shut behind me, a blast of cold, outside air reminding me I'm not in Florida anymore. Our patio is still a mess—crumbled concrete and half-missing steps. Six months ago, my parents decided to buy this vacation house in the country—a fixer-upper with enough land for a tree farm.
From now on, I'll spend every summer and school break in the North Carolina mountains. It's beautiful here, but remote—maybe even a little lonely. No cable TV. No internet. Heck, my phone doesn't even work here half the time. It's like one of those maps the cell phone companies use to show coverage—with the blank areas. I'm in a blank area. A big blank area.
As I navigate the overgrown path toward the edge of our land, I wonder what's happening in the nonblank areas. It's Thanksgiving break, and if I were home in Orlando, I'd be heading to the mall with my friends. We'd eat lunch in the glassed-in food court—the one place where I feel like I'm outside without actually being outside. It'd be warm enough to wear a tank top and flip-flops. Here, the temperature has dipped below sixty. I already regret leaving my hoodie in the house.
I'm careful not to touch any of the plants on the unkempt trail. Part of me wants to stop and tuck my yoga pants into my socks—to stop bugs from crawling up my leg—but another part of me—the vain part—knows I look dorky when I do this.
I follow the buzz of the weed whacker. My parents hired the Greer brothers to clear the overgrown fields so we can plant Christmas trees. The Greers live down the mountain, like, a half mile from us. Our other neighbors, the Beavers, are at least a mile, maybe two, up the road. There's some swanky country club over the next ridge, but it's pretty far. Everything in between is national forest. No houses for miles. For a girl from the 'burbs, this isolation feels totally bizarre.
Banjo Boy has already cleared half the scruffy field. Fall-colored leaves smoke and pop in a small fire.
"Hey," he yells, turning off the weed whacker.
That's what the locals say. Not hi or hello, but hey.
They also say red light. If they give directions, it's, "Turn left at the red light." Never green or yellow. Always red.
I joke around with my parents about the local accents, but truth be told, I think the Southern drawl is kind of cute. Especially on the shirtless brother.
I edge closer to the fire, careful to stay out of the high, dangerous grass. "Um, yeah. Hello. Hey. My mom thought you might be thirsty. She sent tea." Smoke burns my nostrils, making me cough.
He eyes the drink warily. "Is it sweet tea?"
I hold up the sugar packs.
He appears less than thrilled but takes them anyway. The hand reaching for the glass is coated in grime and soot.
Be nice, Mom said. Try to talk.
"Um, sorry it's iced. Guess she forgot how cold it is out here."
"It's warm by the fire." He says it like far.
Leaning against a stump, he tears the sugar packets with his teeth. I kind of wish I had an excuse to snap a pic of his outfit—camo pants, navy work jacket like mechanics wear, and a brown ball cap with the words "Trout Magnet" embroidered across the front. It's sort of adorable, but my friends back home would never believe it.
The boy doesn't say anything, just focuses on dumping each pack of sugar in the tea. Is he shy? Antisocial? Guess it's up to me to make the small talk.
"So, you hear about that flu?" I ask.
"The one in China?"
I nod. "Yeah. Crazy stuff, right?"
For the entire week before we came up to North Carolina, the national news focused on a health scare in Beijing. Scientists think it's some weird mutation of rabies—one that causes people to lose their minds and run around biting each other to spread the infection. The Bleke-Burns virus, they call it, although some late-night comedian keeps referring to it as Zombie Flu, probably because of rumors that the biting has turned to cannibalism in extreme cases. My AP bio teacher has been pretty much obsessed with the outbreak—assigning us extra reading on viruses and asking for current-events reports based on the news. I'm almost glad to be on vacation in the woods and away from the constant footage of infected people. Their bizarre, pale eyes have started haunting my dreams.
The boy's brow creases. "Reckon we'll get it here?"
Is he kidding? The outbreak is on the other side of the planet. Plus, we're, like, in the middle of freaking nowhere. "Uh, no. Glenview's pretty isolated. I think we're good. I'm sure the government will keep it contained—you know, like how Ebola stays in Africa."
He takes a small sip of tea. Awkward silence again. He finally glances up. Under the filthy cap brim, his eyes are the same glacial blue as his brother's.
"So, um, where's Jay?" I'm sure this kid's nice, and he's not bad-looking, but I'd be more enthusiastic about this errand if I was talking with the shirtless brother.
"Him and Dad went camping. I stayed behind to finish the job." He nods toward the fire. The far.
"Pretty chilly for camping."
He tosses the empty sugar packs in the flames. "We're used to it. Best deer hunting's in November."
Hunting? Bleh.
"You bow hunt?" The corners of his mouth quirk up, like he already knows my answer.
"Are you kidding? I could never shoot a deer. They're too beautiful."
His smile tightens, accentuating a pale scar on his chin. "You get hungry enough, you'll shoot the pretty deer." His eyes lock on mine, waiting for a reaction.
A shiver runs down my spine. Okay, it's official—I have zero in common with this guy.
"I'd better get back to the house and uh, help my mom." I take a step away from him.
"Your name's Eva, right?"
"Ava," I correct.
"Tell your mom thanks for the tea. It was nice of her to send it." The politeness doesn't match this rough-looking boy. "I'm Cole."
He doesn't offer his grimy hand, and I'm glad.
"It's, um, nice to meet you," I try to smile, but it feels like a lie.
"Yeah, you, too." He hands back the glass. "Good tea."
I suddenly realize he might be lying, too.
Afternoon sun burns through my work jacket, warming my shoulders and back. I wrestle a dead kudzu vine into the fire and readjust my favorite cap—the funny "Trout Magnet" one Jay gave me for Christmas. When I raise my eyes again, the new girl has already disappeared back into her house.
Floridiots. That's what we call them around here. Rich A-holes who flatten our forests to make gated communities. Clog our roads every summer with SUVs that cost more than my house. When I washed dishes in Highland, it'd take me an extra half hour to drive up the mountain, stuck behind looky-loos with out-of-state tags.
This new family's no different. Take the girl, for instance. Acting like she's doing me a huge favor with that glass of crappy tea. She's pretty, sure—clean and bright-eyed—but pale as skim milk. I ain't got much use for delicate girls.
I poke my fire and study the surrounding acres of brush and forest, nestled in a cup between mountain peaks. If my family owned this land, they'd have me down here working, hauling brush or hunting ginseng by the creek. Wonder if the girl gets outta chores 'cause she's female. I got a hunch, even if she had a brother, I'd still be out here doing hard labor while he played Call of Dutyor some crap like that.
I sling another mess of brambles on the fire and wish for the millionth time I was out in the forest with Dad and Jay. Working for Florida Girl's parents beats the hell out of slaving at the country club, but it's still same old, same old. A bunch of city folk with no damned clue about the mountains.
These two acres make up the best grouse hunting along Walnut Creek Road. Or they used to—before this idiot clear-cut the land for Christmas trees. I've hunted this thicket since I was eight. Watched the chicks run through the brush every spring. Now I'm burning their homes to ashes.
And the girl said she didn't like to hurt animals.
Florida people don't know nothing.
Banjo Boy stirred up a ton of pollen cutting that brush. By the time I climb back to the house, my eyes burn like far. I pop a chewable allergy pill, the familiar bitter-orange taste coating the back of my throat.
The kitchen is warm after the chill of the November air. In the other room, Mom and Dad argue in soft voices. As usual, it's about me. And my stupid allergies. Not the standard pollen aversion that half the world suffers from. The other allergies—the life-threatening ones.
"You know I hate leaving her alone," Mom says.
"She's sixteen, Margery. In January, she'll get her license. And a few years after that, she'll leave for college."
"I know, but—"
"She'll stay inside. What could hurt her?"
"I don't know." Mom pauses. "A random colony of fire ants?"
Dad sighs in a long-suffering way. "We've had the house sprayed. She'll be fine. And we can ask the Greer boy to check on her."
"I'm not sure that's wise, asking a sixteen-year-old boy to check on our gorgeous daughter we've left alone in the middle of the woods."
Dad grunts. "Point taken."
"Ugh," I say, entering the kitchen. "Is Mom still trying to set me up with Banjo Boy?"
Mom laughs, fishing her keys from her purse. "Why don't you come with us today, sweetie?"
Tempting. My phone works sort of randomly in town. I might be able to call some of my friends at home. Of course, I'd just have to hear about all their amazing plans for Thanksgiving break.
"I'll just stay here," I tell my parents. "My bio teacher assigned a big research paper on rabies—due Tuesday after we get back."
Dad nods solemnly. "Wouldn't want your average slipping to a ninety-nine percent or something."
I lean over to swat his arm. He gives me a hard time about my school obsession, but I know he's proud.
Mom unhooks her good coat from the peg near the door. "Stay inside, okay? I don't like you going outside when we're not here."
"Yeah, yeah. I promise. Not a foot out of the house." I pour myself a glass of tea. "Got your list?"
Dad pats his jacket pocket.
A trip to town means a major haul through the wilderness. It's nearly forty miles to Glenview, and most of the road is unpaved and pockmarked. The town sits in the valley, surrounded by mountains and national forests. Sure, it's beautiful, but it makes our home-improvement projects a nightmare. My dad's not exactly Mr. Fix-it—sometimes, after the long drive, he realizes he's forgotten something and can't finish the job.
Our house won't be completed in record time.
Mom blows me a kiss. "Be back in a few hours."
I stand at the kitchen counter, draining the last of my tea as the rattle of their car down the dirt road fades to nothing. With a sigh, I pull out my laptop and prepare to spend quality time with Louis Pasteur and his rabies vaccine.
For some weird reason, my brain drifts back to Cole. I move to the window and lean my forehead against the glass. I can't see him from here, only the road twisting deep into the forest. On the other side of our dilapidated fence, squirrels chase each other through brown November leaves. Part of me wonders what it's like to spend a cold, clear day outside, working hard, watching birds and squirrels, listening to the creek tumble over stones.
"Don't go there," I tell myself aloud. "With your allergies, it's never gonna happen." I'll have to settle for watching from behind a window. Or even better, I could stop daydreaming and get my butt to work.
I write for an hour before I'm startled by the blare of a horn—the musical kind that plays Dixie or Dixieland or whatever that song is called.
"Yeeee-haw!" yells a voice from the road.
I peek outside as a faded red pickup with enormous wheels appears briefly through the trees and bumps out of sight. Our neighbors, the Beavers, feel compelled to yee-haw and blow that loud-ass horn every time they pass our house.
My dad always laughs like they're being friendly. "Those locals!" he'll say with a wave.
But I don't think they intend to sound welcoming. The Beavers only visited once since we bought the house. Mom sowed a row of pumpkin seeds—she thought it'd be fun to have pumpkins during our next visit. Mr. Beaver and his fat son Bubba spent ten minutes telling her she did it wrong and ought to hire them to plant everything. When Mom explained she enjoys working outside, Mr. Beaver spit a stream of dirty tobacco juice on our porch and took off. The next time we came up from Florida, the pumpkin seedlings were dead and a strange smell clung to the dirt. Dad said it was kerosene. My parents downplayed the whole thing, but I knew someone did it on purpose—to remind us we don't fit in here.
Maybe that's why I wasn't excited when Mom asked me to bring the tea outside. I don't feel totally welcome here. Banjo Boy and his family might act friendlier than the Beavers—more respectful and stuff—but only because they need our work and money. This afternoon, I could see it in that Cole kid's eyes. He doesn't want me here either.
My gaze skims the acre I've been clearing, the once-gold-brown field now stubbed with rocks and tree roots. Another half hour and I'll have this licked. Mr. Pegg stopped on his way down the hill to say my check's waiting in the mailbox. It'd be so damned easy to ditch this job and take off with the money. Let someone else demolish the grouse habitat. But I don't do that stuff no more. Guess all of Dad's lectures about "you start something, you finish it" finally sunk in. Maybe that's why I got this job and Bubba Beaver didn't.
Wind kicks up, tossing the flames and threatening to scatter my carefully raked leaf pile. I yawn into my hand. I stayed up half the night watching an old DVD of David Holt playing "Shady Grove." I'm dead tired, but I finally got a handle on the tune. My fingers pick the notes on the Weed eater as the music loops through my brain.
I'm nearly done when a dadgum bramble slips under my jacket cuff. I mash the button to shut off the weed-eater. As I roll my sleeve, a soft growl drifts over from the copse of Virginia pine.
It ain't grouse or bobcats or any of the other million sounds I can pick out in these woods. This is lower. And more humanlike. There's a crapload of animals that make noises that sound like people—screech owls…goats…pigs—but this ain't none of 'em. This is something I never heard before.
A panther? Old-timers say panthers still live in these woods. Painters, they call them.
I hold my breath and watch the copse. A rustle, a shift of branches, and the arms of the trees part.
It's not a panther.


I was recently asked to be part of a debate with the resolution being: Government is already too big. The topic was supposed to pertain, specifically, to its involvement in the economy. It was supposed to be a discussion about what the public sector should provide and what should be left to the private sector. The essence of the debate was supposed to be a careful cost-benefit analysis. It soon became clear to my counterpart and I that not only was this impossible but it was ultimately fruitless. That's because a debate about the size and scope of government is fundamentally one about values.
My grandfather was born in what was then the Austria-Hungarian Empire in the year 1900. He barely missed World War I, but was then conscripted into the Army for a brief period of time. After being discharged, he returned to the tiny village, Litminova, where he had been born. Life was difficult. The peasants—and I use that term without any pejorative sense at all—toiled extremely hard and after harvest, soldiers were routinely sent to take most of what had been grown, and it was given to others.
This was life as he and his forefathers knew it. But then he heard rumours that life was different in America. He learned that there was a country where after you got to keep all the fruits of your labour. The idea was intoxicating, and he made spectacular sacrifices, scrimped and saved, and in 1928 made his way to the New World. The US was closed to him so he settled for Canada. His family never looked back. All of his children were professionals or had married one, and settled into the upper-middle class.
I grew up listening to those stories. I saw how hard he worked: Into his early eighties (and I'm not exaggerating) he operated his own small business. He was a gardener. And when I ran a small construction company and my grandfather was in his late eighties, he helped out several hours a day, doing light construction work. I looked at a man like that and thought it wildly unjust that there were men literally one-quarter his age sitting around all day producing nothing. Yet at the same time, I had to recognize that our lives were spectacular by any reasonable standard.
When I examine the Canadian economy—and I have talked about this before—I see an economy that has largely stalled over the past 17 years or so. I believe that a major reason for that has been the growth of government at the expense of the private sector. The employment numbers don't lie. Since 2001, the Canadian population has grown by approximately 20 percent. Employment in the public sector has grown by about 33 percent while there are actually fewer people working in the wealth-producing private sector. It seems to me that anyone who agrees that the economy has stalled over the past generation should consider the importance (or lack thereof) of those employment statistics.
There is a reasonable argument to be made that government isn't big enough, and those arguments center on inequality. While the lot of the average person is essentially the same as it was a generation ago, the elites seem to be doing better than ever before. Government, with its power to expropriate value through the use of force or implied force (think of those soldiers coming into the Czechoslovakian countryside taking the harvested crops) is in a unique position to equalize outcomes.
So it comes down to a question of competing values: should virtue—manifested through hard work and the ability to produce desired goods and services of real value—be what is rewarded and protected? Or is equality a more important value? Should everyone in Canadian society enjoy approximately the same fruits, completely isolated from our contribution towards creating that value? And if this is the case, that is, if equality is the most important value, then it's hard to delineate in what way government should be limited.
Society should be understood as a collection of individuals who at times group into collectives when it is in their interest to do so. At times, some of those collectives believe that their short-term economic interests are served by taking what others have produced. It's hard to argue that assessment. If I take my neighbour's wallet and empty it, clearly I have more economic resources than I did before doing so. If that's what I value most, then I'll find a way to justify pick pocketing. This is why there will always be an argument that government is too small, and not enough is taken from some in order to give to others.


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Serco predicts 'strong growth for 2020'
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12 December 2019 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal
Facilities management group Serco has reported that it expects to deliver around 14 per cent growth and 30 per cent underlying trading profit growth, according to its closed period trading update for the 2019 financial year.
It reported that there was strong revenue growth, particularly in the second half of 2019, with revenue expected to grow to £3.2 billion, comprising 7 per cent organic growth.
Second half revenue growth expected to be approaching 20 per cent, of which approximately 10 per cent will be organic growth, and 8 per cent as a result of the five months of contribution of the Naval Systems Business Unit (NSBU) acquisition.
Total revenue growth includes an approximate 5 per cent contribution from acquisitions. This comprises 4 per cent from the initial five months' contribution of the NSBU acquisition, which was completed on 1 August 2019, and 1 per cent from the annualisation of the Carillion health facilities management contracts that transferred to Serco between June and August 2018.
The outlook for 2020 shows further strong growth is expected in revenues and profits, the update said.
Rupert Soames, Serco Group chief executive, said: "The results that we expect to report for 2019 will represent the second successive year of strong growth in revenue and profits, while our positive outlook for 2020 means that we expect to double our Underlying Trading Profit from the £69m achieved in 2017 to the £145m we plan to deliver in 2020."
Soames added: "The UK delivered a good performance, returning to organic growth in the second half, which is the first time since 2013. Perhaps the most notable aspect of 2019, however, is the record order intake of over £5bn, representing over 150 per cent of annual revenues, which demonstrates the confidence our customers have in us to deliver critical, sensitive and complex public services. Between the start of 2017 and the end of 2019, our order book will have increased by more than 40 per cent from £10bn to over £14bn."

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Q: Python using Regex find a string with dynamic value in a big string I have a very large string and I like to find a small string or value inside it (in my example 14). A snippet of it looks like this:
I need to retrieve 14. The catch is that 78 is dynamic and I get it's value  from a dict (someDict)
str1='dnas  ANYTHING Here blah	'

str2="/myportal/report/"+str(someDict["Id"])+"/abc/xyz/"

p = re.compile(r'str2\s*(.*?)\"')
match = p.search(str1)
if match:
    print(match.group(1))
else:
    print("cant find it")

I know there is something wrong with --> p = re.compile(r'str2\s*(.*?)\"')  since I cant just stick in str2, how do I go about using compile please

A: The string you are parsing looks like HTML, regular expressions is not exactly the best tool for the job. I would a more specialized tool - an HTML parser, like BeautifulSoup:
from urllib.parse import urlparse

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

data = 'dnas  ANYTHING Here blah	'

soup = BeautifulSoup(data, "html.parser")
href = soup.select_one("td.tr.js-name > a")["href"]

parsed_url = urlparse(href)
print(parsed_url.path.split("/")[-1])

Prints 14.
Note that here td.tr.js-name > a is a CSS selector that is one of the techniques you could use to locate elements in the HTML:

*

*> denotes a direct parent->child relationship

*td.tr.js-name would match a td element having tr and js-name class values

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City Approves Design for Senior Center
NEW SENIOR CENTER
The City of Miami Springs City Council approved a proposed design for new Senior Center during Monday night's council meeting (April 9, 2018).
TOT LOT RECONFIGURED AND RE-INSTALLED
The new layout includes a new parking lot on the west side, pushing the larger building further east and over where the new tot lot was constructed. The city will attempt to re-use most, if not all of the new tot-lot assets and will have to deconstruct and then reconstruct the playground so that it's laid out in a north south fashion instead of the current east west layout.
COVERED PICNIC AREAS TO BE REPLACED BY TERRACE
The covered picnic tables which are currently used to rent out for parties and gatherings will be removed. The Senior Center's covered terrace, which faces the tot lot, will be available for rentals.
TEMPORARY SENIOR CENTER
According to the City Manager, William Alonso, the City will relocate seniors during the construction period to another facility (yet to be determined) for their meals and services since the current facility will be demolished.
Below, you'll find a proposed layout of the new Senior Center. The building takes up the middle of Prince Field park area south of the ball field. A new parking lot with 13 parking spaces, two entries, and small 2 lane road are added on the east side.
Further below, you can see a satellite view of the existing park for comparison.
Let us know what you think? Comment below, on Facebook, or on the Miami Springs Political Forum.
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Build: Heard You Like Dragons?
Nova Novas high burst and Range will deal high damage if you are caught off guard. As with every support champion. If your support, don't be walking around alone.
Li Li is a great support, who focuses on spamming heals but can also sustain damage and slow enemies constantly, my advice with this build is to focus on being an all-round asset to the team, if you wanted to be a pure healer there are better champions like Malfurion or Uther.
Born upon Shen-zin Su, the Wandering Isle, Li Li Stormstout led a somewhat uneventful life until she began reading the journals of her uncle Chen. Soon, nothing would sate her desire for adventure, exploration, and pestering adventurers around Halfhill.
Li Li is often focused in fights, she's squishy so its important to position yourself well, her play style should revolve around casting skills and kiting to avoid danger while still letting you help out your team. She is able to play a little bit more aggressively in smaller fights due to her passive skills Fast Feet speed buff upon taking damage.
Li Li is a great champion for new players as her Healing Brew and Blinding Wind auto target team mates for those who battle to track other players in fights. She also has one of the best support ultimate skills Jug of 1,000 Cups offering a ton of heals.
This build specializes in letting Li Li use her skills with the least amount of downtime. The main issue i found with her is that while casting her ultimate she cannot use any other skills for 6 seconds, which in a fight is an incredibly long time to be wasting. So how do we get around this? We build for skills that will constantly be up even while your channeling. And in comes the Cloud Serpent build.
Duo or Solo lane your playstyle will be roughly the same, harassing and pushing while waiting for ganks form your team mates. In the early game if you are alone don't stand in the bushes, early ganks from 3-5 players happens frequently and you will be targeted first so unless your with your team, play it safe.
Harass the enemy with auto attacks and keep your self around 70%-80% hp with your Healing Brew, don't over commit and take too much damage early as you may end up burning more mana than needed, wait till level 4 for the Mending Serpent, having it up for the duration lets you harass more while constantly healing and using less mana. If your good for mana, feel free to harass with Blinding Wind especially if the enemy is an auto attack champion, if they are than get in a few more attacks before moving out of their range.
*If you have a team mate in lane, your going to support them by harassing the enemy for damage as soon as they come close to the creep waves. Cloud Serpent will be cast on your team mate generally if they are aggressive but if not keep casting it on yourself and moving in and out for the harass.
No matter what you play objectives are important so when they come up make sure you get over to your team mates and take them fast, don't be sitting in the lane farming creeps, go support and make sure to use your mount, its way faster than walking.
Positioning is key, make use of bushes to break enemies vision of you if they are focusing you hard. Place yourself behind your team but not too far back, your Fast Feet lets you move in and out and bait enemies who think you are an easy kill.
Now lets get into the bulk of this build and its reasoning in team fights. You want to be spamming your skills, keep Cloud Serpent up at all times, casting it either on your teams assassin if they are taking damage or playing aggressive, if they are not then cast it on your initiator to help them soak up damage and because they are close enough for the Cloud Serpent to hit enemies.
Blinding Wind is a great skill but here are the draw backs, it does not let you pick a target and you are generally in a safe position in a fight, this means that most of the time it is going to be cast on the enemies tanks which honestly is not ideal in the least, you want it to be hitting the auto attack champions since it does not negate abilities, and those champions such as Nova will not be close enough for you to hit. This is the first reason i don't put extra points into buffing it.
When your team get to around 40%-50% hp go ahead and pop your Jug of 1,000 Cups but make sure you have cast your Cloud Serpent first so that it is up for the full duration of your ultimate.
This is the second core part of the build, this heal skill lasts for a massive 6 seconds and you cannot cast any other skills while using it, so all those extra buffs that could have been placed on Healing Brew and Blinding Wind become useless for 6 seconds, thats a lot of time to be wasting. But hey guess what, those Cloud Serpents are giving bonus damage and heals to your team while your channeling, how great is that.
The reason for timing your ultimate around 40%-50% of your teams life is that anything lower may cause your team mates to try run and cause confusion when half the team want to escape and half want to fight, keep them feeling safe.
Increases Mana Regeneration by 0.5 per second. Every 3 Regeneration Globes gathered grants an extra +0.25 Mana per second, permanently.
Passive Trait: Upon taking damage, gain 10% Movement Speed for 1 second.
Heals 1 teammate(s) with the lowest Health (prioritizing Heroes) for 70 (+18 per level) Health.
Below is a breakdown of why i am building this way, the goal is to make yourself more versatile than a normal healer, i believe if you wanted to be a pure healer there are better choices in champions. You have a range of spammable skills and you want them to all be used, all the time, there should be no downtime.
Mending Serpent Gives you the ability to harass and sustain as well as push the lane and structures faster without burning all your mana. Early game the extra Blinding Wind is ineffective in lane as your dealing with probably 2 champions not 4, also it only blocks auto attacks and most team fights the damage will come from abilities, only a few champions use auto attacks such as Nova or Raynor. The other problem i have is that you can't specify a target for Blinding Wind so while its great you want to target a Nova, she will be in the back of her team making it difficult for you to get close enough, and your skill will probably land on the enemy tanks, most compositions will only have 2 auto attack champions if that so no need to upgrade it past that point. Mending Serpent gives back 22hp per attack and lasts 8 secs, so around 176hp while The Good Stuff gives 59hp over 6 secs making it actually heal for less than Mending Serpent its more spammable yes but again, you can't use it in most team fights while your ulti is up and its also no providing anything else like damage.
Lightning Serpent this is the one i pick up, it causes the attack to bounce so that is significantly more damage in a fight and later you can have it cast twice so 2 targets with bouncing serpents. It lets you farm easier which is more experience early game and also it bounces on structures.
The Good Stuff is another healing skill i don't pick up because the amount it gives is pretty weak, also if your healing with Jug of 1,000 Cups you can't cast skills, meaning the extra spam heals are wasted since the channeling time is so long. However your Cloud Serpent will keep on attacking and healing your team mates even while your ultimate is being cast and honestly team fights don't tend to last for long periods of time, so the Jug of 1,000 Cups should be more than sufficient.
Jug of 1,000 Cups, your a support and this is just too good to pass up in a team fight, the amount healed back to all team mates can really turn a 5v5 around. It has a long channeling time so make sure you kite and stay away from champions that will stun you.
Water Dragon damage is moderate but has a long cast animation and while the 40% slow is nice for 4 seconds, in a team fight if the enemy have good damage and tanks then chances are they are not running, i would prefer a higher chance of turning a fight around than running or chasing plus we have another more reliable skill for that.
Optional Choice, Hindering Winds, a spammable skill with slow, the enemy will never escape, great for chasing, it makes it really hard for someone to run away and if melee champions come close to you this will stop them chasing you and wear them down especially with your Serpents damage.
Shrink Ray if they have a fed carry who needs to be shutdown in a fight this is a good choice as you can specifically target them and the debuff is quite strong.
Serpent Sidekick Finally the skill that lets me cast on a team mate and get a second dragon for myself, twice the heals, twice the damage, both serpents bounce attacks, its a lot of damage and heal and best of all it works and is viable when using your ultimate, so no downtime on skills.
Kung Fu Hustle, super easy pick up, your a spam champion so spam faster, you will almost always be under attack in a team fight so your passive will always be getting proc'd and so your cool downs will always be getting shorter, means more heals, more damage, more slows.
Can be substituted for either Jug of 1,000,000 Cups if your team are really battling for heals.
Or Storm Shield if your team consists of high hp champions.
Below is a basic understanding of how to fight different champion roles, if you would like something more in-depth and specific put it in the comments below and i will add it.
These guys are squishy but generally have decent crowd control, avoid the stuns and stick near them so the Cloud Serpent can do its thing, with the extra heals your spamming on yourself, you can easily out sustain them, auto attack and spam your Hindering Winds so they cannot escape.
These can take a while to finish off so avoid fighting them for long periods of time as their team will most likely show up, so keep an eye on the map at all times. Against these guys your mostly trying to buy time for your team to show up, they should never be able to kill you but you are going to battle killing them alone.
Nova - If she is in your match, avoid being alone, also she is not fully stealth, keep an eye out for a shimmering transparent character on the map, knowing where they are when they are following you can save your life. Avoid fighting her where possible, she does not care about your movement slowing skill.
When playing Li Li as a support remember to play her as a sustain support over a pure healer. Keep up your skills all the time, remember that when using your ultimate all your other spam skills become worthless.
Don't be afraid to bait or be a little aggressive, your passive will let you escape easy and the slow on the enemy is just as helpful.
This is still and early guide but the skills are correct, if you have any feedback or want something added, please leave it in the comments and i will add it and polish the guide. If you want to debate any of the points i am more than happy too. I hope this guide works out well for you, i'm sure it will. Thanks and if you found this useful please don't forget to vote.
For those wanting to go more support and utility check out this guys guide, i went through a bunch of them from low to high votes and this was in my opinion a clear best pick. Its informative and well thought out, so go vote it up if you like it.


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Students shine at Talent Show
Posted byknightlifeob March 2, 2022 Posted inUncategorizedTags:OBHS, Old Bridge
Junior hosts Cesar Silva and Alexa Pizzulli laugh as they practice their opening acts for the show.
BY NATALIE GOLDBERG AND HAYAT AYDIN
Skilled students took to the stage on February 17 at the OBHS Talent Show. Mrs. Czysz, one of the two Junior Class Advisors who organized the event, expressed about the event, ''I see it just being a nice, fun night out for the entire school community.''
Due to COVID-19, the talent show did not take place last year. It has now returned as an annual event hosted by students in the junior class. ''It has been a long time since we could do an event like this, so it [was] nice to have it,'' said Mrs. Czysz.
In this year's show, eleven acts performed, including dancing, color guard routines, individual singers, and a band performance. Junior Host Byron Forson commented on the band's performance: ''I really liked the Apocalypse performance; they were tough.''
In addition to being a fun event for the audience, the talent show provided students with a place to share their many different abilities with their peers and teachers. Nicholas Cleary, one of four members of the band Apocalypse, shared, "It's our dream to perform in front of people of decent sizes and this is our first step to getting there." Nicholas, alongside band members Nathan Pitts, Issac Goldin, and Daniel Goldin, performed in front of an audience for the first time.
Oliver Brantley performs "I See a Dreamer" in front of a live audience at the talent show.
In order to ensure that everything went according to plan, a dress rehearsal took place during 8th period on Thursday, the day of the show. Mrs. Czysz and Mrs. Mackey decided to run though the music a few times and ensure that the performers felt comfortable with everything, since most of them would be performing in front of a live audience for the first time. Kayleigh Pitts, who sang at the show, said, ''No matter how many times I go out onstage, it's always nerve-wracking and kind of scary to go out, no matter how large the crowd is.''
The four juniors who hosted the show, Xuraya Boykins, Byron Forson, Alexa Pizzuli and Cesar Silva, took charge as they welcomed the contestants on stage and tried to set a fun tone. Byron, shared, ''I feel happy for [the contestants] because to perform in front of that many people or people in general is nerve-wracking.''
All the different gifts and abilities that the students shared made for an amazing show and left the entire audience in awe. Once all the performers were done, the panel of judges, which consisted of Ms. Todaro, Mrs. Mondano, Ms. Tosonotti, Mr. Donaghue, Mrs. Alspach and Mrs. Tuckman took all the different acts into consideration and decided on the winner. Ms. Tosonotti shared, "the judges had a hard time deciding who should win since the acts were all so awesome!"
Mrs. Czysz and Mrs. Mackey discuss details about the event as Oliver Brantley and other performers wait to rehearse.
After some deliberation by the judges, Camryn Smith, who sang an original song called ''Had to be More'' won first place. Smith, who won a gift card to Via Sposito, expressed, ''I did not expect to win, and after the act of winning, I was overjoyed and my mom buying me ice-cream was definitely a big contributor."
All the performers received a round of applause and at the end of the night, each contestant got congratulated for their hard work. Mrs. Mondano shared, ''Each performer engaged the audience and the audience was very supportive.''
Nicholas Cleary performs a sound check as he plays the drums during the rehearsal.
Overall, this year's show proved to be a huge success as the audience cheered for each performance on stage. Margaret Conklin attended the event and said, ''It was so fun seeing everyone excited and cheering on their peers."
Posted on 3/2/22
Photos by Hayat Aydin, Kaden Buchalter and Natalie Goldberg
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UST in the News
Posted on December 18, 2002 By St. Thomas Newsroom
Here's this week's roundup of stories of interest that mention St. Thomas.
You will be able to read the stories by clicking on the links. Links do expire and change as papers move stories to "archive" status, so be sure to read stories soon if you're interested.
If you see a story about St. Thomas and would like us to include mention of it, be sure to drop us a note at bulletin@stthomas.edu. – Editors
"New franchisor filings at five-year high," The Business Journal, Dec. 6, 2002. The story is about UST alumna Denise Johnson and her entry into the franchising world.
https://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/12/09/story3.html
"Attorney: Cardinal must answer for Church's actions," Star Tribune, Dec. 10, 2002. This Associated Press story also quotes Patrick Schiltz of UST School of Law. https://www.startribune.com/stories/468/3523014.html
"Franck among 15 College Hall inductees," Star Tribune, Dec. 11, 2002. This Associated Press story also notes that Tommie wide receiver Andrew Hilliard was honored as a National Scholar Athlete in NCAA Division III. https://www.startribune.com/stories/688/3524645.html
"Weekend Watch calendar," Star Tribune, Dec. 12, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/389/3520369.html
"Free Time art calendar," Star Tribune, Dec. 12, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/1375/3525726.html
"St. Thomas redrafts expansion plans; neighbors remain upset," Star Tribune, Dec. 12, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3526911.html
"St. Paul: St. Thomas revises its expansion," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 12, 2002. https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/living/education/4719351.htm
"Vatican II standards for holiness affect vocations," The Catholic Spirit, Dec. 12, 2002. Father Bill Baer, rector of St. John Vianney Seminary, writes this column. https://www.thecatholicspirit.com/archives.php?article=654
"One step closer: Two St. Paul seminarians were ordained deacons Nov. 23," The Catholic Spirit, Dec. 12, 2002. Paul Jarvis, 44, is a St. Thomas alumnus; he and Mark Pavlik are students at the St. Paul Seminary. Bishop Frederick Campbell concelebrated his first ordination as seminary rector. https://www.thecatholicspirit.com/archives.php?article=656
See also: "You don't get what you don't ask for," a column by Jarvis. https://www.thecatholicspirit.com/archives.php?article=657
"The Catholic Spirit holiday basketball tourney tips off Dec. 27," The Catholic Spirit, Dec. 12, 2002. UST again plays host to the annual boys' high school basketball tournament. https://www.thecatholicspirit.com/archives.php?article=642
"Classical music calendar," Star Tribune, Dec. 15, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/389/3523247.html
"Archbishop Flynn mentioned as a leading successor to Cardinal Law," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 13, 2002. Dr. Don Briel of UST's Center for Catholic Studies is quoted. https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/4734232.htm
"Retail in home stretch," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 14, 2002. Dave Brennan of UST's Institute for Retail Excellence and Marketing Department is quoted. https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/business/4736330.htm
"Obituary: Leonard Bisanz, 84, was St. Paul homebuilder," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 14, 2002. "He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians and recruited to play at the University of Minnesota but instead attended the College of St. Thomas." https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/business/4736088.htm
"Books," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 14, 2002. In this list of new books on religion and spirituality is Christian Love, a new book by UST theology professor Dr. Bernard Brady. https://www.twincities.com/mld/
pioneerpress/entertainment/books/4733719.htm
"Doug Grow: This Advent, a priest waits – mostly patiently – for new life," Star Tribune, Dec. 15, 2002. Grow profiles Father Greg Tolaas, former UST campus minister, and his struggle with cystic fibrosis and his wait for a lung and kidney transplant. Star Tribune, Dec. 15, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3532030.html
"Bruce Brothers/Recreation Notebook: For Christmas, you can check your condition," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 15. Brothers' column profiles UST's exercise physiology lab. "The non-profit lab, under the direction of exercise physiologist Daniel Carey, offers fat tests and oxygen-uptake tests to the general public." https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/sports/4736294.htm
"Reinventing suburbia," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 15, 2002. Dave Brennan of UST's Marketing Department and Institute for Retail Excellence is quoted. https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/4736917.htm
"Business calendar," Star Tribune, Dec. 15, 2002. https://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3526835.html
"Community First names new board chairman," PR Newswire story in Star Tribune, Dec. 16, 2002. According to the story, John Flittie also is an executive fellow at UST's College of Business. https://www.startribune.com/stories/569/3535220.html
"For young activists, Peacemaking 101," Star Tribune, Dec. 17, 2002. A page one portrait of our Justice and Peace Studies program. https://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3536988.html
"Lay groups differ on idea of Flynn succeeding Law," Star Tribune, Dec. 17, 2002. Dr. Don Briel of St. Thomas' Catholic Studies program is quoted. https://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3537182.html
"Downtowns use events, nostalgia to lure holiday shoppers," Star Tribune, Dec. 17, 2002. The story refers to a study done by Dr. Dave Brennan and Dr. Lorman Lundsten of UST's Marketing Department and Institute for Retail Excellence. Brennan also is quoted. https://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3537000.html
See also: "Shopping spots," Star Tribune, Dec. 17, 2002. Here's a sidebar on Brennan and Lundsten's study. https://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3536190.html
"Student housing studied for University Avenue," St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 17, 2002. https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/4753893.htm


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Abortion Clinics Expect More Obstacles for Patients From Mo. 72-Hour Mandatory Delay
September 29, 2014 — Officials at the only abortion clinic in Missouri and those from neighboring states anticipate increased barriers for women seeking abortions after enactment of a new state law (HR 1307) requiring a 72-hour mandatory delay before the procedure, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The Missouri law, which takes effect on Oct. 10, triples the state's current mandatory delay of 24 hours and does not allow exceptions in cases of rape or incest (Liss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 9/25). Women with medical emergencies are exempt under the 24-hour mandatory delay and will continue to be exempt under the new legislation.
The law also includes a provision that will require the state to revert to the 24-hour delay if a court strikes down the 72-hour delay ( Women's Health Policy Report , 9/11).
Only One Abortion Clinic in Missouri
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri operates the sole abortion clinic in the state, in St. Louis ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 9/25). The 72-hour mandatory delay means that patients, who travel an average of almost 100 miles to get to the St. Louis clinic, will either have to make two trips or stay in the city for multiple nights in order to receive both the required consultation appointment and the procedure during the same trip, according to M'Evie Mead, director of statewide organizing for Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri ( Women's Health Policy Report , 9/11).
Paula Gianino -- president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates, the political arm of PPSLR -- said, "We do not anticipate fewer women" seeking abortions once the law goes into effect, "but we do expect increases in later abortion." Gianino added, "This is what has occurred in other states after longer waiting periods. For some women, 72 hours may take away their ability to have a legal abortion at our facility."
Out-of-State Options
Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee are the only states out of the eight that border Missouri that do not have a mandatory delay period for women ages 18 or older, according to the Post-Dispatch .
Erin King -- associate medical director at Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Ill., which is located about 15 minutes from downtown St. Louis -- said that while she is unsure if her clinic will see an increased volume of patients, the clinic is "prepared to handle women [who] come over the river from Missouri because of the restrictions" and is "able to accommodate some extra volume." She added that if the volume of patients becomes "a lot higher," the clinic would hire additional staff members.
Likewise, Julie Burkhart -- director of South Wind Women's Center in Wichita, Kan., about three hours from Missouri's western border -- said that while the clinic is not preparing for an influx of patients, it "would definitely consider" adding additional staff members if needed. She added that the new Missouri law "is going to be a hardship for women and it's clear that this law is meant to do nothing but block access when it comes to abortion care." Kansas requires a 24-hour delay before abortions.
Meanwhile, antiabortion-rights groups said the law was not meant to lead more women to seek abortions out of state. Campaign Life Missouri lobbyist Samuel Lee said, "To have a woman go out of state to me, if that's what the law ends up doing ... that doesn't accomplish a whole lot because she's still getting the abortion and that's a tragedy" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 9/25).


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Export Promotion Centre of Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation Organises Vibrant Tamilnadu Export Summit 2018 on 22nd Dec in Chennai
Export Promotion Centre (EPC) a division of Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation -with the support of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (established in 1924) is organising Vibrant Tamil Nadu Export Summit 2018 at Centenary Auditorium, University of Madras Campus, Chepauk, Chennai on 22nd December 2018 from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
The EPC is headquartered at Madurai with a membership base of 500 plus spread over 6 chapters including Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Hosur."
The objective of EPC is to promote small and medium scale exporters in the Southern region of Tamil Nadu particularly. The idea is to upgrade small merchants, manufacturers, retired officials and housewives who have a passion towards exports by teaching them the nuances of the export trade with well-structured classes, said Mr. Thirupathi Rajan, Chairman, EPC, while addressing media in a press meet held in the city today on the happening of the summit. Mr. S. Rethinavelu, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation (TCF) and Mr. JK Muthu, Convenor, Vibrant Tamilnadu Export Summit 2018, were others present during the press meet.
Expecting participation of 1000+ attendees, the programme is to deal with informative topics related to export business. In about 12 sessions including interactive panel discussions, the details will be shared on the following subjects: Exploring Export Opportunities; Role Plays; Best Practices in Foreign Trade; Export Biz Riskka? Ruskka?; Local to Global; Government Support for Exporters; Export Risk Management; Buyers Expectation from Indian Exporters and Export Success Stories. Entry fee is Rs. 2000 per attendee. For more details, please contact: 97517 66440 / 74181 12777 or login www.epcindia.org
Subject experts namely Mr. R. Veeramani, Chairman, GEM Group of Companies; Mr. P. Raveendran – IRTS, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust; Mr. SethuramanSathappan, COO, Emirates NBD Bank, Mumbai; Mr. R. Rajendran, Importers and Traders Association, Srilanka; Ms. Aparna Ram Mohan, MD, Sri Sattva Group; Mr. Kannan Narayanan, Chairman, Kern Logistics Group; Mr. G. Rajamurthy, MD, Global Institute of Foreign Trade; Mr. Mohamed Abubakkar; MD, YasinImpex India; Mr. V. Inbavijayan, International Arbitrator, High Court of Madras; Mr. Yeswant Breed, RM, ECGC India; Mr. JK Muthu, Convenor of the Summit; Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, Co-convenor; Mr. Y. Noble John, Co-Convenor; Mr. K. Thirupathi Rajan, Chairman, EPC; Mr. S. Rethinavelu, Chairman, TN Chamber Foundation; Mr. N. Jegatheesan, President, TN Chamber; Mr. V. Neethi Mohan, Chairman, YES, are to impart knowledge on the Know-hows of different aspects of evolving export business.
"This export summit is the second in the series of summits we had planned towards making the state more thriving destination in India in terms of exports. Incidentally, we had successfully conducted an `International Agri and Food Products Expo and Summit' under the banner `VIBRANT TAMIL NADU' in August this year. There were 180 stalls showcased producers and manufacturers with over 600 International visitors after we had personally conducted roadshows over 20 countries. Overall, close to 12000 people had attended the 4-day expo and close to Rs. 170 crore export business was committed with repeat orders for over Rs. 800 crore till date, he added.
The 2nd edition of the VIBRANT TAMILNADU 2019, expo is scheduled to be held at Madurai between 12th and 15th Aug. 2019 at IDA Scudder Trade Centre.
The State and Central Governments thrust for Agriculture and Food Products, the unveiling of the new policy a few weeks back indicating a doubling of agri exports by 2022 by boosting infrastructure and removal of export restrictions etc are all good signs of the Governments intentions to grow this industry.
The State has nearly 24,000 food processing firms registered as small and micro enterprises and 1,100 firms as medium and large units. Percentage wise, the numbers are pretty dismal and one of the objectives of EPC is to motivate investors to invest in food processing industries. Tamil Nadus overall share in this is a miniscule 2%.
As a first, the EPC on its part has registered a brand name Agrimine that is being offered to first time exporters. The idea is to help them till they create their own brand name free of cost under the Export Handholding Scheme, he further added.
The summit is also to witness presentation of awards to achievers and launch of `Vibrant Tamil Nadu 2019, towards gearing up for the activities for next calendar year.
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By Don McHoull
Faced with a million dollar lawsuit over a broken insurance contract, RyeSAC backed down.
In an out-of-court settlement disclosed last week, RyeSAC agreed to pay their former insurance broker Gallivan and Associates $35,000 and will reinstate the company as their broker for health and dental insurance contracts next year.
In return, Gallivan agreed to provide RyeSAC with price quotes from a wider range of health insurance providers.
"I was ready to do whatever we needed to do to ensure that both parties in the end were satisfied," said RyeSAC President Darren Cooney.
RyeSAC prematurely broke their contract with Gallivan in August in order to sign on for a cheaper deal with the National Student Health Network, a non-profit health broker run by the Canadian Federation of Students.
Through the National Student Health Network, RyeSAC brokered a deal with non-profit health insurance provider Green Shield Canada.
Even after they switch back to Gallivan, RyeSAC intends to retain Green Shield Canada as their insurance provider.
"Costs will go up, but not as high, because we will be maintaining our links with Green Shield, and we will continue paying those low premiums," said Sajjad Wasti, RyeSAC's vice-president finance and services.
Wasti said costs would increase because of the high premiums charged by Gallivan.
Even after paying out the settlement, RyeSAC will have saved $102,600 versus what it would have cost them had they stayed with Gallivan this year.
Cooney said RyeSAC were still considering how to spend the remaining $59,000 surplus.
Gallivan had also threatened the CFS with a $5 million lawsuit, which a federation representative said was settles out of court with no money changing hands.
Philip Link, the CFS's director of programmes, said the lawsuit was a frivolous attempt to blame the National Student Health Network for enticing RyeSAC to break its contract.
Link denied that the CFS had done anything wrong, and said the lawsuit was just a pressure tactic.
"It's pretty typical with something like a lawsuit," he said. "You want to try to intimidate the other party."


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Tom Livingstone recounts the experience of climbing Latok I
Tom Livingstone leading on Latok I during his successful ascent from the north side in which he and Ales Cesen and Luka Strazar climbed three-quarters of the North Ridge before traversing right to reach the south face where they continued to the top. [Photo] Ales Cesen/Luka Strazar
The complete North Ridge of Latok I (7145m) in Pakistan remains unclimbed as far as anyone is able to confirm.
Upon returning from the summit in early August, Tom Livingstone (Britain) and Ales Cesen and Luka Strazar (Slovenia) were quick to correct the initial media reports that they had completed the North Ridge: after climbing about three quarters of the way up the North Ridge, they traversed right to reach a col that deposited them on the south side of the mountain, and they summited from there. Still, it marks the first successful ascent of the peak from the north side. (The mountain was first climbed from the south side by a Japanese team in 1979.)
Livingstone recently described the nature of the route for Alpinist in an email:
In terms of numbers, the route was about 2400 meters of vertical height gain from glacier to summit, and about ED+ (whatever that means!) over seven days.
But in reality is was a long and sustained climb up to a relatively high altitude. Bivies weren't excellent. We could move together over some ground, always aiming for the fastest, smartest and logical line. Where we pitched, we tried to be quick. Inevitably we encountered some pitches of hard/steep/rotten ice and mixed.
We had to be sensible with when to climb, and when to rest, particularly as the sun came round onto the various faces. Early starts were useful.
Although it's a ridge, there are many cornices and mushrooms so we tended to be climbing on the steep walls [to] either side. There are also horizontal sections that you can bypass by taking long diagonal lines from below. It's quite complex and much more interesting than it looks from the ground!
The red line shows the route taken by Cesen, Livingstone and Strazar. [Image] Tom Livingstone
As to how he connected with the Slovenians, Livingstone wrote:
I knew Luka through climbing at a [British Mountaineering Council] International Winter Meet some years ago, and he got in contact with me. He visited Scotland and seemed to like it. We climbed together...in Slovenia this winter and spring to develop a partnership. We all get along well.
Strazar leads a traverse below snow mushrooms about halfway up the North Ridge. [Photo] Tom Livingstone
Cesen on Latok. [Photo] Tom Livingstone
Their ascent took place shortly after the helicopter rescue of Alexander Gukov (Russia) on July 31. Gukov had been stranded at 6200 meters since July 25, after his partner Sergey Glazunov fell to his death while rappelling, taking most of the gear with him. The two had originally left a camp at 5512 meters with five days of food on July 15, intent on pushing for the summit, and they had reached the high point of their attempt on July 22. In the aftermath of the rescue, Gukov told Mountain.RU Editor Anna Piunova that he'd filmed from below as Glazunov climbed on top of an apex, which Glazunov said that he believed to be the summit of Latok. They had turned around in low-visibility, not seeing anywhere to climb higher. Gukov later came to the conclusion that they had only reached the summit of a tower at the top of the North Ridge—which would still be an all-time high point on the North Ridge proper—but not the true summit of Latok.
Latok's North Ridge has become legendary since the American team of Jim Donini, Michael Kennedy, George Lowe and Jeff Lowe nearly succeeded on the long, committing ridge in 1978. They came within a few hundred meters of the summit, but they retreated after Jeff Lowe nearly died from a sudden onset of altitude sickness. Until last month when the Russians reached either the peak of the tower on the ridge or perhaps the true summit of Latok, no one had matched or even surpassed the high mark of the 1978 expedition despite many attempts by elite alpinists over the years. In 2017 Gukov was part of a team that reached 6700 meters, which was thought to be the closest anyone had come since 1978.
Livingstone told Rock and Ice that he had arrived in base camp with Cesen and Strazar on July 13, less than a day after Gukov and Glazunov had begun their ill-fated attempt. Livingstone described how they'd been a captive audience, watching the epic unfold on the very route they planned to climb:
The death of Sergey, and subsequent rescue of Alexander reinforced the dangers of pushing too far on such a route.... They were in bad weather, at high altitude, and very fatigued after many days without much food.... [We] thought they were pushing too far, at too high an altitude, for too long.... Of course, it was impossible not to be affected by the Russian drama. But when we discussed our motivations once the entire epic was over, we agreed to continue with our plan: to climb Latok I via our line, which was the route we always envisioned.


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