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mz-elysium · 4 years ago

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Wow. That was a lot longer than I planned. Do we even do comic sans wip posts anymore? It it cool? Am I cool?

Photo ID below the cut because this is already way too fucking long of a post. And this ID, bc of it, is so so long.

Photo ID: a 13 slide Comic Sans font powerpoint about an original WIP. All slides but the first are white, black text, all font being Comic Sans to follow the meme.

Slide 1: black background, white text. Titled with red shadow: The City of Fallen Angels: (2) Hitaeth. Definition below: hiraeth: homesickness or nostalgia, an earnest longing for an idealised past, or a sense of regret. Around this title are a bunch of floating descriptors about the WIP: vampires, gothic-punk, regrets vs forgiveness, dark urban fantasy, historical 2003, 4 POVs, secrets, political intrigue, slice of life, compassion vs selfishness, vampires playing Game of Thrones, grimdark and also hopepunk. A Vampire the Masquerade canon divergent original novel.

Slide 2: Worldbuilding, about the Vampire the Masquerade world. Titled: The canon sects but like a little more nuanced. Three columns of bullet points follow.

The first is the Camarilla.

neo-feudal lords and princes

rule most of the world

want to rule the rest of it

scheming, old elders who don’t give a shit about anyone else

will kill your family to make a point

BUT ALSO.

stable domains; due process

clan culture, history, tradition

connected to wider vampire society

play their game and you can live as a peaceful peasant (mostly)

The second column is the Anarchs.

rebellious neonates/ancillae

in their Free States, there’s opportunity for power and to live your own life

neonates can actually own land??

ALSO

literal anarchy

no real oversight or leadership

can and will be killed by another gang

“if you can hold it, you can have it”

Third column is the Sabbat

worship Caine as the First Murderer (first vampire)

take “vampire” too literally

inhuman monsters

war cult readying for Armageddon

ALSO

profoundly religious

strict code of honour

accept their inhumanity (no angst)

tight-knit family-like packs

heroes/crusaders for their ppl

Slide 3: Titled: Have a shitty map. A Google map screenshot of Central Los Angeles, with highlighted sections in different colours, clearly done in Paint by a child. Seven sections are highlighted, explained on the next slide.

Slide 4: The lands are divided by the sect who control it.

Anarchs:

Angels Wasteland: remains of the #peaceful Barony of Angels. With Salvador Garcia’s death, it’s a shitshow chaotic warzone.

Tinseltown: Isaac Abrams, movie baron, just wants to be left alone.

East LA: ruled by loyalists of the Old Guard Anarchs, who are all dead/gone. Sabbat from further east are smelling weakness.

Downtown: technically “no baron” but also nines is baron. Typical Anarchs, shooting each other, living rough, living free. OR ARE THEY???

Camarilla:

The Valley: a praxis backed by legendary elders, who are propelled by faceless masters, using unwilling Prince Barty Vaughn as a pawn

Westside: greedy and ambitious LaCroix goes “hmm. la looks like shit. probably wanna get in on that” and calls up his contact, Therese Voerman and says “yo. u got a barony, huh? wanna be my seneschal?”

“Independent”

Silver Lake: a desperate grab by Monroe and co to build their own “utopia” … sorta like the Anarchs 60yrs ago… and look how THAT went. Monroe ate the last Old Guard Anarch.

Slide 5: Titled: Monroe’s POV, with a subtitle of The Captain. On the left, a photo of half of a man’s face in shadow. He has dark hair, pale skin, blue eyes, and a hard expression. Bullet points describe him as Matthew Monroe, Clan Ventrue, Embraced 1873, Humanity 5, age 28. On the right, a series of bullets describe his POV’s story.

this is a dude drowning in an ocean of Problems and his catchphrase is “I’ll figure it out”

he owes a life debt to the enigmatic powerful archon in the Valley (Jan Pieterzoon), who seems to respect/honour him more than most of LA.

he used to be besties with the Valley Prince (Barty Vaughn), who he can’t trust but seems? the same?

he turned his ghoul and secret love into a vampire (Hawthorne), against her wishes, and now she hates him. monroe: u kno what? that’s fair.

Silver Lake is held together with duct tape. monroe’s right hand (Ashley Swan) is a nightmare and untrustworthy. his people try to kill each other.

he’s got a lot of unresolved trauma/grief/abuse/anger and vampires sort of have “The Beast”, a spirit that haunts them with evil

and oh yeah, LA is about to explode

Slide 6: Titled: Monroe’s supporting characters. Four characters, each of them have a photo, a title, and brief run-on description.

First, a photo of a very pale man with purple eyes and a lock of ice blonde hair. Ashley Swan, the Thorn, Clan Toreador. Monstrously cruel, sarcastic, hedonistic, aggressive, sadistic, can’t be trusted, doesn’t wear shirts. Bisexual transman.

Second, a photo of a dour woman with dark hair. Audrey Hawthorne, the Lovechilde, Clan Ventrue. Blinded by the Embrace, furious, frustrated, grieving, snarky, over accomplished, creative, passionate.

Third, a man in a black suit looking over a ballroom with a crystal chandelier. Jan Pieterzoon, the Kingmaker, Clan Ventrue. 300 year old, archon, elder, sire is Camarilla big-shot, dignified, mysterious, chessmaster, honourable, elite.

Fourth, a man in a dress shirt, sleeve rolled up, hand extended with a cigarette and bloody palm. Barty Vaughn, the Valley Prince, Clan Ventrue. Former Anarch, Prince of San Francisco, now reluctant Prince of LA. Smokes like a chimney, lives to fuck Tremere and have fun.

Slide 7: Titled: Zari’s POV, with a subtitle of The Black Rose. On the left, a photo of a beaming dark-skinned Black woman with bouncy coily black hair. Bullet points describe her as Zari Adeyemi-Swan, Clan Toreador, Embraced 1973, Humanity 6, age 27. On the right, a series of bullets describe her POV’s story.

life sucks, it’s cruel, and there’s no point thinking on the past, even when the past comes to haunt you

she fled her foster sire and once-lover (Ashley Swan) for his cruelty to others, but now he offers maybe?genuine? amends.

thirty years ago, she left her human children. her daughter (Aisha Adeyemi) has been Embraced and brings bad news

her main way of #coping is working and distracting herself. she throws herself to infiltrate the Westside Camarilla court (Sebastian LaCroix), against all good advice.

soon after she arrives, she finds herself having a secret admirer (Mercurio), who reminds her how precious it is to be loved, held, and cared for — but they need to overcome their own instincts to accept what they could have

The Voerman sisters are in the thick of it all, making perfect cautionary allies and, if she can overcome her preconceptions, friends.

and oh yeah, LA is about to explode

Slide 8: Titled: Zari’s supporting characters. Four characters, each of them have a photo, a title, and brief run-on description.

First, a photo of a white man wearing mirrored sunglasses in front of orange-pink neon. It casts his face and smile eerily. Ashley Swan, the Foster Sire, Clan Toreador, monstrously cruel, charismatic, loyal, thorough, too clever, pleasurable. Bi transman.

Second, a photo of a white man in a suit, adjusting his cuffs. Sebastian LaCroix, the Westside Prince, Clan Ventrue, opportunistic benefactor, greedy, ambitious, petulant, ruthless, degrading.

Third, a white man in a paisley shirt, gold necklaces, putting a hand to a tattooed and exposed chest. Mercurio, the Admirer, LaCroix’s Ghoul, resourceful, sweet, empathetic, capable, romantic, salt of the earth, former Mafia hitman.

Fourth, a white woman in a black suit with delicate gold jewelry. The Voermans, the Mirrored Sisters, Clan Malkavian; one is brutal, calculating, patient, reckless, the other is seductive, fun-loving, innovative, insightful.

Slide 9: Titled: Charlie’s POV, with a subtitle of The Moonchilde. In small text, a line says “a.k.a. Me processing grief over my mother #coping. On the left, a photo of a sad-faced white woman with freckles, black eyeliner, and frizzy brown curls. Bullet points describe her as Charlie Bradley, Clan Malkavian, Embraced 2003, Humanity 8, age 20, lesbian. On the right, a series of bullets describe her POV’s story.

life is getting back to normal? well, “new normal”

as a new adult, she has a good ol’ fashioned “start of life” crisis: who am I? where do I fit in? complicated by her mother’s death a year ago. what sort of woman am I? how does this figure into my attraction to women?

maybe. maybe. maybe monroe is cold and distant and ruling a vampire kingdom, but he wants to look after me. maybe i should let him.

also, hey, you (Jesse Harper) get it. and you’re hurting. let me help, let me be your soft place to land. wow, okay, this is kissing.

she didn’t mean to ruin her sire’s (Rhys Wilson) life. but, she did. she killed his mentor. SHHH! secret! she feel bad. maybe friends? uh, okay, weirdo. maybe D&D.

she’s learning to deal with feeding on scumbags and giving what people got coming to them. and the Cobweb, supernatural psychosis

WHY ARE VAMPIRES LIKE THIS? WHY CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FFS

and oh yeah, LA is about to explode

Slide 10: Titled: Charlie’s supporting characters. Three characters, each of them have a photo, a title, and brief run-on description.

First, a white man in the middle of screaming, his head swaying back and forth so it looks like he has three heads. Rhys Wilson, the Sire, Clan Malkavian, weirdo, prime D&D fanatic and DM, just wants friends, and vengeance, pulls pranks to teach lessons. Gay.

Second, a very strong white woman with her arms crossed, a tattoo on one, and a t-shirt that is obscured but clearly says “The future is female”. Jesse Harper, the Darkness, Clan Lasombra, former vampire hunter, reluctant vampire, brooding, mysterious, sullen, black trench coat, buff as fuck, brave. Lesbian.

Third, a pair of clasped hands, male over female. Monroe, the Stepsire, Clan Ventrue, fucking old, inhuman, kills too easily, sincere, honourable, intense, gives good advice but really should shut his mouth hole.

Slide 11: Titled: Jack’s POV, with a subtitle of The Lone Wolf. On the left, a photo of a sad-faced strong Chinese man with a shaggy and tufted mullet. Bullet points describe him as Jack Shen, Clan Gangrel, Embraced 1955, Humanity 7, age 25, gay. On the right, a series of bullets describe his POV’s story.

why does he always end up alone? people leave, people die, people drift and change, but the good times were worth it

he’s always had a rocky relationship with his lover (Ryuko Saito), but now the dumbass has found a cult promising power.

he hasn’t lost him. he hasn’t. him and ryu just take time apart sometimes. but it’s been a long fucking while. and jack isn’t sure who he is alone anymore. a new human friend (Dustin Cohen), working at his animal hospital gives new life.

his former best friend (Damsel) has dove deep into Downtown and managing as Nines’ lieutenant, bringing him more and more dirty work to clean up

monroe relies on him to reign in the chaos of vampires trying to live without killing each other.

and oh yeah, LA is about to explode

Slide 12: Titled: Jack’s supporting characters. Three characters, each of them have a photo, a title, and brief run-on description.

First, a young white woman with dyed fire-engine red hair and an Iron Maiden t-shirt. Damsel, the Lieutenant, Clan Brujah, naive, brash, physical, loyal, loud-mouthed, smart.

Second, a skinny man in an ill-fitting Hawaiian shirt and jeans. Ryuko Saito, the Orphan, Mage, power-hungry, desperate, proud, ruthless, loving, isolated, crushingly lonely, gremlin, old and chronic pain, hides and “treats” it with magic.

Third, a white hand extending a hummingbird to fly free. Dustin Cohen, the Receptionist, Human, understanding, the best of Good Dudes, empathetic, kinda lame outsider

Slide 13: Titled: also. A moodboard on the right side includes two weeping stone angels, one at sunset, one in darkness between a tarnished and broken silver crown; a gas station in LA as seen through a rainy car window; grim-looking downtown city buildings; and a sidewalk curb with neon lights reflecting off a puddle and a plastic bag of takeout garbage strewn across.

On the left, bullet points follow.

about 100 million other characters. I legit have a spreadsheet

Everyone is capable of evil

Sins of the sire (father)

Never too late to start being a good person

Takes place about 6 months before Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines

At least one more novel in the works

Subheading, 22/55 chapters written. Gonna start posting September 28.

End ID.

#wip intro #writers of tumblr #writeblr #vtmb #vtm #wip: city of fallen angels #vampires #urban fantasy #original writing #fanfiction #when does fanfiction stop and original writing start?

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allaboutjmo · 5 years ago

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📱”Seeing this amazing country with Gerardo Celasco — downtown, centro historic is stunning #elsalvador #sansalvador”

📸 Jen’s instagram

Gerardo taking Jen to visit Centro histórico de San Salvador

“We took Jen downtown! So that she knows our saint! Monsignor Oscar Romero & also this divine church Iglesia del Rosario”

🎥 Gerardo’s Instagram Story

#jennifer morrison #gerardo celasco #el salvador #san salvador #centro historico de san salvador

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onlymexico · 7 years ago

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32 years ago, Mexico city .

The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of, Thursday, 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people. The sequence of events included a foreshock of magnitude 5.2 that occurred the prior May, the mainshock on 19 September, and two large aftershocks. The first of these occurred on 20 September with a magnitude of 7.5 and the second occurred seven months later on 30 April 1986 with a magnitude of 7.0. They were located off the coast along the Middle America Trench, more than 350 kilometres (220 mi) away, but the city suffered major damage due to its large magnitude and the ancient lake bed that Mexico City sits on. The event caused between three and four billion USD in damage as 412 buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were seriously damaged in the city.

Much of Mexico's volcanic and seismic activity stems from the movement of the North American plate against the Cocos and Pacific plates and it is one of the most active trenches in the world. Each year more than 90 tremors above magnitude 4.0 are recorded in this zone.

While not on or near any fault line like San Francisco or Los Angeles, Mexico City is vulnerable to earthquakes. The main reason for this is the surface geology of the area, especially the downtown area. The city grew from an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco outward, and Spanish conquistadors drained the lake after they and an allied force of 200,000 other native people conquered Mexico City. The near surface geology of this area is classified into three sections: the old lake bed which is soft clay from volcanic ash with a high water content, a piedmont area, much of which is capped by 5 to 30 meters of lava less than 2,500 years old, and an old river delta area.

On the bed of the historic lake, the prevailing silt and volcanic clay sediments amplify seismic shaking. Damage to structures is worsened by soil liquefaction which causes the loss of foundation support and contributes to dramatic settlement of large buildings. Mexico City's downtown area mostly lies on the silt and volcanic clay sediments of the bed of the historic Lake Texcoco, which are between seven and thirty-seven meters deep and have a high water content. Above this is a layer of sand and above this is a layer of sand and rock. The western and northwestern parts of the city are outside the old lakeshores and are located on sands from eroding volcanic cones that surround the Valley of Mexico. The southern part of the city rests on hardened basalt lava flows. The old lakebed, with its high water content, is easily moved or compressed. The old lakeshore area also has a fairly high water content, allowing movement, though not as much as the lakebed. The old lava flows have little water content or movement in comparison and are therefore stable.

Another factor is that the old lakebed resonates with certain seismic waves and low frequency signals. This lakebed has a natural "pitch" of one cycle every 2.5 seconds making everything built on the bed vibrate at the same frequency. This is the same "pitch" as a number of shallow earthquake waves. This resonance amplifies the effects of the shock waves coming from an earthquake far away.

However, only certain types of structures are vulnerable to this resonance effect. Taller buildings have their own frequencies of vibration. Those that are six to fifteen stories tall also vibrate at the 2.5-second cycle, making them act like tuning forks in the event of an earthquake. The low-frequency waves of an earthquake are amplified by the mud of the lakebed, which in turn, is amplified by the building itself. This causes these buildings to shake more violently than the earthquake proper as the earthquake progresses. Many of the older colonial buildings have survived hundreds of years on the lakebed simply because they are not tall enough to be affected by the resonance effect.

Earthquake

Map showing regional tectonic plates and the Middle America Trench The earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the Mexican state of Michoacán, a distance of more than 350 km (217 mi) from the city, in the Cocos Plate subduction zone, specifically in a section of the fault line known as the Michoacán seismic gap. The Cocos Plate pushes against and slides under the North American Plate, primarily along the coasts of the states of Michoacán and Guerrero in Mexico. Volatile trenches along the Cocos plate generally have had seismic events 30 to 70 years before 1985. This subduction zone outside the Michoacán gap was the source of 42 earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 or stronger in the 20th century prior to the 1985 event. However, this particular section of the subduction zone had not had an event for a much longer time. Shockwaves from the earthquake hit the mouth of the Río Balsas on the coast at 7:17 am and hit Mexico City, 350 km (217 mi) away, two minutes later at 7:19 am. The 19 September quake was a multiple event with two epicenters and the second movement occurring 26 seconds after the first. Because of multiple breaks in the fault line, the event was of long duration. Ground shaking lasted more than five minutes in places along the coast and parts of Mexico City shook for three minutes, with an average shaking time of 3–4 minutes. It is estimated the movement along the fault was about three meters. The main tremor was foreshadowed by a quake of magnitude 5.2 on 28 May 1985, and was followed by two significant aftershocks: one on 20 September 1985 of magnitude 7.5 lasting thirteen seconds and the third occurring seven months later on 30 April 1986 with magnitude 7.0 lasting ten seconds. However, at least twelve other minor aftershocks were associated with the seismic event.

The energy released during the main event was equivalent to approximately 1,114 nuclear weapons exploding. The earthquake was felt over 825,000 square kilometers, as far away as Los Angeles and Houston in the United States.

In the port of Lázaro Cárdenas, near the epicenter, the 19 September event registered as IX on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale; in parts of Mexico City, it registered the same, even at a distance of about 400 km (249 mi) away. There was no historic record of such a strong quake in Mexico.

While the fault line was located just off the Pacific coast of Mexico, there was relatively little effect on the sea itself. The earthquake did produce a number of tsunamis but they were small, ranging between one and three meters (3 to 10 ft) in height. Ecuador reported the highest waves of 60 cm (2 ft).

Legacy

The Brigada Internacional de Rescate Tlatelolco-Azteca A.C (September 19th Emergency Medical, Safety and Rescue Technicians), better known as the Topos de Tlatelolco (Tlatelolco Moles) is a professional non-profit Mexican rescue team.

Their specialty is searching for victims under the debris of collapsed buildings and giving first aid. One of the group's original founders, Hector "El Chino" Méndez states that one of the things that distinguish his group from others is that they have the "balls to go in where no one else will" (huevos de entrar adonde los demás no quieren).

Today, the organization has an average of about forty members plus search and rescue dogs which they train themselves. The group, along with the Civil Protection Agency of Mexico, issues certificates and sponsors technical degrees in areas related to the field. When a volunteer enlists, he or she is trained in areas such as rescue strategies, managing collapsed structures and risk management. The main group is in Mexico City but there are branches in other parts of the country such as Poza Rica, Veracruz, Cancún and Chihuahua. Recently, a foreign branch was started in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The group maintains ties with the International Rescue and Assistance League in France and the United Firemen without Frontiers in Spain.[4] It also has associates in the United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Peru, Germany and Indonesia.[5] Within Mexico, the group coordinates with social organizations and government agencies such as the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior. However, their longest association is with the government of Mexico City, whose professional ambulance corps along with the Mexican Red Cross assisted with the initial training of rescue dogs.

#mexican earthquake #1985 #mexico city earthquake

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esvisible · 5 years ago

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@photojuancarlos * Plaza Libertad which is a very popular square in the historic downtown #SanSalvador where locals hangout to pastime and sometimes even dance is now deserted and access closed off due to the quarantine imposed by the president due to the #COVID19 pandemic emergency. / La Plaza Libertad, que es una lugar muy concurrido en el centro histórico de San Salvador, donde los lugareños pasan el tiempo y a veces incluso bailan, ahora está desolado y el acceso está cerrado debido a la cuarentena impuesta por el presidente por emergencia de la pandemia #COVID 19. * #EverydayElSalvador #CorinaVirus #Quarantine2020 #Quarantine #LatinAmerica #CentralAmerica #pandemia #Cuarentena #pandemic #StayHome #iPhoneography #photojournalism #ElSalvador #QuedateEnCasa #pandemia #pandemic #EverydayLatinAmerica #CentralAmerica #Snapseed #ESvisible #JuanCarlos #2020copyright https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UglRJDABs/?igshid=1wkk98bbp45zx

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Atlanta: Disquieted by a rash of original sanatorium closings, bid lawmakers are requiring rural sanatorium executives to rep coaching on issues collectively with monetary management and strategic planning. The massive majority of the scores of rural hospitals within the bid ought to have certain their board members, CEOs and chief monetary officers total as a minimal eight hours of classes by the discontinue of 2020 or risk fines and the loss of a tax credit score. The requirement included in legislation remaining yr objectives to enhance their resolution making. Effectively being care specialists say they fabricate no longer seem to endure in mind of every other bid that requires coaching entirely for rural sanatorium officials. Many rural hospitals within the U.S. are struggling amid changes to health care markets. Extra than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 – seven in Georgia.

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Honolulu: Screech officials say an amplify in sexually transmitted diseases to the very splendid numbers reported in a protracted time would possibly additionally be linked to the occurrence of online relationship. The Honolulu Big name-Advertiser stories cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have increased very much in Hawaii. The bid Division of Effectively being’s Hurt Reduce value Companies Branch says all three infections were at or conclude to their most sensible likely rates in about 30 years. Screech health officials say more connections with many more of us are made immediately by means of online relationship products and services. Officers also say there has been reducing reliance on condoms or prophylactics for safety against shopping or spreading STDs. Officers say the Hawaii figures correspond with the nationwide rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections, which have risen for the fifth yr in a row.

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Boise: A utility has reached an agreement appealing paying homeowners who generate electrical energy with rooftop solar panels and other renewable energy programs. Idaho Vitality and the workers of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission have submitted the agreement to the associated price for its likely approval. The Sierra Membership, the town of Boise, the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Affiliation and others also took section within the negotiations. An increasing different of Idaho Vitality’s 560,000 clients are generating energy and being credited for added energy equipped back to the utility. Idaho Vitality says the hot machine permits homeowners to promote energy with out paying their lovely part to carry the firm’s tall electrical grid. Solar energy backers difficulty killing incentives for homeowners to create neat energy. The agreement calls for the associated price to carry public hearings.

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Rockford: A neighborhood manufacturer’s polymer 3D printer has been declared the globe’s largest by the Guinness E book of World Files. The Rockford Register-Big name stories Ingersoll Machine Instruments’ printer dubbed MasterPrint modified into equipped to the College of Maine. The faculty produced a ship measuring 25 feet prolonged and weighing 5,000 kilos in much less than 72 hours. That earned two more Guinness data: largest 3D-printed boat and largest 3D-printed object. Ingersoll engineer Nate Hang says the university intends to have molds for the boat-building alternate. This is able to maybe also simply work with the federally subsidized Oak Ridge National Laboratory to get a plastic containing picket fibers. That’s safer for the atmosphere than other materials. Ingersoll CEO Chip Storie says the predominant operate for MasterPrint’s model modified into to get giant aerospace tools.

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South Bend: The College of Notre Dame is shuttering its coal-fired energy plant a yr before time table because of a sustainable energy conception that’s considered the campus contain renewable energy. Notre Dame President the Rev. John Jenkins received within the back of the wheel of a truck Monday and dumped the closing load of coal, which is willing to seemingly burn by means of Wednesday. Jenkins introduced in 2015 the college’s target of ending coal spend on the plant by the discontinue of 2020 and reducing its carbon footprint by as a minimal half by 2030. Currently, Notre Dame has reduce its carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 ranges. The plant will get replaced by two 5.5-megawatt pure fuel mills, which Notre Dame started the spend of earlier this yr. Jenkins says it’s well-known to nurture the atmosphere for future generations.

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Sioux Metropolis: The city has taken its first formal step to carry its ban on pit bulls. The Metropolis Council voted 4-1 on Monday for an ordinance that can maybe resolve the ban adopted in September 2008. It came after pit bulls or mixes accounted for a excessive different of dogs within the town that had been declared vicious or at risk. The hot ordinance describes a pit bull as an American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, or any dog that looks to be like admire or has characteristics of being a form of breeds. Two more readings and votes on the recent ordinance are required for the recent coverage. Metropolis workers evaluate says animal management regulations exact by means of the country are transferring some distance off from breed-specific provisions.

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Topeka: A handful of counties within the bid are being suggested to enhance their balloting machines to a balloting machine that creates a paper file of each and each vote. The Topeka Capitol-Journal stories the American Affiliation for the Advancement of Science suggested Geary, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Harvey, Sumner, Wallace and Wilson counties to enhance to more moderen balloting machines. These eight counties right now spend machines that file voter choices electronically with out increasing a paper file. Katie Koupal with the Kansas Secretary of Screech’s bid of work says fewer than 10 of the bid’s 105 counties spend election tools that doesn’t get a paper path. She says several counties are planning to exhaust recent tools sooner than subsequent yr’s presidential elections.

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Rogers: An 18-foot reproduction of President Donald Trump’s border wall within the Red River Gorge home is being scaled no longer splendid by experienced mountain climbers however also by inexperienced persons and younger children. One climber even scaled it while juggling. “You don’t inform a climber that something can’t be climbed or that it’s not likely,” says Rick Weber, the 75-yr-passe mountain climber who constructed the reproduction. Weber, a retired engineer from Indianapolis, determined to get the wall after hearing Trump instruct in September that a brand recent section of the wall along the boundary with Mexico is “almost impenetrable” and “can’t be climbed” because of, the president mentioned, 20 mountain climbers struggled to climb a prototype. So a skeptical Weber constructed his 18-foot picket reproduction of the steel border wall at Muir Valley, a nonprofit nature retain and rock-climbing park he founded collectively along with his necessary other.

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Current Orleans: The city’s fire chief says potentialities of a rescue are diminishing as a search by means of unstable wreckage continues for a particular person lacking since a hotel beneath building collapsed Saturday. Chief Tim McConnell gave an update Tuesday, pronouncing authorities are smooth hoping for the splendid. Parts of the 18-account Exhausting Rock Hotel gave device Saturday morning. Two workers died on the scene. Two building cranes and the relaxation section of the collapsed building dwell in hazard of toppling. The problem would possibly per chance also take weeks to construct up to the backside of. Meaning indefinite closure of two predominant thoroughfares, streetcar traces and bus routes adjacent to the French Quarter and industry district. Among agencies affected are those working in two 1920s-generation ancient sites: the opulent Saenger Theatre and the Current Orleans Athletic Membership.

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Augusta: Agriculture authorities say an invasive pest that can maybe hurt crops reminiscent of cabbage and broccoli has been present within the bid for the first time. The pest is an insect called the Swede midge. The Maine Division of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says the UMaine Cooperative Extension made the invention, the first confirmed look of the midge in Maine. The department calls the midge a “extreme insect pest” because of its larvae feed on the rising guidelines of flowers and disfigure them or halt their exact relate. It says there had been stories of broccoli hurt in some choices of the bid stemming from the pest. The Swede midge is native to Europe and Asia and modified into first present within the U.S. in Current York in 2004.

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Annapolis: An education panel has voted to counsel updating the bid’s funding formula between the bid and native governments to phase in a predominant amplify in money for colleges. The work crew is recommending that a bid price phase in recent spending that can attain about $4 billion a yr for Good sufficient-12 a decade from now. Under the proposal, the bid would make a contribution about $2.8 billion and native governments would make a contribution $1.2 billion in fiscal yr 2030. The recommendations will fling to the fat Kirwan Commission, which has been engaged on investing in early childhood education and extending trainer pay. It also has centered on enforcing rigorous curricula, offering more enhance to struggling colleges and extending accountability for underperformance. The cost will have recommendations to lawmakers this yr.

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Eastham: Cape Cod officials are anticipated to free up a prolonged-awaited picture on programs the tourist destination can tackle a rising population of enormous white sharks. The Woods Hole Personnel will present its findings Thursday at Nauset Regional High College in Eastham. Cape Cod National Seaside officials, bid lawmakers, city administrators and representatives from the nonprofit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy would possibly additionally be present to take public feedback and resolution questions. The Bourne-based entirely Woods Hole Personnel modified into tapped for the $49,950 survey after two shark attacks on humans remaining yr, collectively with Massachusetts’ first lethal assault in bigger than 80 years. The survey is anticipated to ogle a unfold of strategies collectively with deploying sonar detectors, the spend of aerial drones, inserting in shark barriers, and culling seals and sharks.

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Detroit: A Metropolis Council member is internet online page hosting a community dialogue board on the usage of facial-recognition skills by police. The match by Roy McCalister Jr., planned for Thursday on the World Brotherhood of Electrical Workers hall in Detroit, is anticipated to point of interest on how the plot will be implemented. The city’s Board of Police Commissioners has accredited the police department’s spend of the skills to evaluate crimes. Photography from video surveillance are fed into plot, which is willing to seem databases and social media for a likely match. The plot has been damaged-down since 2018, however Chief James Craig had sought a permanent coverage. Critics say facial recognition amounts to mass racial profiling in a city that's about 80% dark.

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St. Paul: When passe Gov. Designate Dayton’s legitimate portrait is unveiled this week, this would possibly occasionally feature the 2-time duration Democrat in front of the Capitol building. Dayton tells Minnesota Public Radio he wished a solid “supporting solid” within the record to be unveiled Thursday, and the Capitol fit the bill. The building received a $300 million restoration for the length of his time pretty than work. Dayton suggested MPR the splendid advice he received on leaving bid of work modified into to take six months to decompress sooner than jumping into other commitments. He says he’s largely done that, taking part in time spent along with his grandsons and feeling no urgency to fabricate the relaxation. Dayton did recently accept a fellowship on the College of Minnesota. He’s also being cautious to halt out of politics, collectively with staying honest on the Democratic field operating for president.

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Jackson: The recent Mississippi Lottery will starting up selling scratch-off tickets Nov. 25. That’s the Monday sooner than Thanksgiving, a tiny earlier than anticipated. The lottery corporation had mentioned for months that the sales per chance would starting up up by early December. The corporation, which introduced the starting up date in a news free up Tuesday, also is starting to let convenience stores and other stores know they had been permitted to promote lottery tickets. Mississippi has been one of six states with out a lottery, however lawmakers met in 2018 and licensed the video games of likelihood to relieve generate money for highways. The Mississippi Lottery Company mentioned in August that the Multi-Screech Lottery Affiliation accredited Mississippi for Powerball and Mega Hundreds and hundreds. Sales for those video games are anticipated to starting up up for the length of the first three months of 2020.

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Jefferson Metropolis: Screech officials are increasing a public safety advertising and marketing campaign geared toward making formative years conscious of the dangers of vaping. Republican Gov. Mike Parson mentioned at a news convention Tuesday that he's directing leaders of the bid health, education and public safety departments to make a statewide advertising and marketing campaign inside 30 days. The operate is to coach, warn and discourage vaping. Screech health director Randall Williams says there has been an “explosion” within the different of youths vaping in Missouri and exact by means of the country. The U.S. Centers for Illness Adjust and Prevention says that nationwide, vaping is now blamed on about 1,300 diseases and as a minimal 26 deaths. Missouri has reported almost two dozen vaping diseases and one death. Parson calls the advertising and marketing campaign a “first step.”

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Helena: Authorities evacuated an elementary college Tuesday after officials realized what they idea were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, nevertheless it grew to change into out to be a plastic bottle stuffed with nuts and bolts left within the schoolyard. College officials made the invention right now sooner than classes began at Rossiter Main College. They blocked off the house and called 911, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton mentioned. An investigation realized the plastic bottle wrapped in dark electrical tape modified into fat of washers, nuts and bolts, along with a non-flammable unidentified liquid, Dutton mentioned. There modified into no detonator. A homeless particular person realized the bottle at a building residence and left it on the playground, Dutton mentioned. No risk had been made against the college, and there were no injuries or hurt. “Relatively much it’s solved,” Dutton mentioned.

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Lincoln: Youths 15 and younger are impressed to take part on this weekend’s statewide formative years pheasant, quail and partridge season. The Nebraska Sport and Parks Commission says rooster pheasants will be released on 14 wildlife management areas sooner than the 2019 formative years season this Saturday and Sunday. Special formative years hunts will be held splendid on the management areas. The hunts are launch to the final public, and no registration or particular allow is required. The management areas are Powder Creek, Oak Valley, Wilkinson, George Syas, Sherman Reservoir, Pressey, Cornhusker, Kirkpatrick Basin North, Branched Oak, Yankee Hill, Arrowhead, Hickory Ridge, Twin Oaks and Rakes Creek. Accompanying adults ought to be licensed hunters age 19 or older.

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Carson Metropolis: A crew of history buffs has formed Chums of Sutro Tunnel to revive the stays of the abandoned, deteriorating city of Sutro on the doorway to a 150-yr-passe, ancient mining tunnel. “We’re restoring the constructions and grounds, no longer the tunnel,” Equipment Carson Weaver, passe Carson Metropolis assessor and a first-rate within the crew, suggested the Nevada Appeal. “The tunnel is much too harmful to permit someone in there for a tour.” He mentioned restoration is costly, so the crew has scheduled a fundraising dinner for Friday. Knowledgeable volunteers are wished, mentioned Pam Abercrombie, a member of the Chums committee, collectively with masons, plumbers, electricians, expert landscapers, tools operators, contractors and engineers, along with of us with much less specific abilities however a keenness for Nevada’s mining history.

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Concord: The pinnacle of the largest agency within the bid’s authorities is heading to the non-public sector. Jeff Meyers has been commissioner of the Division of Effectively being and Human Companies since early 2016, when he modified into appointed by passe Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan. In a letter to workers, Meyers mentioned he's no longer any longer going to gaze reappointment when his time duration ends in January and as an different will pursue non-public-sector opportunities. Meyers old served as factual counsel to the bid Senate, factual counsel to passe Gov. John Lynch and director of intergovernmental affairs on the health department. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Monday called Meyers a tireless advocate for susceptible children and praised him for overseeing enlargement of the bid’s Medicaid program and prioritizing improvements in its mental health machine.

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Ventnor: The excessive tides and solid winds that lashed the Jersey shore over the weekend took a chunk of it with them. Stipulations that pummeled the beaches from Thursday by means of Sunday morning triggered beach erosion that varied in severity along the waft. Some seen giant cliffs gouged into the aspect of what had been giant beach berms for the length of the summer. Stewart Farrell, a beach educated with Stockton College, says almost all the bid’s ocean beaches are flatter because of the wind and waves. “Sand modified into shifted seaward into about 10 feet of water,” he mentioned. “These deposits will get offshore bars in about a weeks.” At the least some of that sand is anticipated to be returned to the shoreline over the winter by wave movement. Farrell, director of Stockton’s Coastal Learn Center, mentioned the northeast section of each and each barrier island within the bid besides Long Sea toddle Island “took a success of mighty scale.”

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Las Cruces: The bid is anticipated to lead the U.S. in pecan manufacturing this yr as growers prepare for the upcoming harvest. The U.S. Agriculture Division’s statistics carrier says manufacturing within the Southwest bid is forecast at a file-excessive 97 million kilos. That would possibly per chance sign a 6% amplify over 2018. Manufacturing in Georgia is anticipated to hit about 76 million kilos, adopted by Texas at 47 million kilos. Pecan manufacturing within the US overall is anticipated to amplify this yr by bigger than 20%, with growers harvesting an estimated 281 million kilos. Current Mexico agricultural officials say they’ve been working to receive relationships with pecan merchants in other countries amid a tariff wrestle with China.

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Current York: A pack of lovely brothers is getting settled on the Bronx Zoo. The foxlike wild dogs – called dholes – were born on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2016. The trio, named Roan, Apollo and Kito, have brownish-red coats dappled with white markings, as neatly as furry tails. Dholes are native to choices of southern and central Asia. The Plants and fauna Conservation Society says populations of the pups are endangered by model, attempting and diseases from domestic dogs. The society’s prolonged-time duration plans embody shopping female dholes for a breeding program. An demonstrate beforehand occupied by polar bears has been repurposed for the dholes’s habitat. The Bronx Zoo’s remaining polar endure, Tundra, died in 2017 at age 26.

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Casar: A particular person says he plans to exhaust a evening attempting for a fabled North American creature because of he realized a footprint that perceived to be better than a human would possibly per chance also have. Electrician Joe Scarborough tells WCNC-TV that he modified into working conclude to Casar remaining week when he seen what gave the look to be new footprint about 13 to 14 inches prolonged. “I modified into attempting at that trusty conclude and … I mentioned ‘Someone’s received a tall foot,’ ” he says. Scarborough says he now plans to exhaust the evening within the house with some game cameras to spy what occurs – because of “why no longer?” He says it’s laborious to mediate in any form of supernatural finding unless you opinion it for yourself.

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Large Forks: A College of North Dakota political science predominant has been chosen to devour a Large Forks Condo seat left launch by the Republican incumbent who resigned to take a job in Minnesota. Twenty-one-yr-passe Claire Cory modified into chosen by accumulate collectively activists Friday to devour out the relaxation of Jake Blum’s time duration, which ends subsequent yr. Blum modified into first elected in 2016. UND junior Cory says she has lived her entire life in Condo District 42, which covers northern Large Forks. She says she's going to fling to carry the seat in subsequent yr’s election. North Dakota law permits local accumulate collectively district organizations to take a successor for an incumbent legislator who dies or resigns. Activists from the departing legislator’s own accumulate collectively are build guilty of finding a successor.

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Whitehouse: A wildlife rehabilitation heart says this yr has been its busiest ever and is hunting for more home. Nature’s Nursery conclude to Toledo says it has taken in bigger than 3,000 animals this yr. The nonprofit heart supplies sanatorium treatment to injured and orphaned animals with the operate of releasing them back to the wild. Officers with the group say they’ve outgrown their recent feature in Whitehouse and conception on origin a gaze a brand recent feature subsequent yr. They inform The Blade that the finest feature would be 3 to 5 acres in a country environment with an present building or the attach apart a brand recent facility would possibly per chance also be constructed. The group also is hunting for corporate sponsorships to amplify its funding, which largely comes from donations.

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Oklahoma Metropolis: The board that sets the salaries of bid lawmakers has voted to boost legislative pay by 35% subsequent yr, perfect two years after cutting lawmakers’ pay. Jake Lowrey, spokesman for the Place of job of Administration & Enterprise Companies, says the Legislative Compensation Board reduce legislators’ pay by 8.8% in 2017. Board Chairman Wes Milbourn mentioned on the time that Oklahomans were frustrated with the Legislature. However since then, the board membership has modified. The recent board voted 7-2 Tuesday to authorize the raises from $35,021 to $47,500. The legislators’ first pay carry since 1997 will take halt Nov. 18, 2020. The legislative session on the final runs for four months. The Legislative Compensation Board is appointed by the governor, Condo speaker and Senate expert tem. The board also has two nonvoting members.

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The Dalles: Two Pacific Northwest tribes are calling for the elimination of three predominant hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. The Lummi Nation and the Yakama Nation mentioned Monday that the U.S. authorities violated a treaty from 1855 when it constructed the concrete dams on the decrease Columbia River. The building of the Bonneville, John Day and Dalles dams destroyed well-known native fishing sites and deeply impacted the migration of salmon. The Yakama traditionally fished for salmon along the river, and the Treaty of 1855 assured the tribe entry to those sites even after the tribes ceded 11.5 million acres to the US. Salmon are also the most neatly liked prey of endangered orcas, which were traditionally hunted by the Lummi Nation.

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Harrisburg: Gov. Tom Wolf is telling President Donald Trump he gained’t be the spend of bid authority granted remaining month to refuse to accept refugees. The Democratic governor wrote Trump and Secretary of Screech Mike Pompeo on Tuesday to say his bid will continue to welcome those facing persecution and hazard, collectively with of us whom other states gained’t accept. Wolf’s letter says refugees have prolonged improved communities, and he’s dismayed that the US is “sharply reducing” its commitment to susceptible families around the field. Trump, a Republican, remaining month slashed the different of refugees allowed into the U.S. and for the first time gave bid and native governments the authority to refuse to accept them. The president’s inform requires bid and native officials to create public written consent to rep refugees.

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Windfall: The mayor says he would take into tale transferring a Christopher Columbus statue that modified into vandalized. Democratic Mayor Jorge Elorza suggested WPRO on Tuesday that he’d entertain the foundation of transferring the statue from the town’s Elmwood neighborhood to the Federal Hill neighborhood, which is identified for its Italian American community and Italian challenging locations. His spokeswoman later mentioned that any saunter would require input from the community. “It's a like,” Elorza mentioned. “So if there’s a device that we can retain it in a device that makes more sense and satisfies all the constituencies, then I’m interested by that.” The statue modified into one of several Columbus statues around the nation vandalized with red paint and messages against the 15th-century Italian navigator Monday, when the U.S. vacation named for one of many first Europeans to realize the Americas modified into being famed.

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Columbia: The U.S. Supreme Court docket has shut down the bid’s strive to total a nuclear fuel facility. The justices declined Tuesday to listen to the bid’s charm of a ruling permitting the federal authorities to halt building. The authorities has already spent $8 billion on the plant, beneath building on the Savannah River Build apart conclude to Aiken. The U.S. Vitality Division has mentioned it would also simply smooth reduce its losses because of the plant is over budget and a protracted time some distance off from completion. A federal appeals courtroom ruled remaining October that the department would possibly per chance also halt building. The Blended Oxide Gas Fabrication Facility would have taken plutonium damaged-down in nuclear weapons and processed it into nuclear plant fuel. South Carolina Licensed expert Fundamental Alan Wilson says the authorities is smooth obligated to resolve plutonium from the positioning by some means.

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Mercurial Metropolis: The Internal Income Carrier has hit Pennington County with bigger than $87,000 in penalties for mishandling payroll taxes. The Mercurial Metropolis Journal says county auditor Cindy Mohler has asked the Pennington County Commission to authorize cost of the penalties. The IRS imposed the penalties this month after examining the county’s employment tax data from 2016 to 2018. Officers say the penalties are the outcomes of a prolonged-standing payroll-tax note. Mohler says county workers have the selection of being paid twice a month, pretty than monthly. The IRS says the county wrongly didn't withhold payroll taxes from the mid-month assessments. As a replace, the county waited unless the discontinue of each and each month to withhold payroll taxes from workers’ entire monthly pay.

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Memphis: The Memphis Zoo has introduced its first recent child jaguars in bigger than 25 years. The Day-to-day Memphian stories the 2 sister jaguars were born Sept. 4, however their gender wasn’t printed unless remaining week. Head veterinarian Felicia Knightly mentioned they’re in enormous form and “search for fully supreme.” The cubs’ of us, Philomena and Diego, are on loan for breeding as section of the Affiliation of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Realizing for jaguars. The cubs’ progress will resolve after they have their debut to the final public. A contest will be held to mediate names for the cubs. The zoo will post social media updates on the cubs’ model and is pondering striking in a reside webcam to show the cubs.

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San Antonio: A Native American crew is asking on officials to decelerate the renovation of the Alamo church, after archaeological stories showed human stays were realized on the property. The Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation filed a federal lawsuit remaining month looking for to stop the $450 million makeover of the sacred shrine that’s no longer astray to be completed by 2024. The San Antonio Particular-Info stories the crew wants a say in what occurs to unearthed human stays because of many crew members are descendants of of us who lived conclude to the positioning. Ramon Vasquez, an executive member of Tap Pilam, mentioned Monday on Indigenous Peoples Day that the invention of bones and bone fragments validate his crew’s considerations. The Texas Historic Commission has filed a movement to brush off the lawsuit.

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Orem: A bid data committee has ruled that Utah Valley College Police can now no longer tag pupil journalists for incident stories. The Day-to-day Herald stories the committee unanimously voted in favor of constructing the incident stories free to UVU pupil journalists. Police damaged-down to create the documents to pupil journalists with out cost however began charging them $5 per picture in 2017. The Utah chapter of the Society of Legitimate Journalists helped college students on the UVU Analysis, the campus newspaper, difficulty the saunter. Chapter President Eric Peterson mentioned the resolution will relieve college students withhold the final public safe and told. He mentioned campus police shouldn’t “tag journalists out of doing their jobs.” UVU spokesman Scott Trotter mentioned the college revered the committee’s resolution and would abide by it.

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Montpelier: A neighborhood heart college trainer is the bid’s 2020 trainer of the yr. The Vermont Agency of Education introduced Tuesday that Elisabeth Kahn, a French and Spanish trainer at Predominant Boulevard Center College, has earned the title. Education Secretary Dan French says Kahn is an provocative and proficient trainer who's centered on the success of her college students. He says she is also a leader working to relieve her colleagues implement splendid practices. Kahn will starting up her tenure as Vermont Trainer of the Year on Jan. 1. She says she is notably mad to work with colleagues around the bid to call programs to relieve struggling college students overcome barriers to education.

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Richmond: A few thousand of us filled Capitol Sq. on Monday for the dedication of statues honoring one of the most bid’s trailblazing ladies, section of a monument organizers say is no longer like every other within the country. The recent ladies’s monument, a pair of decade within the making, will within the waste feature a dozen life-sized bronze statues dotting a granite plaza a short distance from the Capitol in Richmond. Girl Scouts pulled blue drapes off the seven figures being devoted Monday, collectively with Native American chieftain Cockacoeske and Jamestown colonist Anne Burras Laydon, as the ladies’s names were be taught aloud. Sculptor Ivan Schwartz called it “a brand recent origin, a deeply necessary moment within the history of the nation, as we starting up up to handle centuries-passe sins of omission.” The ladies – who also embody a frontierswoman, a clothier and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln, an entrepreneur, and educator and a suffragist – were chosen from bigger than four centuries of Virginia’s history.

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Bremerton: A particular person modified into charged with a criminal assault after police say he attacked his roommate believing he acknowledged being a vampire. A Kitsap County courtroom charged the 40-yr-passe Bremerton man Monday after he modified into suspected of the spend of a steel rod to nudge his roommate within the chest. The roommate suggested county deputies that the suspect accused him of being a vampire, threatened to ruin him and struck him with a steel rod. The roommate says he feared his life because of the suspect has extreme mental health factors and is physically better. The suspect’s brother suggested deputies the roommate jokingly mentioned, “Is that what the kids are calling me on this point in time?” Authorities say the suspect believed the roommate acknowledged being a blood-sucking creature.

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Morgantown: Farmers bigger than quadrupled the bid’s industrial hemp cleave this yr. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt’s bid of work says about 130 farmers grew 641 acres of business hemp in 2019, up from 155 acres in 2018. And more is coming: The department’s assertion says bigger than 400 applications had been submitted for the 2020 rising season, double remaining yr’s numbers. Licensed grower Mary Hastings suggested The Dominion Put up that it’s enormous news for farmers, showing trusty likely for profit. Hemp is a form of cannabis from the the same plant species as marijuana that largely lacks intoxicating compounds. It’s damaged-down to have textiles, plastics and cannabidiol products.

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Madison: The nation’s largest self reliant spice retailer is peppering Facebook with advertisements calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Wisconsin-based entirely Penzeys Spices spent almost $100,000 on Facebook advertisements remaining week calling for Trump’s impeachment, making it one of many largest social media spenders on impeachment up to now. And the firm plans to exhaust one other $397,000 on Facebook posts encouraging the impeachment of Trump. Facebook says Penzeys already spent almost $96,000 on advertisements supporting impeachment between Oct. 4 and Oct. 10. Penzeys CEO Invoice Penzey says the eye his odd stance is attracting will boost his firm’s stamp and lead to increased sales. Condo Democrats are pursuing an impeachment inquiry to evaluate Trump’s recommendation that Ukraine evaluate the industry dealings of Joe Biden’s family.

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Casper: A recent analysis by the Washington, D.C., nonprofit RepresentWomen ranks the bid 26th within the nation for gender parity in elected bid of work. The Casper Big name-Tribune stories that in a bid identified as the Equality Screech for being the first to offer ladies the factual to vote, ladies right now devour perfect 16% of the on hand seats within the Legislature and perfect 20% of all positions on the county commissions of the bid’s 5 most populous counties. The bid has made extra strides in recent years, collectively with the election of the first female mayors within the history of two of its largest cities. Then again, Jen Simon of the Wyoming Girls folk’s Mosey Network eminent a relative dearth and recent decline of ladies in elected bid of work on the bid ranges.

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An eco-conscious vacation to San Francisco and Marin County

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco to Marin County. (Photo by Kimberly Dijkstra)

San Francisco, the hilly city by the bay, has captured the hearts of many. Even Tony Bennett left his heart there among the cable cars and morning fog. Just beyond the bridge lies Marin County, a respite from city life with a charm and beauty all its own. Marin itself features in a song or two. The Bay Area has lots to offer as a vacation destination and is the perfect choice for the environmentally conscious.

San Franciscans prioritize sustainability in their daily lives and these practices extend into the hospitality industry. Many hotels boast eco-friendly practices, such as Hotel Spero, which is so committed to sustainability, it launched on Earth Day last year. The renovation took careful steps to pay homage to former owner Lizzie Glide, a well-known San Francisco philanthropist and activist.

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Guests receive a pencil embedded with forget-me-not seeds.

Hotel Spero strives to be Earth-friendly.

Hotel Spero, which is just steps from Union Square and located centrally to major attractions, invites guests to be a part of its mindfulness, philanthropy and environmental efforts, which ultimately makes your stay there more enjoyable. For example, the water filling station in the lobby helps minimize plastic bottle waste. The BeeKind products in every guestroom are made from all-natural ingredients, have recycled packaging and the company supports the Honey Bee Research Program at UC Davis. Guests will also find graphite pencils with forget-me-not seeds embedded that can be planted after the pencil is used.

Also, a discount is offered at Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen, the hotel’s restaurant, if you turn down housekeeping service during the duration of your visit. And luggage racks in each room double as ‘giving racks,’ where you can leave spare clothing behind to be donated to the St. Anthony Foundation.

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Go Go Go

Lots of different things attract travelers to San Francisco. The Go Card (smartdestinations.com) offers admission to nearly all of them including bus tours, cruises, museums, historic monuments and family activities. The Aquarium of the Bay, located at historic Pier 39, is great for kids and pretty fun for adults as well. Home to more than 20,000 aquatic animals in 700,000 gallons of water, the aquarium works to protect and preserve the bay. It hosts shoreline cleanups and promotes green infrastructure projects. A walk through the aquarium, with all of the interactive opportunities it offers, is a walk through a living museum.

The Embarcardero, San Francisco’s pleasant bayside walkway, has a wide variety of restaurants, parks, attractions and piers to enjoy as you travel by foot or by bike. Stop at Pier 45 for a tour of the USS Pompanito, a World War II submarine that has been restored to its prime. An audio guide provides a glimpse of what life was like for sailors back in the day. More than 100,000 people visit the National Historic Landmark every year.

Across town in Golden Gate Park, one of this country’s great urban parks, the de Young Museum stands as an integral part of San Francisco’s art scene for the past century. The fine art museum has a Monet exhibition on display through May 27 and a Gauguin exhibition on through June 23. Its permanent collection includes paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, modern and contemporary art, and pieces by artists from all over the world and different time periods. One must-see piece is Salvador Dali’s Portrait of Dorothy Spreckels Munn (1942)—the surreal painting glows in an unearthly manner.

Alcatraz Island can only be reached by Alcatraz Cruises. (Photos by Kimberly Dijkstra)

Welcome to The Rock

Alcatraz Island, the former military fort and supermax prison, is known as The Rock due to its reputation for inhospitality. But you’d be surprised by how lush and inviting it truly is once you see it up close.

Alcatraz Cruises (www.alcatrazcruises.com) is the official cruise concessioner for the National Park Service, which operates the island. Tours depart every half hour from Pier 33 and it takes only about 12 minutes to cross the bay. Then you’re free to roam around and explore. Head up to the cellhouse and pick up an audio guide for first-hand accounts from former prisoners and guards. While walking the hallways and cellblocks of the prison, you’ll learn about the worst-of-the-worst convicts who were held there, as well as the well-known 1962 escape by Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin.

The cascading gardens are an unexpected highlight of Alcatraz Island.

The history of the island is fascinating and well worth spending an afternoon hearing about. The real treat however is the beautiful gardens that cover every slope and terrace. Maintained by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, National Park Service and Garden Conservancy since 2003, these ornamental beds breathe life into a seemingly lifeless landscape and attract a variety of seabirds.

Alcatraz Cruises has been using hybrid ferries for the past ten years. The Hornblower Hybrid is 40 percent more fuel efficient than standard passenger ferry vessels. In addition to many other energy efficient and sustainability practices, the cruise line recycles more than 70 percent of solid waste and provides recycling bins to passengers and the food available on board is primarily organic and purchased from local vendors.

To learn more about what San Francisco has to offer, visit sftravel.com.

Drake’s Bay (Photo by Dennis Anderson)

Over the Bridge

Once you’ve gotten your fill of the city, spend some time in Marin County and you will get a fuller experience of Northern California. Nature lovers, history enthusiasts and foodies will all love Marin, which has been at the forefront of the environmentalism movement for decades.

A stay in Olema is central to many points of interest in Marin. Bear Valley Cottage is a private guesthouse on the property of the former Bear Valley Inn that’s large enough for a family and cozy enough for a couple with access to a lovely backyard and an electric car charger. Owners Amanda and Ken extend warm hospitality to guests as if they are family and eager to share their love of the area. Amanda recommends an excursion to nearby Chimney Rock to see wildflowers or take in a gorgeous sunset over the ocean.

Play a game of giant Scrabble in the backyard at Bear Valley Cottage.

The cottage sees a lot of return guests, including those with environmental sensitivities. Amanda uses ‘clean’ cleaning products and stocks the cottage with EO soaps and lotions, a local brand that uses natural organic ingredients. She had a greywater system installed for laundry and uses sulfite-free laundry detergent that, when it runs out into the garden, doubles as plant food for the hydrangeas. And she’s so committed to sustainability, she also gives discounts for taking the bus, riding a bike and walking instead of driving a car.

Punto de los Reyes

Less than a mile down the road is Bear Valley Visitor Center, one of three visitor centers in Point Reyes National Seashore, a national park with beaches, rolling hills and meadows, forests, complex ecosystems and miles upon miles of hiking trails.

In the 1906 earthquake that destroyed much of San Francisco, the triangular peninsula of Point Reyes moved about 16 feet northwest up the California coast. In recent years, people have traveled from all over the world to see the famous fence that was split apart by the rupture. Bear Valley Visitor Center’s self-guided Earthquake Trail is dotted with historic photos and interpretive panels about the San Andreas Fault leading up to a replica of the original fence.

Follow the Chimney Rock trailhead to the ocean viewpoint known for its wildflowers. (Photo by Dennis Anderson)

A destination for about 400,000 a year, the visitor center itself is filled with educational exhibits that highlight the geological history of the peninsula, the human history, the variety of animal habitats that the Park Service protects and sustainability messages.

The Point Reyes Lighthouse is also a major draw for tourists, for its historical value and for whale-watching during the first half of the year. Originally constructed in 1870, the lighthouse is currently undergoing a complete restoration, hopefully to be complete this summer.

About three miles north, Point Reyes Station serves as the commercial center of the area, with downtown eateries, a grocery store and shops of local artisans. Station House Café offers up locally sourced organic breakfast, lunch and dinner. Menu highlights include oysters on the half shell, the farmstead cheese plate, flank steak salad and macaroni & cheese.

Osteria Stellina and Cowgirl Creamery are also essential dining stops and don’t miss the buffalo milk soft serve ice cream at Palace Market.

Find a little slice of paradise at Heidrun Meadery. (Photo by Kimberly Dijkstra)

Get No Kick From Champagne? Try Mead

Travelers interested in wine tasting experiences must book a tasting at Heidrun Meadery. The inviting tasting room welcomes visitors into the world of honey wine. Mead has a certain reputation for being the cloyingly sweet drink of choice for Vikings and Medieval townfolk, but Heidrun’s founder Gordon Hull is turning that stereotype on its head with his dry and delicate Champagne-style meads.

The picturesque grounds of the former dairy farm are home to wildflowers and the honeybees that pollinate them. Heidrun creates varietals from this honey, as well as honey obtained from migratory beekeepers. Since no syrups or additional flavors are added, the unique flavor of each bottle comes directly from flower pollen the honey was harvested from.

For a one-of-a-kind experience, go for a tasting at Heidrun Meadery.

“We’ve found that the chemical composition of honey is largely dependent on the source of the flower nectar from which it is derived, and most of them differ slightly,” Hull said. For example, a floral citrus flavor comes through the California Orange Blossom varietal while the Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Blossom can be characterized by the same richness of the macademia nut. Much eucalyptus can be found among Heidrun’s wildflowers, giving that varietal a distinct herbal taste.

Since there’s no aggressive farming involved and honey is a byproduct of pollination, Hull’s mead business actually has a positive impact on the environment. Bees have seen a steep decline in population over recent years and need all the help they can get these days.

Each sparkling wine varietal is tied to a different location, whether it be Point Reyes itself or nearby Sonoma Mountain or Nopa (a neighborhood in San Francisco). Every bottle becomes an intimate souvenir of that place to share and enjoy even after you’ve left.

With its natural splendor and ideal climate, Marin has so much to offer. Learn more at visitmarin.com.

For more about Marin County, see Point Reyes National Seashore Is A Bay Area Treasure and Planning A Green Vacation

The Bay Area is a perfect choice for an eco-friendly vacation. Enjoy all that San Francisco and Marin County have to offer, including green places to stay like Hotel Spero and Bear Valley Cottage, activities like the Aquarium of the Bay, USS Pompanito, de Young Museum, Alcatraz Island, Heidrun Meadery and Point Reyes National Seashore. An eco-conscious vacation to San Francisco and Marin County San Francisco, the hilly city by the bay, has captured the hearts of many.

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Traveling in California – The Central Coast Part 1

One of the greatest experiences traveling in California are the wonders of the Central Coast. Stretching from Ventura in the south to Monterrey in the north, the central coast includes famous destinations like Santa Barbara, Carmel, Ojai and San Luis Obispo. Conveniently located a few hours north of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is packed with things to do, amazing beaches, restaurants, hiking and horseback riding, scenic mountain retreats and the night life of historic State Street and Old Town. 13,000 years ago, the Chumash people lived in five villages in the area. Mispu (site of the present-day Santa Barbara City College) the site of the El Baño pool along west beach, Syukhtun, chief Yanonalit’s large village located between Bath and Chapala streets; Amolomol was at the mouth of Mission Creek; and Swetete, above the bird refuge. Anthropologists say that these villages were inhabited for eight thousand years by the Chumash, one of the few truly ocean-faring cultures in California. Approximately 8,000 Chumash lived in the area in 1542 when Juan Cabrillo landed there. Syukhtun means “it forks“ in Chumash, possibly referring to the “fork“ visible in the Milky Way. The Chumash realm stretched as far north as Big Sur, as far inland as the San Joaquin Valley, and as far south as Malibu. Most of the channel islands were inhabited by the Chumash, and the major town for this vast and ancient realm was Syukhtun. The plaque on the right is located on one of the main streets in downtown Santa Barbara and explains the spiritual significance of the area to the Chumash where prayers for food, good health, protection from bears and rattlesnakes and a host of other human needs and desires were conducted on the summit of such shrines. One of the most interesting places to visit to see pre-Columbian Chumash art is the Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park a short drive north of Santa Barbara. The smooth and irregularly shaped shallow sandstone cave contains numerous drawings apparently depicting the Chumash cosmology and other subjects created in mineral pigments and other media over a long period ranging from about 200 up to possibly 1000 years or more. [1] [2]

“The first permanent European residents were Spanish missionaries and soldiers under Felipe de Neve, who came in 1782 to build the Presidio. They were sent both to fortify the region against expansion by other powers such as England and Russia, and to convert the natives to Christianity. Many of the Spaniards brought their families with them, and those formed the nucleus of the small town – at first just a cluster of adobes – that surrounded the Presidio. The Santa Barbara Mission was established on the Feast of Saint Barbara, December 4, 1786. It was the tenth of the California Missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. The Mission fathers began the slow work of converting the native Chumash to Christianity, building a village for them on the Mission grounds. During the following decades, many of the Chumash died of diseases such as smallpox, against which they had no natural immunity.” [3]

The Spanish period ended in 1822 with the end of the Mexican War of Independence, which terminated 300 years of colonial rule. The flag of Mexico went up the flagpole at the Presidio, but only for 24 years.

Santa Barbara street names reflect this time period as well. The names de la Guerra and Carrillo come from citizens of the town of this time. They help to build up the town so they were honored by naming not only streets after them, but the dining commons at UCSB are also named after them. Santa Barbara fell bloodlessly to a battalion of American soldiers under John C. Frémont on December 27, 1846, during the Mexican–American War, and after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 it became part of the expanding United States. Santa Barbara is located about 90 miles (145 km) WNW of Los Angeles, along the Pacific coast. This stretch of coast along southern Santa Barbara County is sometimes referred to as “The American Riviera”. In modern time Santa Barbara has become the playground of the rich and famous given its proximity to Los Angeles, mild climate, amazing beaches and beautiful architecture. Famous residents of Santa Barbara include: Tom Cruise, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Douglas, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Costner, Whoopie Goldberg, Steven Spielberg and from the old days Ronald Reagan, Fess Parker, Carole Burnett and Brian Wilson. What is so special about the area that attracts the rich and famous? [4] First of all there’s everything that you can enjoy for free or affordably.

The amazing beaches:

Horseback riding:

Visiting the Channel Islands:

Or just hanging around downtown:

Now that you got a taste of the history, scenic beauty and fun activities, you want to know where to stay and eat.

For a truly unique experience, try the Villa Rosa Inn. The Villa Rosa is one of the best boutique hotels in Santa Barbara. Its more like a bed and breakfast with only 18 rooms but it is close to the beach and a short walk to State Street and downtown. Its very affordable and double or single occupancy includes a continental breakfast plus complimentary evening wine and cheese with snacks. All rooms are furnished with king or queen size beds and private bathrooms. “Every room at the Villa Rosa boasts a spectacular view, whether of the ocean, the harbor, the mountains, or the beautiful garden courtyard. There are also deluxe rooms with fireplaces to make romantic evenings that much more special. Only 84 steps away from Santa Barbara’s East Beach and an easy stroll from Stearns Wharf, with its numerous shops, restaurants, and activities. The Villa Rosa Inn was originally called the “Hilton-by-the-sea,” this Spanish Colonial Revival building was designed by George M. Thomas Studios in 1931. Serving as off-campus housing during the winter season for the U.C.S.B. Riviera campus, the rooms were rented to tourists in the summer months. Acquired in 1981 by Mark and Beverly Kirkhart, Robert Young and Lisa Young, the Villa Rosa Inn opened to the public on July 11, 1982. [5]

One of the newest additions to the luxury lineup is the Bacara Resort and Spa. Located a little north of Santa Barbara in Goleta the Bacara is a destination resort. “Bacara’s beautiful hotel rooms are located within one, three, or four-story villas, connected by graceful garden paths, scenic courtyards, and picturesque fountains. Offering relaxed, coastal charm infused with modern amenities and current technology, Bacara offers a luxury Santa Barbara escape unlike any other. Located at the edge of the Pacific, The Bacara offers expansive ocean views and is the perfect retreat for get-togethers with families and friends. Bacara guests can indulge in a range of cuisine and ambiances at the resort’s many restaurants. Their acclaimed culinary team, led by renowned Executive Chef Vincent Lesage, blends locally grown ingredients with innovative techniques to bring you the unique flavors of Santa Barbara County. Escape to the bluffs and beaches of the Santa Barbara coast. While you are here, treat yourself to Bacara’s new oceanfront restaurant, Angel Oak. Bacara also features special events. Join wine pioneer Richard Sanford as the guide for a “Celebration of the Santa Rita Hills.” The evening traces the evolution of this unique Santa Barbara appellation, founded by Sanford, as eight wines from four Santa Rita Hills wineries will be paired with a special four-course menu created by Bacara’s Executive Chef Vincent Lesage. The vineyards include the Alma Rosa Winery Longoria Winery, Brewer Clifton and Diatom Wineries and the Tyler Winery. Bacara is recognized as one of the finest spas in the world, The Spa at Bacara is spectacular in every way, from its beautiful architecture and incredible array of services to its expert staff. With treatments, guests enjoy a wealth of amenities, including an adults-only pool, Jacuzzi, redwood sauna, eucalyptus steam room, fireside lounge areas, wellness classes and a rooftop terrace. The facilities at the fitness resort also include a 3,500 square foot cardiovascular and strength training center, yoga and Pilates studios, and four Har-Tru surface tennis courts. Bacara is ideal for corporate retreats and investor meetings, team-building and social events, any occasion is larger-than-life at Bacara. Bacara offers more than 70,000-square-feet of flexible space designed to promote creativity and exceed business goals, ensuring that your next event will be a true success. For a truly enjoyable experience try the Bacara. Santa Barbara never looked so good.

If you have made it this far here is a nice little secret spot that doesn’t come up on the tourist maps that often and is truly “local”. For that unique dining experience in SB try the El Paseo Mexican Restaurant. This out of the way place is hidden down the El Paseo walkway between Anacapa and State Streets. The restaurant was first built in 1922 as part of an 1826 adobe complex. Architect James Osborne Craig designed and restored many of the existing buildings and added the Spanish village and “Street in Spain” surrounding the restaurant. The El Paseo complex was an inspiration for the revival of Spanish Colonial architecture in Southern California, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest restaurant in Santa Barbara, and has been the host to many of Santa Barbara’s celebrations over the years. Over the years, the restaurant has been the site of many fiesta celebrations and host to numerous luminaries, including Clark Gable, Carol Lombard, Jean Harlow, William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Rita Hayworth, Edward G. Robinson, Fred Astaire, Katharine Hepburn, Salvador Dali, Stravinsky, Will Rogers, Howard Hughes, Charles Lindbergh, Herbert Hoover, Quentin Tarantino and Jennifer Lopez. El Paseo is led by Alex Castillo one of Santa Barbara’s most talented chefs. The guacamole is awesome and made right at your table. The restaurant features an open air courtyard with a central fountain and a balcony. There’s a side bar to the right as you walk in that is very cozy especially in winter with a roaring fire in the massive fire place. Here is the get away for an intimate dining experience. The margarita’s are spectacular, the Huachinango delicious, the fajitas are sizzling and their tequila selection is extensive. Treat yourself to a fantastic dining experience and bask in the history of old Santa Barbara. This is really living.

Stay tuned for our next feature when Kaz Headrest brings you part 2 in the central coast series focusing on Ojai.

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kazheadrest · 8 years ago

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Traveling in California – The Central Coast Part 1

The amazing beaches:

Horseback riding:

Visiting the Channel Islands:

Or just hanging around downtown:

Now that you got a taste of the history, scenic beauty and fun activities, you want to know where to stay and eat.

Stay tuned for our next feature when Kaz Headrest brings you part 2 in the central coast series focusing on Ojai.

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