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Last week, it was reported that Real Housewives of Potomac star Candiace Dillard filed a compliant against her co-star Monique Samuels after they had a physical altercation which led to Samuels facing second degree assault charges. Now, Samuels has fired back and filed a compliant of her own and Dillard is now facing second-degree assault charges as well.
According to People, Samuels filed a compliant a week after Dillard filed a compliant against her and a summons was issued for Dillard to appear in court February 6th, 2020. Samuels is scheduled to appear in court on December 23rd, 2019. They both can be arrested for second-degree assault if the judge sees probable cause during their court appearances. If convicted they will face jail time.
These charges stem from a physical altercation the two women had at a dinner party back in October. Dillard claims that Samuels grabbed her by her hair and pulled her down.
“At this point in our investigation, we had no choice but to file this criminal summons case after several attempts to mediate this situation with Ms. (Dillard) Bassett were rejected by herself and her team,” Samuels’ attorney A. Scott Bolden said in a statement. “My client was assaulted by someone known for her aggressive, threatening and belligerent conduct. On this regard, Mrs. Samuels had no choice but to fully defend herself and she did. Nevertheless, my client wants nothing more than to find peace with this situation but unfortunately the ability to do so through mediation has been denied. Therefore this summons is the proper next step for Mrs. Samuels and her right to self-defense.”
Dillard’s attorney James L. Walker Jr. found it funny that Samuels would retaliate by filing charges of her own when she claims she is innocent.
“I did not know innocent people filed counterclaims as a strategic move after we all know they have been charged and caught on video threatening and attacking our client!,” he told People in a statement. “We gladly welcome seeing Mrs. Samuels in court! We pray she is presently getting some type of treatment for anger management! The video is very clear and my client and I have confirmed with the network that Mrs. Samuels was clearly the aggressor!”
The entire situation occurred while the cameras were filming season five of RHOP.
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Last week, it was reported that Real Housewives of Potomac star Candiace Dillard filed a compliant against her co-star Monique Samuels after they had a physical altercation which led to Samuels facing second degree assault charges. Now, Samuels has fired back and filed a compliant of her own and Dillard is now facing second-degree assault charges as well.
According to People, Samuels filed a compliant a week after Dillard filed a compliant against her and a summons was issued for Dillard to appear in court February 6th, 2020. Samuels is scheduled to appear in court on December 23rd, 2019. They both can be arrested for second-degree assault if the judge sees probable cause during their court appearances. If convicted they will face jail time.
These charges stem from a physical altercation the two women had at a dinner party back in October. Dillard claims that Samuels grabbed her by her hair and pulled her down.
“At this point in our investigation, we had no choice but to file this criminal summons case after several attempts to mediate this situation with Ms. (Dillard) Bassett were rejected by herself and her team,” Samuels’ attorney A. Scott Bolden said in a statement. “My client was assaulted by someone known for her aggressive, threatening and belligerent conduct. On this regard, Mrs. Samuels had no choice but to fully defend herself and she did. Nevertheless, my client wants nothing more than to find peace with this situation but unfortunately the ability to do so through mediation has been denied. Therefore this summons is the proper next step for Mrs. Samuels and her right to self-defense.”
Dillard’s attorney James L. Walker Jr. found it funny that Samuels would retaliate by filing charges of her own when she claims she is innocent.
“I did not know innocent people filed counterclaims as a strategic move after we all know they have been charged and caught on video threatening and attacking our client!,” he told People in a statement. “We gladly welcome seeing Mrs. Samuels in court! We pray she is presently getting some type of treatment for anger management! The video is very clear and my client and I have confirmed with the network that Mrs. Samuels was clearly the aggressor!”
The entire situation occurred while the cameras were filming season five of RHOP.
A number of carbon capture startups have launched in recent years. You can add Air Co. to the list. It might be the first company to use atmospheric CO2 to produce liquor.
The Brooklyn-based distillery says that their proprietary process was inspired by photosynthesis. Like plants, Air Co.’s equipment absorbs carbon dioxide, splits the carbon and oxygen, draws in water, and utilizes the sun as a power source.
Their vodka is carbon negative, with each bottle trapping about a pound of carbon dioxide. Interestingly enough, Air Co. co-founder (and electrochemist) Stafford Sheehan says that much of the CO2 they’re capturing is being produced by nearby competitors — who distill other spirits using more traditional equipment.
Sheehan also says that their vodka is about the purest you’ll find. Ordinarily, the vodka-making process starts with fermentation. While it’s an effective way to create alcohol it also creates impurities like carbolic acid and methanols. Those compounds can be tricky to remove, and that’s a big problem when your goal is creating a spirit with a neutral flavor.
Air Co., on the other hand, creates ethanol by combining carbon dioxide molecules with water. Sheehan refers to the “metal-based catalyst” that kickstarts the process as their “secret sauce.” Distillation takes the ethanol from 10% to around 96%, at which point it’s ready to purified and diluted to 80 proof.
Air Co. vodka goes for $65 a bottle, and it’s only available at a select few establishments in New York. Wider distribution is slated for some time later in 2020.
The company’s next products could be much easier to get your hands on, but you won’t find them at a bar or liquor store. They may very well turn up at your grocery store — in the form of ethanol-based, carbon-negative cleaning products. Air Co. also has its sights set on the fragrance business.
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Mya is a major advocate of veganism and often shares the vegan experience via her Instagram. She encourages followers to give the lifestyle a try with different juicing and raw vegan challenges and has even provided a vegan starter guide. Today, she shared her fruit of choice and it wasn’t an ordinary fruit. The “My Love Is Like Whoa” singer munched on a fruit called soursop or guanbana, which is found in south and Central America as well as Caribbean countries and schooled her followers on its health benefits.
“The green, heart-shaped fruit of the Graviola (or annona muricata) tree can weigh up to 15 pounds & grows in tropical regions of North, Central & South America,” she captioned her IGTV video. “Boosts the immune system & eye health, but also an antioxidant, stress reliever with anti-inflammatory properties, helps with hypertension & diabetes, and helps prevent & fight cancer.”
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Soursop, which can be made into a custard, candy, ice cream, tea and juice, has a sweet taste described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple and has a creamy texture. According to research, the fruit has a property that has the “demonstrable ability to decrease growth of cancer that could be further comprehensively exploited.” However, scientists warn against publicizing this because its efficacy treating cancer has not been studied in humans.
Whether it can be used as a preventive measure against cancer or not, there are still many benefits to eating this fleshy fruit, as Mya pinpointed. Take a look at her video below.
Shout out to @fruitsnrootz 
The green, heart-shaped fruit of the Graviola (or annona muricata) tree can weigh up to 15 pounds & grows in tropical regions of North, Central & South America. Boosts the immune system & eye health, but also an antioxidant, stress reliever with anti-inflammatory properties, helps with hypertension & diabetes, and helps prevent & fight cancer.