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As I sat outside on Sunday, September 27th staring at the lunar eclipse, I began to wonder about that old 'fact' that says when there is a full moon you act differently. (Origin of the word lunacy anyone?) Could the movements of an object so far away from us influence our day-to-day activities? We already know from Sir Isaac Newton that the moon can affect our tides, so is it possible it can affect our behavior as well?
What Constitutes Behavior?
Behavior, like many human attributes, can be difficult to measure. That being said, I had to narrow elements of behavior down into measurable variables. Even after doing that, there was simply too much information about different parts of behavior affected by the moon to process. I soon realized how impossible it would be to tackle more than one question about the lunar effect at a time. Because of this I have made the executive decision to divide this blog into two parts. The first part will look at the moon's influence on criminal behavior.
The Moon and Crime
If human behavior is drastically influenced by the lunar cycle, it makes sense that there could be a notable increase or decrease in the amount of crime that occurs during a full moon. After some research it becomes clear that there are several studies examining this question.
"Full Moons and Crime" is an observational study exploring crime rates in relation with full moon days. As with any observational study, the data must be looked at through a skeptical lens because correlation need not equal causation. . The study did incorporate some elements of experiment by randomly selecting 3 towns to observe. Assuming the randomization was done properly, those three towns should give a fairly accurate depiction of the population as a whole. The study took place over 4 years, which contained 133 full moon days, which seems to be a good sample size. The null hypothesis in this case is that the moon has no effect on crime rate and the alternative is that it does. After careful analysis of all the crime records and what phase the moon was in when it happened, the researchers found a statistically significant difference in crime rates on nights when there was a full moon compared to nights in the rest of the lunar cycle. This evidence was strong enough that they rejected the null hypothesis in favor of a conclusion that the moon was influencing behavior.
What does all that data mean?
Basically, it means that there was significant statistical evidence that tied the full moon to increased crime rate. Unfortunately, this is an observational study that is extremely susceptible to confounding variables. For example, it may be easier to commit crimes when there is light provided by the full moon. In that case, the moon isn't causing bad behavior, but is instead acting as a resource that inadvertently aids bad behavior. The good news is that reverse causation can be ruled out of this scenario due to nature's laws. Regardless of what crimes humans do or don't commit, the moon will still go through its natural phase shifts.
Now the really big issue. Can this data be generalized to more than just the population of these small towns? Since the study took place in India, are Indian and American people statiscally similar enough to generalize this information?
Why an Experiment Won't Work
As we know from class, experiments are really the only way to prove that something causes something else. Unfortunately for us, there is no feasible way to perform an experiment on humans judging behavior when the full moon is out. Why? Because we can't remove people from moon exposure to form a control group. It simply isn't feasible to create an experiment without disrupting people's lives completely. There are just too many variables that would require control. Because of this, we are stuck with looking only at observational studies.
If We Can't Do an Experiment, Where Does That Leave Us?
Well we know that without an experiment, we can't determine a casual relationship, so what happens next? The answer is simple. Multiple observational studies can help to support a correlation by reducing the possibility of chance correlations. We still aren't able to rule out third variables, but at least we would know that the statistics hold up in other parts of the world.
For example, in "Effects of the Full Moon on Human Behavior" (Click download PDF for the full text), researchers found that over a 1 year period of study in a large metropolitan area, 7 out of 8 types of crime, occurred at a statistically significant higher rate during full moon days than on a standard day. Homicide, the most serious crime included, was the only exception to this. Although this study doesn't eliminate many of the problems discussed above, it does show that this phenomenon isn't limited to just India. We still haven't made in progress in determining if the relationship is casual because this study is also observational, but the evidence for some sort of relationship is piling up.
Why is Any of This Important?
So here's the thing. Much like the depression and lights at night example talked about in class, it doesn't matter why there is a correlation between the moon and increased crime rate, but rather that there is one. Even if the moon does not affect behavior, the truth is that two separate studies have shown increased crime rates during full moon periods. In my opinion, it costs more to ignore the correlation than it does to acknowledge it. Regardless of the reason, crime is happening more frequently on nights with full moons. This information should be put to use as quickly as possible when discussing ways to reduce crime. If putting a few more police officers out on full moon nights can prevent increased crime, then what is the harm in doing it? The potential benefits outweigh the consequences.
What to Take Away
It looks like there is no conclusive proof that the moon makes you act differently, but the data in the two studies above are consistent with that hypothesis. In both studies, statistically significant differences, with p<.01, were found in crime rates on full moon nights compared with regular nights. This leads me to believe that regardless of whether the behavior is caused by the full moon, appropriate precautions should be taken by law enforcement on those nights. Does the moon alter your behavior? Possibly. Do we have irrefutable evidence? Not even close.
What do you think about the moon? Do you agree with my conclusion? Let me know in the comments below and keep an eye out for Part 2 of this blog series.
UPDATE: Part 2 is now posted. Click here to read about the moon and investing.
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The action was seen as a likely effort to maintain communication with users in Iran, where the contested presidential election has sparked a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and protests.
At the State Department Briefing today, spokesman Ian Kelly acknowledged that officials had been communicating with Twitter and other media sites, but refused to comment on whether those conversations were in reference to Iran.
"I know the secretary has a - wants a big push for Diplomacy in using these new social media to develop horizontally communities," he said. "And of course, twitter is another one of those social media."
As the fallout over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad self-proclaimed presidential victory continues, websites like Twitter, MySpace and Facebook have become popular modes of communication for Iranians on both sides of the debate - allowing them to organize, mobilize and share their stories with the rest of the world.
Despite its timely talks with Twitter, the State Department continues to assert neutrality on the issue, emphasizing that whatever the election results, they should reflect the will of the Iranian people.
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A new study sheds light on the nature of the so-called sixth sense, the possession of which many people are proud of. Scientists have found that psychic ability can often be attributed to the nature of the human eye and brain.
"Sometimes people think that they feel that it is impossible to see eyes. However, it is not magic or a sixth sense — like ability can be explained by the specifics of processing visual information by our brain," explains the author, piers Howe (Howe Piers), representing the University of Melbourne.
Most Americans believe in the supernatural. According to surveys, a third of US citizens accept the existence of psychics and more than two thirds considered that they had experienced paranormal phenomena in the course of his life.
The interest of the Pier How the problem came when one of his students claimed that he has a sixth sense.
"She told me that she knows something never seen before. For example, she guessed that her friend was hurt in an accident, although she never talked about it," explains Howe.
Howe was skeptical about the statement of the student and in partnership with a graduate student Margaret Webb decided to find out why people sometimes ascribe to themselves supernatural powers.
Webb took a picture of their friends, making the two almost identical photos each. Between shots were a little different, which was to change the appearance, for example, in one photo the man was wearing glasses and the other without.
The researchers showed volunteers each photo for 1.5 seconds, making demonstrations between second pause. After this, subjects had to say whether there are differences between the images, and, if so, what. Variants of answers were offered in the subjects list view.
Volunteers almost always noticed the difference between photos. However, they are very hard given the description of the specific differences, even if they were very noticeable, for example, the disappearance of a man with a Mexican hat.
Howe guessed that the brain immediately registers a change in visual parameters of the image (light, colors, sizes, and contrast), but it does not help a person to understand what exactly has changed in the picture.
In a second experiment, students were shown pairs of images containing a lot of red and green circles. The difference between the pictures was that some of the circles changed color on the opposite. As before, the subjects noticed the differences, but could not explain what they are. However, when changing the color of the total number of circles of one colour remained unchanged, the volunteers did not notice any difference in the pictures.
Considers How, the data obtained allow to explain the "sixth sense" of people, apparently, registration of the nuances of visual images occurs in the brain automatically, bypassing the conscious mind. For example, How a student, who claimed their extrasensory abilities, in secret from herself responded to tiny changes in appearance of his friend (small cuts or a bandage).
"Our research will not persuade those who believe in the supernatural, because it's nice to think that you have psychic abilities," said Howe.


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Cut down on tobacco use - Smoking has been linked to various types of cancers (lung, bladder, cervix, and kidney). Even if you don't use tobacco, exposure to second-hand smoke may increase your risk of lung cancer. This is also an important part of cancer prevention.
Eat a nutritious diet - A well balanced diet is advantageous for many reasons. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, spices, nuts (a source of antioxidants), vitamins, and minerals greatly reduces the risk of developing cancer and many other conditions.
Limit red meat and animal fat intake - Numerous studies show that a diet high in animal fat increases the risk for several types of cancer, particularly colon cancer. So, opt for lean cuts of meat, and choose poultry and fish instead.
Include physical activity in your daily routine - Maintaining a healthy weight may lower the risk of various types of cancer like that of the breast, prostate, lung, colon, and kidneys. Include a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity in your daily routine. You are never too old to start your work out.
Reduce alcohol intake - If you drink at all, moderation is key. Excessive amounts of alcohol on a regular basis can increase your risk for developing many types of cancer. So beware of your consumption limit.
Protect yourself from the sun - Apply generous amounts of sunscreen lotion before you go out. Also try avoiding the mid-day sun and wear protective clothing when outdoors to avoid the harmful effects of UV radiation. This can reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Take early detection seriously - Regular self-exams and professional screening for various types of cancers such as those of the skin, colon, prostate, cervix, and breast can increase your chances of discovering it early, when treatment is most likely to be successful.
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[HANOVER, Germany] Volkswagen has received regulatory approval for technical fixes on another 1 million diesel cars and expects the number to keep growing, Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said.
Germany's motor vehicle authority KBA has so far approved technical solutions on more than 3.7 million cars, the CEO said on Wednesday at the annual shareholder meeting, including models from the VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat brands.
"We expect the recall campaign to really pick up speed now," Mr Mueller said. About 8.5 million VW group cars are affected by the emissions scandal in Europe.
Separately, Mr Mueller said the impact of the emissions scandal on VW's business is "very strong" and the carmaker still has "a long way to go" to investigate and digest the crisis.
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Diversa/mente is a cultural association for social promotion; it operates in the mental health care field, specifically to support people coming from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, migrants and migrants' children. Its aim is to promote integration, which is based on the dialogue between different cultures and on mutual respect of these, on equal opportunities for everyone, and on the development of common grounds on which to grow upon together.
It fosters the diffusion and application of psychological and psychotherapeutic methodologies, which have been inspired by ethno-psychoanalysis, ethnopsychiatry and anthropology. Its members are psychotherapists, community psychologists, anthropologists and cultural mediators.
The association can be characterized as a dynamic laboratory and is based on a multidisciplinary study and research of the migration experience, and different kinds of distress that this situation may bring about.
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Diversa/mente created a clinical group formed by psychologists, psychotherapists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, and cultural mediators. The group meets twice a month in order to analyse theoretical issues and clinical situations, by following an ethno-psychoanalytical approach.
It has also created a ethno-clinical consultation service, which is free of charge, and available to young and old people who migrated from different countries, may they be couples and families who feel that they are emotionally suffering, or have other kinds of psychological problems linked to their migration experience, to the new reality they are living in, or the relationships with relatives and family, issues linked to parenthood, or being children in a different country and the reunification with the family.
Depending on the assessed needs, they can benefit from a single consultation or can be taken care with more sessions.
The ethno-clinical consultation service is located in Rastignano (Municipality of Pianoro) and it is primarily offered to foreign inhabitants of the San Lazzaro District (Bologna). The service is available by appointment.
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This help desk was promoted by the Emilia Romagna region, together with the district of San Lazzaro di Savena and the Municipality of Pianoro.This service is free of charge; it gives information, psychological support, and guidance to those migrants who feel to be or have been discriminated against, or those who have been witnesses of discrimination against others.
The service offers four main appointments. If at the end of this consultation the need of a psychotherapeutic support is detected, it can be decided to proceed with other sessions, defining their modality and number with the ethno-clinical consultation service, or even to call the public services.
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Diversa/mente offers different kinds of training, seminars, training days, conferences, regarding ethno-psychoanalysis, ethno-psychiatry, medical anthropology and clinical transcultural psychology.
The trainings and supervisions are meant for different professional profiles (health and social operators, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, educations, teachers, cultural mediators) working with and supported by public and private institutions.
We also coordinate meetings of group supervision, paying particular attention to the analysis of countertransference, to the background cultural components and the current social and cultural context.
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The city council's Transportation and Environment Committee yesterday afternoon met for 90 minutes in executive session after Unison Consulting, the city's consultant for Love Field airport, presented a briefing on the benefits of competition for the airport's concessions. Because rent is paid to the city based on a percentage of sales, the city has an interest in improving customer service and increasing profits, two bonuses of opening things up as explained by the consultants.
Star Concessions, the largest operator of food and beverage concessions at DFW airport, is currently the sole concessionaire at Love Field. The concession space will double as a result of the airport's $519 million expansion, and the city is considering a competitive bid process for the new space.
So after two briefings and a lengthy executive session, we assumed the committee would embrace the concept of capitalism -- with competition being a key ingredient -- but the minority council members weren't sold on the idea. Vonciel Hill proposed a motion rejecting the plan to open the bidding and endorsed authorizing extensions of the contracts with Star Concessions and the airport's parking concessionaire until 2014.
Hill's motion failed in a 5-3 vote, with the committee's other minority members (Pauline Medrano and Carolyn Davis) voting with her. It's also noteworthy that two other minority council members, Steve Salazar and Dwaine Caraway, sat in on the meeting, and Tennell Atkins was spotted outside during the executive session.
The issue has clearly become racial as outlined by former DMN'er and Dallas public information officer Pete Oppel, who described the first briefing on this as "not pretty to witness because of its blatant racism." The racial tension relates to minority-owned Star Concessions and its CEO Gilbert Aranza, who Friend of Unfair Park Wylie H. warns us is "a seriously 'connected' guy when it comes to the Dallas City Council." After the jump, find out just how connected he is and also what happened with the booting ordinance.
Aranza happens to be a director of the influential Dallas Citizens Council, and he donated funds to the campaigns of Hill, Davis, Medrano, Caraway, Atkins, Salazar, Dr. Elba Garcia and Delia Jasso, who faces a June 13 runoff against Justin Epker to determine who will replace Garcia on the council.
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Aranza also traveled with the council when they visited Mexico, and he gave testimony in March to the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
"The fact is, while we have made progress in this country against racial and ethnic discrimination, a great deal remains to be done," he said. "Discrimination against minority-owned companies is still very common and very damaging. Even though many large, majority-owned companies advocate diversity, I truly believe that they would not make room for minority-owned companies without programs like the ACDBE program."
So the best way to combat discrimination is to allow minority businesses to have a monopoly? Not only does this exclude white businesses, but it also prevents other minority companies from getting their piece of the pie. Whether or not Aranza gets to keep the whole pie is unknown, but if the minority council members can find just one more vote, they'll have the eight votes needed to quash the effort to allow others their piece.
It would have been fascinating to sit in on their closed-door meeting, especially since it delayed the briefing on an ordinance regulating the booting of vehicles in private parking lots. Medrano introduced a motion to temporarily ban booting until the committee could hear the briefing and make a recommendation to the full council, but it failed as five committee members voted against Medrano, who was supported by Hill and Angela Hunt.


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The core project of Amber has enough resources, but:
- the Helios IDE (https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/helios), as well as
- examples (https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/amber-examples), and
- documentation (https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/amber-documentation)
would need some of your care.
Thank you very much!
(see CONTRIBUTING.md for further details)
Amber is written in itself, including the parser and compiler. Amber compiles into efficient JavaScript, mapping one-to-one with the equivalent JavaScript. There is no interpretation at runtime.
Some highlights:
Amber is shipped as a cli tool to create new projects and assist with development tasks in a npm package
and as a library to be used by projects in a bower package
For the installation to work, you need to have installed
npm and
git (in Windows, use Git for Windows and select "Run Git from Windows Command Prompt" and "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style" installation options).
For UNIX-based OS (Linux distibutions, FreeBSD, ...) do
npm config set prefix=~/npm
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/npm/bin"
to have the installation in a local subdirectory in order to avoid the otherwise necessary
sudo installation of Amber. The export line needs to be added to the ~/.profile file as well so that after a new login the path is set.
Do this to install Amber
# Install the CLI tool `amber-cli` and supporting tools
npm install -g grunt-cli grunt-init amber-cli
amber init to create a project of your own
# Initialize your project (directory must be empty)
cd /path/to/myproject
amber init
# (optional) Install backward compatibility
bower install amber-compat-es5 --save # be loadable in older browsers
bower install amber-compat-ie8 --save # additional tweaks to load in IE8
Start developing in Amber Smalltalk
# Serve amber on localhost:4000
amber serve
amber /
amberc cli tools here: https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/amber/issues.
Issues related to questions during
amber init and structure of project created should be reported
to https://github.com/amber-smalltalk/grunt-init-amber/issues instead.
Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md for further details.
Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md for further details. It explains the Amber development setup and how to contribute.
Amber is released under the MIT license. All contributions made for inclusion are considered to be under MIT.
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When it comes to the current state of cancer survival, Susan Bates feels like many of the rest of us. "It's incredibly frustrating," she says. For Bates, who treats pancreatic and other cancers at Columbia University Medical Center, the frustration is worsened by virtue of knowing her enemy—an elusive gene that "makes cancer grow very fast."
Bates is speaking about the ras family of genes that drive many deadly cancers. The three members of this family—kras, nras and hras—are responsible for nearly 30 percent of all human cancers. Kras is particularly frightening. Nearly all pancreatic cancers, about half of colorectal cancers and about a third of lung cancers contain mutant kras, which is involved in an estimated 1 million cancer deaths annually.
Although the role of ras in cancer has been recognized for more than 30 years, all efforts to create drugs to block the mutant Ras protein have thus far failed. But after years of frustration, researchers are finally hammering some cracks in this once impenetrable wall. "Now I can see a path forward for developing drugs against Kras," says Frank McCormick, a cancer researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), who is leading the four-year-old Ras Initiative at the National Cancer Institute. "I don't see any massive impediment that will stop us."
Discovered in 1982, ras was the first known human oncogene; that is, a gene that serves an essential function in healthy cells but can mutate and, in its mutated form, trigger cancer. Unlike inherited genetic variants linked to some malignancies, cancer-causing ras mutations cannot be predicted or prevented. Although more than 500 genetic mutations have been found in tumors, ras is among the few proved to fuel the progression of cancer and is often present at the very start of tumor growth.
Ras genes encode proteins known as signaling molecules. These molecules trigger cells to grow, proliferate and move around the body. They can be turned on or off, except when there are mutations in the ras gene. Then the signals remain turned on, leading to an unstoppable propagation of cells—the very definition of cancer.
Several features of Ras (uppercase, meaning the protein, as opposed to ras, the gene that codes for it) have hindered experimental therapies against it. Most notably, drugs cannot latch on to Ras proteins because their spherical surfaces are smooth, like "a greasy ball," as Adrienne Cox, a biomedical scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, puts it. Also, because the differences between the active and inactive forms of Ras are extremely subtle, drugs don't always land on the correct target. Mutant Ras and normal Ras (which is vital to healthy cells) are also extremely similar. Stopping the mutants without harming the normal genes has so far proved impossible. For many years, Ras was considered impossible to target with a drug.
Recent progress by the Ras Initiative and other efforts are rekindling hope. In November, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded team, led by Dhirendra Simanshu at Maryland's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, published its work describing the complete structure of a Kras protein. "Everybody can now see what the whole protein looks like from head to tail," says McCormick, a longtime veteran of both industry and academic attempts to target Ras. Although he can't provide details yet, McCormick says other research has identified previously unknown differences between mutant Kras and healthy Ras proteins that could be exploited by drug developers.
McCormick oversees two groups: the approximately 50 NCI researchers who receive the bulk of the Ras Initiative's annual budget of $10 million to $15 million and other academic scientists, such as Cox, who receive a more modest portion of that funding. Cox's work is unraveling the complexities of mutant Ras proteins and how they interact with their surroundings. Cox, a member of a collaboration called the Ras Synthetic Lethal Network, is equally inspired by the cooperation among her colleagues and their work. Members of the network are, she says, "genuinely sharing important new data ahead of time," a departure from the guarded-secret style typical of academic and industry research.
The Ras Initiative maintains a similar spirit. "It's almost like a crowdsourcing approach to Ras," says Stuart Schreiber, a pioneering scientist at Harvard and the Broad Institute who is not affiliated with the NCI program. As Schreiber sees it, such cooperation among the NCI, outside academics and industry is integral to making strides against Ras.
That cooperation has stretched even beyond the confines of biology. Most recently, the Ras Initiative worked with the U.S. Department of Energy to create a computer simulation of how Ras moves and interacts with other cell structures. This visualization will allow drug developers to model experimental therapies. "We're way beyond the scope of any individual investigator or biotech," says McCormick.
Other researchers are also testing radical new ideas. In 2012, Greg Verdine, a Harvard chemist and biotech entrepreneur, founded Warp Drive Bio to pursue his theory that nature had already solved the problem of targeting the smooth Ras surface. By mining the genomes of bacteria and fungi, Verdine is using natural products to create molecules that will stick firmly—and only—to mutant Ras. Warp Drive recently acquired $750 million in funding by Sanofi Pharmaceuticals after its initial investment of $125 million in 2012. "What I love about it is that it's different," says Schreiber of the approach. "We need new ideas."
Additional efforts include immune therapy; RNA interference, which turns off genes; and covalent inhibitors, drugs that bind to proteins lacking deep grooves or pockets. After a covalent inhibitor of Kras created by Kevan Shokat and colleagues at UCSF blocked mutant Kras in laboratory studies, Johnson & Johnson licensed the compound for development in 2014. No further data are available.
McCormick cautions that the road from here to the bedsides of patients is still long. Verdine anticipates starting clinical trials in 2018. And although NCI director Doug Lowy does not expect drastic funding cuts when the White House administration changes in January 2017, he notes that federal budgets for scientific research are always uncertain from year to year. But in light of recent progress, many Ras researchers believe there's reason for optimism.
Bates, who has watched too many patients die from pancreatic cancer, hopes they're right. "We aren't going to make any progress," she says, "until we find something to limit Kras."
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/2016/12/16/researchers-cracking-cancer-gene-ras-528043.html


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The 2016 festival season is in full swing – one can almost liken it to a sports season. Each lineup and setting are just grabbing for your attention and hard-earned dollars. This past weekend saw the return of Jack Antonoff's personally curated festival, Shadow of The City. Antonoff, who was born in Bergenfield, New Jersey, did not want his home state to get left out of the festival mix. A successful inaugural 2015 year warranted the return for something that the Garden State can call its own. Oh, the smell of the sand and ocean along the Asbury Park beach. For how beautiful a day it was, the Stone Pony outdoor stage was the perfect setting. While some festivals went for the grandiose spectacles and acquisitions , Shadow of The City felt right at home with a minimalist approach on a comfortable Saturday.
Given the recent shock wave of the Orlando tragedy, one of the main takeaways from the festival that it was all-encompassing – free of titles and judgement. The dunk booth in which Antonoff also partook in added all the donations to Orlando LGBTQ shelters. The Stone Pony was mostly populated by younger kids in their mid twenties – of all walks of life. Throughout the walls of Stone Pony's summer stage, there were signs that discouraged any type of bigotry or hatred. As you rebuild, you look for the little microcosm of hope. Musical festivals serve as that blissful period where you can be free of worries for hours at a time.
The musical lineup consisted of some up and coming acts mixed in with some well established talent. London, England born Bishop Briggs was one of the early standouts of the day. Energetic and wielding a powerful voice, Briggs brought her own unique personification on soul with her biggest song thus far, "River". Homegrown talent was front and center as well. frnkiero andthe cellabration brought the edgier, louder half of rock music while the reuniting Steel Train brought back their indie/folk rock flavor. Both bands were met with enthusiasm by fans and showed the diverse pool of different New Jersey born acts that have originated from the state itself.
As the sun set, the energy levels grew with Carly Rae Jepsen's performance. The 2015 release E•MO•TION saw Jepsen put her own spin on 80's style pop music. There was not a moment where the crowd stood still as Jepsen went through songs like "Run Away With Me" and "I Really Like You". "Look at that sun set, its kind of romantic," Jepsen said to the crowd. This was the perfect lead in to the headlining set of The 1975.
If you've seen The 1975 live, you will be enamored by their stage presence and aesthetic. I like it when you sleep… which was released earlier this year has songs that lend kind to their stage setup complete with pink lighting and a silhouette of colors and buildings. Lead singer Matthew Healy shuffled across the state in an almost James Brown-like matter during the opening seconds of "Love Me". We are aware of the hits of their 2013 self-titled album, but newer cuts like "Loving Someone" and "A Change of Heart" will also be concert favorites through the band's rigorous touring schedule.
With the neighboring state of New York having upwards to five major festivals this year, its good to have one for the little guys. As many will anticipate it's return next summer, one has to wonder what tricks it may have up it's sleeve for next year.
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Center Maryland: Inside Out - Abba Poliakoff and the Mission to Israel - VIDEO
Abba Poliakoff,chairman of Gordon Feinblatt's securities practice group and Israel practice group, details Maryland's recent trade mission to Israel and Jordan, which was headed up by Governor O'Malley. As chairman of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, Poliakoff describes the different partnerships and successes from the mission.
Center Maryland: Inside Out is a video politicast featured on Center Maryland. Lisa Harris Jones joins Damian O'Doherty to discuss Maryland's growth, investment and infrastructure policies with various political insiders and elected officials. Center Maryland: Inside Out brings political realities to the forefront of the discussion, advancing reasonable and responsible ideas.
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Man's best friend: Dog owners' love for their pooches rivals motherly affection
Dog owners get the same surge of emotions when looking at their pooch as mothers do with their infants, scientists say.
In a trial they found the owners experienced a burst in the hormone called oxytocin when playing with their pets. Known as the 'cuddle chemical' or 'love drug', it has been found to dampen stress, combat depression, and breed trust in humans.
Playing with dogs releases the 'love drug' oxytocin, according to new research
Biologists Miho Nagasawa and Takefumi Kikusui from Azuba University in Japan, were inspired by their own experiences.
'Miho and I are big dog lovers and feel something changed in our bodies when gazed (upon) by our dogs,' Mr Kikusui told New Scientist.
They recruited 55 dog owners and their pets and took a urine sample from the owners before and after a half hour laboratory play session.
Some owners were put in a control group who sat in a room with their dog and were told to completely avoid the gaze of their pets.
Dog-owners who spent an average of two and a half minutes making eye contact during the play session, experienced a 20 per cent rise in their oxytocin levels.
But the group that avoided looking at their dog were shown to have a slight drop in their oxytocin levels.
Those who spent longer gazing at their hounds tended to rate their relationship with their pet as more satisfying than those who only held a short gaze during play.
Kikusui said that a flood of the cuddle chemical could explain why playing with dogs can lift moods and even improve symptoms of anxiety and depression.
They even suggested that oxytocin might have played a part in the domestication of dogs from wolves, about 15,000 years ago.
'Maybe during the evolutionary process, humans and dogs came to share the same social cues', such as eye contact and hand gestures, said Mr Kikusui.
He added: 'This is why dogs can adapt to human society.'
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Mary Frances Coury Adams
Mary F. Coury Adams of Arlington, Va., age 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on December 17, 2017.
Mary was born in Lawrence, MA to immigrant Lebanese parents, Assad and Mary Coury. Following high school graduation, she joined the Navy and proudly served her country for three years during World War II. After her discharge, she attended American University in Beirut, Lebanon, graduating in 1954 with a BA degree in Pre-Law and Middle East History. Her career and life adventures then began when she met her husband, Benjamin Adams, Jr. en route to her first civilian employment in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia with Aramco, a worldwide energy company. They resided in Saudi for thirty years traveling the world on all vacations and holidays. Upon retirement, they relocated to Arlington, VA where they were active members of the St Thomas More Cathedral parish. Mary enjoyed being a choir member for 25 years and her most cherished memory was singing with the St Thomas More choir in 2001 for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ben, in 2008 and her daughter Diana in 1958. She is survived by her brother Alphonse Coury, her nieces Sheryl Coury and Mary Wesela and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be held at Murphy Funeral Home, 4510 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203 on December 28, 2017, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on December 29, 2017 at 10:00am at St Thomas More Cathedral, Arlington, VA with interment to follow at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.


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by Bill Miller
Doing genealogy sure can help you meet some really fascinating people. For example, we met my wife's 5th great-grandfather, David Morgan, who becomes 294 years old in May. He's completely worn out but what a story he has to tell. He was born in Delaware in 1721 to a Welch immigrant, Morgan Morgan from Glamorgan, Wales, and his wife Catherine. When David was 5 his family received a Royal Grant of 1000 acres in Berkeley County, VA and moved to what is now Bunker Hill, WV, where they built a log cabin. "When Col. Morgan settled on his patent of 1000 acres, there was not another white settlement between his and the Pacific coast." They were a devout Anglican family and within years built on their property the first Anglican and Christian Church in what would become West Virginia. His father and brother "pastored" that church and are buried there.
There David became a frontiersman, which one day would earn him the title of "West Virginia's Daniel Boone." In fact, he was Daniel Boone's 1st cousin. He also became a surveyor. Because of those two qualifications the Gov. of Virginia appointed him to survey southwestern Virginia. Soon he was joined by young George Washington, who had served in the militia under David's father, and together they surveyed the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, part of which would become the Mason-Dixon line. At the finish they planted the famous Fairfax Stone in 1746. Washington later asked David to survey Washington's vast land holdings along the Ohio River.
A few years later (1750s) he was fighting for the English in the French and Indian war, along with his cousin, Daniel Boone, and brother Zackquill. They were on the losing end with Gen. Braddock at Fort Duquesne (later Pittsburgh). David was left with a saber scar to his left cheek. In 1771 David moved his family and his brother Zackquill, to the new frontier near what is now Fairmont, WV, where they helped build and settled into Prickett's Fort. He was there when Daniel Boone, his first cousin, was in a crisis and came to stay with him for a few days. (Boone's father, Squire, had married David's Uncle Edward Morgan's daughter, Sarah.)
With the start of the Revolutionary War the whole Morgan family turned against the Crown and England and joined the Continental Army. In 1777 David and three of his sons – Morgan, Evan and James – along with his father, Col. Morgan Morgan, and his brother Col. Zackquill (who was the founder of Morgantown, WV) pledged their lives to his old friend George Washington and the American cause. Three of them became War pensioners. David is my wife's Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot.
In 1778 he was home from the war and back at Prickett's Fort when the defining event of David's life took place. His legendary reputation as "Indian Fighter" probably started in the French and Indian War and was enhanced by numerous conflicts with Indians after their move to Western Virginia. The family Bible says "he killed seven Indians," all in self-defense. The legend was defined by an event in his 57th year. He was in Prickett's Fort and extremely ill. In a feverish dream he saw two of his children running around scalped and bleeding. He jumped out of bed, grabbed his gun, rushed out through the open Fort gates and saw Stephen and Sarah chasing a cow. As he called them back to the fort he was attacked by two Indians. He shot and killed one. As David ran toward the fort the other Indian threw a tomahawk at the back of his head. Instinctively he threw up his hand to protect his head when the tomahawk struck and severed two of his fingers. After a fierce struggle "Morgan stabbed the Indian with the Indian's own knife." That event is commemorated with the monument (pictured) in Rivesville, WV to "David Morgan, Indian Fighter." He and Sarah are buried nearby.
David was described as "six-foot-one, powerfully built, with black hair, which he still had at 93, and black eyes. He had a large scar on his left cheek and was missing two fingers. He was fearless yet known by his contemporaries as 'one the kindest people and best neighbor you could ever have.' His son said, 'He was a bit overindulgent with his children." He certainly left future generations an amazing legacy.
When you start digging up family roots you will find a few "skeletons" but you will also find some amazing ancestors with great stories to tell. To learn some new stories or to share old ones you are invited to attend the Lake Lure Genealogy Club meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 3:00 in Mountains Branch Library.


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Selling and buying house in the property market has nowadays become a trend. Almost everybody is busy either selling or purchasing the property. Selling and buying houses consists of some simple steps which you should follow very carefully. You will find a large number of houses that are listed in the house property and the buyer can choose the one as per his or her requirement. These house properties are listed with the information which is adequate and relevant to the house property. The buyer considers various budgets as well as related factors in order to determine which one is best among them.
The buyer has the option of purchasing a property with the help of a real estate agent or a realtor. However, you need to pay special attention to the previous experience and reputation of the realtor before you avail his or her services.
Here are some tips that will help you to ease the process of buying or selling of the property.
Firstly, you need to document your entire plan well. This will include the possible location, budget, financial strategies and type of tenants and your option to purchase the property.
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Thirdly, you need to choose a strategy that sticks. Don't involve or mix more strategies as you may bind to get confused them. Thus, assess few strategies but finalize only one which you will stick to.
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Tag Archives: music
The Journal of Victorian Culture: Swinburne, Wagner, T. S. Eliot, and the musical legacy of 'Poems and Ballads'
I'm very happy to report that my article, 'Swinburne, Wagner, Eliot, and the Musical Legacy of Poems and Ballads', has been published by the Journal of Victorian Culture. The article links to the post below concerning Francis Hueffer, whom the article … Continue reading
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Roses, pleasure, and pain: 'A Match' (1873) by Francis Hueffer
The following post is related to my article 'Swinburne, Wagner, Eliot, and the Musical Legacy of Poems and Ballads' in the Journal of Victorian Culture. In addition to the piece by Francis Hueffer below, if you want to hear the … Continue reading
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A Match, 1880
This is a great rendition of Swinburne's 'A Match' from Poems and Ballads, First Series (1866), by Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944). It manages to be sweetly melodic, dramatic and rousing at the same time, with a twist at the line, … Continue reading
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Rondel – Kissing her Hair
This was the first piece of music to be inspired by one of Swinburne's poems. From 1867, Walter Maynard's Kissing Her Hair takes its name from the first line of Swinburne's 'Rondel', from Poems and Ballads (1866). Maynard was the pseudonym of Thomas W. Beale (1828-1894), a … Continue reading
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Atalanta in Calydon
This is the overture to the 1906 production of Swinburne's play Atalanta in Calydon (1865), composed by Muriel Elliot, who published the full score in 1912. Originally performed at the Crystal Palace in South London and the (since demolished) Scala Theatre, it … Continue reading
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The Triumph of Time
Composed by Adela Maddison (a.k.a. Mrs Brunning Maddison, 1862-1929), from Twelve Songs (Op. 9, No. 3), 1895, London: Metzler & Co. This is a really terrific adaption, translation, or perhaps transmutation of Swinburne's text. Moody, elemental, maybe it's music that's playing poetic and … Continue reading
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Staff will be able to provide wheelchair or arm assistance from the top to the bottom of the gangway only where safe to do so. Guests must make their own way to/from the terminal/shuttle bus/tour buses etc. Please note if your shore excursions are operated by mini bus, there will be no storage space for mobility scooters or wheelchairs.
We use a variety of gangway configurations to cope with tidal conditions.
At ports where it is not possible to use the ship's brow, access to shore will be either by a long straight shore gangway fitted with self-levelling steps to take into account the tidal conditions or in some cases, wooden batons for foot grips. The baton type can be quite steep at times, due to tidal conditions.
The ship may also use its own narrow stepped gangway (the 'accommodation ladder') which also features self-levelling steps to take account of the tide.
Certain ports have a big tidal range. This means there can be a big height difference between the quay and the gun-port doors, making the gangway too steep for the safe passage of wheelchairs or mobility scooters. These ports include (but aren't limited to):
This means there is a strong chance guests who use a wheelchair or mobility scooter will have to stay on board at these ports. We apologise if this is disappointing, but we hope you appreciate that it's in the interest of your safety.
In some ports it is necessary to anchor off shore rather than alongside the dock or quay. When this is the case, we use a tender to take you ashore. A tender is a small vessel that carries around 100 passengers.
To board the tender safely, you need to use steps and navigate the gap between the platform and the tender.
Any guest wishing to use the tender will need to take a mobility assessment beforehand to demonstrate that they can step unaided over a distance of 45cm/18 inches.
If you have notified us that you have reduced mobility, we'll invite you to a tender briefing on board and give you the opportunity to complete the mobility assessment in advance. This must be completed independently, without any assistance. If an officer decides it is not safe for you to board a tender, please respect their decision – it's taken to ensure your safety.
Children who are unable to step across a gap of this size will be permitted to use the tender service provided their parent/guardian is able to demonstrate that they can carry or pass them safely across the mobility test gap.
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Are you ready for a spooky adventure that will drive you around through a dark world? Get your courage together to get on this motocross in order to stay alive and survive in this uncertainly territory that is ahead of you. Test your skills because you will have to pass over tremendous metal scaffolding and tricky ramps and many other moving obstacles. Good luck!
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My Industrial artworks flaunt between recycled wood, Pallets and Special Formula concrete bases.
The Wooden based pieces are always recycled and upcycled palettes, doors or timber signs. I will always seek to provide a suitable, grungy and raw base to work on. These pieces are unique and a prized part of what I do.
The other side of my "industrial" range are Canvas frames coated with my new Concrete formula and trowelled to a thickness of approx 10mm (including the edges). They weigh a little more than a standard canvas and all up weigh only about 10 to 13kg. But the look on wall, is basically a 45mm thick "Slab". It is permanent, flexible (yep, that's not a typo) and will withstand anything a normal canvas can within reason. I guarantee it! It took me 2 years to develop this process and it achieves the ultimate in Industrial/street styling.
The concrete based pieces are created on a 40mm frame wrapped in linen, with a triple gloss coat and gallery finished edges. I take my depth of canvas to a different level believing a canvas has 5 sides and should be painted and finished as such. Did I mention I love commissions? So, if you would like a similar piece to this one, different sizes, colours formats etc, just hit me up! I'd love to hear what you have in mind.
I have been a full-time artist for 10 years now and feel blessed that I can do this wonderful thing for a job. In that time, I have now sold over 5000 pieces globally, with pieces in collections in some 30 countries...and of course most of them have been at the larger end of the scale.
My spunky wife Wendy is CFO and runs a lot of the "day to days" including logistics, leaving me to answer enquiries and do that other important part.....painting!
Most of my paintings arrive ready to hang. I do recommend that the really really big ones, some of the heavier pieces and some of the specialist pieces, such as pallets be installed by a professional hanger. This is cheaper than you may think and would be in the $150 to $250 range. I have partners in most areas that I can recommend if you need help. If you would like more information, just ask away. Wendy & I want to make it as easy as possible for you.
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Global shipping is included in the listed prices however, if you happened to be in an extremely remote area, we may put our hand up and ask for a little bit of monetary assistance. We package the paintings securely in twin walled, reinforced, CUSTOM MADE "Franko" cartons, with additional protective inserts & of course the painting is wrapped in bubble wrap for rub protection. Wendy & I are the consummate professionals in all that we do. Our trusted freight partners are TNT, Fastway and DHL. Often with larger pieces and local deliveries, we arrange direct delivery with our own driver.
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If, within 7 days of receiving your new baby, you discover that you actually don't get along, just let us know and we will make arrangements to swap or return for credit or refund. It's incredibly rare this happens but we understand.
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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds announce European tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced the dates for their first UK tour in three years.
The run of gigs will follow the release of their new album 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!', the band's 14th, on March 3.
The first single from the album, also called 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!', will be out February 18.
Tickets will be available from 9am this Friday (February 1).
The band will play the following dates:
Lisbon Colliseum (April 21)
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Amsterdam Music Hall (28)
Paris Casino Du Paris (29)
Brussels Forest National (May 1)
Dublin Castle (3)
Glasgow Academy (4)
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London Hammersmith Apollo (7)
Oslo Spektrum (16)
Stockholm Annexe (17)
Copenhagen KB Halle (19)
Berlin Tempodrom (21)
Prague Sazka Arena (24)
Vienna Gasometer (25)
Zagreb In Music Festival (June 3)
Belgrade Arena (4)
Salonika Moni Lazariston (6)
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Doris M. Page, age 98, of Guttenberg, Iowa, was called home peacefully at 2:10 a.m., on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Guttenberg Care Center, surrounded by her loving family. To honor Doris' life, funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street, with Pastor Loren Hirschy officiating. Burial will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens.
Doris was born on March 4, 1920, in Campo, Colorado, daughter of August and Maude (Jenkins) Kroeger.
Doris was united in marriage to the love of her life, Bartholomew "Bart" Crimmins, in 1942, and they were blessed with 48 years together, and 4 wonderful children, before he was sadly called home ahead of her on November 8, 1990. Doris was fortunate to go on and find love once again, at the fine young age of 72, with Raymond Leppert, and the couple was blessed to be granted with 9 years together before he too was called home ahead of her. Doris would find love yet once again, for the final time along her earthly journey, and was united in marriage to Clint Page. They would spend 10 years together before Clint was also called home ahead of her. Doris lived an abundantly full life with 98 years of joy primarily keeping her strong will and spirit alive. In her free time, Doris always enjoyed jumping in the car and hitting the open road; sometimes never knowing if she would be returning home that day, or just beginning a grand adventure which would take her to a different state to see new sights at the end of the day. Doris was also well known for her undeniable love of onion rings, and was able to regularly polish off an entire jumbo size order without much of a challenge. Our hearts ache today at the mere thought that our new reality doesn't contain another opportunity to see our beautiful Doris with a kleenex in her hand, or a toothpick at the ready. But, we know and trust that the Lord has her safely in His loving arms and she's enjoying quite a family reunion with all of her loved one's who've been called home already. We will miss you more than words could ever say Mom, and we are forever grateful that the Lord lovingly placed us into your care along the way. May God bless you until we see you again.
Those left to cherish Doris' memory include
her children,
Barbara Smith, Guttenberg, IA,
Linda (Jim) Nachtmann, Luxemberg, IA
and Jan Schafer, Garnavillo, IA;
11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren;
along with numerous step-children, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Bartholomew "Bart" Crimmins; her 2nd husband, Raymond Leppert; her 3rd husband, Clint Page; her son, Michael Crimmins; and a brother, Ted Kroeger.


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Bashundhara Kings reached semis eliminating Brothers Union Club by 3-2 goals in the first quarter-final of the Walton Under-18 Football Tournament on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Sabbir scored twice in the 46th, 75th minutes and Rahan Bepari scored one goal in the 33rd minute for Bashundhara.On the other hand, Habibur Rahman and Rasel scored one goal each for Brothers Union Club in the 11th and 21st minute respectively.
In the remaining quarter-final matches, Arambagh KS will play NoFel SC on Saturday, Dhaka Abahani to play Chattogram Abahani on Sunday and Saif SC to take on Sheikh Jamal DC on Monday.
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What will the Budget hold for the early childhood sector and what funding in which areas might be reduced or removed?
On Thursday 21st May Finance Minister Bill English delivers the National-led NZ Government's seventh Budget.
The ECE Management National Forum for centre and home-based owners, leaders and managers will be held on the Friday following the Budget release to discuss it and economic, financial and quality matters.
This article has been prepared to give information on:
1. The Government's main focus
2. Relevant pre-Budget 2015 announcements made so far
3. What changes and new spending on ECE might be in Budget 2015
But before reading further, first refresh your memory on where ECE policy was heading before the last general election. View the 2013 post-Budget ECE Management Forum notes from the briefings given by the Ministry of Education and Minister for Social Development by clicking here. The directions set in 2013 along with what we know about the Government's main focus in 2015 signal what the Government is working to get from its spend in ECE and the type of conditions it may be looking at placing on the ECE services and parents going forward.
1. The Government's main focus
"Government's focus remains front and centre on ensuring the economy continues to perform well," say the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in a press release.
A key concern of government is employment, creating more jobs, and lifting wages.
Its approach is one of social investment – explained as improving services for New Zealanders and those most in need.
The Government's over-arching goal is to ensure that the billions of dollars it allocates to vulnerable children and families in health and education achieve results. It has been looking at how this money could be better spent.
Education is one of only two areas where there is likely to be new spending in Budget 2015. To date information released indicates that new spending is going into schools (see the next section).
2. Relevant pre-Budget 2015 announcements
Pre-Budget announcements have so far included an additional $244 million over the next four years to go into building new schools and extra classrooms. There have been no early announcements yet of what might be contained in Budget 2015 for ECE.
Government has also announced that it will reduce taxation for low and middle income earners from 2017.
A reduction in ACC levy costs will help households and businesses (this includes ECE services).
When families have more money in their pocket, ECE fees become more affordable and families may use more ECE. But if ECE services increase fees and charges (which is possible should funding not keep pace with expectations) families will be no better off.
3. What changes and new spending on ECE might be set out in Budget 2015
- An increase in ECE funding to cover cost adjustments and increased child hours is an almost certainty - if this doesn't happen it will be unusual and there will be a lot of disappointment.
- The Ministry of Education was in the process of formulating a new ECE funding system back in 2013. It would have been too hot politically to bring in any major changes before the 2014 general election. However, the Minister of Education has now given more than a hint that a new funding system remains a priority and is going to brought in - likely this year or within the next two years (click here to read discussion about this on the MY ECE Facebook page)
- Should additional funding for ECE services be contained in Budget 2015, a large proportion of this may be designated for equity funding increases to services or to Work and Income childcare subsidies – in line with the government's focus on targeting vulnerable children and increasing participation by children of families less likely to use ECE.
- The 20-Hour and 30-Hour payment amounts per child per hour could be secure. To date the Government has shied away from reducing subsidy payments (apart from dropping the 100% qualified teacher funding band) as it does not want to put families off from using ECE when it still has the target to meet of 98% of all children attending ECE regularly for the six months before starting school.
However while not cutting actual funding rate amounts there is a chance that the Government could apply greater targeting to free up some money and ensure better and more affordable access to ECE for vulnerable children and families (see the next section for examples of how spending may be targeted more).
What Australia does NZ often follows – or so it is said
NZ currently has a policy of 20 hours Free ECE for 52 weeks a year for 2 years before children attend school (and continuing up to age 6 for 5 year-olds who stay in ECE)
Australia has a policy of 15 hours Free ECE for 40 weeks for the year before attending school.
The Abbott Government is keeping the 15 hours Free ECE policy going but has announced it will link taxpayer support to parent employment.
Parents who are not working, in study or looking for work are set to get a lower rate of subsidy under a new "activity test". The subsidy will be paid directly to ECE providers. Parents can receive up to 100 hours of subsidised care per child, per fortnight, subject to an activity test.
Up to 24 hours help will also be offered to low-income families (with incomes less than $65,000) who do not meet work or study test requirements
Wealthy families will also face higher out-of-pocket expenses as means testing will reduce access to taxpayer support by families who are most able to afford fees and charges.
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What the Budget actually delivered
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3 Back exercises to help low back pain
Back pain, or lumbago, is a common condition and be very disabling. Pain can be very intense and debilitating, or for others, constant and chronic. People can go through long periods without any pain in the back, only to be crippled by sudden, acute episodes of pain.
Improving the strength and flexibility of the back and the rest of the body can help reduce the chances of these episodes occurring. Here are 3 back pain exercises for you to try when you are well and relatively free from pain. Some rules:
- Don't try to do too much too quickly
- Be gentle with yourself whilst you exercise
- At the first sign of any muscle or joint stiffness, or pain, stop the exercise
Back pain exercise No. 1
Lie flat on the floor on your back with your arms in a comfortable position alongside the body:
- Bend your right knee and pull it up as far as you can towards your nose. Stretch the whole leg and lower it again. Repeat with the left leg
- Do the same exercise with both legs at the same time
- Whilst still on your back, bend your knees and place both feet flat on the floor. Spread your knees and then close them again
- Lift your right leg as near a vertical position as possible then lower it slowly. Repeat with the left leg
- Put your knees up and place both feet flat on the floor. Stretch your arms sideways at an angle of 90 degrees. Keep both knees together and let them fall first to the left and then to the right – you should be twisting around your waist, whilst still on your back, allowing each hip to rise off the floor, but with shoulders remaining flat on the floor
- Repeat the whole exercise
Back pain exercise No. 2
Lie face down on your stomach with your hands clasped in the small of your back and your head resting on the floor:
- Raise your head and shoulders off the floor as far as possible. Lower and then rest. Repeat the exercise several times
- Lift your head and shoulders, turning your head to the left, then to the right
- Return to the starting position and stretch your arms alongside your body. Raise your left leg and lower it again. Repeat with the other leg
- If you are able to, crawl along the floor on your hand and knees for one or two minutes. Do this slowly, making sure that your back is as horizontal as possible
- Another useful exercise is to move your hips to the left and then to the right while standing up straight with your feet slightly apart. Take care to keep your shoulders still
- Swing one arm round and round like a windmill and repeat with the other arm
Back pain exercise No. 3
Now for some standing exercises:
- Stand up straight with your legs apart to the width of your shoulders
- With your hands clasped loosely in front, bend forward and then backwards from the waist
- Bending forward, dangle your head and arms loosely as if they were hanging from a thread. Keeping your knees stretched, count to five and then return to the starting position
- Clench both hands tightly together and with your right arm stretched, lower your hands towards the left foot. Move the hands across the floor to the right foot while stretching your left leg. Repeat the exercise 5 times
- Cross your arms in front of your chest, swing them together sideways, then back across in the opposite direction
- Let your arms hang loosely beside your body, raise them up to the shoulder level and down again. Try to bend your knees in rhythm with the arms
- Hold on to the back of a chair or a high table. Swing your left leg forwards and backwards 10 times. Repeat the exercise with the other leg
- Still standing in the same position, raise one leg out to the side, then lower it. Repeat with the other leg


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Maybe it's how smart they are, those crows, how loyal, how graceful and lastly, how distainful they are of humans. It's as if they have the clues to the best social order, and humans don't qualify. Each crow is transformed into clay, hand pressed into a plaster mold and then altered and fired for interior or exterior installation. Each is uniquely painted, fired or drawn, reflecting personality, and often relating to each other.


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I guess time has a way of making everything alright
What a lovely, long weekend! Filled with friends, family, food, laughter & smiles.
1. and 2. Olympics! & breakfast in bed with the paper – bliss!
3. and 4. Non-alcoholic beer & dinner at La Choza.
5. and 6. Tortilla chips with refried beans & green salsa, and a Street Food Salad with cinnamon squash. Yum!
7. and 8. Margaritas!
9. and 10. Party at a friends house, including Beer-Pong and chocolate-peanut-butter-pretzel-sandwiches ♥
11. and 12. Cuddles with baby Sophia <3
It felt lovely to wake up on Sunday morning hangover-free! I did miss having beers with friends, and a margarita with my meal on Saturday, but I was super hydrated thanks to drinking so much water at the party (Rock and/or Roll!) and didn't have the hangover-munchies the next day! Score!
I hope that everyone had a lovely weekend! I'm back to work now, but still taking it easy. This week Rasputin has his yearly jabs and I'm going to see some bands at one of my favourite cafes, Iydea. What do you guys have planned?
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This week….I'm booking my flights!!x