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Cornerstone Church volunteers clean, paint Springfield school
About 200 members of Cornerstone Church recently transformed Krisle Elementary School into a mission field when they gathered there for a morning of painting, polishing, cleaning and organizing.
All school commons areas and hallways were given a coat of fresh paint and individual teachers were treated to cleaning and organizing assistance in their classrooms for about four hours on Jan. 14.
An unexpected bonus, according to principal Angel Williams, was the freehanded wall-art in the cafeteria of the school's yellow jacket mascot.
"We'd not had an image of our mascot in the school until now," she said.
After the day ended, she looked over the team's accomplishments.
"The Krisle family is overwhelmed with gratitude for the generosity Cornerstone displayed towards us through their Second Saturday Outreach," she said. "We wish everyone who participated could have seen the looks on the scholars' faces when they came into school Tuesday morning.
"We simply can't thank them enough!"
Cornerstone's Brad Smith was one of the morning's leaders.
"What we've done over the past two years on the second Saturday of each month, is we've gotten out in the community and done projects like this," he said. "A lot of it is for schools, but the main thing is to show people that the church is not just a place where we worship, but that we get out of those four walls and do the things that God's called us to do."


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Hello Tamyko, First of all I'd like to say kudos for your amazing work. There is a lot of people out there who depend on Gtk+ being built on Windows and your efforts are greatly appreciated. 2013/9/8 Tarnyko <tarnyko tarnyko net>:
Hi again folks, As of today, the state of the GTK+3 Win32 Bundles is the following : Cross-platform build environment is setup in the GNOME infrastructure. It has the attribute of not using pre-built packages (RPMs), but only a minimal MinGW compiler able to rebuild all the stack, from Gettext to GTK+3. Resulting binaries can be found on : http://win32builder.gnome.org/ They notably integrate MinGW and MSVC import libraries. I'd like to have feedback on the following subjects : - GTK+2 bundles used to integrate Gettext, Freetype and Fontconfig binaries. They're not directly needed, however Gettext is useful for internationalization, and some well-known software (GIMP, Inkscape) use Freetype/Fontconfig. Scraping them from the bundle will free 5-10 Mb of compressed space. Should I keep them ?
The answer here is hard. I'm inclined to say that you should scrap as much stuff as possible (unused binaries and as much dependencies as possible). If only to make the automated build a bit more reliable (the less stuff you build yourself the better). Wrt freetype/fontconfig it is worth considering how many packages can make good use of it, you mentined gimp and inkscape which are probably two of the most popular Gtk+ apps on Windows, so it seems reasonable to keep them.
- As of GTK+ 3.8, generating MSVC import libraries requires the MSVC toolchain itself. I'm currently setup-ing 3.8 buildenv without them. People interested in having them in the bundle should : * give insight on how to run MSVC on a Linux machine/integrate a Win32 machine in the GNOME infrastructure * contact me to help me setup such a toolchain (personally unexperienced on this topic).
How about a Windows VM? I know Microsoft gives away Microsoft liceneses to free software projects and I've set up build servers with Windows in the past using SSH. The alternative, which is running MSVC on Linux/Wine is going to be HARD.
I'll soon link this post to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=695600, so we can have the bundles on the gtk.org website. Regards, Tarnyko _______________________________________________ gtk-devel-list mailing list gtk-devel-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list
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HandBrake is a free and open source video converter for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can convert video and rip DVD to MP4, MKV, M4V and more. The how about HandBrake AVI? Is it possible to convert video to AVI format using HandBrake?
Actually, HandBrake has removed the AVI format since HandBrake 0.9.3 version. If you want to get back the HandBrake AVI format support, you need to install HandBrake 0.9.2 and earlier versions. Or you can reinstall HandBrake 0.9.3 version to have a try. This article mainly talks about the detailed steps to convert video to AVI with HandBrake 0.9.3.
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Developing capacity, confidence and voice: experiences from a five-year capacity building for improving forest governance model
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AbstractThe objective of this paper is to share lessons learnt from the Centre for International Development and Training's (CIDT) five-year capacity building (CB) model for improving forest governance (FG). The model develops individual, organisational, and institutional capacities and creates "venues of accountability" that facilitate cross-country learning. The model operates at three levels: international, regional and national. The first component is a UK-based programme of training and mentoring that targets mid-level FG champions from government, private sector and civil society in 20+ countries/3 continents. This is complemented by a series of high-level regional Forest Governance Forums (FGFs) facilitated in selected countries (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Liberia) and tailored national CB events co-delivered with local partners. Data is drawn from online surveys of international alumni, regional FGF participants and 80 face-to-face interviews with various stakeholders from 15 countries. Results show significant improvements in knowledge, skills, attitudes and confidence of course participants, with evidence of effective application of learning and multiplier effects on the ground. Additionally, the value of north-south and south-south exchanges is evidenced by the creation of networks and alliances of FG champions. The findings also demonstrate the innovativeness of FGFs as spaces of accountability and cross-country learning, notably because they ensure momentum on FG reforms is maintained at national, regional and international levels. The implications of this work to policy and practice are discussed.
CitationPavey, M., Begum, R., Mbzibain, A., Nyirenda, R., & Haruna, E. (2015) Developing capacity, confidence and voice: experiences from a five-year capacity building for improving forest governance model, XIV World Forestry Congress Technical Paper, Forests and People: Investing in a sustainable future, 7-11th September, 2015. Durban, South Africa.
PublisherWorld Forestry Congress 2015
Additional Linkshttp://www.fao.org/about/meetings/world-forestry-congress/programme/technical-papers-and-posters/en/
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Bonnie's Cafe offers homestyle "comfort food" in uniquely historical atmosphere
By LeAnn R. Ralph
GLENWOOD CITY — When Bonnie Pelikan was a little girl growing up in Minnesota, she spent many Saturdays at the gas station with her dad.
Back when gas stations had full service islands, she learned how to clean a customer's windshield and how to pump gas.
When she was in high school, the small independently owned gas stations started to close their doors, and Pelikan began to dream of one day owning a remodeled gas station.
And now that dream has come true in the form of Bonnie's Cafe at 106 W. Oak Street in Glenwood City.
"As a young child, I have memories of Dad changing the oil and fixing cars in the service bay, much like the dining room of the now 'Bonnie's Cafe' … I remember him telling me to stay out of the bay, because of the carbon monoxide fumes," Pelikan said.
"Much of the history of the old gas stations has disappeared with demolition to make way for the big gas stations of today," she said, noting that the loss of those little gas stations and their history leaves a space in small towns that the larger, corporately owned convenience stores cannot fill.
Pelikan is not alone, of course. Many people of a certain age will have memories of Texaco stations, Standard stations, Mobil stations, Conoco stations, Phillips 66 — and many others — and the people who owned them, pumped their gas, cleaned their windshields and fixed their cars.
Pelikan opened Bonnie's Cafe on May 26.
"There was no remodeling done to the existing building. It was an existing restaurant prior. The building sat empty during the winter before I purchased it," she said.
Pelikan, who has lived in the Boyceville area for many years, has more than 20 years of experience in restaurant, deli, and convenience store management.
One of the aspects of Bonnie's Cafe that Pelikan loves is how much it is tied into the history of Glenwood City.
Part of the décor of the cafe includes historical pictures of downtown Glenwood City.
Pelikan says at least once a week, someone will come in who remembers something about the gas station and tells her the story.
She admires the mural on the building across the street, too, as a unique feature of the downtown area and for the historical images depicted.
Comfort food
The menu Pelikan serves at Bonnie's Cafe is homestyle food that many would think of as "comfort food" — such as hot beef sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy.
And the kicker is — the mashed potatoes are real mashed potatoes.
"Yes, we peel potatoes. They are real home-cooked potatoes," Pelikan said.
Every morning, Bonnie's Cafe bakes fresh muffins, cookies and brownies, too.
And in addition to the baked goodies, the cafe serves ice cream cones, malts and shakes.
And one day, even though it is not on the menu, Pelikan decided to serve liver.
"You would not believe how many people came in. There must have been 40 people. They said if I made it, they would come … I can't believe how many people love liver," Pelikan said.
The menu at Bonnie's Cafe also includes homemade soups, sandwiches, wraps and salads. But what is also noteworthy about the cafe — no fried foods.
Bonnie's Cafe features four specials in the morning and four specials for lunch.
"We get people calling to find out what the specials are," Pelikan said.
Some restaurants like to serve the same special on the same day of the week, "but I like to mix it up so the specials are different," she said.
Pelikan gives the credit for the food preparation at Bonnie's Cafe to her chef, Kermit Wittmer of Glenwood City, who has more than 20 years of experience and has worked at several restaurants in the surrounding area.
"He is an outstanding chef," Pelikan said.
Pelikan moved to this area in 1998, and both she and her husband attended UW-Stout. She earned a degree in restaurant management and business from Stout.
In addition to her husband, Pelikan's family includes one son and one daughter.
"My daughter is working at the restaurant for the summer," Pelikan noted.
Bonnie's Cafe is open from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The cafe is closed Sundays and Mondays.
"Come in and try us out," Pelikan said.
"We would love to meet you. We have a breakfast/lunch punch card. Get a free meal!" she said.


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Bangkok: dynamic, exciting and colorful
Quick facts
Bangkok, Thailand's capital, is famous for dynamic street life and exciting night entertainment. In contrast to lively night life and entertainment opportunities, there are many shrines and temples throughout the city that offer tranquil environment for visitors to marvel at spectacular architecture and ornate statues.
The Chao Phraya River flowing past the royal district offers an incredible waterfront view of the Grand Palace and its temple Wat Phra Kaew.
Wat Arun and Wat pho are another two great temples to see (and visit) from there. Further on the river, there is an Asiatique The Riverside, mall complex and night market for shops, and Royal Barges Museum, for lovers of fine art, marine and history.
Also famous for great shopping experience, Bangkok offers range from the upscale malls of the Ratchaprasong district to the literally thousands of stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Main attractions in Bangkok
There are plenty of attractions in Bangkok, both inside the city and in immediate surroundings. We are listing here only a few top ones:
Grand Palace. Spectacular former royal residence and museum. Built in the 18th century, this ornate royal palace complex is a must-see when in Bangkok. Features museum with guided tours. Khaosan Road. Popularized by the novel "The Beach" and the namesake movie, this 1 km long road in Bangkok is packed with shops, bars, guest houses, and other affordable accommodation for backpackers. Wat Phra Kaew. Part of the Grand Palace complex, this sacred temple is a host of famous reclining emerald Buddha statue.
Safari World. These are two parks in one: marine park and the Zoo, offering many attractions and live shows. Thonburi. A beautiful residential neighborhood west of the Chao Phraya River, with long-tail boats, passes through the river and is lined with charming wooden houses. Golden Buddha. Officially named Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon, is a gold statue weighing 5.5 tons, located in the temple of Wat Traimit, West Bangkok.
Wat Arun. A Buddhist temple in Yai district, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Famous for iconic, ornately tiled central spire. BTS Skytrain. The Bangkok Mass Transit System, also known as the BTS or the Skytrain. Great transport system connecting main points in Bangkok, including main landmarks and shopping malls. Yaowarat Road. Busy area in Bangkok's Chinatown, featuring temples, open markets, street-food venues and variety of shops.
Top things to do in Bangkok
Festivals and events in Bangkok
Interesting facts about Bangkok
Here are some interesting facts about this amazing city:
- The full name of Bangkok is (it will take some time to pronounce): Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahinthara Yutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udom Ratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukamprasit.
- There are over 400 temples in Bangkok.
- Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok, with 8,000 stalls, is the biggest market in the world.
Best time for flights to Bangkok
The peak season for flights to Bangkok is January, February and December. The low season for purchasing tickets is June, July and August.
Bangkok is served by these airports: Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK). Direct flights to Bangkok are offered by 105 airlines.
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State electoral votes are being cast today.
And the Pfizer vaccine is being distributed.
Yet stocks finish down on the day. Pfizer, finishes down almost 5%.
But for Pfizer shareholders, this must just be profit taking, right?
Not exactly. If you were a Pfizer shareholder in late January, before it was known that latest coronavirus would become a global pandemic, you have made exactly nothing on your investment by the close of business today, despite having held shares in the first company in the world to inject a vaccine into the arm of a patient.
On that note, if you bought Gilead at the close on April 29, the day Fauci called Giliead's new drug Remdesivir the new "standard of care" for treating covid, you would be down 28% on your investment.
So, despite winning the race, the shareholders of these giant drugmakers weren't winners. The real winners in the vaccine race were the tiny biotech companies that received 10-figure gifts from the federal government to pursue a vaccine.
This is what happens to a stock when inject $1.6 billion dollars into an $18 million revenue company. The market cap of NVAX has gone from $700 million to almost $8 billion …
Moderna did $60 million in revenue in 2019. The government gave them a billion dollars. The market cap has gone from $6 billion to $61 billion.
The lesson: When government money is being deployed in stimulus or emergency aid, the big winners are the small early-stage companies. This was also clear in the Great Financial Crisis (ex. Tesla).


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Most fitness trackers are still butt-ugly. But Withings, fresh from its split with Nokia, is back to remind us that it doesn't have to be this way.
The old Withings made a name for itself by embracing the hybrid smartwatch trend that sacrificed cutting-edge features for looks, and Withings' newest watch, the Steel HR Sport, is no different. With a few noteworthy exceptions, it doesn't deviate much from earlier Withings designs, and that's precisely the point. If you're tired of that Fitbit look, and if you don't want to blow $400 on the latest Apple Watch, then hear this: The Steel HR Sport might be just advanced enough for you to get the job done with some subtlety and style—even if the march of time has changed what you expect from a smartwatch today.
At first glance, everything in Withings' watch line, even the old stuff, looks more or less the same. All three watches have an analog face, they can track your steps and activities to varying degrees, and each can keep tabs on your sleep habits without urgently requiring a recharge the next day. But that's where the similarities stop, because as wearables have advanced in the last few years, they've made the limited features of the two cheapest Withings watches seem a bit... outdated. If you want notifications on your wrist, and if the ubiquity of all-day heart rate monitoring has left you wondering what it might tell you about your health, then the baseline ($130) Steel won't cut it. Likewise, if you're remotely serious about tracking your runs and other outdoor activities, then the ($180) Steel HR misses the mark. That leaves us with the slightly pricier, new ($200) Steel HR Sport, which can now sync up with your phone for "connected" GPS and estimate your fitness level (via VO2 Max). These aren't exactly breakthrough features, but they round out the Steel HR Sport into something I don't mind recommending in 2018.
The Steel HR Sport has a reasonably sized, round 40mm face available in white or black; a smaller analog subdial that shows how close you are to your step count goal; and a teeny-tiny, black-and-white screen for displaying your notifications, your recent and current heart rate, the distance you've traveled, calories burned, and the time—if you don't feel like reading a clock the old-fashioned way. You can flip through this info by pressing the watch's only button, and you can reorder or change what you see with Withings' Health Mate app. The little screen can only show so much, so the notification features are pretty limited and fall closer in line with a Fitbit tracker than an Apple or Wear OS watch.
If you long-press the button on the side of the watch, you can pick from dozens of activities to monitor, like running, dancing, walking, swimming, cycling, Zumba, volleyball, and yoga. Again, you can customize this screen by adding or removing activities with the Withings app.
That app is nice and clean and easy to use, and familiar if you've tried a Withings device in the past—before the company was sold to Nokia, and then—Womp—sold back to Withings cofounder Éric Carreel earlier this year. The app is a relatively uncrowded companion to the watch that keeps your daily stats handy, and it enables your phone to continue tracking your steps if you leave the watch behind or need to recharge it.
You won't have to worry much about that battery, though: After using the Steel HR Sport daily for a week, I'm finally starting to remember what life was like when I didn't have to recharge a watch every damn day (or every other damn day). The watch says my battery's at 83 percent now, after using it for text and call notifications, tracking a few runs, and occasionally checking my heart rate. I haven't charged it once.
The Steel HR Sport's "up to" 25-day battery life is possible for a reason—remember that tiny, black and white screen—but the compromise feels pretty fair. It also means the device doesn't have a GPS chip in it, but it does offer "connected GPS."
This term threw me off for a moment when I saw it on the box without further explanation, but all it means is the device can sync up with your phone using Bluetooth to map whatever activity you're tracking. That feature may sound unremarkable, but it's unusual for analog-faced, hybrid smartwatches like the Steel HR Sport. It's more common in fitness tracking bands: Fitbit's ($150) Charge 3 has connected GPS, while Garmin's ($170) Vivosport even has GPS built in.
The addition of connected GPS means that you'll probably want to bring your phone with you if you plan on going out for a run. If that's a deal-breaker, then you'll need to pay more for something closer to a real smartwatch, or settle for something uglier.
In the step up from the older Steel HR to the new Steel HR Sport, Withings is effectively charging a $20 premium for connected GPS, in addition to dishing out a "Fitness Level" score based on your body's estimated ability to use oxygen during physical activity (VO2 Max). Withings, by the way, says my score of 47 is "fair" and its Health Mate app kindly told me how to fix myself (with more exercise).
The HR Sport is not an incredibly serious gadget for athletes, nor is it a do-everything smartwatch, but it seems just advanced enough to check a lot of boxes for people who don't need the latest, greatest features—and crucially, it doesn't scream FITNESS with the subtly of an air horn. But for around $200, people, you've got options.
If you're not trying to take this watch on a run, or learn about your "fitness level," you could save $20 and pick up the older Steel HR. Or if you aren't sold on Withings' design, there are tons of other hybrid smartwatches out there (like those from Fossil) that combine analog looks with simple smartphone notifications. You can also pay Withings $50 more for a leather wristband if you don't like the sort of Apple Watch/Nike-style band pictured above.
If you're not sold on hybrid smartwatches, you could pay less for something fuller-featured but not-so-stylish, like Fitbit's Charge 3. Or, now that full-fledged smartwatches can be found at a wide range of prices, you could pick up the ($200) Fitbit Versa—which honestly looks alright, or even a refurbished, older-generation Apple Watch.
That's if you want a smartwatch. But then you'd miss out on what makes the Steel HR Sport interesting: its simplicity. If you want something you'll actually wear all day, every day, Withings still makes a pretty good case that less can be more.
- It's Withings' first watch since it broke up with Nokia.
- It's pretty dang capable for a hybrid smartwatch, with all-day heart rate monitoring and connected GPS that syncs with your phone.
- Did we mention this watch looks good?
- For $200, you could get a better fitness device or an actual smartwatch—if Withings' more classic design doesn't woo you.


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The ZEW Summer Workshop is an annual event taking place at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. The Summer Workshop is a forum of discussion between a group of talented young researchers and established researchers to study new developments in a special field of economics.
This year the focus is on empirical labour economics. Three distinguished lecturers will show new perspectives on the topic and also give practical advice how to survive in academia. Participants have the opportunity to present their own work and discuss with senior scholars in a casual atmosphere.
- Deborah Cobb-Clark (Australian National University): "Gender Bias at Work"
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Knowing how to travel light is an art that very few master. And, whenever I spot a woman leaving for a summer vacation trip with a small suitcase, I'm certain she knows how to have a capsule wardrobe. Moreover, I assure you she'll be the one sporting great looks during her vacation instead of those huffing and puffing at the airport while carrying two suitcases, weekenders, and big shoppers.
That is because, to pack light, you must really think about each piece of clothing you are taking on your travel. For example, you have to take into consideration the kind of vacation you're going on, the activities, the places you'll visit, the weather, and so on. In other words, you must put together a clever summer vacation capsule wardrobe for your trip, and we're here to help you do just that. Because let's face it, there's nothing more elegant than a fashion-savvy woman travelling light.
Starting your capsule wardrobe by choosing a colour palette
Firstly, no matter where you're travelling to, think that your luggage must contain a few basic garments that you can interchange, a capsule wardrobe to create several outfits. Hence, make sure you choose one colour palette so that all pieces look good mixed and matched. Additionally, key accessories like hats, bags, and costume jewellery are crucial to transform your looks.
The perfect summer vacation capsule wardrobe for 2022
And here are the essential garments you'll need to create a modern and refreshed capsule wardrobe for your summer of 2022.
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- A sleek little black dress
Pack a sleek minimalist dress that looks elevated, day or night, by adding some bling. We hand-picked LBDs in cotton and linen that are breathable fabrics that keep you fresh. Additionally, you can add a silk headscarf and oversized sunglasses to rock a Jackie O. style. And remember, black is the ultimate summer colour.
- A Kaftan
Kaftans are essential for summer trips. For years now, we are seeing embroidered Kaftans inspired by Ukrainian Vyshyvanka. But in Summer 2022, fashion brands like Zimmermann, Tory Burch and even H&M are proposing a minimalist approach to the classic Kaftan. So, our selection brings to you chic Kaftans in simple colours and fewer details, which are much easier to combine with other pieces in your luggage. Think smart to have the perfect summer capsule wardrobe.
- Skirts
Nothing is more versatile in a summer capsule wardrobe than a skirt. Consider that you can mix and match it with different tops to achieve endless combinations. And you can pair a skirt with heels, flip flops and mules, creating a casual or more elegant look.
- Trousers
Summer 2022 is all about easy-to-wear, and the trousers reflect this idea; the materials are chic and the cut comfortable. We've chosen for you classic Vichy or sailor pants in linen, but also the last trends in crochet, knit and wide legs. Wear them day or night, with the help of smart accessories.
- Bermuda shorts
Of course, you'll need to take shorts for your holidays. But pack with your beloved ripped jeans shorts a new polished Bermuda shorts too. And why not a super sexy silk boxer short? Bermuda will update your summer capsule wardrobe in a second.
- Crochet, lace, off-shoulder, tank tops
Paired your shorts, trousers and skirts with different Summer tops. Crochet, lace and off-shoulder blouses will give a Latin woman flair which is absolutely hot this holiday season.
- Bikinis and swimsuits
Comfortable swimwear is an important piece in your capsule wardrobe since you're likely to spend quite a large part of your summer vacation wearing them. We especially like retro models that look stylish and flattering, and perfect for sailing or boating.
- Beach wraps
A beautiful pareo is a summer must-have accessory but also mini skirts pareo. And since they don't take too much space in the suitcase, pack 2 or 3 for your trip.
- A straw bag
Naturally, there is a nice straw bag in the perfect summer capsule wardrobe. This Summer 2022, H&M has a very nice collection of straw bags.
Our final and most important style tip: you're going on vacation, not on a thematic trip
Stay true to your style and consider buying easy-to-wear clothes that are timeless. And please, stay clear from clichés; you're going on vacation, not on a thematic tour. In other words, if your destination is the Côte d'Azur, don't dress head to toe like Brigitte Bardot. Of course, a plaid bikini and a lovely summer floral dress are perfect items for a vacation capsule wardrobe but don't overdo it, or your trip will seem like a costume party. In the same vein, if you're going to Ibiza, this doesn't mean you need a suitcase entirely filled with boho-chic looks. Or, if you're spending holidays on an island in Greece, don't go around looking like a Greek goddess.
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Bellator MMA is wasting no time starting its elite 155-pound tournament with a bang.
The Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix will get underway March 10 at SAP Center in San Jose, with champion Usman Nurmagomedov taking on former UFC and WEC champion Benson Henderson in the Bellator 292 main event, a Bellator source confirmed.
Nurmagomedov's title will be on the line throughout the $1 million tournament, with all the bouts featuring five, five-minute rounds.
Bellator 292 will also pit Tofiq Musayev against Alexander Shabliy in another opening-round grand prix matchup.
Bellator released the names of all eight grand prix lightweight fighters earlier in the day. Bouts have yet to be announced for the four other participants: former Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee of Long Beach, former Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull, Sidney Outlaw and Mansour Barnaoui.
Nurmagomedov (16-0), the cousin of UFC lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, will be making his first title defense. The 24-year-old Russian is coming off a dominant dethroning of Pitbull via unanimous decision at Bellator 288 in November.
Long one of the most exciting 155-pounders over his 17-year career, the 39-year-old Henderson (30-11) goes for one last run at another title after defeating Islam Mamedov and Peter Queally via decisions in 2022.
Musayev (20-4) vs. Shabliy (22-3) has all the makings of a striking fan's dream matchup.
Musayev, who already owns a decision victory over Pitbull in 2019, knocked out Outlaw in 27 seconds in his Bellator debut at Bellator 283 in July. Of the 33-year-old Azerbaijani's 20 wins, 16 have come via knockout.
Shabliy has gone 3-0 in Bellator since debuting in 2021. The 29-year-old Russian is coming off a second-round knockout of former lightweight champion Brent Primus at Bellator 282 in June.
The Bellator 292 main card will air live on Showtime at 7 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday via Ticketmaster.com or Bellator.com.
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The weight of the Milan attack will be firmly on the shoulders of Rafael Leao against Hellas Verona today at the Stadio Bentegodi.
Stefano Pioli will be without a number of his key players as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Mario Mandzukic and Ante Rebic will be missing from the attack. Not only that, but Daniel Maldini and Ismael Bennacer have also been left out of the squad while Theo Hernandez and Sandro Tonali will not start due to muscular problems, as per multiple reports.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport writes (via MilanNews), today, more than ever, all eyes will be on Rafael Leao. The paper writes how consistency is what the young Portuguese forward must strive to achieve. Without the most experienced players Pioli absolutely needs him to step up against a tough opponent and he will lead the line.
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Conversations, presentations, and readings about democratizing smart technology such as Artificial Intelligence to benefit everyone and reshaping our civilization for beneficial outcomes and a better future in the Smart Technology Era. It takes us on a holistic sense-making journey and lays a foundation to synthesize a more balanced view and better understanding of smart technology, its applications, its benefits, its risks, its limitations, its progress, and its likely future paths. Our current civilization is on a problematic trajectory where we struggle with sense-making, meaning-making, wealth gaps, job loss, catastrophic risks, discrimination, data abuse, bias, human agency, dependence lock-in, institutional decay, disorder, and destabilization of society. We need visionary leadership, collective sense-making, wisdom, and practical actions to ensure that humanity and our civilization is moving in the right direction as we work towards unlocking the tremendous potential of smart tech.
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Jan. 2023 talk at UW RAISE
I gave a seminar talk, "Equity and Discrimination in Information Access", at UW RAISE on Jan. 27, 2023.
Ensuring that information access systems are "fair", or that their benefits are equitably experienced by everyone they affect, is a complex, multi-faceted problem. Significant progress has been made in recent years on identifying and measuring important forms of unfair recommendation and retrieval, but there are still many ways that information systems can replicate, exacerbate, or mitigate potentially discriminatory harms that need careful study. These harms can affect different stakeholders — such as the producers and consumers of information, among others — in many different ways, including denying them access to the system's benefits, misrepresenting them, or reinforcing unhelpful stereotypes.
In this talk, I will provide an overview of the landscape of fairness and anti-discrimination in information access systems, discussing both the state of the art in measuring relatively well-understood harms and new directions and open problems in defining and measuring fairness problems.
This talk will draw heavily from our paper:
2022. Fairness in Information Access Systems. Foundations and Trends® in Information Retrieval 16(1–2) (July 2022), 1–177. DOI 10.1561/1500000079. arXiv:2105.05779 [cs.IR]. Cited 17 times. Cited 24 times., , , and .
This talk also discusses the following work we have published:
2023. Much Ado About Gender: Current Practices and Future Recommendations for Appropriate Gender-Aware Information Access. To appear in ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR '23). DOI 10.1145/3576840.3578316. arXiv:2301.04780., , , and .
2022. Matching Consumer Fairness Objectives & Strategies for RecSys. Presented at the 5th FAccTrec Workshop on Responsible Recommendation (peer-reviewed but not archived). DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2209.02662. arXiv:2209.02662 [cs.IR].and .
2022. Fire Dragon and Unicorn Princess: Gender Stereotypes and Children's Products in Search Engine Responses. In SIGIR eCom '22. DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2206.13747. arXiv:2206.13747 [cs.IR]. Cited 1 time.and .
2022. Measuring Fairness in Ranked Results: An Analytical and Empirical Comparison. In Proceedings of the 45th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR '22). pp. 726–736. DOI 10.1145/3477495.3532018. NSF PAR 10329880. Cited 4 times. Cited 3 times.and .
2022. The Multisided Complexity of Fairness in Recommender Systems. AI Magazine 43(2) (June 2022), 164–176. DOI 10.1002/aaai.12054. NSF PAR 10334796. Cited 4 times. Cited 3 times., , , and .
2021. Exploring Author Gender in Book Rating and Recommendation. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction 31(3) (February 2021), 377–420. DOI 10.1007/s11257-020-09284-2. NSF PAR 10218853. Cited 114* times.and .
2020. Evaluating Stochastic Rankings with Expected Exposure. In Proceedings of the 29th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM '20). ACM, pp. 275–284. DOI 10.1145/3340531.3411962. arXiv:2004.13157 [cs.IR]. NSF PAR 10199451. Acceptance rate: 20%. Nominated for Best Long Paper. Cited 83 times. Cited 89 times., , , , and .
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- Beutel, Alex, Ed H. Chi, Cristos Goodrow, Jilin Chen, Tulsee Doshi, Hai Qian, Li Wei, et al. 2019. "Fairness in Recommendation Ranking through Pairwise Comparisons." In Proceedings of the 25th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining. doi:10.1145/3292500.3330745.
- Biega, Asia J., Krishna P. Gummadi, and Gerhard Weikum. 2018. "Equity of Attention: Amortizing Individual Fairness in Rankings." In The 41st International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research & Development in Information Retrieval, 405–14. ACM. doi:10.1145/3209978.3210063.
- Binns, Reuben. 2020. "On the Apparent Conflict between Individual and Group Fairness." In Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 514–24. FAT* '20. doi:10.1145/3351095.3372864.
- Chouldechova, Alexandra. 2017. "Fair Prediction with Disparate Impact: A Study of Bias in Recidivism Prediction Instruments." Big Data 5(2): 153–63. doi:10.1089/big.2016.0047.
- Friedler, Sorelle A., Carlos Scheidegger, and Suresh Venkatasubramanian. 2021. "The (Im)possibility of Fairness." Communications of the ACM 64(4): 136–43. doi:10.1145/3433949.
- Friedman, Batya, and Helen Nissenbaum. 1996. "Bias in Computer Systems." ACM Transactions on Information Systems 14(3): 330–47. doi:10.1145/230538.230561.
- Kamishima, Toshihiro, Shotaro Akaho, Hideki Asoh, and Jun Sakuma. 2018. "Recommendation Independence." In Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency, 81:187–201. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. New York, NY, USA: PMLR. http://proceedings.mlr.press/v81/kamishima18a.html
- Mehrotra, Rishabh, Ashton Anderson, Fernando Diaz, Amit Sharma, Hanna Wallach, and Emine Yilmaz. 2017. "Auditing Search Engines for Differential Satisfaction Across Demographics." In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion, 626–33. doi:10.1145/3041021.3054197.
- Mitchell, Shira, Eric Potash, Solon Barocas, Alexander D'Amour, and Kristian Lum. 2020. "Algorithmic Fairness: Choices, Assumptions, and Definitions." Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application 8 (November). doi:10.1146/annurev-statistics-042720-125902.x`
- Noble, Safiya Umoja. 2018. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. NYU Press.
- Selbst, Andrew D., Danah Boyd, Sorelle A. Friedler, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, and Janet Vertesi. 2019. "Fairness and Abstraction in Sociotechnical Systems." In Proceedings of the Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 59–68. FAT* '19. doi:10.1145/3287560.3287598.
- Wang, Lequn, and Thorsten Joachims. 2021. "User Fairness, Item Fairness, and Diversity for Rankings in Two-Sided Markets." In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM SIGIR International Conference on Theory of Information Retrieval, 23–41. ICTIR '21. doi:10.1145/3471158.3472260.


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Design: Officina Azzurra
It is a ceramic shower tray with raised rim that, through a three dimensional graph pattern, performs the anti-slip function, converting it into an aesthetic function thanks to a geometric mesh with an orthogonal grid. In addition to its decorative qualities, the motif better favours the outflow of the water toward the drain. There are nine size variants for a height of 4 cm.
Functionality, aesthetics and durability feature in the Cube family of ceramic shower trays by Officina Azzurra. Cube's sophisticated design is characterized by its thickness of only 4 cm. Its simple lines and orthogonal graphic motif in relief are designed to coax water flows towards the drain, which ensures the non-slip properties of the tray. Cube comes in nine size variations to easily adapt to the many configurations of the modern bathroom.


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Eco-Friendly Furniture
New direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture company Yardbird was born out of a desire to create affordable and durable designs without losing out on style—in the process, co-founder Jay Dillon also found a way to manufacture the furniture with recycled materials.
Shown: Yardbird's Luna Sofa Set in charcoal, $1,480 (includes a sofa, coffee table, and pair of fixed chairs)
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Before launching Yardbird with his father, Bob Dillon, Jay traveled to Hong Kong to learn more about factories and suppliers. The business plan rerouted after weekend trips to beaches in the Philippines and Indonesia, where plastic waste pockmarked the sea before rolling in onto the sand. As it turns out, collecting and processing intercepted ocean plastics (recycle lingo for plastic waste that's collected from the shore and then pelletized) matches the cost of virgin plastic, or creating the plastic new. In 2017, Yardbird used 30,000lbs of intercepted plastics in its furniture and aims to surpass 100,000 lbs in 2018. (One plastic straw weighs 0.42g; 30,000lbs is about 32.4 million drinking straws!)
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Each furniture set is made with 50 percent recyclable materials, and, once the time comes, is 100% recyclable itself. Yardbird uses Sunbrella fabrics and turns the plastics into a frame of resin wicker and rust-proof aluminum. The company has also partnered with Carbonfund.org to offset its carbon footprint.
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We've written about how it's never too early to get kids prepared for college—setting goals as early as elementary school.
This week, Jay Matthews offered some great suggestions in the Washington Post about sneaky ways to get middle schoolers on the right path. I love the simple ideas, from traveling to doing chores to supporting your kids' passions with hobbies. Check it out here.
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Today is a major day for us, at least mentally. Dominica spent nearly the entire day doing the final rounds of packing – there is so much to do. And tonight, once it was pretty late, she went over to Francesca's with all of our luggage and packed it into the Grices' truck. This is it, basically everything that we are going to have in Europe has been packed and loaded into the vehicle to begin the journey. The wheels are now truly in motion. Mentally, our luggage has started "shipping to Europe" already, even though in actuality it will just sit in the car down the street for three days. But it is out of our hands now and the trip has begun.
Normal work day for me. Slept in a little and then got to work around eleven, about an hour before the morning standup meeting. It's Tuesday today. Only three days until the family leaves for their vacation in Florida. It's starting to be big time panic around here to get everything done before it is time to leave. Because I am staying behind for an extra week it is really easy to forget just how "final" everything is at this point. I only get to travel with a suitcase and my carry-ons come next Friday.
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Police Scotland announced that the four were rescued from a premises affected by the flooding on Whitesands in Dumfries.
A Fire and Rescue Service boat was launched to take the individuals to safety and all were safe and well.
A Police Scotland spokesperson tweeted: "Multi agency #partnershipworking tonight between #Dumfries Community Officers & @scotfire_DG as 4 adults were rescued from a flooded premises on #Whitesands in #Dumfries by a Fire and Rescue Service boat.
"All safe & well."
The rescue comes as Residents in Hawick in the Scottish Borders are being evacuated as a major incident is declared as the water levels of the River Tweed and River Teviot continue to rapidly rise.
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Mount Madonna park in southern Santa Clara County, already a favorite for Bay Area campers, is about to add some turf.
The Peninsula Open Space Trust this week revealed that it had acquired 260 acres of property known as the Triple Buck Ranch west of Gilroy, which will expand the adjacent park. Mount Madonna county park borders the property on three sides.
The additional open space expands an area already rich in Redwoods, oak woodlands and wildflowers, a popular destination for families to camp and for scouting trips. The park straddles the Santa Cruz Mountains between Gilroy and Watsonville.
Among the features of the new ranch property is Little Arthur Creek, considered by open space officials to be the most productive steelhead trout spawning ground in the county.
The trust purchased the ranch for $2 million from a group of business partners who owned the property since the early 1970s, when they bought it for hunting. Della Maggiora, one of those partners, said he always wanted to preserve the land for open space.
"I've seen a lot of land subdivided over the years, and I always wanted this property not to be subdivided," Maggiora said.
The trust will maintain the land until the county parks and recreation department takes ownership. The ranch adds another chapter to the history of the Mount Madonna park, which includes being the site of the summer home of legendary cattle baron Henry Miller in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It has also been a haven for clandestine marijuana growing operations, forcing law enforcement to periodically conduct clearing operations.
But county officials were more focused this week on expanding the park's reach with the pristine ranch property.
"This beautiful piece of property will ultimately expand Mount Madonna county park and be a great addition to our county park system," county Supervisor Mike Wasserman said.
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The latest 8.2 patch for World of Warcraft has been datamined and will go live in a few days. The hotfixes made it so that players cannot stay in the Secret Mythic Jailer phase indefinitely like they were able to before, nerfing one of the most popular raid bosses since WoW's release way back in 2004.
The "the jailer wow" is a boss that was introduced in Patch 9.2. The "Secret Mythic Jailer Phase Nerfed?" is a datamined hotfix that has been released for the patch.
An intriguing spell mentioning the Jailer looks to have been nerfed in late-night hotfixes. Is this a clue to a 15570top-secret phase? We're guessing on whether or not a hidden phase exists, and if so, what it may include!
Do you believe there is a hidden stage? Continue reading to find out what we believe, and let us know whether you think there will be a hidden phase in the comments section below.
What is the Mythic Jailer's Secret Phase?
Blizzard released an unusual set of hotfixes last night, reducing the absorption of Diverted Life Shield by 66 percent and the heal by 25%. This spell mentions the Jailer and Azeroth, although it has yet to appear in the game.
Note: Wowhead's tooltip displays the absorption as unscaled values, however following the hotfixes, the ingame tooltip now shows the absorb as 6.8 million.
- Apply Aura: Absorb Damage Value: 3286911251.8 Effect #2 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Absorb Damage Value: 3286911251.8
- Apply Aura: Absorb Damage (Effect #1) Difficulty: Mythic Value: 3286911251.8
The Jailer absorbs Azeroth's energy, healing himself for 4% of his maximum health every 1 second for 8 seconds and creates a barrier that absorbs 3000011252 damage.
- Modifies Damage/Healing Done Value: 43 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Mod Total Health Regen percent Modifies Damage/Healing Done Value: 43
This isn't the first time in the previous week that this spell has been tweaked. The shield part was nerfed by 9% on March 21st.
- Apply Aura as the first effect: Damage Absorption 3286930000 is the value of this item. Difficulty: Legendary
The Jailer absorbs Azeroth's energy, restoring himself for 4% of his health every 1 second for 8 seconds while also producing a barrier that absorbs 3286930000 damage.
This spell was incorporated in the rush of hotfix tuning on March 15th, with a substantial amount of Mythic Jailer tweaking before guilds reached the encounter. Absorb has been reduced by 47.5 percent.
- Apply Aura: Absorb Damage Value: 62541.632869 Effect #2 Effect #1 Apply Aura: Absorb Damage Value: 62541.632869
- Apply Aura: Absorb Damage (Effect #1) 62541.632869 is the value. Difficulty: Legendary
Is there a Mythic Secret Phase?
Does this mean there is a Is there a Mythic Secret Phase? I'm personally leaning yes. The first set of tuning hotfixes for Diverted Life Shield was pushed alongside Mythic Jailer tuning, and the spell directly references the Jailer and Azeroth, but the spell doesn't show up anywhere else in the game currently, including on Normal and Heroic Jailer. In addition, this spell was tuned again yesterday right as guilds are getting closer to the 0% on Mythic Jailer.
Following the hotfixes, the Diverted Life Shield spell will now heal the target by 24 percent and apply a 6.8 million absorb shield. If this buff is applied to the Jailer, it will heal him for 24 percent of his health (30.7 million) and then add a 6.8 million absorption shield for a total of 37.52 million.
What may happen in the last phase? We don't know anything solid, however there are two unused Jailer spells that might represent new mechanics in this secret phase.
- Devastation – The Jailer destroys the world around him, killing everyone save himself.
- Death Sentence – When a player is marked for death, the Jailer inflicts 20 Shadow damage every 2 seconds, increasing in severity over 30 seconds until killing them. When the player is removed, black energy is released in the area, inflicting Death Sentence on everyone who is hit. Death Sentence is administered to all players if the energy fails to reach at least one player. Obtaining two applications of Death Sentence immediately kills players.
Is it a death sentence?
The Death Sentence is the most intriguing since it seems to be a basic mechanic: a rising DoT that spreads exponentially over the raid, representing a harsh enragement to what may be the boss's last stand. This ability did not appear in the dungeon diary at any point, but it was introduced and updated on the PTR at the same time when other Jailer encounter spells were being iterated on. However, it's possible that this is merely an ancient spell that was added and then forgotten about before anything occurred.
This DoT will rapidly grow over the whole raid if this spell is genuine. If the debuff affects just one person, it must be removed within 30 seconds or the player will die. When the debuff is removed, two players must catch and absorb it in order to reclaim it. These two players must be dispelled after 30 seconds, then four more persons must absorb the debuff, and so forth. Using a rough chronology of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, this seems to result in a 2 minute and 30 second soft-enrage.
Is it possible for a 20-man Mythic raid to eliminate 37.52 million HP in less than 2.5 minutes? That seems to be the case, particularly if the Boon of Azeroth boon is active.
Nothing has been verified, but it's fascinating to fantasize about a Mythic Jailer hidden phase.
If this is a hint of a Mythic hidden phase, that's fantastic, and we'll have to wait and see what mechanisms are involved. Why is Blizzard tweaking this and where does this spell appear if this isn't a shield for a Mythic hidden phase?
Make sure to watch the Race to World First streams as Echo and Liquid are currently sub 25% on the encounter. Do you think there's a Is there a Mythic Secret Phase? Let us know in the comments below.


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India will be pleased with where they stand at stumps after starting the ICC World Test Championship final from a setback on day five. Mohammad Shami's four wickets and Ishant Sharma's three wickets helped India knock out New Zealand for 249 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, respectively, took two and one wickets. let's look at India vs New Zealand WTC Final On Day-5
Kane Williamson (49), Tim Southee (30), and Kyle Jamieson (21) were the standout batsmen for New Zealand. In India's second innings, the Blackcaps bowled 30 overs with a comfortable 32-run lead. At the end of the day's play, Rohit Sharma struck an excellent 30 to move India to 64 for 2. Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara will return for the final day.
India vs New Zealand WTC Final On Day-5
On day three, India bowled 49 overs and Shami looked like the finest bowler in the attack. His length bothered the batters as he generated false shots. He didn't, however, get a wicket. A statistic was displayed that indicated his poor record in England, and the analysts continued telling him that he needed to pitch the ball a little fuller to have better results.
The length was longer on Tuesday, Shami forced Ross Taylor to drive and caught him off surprised in the middle of the race. BJ Watling came up next, and he had an absolute pitch of the delivery and surrendered to himself. Then Shami got Colin de Grandhomme with pitching and returning the ball. Kyle Jamieson was his most memorable part, who he took out with a short-pitched ball. Shami did what he does finest, he changed the game's momentum, but this time in England pitch.
The score was 182 when India lost their sixth wicket in their innings and placed themselves in second place with a score of 217. When New Zealand's score reached 162, they lost their sixth wicket. Despite this, they were able to increase their total to 249. Kane Williamson's presence at the crease till New Zealand had a four-run advantage helped them much.
Kyle Jamieson at 8th place and Tim Southee at position 9, on the other hand, combined for 51 runs off 62 balls. These kinds of hits may have a big influence in low-scoring games like this. It not only rectified New Zealand's inconsistent run rate, but it also added runs that might help determine the game's outcome.
India had more than 30 overs to make anything happen in the last session of the day when they stepped out to bat in the second innings. The batting conditions were favourable, and New Zealand needed to take early wickets or ensure that India did not get a significant lead in terms of runs. Tim Southee achieved both, and he did so in style, thanks to a new ball he developed. Both Rohit and Shubman Gill failed to select an approaching delivery that was similar. Southee, who is almost with an outswinger, used this variation to perfection, setting up the batsmen and then delivering it. In nine overs, he finished with figures of 2 for 17 runs.
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Just a few months ago, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced the first 13 participants in Cohort 1 of the Founders Business Accelerator (FBA) program. Today, we celebrate the successful completion of the program for our inaugural business participants and the launch of the application process for our Cohort 2 2020 program.
The FBA is a small business and startup acceleration program designed to assist underrepresented small business and startup founders in low income neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles grow their businesses. The FBA program recognizes the potential of small business owners and gives them the tools they need to succeed and grow their enterprises.
Prompted by the Mayor's Office of Economic Development and the strong support of Council Members Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Monica Rodriguez, the FBA program is part of a city-wide initiative for cultivating a more equitable economy for all Angelenos. "Small businesses are the beating heart of our economy—job creators that share Los Angeles' innovative spirit with the world," said Mayor Garcetti regarding the FBA program. "Working together with LACI, we're ensuring small business owners have the tools they need to reach new markets, grow their bottom-line and thrive."
The long-term goal of the FBA program is to create a collaborative innovation center for small business owners and facilitate future generations of change agents dedicated to making a positive economic and social and environmental impact here in Los Angeles.
FBA participant NanaEfua Afoh-Manin is the CEO of Shared Harvest Fund. Shared Harvest is the first student loan repayment benefit and rewards program that is mobile and available for independent workers. Nana shared that "the most valuable part of the FBA program was definitely the cohort, the family of people that would support what you're doing and validate that yes, you are the person to get it done. The way I see my business making an impact in Los Angeles to significantly lower the number of student loan debt overall compared to most of the major cities. The real problem right now in Los Angeles when we're talking about equity in an urban sector is that African American women still have the largest percentage of student loan debt. And we're also the ones that are most impactful in volunteering and social enterprises. So this is an opportunity to take the shackles off and allow us to dream big and recreate what we want last time just to look like without that."
LACI's FBA program is helping Nana and the other 12 dynamic business leaders selected in Cohort 1 by providing invaluable mentorship as well as legal, human resources and marketing consulting services. Each cohort member was paired with a seasoned business mentor to help refine goal setting, manage finances and provide successful growth strategies.
Do you or someone you know have a small business that is dedicated to making social economic or environmental impact in their community? Applications for the Cohort 2 2020 FBA Program are currently being accepted.
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Ramona Diaz's 'Motherland' returns for special screening
MANILA, Philippines – After its successful Philippine premiere in November last year, Motherland (Bayang Ina Mo), the latest documentary picture from acclaimed filmmaker Ramona S Diaz, is back for another special screening on March 8, Thursday, 7 pm at the Cine Adarna, UP Film Center.
This year's International Women's Day offering from Active Vista, Motherland is a searing look into the lives of 3 marginalized women (Lea, Lerma, and Aira) as they navigate the impossibly full and under-resourced Fabella Hospital, perhaps the busiest maternal ward in the planet. It is a public institution bursting at the seams, the place where over 100 babies are delivered everyday.
Known dubiously as the country's "baby factory," circumstances are so dire at this public hospital that many of the film's scenes make one wince. Women sit 3 to a bed while waiting for their turn at the delivery table, silently suffering the pain brought on by birthing contractions. The same arrangement greets them upon delivery as they are forced to share maternal beds with other mothers and their newborn babies.
And yet for all this stark reality, the film, shot in 2014 over 6 and half weeks, is not meant to shock the viewer (although it feels that way sometimes). What it ultimately shows is the resilient spirit and resourcefulness of the women and the overworked hospital staff. It succeeds in showing us how they make the best out of what's handed to them. How even in the grimmest of conditions, a sense of community, of being able to trust and help each other are are acts of kindness that happen spontaneously.
It is precisely this aspect that caught the eye of filmmaker Diaz who also brought us Imelda and Don't Stop Believing, among others. In an open forum after the second and last screening, she said, "I make films about people and their stories. So what really drew me to the hospital were the women, the mothers and the communities they formed in the beds. How much humor they had and how much grace [they displayed under] very difficult situations."
Motherland has been reaping awards ever since it premiered last year at the Sundance Festival where it won the Special Jury Award for Commanding Vision. It was also conferred the Viktor Award at the Munich International Documentary Festival. To date, it has been shown in over 100 film festivals all over the world.
The film is a convincing reminder of the very real need to have a working reproductive health law in the country. Motherland had its Philippine premiere a few days after the Food and Drug Administration ruled that 51 contraceptives, in limbo for some two years by a temporary restraining order, would be re-certified safe and as non-abortifacients.
The decades-long battle to have an honest-to-goodness RH law has been bruising and oftentimes frustrating. And even though it became one in 2012, we have yet to feel its full impact as it has been derailed by numerous obstacles thrown in by anti-RH forces. There is a glimmer of hope in Secretary Francisco Duque's pronouncement that he would make sure of its full implementation during his term as the new Secretary of Health. But that remains to be seen.
Films like Motherland are an important contribution to keeping the conversation about reproductive health alive and relevant. We cannot look away while public hospitals like Fabella remain a reality. It's a conversation that we need to keep having for the sake of our women and the children they bring forth.
Diaz is the first to say that she chooses her films not for the issues they tackle but for the stories in them: "I usually don't have a message in my films. Whatever message you get is the message of the film. I am not prescriptive about messages," she said. She is nonetheless happy to note that plans are being discussed on how to make her film accessible to a broader audience, which will help further the advocacy.
Just recently, Active Vista announced that it has secured a yearlong partnership with the film's international distributor, Dogwoof. Active Vista intends to screen Motherland in schools and communities as part of its mission of using films "to stir critical thinking among its audiences as a step towards their education as citizens."
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