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Voter Guide to Water Issues
Here's a look at the stands of presidential candidates on water issues.
- Jane Nielson, Water Coalition, Sebastopol
See how Obama and McCain compare on eight water issues from privatization to pollution.
Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Water Issues
Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Water Issues
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Water is our most important resource and is necessary to sustain life on this planet. Currently we face a water crisis that encompasses water quantity, quality and infrastructure. More and more states are finding they are running short on drinking water, with an estimated 36 states facing scarcity in the next 10 years. This shortfall has been coupled by a 66 percent drop in federal funding in the last 15 years to help states protect their water. As a result, private companies are swooping in to buy public water systems, threatening the democratic control of water and causing rates to increase and services to diminish.
Despite these vast problems, water issues have largely been absent from the public debate and have barely been mentioned by either the Obama or the McCain campaigns. While their energy policies are hotly debated, little is known about where the candidates stand on protecting clean water and what they will do to face a water crisis in the United States and abroad.
We've checked their voting records, and the Obama campaign responded to our inquiries on his water policies. But there are still significant gaps in what the public needs to know about how these candidates are planning to help protect our most important resource. Below is a primer to get your feet wet, as we continue to press both the Obama and McCain camps for more answers.
Thirty-six U.S. states are facing water stress and scarcity in the coming decade, with Western states such as California, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada already experiencing water stress. Last year, the southeast, including the Atlanta area, nearly ran out of drinking water completely.
* Solution: We need to cut down on our consumption of water and employ conservation practices in our homes as well as in industry and agriculture. We need public education about conservation practices, incentives for reducing consumption and increasing efficiency, and new regulations for agriculture and industry. We also need regulations to protect against the pollution and overpumping of groundwater.
* Obama's position: Obama says he believes we need to take preparatory measures to ensureour water supplies are used efficiently and equitably. He supports the development of a national water conservation strategy, in coordination with states and municipalities. He plans to create policies to encourage communities to develop voluntary water banks, wastewater treatment and other market-based measures. He will also work to improve technology for water conservation and efficiency, and remove institutional barriers to increase cooperation and collaboration among federal, state and private organizations. Obama wants to help farmers deploy water conservation measures, including irrigation techniques that save energy and water and small reservoirs that farmers can use to capture rainfall.
* McCain's position: While in Congress, McCain cast 10 votes against clean water, which also were against drinking water protection and enforcement, controlling microbes in water, and money for water pollution control.
* Learn more: OAEC's WATER Institute, Pacific Institute, Global Water Policy Project
Our waterways are being polluted by industrial, agricultural and domestic runoff, as well as sewage overflows and untreated waste.
* Solution: Support community right-to-know legislation that warns people when sewage is dumped into waterways. Begin work with governments, developers and homeowners to implement new storm water management techniques, natural water treatment systems, and protection of wetlands to reduce pollutants and protect watersheds.
* Obama's position: Obama introduced legislation to provide $37.5 million over five years for drinking water systems to upgrade their monitoring and security efforts. He voted yes on an amendment that would include $900 million over six years to manage flooding and pollution caused by runoff from roads and highways.
* McCain's position: While in Congress, McCain supported delaying funds for leaking underground storage tanks and allowing municipalities to set their own standards for toxic waste.
* Learn more: American Rivers, OEAC'S WATER Institute, Riverkeeper
Municipal water supplies are being targeted by for-profit companies for privatization because federal funding to help support public water systems has fallen drastically in the last few decades. Unfortunately, privatization of public water has been disastrous: Studies show that under privatization, rates go up and services go down. Private companies that care only about their bottom line are also more interested in having people use more water, instead of conserving, which is clearly problematic as areas run short on water.
* Solution: We need a clean water trust fund that is a dedicated source of money from the federal government to protect safe drinking water.
* Obama's position: Obama's campaign says he will "work with Congress, governors and clean water experts across the nation to determine the best way to protect our water." But he has not taken a position on a federal trust for clean water.
* McCain's position: McCain has taken no known position on the issue.
* Learn more: Food and Water Watch, Corporate Accountability International, Polaris Institute
Growing bottled water consumption is causing environmental harm from the production and shipping of, as well as the waste from, plastic bottles. Two of the leading companies pushing their bottled water, which is really repackaged tap water, are Coke and Pepsi. Other companies, like Nestle, are mining groundwater and spring water from rural communities for bottled water, causing ecological damage.
* Solution: Stop drinking bottled water at home and on the go. Work to end bottled water contracts for cities, restaurants and businesses and at events. Support the rights of communities to prevent bottled water companies from mining rural groundwater and spring water sources.
* Obama's position: Many mayors have canceled their cities' bottled water contracts to promote public water systems and save taxpayer money. Obama "defers to municipalities' and states' authority to determine the best policy for local governments" but has not offered any endorsement of canceling bottled water contracts nor proposed any plan to do so at the federal level.
* McCain's position: McCain has taken no known position on the issue.
* Learn more: Food and Water Watch, Corporate Accountability International, Polaris Institute
There is a growing global struggle between those who see water as a commodity and those who see water as a part of the public trust to be shared by everyone.
* Solution: Support a United Nations treaty that recognizes the right to water internationally and to have water declared a human right so that it cannot be bought and sold for profit.
* Obama's position: Obama believes access to clean, fresh water for all must be a critical priority for international development organizations and national governments, and for U.S. overseas assistance policy, but he has not stated whether he would support a UN treaty to ensure clean water for everyone.
* McCain's position: McCain has taken no known position on the issue.
* Learn more: Blue Planet Project, Right to Water, Food and Water Watch
The Clean Water Act of 1977 was amended in 1992 to allow the "fills" from mountaintop removal (MTR) mining to be dumped onto waterways, burying them with debris and chemicals, contaminating drinking water and destroying watersheds.
* Solution: Support the passage of the Clean Water Protection Act, HR2169, to protect our waters and end MTR mining, which is devastating communities and watersheds in Appalachia.
* Obama's position: Obama says he will support and sign into law legislation that effectively restores the historical scope of the Clean Water Act and advances environmental protection, community values and public health objectives. But Obama is in favor of so-called "clean coal" and other clean technologies that would continue destructive coal mining practices like MTR.
* McCain's position: McCain has no known position on this legislation but supports furthering coal production, including "clean coal" and coal gasification, which would mean more MTR mining in Appalachia.
* Learn more: Appalachian Voices, Coal River Mountain Watch, ILoveMountains.org
Global warming is closely linked with the world's water crisis. Increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are melting glaciers, decreasing snowpack and resulting in less water in streams and rivers that feed drinking water sources and freshwater species.
* Solution: Support the passage of a comprehensive bill on climate change to cut emissions 80 percent by 2050, and push for the United States to actively engage with the international community on solutions.
* Obama's position: Obama supports an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050. Obama voted yes on an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act reauthorization bill that would require the Army Corps of Engineers to consider the long- and short-term effects of global climate change and to use the best available modern climate science in planning water projects.
* McCain's position: McCain supports a 60 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050. McCain did not show up to vote for an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act reauthorization bill that would require the Army Corps of Engineers to consider the long- and short-term effects of global climate change and to use the best available modern climate science in planning water projects.
* Learn more: 1Sky, 350.org, Rainforest Action Network
The health of our oceans is threatened by a number of factors. There is an increase in oxygen-free "dead zones," where runoff from fertilizers, industrial agriculture and fossil fuels is killing huge swaths of sea life. Poor fisheries management has resulted in one-quarter of fish stocks being overfished; another 50 percent are fished to full capacity. And our oceans have become a dumping ground: A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is twice the size of the continental United States and growing.
* Solution: We need to reduce and more efficiently use fertilizer, prevent human and animal waste from entering rivers, replant vegetation on riverbanks and restore wetlands. We also need to reduce nitrogen emissions from vehicles and factories, develop alternative energy sources not based on fossil fuels, and ensure that the National Marines Fisheries Service and other regional councils comply with federal laws protecting marine species.
* Obama's position: Obama voted for an amendment that would include $900 million for flood management and pollution caused by runoff from roads.
* McCain's position: McCain has taken no known position on the issue.
* Learn more: Pew Charitable Trusts, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana
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Philanthropists Susan and John A. Sobrato donate $1 million to launch Silicon Valley Orbis Innovation Fund
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES, December 3, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — This Giving Tuesday, Orbis International announced the launch of its Silicon Valley Orbis Innovation Fund, which seeks to raise $8 million in donations to harness the next generation of technology that will revolutionize the future of equitable access to quality eye care and ophthalmological training. The Fund kicked off today with a $1 million donation from Silicon Valley philanthropists Susan and John A. Sobrato, held at Mountain View's Computer History Museum.
The new technologies will include innovations in telemedicine, artificial intelligence, simulation and virtual reality (VR) that will increase access to training for eye care teams in low- and middle-income settings.
"Hundreds of millions of people go through life facing blindness and visual impairment simply because they can't get the eye care they need. We have an opportunity to change that," said Bob Ranck, President & CEO of Orbis International. "Training entire eye care teams – everyone from health workers in rural clinics to eye surgeons in urban centers – is the best, most sustainable way to ensure no one needlessly lives a life without sight."
Experts predicted that global blindness and visual impairment will triple by 2050, but the number of people needing eye care is outpacing the number of trained ophthalmologists. This makes it an especially critical moment to reimagine how we train eye care teams and prepare them to provide quality care in their communities.
"We live in a remarkable time of innovation, but too often, technologies never reach the people who could most benefit from them," said John A. Sobrato. "I'm proud to invest in Orbis because it's an organization that understands the power of making cutting-edge technology accessible to communities for whom it normally remains out of reach. Orbis's vision for the future will shape the future of vision as we know it."
In 1982, Orbis harnessed technology and innovation in efforts to end avoidable blindness, beginning with the invention of its Flying Eye Hospital, a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital onboard an aircraft. Today, Orbis's innovative approaches are also carried out via long-term programming in 18 countries worldwide and through the organization's award-winning telemedicine platform, Cybersight.
The Silicon Valley Orbis Innovation Fund will expand the reach of Orbis's achievements in technology and innovation in the following ways:
Telemedicine: For over 15 years, Cybersight has used the latest advancements in technologies to give eye care teams virtual access to clinical training, live lectures, demonstrations, and on-demand advice for complex patient cases. Through Cybersight, Orbis trained nearly 6,000 eye health professionals in 165 countries, including remote and conflict-affected areas, in 2018 alone.
An important goal of the Fund is to develop a Cybersight mobile app. This will provide even more doctors and clinicians – including in remote and conflict-affected areas – with access to training and virtual mentoring. The Fund will also cover the development of new Cybersight courses as well as enhancements to the platform.
Artificial Intelligence: A new artificial intelligence tool on Cybersight can detect common eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, in seconds by examining digital photographs of the back of the eye. This is a game-changing technology for increasing access to early detection, which is critical to prevent treatable eye conditions from leading to vision loss. Refinements needed to further increase the accuracy of the technology and the number of conditions it can detect will be made possible through the Fund.
Simulation: Orbis's simulation training program uses VR, prosthetics, and sophisticated, life-like mannequins so teams can safely build skills and confidence before progressing to real-life surgeries. Simulation training is proven to effectively decrease complication rates, reduce surgical time and improve outcomes among a surgeon's early surgical cases. This results in a better patient experience, cost savings and improved standards of care.
Orbis introduced its simulation training onboard the Flying Eye Hospital in 2018 with funding from Collins Aerospace, and has rolled out the technology in two institutions in South America, where trainees can use audiovisual equipment to record their surgical assignments, then submit them to board-certified specialists for assessment based on international standards. The Fund will allow for 18 more of these centers, six per year over a three year period, to be opened in areas across the globe.
Virtual Reality: Orbis, in collaboration with FundamentalVR, is developing a training platform for ophthalmology students to practice procedures without a professor present, on what feels like actual human tissue. It is the world's first-ever technology of its kind to use low-cost, off-the-shelf hardware, available at a fraction of the cost of existing surgical simulators. The platform will benefit doctors in places where previous simulators were too big or expensive to be deployed, enhancing the quality of ophthalmology practice globally.
The first procedure available will be the surgical technique that is most commonly used in developing countries for treating cataracts, the world's leading cause of blindness. Future developments will enable students to use the same hardware to complete VR training that improves their treatment of glaucoma, strabismus and other eye conditions.
Drs. David and Victoria Chang and the ASCRS Foundation have donated funding toward the development of VR surgical training tools. Gil Kliman, Managing Director of InterWest Partners and an Orbis Board Member, has also donated toward general support of the Fund.
Orbis is well-known for its responsible use of donor funds, with more than 92¢ of every dollar going directly toward the organization's work to prevent avoidable blindness. Orbis has also been named one of Consumer Reports' Best Charities and been given a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Orbis's fiscal responsibility has helped it make Forbes's annual list of the largest U.S. charities, as measured by gifts received.
About Orbis International
Orbis works in collaboration with local partners, including hospitals, universities, government agencies and ministries of health, and provides hands-on ophthalmology training, strengthens healthcare infrastructure and advocates for the prioritization of eye health on public health agendas. Orbis operates the world's only Flying Eye Hospital, a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, and an award-winning telemedicine platform, Cybersight.
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Orbis International
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A Juneau grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Sitka man on three counts of murder, in the shooting death of his girlfriend last weekend.
The Juneau grand jury charged 39-year-old Reuben Yerkes with one count of murder in the first degree, and two counts of murder in the second degree, for allegedly killing 28-year-old Ali Clayton in her Sitka apartment early in the morning of Saturday, May 6.
The three different charges stem from causing the death of Clayton and from Yerkes' intent in the view of the grand jury. In the two second-degree counts, the jury alleges that Yerkes intended to cause serious physical injury to another person "knowing that the conduct was substantially certain to cause death," and that he engaged in conduct "under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life."
If convicted, Yerkes could be sentenced to serve up to 99 years in prison.
Yerkes last appeared in court in Sitka on Wednesday afternoon, while attorneys for his defense and for the state outlined a proposed agreement over how evidence collected at the crime scene would be handled. Public defender Jude Pate argued that Clayton's body was released from the State Medical Examiner's office before the defense had the opportunity to arrange an independent examination. Prosecutor Angie Kemp, with the Juneau District Attorney's office, agreed to hold off on any testing of blood or other evidence — which might be destroyed in the testing process — for 30 days, to give the defense adequate time to arrange its own testing.
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May 20 , 2019 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL TRUTH FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TWELVE STEPS TODAY STEP 4
Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. (World Big Book)
Psalm 139 v 23 v 24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.(GODS BIG BOOK)
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The primate visual system offers unprecedented opportunities for investigating the neural basis of cognition. Even the simplest visual discrimination task requires processing of sensory signals, formation of a decision, and orchestration of a motor response. With our extensive knowledge of the primate visual and oculomotor systems as a base, it is now possible to investigate the neural basis of simple visual decisions that link sensation to action. Here we describe an initial study of neural responses in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) of the cerebral cortex while alert monkeys discriminated the direction of motion in a visual display. A subset of LIP neurons carried high-level signals that may comprise a neural correlate of the decision process in our task. These signals are neither sensory nor motor in the strictest sense; rather they appear to reflect integration of sensory signals toward a decision appropriate for guiding movement. If this ultimately proves to be the case, several fascinating issues in cognitive neuroscience will be brought under rigorous physiological scrutiny.


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Clare 3-9 Waterford 1-10 TWO second half goals, put away by substitute Michael O'Shea and centre-forward Shane McGrath, helped Clare to an excellent opening win in the 2014 division 4 NFL. Playing into a stiff breeze in Dungarvan, Clare led 1-5 to 0-6 at half time. Kilmihil's Martin O'Leary, making his senior inter-county debut, scored the first half goal for the winners, while Gary Brennan and Cathal O'Connor dominated the Waterford kick out. Full forward David Tubridy pointed twice from play while McGrath and Shane Brennan put over a point each in the opening half. Waterford upped their game considerably in the opening minutes of the second half but the introductions of O'Shea and hurling All-Star Podge Collins helped to settle Clare. In fact it was Collins who kicked Clare's opening point of the second half, a superb left footed effort. From that moment on Clare regained control with the goals securing the points. Waterford's goal, scored by Paul Whyte, …Read More »
Driven Kissane settles into Clare role
PAUDIE Kissane will spend much of this weekend behind his steering wheel. The 33 year old Clare coach, who retired from inter-county football in 2013, will be in Miltown Malbay on Friday for Clare training, while they are due to play Castlebar Mitchels in a challenge on Saturday. The following day Kissane's club, Clyda Rovers from Cork, play Mayo and Connacht champions, Kiltane in the All-Ireland intermediate club semi-final in Ballinasloe. All going well, next week Kissane will be preparing for an All-Ireland club final and Clare's opening league game away to Waterford on Sunday week. In recent weeks the 2010 All-Ireland winning wing back has had to prioritise his county coaching role above his club commitments. "If I'm going to do the Clare job right, I have to be fully committed to it. If there has been any clashes, over the last few weeks, Clare had to come first. The club have been very good trying to arrange a …Read More »
Delooze aims to have Clare fit and ready for 2014
GROWING up in Sydney, Chris Delooze could not have envisaged that come 2014, he would be responsible for the physical conditioning of the Clare senior footballers. Gaelic football didn't register on his radar in those years. Ironically, even rugby was only an after-thought at that stage, as Delooze concentrated on swimming, winning two national medals in open water events. One would almost need to sit down on hearing details of his training schedule as a young man. "At that stage of my life, I was training 16 times a week. I was swimming every morning and had three track sessions in the middle of the day. Then I had training most afternoons and on a Saturday and race sometimes on a Sunday. That was through the summer. Rugby was a hobby during the winter just to keep fit," Delooze told The Clare Champion this week. A change of school edged him towards rugby, which ended up having a profound affect …Read More »
Miltown men deliver Munster final appearance
St Joseph's Miltown 1-8 Currow (Kerry) 1-7 STEELY resolve, ice-cool temperament and bouts of flowing football edged Miltown Malbay into the Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship final on Sunday week. Playing in front of a crowd of 1,050 people in Miltown, the home club started superbly and led 0-6 to 0-0 after 23 minutes. While the Kerry intermediate champions kicked six wides in the opening half, they could not match Miltown's fluency, support play and all-round work rate for all but the last seven minutes of the half. Deploying Eoin Curtin as an extra defender worked exceptionally well for Miltown. Curtin's reading of the game in the opening half was flawless. He cut out several Currow through balls and afforded his full-back line reliable protection, while Curtin's distribution and support play was also very impressive on a difficult day for football, considering the weekend rainfall and tricky breeze. Down field, Eoin Cleary showed his class in the third minute when …Read More »
Stalemate as football quarter-final is not played
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SINJ, Croatia—Life is slower on the Dalmatian Coast.
That's thanks to the idea of "fjaka," a local guide told me on a sunny afternoon in the town of Sinj, as we strolled past a plaza full of people lounging about. She said that visitors would often ask her, "Is there some national holiday? Why is everyone just sitting and drinking coffee?" "No, no!" she would reply. "This is just our ritual! We like to enjoy coffee for a long, long time."
Fjaka, this uniquely Dalmatian state of mind—and way of life, really—is one of profound relaxation and contentment, relishing in the joy of letting go and doing and wanting nothing. It's something better experienced than attempted to be defined; I think of it as Croatia's lazy summer afternoon counterpart to Scandinavia's hygge.
It's part of the appeal that has been drawing growing crowds to this southern stretch of the Croatian coast—together with its gorgeous beaches, sapphire Adriatic waters, charming medieval old towns, and abundance of warm Mediterranean sun. (Recent Game of Thrones hype has helped, too: Several scenes were filmed throughout the region, most recognizably in tourist hotspot Dubrovnik, the real-life King's Landing.)
And beyond the picturesque waterfront lie treasure troves of history and heritage. Dalmatia boasts an impressive roster of UNESCO-protected sites, from ancient palaces to residential streets, well preserved over centuries of changing rulers.
During an early December amble down the coast, in the depths of the off-season, I shared the streets with mostly locals. In the summer, the crowds will inevitably come—but in numbers far fewer than in Dubrovnik in the south, the "Pearl of the Adriatic" to where most tourists flock.
So take the time to appreciate the rest of Dalmatia; the length of the coast is a veritable string of pearls. Here are a few worth paying a visit.
Zadar: Sun, Sea, and Roman Antiquity
My favorite moments in Zadar, in northern Dalmatia, were spent by the water. The gleaming, stone-paved waterfront promenade, on the edge of the peninsula on which Zadar's historic old town is set, is the best place to get lost in views of the brilliant blue Adriatic Sea, stretching toward an endless horizon—and catch a sunset that Alfred Hitchcock famously called the most beautiful in the world. In the evening, local fishermen cast their lines into the blue.
The promenade is also the site of two quirky art installations by architect Nikola Bašić: Greeting to the Sun, a circle of 300 glass solar panels, set into the pavement, that light up in dazzling rainbow colors after sunset; and the Sea Organ, a 230-foot-long series of 35 pipes, built under the concrete stairs, that produces a haunting symphony of hollow, ringing, whistling "music" when played by the waves.
But these modern attractions merely scratch the surface of Croatia's oldest continuously inhabited city. Zadar's origins reach back to the ninth century B.C. when it was first settled by the ancient Liburnians, but the Romans were the ones who really built the town. Their influence is still everywhere: The main streets are Roman; the iconic round, ninth-century Byzantine Church of St. Donatus was built using Roman ruins; and there's even an 11th-century church, flanked by two Roman columns, hidden inside (yes, inside) a coffee shop in the main square.
The most striking Roman remains are those of the Roman Forum, the largest in Croatia. The ancient square was uncovered by tragedy: After Zadar was bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II, as an important harbor city under Italian rule, archeologists discovered the ruins under the rubble of war-damaged residential houses. The ground is a mosaic of original Roman pavement and new.
Another notable piece of history: The remaining stretches of sloping, 16th-century Venetian walls that once surrounded and defended the city recently earned a spot on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
Sibenik: A Hidden Gem on the River
Anchoring central Dalmatia is the oft-overlooked gem of Sibenik, the first coastal Croatian city actually founded by Croats. Its sleepy old town is full of winding alleys, bright teal windows, and a whole lot of stairs—2,851 stone steps, to be exact, owing to the fact that houses were first built high above the sea, then gradually extended down toward the water.
A trek up a few flights was worth the views it brought me of the dome of the Cathedral of St. James, one of Sibenik's two UNESCO World Heritage sites (the other being the Venetian-walled St. Nicholas Fortress), looming over the red-roofed buildings clustered around the old town square.
The cathedral, according to a local guide, was born out of the spirited rivalry between the Dalmatian cities: Each wanted to be more powerful, more important, more beautiful. With the goal of a cathedral that would outshine those already in cities like Zadar, Split, and Trogir, Sibenik architects constructed a magnificent building entirely from stone—including a cupola built from interlocking stone slabs, a remarkable feat of architecture—in a unique blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. To spot one of its trademark features, look closely at the base of its exterior: It's lined with 71 different faces, each with distinct, lifelike expressions, thought to have been modeled after the local townspeople.
Sibenik is also an easy gateway to one of Croatia's most stunning natural treasures: Krka National Park. Situated along the 45-mile-long Krka River, a mere 15-minute drive inland from Sibenik, the park is most known for its seven travertine waterfalls, flanked with lush forests full of wildlife.
A looping path through the area, across dirt trails and a wooden boardwalk that zigzags across the river, lets you admire the sheer beauty of the water up close: its different shades of jewel-like green and blue, in some places flowing slowly, like rippling silk, in others thundering over rocks and ridges in foaming rapids. The most famous of the falls, Skradinski Buk, tumbles down a series of cascades into a magical swimming pool.
Split: A City Born From a Palace
If you make it down to Split, Croatia's second-largest city and unofficial capital, you'll probably be looking for Diocletian's Palace. You'll also likely be already standing in it.
The ancient Roman complex, the city's star attraction, was built at the turn of the fourth century for the Roman emperor Diocletian. A sprawling 320,000 square feet of gleaming marble and limestone, it served as a seaside military fortress and luxurious retirement villa in one. After the Romans abandoned the palace, inhabitants of a nearby city under Barbarian invasion sought refuge within its remains and built their houses within its protective walls, repurposing existing structures and adding new ones—and so the historic old town was born.
Today, the ruins form about half of the old town of Split, the living heart of the city. It's home to around 3,000 residents, with modern shops, restaurants, and cafes tucked among its narrow streets and ancient courtyards. The stunning Roman peristyle court, surrounded by columns and home of one of the palace's three remaining 3,500-year-old Egyptian sphinxes (the original had 12), is a lively gathering place for locals and tourists alike.
The palace has changed significantly—essentially only the walls, framework, and remarkably intact basement are left from Roman times, and it has since gained examples of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture. But it remains the largest and best-preserved Roman palace in the world; the whole complex was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
And just outside of the southern wall lies the social center of Split, the bustling Riva Promenade, flanked by the glistening harbor on one side and throngs of cafes and shops on the other.
Trogir: History Carved in Stone
Just 17 miles west of Split lies the historic town of Trogir, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997, set on a tiny island connected to the Croatian mainland by a single bridge. (It's a great destination for a day trip.)
Founded by Greek settlers in the third century B.C., the 2,300-year-old city is incredibly well preserved. Within the Old Town walls lies a collection of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, constructed over centuries of changing styles and rulers with the same lustrous white stone that stands today.
Indeed, though other Dalmatian cities boast similarly impressive histories, Trogir seems especially frozen in time. Wandering through its labyrinths of stone streets and buildings (which have earned it the nickname of "the Little Venice of Dalmatia"), I was half-convinced I had stepped back into its medieval past—until an automatic door, tucked discreetly under a worn stone doorway, whooshed open and jerked me back to the present.
The pride of the city is the St. Lawrence Cathedral, built from the 13th to 17th century and especially famed for its grand, Romanesque portal, depicting scenes from the Bible, by the Trogir-born sculptor Radovan. Another point of interest is a Greek marble relief of Kairos, the Greek god of luck and opportunity and a symbol of Trogir, housed in the Benedictine Convent of St. Nicholas. According to legend, the god must be caught by his hair before he flies away—taking with him the fleeting opportunity he represents.
Sinj: Of Miracles and Medieval Knights
From Split, head 20 miles inland instead, and you'll hit Sinj, another tiny historic town. Its claim to fame is an equestrian spectacle like no other: horsemen in 18th-century Venetian uniforms, brandishing 10-foot lances, charging at a single iron ring hanging from a string. The objective: pierce the center of a ring about five inches wide, called an "alka," with their spears—while riding at full gallop.
The Sinjska Alka, this grand display of Croatian chivalry and tradition, has been held every August since 1715, commemorating the town's victory against the invading Ottoman Empire. According to local lore, the victory was the work of a miracle: as an army of 600 Sinj soldiers awaited a siege of 70,000 Ottoman Turks, "a woman in white was seen, walking on the walls of Sinj"—sending the Turks into fearful retreat. Much of the town is thus dedicated to its venerated Madonna of Sinj, and every August 15, a solemn procession of her painting through the city draws tens of thousands of pilgrims.
The Alka is steeped in tradition and local pride—competitors must be men born in Sinj or the surrounding region, and the role is usually passed down through family generations. It's the region's oldest continuous tournament of its kind, and the only remaining example of such medieval knights' games once regularly held throughout the Croatian coastal towns. In 2010, the Alka was inscribed in UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
This year's competition will be held from Aug. 3–5. If you can't make it, the Alka Museum makes a worthy alternative. Opened in 2015, it's beautifully designed, interactive exhibits seamlessly guide visitors through the history of Alka, with extensive digital archives, battle reenactments, and most impressively, a collection of real Alka artifacts, from uniforms to weapons, sourced mostly from local families involved in the games.
Getting There
Turkish Airlines offers comfortable flights to Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia's northwestern capital, via the brand-new, behemoth Istanbul Airport (a destination in and of itself). From there, the rest of the Dalmatian coast is just a short connecting flight, bus, or car ride away.
If your layover in Istanbul is between 6 and 24 hours, take advantage of it: Turkish Airlines' free Touristanbul service offers tours of the city ranging from three and a half hours to a full day. American travelers will need a visa, which can be obtained online through Turkey's e-Visa system at EVisa.gov.tr; be sure to print it out before you arrive in Istanbul.
The writer was a guest of the Croatian National Tourism Board and Turkish Airlines.
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Alessandro Scarlatti was largely responsible for developing early Neapolitan opera but his son Domenico journeyed to Lisbon and then to Madrid where he entered the service of the royal family. It was primarily for the Infanta Maria Barbara, who became Queen of Spain in 1746, that Domenico Scarlatti wrote his celebrated single-movement sonatas, some of the greatest pieces in eighteenth-century keyboard repertoire. This volume reveals Scarlatti's evocations of Spanish dance rhythms, vivid exploration of colour, scintillating scales and arpeggios and striking echo effects.
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Hodaka Motocross Jersey
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Hodaka is a name unfamiliar to many in the motorcycling world, it was a joint Japanese and American company that specialised in building lightweight two-stroke motorcycles – many of which were designed for off-road use.
The company is widely credited with helping to popularize trail bikes in the United States, they build a range of capable and humorously named bikes including the Combat Wombat, Road Toad, Dirt Squirt, and Super Rat.
Hodaka built over 150,000 motorcycles between 1964 and 1978, today they're much sought after by enthusiasts and there are companies that specialise in restoring them to as-new condition.
This motocross jersey by Reign VMX is made from micro-birdseye vented, moisture wicking fabric. It has period-correct foam padded elbows, as well as a drop-tail cut in the back to keep your jersey tucked in when riding. The jersey also has a wide cuff design that allows you to push it up you forearm to wear it as 3/4 sleeve style.
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My company is working on incorporating videos in our Sawtooth Software surveys. Does Sawtooth offer any sort of hosting for videos and other multi-media? Or would we need to host a video elsewhere and use JavaScript to embed the video in the survey?
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Create and Copy Multiple Files with Brace Expansions in Bash
Brace expansions are commonly used with the
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|The formidable River
|The Walk
After acclimatizing for two days finally I was on a Tempo Traveller to the trailhead. The vehicle stopped on the way, landslide clearing was going on. That's where we got the first sight of the river and the Chadar. I stood by the road and watched the river at the bottom of the wide gorge. Silently flowing blue water rimmed by the uneven white frost. Some loose ice moving along the flow gave some movement of life to the frozen landscape. It was cold. The breeze kissed my face as a heads up for the temperature we will be facing inside the gorge.
|The Chadar
|The Waterfalls
|The Camp
|The Team
|The Broken Trail
I mentioned my wrist was broken and so I could not take many pictures. I thank Tapan Baxi, a young trekker and a budding photographer from Ahmedabad who let me use his pictures in my blog.
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A timely reflection on law, development and economics through empirical and comparative perspectives on the case of Myanmar.
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This interdisciplinary volume offers a timely reflection on law, development and economics through empirical and comparative perspectives on contemporary Myanmar. The book explores the business that takes place in times of major political change through law and development initiatives and foreign investment. The expert contributors to this volume identify the ways in which law reform creates new markets, embodies hopes of social transformation and is animated by economic gain. This book is an invitation to think carefully and critically about the intersection between law, development and economics in times of political transition. The chapters speak to a range of common issues - land rights, access to finance, economic development, the role of law including its potential and its limits, and the intersection between local actors, globalised ideas and the international community. This interdisciplinary book is for students, scholars and practitioners of law and development, Asian studies, political science and international relations.
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1. Understanding the business of transition in Myanmar Melissa Crouch; 2. Labour standards and international investment in Myanmar Michele Ford, Michael Gillan and Htwe Htwe Thein; 3. The extractive industries transparency initiative: new openings for civil society in Myanmar Adam Simpson; 4. The risky business of transformation: social enterprise in Myanmar's emerging democracy John Dale and David Kyle; 5. Microfinance in Myanmar: unleashing the potential Sean Turnell; 6. The governance of local businesses in Myanmar: confronting the legacies of military rule Matthew Arnold; 7. Special economic zones: gateway or roadblock to reform? Josh Wood; 8. Facing the concentrated burden of development: local responses to Myanmar's special economic zones Lauren Nishimura; 9. Top-down transitions and the politics of US sanctions Catherine Renshaw; 10. The politics of aid in Myanmar Tim Frewer.


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Those born in Algeria do better than those from Israel and Japan. Why? There are fewer of them.
By Edward P. Lazear
(Wall Street Journal) Try a thought experiment: Consider immigrants in the U.S. from Algeria, Israel and Japan and rank them, from highest to lowest, by educational attainment. Here's the correct order, according to data from the Census Bureau: Algerians have average schooling of 14.7 years, followed by Israelis with 14.5 years, and Japanese with 14.3.
Surprised? Consider an additional fact: Algerians represent about 1 in 2,500 immigrants in the U.S., whereas Israelis are 1 in 350 and Japanese 1 in 100.
Here's another counterintuitive result: The average educational level in Mexico, 8.5 years, is almost twice that of India, 4.4 years. Yet Indian immigrants in the U.S. average 16 years of schooling, whereas Mexican immigrants average nine years.
Immigration policy is far from evenhanded. A potential immigrant's country of origin is an important determinant of his or her likelihood of being admitted.
The U.S. rations its immigration slots, granting permanent residency to about one million people a year. But demand is so high that more than four million are denied residency and remain in the queue. Some origin countries are highly favored, and others are implicitly penalized. If immigration reflected the world population, India would send four times as many people to the U.S. as it actually does; Mexico would send 1/15th as many.
Immigrants from the least-favored countries tend to be the elite. For example, immigrants in the U.S. from the former Soviet Union have the highest educational attainment, 16 years on average. But they account for only about 0.14% of immigrants overall. They are rare because they had to obtain permission not only to enter the U.S. but also to leave the Soviet Union. Many were highly educated dissidents, accomplished academics or other professionals. The same is true, perhaps to a lesser extent, of immigrants from countries like Algeria.
The effect works the other way for immigrants from countries that are overrepresented. Tonga makes up 0.0015% of the world population but accounts for 0.04% of U.S. immigrants, and those people earn less than $20,000 a year on average. In contrast, Nigeria is 2.6% of the globe but only 0.5% of U.S. immigrants, and they earn more than $41,000 a year. This is true even though Tonga's average level of education is 9.4 years and Nigeria's is just 5.2 years.
One factor driving these patterns is American policies that favor family reunification. In most years more than 60% of entering immigrants have relatives already in the U.S. Family reunification is a worthy goal, not only for humanitarian reasons but because people in intact families perform better in society. But focusing too heavily on reunification creates a disadvantage for would-be immigrants whose countries are not already well-represented in the U.S. It also pushes down the average achievement among immigrants.
Taking a more balanced approach would have several positive effects. First, it would improve the success of immigrants when they arrive in the U.S. Researchers have shown that immigrants in general, but especially those who are admitted based on their skills, are likelier to start businesses and patent inventions.
Second, this increased success would spill over to the native-born population. An immigrant who creates a thriving company or a better way of doing business improves the standard of living for all Americans.
Third, accepting skilled immigrants from many different countries would reduce the brain drain on any single one of them. If the U.S. switched to a skills-based system but still favored family reunification, it could quickly deplete countries like El Salvador, which today is 31-times overrepresented among U.S. immigrants. Because America is in the enviable position of being the destination of choice for people willing to move, it can surely afford to be evenhanded toward source nations.
Some caution is warranted because immigrants from overrepresented countries have become central to the American economy. If productivity is reflected in wages, then immigrants from Mexico add about 1.5 times as much to gross domestic product as those from the next-highest source country, India, because there are so many more Mexican natives in the U.S. Furthermore, immigrants are well-integrated into the labor force. In the U.S., the unemployment rate among immigrants is about 10% lower than that for the native-born population.
Still, the relative achievement of immigrant groups is determined in large part by immigration policy. Almost every country can supply talented people who would like to come to America. Moving toward a fairer and more balanced treatment of these nations can improve the success of U.S. immigrants—which in turn would make the native born population more welcoming.
(Mr. Lazear, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (2006-09), is a professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and a Hoover Institution fellow.)


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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Five Creative Ideas for Breakfast in Bed
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i am drooling.. sarap ng pancakes with strawberry!ReplyDelete
Muffins looks yummy nman po..grrr I am craving to eat some now..huhuReplyDelete
Those all sound delicious! I have never had breakfast in bed other than when we were out of town and got the breakfast in our hotel room and took it back to the room and ate sitting on our bed lmao! I wish someone would bring me breakfast in bed though, be nice considering all of the times I have served it. :) these are great ideas I never had Japanese Crepes or Baked Ricotta. Gonna have to find me some recipes!ReplyDelete
Yummy! I don't mind having some of those you have featured sis. :)ReplyDelete
Everything sounds delicious. I sometimes prepare breakfast in bed for hubby on weekends. Those are the days when he will stay long under the sheets.ReplyDelete
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Today's 20 Questions interview with Leesa Evans would seem a little out of the box (although super exciting) — a costume designer? Like, from Hollywood?! — but Leesa's philosophy around wardrobe and styling is based on her goal of making people feel confident, amazing and self-assured (plus, she's originally from Chicago! Woot woot!). Leesa's on-screen credits include costume design for the hilarious Bridesmaids, in addition to Neighbors, 22 Jump Street (both out this summer), Get Him to the Greek and more. She works as a celebrity stylist and personal stylist; she does weddings — frankly, I don't know how she has time for it all! Here are the incredible Leesa's answers to my 20 Questions.
20 Questions — Soul-Style
1. Who are you?
Leesa Evans, costume designer, stylist and philanthropist.
2. What do you do?
I design costumes for film, I style celebrities and I promote well-being and confidence through dressing people in real life for every day.
3. Why do you do it?
Creative drive, and it gives me great joy to know that I've helped someone feel self-assured in their appearance on a daily basis.
4. How did you find your way to it?
I grew up in the fashion business — my mother was a designer, so my interest was sparked at a very early age.
5. How do you feel when you do it?
Elated and grateful for the connection I feel to the people I style and the characters I help create.
6. What is the joy that keeps you up at night?
Love! It's the single most important word that keeps me in a constant state of hope.
7. What is one thing you still have to practice every day?
To approach my work, my clients and myself whole-heartedly.
8. What are you always searching for?
Inspiration and individuality — it's the individuality that inspires me to no end!
9. What have you found after searching?
I have found that each person truly has a special and beautiful quality that is unique unto them.
10. How do you stay connected to your inner core of peace?
I close my eyes and concentrate on remembering the feeling of a single moment of perfect calm.
11. What makes you feel led or guided?
When things fall into place easily or I become aware of a synchronicity during any given moment, I know that I'm on the right path.
12. What do you do when you can't hear God (or the Universe, or Source, or your intuition) speaking to you?
I stop everything and just breathe...it is truly amazing how fast you can feel reconnected.
13. What is the difference between resistance and fear?
Resistance is an inability or lack of desire to grow; fear is just a feeling that can be overcome, as to not inhibit growth.
14. Where does the idea come from that we are broken, unworthy or undeserving?
I think this idea stems from fear and potentially our parents and their parents' fears. My hope is that love — across humanity as a whole — can cure this misconception and alleviate the pain that feeling unworthy can cause.
15. How do you move past that to connect with others on a soul level?
If we can step out of ourselves for just a moment and look at ourselves objectively, I think we can all agree that every human being is worthy and is utterly deserving. It is from this outside perspective only that we can see that — and that includes us!
16. When you're feeling tired, weary or worn out on the inside, what is one beauty or wardrobe trick that you use to lift your spirits?
When I'm working long hours — and regardless of how worn out I am — I take 30 minutes in the morning to really pull myself together style-wise — outfit, hair and make-up. The day flows much better then. It helps when you have a "uniform," or a look that always makes you feel calm, cool and collected no matter what the conditions of your day are.
17. Where do you draw the line, in an industry that puts a lot of attention and focus on outer appearance, between worrying too much about how you look on the outside versus developing a confidence that glows from within?
I focus solely on what makes a person feel great and place less importance on the brand or affiliation society gives to what someone should look like. I greatly admire individuality, and I always try my best to promote it both personally and in all of my work projects.
18. How do you, as a costume designer and stylist, decide what the "spark" is in someone who you're styling and mirror that internal beauty with something on the outside?
I find that if you listen closely to what people say about what makes them feel beautiful or sexy, that tells you a lot, and it's different for all people. Then, when you start to try clothes on that really work, you can see an immediate change in their posture! After that you have to just continue to try to capture that moment in each and every outfit, time after time.
19. How can I do that for myself?
First, take 15 minutes of alone time. JUST BREATHE — and then look at your self in a full-length mirror. Second, see yourself in the mirror as though you're a shadow on the wall. Look at the outside shape or silhouette: That's who we're dressing. Third, try on pieces that you previously felt beautiful in. It could be a pair of jeans, a dress, a sweatshirt even. What is it about that fit that made you feel strength or beauty? Recreate that silhouette and establish exactly that as your own daily "uniform."
20. What would you say to a busy mom on a budget who thinks she has little to no time and/or money to spend on clothes and beauty products, or as guilt arises for doing so?
I think it's important to show our children what it means to love ourselves and take good care of ourselves. It is imperative to have our cup filled so that we can truly share with those around us. When it comes to shopping and spending, honestly, once you find the silhouette that works for you, you'll be surprised how affordable and effortless great style can be.
Thanks, Leesa! I have to say, I know nothing about silhouettes (that always sounded very Expensive Designer Clothing to me), but I'm starting to get it — I have only very recently started going through my closet and giving stuff away just because I don't like it. Even if it fits. If it doesn't make me feel comfortable and authentic and easy and free, it's getting tossed. I think Leesa would approve!
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Brazilian Artist Creates Beds For Animals From Old Tires
How many times have we given a cursory glance to a tyre on the street or those that are piled up in a scrapyard or outside a transportation company without thinking about how it can be used? We've probably thought about the amount of material that is lying wasted, but apart from rolling a tyre with a stick to play with, we've probably never thought about any real use for the old tyre.
Not many of us can come up with ingenious ideas for recycling and reusing waste material, but there are those that have made it their life's mission to clean up the environment by turning waste into something good. Amarildo Silva, an artist from Brazil is one of those people who has come up with a great solution for used tyres.
Always on the lookout for a means of turning waste on the streets into something profitable, he hit upon the idea of converting used tyres into beds for animals, two years ago. He often saw stray animals using the old tyres on the streets for shelter, and that's when the idea hit him.
Since he cannot afford a huge space of his own at the moment, Amarildo works in his backyard and has designated one of his rooms as a storage space for old tyres. The tyres are washed, cut and then painted with special designs by Amarildo who fits them out with cushioning and later sells them. He not only uses the tyres for designing animal beds but also makes planters out of them to set up indoors or in the garden.
Although Amarildo makes money out of his project, he believes he's doing something positive about reducing the litter around the place. Tyres are not hazardous but they can become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and if not recycled properly can become a fire hazard.
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COLERAINE FC have released dates for the 2019-20 corporate lunches…
The lunches will take place prior to the Danske Bank Premiership fixtures against Larne (September 28), Glentoran (December 7) and Dungannon Swifts (March 14).
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The events will take place in the upstairs section of the Social Club and will comprise of a three course lunch, followed by tea and coffee. A guest speaker will also be confirmed nearer the time, plus interviews with the manager, present players and past players.
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Kate Hudson wore these drop-earrings at the Golden Globes.
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They figured "Why not, do our own jewelry line?" This is when they formed Forevermark Diamonds;..and they only do diamonds.
For this week only, Oscar Week, Forevermark Diamonds has transformed a drab, industrial location into a diamond forest, rescued but polished driftwood, branches and flora, draped in diamonds into a diamond Wonderland.
The diamonds this scribe has personally seen and worn (to try on and imagine) will be on the red carpet and on TV this Sunday, Historical Trend-Spotting....aaahhhh.....a fashionista's and a stylista's favorite spectator sport.
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The large orange shipping containers that find themselves filled with artwork just feet from the beach every year have become a trademark of Art Basel Miami Beach, but they won't return this year.
As part of a reorganization of the fair, the emerging galleries and artists relegated to Collins Park this year will be moved to the center of the exhibition hall. Instead, the Art Positions area will feature a "three-dimensional environment" designed by multimedia artist Pae White. The so-called social space will feature discussions, concerts, and performances.
Art Positions, especially on opening night, has more of a party atmosphere than the often deathly serious mood at the convention center. Combined with the unique aspects of showing inside a container, it often led to a bit more levity that might be overshadowed inside the convention center.
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04 July 2019 - 10:00 to 2:00 PM
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A series of half-day workshops for young writers looking to improve their craft and get some expert feedback. Opinion pieces and personal essays require writers to delve into their experiences and share aspects of their lives with readers. We'll cover creative techniques, structure, ethics, and how to develop your voice and narrative. Our workshop will be friendly, inclusive and engaging, and you will leave with ideas and plans for stories to pitch to editors. For writers between 13 and 18.
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Roz Bellamy is a freelance writer and the deputy online editor at Archer Magazine. Roz is a contributor to Living and Loving in Diversity(Wakefield Press), Going Postal: More Than "Yes" and "No"' (Brow Books) and 'Growing Up Queer in Australia' (Black Inc., forthcoming). Roz has written for The Big Issue, Huffington Post, Junkee, Kill Your Darlings, Meanjin, SBS, The Sydney Morning Herald and Ten Daily. Roz's writing was shortlisted for the Scribe Nonfiction Prize in 2014 and won the Stonnington Prize for Poetry in 2016.
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