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RIDGEFIELD — A game after successfully handling being scored on for the first time this season, the Ridgefield girls soccer team tonight was confronted with their first experience at playing from behind.
In a rematch of last year's FCIAC championship game, the Tigers responded to New Canaan goals and forged a 2-2 tie. Faith Arnold scored in the 71st minute for the final equalizer.
"Obviously it is not very often we've been behind, especially here at home, so it's a great test of character to come from a goal behind and show we can compete with good teams from a goal down," said Ridgefield coach Iain Golding, whose team, the defending league and state champion, has not lost at Tiger Hollow in four years.
Both teams came into the game with 8-0 records, joining Staples and St. Joseph unbeaten and atop the standings at the midway point of the season. The Tigers had not conceded a goal until Friday, when Darien, trailing by two scores, converted a penalty kick. Ridgefield won, 2-1.
The first half was played in a downpour, negating both sides' technical skills. The Rams handled the elements better and took a 1-0 lead on Emma Schuh's goal from the right side in the 6th minute.
"The first goal of the game is always important," Rams coach Rich Hickson said. "Takes a little bit of pressure off and makes you feel a little bit more comfortable."
New Canaan, which started just four seniors and is back in its old position as an elite team, did a better job at firing shots and hoping for fortuitous bounces or the chance to score off of rebounds.
"Obviously it was tough for both teams," Golding said. "The rain was really bad. I was just disappointed with the tone and the intensity that we came out with. I felt like we gave New Canaan too much space, far too much time on the ball and we weren't playing our game and letting them play theirs. In the second half we figured things out a little bit better and we took more control of the game."
After the break the Tigers quickly tied the game, with Arnold in the role of catalyst. Her beautiful centering ball was driven home by Megan Klosowski.
Moments later Ridgefield lost one of its best players. Center back Carolyn Donovan was forced from the game after getting struck in the face.
There is no telling whether Donovan would have done anything with a ball put in front by New Canaan in the 62nd minute, but there was no stopping a perfect shot by sophomore Dillyn Patten high into the net.
"It was a great finish, right in the top corner," Hickson said. "She's played well so far this season."
Ridgefield played a much better second half, moving the ball and resetting at midfield for repeated attacks.
Arnold finally broke through on a great individual play, twice beating defenders off the dribble before skidding a hard shot into the net.
"I was just aiming to the right back corner but it was kind of like more middle," Arnold said. "I was just trying to get her moving so I could get some space and get a shot off. Like Iain was telling us just keep taking shots because it's wet and you don't know what's going to happen. After it stopped raining we could play more the way we can play. Play on the ground more. In the first half it was more kickball."
Both coaches agreed one point for their team was a deserved outcome.
"Lovely goal but it was one of the things we expressed at halftime, to shoot more often, test the goalkeeper, let the ball bounce with the speed of the ball and everything," Golding said, referring to Arnold's score. "I'm still slightly disappointed with the shots we created but in the end it was probably a fair result."
"You take the lead you want to keep it, but they pressured well and created chances and it was a good strike so you have to hold your hands up there and say great individual play," Hickson said, referring to the final goal. "Frustrating yes."
This was the first meeting between the top four teams in the standings, which all have backloaded schedules. That will make for a great race in the final weeks. New Canaan returns home Friday to play St. Joseph.
"On the balance of play, fair result," Hickson said. "It was nice to come in and not get beaten going into St. Joe's."


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A 29 year old Fort Hope man is going to stand trial for the stabbing death of a man in Fort Hope last year. Following a 5 day preliminary hearing in Thunder Bay this week William Oskineegish was ordered to face trial on a charge of second degree murder. The incident took place in September of last year.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Fort Hope man going to trial for murder
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Police seize oxy's and cash in bust
A 57 year old city man is in custody following drug bust on the 400 block of Ambrose on Thursday. Police Staff Sgt. Murray Brown says it involved over 90 thousand dollars worth of Oxycodone tablets. The man faces drug and proceeds of crime charges after almost the same amount of cash was discovered. The man, who recently moved here from Quebec, will make another court appearance on Monday.
Posted by Acadia News at 3:13 PM
NAN talks water quality
Posted by Acadia News at 2:41 PM
Council tackles Birthday certificates
A Thunder Bay City Councillor doesn't think age should be an issue. Ken Boshcoff is asking for a review of their Commemorative Gift Policy. Boshcoff wants the review because several residents celebrated 80th Birthdays and the City wouldn't give them a certificiate. You need to be 85 to receive a certificate from the City.
Posted by Acadia News at 2:28 PM
Social Assistance Review on the way
Posted by Acadia News at 1:55 PM
Northern Lights School starts in the fall
The Northern Lights Alternative School will be open this fall. The temporary school will house 15 students until the public board starts its own alternative education program. Organizers have yet to select a location for the school.
Posted by Acadia News at 1:53 PM
Drug bust in Sioux Lookout
Posted by Acadia News at 1:47 PM
MNR kepts busy with fires
Nine new fires have been reported in northwestern Ontario, bringing the total to 81 raging in the region. One of the new blazes is in the Dryden District, two in the Nipigon District, four are in the Red Lake District and two in the Sioux Lookout District. The Fire Chief in Sioux Lookout has suspended all burning permits and open air burning including campfires and fireworks until further notice.
Posted by Acadia News at 1:46 PM
Accident near Fort Frances
At least two people have been taken to hospital in Fort Frances following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 502 this morning. It happened at around 9:30 this morning in the area of the Crow Rock Bridge, about 7 kilometres north of Highway 11. Police say the two people were from one vehicle and sustained injuries that are described as serious. The highway is open to one lane while officers continue to investigate.
Posted by Acadia News at 1:42 PM
Walmart finishes expansion
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Kakabeka resident wins 50 K
A Kakabeka Falls resident is 50 thousand dollars richer thanks to a game of Instant Super Bingo. Evelyn Otto won the cash on an OLG scratch ticket that she bought at the Good Luck Lottery Shoppe in Thunder Bay.
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The Watercooler Moment: Do you think Kate's parents knew in Doctor Foster?
We're split here at the office over that big dinner party reveal - what do you think?
We've just about mopped up our tears after that moment Mary Berry got all choked up at the end of Bake Off and moved on to talking about that deliciously dramatic Doctor Foster finale. But there's one thing we all can't quite get past: were you expecting Kate's parents to know?
Kate Parks (Jodie Comer) had been having an affair with Simon Foster (Bertie Carvel) for two years. Doctor Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones) was originally none the wiser as her colleagues and neighbours slowly came out of the woodwork as being knee-deep in his web of lies. But when Gemma laid out the details of the affair at a dinner party at the Parks's house – an eerily calm tumbling of revelation after revelation – did you think Kate's parents, Susie and Chris, were going to be that surprised?
For some of the office, their reaction points to the fact that they clearly didn't have the first clue about what was going on. For them, that slammed door said it all.
But weren't there pictures on Simon's 'secret' phone of Kate and Simon at the house in France? The sun-drenched location certainly hinted at a trip abroad. The neighbours, Neil and Anna, were there. But was there something in the back of your mind that made you think the parents were there? Who's taking the picture after all? I can't see a selfie stick there…
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Naval Sealift Ship Puts Accuracy to the Test
(This is an excerpt from a published article in the April 2013 issue of "Lubes 'N' Greases" magazine)
The United States Naval Ship (USNS) Watson is one of the largest, medium-speed, roll-on, roll-off ships that have significantly expanded the nation's sealift capacity. The Watson has a considerable amount of machinery, including main engines, generators, and cranes, that require oil testing on a regular basis to detect potential problems and eliminate the possibility of a catastrophic failure. The Watson operated by, Ocean Shipholdings Inc., is under contract to the Military Sealift Command. The Watson previously used oil test kits but found them time-consuming. Its engineers questioned the kits' accuracy as well.


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Donald Driver Talks To Boy Scouts, Admits He Has Broken Finger
Packers Receiver Hopes To Inspire Kids
He's known for his catches on the field and his inspiration off the field, but Friday morning, Donald Driver talked to some Milwaukee-area Boy Scouts and about the future of his career.
The Boy Scouts proudly wore their merit badges and Packers hats and carried the green and gold flag into the 38th annual Three Harbors Council Boy Scouts Leadership Breakfast at the Pfister Hotel.
It's their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Joseph Johnson Jr. is an Eagle Scout, the highest honor in the scouts.
"(Being a Boy Scout has) taught me honesty, trustworthiness, being clean and reverent -- all good things for a person to learn," Johnson said.
Scouts also learn the basics.
"How to make fires and how to survive out in the wilderness," fourth-grader Brian Burmudez said.
Driver was there to inspire them to shoot for their dreams like he has.
"That's what my message will be today -- to inspire kids to go and do what you want to do to be successful," Driver said.
Driver talked to the scouts about being a leader and how he's not ready to give up his leadership role in Green Bay.
"If that means taking pay cuts to stay around, then you take pay cuts to stay around. I've always said it's not the money for me anymore. What I'm pushing for is my legacy to stay in the state of Wisconsin," Driver said.
During his appearance Friday morning, Driver admitted he had a broken finger.
"I broke it against Kansas City, so I had to have surgery," Driver said.
But he played on.
The Three Harbors Council Boys Scouts represents about 24,000 scouts in Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee counties.


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Just like puberty, menopause is the reality of a woman's life. The only difference? Menopause comes with its own set of symptoms and hormonal imbalances that can be difficult to manage.
From hot flashes to mood swings to insomnia—menopause is a trying a time in a woman's life, in which hormone therapy comes a ray of hope. Used to keep severe symptoms under control, according to the North American Menopause Society this therapy can also protect their bones and prevent diabetes.But a large-scale study published in The Lancet also notes that hormone therapy also increases the risk of breast cancer.
What's new about this study?
Although other research papers have established a similar link, this new study is the first to show that the risk remains elevated even 10 years after treatment has stopped.
The study also quantifies for the first time the level of risk associated with different types of menopause hormone therapy or MHT.
The chance that women between 50 and 69 who have never undergone MHT will contract breast cancer is about 6.3 in a 100.
By comparison, a woman in that age bracket who takes oestrogen and, intermittently, progestagen for five years stands a 7.7 in 100 chance of getting the disease.If—in the same scenario—progestagen use is daily, the risk goes up again: 8.3 in 100. Finally, an oestrogen-only regimen is closest to the no-hormones baseline, with a 6.8 out of 100 risk.
More prolonged use carries even higher risk, said co-author Gillian Reeves from the University of Oxford.
"Use of MHT for 10 years results in about twice the excess breast cancer risk compared to five years of use," she said in a statement. "But there appears to be little risk from use of menopausal hormone therapy for less than one year."
The topical use of vaginal oestrogens, applied as a cream, is also relatively risk-free, she added.
Just how necessary is hormone therapy for postmenopausal women?
Women tend to begin MHT at the start of menopause when ovarian function ceases, causing oestrogen levels to fall substantially. At the same time, progesterone levels fall to near zero.
As a consequence, many women experience uncomfortable "hot flushes" that can be alleviated by replacing the naturally depleted hormones.
Regulatory bodies in Europe and the United States recommend that MHT be reduced to the shortest time needed, but usage has tended to average at least five years.
"Our new findings indicate that some increased risk persists even after stopping use of MHT," said co-author Valerie Beral, a professor at the University of Oxford.
Researchers were then able to look for statistical links between cancer rates, on the one hand, and type along with duration of treatment, on the other.
What to keep in mind if your mother or any other member of your family is at this stage of life?
Hormone therapy should only be used in cases where the symptoms are far too severe to manage naturally. Menopause lasts for years, and during this time including foods that are rich in phytoestrogens (plant compounds have the same effects as oestrogen) like soya can offer relief. Exercise and maintaining a healthy weight can also keep the symptoms from flaring up. Don't forget to seek advice from your gynaecologist on how you can best manage menopause naturally.
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Fire Emblem Binary
Hack of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
Fire Emblem Binary
Hack of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
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|Binary Team
|Patching Information
|Header (SNES)
|Strategy > Turn Based
|Patch Version
|Hack Release Date
|23 January 2009
|Readme File
|Last Modified
|07 February 2018
Fire Emblem Binary, named for the group of hackers that created it, is a hack of Genealogy of the Holy War aiming to enhance the gameplay experience. It goes about this by adding several ASM hacks to modernise Sigurd's quest.
Pursuit is no longer required to strike twice. Every unit can score critical hits without Critical. Split promotions have been added for the vast majority of units. More of the holy weapons are obtainable, and one only needs the correct minor holy blood to use them. Weapon balance has been reformed and new ones added, so axe users are no longer completely left in the dust. Children are now capable of inheriting the "sword" skills regardless of their class, and in addition to that, more skill-granting items are present. The dismount feature from the two other SNES games has been added for all mounted units, allowing mounts to traverse more hostile terrain.
The story is the same as the vanilla game aside from a few minor event changes, so this is not aimed for those looking for a new story. This hack aims to provide a richer playing experience for people with a fondness for the vanilla Genealogy of the Holy War.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Headered ROM required.
- No-Intro Name: Fire Emblem - Seisen no Keifu (Japan)
- File MD5: F81CB0EECF4E48F763E2833B2ED23383
- File SHA-1: 3F9D86B8B0685CB807AEFBB1DEEA01A77410E165
- File CRC32: 5F9BEF0D
User Review Information
For FE4 FansReviewed By: Starstream on 11 Jul 2019
This hack is really only for those who are already familiar with Genealogy of the Holy War. I recommend you play the Project Naga translation at least once, if not twice, before trying out this patch, because there's no reliable English patch. The English patch does translate the menus, but I feel a main draw of the game is the story, meaning you have to be familiar with the story. The patch features global rebalancing of classes and combat, new branching promotions, incorporating sprites from the other two SNES FE games, and the result is a harder game, but a truly inspired one.
There are a few story changes that are really meaningful. I believe they're improvements on the original story. They also lend themselves meaningfully to the gameplay. There are more items and more strategy involved. This hack requires you to go all-out in Romance, in item management, in money management, strategy, use of terrain, all in all, it's a new and next level experience. If you've played FE4 multiple times and loved it, this is going to extend the replay value even further for you!
Version 2.97 Recommended - Yes
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St George's dates from about 1816.
I paid a visit to St George's myself in 2011.
When His Royal Highness visited the Church twenty-one years ago it was in a perilous condition due to the bombs and trouble that the city had endured. Ambitious plans for its restoration commenced and are now virtually completed.
Moving inside the Church and accompanied by the rector, the Rev Brian Stewart, and Rev William Odling-Smee, Honorary Assistant Priest.
The royal couple were met at the entrance to the church by the First Minister, the Rt Hon Peter Robinson MLA and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, as well as the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, Dame Mary Peters DBE.
During their hour-long stay, TRH met members of the church congregation and those involved in the ongoing restoration, while they also heard a performance by the church choir.
The Rev Brian Stewart presented TRH with Church of Ireland prayer books, published in both English and Irish.
He said.
"The last time you [Prince Charles] were here in 1991, you saw the scars of the Troubles on the church building.Today, I am sure you see many changes. Northern Ireland has undergone a transformation and this church is a reflection of that."Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE DL, from the Prince's Regeneration Trust, said she was "delighted" to see the royal couple at the Belfast church:
"There were three key areas of interest for the Prince on this visit here to St George's: architecture, the wonderful music from the choir, and the work of all the groups involved with the church," she said.For 17-year-old Jamie Pawson yesterday's visit was a poignant occasion.
"This little church, which you could almost miss, is right at the heart of Belfast city centre. It is a wonderful church which reaches right across the community and plays such an important role in so many people's life.
"It stands as a shining symbol of the progress this city has made; it is truly one of the glories of Belfast.
"Today's Royal visit has been a tremendous success. It's a great day for St George's and another great day for Belfast," she added.
"This is my last engagement as the Lord Lieutenant's Cadet, so it is a bit special," said Jamie.
"This is my second time meeting Prince Charles and Camilla; the last time was at Buckingham Palace.
"It has been a great privilege to be the Lord Lieutenant's Cadet for the last year. I have been able to meet some great people and they are experiences which I will always remember."


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This program celebrates how throughout the Bible, monuments are built to remember what God has done in the lives of God's people, from angels that go up and down a ladder-WHOOOSH--to a river whose water stands up--WHOOOSH--to let God's people cross over on dry land! Guided by six Church Kids, who by faith, take flight--WHOOOSH-on Holy Spirit-powered bicycles, participants will move across country, starting with the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., to experience God's power, presence, and steadfast love, through pick-up games, spontaneous shows and interactive art, music and craft activities.
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Allergy experts join highly-selective national research and clinical network
Children who suffer from food allergies in Central Texas can now access important specialty care at a nationally recognized "Center of Excellence," right here at home.
'Specially for Children, an affiliate of Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, part of Ascension, recently joined an elite group of providers offering the nation's highest level of care to children with food allergies. The clinic is now one of 28 "Centers of Excellence" within the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Clinical Network. FARE is the leading nonprofit organization working on behalf of 15 million Americans with food allergies.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Time out!
9 comments:
- Mark Baker said...
I'd leave a comment, but I just don't have the time. ;)
Seriously, time doesn't exist? I'll let them wait in the doctors office and go first. After all, if time doesn't exist, it doesn't matter, right?
I think someone has too much time on their hands.
- March 6, 2014 at 2:12 AM
- Susan L. @ Full Happy Muffin and Mama said...
I try to ignore physics, including theoretical physics, just for reasons like this. I went out of my way not to take physics in high school or college. I refuse to read anything about quantum physics or quarks or string theory or anything like that. I do love The Big Bang Theory, but when they talk about the physics-y stuff, my brain simply shuts down. Done. But your post did remind me of Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory with the timepieces all in various stages of melting. I guess the way I look at it is this: time is a human creation. Just as other human creations, like books, exist, time exists.
- March 6, 2014 at 5:06 AM
- Dr. Mary Kennedy said...
MJ, such a great post!! I read the same piece about the non-existence of time and thought, REALLY? Maybe we can use that argument the next time we have a deadline . I wonder if our editors would fall for it...I'm married to a physicist, I'll have to ask him what he thinks of all this (or maybe I won't...) Anyway, it's a very interesting post.
- March 6, 2014 at 8:07 AM
- Leann Sweeney said...
Food for thought, MJ. I remember in my first philosophy course in college, one of the topics was the notion of time. He predicted that our concept of time would change because (at the TIME-hehe-) clocks were switching to become digital. He said "a quarter past" would not be understood by future generations. Look at the times stamps on these comments and you can see he was right on. 5:06 AM is the one before mine. They are all very specific times. So, though I am too old school to imagine that time doesn't exist, I can understand where concepts change and that in the future we may well look at things differently.
- March 6, 2014 at 8:15 AM
- Mary Jane Maffini said...
Excellent point, Mark! That would solve two problems in one audacious move. Thanks for the chuckle. I'll remember that in the doc's office.
- March 6, 2014 at 9:03 AM
- Mary Jane Maffini said...
Thanks for your comment, Susan., I love that painting, although I always feel slightly behind schedule when I think of it. You have an ecxellent strategy for dealing with Physics too. I feel the same way about anything physics-y.
- March 6, 2014 at 9:07 AM
- Mary Jane Maffini said...
Yikes! Don't rat me out to your tame physicist, Mary! Our little secret and all that. I am so glad you liked the post - I always find yours inspiring!
- March 6, 2014 at 9:09 AM
- Mary Jane Maffini said...
Very interesting observation, Leann. I think digital clocks have changed our ideas about time. Because they are so pervasive, those numbers get in our heads. In my office now, there are four screens showing time: my computer, the house phone, the DVR and my cellphone. Yikes. They all say 9:11 and I'm about to panic.
- March 6, 2014 at 9:12 AM
- Unknown said...
Dear MJ:
I start to panic when all the clocks read DIFFERENT times!! More food for thought [grin]..........
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Clear vision toward changing communications trends is an important asset for competitive leaders, something that Mammoth Networks CEO Brian Worthen demonstrated in 2004 when he and the management team of Visionary Communications formed Mammoth to address the need to give service providers, including ILECs, a footprint outside their traditional service areas.
Offering wholesale telecommunications services to ISPs even as the speed and complexity of the Internet grew, Worthen led the company as Mammoth evolved into a Layer 2 aggregator with the ability to bring disparate technologies and offer services via a single managed platform.
Worthen, whose initial management experience took place in the transportation industry, brought his hands-on management philosophy first to Visionary Communications when he purchased ownership in 2001. That approach translates to a solid knowledge of the industry and of customer needs, and informs the way Broadview does business.
"We're facilities-based, meaning that we'll stick our own racks in and light our own fiber or we'll accept a finished product and put it into a mux or a switch," Worthen told FierceTelecom in a February interview.
The vision that put Worthen in the right place to create Mammoth Networks is still at work. Changing demands in business service requirements in 2011 alone have him looking at ways Mammoth can stay not just competitive, but ahead. "Whether they are small or large, there are going to be some customers that are going to look at alternatives that they wouldn't have looked at a year ago," he said. "Private line is constantly growing and no one is requesting OC-3 and DS3s anymore--it's all GigE or 10 Gig or 2.5 Gbps. We'll be spending a lot of time upgrading our infrastructure just to support those larger capacity circuits."


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We all know that school is the foundation for every student to build their ambitions. But what most of us focus in that message is making the kids academically strong. Why? To have great scores in the report card that would fetch them a premiere college. And? Great ranks in the college to get placed instantly. And? Churn out money that would take care of their luxury. And? Settle in life.
Before we build a series of castles in the air, we should understand that life is not a fairy tale to make things as you plan because children are not robots to execute your dreams but human beings who would desire to live a normal life and have one for themselves. So what best can you do to make them successful in life? Here are some things that teachers should do to make their school students successful people in life.
Strengthen their communication skills
Yes, language is just a medium of communication while other subjects are knowledge but great communication skills can make up for the student even if they are not knowledgeable. No, it does not mean they need to ignore other subjects. But focusing on building their communication skills will get them an edge over their other competitors in life. It's a life skill that they can rely on.
Make their English classes innovative through skit and dance and make them enjoy the goodness of the language. This implies to other languages too. After all, vocabulary is the fitness of the mind.
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Value Education
This is something that one would have heard many times. So what is this value education all about? Starting from the three magic words - sorry, thank you and please to donating for the needy comes under value education. Why is it important? This is important because it is our choices that decide who we are, far more than our abilities. A person's character is something that will take her long way than the talents. What is taught at age five will stay with them even past fifty years. So this is the best time to sow in them the seeds of being good to themselves and others.
Physical Education
As the popular saying goes, 'Health is Wealth', making the students physically fit is a priceless asset that the teacher can gift them. Don't take away the PT periods to finish their syllabus, instead keep them active with outdoor games and let them have fun exercising. A healthy body gives rise to a healthy mind which automatically gives rise to a groomed individual.
Teach Entrepreneurship
One of the means of empowerment is giving shape to ideas and being financially independent. Organising school level carnivals will help students learn how shops work and be stepping stones for the big business dreams. There is a corporation school in Chennai, Tamilnadu that actually empowers poor children by teaching them about finance and business and help them earn through their stalls. Recently, it saw a turnover of Rs 35,000 in an hour, brains behind this, being an educationist, Dr Nirmala Prasad.
Bring students out of their bookish confinement and inculcate in them life skills, they will be grateful to you for their lifetime and who knows, would return your favour in unexpected ways to you and the society.
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Rafael Martinez is trained as a lawyer and a linguist. He recently completed his Ph.D. in anthropology at NUS. His research focuses on mainland and insular cities in Southeast Asia and involves recycling of sacred places, the production of ephemeral and provisional space, urban mobilities, and temporary identities. He uses an experimental methodology based on a collaborative approach with informants in the field. By means of collaborative experiments such as descriptive, interpretative, ethnographic, biographical, reflexive, and technical, Rafael sees informants as epistemic collaborators, encouraging them to pursue the analytical interests of both the ethnographer and the subjects themselves. Rafael is currently a research fellow in the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities where he works in a multidisciplinary project on Southeast Asian megacities.
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- Survival strategies and "ways of operating" of marginal groups in cities;
- Collaborative and participative approaches in the collection and processing of data in urban contexts.
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- Migration studies (ethnicity, social class and spatial mobility)
- Consumption and marketing (patterns and habits, especially among urban poor communities in urban Southeast Asia)
- Policy-making (urban planning, poverty, human mobility, governance, elderly population)
- PhD in Anthropology, National University of Singapore (2018)
- MA in Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio University (2011)
- Bachelor of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico (2006)
- Martinez, J. R. (2015). Flirting as a skill: Snapshots of gender interaction in the everyday life of Singapore's foreign workers in Global and the local: New concepts and approaches. Seoul: Hangkuk University of Foreign Studies, 59-75.
- Martinez, J. R. (2011). Remembering within a sacred space in Vientiane. The Journal of Lao Studies, 2(2), 75-103.
- Martínez, J. R. (2010). Buscando el pasado de una ciudad en su futuro: Kuala Lumpur a 40 años de 1969 (Seeking the past of a city in its future: Kuala Lumpur 40 years after 1969). Humania del Sur, 5 (8), 141-160: http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/31365/3/articulo8.pdf
- Martínez, J. R., & Luna, A. (2010). El papel de la sociedad civil en las transiciones hacia la democracia en el Sudeste Asiático ("The role of civil societies in transitions towards democracy within Southeast Asia"). In L. Rubio Díaz Leal (Ed.), El Sureste Asiático: modernización económica, cambio político y posicionamiento mundial. Mexico City: M.A. Porrúa-ITAM-Senado.
- Martinez, J. R. (2009, September). Ban That Luang: The materialisation of a symbol through its urban space. Heritage Asia, 56-63.
- Martínez, J. R. (2009) El desarrollo en la Indochina francesa: El orientalismo como el mal menor (Development in French Indochina: Orientalism as the lesser evil) from Revista Seda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Web site: http://www.revistaseda.com.ar/articulos/el-desarrollo-en-la-indochina-francesa-el-orientalismo-como-el-mal-menor.php
- Martínez, J. R. (2008). La globalización incompleta: Islam y mundo moderno (The incomplete globalization: Islam and the modern world). Mexico City: UNAM-Facultad de Derecho. ISBN: 9789700775784 970077578X.
- Martínez, J. R. (2008). El Islam, ¿un rector económico global? (Islam: A global economic guiding force?) Mexico City: UNAM-Facultad de Derecho. ISBN: 978-970-32-5495-8.
- Martínez, J. R. (2008, October 01). Astronáutica Musulmana: ¿Existe Bid'ah fuera de la Tierra? (Muslim astronautics: Is there any bid'ah outside Planet Earth?) Ágora, 4 (5), 46-48: http://www.colmex.mx/agora/pdfs/Agora5.pdf
Conference Presentations
- "Jakarta's Provisional Life." Seminar hosted by the FASS Global Urban Studies Cluster, National University of Singapore, January 31, 2019.
- "Flirting as a skill: Snapshots of gender interaction in the everyday life of Singapore's foreign workers." CAAS 6th Annual Consortium for Asian and African Symposium. Seoul, South Korea, October 27-28, 2015.
- "Cambodian Souvenirs: Postcards and other memories of control in French Indochina." 2012 AAS (Association for Asian Studies) Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada, March 15-18, 2012.
- "Vientiane's new landmarks: Postcards from an urban oscillating modernity." 13th Cornell University Southeast Asian Graduate Studies Conference. Ithaca, New York, March 11-13, 2011.
- "The boulevardization of Phnom Penh: Revisiting Haussmann in French Indochina." MCAA (Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs) 2010. Columbus, Ohio, October 1-3, 2010.
- "Remembering within a sacred space in Vientiane." 5th Annual HGSA (History Graduate Student Association of Ohio University) Conference. Athens, Ohio, May 14-15, 2010.
- "Talat Sao and the process of an urban undefinition of Lao modernity." UC Berkeley-UCLA Space, Movement and Place in Southeast Asia Conference. Berkeley, California, April 2-3, 2010.


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In the last few years, we've seen an increase in both book sales and number of indie bookstores.
While Amazon's rise could have meant a gloomy future for bookstores – it did hurt Barnes and Borders, after all – independent books have been able to find good footing in these times. While selling books is their first mission, they're also about creating welcoming spaces for the community, connecting and advocating over the lack of exposure to literature for communities of color. It's likely why we've seen more niche bookstores pop up in the last few years.
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No protest on Saturday, a call from Brussels soon
Citizens' movement "Resist 97000" announced that there will be no protest in Podgorica on Saturday, and that they received assurances from the head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Montenegro Aivo Orav that they will soon be invited to visit Brussels.
As they said from the movement after a meeting with the head of the EU Delegation to Montenegro, there will be no mass protest in Podgorica this Saturday, but actions of civil disobedience will be organized on an almost daily base.
"We have given solid evidence that this government can not be replaced through elections organized by this government," said one of the leaders of the movement "Resist 97000" Dzemal Perovic.
According to Perovic, the Head of the EU Delegation to Montenegro was in particular interested in the situation surrounding the unification of the opposition and its cooperation with the movement.
"We are promised that the report from this meeting will be delivered to many addresses in Brussels, to twenty something persons and to the highest level. I am coming out of the meeting with the conviction that we will soon receive an invitation to visit Brussels," Perovic said.
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Welcome back! I'm trying to get more done on the layout, so there are more frequent posts. Taylor loves to work in the basement so it is a great motivator when I'm tired at night and don't feel like playing trains.
Tonight I'm tired of foam and just wanted to let the smoke out of some trains. Taylor and I whipped out the DCC system and set up a test track. She is new to DCC, so this should be fun.
Train Shoppe in Salt Lake City. He will put one in for me. Yes, I can do it myself, but I'd rather him ruin the chip instead of me!!!
So, we have a loco, the DCC system is working. Good!


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Standard Chartered Bank of Botswana this week engaged the Chinese business community based in Botswana where it shared potential opportunities available to them.
This was also an opportunity for the bank to present its One Belt, One Road proposition to the Chinese community residing here.
The One Belt One Road initiative was launched by China's president Xi Jinping in 2013 by creating a network of railways, roads, pipelines and utility grids that would link China and Central Asia, West Asia and parts of South Asia.
The initiative is more than physical connections as it aims to create the world's largest platform for economic cooperation, including policy coordination, trade and financing collaboration, and social and cultural cooperation.
Speaking at the appreciation ceremony in Gaborone on Wednesday, Stan Chart Botswana CEO Mpho Masupe said the bank's proposition on this One Belt, One Road initiative is that, with the presence of the bank in both China and Botswana, they would want to enable the Chinese community to continue to relate with the brand they are used to when they are back home to continue making seamless transactions.
Having operated here for the past 120 years, Masupe said Stan Chart is ready to make partnerships with just everyone, a relationship which will benefit both partners.
He said this partnership will allow the Chinese to get best-in-class value, adding services as well as allowing them to send money from both sides.
Standard Chartered Bank, which is one of the leading and old banks in the country, says through its in-depth knowledge of the regions' political, economic and cultural environment together with its comprehensive products and services makes it an indispensable partner in this initiative.
Stan Chart has a presence in 65 markets across the globe, 69 percent of which are in countries along the Belt and Road, and this include 15 African markets and presence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The bank believes its global presence enables it to carry out foreign transactions more efficiently and effectively across many markets.
It is said that today transferring US Dollars from a Stan Chart Bank account in Botswana to another Stan Chart Bank account in China takes only 15 minutes when using digital banking platforms and at most two days to other third party banks in all currencies.
The bank also affords its Priority clients to have access to over 250 Priority Centres across the globe offering a premium banking service and recognition and multi-travel insurance cover worth up to USD 2 million every time they travel.
Stan Chart's state-of-the-art online banking business platform Straight2Bank helps businesses manage all their banking digitally. It offers same day remittance of South African Rand (ZAR) transactions and allows one to remit funds in over 125 currencies.
Masupe said Stan Chart's extensive product and service offering across its segments, together with its international network, they are able to offer the Chinese community a banking experience and service that only needs, but enhances their banking needs.


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Anti-counterfeiting company OpSec saw sales top £50m last year after benefiting from a series of buyouts.
The Washington-based firm, which operates in the UK, US, Germany, Hong Kong and the Dominican Republic, reported a turnover lift of 35% for the year ended March 31, a busy 12-months during which they acquired two new firms – Delta Labelling and holographics business JDSUH.
Counting around 40 governments and 100 firms making passports, bank notes, concert tickets and national ID cards as its clients, the firm acquired Delta Labelling, an established supplier of brand protection labels based in the UK and Hong Kong, in April 2012, financed by a placing of 17.3m shares.
The JDSUH acquisition, meanwhile, was completed last October for an initial consideration of $11.5m (£7.55m).
The company said 21% of its £51.7m turnover – £10.9m – can be attributed to its new acquisitions.
However, overheads increased by 32% due to the impact of the acquisitions, and despite seeing its operating losses widen from �600,000 to �2.5m, the adjusted profits – taking in the effects of the buyouts – rose to £3.7m from £2.3m.
The report accompanying the preliminary results for the year said: "A programme to strengthen the sales and marketing activities of the group was initiated a year ago and has led to an increase in the number of leads and new contract opportunities.
Further investments relating to the integration of the recent acquisitions and enhancements to the group's production and technology base continue to be undertaken."
Over the course of the year, the integration of the new businesses swelled staff numbers by 30%, from 332 at the beginning of the year to 431.
Looking forward, the company expects to flourish in light of the new additions.
Chairman David Mahony said: "The year to March 31 2013 was an active year for the group and its management team.
The board believes that the recent acquisitions and the continued internal investments have positioned the company for a period of sustained growth and profitability."


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First, the operating principle: 1, the power part The p […]
First, the operating principle:
1, the power part
The power part mainly includes the motor, electrical control box, and operating elements.
2. Transmission mechanism
(1) Transmission system The transmission mechanism of the Hosiery Machinery transfers the movement to the syringe and the control mechanism according to the knitting procedure of the sock. Single cylinder circular socks machine drive mechanism, such as.
The main axis is divided into two sections: spindle I and spindle II. The main shaft I is equipped with a crank handle l, an active belt pulley 2, a slow-speed reel from the fast reel 4 and a gear 8. The slow belt pulley is fixed with the main shaft l by the crank handle pin, and the gear 8 is also integrally assembled with the main shaft I, while the active belt pulley and the fast reel (connected with the jacket pinion 5) are all looped on the main shaft 1 on. When the drive belts are successively on the belt pulleys 2, 3, 4, the cylinders are stopped, slow-rotated and fast-rotated, respectively.
The clutch 9 is linked to the spindle II via a crescent key and can move left and right along the spindle II. When the clutch is moved to the right, it meshes with the left side of the gear 8 (position shown in Fig. 3-2). The shaft l and the shaft II are integrated and the needle cylinder rotates unidirectionally. The gear 8 meshes with the crank gear 7, and the crank gear 7 drives the sector gear 11 through the connecting rod 10 to swing. When the clutch is moved to the left and meshes with the right side surface of the gear 12, the axis I and the axis II are separated from each other, and the sector gear 11 is driven to reciprocate.
The sector gear is provided with two large and small stay plates 15 and 16, which respectively drive the push plate 2 and the sprocket 4 (see FIGS. 3 to 4) so as to drive the control mechanism of the sock machine.
At the lower part of the needle pinion gear 14, there is a gear 17 for driving the rubber band conveying device. A cam 19 is fixed to the inner side of the ring gear 13 on the main shaft II. The cam 19 is driven by a pull rod to change the yarn guide when the woven bar is wiped.
(2) Calculation of transmission ratio
When weaving different sections of a sock, the rotation speed and direction of rotation of the barrel need to be changed. The movement of the syringe has four forms: one-way fast, one-way slow, reciprocating fast, and reciprocating slow.


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CalSavers is here! And there's an employer requirement.
Here's what you need to know:
In July of 2019, a public board chaired by the State Treasurer rolled out the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program, the State's ambitious new effort to level the playing field for small business workers, the self-employed, and the nearly 7.5 million Californians who lack access to a savings vehicle at work – up to 1.5 million of whom live in LA County alone.
It comes at zero cost to taxpayers or employers.
Featured in both the LA Times and on Univision 34 LA, CalSavers launched statewide July 1, 2019, and state law now requires all businesses with five or more employees to either offer a retirement savings vehicle from the private market or register for CalSavers. The deadlines for employers to register roll out over a three-year period based on the size of a business.
For employers, CalSavers will eliminate the three major concerns that small business owners cite as reasons for not offering a retirement plan: high fees, liability, and complex administration. Instead, CalSavers provides employers a program with:
- Zero fees for employers to facilitate.
- No employer fiduciary liability because CalSavers is not an employer sponsored plan.
- Simple administration. All employers have to do is maintain an employee roster, and deduct and remit contributions. CalSavers does all the communication with employees.
For employees, CalSavers is a voluntary workplace Individual Retirement Account (IRA) program designed to be simple, low-fee, and portable from job to job. Employees will be automatically enrolled, but can choose to opt-out.
Eligible employers don't have to wait for their deadline and can sign up at any time! Individuals who don't work for a participating employer and self-employed entrepreneurs can sign up on their own beginning fall 2019. For more information please visit CalSavers.com. To follow CalSavers progress sign up for email updates, or follow CalSavers on Twitter @CalSavers.
BizFed will be hosting a series of workshops to present more details about CalSavers program, what's required for your organization, provide resources and answer any questions you may have. Dates and times forthcoming.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please reach out to Sarah Wiltfong at email@example.com, who is the policy manager on this issue.
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New London, Groton Town officers honored for community policing efforts
New London police Sgt. Max Bertsch and Groton Town Officer Richard Savino were among 15 people the Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office recognized Tuesday for their work in community policing.
Bertsch, with his department since January 2006, worked as a school resource officer from late 2009 through August 2016 and has organized National Night Out activities for the past eight years. The New London event brings elementary school youth, their parents and police together for fun, games and conversation at Ocean Beach Park.
The event saw more than 500 attendees this summer.
"He just gets better and better each and every time he does it," said Capt. Brian Wright, who said Bertsch was on the first of three days off and unavailable to comment for this story. "He doesn't rest on his laurels. Each year, whatever he may view as shortcomings or hiccups, he starts right after it's over taking notes and saying, 'This is what we can do to improve.'"
Bertsch now works as a patrol sergeant but still is known to take children fishing on his own time.
"We're extremely proud of him," Wright said. "I think yesterday's award was a good opportunity for everyone else to understand what we already know about Max Bertsch."
Savino, Groton's dedicated community policing officer, was recognized for participating in events that benefit the Special Olympics, encourage children to read and visit libraries, engage community members in conversation and support Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Savino also helps organize Groton's National Night Out event and meets with victims of domestic violence to ensure they get the help they need.
"He takes pride in those events and in the image of the department and how we're seen," Chief Louis J. Fusaro Jr. said. "That's been evident to me for quite some time."
Fusaro, who said the award was a source of pride for the department, said Savino also handles social media for the department and builds relationships with the community that way.
"He has this personality where he's approachable," Fusaro said. "He can speak to different segments of our population in a way that represents the department well but also ... shows his compassionate and caring presence."
Also honored by the Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office were:
- Chief Vincent DeMaio, Clinton police
- Trooper First Class Dawn Taylor, state police
- Sgt. James Scott, state police
- Trooper Kate Cummings, state police
- Lt. Josh Litwin, East Hartford police
- Officer Eddie Nuno, Enfield police
- Officer Ron Bentley, New Canaan police
- Officer Jean-Maxime "Max" Sixto, Norwalk police
- Officer Silas Redd, Stamford police
- Officer Justin Cheney, University of Connecticut police
- Sgt. Luis Dos Santos, University of New Haven police
- Sgt. Ryan Bessette, Waterbury police
- Lisa Velez, past president of the Waterbury Neighborhood Council
"These deserving law enforcement officers understand that community policing is an effective way to prevent crime, solve neighborhood problems and keep our cities and towns safe and secure," U.S. Attorney John H. Durham said. "They know that it is critically important to engage with members of the community in positive, friendly and constructive ways, long before a call for service."
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DIA Group has begun the renovation of its most veteran shop format, DIA Market. Many important changes have been undergone by the consumer society since the summer of 1979 when the first shop was opened in Madrid under the 'DIA Market' name. Still, one thing that has remained unchanged since then has been the presence of the DIA Market establishments, which are located close to the consumer in the majority of the neighbourhoods and municipalities of all of Spain.
The self-service and 'hard discount' philosophy with which the company began to take its first steps are now far in the past. In its efforts to constantly evolve alongside the consumer while always aiming to keep the pillar of quality at the best price intact, DIA Group has gradually adapted its range of products and offers to the needs of a customer who is more prone to making smaller, more frequent purchases at small, 'corner store' type shops – a move that has brought DIA Group to the forefront in terms of distribution and number of stores in the five countries where it does business. This is precisely why the company has now decided to embark upon a new chapter in its most veteran shops by taking on the transformation of 2,000 establishments throughout Spain.
After undertaking –over the last five years– the transformation of its business strategy towards a multi-channel, multi-market business scheme, the new DIA Market shops have become the result of the synergies yielded from the Group's different shop formats. The new establishments bring together the best selection of fresh products (said selection having been optimised thanks to the contributions made by the DIA La Plaza Supermarkets), the best range of products in terms of personal hygiene and drugstore products (thanks to the development of the Clarel label), as well as the best customer service (brought on by decades of experience in terms of the franchise and close-knit relationships with customers).
A walk around the shops
On the shops' exterior, customers will notice that the colour red prevails on the façade, with large, glass windows which allow for the inside of the shops to be better seen from the outside and which let in more natural light, making the establishments brighter.
The new décor on the inside of the shops has warm colours that help to divide the different sections and reinforce the 'area-based' store design. To this end, of importance are the faith that the company has placed in fresh and seasonal products, as well as the improvements made to the bakery with freshly-baked items.
A renewed emphasis on the company's own brands is also one of the main features of this renovated DIA Market business format. The Group's gourmet product range, Delicious, will get its own section, while in the cosmetics, personal hygiene and drugstore section the brands Bonté, Basic Cosmetics, BabySmile and JuniorSmile shall be increased. Having said that, other manufacturers' brands shall remain unchanged, thus offering the main products on the market from a variety of manufacturers so that the consumer has the ability to choose.
Special discounts and promotions now have their own space, which is supported by an LED screen that displays the different deals and other relevant information about the establishment.
Efficiency and commitment to the environment also constitute one of the maxims of the company's sales strategy. All the lighting in the new shops uses LED technology which likewise has automatic control mechanisms integrated in order to regulate the intensity of the light throughout the day, taking a needs-based approach to lighting.
To reduce noise pollution, the shop floors have undergone modifications. The tiles have a greater size and they are placed diagonally. This helps to reduce the impact of the noise created by passing shopping carts and hand pallet trucks. Lastly, to improve the customers' shopping experience yet again, all of the new shops have background music to help make the atmosphere even more pleasant.
The transformation of the new DIA Market shops shall involve both Group-owned stores and franchises, reaching a total of 2,000 establishments.
The new DIA Market shops have a wide range of fruits and vegetables, which can be seen from the time that the customer walks inside.


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Located in the heart of Fès, Dar Melody is a 10-minute walk from the Mosque of Karaouyine and offers a rooftop terrace and views of the city. Just 9.3 miles from Fès-Saïss Airport, this Riad provides a 24-hour reception.
All of the suites at Dar Melody have a unique and colourful décor. Each suite features a seating area with a sofa and a view of the central patio. The private bathroom is fitted with a shower and a hairdryer.
A traditional, Moroccan breakfast is included and served daily in the dining room.
Free Wi-Fi is provided in all areas. Public parking is possible nearby and the Madrasa Bou Inania is a 10-minute drive from the Riad.
18 rue Laalouj Lakbira, Quartier Seffah, Fes El Bali, 30000 Fez, Morocco
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Embroidered National Costumes of Ukraine
Embroidery has a tradition in Ukraine that stretches back centuries. Excavations of ancient sites reveal that even before recorded history, Ukrainians were embroidering shirts; an embroidered shirt is called a 'vyshyvanka' or 'sorochka'. The story of vyshyvanka goes back centuries, but no one knows exactly when the first one appeared. It is a traditional item of clothing, usually a shirt or a blouse, made from linen and decorated with embroidered patterns. The original meaning of vyshyvanka was symbolic, with colors and decorations differing from region to region and even village to village.
Red and black acorns are usually embroidered in Kyiv and its surrounding area, green and orange patterns are from Prykarpattya and Bukovyna regions in western Ukraine.
The famous white-on-white embroidery became popular in several places across Ukraine, including Poltava, Cherkasy and Chernihiv. Blue decorations, according to Dolya, are the youngest ones, appearing at the beginning of the 20th century.
Today these shirts are more popular than ever, as Ukraine is rediscovering its regional traditions. Whereas Russian students dress in suits (men) and skirts with stockings (women) when they graduate from high school, Ukrainians almost invariably opt for embroidered shirts. Most of these shirts are still hand-embroidered, although the shirts themselves range from the inexpensive manufactured shirts imported from Asia to hand-woven cloth. These shirts are expensive, especially by Ukrainian standards, starting at 100 dollars or so. This is because of the time and care taken in hand-embroidering.
A sorochka is a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt made of linen or cotton. The embroidery patterns very with the region or village where the sorochka was made. On both a man's and a woman's shirt, the edges were decorated traditionally to protect the wearer from the evil eye. The decorative flowers and bands symbolize prosperity and fertility.
This sorochka is hand embroidered using no machines and takes many hours of work and will be treasured from generation to generation. Truly a fine piece of hand embroidered art by the Ukrainian women of Western Ukraine. This fine sorochka was hand embroidered in the Carpathian Mountains. The blouse is in a new condition and free of any damages.
It is considered, the Ukrainian national embroidery is a direct protective charm for the one who wears it, and it should protect a particular area [of the body]. Women's embroidery should end at the level of the breasts, as women are believed to breathe with their breasts, and for men embroidery should end at the level of the solar plexus, as men are known to breathe with their womb. This is a rule. In ancient times people could guess what village a person came from just from the embroidery on his or her clothes. But the times have changed, now people think about the meaning of embroidery much less. Actually, they simply want to see their clothes aesthetically beautiful. Final word, traditional Ukrainians say that even if a person doesn't consider himself a Ukrainian by birth, but still puts on and wears vyshyvanka, we can say that this person has already defined himself or herself a Ukrainian. Someday, I hope to be wearing one as proudly as I wear Indian traditional costumes!


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The Importance of Soil Improvement
Soil improvement is another service that we offer at Modern Tree surgery. It involves changing the characteristics of the soil to improve the quality, which is a vital part of a tree's health that is generally overlooked.
Soil is so much more than dirt, it is an ecosystem in which thousands of different organisms cohabitate. Soil from an urban area is completely different from that of a forest. That's where soil improvement services come in. Our staff can mix in the proper combination of nutrients and minerals to prolong the life of your tree.
Our Process
Like any of our other tree services, Modern Tree Surgery takes soil improvement very seriously. Having been in the business for over 50 years, we understand what trees need to stay healthy, and we know that it all begins with the soil. We offer many services to ensure the health of your soil, including:
- Radial Trenching: radial trenching is a way to insert oxygen for a tree's roots into poor-quality soil, making it much more suitable for the tree. In addition to adding oxygen to the soil, radial trenching also alleviates compaction.
- Tree Fertilization: trees need nutrients to thrive, which is where fertilization comes in. When it comes to ornamental and shade trees, there is no more important maintenance. Tree fertilization adds essential elements that a tree might be missing in certain areas.
- Root Pruning: When roots become unruly or begin to destroy sidewalks and walkways, it may be necessary to prune them. It is best to have a professional team take care of this, as improper pruning can destroy the root system, which could cause irreparable damage.
- Root Crown Excavation: this process removes excess soil that has built around the base of your tree. It is made to expose the root flare and/or buttress roots. Sometimes excess soil occurs naturally, but most of the time it is due to human interference. Root crown excavation can save you from the byproducts of uneducated landscapers like girdling roots, excessive moisture, and differential pressure exchange.
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If your yard is in need of soil improvement services, Modern Tree Surgery is the place to call! We have the equipment and know-how to tackle projects of any size, and our knowledgeable arborists understand the way that soil should interact with your trees and their root systems.
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text: Diamer-Bhasha Dam project on River Indus is a "lifeline" for national economy, which will go a long way in meeting country's future agricultural and electricity requirements. Talking to APP on Monday, a spokesman of Ministry of Water and Power said Diamer-Basha Dam has three important objectives, including flood control, power generation and storage of water. He said the gigantic project will generate 4500 megawatts electricity and store over eight million acre feet of water to meet the country's growing power and irrigation needs. He said the dam will also enhance life of the Tarbela Dam by over thirty five years.


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Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri, has said Kepa Arrizabalga will return to the starting XI in the next two matches.
Sarri, addressing the media ahead of Sunday's trip to Fulham, also insisted the row between him and the goalkeeper is now "closed".
Willy Caballero started in the 2-0 win over Tottenham, as Sarri punished Kepa for his refusal to be substituted in last Sunday's Carabao Cup final with Manchester City.
"The Kepa situation now is closed. Kepa is our first (choice) goalkeeper.
"But we are very happy for Willy, because now we know very well he's able to play also in a very difficult match.
"I'm sure in one of the two next matches Kepa will be on the pitch," Sarri said.