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Vietnam commits to reducing plastic waste
Vietnam has strongly committed to reducing plastic waste country-wide and in the long term, working to eliminate the issue all together.
Marine environment is well protected in the sea off the Cham Island in Hoi An city. Plastic bags and waste release in the ocean was banned in 2005. (Photo coutersy of Le Xuan Ai)
Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has strongly committed to reducing plastic waste country-wide and in the long term, working to eliminate the issue all together.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha was speaking during the 6th Global Environment Facility (GEF-6) Assembly in Da Nang city on June 26.
Ha said the government has proposed an initiative of building regional partnerships in management of plastic waste in the Southeast Asia as well as a global mechanism in promoting positive measures of clearing waste in the ocean.
"Discharge of plastic waste into the ocean is an alarming issue. It has heavily polluted the ocean, damaged the marine ecology system and threatened food security," Ha said.
"We highly appreciate the contribution of international partners and organisations in assisting Vietnam deal with plastic waste pollution. Vietnam is expecting more international support in promoting our initiatives and commitment to plastic waste reduction for a plastic-free ocean," he said.
Director General of Vietnam's administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi said the GEF-6 was an opportunity for the country to share experience and management skills with global partners and regional countries in the fight against plastic waste pollution on land and at sea.
"We propose to improve human knowledge on current plastic waste pollution and badly affects of the waste in natural resources. Vietnam needs to share experience with international organisations to enhance capacity, education, advanced technology transfer and awareness among local people and businesses," Thi said.
"Vietnam is listed in the world's top 20 countries with most plastic waste in the ocean, releasing 500,000 tonnes per year. We are among six countries in the Southeast Asia region that has yet built up waste debris management," he said.
He added that the country has witnessed the dangers of plastic pollution in the ocean, food chains and the disappearance of marine species in the future.
Director of the Centre for Environment and Community Research (CECR) under the Union of Science and Technology of Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Ly said the country discharges 19,000 tonnes of rubbish, of which 16 percent is plastic waste, every day.
She said education on awareness hasn't been promoted in the community, while the recognition on waste recycling and classification at home is not a big concern among people.
Ly said a few cities and provinces have successfully implemented recycling programmes.
The Cham Island, a UNESCO-recognised world biosphere reserve site, 20km off the coast of Hoi An city, was the first place in Vietnam to ban the use of plastic bags among islanders and tourists in 2005.
The island administration forbids visitors from bringing plastic bags from the mainland, and it began starting a zero waste campaign this year.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) also started a campaign 'Saying No' to single-use plastic cups and straws in Ly Son Island, off the coast of Quang Ngai province.
Different dialogue and activities on environmental issues will be discussed after the opening ceremony of the GEF-6 until it ends on June 28.-VNA


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Over the term there has been a lot of unclaimed lost property. Yesterday P7A have worked very hard to sort out the lost property and returned all named items to pupils. What is left is everything that does not have a name on it. As you can see there is a huge range of items, some of which are very expensive and we would like to return as many items to their rightful owners as possible!!
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
24 comments:
- s. wallerstein said...
I'm glad to hear that the first meeting of the course went well.
- September 5, 2018 at 6:01 PM
> "the first meeting of the course was a rave success."
- September 5, 2018 at 6:34 PM
- DDA said...
Pamper yourself.
- September 6, 2018 at 11:27 AM
- s. wallerstein said...
An off topic suggestion:
A question came up in the Tea Leaves thread as to whether there are good capitalists or not. Many of us are to some extent capitalists insofar as we have pension funds which invest in the stock market or mutual funds, so the real question seems to be how to live a good life under an unjust system, that of capitalism.
I have never seen that question discussed in academic ethical philosophy, which seems to concern itself with trolleys.
Few of us are Che Guevara (and I'm not sure that that's a sane alternative in 2018) or Eugene Debs. Few of us are Robert Paul Wolff, that is, a philosophy professor who has specialized in Marx and earns a living teaching about him, which seems a sane and ethically positive alternative to me. Many of us end up working in jobs which promote products or causes which we don't believe in and which further capitalist exploitation. For several years I translated speeches and papers of an important political figure in Chile into English and they were full of lies justifying an unjust government (no, not Pinochet, I wouldn't have been complicit in that). I knew that they were full of lies, but it paid well. So where is the line between having to earn a living in a capitalist system and becoming morally complicit in injustice. Just asking: I don't have the answer.
So where is the line
- September 6, 2018 at 2:16 PM
Rartional altruism?
- September 6, 2018 at 2:20 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
Do you mean "effective altruism"?
- September 6, 2018 at 2:23 PM
The question of how to live a good life under capitalism puts me in mind of Glenn Greenwald, whose advocacy for animals and against livestock farms realistically recognizes that wholesale conversion to vegetarianism or veganism can be extremely difficult for most habituated meat eaters (of which I am one). He writes, "I absolutely favor encouraging and advocating incrementalism in behavioral and dietary changes."
How might this translate to capitalism? Bank with a local credit union or bank, don't acquire goods from Amazon and the like...baby steps. When it comes to employment, we can't all be Edward Snowden.
- September 6, 2018 at 3:38 PM
Do you mean "effective altruism"?
- September 6, 2018 at 4:16 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
I guess no one on the left would criticize Engels who used the profits from his family's textile factories to support Marx: that is truly effective altruism.
- September 6, 2018 at 4:22 PM
(M.S., Part One)
Since I was one of the principal participants in the blog thread that s. wallerstein is referring to, I feel obliged to offer my opinion – not, as a previous commenter has accused, to impose my "wisdom" on this blog's readers, but to provide an alternative view, to which I have given some thought.
I submit that it is error to apply moral judgments to people based on the economic regimen to which they subscribe, or in which they participate. A person's moral character should be judged, I believe, by his/her actions, or lack thereof, not his/her allegiance to a particular economic system. Certainly, the nature of those actions may be influenced by the nature of the economic system in which the individual participates, but that participation should not, in my view, per se constitute a mark of Cain on an evaluation of the individual's moral character. There are, I am sure, capitalists of "good" character, despite the wealth they may have amassed, as well as avowed Marxists/Communists whom no one would describe as a "good" person, e.g., Stalin. And the moral character of supposedly devout people can be subject to question – Christopher Hitchens was particularly scathing in his examination of Mother Therese's work, essentially calling her a hypocrite. And, as I alluded to in a previous comment, Bertrand Russell, the eminent philosopher, logician, and peace activist, who did not just talk the talk, but actively walked the walk, participating in numerous public protests against nuclear proliferation, but who reportedly slept with his son's wife. Moral judgmentalizing (apparently, again, an invented word) can be a dodgy business.
What conduct deserves the modifier "good" vs. "bad" has been the subject of innumerable philosophical treatises over several centuries, and is not going to be settled here. Some believe that it is sufficient to be regarded as having lived a good life simply by avoiding causing others physical or mental pain, not criticizing others, etc., in short, by the absence of objectionable conduct. So, is the Buddhist monk who devotes his life to meditation, but does not engage society, a "good" person? In Judaism and Christianty (and I assume Islam), one does not deserve the appellation a "good" person merely by avoiding bad behavior; rather, one must affirmatively engage in good works as well to deserve that compliment.
- September 6, 2018 at 9:27 PM
(M.S., Part Two)
Likewise, what constitutes one as being a "capitalist" encompasses a broad range of conduct. Yes, it applies to Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, the Koch brothers, etc. Balzac is credited with the maxim, "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime." But what about the small shop owner, the corner druggist, the construction contractor. Does it also apply to their employees, none of whom enjoy the luxuries of a huge fortune, but who have bank accounts, participate, modestly perhaps, in the stock market, and support capitalism in their voting habits as what they regard as the only moral economic system, and who consider Marxism an atheistic, morally bankrupt philosophy that penalizes industry and ambition and rewards slothfulness. Does their support of, and participation in, the capitalist system mean they start the assessment of their moral character with a mark against them, for which they must atone? I, personally, do not believe so. Rather, I would prefer to judge them by their acts aside from their devotion to capitalism.
s. wallerstein mentions Engels and asks whether his use of profits from his father's textile mill to subsidize Karl Marx's scholarship and writing mean that he was a "good" capitalist. Rather than this question, I would want to know how the employees in that mill were treated – were they paid an adequate wage, was their safety endangered, were they treated with derision, and, if so, what did Engels do to remedy it? And if he did little or nothing to remedy them (assuming these injustices existed at the mill and he knew about them, about which I have no information), in terms of the net "goodness" on the planet, has publication of the economic analysis contained in Das Kapital increased that net "goodness" more than remedying the injustices at the mill would have done, although the relief to those mill workers may not have had the long-lasting impact on world thought that Das Kapital has had?
Can a capitalist, s. wallerstein asks, lead a good life, notwithstanding participating in what he regards as an unjust system? I have absolutely no reservation in answering, yes, of course. The capitalist, at the same time that s/he invests in the stock market and buys unnecessary consumer goods – in moderation - to gratify his/her vanity, can donate old clothes to charity; can visit soup kitchens and serve meals; can donate blood at a blood bank; can be a good friend to a neighbor and offer help when the neighbor needs it; can console others who are grieving the loss of a loved one, etc. etc., There are innumerable ways to live a "good" life at the same time that one takes advantage of the monetary advantages reaped through participation in a capitalist society. And this is also true of the Russian living in Putin's autocratic state; and the Iranian living in that theistic state.
- September 6, 2018 at 9:36 PM
(M.S. Part Three)
I would like, in closing, to relate a story about a question that once arose at Cambridge relating to ethics. It is the subject of a book I have previously referred to, "Wittgenstein's Poker." On the evening of October 25, 1946, Karl Popper, who was at that time professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, was present at the Cambridge Moral Science Club to give a guest lecture, reading a paper titled "Are There Philosophical Problems?" A member of that Club was Ludwig Wittgenstein. Karl Popper's philosophical expertise was in the areas of political philosophy and ethics, subjects for which Wittgenstein had unmitigated disdain. Attending the lecture in addition to Wittgenstein, were some of the most eminent philosophers of the day, and in years to come – among them Bertrand Russell, John Wisdom, Richard Braithwaite, Stephen Toulmin, and Elizabeth Anscombe. (Also present was a young student named Michael Wolff, whose relationship, if any, to Prof. Wolff I do not know.) For Popper, there did exist genuine philosophical problems, worthy of analysis and elucidation. For Wittgentstein, there were no genuine philosophical problems, just linguistic puzzles that philosophers mistook for meaningful problems. In the course of the lecture, Popper proposed examples of what he regarded as legitimate philosophical problems; all of which Wittgenstein dismissed. As Popper was speaking, Wittgenstein had picked up a poker from the fireplace in the room, and was shaking it about. In the course of the lecture, the status of ethics as a legitimate subject of philosophical inquiry came up. Wittgenstein asked Popper to give an example of a moral rule. There is some dispute among the witnesses to this exchange regarding what exactly occurred. According to Popper, Wittgenstein was pointing the poker at him in a threatening manner. To Wittgenstein's question, Popper replied, "Not to threaten visiting lecturers with pokers." At that point, Wittgenstein reportedly threw the poker on the floor and left the room in a rage. (There is a lot more in the book about the lives and contrasting philosophies of Wittgenstein and Popper, the role of Judaism in their lives, the Vienna Circle, and the state of philosophical thought in Europe in the 1930s-1950s. For those interested in such subjects, I recommend it.)
- September 6, 2018 at 9:38 PM
Brevity used to be the soul of wit. Since, as I recall, "Wittgenstein's Poker"--a not very memorable book about an incident well known before that book was written--was mentioned at some length by the same person not so long ago, could we not at least have been spared Part Three?
- September 6, 2018 at 11:52 PM
- decessero said...
anonymity is not a valid cloak for rudeness
- September 7, 2018 at 12:00 AM
- s. wallerstein said...
Professor Charles Pigden, who is a recognized Bertrand Russell scholar, corrected your affirmation a few threads ago that Russell had slept with his daughter-in-law. Professor Pigden said that there is little of evidence of that. I can find the thread if you insist.
So there is no need to repeat the same unfounded rumor.
- September 7, 2018 at 7:11 AM
- s. wallerstein said...
I think that the problem here is that many well-intentioned people participate actively in the capitalist system and through their participation reproduce it. It is difficult to affirm that those well-intentioned people are doing something immoral when they participate in and reproduce the capitalist system, yet the system in itself seems immoral to many of us.
Of course there may be a certain conscious hypocrisy in those seemingly well-intentioned people who actively participate in and reproduce the capitalist system or they may have convenient psychological mechanisms which allow them to deny what they see, that is, that the system is immoral.
Nothing in conventional ethics that I know of helps us to understand this dilemma. Theodor Adorno comments in Minima Moralia that "wrong life cannot be lived rightly" and maybe he's on to something.
- September 7, 2018 at 8:42 AM
S. Wallenstein
I'm a different anonymous from the one above. I much appreciated your question about drawing lines (or the line) in politics. I don't know the answer, either. But for what it's worth, I'll offer only the following resigned view: I don't think that capitalism is going away any time soon; it's been a long time in the making, and it's too pervasive in modern life to be exorcised out of it, or even to be avoided. Perhaps the most we can do (morally) is to humanize it, to make it more humane, which is something that might be feasible through politics. Also, it seems to me often the case that many of the urgent problems that people on the Left ascribe to capitalism aren't really directly attributable to it anyway. These have more to do with what various people who have a lot of money do with that money to immiserate large numbers of other people. That the Koch brothers are rich capitalists is one fact about them. What they do with their money is another thing—and is the real problem with them. Yes, I know, there were doubtless a lot of other nasty problems along the way to their current wealth—it's immiseration all the way down (but not only that: there were certainly jobs and other social benefits spun out along the way). But that's just the same problem: money and the power that goes with it put to harmful uses, what R. H. Tawney saw as the "deification of the life of snatching to hoard, and hoarding to snatch" run amok. Calling for the humanization of capitalism may seem like weak tea to some of those on the Left, but I don't know what a realistic alternative might be. The world has never been more rationalized than it is today—more shot through with human thought and will. And maybe that means that there are, historically, more shrew vested interests working to keep the balance of things the way they are; but capitalism and technology are linked together, and if we want the latter we're going to have to live with the former, if and until it contradicts itself out of existence—which just isn't going to be any time soon. I think we shouldn't worry about being "complicit" with reality. At least in this country we have the luxury of not having to worry about joining the Disappeared if we exhibit political views that the Right contemns. Agitate, lobby, vote, and kick the bums out that way.
- September 7, 2018 at 10:02 AM
(M.S., Part One – Yes I am submitting this comment in multiple parts in response to two prior comments. While, as a previous commenter has noted, brevity is the soul of wit, more substantive analyses, not intended merely to be witty, require more space.)
s. wallerstein,
Based on your comment, since I knew that Prof. Pigden has been a commenter on this blog, and had not seen any comment by him correcting my account, as reported by the authors of "Wittgentstein's Poker" and attributed to Russell's granddaughter, I went back this morning to the (very long) thread to Prof. Wolff's posting "A Few Words" in which I first raised the accusation and found that, yes, Prof. Pigden on Aug. 30 submitted a comment taking issue with my account, which I had reported three days earlier on Aug. 27. It has not been my practice to return to postings days after they have been issued to determine if additional comments have been added, so I missed it. Let me add, that in my original comment, I stated, "Now, the accusation was made by Russell's granddaughter, and on that account, may be apocryphal. But, if true, and I have not read anything that contradicts it (and I have looked) ..."
According to Prof. Pigden, the accusation was made by Susan, the daughter–in-law in question and presumably repeated by her to her daughter. Prof. Pigden characterizes Susan as an unreliable witness, indicates that there is no other evidence that Russell felt any affection for her, and points out that she was otherwise promiscuous and abandoned her children, raising questions about her character and thereby casting doubt on truthfulness. If this were a court of law, which, obviously, it is not, I would have the opportunity to see Susan testify under oath, to evaluate her demeanor, subject her to cross-examination, etc., to better evaluate whether she was being truthful. In the absence of that opportunity, I will defer to Prof. Pigden's assessment, since he, not I, am the Russell expert, and not repeat the story.
However, your assertion that the story is an "unfounded rumor" is incorrect. It is not a "rumor." It is based on, as Prof. Pigden's acknowledges, Susan's accusation. That makes the story disputed, not unfounded. I take issue, moreover, with your suggestion that I have been insisting on repeating what you regard as an "unfounded" rumor with disregard of the truth, thereby besmirching Bertrand Russell's reputation. I have been, frankly, a great admirer of Russell and am pleased to learn that the report by the granddaughter is questionable, because it restores part of my lost respect for Russell based on the story.
- September 7, 2018 at 11:09 AM
(M.S. Part Two)
My only point in raising the accusation regarding Russell was, in rebuttal to you and other commentators to this blog who have demonstrated a tendency to make moralistic judgments about people, to emphasize that even great people who engage in highly commendable ethical conduct in one aspect of their life, can also have committed ethically objectionable conduct in another aspect of their life, so that making an assessment of whether a person is morally "good" or "bad" is complicated and should not be made simplistic by arbitrary, disjunctive thinking. And while evidence suggests that the claim about Russell's alleged affair with his daughter-in-law is false, there is no shortage of examples that one can cite to make the same point, that human beings are complicated and can frequently display moral conduct in one of aspect of their life, and questionable or immoral conduct in another aspect. George Gordon Lord Byron, for example, who, notwithstanding his heroic efforts in support of attaining freedom for the Greek people from Turkish tyranny, reportedly had an incestuous relationship with his half-sister. And please don't refer me to some Byron expert who will tell me this is an unfounded rumor – even if this story is subject to criticism, it is undisputed that Byron, in his personal life, was self-centered, a rather indifferent father to his daughter Ada, was notoriously unfaithful to his wife Annabella, had an illegitimate child with the step-sister of Mary Shelly, and, was described by Caroline Lamb as, "Mad, bad and dangerous to know." Given the entire profile of Byron's life – the freedom fighter and moral profligate - I would be reluctant to characterize Byron as a morally "good" or "bad" person.
Which brings me to your second responsive comment. You indicate that many regard capitalism as an immoral system, and that well- intentioned people who participate in it, thereby reaffirming its immorality, may be guilty of a certain "conscious hypocrisy." There you go again (to appropriate Ronald Reagan's debate line - although not one of my heroes), making moralistic judgments about people. First, regardless of whether capitalism is immoral or otherwise, most people do not have a choice as to participating in the dominant economic system into which they are born. Emigration to a more moral system is not always a practical option and, moreover, there are not many alternatives to choose from on this planet. As you yourself admit in your comment above, you engaged in what some might regard in immoral behavior by translating the speeches and papers of a political leader which you deemed were full of lies. I would not judge you as immoral or hypocritical for doing so. We all do what we need to do to survive on this planet– as Candide says, we must cultivate our own gardens in this imperfect best of all possible worlds.
- September 7, 2018 at 11:12 AM
S. Wallenstein
Your question about drawing lines reminded me of Nietzsche's mordant advice in section 149 of his early, not so well-known book "Daybreak" (or "Dawn," depending on whose translation one is reading). He is talking more about conforming to custom, I suppose, than about taking political sides here, but the general point he's making has some relevance to political line drawing. (He also introduces the formulation "intellectual conscience" in this passage, an idea he returned to and developed more fully in his next book, a year later.) The aphorism is entitled "The need for little deviant acts"; it's worth spending a minute or two to read, I think, and is any case amusing. Since it can be tricky to dig up online, I'll paste in a copy of the passage here, exclamation marks unfortunately included: "The need for little deviant acts. Sometimes to act against one's better judgment when it comes to questions of custom; to give way in practice while keeping one's reservations to oneself; to do as everyone does and thus to show them consideration as it were in compensation for our deviant opinions: many tolerably freeminded people regard this, not merely as unobjectionable, but as 'honest', 'humane', 'tolerant', 'not being pedantic', and whatever else those pretty words may be with which the intellectual conscience is lulled to sleep: and thus this person takes his child for Christian baptism though he is an atheist; and that person serves in the army as all the world does, however much he may execrate hatred between nations; and a third marries his wife in church because her relatives are pious and is not ashamed to repeat vows before a priest. 'It doesn't really matter if people like us also do what everyone does and always has done'—this is the thoughtless prejudice! The thoughtless error! For nothing matters more than that an already mighty, anciently established and irrationally recognized custom should be once more confirmed by a person recognized as rational: it thereby acquires in the eyes of all who come to hear of it the sanction of rationality itself! All respect to your opinions! But little deviant acts are worth more!"
- September 7, 2018 at 11:13 AM
(M.S., Part Three)
However, many would take issue with your premise that, in terms of feasible forms of societal organization, capitalism is an immoral system. They would not dispute that there are many inequities in its implementation, but argue that, like human beings generally, there are also meritorious aspects that defy categorizing the entire system as being immoral. And they would question whether, given human nature, a better, more equitable system is humanly achievable. They would acknowledge that, from a theoretical perspective, Marxism would be a more just and equitable system. They would dispute, however, that such a system is realistically feasible, and would point to historical events to buttress their position. They would argue, for example, that there has never been a successful realization of the Marxist philosophy on a national state level. The only successful examples have been on a small scale, and have generally been short lived experiments – for example, the small scale kibbutzim in Israel; and Robert Owens' experiments in New Harmony, Indiana, and others in Ohio and New York, which, despite their limited local scale, failed. The only examples of efforts to realize a Marxist economy on a national scale – in the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, Cuba – have resulted in corruption at the top levels of executive privilege, persecution of political dissidents, and desecration of individual liberties. A current example of this is occurring in Nicaragua, where the Sandanista champion of human rights, Daniel Ortega, is now accused of betraying the revolutionary values he once espoused and trouncing on the civil rights of Nicaragua's citizens.
Based on these historical precedents, some might argue that, perhaps, human nature is such that an egalitarian Marxist society, one that achieves both economic prosperity for everyone and also protects individual human rights, is not humanly feasible on a national scale; that the best we can hope for to maximize both human economic potential and respect for individual rights is a democratic, capitalistic society, with all of its flaws, and that we should work within that system to ameliorate its functioning and minimize its flaws, rather than condemn the system as immoral altogether.. Now, I don't have a dog in this dispute. I hope that aspirations for a more fair, more just Marxist society can eventually be realized. But given the validity of the questions the dispute raises, I would be reluctant to label someone who participates in the capitalist system as engaging in "conscious hypocrisy" or adopting "convenient psychological mechanisms which allow them to deny what they see[.]" Perhaps they see a reality that you refuse to see.
- September 7, 2018 at 11:16 AM
- s. wallerstein said...
No doubt back in the good old days of slavery there were apologists for slavery who admitted that being enslaved has its inequities, but that given human nature, without the whip the "lower orders" of society just wouldn't work, so that slavery is the best possible social system that functions.
All the societies which you mention above, Russia, China, Cuba, etc., had socialism imposed by a minority or vanguard party at a stage of relative poverty and underdevelopment of the means of production. Marx makes it clear that the transition to socialism can only take place when the productive forces of capitalism are fully developed, which was not the case in the societies which you mention. However, let me note that Nicaragua, even in the golden days of Sandinismo in the 80's (I was there) never claimed to be a socialist society and that in Latin America Cuba still has a remarkably efficient healthcare system and basic educational system, and many say that if you going to be born poor in Latin America, you're better off in Cuba than in many other nations of that area of the world.
Given the experiences of the Soviet Union, etc., I and many others believe that socialism will only function well and democratically if first of all, it comes about in a highly developed nation and second, if it is the result of either an electoral process or ratified by democratic electoral processes after a revolution.
University of Chicago Professor Brian Leiter explains all of that much better than I can in this dialogue with Professor Daniel Kaufman.
- September 7, 2018 at 2:08 PM
MS: The "wit" of which brevity is the soul is not the "wit" of wittiness. It is the quality of a keen intellect.
- September 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM
If the "wit" in "Brevity is the soul of wit" refers to a keen intellect, as you put it, rather than a humorous one, tell that Immanuel Kant, Leo Tolstoy, .....
(I hope that this is sufficiently brief for your keen intellect to understand.)
- September 8, 2018 at 12:38 PM


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What makes this penthouse so unique; it's the only rooftop apartment in South Bank to have its very own infinity edge pool. Combine this with the perfect north-eastern aspect facing arguably the best city skyline views Brisbane has to offer. After lounging in the pool, you'll enjoy the convenience of never having to leave your outdoor terrace thanks to a fully equipped wet bar, complete with integrated bbq, drink fridges, dishwasher and ice machine. Here, you'll be able to stay in the moment, fully immersed in this iconic destination where creating memorable moments is guaranteed.
The functional core of this apartment is a truly remarkable kitchen reminding you that you aren't here to live like they do in the suburbs. It confidently ignores all of the unnecessary conventions you'd usually expect, with integrated appliances and discrete cabinetry allowing the kitchen to visually blend within the greater context of the apartment. It's a refined sophistication that allows you to appreciate the two commanding silver fountain granite islands inspired by Roche Bobois. A secret door uncovers a concealed Butler's Kitchen cementing its ability to handle to the most demanding chef and serious hosts.
When you're situated in the energetic heart of South Brisbane, it's important to have a calming place where you can relax and rejuvenate. The interiors have been meticulously designed in a soothing dark palette of luxury finishes creating a moody ambiance just as you'd expect from an extravagant hotel suite. Black Magma granite, American walnut paneling, Armani Casa wallpaper and plush velvet are just a few of the tactile moments that ensure you come home to a place of ultimate zen.
Southpoint Apartments is a residents only tower within the recently constructed Emporium Precinct. It sets a completely new benchmark for mixed-use developments, bringing together everything you could ever want or need into one central hub. At the base of the complex is a 4,500sqm retail destination featuring a mix of premium and convenience dining and retail. Most impressive is the integration of South Bank Train Station's $6m platform upgrade, connecting you effortlessly to Brisbane International Airport & Gold Coast.
- As featured on Better Homes and Gardens "Amazing Homes" (https://www.bhg.com.au/emporium-penthouse)
- Open Plan Design; ceilings raked up to 4m and floor to ceiling windows
- Latest automated technology and wiring throughout for premium sound systems; including the living, master ensuite and outdoor entertainment area.
- Never-to-be-built-out views, capturing 280-degree views of arguably every Brisbane icon worth admiring; CBD skyline, Story Bridge, Brisbane River, Mt Cootha & surrounding tree-lined suburbs.
- Short walk to the new $3bn Queens Wharf Precinct (already under construction)
- Lift access (private after 10pm), 4 car spaces plus large storage cage
- Suit those seeking an indulgent lifestyle and lasting memories - Must be inspected to truly appreciate the faultless quality of this penthouse's re-design and the remarkable views it uniquely captures
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This graph shows the job losses from the start of the employment recession, in percentage terms, compared to previous post WWII recessions. Since exceeding the pre-recession peak in May 2014, employment is now 8.6% above the previous peak.
Note: I ended the lines for most previous recessions when employment reached a new peak, although I continued the 2001 recession too on this graph. The downturn at the end of the 2001 recession is the beginning of the 2007 recession. I don't expect a downturn for employment any time soon (unlike in 2007 when I was forecasting a recession).
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Written by Aaron Helman
Should you paint your youth room pink?
Here's a new way to think about your teaching space, and it's not what you'd expect.
If you've ever tried to teach a serious concept to a group of caffeinated jr high or high school boys…
…you know how impossible it can be to keep their attention even in ideal conditions.
But when conditions aren't ideal and when everything is working against you, it can feel impossible.
What if your teaching space was actually making it harder to teach your students?
And what if you could fix that?
Your teaching space can help you keep your students' attention. Or it can make them crazy-hyper. It's up to you.
Way back in 1979, Alexander Schauss set out to test his color theory by painting several cells of a Naval penitentiary a very specific shade of pink.
The results? After just fifteen minutes in the pink room; even the most aggressive inmates were calmed and placated. They weren't sure what, but the color pink did something to make these men quieter and more peaceful.
You'll find that same shade of pink in many of the drunk tanks in local prisons, and for the same reason. Belligerent and intoxicated people exhibit calmer behavior in a pink room.
Does that mean the students in your youth group should be hanging out in a totally pink room?
Not really, although, if anyone has actually tried this, I would love to hear about it.
The Demise of the Radical Youth Room
Back in the late 90s, trendy churches built truly awesome youth rooms. Bold, neon colors like orange and green; blacklights, loud music, posters of Toby Mac DC Talk, The OC Supertones, and Five Iron Frenzy were all over the place.
It was really a good time to be alive.
But there was one big problem with all of this. The loud, almost obnoxious colors actually made students more hyper.
The posters – posters everywhere! – meant that students had dozens of things they could read, look at, or pay attention to, instead of whoever was giving a message.
I heard complaints from youth workers who decorated their rooms like a night club, then were upset when students acted like they were at a nightclub.
Or the guy who outfitted his youth room with those video-game rocker chairs and then complained that all students did was rock in them.
(Yes, you read that right. He spent extra money so he could get chairs that could rock, then literally printed signs asking students not to rock their chairs during the message.)
Is your space conducive to what you want it to do?
Maybe you're not ready to buy a few gallons of Pepto-Bismol-tinted paint. I don't blame you.
But, if your youth room is designed to feel like a wild and crazy space; then you're going to have a harder time keeping students from being wild and crazy.
At the same time, if your space feels like a sterile, stiff, and rigid classroom; don't be surprised when students are slower to come forward for conversation during small groups.
Here's what I want you to do. Stop reading this article, and walk straight down to your youth room, and ask yourself these questions:
How does the way this room is designed make me feel?
Does that feeling HELP me or HURT me?
Then come back, and leave your answers in the comments below.
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Aaron Helman is on a mission to end youth worker burnout by providing the training and resources that you haven't been taught… until now. Smarter Youth Ministry exists to help you learn how to manage their time and resources better so that you can do more ministry with less frustration. All of that having been said, you most likely know him as the creator of "Lamentation or Taylor Swift Lyric."


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What Are The Tips Of Finding A Good Glass Pipe Distributor?
There is a lot of growth in the number of people who smoke weed in the world. Even though the commodity is seen as a drug and the users considered its abusers, it has a lot of advantages to mankind. The body is assisted health wise and the product has high value when it is included in the diet just to name but a few. The product has been legalized in some countries after they realized how helpful the product could be to the public and that has let the public use it for their own purposes.
That legalization created opportunities for the investors which they wanted to exploit. The accessories that are necessary in the use of the cannabis and the supply of the product is what the investors came to give the public. The entrants in the market started growing because the ones that were already there had made some money off the venture. They came with the view to make a profit in the market and without knowing it, the market was now crammed with distributors of the same commodity. That made the clients have a hard time to make a decision on the choice of distributor. The decision making process is made easier through a number of factors being considered.
The location of the smoke shop is the first thing to consider. Convenience should be ensured in the place that the shop is situated. Convenience means that it should be within reach for them to choose the accessory that they want. The online smoke shops are a new trend in the market and they are considered a viable option for the client.
There should be legal accreditation in the distributor that the client chooses. Even with the question of being legal away for good now, the government still shows the will to control the use of the product in the market and also be able to make some money off the venture. The choice of the client should be able to present their licenses because the government has issued each and every one of them. The client will be able to get quality glass pipes and at the same time avoid being on the wrong side of the law.
The third factor is the reliability of the distributor. How much the client can trust the distributor to deliver is one of the parameters that the choice of the client should be based. For online distributors, the client needs to know that they will deliver to them in the shortest possible amount of time. The distributor should be relied upon by the clients to deliver the commodity at a reasonable price.
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Taking into consideration the mind of those engaged in natural science in its various disciplines and in the humanities and the mind of the theologian both operate in space and time, then there is common ground from which reality is sought to be understood. The reasoning faculty of the mind does not contain within it the ultimate truth of the reality it wishes to seek understanding.
In theology, we do not have the ability within us to logically deduce who God is in Himself based on non-Christian methods of seeing and knowing. To know God we have to lay aside our way of thinking and allow it to be transformed into another way of thinking consistent with Jesus Christ. The intelligibility of God rests in the mind of Christ and not in us. Jesus Christ is the Object of our study of which we must submit to the realities He disclosed of Himself regarding the ways and works of God. To understand our creation, we first understand Jesus Christ as Creator upon which the whole created order came from nothing and was brought into being by Him. There is rationale created into creation. The rationale of Jesus Christ is in union with our rationale. Our rationale is sustained and held together by Christ who in Himself is the Source of all rationale and intelligibility contained within the Universe.
In science and humanities, the objects studied consist and are held together by the Word. Their mind as well as the whole Universe also consists and are held together by the Word. To understand the object of their study, the same level of submission to their object must also be undertaken to allow it to disclose its inner truths. These are not just a self-declared 'truth' on the part of the observer. It is the inner truth of the object that discloses the same revealed truth to all others that endeavour to explore the same object and by whom all arrive at the same conclusions. The facts revealed within the level of understanding of the object so far are verifiable not just independently by universally as well. Therefore science should not function in a way that is "neutral" from nature but is to be far more engaged with the objects trusting that it is the objects themselves through proper and meaningful questioning appropriate to it, that will unlock its secrets.
If scientific enquiry functions in such a way that we believe order is self-explanatory, self sufficient, timeless and necessary and is grounded on ideas based on blind chance or accident, then we risk misinterpreting the real meaning behind the Universe. If we use the darkened mind of the Pre-Christian era that believes in its own presuppositions, then the outcome of trying to strive for the inherent truth of the object of their study may be impeded severely.
This is evident in Latin Theology where the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception has to be developed to maintain the idea of the sinlessness of Jesus Christ. By ignoring the fundamental truth of the Incarnation as understood by the ancient church, "the unassumed is the unhealed," a whole series of explanations had to be logically, causally and deductively laid out. They adopted the Pre-Christian frame of mind believing the truth of God is contained within their own mind. The Pre-Christian mind regarded the incarnation of God as impossible and they tried to squeeze and press the gospel to conform to their own framework of thought. Doctrines based on Limited Atonement and Universalism have suffered the same errors. However, if we believe the reality of God coming to us as the Man, Jesus Christ, then we have to lay aside all our presuppositions and begin with the Incarnation of God as the reality. We likewise conform to this reality. We therefore understand there is contingency in our knowledge of God based on God revealed in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. It is not from ourselves but is a gift given by God who is the gift to us from Him.
In science, as we endeavour to engage with our object of study, we must lay aside all preconceived ideas and allow the object to speak for itself. This has been the case in physics. In the 19th Century, for Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell, the explanations provided so far failed to provide answers that properly explained the electromagnetic field. The "theories" or presuppositions provided did not line up with the empirical evidence and tended to distort the realities they were confronted with. There was a wedge between "theory" and "empirical" data. Faraday and Maxwell both believed in the doctrine of creation. They used this process of thinking to allow the objects to express their "real modes of connection" to come up with data to inform their theory and even review it. This was the beginning of allowing empirical data and theory to interpenetrate one another and inform one another. Albert Einstein picked up on their idea and developed his theory of Relativity allowing the empirical data to inform and review his theory so that his work could be verified in a real and meaningful way. The way of allowing "theory" to manipulate the empirical data was overturned.
Why is this so important? This protects the truth from manipulation and provides an understanding of nature that can be picked up by other scientists and further developed. If 'theory' dictates the outcome, then science moves from fact to fiction. Instead of suspending judgement until further knowledge informs us of 'truth' that is yet to be revealed; logic, reasoning and deductive processes are employed to make the theory fit into empirical data and appear to hold some truth to it. On the other hand, empirical data is interpreted through the lens of the theory where its conclusions can only be understood if one adopts the framework of the theory. If the facts do not support the theory, then we must further question whether or not the theory holds any validity at all and thereby it should be revamped or disregard completely.
Furthermore, as science is starting to grasp contingent intelligibility from beyond and allowing it to press upon our understanding of nature, we are seeing breathtaking advances in the many fields of science and disciplines. It is also allowing for fruitful communication between them to help further the quest for truth within the relevant fields. If there is a single person trying to implement a theory that cannot be independently verified by other scientists, then it may not be helpful to the overall quest for truth.
If there is one God, Father, Son and Spirit and there is One Mediator between God and Man through whom the whole created order came to be, then there can only truly be His way of seeing the way the world as it ought to be. In addition to this, if we truly understand the whole created order is consisting and held together in Him where we all live move and have our being is now flesh, then we are united in His way of knowing and seeing the universe. If we truly reject the notion of the mind of God separated from the mind of humanity, then there is a union of the rationality of God and the rationality of the human being in Jesus Christ. A truly scientific approach to understanding the Universe and the things contained in it requires a participation in the truth that lies behind the Universe as well as the things contained in it. The eureka moments in scientific investigations are ones that can be objectively and independently observed by others. In theology, it is submitting to the Spirit of Truth where even the 'unbelieving' scientist must endeavour to submit to this same truth also if it is to ever make progress. This does not mean that one has to be a Christian to obtain such truth. I believe the common ground between science and theology is the Spirit of Truth who permeates all things. This truth cannot be mastered by any creature but is One that must be served so the truths of the things of creation might be disclosed.


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Billy Moon Barfly, Montreal QC, November 20
Published Nov 21, 2015Billy Moon, a Mac DeMarco-esque figure who's apparently on the radar of a few Canadian labels, he's got a charming voice, and though it's characterized by a slacker's drawl, he sings the kinds of melodies that might have made Rivers Cuomo jealous in 1994.
With just an electric guitar and drums, it should have sounded sparser than it was, but Moon's wavering baritone warble quickly established itself as the star, weaving earworm melodies over power chords as he big-upped the Habs to the Montrealers present and assumed the role of the slacker yokel: "I'm too dumb to figure out a rental car."
It was a shtick that wore out quickly; after shouting out his drummer and hating on McMaster fraternities, he mocked a front row fan's sneering guffaw. His humongous t-shirt had gel paint on the back that spelled "Billy Moon."
His face, contorted with the effort of playing his catchy, well-written songs, belied the lackadaisical image he projects, but he plays it up with comically vague slacker clichés: "You hear about the party after the show?" he drawled at one point. "I'm so stoked."
It started likable, but as it went on, it felt more and more dated, more put on, his songs less like an update on a '90s sound than a dated party trick. At one point, he used a pitch-shifter to warp his voice as he bantered between songs, mostly to confused, scattered laughs.
Whether Moon can translate his goofy stage persona into something bigger — perhaps more natural and human — remains to be seen. For now, he's got the riffs and a knack for melody, but his antics all feel so forced that it's hard to really fall in love with Moon.


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Bitcoin has been at the receiving end of the bubble blame for a couple of years. Financial experts and traders have been discussing this scenario even though they did not have any such evidence in the support of their belief. It kept rising at a wild pace till December 2017 and then took a nose dive to go down to less than $7000 in March 2018. Bitcoin Price Going Down and the Reasons Behind this Downfall.
At this doom, one can think of concluding the bubble burst scenario to be true. Although the value of bitcoin has dropped down to approximately 75% of its value in only two months but the argument could be defused by the fact that it has shown the potential to rise at the same pace at the end of last year.
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The Logic behind the free-fall of Bitcoin
Let me say the last thing first, it is not a bubble. The reason for this assumption is that the price drop has logic behind it. The value of each currency depends on the volume of use in form of transactions and trades.
Several regulatory bodies have put a ban on holding, mining or trading Bitcoins, however few of the bans are conditional. The unfortunate part of disowning this currency is that it has been restricted just because of its own strong points mentioned below:
Since no one can identify the owner of Bitcoin, it has given rise to its use in the Dark web and other criminal activities such as money laundering and sex trafficking. Several countries have banned the use of Bitcoin just for the reason of its anonymous nature. Pakistan has also banned crypto trading for the same reason. China has banned Initial Coin Offerings of cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Price Going Down and the Reasons Behind this Downfall
High Volatility
Its highly volatile nature is one of another strong reason that people have restricted its use. It has witnessed huge uptrend and downtrend in a matter of weeks. Merchants hesitate to accept it as a legitimate payment option because of the fear that it might drop down next moment. Buyers don't want to use it because they believe its price to be higher soon.
So in both the scenarios, high volatile nature has in fact restricted the use of Bitcoin at large which in turn results in less circulation. Even Microsoft has withdrawn its support as a valid payment option for that very reason. There was no outside reason that Microsoft disconnected them from Bitcoin.
Frauds in the Name of ICOs
On average there is one new digital currency being introduced to the market. Each cryptocurrency starts off with an Initial Coin Offerings which allows the investors to buy these coins at a lower rate with promises to get high rewards for their investment. Every new offering gives a detailed business model behind their blockchain setup.
Few of these ICOs collected the investment from traders and disappeared which triggered technology Giants like Facebook and Google to ban the advertisement for new Initial coin offerings and digital currencies. This scenario is treated against the credibility of Bitcoin which is an unfair treatment.
We have discussed few of the reasons of why Bitcoin price going down and we have come to a conclusion that Bitcoin is not a bubble that is at the verge of collapse but it is a well-established digital currency which is restricted by the traders and government bodies because of its most powerful points. These powerful points once carried the value of the coin to $20000 recently and it has the potential to do it again.


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ello and welcome. This is my ongoing musical series that showcases old and new music and runs parallel to my show. This weeks band is one that I've reconnected with recently, thanks to Spotify.
What I love about Spotify is that you can listen to a load of music but when it's all finished, it doesn't stop playing. It selects similar bands and artists to what you've been listening to and continues playing, until you stop the music.
The reason I'm mentioning this is because this is exactly how I found todays band. Yes I knew them before but can't figure out how. I love bands. I love artists. I love males. I love females and I love females in bands who ply their own instruments. Cue Grog and her band, Die So Fluid.
The band formed in London, in 2000 and released their first recording, Operation Hypocrite EP (2001) a year later. I didn't know the band at the time, until they released their first album. In 2001, however, I joined my first band (Going Slowly Backwards), as a keyboardist/pianist. I was only a part of the band for 24 hours before I was kicked out, but I remained friends with the band and have continued to write music of my own ever since.
Spawn of Dysfunction (2004) is the debut album by Die So Fluid. The album was released while I was in college, a month before my 20th birthday. The first song I heard was album opener, 'Bitterness by Discipline' (2004), and from that point on, I fell in love with the song and the band. Also in August, I found out that one of my friends had left their previous band, as had I, so we decided to start a band of our own.
Their follow up album, Not Everybody Gets a Happy Ending (2008) was released four years later. Upon the albums release, the title track was my go to song. Although not releases as a single, whenever I felt down, 'Not Everybody Gets a Happy Ending' became one of many songs to make me feel ok. From 2008 until I formed my current project in 2010, I took time out of music for a number of reasons, mainly because I was going through a lot of bad things. I'm fine for the moment.
I'd started my current project, approximately around the same time as Die So Fluid released their third studio album, The World Is Too Big For One Lifetime (2010). I'm a fan of Gothic literature and have an interest in demons, vampires, werewolves and zombies etc. So again, my go to song from this album, 'How Vampires Kiss', is an album track but not a single.
The release of their fourth album, The Opposites of Light (2014), was released after a four year break. This is currently the only album from their back catalogue that I don't own. Saying that they have a new album on the way. Unfortunately there is no clear release date. Their website states the album was released in 2017 but will also be released in 2018.
Prior to the album being finished, drummer Al Fletcher died from double pneumonia in 2016, thus the album has yet to be released. One Bullet From Paradise (2017/2018), is said to have been released in August last year, however, due to the death of Fletcher and the fact only the singles are available, their fifth studio album has been rumoured to be released sometime next month. Here's to hoping and waiting. Until then, check out the video below and tune in to The Rock & Metal Show tonight from 7-11pm to hear and old and new track from the band...


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In addition to providing calories and protein to promote wound healing, fluid intake is equally important. Achieving hydration needs and preventing dehydration, a risk factor for pressure ulcer development due to its effect on blood volume and skin turgor, is vital.
Fluids are needed for oxygen profusion, hydration to the wound bed, as the transport medium for nutrients, as a solvent for vitamins, minerals, glucose, amino acids, and to transport waste away from the cells.
Dehydration is defined as a rapid loss of 3% or more of body weight that is associated with water and electrolyte disturbance from either water or sodium depletion. Symptoms of dehydration include; changes in weight (3%-5% in < 30 days), decreased/concentrated urine output, dry or tenting skin, altered mental status (especially in the elderly) or elevated serum sodium levels, BUN (blood urea nitrogen), or hematocrit levels.
The three classifications of dehydration:
- Isotonic dehydration is classified as a balanced depletion of water and sodium caused by diarrhea and vomiting.
- Hypertonic dehydration is depletion of total body weight (TBW) due to diminished water intake, pathologic fluid loss or both.
- Hypotonic dehydration is depletion of water and sodium but sodium loss predominates, resulting in extracellular fluid loss. Hypotonic dehydration may be a result of diuretics, renal disease or decreased intake of sodium and water.
Around 60% of total body weight (TBW) for healthy young adults is located in the intracellular and extracellular compartments. TBW declines with age and older adults have additional risk factors for dehydration including decreased thirst perception, declining ability to concentrate urine, as well as multiple medications that alter electrolyte imbalance, such as diuretics. Cognitive or functional impairments increase older adults' dependence on others for assistance at meals. Fluid needs are increased when an individual has fever, diarrhea, profuse sweating (resulting in frequent linen changes), draining wounds, or is on a support surface that elevates body temperature. Since individuals with CHF or renal failure may not be able to tolerate additional fluids, the registered dietitian must work with the wound care team to determine appropriate fluid levels.
Several formulas are used to calculate an individual's fluid requirements. One formula utilizes 30-mL/kg body weight and another utilizes 1 mL/kilocalorie consumed. Water sources include fluids, the water content of food (19-28% in a healthy hydrated individual) and the small amount produced by oxidation of food. Some foods become fluids at room temperature such as ice cream, sherbets, or gelatin. Most oral nutritional supplements and enteral feeding contain approximately 75% free water, but note that the high calorie products with 1.5 or 2 kilocalories per mL have less free water. The product label or information will indicate the amount of free water.
Every member of the wound care team has a responsibility to prevent dehydration by offering fluids throughout the day and not just at mealtime. Offer water or other fluids after turning an individual, or 4oz of fluid with medications. Remember that every sip counts. Educate the individual and/or caregiver on the importance of adequate hydration for wound healing. Does the therapy room have water or additional fluids available? Water bottles or travel mugs can be attached to wheelchairs for easy access. Are there hydration stations available such as self-serve juice or beverage machines? Does the individual in bed have easy access to their water pitchers? Does the menu offer a variety of beverages selections such as carbonated beverages, juices, flavored water, coffees or teas?
By recognizing the danger signs for dehydration, developing an interdisciplinary treatment program and monitoring the outcome, we can all better help our patients on their path to recovery.
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Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND is an award winning dietitian, consultant for MEP Healthcare Dietary Services, published author, and member of the Purdue University Hall of Fame, Department of Foods and Nutrition, having held positions on numerous boards and panels including the National Pressure Ulcer Panel and the American Dietetic Association's Unintentional Weight Loss work group.
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Kodiac, is quite simply a stallion phenomenon.
A son of the breed shaping Danehill, and a half-brother to Invincible Spirit, he is a world record breaking sire of two-year-old's. He holds the record for most juvenile winners in a single season and the sire of no fewer than 90 Stakes performers worldwide and counting, and 2018 was his best year to date...
His illustrious progeny includes Group 1 winning fillies Fairyland and Tiggy Wiggy along with triple Group 1 winner Best Solution. Other Group and Stakes winners include Kessaar, Besharah, Adaay, Coulsty, Kodi Bear, Jash, Gifted Master, True Valour, Sporting Chance and Second Thought to name just a few.
Kodiac yearlings in 2018 reached 600,000 gns, 525,000 gns, 435,000 gns, 300,000 gns. €280,000, €275,000, 255,000 gns, 200,000 gns €200,000 etc with no fewer than 31 yearlings making over €100,000.
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We had a Tascam employee on the forums trying to listen and be as helpful as he could in his position. He kept getting attacked and bounced. Looks like he even deleted his account.
Vialenco, have you tried a few different SD cards (freshly formatted) in the recorder and found the same issue with each? If so and the issue is playback-related only, as a work-around you might consider a small inexpensive "playback only" player/recorder, physically transferring the SD card over to that when you need to make an listening check in the field. Not ideal, but less costly than a replacement recorder.Tascam makes decent gear at low cost that performs well in most cases, but one should not expect much support from them. The Tascam recorders I have - a DR680 Mk1 and DR680 Mk2 - have been very good recorders for me and are still performing well. I know this does not apply to you in this case but I'll put it out there for others- Early adopters be warned, best advice is to hold off purchasing until the initial problems and issues of new devices are well documented and have been sufficiently resolved. I don't expect any new recorders from Tascam until after the Gibson dust settles.
Last year I brought a DR-100 mk III [...]Well bang on a year after purchase the machine now glitches on playback or whilst record monitoring, this is now just a few days outside of the warranty period! The data recorded to the SD card is actually ok but playback and monitoring on the DR it'self isn't, at a guess an issue with the DA IC or a capacitor... Thing is it doesn't really give you confidence if you play something back and it's clicking and popping, on location you'd think is the file corrupt?
The sad thing is the DR-100 III other wise was great, some minor quibbles about the build (noisy and poor quality jog wheel and the shock mount doesn't really do anything when the unit is hand held)
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ABE classes are offered to our residents and members of the local community on-site in the Education & Employability Center. Through a partnership with Cleveland Community College's (CCC) Learning Center, instructors work with students each morning on the third floor of the Buffalo Street Facility to prepare Rescue Mission clients and members of the local community to pass the High School Equivalency Exam offered on campus at CCC.
Through a growing partnership with Cleveland Community College's Continuing Education department, the Education and Employ-ability Center offers Rescue Mission residents and members of the community a place to learn valuable job searching and workforce skills and on-the-job soft skills.
The "Ready to Work" program is a Cleveland County employer-endorsed credential that provides participants with essential workplace skills identified by local employers.
Other workforce development classes offered in the Career Pathways Program are: Introduction to Career Academies, Basic Computer Skills, OSHA-10 Training, Personal Finance and Interviewing.
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Zaheer Nooruddin is a senior integrated communications leader in APAC. He is a prolific influencer (22K followers on Twitter @DIGIBLE) with extensive digital and social media strategy experience that spans the Mobile & Technology, Media & Entertainment, Banking, Travel & Tourism, Education and Healthcare sectors. We grabbed him for a quick morning chat to gain his insights on the digital landscape.
What are your digital / technology priorities for the year ahead?
From the agency side, keeping track of what clients need in the world of communications and marketing. Making sure weâre digital first in their approach, whilst keeping software and solutions cost effective. Being quicker, faster, better etc. Bear in mind technology canât replace everything!
Which brands or businesses are using digital / technology to its full potential and how?
Not many brands are using it to itâs full potential. Thereâs a huge transformation process in relation to the world of social, mobile etc, and so much change to how communications and marketing is done from a business perspective. Brands are largely coming to terms with whatâs available, and trying to move quickly. The banking domain is leading the consumer journey with the ability to understand how consumers need to access information across regions. They recognize the different requirements in emerging and established markets. Hospitality, travel etc are also doing it well.
What emerging technologies or trends should people be aware of?
People should generally be aware of real time in marketing, communications and the concept of real time, the talent focus etc. It speaks to research, analytics, mobile, marketing etc. How do you create content? How do you respond to customers? Itâs very important for your brand.
What is the importance of video in the digital landscape from your perspective?
Itâs super, super important! Itâs a no brainer in terms of how customers consume information. Video is content that consumers like to access, which needs to be front and centre in any content strategy, but must tailor to the region. For instance this morning on the bus, I was reading the news via an app but then actually switched over to YouTube to watch a summary.
How are peopleâs roles and positions in companies changing with the emergence of digital and technology?
Itâs an absolute seismic shift! I see what digital has done to organizations, over the next few years or even sooner; people who donât really understand digital and technology will realize what it is doing to their business, particularly sales people, new business heads. If they donât get it, they are redundant. They need to catch up, this is perhaps why weâre seeing younger people moving up the corporate ladder quickly. They âgetâ it.
Whatâs the best piece of innovation you have seen in recent time and why?
The bicycle! *Laughs* No seriously, anything that disrupts the market place is good. Uber is a great example, a lot of people are using this new service. Thereâs generally great disruptive innovation in that sector, Airbnb is another good example.
How has employee engagement changed in recent times and how do you ensure that you have the highest levels among your employees?
Talent is moving and companies are changing. HR and the business leaders need to engage their people in order to keep them motivated. Companies are taking it a lot more seriously and weâre seeing more budgeting now. Companies are searching for new ways to manage, having an intranet that no one uses is not really employee engagement! Recently I met a client who said itâs a huge concern for them, so much so that even the board is talking about it; the need to figure out how to harness social. How does Twitter contribute to employee engagement? Can it? Thinking about technology in order to do it better, in a richer more substantial way and create really great content. It takes time and effort! Regarding employee engagement in APAC, right now is that turning point. The conversation is happening.
Lastly, whatâs your favourite local food?
Oh definitely chilli crab, fish head curry, any South Indian food!


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10 Healthy Experience Gifts Wellness Fans Will Love
You'll surprise and delight your friends and family with these thoughtful gifts that have real health benefits.
Every editorial product is independently selected, though we may be compensated or receive an affiliate commission if you buy something through our links.
Self-care may seem like a trendy term, but in reality nothing could be more timeless or important than taking care of your mental and physical health. Focusing on your health and wellness can include taking an exercise class, meditating, or exploring the world on a nature hike. "Self-care is essential to quality of life, resilience, and productivity," says Jane Pernotto Ehrman, a behavioral health therapist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. "It's our responsibility to take care of our needs. We live in a culture that often encourages selflessness, doing for others and not ourselves, but it's important to remember that if you don't take care of yourself, you're not going to have the energy to do anything for or with other people. And the self-care practices of meditation, yoga, and massage actually reduce the symptoms of depression." But here's the thing: When we're not showing off our #selfcare on Instagram, it can actually be quite hard for us to unplug and give in to what our brains and body truly need: a break. Giving the gift of wellness can be the best thing you can do for someone else. (Added bonus: Research suggests, like this 2016 study in the Journal of Consumer Research, that giving experience gifts over material items strengthens the relationship between the gifter and the recipient.) We've rounded up the 10 best experience gifts that promote a more balanced, less stressed life. And who doesn't need that? (Oh, and by all means, gift these to yourself, too.)
We don't have to tell you why a massage makes a good gift. The chance to zone out while quite literally feeling the tension leave your body is always going to be a winning experience gift because it's too often one of those things we know is good for us, yet we rarely schedule the time to do. Make it easy for someone in your life to take the advantage of this soothing self-care experience by surprising them with a treatment at a local spa they love or consider a gift certificate to Zeel, which offers in-home massages nationwide. And remember: A massage is more than just an indulgent escape. It has real health benefits too: A review in the International Journal of Neuroscience suggested that, following a massage, stress hormones in the body decreased by 31 percent and feel-good hormones like dopamine increased.
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A solid skincare routine has become synonymous with self-care these days and there's good reason: Taking care of your skin is a way to take care of you. And anytime you prioritize your own well-being, that's a very good thing. The same goes for the people in your life. Gifting a facial will allow a loved one to book some time to check in with themselves and feel the restorative benefits of walking out with a fresh face. (Bonus: If your giftee struggles with acne or other skin concerns, a facial may help lessen the anxiety they have around their skin, according to one study.) Heyday, a new skincare and facial destination in New York, Philadelphia, and LA, offers gift certificates to treat someone to much-needed me-time.
Facials start at $65
Private meditation session
Let's be honest: Sometimes when we're trying to zen out to a meditation podcast or app or simply quiet our mind on our own, we're not quite sure we're doing it right. And while meditation is a practice that does take time to master, it doesn't hurt to get a little help from the pros. Plus, investing in a regular meditation routine is an experience gift that truly keeps on giving. Numerous studies have shown that meditation has an impressive list of benefits, from reducing blood pressure to lessening symptoms of depression. Meditation studios are popping up all over the country, so search for a studio in your area that offers private or group sessions, like MNDFL in New York or the Meditation Bar in Austin, Texas.
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Yearlong pass to U.S. National Parks
While you might be feeling pretty cozy indoors this time of year, getting outside does a body good. In fact, research has shown that spending time outside can help improve your memory, lessen feelings of depression, and reduce inflammation in the body. One small study found that when subjects with major depressive disorders spent time walking in nature, they exhibited significant increases in overall mood. And research on individuals without depression have yielded similarly promising results on nature's impact on one's mood and self-esteem. For those who love a good nature walk or hike, consider gifting a year-long pass to the National Parks. This experience gift gives them access to more than 2,000 sites.
Wellness retreats
Sometimes the only way to really de-stress is to get away from it all. And a wellness retreat may be just the thing. The R&R Retreat at the Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, for example, is the kind of feel-good escape we all need to do from time to time. With daily yoga, healthy meals, introspective workshops and activities (Himalayan Bowl Sound Meditation, anyone?) it's a 360-self-care experience gift that will, without question, leave you more rejuvenated and restored than when you arrived. The real goal here is to give the gift of unplugging. "Too often we are trying to escape," says Ehrman. "And we run away through screens—our phones, our tablets, our TVs. But when we finally have the chance to get into that quiet place by dropping into our body and our breath with yoga, by quieting everything and focusing on gratitude, or going for a walk and getting out of your head, it enables us to really connect with knowing who we are and what we need in a way that our culture does not encourage, but is so necessary."
Healthy cooking classes
Resolving to eat healthier is usually a top new year's resolution for most people. Help aspiring foodies get a head start on their 2020 goals by treating them to a healthy cooking class to learn new tips and tricks that make cooking a healthier, more enjoyable experience. Not only will it be a fun night out, they'll feel more empowered to give it a go at home. And this can be crucially important, especially during the holidays. "People who engage in these kinds of activities are less likely to do emotional eating or overindulge," says Ehrman. "When people sign up for a cooking class, where they're going to learn how to pair great foods and how to prepare them in healthy ways, they are going to have a better mental attitude and mood." Sur La Table offers gift certificates to a variety of cooking classes nationwide that will appeal to just about any palate.
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A relaxing night in
Sometimes all we need is permission to do nothing, even if that's just at home. The Lather Wellness Retreat offers the chance to unwind without having to go anywhere. This de-stressor kit will turn any bathroom into an oasis with tension-relieving bath salts, soothing body balms, and candles to set the stage for the ultimate at-home wellness experience. It's perfect for those who always seem to be short on time and want to squeeze in a little self-care when they find themselves with a spare hour. And it makes a difference: "When we give ourselves permission and the gift of wonderful activities that will help us to relieve our stress, we sleep better and our immune systems are more balanced," says Ehrman.
At-home DNA kit
For the friend or family member who's always digging in the past to piece together their family tree, a DNA kit may be just the thing they need to satisfy their curiosity about where they come from. Plus, DIY DNA testing can tell you not only more about your ancestry, but also if you're potentially predisposed to certain conditions. At-home genetics company 23andMe, for instance, offers "Health Predisposition" reports which can tell you if you're at a higher genetic risk of developing certain diseases (though you should always consult a geneticist to discuss your results). It can be serious stuff, but sometimes knowing what's lurking in our DNA may help us make better health decisions now.
Salt cave spa day
Sure, you could gift someone a day at any spa and they'll enjoy it, but consider upgrading the typical spa day with a trip to a salt cave, designed to look and feel like the original ones in the Himalayas. The goal is to breathe in the refined air, which may help improve respiratory issues, from asthma, colds, or allergies, according to the Salt Therapy Association (which also has a list of locations nationwide). While the science on salt caves is limited, consider it another way to hit reset on stress and find more balance.
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Workout class or personal training session
If someone on your gift list has aspirations to up their fitness game next year, first up: Congratulate them. There are so many health benefits to working out, and it's noble goal for anyone who's ready to change their couch potato ways. Not only does regular exercise help improve your health now, it also helps you live longer. A 2018 Cleveland Clinic study found the people with better cardiorespiratory fitness had a lower risk of mortality during the study than those who were less fit. Gifting a yoga class or a one-on-one personal training session can help ease someone back into a regular routine. Because let's face it: Sometimes the hardest part of getting back in the gym is knowing where to start, and a low-intensity class or personal instruction can go a long way in relieving those newbie jitters. You can help with this stocking stuffer: a Classpass gift card that will allow them to choose the class that suits them best.
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- Jane Pernotto Ehrman, a behavioral health therapist, Cleveland Clinic
- Journal of Consumer Research: "Experiential Gifts Foster Stronger Social Relationships Than Material Gifts"
- International Journal of Neuroscience: "Cortisol Decreases And Serotonin And Dopamine Increase Following" Massage Therapy
- Biomedical Research: "The facial massage reduced anxiety and negative mood status, and increased sympathetic nervous activity"
- Journal of Affective Disorders: "Interacting with Nature Improves Cognition and Affect for Individuals with Depression"
- Environmental Science Technology: "What is the best dose of nature and green exercise for improving mental health? A multi-study analysis."
- JAMA Network Open: "Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing"


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FBNGeneral Insurance Limited has unveiled auto marketing experiential products cover, a personalized motor insurance to protect and add value to the customer.
The Managing Director and CEO, FBNInsurance, Val Ojumah, speaking at the launching in Lagos, said what we are bringing to you is a market friendly cover, a cover that provides for your needs. At FBNGeneral, he said, our promise is our bond.
According to him, there is no alternative to insurance, at times like this when things are tough and difficult, this is actually when insurance comes to play. If you do not have money for anything else, at least , you have money to protect your existing assets, because to replace those assets today may be exceedingly challenging.
Source: Guardian