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Human rights advocates, lawyers and ordinary citizens in Senegal are hoping their government will follow through on this week's arrest of Chad's 1980s leader, Hissene Habre, and extradite him for trial in Belgium. However, they say many obstacles remain for the former ruler, who has been living in exile in Senegal, to face charges of gross human rights violations, including ethnically-targeted torture and executions.
The leading human rights campaigner who has been trying to get Mr. Habre to face justice, Reed Brody, tells VOA this week's arrest in Dakar is just a preliminary step.
"It's only the beginning, he's been arrested pursuant to the Belgium international arrest warrant, there will now be an extradition procedure," he said. "We are hoping that the court and then President Wade agree to Habre's extradition."
The office of the public prosecutor at the Dakar Court of Appeals has until the middle of next week to decide whether to allow Mr. Habre's extradition. If it rules in his favor, it will then be up to Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade to agree by decree.
Mr. Wade has already said he will seek the advice of the African Union. He also said it was not a Senegalese problem, but an African one.
A Senegalese lawyer defending Chadian victims, Boukounta Diallo, says it will be no easy task.
He said there is a so-called union of present and former African leaders who resist bowing to outside pressure in ending impunity of heads of state in Africa.
Other wanted leaders are still in exile, like former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who lives in Nigeria.
Belgium has laws that, in certain instances, allows it to pursue crimes against humanity even if they are committed elsewhere. In this case, some of the plaintiffs are Chadians who reside in Belgium.
The human rights campaigner, Mr. Brody, who is renting a house with some of the Chadian victims in Dakar, accuses Mr. Habre of distributing ill-gotten wealth for protection. But Mr. Brody remains hopeful, justice will take precedence over greed.
"Habre came from Chad with millions of dollars that he stole from the Chadian treasury," he said. "He received apparently millions of dollars as well from Saddam Hussein. But I think the Senegalese judicial system and the president will rise above that and will allow the extradition to take its course. I don't think Senegal enjoys giving harbor and refuge to a dictator with so much blood on his hands, like Hissene Habre."
Mr. Habre has also given money to Islamic religious groups in Senegal, bringing internal pressure as well to resist his extradition. But one Senegalese resident, Urbain Tossou, told VOA he hopes his government can still set an example and start ending the African pattern of impunity by exile.
"He has to be extradited, no matter his friends here in Senegal, be it religious people or whatever," said Mr. Tossou. "You know Hissene Habre is a human being and Chadian people are human beings. We, African people, we need our presidents to be aware of their job. They have to do their job properly. They don't need to do whatever they want and then right after to be helped by a friendly country or another president just to live the way they want."
Another obstacle is Mr. Habre's health. The 63-year-old is now in custody in hospital, rather than in jail. Alleged poor health is often used by lawyers of former rulers to delay proceedings against them.
Still, Mr. Brody, who works for the New York-based group Human Rights Watch, says the seriousness of the charges against him should prevail.
"The crimes with which Hissene Habre is accused are very serious crimes, thousands of political killings, systematic torture campaigns of ethnic cleansing against his own people," he said. "They are well documented, his own political police files that we uncovered give thousands of cases, 1,208 individuals who died in detention in N'Djamena, the names of over 12,000 victims. The law is very clear, Senegal has ratified the U.N. torture convention and is obliged to help bring a torturer to justice, not having done it in Senegal, they are obliged to extradite him to Belgium. Belgium offers a fair trial so I don't see why Senegal could not extradite him to Belgium."
Mr. Habre has been publicly discreet about the extradition since the possibility surfaced, but he has repeatedly denied charges of personal wrongdoing. Chad's government, which overthrew Mr. Habre in 1990, and now also faces growing dissension within the army, has welcomed his arrest, saying it hoped a sordid page of Chad's history could be turned.


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Door # 1? Door # 2? Which way to go?
Too often we see business owners looking for financing and not knowing where to begin.
Well there a few fundamentals many entrepreneurs don't think about and so are often ill-prepared to support their request for financing.
Where do they start… usually the local bank branch manager where they do business. From there a search may expand to other banks, federal or regional government agencies, and venture capital or angel investing groups.
The real starting place should be a plan. Business owners/managers should be able to first clearly outline a set of objectives. What is the focus of the plan? Have all issues been prioritized? What uses of funding can maximize the return on funds invested?
If the planned use of financing cannot be clearly articulated why should the provider take the risk?
One of the key elements often overlooked by borrowers is the lenders keen interest in understanding the strength of the borrower's organization. Banks or private lenders want to know who is managing their money; they have little interest in owning a business that defaults on a loan. Therefore step one in the process may be cleaning up you house and strengthening the organization.
Financing through loans vs grants is always an interesting discussion. Too often businesses want and expect a government grant to grow their business. Weak arguments are made about the worth of the project and the interest for governments to throw money at a problem. Governments mainly pursue support programs that will garner political favour and help facilitate re-election.
Private investors look with equally critical eyes at the risk of the venture. These groups want a high multiple return, particularly if risk is high for any potential investment. Some have greater appetites for risk but again the expected return is higher and often the trade-off is the borrower may lose control of the business.
Always remember the GOLDEN RULE.

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The Revd Dave Bull - Area Dean
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Dave is married to Helen and they have three young children. He has lived in Worcester, Oxford, London and Reigate.
Until the age of 23 Dave rarely darkened the doors of a church, but came to faith on an Alpha course in London. He worked for Unilever, a charity in South West London and a large London church before training for his ordination. He loves mountain biking, building Lego with his children and sailing.
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Graeme is an active member of St Mary the Virgin in Marlow Bottom and has been in post as Deanery Lay Chair for 5 years, He has been a Christian all his life and has served on PCC's for many years. Prior to Marlow he worshipped at St John the Baptist church in Cookham Dean for over 20 years. There he served 2 terms on Deanery Synod and one on Diocesan Synod. He tries to encourage everyone to develop their own individual lay ministry, wherever that may lie. He has 4 grown up children and is an active racketball and golf player. Prior to early retirement Graeme was in the IT industry for over 30 years, and was a Director of companies such as PeopleSoft, Northgate and Systems Union.
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Hugh is married to Jenny and has two children, Charlotte (nursing at St George's Hospital, Tooting) and Kimberley (in her final year of a degree in American Theatre Studies at Rose Bruford College, Sidcup).
His previous role was Team Rector of the Langport Area Team Ministry. His previous career was in the RAF in which he flew operationally as a Tactical/Routine Navigator on Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft based at Kinloss. He continues to fly light aircraft from Booker Airpark and enjoys painting and making stained-glass panels.
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Nigel Peach - Deanery Treasurer
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Mark Moorcroft - Deanery Synod Secreatary
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Cannes 2016: A first-time judge on her festival experience
Maxus Canada's president Ann Stewart on the way forward for Canadian Cannes' submissions.
Cannes 2016: The elephant on the Croisette
Mindshare's Armin Huska on how ad blocking is dominating the conversation at Cannes, and how the industry ought to respond to the issue.
Are millennials Lilliputians?
PHD Canada's Rob Young debunks myths around the imagined community of Lilliputians (aka millennials).
Upfronts 2016: a Canadian buyer's verdict
PHD Canada's Melissa Kotsopoulos (pictured) on the evolution of a new data-based currency for ad delivery and a move towards reduced ad loads in the U.S. market.
CBS upfront 2016: equal parts comedy, drama
UM Canada's Julie McMillan on how Big Bang is factoring into the network's schedule, its first in 16 years without a CSI series.
NBC upfront 2016: Three comedies, no time grid
Mindshare Canada's Tonia Beale (pictured) takes a critical look at NBC's slate following a presentation where shows were introduced by categories, not time slots.
FOX upfront 2016: A focus on cult remakes
UM's Julie McMillan (pictured) on FOX's new slate of film-to-TV reboots and the return of comedy favourites.
Don't let new software topple your marketing stack
Envoke.com's Keith Holloway details why a company's entire marketing stack must be in sync with its overall strategic goals.
TV's gestalt: What's on offer for broadcast year '17
PHD's Rob Young points to the tech-focused nature of this year's upfronts as buyers prepare to tune in on addressability.
Why technology showcases like CES matter to marketers
Deborah Hall, CEO of Dive Networks on the key trends from this year's showcase, as well as why it has reached tipping-point status for the marketing community.
Show and tell: media measurement in flux
PHD's Rob Young charts out the changes taking place in the measurement space and how they allow us to measure consumer activity on media differently.
Reports of TV's death are greatly exaggerated
ACA's Judy Davey identifies the medium's strengths and calls for better use of technology to exploit its power.


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Beginning Monday, October 5, we will be implementing a hybrid in-person learning schedule for all students who are not currently enrolled in the LaunchED program. Click here to learn more. Comenzando el lunes 5 de octubre, estaremos implementando un programa de aprendizaje híbrido en persona para todos los estudiantes que no estén inscritos actualmente en el programa LaunchED. Haga clic aquí para saber más
STEM can show up EVERYWHERE, and it isn't just about classroom learning. STEM in SVVSD really translates to students who can problem solve, integrate and personalize their learning in unique ways, connect with others, and develop 21st century skills (communicate well, collaborate, think critically, be creative, and embrace character development).
At Alpine, we host an annual Fundraiser and we call on these principles and skills in our staff, students, parents and community members to be successful. The Fund Run is Alpine's one major school fundraiser each school year. The FUND Run brings in additional funding through our Parent Teacher Organization that we use to support all aspects of our learning environment.
As a school that embraces STEM practices and philosophies, we think making connections with our community is important. Fund Run coordinators work hard to share our story with the local community to raise financial support for what we need as a school. Problem solving is another STEM element that we use as we plan for this event. In previous years, we hired outside companies to help provide incentives to students for raising money. However, that cut into the money we raised. So we problem solved! Now, our incentives are donated by teachers and involve time and community building over a traditional "prize". The effects of the Fund Run last throughout the year. With all the ways the money supports our school, it supports integration of content, technology, and community building. Funds are used to extend the learning beyond the classroom with fieldtrips, guest speakers, and other ways to personalize student learning. As students fundraise, they use many 21st century skills to communicate, show their character and collaborate with friends to raise money. At Alpine, STEM isn't what we do, it helps shape who we are. Would you like to donate? Contact our school at firstname.lastname@example.com!


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Connecting the enterprise and delivering contextual information based on role via any channel is just a vision for most insurers. Instead, it can be the reality. Learn how to capture new business and strengthen customer loyalty through more complete, contextual interactions, right when it matters most.
- Understand the implications of the exponential growth of available data to Insurers
- Learn approaches to focus your digital initiatives
around the customer
- Be introduced to technology that can bring together data from various sources and connect core processes
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The Lowdown on Background Checks
If human capital can be an organizations greatest asset, it also has to potential to be its greatest liability. There are innumerable cases to cite which prove that fraudulent employees are the biggest weakness an organization can have. Search online and you will get to know of horror stories where the lack of background verification led to huge losses for the company or organization in question.
Consider your own organization; what are the policies and procedures in place to ensure that your hiring program is in fact doing a stellar job of protecting and building on human assets? If you do not have a background check process in place, consider;
- The percentage of applicants who include false information on their resumes is in the double digits.
- There are thousands of online sources that provide false diplomas, degrees and other forms of educational qualifications in return for a fee. Even professional references can be bought at the click of a button.
- About 10% of the working population has a criminal record.
If you have a solid recruitment program with the inclusion of well -balanced background checks, it will assist in minimizing turnover and liability exposure. If your background check process consists of a few preemptory enquiries and telephone calls to the names and numbers that your applicant provided, then your organization needs a stringent background check firmly in place for new hires and promotions. It may seem odd, but if you are running a full range of searches on every candidate, you might be creating a liability unintentionally.
Here is what you should consider;
- Do you require a background check policy? Unforeseen tragic events, financial losses and the nature of the business climate are such that not doing proper background verification in India turns out to be a very expensive mistake. Background checks are part of the employment culture in all big companies. Just because a company is small does not mean that background checks are not necessary. On the contrary a small business needs top of the line and honest employees more as there is the existence of the company at stake here.
- Who to check is the next question. In a bet case scenario there should be checks on all temporary staff, new hires and contractors. The company does not need to absorb the whole cost of the background check campaign, There are reputable background verification checking companies that can do the job for you at a pre-arranged rate. It is best to include all employees of the organization and run background checks on each and every one to be sure and satisfied.
Most of the background checking service providers will create different search packages to address your specific requirements. In case your policy involves different levels of screening for top slots in the company, it becomes critical to keep the searches consistent with the job category. If you have the policy of promoting candidates from within, remember that the background check on the candidate that was done previously for the lesser position may not be enough for the new position. A lot of companies adopt the policy of running criminal background checks as a part and parcel of their of the employee review process. Repeating educational qualification checks may not be necessary but running a current criminal background check is quite important for you to stay in the clear and breathe easy.
You might ask what searches you should include. That answer lies with your basic judgment but there are some guidelines that can assist you. The background check should be relevant in regard to the position and also be thorough in nature. Also it must stop short of falling in to the unreasonable demands category. It is viewed as a certainty that criminal background checks are a must for having a safe working environment both for the sake of your business as well as the other employees in the workplace.
The searches that the background screening company in India does will have to rely a great deal on the information provided by the prospective employee, however this should not constitute the sole source. Each and every check should be inclusive of the address provided by the employee and the criminal history search should be based on that. If the provided address matches the true address it alright, if not you have the right to ask the employee the records are not matching. The criminal history search should be on two levels-local and national. With all the various scams and scamsters abounding, you can never be too sure of whom you hire.
Driving licenses are another thing to check when the employee to be hired will be entrusted with driving in some capacity or the other. It might be related to a sales or a delivery based job. It is important for the employee to have a relatively infringement free driving license as this bodes well for both him and the company. You as the owner of the company will be safe in the assumption that the employee is a safe driver and that he is unlikely to create an accident or traffic violation if his driving records are clean.
Checking against national databases like the Adhaar card and the PAN card is another good way of screening employees. The company whom you entrust the background verification in India with will have the resources to run checks based on these parameters. As the owner of the hiring company you will be protected against false or doctored applications with the entrustment of the background verification services to a third party company.
Netrika Consulting is a reputable and well known background verification company in India having top clients in their resume. If you want both professional work as well as peace of mind, you would do well to consult this company as they have an excellent track record of checking all the right boxes when it comes to employee screening. They have formidable resources that you would really do well to hire for complete peace of mind regarding employee hiring issues.


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I never decide if an idea is good or bad until I try it. So much of what gets in the way of things being good is thinking that we know. And the more that we can remove any baggage we're carrying with us, and just be in the moment, use our ears, and pay attention to what's happening, and just listen to the inner voice that directs us, the better. But it's not the voice in your head. It's a different voice. It's not intellect. It's not a brain function. It's a body function, like running from a tiger.
In this interview, legendary producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin echoes the same sentiment many of history's greatest scientists have articulated: intuition is essential to creativity.
As beloved writer Anne Lamott famously put it, "You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind… Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating."
Also see the science of what we call "intuition."
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7. Bubble Skirt
Floating flowers are a fun way to decorate for special occasions, or to simply create something different for your dining room table. Most flowers float pretty well on their own until they start to pool with water and slowly sink. For a longer lasting centerpiece, use bubble wrap to make little skirts for your flowers. Check out the details here.
8. Tower of Flowers
Create this impressive tower of flowers with just a few varying sized pots and your choice of flowers or herbs! This is perfect for a patio or deck that is in need of something prominent and high for a large corner or section in need of disguise. Read the full instructions here.
9. Keeping it Inside
Instead of the traditional vase of flowers, think outside of the vase (or inside rather), and choose one large flower or group of flowers to showcase inside of a cylinder vase or glass. Use rocks to keep the flower(s) upright, and add just enough water to keep the stems soaked. I think this looks really stylish and unique! It's also budget-friendly considering you only need one flower to make it pretty.


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EPIC Long Island's commitment to excellence is rooted in the belief that education, training and supportive services can help all individuals reach their fullest potential. Established in 1953 by a small group of parents of children with epilepsy who were determined to see their children lead productive and satisfying lives, our founders worked tirelessly for all those with epilepsy.
Our longevity as an organization and our success in improving the lives of so many individuals throughout the years is a direct result of our planning for changes in the environment and being flexible in our response to the needs of the communities we serve.
Over the years, EPIC Long Island has grown from a small support group for parents to one of Long Island's leading centers of excellence for providing care, education, support and services to individuals with epilepsy, to individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities and more recently, children and adults with mental health challenges.
The evolution of EPIC Long Island's services over the years is summarized in the timeline below. Although our locations and names have changed over time, our commitment to providing critical services to our Long Island community has been steadfast.
Service Population: 38,000 individuals with epilepsy
Programs: Medical research, clinical and rehabilitation services
Founders: Mike and Rose Lee and Naomi and Barney Silverman
Epilepsy Association of America (Nassau Chapter), 134 Jackson Street, Hempstead; provides educational and social services for individuals with epilepsy. During this time, Judge Samuel Levine was instrumental in securing a government subsidy from the Nassau Board of Mental Health to support program expansion.
Epilepsy Foundation of Nassau County is established as a chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation of America.
Epilepsy Center of Nassau County moves to larger headquarters, 550 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, and services now include physical and occupational therapy.
Our first Residence for adults with Developmental Disabilities, as well as epilepsy, opens in Hicksville.
A Home Respite Program is implemented to provide short-term assistance for families caring for a loved one with a developmental disability.
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island is established with expanded services beyond Nassau County to include Suffolk County.
The growth of our residential program continues and we open four more residences bringing our total to ten residential houses.
Moved to a new Garden City location at 506 Stewart Avenue.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island opens a Mental Health Clinic for adults with services available to the entire community.
Rebranding of the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island to EPIC Long Island. The rebranding reflects the evolution of our agency with the goal to raise awareness of our broad range of services that include not only epilepsy support, education, training and advocacy but multi-layered services for adults with developmental disabilities, as well as adults with mental health challenges.
EPIC Long Island moves to current location at 1500 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow.
Our mental health clinic services expand to include services for children as well as adults.
EPIC Long Island and South Shore Child Guidance Center merge under the umbrella organization of EPIC Family of Human Service Agencies, Inc. Each agency maintains separate nonprofit 501 (c) 3 status and separate Boards. A Corporate parent Board governs the agency Boards.
"EPIC Long Island is committed to providing superior services and quality care to all the individuals we serve. We welcome anyone with epilepsy, seizure disorders, or physical, intellectual, or emotional challenges, as well as their friends and families. "At EPIC you can expect to receive respect, care, and support from everyone in this organization. I hope you'll join us and experience all we have to offer."
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There are people out there in the world that wake up in the morning, eat breakfast, maybe drink coffee, and then proceed to do this:
""Then she went on saying my son was obviously weak and the weakest of the herd are not meant to survive, I should just get over it," he says."
Who is "she"? She is an anti-vaccine activist who called "he," the father of a child who died from chickenpox. She is a vile and disgusting person who got up from bed that morning, did her morning routine, and then decided somewhere in her head to call this father and tell him to "just get over it."
But it doesn't stop there. This other person also got up one morning and decided to do this:
"Cecily Johnson's daughter Laine died a slow and agonising death. She contracted measles as a 10-month-old, just weeks before her scheduled immunisation, but survived. But when she was seven years old, the deadly measles sidekick that had been lying in wait, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), began its fatal attack. Within two weeks she was blind, and then lost ability to walk and talk.
She died at age 12 in 1995.
Like the McCafferys and the Kokegeis, Cecily wanted to warn other families about the horrors of vaccine-preventable diseases. She spoke to Ray Martin and within weeks an anti-vaccination book,Behavioural Problems in Children: the Link to Vaccination, was delivered to her in-laws' address in Western Australia. It was signed by the author, anti-vaccination campaigner Vera Schribner. "I sent it back to her. I was furious," Cecily says."
I'm going to say it. Vera Schribner woke up that morning and decided to sign one of her [expletive] anti-vaccine books and give it to the parents of a child who died from a vaccine-preventable book. If Charles Manson sent a copy of his bio to a family member of one of his victims, I wouldn't be as outraged. (Yeah, okay, I would.)
Anyway, go read the rest of that report. But I must warn you that you will find yourselves hating people. Oh, "hate" is too strong a word? Sorry. I do hate them. (It also includes the story of the harassment of the parents of Dana McCaffery, a little who died from pertussis.
I hate them with the passion of a million yellow suns.


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On Saturday March 10, the Nri Kingdom shook to its foundation. It was the 1013th annual Igu Aro festival of the kingdom, which was usually held every February to mark the beginning of the new calendar year of the kingdom.
The kingdom had scheduled to hold this year's festival on February 18, but had to shelve it when the Ananbra State government said it had slated the day for its local government elections.
And when the new day, March 10 came, the kingdom had to contend with an unprecedented crowd, one that had never been seen in the history of the Igu Aro festival.
Before noon when the event was to commence, members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) had invaded the kingdom, leaving it with no space. They had come to honour their leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, who was on January 14 conferred with the Ijelle Ndigbo title by Eze Nri, His Majesty, Eze Obidiegwu Onyesoh, the Eze Nrienwelana 11, but the celebration was deferred to the March 10 date of Igu Aro festival.
On the appointed day, the entrance to the arena over-looking the palace of Eze Onyesoh was jam-packed with people as MASSOB members in all-black attire who were in charge of the security formed a ring round the field that could contain over 2,000 guests.
When the stage was set for the event to begin, the organizers had a hectic time controlling the MASSOB members who wanted the Biafran national anthem to be played instead of the Nigerian anthem.
Consequently, Eze Onyesoh took over and reminded the MASSOB members that they were still in one Nigeria, which had just accorded the Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu a state burial.
The traditional ruler promoted the MASSOB for putting up good attitude during the burial of Ojukwu, urging them to maintain the streak and remain non-violent.
But the members were resolute as they went ahead to sing the Biafran national anthem soon after the Nigerian anthem was sang.
The protocols over, Igwe Onyesoh took the stage and renewed the agitation for an additional state for the South-east geo-political zone for it to be in equal footing with the other five geo-political zones in the country.
The traditional ruler who also urged President Goodluck Jonathan to complete the Second Niger Bridge, thanked the President for giving the late Igbo leader, Dim Ojukwu a state burial with full military honours never seen in the history of the country.
He also urged MASSOB members to always organise themselves in a manner that would foster unity and peace in the country.
Onyesoh extolled the virtues of MASSOB members whom he said remained calm even in the face of wanton massacre of their brothers and sisters in the North and never resorted to violence or retaliation.
Hear him: 'I want to tell you that the future of this country, Nigeria, rests on your shoulders and I wish to thank you for the way and manner you respected the sanctity of human life even in the face of provocations from the killings of our people in the North, no northerner was touched in any part of Igbo land. I want to thank MASSOB for their maturity and discipline and also urge them to remain peaceful because what they are agitating for will be given to us without shedding of any blood'
Chief Uwazurike who the event was apparently staged to celebrate expressed happiness over the new role given to him by the entire Igbo nation even as he promised to put in his best in fighting for the cause of the Igbo.
The MASSOB leader also expressed his readiness to carry out the responsibilities entrusted on him, urging Ndigbo to be focused on the real essence of the struggle which he said was to address injustice and marginalization of the race.
He maintained that the new role of Igbo leader would encourage him to do more for the rest of Ndigbo, pointing out that the Igbo man has always been noted to have respect for human life, assuring that very soon Ndigbo would be free from all marginalization.
Also Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka who was installed Ogrisi Igbo, the second in command to Chief Uwazurike, said that the formal presentation and installation of the new Ijele Ndigbo by the ancient Nri Kingdom was apt, especially now that the entire Igbo nation was mourning Ojukwu.
He promised that they would carry out their duties in accordance with the tradition and culture of the Igbo, noting that the installation of Chief Uwazurike was not politically driven, but divinely ordained as he is to liberate Ndigbo from marginalization.
Earlier in his address, the President General of Nri Progressive Union, Chief Frank Okeke-Oraeki said the 1013th Iguaro festival was significant as it threw up Ndigbo in the better position to continue to push forward for their rightful share in the country.
Chief Okeke said Iguaro dated back to 1043 AD, adding that it was aimed at signaling the planting season in the Nri kingdom and indeed the rest of Igbo land just as he urged Ndigbo to go back to agriculture.
'The proclamation of Igbo Lunar calendar from year to year is the prerogative of Eze Nri, being the custodian of Igbo culture, custom and tradition, the keeper of Ofo Ndigbo in the ancestral homeland. The Nri lunar calendar starts in February, and it is determined by the celestial movement of the sun,' he said.
At about 3:00 p.m. when guests who attended the Igu Aro festival made to leave Nri, the community had been shut down as the road leading to Eze Onyesoh's palace had been blocked by vehicles that lines up to 1 kilometer to the major road.
Most of the dignitaries, as well as Chief Uwazurike and his entourage had to leave Nri through a footpath.


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Our 2016 International Gymnast of the Year Sr Elite Winner for a third year in a row! Simone has won just about everything there is to win and there was no question that she would win this title again. This field this past year was extra strong, much to do with the Olympic cycle, but Simone remained easily at the top of our selection. So congratulations to Simone for her accomplishments and of course congratulations to her coach, Aimee Boortman, and her entire support crew!
We have had our eye on Maile for several years now. Maile exemplifies exactly what we are looking in a winner of this award: she trains hard, is dedicated to this sport, is a leader amongst her teammates, and she has a tendency to win! Maile, is the Top Jr in the country and won the 2016 P&G Championships this past year. Maile without question is our Jr Elite International Gymnast of the Year winner! Congratulations to Mailie, her family, and her coaches Tammy and Sorin Salcianu.
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Unlike many "best places to retire" lists, the Milken Institute starts from the insight that most Americans want to age at home and in place, and not uproot themselves from their communities. In effect, the Best Cities for Successful Aging Index is an x-ray that reveals how well U.S. cities are providing the infrastructure, amenities, and opportunities both to serve and benefit from the country's fastest-growing age segment.
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Publication date 2014-11-18
Publication Year 2014
Authors Anusuya Chatterjee , Jaque King
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Vanessa shares her powerful story on how she is fighting to stop shootings in her neighborhood through love and art.
(Warning: The audio is a little broken in the beginning, but promise—it gets better!)
One of the most powerful talks of our month around bravery, Vanessa German speaks at our Pittsburgh chapter on how love is the only way to stop violence and hate. Everything she knows about bravery, she says, she learned through love and love is what is helping her stop the shootings in her neighborhood.
About the speaker
Vanessa German is an award winning multidisciplinary artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's historic Homewood neighborhood. Vanessa is an actress, playwright, sculptor, performer and educator. She has pioneered a performance style called Spoken Word Opera; a dynamic hybrid of spoken word poetry infused with the theatrical elements of Opera, Hip Hop, and African Storytelling.
She has written and performed several evening length Spoken Word Operas including,"root", "testify", "fire" and been featured performer at The Vineyard Playhouse, The August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Rochester University, TEDx Harvard, TEDx MIT, TED Women, and TED Education. German's sculptural work has been shown and exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide and is in several public and private collections including, The Progressive Collection, The Weisman Foundation, The American Visionary Arts Museum and the David C. Driskell center.
German is also the founder of, "Love Front Porch" and Homewood's Art House, and the "STOP SHOOTING, WE LOVE YOU" yard signs.
She debuts a new body of sculptural and performance work in October of 2013 at the Pavel Zoubok Gallery in NYC. This year the Huffington Post noted her, "One of 30 contemporary art makers under 40 that you should know about." Her work is presently touring the nation in the Driskell Center's African American Art 1950- present exhibition, and a solo exhibition of new sculptures opened in october 2013 at the pavel zoubok gallery in chelsea; the exhibition was called, HOMEWOOD.
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There is no "they." "They" do not exist. If something would change it would have to be changed through us. — Vanessa German
Love will make you face, your simplest and your oldest fears. — Vanessa German
Love is the only creative, redemptive, transformative power in the universe. — Vanessa German
Anything and everything that I know about bravery, I only know through love. — Vanessa German
Making art is the clearest way in which I'm able to love myself. — Vanessa German
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Thank you Vanessa German for being you and for being me. I struggle with "Who does she think she is" everyday...but I will continue to show up to the places and spaces where I don't look like anyone else, I'll continue to make the connections I couldn't possibly have engineered and tell the stories this country NEEDS to hear...and I'll do it for LOVE.
Hosted by Union Project
Date November 15, 2013
Kaleidoscope Cafe
Union Project
Espresso A Mano
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Aidro designs and produces hydraulics and 3D printing metal solutions
Based in Italy, 40 years experience in valves, manifolds, heat exchanger, hydraulic systems, Aidro produces Additive Manufacturing parts such as fast delivery spare parts, rapid prototype, innovative and lightweight products, improved flow valves.
Functional Testing and NDT.
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Key stakeholder to work together to define requirements and standards for 3D Metal Printing
The Northern Italy-based Aidro Hydraulics & 3D Printing welcomed a 2-days meeting of the Joint Innovation Programs (JIPs) focused on Additive Manufacturing of functional production parts for the Oil, Gas & Maritime industries. Participating companies in the project include key stakeholders such as Equinor, BP, Total, Rolls Royce Marine, TechnipFMC, Vallourec and other companies specialized in additive manufacturing such as Aidro, SLM Solutions, Additive Industries, Voestalpine, OCAS, Ivaldi Group, Quintus, HIPtec, University of Strathclyde and Siemens. In fact, also in Oil & Gas it is recognized that the adoption of additive manufacturing can generate advantages in various areas such as just-in-time delivery of spare parts and reduction of stock, fast prototyping, accelerating R&D and innovative solutions.
The partners of the program aim to define clear requirements for parts manufactured by additive manufacturing thanks to the sharing of information and knowledge among the group. The work tools are two JIPs: one focused on defining the guidelines managed by the DNV GL and the other JIP, managed by Berenschot, aimed at identifying key pieces or case studies and following the production process through the additive manufacturing, identifying the necessary tests and making the analysis on printed parts.
The Programs were launched early 2018 and by this year the group has grown to 17 companies, with the latest entry of Shell. Partners have periodical discussions and the preliminary results of guideline have been presented during the meeting held on March 4th and 5th at Aidro offices, near the beautiful landscape of Lake Maggiore. Between a discussion and the other, the Aidro staff organized a special visit for the partners within the company. Divided into three groups, the members were able to attend an in-depth presentation on the design for additive manufacturing. In particular Alberto Tacconelli, Managing Director of Aidro, showed the benefits that can be achieved with a new design approach and the better performances of 3D printed components. The visit continued with a tour to the AM department where metal 3D printers were at work. Finally, an active workshop has seen the visitors grapple with the post-processing and some people armed with hammer and chisel have been able to test with their own hands the complexity of the operations of finishing and supports removal.
Aidro contributes to the JIPs with its technical expertises as a valves manufacturer in conventional way (this was the main activity for almost 40 years) and as user of metal additive manufacturing. Aidro has discovered 3D metal printing a few years ago and now, thanks to the enthusiasm of its CEO, Valeria Tirelli, the company has an internal department dedicated to the design and production with laser powder bed fusion 3D printers. Thanks to the technical knowledge of the valves sector, manifolds and hydraulic components in general, and to the experience with the new additive technology, Aidro's contribution is considered very important within the JIP. Indeed, the goal of the JIPs they collaborate in, is to develop a guideline and accompanying economic model to print qualified, functional metal production parts, to be used in the Oil, Gas and Maritime industries. So the experience in the field and in the daily work with additive technology, allows Aidro to be taken as a model to be compared with the requirements of the guidelines.
Complex hydraulic components made via metal 3D printing can incorporate details that would be difficult or impossible to duplicate through conventional machining, and weight and size are reduced without compromising performance.
Aidro Hydraulics& 3D Printing uses metal 3D printing to offer new opportunities to capitalize on the high power density of hydraulic technology by improving the design and production of components such as manifolds, valve blocks, and systems.
Without the limitations of conventional machining, parts can be designed for the most efficient combination of production and performance. And internal channels can be optimized for higher flow and lower pressure drop. It's also possible to produce high pressure manifold with lightweight design.
That's the case of a portable hydraulic power unit for high-pressure. Aidro designers wanted to make the power unit as light as possible, but it seemed as if everything had been done. Integrated hydraulic circuits using cartridge valves were specified in lieu of line-mounted valves, the number of components was reduced to a minimum, and fluid lines were made as short as possible. Then designers decided to use the latest capabilities of metal 3D printing. The hydraulic manifold has been redesign using metal 3D printing and it is smaller and, especially, lighter than equivalent components made by conventional methods.
At left is a manifold that had been used in a portable power unit, and at right is the 3D-printed version, which weighs 75% less
According to Alberto Tacconelli, Managing Director at Aidro Hydraulics & 3D Printing, Taino, Italy, the most appropriate type of metal 3D printing for hydraulic components, at the moment, is laser powder bed fusion (LPBF or SLM).
Aidro, a north Italian hydraulic systems specialist, presents metal 3D printing or Additive Manufacturing as a new technology for the customized solutions both in hydraulics and Oil & Gas applications.
Beside its traditional production of hydraulic component and blocks for almost 40 years, a few years ago Aidro has introduced Additive Manufacturing to produce innovative valves, manifolds and heat exchangers to take advantage of the benefits of 3D printing, such as lightweight, space saving, complex forms. Moreover, with its expertise in Additive Manufacturing, Aidro can design and develop new projects for customized requirements.
In the photo, a comparison between the traditional Aidro manifold for mobile application and a redesigned version produced with a metal 3D printer machine. This manifold has exactly the same function as his predecessor : it controls a doubled acting cylinder with two solenoids valves and two pilot operated check valves. The complete new solution reached a 75% weight reduction and half size dimensions compared to the traditional manifold.
The main advantages of Additive Manufacturing are the followings:
example of a compact manifold made with additive manufacturing
See the complete article on Hydraulics&Pneumatics Magazine here https://www.pmps-digital.com/hap/2018/02/28/
and here: https://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/hydraulic-valves/produce-better-hydraulic-components-metal-3d-printing
Aidro has established a Solutions Center for Additive Manufacturing, enabling fast prototypes and on-demand spare parts. Additive Manufacturing Team design new components, and produce with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Technology, also called Selective Laser Melting (SLM). The Solutions Center oversees the entire process, from design to production to testing. Design specialists model new parts with complex geometries and refined designs to reduce weight, save space, and consolidate multiple pieces into just one. Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis, stress and fatigue test, NDT, and other analysis on request. Finally, with flexible vertical machining equipment, the cavities and surfaces of parts are finished.
For more details, please visit https://www.aidro.it/3d-metal-printing.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baz0W2h3ivs
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CircuLite Inc. announced that it has received CE Marking approval for the Synergy Circulatory Support System, a micro-pump designed to halt the progression of heart failure. By working with the heart's native pumping capacity, Synergy is specifically targeted for treatment of ambulatory heart failure patients (INTERMACS 4,5,6 / NYHA IIIB and early IV) who remain symptomatic despite standard medical management.
Synergy is approximately the size of a AA battery and is implanted superficially in a pacemaker-like pocket under the right collarbone. Synergy is approximately 90 percent lighter than existing ventricular assist devices (VADs), and unlike VADs, implantation of Synergy is faster and does not require an open-chest procedure or cardiopulmonary bypass.
CE marking approval was based on positive clinical results from 44 patients in an ongoing, multi-center European trial, recently presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) meeting. A total of 59 patients have been implanted with the Synergy System in the CE mark trial at nine European centers.
"There is currently a gap in the treatment of heart failure, with no satisfactory options available for patients who are not responding to standard medical therapy. Synergy, with its small size, minimally invasive procedure and relatively fast procedure time, is ideally suited for these patients," said Bart Meyns, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of cardiac surgery at Gasthuisberg University Hospital and principal investigator of CircuLite's clinical study. "In my experience with this technology, the results have been remarkable. Patients typically recover from the procedure quickly and are soon after able to perform many activities that they could not do before. This technology allows me to provide a new treatment strategy for a large number of patients who previously had no definitive options."
"The European approval of Synergy is a significant milestone both for CircuLite and, more broadly, for the treatment of heart failure," said Paul Southworth, president and chief executive officer of CircuLite. "Synergy changes the paradigm of heart failure treatment for those who are not responding to standard medical management by working as a complement to the heart's function. The benefits are multifaceted—patients feel better, recover rapidly and are discharged quickly—which provides the potential for a cost reduction impact for hospitals. With CE marking in place, we will begin a controlled launch of this groundbreaking advancement in select European markets."
For more information: www.circulite.net/products-technology/about-synergy.php


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I have a weakness. It's something that makes going to grocery stores first thing in the morning tricky. It makes running through neighbourhoods with bakeries or stores tough. It has made me tell Ben that he never has to get me another bouquet of flowers, as long as he brings home this.
It's freshly baked bread.
Oh my gosh. The smell of the yeast and flour warming in the oven. The delicious aroma of the crust being formed. The incredible feel of warm-out-of-the-oven bread. Watching butter (salted…because, you KNOW) melt into the bubbles of newly baked dough and then eating said melted-butter-covered bread? Oh. My. Gosh.
At the Mills house we're pro-real food. Pro food that we have made from whole foods ourselves. Pro knowing what the heck is in what we are eating. Making our own bread just makes sense. Because if you have ever read the ingredients in your favourite loaf of bread, you may not know what half the stuff in it is. Or what it's for. But this bread? This bread you'll know. And that has to be the best part…beside the whole warm bread melted butter thing.
When we were searching for a recipe, we wanted it to be whole grain and have lots of grains – the seedier the better. In fact, I'm now on the hunt for a loaf made up entirely of seeds…like a soft cracker. When I track down one, I will totally share it here. Promise.
For now, we'll take a peek at this loaf of bread that starts with oodles of seeds and ends in melted butter. Hallelujah.
The biggest issue with freshly baked bread at home is it takes planning. And time. You can't rush it. You can't zip past steps. You can't force it to rise or fall or bake faster than it's wont to do. You just can't. It's one of those things where time is required. And if you don't make time or plan time, you're going to be disappointed.
Now, there are breads out there that require very little babysitting. Like the No-Knead Bread, which we have made a bunch of times. It's delicious. And perfect if you're short on time but you want bread the next day. Even the 'fast' bread takes time.
This bread starts the night before and is worth every hour. Sometimes I 'rush' it, and set it up in the morning to bake it off later in the afternoon or evening. But that's still not a 'rush,' is it?
In this world, you soak the seeds and oats, so that they are the most flavourful. I would guess dry-roasting them would also do something similar, but then you wouldn't have little pockets of moisture, which every bread needs – who wants to eat dry bread?
You also recreate what professional bakeries do to ensure the most flavour possible – they take a bit of the dough from today's batches to put in tomorrow's batches, so that deep, yeasty flavour exists without having to let the dough sit and rise and get happy with itself for days, instead of hours. Since I (and probably you) don't make bread every day (we're crazy, but not that crazy, amirite?), you put together a bit of 'fake' dough to sit around for hours so that you're incorporating that flavour in without the time and dough volume required. Sneaky, sneaky.
On top of having way more flavour than a loaf of mass-produced store bread, this bread contains no refined sugar. There are two tablespoons of honey in this recipe. That's it. That's the sweet. The rest of the flavour comes from the other ingredients, as it should be. No flavour-boosters or preservatives or additives to make it taste like bread. It tastes like bread because it is bread.
This recipe is also perfect for me because I have crappy carpal tunnel (thanks, pregnancies and babies! Your gifts just keep on giving.), so kneading a bunch of bread is not really ideal for me. My fingers go numb typing. Or driving. Or sitting the wrong way (I'm SUCH a gong show!!!). Kneading thick, tricky bread dough?? So not up my alley. This recipe lets me haul out my sexy KitchenAid Mixer and let the dough hook do all the work. Genius, non? I thought so.
And finally, this makes two good-size loaves. Which means we have bread for around a week…which is perfect. We find we eat less of this bread than we do of store-bough loaves. I think it has a lot to do with the density of the loaf – it's LOADED with seeds and goodness, and fills you up so much faster and for longer. Unlike store-bread which is light and fluffy and you can eat a few pieces of it and not even feel sated. This bread eliminates that. Which saves money. And time. And the world. You're welcome.
If you're scared about attempting bread, just know this: every rise of the bread makes it more awesome…and all mistakes can be overcome in these steps. It's a three-rise bread, so you have opportunity to let the yeast and the water and the honey and the salt and the seeds and the flour do their thing and get you back on track.
Seriously. Try this bread. It's worth every hour of waiting. I promise.
~ Julia
Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread
Soaker (You can come up with your own combination of seeds. The more seeds, the more water you'll need).
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, raw, hulled
1/4 cup sesame seeds, raw
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, raw, hulled
1/4 cup whole chia seeds
1/4 cup hemp hearts
1/2 cup large flake oats
1 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup warm water (NOT hot)
1 tsp salt
pinch of active dry yeast
Soaker (see above)
3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup warm water (NOT hot)
1 tbsp salt
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
2 tbsp honey
Biga (see above)
olive oil (around 3 tbsp)
The night before, in a medium bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the Soaker. Cover bowl and let rest at room temperature for 12 to 16 hours. In another medium bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the Biga. Cover bowl and let rest at room temperature for 12 to 16 hours.
The next day, add the Soaker, flours, warm water, salt, yeast into the bowl of a mixer with a dough hook attachment (if you don't have one, you can totally do this by hand). Set aside.
Measure a tablespoon of olive oil in your tablespoon measure and pour into a large bowl. Grease the bowl with the oil. Set aside.
Take the oily tablespoon and measure your honey into the mixing bowl – it will just slide out (magic!). Using the dough hook attachment, mix until combined and the dough is pulling away from the sides. Add the Biga and mix again with the dough hook until the seedy dough and the Biga are combined. Dump the dough from the mixer bowl into your greased bowl, turning the dough until it is coated in oil. Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least an hour (or until it has doubled in size).
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it in half several times, until the dough is smooth and elasticky (not sticky). Place the dough back into the oiled bowl, cover, and let sit at room temperature for at least an hour (or until it has doubled in size).
Lightly oil 2- 9×5-inch loaf pans with olive oil. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Separate the dough into 2 equal pieces. Taking the first piece, shape the dough into a 9×9-inch square. Fold the dough like a letter (into thirds), and tuck the ends under the dough. Place the dough, seam-side down, in the prepared loaf pan. Repeat with the second piece. Cover and let sit for at least an hour (or until the loaves have doubled in size), while preheating your oven to 425˚F. Uncover loaves and put in oven, side-by-side, baking for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when you tap them on top. Let sit for 5 minutes in the loaf pans after pulling them out of the oven, then tip them onto baking racks to finish cooling. Feel free to ignore this last piece of advice and cut a loaf while still warm. Serve with butter or jam or eat a hunk naked. Bread will last for up to a week (cover to prevent drying out). ENJOY.
Adapted from Multi-Grain Sandwich Bread recipe on Spiced Blog


text: Ryan Gosling Thanks Debbie Reynolds for Being an Everyday "Inspiration" for 'La La Land' 6:57 AM PST 1/3/2017 by Jackie Strause FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE "We watched 'Singin' in the Rain' every day," says Gosling on behalf of the cast. Ryan Gosling thanked the late Debbie Reynolds for being an inspiration for La La Land during the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Monday. While accepting the Vanguard Award on behalf of the cast and crew at the annual film awards gala, the actor, who stars as jazz pianist Sebastian in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles-set musical, paid tribute to Reynolds, who died Dec. 28, and her 1952 classic Singin' in the Rain. "I wish I could have said this in person, but I'd like to thank Debbie Reynolds for her wonderful career of work," Gosling, who was joined on stage by La La Land director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz, said to applause. "She was an inspiration to us every day — we watched Singin' in the Rain every day for inspiration and [she was] a truly unparalleled talent. So, thank you to her for all of that inspiration." The fest's annual Vanguard Award, for notable creative ensemble, is presented to a film's cast and director. La La Land stars Emma Stone as aspiring actress Mia, opposite Gosling, and features John Legend, Rosemary DeWitt and J.K. Simmons. Reynolds, the vivacious actress, dancer and pop star, died one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away after suffering complications from a heart attack. She was 84. On Monday, Reynolds' granddaughter and Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, shared a touching tribute to the duo on Instagram. "There are no words to express how much I will miss my Abadaba and my one and only Momby," she said, adding to the fans, "Your love and support means the world to me." Watch Gosling's speech below. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME YOUTUBE Jackie Strause email@example.com jackiedstrause


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If we follow 80/20, most of us can return to (almost) normal. We just need to go out of our way to accommodate those in peril. 1% of people carry 50% of COVID risk. China's Center for Disease Control issued this age chart: 80% of COVID deaths are people over 60. Half are over 70. So the #1 COVID 80/20 ... Read More19
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November 18, 2018
Don't let the beginning riff of "Not The Only One" fool you, this is still the Papa Roach you've always loved.
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The more-mellowed acoustic vibe quickly reverts to the Papa Roach sound we've come to expect on the band's latest release. "Not The Only One" is the third new song from the California-rockers this fall. The new track follows a pair of releases last month when the band dropped both "Renegade Music" and "Who Do You Trust?" on the same day.
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Addicted to Shawls
One day while walking my son to school I passed by a friends house and there she was knitting a shawl. On closer inspection of my friends shawl I instantly fell in love with its simplistic design and I had to knit one myself. It took me a further three years to find the yarn I'd knit it with and a trip out East to Nova Scotia before I could start knitting.
This is a beautiful asymmetrical shawl that shows off the verigated yarn beautifully. The mini steps add a fun element that doesn't distract from the overall look to this shawl.
- Mineville, Nova Scotia Yarn
- Mineville Wool Project
- Super Sock 80/20
- 2 skeins = 690 m/754.6 yds.
- Machine wash (super wash care)
- Hand dyed
Hitchhiker by Martina Behm, found on Ravelry
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It's a cruel rite of passage that most new parents experience during their first year on the job. Having escaped the trial with my first, I was put to the test with my second child.
At around midnight, I heard my 10-month-old daughter crying in a way that told me she was not just turning over or wanting an extra cuddle. Something sounded wrong and sure enough, she was burning up. I promptly went to the medicine cabinet, took out the infant Tylenol and gave her the dose listed on the bottle. By 4:00am her temperature was rising again. So back to the medicine cabinet I went. As I rocked her, I noticed her eyes staring up at the ceiling – looking at something that I was sure was not there. I will never forget that stare. Just then, those little eyes rolled back, her lips turned blue and her body shook. And then she stopped breathing.
I'm not sure how long it lasted but by the time the paramedics arrived she was breathing fine. When I saw my doctor the next day, she explained that my daughter had had a febrile convulsion caused by how quickly her temperature had risen. After discussing what I had done to try to bring my daughter's fever down, we discovered that I had probably underdosed her.
Rather than dosing my daughter according to her weight, I had used the chart on the medicine bottle that lists doses according to age.
I later learned that this is not an uncommon mistake made by many parents.
Why do so many parents not give their children enough fever-reducing medicine? Studies suggest a couple of reasons, including the one that got me – package labelling that gives the dose by age and not by weight.
When I reached for the Tylenol that night, I should have referred to the small paper insert inside the box that lists doses by individual weight. I would bet however, that in most households, once the medicine bottle goes into the medicine cabinet both the box and that insert go into the trash.
Pharmaceutical companies should be required to print the dose by weight on the outside of the bottle and the outside of the box. A parent who is trying to sooth a feverish baby in the middle of the night can't be expected to have the frame of mind to dig out that little piece of paper (assuming he or she kept it) that lists dose by weight.
Parents also need to be warned at pre-natal classes, during their time in hospital after delivery, and by their doctors not to dose their baby according to her or his age.
Like so many other health care dilemmas, what is at stake is absolutely priceless. What is remarkable about this particular problem, however, is that it can be easily solved.
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Mihad Fahmy is a London Ontario mother of three. She practices human rights and labour law and is always on the lookout for the perfect novel to escape into at the end of a busy day.


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Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 2
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Following a critically acclaimed recording of music from the Eton Choirbook, More Divine Than Human (AV2167), The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford returns with a second volume from the vast collection of 15th-century English sacred music, Choirs of Angels. The works range from John Browne's richly scored eight-part O Maria salvatoris mater, the first piece in the Eton Choirbook, to William Cornysh's exquisite miniature Ave Maria mater Dei, the choirbook's shortest work. The compositional range in the Eton Choirbook demands extraordinary virtuosity from its performers, and Stephen Darlington and his choir of men and boys do this glorious music tremendous justice.
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… Christ Church proves again and again that its boys are up to the technical challenges thrown up by the music and it cedes nothing … in the emotional depth of its readings.
… superb tour de force under its insightful and disciplined director …
… the choir sings with unflagging radiance and poise.
International Record Review, September 2013
Clichés mostly exist for a good reason, so if I say that 'Choirs of Angels' both begins and ends on a high note you may interpret that as a tribute to the impressive breadth and assurance of these eternally spacious performances of mostly massive works by Browne, Davy, Lambe et al from the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, breathing the rarified atmostphere of late 15th-century polyphony with enviable ease.
Choir & Organ, July-August 2013
We hear relatively rarely the great and challenging repertoire of the 16th-century Eton Choirbook, sung by choirs of men and boys. This second volume of what one hopes will be a long series brings to five antiphons, each by a different composer, an abundant grace, sumptuousness and sense of space, with not a hint of frailty in the upper lines. The eight voice parts of John Browne's 'O Maria salvatoris mater' are trumped by the nine of Robert Wylkynson's 'Salve regina'. Richard Davy, William Cornysh and Walter Lambe complete a highly desirable recital.
Sunday Times, 5 May 2013
This disc is so glorious in its sound and effects …
The boys … sound as they always have under Stephen Darlington, singing with confident, healthily open voices that allow them to ascend through phrases and create a gloriously soaring effect, especially in the magnificent acoustics of Merton College chapel … They also manage with admirable maturity the complicated rhythmic decorations and frequent harmonic voltes-faces …
… it is the mighty nine-part Salve regina by Robert Wylkynson that stands out on this disc … it is a great wall of early Renaissance sound right from the first statement of the 'Salve regina', which is so tenacious in its focus from beginning to end that it imparts a sense of power that one could only reasonably expect from adults.
Gramophone, June 2013
Hugely appealing…natural, spacious, rich, expressive performances.
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They do a fantastic job and the soundworld is terrific.
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Silver skeletons are fast, undead hostile mobs equipped with silver swords.
Silver skeletons can spawn almost anywhere in the Overworld at a light level of 7 or less.
Silver skeletons are at least 2 blocks tall.
Silver skeletons drop 0–2 bones and an uncommon chance to drop 0–2 silver swords upon death. They also drop 5 experience when killed by a player or a tamed wolf.
Silver skeletons spawn in dimly lit areas, and will burn in sunlight. When silver skeletons are nearby, their presence is indicated by the intermittent harsh rattling sound of their bones. They are one of the few mobs with the ability to sprint, much like the player and zombie pigmen.
When a silver skeleton notices the player, they will sprint towards them and attack with their swords, and will chase and sprint towards any player they see within 16 blocks. They will also climb stairs, navigate mazes, and traverse other complex obstacles in order to get to the player. Silver skeletons do not try to avoid being hit, and continue to pursue the player even when being attacked.
They will move at about the player's walking speed; and damage the player by touching them.
Silver skeletons will take damage from splash potions of healing, are healed with harming potions, and are immune to poison.
Silver skeleton burning occurs at dawn when the sun is 15 degrees or greater above the ground, unless the skeleton is either in shade or water.
v8.0.0 DEVa
- Silver skeletons can now ride wolves and scorpions.
v5.2.0 DEV
- Added silver skeletons.
- Silver skeletons make the same bone rattling sounds as skeletons.
- Killing a silver skeleton unlocks the "Monster Hunter" advancement, just like any other hostile mob.
- Silver skeletons wear a type of armor for their model, but it doesn't actually give them protection. It cannot be obtained by the player, nor is it an actual item. The texture for this armor can be found in the mod files.
- Silver skeletons run as fast as wither skeletons when in pursuit of the player.[1]
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Big Golem • Crocodile • Hellrat • Horsemob • Mini Golem • Silver Skeleton • Wraith
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text: THAILAND () I didn't mention in the Cardomoms post that when in Koh Kong I went to the border with Jim 1, technically the owner of the bike, where we found it would be possible for me to cross the border with the bike with sufficient documentation (detailed here). So off I went like a shot with less than a day's planning. A mate said head to Ko Chang and Pattaya, thus a route was planned. Ko Chang I reached with little fuss, just retracing my steps from Phnom Penh to Koh Kong via National Highway 4 then Highway 48, along that lovely twisting plunge through the hills again. The border crossing was 1.5hrs of paper shuffling, but was relatively painless. Ko Chang I reached in about 1.5hrs although not before severely overshooting the ferry turnoff by 25km due to having too much fun fanging down the roads. I got there in the dark, thankfully the last ferry's at 9 this time of year, and took pretty much the first room I found given that I thought there would be very few available and I just wanted a place to crash. Turns out it was on White Sand Beach, the snootier end of the island but what the hell I was on holiday. I wish I'd had the sense to forego the loony plan to head for Pattaya and just stayed there for three more days but off I went the next morning after a quick jaunt round the island seeing a few sites. The road is a rollercoaster, headspinning negative g on some crests and all! It was also fun feeling like I was the only one on a real moto there, jealous looks are the best compliments! Pattaya was a dense neon jungle crawling with sexpats, Russians, Scandinavians and water pistols. I forgot to mention that I was on this holiday because of Khmer New Year, although they had the same holiday in Thailand - only calling it the Water Festival. It certainly was. The first town I entered across the border was Klong Yai, only to hike it due to what can only be described as the biggest waterfight I've ever seen in my life occuring on every street. I innocently entered only looking for insurance for my moto since immigration said they didn't have any to sell me. I was promptly drenched from head to foot by herds of revellers in utes sloshing water in buckets and hammering passers by with super soaker water pistols . It was the craziest thing. The town center was packed with people just chucking water. But it was all happening from utes, wihch crawled along a route around the market with people dancing in the back, music hammering and general gay bedlam. They were also wiping talcum powder or white clay on people's faces as part of the ceremony. I was not spared. I beat it, half with a smile half with an angry grimace at having been so comprehensively drenched. What a time to do a moto trip through Thailand. Ok, back to Pattaya. Well, because I'd not really planned the trip I rode too far to really enjoy the place in the short time I had before turning back. That short time was basically Sunday, which I slept through half of as I was so exhausted after the ride in from Ko Chang. Must say it was a bit of a bore given it was highway riding, although I found the little Suzuki could keep up with Thai traffic without exploding which was good! I went through my first clover leaf - type freeway intersection just outside Pattaya (connecting Highway 36 with 7) and managed to get lost! The problem was there was a sign saying head left for Pattaya, but then there was one seeming to indicate I should keep going straight ahead. I'd looked at the map and knew it should be left but then thought I better trust the second sign for some reason. No matter, I did a U turn (there was no one on the freeway), headed through a ditch to the correct lane and was on my merry way again . It was quite something hammering along the veritable concrete canyon that is Highway 7 into Pattaya. It's about 4 lanes wide and feels like a world, and century, away from Cambodia. {} Ko Chang view Sunday I did manage to do a couple of things in Pattaya before making a dash for the border. First, I went parasailing in the bay (). This was an amazing set up where there was a big floating platform being circled by about 6 speedboats. They'd each go around it once, then slow down at just the right point such that the parasailor would drop gently down onto the platform. They'd then have to wait about a minute for the next customer to be harnessed up before slowly edging off, parasailor running along the platform for a bit before lifting up into the air. I went quite high up and wish I'd had a GoPro camera or something strapped to my head. It only lasted about 5 minutes and cost TB1000 but it was worth it. The second thing I did was stand on the side of the Pattaya Sai Nueng, the road going along the beach, and throw water at people (). This had been a while coming and I spent about 10 minutes at it! It's great to know that not all 'cultural experiences' in the world are filled with gravity and pompousness. And then I rode back to Phnom Penh. My bike is very unsuited for highway touring. It can sit on a decent speed but without a windshield it's always going to be an exhausting ride. Took me a day and a half to recover. Read more: http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gisnoborders/1/1334605839/tpod.html#ixzz1sXeyPr1C


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Tenuta Macconi
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Among the sandy dunes, that once dominated the landscape of a small hamlet of the eastern Sicily, permeated with the fresh scent of the citrus blossom that can be breathed in the citrus groves, even today it is possible to experience that innate love for the land, handed down with wise wisdom by the generations that preceded us.
Tenuta Macconi, located in the district of the same name of the town of Acate near the river Dirillo, in the province of Ragusa, is the result of years of experience, patient work, passion and a lot of energy and effort, devoted, gradually, to a very special land able to give "good fruits".
Nowadays, the estate covers an area of 124 hectares, on with citruses (lemons, oranges, mandarins), the actual protagonists of the company's economy, are cultivated, along with other activities, such as the viticulture and the production of excellent and fragrant wines, each of which has gained the IGT certification (Indicazione Geografica Tipica).
Thanks to the particular kind of sandy land, to the salts of the water and of the soil and to the particularly favorable climatic conditions, the estate is able to give birth to a excellent wine production that enhances the taste and the fragrances of the citruses and of the grapes of this incomparable land.


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