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10 mindful tips to help your kids sleep
One of the struggles parents seem to have is getting kids to bed and getting them up in the morning (although some kids are up with the lark!)
It seemed that 'going to sleep' and 'getting up out of bed' are pressure points for the adults (and challenging experiences for the kids and teens).
I've been working with (and practising) meditation for over 25 years now and felt that there were some easy ways to help kids, teens and carers to improve sleep and rise patterns with meditation and mindfulness skills.
This doesn't mean that your kids can drink copious amounts of caffeinated drinks and play Fortnite till the small hours and simply meditate their way to sleep!
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The château of Bois-Seigneur-Isaac stands on the site of a mediaeval fortress, and it still has the same obtuseangled layout.
It consists of two wings, connected by a central part, both façades of which are surmounted by a pediment with a clock.
The English-style park, landscaped in the 19th century, contains a number of fine trees and a tree-lined alley forming a tunnel.
The chapel of the château became a priory in the 15th century after the miracle of the Holy Blood.
It was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century in the late Gothic style, but the interior décor is 18th-century.
Buildings listed (06-11-1969) and (11-03-1999)
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Randy Malikowski is Affiliate Owner and Competitors Coach of Perdido Bay CrossFit. Randy is a native of Seattle, Washington and has been in the field of education and coaching for over 35 years. He holds a bachelors of Arts in Physical Education, bachelors of Arts in Special Education and a Master's degree in School Administration. He prides himself in his dedication to research and his ability to care for those he coaches and teaches. Randy's education and training background revolve around helping others to improve. He coached and trained at CrossFit Everett in Everett, Washington consistently from 2010-2013 and was a physical education teacher in the Everett School District for fourteen years until January of 2013 when he married Angela and instantly became an Army spouse faced with many Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves in supporting her military duty assignments. While stationed in North Carolina in 2013, Randy assisted in the opening of CrossFit Ferus in Fayetteville, North Carolina prior to opening his own garage box in Raeford, North Carolina. In the Spring of 2014, Randy and Angela were able to permanently relocate back to beautiful Pensacola, Florida, Angela's hometown, and have been blessed with the opportunity of opening Perdido Bay CrossFit.
Randy is a CrossFit Level 2 (CF-L2) Trainer and holds his Olympic Weight Lifting Certification through CrossFit. Randy has a wide-range background as a universal athlete with being a competitive swimmer, high school and collegiate soccer player at Mead Senior High School and Whitworth University, licensed bike racer, PSIA-NW Technical Ski Team/Elite Instruction Team Member for eight years, Regional CrossFit Competitor and National Physique Committee (NPC) competitor and coach.
Randy has also dedicated the last eight years to extensively and passionately researching nutrition. He has found the pinnacle of nutrition for the human body in Paleo. He has helped change hundreds of lives throughout sharing his knowledge of Paleolithic nutrition and the Paleo lifestyle. His knowledge of kinesiology and nutrition can help anyone to change their life to a happy healthier one. He continues to do just that- changing people's lives individualized one at a time.
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ROME--In what is seen as the most patriotic moment in Italian history since unification, the entire nation of Italy is rejoicing that Season 4 of Jersey Shore has ended.
It's unclear wheather "Giorno dei Vaffanculo" or "Fuck You Day" will be held on the first Thursday of each November or always on November 11 to commemorate the 11 agonizing episodes during which the crew of Shore embarrassed themselves and all Americans by drinking themselves into oblivion, calling each other every name in the book, and insulting the very people they imagine themselves emulating: Italians.
Said Michaela Ponticelli, a non-fan of the show, "If these Guidos left our nation yesterday, it wouldn't be soon enough. I'd much prefer 'Jersey Shore: Arctic Circle'."


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School is taking a tole on me
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I was looking back at some of my earlier posts at the beginning of August. I had so much enthusiasm about getting healthy and making my goals. And then it just all of a sudden stopped and I got serious with everything. School had started. I have been stressing so badly over some of my assignments. Well, mainly just one huge assignment coming up. Today has been one of my most busiest days since school started. I had a ton of things to do and I got all but one done. I definitely feel like I have accomplished something. I wish I could focus more on my health though. Fortunately, I am still able to work out on Tuesday and Thursday before classes start. I am very thankful of that because working out has really helped my stress levels. I wish I could go to the gym more often, but it's just not going to happen right now.
Thursday, I completed Day 2 of Week 3 of the c25k program. I really do enjoy the program. A lot more than I thought I would anyway. I actually look forward to the burning in my calves when I run. I look forward to the sweat too. It lets me know that I'm doing something. AND I am still slowly losing weight even though I'm not eating as well as I should or getting all my water in. I know the exercise definitely helps with that. I may go walking this Sunday. I am going to my parents' house for my dad's birthday. They live out in the country and there is plenty of walking/jogging room. I may attempt my c25k there. I'm not sure yet though. It's a lot harder running outside than on a treadmill and a lot of the walk/run would be going up a hill if I'm at my mom's. I may try it anyway.
I have my big formal observation this coming Monday…eeeek! I am already nervous about it. I wish I could go work out beforehand, but it's just not possible on Mondays. 🙁
Okay, it's after 11pm and I must hit the sack. I haven't stayed up this late in a while.


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Rebecca Thompson is an Assistant professor at the University of Baltimore. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Texas A&M University in 2013. Prior to this, she worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety, and Health. She also taught as an instructor at the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. She has experience working across disciplines within and outside of psychology including clinical/health, sociology and management. She has worked on multiple grant funded projects, including the NSF ADVANCE research team at Texas A&M and the NIH funded Work Family & Health Network which comprises eight institutions across the United States.
Her research interests include: the relationship and facilitation of work and non-work roles, occupational health and well-being, and flexible work arrangements. She also studies personality and individual differences as well as the multiple facets of the mentoring relationship. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Management, the Work and Family Researchers Network and the American Psychological Association.


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Sequoia Sake: Leaving the Tech World to Brew Sake
Before launching their latest start-up, serial entrepreneur Jake Myrick and his wife Noriko Kamei, two IT specialists, began tinkering in their San Francisco garage in 2010. They bankrolled their small operation from their tech industry savings, and Myrick began knocking on doors to sell their product. This year, they're adding both hardware and personnel to keep up with growing demand.
Sounds like any number of Bay Area tech start-ups, right? Except that Myrick and Kamei's product is not the latest digital industry disruptor, it's the 2,000-year-old traditional fermented rice brew of Japan, sake.
Nearly five years after launching Sequoia Sake, their Bayview district microbrewery produces 1,600 liters per year and their sake is served in 75 restaurants and retail shops throughout the Bay Area. Sequoia's Coastal Ginjo label pulled down a surprising "commended" award in the 2017 International Wine Challenge, where the best sakes in the world compete for recognition. The award is given to contestants who missed out on a gold, silver, or bronze but are "considered noteworthy" by judges. For sake fans, one of the draws of a local premium brewery is access to fresh and lively unpasteurized namazake, which can be difficult to ship because of its short shelf life and refrigeration demands. Sequoia's soft, pear-nosed nama is its most popular style.
The couple is part of a growing number of new sake brewers setting up shop outside of Japan, seduced by the ancient, hands-on nature of traditional sake making, the high-quality (and cost) of premium sake imports today and a hot market for craft beverages. Aficionados can now find sake brewed everywhere from Norway to New Zealand and at two dozen domestic breweries that stretch from Arizona to Maine.
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On a recent visit to Sequoia's 2,500-square-foot brewery, Myrick and his only full-time employee, plant scientist and biochemist Dale Aromdee, have just finished adding a batch of steamed rice to a tank of main mash when Kamei returns from a drop-off at Good Eggs, the organic grocery delivery service. Lunch — brought from home — is wolfed down in their small office between brewery tasks. Kamei emerges, her head wrapped in a white kerchief, climbs a short ladder to the top of a metal tank, and begins to stir the sake mash to ensure even fermentation. Compared to tanks used even in small Japanese artisanal breweries, it's toy-sized. Myrick explains that in contrast to larger breweries, keeping every stage of the brewery in one room makes for both an easier workflow and a better visitor experience. "We can almost always a have a batch in-production, so visitors can see, smell and get a full sensory experience."
Myrick's first encounter with premium sake came in 1986 after winning a scholarship to study in Osaka. Economically, he says, "I was living on the edge, eating cup ramen, drinking bad sake. Then our professor took us out, and I had my first real daiginjo (an elegant, aromatic class of premium sake)." It blew his mind. He and fellow student Kamei married in 1990, moved to San Francisco, and spent the next ten years as project managers in the tech and non-profit worlds. It was their experience handling the logistics and supply chain side of the business, Myrick says, that makes Sequoia the fiscally sound operation it is today: "People forget that that's what will kill you," he notes.
A three-year stint back in Japan stretched to ten as the telecom start-up that Myrick launched took off. The extended stay provided plenty of sake research time. Myrick and Kamei joined a local sake club, visited breweries and learned the basics of sake making. By 2011, the couple and their 15-year-old daughter Olivia were back in San Francisco, experimenting with sake brewing. "We could do this; Stay married and not lose our house," Myrick calculated.
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They hired a sake engineer from Japan to design the brewery and brought in their only partner, Myrick's childhood friend Warren Pfahl. The two friends had already started three businesses together, and Myrick knew that Pfahl, a master carpenter and ace mechanic, would be instrumental in building out the brewery. "Whatever we couldn't buy, Warren devised," says Myrick. Pfahl's ingenuity was instrumental in creating the doll-sized koji room (where freshly steamed rice is seeded with aspergillus oryzae mold to begin the fermentation process), a copper coil cooling system for the Italian wine tanks they picked up in Napa and a cloud-based brewery monitoring system. They also logged some hands-on sake-making time at a mom-and-pop sake-brewing operation in Fukuoka, Japan.
While Pfahl kept the machinery humming, a natural division of brewing labor evolved between Myrick and Kamei. A Japanese toji, or master brewer, normally oversees all aspects of brewing, from washing and steaming rice to the crucial koji-making stage, and then fermenting, pressing and filtering. At Sequoia, Kamei handles the all-important koji-making while Myrick oversees fermentation and business matters. "We're both the toji," he says.
Starting a sake brewery in San Francisco had its advantages. "It's a mecca for fermentation, foodies and entrepreneurs, and that spirit was beneficial," says Myrick. Walking into a room and saying, "I come from IT but I'm making sake," struck potential customers as perfectly normal. San Francisco's city planning bureaucracy, on the other hand, "nearly broke us," Myrick says. Various agencies repeatedly rejected their plans, miring the couple in bureaucratic paperwork while the city's welcome mat lay permanently unfurled for large tech company arrivals and expansions. Relations with the city have warmed since then; now those agencies are all for keeping small manufacturing in the city.
Having slowly built their business one customer at a time, the couple is now experimenting with rice varieties and brewing styles. Like most other domestic sake makers, they brew with California-grown Calrose table rice. They opted for water sourced from the Hetch Hetchy watershed in Yosemite National Park, which they like for its consistency and soft mouthfeel. Kamei was able to source century-old proprietary yeasts and koji molds from Japan, which they use in different combinations.
Last year, they convinced their Sacramento-based rice farmer, Sun Valley Rice, to ramp up experimentation with the Yamada Nishiki variety of rice, highly prized for the elegant, aromatic sake it yields. "Jake would like us to grow a hundred different sake varieties, but we need the market to grow up a little more to support that," says Erin O'Donnell, Sun Valley's assistant vice president for global rice trading. She loves working with Myrick and Kamei, she adds, "because they're creative and passionate about sake, and they're always giving us feedback and ideas."
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Sequoia's first batch of refined, daiginjo-style sake (made with rice polished to at least 50 percent of its original size), brewed with Sun Valley Yamada Nishiki rice, went out to its sake club members this year. For the past three years, the couple has also been working with USDA- and UC Davis-affiliated research geneticist Dr. Thomas Thai to try to revive an older strain of the Wataribune variety of rice that Japanese immigrants brought to California in 1906. Today's ubiquitous Calrose is a descendent of this heirloom Japanese rice, but has been modified over the years to focus on qualities such as yield and pure white color over flavor. Myrick's hope is that by recovering an older strain of Wataribune rice, he'll be able to bring back some of its lost flavor and aroma.
Other forms of experimentation are bubbling over like a bullpen full of wild yeast on a bag of sugar. Local distillery Seven Stills took the brewery's genshu, or undiluted sake, and turned it into shochu, the popular Japanese distilled spirit. This year Sequoia made its third batch of nutty, slightly smoky bourbon barrel-aged sake in partnership with Sonoma County Distilling. Myrick and Kamei have teamed up with Mattheisson wines in Napa to create a 24-month aged sake in both red and white French oak wine barrels. So as not to leave out the craft beer sector, the couple turns over spent koji and yeast from the shizuku, or drip, method of filtering sake to Barebottle Brewing. The sake byproduct is used as a starter for a sake-beer hybrid made with wheat, hops and rice flakes. And Aromdee has been experimenting with different yeasts for the brewery's yearly issue of holiday sparkling sake.
By keeping their operation lean, small and completely self-financed, Myrick and Kamei are able to avoid the grow-or-die pressure that many start-ups face. And they've found unexpected joys along the way. "The most fun and satisfying" part for Myrick, he says, are the friendships he's forged with local chefs, which have led to monthly chef pop-ups at the brewery. For Kamei, it's the hands-on nature of craft sake making, the demands of "smell, feel and touch," that she loves best. "What's important for me is really paying attention," she says, citing lessons she's learned from chef friends. "Repeating and perfecting is more important than wild creativity."
When they started the business, Myrick and Kamei intended it to be a gateway to retirement and an excuse to visit Japan. But it's grown beyond that, Myrick admits. Like a typical Japanese brewery family, Myrick and Kamei have sent Olivia, now 22, to apprentice at another brewery, Akebono in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima. And like those families, Sequoia's future, he adds, depends in large measure on whether or not Olivia decides to one day take over the business.
When "Sequoia Sake" was shot earlier this year, Kamei had not told her parents that she's been brewing sake professionally for the past five years. In her estimation, they're a little too traditional to be able to handle the news. Even after the episode on the family business airs, she says she has no plans to share the film or her occupation with them.
Sake may have been born in Japan, but for this native daughter and her American-born husband, brewing is a New, not Old World, concern.
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For the latest round of Blink and You'll Miss 'Em, please welcome Christophe Bellanca. Five months after the chef was hired to replace Chris Lee at Aureole, Eater reports that Bellanca has left. No official reason has been given for his sudden departure, but there's some speculation that it wasn't voluntary. Bellanca, who earned three stars for his cooking at Le Cirque in 2008, will be replaced by his sous chef, Marcus Ware. Ware has worked at Aureole for some years now, and apparently knows a thing or two about pumpkin spiced waffles.
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Metro Vancouver, B.C. – A new collaborative housing program is setting out to help foster youth transition out of care and alleviate one of the provinces most pressing social issues, foster youth homelessness. The program, titled the Friendly Landlord Network, connects youth transitioning out of care directly with landlords who understand their need. These youth are guided through the housing process by a local youth serving organization, who provide support akin to what parented youth receive. "There are numerous barriers that prevent youth in care from accessing housing, the network will help bypass these by creating a community of support and culture of understanding" – Christina Grammenos (Community Engagement Coordinator, Friendly Landlord Network) In BC, 40% of homeless youth have been in the foster care system at some point in their lives. After turning 19, foster youth in BC no longer have housing, healthcare, regular financial assistance or access to a social worker (fosteringchange.ca).
"The Friendly Landlord Network project is a much needed integral part of the continuum of housing services and supports for our young people" – Kristine Kredba (Manager of Outreach and Transitions, Directions Youth Services)
The Friendly Landlord Network is currently working with a growing number of youth serving organizations and is actively searching for caring individuals and property managers with places to rent. Landlords who join the network receive market rent and tenancy support from a local youth serving organization. For more information or to become a Friendly Landlord please visit: friendlylandlordnetwork.com
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Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Matthias Müller says he plans to reveal an extensive restructuring plan in response to the recent emissions crisis. The new overhaul will strongly increase the Company's focus on electric vehicles, self-driving cars and digital mobility services.
New boss, new reputation for Volkswagen
Müller took over for previous CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned amid pressure in the wake of the "dieselgate" scandal last fall. His new plan, "Strategy 2025" seeks to improve some of the company's sluggish businesses by streamlining production, no small task for a company that sells more than 10 million cars per year, has more than 100 factories worldwide and employs more than 600,000 people.
Müller hopes to use the expansive corporate size to his advantage by capitalizing on the company's scale and product range. They also intend to increase operating profit margins from the current 6 percent to 7-8 percent by 2025.
Embracing digital technology
"Looking ahead, the car won't be our only core product for much longer. Our core product, our promise to people, is mobility," Mr. Müller said recently.
Pressure from regulators to reduce carbon emissions have kick started more attention to be paid towards electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Volkwagen plans to boosts offerings to 20 models by 2020, with the goal of 1 million electric vehicles sold annually by 2025. They are also looking to accelerate development of digital technology to confront opposition posed by ride-sharing services such as Uber.
Recently Müller also unveiled the investment of $300 million in Israeli ride-hailing app GETT. They plan to make this technology the "nucleus of a new mobility-services movement". It is expected to be based in Berlin, close to the Volkswagen headquarters and the city's thriving tech scene.
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Years ago I joined a class at a gym but didn't venture into the weight room. Deciding it was finally time, I was shocked to discover how weak my left arm was compared to my right arm. A trainer suggested I use a weight at home to strengthen my left arm. In other words, strengthen what is weak. What holds true for the body holds true spiritually. Hebrews 12:12 tells us to "strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble." Hands speak of what we do. Knees speak of our walk. In other words, are we doing what God tells us to do? Are we walking by Christ's Spirit? If not, what can we do? Psalm 119:28 says, "Strengthen me according to Your word." When we read the Bible, we're strengthening our spirit. Second, pray. Ephesians 3:16 explains that the more intimate we are with Christ, the more we experience His strength in our inner man.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the encouraging words in Your Word that tell us we can strengthen areas of our life that are weak. We ask now that You strengthen us so we are increasingly strong in our faith.


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Time to hone your game in the quiet Summer period with a series of tips from Khan Squash … unashamedly repeated from our archives !
#10 – Self-preparation:
Get in the Zone
The best athletes know that the fine line between good and great is self-preparation. Self-preparation is preparing your mental state as well as your physical state for peak performance.
To be the best player you can be at whatever level you're currently competing at, you need to focus on what makes you play at your best. You need to experiment with foods to see what gives you a boost. You need to discover how many hours of sleep help your performance. In short, you need to know what things to do and not to do before a match. Everyone is different, but I'll give you some suggestions.
I won't go into practicing and training techniques. I will take for granted that you play at least three times a week, swimming or jog twice a week and have a stretching routine. In this tip I'd like to focus on getting ready to play a big match.
Start the day before
Preparing for a match should start the day before. This is the ideal time to carbo load at dinner. I like pasta and Gatorade, but speak with a nutritionist to see what best fits your diet. Also, make sure you get plenty of sleep. Sleep with the thoughts of playing great the next day.
Have a light breakfast and/or lunch. Start thinking about your match two hours before game time. Any earlier can get you mentally exhausted. Stay away from any physical activity. Try not to watch TV. Stay focused and confident.
Before the Match
One hour before the match, drink a glass of Gatorade. Get to the courts at the bare minimum of forty minutes before playing. Once at the courts, change into your squash clothes. Acknowledge the fact that the change into your squash gear is a mental shift in direction.
Start to think you mean business. Remember we constantly need to work on things that get you to the correct state of mind. Always wear a tracksuit while waiting to play.
Make sure you pay attention to details. How tight do you lace your shoes? Do you prefer a headband or wristband? Do you have a favourite pair of socks? How about a favourite shirt or shorts? If you don't, start finding them. After winning a tough match save the shirt. This is just an example. Always re-enforce a positive environment. The mental state goes from the inside out.
Getting closer
Thirty minutes before playing is very critical. Start stretching and use visualization to pretend to stretch for shots. After stretching for ten to fifteen minutes, start swinging your racquet and visualize hitting perfect winners. Your mind cannot differentiate visualizing and actually performing a task. So if you visualize yourself making great gets and hitting winners, in your mind you really are. The visualization of playing great can transfer into your squash game.
If there's a court available, hit by yourself. Try to get your length in order. Practice some volleys and drops and angles. Hit at a good pace until you break a slight sweat. Don't overdo it.
The knock-up
At match time take off your tracksuit. During the warm-up watch your opponent hit the ball. See if you can spot any tell-tail signs to anticipate a shot. See how he or she hits a drive and crosscourt. Make sure you hit to good length. Aim for the back corners. Good length can win a match. Step up for some volleys. Try a drop now and then. Practice changing your pace. Don't hit the tin!
Remember how much preparation you had made starting from the night before and throughout the day to this moment. A great technique is to lead everything to a final moment. This will get you in the habit of focusing all efforts to a starting gun. This transforms into an internal clock where you set the time for liftoff.
Find the Zone
Feel your anxiety and know the stored energy you've accumulated is at hand. Realize that your mental state and physical energy is at its height. Memorize this feeling because this is the ZONE the best athletes refer to. Feel the pressure and emotions. This will get that adrenaline flowing. This is good, but try to stay calm so you can think clearly. Win or lose always keep your cool.
Keep practising match preparation until you master the art of getting yourself to the ZONE.
Now it's up to you! Good Luck!
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Washington Community High School enrollment figures are reported at each monthly District 308 School Board meeting. Here are some of the numbers for December.
1,207: Total number of students at the end of the month. There were 1,209 students at the beginning of the month. One sophomore boy transferred and one sophomore girl was expelled.
653: Total number of boys. There were 554 girls. Each of the four classes had more boys than girls (151-126 seniors, 141-122 juniors, 159-144 sophomores and 202-162 freshmen).
STEIN'S LINES: The Nov. 17, 2013 tornado that ravaged the city of Washington and sent families scattering to temporary homes across the area hasn't had a big impact on WCHS enrollment. That says a lot about the resilience of displaced families and how much students enjoy going to the school. I can't explain why there are so many more boys than girls at WCHS.
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Krisis is a publication that aims to provide a critical research in the fields of design, arts, communication and contemporary languages. The project is developed by Unità di Crisi, a research unit composed by communication designer, theorists and teachers, focused on the phenomenon of the global and permanent crisis. Its underlying aim is to suggest a reflection about different aspects of the permanent crisis and about the responsibilities which come from operating as designer, that is to say as the ones who shape things, both material and immaterial, within the contemporary scenario.
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LIMA (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee is not considering any plan B for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics despite the escalating crisis with North Korea, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.
The run-up to the first winter Games in Asia outside Japan has been overshadowed by the diplomatic crisis and the United Nations Security Council unanimously stepped up sanctions on Monday against the country over North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test conducted on Sept. 3.
Bach said any scenario other than holding the Games in Pyeongchang in February next year would be undermining diplomatic efforts for a peaceful solution.
"Speaking now about different scenarios for the Olympic winter Games would send the wrong message," he told at the opening of the IOC session in the Peruvian capital.
"It would be a message against our own belief in peace and diplomacy. It would undermine the efforts of those who are working toward a diplomatic solution so that peace will prevail on the Korean peninsula."
Earlier this month North Korea launched its biggest nuclear bomb test, prompting global condemnation as U.S. President Donald Trump said "appeasement" would not work.
North Korea has warned the United States that it would pay a "due price" for spearheading efforts on U.N. sanctions, which now include a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil.
"We know how volatile this situation continues to be. So we will follow the developments closely and will keep promoting our position," Bach said.
The Pyeongchang Games will run from Feb 9-25.
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After the 1979 baseball season, a baseball pitcher already destined for the Hall of Fame, signed what was then a record $1 million contract to bring his golden arm back home to Texas, to pitch for the Houston Astros.
He already had thrown four no-hitters over seven seasons for the California Angels, and Ryan would go on to throw three more – one as an Astro in 1981 and two more as a Texas Ranger in 1990 and 1991.
Over a career spanning three decades as a player, he recorded more strikeouts than any other pitcher, often throwing pitches over 100 miles an hour.
I still harbor a grudge against Ryan for being a part of the 1969 "Amazing" New York Mets, who overtook my Chicago Cubs to win the division and then won the World Series.
During many of those 27 years, Ryan became a winner in another venue – as a cattleman. In his new book, "The Nolan Ryan Beef & BarbecueCookbook (Little Brown)," the Alvin, Texas native relates how he entered the business in 1973, while he was pitching for the Angels.
"My success in baseball gave me the economic resources I needed to get started in the cattle business. I have taken the same measured, careful and passionate approach to all my business operations, and buying and selling cattle and starting Nolan Ryan Beef have been no different," Ryan writes in the opening section of the book.
In addition to marking prime cuts of beef coming from cattle free of antibiotics and hormones, Nolan Ryan's All-Natural Beef has tasted success at the baseball stadium as the company's hot dogs and steak sandwiches are now sold at Rangers and Astros games.
He has given his name to Beefmaster brand of cattle, which were bred in Texas to withstand its arid heat.
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Being an astute businessman – also obvious from his tenure as CEO of the Rangers – Ryan has produced a cookbook to complement his product. With Christobal Vazquez, executive chef at Rangers Ballpark, he has published a book dedicated to every cut of beef, from the standard steak varieties to ribs to brisket, flank and flat iron steak.
My main complaint with the book is that Vazquez's name deserves to be on the cover with co-author J.R. Rosenthal, who has written books with other major leaguers Randy Johnson, Don Mattingly, Tony Gwynn and Leo Mazzone. Ryan acknowledges throughout that many of the recipes are from Chef Cris. It's also quite the marketing brochure for the company.
The book also places a little too much emphasis on cooking times over meat temperatures, although it does mention using a meat thermometer on page 17. The photographs by Geno Loro accent the text well.
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Housefull 2, The Dirty Dozen is the second superstar packed instalment in the Housefull franchise. A completely new story with new characters and a new star cast, Housefull2 is bigger than its predecessor in every aspect.
It is the story of four fathers, four daughters and four prospective son-in-laws and as the second half of the tile suggests, they are the dirty dozen. Each father wants his daughter to marry the richest son-in-law, each daughter thinks she is marrying the richest son-in-law, each son-in-law is pretending to be the richest son-in-law. Each character is flawed, unscrupulous and extremely entertaining.
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I am an emotional person. Even the slightest hint of atmospheric music in a TV documentary can send me off into floods of tears. True to form it didn't take me long to break down at the DanceEast CAT end of the year show. CAT had quite literally become that one thing that my whole life seemed to revolve around. Tuesday and Sundays were always reserved for CAT training, summer holidays always booked to fit around CAT summer intensives and going out on a Saturday became an increasingly rare occasion. It sounds cheesy, but without CAT there is no way I would even have dreamt about pursuing a career in dance let alone be about to embark on a degree course at NSCD.
I've made friends who I hope will last me a lifetime and been able to work with choreographers and professional companies who in my eyes are reincarnated Gods walking on earth. Invaluable is probably the most apt word to describe my experiences at DanceEast, but perhaps this doesn't even cover everything. Hence, performing with Level 5 for the last time really did shock me into accepting that I was moving on and ahem, growing up.
I really cannot begin to recommend the CAT schemes across the UK enough. If you enjoy dance and think/ know that you want some sort of career in the dance world then you need to audition. I feel like I should be rewarded for singing the praises of the CAT scheme so much, but in real terms it wouldn't be necessary because I already owe the programme so much!
CAT is difficult though, don't get me wrong. Like I mentioned earlier you have to prioritise your training, if you have the commitment and passion then this shouldn't be a problem. My four years at DanceEast has been the best foundation in the dance world I could possibly have hoped for. DanceEast introduced me to contemporary- a style that I had previously cast aside for hippies and people pretending to be trees. Plus, classes in Pilates, Health and other dance styles such as Capoeira and South Asian dance, have really opened up my eyes to the dance world other than Ballet and Contemporary. I've worked with dancers from Hofesh, Jasmin Vardimon, Phoenix and even James Cousins himself, I've developed my dance tastes and also realised that dance is waaaaaay more than just mindless movement and pretty shapes. I feel I have improved and evolved as a dancer so much in four years, and although I speak about myself primarily, I have also seen similar changes in people who have only been on the CAT scheme for a year.
This is all I'm going to write, I could go on believe me, and describe all four years in minute detail, but I'd probably get emotional and it'd be unreadable, *single tear starts to drip down face*.
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How to Report
The report option enables the user to pass along information to other Wazers about upcoming issues or incidents on the road ahead. It also enables the user to report problems or issues with the map.
Start a report
In order to report you must have GPS reception and Internet connection.
To report click on the report button
Now the location and the time of the report are saved so if there's nobody in the car with you who can help you to send the report you can click on the Later button to minimize the report.
To complete this report just click on the report icon on the left.
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Traffic Jam
Hold the report button and slide left:
Here you can choose between:
- - Standstill traffic - only select this option if you are in a bumper-to-bumper situation and movement is approximately one car length every 10 minutes and above, and you are not at a traffic light junction (signalized intersection).
- - The "My lane" and "Other lane" option does not currently function, but will in a future update.
- - Take a photo of the event
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To report a camera not already on the map, from the Report menu press Camera at the point where you are very near the location of the camera itself.
Choose between speed trap camera, red light camera or fake camera, choose which side you spotted the camera (on your lane or other lane):
Once you report the camera, someone needs to go inside Waze Map Editor (WME) to "approve" the camera.
Note that not all that appear to be cameras are the types of cameras you report in Waze. Please be sure to review the article on cameras for more information on the correct cameras to report.
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After selecting the Closure icon, you will be asked to choose which road (entrance) you want to block (you can choose more than one), just click on the arrow:
Click on Continue:
Now choose the closure type - Hazard, Construction or Event
You can also choose the duration of the closure, record a voice and take a photo.
Click on Send to publish it to the map.
- If one user reports a road closure - it will only affect that user's view of the map. In order to affect all users, a number of users need to report the same closure.
- The number of reports needed to close the roads for all the users varies based on the road's weight, the user's rank and the country.
- The road will be opened when a number of users drive through the road.
Points and limits
Points are given for each report you make while using Waze. When you report too many times in a short span of time or distance, Waze may initially show only getting 3 points for your last report. It is also possible that if there are too many too quickly, you will not be permitted to post any more reports. If that happens you will need to simply wait for a period of 5 minutes or so and try again.
Impact to routing
These reports do not affect routing, although when a traffic report is sent, the routing server will take a closer look at the GPS speed information coming from current Wazers in that area to possibly reset the current speed of that segment of road. At that time the routing server will consider the current average speed when routing new direction requests. Otherwise a road full of "reports" on its own will not affect the route selected by the server.


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Meet the 12 finalists of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017
Brussels, 24 January 2017
The finalists of the Horizon 2020-funded EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017 are announced today by the European Commission. The shortlist contains twelve outstanding women entrepreneurs who have brought their breakthrough ideas to the market. For the first time, this year's contest includes three finalists in a new category, the Rising Innovator, to recognise excellence in female entrepreneurs aged 30 years or under. All of the finalists have founded or co-founded a successful company based on their innovative ideas.
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "The twelve finalists are all talented innovators with interesting stories to tell about breaking through barriers, taking risks and succeeding. Their stories can inspire other women and men to become innovators. In this new edition of the contest, we also want to encourage the next generation and give special recognition to the achievements of young, innovative entrepreneurs."
The nine finalists in the Women Innovators category are:
- Ms Gema Climent (ES) co-founded the company NESPLORA in San Sebastian, which combines neuroscience and virtual reality to cure mental illnesses
- Prof Barbara Demeneix (FR) co-founded WatchFrog in Evry, which provides novel solutions to screen water quality and environmental pollutants affecting health
- Ms Gemma Galdon Clavell (ES) is the founder of Eticas Research and Consulting in Barcelona, which promotes applied and responsible research and innovation in data-intensive technologies.
- Dr Claudia Gärtner (DE) is a founder of Microfluidic ChipShop in Jena, providing "lab-on-a-chip" systems for better diagnostics
- Ms África González Fernández (ES) has co-founded NanoImmunoTech in Vigo and pioneers with innovative products at the crossroads of biosensing and nanotoxicology
- Ms Michela Magas (HR, UK) is the co-founder of Stromatolite, a Design Innovation Lab in London building a new generation of incubation and technology toolkits for innovation
- Dr Kamila Markram (DE) is the co-founder and CEO of Frontiers in Lausanne (CH), a digital-age scholarly publishing company providing Open Access publishing and Open Science IT solutions
- Prof Isabel Trillas Gay (ES) co-founded Biocontrol Technologies in Barcelona, which provides bio-pesticides products to minimise pesticide impact on health and the environment
- Ms Petra Wadström (SE) is the founder of Solvatten in Stockholm, providing a portable water purifier and water heater powered solely by solar energy
The three finalists for the new Rising Innovators Award are:
- Dr Mary Franzese (IT) revolutionises the treatment of brain damage with her company Neuron Guard in Modena
- Ms Sandra Rey (FR) creates bioluminescent light without electricity with her biotech company Glowee in Paris
- Ms Kristina Tsvetanova (BG) provides the first 'tablet' for blind users with her company BLITAB Technology in Vienna
The finalists were selected by a high-level jury consisting of independent experts from business, venture capital, entrepreneurship and academia. 47 applications were submitted from across the EU and the countries associated to Horizon 2020, the EU's funding programme for research and innovation, which provides the prize money for the Women Innovators award. The companies created by the contestants showcase innovations in a wide range of sectors, with life science and ICT being the most dominant ones. The twelve finalists were presented at the UNConvention event in Brussels.
Following the success of its first three editions in 2011, 2014 and 2016, applications to the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017 closed in November 2016. Three cash prizes of €100,000, €50,000 and €30,000 will be awarded in the main Women Innovators category and one prize of €20,000 will be awarded to the first ever winner of the Rising Innovator Award. The winners will be announced on 8 March 2017 at the European Parliament in Brussels as part of the celebrations for International Women's Day.
The aim of the Prize is to raise public awareness of the need for more innovation and more women entrepreneurs, and to recognise the success of women in innovation. Although women are increasingly active in research, there are still too few of them who create innovative enterprises. This represents an untapped potential for Europe, which needs to use all its human resources to their full potential to remain competitive and find solutions to economic and societal challenges.


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Carol Williams, MD, an Adrian Dominican Associate since November 2007, died on January 22, 2018, after a short convalescence. She was the second of two children, born on September 13, 1931 to Frances and Daniel Williams. Carol and her brother Dan grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Carol attended an all-girls prep high school, where she was the valedictorian of her class.
Carol's father, a general practitioner of medicine, became ill with tuberculosis when Carol was in the eighth grade, and subsequently died while she was a senior in high school. Her mother was a reporter for The Chattanooga Times, and eventually became the editor of the society section of the paper.
Carol attended Vanderbilt University for two years, then transferred to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and graduated with a degree in chemistry. She graduated in 1955 from the Tennessee College of Medicine.
Carol's accomplishments as a physician were many, including a fellowship in obstetrics-gynecology and gynecologic oncology at Barnes and Allied Hospitals/Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She became head of a residency program and subsequently chief of the department at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis.
In 1975, Carol went into a solo private practice, and was a most beloved doctor. She closed her practice in 1991 and was engaged in delivering and coordinating women's health care in community and public health settings. From the early 1980's, she also served in pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Louis University. Carol was the first woman President of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society and, in 1992, served as the President of the Missouri State Medical Association.
Carol was married for 20 years to a pediatrician. Early in the marriage she developed breast cancer. Her marriage ended, and an annulment was granted. She had no children.
Carol began her spiritual life as a Southern Baptist, and began daily Bible reading. After being a member of the Episcopal Church, she became a Catholic in 1981. She served on the board of the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, where she earned a master's degree in theology and certificates in pastoral care, spiritual direction, and preaching. For years, she was an Associate with the Racine Dominican Sisters.
Carol ultimately made her commitment to Adrian Dominican Associate Life on November 27, 2007, mentored by Sisters Patricia Walter, OP and Peggy Coyne, OP.
In her application for Associate Life, Carol wrote the following: "These years as a Catholic have seen the gradual release from the fear of engagement with one's life issues and the attendant risk of hurt. In spiritual direction the unresolved, unrepented, unforgiven relationships and injuries sustained through seventy five years of living have yielded to the light of God's care and mercy in Christ in the power of the Spirit. I am grateful to the Lord of the Journey for rescuing me from the trash heap to which I tried to consign myself and bringing me into healing communion with God's people."
Carol was very devoted to her Sojourner group in St. Louis – made up of Adrian Dominican Associates – and formed close relationships with both Associates and Sisters. She continued to be present to those who were in crisis with illness and dying.
Carol is preceded in death by her parents and survived by her brother Daniel (Joan) Williams, Jr.; nephew Chris (Terri) Williams and their son Stone Williams; and nephew William Hedrick.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018, at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis. Visitation will be at 9:00 a.m. until the Mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be during a private service held at a later date in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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"Technology giant Apple is 'very optimistic' about the UK's future post-Brexit, its boss has told the prime minister," BBC News reports. "Apple's chief executive Tim Cook met Theresa May at Downing Street and said he thought the UK would be 'just fine' outside the European Union."
"His comments came as the US Chamber of Commerce said US firms had been delaying UK investment decisions. It has thousands of members in the US, including many large multinationals," The Beeb reports. "However, at his meeting with the prime minister, Mr Cook said:"We're a big believer in the UK – we think you'll be just fine. Yes there will be bumps in the road along the way but the UK's going to be fine.' In a statement following the meeting, Apple said: 'We are proud that Apple's innovation and growth now supports nearly 300,000 jobs across the UK.'"
"Apple's new UK headquarters will be in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. Last year the company said it would move 1,600 staff there in 2021," The Beeb reports. "Mr Cook described it as a huge headquarters and said the company was 'leaving significant space there to expand.'"
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The UK's post-Brexit future is bright.
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UK PM Theresa May and Tim Cook discuss Apple's UK presence amid Brexit – February 9, 2017
Britain has world's strongest economy after Brexit
Friday, January 6, 2017
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Apple game-changer gives London's latest redevelopment project new appeal – October 3, 2016
Apple to create stunning new $11.7 billion London headquarters at Battersea Power Station – September 28, 2016
How Brexit is already impacting Apple – June 28, 2016
Apple and Brexit: Britain could replace Ireland for international HQ – June 27, 2016
How the UK's Brexit vote to leave European Union affects Apple – June 25, 2016
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Truth be told, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Starbreeze Studios' games, and even enjoyed the developer's much maligned Syndicate – a title that unfairly got saddled with a lot of pre-existing baggage (despite Arthur Gies giving it a fairly good appraisal in his 8.5/10 review for Polygon). And whilst Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons deviates from the developer's first person shooter template, it still manages to incorporate all the story-led narrative strengths that the Swedish firm is renowned for.
One of the pivotal strengths of Sony and its indie-centric third party publishing strategy is that the hardware giant is extremely relaxed when it comes to physical copy quotas. As a result, there have been a number of developers that have had their niche titles physically released on the console – with publishers such as 505 Games and Soedesco taking full advantage of the situation, and titles such as N.E.R.O : Nothing Ever Remains Obscure, Among the Sleep, Aragami, and Republique coming out on the PS4 platform.
Admittedly, Brothers isn't really that long a game, and can be finished in an afternoon. But like Journey, which can also be completed in only a few hours, the experience stays with you long after the final credits have scrolled past. It's for this reason, that even after completing the title on PS3 a number of years prior, that I feel compelled in recommending Starbreeze's soulful adventure. Partly because more gamers ought to play the acclaimed indie title, but also because by buying film director Josef Fares' vision, they're ultimately supporting physical publishing as well as niche adventurous ideas.


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Series on EDI intro: Explicit Direct Instruction, or EDI, is a set of teaching strategies assembled by Data Works, a research company in California. I have been trained and certified as a trainer and have found it a great way to deliver effective lesson plans. It consists of steps which you will find in each post in the series here. I hope you benefit by the series. Please leave a comment, let's have a dialog.
In the teaching method EDI, "Learning Objective" is the beginning of the lesson. It should be stated clearly and the kids should show evidence of understanding by repeating it back and then answering as random non-volunteers. I usually write this on the board and explain any new or difficult words. Then I say it and have the class repeat it. You are establishing the goal of the lesson. This helps the students mentally prepare for the lesson. Many times teachers do "forward questioning," or, questioning without teaching. Forward questioning is a big no no. A clearly taught learning objective is the best weapon against it. Here are some teaching methods.
Even though EDI is the focus here, a learning objective is an excellent part of any lesson plan. You state what we will be doing and stay faithful to it through all stages of the lesson. It's like a target guiding what you do and what you assess in the end. Now, onto the second step of my favorite method of teaching.


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Melissa Etheridge is making her split with ex Tammy Lynn Michaels official and legal.
The rocker, 49, filed a Petition for Dissolution of Domestic Partnership in L.A. County Superior Court Friday, People magazine reported. In the petition, Etheridge mentioned irreconcilable differences and asked that Michaels, 35, not be rewarded financial support by the court. She is also asking for joint custody of their 3-year-old children.
In response, Michaels wrote her in blog on Saturday about being blindsided by her ex-partner's recent action: "SMACK!!!!!!!!!!!!/FILE FOR DIVORCE!!!!!!/even though we both promised/agreed/handshook/pinkyswore." She later added: "her broken promises/
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In April, Etheridge's rep told People that the singer and Michaels had broken up after nearly nine years. The now-former couple registered as domestic partners in 2005. Michaels gave birth to twins Miller and Johnnie in 2006.
Etheridge had told Oprah Winfrey that the separation was "mutual," although Michaels wrote in her blog, "I did not go anywhere, honey. And you and I both know it." She also added, "Please stop telling the press it was mutual."
Currently, Etheridge is on the road as part of her "Fearless Love" tour this summer.


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AGS Transact Technologies Limited (AGSTTL), provider of end-to-end payment solutions has implementing Automatic Fare Collection solution for Kochi metro, using an 'Open Loop' Smart Card on cloud based platform.
AGSTTL aims to foster smart travel and will be responsible for end-to-end management of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for Kochi Metro. By offering an integrated structure of collection, compilation and computing for AFC system, the company promises to provide an efficient and hassle-free experience to the commuter.
AGSTTL's AFC system is a critical core component of the Kochi Metro system. It includes complex hardware and software installed at entry points of metro stations. This ticketing system uses a combination of Open Loop Smart Cards, Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and Quick Response Codes (QR Codes) to collect fares from the users minimising the need for cash transactions. This is the first time such an innovative model is being implemented in the country.
"We are delighted to be the technology partners of the ambitious Kochi Metro Project. At AGSTTL, we believe that technology solutions such as the futuristic Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System with Open Loop Smart Cards and QR Code tickets will establish a new benchmark for the transit industry and pave the way for smart travel in India", said Ravi B Goyal, chairman & managing director, AGS Transact Technologies Limited. "By offering an integrated structure of collection, compilation and computing for AFC system, AGSTTL aims to ensure that the commuter has an efficient and hassle-free experience. Kochi Metro will lay the foundation to how future metro and public transportation projects are designed in our country with AFC being the preferred mode of transacting within the entire transportation structure", he added.
Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) had earlier signed a public-private partnership (PPP) pact with Axis Bank for the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) system. The bank has partnered with Asis electronik Ve Bilisim Sistemleri, AS, a Turkish company, for the infrastructure and AGS Transact Technologies Limited for the integration and maintenance in the system.
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A trail with no vistas.
What kind of trail is that? No grand finale, no big reward for the miles on foot—just a loop with lots of dead trees and no opening to view the surrounding forest and city nearby.
One year I lived in the South, I hiked that trail dozens of times. My partner and I lived in a small house a rock's toss away from downtown, and I could drive to the park entrance, zoom past the guard shack while waving my yearlong park pass, and make it to the trailhead in about 15 minutes.
It was the same when I lived in Oregon years before that, where hiking trails were nestled in the hills surrounding the little valley we lived in, where the town wasn't much but the terrain was alive with rugged disposition. That trail I must have hiked more than 40 times a year, right after a soul-sucking work shift, before the glow of foggy winter days succumbed to drizzly darkness.
Regardless of the season, without worry of weather, I laced up my hiking boots that had carried me hundreds of miles in jagged mountains, on snow-covered sidewalks, and through a few international airports.
One fall morning in 2014, the weather was particularly moody in a satisfying way. When the sun shone, I frequently passed a couple of hikers every few minutes, or one of those crazed solo trail runners who enjoy pain and for some reason think decadent food is the only motivation to keep them darting around. Not this morning: it was calm, quiet, meditative, and I felt I had the mountain to myself.
Sometimes, while spending time outside, I think about a quote from Thoreau:
"What business have I in the woods if I am thinking of something out of the woods?"
With subdued guilt I would often listen to an amusing podcast or music, but not this day. Sans headphones that accompany many a hike, walk, and drive, I focused on the pace: one step after another. Breathe, go higher, pass the tree, smell the dirt, feel the leaves. The further along the train I went, a few coherent words emerged, then a few lines, then the impulse to mark down the thoughts when I returned to the car.
This is what it was:
"Rock and Root" — a poem
Rock and root,
Glistening slick from night's refreshment.
Away from the rain-shy crowds
left at the rolling hills,
Higher in, peaceful fog,
The cover of wistful solitude.
The forest's silence broken only
By distant planes, brutish trains,
And emergence of human's voice, strained.
In morning's solace, nothing clearer.
Steady footing often a luxury,
Light and swift on narrow paths.
Mountain's peace, the effort's reward.
Sometimes you don't need a vista to see clearly.
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text: Avonmore is a residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was named after Lord Avonmore of Ireland who sojourned through Edmonton on an 1897 expedition to the Klondike Gold Rush. It is in the shape of an irregular quadrilateral bounded on the south east by Argyll Road, on the south west by Mill Creek Ravine, on the north by 76 Avenue and on the east by 75 Street. It is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and industrial subdivisions. To the north is the residential subdivision of King Edward Park. To the east and south east are the industrial subdivisions of Girard Industrial and Coronet Addition Industrial. Separated from Avonmore by the Mill Creek Ravine are the residential neighbourhoods of Argyll, Hazeldean and Ritchie.


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The last time Spain had a civil war it was fought between supporters of the fascist dictator Francisco Franco and communists who wanted to establish a worker's paradise similar to Stalin's Soviet Union, which offered an even worse choice than the one America voters faced in the last presidential election. This time around it's the seceding government of the largely autonomous Catalonia region against the federal government, and although it lacks the military might to wage an actual shooting civil war like America once endured with its secessionists the spat doesn't look to end well for anyone.
Catalonia's regional government has declared its independence from Spain, but the Spanish government has asserted constitutional authority to prevent that from happening. The Spaniards have kicked all the rebellious Catalan officials out of office, arrested several of them, sent in enough firepower to get it done, and the smart money is betting they'll prevail. So far no nation has recognized Catalonia's independence, and the polling there suggests most Catalans would prefer to remain Spaniards.
An independent Catalonia would be a tiny country with a tiny population and tiny economy, too, but it could be viable. It has the world-class city of Barcelona as its capital, lucrative borders with the Mediterranean Sea and France, and a long tradition of running its regional affairs to the satisfaction of its people. Catalonia also has its own way of talking, a rich distinctive culture that gave the world Antoni Gaudi's mind-blowing architecture and some great cuisine, and no doubt some very valid complaints with the Spanish federal government. There's a case to be made for Catalonia's independence, but from our vantage point here in Kansas we're not buying it, and we're sure it worries people all over.
Even here in Kansas, where the leaves are beautifully turning and we're temporarily back to sunny skies and temperatures as moderate as you can hope for in late October, there's a certain uncomfortable sense that here and around the world too many people are itching to sever the bonds that have long bound them to their countrymen. It's probably more pronounced in Spain, where the Catalans have officially declared their independence and the Basques have long waged an occasionally terrorist war for it, or in Canada where the Francophone Quebecois have long threatened to assert their independence, or in the United Kingdom, where the Scots recently agreed by a scarily slim majority to stay on board. There are countless independence movements in South America and Africa and the Middle East, as well, and given how none of those regions have managed their affairs to anyone's satisfaction that's all the more unsettling.
Even here in relatively hale America there's the longstanding talk about Texas reasserting its independence and California splitting into three states, as well as all the ongoing talk on both sides about the reliably Republican-voting blue states and the the hard-core Democratic blue states parting ways, and although none of it seems likely to come pass any time soon it doesn't look to end well. If the tiny country of Catalonia and its tiny population and tiny economy gain independence, it will only encourage the separatist movements in the Basque region of Spain and the Quebec province of Canada and the Scottish portion of the United Kingdom, not to mention all those destabilized elements in the more already unstable portions of the world, and it might even wind up enflaming the conflicts here in once-Bleeding Kansas.
From our perspective here in Kansas we're sympathetic to local rule, and can't blame Europe's nationalist parties for their skepticism about European Union rule, and well understand that a lot of those South American and African and Middle Eastern boundaries were badly drawn by European powers, and that some adjustments in some places are required. Catalonia's case, though, is less compelling. When America declared its independence from the United Kingdom its Continental Congress acknowledged that "When in in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth to which the Last of Nature and Nature's God entitles them, a decent respect for the opinion of mankind requires that they should declare the the causes which impel them to the separation." The rebellious congress of the United States America compellingly made that case in the Declaration of Independence, and so far the Catalans haven't.
So far as we can tell the Catalans' case isn't based on any valid complaint that the federal government has prevented them from running their region to the people's general satisfaction, but rather on a stubborn ethnic pride that wants to assert itself. This is understandable enough from our perspective here in Kansas, where we also have our own way of talking and doing things and resent any outside interference, but not convincing. So far at least Kansa continues to do things mostly it own way, begrudgingly allows those crazy Californians and New Yorkers and the rest of the blue states to do things their own way, and as bad as things are everywhere they could be a lot worse.
So far as we can tell Catalonia and Spain could continue the same slightly tolerable arrangement, and we hope they do. Some adjustments to the borders might be required elsewhere, but for the rest of us some stability and a lack of stubborn ethnic pride would be more comforting right now.
— Bud Norman


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