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PORTLAND — Affordable housing on Munjoy Hill and Cliff Island got a boost when the City Council Housing and Community Development Committee gave the go-ahead for efforts to sell city-owned properties.
The committee, with Councilor Kevin Donoghue as chairman, on Nov. 12 gave Economic Development Director Greg Mitchell permission to negotiate with members of Sustainable Cliff Island on selling a home and fuel depot the city took over for delinquent taxes.
The committee also allowed Housing and Community Development Division Director Mary Davis to seek requests for proposals for the sale and development of a city-owned, 6,800-square-foot parking lot at 65 Munjoy St.
"We are right at the starting gate with negotiations," Mitchell said Nov. 13 of a request received in September from members of Sustainable Cliff Island offering to buy property at 16 Fisherman's Cove for $10,000.
The city took the 19,500-square-foot Cliff Island property from Holly Kessinger and Bruce Reith of West Buxton for delinquent taxes dating to 2008. The accrued back taxes and interest are more than $53,500, Mitchell said in a memo to the committee.
On the property are a 1,040-square-foot home built in 1910 and a 64-year-old, 400-square-foot building used as a store.
Mitchell noted the city would absorb the remainder of the delinquent taxes by accepting the $10,000 offer, but members of Sustainable Cliff Island also committed to spend $300,000 over the next two years.
The spending includes replacing outdated fuel tanks with new, double-walled tanks. The group also plans to upgrade the septic system, renovate the house as a rental property, rebuild the former grocery store to serve as a convenience store, and rebuild the wharf and install a float to supply fuel and other items to recreational boaters.
Members of Sustainable Cliff Island, including President Cheryl Crowley, Vice President Bob Howard, Secretary Eric Anderson and Treasurer Roger Berle, expect to spend $30,000 for the purchase and initial site cleanup and associated permit and legal fees, according to the group's proposal.
They will also commission a second-phase environmental assessment on the property. Each board member has contributed financially to the group, now in the process of becoming a registered nonprofit.
"Each of the four directors has at least three generations of Cliff Island history behind them," according to their proposal.
The group has received seed funding from the Cliff Island Association and the Island Institute will act as the group's financial agent until the IRS approves its nonprofit status.
Mitchell said the proposal from Sustainable Cliff Island was the only one received for the property.
"We went to some extraordinary lengths in terms of public notice," he said.
On the mainland, a preliminary deadline of Jan. 12, 2015, has been set for proposals for the Munjoy Street lot, City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said Nov. 13.
A memo by Davis said the lot was once considered part of the redevelopment plan for the former Adams School, which has been converted to condominiums.
A feasibility study of the property by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based, Bluestone Planning Group suggests two, three-story buildings with two- and three-bedroom units as the most viable option for the property.
The units would be targeted to owners making 100-120 percent of the area median wage, which runs between $62,000 and $93,000, depending on the number of family members.
The preliminary draft of the request for proposals for 65 Munjoy St. indicates proposals will be scored at 25 points each for financial feasibility and use of resources to achieve city goals, 20 points for the ability to complete the project and 30 points for "impact on the surrounding neighborhood, including design compatibility and environmental issues."
Those interested in filing an RFP can reach Davis at 874-8711 or [email protected].
David Harry can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 110 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidHarry8.
A house and former store now owned by the city could be sold to a group from Cliff Island for restoration and continued use as a fuel depot. City Economic Development Director Greg Mitchell has been given the go-ahead by City Councilors to negotiate a deal with Sustainable Cliff Island.
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Tom McGuire : Jazz Singer, Live Vocal Entertainer
Born in 1950 in The Bronx, Tom is the leader of "The New Yorkers" jazz band. He and his top musicians delight an audience through The Great American Songbook and world jazz music.
Tom has lived and worked in Italy, France, the U.K. and the Netherlands. His wife is from Mechelen; they reside in Brussels. People often ask Tom why did he move to Belgium? His answer: he moved to Belgium for love. What's more, years ago, Tom became a Belgian citizen.
Tom has been singing all his life. In 1967, he formed a rock group (Jason Exit) with four high school friends. Tom sang and played guitar. The band performed successfully in New York for seven years until university graduation. Tom then began his international career in advertising, which evolved into global media in the multinational arena. During the last decade of his business career, Tom was an independent consultant in corporate communications.
When Tom completed his international business career, he made an easy but important decision. Yes, he decided to make a lot more room for singing. And so, since more than 10 years, Tom has been pursuing intense voice studies, mostly in Belgium, but also at The Juilliard School in New York, resulting in full-time singing. A few years ago, Tom sang in the chorus of the Brussels Operette Theater, which is the Flemish-speaking opera company performing at the Kaaitheater in Brussels and at the Schouwburg in Leuven.
In 2017, Tom began singing jazz in piano bars and clubs with his own band and with other jazz bands. He has been performing in Brussels, Bordeaux and New York. In 2018, Tom was on national television in Belgium in The Voice Senior. In addition, he entertains at private events. Tom also sings in several languages. What's more, he continues to study voice privately.
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On Friday March 18, 49 people were killed in a mass shooting at two mosques in the City of Christchurch, New Zealand. The 28-year-old shooter was charged with murder after shooting 42 people in Al-Noor Mosque, and then seven people in Linwood Mosque, which is approximately five kilometres away. Tarrant livestreamed the shooting on Facebook while shooting and killing Muslims on a Friday, the Muslim Holy day of prayer. Tarrant's terrorist attack was a direct act of Islamophobia, as it follows his 74-page manifesto which contains white nationalist ideology.
Communities worldwide were devastated by Tarrant's mass murder, a hate crime which was the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. New Zealanders all over the country acted, with Muslims locally and globally, to stand against this act of terrorism. The Friday following the shootings, thousands gathered around the Al-Noor mosque, and created a ring of peace and protection in solidarity with praying Muslims. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was present during the prayers, and joined arms with people in the ring of peace, after making a speech on the intolerance of such terrorism in New Zealand.
Groups all over New Zealand showed solidarity with their fellow Muslim friends and community members by performing the traditional Maori ceremonial dance known as the Haka. From students to motorcycle clubs, community members performed the Haka and formed rings of protection and peace around mosques to honour the victims of the shooting. Worldwide, people are taking action against this crime, using it as a wake up call and motivation for change within their own communities. In Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, community members came together to make clear that such acts of terrorism and hatred will not be tolerated in this city.
On Wednesday March 20, the Migrant Rights Network in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong organized a peaceful rally and postering blitz for the International Day of Elimination of Racism, which officially takes place on March 21. Gathering on the first day of spring, the purpose of the rally was to speak out against racism and to come together as a community to support marginalized folks within the Peterborough-Nogojiwanong population.
Rachelle Sauvè, one of the main organizers of the event, spoke kind and truthful words on the issue of racism at the rally and on the need to have collective action against it. Sauvè highlighted the need to work towards creating anti-racist and pro-migrant laws and policies.
"No one is illegal," stated Sauvè. The rise of discrimination against migrants is problematic, and Sauvè reminded folks that unless someone is native to the land, everyone in Canada is a settler and migrant.
Members of the community, including Shauna Redskye and Mehrangiz Monsef, also spoke at the event. Redskye, speaking as an Indigenous person, and Monsef, speaking as an immigrant who came to Canada as a refugee, spoke on about how important it is for the community to show kindness and tolerance to one another. Both emphasized the urgency of action against racism. Muahmmed Sheikh of the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association was present and said a few words of gratitude to the Peterborough-Nogojiwanong community for the support and solidarity they have shown Muslims in the city.
A moment of silence then took place at the rally to honour those who were killed in the Christchurch shootings. Attendees grabbed available posters with words speaking out against racism, and hung these posters all over the city, so that inhabitants of Peterborough -Nogojiwanong can wake up to words against racism.
The following Friday, community members joined hands forming a ring of peace and protection around the Al-Salaam Mosque in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, to protect praying Muslims during on the Holy day of Prayer. Participants held up posters in Arabic and English with peaceful and welcoming phrases, such as "We Are All One," "السلام عليكم: Peace be Upon You," and "أنتم هنا في أمان: You are Safe Here." Complimentary refreshments were available for everyone, as thanks to those volunteering their time as supporters.
The honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and for Women and Gender Equality, was also present. As a Muslim Afghan-Canadian, Monsef exhibited a powerful presence in showing support of fellow community members in her home Peterborough-Nogojiwanong. She also spoke of coming together as a community against violent acts of terror.
The Peterborough-Nogojiwanong community has shown time and time again that peace and love always win. In Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, these gatherings show that acts of terror can be overruled by love and solidarity from the community. Advocates of hate within the community will not be empowered, and the people of this city continue to prove that they will stand against discrimination and terrorism.


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Inbal Dance Theatre is celebrating its 70th anniversary! Among the festivities planned is Roots and Creation – a tribute to the work of choreographer Sara Levi-Tanai (1910 – 2005), who founded Inbal in 1949. Roots and Creation (Makor VeYetzira), choreographed and performed by Ilana Cohen and Malka Hagbi, expresses the Yemenite Jewish tradition and culture through the movement language of Sara Levi-Tanai. The work focuses on the experiences of women in the community, as well as the music, dance, and life of Jews in Yemen. As part of the performance, Cohen and Hagbi will present and demonstrate Sara Levi-Tanai's approach to dance and choreography. The performances are free and open to the public.
Dancers and choreographers Ilana Cohen and Malka Hagbi, became soloists of the Inbal Dance Theatre in the mid-60s and worked closely with Sara Levi-Tanai. Cohen was appointed Assistant Artistic Director in 1983, and became Artistic Director and house choreographer in 1996, a position she held for 12 years. In 2017 Cohen received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Union of Performing Artists (IUPA). She currently conducts dance workshops throughout the country. Hagbi performed as a dancer in the company for over 50 years, and was recognized for her contribution to dance with a tribute by the Israeli Union of Performing Artists (IUPA) in 2013. Hagbi currently teaches Yemenite folklore and dance, choreographing traditional dances, and produces Henna events. In 2017 she received the Sara Levi-Tanai Lifetime Achievement Award.
Performances will take place at the Inbal Ethnic Center:
Wednesday, December 5th at 13:00; Sunday, December 9th at 13:00; Monday, December 10th at 13:00
6 Yehieli St., Suzanne Dellal Center, Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv. For additional information call: 03-5173711.


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How To Pick The Best Milk Frother Heater 2018 Ultimate Buying Guide and Reviews
The current market offers thousands of various milk frother heater. It is really hard to choose the best one from such a big selection. To speed up the process of buying a milk frother heater, feel free to use the list with out picks.
Our Pick: Best Milk Frother Heater of 2018
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|1. Chefs Star MF-2 Premier Automatic Milk Frother
Made of high quality stainless steel housing and carafe conveniently detaches from base for easy pouring, vacuum insulation helps contents maintain temperature.
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|2. Milk Frother Heater
Frothing 4.44oz.
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|3. Milk Frother
Durable and sturdy.
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|4. Secura Automatic Electric Milk Frother (DIY Crafters' Choice)
Maximum level indicator for milk frother and maximum level indicator for milk warmer, and minimum milk level indicator.
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|5. MatchaDNA Premium Automatic Milk Frother
Perfect for cappuccinos, lattes, hot frothed milk, and hot chocolate.
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|6. VAVA Detachable Milk Frother (Best Eco-Friendly)
3 different settings that let you indulge in cafe-style coffee drinks with hot and cold froth, or hot milk at the press of a button.
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|7. Souvia Automatic Milk Frother Machine (Best Classic Design)
Large capacity milk jug, enough for the whole family or group this machine comes with a 700ml milk carafe which is exactly 3 cups of milk.
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|8. Epica Automatic Electric Milk Frother (Most Autonomous)
Stainless steel with vacuum insulation helps contents maintain temperature.
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|9. Electric Milk Frother Machine Milk Foam Frother (Easiest to Adjust)
Simple button operation to heat milk or make hot milk froth in a flash.
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|10. PowerLix Milk Frother Handheld Battery Operated Electric Foam Maker For Coffee (Highest Performance)
The mixer is battery powered so you don't have to worry about cords and finding sockets.
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Vivreal electric milk steamer features duo whisks and is fast and quiet. One whisk for creating steamed milk: that is hot milk only slightly whisked, perfect for lattes. Another whisk for creating frothy milk, that is milk highly whisked until it is very foamy. With frothing whisk (the latter one), you can choose heat the milk or not. So there are 3 modes in total for you.
Product for use with north american electrical standards.120v only. Milk frother makes hot and cold milk froth for cappuccinos, heats hot milk for lattes. Maximum capacity: 125 ml (for milk froth preparation).250 ml (for hot milk preparation). To make hot drinks, press the on/off button once and release immediately, both heater and frother will turn on. Press and hold the on/off button for 3 seconds, the frother will turn on, but heater won't turn on. Stainless-steel exterior with vacuum insulation; detachable base; free cleaning brush. Maximum level indicator for milk frother and maximum level indicator for milk warmer, and minimum milk level indicator.
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We highly recommend you to buy milk frother heaterfrom brands that offer prolonged warranty. If something goes wrong and your milk frother heater breaks down, you will be able to repair it without spending a single penny. Most companies offer a two-year warranty for their products.
Thick, creamy frothed milk effortlessly – effortlessly creates thick, creamy froth and heats milk at the push of a button. Creates hot & cold milk froth – perfect for cappuccinos, lattes, hot frothed milk, and hot chocolate. Impress you friends and family with deliciously frothed drinks. Easy to use & clean – frothing milk has never been easier. Add milk, push a button and have thick creamy froth in seconds. The detachable base makes pouring and cleaning a breeze. Stainless steel exterior, non-stick interior – made to last with it s durable stainless steel exterior. Easy cleaning with the non-stick interior.
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Metallic finish: scratch-resistant, brushed stainless steel design and non-stick interior for easy cleaning. Detachable base: the milk jug lifts off the power base for easier pouring while the classic spout allows you to pour the milk out smoothly without any drips. Comes with 2.5 years full warranty after you register you milk frother on vava website. Safer by design: etl-listed frother offers non-slip rubber feet and an auto shutoff feature when the milk / foam is ready. If you need hotter milk, please put the mug on the machine for 10-30 seconds after the frother stops working so that the heat can be transferred to the milk.
Perfect foam in one touch: 3 different settings that let you indulge in cafe-style coffee drinks with hot and cold froth, or hot milk at the press of a button. Large capacity: holds 5.1 oz/ 150 ml of hot and cold froths for a perfect cup of cappuccinos or 10.2 oz/ 300 ml of hot milk for lattes and flat whites.
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Podcast: Police Officers and Their Interactions with the Mentally Ill
Everyone is subject to interacting with police – whether one has a mental illness or not. The police, of course, are there to keep us safe and enforce the rule of law. However, when you live with mental illness, police have another function: first responder. In this episode, Gabe & Michelle discuss how people living with mental illness feel about the role of police in our care. Listen Now!
"People believe police go through all of this training to help people with mental illness. . . They don't."
– Gabe Howard
Highlights From 'Police' Episode
[2:50] The story of Pamela Turner, a schizophrenic woman shot by police officers in Texas.
[5:30] The story of Debra Danner, a schizophrenic woman shot by police in the Bronx.
[7:00] Gabe helps train police officers.
[10:40] Is there a better way for police officers to help people with mental illness?
[16:00] It's an Us vs. Them mentality.
[18:30] Politicians don't seem to want to help the mentally ill people they blame for gun violence.
[21:00] Should mental health care be free for the greater good?
Computer Generated Transcript for 'Police Officers and Their Interactions with the Mentally Ill' Show
Editor's Note: Please be mindful that this transcript has been computer generated and therefore may contain inaccuracies and grammar errors. Thank you.
Announcer: For reasons that utterly escape everyone involved, you're listening to A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. Here are your hosts, Gabe Howard and Michelle Hammer.
Gabe: Hello everyone and welcome to this episode of A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. My name is Gabe. I am the bipolar one.
Michelle: And hi, I'm Michelle the schizophrenic one I guess. Got to
Gabe: Yes.
Michelle: Be.
Gabe: You're the only one left. I mean it's simple, it's math. I mean how many times have you screamed that it's just math?
Michelle: I've never ever screamed that in my life. But sure, Gabe, whatever you want to do.
Gabe: I happen to know that in another episode involving a police officer you screamed at her, "It's just math. I'm the only one left."
Michelle: No no no. I said process of elimination, process of elimination.
Gabe: Isn't process of elimination just math?
Michelle: I guess so but she was still an idiot and didn't know that.
Gabe: I don't mean to bring up traumatic things in your past, although that was a great episode and I really encourage people to look in the show notes and find that episode and check it out, but we want to talk about you know the things that happened to people with mental illness. They're not always fair. Like, for example, as you told the story you were having an episode. You were having the symptoms of schizophrenia you were experiencing psychosis and they sent the police to you. Could you imagine if you broke your leg and the police showed up?
Michelle: You know that would be absolutely absurd. But yeah the cops did show up. Well one cop showed up and instead of you know helping me she decided to beat the crap out of me until I was brought to the hospital because she couldn't figure out which one was the guilty one. You know.
Gabe: And it's good that you were brought to the hospital for you in that situation. It started off poorly but it ended up with you in the hospital. And again we don't have to tell the whole story again we already did an episode on it. But you didn't go to jail.
Michelle: No, I did not go to jail.
Gabe: And for many people that's not the case.
Michelle: Well, I didn't end up dead which was which is better because a lot of times you call the cops the person ends up dead.
Gabe: You know a lot of times is probably unfair to policing in America but sometimes it does happen and we have stories about this and really the number should be zero. Zero people who are experiencing a disease an illness a disorder who are not well. Zero people should end up in prison or arrested or on trial or dead. I mean that's fair right?
Michelle: I completely agree with you on that one that's for sure.
Gabe: You were alluding to something very specific. Tell the audience what you're talking about because I think some people are going to hear: What do you mean somebody with mental illness ends up dead because of seeking help?
Michelle: Just last week, May 2019. There's a woman in Texas. Her name is Pamela Turner. A cop approached her it was actually was all caught on social media. Cop approached her. She actually had outstanding warrants. But everybody in the community, they all knew that she had mental health issues and she was actually schizophrenic and a cop approached her, started arguing with her as she was resisting arrest and he began to tase her. And in the scuffle she grabbed his taser and started to tase him. And what he did in to retaliate was take out his gun and he shot five times. And one of them hit her and she ended up dead. Does that seem reasonable to you?
Gabe: None of it seems reasonable. I think that it's unfair for all sides. I think that it is completely unreasonable of our society to expect police officers to be first responders for mental health crises. I mean think about that for a moment. Could you imagine if your house got robbed and society said OK we're going to send a doctor with no police or law enforcement training whatsoever? But doctors now investigate crimes because that's what happens. We expect police officers to deal with this. And when things go wrong we're like stupid police. But at the same time. Oh my God!
Michelle: I mean
Gabe: Oh my God.
Michelle: What kind of cop gets their taser taken away from them? I mean what kind of cop is tasing a woman anyway? And they said she was just resisting arrest but she was also schizophrenic and obviously mentally ill. They said everybody in the complex. Everyone in the area. They all knew she had schizophrenia. They knew there was mental health issues. But a cop gets his taser taken away. I mean what kind of cop are you? They said that he was an 11 year veteran cop. Like what kind of cop is that? A taser ripped out of her hand? Like come on dude. And then your retaliation? Five shots? Really? Really five shots? They have your taser there's a much better way to handle that. You don't need to fire five shots and then one hits her? Like bad aim dude.
Gabe: You said a lot of things there and what I really want you and our listeners to focus on is the frustration in your voice. The reality is that we weren't there. It's unreasonable to say things like he fired five shots. What kind of a cop gets his taser taken away? How did he not know that she was mentally ill? Cops aren't magic. They're not clairvoyant. You can respect that. What I'm responding to is that I'm mentally ill. What happens if I have a mental health issue and somebody tries to get me help and I end up dead?
Michelle: Yeah. This isn't the only issue though. Do you know what happened in October 2016 to Deborah Danner? Have you heard that story in New York City in the Bronx?
Gabe: I have not.
Michelle: She was actually also a Fountain House member before I was ever a member there. She had some multiple episodes the cops had been called on her before but nothing ever really big happened. But on one day the cops were called. She was in there with her sister and a cop and first she was wielding scissors. They said don't wield those scissors, put those away so she put the scissors away and she comes out with a bat. Now the thing is, did she swing the bat or did she not swing the bat? But what had happened since she has the bat in her hand. The cop shot her dead. And what happened after that is when it was brought to trial, the cop was acquitted and not found guilty of it but the city of New York gave the family two million dollars.
Gabe: I always struggle with this one as a citizen. I don't think that we should charge police officers with mistakes that happen on the job. We don't charge doctors. If a doctor makes a mistake and kills their patient we don't try them for murder. I'm not saying that
Michelle: Well, Michael Jackson.
Gabe: What the police did was right or wrong.
Michelle: Michael Jackson's doctor. Michael Jackson's doctor went to jail.
Gabe: Well but Michael Jackson's doctor wasn't making a split second choice in the moment.
Michelle: True, true.
Gabe: He was continuously doing this against medical advice. Yeah there's a lot there. I don't want to set this up as police officers versus people with mental illness because I really see it as damaging to both sides. I have talked to many many police officers over the last 10 years doing Crisis Intervention Team training. That's where I train police officers on how to better help people who are having psychosis, depression, schizophrenia symptoms, bipolar symptoms, and their families in desperation call the police and the police officers all say the same thing. Why are we here? Why are we being called? Why can't medical people go? But medical people won't go.
Michelle: But I don't understand how holding a bat equals getting shot in the chest.
Gabe: Listen I'm not a police officer, how can I answer that?
Michelle: But
Gabe: I don't understand how graphic files are in layers? It's one picture but you tell me week after week after week that it's seven and you say assets. What the fuck is an asset? All I see is a logo. There's not seven assets
Michelle: But
Gabe: Michelle. I don't understand that.
Michelle: It doesn't make any sense that the cop would be found not guilty. But then the city of New York would pay her family two million dollars
Gabe: You're completely wrong about that. Civil trials and criminal trials are two completely separate things that have nothing to do with one another.
Michelle: But he's not guilty? But they gave her family money? Hmmmmm?
Gabe: Right. Because
Michelle: Then they know they did wrong.
Gabe: Why? That doesn't mean anything. This is just accord and satisfaction under the law. It might be easier just to pay the settlement and admit no guilt then on and on and on. For example, if you run into my car and you get arrested for manslaughter you're like look it was just an accident. I couldn't stop on time, my brakes were bad, so you get acquitted of manslaughter but then you have to pay my family for damaging my car and accidentally killing me, right?
Michelle: But two?
Gabe: You can accidentally.
Michelle: They got two million dollars.
Gabe: I don't care if they got 80 billion dollars. Mistakes are not illegal nor should they be. Do you want mistakes to be illegal? Because the next time you make a mistake you could go to prison for that mistake.
Michelle: I don't know, I just I think the city knows something wasn't right.
Gabe: Knowing that something's not right and something illegal occurring are very different. Michelle, sincerely, If you and I are walking down the street and I trip you, that's not right. But if it was an accident you're going to forgive me. But I would know that I did something wrong. I accidentally got my giant boot in your way and you fell on the ground and I owe you new jeans and I owe you an apology. It doesn't mean that I assaulted you. It means that my big fat boot got in your way because I walked too close.
Michelle: I don't think it's an accident to shoot a woman.
Gabe: That's literal nonsense. What you are doing, and I'm being sincere. What you are saying is that police officers are targeting mentally ill people on purpose to assassinate us.
Michelle: I'm not saying they're targeting. I'm saying that the officer thought that she was completely out of her mind and he felt threatened by this bat.
Gabe: Yeah, right.
Michelle: Which was not swung. It was a whole thing that she did not swing.
Gabe: Who cares? So?
Michelle: The bat and his retaliation was to shoot her.
Gabe: Yeah.
Michelle: Do you think this woman, a 66 year old woman, he believed he was in danger? This man couldn't take a bat away from a 66 year old woman? He had to shoot her and not just take the bat? He couldn't fight this 66 year old woman to really take the bat out of her arm? Don't you think that would've been better?
Gabe: You know that's a good point, you've completely convinced me. I agree with you 100 percent.
Michelle: Thank you, Gabe.
Gabe: And you couldn't peace, and you couldn't peacefully go with the police officer? You had to attack her?
Michelle: No she attacked me.
Gabe: You couldn't peacefully go?
Michelle: Well I said very politely to her I'd like to show you in my bedroom. Can we do that?
Gabe: Well he said very politely put the bat down. This is the problem, Michelle. Every time you tell a story you're blaming law enforcement. It doesn't matter. You are always right and law enforcement is always wrong. That is not a message that we as people living with mental illness want out in the public. That's not right. And police officers will not respond to that.
Michelle: Well there has to be a better way to deal with it, Gabe.
Gabe: That I agree with and that's why I'm trying to say. I think we're both fucked. I think that both sides are fucked. We're just trying to hash out this idea that many people living with mental illness believe that law enforcement is out to get them and that means that we don't have help and many law enforcement police officers don't know how to help us. You know why they don't know how to help us?
Michelle: Training?
Gabe: Yeah they don't have any training they are told to come out and help us with zero training.
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Gabe: And we're back trying to correct a systemic flaw between the way the police officers see mental illness and the way mental illness really is.
Michelle: We're all in this fucked up boat. But why is nobody trying to resolve it? I remember actually in my disciplinary meeting after that cop thing the cop did come on the phone and we had to call her and hear her version of the story. And she said that our situation was beyond any crisis training she ever had.
Gabe: Now I know you said that kind of in a you know an angry mocking way, but think about that. Remove all of your emotion and consider that for a moment. The person that was sent to help you received no crisis training.
Michelle: She said it was beyond the crisis training she ever learned.
Gabe: Right. Good.
Michelle: I'm just wondering what kind of crisis training she ever learned?
Gabe: Zero. None. People think I'm making this up. People believe that police officers are going through all of this training. They're not. In the best case scenario, they get a one week course. Could you imagine if your doctor that prescribed your birth control had a one week course on women's biology? Would you go to a gynecologist that had a one week course?
Michelle: Well I hope I never went to a gynecologist that had a one week course. That would be ridiculous.
Gabe: Ok. But the police officers that are going to be called to help us one week course.
Michelle: That's ridiculous.
Gabe: It's completely ridiculous. And that's why we have to work with police officers because listen nobody's going to listen to people with mental illness. That's what's messed up. We can say look we're dying, we're being killed, we're scared, we're going to prison and to jail because of the symptoms of mental illness. Why is nobody trying to make serious systemic changes? Why can't a police officer and a social worker come out? Why can't a social worker come out? Why can't police officers receive more than one week of training since they're the first responders for mental health crises? Why?
Michelle: And there's so many mentally ill people in jail it's unreal how much. They're not even being treated too. I feel like if God forbid something happened and I'm in jail right now they wouldn't even be giving me my medicine. Can you imagine how I would be acting in jail without my medicine?
Gabe: And not only would you be acting that way because you don't have your medication, but all of the crimes that you committed in prison or jail while off your medications., you'd be tried as if you were perfectly fine. Even though we know that these are symptoms of schizophrenia you are unmedicated because of the behavior of the state. You would still be held responsible for those medications. Now these are extreme cases. Ladies and gentlemen, please, please, understand that we're giving the worst case scenarios. Often this works out OK. But you know often isn't good enough. You know? Let's say that it's 50 50. 50 percent of the time people like me and Michelle get the right treatment. What about the other 50 percent? And the thing that really upsets me is that the more money you have the more likely it is you are to be treated fairly. The better neighborhood you live in the more likely these police officers are to have training. The more wealth that you have accumulated the more likely you parents are to drive you to a crisis stabilization unit rather than call the police. And if you don't have a support system, if you aren't Gabe and Michelle and you don't have mothers who love them, you're just all on your own and somebody who calls the police doesn't even know you.
Michelle: Yeah. Yeah. I mean if you're screaming and hollering in your own apartment your neighbors call the cops on you and who knows what's gonna happen then?
Gabe: Yeah and the police are gonna knock on the neighbors' door and the neighbor is gonna say I hate that I hate that woman. She screams all the time and that person is gonna be upset. At least when your family calls the police, they say this is my daughter and I love her and I don't know why she won't calm down. And police officers are influenced by this. They're human. They're there. They're tired. You get a police officer with no training at the end of a double shift with a woman screaming and swinging a bat? Bad shit's gonna happen.
Michelle: She didn't swing.
Gabe: It's not fair.
Michelle: She didn't swing the bat. She didn't even swing the bat.
Gabe: And that just makes it all the worse because we know, after the dust settled, after an investigation occurred, we know how sick that woman was. And you know look we can't get the police officer on the show, but I can't imagine that this guy feels good about it.
Michelle: She wasn't a criminal. She was sick.
Gabe: Exactly. And we are criminalizing mental illness in this country and we have to do something about this. We just have to because many many many many many people feel what Michelle is modeling. You know everybody's like well that's crazy nobody thinks that. Everybody thinks that. This is a traumatized group of sick people that feel the police are out to get them. I would venture to guess that half of our listeners feel this way right now and they're like dear God, Gabe, let Michelle go. This is how we feel. But that's not going to work because that's just an us versus them mentality. And if we're fighting each other, nobody's solving the problem.
Michelle: Not at all.
Gabe: I don't even think anybody's looking into the problem, personally. We know how many mentally ill people are in prisons and jails nobody cares. We know how many mentally ill people are homeless.
Michelle: I've seen Lockup. There are so many people in jail with mental illness and when they do something this guy was cutting himself all over his arms. There was blood everywhere all over his cell. He's done it multiple times and they're saying that he doesn't have an issue. He just wants to get out of you know his cell and go into the psych ward. That's in the hospital and just he wants a different change of scenery. He's just tired. There's nothing really wrong with him. And I'm watching this going, this jail is awful. They see what this guy's doing to himself and they're saying he wants attention and he wants a different change of scenery. This is awful. This is awful. Why are they even putting this in the show because this makes the jail look terrible? This is bad on the jail not bad on the guy. What they're showing is awful.
Gabe: And that's what's so sad. The fact that it made it to a mainstream show and the fact that nobody realized that it made the jail look bad makes us realize people living with mental illness the people who have this burden that the average citizen out there thinks it's all our fault.
Michelle: Yeah.
Gabe: They think that we the sick people have to change the way the police police and the way that medication is handed out and the way that the mental health safety net. It's all on us. People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, people who are very very sick also have to create sweeping reform across the nation on the way that mental health treatment is done in America. And we're the ones that are crazy.
Michelle: I know, I know. Everyone talks about how we have to help people with mental illness because they're just so violent but then they're not helping anybody.
Gabe: That's what I love the most. Every time there's a shooting we always say mental illness, mental illness, mental illness, mental illness, mental illness. OK. Are we going to fund the mental health safety net to make sure that people who are mentally ill get the treatment that they need? No.
Michelle: No, not at all. Nope.
Gabe: Well, so it just goes to show you that the politicians at large don't actually believe that people with mental illness are responsible for this violence because they're not putting any resources into stopping this, the scourge of mental illness. They're just letting it go.
Michelle: You know in all these shootings they're all done by men. So really we just got to, we have to stop all men. Stopping men from being born because men are doing all the shootings. It's not mental ill people, it's men. Come on let's be real, Gabe. It's men.
Gabe: That's of course what's fascinating to me
Michelle: The problem is men. The problem is men. Let's fix men.
Gabe: This is what I love, Michelle, people listening to this right now are like wow that woman's an idiot blaming all men for shooting. But I bet five minutes ago when when we blamed all mentally ill people, the people are like that tracks. You can just blame an entire group for the behavior of this teeny tiny portion. Unless they're men, then you're an idiot.
Michelle: Yeah. Yeah.
Gabe: You replace men with any other word, you're a genius. You replace men with with minorities, Muslims, feminists, just mentally ill people, all of a sudden you're a genius. That's speaking truth to power. But if you blame it on white men with guns, you stereotyping bitch, How could you?
Michelle: I'm sorry, Gabe. Haven't all the shooters been men?
Gabe: I mean yeah.
Michelle: Come on. It's all men. So really, Gabe, you're at risk of being a shooter because you're a man.
Gabe: And of course people hearing that would think that's nonsense, right?
Michelle: Yes, it sounds crazy.
Gabe: But now say it the other way. Change man to mentally ill. Say the exact same sentence and we'll see how people hear it then.
Michelle: Now, Gabe, you're at risk of being a shooter because you're mentally ill.
Gabe: Yeah and half of society is like, that makes sense. That makes sense. So you went from being a moron for stereotyping me for being male to being a genius for stereotyping me for being mentally ill.
Michelle: Absolutely.
Gabe: And this is what we have to change about our society and it's going to take more than a bunch of mentally ill people you know frankly dying. It's gonna take more than a bunch of mentally ill people being locked up in jails and prisons. It's going to take more than any of this. We need the help of law enforcement, of social workers, of the medical establishment, of our families, and our friends, and we need strangers to understand that people with mental illness we don't have any power. We're sick.
Michelle: Therapy needs to be free. Psychiatrists need to be free and psych meds need to be free. It's ridiculous.
Gabe: Well now you're sounding like a socialist you crazy whore.
Michelle: It's true though. If there is such a problem with mental health, make all of those things free.
Gabe: You're not going to get any arguments from me, but the minute you start talking about how to help people, people start screaming socialism, you know? You know what is else socialistic? Roads, parks, schools, police officers, teachers. But helping sick people? That's the kind of socialism that we just don't need.
Michelle: Oh yeah. Yeah. That's right. That's right.
Gabe: Michelle, sincerely, you know, we've bantered back and forth. We play devil's advocate and I think we've really touched a lot of nerves about how many of our listeners feel because it does. It feels like it's us against them. So Michelle, if you were in a room full of police officers right now, law enforcement officers, politicians, just whomever, and these are good people, they got into law enforcement because they want to save lives and help people and they're tired of this happening too. And Michelle Hammer is standing in the front of the room and everybody in that room is like what do we do to help people with mental illness have better outcomes? What do you say?
Michelle: What I would say is if you're in a situation where someone's having some sort of psychotic episode, you really need to de-escalate the situation and not try to make it worse with violence of some sort. So if a police officer walks into a situation where there is somebody having some sort of psychotic episode, they really need to de-escalate the situation and not try to bring on any type of violence because that's really not going to help. You got to really talk it out and calm down.
Gabe: I know that the threat of violence is what police officers are worried about. And let's just look at all the pop culture. Remember that movie that we talked about several episodes back? Where it was just this was just a person minding their own business and they found out that because they were on psychiatric medications all of your friends were like Are you violent Michelle?
Michelle: Yep.
Gabe: And these were your friends. Like these are people that are sitting in your apartment watching your TV on your stolen Netflix account and they wanted to know if you were violent. So I understand why police officers think that violence is around every corner when it comes to people with mental illness. Would you tell them to think of you and your life and how well you are because you've got the right help and that it's possible that they can do that for the person that they're standing in front of?
Michelle: Oh, absolutely.
Gabe: How do we get people to see mentally ill people as potential rather than risk?
Michelle: I think we need to show police officers. We get to share our own stories of what we've gone through with police officers and let them kind of know what was wrong and what was right. What should have been, what should have been done differently and what can happen when a mentally ill person is you know has a support system, gets medicated, has doctors, and things like that. If you've run into a situation with someone psychotic that's where you can take that person and bring them somewhere where they can get help, not jail. Bring them somewhere where they can get help.
Gabe: A big message that we need to leave our first responders with is that they see us at our worst. Police officers never knock on my door and tell me that I can get louder. They always knock on my door and tell me to not be as loud. You know they pull never me over and tell me that I'm an excellent driver. They always pull me over and tell me that I'm speeding and they never come into contact with people living with mental illness. When we're doing well they only come into contact with us when something bad happened. They see us at our worst. And I wish that we could have so many more conversations so that police officers could see Gabe Howard now and Michelle Hammer now and all us who of are just minding our own business living our lives and you know we're kind of boring now. I mean, Gabe and Michelle aren't. Gabe and Michelle are awesome. But you once know you reach recovery you just go on to do normal stuff and then nobody ever sees us again because there's no reason to see us. But man the minute something goes wrong.
Michelle: You know, Gabe, wellness is so private and crisis is so public, which is just so unfortunate right now.
Gabe: That is and that's why we have to be vocal and we have to advocate for ourselves and we have to use our voices to show both sides of what it's like to live with mental illness. Crisis doesn't need any help. We've already established that; the media's got that covered but wellness. There's a lot of people who are living well, use your voice.
Michelle: Be the voice.
Gabe: Michelle, are you ready to get out of here?
Michelle: I'm so ready.
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Bleijie shocked by rapist's letter to his young victim
QUEENSLAND Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has expressed his shock after it was revealed a convicted rapist had sent his nine-year-old victim a love letter from inside prison walls.
Mr Bleijie said he was just as angry about the situation as everyone else in the country.
Convicted pedophile Christopher John McCoy, 21, sent the unwanted correspondence from his jail cell at a facility south of Brisbane to his victim two weeks ago.
In the letter McCoy said he loved the boy and told him how much he was suffering inside prison.
McCoy, who is from Kingsthorpe west of Toowoomba, pleaded guilty in Maroochydore District Court to recording himself committing revolting sex acts on a friend's younger brother at his home in Caloundra.
He was subsequently jailed for nine months.
Mr Bleijie said what occurred was simply not good enough and measures had been put into place to ensure the Sunshine Coast boy and his family received no more correspondence from the rapist.
"McCoy's crime was sickening and for him to have the gall to contact his victim is astounding," he said.
"A prisoner can be blocked from sending mail to specific people if requested and we have put that in place in relation to McCoy."
Opposition Corrective Services Minister Bill Byrne said what occurred was unacceptable.
"It is very disturbing that a rapist was able to communicate with his traumatised victim from his prison cell in this way," he said.
"No sex offender should be allowed to write to a victim from prison.
"Clearly this letter should have been routinely intercepted at the source and the fact it was allowed to reach its destination highlights the strain the prison system is under."


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What is the capital of Ukraine? History of Soviet Kiev in pictures and maps
What is the capital of Ukraine? – KYIV
We have collected various graphic materials that show the history of Kiev's development during the twentieth century – from a city with a population of less than 250 thousand people to a multimillion post-Soviet metropolis.
The city of Kiev, one of the largest cities in Europe
It lies on both banks of the Dnieper, below the left Desna tributary. The northern part of the city is located on the Polish Lowland, southwest (Right Bank) is on the Dnieper Highlands, southeast (Left Bank) – on the Dnieper Lowland. In the chronicles, Kiev was first mentioned in the year of 860.
The first settlements on the territory of modern Kiev originated 1500-2000 years ago on Starokievska Hill (now the Historical Museum). According to the legend, at the end of the V century – the beginning of the VI century AD, brothers Kiy, Schek and Horyv and their sister Lybid have chosen a place on the Dnieper hills and founded the city on a steep right bank. They named it Kiev – in honor of the elder brother. The continuous history of the city starts from this time. Until the X century, Kiev was the capital of a huge state and has transformed into influential political center of Europe.
However, in our article we will tell in detail about the penultimate century.
Map of Kiev and suburbs, 1911
At the beginning of the 20th century, Kiev was a relatively small city – the seventh in size in the then Russian empire. For example, Warsaw and Riga were ahead. In fact, there was only the old part of the city: Podil, Upper city, Pechersk, Khreshchatyk, as well as the modern streets of Antonovich and Velyka Vasylkivska, buildings near the Central Railway Station (Zhilyanskaya and Saksaganskogo Str.), Tatarka, Lukyanivka and the building between the streets of Artem and Gonchar. Instead of Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard one can see gardens and Dog Trail on the map.
Dynamics of population growth in Kiev during the twentieth century
The diagram shows that since 1943, after the war population of Kiev has grown more than ten times. After the Second World War, the central part of the city was in ruins; therefore, the pre-war Khreshchatyk was not preserved.
Khreshchatyk before the Second World War
This is a photo of Gorodetsky Street at the corner of Khreshchatyk. Earlier, there were shops on the first floor of the city's main streets. There were several shopping malls and hotels in the city, and before the revolution – the city council building, the exchange and many other institutions.
Kiev site plan, 1966
This master plan became the basis of modern Kiev. One can see already planned areas and housing estates of Obolon, Troyeshchyna, Kharkivsky, Lesnaya, Vynohradar, etc. The project of a closed ring road and many other projects that have not yet been implemented are also clearly visible.
Kiev Building History
The Kyiv Buildings History project shows the age of the houses of the capital on the map. In developed countries, such maps are more detailed and complete due to the availability of open data about the city's buildings. Ukraine is only at the beginning of a long way to genuine access to public information.
Kiev fortress
Construction of dungeons and fortress on Pechersk has started in the XI century for the defense of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Over time, when the arrows and stones were replaced by bullets and cores, the ramparts moved farther, and the expanding fortress became the main defensive outpost in the south-west of the Russian Empire.
In the late Middle Ages, wars were of a kind of subversive nature. This is the reason why underground passages (the lunettes) were built on the territory of the fortress. These were brick galleries with special grooves in the setting; it was to weaken the walls to make the structure easier to undermine. These dungeons were filled with gunpowder. In case of an attack, the enemies were blown up. Almost the whole Pechersk district of the city is covered with such dungeons – from the Arsenalnaya metro station to the Olympic sports complex. On the map, this system should look like a huge Christmas tree; however, since the underground passages were created by the military, many of them are not known to this day. All original maps of underground communications are in the Russian archives.
In 1810, in the south of the Pechersk fortress, the Zverinets fortifications were laid. Over the next two years, dugouts and charging cellars were dug up here. The system of lunettes connected the fortress and fortifications.
In the middle of the 20th century, Kiev fortress (44 Shchorsa str.) was considered one of the largest in Europe; its total area was 70 hectares. It has a complicated system of underground passages for individual defensive and brick tunnels of large diameter, intended for moving troops and even two-way traffic of horse-drawn transport.
Trukhanov Island in the 50's
Before the Parkway Bridge was built, it was possible to get to Trukhanov Island by boat. In the 20 years of the twentieth century, such a trip on a boat with oars costed five kopecks; and one had to pay ten for the motor boat trip. There was a settlement of fishermen, the Central beach, berths, and so on. By the beginning of the 50s, they planned to turn the Trukhanov Island into the Kievan Venice – to make canals and a square with a huge fountain in the middle. However, in the site plan of 1966, there is such intentions any more.
Kiev metro map of 1984
Most of today existing metro stations are only planned here. There is also a project of unconstructed metro line, which was to go to the left bank of the city along the Dnieper River and the notorious "Metro to Troieschyna".
Construction of Obolon city district
Obolon is one of many residential buildings built in the times of the Soviet Union. The modernist principle of building provided a fairly long distance between the buildings, which in the post-Soviet period was seized by parked cars and kiosks.
Dynamics of changes in ethnic composition of Kiev
In less than a hundred years, from a multi-ethnic city Kiev has turned into almost mono-national city. Today, almost 90% of its inhabitants are Ukrainians.
Tram tracks in Kiev
From 1991 to 2010, Kiev lost more than 100 kilometers of tramway tracks, mostly in the city center. In addition, the rail transport of the left and right banks is now not connected to Paton Bridge, as it was before.
Construction of Osokorki
In the 90's, as was in the site plan of the city, the mass construction of new neighborhoods on the left bank began.
Kiev Tours
To book private sightseeing tours in Kiev, follow this page where we collected the most interesting itineraries of Kiev city.


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It doesn't matter who you are, what you do or don't believe, what color your skin is, what has or hasn't happened in your past, what season or stage of life you find yourself in, all women belong and are welcome to attend and have a seat at the table. Belong brings in guest speakers from the Tampa and surrounding areas to speak on topics such as business, faith, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and more to share their stories and experiences with other women to encourage and empower them to go out into the world around them and do the same!
When she isn't hosting the next Belong Pop-Up, she's managing social media accounts, creating content, drinking lavender lattes like they're going out of style, going on boat dates with her husband or hanging out with her amazing friends and dreaming up more ideas than she has time for. Her quirky and bubbly behavior has been known to draw people in from the get-go and make them feel at home. Nothing lights her up more than seeing other women feel empowered to be all that they were created to be through the encouragement and love of the community around them.
Today, the mic is flipped and Karsen is actually interviewing ME! We're reflecting on 2018, what my word for 2019 is and honestly so much more. You don't want to miss this episode!
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Arielle Estoria is a Writer, Author, Speaker and Social Media StoryTeller. Her motto, "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind her audience that words are meant to be felt and not just heard. Arielle's first EP, a collection of music and poetry called Symphony of a Lioness is now available on iTunes or Apple Music. She is Co-author of two self published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014) and Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017) which can both be found on Amazon.com. She is made of sass and good intentions, has a deep love for car karaoke, brunch and flowers.
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Madonna's soon-to-be ex husband Guy Ritchie is set to land up to £60m in the couple's divorce settlement.
Madonna is thought to have earned significantly more money than the film director during their seven-year marriage, but Ritchie's lawyers have negotiated a deal in which he will get half of everything they earned collectively.
Do you think celebrities deserve to get so much cash from divorces?
Is it fair that everything gets halved when one person earns significantly more?
Given the rising divorce rate, should all couples be forced to sign a pre-nuptial agreement to avoid these kind of ugly arguments when the marriage breaks down?
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[Handa Canal / Kuranomachi]
|Posted photos
|Main This kind of scenery with lines of warehouses is representative of Handa, a city that flourished through its shipping and brewing industries
Right From early April to early May, visitors can see carp streamers fluttering gently in the sky
|Nakamura-cho and environs, Handa City, Aichi
|Handa City Tourism Association
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|Take the JR Tokaido Main Line from "Nagoya Station" of JR Tokaido Shinkansen for approx. 17 minutes, alight at "Obu Station". Take the JR Taketoyo Line for approx. 29 minutes, alight at "Handa Station" and walk for approx. 5 minutes.
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Though the world at large and Israel in particular rejected their God and Messiah, some did believe. We take a look at three things which are true of those who have received the Word. An exposition of John 1:12-13.
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Involvement and Home School Collaboration is not uncommon from kindergarten to
secondary school around the world. It is very important way for parents and teachers to understand the children
no matter at home or in school.
Based on the National
PTA Website define "parent involvement" as the participation of parents in
every facet of children's education and development from birth to adulthood,
recognizing that parents are the primary influence in children's lives. Also, the definition articulated in the NLCB,
which is the participation of parents is regular, two-way process and
meaningful communication involving student academics learning and other school
activities. For instance, volunteer work or decision making about children's
education, health and well-being, as well as community collaboration that
reflect schools' aspiration for all children. In Hong Kong, many kindergartens
invite parents as volunteers to story-telling, bazaar and some activities like
sports day, graduation ceremony, outing regularly. It usually takes once in one or two
months. This helps parents to understand children's learning status in school.
The purpose of
parental involvement provide a primary way for parents to participate in the
educational process, improve the relationships between teachers and parents, as
much to engage their children's learning at home or in school. There are
several benefits for schools, parents and children throughout parental involvement.
First and foremost, schools can help to improve student's academics achievements,
teacher moral and create valuable relationship between parents and teachers.
Also, if schools show artwork that made by parents and children at the Art Gallery
in the MTR or community centre, which increased the visibility of the schools. Additionally
more and more people will know that schools. Other than that, on the occasion
that schools actively involve parents and community tend to establish better
reputations in the community. Parents benefit from bring a big part of their child's
education. When parents are aware of what their children are learning, they are
more likely to help when they are requested by teachers to become more involved
in their children's learning activities at home. Moreover, as parents gain more
knowledge of child development, there is more use of affection and positive
reinforcement and less punishment on their children. When parents are the part
of their child's educator, it can greatly benefit to the children.


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If only you knew how powerful your thoughts were…
You would not indulge another negative one again.
If only you knew just how potent your emotions were…
You would be careful to feel only happy, only joyful, only peace.
If only you knew how creative your imagination was…
You would never indulge a picture of woe again…
But you don't know
Or you forgot.
And you think it does not matter…
You think you hardly matter
You see yourself as just a number trying to get by…
Trying to survive the tides and trials of life…
With moments of intense happiness as you consider your calling
And then disappointment as you feel helpless to bring it all to life…
And then you open your eyes on a Monday morning and you just get on with life
Feeling like this must be it
Wondering where all your dreams are gone
Wondering if your real life will ever begin
Wondering if you will ever be free
Free of the relationships that disempower you
Free of the work that drains you
Free to be all you deeply desire to be
You wonder where your youthful vitality is gone…
And you forget that you create it all
You forget that the Divine awaits your awakening
You tell yourself that you have no choice but to keep doing what you do
And you keep creating it because even though you think it is happening to you…
It is not.
Your thoughts and emotions are creating the illusion that you have no choice
And it takes faith to break loose of that concept
Especially since you have attracted to you people that feel the same as you
And so it feels really truly like this is all there is
But there is more, honey…
If you will open your eyes
If you will dare to break free
If you will dare to simply believe the thought inside of you that says there is more to me than this
And you choose to put yourself in a place where that 'more' can be cultivated and developed…
Come on! YOU KNOW you want more
And you, my dear, are the source of all the prosperity you desire
You are the source of all your abundance
You, Connected to the Divine, to all that is, to GOD, are the source of everything you desire to create
So wake up
You NEED you to wake up
The world also awaits your awakening
Stop being taken in by the illusion
If you only knew how powerful your thoughts, imagination and emotions were…
IF you only knew.
I invite you to join me for JOY
It is time to tap back into your personal power
It is time to charge up your desires with joy
It is time to KNOW what is possible when you choose to walk around with JOY
And frankly, it is time to just be happier, don't you think?
Dare to come.
Dare to do something different for you
Come immerse yourself in JOY
Much Amazing Love
Rosemary Nonny Knight
The Prosperity Minister


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Unsettled weather kept rod numbers down at LOCKWOOD BECK - but rainbows to 5lb 12oz, blues to 6lb 1oz and browns to 3lb 2oz have been caught.
On better days both bank and boat anglers had good sport. Phil Stewart caught 20 over two days from the bank on Dawson's Olive and Hare's Ear CDC shuttlecock.
Andrew Grabham caught 11 from the bank on an evening permit. Evening fishing is good, but most anglers have left by 8pm and the best fishing doesn't start until 9pm.
Boat anglers have the best chance during the day as they can cover the deeper water.
Keith Morley caught 11 on Hares Ear Nymphs and Sedges, while junior Scot Fenton showed adults the way. Fishing from a boat, with his dad, he caught ten.
170 rainbows from 2lb to 6lb and 150 browns from 2lb to 4lb, have been stocked.
Fish deep when bright, and near the top in dull weather.
Roger Beck's next one day fly fishing course is on Saturday July 17 (£30 including permit and tackle if required). Ring the fishery (01287 660501).
On Saturday July 24 (10am to 4pm, £10), the Cleveland branch of the Salmon & Trout Assoc hold a junior fly-fishing course (min age 12). Tackle provided. Booking essential.
FLY rods have had a good week at SCALING DAM, D Lumley of Loftus catching steadily on floating line and Pheasant Tail.
Bait angler M Cornforth from Whitby, fishing the South shore, took two 4lb rainbows.
165 anglers caught 411 rainbows to 4lb, and top patterns are: Black Spider, PTN, Silver Invicta, with the top baits being worm and powerbait. Hot spots include the west end of the dam, and the middle of the South shore.
AT LEIGHTON 114 anglers caught 181 rainbows and three browns. Orange and black lures effective until evening, when fish come up for Black and Peacock Spider and Bibio.
RAINBOWS to 15lb 15oz and a rod average of 3.2 have made for a lively week at JUBILEE.
Top patterns include CDC, Hoppers, Buzzers and PTN, with Bloodworm, Orange Zonker and yellow lures effective on cool days.
RAINBOWS to 15lb 8oz and up to 20 fish per rod have boosted STONEBRIDGE.
The rod average is over four, with Hare's Ear and Zonker best on floating lines.
AT THORNTON STEWARD the rod average is 4.1. The best fish of the week weighed 4lbs, with anglers taking up to 10.
Try Black Buzzer, PTN, GRHE, Damsel, Dawson's Olive, Cat's Whisker, Baby Doll.
Other returns
DERWENT: 262 anglers caught 836 rainbows to 5lb 12oz, 14 browns and two blues. Patterns: Cat's Whisker, Black Hopper, Dawson's, Fritz, Montana. Bait: worm, powerbait. 870 stocked.
BLACKTON: 61 anglers caught 154 rainbows to 5lb 8oz, 32 blues to 3lb and 31 browns to 5lb. Patterns: Kate McLaren, Fritz, black dries. 270 stocked.
GRASSHOLME: 293 anglers caught 633 rainbows to 5lb, 109 blues to 3lb and 133 browns to 3lb 8oz. Patterns: Fritz, Cat's Whisker. 970 stocked.
FONTBURN: 257 anglers caught 558 rainbows to 7lb 4oz and 30 blues. Patterns: Fritz, Cat's Whisker, Dawson's. Bait: Floatfished worm, legered powerbait. 1050 stocked.
KIELDER: 174 anglers caught 380 rainbows to 7lb, 23 browns to 1lb 8oz. Patterns: Coachman, Mallard and Claret, Doobray. 430 stocked.