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Choosing a waste service provider isn’t always easy – especially if you have a variety of requirements that need to be met. So what should you really be looking for in a provider?
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Being able to rely on your waste service provider is a big must so that you can have peace of mind you are getting the best results out of your waste management solution.
Whilst making sure that you get a competitive price for your service is important, you want to make sure that you are getting good value for your money, which in turn relates back to the quality and credibility of the business.
You don’t want to be won over by a good price, only to later discover that they can’t offer you the quality of service you need. Remember: if the price looks too good to be true, it just might be!
You should also consider that many waste companies can help you find other ways to cut down on waste management. By providing you with a suitable, efficient solution for your waste, you could see more savings in the long-run. |
Researchers at the Mohn Cancer Research Laboratory, together with researchers at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, have conducted extensive work on mapping genetic changes in metastatic breast cancer. Knowledge like this is essential for the development of new therapies.
Professor Per Eystein Lønning and researcher Stian Knappskog, together with two British researchers, who are the main authors, is behind an article published last week in Cancer Cell. They have mapped what happens from a patient getting breast cancer until the cancer spreads to other organs in the body.
The work started four years ago and 163 samples from patients have been mapped. The majority of them are from Haukeland University Hospital.
– Earlier, we could only look at a single gene at a time. Thanks to new technology, it is now possible to do a broad survey of all genes relevant to the disease, explains Knappskog.
The researchers have looked at the changes in the metastatic tumour and compared these with the first tumour in the chest. They emphasize the importance of understanding which cancer cells survive treatment in order to develop better targeted treatment for patients with proliferation in the future
– In the long term, I think today’s research will enable us to cure breast cancer with proliferation. I do not know when it happens, but I am optimistic and am sure it will happen, says Professor Lønning. |
Casper Police: Baby Left in Hot SUV; Woman Arrested
Casper police say a woman was arrested Thursday after she left a baby inside a hot SUV and a bystander called police.
Heather D. Ritchie was booked into jail on a recommended charge of abandoning or endangering a child.
According to a police affidavit, an officer responded to a salon in the 100 block of South Wolcott at 3:37 p.m. to perform a welfare check after a witness called police and reported a baby had been left inside a black Chevrolet Tahoe for about 15 minutes.
The witness reported that the vehicle was not running, the windows were cracked and a baby was crying.
The officer arrived and found all four windows had been cracked about two inches. The engine was not running, and the vehicle was parked in direct sunlight.
An infant child in a car seat and a large dog were inside the Tahoe.
The officer attempted to open the vehicle, but found the doors to be locked. At that point, Ritchie exited a business and yelled at the officer.
Ritchie said she had left the child unattended for "no more than five, maybe ten minutes." She said she did not leave the vehicle running in order to preserve gas.
When the officer asked why Ritchie had not taken the child with her into the business, Ritchie said, "I don't know, I messed up."
The child was crying and had sweaty hair, police say. EMS responded to the scene and found no medical problems with the child.
A witness told the officer that the child had been left unattended for roughly 20 minutes.
At roughly 4 p.m., the outside air temperature was logged at 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The officer later used a website to obtain an approximate internal temperature for the vehicle and found it would have been 114 degrees Fahrenheit when the child was inside the Tahoe.
The child was taken into protective custody. Ritchie was taken to jail. |
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If you remain in the marketplace for brand-new counter tops, you may be questioning what sort of product to choose. With numerous choices available, it can be frustrating to choose. However, one kind of countertop that has actually remained a popular option for years is granite.
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We have achieved our successes together with all our employees, from production to sales, from marketing to transportation. Now we are going on for the better, for the best. KGIK, high standard, best value adopts targeted human resources management. KGIK informs our employees about the values and goals of Kaptan Group and their expectations from them. KGIK aims to create a safe healthy work environment and internal communication within the organization. It creates and manages all the training periods necessary for the highest quality and better service. It is organized by KGIK and shared with our employees. We want and expect our employees and those who want to work in KG to be respectful of nature, people, work, as well as to be self-developing, participating and sharing people, to provide better and better service. |
February 1, 2020
For more than half a century, Robert Grosvenor has been making beguiling sculptures that toy gingerly with visual perception and conceptual associations. His work is Minimalism made mysterious, improbably, by the stuff of the everyday world, whether car parts or chain-link fencing. He’s one of the best sculptors we’ve got. The centerpiece of his latest one-person outing is a large pool of water, built with hefty concrete blocks and rubber, that is stolid, seductive, and slightly frightening. A back room contains dozens of model airplanes, boats, and other vehicles that Grosvenor has in many cases subtly altered: familiar objects slowly becoming something else, different and strange. |
Assassins Creed Valhalla fans may soon be able to wield the godly powers of Thanos and Tony Stark, according to leaked details found in the games files.
Dataminer AndyReloads has already filmed himself strutting around like Iron Man in a new suit of armour that lets you wield a chest laser akin to Starks own arc reactor.
The design of the armour, and especially the colouring, are obviously Iron Man-themed. But – thankfully – youre not actually Iron Man, and the rest of the design bears resemblence to those warn by the series technological Isu race.
In May, the same dataminer published footage of another armour set, Master of Elements, which lets the user wield two Infinity Gauntlet-style gloves (thanks, Kotaku).
Ubisoft is yet to announce either armour set, and its unclear whether these are a playful nod to Marvel or some sort of official collaboration.
Im reminded of a similar brand crossover with Final Fantasy 15 that got added for free into the Ancient Egypt-set Assassins Creed Origins, late into its life. That let you wield weapons from Square Enixs game and run around on a camel mount themed to look like a Chocobo.
(In-universe, I believe, this was handwaved as Animus user Layla likely being a Final Fantasy fan and modding her user experience herself. Or something like that.)
Ubisoft is due to make a series of announcements about Assassins Creed at its upcoming Ubisoft Forward event on 10th September.
Its there were expecting to get a first look at the upcoming smaller-scale stealthy Assassins Creed game set in Baghdad, details of which have repeatedly leaked. That title, once set for late this year, is reportedly now coming in early 2023.
Valhalla, meanwhile, will finally wrap up its enormous post-launch content schedule at the end of this year, with a final, free story epilogue. |
Black coloured metal water bottle from Vancouver Aquarium that has been used a handful of times. Still in great condition and cleaned well. Selling because I have too many. The bottom has some sticker residue still from the price tag that should come off if scrubbed more, I just didn’t bother with it since it was on the bottom. Plastic water bottle for size reference. |
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Unlike right-wing politicians, when I invoke the George Orwell novel 1984, it’s not to make sweeping claims about my political enemies. Usually, it’s to tell people that their sexual fantasies are normal and fine.
People have all sorts of sexual fantasies, and some of those people wonder whether their fantasies are, in some sense, “immoral.” Is it bad, for example, to jerk off to the thought of your ex? What about your sister’s ex? What about your sister? |
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Over St Patrick’s Day weekend, I had the opportunity to run in my first out of town race. It was the Publix Georgia Marathon/Half Marathon held in Atlanta, GA on March 18, 2012. The race began and ended in historic Centennial Olympic Park. This was the site of the 1996 Olympics – a place I dreamed of going when I was younger. I was so excited and nervous. This was my second half marathon, so lots of things were going through my head as I prepared for this race. Would I get a new PR or would my lack of running during the winter take a toll? I wanted to have a better time but had I trained enough? Was I ready mentally and physically? Plus, I was going to be running alone in a strange town when I was used to running in the Kansas City area with friends that pushed me to do better. I didn’t have anyone at the finish line or in the crowd cheering for me. My husband and my mom have always been there supporting me – who would be my cheerleaders? Both my aunt and uncle were also running this race, so I had to rely on complete strangers to motivate and push me whenever I needed encouragement.
I stayed with my aunt and uncle and had plenty of rest, relaxation, shopping, eating and drinking in the days before the race. I was pumped and nervous when race day arrived. We attended the Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta and stayed at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center. The expo was the largest that I have attended so far. It was definitely a good experience and I picked up several freebies. The hotel was nice and we enjoyed the “carb loading” pasta dinner experience offered. The best part about staying at the hotel was being able to sleep later and just walk outside the door to the start line. We didn’t have to worry about parking or getting lost.
The race began in Centennial Olympic Park and continued along the streets of the Georgia State University campus, the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District, the Georgia Tech campus and several parks and historic neighborhoods in Atlanta as we made our way back to Centennial Olympic Park. It was a beautiful course and the weather was wonderful (despite it being warmer than normal). I learned many lessons about running (and myself!) during my trip and I hope that it makes me better prepared for future races. I didn’t get a new PR or do as good as I wanted, but I still had a great experience and a great run. I have already signed up for next year’s race and am looking forward to it. One of the lessons learned during my trip was that Atlanta is not a place where you can find green beer on St Patrick’s Day. I guess it is a good thing that I don’t drink beer!
This post was written by ambassador Melissa West. She helps lead the Running Group in Liberty on Saturday mornings and often helps with the Beginners Running Group on Monday nights. |
Self-Publishing Tools Launched by Epic Games Store for Developers
Epic Games has taken a bold step in empowering developers and publishers by introducing self-publishing tools on the Epic Games Store. This transformative initiative grants creators the autonomy to directly release their games and manage their store presence, unlocking new avenues for game distribution and accessibility to a vast audience.
1. Self-Publishing Accessibility:
– Developers and publishers can now directly release games on the Epic Games Store utilizing these tools.
– This self-publishing approach provides greater control and autonomy over the game release process, fostering creative freedom and tailored experiences for players.
2. Growing Audience Reach:
– The Epic Games Store boasts an impressive following of over 68 million monthly active users, presenting developers with a substantial and engaged gaming community.
– This expanded reach can contribute to increased visibility, player engagement, and potential sales, propelling games to success.
3. Essential Requirements for Game Publication:
– Games seeking publication on the Epic Games Store must adhere to specific requirements:
– PC crossplay must be enabled for multiplayer games, fostering inclusivity and expanding player pools.
– Epic Games Store achievements must be integrated, enhancing player experiences with in-game milestones and rewards.
– Age rating is necessary for regional distribution, ensuring appropriate content distribution and safeguarding players from unsuitable material.
4. Prohibited Content and Quality Standards:
– Certain types of content are strictly prohibited on the store, including hate speech, pornography, illegal content, and intellectual property infringement.
– Epic Games reserves the right to reject games that fall short of quality and functionality standards, upholding a consistent and enjoyable gaming experience for players.
5. Developer Portal and Revenue Sharing:
– The Developer Portal streamlines the self-publishing process, guiding creators through game submission, store management, and revenue tracking.
– Publishers receive a generous 88% of revenue from games sold through the store, incentivizing game development and rewarding creators for their efforts.
– An option to utilize a third-party payment solution is available, allowing publishers to retain 100% of in-app purchase revenue, maximizing their earnings.
6. Additional Epic Games News:
– Epic Games recently announced a $10 million prize pool for its FNCS Global Championship 2023 roadmap, demonstrating its commitment to competitive gaming and esports.
– The company settled with the FTC for $520 million over alleged privacy violations and unwanted charges, showcasing its dedication to addressing consumer concerns and upholding fair practices.
The launch of self-publishing tools on the Epic Games Store marks a pivotal moment for the gaming industry. Developers and publishers now have a direct path to reaching a large and engaged audience, while maintaining control over their games and revenue. This move by Epic Games further solidifies its position as a major player in the digital distribution landscape, fostering innovation, empowering creators, and driving the industry forward towards a future of boundless creativity and engagement. |
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From Socialist Health Association Conference 1 July 2023, London
Sally is a member of the KONP executive committee and of the Leicestershire & Rutland Campaign Against NHS Privatisation, local KONP group. She was invited to address the Socialist Health Association conference in London 1 July 2021.
SCOPING THE ISSUES
I’ve been asked to talk about what is needed to address the failings of current policy as described during the day. I’m going to organise this around the principles and values which underpinned the original NHS. I have limited time so these will be examples.
This principle is about covering all kinds of care. Refers to physical health care, mental health care, public health care; and preventive, curative, palliative; cradle to grave – from care of expectant mothers and new-born babies to care for the dying.
The principle doesn’t guide us as to the limits of what should be provided: there will always be more services possible than we can provide given the finite nature of our resources and this applies even in a time of plenty and certainly applied in 1948.
But staying faithful to the principle will require:
(1) Adequate funding which at least mirrors the per capita spending (and purchasing power) of comparable countries, the abandonment of ever more destructive and unrealistic ‘efficiency’ targets and a move away from private provision which often represents poor value for money and can undermine training
(2) Building up the capacity of the NHS in primary care, community services and hospital services: the service is just not big enough to provide care for a population of 68 million as it has been allowed to shrink relative to need. This would include:
- restoring major aspects of health care which have fallen into disrepair: for example, NHS dentistry which has been described as close to collapse
- developing an annually reviewed workforce plan and expansion of fully funded training places and training capacity to ensure adequate numbers of staff are employed in future years
- better retention of staff through improved pay and working conditions, including adhering to nationally agreed terms and conditions for staff currently employed by ICSs; more consistently compassionate and supportive management, involvement in decision-making and respect for professional judgement, elimination of discrimination and racism and a staff-in-all-policies approach
- a reduction in our, by comparative standards, very heavy and to come extent unethical reliance on foreign trained workers
(3) Greater capital investment in
- undertaking necessary repairs
- replacing out of date equipment and buildings; expanding the primary care estate to make ensure as many services as possible can be provided locally; and expanding diagnostic equipment and hospital theatres and beds to drive down waiting times
(4) Establishing parity among different fields of and ensuring connectedness with an expanded publicly funded, publicly provided social care sector.
Universalism is about including everyone. We need explicit underpinning in law for the provision of free health care to all who are resident in the UK, including migrants, regardless of where in the UK they need that care. We don’t have this in the 2022 Health and Care Act.
Universalism is made possible through the use of general taxation as the funding mechanism – divorcing access to the service from payment for it so it is essential to retain taxation, rather than insurance or charges, as the mode of NHS funding.
We need to end charges for NHS care such as prescriptions, dentistry and so forth which block access for some.
And cherry picking by private companies suggests universalism also requires common ownership.
This is to do with fairness; with individuals paying for the health service through taxation according to their ability to pay and receiving health services according to their need for them. It is also to do with fair treatment for employees.
The principle of equity requires the solidarity implicit in collective funding and common ownership. It requires that:
- Discrimination and inequalities in the treatment and working experiences of staff be combatted; this includes tackling racism and bringing privatised staff back in-house
- We understand and tackle discriminatory and inequitable provision of services for patients
- We move away from reliance on private companies which cherry pick patients needing routine and straightforward – patients who tend to be more affluent – leaving patients with co-morbidities and more complex conditions – patients who tend to be poorer – with longer waiting times. Replacing private provision with expanded NHS care will drive down waiting times for affluent and less affluent patients more equitably.
Economy is to do with cheapness: the service should be economic in its use of resources; in Bevan’s phrase, “the language of priorities is the religion of socialism”.
Health care organisations which are guaranteed predictable levels of taxation based funding can allocate scarce health care resources according to need and not waste them through funding models or consumerist approaches which incentivise unnecessary diagnostic procedures or treatments or involve wasteful transaction costs which add little value to health care.
(1)So we need funding models which incentivise economic approaches to health care provision and which don’t encourage unnecessary activity. At the same time we need to resist forms of protocol driven decisions which don’t allow for sufficient professional judgement and discretion and which result in unfair denial of care.
(2) We need funding models which incentivise economic approaches but without undermining quality and we need to resist ICS moves to use ‘integration’ and collaboration to pursue cheaper but also poorer quality models of care
(3)We need to see good administration and good governance but moves away from the competitive bidding processes we see in a marketised NHS.
(4) New and cheaper workforce roles involving less training and lower levels of skills than traditional roles have a place – with the proviso that the quality of care is not reduced and that these staff are not expected to undertake work which requires skills and training beyond what they have been given.
(5)The principle of economy, as well as the principle of human wellbeing, also requires us to reduce to the greatest extent we can avoidable and preventable illness and avoidable need for health care. This entails a huge investment in public health and tackling the wider social determinants of health:
- through reducing poverty and inequality via a higher national minimum wage, greater trade union rights, reforms to the tax and social security systems (e.g. raising benefit levels and reducing conditionality) and more generous spending on public services, for example those around early years.
- through improving the conditions in which we live via better access to good quality affordable housing, a reduction in precarious employment, and air quality and other environmental protections.
- through focusing on wellbeing as well as economic growth or efficiency, for instance through emphasise on inclusive growth and social value.
- through building a coherent and comprehensive public health service able to analyse and respond to ongoing community needs
- through providing high quality information, equipment and other resources to support appropriate self-care
- So we need good partnerships across agencies dealing with – for example – health care, social care, housing, transport, public health, training, early years services – so that the wider determinants of health can be more effectively addressed. Local authorities are in a good position to lead on much of this but they need funding levels which reflect the cost of doing this work well.
The original NHS was founded on the principle of public planning. The NHS was the jewel in the crown of a welfare state which itself presupposed that we can use rational planning to meet social need through a more collectively organised society.
Market competition introduced greater unpredictability and uncertainty into the system as individual NHS organisations could not be certain what their income would be, or what services they would be providing from one contract to the next.
PFI distorted our planning, with planning decisions being taken at too local a level and the high costs of the model resulting in hospitals which were too small.
- as much as possible certainty and predictability of medium term funding for NHS organisations and avoidance of restructures which tie the NHS into reliance on private companies
- abandonment of competitive market processes which undermine coherent planning
- regional planning for hospital and community developments and whole area/system reconfigurations rather than hospital focused reconfigurations so that we can effect a shift of services into community settings while ensuring enough capacity across all parts of the system
- effective panning for future needs including workforce needs and surges in demand and public health planning for emergencies and pandemics
- Professor Sir John Bell recently said we should think of pandemics not as one event in a hundred years but one event in 15 years)
- decision-making on the future provision of services which is undertaken by public bodies and not shaped by private and third sector organisations
- effective democratic scrutiny and accountability around health service planning especially at a local level; higher levels of transparency and greater provision for the involvement of the public in scrutiny and accountability process
And in summary: another way of framing this is to say we need to:
- Reverse forms of privatisation set in motion in the past 30-40 years, restoring the public character of the NHS, and strengthen its democratic accountability
- Fund the service properly
- Increase NHS capacity and in particular by caring for and investing in staff as its most precious asset
- Address both the rising costs of health services and health inequities through addressing wider, social determinants of health and expanding public health |
1 year ago Women's Super League
2 months ago • Women's Super League Kerr scores fourth WSL goal of the season Sam Kerr's towering heading against Bristol City in the Women's Super League helped Chelsea to a dominant 3-0 away victory.
2 months ago • Women's Super League ‘Emma Hayes could easily be a head coach of a men’s team’ | Former Matilda calls for the eradication of gender bias | Dub Zone Alicia Ferguson was full of praise for Emma Hayes after her response to Joey Barton's remarks about how female voices were unfit to commentate or analyse men's football.
3 months ago • Women's Super League Sam Kerr bags goal in dominant Chelsea win Sam Kerr has gotten on the scoresheet yet again for Chelsea, this time in a 5-2 win over Leicester City.`
3 months ago • Women's Super League Kerr admits she will miss Emma Hayes… or will she? Sam Kerr reveals Emma Hayes' Chelsea departure may not hit her as hard as some of her other team-mates.
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Last Thursday my children and I attended a combined birthday party (2-year old boy) and weaning party (3-year old girl) at our uptown toddler park. I smoke a cigarette on the drive (yeah, yeah) and once there haul the family into the corralled public area, shaking my leg to dislodge my clinging children onto the urine-soaked woodchips (has anyone else thought about that?) to frolic on the play structure, slides, and baby swings that somehow never lose their appeal to those three feet tall. A picnic table is loaded with brownies and cupcakes decorated like boobs, a combination which facilitates my three-year-old’s independence from Mama’s proverbial skirts. I hold my son and take a seat on a bench next to my friend Michael. A stay-at-home dad and used to the female majority of these events, he scans the increasing throng of parents arriving. “Okay, there’s two other dads here, good.” he affirms to himself. “Oh come on, Michael,” I tease, “You’re man enough to handle all these women. Just think of it as your own personal harem.” I pause, then add almost to myself, “Of course it’s an undersexed bitchy harem, but what are you gonna do.” “You got that right,” he mutters under his breath, and both of us laugh, delighted at how much LIFE AS PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN SUCKS.
I categorize Michael as one of our PT “shed boys” – men with more charm and survival talent than “sustainable employment record”. Men who keep from starving by using a combination of two of the three following stratagems: 1. simplicity (by that I mean: LIVING IN A SHED and taking a shower at the marina); 2. a well-degreed or well-financed lady (often situated in a groovy uptown Victorian or cottage); or 3. a trust fund / inheritance to nibble at in between knife-sharpening or odd-job carpentry. (Please note I actually don’t know what Michael does and how much he works, I’m just generalizing about the shed boys. If any of them are offended, I apologize profusely and ask for them to get off the library computer because someone else needs to use it). So anyway. Michael. He is tall, handsome, charming, and of indeterminate age since he is prematurely white-haired. Still, he’s advanced in years to be starting a family and after these months of knowing him I can tell he is still reeling from the shock of a sudden household full of step-children & two kids of his own under 2 years old. A month ago on a field trip he coined the term, “RW” (Relationship Weirdness) which I can relate to due to the painful and familiar history of my own marriage. All the same, he is an intuitive and caring father raising two healthy kids and an enjoyable conversationalist.
I like talking with Michael because I can be myself – as up front about my opinions, as brash and off-color as I like – and there is no, “Who’s the June Cleaver of the two of us?” subtle inner duel between us. Understand that even your most brazen and seemingly confident mother of young children, somewhere deep inside, is questioning her worth as a mother. When confronted with another female who may be “higher functioning” than herself she is thinking, See? If I just pulled my shit together I could do better. I am sure amongst males this core self-worth issue is reflected in questions about the role of provider, being an important player at work, etc. (my husband is in the next room but it would be too much work to check with him on this, so let’s just say I’m right). Anyway, with this male friend of mine we can drop the insecurity and, since he and I are not partners in a domestic capacity, there is no heat to our accounts of being “in the foxholes” with another of our respective sex. Translation: when I say, “Man, my poor husband is not getting his share of blowjobs!” he can laugh with the maniacal, bitter edge of familiarity; conversely, if he says “My partner is going nuts with the housecleaning obsession!” I can recognize the ridiculousness of my own participation in that role without feeling threatened to change or defend myself.*
Yes, having a few men in our henhouse of child-wranglin’ is a good thing. I learn something new from them each and every time. The sad thing is, in these social situations many times the males group together – out of fear or the herd instinct, I do not know. I think this makes for a less exciting potential for community, myself. However, even in that scenario – when they’re talking about boring man shit (jobs, stuff with moving parts, and video games)? – at least they’re not rehashing the same tired material their XX counterparts are (where we get our coffee fix, our kids’ weight / health / poop, why we don’t want sex). And in that, there is novelty.
* these are fictional examples: in actuality I am a blowjob Goddess! |
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The Community Food Pantry exists because our community provides the resources needed to obtain the food and run the Pantry week after week for the past 28 years!
Once again, the Pantry is honored to be the recipients of proceeds from Kent School’s Fourth Annual Empty Bowls Event held at the school on Friday, November 8, 2019.
Kent School’s art teacher, Pat Parkhurst has stated, “This is our third year completing the Empty Bowls project with our students. It is a great example of our School’s mission in practice. The students’ work is not only artistically excellent, they are all practicing moral excellence by offering their pieces to support the Kent County Food Pantry.”
This year, talented and dedicated Kent County residents will have presented three “empty bowls” events. These events have the common goal of raising awareness of the hunger in our county and providing the means for people to help put food on the tables of those who are in need.
If you, the reader, have never attended one of the following events, mark your calendars for the future events. Not only are the pottery bowls a meaningful addition to your home, but the food, the camaraderie and the chance to support the Pantry are reasons to attend.
Chestertown RiverArts, under the leadership of Marilee Schumann and the RiverArts Clay Studio, holds their Empty Bowls event in the spring each year.
Soup-er Bowl at Kent County High School, is held in March each year. It is co-chaired by art teacher Stephanie Spence along with the National Art Honor Society students.
Therefore, young people, high school students, and adults all have the opportunity to participate and make a difference in Kent County. |
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Maybe he saw what you did with a microwave and those peeps. The Easter Bunny intervened in a fight in Florida. You can watch the video below (caution, there is strong language).
Apparently, the guy in the bunny outfit saw some drunken fellow belt a woman. The bunny stepped in and administered some justice. This isn’t what I would’ve expected from Jimmy Stewart’s buddy, Harvey, although. Stewart’s friend in the movie was never actually seen and looked out for drunks.
In the latest twist to this story, it appears the guy in the bunny costume in Florida is wanted as a fugitive in New Jersey. Does he get to keep wearing the costume in the lock-up? He does appear to be one tough rabbit.
I chuckled watching the video, especially when the police arrived. You’ll notice them calmly speaking with the rabbit as if nothing at the scene is out of the ordinary. |
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Ian and I are dog-sitting for my parents this week while they’re in Cannon Beach. This is our barter system: We do laundry at their house; we watch the dog for free when they go on trips. Here are a couple pictures showing how agitated Carmel gets when Dad isn’t around.
This morning I decided to take the day off and/or work from home a bit, and had the morning free. It was cool and shady in the front yard, so to keep Carmel from pining after Dad, I tied her to the tree in the front (which is dying because we aren’t watering it) while I weeded. There’s way too much beauty bark and small shrubbery in our front yard, if you ask me. At first I gave Carmel a good long section of rope, but she immediately tangled the rope in a shrub and I had to come untangle her. When I shortened her leash, she immediately headed back for that same shrub and, when the rope stopped her short, strained against it anxiously. She even came over to me and whined and walked back to the shrub. Well, that seemed like pretty clear communication, so I let her off the leash and grabbed her collar. She lunged for the bush, shoved her huge schnozz under there, and emerged with a large bone. It looked like leftovers from somebody’s rib BBQ. I took it from her — boy was she reluctant to let it out of her mouth — but decided, well, she eats sticks and pebbles, and chews on marrow bones; what the heck? So I gave the bone back and she made very short work of it indeed. I hope we don’t have any negative repercussions from this episode. But boy was she happy for the 20 seconds it took her to crunch that thing down. Yum. Makes you wonder how it ended up back there.
Then of course Carmel endeared herself to all the neighbors out on walks by barking and snarling viciously at them, particularly if they had dogs along. I had to shorten her rope even more to keep her off the sidewalk, as she was ready to dash out there and do…something. So we won’t use Carmel as a way to get to know our neighbors, I guess. |
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My last post was about unlearning the gospel of 'efficiency' while remaining 'civilized'. This post is about unlearning the 'civilized' part itself in a global industrialized civilization that's imbued with colonialistic force against all life on earth.
Human activities in recent decades have egregiously disrupted the earth's life-supporting systems from which all forms of life—including human—had evolved. The rapid change we have caused drives hundreds of species to extinction every day, and at this rate, human species too. Everything used to exist in perfect harmony in their own niche within natural constraints until the invention of technology particularly agriculture which has led to the cycle of boom and bust of human civilizations.
From reading a book called 'The Short History of Progress', I learned that all ancient empires and civilizations collapsed under the weight of their own ingenuity, intractable complexity, desecrated surrounding environment, moral decay, and warring social classes. This predicament drove colonization to new territories, and history repeats again.
Then capitalist economy and morality emerged.
Capitalism led to the monetization of all life on earth, treating nature as 'resources' to be exploited and traded for human's interest. It led to the 'Enlightenment', 'rationality movement', 'scientific methods', which led to the mechanization of nature and human body in a reductionistic manner by which we can break and study in pieces in order to bend to our will.
We can see such hubris being flaunted in the rise of green energy, green technology, and green economic policies. We haven't realized that it was our sheer arrogance with respect to nature that got us in this predicament. We still believe we can invent and deploy new technologies to fix, do, and tinker things in order to perpetuate our current destructive social-economic paradigm that is all about infinite growth. But infinite growth is impossible in a finite world.
Building solar panels and electric cars at scale is not possible without burning even more fossil fuels, hence accelerate us to the ground off the cliff. The reason is that new technologies often necessitate new network of infrastructures to support them. For example, the introduction of automobiles accelerated burning fuels and led to the sprawling interstate highways and suburb, all of which require encroaching environment and non-human habitats, creating secondary consequences such as novel diseases that shouldn't be interpreted as an anomaly but a logical progression of a rapacious global industrial civilization.
Even if people sense that something is not quite right—civilization has gotten too big, too complex, too hard to manage—they may still not see that the problems are caused in large part by exponential growth, not in programs or technologies designed to allow it to continue. For if you remove one constraint, renewed growth quickly pushes the civilization up against the next one, and so on, until it buckles under the strain. - Excerpt from Immoderate Greatness book
It didn't used to be this way.
A book called 'Ancient futures' shows the lives of the Ladahk folks being turned upside down by the introduction of capitalism and its proselytizing of 'modern development'. Flourishing intimate relationship between the people, environment and animals that had been cultivated for thousands of years were written off as 'backward', 'inefficient', and 'unproductive' from the ethnocentric lens of a Western civilization. The consequences were all too familiar: the destruction of environment, population boom, income and social inequality, disintegrating of support network between families, urban migration of the youths leaving behind the elders fending for themselves, and uptick of psychological illness and identity crisis.
The Ladahk people didn't need western cultures and intervention. Until the onset of 'development', they were happier and well-balanced physically and psychologically than people in developed countries will ever be. They didn't need to be 'civilized' and 'educated'. They didn't need to purposely read 'self-help' books or watch TED talks like we do. They were respectful to all beings around them. They knew the limits and not to cross them. They already practiced 'precautionary principle' without having to learn about it. Because as a follower of Buddhism, they realized—as did other indigenous people—everything is interconnected. They didn't need science and opaque rationality to realize that as we have.
Modern history has shown that being 'civilized' means being subjected to western social, economic, and political hegemony. Those who didn't tow the line were considered 'savages' to be exterminated as happened to the Native Americans, and brutalized as in many parts of the world. (Read 'Who rules the world' by Noam Chomsky). Whereas, those who were on the 'right' side—subscribing to and producing the 'right' values—have benefited immensely.
I would like to think our predicament couldn't have been attributed to malice. But reading 'Caliban and the Witch' tells me there was a long history of struggles between, on one hand, the mercantilist, Church, noble class, and on the other, the poor, peasants, vagabond, slaves, and woman. Needless to say, the former group prevailed. Profits, financialization, individualism, competition, unscrupulous innovation, globalization, population growth, efficiency, productivity, mass media, advertising and consumption are aberrations exalted to grease this rapacious growth engine, while we forget that majority of human existence was communal, cooperative, localized and subsistence-based.
Was our current predicament inevitable? Perhaps any intelligent being like Homo sapiens inexorably end up in ruins and extinction. Perhaps that's the answer to the Fermi Paradox. Is it too late to imagine an alternative outcome? Alternative to capitalism(not socialism, which is just another way to exploit and distribute resources)?
Well, we know we are going to have an ice-free arctic with so much heat already baked in the system(read also 'The End of Ice'). And when that happens, this civilization is finished. Only then, unfortunately, will we rekindle our ancestral kinship with the earth and sky, again living harmoniously with all beings on this planet.
It may be that it's already too late to change the course of this titanic. But for those of us who are clearly looking at this from a big picture perspective: "Action is the antidote to despair". We can take right action and not be attached to the outcome. Or simply do nothing. Because it was all this doing that got us to the abyss. And now we want to do even more to geo-engineer the atmosphere to undo our doings so we can keep doing!
I know this is all quite a handful to unlearn. It's not easy for me. Like many others, I was born into this set of living arrangements and trained to its internal logic.
I am part of this culture and have benefited from the profits of this past and still live in the privilege of its actions and its relentless procession. source
The previous decade of my life has been dotted by unapologetic actions that were human-centric and arrogant—I fancy myself with entrepreneurship; I hustle; I hack my life and got on soylent-like diet; I learn everything I can about the universe; I strive to be rational and skeptical but ended up a cynic that's just all talks; I am a disappointed idealist; I pride myself for having the higher moral ground; I expect Singularity to save us from mortality and 'stupidity'; I learn all the cognitive 'biases'; I look up to western iconoclasts and read their books; The world is my oyster; I teach myself programming for one year because I wanted to be in one of the success stories that'd 'changed the world'; I work low-paid and long hours in local tech startups; In my free time, I continue learning to help them reach IPO sooner; Everything else is considered a waste of my time; I deal with my depression alone; I keep telling myself: "This is the way"; I forge on with my stringent exercise routine and time management; I measure and optimize everything; I only work in tech startups to 'hit the jackpot'; I quit them all the time; The salary increment and being a part of a new 'mission' again placate my ego, high identity and narrative on the world .
I believe we have gotten it all wrong.
Dance. Play. Love. You. Me. Us. Now. Here.
And that's it.
And that's enough. ☘ |
[TN Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023 (Apply Online, Form PDF, List, Official Website, How to Register, Amount, Tamil Nadu Vella Nivaranam Nidhi Details, Eligibility) | Tamil Nadu Rs 6000 Scheme]
Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023 Application: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin announced Nivaranam Nidhi for the people who are affected during the Michaung Cyclone. Most of the citizens of the four districts are affected and lost their house and other loses. That’s why now the Stalin Government want to provide financial assistance to the flood affected people in the state through Tamil Nadu Rs 6000 Scheme.
In this article we already discussed all about the Vella Nivarana Nidhi like it’s Eligibility Criteria, Benefits, Amount and how you will get Nivarana Amount from the Government also. So stick with us at the end for detailed information.
Tamil Nadu Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023 Details
CM Stalin announced relief funds for the flood affected people mainly in four districts like Thiruvalluvar, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai. All people or families who are affected and have a ration card are able to get relief fund from the government at the Ration Shops of their area. Those who don’t have ration card they must come with another identity proof that shows you are from flood affected districts.
Tamil Nadu State Government provide a relief funds token to the beneficiaries that’s why they will get financial assistance from the ration shops easily. For that government going to organise camps or from the ration shop.
Vella Nivaranam Nidhi Amount
Tamil Nadu State Government provide financial assistance of Rs 6000 to the beneficiaries of TN Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023. No one will remain to get this assistance amount from the government.
|TN Vella Nivarana Nidhi Apply Online
|CM MK Stalin
|Those who are affected during Michaung Cyclone
|How to Apply
Objective of Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023
As we know that this Michaung Cyclone was affected so many people and their life was disturbed wisely. That’s why Tamil Nadu State Government starting this Vella Nivarana Nidhi to provide relief funds that’s why affected people again come on their routine or renovate their houses. Main objective is to provide financial support to the beneficiaries.
Tamil Nadu Rs 6000 Scheme Eligibility
- Those people who are permanent resident of Tamil Nadu are eligible.
- Only those who are affected by flood in the four districts are eligible.
- Applicant must have Identity Proof like ration card or any other proof.
- Applicant must be affected by Michaung Cyclone then and then they are able to get relief funds from the Government.
- Applicant must have valid bank account because may be relief funds will be transferred through DBT.
- Aadhaar Card
- Ration Card
- Voter Id
- Mobile Number
- Residential Address
- Bank Account Details
Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023 Apply Online (Form)
For now State Government doesn’t start any online application for the Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023. But we discussed about offline process which is quite easy to apply for relief fund. Follow the steps given below.
Step 1: Visit your nearest Ration Shop in your area.
Step 2: Meet the ration shop owner and tell them how you affected during Michaung Cyclone.
Step 3: After that you will get Vella Nivarana Nidhi Form PDF from the ration shop owner.
Step 4: Fill all the details in the application form and attach required Documents.
Step 5: Now you have to submit the form to the same ration shop.
By following these steps you can easily apply for the Rs 6000 Scheme in Tamil Nadu.
Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023 List
For now state government doesn’t release any list of the beneficiaries under the scheme. But in future if this is possible by the govt. then we will provide steps on how you can check your name in the beneficiaries list.
|State Disaster Management Website
|Other Schemes of TN
|Tamil Nadu Govt Schemes
FAQs: Vella Nivarana Nidhi 2023
Who are eligible for Rs 6000 scheme in Tamil Nadu?
Those who are affected during Michaung Cyclone.
What is the Amount under Vella Nivarana Nidhi?
Where you will get Vella Nivarana Nidhi Form?
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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are hosts of CMA Awards, an event that this year promises performances from Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and more. Each artist plans to walk the red carpet — with significant others as a plus-one, if they have them. Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren are sure to walk. Underwood is likely to walk with hubby Mike Fisher. Bryan without wife Caroline would be like George Strait without his hat!
Gowns, flirty skirts and oh-so-many sequins were once again trends. The men will wear tuxedoes, tailored suits or something more stylized. Morgan Wallen is one artist who promised his CMA red carpet wardrobe will raise eyebrows. Florida Georgia Line always fall into that category.
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Get help from a therapist or someone at a helpline if you feel unsure of whether you're in an abusive relationship.
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Get help and support from experts. Going through abuse can leave you feeling confused, scared, or exhausted. Find a therapist to help you get your emotional strength back. They can help you sort through the many emotions you might be dealing with.
Get advice from someone at a helpline too. Learn more about how to get out of an abuse relationship safely. The helpline advisors also can talk to you about other things that might help you move forward.
If You Need Help Right Away
If you have been physically hurt, get medical care or call 911.
Helplines can give advice on how to get out of an abusive relationship safely:
Learn how partner abuse affects people. Partner abuse can cause harm you can see — things like bruises, sprains, or marks. But it also can cause deep emotional hurt that you can’t see. Deep emotional stress that makes you feel unsafe is called trauma.
Notice how relationship abuse has affected you. Abuse by a partner can leave you feeling shaken or scared. You might feel angry, sad, anxious, or depressed because of what you’ve been through. It’s natural to have many different emotions after going through abuse. Sometimes the deep stress lasts even after the abuse has ended. Notice what it’s been like for you.
Get help from a trauma therapist. There is therapy to help people deal with this deep stress. It is called trauma therapy. It is a type of talk therapy that counselors and therapists use. It helps people who have been through trauma — like abuse. Find a therapist to work with.
Learn to cope, and share your story.Trauma therapy can help you feel safe and supported. In therapy, you can learn coping skills and have support. This helps you face difficult memories, tell your story, and find healing. Find the words to talk about what you’ve been through.
Move forward toward healthier relationships. Sharing your story with a trauma therapist can ease the emotional hurt of partner abuse. It also can help you find your inner strength and move toward healthy relationships that add to your wellbeing. |
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Increasingly, employers that provide health benefits to their employees are looking for solutions to address the ever-increasing premiums. For most companies, this is the biggest budget line item apart from payroll, and this expense has risen yearly over the past decade to the point where continued increases are not sustainable. These same benefits have increasingly shifted a larger portion of the cost of care to the actual employee in the form of high deductibles which can be several thousand dollars. As such, employers, particularly those that are self-insured are increasingly looking for lower cost, higher quality solutions for healthcare that provide transparent pricing and can avoid commercial insurance platforms all together.
Direct employer contracting is one such option. It allows employers to contract health services directly with providers and centers of care with fixed transparent pricing avoiding the need for insurance and using a direct payment model instead. Multispecialty surgery centers that provide GI, ENT, orthopedics, ophthalmology and general surgery can contract directly with employers and provide concierge level care with high quality and a price point that is often at half that of hospital-based care.
Our practice is leading the way in New England by offering fixed price orthopedic care for hip, knee and shoulder diagnosis. Surgical procedures can be performed at Stratham Ambulatory Surgery Center for a single, bundled price that includes all fees related to the day of surgery. PACE, Inc (Personalized Ambulatory Care Excellence) is a subsidiary of our practice that manages the contracting with employers as well as the bundle itself so that the employer only must pay one fee for the surgical episode of care. This is an innovative healthcare solution that puts the employer and the providers of care in control and eliminates the cost and bureaucracy of the insurance business. While relatively new, this service line will grow considerably in future years. Our early experience in bundle management puts our practice ahead of the game when it comes to the New England market. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to us for more information. |
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Catalytic Conversion of CO2 Toward High Value Commodity Chemicals
A Saudi Aramco-KAIST CO2 Management Center project (project name: Catalytic Conversion of CO2 toward High Value Commodity Chemicals) led by Professor Sang Woo Han (Department of Chemistry, KAIST) and 6 co-PIs has worked on the development of efficient homogeneous and heterogeneous CO2 conversion catalysts for the production of various high value commodity chemicals.
Because CO2 is abundant, inexpensive, and nontoxic, there have been continuous attempts to develop new chemical processes using CO2 as a renewable C1 resource. Therefore, the development of efficient catalytic processes for the utilization of CO2 will have a significant impact on the chemical industry. Although formic acid and CO are two major products from the CO2 reduction processes, the production of such cheap chemical feedstock cannot be a practical solution due to their weak economic impact on the current industry. Recently, much effort has been devoted to the coupling reaction of epoxide with CO2, as two important products can be made from this reaction, i.e. cyclic carbonate and polycarbonate, which are the main targets of this study. These target chemicals are high-value products that have significant industrial needs. For example, cyclic carbonates with current market size of $1.6 billion have been widely employed in paint-strippers, lithium batteries, biodegradable packaging, and other chemical and medicinal industries. However, given the unfavorable thermodynamics and kinetics for the catalytic CO2 conversion, designing, evaluating, and finding more efficient catalysts for the CO2-insertion chemical transformations still remain a great challenge.
Developing efficient catalysts with a novel approach involving electronic tuning
The development of efficient catalysts for the production of cyclic carbonates and polycarbonates from CO2 is quite challenging and requires cooperative research among various fields of science, such as organic, inorganic, and polymer chemistry as well as nanoscience and computation. For effective cyclic carbonate production, this study has investigated known metal-salen complexes and found their electronic and structural limitations. Thus, with this novel design, the study’s aim is to develop pre-organized catalysts for selective formation of cyclic carbonates from CO2 and various internal epoxides. To this end, a series of (NO3)M complexes (M = Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) utilizing a new NO3 ligand have been recently prepared and a synthetic method to produce a large quantity of precursor (>100 g-scale) for the novel NO3 ligands have been successfully developed. Diverse first-row transition metal complexes supported by an NO3 ligand were synthesized and fully characterized. The coupling reaction of CO2 with propylene oxide was investigated using (NO3)M complexes, which demonstrated that (NO3)M complexes have a high catalytic activity for the propylene carbonate formation.
There are several factors that affect the reactivity and selectivity of catalysts, such as electronic and steric interactions as well as secondary interactions including hydrogen bonding. However, it would be tedious work to repeat catalyst synthesis and activity test without a rational strategy. Thus computational chemistry as a guide for catalyst synthesis was used. Then, based on the known or proposed mechanism of the reaction, the possible catalysts that may enhance the reactivity or selectivity was initially screened by calculating reaction kinetics and thermodynamics.
Developing efficient heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 conversion
In order to achieve high conversion yields and recyclability of cycloaddition reaction of propylene oxide with CO2, this research has focused on the crystallization and immobilization of catalytically active polyoxometalates (POMs). The crystallization of POMs was achieved by the formation of insoluble ionic materials with appropriate counter cations. The complexation of POMs with organometallic cations with appropriate charge, size, shape, and hydrophobicity may lead to the formation of insoluble particles, which is due to the strong ionic interaction between the ionic components with selective catalytic activity. Therefore, POM-based heterogeneous catalysts were prepared by immobilizing different types of transition-metal-substituted Keggin-type POMs on ZnO nanocrystals. These POM-supported ZnO catalysts exhibited efficient, heterogeneous, and reusable catalytic activities for the production of cyclic carbonates from epoxide and CO2.
Prof. Han, Sang Woo
2016-2 KAIST Matrix |
When you undertake a kitchen remodeling project, one important decision you will have to make is the kind of cabinets that you choose. There are lots of options to choose from so it can be a good idea to learn as much as you can about what you have available so that you can find the kind of choice you want. To help you with this process, there are some tips that kitchen remodelers in Anaheim, CA want you to remember.
One of the first things to consider is whether you want to choose cabinets that are prefabricated or custom-made. This can have a huge impact on the costs and will depend on the budget you have available. If you are looking for a completely unique look, it can be best to choose custom cabinets, but if you want the installation to be done quickly, prefabricated is the right choice. If you are not entirely sure, you can always ask the provider for more information.
You also want to think about storage space. If your kitchen is small, you want to add as much storage space as possible, so you want to consider cabinets that have lots of compartments. One of the options to consider is adding lots of drawers, since they allow you to keep everything in order in a horizontal manner, which allows for even more space. Choose materials that also do not take up a lot of space, like thin wood. This lets you add more cabinets to the room.
Another thing to consider when choosing kitchen cabinets is whether you want a more classic look or a more modern one. This can impact the materials that you choose for the space. People who prefer a classic look opt for wood that is warm in color, while those that prefer a modern style can opt for whites and other monochrome shades.
Think about the cabinets’ finish. Glossy cabinet finishes can be perfect for modern looks, while matte wooden options can work best for classic styles. You want the look to be as cohesive as possible, so do think about your design preferences before making a decision on the finishes for the cabinets.
When choosing the kitchen cabinets that you want for your kitchen, keeping all of these things in mind can help you make the best possible choice. You should put a budget together so that you do not run into any issues and you want to consider the kind of storage that you need for the room. For those who want a classic look, wooden cabinets can be a great option, while other materials can be better for a more modern style. To learn more about choosing cabinets, you can reach out to an Anaheim, CA kitchen remodeler like us at Kitchen Cabinets and Beyond. We are here to answer questions and to make certain that you find the best options for your home. Give us a call right now or stop by our location today for more information. |
seven Age!! Which is how long Colleen Ballinger had a relationship together sweetheart turned into husband, Joshua Evans. This websites sensation had a long matchmaking, however, her elizabeth path long-term only more annually. How it happened? Who is responsible for that it bitter stop? Stay with all of us once we take a trip along the thoughts way associated with relationships.
Joshua entered Ballinger’s lifestyle since an effective stalker
7 in years past, Evans’s image during the Ballinger’s lifetime are that of good stalker. During the a job interview, she admitted you to she is concerned he are a good stalker whom know all about the girl, making her along with her family relations scared. Nevertheless looks she don’t notice at all while they began a romance.
The couple got engaged on when the girl sweetheart Josh proposed into his birthday. Amongst fan anticipations, it had , from inside the the greatest backyard relationship. The news headlines of their elizabeth due to the fact a surprise as his or her wedding photographer spilled new beans regarding their matrimony, just who said,
“Past, I got the fresh new award from trapping this new wonder matrimony out of YouTube famous people also it is actually perfect in just about any way.”
Just what ran thus wrong within relationships?
Things don’t slightly workout to own Miranda Sings actress Colleen after the marriage. The important points are hazy regarding their pros and cons given that she never enjoyed to document their even worse minutes for the digital camera otherwise express it with the admirers. She actually published it image towards facebook in order to silence this new separation hearsay back in .
Is actually so it an eager make an effort to mask this lady a deep failing wedding? When it are, it got however has worked as their fans blew away the idea that they’re delivering a splitting up. So, the latest admirers was however amazed when its elizabeth in order to a rapid end.
It is still unclear exactly what otherwise who was to blame away from so it sad event within her lifestyle. However, we become to listen to both of the viewpoints for the independent clips they made regarding their divorce.
Talking about Colleen’s decision to locate divorced, Joshua told you, “Needs that it is understood which i am perhaps not opting for it split up. I don’t need that it separation. I want the woman, but I must say i believe she believes she’s making the proper decision right now.” He says regarding tearful video clips, that was released to the . “I happened to be dedicated the entire big date. It’s nothing like one whatsoever, by any means. I might never, actually break one to faith together – so that is not some thing like that.”
Colleen in addition to common videos to tell on the their thinking regarding Joshua together with divorce proceedings. On the emotional films, she told you, “I want to start off by the claiming Joshua is a superb kid and i am therefore crazy about him. This has nothing at all to do with ‘He is a bad person’ otherwise ‘He did one thing horrible so you can me’ otherwise one thing this way. They are an effective individual and i like him,” she says through tears throughout the movies. “I’ve always got a highly rugged matchmaking time immemorial. We have usually butted minds. We now have always fought, ever since i satisfied very. It is never been the greatest relationships.”
“You watched us date, you have noticed us get interested, you have watched you wed,” she subsequent additional. “We’ve shown your that which you just like the i wanted to, and that i dont be sorry for any one of that, but, you are sure that, i decided to not share with you the tough elements of all of our matchmaking. So there were a good amount of hard areas of all of our relationships.”
Just what are Colleen Ballinger and you will Joshua escort in Burbank Evans performing today?
Well-known for her profile Miranda Sings (and therefore Josh failed to such as for instance far in addition), Colleen seems to be undertaking great in life. She’s already hectic shooting to possess Netflix brand-new show, Haters Back down, premiering into . This woman is including busy while making films on her YouTube streams PsychoSoprano and you may Colleen Vlogs.
Both Colleen and Joshua is busy focusing on its job and you may, probably, both of them try unmarried at the latest day. |
- 2020 - 21 Surrey University Fireball Edition jersey
- English University dodgeball club
- Manufactured by Scimitar Sports
- New condition
- Fully sublimated
- 100% polyester
- Care instructions: Wash at 30°
- Tag size S - approximate chest width 40”
- Tag size M - approximate chest width 42"
- Tag size L - approximate chest width 44"
Please be aware that as sizes vary between manufacturers and countries, there is no standard size guide available. We have measured approximate chest widths of jerseys to give you an idea of fit.
Surrey University dodgeball club are lovingly referred to as the Fireballs due to their love of Fireball Whisky and the Pitbull song, this love has even resulted in their beloved brand sponsoring the team! This their special Fireball Edition shirt for 2020/21 pays homage to the drink that fuels the club and features an alternative black and white colour way to the standard navy blue, red and yellow.
The shirt features the name and number of James Barlow, player and Competitive Coach of the University club. Whilst playing for the Uni side, James is also a member of the Wessex Wolves and plays as part of their second team in the English national league.
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COVID-19 has impacted our mental health in profoundly different ways depending on factors such as: whether you are a child, teen, middle aged or senior; current health – physical or mental; essential service frontline worker or working remotely; rural or city dwelling. Dealing with it has been disruptive in the least and tragic at its worst.
I must confess that I had trouble finding my rhythm in the initial months. Attempts at finding an activity pattern that felt right were forced and difficult. And given my propensity to follow current events, nationally and internationally, I found myself caught up in a “need to know” syndrome, checking first thing in the morning, last thing at night and likely numerous times a day. It was contributing to my anxiety. I told myself that I needed to be informed to serve my clients but there is a difference between being informed and obsessive. My spouse stated the obvious that I could not see, “stop watching the news!” You know, she was right.
Best advice – control your news intake. If you need background noise, listen to music. Breaking news is often…not breaking news! It only serves to reinforce your anxiety about what is happening around us. So along with all the normal healthy actions like eating balanced meals, exercise, getting appropriate amount of sleep, etc. limit your news exposure. Consider making specific days “news free” and feel your stress slip away. |
Tanya Tucker is about to make her debut in her first starring role in a move.
The legendary award-winning artist appears in the upcoming holiday film, A Nashville Country Christmas, which is set to premiere on Monday, December 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount Network.
A Nashville Country Christmas “follows a country music superstar who bolts from her outrageous lifestyle and hides at her grandmother's farm, where she finds romance when she reconnects with her handsome ex,” reads the movie’s description on IMDb. Directed by Ashley Williams and written by Alison Spuck McNeeley and Casie Tabanou, the cast also includes Kimberly WIlliams-Paisley, Ana Ortiz, Olivia Sanabia, and Keith Carradine, among others.
“It’s amazing that after 50 years in this business, I get to see my dreams become reality! And being part of A Nashville Country Christmas is definitely one of them,” Tucker said in a statement, per Billboard. “I’ve always wanted to do more acting, and it was a gift from the good Lord when this role came along. I can’t wait for everyone to enjoy the movie this season.”
Billboard also notes that fans can catch an encore presentation of the movie at 11 a.m. ET on CMT on Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25). |
‘Anger Management’ Review: “Charlie Dates a Serial Killer’s Sister”
‘Anger Management’ continues on its 90-episode, two-year run with its 37th overall episode, “Charlie Dates a Serial Killer's Sister,” as Charlie inadvertently finds himself involved with inmate Wayne's sister Wynona (LeAnn Rimes), while Nolan shows Patrick his bizarre relationship with Lacey..
Previous episode, “Charlie and the Hot Nerd,” saw Charlie tangle with his Comic-Con girlfriend’s ex, while Lacey attempted to make a sale as a pharmaceutical representative. So what did the latest episode bring? Were there more laughs to be had in the 37th half-hour of ‘Anger Management,’ or was it as grim as murder?
Read on for your in-depth recap of everything you need to know about ‘Anger Management’ episode 37, “Charlie Dates a Serial Killer's Sister”!
Charlie meets with his prison group, though Wayne initially refuses to face his chair forward, angry about additional time being added to his sentence. After the session, Charlie flirts with a beautiful woman named Wynona, who had visited her brother in the prison, before the she and Charlie quickly fall into a weeks-long relationship.
Over drinks at the bar, Patrick chastises Nolan for ignoring the obvious advances of an attractive waitress, as Nolan believes himself to be in a consensual peeping Tom relationship with Lacey. Meanwhile in Charlie’s next prison session, inmate Ernesto refuses to meet Wayne’s gaze, given that Wayne had threatened him for flirting with his sister…you guessed it, Wynona.
Back at the bar, Michael points out to Charlie that siblings of serial killers might share similar tendencies, while Patrick and Nolan sit in a parked car outside Lacey’s house. To Patrick’s surprise, Lacey clearly puts on a show by the window for Nolan, though she denies it when Patrick calls from outside. That night in a parked car, Charlie happens upon Wynona’s trunk and sees such murderous equipment as duct tape, bleach, and an axe, which she insists are innocent.
Charlie undertakes a private session with Wayne to gauge how angry he’d be about Charlie dating Wynona, though Wayne surprisingly reveals that she already told him, and he encourages the thought. Not only that, but Wynona was adopted, eliminating the thought that she and Wayne might share murderous impulses.
The next day in Charlie’s regular group, Jen overhears and laughs at one of Ed’s painful admissions, while Patrick privately urges Lacey to stop leading Nolan on with their pseudo relationship. That night after bed, Charlie happens upon Wynona’s collection of preserved roadkill skulls, as she downplays their creepiness but admits that she had to be adopted away from the family for Wayne’s safety, rather than adopt into.
The next day, Wayne admits to tricking Charlie into liking his sister, and consents to aid in their breakup, as Charlie fears what she might do. Meanwhile, Nolan sees that Lacey has missed their appointment at her window, and Patrick urges him to drive away. Once he does however, Lacey wakes from a nap on the couch and goes to begin the show, but sees they’ve already gone.
As Charlie tells Mike how Wayne handled the breakup for him, an agitated Wynona rushes in and exclaims that Wayne threatened to have them both killed if they don’t break up. Charlie downplays his abilities as a therapist to change Wayne’s mind, which Michael corroborates, as Wynona offers a parting gift of a roadkill skull made just for Charlie. Wynona leaves in tears, as Charlie admires its craftsmanship.
Some big changes are in store for 'Anger Management,' which took last week off for the holiday and promoted guest star Brian Austin Green to series regular as part of the show's ongoing re-tool. The presence of LeAnn Rimes no doubt follows the notion of driving buzz for the series, which tonight featured no appearances from Selma Blair's Kate, or even a mention.
We felt the characterization of Rimes' Wynona to be a bit inconsistent, ranging from glibly self-aware of her more troubling behaviors, to unable to see past Charlie's deceptions. Rimes otherwise sold the role amicably, which lent an overall sense of increased effort and stronger humor to the episode. Similarly appreciated was the consistency in displaying Nolan and Lacey's oddball relationship, though that cow can only give milk for so much longer. No pun intended, but still, yowza.
Did you enjoy the latest from ‘Anger Management’’s ongoing run, or did it make you burn with rage? Join us in next week for another all-new ‘Anger Management’ episode recap of “Charlie and the Cheating Patient" on FX! |
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it seems the AR optics have a higher zoom than the marksman rifle scope any way i can change it?
Would it be possible to make it open internal weapon bays like on the F-22?
works very well
Anyone know of a mod that can change missile speed cuz when i fire a missile my plane just travels 5320325 light years away
whys the range on the cannons so short?
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Microcystin congener-specific in vitro neurotoxicity
2008, Feurstein, Daniel, Fischer, Andreas, Dietrich, Daniel R.
Contamination of natural waters by cyanobacterial blooms is a worldwide problem, resulting in serious water pollution and health hazards for humans and livestock. The cyanobacterial micro- cystins (MCs) represent a group of >80 cyclic heptapeptide toxin congeners, known to induce hepato-, nephro-, and potentially neu- rotoxic effects via protein phosphatase (PP)-inhibition. Present evidence suggests that organic anion transporting polypeptides (rodent Oatps/human OATPs) are required for active uptake of MCs into hepatocytes and kidney epithelial cells. Based on the presence of Oatps/OATPs at the blood–brain-barrier (BBB) and blood–cerebrospinal fluid-barrier (BCFB) it was hypothesized that MCs can be transported across the BBB/BCFB and into neurons in an Oatp/OATP-dependent manner and will induce neurotoxic effects. To test this hypothesis, primary murine neurons (Cere- bellar Granule Cells, mCGC) were analyzed for the presence of mCGC Oatps (mRNA level). Subsequently, the uptake, localization and neurotoxic effects of MC-LR, -LW, and -LF were investigated using MC-immunoblotting, confocal microscopy of immunostained neurons, PP-inhibition assay, TNF- ELISA and caspase 3/7 activ- ity assay. RT-PCR demonstrated the presence of six murine Oatps (Oatp1c1, 1a5, 3a1, 1a1, 1b2 and 6d1) in mCGC. MC-LR-specific immunodetection demonstrated a concentration-dependent accu- mulation of this congener and covalent binding to PP-1 and -2A. mCGC PP activity was reduced by 20% following 48 h exposure to ≥300 nM MC-LR, -LW and -LF concurrent with a congener and concentration-dependent up regulation of TNF- expression and caspase 3/7 activity. In conclusion, the data suggest an MC congener-dependent uptake and neurotoxicity in primary mouse CGC. |
Dangjin relents on radioactive bedsResidents of Dangjin, South Chungcheong, agreed on Monday night to allow radioactive mattresses piled up at a local yard to be disintegrated there, bowing to government pressure after weeks of protest.
“We have been disappointed that the government decided to bring the mattresses into the city without consulting with any of the residents,” a Dangjin resident said on the condition of anonymity, “but we see that they cannot really move them elsewhere, and we can’t keep them piled up at a storage yard forever, so we agreed to have them disintegrated where they are.”
Local residents and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, which has been in charge of processing the recalled mattresses, reached the agreement at a town hall meeting on Monday night at Godae-ri, where the storage yard is located.
“Our hope is that the mattresses will be disintegrated safely and as soon as possible,” said Kim Moon-seong, the community chief of Godae-ri.
Nearly 17,000 mattresses manufactured by Daijin Bed have been sitting at a storage yard for over a month. The Korea Post moved them there at the order of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission after they were recalled.
In May, Daijin Bed recalled about 40,000 mattresses after two dozen of its products were found to emit dangerous amounts of radon, a radioactive chemical substance linked to cancer and various respiratory diseases. In the past few weeks, Dangjin residents have held rallies asking the government to take the mattresses elsewhere.
“We apologize for not consulting the people sufficiently before moving the mattresses to Dangjin,” Hong Nam-ki, minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, told residents at the town hall meeting on Monday.
“The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission and central government will ensure the safety of the people in the disintegration and disposal process.”
The commission said it would set up workspaces at the storage yard in Dangjin to destroy the mattresses. It expects the disintegration process to begin on Thursday or Friday and last about 10 days.
Daijin Bed promoted the beds as containing “negative ion powder,” which many Koreans believe is good for their health.
But the negative ion powder used was monazite, a rare earth resource that contains uranium and thorium, which produce the harmful gas radon over the course of radioactive decay.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission concluded that the annual radiation dose of the mattresses tested exceeded the safety standard for processed products of 1 millisievert per year.
The commission plans to separate the covers and springs of the mattresses and shake off the monazite applied to them.
The parts will likely be incinerated and the monazite buried underground, though the commission has yet to finalize the plan.
The residents have been concerned that in the process of incinerating the mattresses, the radioactive materials may become airborne. If they are buried, they may affect groundwater.
The commission said it will be updating the residents on the radiation level detected at the storage yard from time to time during the disintegration process.
It had assured the residents before that the level of radiation detected at the storage yard in Dangjin did not exceed normal radiation levels.
Another 24,000 beds manufactured by Daijin Bed are sitting at its headquarters in Cheonan, South Chungcheong. The company has yet to collect about 7,000 more beds from customers.
Cheonan residents remain opposed to the idea of having the mattresses disintegrated in the city.
On Tuesday, residents held rallies in front of the company’s headquarters and demanded the government take the mattresses elsewhere.
BY SHIN JIN-HO, ESTHER CHUNG [[email protected]] |
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We pay the outmost importance to planning the most delicious menu for your cruise onboard our yacht with its dedicated, international chef. Our team will create delicious menus that will lead you on a gastronomical journey of Thailand’s cuisine, making sure you are wined and dined along the way. As our overnight charter`s meals are freshly prepared from scratch by our chefs, we can cater to any preferences, allergies, or dietary requirements you may have.
You will start every day with a hearty breakfast while enjoying the sun’s first rays. During the day, we will serve light snacks and fresh fruits. For lunch and dinner, our chef will prepare delightful buffets with tasty international cuisine including mouth-watering Thai specialties.
After the sun has set and the stars have come out, we will have dinner and drinks onboard while looking upon the islands in an entirely new light. The reflection of the stars and moon on the calm water and the gentle lapping of the waves against the side of the boat, making private overnight charters uniquely, different and special. After dinner and drinks, we take you back to your beach front accommodation where you can get a good night’s sleep to ensure you are ready for the adventures awaiting you the following day.
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Lisa Montgomery, The Village Giving Circle Co-chair and a founding officer, said, “It’s been exciting to see the growth of The Village Giving Circle and see how African American women have been mobilized in philanthropy. Together, our collective gifts are impacting worthy nonprofit organizations serving the African American community.”
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Find this article and a lot more in the 2023 “Student Innovation @ the U” report. The publication is presented by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute to celebrate student innovators, change-makers, and entrepreneurs. |
When Joseph Arrington was a child, he dreaded sleeping. Arrington, a University of Utah graduate student with an MBA, has suffered from various sleeping disorders, like sleep paralysis and sleep terrors, since his youth, and as an adult, he wanted to find a new solution to the parasomnias.
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“As a kid, I had always wished that there was a way that someone could wake me up,” he said. “During my early years of college, I was in a physiology class where we were talking about biorhythms during sleep. I started thinking that if you could see the biorhythms of somebody while they sleep, you could see what the biorhythms are when they have an episode, and then you could get something to intercede.”
Arrington started preliminary research on the idea, but hit a major roadblock when the need for an engineer arose.
“I sat on the idea for a few years, and while I was doing my master’s, I realized that there was really something here,” Arrington said.
In 2017, Arrington met Mica Sloan, a BS/MS biomedical engineering candidate at the U, who had engineering and business skills proven in previous startups at the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The team now has three members: Arrington, Sloan, and Pace Cranney, the lead developer and project manager for Beacon and a recent graduate of a master’s of biomedical engineering program at the U.
Together, the team is developing an app, called the Dream Defender, for use on Apple Watches and iPhones that could wake up an individual experiencing what Arrington calls an “episode,” or parasomnia event, such as a sleep terror, sleep paralysis, or sleepwalking. While the app can build a user profile and begin to track and respond to episodes, Beacon Sleep Solutions plans to offer even more.
Learn more about Beacon Sleep Solutions at beaconsleep.com.
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Photo by Max Telford, at All Souls’ Visiting Fellows Farewell night, June 2023.
After receiving my degree of Licenciada en Matemáticas from the University of La Plata (here is a travel guide to La Plata I wrote), I obtained my DPhil from the University of Oxford under the supervision of Nigel Hitchin. I was then a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg in Anna Wiennhard’s group, and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in Steve Bradlow’s group. I moved to Chicago to take up a faculty position at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2015, where I am a Professor in Mathematics. I live with my Family in downtown Chicago.
My research focuses on the study of geometric properties of different spaces:
Moduli spaces of decorated Bundles: The geometry and topology of the moduli spaces of decorated bundles, especially Higgs bundles and Hitchin systems, and geometric structures they parametrize. Research on the moduli spaces of Higgs bundles has yielded connections between fundamental areas of mathematics and theoretical physics, blending ideas from algebraic and differential geometry, Lie theory, representation theory, and string theory.
Geometric questions within different areas of science In particular, my current projects lie within the two directions: related to virus and society , with an overall aim of building novel techniques that can be used in a vast array of areas, related to: Geometric insights, in particular symmetries and patterns; Repurposing stock market indicators for time series data in social and natural sciences. Graph and network theoretic approaches.
A driving force behind my research is the idea that when a system is complex, making a small change can cause it to react in unpredictable and uncontrollable ways. But within a simple system, the effects of small changes tend to be clearer. This is one of the reasons why I often focus on seeking simplicity within the initial projects, subsequently building to more complicated applications. My work has appeared in the Journal of Differential Geometry, Transactions of the AMS, Communications in Mathematical Physics, Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, among other journals.
During the Fall 2022 I was a visiting professor at the Department of Mathematics of the University of California, Berkeley, and a Research Professor at MSRI, Berkeley, USA. During the Spring 2023 I am a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford , and a visiting member of the Mathematical Institute, at the University of Oxford. During the summer 2023 I’ll be in Paris, partly as a visiting member of the Institut Henri Poincaré.
My research at UIC has been supported by the following: NSF FRG Award DMS- 2152107 (PI), 2022-2025;
Simons Fellowship (PI), 2022-2023;
NSF CAREER Award DMS 1749013 (PI), 2018-2023;
NSF Award DMS 1749013 (PI), 2019;
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (PI), 2017-2019; NSF Award DMS 1611835 (PI), 2015-2019;
|Jul 29, 2023
|With the deepest sadness, my brother Fidel and I bid farewell to our father, Fidel Arturo Schaposnik, who passed away early Saturday July 29th, 2023 in La Plata, Argentina after a month-long battle in the intensive care unit following a hemorrhagic stroke.
|May 10, 2023
|The paper with my student Varun Mittal titled ” Housing Forecasts via Stock Market Indicators” has been accepted for publication in Heliyon – Cell Press .
|May 1, 2023
|A warm welcome to Christopher Mahadeo , who will be finishing his PhD this year, and joining my group as a Post-doc at UIC in the Fall 2023!
|Jan 13, 2023
|The paper with my student Grace Wang and Dr. Paula Bergero titled ” Correlations Between COVID-19 and Dengue” has been accepted for publication in Nature Scientific Reports.
|Oct 14, 2022
|We are hiring post-docs at UIC! Here are our department’s open positions and a more specific call for my group . Please reach out if you have any questions. |
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Complete Defensive Driving
- Go to College Station for my brother’s swim meet
Celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday Celebrate my dad’s birthday Celebrate my cousin’s wedding
There’s a lot going on in October. #woohoo
CAREER AND MONEY GOALS
Hit 60% at work (I would have in September had I not missed three days) No Spend Month (besides birthday presents)
- Make a Cruise Payment
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incorporate changes from readers into Bullets and Bylines one more read-through of the book format the book
- book cover for Cameras and Confessions
launch the new Laura Teagan website
- build newsletter to 50 people
- Read three books
So, I actually did pretty well for the most part. Obviously there’s room to keep growing but I’m pretty happy with what I’ve accomplished .
Then again, I’m still looking forward to November.
- Birthday and Christmas presents for my best friend
- 60-day notice on my apartment to move in January
- Clean out my downloads folder (this will take some time)
- A dress for my cousin’s wedding (different cousin, different wedding)
- Lose some weight
- Log into My Fitness Pal
every single day
- Go to the gym 12 times
CAREER AND MONEY GOALS
- Make it 85% to your goal this month at work
- $500 in savings
- Cruise payment
- New Health Insurance (yay for turning 26)
- Move desks (and they actually had us move yesterday after I added this to my November goals)
- Justice and Lies for NaNoWriMo
- Edit Cameras and Confessions
- Book cover for Cameras and Confessoins
- Write all the content for the website and emails in these first few days
- Get SSL for website
- Build the newsletter and website
- Read three books:
- Finish Little Fires Everywhere (will probably do so tonight or tomorrow)
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- The Whisper Network
- Twisted Twenty-Six
Y’all, I’m excited for this month! But I will be busy. Tell me, what will your goals be? |
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¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 A set of values that is loosely grouped together under the rubric of “sustainability” has recently achieved a level of prominence in institutional rhetoric. I say “loosely grouped together” because sustainability is used to refer to several different ideas, all of which are grounded in the desire to create the conditions that will allow us to continue doing tomorrow the things that we’re trying to do today.
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 1 Most frequently, conversations about sustainability within higher education focus on attempts to respond to climate change, as students and faculty press our colleges and universities to make as little negative impact — and as much positive impact — on the environment as possible. This is a crucial set of concerns for all of us to attend to, especially at the institutional level, where disinvestment in fossil fuels and reinvestment in green technologies and practices could have important effects. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education has responded to the need for action in this area by creating the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System, or STARS, a framework designed to incentivize institutions to report their work to reduce their campuses’ carbon footprints.1 All reporting institutions receive the Reporter designation, and those that meet certain points levels receive a rating — from Bronze through Platinum — that can be used to promote the institution’s good work toward environmental sustainability.
¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 1 In broader nonprofit circles, however, sustainability often takes on a somewhat different primary inflection. Sustainability for these organizations frequently revolves around the financial, emphasizing the need for an organization to draw in sufficient revenue or philanthropic support in order to meet its expenses and continue operations. Many nonprofit organizations are balanced on a knife’s edge, especially in hard economic times, and are often required to spend significant time and resources on fundraising or to develop a set of income-generating activities, each of which has the potential to steal focus from the organization’s primary reason for being. Sustainability in this context is double-edged: without the ability to generate revenue, the organization cannot continue doing its work; on the other hand, focusing on revenue generation can pull the organization away from its purpose.
¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 Both of these senses of sustainability, and the difficulties that they present, are crucial for leaders within higher education to consider. Educating our students without doing everything we can to ensure the planet we’re leaving them will be habitable is an exercise in what Lauren Berlant called “cruel optimism.”2 Focusing our efforts on revenue generation to the detriment of the public mission our institutions are meant to serve is a component of the “great mistake” Chris Newfield argues has undone higher education in the United States.3 But there are aspects of sustainability that both connect and exceed the requirements we face of attending to the environment and balancing our financial models. For instance, Sayeed Choudhury, director of the open source programs office at Carnegie Mellon University, described sustainability to me as “the transference of hope over periods of change.”4 That transference of hope can be assisted by our work toward environmental and fiscal sustainability, but it requires something more as well.
¶ 5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 3 The excess might be characterized as social sustainability. I choose the term “social” in order to point to the need for a group of people working toward a shared goal to commit themselves not just to the goal but to the group. In other words, sustainability for collective projects requires the collective to dedicate themselves not just to the thing they’re doing together but to the very idea of “together” in the first place. This social aspect is, I increasingly believe, a necessary precondition for any other kind of sustainability that we’re hoping to work toward. It’s the “community” in community-supported software, the “shared” in shared infrastructure, and the “public” in the public good.
¶ 6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 The most significant ideas for our understanding of this relationship between sustainability and the public good derive from the work of Elinor Ostrom. Ostrom’s long-term study of common-pool resource management led her to argue that the conventional wisdom underwriting the work of many economists — most notably, for our purposes, that the “tragedy of the commons” was an inevitability — was simply not so. In fact, she argued forcefully, community-based systems and structures for ensuring the sustainability of common-pool resources were possible, provided the right modes of self-organization and self-governance were in place.
¶ 7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0 Common-pool resources are one of four types of “goods” categorized by economists based on whether they are excludable, meaning that individuals can be prevented from using them, and whether they are rivalrous, meaning that one individual’s use precludes another’s. Public goods are those resources that are both nonexcludable and nonrivalrous, meaning not only that no one can be prevented from using them but also that they do not get “used up”; they remain available even as others use them. In this category — at least theoretically — we might include clean air and water, as well as roads and other public services. Private goods, on the other hand, are both excludable and rivalrous; their use can be restricted to those who pay for them, and their consumption by one customer can reduce their availability for others. These private goods are most often market-based, often produced and sold for profit. A third category is that of club goods, which are excludable but nonrivalrous; use of these goods is restricted to paying customers but the goods themselves aren’t diminished by any one customer’s use. Here we might imagine services like internet access (which of course surfaces a question about whether internet access should be a public rather than a club good). And finally, goods that are nonexcludable but rivalrous are common-pool resources. Because no one can be prevented from using them, but their use diminshes their availability, economists have assumed these resources to be susceptible to the tragedy of the commons, or the overuse of shared natural resources.
¶ 8 Leave a comment on paragraph 8 0 At the root of the tragedy of the commons lies the “free-rider problem,” which derives from the assumption that when individuals cannot be prevented from using commonly-held resources, but also cannot be compelled to contribute to their management and upkeep, some number of individuals will avail themselves of the resources without contributing to their support. As the number of free riders grows, the resources become prone to overuse and eventually become unsustainable. The only means economists have conventionally imagined to help prevent the tragedy of the commons is external regulation, whether through privatization or nationalization.
¶ 9 Leave a comment on paragraph 9 0 Elinor Ostrom’s work focused on undoing that assumption. In her 1990 book, Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, she points out that economic models such as the tragedy of the commons, the free-rider problem, and the prisoner’s dilemma, are based on a particularly pessimistic view of human possibility, one that mires analysis in its own metaphor.
¶ 10 Leave a comment on paragraph 10 0 What makes these models so dangerous — when they are used metaphorically as the foundation for policy — is that the constraints that are assumed to be fixed for the purpose of analysis are taken on faith as being fixed in empirical settings, unless external authorities change them…. As long as individuals are viewed as prisoners, policy prescriptions will address this metaphor. I would rather address the question of how to enhance the capabilities of those involved to change the constraining rules of the game to lead to outcomes other than remorseless tragedies.5
¶ 11 Leave a comment on paragraph 11 0 Ostrom’s work thus explored ways of organizing collective action that could “enhance the capabilities of those involved” to ensure the sustainability of the commonly-held resources that they depended on.
¶ 12 Leave a comment on paragraph 12 0 While Ostrom focused on natural resources such as fisheries, the problems she described, and the potential solutions she explored, present some important lessons for institutions of higher education. The first is, as I argued in Generous Thinking, that we’ve allowed higher education — and increasingly primary and secondary education as well — to be transformed from a public good into a club good. What should be a nonexcludable process of making knowledge available to the world has been gradually transformed, through tuition and subscriptions and other paywalls, into an excludable privilege. As with internet access, if you can afford the price of admission, you can get access to a wealth of opportunities, and if you can’t… you can’t.
¶ 13 Leave a comment on paragraph 13 0 Secondly, however, the case of higher education makes clear that public goods are often renewable but not infinitely so. Clean air will not stay clean without oversight. Fresh water is sold to corporations that interrupt its access to the communities that rely on it. Roads have to be managed and re-paved. (Ask my colleagues in Michigan about this one.) Public goods require collective commitment to maintain — and that commitment, not just to the goods but to the idea of the “public” itself, is part and parcel of social sustainability.
¶ 14 Leave a comment on paragraph 14 0 Ostrom’s work demonstrates to us that with well-designed collective oversight we can avoid the tragedy of the commons, but that oversight requires a commitment to our togetherness. In higher education, this commitment must expand beyond the borders of the institution, to recognize not only the role of the public as institutional stakeholders but also the crucial interdependence of institutions of higher education as a collective. Our institutions are too often understood to be in competition with one another, when the real threats to their sustainability come from outside the sector, from governmental and commercial entities that see colleges and universities as a source of private wealth rather than a public good. Higher education needs leaders who are capable of building and sustaining the solidarity required for all of our institutions to succeed. Until our institutions are able to come together as a coalition and make a sufficiently compelling demand for the return to full public funding of higher education, and for the development of self-determined governance structures (rather than the externally elected or appointed boards of trustees and other bodies that control our institutions today), we will never be able to achieve real sustainability in any form, whether financial, environmental, or social.
¶ 15 Leave a comment on paragraph 15 0 And it’s important to note that “sustainability” is itself insufficient. As AUTHOR TK has recently argued, “setting sustainability as the goal largely presumes we are, now, at a place of relative equilibrium and safety that only needs to be maintained.”6 We are nowhere near such a point. Far, far more work will be required to achieve a habitable, just future for higher education.
Questions for reflection and discussion:
- ¶ 16 Leave a comment on paragraph 16 0
- How might activities and groups on your campus that are focused on environmental sustainability become a field in which social sustainability might be cultivated?
- How might the practices of self-governance of projects, labs, departments, colleges, and other units on your campus be improved in order to ensure the commitment of their members to their sustainability?
- What avenues can you imagine for restoring an understanding of higher education as a public good rather than a club good? What would be required for us to fight for such a just future?
- ¶ 17 Leave a comment on paragraph 17 0
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, “STARS, Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System.” ↩
- Berlant, Cruel Optimism. ↩
- Newfield, The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them. ↩
- Choudhury, Interview. ↩
- Ostrom, Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, 6–7. ↩
- TKTKTK. (Quote is from an essay I peer-reviewed; I’m awaiting author and publication information.) ↩ |
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- Optimize costs on AKS by using zero-scaled node pools
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- Access to an Azure subscription
- Basic knowledge of executing commands by using the Azure CLI
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What happens when we just play with our food? What happens when we don’t realize the long-term ramifications of what we are doing? Is there such a thing as a generational curse of food addiction? If so what do we do about it?
I share some things I’ve never shared before and likely will never be in one of my books. (Even as I write that I have a sneaking suspicion that God may have me do that one day.)
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I have found this interesting site https://wizdom.ai/dashboards/leave-or-remain-impact-on-uk-research about EU funding for research and how this impacts universities and regions.
It shows that Britain received the second most significant funding as a country (only Germany received more). EU grants were most significant for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. According to these figures, the Open University received well less than a tenth of the amount these universities received but the amount is still large (26.8 million) and presumably supported a great deal of research work. This, of course, feeds back into the production of teaching materials and informs teaching more generally so this will have been significant for the quality of courses (as with the other universities). |
Are you constantly writing bad reviews every day? If you can’t catch your readers attention, it means that you’re writing a bad review. Do you know what a good review looks like? Good reviews can motivate your readers to buy the product.
It is written specifically to raise the interest level of your readers so that at the end of the review article, the readers feel that they must take action immediately.
Here are 7 tips to avoid writing bad reviews:
1. Avoid placing bad photos or videos along with your review
Photos and videos are your asset to boost your review’s attraction. Your review will become easier to read if you include some photos and videos inside. However, you cannot include any kind of photo or video. Bad photos and videos will hurt your review. They will not help your review get better. What are examples of bad photos and videos?
They are photos that are irrelevant with your review, and also videos that are not related with your review. Complimentary photos and videos are the best media that you can include.
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2. Take care of your first paragraph
The first paragraph of your review is your charm. How you engage with your readers and add more interest to the product will be determined on how well your first paragraph is. So, write the first paragraph of your review as interesting as possible.
3. Do not wander from your focus
Your focus is your product and your readers, not yourself. If you want to share personal information about the product, you can do it. But, keep your focus. Don’t tell them about yourself too much. Keep your review focused on talking about the product and your readers.
4. Give as much information as possible about the product
Your readers are craving more information about the product. They will not buy the product until they understand enough about it. Yes, most people are feeling insecure before buying any product. The questions in their mind are generally: “Should I buy this product?” “What if the product doesn’t work for me?” “This product seems good, but it is not popular. Should I trust this product? Should I use it?” To eliminate their insecurity, you have to give as much information as possible about the product.
5. Do not stop your readers’ step
When you’ve done writing a good review but fail to give your readers the next step to take, you will lose many sales from it. Why? Your readers usually don’t have a clue about where to buy the product and what the price of the product is. If you just write a review and not give your readers some information about where to buy the product and the price of the product, you are stopping their step to buy the product. Make them know where they can buy it and the price they must pay in order to get the it.
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6. Help your readers to decide
Give your readers some help to decide whether the product is good for them or not. Inform your readers about the positive aspects and how they can benefit from the product. Your goal is to make your readers think: “Yes, this product is great, as I thought. I’ll buy this one.”
7. Give your own opinion about the product
At the end of your review, inform your readers about your side. Are you opposing the product or supporting the product? Give your opinion about the product based on your personal experience. How did the product make your life easier? Tell your readers why you’d like to recommend this product to them.
If you implement the tips above, you’ll be able to avoid writing a bad review for the products you promote. Remember, if you decide to write a review, craft your review as good as possible. Don’t let it to become a bad review, a review that doesn’t attract the interest of your readers.
How will these tips help you avoid writing bad reviews?
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A need is essential for survival, whereas a want is a desire that is not necessary for basic survival. Needs are fundamental, such as food and shelter; wants are extras, like designer clothing or luxury cars.
Understanding the differences between needs and wants is crucial for making informed financial and personal decisions. Needs encompass the basics: food, water, shelter, and clothing—elements required for sustaining life and health. They transcend cultural and individual preferences, standing as universal requirements.
Wants, on the other hand, are driven by personal preference, societal norms, or a sense of desire for material goods or experiences that provide comfort or pleasure. Distinguishing between the two is key to budgeting and prioritizing, ensuring that resources are first allocated to essential needs before satisfying less critical wants. It’s a fundamental concept in personal finance and economics, affecting both individual well-being and broader consumer behavior. Prioritizing needs over wants can lead to a more sustainable lifestyle and financial stability.
Differentiating Needs And Wants
Differentiating Needs and Wants is essential for both personal finance management and understanding consumer behavior. Recognizing the distinction can lead to more prudent spending habits and more informed choices in both everyday life and long-term planning. To fully comprehend the two, we delve into each concept, offering definitions and concrete examples to bring clarity to this fundamental economic principle.
Definition Of Needs
Needs are essentials or basics required to live and function in society. These are non-negotiable and ensure survival and basic well-being. Needs typically encompass resources like food, shelter, clothing, and healthcare. Individuals cannot maintain a healthy life without these critical elements.
Definition Of Wants
Wants, on the other hand, are items or services that enhance the quality of life but are not vital for basic survival. They are often tied to subjective desires and can vary greatly from person to person. Wants reflect personal preferences, cultural influences, and societal trends, making them more fluid and dynamic than needs.
Examples Of Needs Vs. Wants
Understanding the difference between needs and wants can be made clearer with practical examples:
|A loaf of bread for sustenance
|Artisanal sourdough from a boutique bakery
|Basic shelter to stay safe and protected
|A spacious home with luxury furnishings
|Clothing appropriate for the climate
|Designer outfits and accessories
|Essential healthcare services
|Elective cosmetic procedures
In summary, needs are essential for life and survival, whereas wants are driven by desire and personal satisfaction. Distinguishing between the two is not just a matter of defining each but involves practical discernment in daily life. By making informed decisions based on this understanding, individuals can ensure their resources are allocated wisely, leading to better financial stability and overall well-being.
Importance Of Distinguishing Between Needs And Wants
Understanding the difference between needs and wants is crucial for making informed financial decisions, achieving emotional well-being, and acquiring a deeper insight into our psychological motivations. Needs are essentials required for survival, such as food, shelter, and clothing, while wants are items or experiences that enhance our life’s quality. Identifying and properly managing these two can lead to a more sustainable and fulfilling lifestyle.
Recognizing what we genuinely need as opposed to what we desire has significant financial implications. Failure to distinguish between the two can lead to overspending and financial strain. A few key ways to manage finances effectively include:
- Creating and sticking to a budget that prioritizes needs over wants
- Setting financial goals to ensure savings can meet future needs
- Making informed spending decisions that prevent unnecessary debt
Practicing financial discipline in distinguishing needs from wants can result in a more secure financial future and the ability to invest in experiences and items that provide genuine value.
The psychological aspect of spending can often blur the line between needs and wants, with emotion influencing many purchasing decisions. This can have a range of emotional consequences such as:
|Impact on Spending
|Pursuit of immediate pleasure possibly leads to regret and financial stress.
|Ideal budgeting prioritizes essential needs fostering lasting satisfaction.
By finding a balance between satisfying needs and indulging in wants, individuals can nurture emotional stability and avoid the pitfalls of emotional spending.
The ability to distinguish between needs and wants is not just about the financial aspect; it encompasses a deep psychological significance leading to self-awareness and personal growth. When individuals prioritize their needs over wants, they:
- Develop better decision-making skills
- Strengthen self-control and reduce impulsiveness
- Cultivate a sense of personal responsibility
Recognizing genuine needs also allows for a clearer understanding of personal values and objectives, promoting a healthier psychological state and sense of fulfillment.
Fulfilling Needs Vs. Fulfilling Wants
Welcome to the insightful exploration of Fulfilling Needs vs. Fulfilling Wants. Understanding the delicate interplay between psychological gratification and the fundamental essentials of life can significantly improve decision-making and overall happiness. Distinguishing between needs and wants might seem straightforward, but the emotional and practical implications of each can shape our well-being and future.
Satisfaction From Fulfilling Needs
Needs represent the essentials, the non-negotiable aspects of our lives that ensure survival and stability. Fulfilling these needs often leads to a sense of contentment and security. This satisfaction stems from covering the basics such as food, shelter, health, and safety. These fulfilled requirements form the bedrock of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, creating a foundation for personal growth and development.
Gratification From Fulfilling Wants
On the flip side, wants encompass the desires that contribute to joy and enhance our life experience. Gratification from fulfilling wants is usually immediate and emotive, ranging from the latest gadgets to a dream vacation. While not essential for survival, wants can lead to heightened feelings of pleasure and excitement but often lack the sustainability of the satisfaction derived from meeting basic needs.
Long-term Vs. Short-term Impact
It’s imperative to weigh the long-term against the short-term impact of fulfilling needs and wants. Needs, by their nature, have a profound long-term effect on our overall well-being and function in society. Satisfying these needs leads to continued wellbeing and personal development. Wants, while contributing to short-term happiness spikes, might not have a lasting impact on our quality of life and can sometimes lead to financial stress or distraction from more pressing priorities.
Savvy decision-making involves a balance between these two aspects of life. The joy of fulfilling a want today should not undermine the ability to satisfy a need tomorrow. By mindfully acknowledging the difference and impact of each, one can craft a harmonious path that caters to both the necessity of survival and the enrichment of existence.
Managing Needs And Wants
Understanding the delicate interplay between needs and wants is essential for maintaining financial stability and achieving personal satisfaction. This section dives into effective strategies for managing these two fundamental aspects of our lives, ensuring that we make informed and balanced decisions.
Prioritizing Needs Over Wants
The line between needs and wants can often blur, but distinguishing between them is crucial. Needs are essentials for survival, such as food, shelter, and healthcare, whereas wants are items or experiences that enhance our lives, like gadgets, vacations, or luxury items. To ensure financial wellbeing, it’s imperative to satisfy needs before indulging in wants.
Strategies For Controlling Wants
- Set clear financial goals: Knowing what you’re saving for—a house, education, or retirement—can curb impulsive spending on wants.
- Create a budget: Allocate funds for needs and set aside a smaller portion for wants to avoid overspending.
- Practice delayed gratification: Wait before making a purchase to determine if it’s a passing desire or a worthwhile investment.
Balancing Needs And Wants In Decision Making
Achieving equilibrium between needs and wants is a delicate process that requires thoughtful deliberation. Consider the following:
- Assess your situation: Evaluate your current financial landscape before making a purchase.
- Long-term impacts: Think about how fulfilling a want may affect your ability to meet future needs.
- The 50/30/20 rule: A budgeting guide suggesting 50% of income goes to needs, 30% to wants, and 20% to savings.
Impact Of Consumerism On Needs And Wants
Understanding the impact of consumerism on needs and wants is essential in deciphering the motivations behind our purchasing decisions. The thin line that once segregated necessities from desires has become increasingly blurred. Our society’s focus on materialism, driven by sophisticated marketing strategies and the desire to keep up with societal norms, magnifies this conundrum. Let’s dive into how our consumerist culture not only shapes our wants but also has a significant bearing on what we consider as needs.Consumerist culture shaping wants
Consumerist Culture Shaping Wants
Consumerist culture has a powerful influence on shaping our wants. This phenomenon can be observed through:
- Advertising: Persistent exposure to ads creates desires for products and services that we might not have previously considered.
- Lifestyle portrayal: Media depiction of certain lifestyles can engender a want for accessories and gadgets that epitomize that way of living.
- Planned obsolescence: In deliberately designing products with a limited lifespan, companies manufacture a continuous cycle of want for the latest versions.
Social Influence On Needs
Social constructs can significantly shape our interpretation of needs. The following points illustrate this impact:
- Peer pressure: The drive to conform with peers can transform a simple want into a perceived need.
- Cultural norms: Societal expectations often dictate that certain items are indispensable, altering our perception of basic needs.
- Increasing standards of living: As society advances, what were once luxuries may become seen as fundamental requirements.
Implications Of Blurring The Lines Between Needs And Wants
The consequences of conflating needs and wants can be profound. Recognizing these implications is vital:
|Increased spending on wants can lead to financial stress and debt accumulation.
|An inability to differentiate between needs and wants can lead to overconsumption, impacting the environment negatively.
|The constant pursuit of unnecessary items can lead to a cycle of dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
By critically analyzing the influence of consumerism, individuals can make more informed decisions, focusing on what genuinely fulfills their needs rather than succumbing to artificially induced wants.
Frequently Asked Questions On Difference Between A Need And Want
What Defines A Need In Life?
A need in life is essential for survival and well-being. It is something that you must have to live safely, healthily, and securely. Needs include food, shelter, clothing, and healthcare. Without these, one’s life could be adversely affected.
How Do Wants Differ From Needs?
Wants are desires or wishes that do not affect our basic survival. Unlike needs, they are not necessary for maintaining life or health, but rather add comfort and pleasure. Wants can include luxury items, entertainment, and the latest technology.
Why Is Distinguishing Needs From Wants Important?
Distinguishing between needs and wants is crucial for effective budgeting and financial planning. Recognizing the difference helps prioritize spending, avoid debt, and achieve financial stability. It promotes responsible decision-making for long-term wellness and security.
Can Wants Ever Become Needs?
Wants can become needs if they are essential for an individual to function effectively in society. For instance, in today’s digital age, a smartphone might be considered a want, but it can be a need for certain jobs or for staying connected with family.
Understanding the distinction between needs and wants paves the way for smarter spending. Embrace this knowledge for a balanced budget and a clearer path towards financial well-being. Recognizing priorities sustains both stability and satisfaction in life’s journey. Keep this wisdom close as you navigate your fiscal landscape. |
World Mental Health Day takes place each year on October 10. Created in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health, this day seeks to bring awareness to the worldwide mental health crisis, which has been in existence for far longer than I have been alive.
I’m usually not a fan of a commemorative day. 24-hours where countries around the world trot out and celebrate thinly-veiled promises and policies disguised as progress designed to appease the media, but that actually help no one. However, I believe in World Mental Health Day because if only for one day, it provides visibility to the invisible. It raises awareness, helps reduce stigma and promotes inclusion.
This year’s theme is Investment in Mental Health and, man, do we need it! 2020 has been a real doozy of a year thus far and has robbed many of us of so much. Family members, friends, connection, careers and, of course, mental health. Support services around the world are buckling under the weight of the increased demand and as the situation becomes increasingly bleaker, it is difficult to know where to turn.
In the UK, people have reported an increase in feelings of anxiety and depression, and death from suicide is up exponentially so far this year. Similarly, in the USA, studies have shown an increase in suicidal ideation since the start of the pandemic. In other countries, where mental health services are not as robust, the situation is worrying, as the lack of access means many who need it most are left unsupported.
The WHO reported that while wealthy, Western countries were able to bridge mental healthcare gaps by providing telephonic therapy or other distance-dependent interventions, this was not the same for lower-income countries. This is why global investment in mental health is crucial.
It’s one thing for wealthy countries to roll out tech solutions to help combat the mental healthcare deficit, but what about countries where the majority of people don’t own a smartphone and can’t simply log their mood to get automated support? Or communities where mental health concerns are taboo and those who suffer must do so in silence or face harsh repercussions? We need to stop looking at global mental health solutions through a Western lens. These solutions are not necessarily applicable or accessible globally.
What does it mean to invest in mental health from a global perspective? Firstly, it means recognising that there is not a “one size fits all” solution and that you can’t simply throw money at an issue and hope it will be resolved. A more inclusive approach is required. Having worked in Global Mental Health for a decade, I can tell you where my investment would go.
- Grassroots initiatives — stigma is real all over the globe and it prevents people from getting the care they need. By investing in grassroots initiatives, where trusted people in the community are trained with basic mental health first aid skills, it is possible to support those presenting with mental health concerns early — before they may require hospitalisation. This is working within a model of prevention and promoting stigma-reduction. Double win!
- Education — You can have the most state-of-the-art technology in the world, but if people are unable to recognise that they need help and how they might access it, it’s useless. Mental health education should be implemented in all secondary schools to support and empower young people to look after their mental health and how and when to get support should they need it.
By educating young people, this knowledge will filter down through to the older generations as well. It’s a simple, cost-effective solution that could help countless people.
- Poverty reduction — It’s not a coincidence that poverty and mental health issues are inextricably linked. This is a real “chicken or the egg” conundrum. I think we can all agree that if those who need the support can’t access it, it’s useless.
By pricing low-income families out of the care they need or by hoarding all of the mental health services in the large, developed cities, we are actively putting up unnecessary barriers to treatment to the most vulnerable.
In order to tackle poor mental health, we must tackle the mass inequity in society. It’s not enough to allocate health budget to mental health services while so many live below the poverty line. We must also invest in infrastructure and increase wages to increase quality of life and overall wellbeing.
- Increased representation — By promoting positive representations of those with mental health concerns in the media, we increase inclusivity and reduce stigma. We still have a long way to go with this, but things are improving.
We need our politicians and celebrities to be more open about their personal struggles. We need to see more people willing to discuss mental health and how common it is to suffer from mental health difficulties at some point in our lives. By normalising mental health concerns, we are empowering people to take control of their mental healthcare.
- Promotion of free modalities — There are so many ways to improve your mental health that are free. Breathwork, exercise and yoga and improved community connection are just a few of these.
Medication doesn’t have to be the default response to combatting the mental health crisis.
Sadly, I’m not in charge. I’m just a tiny voice amongst millions but if all of us with tiny voices raise them together perhaps someone might listen. If you’re interested in how simple, free modalities like breathwork can help support you in times of stress, please check out my free mini-course.
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World Mental Health Day might just be once a year, but the promises made at this time must be honoured. We have to continue to make progress despite how hopeless things might feel right now. We are all deserving of a life free from suffering and we have to commit to working together to achieve this for everyone. |
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Arizona Sheriff’s Deputy handles jihadist knife attack calmly and efficiently
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona has released, under court order, the body camera footage of Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Wells, who stopped accused ISIS knife attacker Ismail Hamed the old-fashioned way—by demonstrating once again why it’s not a good idea to bring a knife to a gunfight. Hamed now stands charged by Arizona authorities with aggravated assault and terrorism. (As reported by AZ Central.)
The events took place on January 7, but the body cam video and 911 recordings were only recently released under court order, in response to motions filed by media outlets for disclosure. (The body cam video footage is embedded below.)
Facts of the Case
The apparent facts of the case are that Hamed called 911 himself, stating:
My name is Ismail Hamed. I live in Fountain Hills, and I’m owing my allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. I just want a cop to come real quick and I want to deal with them.
At one point during the exchange the Deputy asks Hamed for identification, at which point Hamed throws some stones at the Deputy, pulls out a knife, and begins to close proximity. The Deputy draws his Glock and puts the muzzle on Hamed, repeatedly ordering him to drop the knife as the Deputy continuously backs up as Hamed advances.
The Deputy cautions Hamed that he will shoot him, in response to which Hamed urges the Deputy to do just that. Apparently having concluded that the use of deadly force was now appropriate the Deputy fires twice. Hamed appears struck by the rounds and he falls to the ground, after which backup arrives and his arrest is made.
There’s nothing really notable about the video except for the Deputy’s very cool demeanor throughout the interaction, both prior to, during, and after being compelled to shoot the jihadist in self-defense.
You can view that video here, and I’ve used screen captures below to highlight specific points in the fight:
So, let’s step through that video using screen captures. All timestamps [xx:xx] reference the video embedded above.
Deputy Exits Car, Verbally Engages Hamed
We initially see the inside of Deptuty Wells’ patrol car as he pulls up to Hamed’s location [00:07] The Deputy opens his vehicle door, and Hamed is immediately seen standing perhaps 8 feet away.
Nothing I write here should be interpreted as second-guessing the Deputy, and of course it’s impossible to know how much of the 911 information was accurately conveyed to him,.
That said, I expect I would have stopped my car in a more defensible position relative to Hamed if I’d known he was a self-declared ISIS supporter looking for an immediate opportunity to “deal with” a cop. Initially exiting a vehicle is a particularly vulnerable position had Hamed decided to rush the officer with the knife right at that moment.
Hamed Presents Pre-Attack Indicators
As the video proceeds it is clear that Hamed is speaking to the Deputy, “I just want to talk about …” but it’s hard to discern precisely what’s being said. In any case, Hamed stands with his left hand in his pocket, a posture that must have caught the Deputy’s attention. The Deputy did not, however, ask Hamed to show his hands. The manner in which Hamed is touching his face with his right hand, a “grooming gesture,” is also a recognized pre-attack indicator in such situations. [00:31]
Hamed Initiates Attack with Distraction Technique
At [00:39] the Deputy asks Hamed for identification, at which point Hamed initiates his attack by throwing some stones with his right hand at the Deputy. The thrown stones are obvious not themselves the intended attack, but rather a distraction technique intended to facilitate Hamed’s ability to close with his knife.
Deputy Presents Glock
The Deputy responds by drawing his Glock service pistol. Seeing his distraction technique had failed, Hamed backs up, even as the Deputy tells him to “back off.” Hamed is not being compliant, however, he’s merely taking the opportunity to retrieve his knife. [00:49] Hamed will now begin advancing on the Deputy.
As Hamed approaches the Deputy, he is ordered repeatedly to “Drop it! Drop the knife!” but is obviously non-compliant with these demands. [00:59]
Hamed Closes in Knife-Attack Posture
The Deputy continues to back up as Hamed closes on him, repeating his commands to drop the knife. It is notable that Hamed approaches with the knife in his right hand, and his left hand raised up and in front of him.
This is not a defensive posture for the left hand, but rather positions the left hand to grab the Deputy. A common knife-attack technique is to firmly grab the victim with the non-knife hand so that the victim is unable to physically withdraw outside the range of the knife held in the attacking hand. Once the grab is made the attacker will stab the victim, who is unable to flee, repeatedly, and almost invariably the multiple stab wounds will prove fatal. [01:02]
The Deputy cautions Hamed repeatedly that he will shoot Hamed, and also repeatedly to drop the knife. Hamed continues to circle around and close on the Deputy.
I would note that the Deputy waited much longer than legally required before he finally shot Hamed. I very much doubt I would have waited as long, had safe retreat not been possible, and safe retreat from a young, apparently fit young male aggressor wielding a knife is a difficult task on foot.
Deputy Shoots Hamed Twice
At [01:12] the Deputy finally shoots Hamed twice, and Hamed drops to the ground, his knife falling from his hand and landing several feet away (towards the left of the video frame, highlighted in red circle in image below). Of course, it’s quite possible that Hamed possesses additional weapons on his person.
Interestingly, the Deputy continues to order Hamed to drop the knife, so he’s apparently unaware at this point that Hamed has already done so. Hamed repeatedly tells the Deputy that he has dropped the knife, and the Deputy disbelieves him and insists that he drop the knife (that has already been dropped). [01:34]
At [01:39] the body cam suddenly turns to the left and the knife can be seen centered in the frame (red circle again, image below), so it’s probably this moment at which the Deputy sees the knife separated from Hamed. Such a failure to capture every detail of the interaction is of course rather normal in the context of a lethal-force encounter.
Deputy Spots Dropped Knife
At about [01:50] the Deputy interacts with some bystanders asking if he is in need of assistance. He assures them that he’s fine, and asks that they stay where they are.
As the Deputy waits for backup to arrive (sirens can be heard in the background) he’s asking Hamed if he has any more weapons, which Hamed denies, and repeatedly orders Hamed to show him his hands. Hamed is non-compliant with his left hand, but it’s unclear if that’s due to malice or pain caused by the gunshot wound(s).
EMS Held Back Until Scene Secured
At [02:23] backup pulls in, and two more deputies begin interacting with Hamed. It is noteworthy here that although the police have called for Fire/EMS to treat Hamed for his gunshot wound(s), no such treatment will be provided until Hamed has been secured. It is standard procedure to hold Fire/EMS back from the scene so long as the scene remains dangerous. This is something for those of you contemplating the prospects of self-defense, and the possibility of providing aid to your attacker after the fact, may want to keep in mind.
The rest of the video is not of any particular note, but naturally feel free to watch it in its entirety if you wish (above).
Hope you enjoyed the post, and that’s pretty much all I have to say about that.
Attorney Andrew F. Branca
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Various distinguished members of the bench and bar will be featured on Thursday, Feb. 8 at the 6th Annual State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section Symposium at the historic Guardian Building in downtown Detroit, according to Troy attorney Mark Rossman, who has served as moderator and organizer of the event since its inception.
“Experts and Trial Practice” will serve as the focus of the program, which is scheduled for 5:30-9 p.m. in the Guardian Building, an Art Deco skyscraper designed by renowned architect Wirt Rowland whose innovative use of color was a trademark of his work.
“The Symposium will explore various aspects of the use of experts in litigation, trial practice, and judicial perspectives,” said Rossman, co-chair of the Privately Held Business
Forum that is part of the State Bar’s Business Law Section. “The format will consist of panel discussions and individual presentations, with audience participation being strongly encouraged.”
The program will include a one-hour panel discussion concerning “expert work in litigation and at trial,” Rossman indicated. Among the scheduled panelists will be Daniel Agaus of B. Riley Advisory Services; Van Conway of Van Conway & Partners; Thomas Frazee of FVF Consulting; James Harrington of MDD Forensic Accountants; and Jesse Ultz of Stout. Rossman will moderate the panel discussion.
“In addition to the ‘Experts in Court’ panel discussion, there will be a panel consisting of judges and former judges who discuss various aspects of trial practice, which we are really looking forward to, as the dialogue with the judiciary has always been one of the most interesting part of the symposia over the years,” said Rossman, who founded the Troy business law firm, Rossman, P.C. in 2015.
A third program segment will feature a presentation by noted trial attorney E. Powell Miller, a Rochester based lawyer who will focus on “opening statements” at trial.
“Powell always does such an incredible job, and he has been with us since the beginning of the Symposium,” said Rossman, adding that Miller “brought the house down” with his presentation on cross-examination last year. “Powell’s presentation last year was out of this world, and so the content committee couldn’t not have him follow up on that with another element of trial practice, opening statements this time.”
Miller is co-chairing the symposium this year with Rossman and has been instrumental in coordinating the judicial panel, which will include, among others, retired U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts and Federal Magistrate Judges Kimberly Altman and Anthony Patti. The discussion will be moderated by Sara MacWilliams of Doerr MacWilliams Howard.
“I think it will be very interesting to get insight from members of the judiciary about what resonates with them in terms of trial strategy and techniques,” said Miller, who opened his firm in 1994 and has gained a national reputation for trial expertise.
This year’s Symposium has the makings of the “best yet,” according to Rossman, who several years ago commissioned the creation of a website with information on registration, agenda, presenters, and sponsorship opportunities. Visit www.bizsymposium.com for the latest on this year’s event.
“We also are delighted that the Guardian Building, one of the most distinctive skyscrapers in Detroit, will be the host site of the Symposium,” said Rossman. “We have made it a point to pick meeting venues that highlight certain important spots in Detroit, such as the DIA, the Detroit Club, and Wayne State Law School. The Guardian Building, with its great acoustics and dazzling design and architecture, will add even more luster to the list.”
Rossman explained that the program is a “labor of love” and that all the work his firm puts into the program each year is worth it when he gets to see more than 100 lawyers, law students and business owners enjoying a good time, networking, and learning about their practice.
“The lawyers at my firm are amazing, and that we are able to coordinate and produce this program while also successfully managing our dockets is a real testament to the strength of the lawyers at my firm, as well as the great things that can be accomplished when we come together as a team,” Rossman said. “It is the ultimate team building project, and we have a great time doing it.”
Miller echoed the comments, observing, “Mark and his team have grown this symposium into an institution in the business law community. It’s really quite incredible, the great content and the audience it draws. I am excited to be a part of the program and co-chairing this year’s event.”
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Ruta del Spondylus, Ecuador: a place where you can awake to the thunder of the surf crashing outside your door and exotic, colorful birds singing their early morning songs. Do you long for leisurely strolls along an endless beach of silken sand, blissfully in the moment gathering sand dollars and seashells while watching the humpback whales breach and frolic just offshore? Or maybe you crave the adventure of a trip into the nearby jungle to swing from zip-lines, and to explore ancient Inca ruins. Surfers come to catch one of the best breaks in South America, just 5 minutes away. Perhaps you want to be pampered with soothing spa treatments, and are looking for rejuvenation using holistic (yet ancient) natural healing techniques.
Welcome to Ecuador, a tranquil fishing village situated along the 14 mile “Ruta del Spondylus” (formerly known as the “Ruta del Sol”); One degree south of the Equator, along the Pacific Coast of Ecuador.
This is an adventurers’ delight. This tropical paradise includes wild horses running on the beach, iguanas lounging about, and a multitude of grazing animals strolling along the roadside. Intrepid explorers will melt into this environment and need not pack much more than a bathing suit, cover-up, and sturdy hiking shoes.
Along the beach of Olón are a number of outdoor cabanita-style “restaurants” that offer heaping plates of daily fresh seafood prepared to your request (along with generous amounts of rice and fried plantains) and large beer for less than $5.00. Or if you desire, wait for the night fishing boats to return with their haul of 9” prawns to grill on your own barbie.
Be sure and include a day-trip jaunt to the nearby Isla de la Plata. One of the hidden gems of Ecuador, this is a small island off the coast of Puerto Lopez, and is often called the ”poor man’s Galapagos”, and is also long been called “Silver Island.” Some say the name derived from the fact that Sir Francis Drake buried his treasure there centuries ago. Whatever the explanation, Isla de la Plata offers a great Galapagos-like experience for an affordable price. See Blue-footed boobies up close, the legendary Magnificent Frigates, and swim with the Galapagos turtles. Advanced snorkeling, spear fishing, and scuba trips are available as well. Isla de la Plata is one of those places in Ecuador where you can lose yourself in a landscape uniquely different from any on earth.
Nearby, in the hills of Olón is the Samai Holistic Center which offers a number of spa treatments, (including Aromatherapy and Shiatsu, Reflexology, Swedish and Acu-Pressure Massages, Acupuncture, Herbal Steam baths and rooms, Jacuzzi, pool, Feng Shui, and more). For those looking for a deeper experience, the Samai also offers Shamanic healing techniques through first-hand experience. Groups or individuals participate in sacred ceremonies which promote a transformational shift in self-awareness and personal growth. Additionally, presentations and workshops are available to continue a rejuvenation of the spirit.
If you tire of the peace and quiet in Olón, head on over to Montañita for its world-renowned surf break (peaking in December through March). Surfing lessons are available for those beginners who want to give it a go. This is a town that never sleeps, the party is always on, and the locals and visitors alike are friendly and laid-back. Get comfortable; sip a mojito at one of the many international cafés and people watch. A diverse crowd from all over the world visit this town; musicians play along the streets, jugglers show off, and nightly fire-dancers entertain the many enthusiastic on-lookers. Montanita also offers a number of comfortable high-speed internet locations for those wanting to stay connected.
To reach this little slice of heaven, the nearest airport is in Guayaquil, EC, (about 2 hours away) which is the jumping off point for the Galapagos Islands. From Guayaquil airport, there are a number of transportation options to the coast. While on the beach, it’s actually cheaper to rent a driver with car, than to rent a car itself. You can walk or take a cab to Montanita for less than 1.00. Ecuador is on the US Dollar system and you can get an excellent meal for 5.00 including drinks.
Location is within 1 degree of The Equator; perfect year round temperatures. Locals are genuine and friendly. Perfect for Galapagos, Guayaquil and Cuenca travelers. This is a tropical dream come true. For more information, please visit http://ecuafriendly.com |
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For any piece of furniture, we recommend:
- Avoiding exposure to direct sunlight to prevent fading and cracking.
- Keeping your furniture placement from any heating or cooling sources to prevent cracking.
- Using coasters and placemats for all hot or cold dishes and cups.
- Using felt tabs for decor items.
- Being aware that heavily dyed fabrics such as denim jeans can transfer on to your lighter furniture and cause discoloration.
- Avoiding possible discoloration by spot testing in an unnoticeable surface before application.
- Wiping up any spills immediately with a dry clean cloth or when necessary a warm damp cloth and mild soap.
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- Do not use chemical cleaners. Instead use warm water and mild soap.
- Avoid placing your wood furniture in direct sunlight, near heating or cooling sources, or in extremely dry or damp areas. Long exposure to light can cause finishes to fade and extreme temperature or humidity changes can cause the wood to crack or split.
- Use placemats and coasters for hot objects such as pots and cups.
I've noticed slight movement on my wood table top, is this normal?
Wood is a natural material and although all of our wood products are kiln-dried the variation of climate in ones home can cause normal movement in wood planks. Keep an eye on this movement between seasons as we often see that wooden planks can shift in colder months and re-contract as the temperature gets warmer. The use of a touch up pen where movement has occurred is often all that is needed while you wait for re-contraction of your unique and natural table top.
If however your table is near a cooling or heating source, you should change its location to avoid further movement.
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To remove grease spots, use a mild non-acidic water-based detergent or liquid soap and wipe the surface with a soft damp cloth. To avoid any possible discoloration, we recommend spot testing in an unnoticeable surface before application. It is important to know that applications and results will vary.
Marble is a natural stone which is known to be porous. Each piece of marble will vary in veining, tone and texture. The best way to protect your furniture investment is to use placemats and coasters. In addition, wipe up any spillage immediately to avoid staining.
Do you recommend sealing the marble?
We recommend the use of placemats and coasters. If you are considering sealant, we do recommend speaking to your local paint or stone professional. Applications and results will vary. The use of improper sealant may void your warranty, because of this we recommend also speaking first to your local retailer before doing so.
Marble sealers are often assumed to "prevent" stains, but more accurately they help to clog the porous surface which slows down the absorption rate. Please speak with your local retailer to find out if your LH marble item is sealed, polished or raw. Each collection will vary.
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Similar to skin, leather needs to breathe. Avoid placing leather in direct sunlight, near heat sources, or in extremely dry or damp areas. When stored in really humid places for a long period of time, that increases the possibility of mold build-up. Vice versa when placed in extremely dry areas or under direct sunlight, this can dry the leather and potentially cause cracking.
For regular maintenance, dust the leather with a dry soft cloth and vacuum. Consider a leather conditioner to keep your leather looking new.
If stains become apparent, blot stains immediately and wipe the surface with a lightly damped cloth and mild detergent. Do not spot clean; wipe the entire surface area and then dry with a clean cloth. If the stain persists, please consult with a professional leather cleaner or specialist.
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Depending on how often you use or clean the item, we generally suggest conditioning your leather sofa or chair once to twice a year.
Dust and dirt cause fabric to wear faster. For general maintenance, vacuum your upholstered furniture regularly with an upholstery attachment. To persevere the cushions’ shape, flip, rotate, and fluff the cushions weekly to every month depending on the amount of usage. To keep your upholstered furniture looking its best, consider annual professional cleaning.
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- Pilling can occur occasionally as a result of normal daily wear and should not be considered a fault. Fiber pills an be removed with a pilling tool.
- Do not pull loose threads, instead trim them with scissors.
- Minimize fading by avoiding placement in direct sunlight, or with the use of drapes, blinds or window coverings.
- Do not dry-clean or machine wash cushion casings in order to avoid damage of the fabric or stitching.
How do I care for a spill or stain on my upholstered furniture?
As soon as a spill or stain occurs, treat it immediately for the best results. It is important to know that applications and results will vary. Below are details on how to care for small spills or stains immediately after them occurring.
- Blot the spill with a clean, dry and white cloth. Start from the outer edge of the stain and move towards the center. Do not rub as that can further spread the stain.
- If a cleaning solution is needed, we recommend using a mild upholstery cleaner. Always spot test in a discrete area first. Avoid oversaturation by using only a small amount of cleaner. Gently rub the solution in with your fingertips.
- If your cleaning solution recommends a water rinse, apply distilled water instead of tap water which may stain or discolor the fabric due to its mineral content.
- If necessary once the stain is cleaned, use a hair dryer on the lowest heat setting to evenly dry the fabric and prevent moisture rings.
For stains that persist or cover a large portion of your furniture piece we suggest consulting a cleaning professional that specializes in upholstered furniture.
Our Namaste rugs are 80% sheep wool and 20% cotton. Below are details for general care of these unique and vintage rugs:
- Vacuum once or twice a month in one direction only. Turn off the vacuum beater bar as this can damage the fibers of the wool.
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A year has passed since the first Covid-19 case was publicized and the world, so they say, was never the same again. Living through a pandemic was far from everyone’s mind, not even in the wildest thoughts. Yet, it was also the pandemic that showed us the world and how it really is—oppressive and exploitative, and anti-poor. In the Philippines, it underscored and validated the legitimacy of, and the need for, the national democratic revolution in achieving a “new normal”, the future every Filipino deserves.
Highlighted during the people’s battle against the pandemic (and the disastrous impact of the series of calamities that hit the country) were two important aspects:
On the one hand, the pandemic bared to the core the decaying semicolonial and semifeudal ruling system that needs to be smashed and changed. It brought to fore the undeniable criminal negligence of the Duterte regime to respond to even the barest minimum needs of the people. To the regime, the pandemic was not a health crisis but a question of national security. At the same time, it showed the callous and fascist bureaucrats shamelessly displaying its insatiable hunger for power beyond 2022; while openly embracing the interests of the local elite and its imperialist masters.
The twisted narrative that there’s poverty because there is armed revolution dominated the regime’s narrative as it tried to cover up not only its accountability but also the crumbling oppressive and exploitative system it tried to prop up through force, lies, and deception. It branded the revolutionary movement and all its critics as “terrorists”, negating the legitimacy of the people’s struggle, whether armed or unarmed, against an exploitative and oppressive system brought about by the regime’s subservience to the dictates of its masters—the imperialists, the feudal lords, and the big business.
On the other hand, and more importantly, the pandemic demonstrated the Filipino people’s creative power, solidarity, and collective action to sustain each other while making the regime accountable for its criminal negligence and repression. It has shown the people’s strength that, when harnessed, is a potent force in advancing the people’s war to victory and in building the people’s democratic republic that truly represents the interests and welfare of the majority of poor Filipinos.
The semicolonial and semifeudal system, now controlled by the Duterte clique, is on its beam ends, here’s what the pandemic showed us:
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by Tagumpay Felipe (Editor’s Note: In one of his recent rambling speeches, President Duterte vowed to carry out agrarian reform, minus the participation of the Left revolutionary movement represented by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). How he would do that is not clear, considering that the futile amendatory Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Reform (CARPeR) has long lapsed without being completed. What is clear is that Duterte let pass the opportunity to carry out a genuine agrarian reform program, mutually agreed on in a three-month back-channel talks (which he had authorized) and set for signing by the GRP and NDFP peace panels in June 2018. But he unilaterally cancelled the formal talks. Earlier in November 2017, he issued Presidential Proclamation 360 “terminating” the GRP-NDFP peace talks, sans the required notice to the NDFP. Had he not done that, the infamous Sagay Massacre, the subject of this article, could have been averted.)
On October 20, 2018 nine peasants, including three women and two minors, were brutally massacred in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. They were part of a bigger group of sugar farm workers working on a land cultivation area (LCA) within Hacienda Nene, a 75-hectare plantation.
The LCA is a project of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) to help peasants during the tiempo muerto or dead season, a 4-month period between the sugar cane harvest and the next planting cycle when sugar farm workers have no income. Rather than watch their families starve, the farm workers plant food crops on idle hacienda lands (“bungkalan”) to tide them over this dreaded season.
However, many hacienda owners would have none of this. They violently harass peasants engaged in “bungkalan.”
The National Democratic Front in Negros has since identified the four perpetrators of the Sagay 9 massacre. They are former elements of the renegade Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) who had joined the AFP-directed Special Civilian Armed Auxiliary (SCAA) and were in the employ of Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. and his son, Sagay City mayor Alfredo Marañon III.
The Sagay 9 massacre brought to 197 the total number of peasants killed in agrarian-related struggles under the Duterte regime.
With Duterte’s orders to the police and military to shoot peasants engaged in “bungkalan,” the death toll is sure to rise further.
Evils of the hacienda system
The gruesome massacre at Hacienda Nene has once more brought to the fore the utter failure of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to effect social justice through genuine agrarian reform.
For too long, peasants have had to bear the brunt of the evils of the hacienda system. Continuing land monopoly by a handful of landlord families have left peasants severely impoverished, heavily indebted, chronically hungry and poorly nourished.
The fight for land at Hacienda Nene began 30 years ago, when the peasants first petitioned the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to put the estate under land reform coverage in 1988. It took another 26 years for the hacienda to be covered by the program. On June 27, 2014, the DAR issued the Notice of Coverage for the 76 hectares of the 90 hectares of Hacienda Nene. Thanks to landlord-bureaucrats like the Marañons, estates like Hacienda Nene have remained intact, their centuries-old evils kept alive.
The graver responsibility, however, lies with the Duterte regime for having scuttled the peace negotiations and preventing the adoption of the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER)’s section on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ARRD).
The draft ARRD was scheduled for signing by the two peace panels as early as November 2017, when Duterte abruptly, unilaterally cancelled the peace talks.
ARRD as key to social justice and economic development
Putting premium on uplifting the countryside is both socially just and economically sensible. Neglecting agricultural development and the welfare of the peasantry means neglecting the largest number of Filipino producers and the single largest sector of the domestic economy. ARRD is thus the key to ending rural poverty and the starting point for rapidly developing the Philippine countryside.
Agrarian reform under the CASER’s section on ARRD calls for breaking land monopolies through expropriation with selective compensation. It covers not only private and public agricultural land but also fishing grounds, fisheries, and aquaculture while recognizing ancestral domain.
The policy of expropriation with compensation was adopted to encourage landlords to invest in industrial and other productive enterprises. It shall also apply to landlords who have a proven record of actively supporting progressive land reform.
The applicability, amount and methods of compensation shall be determined in close consultation with peasant associations and according to the criteria and general guidelines outlined in the CASER.
However, landholdings proven to have been acquired through illegal and fraudulent means— such as land-grabbing, misrepresentation, circumvention of agrarian reform laws, distortion of the history of tenancy, and the use of violence—shall be subject to confiscation without compensation.
Abandoned and idle agricultural lands over the retention limit specified in the CASER shall also be subject to expropriation without compensation.
Surplus landholdings and other means of production of rich peasants and middle peasants shall not be subject to expropriation. Rich and middle peasants shall be required, however, to raise the wages of the farm workers they hire in accordance with the standards set by the peasant associations.
There will be measures to prevent reconcentration of land, such as a prohibition on the sale or mortgaging of distributed land to former owners, money lenders and local officials.
In distributing the land, preference shall be given to immediate family members and relatives of tenants who are willing to cultivate the land and able to make the land as productive as possible, provided their landholdings do not exceed the land retention limit.
In the absence of a member of the immediate family, the peasant association or peasant cooperative of the farmer beneficiary shall be encouraged to purchase the land for cooperativization.
The ARRD moreover prohibits the conversion of land producing food into other use in order to ensure that the country achieves food self-sufficiency.
Notably, the ARRD section of the CASER goes beyond land distribution. Agricultural production shall be developed with ample budgets for developing agricultural science and technology, agricultural credit, irrigation, post-harvest facilities, farm-to-market roads, and marketing support.
The section likewise upholds and promotes the rights of the peasantry, including farm workers and fisherfolk, to living wages, humane work conditions, benefits, and to be free from usury.
The ARRD section identifies 16 rural industries to be targeted for development: coconut, sugar, cacao and coffee, meat processing, fish processing, fruit, spices and vegetable processing, salt and seaweeds processing, dairy products, leather processing, abaca products, bamboo and rattan, clothing and textiles, pottery, furniture, and agricultural by-products processing.
The ARRD would have provided for the free distribution of big landholdings and landed estates, including lands targeted by the GRP for distribution; haciendas controlled by private individuals or entities; disputed lands with local agrarian reform and peasant struggles; and lands already occupied by peasants through various forms of land cultivation and collective farming programs.
In a statement condemning the Sagay 9 massacre, the NDFP’s Reciprocal Working Committee on Social and Economic Reforms (RWC-SER), which helped draft the ARRD, stressed that the break-up of land monopolies and free land distribution are the “just, necessary and urgent corrective measures to the centuries-old social injustices suffered by the peasantry.” |
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This document specifies a framework for a distributed real-time Access system. It includes:
1) an ID triggered modular system architecture, the functions of the modules, the semantics of messages those modules exchange, and elements of messages;
2) the system behaviour from the time it receives an access request until the time it sends the result along with the sequence;
3) performance measurement mechanisms using a time stamping function that can be employed for the evaluation of the system. |
Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba is set to pay a state visit to Egypt in the coming few days, Libyan Minister of Economic Affairs, Salama al Ghweil told Cairo 24 News Website on Monday.
Al-Ghwell added that the visit aims to strengthen Egyptian-Libyan relations, within the framework of the joint higher committee. This committee was formed after the visit of Egyptian Prime Minister, Mustafa Madbouly to Libya in April. Sources have told Russia Today that the visit will take place on 16 September.
Dbaiba will discuss the return of Egyptian workers to Libya, as well as the reconstruction of the war-torn country.
Former Head of the Employment Registration Division at the Egyptian Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Hamdi Imam previously said that Egyptian workers will return to Libya after the December elections.
The Libyan Economy Minister stated that he expects the total cost of reconstruction would reach 500 billion Libyan dinars ($111 billion dollars), within 10 years.
In February, Dbaiba visited Cairo and held talks with Egyptian President, Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi to strengthen cooperation. President El-Sisi promised to continue consultations, especially in relation to provide public services, security, and development. He also expressed his support for the new Libyan administration led by Dbaiba.
President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi affirmed that Libya’s stability is an integral part of Egypt’s national security. “The Dbaiba government will prepare the ground for elections in which Libya will hand over leadership to one chosen by the Libyan people of their own free will. Here, we are facing the end of a chapter of conflict that has spanned about ten years,” the Egyptian President noted. |
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Developing your loved ones is a everyday living-shifting choice. As a father or mother, it impacts your finances, relationships and obligations. In 2011, MoneySense revealed what the editors believed to be “the most complete and correct estimate of the normal expense of elevating a Canadian boy or girl to age eighteen ever released.” That was followed by a 2015 update, based on inflation-modified figures.
And so significantly has adjusted since then. Particularly, the ever-rising expenditures of placing food on the desk, retaining your car or truck managing and having a roof around your head. That got me wondering about the full expenses of increasing a youngster in 2023. Making use of MoneySense’s unique study (which has frequently been referenced), I have crunched the quantities all over again to account for just about a decade of inflation. Here’s what you require to know about the true fees of boosting a spouse and children in Canada. But ahead of we dig into the quantities, let us appear at what existence is like for parents today.
Can I afford to have kids these days?
Figuring out the financial responsibilities that appear with boosting youngsters is an critical facet of relatives preparing. The elevated value of dwelling that Canadians are facing right now doesn’t make boy or girl-rearing less complicated. But with thorough organizing, it is feasible for you and your relatives to take pleasure in a relaxed lifestyle.
In Canada, we’re looking at people today wait extended to have children, and less young children being born. In 2021, the average age of a Canadian mom providing delivery was just over 31 decades aged, and the whole fertility level was one.forty three youngsters for every lady. The greater costs of having youngsters, girls climbing the corporate ladder and COVID-19 are a several motives some family members have resolved to have less youngsters or delay possessing little ones.
In addition, 1 in six couples struggles with infertility, according to the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Modern society. Infertility treatment options these kinds of as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) can price tag hundreds to tens of hundreds of dollars, and it is not guaranteed that you are going to conceive or deliver a healthy little one.
Pursuing parenthood is a major economical dedication. Possessing a dialogue with your lover and examining your funds will be useful in environment expectations and figuring out your finances jointly.
The fees that occur with owning children
MoneySense’s 2011 review aimed to place a determine to the overall price of boosting a boy or girl up to the age of 18—an ambitious undertaking that has its caveats. With so several many years included in the estimate, you may possibly find the regular expenses do not reflect your individual circumstance. But the styles of expenditures that arise are reasonably universal, so let’s appear at these.
What moms and dads shell out in the initial calendar year
There are fundamentally two types of charges to consider in the initially calendar year: upfront and ongoing expenditures.
- Upfront prices: After acquiring out they are anticipating, dad and mom typically commit in supplies and devices that are necessary as before long as the child arrives. These need to-have merchandise contain a crib, stroller, automobile seat, baby provider, large chair and feeding provides.
- Ongoing expenses: You will have to make frequent outings to the shop (or have an on the web membership) for diapers, diaper product and wipes, as well as toddler formula—if you just cannot or opt for not to breastfeed—and eventually strong little one food items. You are going to also want to inventory up on garments, toys and guides. Pro idea: Kids outgrow their outfits rapidly, so get utilised or get hand-me-downs to make your funds go even further!
Relying on the place you dwell, your domestic money and your life-style, the value of raising a youngster in their initial yr can change broadly.
What mother and father invest in the early several years
A main distinction in between budgeting for a loved ones in 2011, 2015 and 2023 is boy or girl care charges. In the desk under, you are going to notice the common yearly kid care charge is $five,230 in 2023. Primarily based on MoneySense’s original methodology, this sum is the once-a-year common involving when the boy or girl is born and the day just before they switch 19. In reality, kid treatment prices will be entrance-loaded in the early yrs and taper off as they grow more mature.
Another significant take note: Thanks to the national $ten-a-working day child treatment application, countless numbers of bucks are currently being place back again into parents’ and caregivers’ pockets every single calendar year. Considering the fact that the software is rolling out steadily until 2026, we’ve made use of the first youngster treatment expenses from 2011 and modified for inflation. But make no miscalculation, this is one particular spot exactly where quite a few of today’s mother and father can conserve income.
From as early as 6 months previous to the time your child begins junior kindergarten, you may perhaps also want to factor into the price tag of enrolling them into a daycare or a Montessori software full-time, which can be helpful when a single or both parents get started performing once again. Even when kids are in elementary school, moms and dads generally sign-up them in just after-faculty boy or girl treatment systems, given that courses stop mid-afternoon. So, count on to pay this yearly expense until your small children comprehensive elementary faculty.
What mom and dad invest as their children get older (up to age eighteen)
In contrast to the early many years, it’s challenging to predict the charges that will come up as your small children get more mature. They will count on their interests and demands, as perfectly as your way of life as a family. But these are some of the fees that are probably to come up.
House costs: When you have many little ones, your residence may well instantly really feel like it is shrinking. Moving into a larger house or rental usually means incurring additional charges, this kind of as 1-time transferring expenses, as very well as enhanced assets tax, house loan payments and utility charges. Additionally, as your little ones improve, you will want to upgrade to buy additional furniture and dwelling decor.
Transportation prices: When travelling around town with a little just one in tow, possessing a trusted car or truck is vital. A auto with suitable trunk place (to in good shape all the baby gear) and added legroom can make all the change. Afterwards on, a 2nd car can appear in handy—especially if you and your companion are commuting to work and have to have to just take turns attending your child’s recreational pursuits and doctor’s appointments. Connected fees such as car insurance, fuel, parking and maintenance will maximize as nicely.
Overall health care expenditures: You are going to want to include your child to your gains and insurance plan plan, if you have one particular. Be ready to pay out of pocket for medication, vaccines, dental treatment and products and services provided by professionals not coated by the government or your gains program.
Food items fees: At all over six months, your boy or girl will begin taking in solids, which implies you’ll require to bulk up on groceries. At all over twelve months, some young ones transition from system or breast milk to cow’s milk. As well as, if your youngsters have any allergic reactions or meals sensitivities, you might have to purchase specialty foods products. During their teenage many years, you’ll have to improve your foods funds as they’ll have bigger appetites for their escalating bodies.
Instruction and recreational charges: Budgeting for the school calendar year means factoring in extra funds for school materials, additional curricular pursuits, discipline journeys and fundraisers—as very well as occasional spouse and children vacations when university is out. A larger selection for parents is picking out among private college and public instruction. General public educational institutions can help you save you a whole lot of money as opposed to non-public schools, the place mother and father incur the extra fees of admission fees, tuition, uniforms and much far more. The center-floor alternative could be attending public university though signing young ones up for leisure courses, private classes and camps during the calendar year. Don’t neglect, if you approach to add to your child’s publish-secondary training, opening registered retirement savings plan (RESP) early on will optimize the volume of time you have to help you save for this intention and take advantage of government grants.
How significantly does it expense to raise little ones in Canada? The comprehensive picture
So, what will owning small children value the average Canadian mother or father? The desk underneath spells it out. As for each MoneySense’s original methodology, the figures signify “the ordinary cost for every boy or girl for center-class couples with two youngsters throughout the country.” (While possessing two or additional young children adds to the total price, it has been shown to lessen the price for each boy or girl.) To come across the fees in 2023, I employed the 2011 stats and modified them for inflation employing the Financial institution of Canada’s inflation calculator (dependent Studies Canada’s Customer Selling price Index, from July 2011 to July 2023). To retain items uncomplicated, I rounded the figures.
All stated, the common yearly cost of increasing little ones in 2023 is about $16,900. From infancy to age eighteen, that is far more than $320,000. Which is a large expense for folks presently facing the fiscal and emotional impacts of inflation. Remember that these are only estimates, and that every single baby has unique requires. Individually, I know mother and father who are frugal and will discover ways to maintain their costs down, and I know some others who will not be reluctant to splurge.
|Prices for each 12 months in 2011
|Expenditures for every 12 months in 2015
|Costs for each year in 2023
|$4,a hundred and forty
(not including $10-a-working day baby treatment)
|$one,a hundred and ten
|$2,a hundred and fifty
|Recreation / school materials
|Regular once-a-year expense of raising a youngster
|Total price to age eighteen
Observing your children improve up—priceless
When you glimpse at the full cost of raising kids to age 18, it’s really hard not to drop a tear. It’s equivalent to the average price of a home in Moncton, N.B., or a sizable chunk towards your retirement fund. But deciding to have kids should not entirely be a economical or logical decision—it’s an psychological a person as effectively.
With considerate arranging and an knowing of your values, you can make your mind up to invest your funds on what is most significant to you and your relatives. As your youngsters expand up and your monetary scenario variations, you can generally reevaluate how you commit your dollars to align it with your targets. Extra importantly, no subject how considerably you commit on your young children, making particular recollections with them and looking at them understand new expertise is irreplaceable.
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I consider the kind of transfer action we see from golf equipment in the Saudi Pro League is not likely to be as nuts as it was in the summer, so I really do not be expecting tremendous huge names to go in January. It is heading to be extra about chances, so maybe gamers that are disappointed at their club could uncover a possibility to go to Saudi and be section of that project.
I don’t assume tremendous major names will move in the January window and the mission for Saudi golf equipment is heading to be much more silent for January and then more powerful for the summer transfer window.
Al Hilal have the challenge of Neymar’s damage, and they are always incredibly attentive to the industry, so I anticipate them to have some contacts in the subsequent months to glimpse at prospects. Nevertheless, at the second, I’m not aware of everything shut or innovative, so the feeling I’m obtaining is that it’s heading to take some time. All over again, we should really preserve an eye on players who are not so joyful at their golf equipment, so that could be the remedy for Al Hilal.
There is also the expectation that they will test yet again for Mohamed Salah immediately after Liverpool fought to keep him in the summertime. It’s difficult to know for guaranteed what will come about, but my comprehending is that they could check out yet again to tempt Liverpool into a sale.
Victor Osimhen was an additional participant required by Saudi golf equipment in the summer and he lately admitted publicly that they produced outrageous revenue for him, even though he made the decision to remain at Napoli. He was open to joining Saudi golf equipment, but then at the close, the club resolved to keep him. Osimhen then also accepted the resolution to stay at Napoli and go possibly in summer season 2024.
So, while I would not rule Saudi out, the precedence, from what I’m hearing, is nonetheless Europe – the player is however dreaming of Leading League soccer, it’s always been his largest desire. That is why golf equipment like Chelsea and Arsenal are holding an eye on the condition.
Chelsea have been connected all over again and once more with Osimhen, but from what I’m listening to a shift in January is nonetheless pretty tricky. Napoli really do not want to offer in the center of the year – never say in no way in soccer, but this is their posture and I think it will be complex since Napoli really don’t even want to set a value for him now.
We know that in soccer all the things can improve with large dollars but when I point out large dollars I consider it must be a little something shut to €150m. I do not see Napoli entertaining any negotiation for much less than this in the January window.
Douglas Luiz retains becoming connected strongly with Arsenal in advance of January, but I feel it’s going to be a rough just one. It reminds me of the Moises Caicedo scenario last January transfer window when Arsenal seriously desired Caicedo – they manufactured many bids to indicator him and then at the conclusion it was not feasible.
Now it’s very similar simply because Aston Villa want to maintain the participant, Aston Villa are undertaking excellent and also they take into consideration Douglas Luiz a extremely highly-priced midfielder since he’s undertaking great. So I never think it is likely to be simple but I can assure that Douglas Luiz is on top of the list for Edu and Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta. Each of them definitely enjoy the player and they think that he could be ideal for the Arsenal midfield.
But all over again, this is likely to be incredibly costly, very complicated, and Aston Villa have no intention to provide. So I think also with the Monetary Honest Perform predicament that we know will be extremely critical for Arsenal in 2024, I think this could be a sophisticated a single, but he stays their major target.
I nonetheless imagine Arsenal will test to indication Douglas Luiz, even if it will be quite complicated as Aston Villa really do not want to offer him. Of study course, with FFP there could be an chance for Arsenal to market some gamers, as we know a few names have been linked with an exit. So for Aaron Ramsdale and other folks, it always depends on proposals – Arsenal won’t make any reward to other golf equipment, and at the instant it is too early to point out concrete exits.
Tottenham are seeking at a centre-again for January – that is the situation they want to deal with. For case in point, a participant they respect is Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth.
We’ll also have to see what happens with Eric Dier, irrespective of whether he’s likely to leave as a free of charge agent in the summer months or in the January transfer window. Presently in the August window, Tottenham tried to method Bournemouth for Kelly, which include Dier in the negotiation, but that was not attainable.
Now Spurs could have opposition since Kelly is on top rated of the record of AC Milan. They’re hunting for a new centre-again and Kelly is one particular of the selections they are considering.
Let’s see who’s heading to be the participant Tottenham come to a decision to go for. Also, they experienced a adjust in their board, naturally, with new persons now in charge of transfers. This could transform also the targets, but at the instant they are talking about this internally.
I think they will get some time due to the fact I see them going for an opportunity and not for a super challenging offer, as we know, for important gamers in the typical window is always complex. So they will look for anything maybe a loan with an possibility to buy that sort of offer.
I’m mindful that Goncalo Inacio is a single of the names connected with Spurs, but I’m not sure that he’s likely to move in January due to the fact it seems to be like it’s likely to be complicated with Sporting to let him go in the January window. Also he has a launch clause and it is an expensive a person – if I remember well it’s one thing near to €60m so it’s heading to be a sophisticated 1 and I believe it’s just one for the summer season.
At the minute, for Tottenham, it’s not a priority to go there and devote €50-60m on a centre-back in the January window, also because Micky van de Ven will be back in January. So for now Goncalo Inacio is thought of one of numerous players getting scouted, but it’s the similar with Liverpool and it is the very same with Person Utd. Many golf equipment are preserving an eye on him simply because he’s left-footed and it is incredibly difficult to obtain high-quality still left-footed centre-backs close to the market place.
There have been reports that Chelsea could make as several as a few new signings this January, which admirers have been asking me about. I believe they could make two signings, and it will also be centered on the outgoings. I normally mentioned that a striker and a centre-back again have been the priorities, let us see if they obtain the proper gamers in those people positions but the priorities continue being distinct.
In phrases of outgoings, there have also been some tales about Armando Broja and Fulham, with the idea evidently being for Marco Silva’s side to swap Aleksandar Mitrovic, who left for Al Hilal in the summertime.
Nonetheless, I’m not conscious of concrete issues for Broja however. There are a lot of golf equipment adhering to him considering that lengthy time in England but also in Italy… but no determination has been built and it will depend also on what transpires with Chelsea’s striker lookup.
Regardless of some rumours about Mauro Icardi, at the instant, from what I’m hearing, the links with Genuine Madrid are not proper in the sense that Authentic Madrid are not planning for a January move for any player, so there is absolutely nothing with Mauro Icardi.
For positive, lots of golf equipment value what Icardi is accomplishing in the Galatasaray, scoring targets, displaying his leadership. It seems to be like the Icardi we saw below, where by I am based mostly in Milano for lots of several years at Inter, so he’s ultimately back again at his finest stage.
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Renfrew begins by looking at prehistory as a discipline, particularly how developments of the past century and a half–advances in archaeology and geology; Darwin’s ideas of evolution; discoveries of artifacts and fossil evidence of our human ancestors; and even more enlightened museum and collection curatorship–have fueled continuous growth in our knowledge of prehistory. He details how breakthroughs such as radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have helped us to define humankind’s past–how things have changed–much more clearly than was possible just a half century ago. Answers for why things have changed, however, continue to elude us, so Renfrew discusses some of the issues and challenges past and present that confront the study of prehistory and its investigators.
In the book’s second part, Renfrew shifts the narrative focus, offering a summary of human prehistory from early hominids to the rise of literate civilization that is refreshingly free from conventional wisdom and grand “unified” theories. The author’s own case studies encompass a vast geographical and chronological range–the Orkney Islands, the Balkans, the Indus Valley, Peru, Ireland, and China–and help to explain the formation and development of agriculture and centralized societies. He concludes with a fascinating chapter on early writing systems, “From Prehistory to History.”
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I can’t believe it is almost Halloween again! Where do the months go? It seems like we are just gearing up for summer and poof! it is Halloween.
I was writing an email to our property managers with some tips for keeping their properties safe on Halloween night and decide that the tips were good ones, that every homeowner could use. So here it is:
Dark a spooky sounds like the perfect environment for Halloween, but not it you manage an apartment building or multi unit complex. To keep things safe for the little ones, it is recommended that you keep your property well lit. Stairwells and hallways are particularly vulnerable to accidents so ensure all lighting in these areas are functioning properly. This is going to make your tenants more comfortable as well as making it that much less attractive to the pranksters out there.
Who doesn’t love a brightly lit jack-o-lantern on Halloween night? But these can be dangerous and prone to burning. A battery operated candle is a great alternative. If the pumpkin is bumped or knocked over there is no worry of any fire starting. This can also be a good time to remind your tenants about candle safety and to check the smoke alarms on your property.
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Hello fruit growers,
SWD is now being reported in nearby states. Populations
in Vermont can be expected to increase in the near future, with
high numbers typically during the end of July into early-mid
September, depending on your location and local weather.
Here are some reminders about SWD management practices. Using
multiple approaches is important to success.
Harvest fruit very frequently and completely to prevent
the buildup of ripe and over-ripe fruit.
Remove unmarketable fruit from the field and destroy it (bury, send to landfill, cook in clear plastic bags in the sun, etc.) to kill larvae and prevent them from emerging as adults in your fields.
Refrigerate fruit after harvest. Chill berries promptly
after harvest to 32-33 degrees to slow or stop development of
larvae and eggs. Encourage U-Pick customers to do the same to
improve fruit quality at home.
Open the canopy, pruning to increase sunlight and
reduce humidity. This makes plants less attractive to SWD, and
will improve spray coverage. Dry, open conditions reduce the
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Manage irrigation to reduce humidity. Repair leaky drip lines, avoid overhead irrigation to allow the soil or mulch surface to dry.
Monitor for the arrival of SWD. Homemade
or commercial traps (from Scentry or Trécé) can be used to
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Tim McCormack wrote:
Michael Bimmler wrote:
I'm only watching from overseas (CH), but
according to the archives,
this list hasn't been active since last August. Maybe a good time to
It's been pretty quiet. The list had its inception in a 2005 DC
Wikipedia Meetup, but activity diminished over time. The original intent
was to discuss a U.S.A. Wikimedia chapter.
If you want to revive or repurpose the list, start talkin'!
- Tim McCormack
I'm seriously interested in getting something going in the Western
USA.... particularly in Utah. I even have a meeting room I can reserve
in my hometown public library I was going to try and see if I could get
some support from even one other Wikimedian to get a meet-up and help
get something going in terms of a chapter in my part of the country.
BTW, I live right near the Idaho/Utah state line, if you are trying to
figure out where I'm at.
But as an FYI, there is some interest in a group based out of
Philadelphia, and they have been trying to write up a formal charter
named Wikimedia Pennsylvania:
This is not an "announcement", but something still being planned, but
any participants are welcome. A formal proposal and announcement is
supposedly coming soon.
So yes, there is some activity, but not necessarily on this list. I
don't know if a national chapter is necesarily something we should
consider, since it is such a tough nut to crack in terms of trying to
get something organized on a national scale, but state-wide chapters may
be something worth trying to go after like the PA one is likely going to
-- Robert Horning |
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In his words, establishment of a single company “would ease great tensions and interpretations about lack of transparency in the processes in the forestry system.”
Currently, all state-owned forests are governed by the Directorate General of State Forests and 42 for-profit forestry companies. Delegated by LFGU, Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas in January announced plans of founding a single state-run company for forests. Under the bill, the company would have 25 territorial units.
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A new season. A few new players scattered about, a few new managers, newly promoted sides. The same old grind. Tea and Crumpets blearily dragged itself to its feet, tried to recall which sides had been demoted to make way for the newly arrived trio, and quickly gave up. It didn't much matter in the end; it was all just more of the same. Besides, today was about the squab and squid with Japanese vegetables on a pea puree. And about Tottenham, Tea and Crumpets supposed, as Uncle Menno of Cartilage Free Captain had agreed to another meeting ahead of their match against Liverpool…
T&C: Last season, Tottenham ruined the careers of Roberto Soldado and Paulinho. Spain's top striker not at Madrid or Barcelona and the steal of a midfield signing that had fans of just about every club—including Madrid and Barcelona—feeling a little bit jealous. A few months at White Hart Lane and they were about as useful as footballers as an ageing three-legged cat. While this was a fortunate outcome for not-Tottenham supporters, we're still not entirely certain what Spurs gained by ruining their careers.
CFC: It’s a funny thing about Spurs. We ruin stuff. It’s not that we mean to, and it’s not a 100% failure rate, but you’d be forgiven if you think that we’re a club run by a bunch of north London Gumbys who run around with sledgehammers randomly smashing things while singing "Stand Up If You Hate Arsenal." I mean, we almost broke Gareth Bale before he decided "fuck it, I’m just gonna be the best player in the world no matter what." Breaking Gareth Bale would’ve been the ultimate confirmation. Good thing we didn’t have Tim Sherwood back then.
In the specific examples of Paulinho and Soldado, you can look at it one of three ways. One: It’s all AVB and/or Tim Sherwood’s fault. Two: Spurs were sold a bill of goods. Or three: [Cartilage Free Captain cries quietly into a beer]. Given a choice, I pick option one, but I suspect it’s really some combination of all three. But Lord, they have not been good.
T&C: After selling Luka Modric to Madrid a few seasons back, Tottenham entered into an affiliation with the Spanish giants. To date this has seen Spurs sell them Gareth Bale while Madrid have sold some of their best spare parts to English clubs that aren't Tottenham. It seems like a rather pointless exercise that's done as much good for Spurs as other pointless affiliations with the San Jose Earthquakes and Hong Kong First Division powers South China AA. In any case, who are you going to sell to Madrid next? And was that the plan for Paulinho before you broke him?
CFC: Yes, the Madrid Partnership™. Which appears to be an agreement to sell our best players to Real Madrid in exchange for the exclusive right to sell our next great player to Real Madrid. I’m not sure what we’re getting out of this deal, apart from, y’know, giant bins of cash. I’d say we’re all as annoyed as you’d expect us to be. After all, after the Bale sale we were "rewarded" with Florentino Perez selling Meszut Özil to our biggest rivals. I’m glad to see, however, that you’re joining the club. I sincerely hope that Barcelona treats you every bit as well as Real Madrid has treated us. ¡Hala Madrid!
As for the Earthquakes, they did help develop Simon Dawkins to the extent that we were able to milk £500k out of Derby County for him. So there’s that.
T&C: Well, we already did get Alexis Sanchez sold to your biggest rivals in exchange for selling them Suarez. So. ¡Hala Madrid! In any case, over the past three seasons, Spurs have netted nearly £40M in the market. So far this summer, you've signed four players who probably won't do anything to help you in the final standings and pocketed nearly £9M. Window after window in the black and flush with bonus cash from the new television deal—something that made it possible for Everton of all clubs to drop £28M on Lukaku—Spurs should have the resources to land an Angel Di Maria of their own.
Instead you've signed Federico Fazio, a middling 27-year-old centre half who's almost certainly already reached his not very good peak. So. Is there a flashy, difference making signing in store for deadline day? Or has Daniel Levy blown it all on caranuba wax?
CFC: Well, that seems a little misleading since we did sign Eric Dier, currently co-leading scorer in the Premier League and the best center-half-slash-striker we’ve had at Spurs since since Gary Doherty. Ben Davies will probably eclipse Danny Rose at the LB position before too long, and Michel Vorm is set to take over for Hugo Lloris after the next chapter of the Madrid Partnership™.
But here’s the thing: I’m not sure we really need a whole bunch of flashy signings. If you’re a typical deluded Spurs fan like me, you still have faith in the Gareth Bale Seven. Erik Lamela is looking like a brand new signing because he is like a brand new signing and any media source that calls him a "flop" is full of crap—he was injured for most of last season and is looking like he’s worth every penny of that £30m we paid for him.
Nacer Chadli had a fantastic game last weekend against QPR. Christian Eriksen is still one of the best players on the team. Etienne Capoue apparently took the French version of Super Soldier Serum and is now bossing the midfield. Many of the players we purchased with the Bale fund are now either coming good or looking much, much better—bar Roberto Soldado and Pualinho, of course, because we broke them—and we have young rising players like Harry Kane and Nabil Bentaleb that are developing into first team starters
We also have the aforementioned Fazio, whom I have not had the pleasure to see play but is probably a decent enough defender, and we have bizarrely been linked to left wingers like Memphis Depay and Danny Welbeck the entire window. I think it’s likely that we may see one or two more signings, and one or two more departures before all is said and done, including the traditional Daniel Levy Deadline Day Special. We could still use one more defender, and maybe a striker if we decide to cut bait on Soldado. We’re not in a position to be able to attract the Di Marias of the world to Spurs—though neither should United be able to—nor are we the kind of team that will realistically challenge for the title. So all in all, based on the opening two matches, I like our team.
T&C: When people talk plate tectonics, history often seems to begin and end with Pangea. The supercontinent existed up until the early Mesozoic, when it began to break apart into the continents we know and grudgingly tolerate today. Yet that was only 300 million years ago, which while rather a great deal in human terms is inconsequential set against the Earth's 4.5 billion years of existence and evidence of plate tectonics as far back as 4 billion years ago. And just as one day Asia and the Americas and all the rest will smash ever so slowly back together, there was a time before Pangea when the continents were separate.
Before Pangea was Pannotia, a V-shaped supercontinent spread out from the south pole that existed 600 million years ago. Before Pannotia was Rodinia. And before Rodia were Colombia, Protopangea, Kenorland, and Ur. Between them, the plates broke up, grew and changed and paired off with each other. New plates formed and others were subducted into the Earth's core. One day, the continents will come together again. And one day, some of the lands people walk on today—entire continents even—will be melted down, recycled in a furnace where temperatures can rise to over 4000 degrees.
After trying to build an entire squad from scratch last summer and while going through two managers, Spurs ended the season three points and one table position worse than the year before. This was obviously the greatest disaster to ever befall north London. With everyone having had a year to settle and the club going out to land the manager of the club that finished 13 points and two table positions below them last season, who gets the blame if you don't finish above Arsenal again this season?
CFC: First of all I’m pretty sure Brad Friedel was alive to see Pannotia transform into Pangea, and could give us a first-hand account. Also, I’m a big fan of plate tectonics, since Spurs innately understand the concept of breaking plates—as well as lamps, televisions, and so on—after our two matches against Liverpool last season.
But the thing I really like about plate tectonics is the concept of terra firma shifting slowly, quietly, but perceptibly under our feet into a new configuration. Movement is a constant, and those that don’t recognize this—oh hai Arsene—will inexorably find themselves ground into dust. Change happens slowly, at least if you aren't standing on the Ambramovich Plate, but even the basest of creatures can recognize changes in the tides and can feel in their bones the inevitable tug of the earth towards their ultimate destiny. All this is to say that we’re totally going to win the league this year and shut up.
T&C: Tea and Crumpets would be remiss if, after our talk last season, we didn't get an update on the search for Kyle Walker's brain? Have Spurs or agents connected to Spurs managed to find it yet?
CFC: If I were to warrant a guess, I’d say it’s probably in or around the same location where Steven Gerrard misplaced his ability. Tribalism!
T&C: Tribalism? We'll have you know that some of Tea and Crumpets' best friends are Tottenham fans. Okay, some of the people we're acquainted with in passing. Okay, just one of them. And it's you. Still, we do wish you all the best this year. Just not against us on Sunday and not if it comes down to the two of us for the final Champions League spot. But other than that, we wish you and the rest of the folks at Cartilage Free Captain all the best. Mostly. |
I’m often asked how to set up a Montessori classroom at home. I wrote a post about it and published a Montessori homeschooling series: Montessori Homeschool Classroom and Materials. The problem is that it isn’t that easy to find all the posts. Since blogs go backward in time, it takes a lot of scrolling back to find a specific post out of all the posts that are already in that category.
So, today I’m going to organize and update some of my main links on Montessori homeschooling. These won’t be all the posts I’ve written in each category, but they’re probably the most important posts.
My Main Montessori Classroom Posts
- Homeschool Resources and Encouragement
- Become a More Successful Homeschooler by Using Montessori Principles
- How to Set Up a Montessori Preschool Classroom at Home
- How to Add Godly Play to Your Homeschool (if you want to add a Montessori-based religious education program)
Montessori Curriculum Areas
- Montessori Practical Life Activities
- Montessori Sensorial Activities
- Montessori Language Activities
- Montessori Math Activities
- Montessori Cultural Activities
Where to Get Montessori Materials for Your Homeschool
- Free Montessori Materials Online
- Where to Buy Montessori Materials
- How to Make Your Own Montessori Materials
- DIY Montessori Materials (a list of all the DIY Montessori materials posts I’ve published)
- Free Montessori Scope and Sequence Resources for Planning and Record Keeping
- Top 10 Montessori Principles for Natural Learning
- Your Young Child’s Amazing, Absorbent Mind
- Encourage Your Child’s Sensitive Periods
- How to Help Your Preschooler Help Himself
- Why is Analysis of Movement Important in Montessori Education?
- How to Teach Your Preschooler Manners Using Montessori Principles
- How to Teach Concepts and Vocabulary to Your Preschooler Using the Three-Period Lesson
- In What Order Should You Introduce Letters to Your Preschooler?
- How to Manage Interruptions in Your Montessori Classroom or Homeschool
Ideas for Montessori Activities (Categories of Blog Posts)
- Activities – Practical Life
- Activities – Practical Life – Grace and Courtesy
- Activities – Sensorial
- Activities – Language
- Activities – Math
- Activities – Art
- Activities – Cultural
Montessori Elementary Homeschool
- Introduction to Montessori Elementary
- Montessori Elementary Homeschool Inspiration and Ideas
- Free Montessori Elementary Montessori Materials Online (including free Montessori elementary albums)
- Where to Buy Montessori Elementary Albums and Materials
Check the categories in the right sidebar for lots of other posts you might find helpful, such as “Montessori Overview” with information and videos, “Ideas from Montessori Schools” with Montessori videos, or “Book and Product Reviews” with books that are helpful for parents.
Examples of Montessori Homeschool Classrooms from Around the Blogosphere
Note: Don’t be intimidated by how lovely many of these classrooms are. Just do what works for your family.
1 + 1 + 1 = 1
Montessori MOMents (now a private blog)
What DID We Do All Day? (no longer available)
Note: I organized these alphabetically to make it fair and easier to locate a particular blog’s Montessori homeschool classroom. I know so many wonderful Montessori homeschool bloggers, though, that it was impossible to find classrooms for each. It often depended on the ease of searching the site. If you have a post with photos of your Montessori homeschool classroom, please let me know so I can add it! If your Montessori environment at home fits better into my post about setting up a Montessori educational space (rather than a classroom), let me know so that I can add it to How to Set Up a Montessori Space at Home.
Preparing Montessori Spaces in Your Home
See “How to Create a Montessori-Friendly Home” for ideas for a number of levels. Here are some of my main home environment posts here:
- How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room at Home (roundup post)
- How to Prepare a Montessori Toddler Environment at Home (roundup post)
- Preparing a Montessori Newborn Baby Space at Home
- How to Use Montessori Mobiles to Encourage a Newborn Baby’s Development and Delight
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space with Shelves at Home
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space in Your Living Room
- Preparing a Montessori Baby-Toddler Space at Home
- Preparing Montessori Toddler Spaces at Home
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4 Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4½ Year Old
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 5 Year Old
- How to Prepare Themed Montessori Shelves
- How to Prepare a Montessori Home Environment for Afterschooling
- Create an Attractive Home Environment from Montessori at Home!
- How to Set Up a Montessori Homeschool Classroom
- How to Prepare Montessori Homeschool Spaces for Babies through First Graders
- How to Prepare a Montessori Space in Your Living Room for Toddlers Through Early Elementary
Learn more about my eBook Montessori at Home or School: How to. Teach Grace and Courtesy!
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Taking a Toke is a documentary that takes the viewers into the challenging journey of many moms fighting a battle for their children. It explores how vaping was introduced as a safe alternative to smoking with ads targeting teens, and its effects on health. Lori Tobin is the producer. She is a resident of Hull, MA. An anti-vaping activist and a proponent of children’s health, she’s also the founder of SporTobin, a Hull-based apparel company with custom-made workout clothes. Lori has spoken actively on the South Shore and beyond promoting healthy eating habits and exercise, especially in young children. She also supports a number of local organizations including but not limited to Wellspring, Hull Youth Lacrosse, and Hingham Youth Soccer. Lori is also the founder of Keep Going Kidz, an exercise and health education program.
Joseph Collymore-Small is a veteran publishing executive with over 40 years in the education publishing industry having served in senior executive positions with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson Education. A few years ago, Joe began his “encore career” performing under the name of Joseph Collymore as a SAG-actor, voice artist, storyteller, and a TV producer for a community access provider on the South Shore. He’s currently co-producing several feature programs including Harborview, Close Ups, and 10,000 Steps To Healthy Living: Joe’s Journey. All of these programs are featured on Harbor Media. Joe is a long-time resident living on the South Shore. He earned his Bachelor’s in Communications from Providence College.
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- Why tackle this yourself?
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- What impact are you trying to make?
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You’ve probably heard of 3D printing, but did you know that it has a place in dentistry? In recent years, it has made a big impact on different industries by offering a cheaper and quicker way to make things without compromising quality. At your Lake Orion, MI dental practice, we stay up-to-date on the latest tech in order to provide optimal patient care. Find out how our patients are benefitting from custom night guards and other oral appliances made on a 3D printer.
Is 3D technology More Accurate?
Traditional ways of making night guards and oral appliances often result in mistakes and inconsistencies due to human error. However, with in-office 3D printing, dental professionals can create custom oral guards with great accuracy. Computer software helps design models that can be turned into actual models we can physically have right away. This means that the products made using 3D printers fit perfectly, making them more comfortable and effective for patients.
Saving You Money and Time
The usual process of making a custom appliance involves several steps, like taking impressions, sending them to labs, and waiting for the finished product to arrive. This can sometimes take weeks! However, 3D printing allows dental offices to speed up the process. Having the ability to print on-site saves time and eliminates the need to send work to other places. This not only reduces waiting times for patients but also saves money for both dentists and patients.
A Better Experience for You
In the past, oral devices could be uncomfortable, ill-fitting, and bulky. But with 3D printing, dentists can create a custom product that fit perfectly in a patient’s mouth. This technology eliminates the need for messy and uncomfortable impression-taking, thanks to digital technology. The result is a comfortable and secure fit, making the devices more enjoyable for patients to use.
Custom Made and Durable
With this technology we can create different types of appliances, like night guards, retainers, and mouthguards. Whether you are a teeth grinder, or your teeth are crooked, your dentist will adapt and recommend the appropriate piece for you. The materials used are tough, resistant to wear, and can endure the daily stresses of the mouth. They can even customize the appearance, using different colors and textures. This flexibility allows for personalized care and increases the chances that you’ll enjoy your device for years to come.
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