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As bonafide jet setters, we're familiar with spontaneity. We'll hop a plane at a moment's notice when the right opportunity arises. And once or twice, we may have overlooked the TSA's liquid requirements in an effort to get out the door. Thus, we've developed a theory about the TSA's greedy obsession with full-size coveted products, and we simply refuse to continue to facilitate their long, luscious locks and glowing skin.
The truth is, it can be hard to eyeball 3oz, especially when you've been known to value design over practicality. Which is why we're head over heels for Byredo's sleek leather travel cases. We've been fans of Byredo Gypsy Water for some time – it just captures the Galavante spirit – but this week we're packing the unisex Bal D'Afrique, in honor of our current destination – the white sands of Zanzibar. There's no sacrificing form over function with this wee vessel of flight-friendly luxury, especially when it comes to the burgundy case, embossed with gold lettering. Because in flight – much like in life – it's the little things that count.
A voyage to Easter Island, 1,234 miles from anywhere, qualifies as a bucket list trip, so it's only natural that you'd want to bring home a souvenir for bragging purposes. But much like the deal you closed to afford your adventure, scoring a replica of the famed moai requires strategic negotiation. Contrary to conventional bargaining wisdom, craftsmen selling the best moai generally aren't motivated by money. Why? Because all native Rapa Nui are allotted land, and most of them have what they need to live. This is not a material culture either, so if you're going in hard-line, chances are it won't work. More successful moai transactions happen when you take an interest in their history andcraftsmanship, and build a relationship with the artisan. But if all else fails and your charm doesn't land you a statue of your own, you can always opt for a tribal hami. It's a traditional loincloth, for lack of a better description, that's still worn by men during festivals. It leaves very little to the imagination, and hey, sometimes a mental image is the best souvenir of all. One thing's for sure: It's guaranteed to be a hit at your next dinner party. For the best vendors and an inside scoop on buying a moai, check out our Easter Island feature.
Bring the extra suitcase. Marrakech may be one of the best destinations on the planet for souvenir shopping. Spoil loved ones with handcrafted Moroccan leather shoes, furniture, rugs, or elegant caftans from Akbar Delights. For other goods, visit the souk, a labyrinth of jewelry, furniture, clothing, and more. In fact, maybe you should bring two extra suitcases.
Dubai's art scene is taking the world by storm. Bring home a cutting-edge piece for your own abode. Also, pick up some elegant Arab slippers, so that you can lounge in hotel rooms around the world, just like the Sheikh you know you are.
When you're in Mendocino County, what to buy is simple: a bottle or five of California wine. Allow your fond memories to age along with your wine. The Post Ranch Inn has a very special house bottle – the 2007 JWP Nacimiento Pinot Noir will rock your world.
You're on vacation, so to hell with the diet! Dig in to Chicago's famous full-fat delicacies, from a deep-dish pizza at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria to a juicy beef sandwich at Portillo's.
There's no better city in the world to stock up for bikini season than Miami. You'll find it all, from sleek black designer pieces to itsy bitsy teenie weenie polka-dot bikinis. Best of all? Here, you can wear your purchases the moment you buy them. Hit the beach and flaunt some skin, with a tropical cocktail in hand, of course.
New York City, baby. This is the city that practically invented the phrase, "See and be seen." Take advantage of the city's amazing fashion selection, and pop in to boutiques that are exclusive to New York, including Opening Ceremony, iF, Bergdorf Goodman, and Barney's. To add even more spice to your wardrobe, try contemporary stores like Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Rick Owens, or JNBY. Never has maxing out your credit card felt so good.
One word: Silk. China is famous for its beautiful, high-quality silk and it's well worth investing in a few pieces that you'll keep forever. Stop by the silk market to get measured, and then score some custom-made silk suits, shirts, and other accessories. You'll be looking smooth as silk.
From luscious wines to creamy truffles to elegant Florentine stationery, you can't choose a bland souvenir from this culture-rich city.
Whether you indulge in Portugal's local wines or creamy pastries, your taste buds will thank you. Pasteis de Nata are Portugal's famous flaky, custard-filled cakes that visitors line up around the block for. Box them up to share with friends back home – that is, if the pastries make it back home.
For all those cheese fanatics, Amsterdam is a perfect place to exercise one of your favorite hobbies. Trek across the city eating and collecting cheese. Who cares how cheesy it is, it's always yummy.
Treat your friends and family with great recipes from the cookbook you purchased in Villa Joya. Take back all the great food you experienced and create meals from ingredients you gathered all around the world.
Be part of local custom when you buy some terracotta whistles from Puglia. Bring these cute souvenirs back to your friends or kids. They're fun, adorable, and lighthearted.
Get something warm and comfy while in Lima. Alpaca is such a rich-soft fiber you'll want to buy a luxurious scarf, sweater, or hat so you can Galavante in comfort all around the world.
Smelling lavender is a great way to rekindle your French vacation. Give it as a gift, or use it around the house. Whatever you do with it, it's a great way to bring France to another place in the world.
There are two things you need when in Instanbul, rugs and spices. Get an extravagant and rich carpet or experience the market and choose some saffron and other exotic spices.
Renowned for their ceramic dishware, Ravello is the place to buy with the highest quality artisans on all of the Amalfi coast. Negotiate hard for the most beautiful plates you'll own, which will be a daily reminder of your time on the Amalfi Coast. With their bright colors that will bring instant cheer to your home, these are dishes you'll never mind doing.
We'll want to pull a gorgeous picture of the ceramic plates, if Miguel has not already. I can't wait to see the issue. It's turning out so beautifully.
Amalfi isn't only known for its lemoncello. They also have a custom of making Bambagina paper. This unique paper is a great souvenir to take back home. Make birthday cards, homemade postcards, or use it for your next scrapbook.
Refresh yourself with lemoncello. Take this tasty delight back home with you after you visit this beautiful Italian Coastline. Ease back at home and sip on this bitter-sweet drink while you anticipate your next trip to Amalfi. |
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A&E Network has a announced a new original series following the personal journey of John Ceallach, a direct descendant of the Bell Witch curse; one of the oldest and most legendary ghost stories in America. Ceallach believes that this curse has befallen several generations of his family and he is on the hunt to reverse it before it reaches his only son. "Cursed: The Bell Witch" premieres Monday, October 26 at 10PM ET/PT on A&E.
Legend has it that in the early 1800s, a Tennessee landowner named John Bell had a child out of wedlock with a local witch named Kate Batts. To cover his tracks, it is believed he murdered her and in turn she cursed his family bloodline from her grave; the first-born male of each generation would either be driven insane or suffer a mysterious, untimely death. Since then, five Bell men are reported to have suffered this fate and today, John Ceallach, a direct descendent of John Bell, finds that his 14-year-old son could be next in line.
Ceallach and his best friend Chad Higgenbotham, both armed with expert military experience, will embark on a haunted investigation as they enlist the help of psychics, shamans, paranormal investigators and demonologists to get to the bottom of the curse that has plagued John's family for generations. In the end, they hope to find the origin of the curse and the closure needed for this long-standing spell to be broken.
"Cursed: The Bell Witch" is produced for A&E Network by Sirens Media. Executive producers for Sirens Media are Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton, Lucilla D'Agostino and Phil Davis. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Brad Abramson and Laurie Sharpe. |
Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Paresh Mokashi
Nandu Madhav
Comedy, Drama, Foreign
The movie depicts efforts and struggle by Dadasaheb Falke for creating first motion picture in India - Raja Harishchandra.
A Useful Life (2010)
A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
The Go Master (2006)
The Go Master is a 2006 biopic by director Tian Zhuangzhuang of renowned twentieth century Go master Wu Qingyuan, better known by his adopted name of Go Seigen. The film, which premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, focuses on the life of this extraordinary player from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous global conflicts between his homeland and his adopted nation. The film also features a scene involving the Atomic bomb go game.
Michael (1924)
A famed artist fights his passion for a male model, until the young man falls for a woman.
Khoya Khoya Chand (2007)
Circa 1960s Lucknow-based author Zafar Ali Naqvi, who has issues with his father and his four wives, including the 4th one who lusts after him, re-locates to Bombay, starts writing for movies, and falls in love with starlet Nikhat Sheikh. Both decide to get married but cancel the plans at the last minute after she finds out that her mother and her live-in boyfriend...
Warrior Queen (2003)
The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history's first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king of the Iceni accepts a treaty with the Romans in exchange for his tribe's continued independence. But oppressively high taxes impoverish the tribe and soon the Romans want something more — slaves. Refusing to submit, the Romans, led by the greedy and psychotic Emperor Nero, move to crush the Iceni and control their lands. Drawing on the strength of her warriors, mystical druidic powers, and her own pain, Boudica unites the historically fractious tribes of Briton to unleash a stunning onslaught on the Roman colonial camps. The ferocity of Boudica's attacks will shake the foundations of the Roman empire and make her a legend.
Grey Owl (1999)
Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks him to teach her Indian ways. They live in the woods, where she is appalled at how trapped animals die. She adopts two orphaned beaver kits and helps Archie see his way to stop trapping. Instead, he works as a guide, a naturalist writer, and then the Canadian government hires him to save the beaver in a conserve by Lake Ajawaan in Prince Albert National Park. He writes a biography, which brings him attention in Canada and invitations to lecture in England. Before he leaves, he and Anahareo (Pony) marry. In England, his secret is revealed. Will Anahareo continue to love him?
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's affair with a left-wing actress.
Ed Wood (1994)
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world.
Mr Nice (2010)
Biopic about 1970s British marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Kafka (1991)
Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.
Submarine (2011)
15-year-old deep-thinker Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.
Two Marines and a General (1966)
In May 1943, two American soldiers, Joe and Frank, of Italian descent are searching the North African desert for a German general called Von Kassler, when they are captured by Von Kassler aide Inge Schultze who lets them escape with fake war plans, only Joe and Frank steal the real war plans which pave way for the Allied victory. Months later, the duo once again come up against Von Kassler when they are captured at Anzio and try to outwit the Nazis a second time.
King for a Day (1983)
This film is a comedy about a poor man named Purko. Purko always fails in his attempt to escape from poverty. The film illustrates the social and the moral atmosphere in Bulgaria during the 1930's.
JC Comme Jesus Christ (2012)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
When Lou, who has become the "father of the Internet," is shot by an unknown assailant, Jacob and Nick fire up the time machine again to save their friend.
No Way Jose (2015)
Jose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on the verge of turning 40 and at a crossroads in his life.
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Swanee River (1939)
Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.
The Birth Of The Beatles (1979)
Birth of The Beatles is a 1979 biopic motion picture, produced by Dick Clark Productions and directed by Richard Marquand. Focuses on the early history of 1960s rock band The Beatles. It was released only nine years after the announced break-up of The Beatles themselves, and is the only Beatles biopic to be made while John Lennon was still alive. The film tries very hard to be accurate, opening with a written statement read out by a narrator stating the authenticity of the production, emphasising as it put it: "former Beatle, Pete Best" acting as technical advisor.
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
A biopic of Britain's Great War Prime Minister.
Bettie Page: Dark Angel (2004)
Bettie Page was America's number one pin-up girl in the 1950s and became a cult icon. This biopic tells the story of the last 3 years of her short-lived career, recreating the incriminating bondage films which gave her the nickname "Dark Angel", and led to her mysterious disappearance.
Modigliani (2004)
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns. Modigliani is distraught and
Providence (2016)
Rachel Cartwright and Mitchell Little both grow up in the small town of Providence, Tennessee. Their paths keep intersecting and at one point it looks like they'll finally get together. But the opportunity slips away and they go their separate ways. It takes a tragedy many years later before they're reunited. This time will they let the moment pass or will they finally overcome their insecurities and connect with their soulmate? This beautiful romance is told silent cinema style, using only dramatic action and a soundtrack of eclectic indie music to portray this emotional journey of love.
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes (1939)
Robert Koch (German title: Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Viktoria von Ballasko. The film was a biopic of the German pioneering microbiologist Robert Koch (1843-1910).
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin is the classic silent masterpiece from director Sergej Eisenstein from 1925. The film is based on the true events of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and was a masterful example of montage editing.
Céline (2008)
A biopic on singer Céline Dion.
Talk to Her (2002)
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Blancanieves (2012)
A black and white silent move based on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)
Bruce Lee, My Brother is an action-dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. It revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$100 in his pocket.
Celluloid (2013)
A biopic based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema. It is a detailed account on Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie. The film is particularly based on the novel Nashta Naayika by Vinu Abraham (which details the story of Rosie) and the biography of J. C. Daniel by Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan.
Legend No. 17 (2013)
Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death
Louis Cyr : The Strongest Man in the World (2013)
Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014)
The true story of Lizzie Borden, a young woman tried and acquitted in the 1892 murders of her father and stepmother.
Sardar (1993)
Sardar is a 1993 Indian biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest freedom fighters, directed by Ketan Mehta and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar.
De-Lovely is a 2004 American/British musical biographical film directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Jay Cocks is based on the life and career of Cole Porter, from his first meeting with Linda Lee Thomas in 1918 until moments before his death in 1964.
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
"42" is the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodger's general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show.
8 Mile (2002)
The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With future and the three one third all he has to do is not choke.
American Hot Wax (1978)
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950's. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Basquiat (1996)
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first Afro-American Pop Art artist Jean Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Along side the biography of Basquiat are the artists and the art scene from the early 1980's New York.
Before Night Falls (2000)
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
Bride of the Wind (2001)
A biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
Cadillac Records (2008)
In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Christmas Cottage (2008)
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.
Cobb (1994)
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.
Coco Before Chanel (2009)
2009 biopic about the early life of Coco Chanel. Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.
Custer of the West (1967)
Biopic of General George Armstrong Custer from his rise to prominence in the Civil War through to his "last stand" at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Dahmer (2002)
On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, one of the world's most infamous serial killers, was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years of federal prison. This movie is based on events from his life. Certain characters and events are fictional.
The Red Baron (2008)
Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Disraeli (1929)
Biopic of the famed British Prime Minister focusing on his concern about Russia's growing interest in the Indian subcontinent and his attempts to buy the Suez Canal. He sees the Canal as the key strategic resource in maintaining the Empire in the East but is unpopular in many quarters. With antisemitism rife at the time, Disraeli finds little support for his plan to purchase the canal or his foreign policy in general. There is no doubt that the Russians are plotting against British interests and he is surrounded by spies, even in his office at 10 Downing St. When the Bank of England refuses to finance the purchase of the available shares he turns to private sources to raise the available cash only to find the conspirators one step ahead of him.
The Consul of Sodom (2009)
Fascinating journey through the life and work of the prestigious Catalan poet Jaime Gil de Biedma, both marked by sexuality and eroticism. Charismatic and somewhat eccentric, brilliant intellectual with extraordinary sensitivity and member of Barcelona's 'gauche divine' in the 60s, Gil de Biedma liked to describe himself as a 'poet of experience' while he suffered dreadfully from the dichotomy strangling him: bourgeois and executive for a multinational by day, communist and homosexual poet by night.
A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is treated as murder.
Flight for Freedom (1943)
1943 fictionalised biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean in 1937. In the film, Rosalind Russell plays the Earhart alter ego, called Tonie Carter, and Fred MacMurray is her love interest and pilot colleague. In the film, the world famous female pilot sacrifices herself over the Pacific during a world flight in 1937, in order to enable the US Navy to fly over and photograph some secret Japanese installations on nearby islands while pretending to search for her plane.
For the Boys (1991)
With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North Africa to the Pacific to act for "the boys". Later they continue their work but when the author Silver gets involved into McCarthy's campaign and is being fired by Eddie, Dixie turns away from him, too. |
Church's is unveiling its new Spring/Summer 2021 men's and women's collection through a short film entitled Dear Thomas…
The film, loosely inspired by the mood and style of the iconic book and film The Talented Mr Ripley, provides the perfect setting to introduce the new Church's collection.
Dear Thomas… offers a snapshot of the wonderfully seductive but complex relationship between the three main characters. The unmistakably Mediterranean setting provokes a nostalgic feeling of summers past, in sharp contrast with the modern silhouettes of the characters and their footwear.
The Church's Spring/Summer 2021 shoes are distinctive in their design, sporting a contemporary look that conceals an innate elegance. The new collection features models and forms inspired by designs from the brand's archives but reworked in a modern guise, most notably the women's sandals with tank-tread sole.
The brand's innovative spirit is as alive as ever in the men's collection, which includes sneakers and shoes with ultra-light soles. The new Fairstead model, with its striking square toe, takes inspiration from the brand's 1970s footwear, while the new Farsley loafer is the epitome of summer style, combining an aerodynamic upper with the brand's traditional Goodyear construction. There is an extensive range of colour options, with browns and natural hues paired with seasonal favourites like blue and white.
The women's collection, meanwhile, gives trademark British style a contemporary makeover. The new Gaia shoes and the iconic Kelsey cross-strap sandals have substantial yet simultaneously lightweight soles. The Dee Dee slide sandal, first seen in the previous summer collection, has evolved into a heeled version, creating the perfect shoe to elevate a daytime outfit or complement sophisticated evening attire.
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Ivory Coast 1-2 Greece: Coward's Way
Posted on June 25, 2014 by James in Uncategorized // 3 Comments
So, football's greatest killjoys are back with a vengeance. Despite offering precisely nothing to the World Cup so far, they once again pop up in the final round of group games like an annoying pustule on your nose on the night of a first date. As they did in Euro 2012 when they knocked out a much more exciting Russia team, they reversed into another fortunate narrow win which was just enough to see them through, eliminating the Ivory Coast.
I think we all know what happened. It doesn't need detailed explanation – it is as anyone who has seen these teams play in this World Cup and previous tournaments would expect: Greece sat deep, Ivory Coast took the possession and attacked, Greece stung them on the counter-attack, and went back to sitting deep. The last minute penalty winner was entirely predictable, as Ivory Coast had retreated after their equaliser, and allowed themselves to be taken advantage of with a blatant dive from Georgios Samaras. The whole thing was entirely predictable.
Ivory Coast are culpable too. The truth is, barring a brief spell in the second half of the game against Japan, they have never got it together. They have never found a way of making their talents work in synthesis. In the second half of this game, each player out there wanted to be the hero. On the basis of this performance, they didn't deserve to go through.
But neither did Greece. This cowardly, cynical form of football has never given anyone outside of their country any pleasure. Back in 2004, they won the European Championships having beaten Portugal (twice), France and the Czech Republic and held Spain to a draw along the way. And yet despite the fact that it is theoretically one of the great underdog victories of our time, there was and is no romance about it. There was no one individual to romanticise.
They dumped out one talented team after another by playing a style of football that was essentially preventing the other team from winning rather than trying to win it themselves. They didn't win by being the better team – they won by strangling the life out of the sport. It was the classic example of anti-football, the greatest triumph for the system over the individual since the catenaccio Inter side of the 1960s.
Yes, football is about different styles and different tastes, and it was the only way they were ever going to do well in a tournament, but playing this way leaves no satisfaction in hindsight. France, Portugal and the Czech Republic all had a collection of great players, including outstanding attackers like Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Pavel Nedved, but all of them were denied by the Greek wall.
In Euro 2012, they were at least taken apart by a ruthless Germany team in the quarter-finals. But this time, they only face Costa Rica, a team they will consider beatable. Win that and they have serious momentum heading into the money rounds of the tournament. Could they…?
Surely anyone but the most ardent Greek nationalist could take pleasure from this. At least back in 2004 you could argue that it was the most effective way to use their players. The frustrating thing this time is that they have gifted players in attack. They don't have to play this way. And yet we all saw what they did to Japan – down to ten men and park the bus. They did show a little more adventure today than they did in the last match, but it was still a variant of the same classic Greek tactic.
My bitterness towards Greece is not so much from an Ivory Coast perspective, but from a fan of football. The World Cup, like all sporting events, needs great underdog stories as part of its romantic appeal, but there is also romance in noble defeat. A World Cup with too many underdogs doing well eventually becomes cheapened, leaving a lasting feeling that too many superior teams underperformed rather than that less renowned teams played particularly well. This is especially the case if said underdog does particularly well playing in a joyless, results-driven manner as Greece do.
2002 is often considered a disappointing tournament for this reason – because of South Korea fluking their way past Italy and Spain into the semi-finals, because Turkey also reached the last four, because so many big teams crashed out early on. Thankfully Brazil and Germany saved the day to deliver the final the World Cup needed, and Ronaldo gave us the true romantic narrative of the tournament.
Similarly, few recall the 2004 Champions League Final between Porto and Monaco with any particular fondness, aside from fitting into the Jose Mourinho Narrative. The Portsmouth-Cardiff FA Cup Final probably won't be remembered particularly well outside of fans of those two clubs. No one talks about when Richard Krajicek won Wimbledon, or when Yohan Blake won the World Championship 100m final after Usain Bolt was disqualified. We may talk about about "glamour" as if it is a superficial thing, but having the big name teams and individuals doing well is an important part of how major sporting events are remembered (or not remembered, in some cases).
Of course, Ivory Coast going through to face Costa Rica isn't an enormous step up, but at least they had big name players in Drogba, Yaya Toure and a cast of other stars in what was the most talented of the African squads in Brazil. However, in fairness, they didn't perform – it would almost have been unjust even if they had gone through too.
The ideal solution would have been Colombia progressing alone – none of the other three teams in the group demonstrated enough quality to show that they are amongst the top 16 teams in the world. But that's tournament football, I guess.
A final word on Ivory Coast: Sabri Lamouchi has reportedly announced his resignation already. For once, an African team had held on to a manager far too long instead of sacking him at the first opportunity – he has been a disappointment in charge of this team. The last Ivory Coast manager to coach the team at a World Cup would have been proud of this capitulation. Like Cameroon, Ivory Coast have to get this next appointment right – they probably have enough talent to remain regular qualifiers for Africa Cup of Nations, but this is largely an ageing team, and surely there are now concerns that they may head the same way Cameroon have since losing their great generation of the early 2000s.
That late Greek winner was not just about Greece undeservedly scraping into the next round. It was about ending this generation of Ivorian players. We may never see most of these great players at a World Cup again. That's what hurts.
3 Comments on Ivory Coast 1-2 Greece: Coward's Way
afrifootball // June 25, 2014 at 12:13 pm // Reply
1. I am an African football fan but this disrespect you are giving to Greece is ridiculous. You say they offered nothing but got four points(the typical qualification tally for CAF sides too). Did you say the same about Ghana 2010, when only a controversial Serbia collapse put them through?
2. There is no moralistic grounds on how football should be played, except abiding by the rules. Your argument about "football fans" which basically means "the majority" is null. Don't you feel it's ridiculous to say they knocked out "better teams". In football, what determines better? Is it circus play- pointless dribbles, fancy passes,etc or the scoreline??
3. It was a penalty. It is irrelevant to know the intentions of the defender, because the rules are objective cold. He put his leg in the wrong place at the wrong time & at the speed of play the referee observed from, was a foul- which never gets the appreciation it deserves.
4. If you are aware of how the football trajectory has been moving- then you know the "weaker countriess" now enjoy almost the same player preparation, education & support the traditional powers always did. The line is being blurred so this entitlement about the "cheapening" belongs in a previous era.
5. Instead of crying for Ivory Coast, Africa should take responsibility & ask itself questions. Why, has there been a real improvement since 1990? Why are quarter final runs a shock? Why can't African qualifiers make the r16 in two games? Why is it always the nerve wracking, calculator requiring 4 points?
6. What hurts, is this lack of responsibilty. Ivory Coast starry generation flopped at the peak of their powers, now it was about the "last-drop-of-the-juice" which didn't prove enough so this remorse is illogical.
James // June 28, 2014 at 5:23 pm // Reply
As a Greek, this post extremely comical. Thanks for the laughs I had throughout!
I agree that Greece doesn't play an attractive style of football, but do you remember the movie "White Men Can't Jump"? What was Sydney and Billy's argument during the entire movie- would you rather look good first and win second, or would you prefer to win first and look good second?
Greece has come a long way in their football development. Within 10 years, we have had a Euro Cup in 2004, 2010 World Cup qualification, 2012 Euro Cup Quarterfinalist and 2014 Round of 16. Regardless, that is better than most other European nations outside of Spain, Italy and Germany.
I hope you write something similar for when Costa Rica falls victim to the anti-football Greek side !!! I will be ready for another laugh!
Dan // July 5, 2014 at 2:53 pm // Reply
This piece is not only ridiculous, it is damaging to the name of Sandals for Goalposts, usually such a professional, insightful title. Very disappointing.
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Tech Fire presentations were kept very short and in the effort to keep time, some content was left out in my presentation. It is my pleasure to provide the full presentation on Gateway over PowerBuilder here.
This presentation is a snapshot of the WorkFlow demo originally created by the PowerBuilder engineering team and credit must go to Watson Zhou and Hong-wu Luo from the PowerBuilder R&D team in Beijing, China for providing the software and technical support. The WorkFlow demo illustrates the new OData Service feature and Web Services REST methods to enable rapid development of Gateway over PowerBuilder applications.
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Christian Acts of Kindness
By Janet Fontaine (narrator), Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (editor), Edward Asner (narrator), Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (corporate author), Arte Johnson (narrator) and Meredith Macrae (narrator)
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Publication date December 1, 1999
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This collection of inspiring stories present shining examples of everyday Good Samaritans living the Christian credo to 'love thy neighbor as thyself,' such as a church group that shovels strangers' driveways and a woman who opened her home to hurricane victims. Read by Edward Asner, Meredith MacRae, and others. Book available.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A celebration of the Christian "golden rules" includes stories of a church group that shovels strangers' driveways and a woman who opened up her home in the aftermath of a hurricane.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Audio Literature (December 1, 1999)
9781574533385 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $17.95
About: A celebration of the Christian 'golden rules' includes stories of a church group that shovels strangers' driveways and a woman who opened up her home in the aftermath of a hurricane. |
Now, over a hundred years since the release of the Rider-Waite deck, Tarot cards are available in a practically endless selection of designs. In general, many of these follow the format and style of Rider-Waite, although each adapts the cards to suit their own motif. No longer just the domain of the wealthy and upper class, Tarot is available for anyone who wishes to take the time to learn it.
As a Meditational Hypnotherapist, I provide sessions online and in person combining the best of both Meditation & Hypnosis, along with specific Hz frequencies that I have created (along with harmonic music) to provide healing and transformation for whatever you are struggling with in your life. Each Meditational Hypnosis session delves deeply into your DNA and shifts it into your RNA. To know more about DNA and RNA please see my videos here
An online reading takes place via Skype or similar video link. It is carried out in real time, and you will pay up-front when booking the session. It is similar to a telephone reading but with two-way visual contact. It is much more like an in-person consultation. A good medium will try to put you at ease and connect with you on a personal level as it makes it more rewarding for both parties.
The Bible says, "For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun." In other words, for sure we know it couldn't be Samuel, because when we die, we "know nothing." (For more information on what happens when we die, see our topic on Death).
All of Kerouac's work constitutes a dialogue between his Buddhist and Hindu learning and the residues of his Catholic upbringing. This autobiographical novel, his most joyous and optimistic work, centers on his meeting and friendship with Gary Snyder (here called "Japhy Ryder"), the American poet and student of Chinese and Japanese culture and Zen Buddhism. Kerouac, the child of immigrants and raised in a Massachusetts mill town, is guided by Gary Snyder, Oregon mountain man and anthropologist, in treks up mountains toward "heaven," and in his first steps toward an ecological view and a path of personal independence. Kerouac, in turn, becomes our guide to the spiritual possibilities inherent in the grandeur and beauty of the great American Northwest. As Kerouac and Snyder trade Buddhist one-liners and bring Eastern thought into contact with native American influences like Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and John Muir, we realize we are witnessing a rebirth of American transcendentalism. The book is filled with a youthful energy and idealism that makes you wish you were there with them during a time when anything seemed possible for young Americans and for the American novel. See also5 Must-Read Summer Books
The Austrian medium Rudi Schneider was investigated in 1924 by the physicists Stefan Meyer and Karl Przibram. They caught Rudi freeing his arm in a series of séances.[137] Rudi claimed he could levitate objects but according to Harry Price a photograph taken on April 28, 1932 showed that Rudi had managed to free his arm to move a handkerchief from the table.[138] According to Warren Jay Vinton, Schneider was an expert at freeing himself from control in the séance room.[139] Oliver Gatty and Theodore Besterman who tested Schneider concluded that in their tests there was "no good evidence that Rudi Schneider possesses supernormal powers."[140]
No, it really doesn't work like that. Just like us, spirits have free will — mediums don't have power over them. Most of the time, you'll hear from the ones you're hoping will come through with a message for you, but it's rare that a medium will guarantee who's going to come through. I've done many a reading with people who want to connect with a specific person, but end up hearing from someone they never expected. It isn't a case of 1-800-Dial-the-Dead! Just such a situation happened recently when I sat with a client named Vivian who had great trouble walking, so I agreed to go to her home.
In 1970 two psychical researchers investigated the direct-voice medium Leslie Flint and found that all the "spirit" voices in his séance sounded exactly like himself and attributed his mediumship to "second-rate ventriloquism".[170] The medium Arthur Ford died leaving specific instructions that all of his files should be burned. In 1971 after his death, psychical researchers discovered his files but instead of burning them they were examined and discovered to be filled with obituaries, newspaper articles and other information, which enabled Ford to research his séance sitters backgrounds.[171]
Another important distinction is that while psychic readings often focus on predicting future events, mediums primarily tune into past and present issues. It's my opinion that predicting the future, while sometimes helpful, runs the risk of disempowering people. Always remember that you do have a say in how your future unfolds. Despite what any psychic or medium may "see" in your future, it is important to remember you were given the gift of free will when you came into this world, and at any moment in time you can absolutely redirect your course and create the life you want by changing your thoughts and actions. Psychic information is often just insight into what potentially could happen based on the road you are currently traveling—and it should be used only as a guideline to help you make the best choices for yourself.
These employees, hired by psychic service companies who know they have no paranormal skills, usually fumble through a telephone session by asking the client numerous questions and providing generic answers to the client's questions. Some callers get disgusted and hang up after several minutes, after paying a tidy per-minute sum to enrich the company.
Jump up ^ God's World: A Treatise on Spiritualism Founded on Transcripts of Shorthand Notes Taken Down, Over a Period of Five Years, in the Seance-Room of the William T. Stead Memorial Center (a Religious Body Incorporated Under the Statutes of the State of Illinois), Mrs. Cecil M. Cook, Medium and Pastor. Compiled and Written by Lloyd Kenyon Jones. Chicago, Ill.: The William T. Stead Memorial Center, 1919.
While the tarot is the most widely known, it's just one type of deck used for divination; others include common playing cards and so-called oracle decks, a term encompassing all the other fortune-telling decks distinct from the traditional tarot. Etteilla eventually switched to using a traditional tarot deck, which he claimed held secret wisdom passed down from ancient Egypt. Etteilla's premise echoed the writings of Court de Gébelin, who allegedly recognized Egyptian symbols in tarot-card illustrations. Though hieroglyphics had not yet been deciphered (the Rosetta Stone was rediscovered in 1799), many European intellectuals in the late 18th century believed the religion and writings of ancient Egypt held major insights into human existence. By linking tarot imagery to Egyptian mysticism, they gave the cards greater credibility.
Jump up ^ "Spiritism is not a religion but a science", as the famous French astronomer Camille Flammarion said in Allan Kardec's Eulogy on April 2, 1869, in Death and Its Mystery – After Death. Manifestations and Apparitions of the Dead; The Soul After Death Translated by Latrobe Carroll (London: Adelphi Terrace, 1923), archive version at Allan Kardec eulogy
The power of the mind, when it is NOT controlled by the conscious awareness of the owner, receives suggestions every second of the day about how it should think, act or respond — impulse. The individual is nothing more than a puppet controlled and programmed by an out of control, chaotic mind. When a being develops awareness and becomes conscious about the events that are taking place around them, they can decide what information to allow in and what information to eliminate. Thus, they become responsible for their life and everything that takes place within it. They no longer require someone to tell them the answers to their questions about probable outcomes, they know that they have the power to create the outcome based on the thoughts and actions they project. They are now able to consciously manifest the life that is in alignment with their dreams, based on their sincere intent and the impeccability of their actions.
The fraudulent medium Ronald Edwin confessed he had duped his séance sitters and revealed the fraudulent methods he had used in his book Clock Without Hands (1955).[164] The psychical researcher Tony Cornell investigated the mediumship of Alec Harris in 1955. During the séance "spirit" materializations emerged from a cabinet and walked around the room. Cornell wrote that a stomach rumble, nicotine smelling breath and a pulse gave it away that all the spirit figures were in fact Harris and that he had dressed up as each one behind the cabinet.[165]
In all cases you should explain your motives clearly to the psychic, clairvoyant, spiritual guide or medium you are consulting. Spiritual readings are generally more interactive than psychic readings since they offer better insights about your inner self. A good spiritual reader will encourage users to ask questions and to question themselves so that they could experience the reading on a more personal level.
I had an online reading with Catherine Kirwan last night, she was so on point with her messages for ...me and gave me clarity on some issues I have going on in my life at the moment. She completely confirmed thoughts and feelings I have been having and mentioned things that there where no possible way of her knowing! I highly recommend her as a spiritual being and an awesome clairvoyant ♥ Love and Light See More
They can't interfere with the lessons you need to learn while you're here. I remember a woman who was thrilled that her mother came through during our session. She wanted her mom to tell her if she should divorce her husband. Of course, the mother couldn't make that decision for her because it wasn't her job. The woman needed to take responsibility for her own life.
In contrast to most oracle decks, which don't include suited pip cards, Lenormand cards feature a unique combination of numbered playing-card imagery on top of illustrated scenes used for fortune-telling. "One of the earliest versions, called the Game of Hope, was made by a German named J.K. Hechtel and was prepared like a board game," says Matthews. "You laid out cards 1 to 36, and the object of the game was to throw the dice and move your tokens along it. If you got to card 35, which was the anchor card, then you're home, safe and dry. But if you went beyond that, it was the cross, which was not so good. It was like the game Snakes and Ladders." In this way, the Game of Hope fell into the Victorian-era tradition of board games that determined a player's life story based on luck.
The most powerful way to read the Tarot is to use the cards to access your intuition and your inner wisdom. The imagery in the cards give you instant access to your subconscious mind and your intuition. And from this place of inner power and wisdom, you can discover how to make positive changes now so you can manifest your goals and your dreams in the future.
This sitting was the one she really needed, with the most recent person coming through. It may not always be the case, but give them a chance; let them know that you're open to a reading and that you're ready, because they take their cues from you. If they know that you're still very emotional, and you may not be ready for a reading and hearing from them, then they're more than likely going to hold back. No matter what the reason, remember they do in fact love you and will do anything they can to let you know it.
In the 1930s Harry Price (director of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research) had investigated the medium Helen Duncan and had her perform a number of test séances. She was suspected of swallowing cheesecloth which was then regurgitated as "ectoplasm".[148] Price had proven through analysis of a sample of ectoplasm produced by Duncan, that it was made of cheesecloth.[149] Helen Duncan would also use a doll made of a painted papier-mâché mask draped in an old sheet which she pretended to her sitters was a spirit.[150] The photographs taken by Thomas Glendenning Hamilton in the 1930s of ectoplasm reveal the substance to be made of tissue paper and magazine cut-outs of people. The famous photograph taken by Hamilton of the medium Mary Ann Marshall depicts tissue paper with a cut out of Arthur Conan Doyle's head from a newspaper. Skeptics have suspected that Hamilton may have been behind the hoax.[151]
In a reading, for instance, if you are skeptical, the messages might not be quite as clear as they could be if you were more open-minded. If you are fearful or angry, this low mental energy could inhibit the clarity of the messages. If you are on medication or abusing drugs or alcohol, your mental and emotional clarity could also affect the clarity of the messages.
German-suited decks for Bauerntarock, Württemberg Tarock and Bavarian Tarock are different. They are not true tarot/tarock packs, but a Bavarian or Württemberg pattern of the standard German-suited decks with only 36 cards; the pip cards ranging from 6 to 10, Under Knave (Unter), Over Knave (Ober), King, and Ace. These use Ace-Ten ranking, like Klaverjas, where Ace is the highest followed by 10, King, Ober, Unter, then 9 to 6. The heart suit is the default trump suit.[1] The Bavarian deck is also used to play Schafkopf by excluding the Sixes.
Modern tarot decks contain 78 cards, broken into two sections, the Major and Minor Arcana (modern terms, used only in relation to tarot used for divinatory purposes). The 56 Minor Arcana, or pips, are broken into four suits of fourteen cards each. These cards are numbered one (Ace) to ten, and there are four "court cards," similar to a regular playing deck, only with one additional face card. The 22 Major Arcana, or trumps, are numbered 0 through 21, although some people exclude the Fool (0), considering this card to be outside the deck, a sort of "wild card," rather like his descendant, the Joker.
Matthews has authored several books on divinatory cards, and her latest is The Complete Lenormand Oracle Cards Handbook. This 36-card deck was named after the celebrity card-reader Mademoiselle Marie Anne Lenormand, who was popular around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, though the decks bearing her name weren't actually produced until after her death. The oldest packs in Matthews' collection are two Lenormand-style decks, the French Daveluy of the 1860s and the Viennese Zauberkarten deck from 1864, which were some of the first decks to be illustrated using the technique of chromolithography.
Jump up ^ John Casey. (2009). After Lives: A Guide to Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. Oxford. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-19-997503-7 "The poet attended one of Home's seances where a face was materialized, which, Home's spirit guide announced, was that of Browning's dead son. Browning seized the supposed materialized head, and it turned out to be the bare foot of Home. The deception was not helped by the fact that Browning never had lost a son in infancy."
"The imagery was designed to reflect important aspects of the real world that the players lived in, and the prominent Christian symbolism in the cards is an obvious reflection of the Christian world in which they lived," he adds. As divinatory usage became more popular, illustrations evolved to reflect a specific designer's intention. "The subjects took on more and more esoteric meaning," says Wolf, "but they generally maintained the traditional tarot structure of four suits of pip cards [similar to the numbered cards in a normal playing-card deck], corresponding court cards, and the additional trump cards, with a Fool."
The Tarocco Siciliano is the only deck to use the so-called Portuguese suit system which uses Spanish pips but intersects them like Italian pips.[13] Some of the trumps are different such as the lowest trump, Miseria (destitution). It omits the Two and Three of coins, and numerals one to four in clubs, swords and cups: it thus has 64 cards but the ace of coins is not used, being the bearer of the former stamp tax. The cards are quite small and not reversible.[9]
Other good starting points in studying the intellectual side of the faith are Frank Sheed's Theology for Beginners and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism is probably thought of more as a reference book, and it certainly is useful for that—but it also contains a tremendous amount of spiritual wisdom. In pondering the mysteries of our faith, we can better make connections between what the Church teaches and why the Church teaches it.
Graphic designer and artist Bill Wolf, whose interest in tarot illustration dates to his art-school days at Cooper Union in New York, has his own theories about the tarot's beginning. Wolf, who doesn't use cards for divination, believes that originally, "the meaning of the imagery was parallel to the mechanics of the play of the game. The random draw of the cards created a new, unique narrative each and every time the game was played, and the decisions players made influenced the unfolding of that narrative." Imagine a choose-your-own-adventure style card game.
If you are looking for guidance about your life, such as career, relationships, spiritual growth, etc., then you are requesting a psychic reading. I will connect with you "energetically", by working with your aura, which contains information about you, your past, your present and your future. It is my spirit in my body connecting with your spirit in your body. You may receive guidance "psychically" that will help you to make some decisions in your life. My intention is to bring awareness where needed, and provide you with the best and highest guidance to help you move forward from current obstacles in your life. You will always have free will to make choices based upon what guidance you are receiving. Nothing is ever "set in stone".
4) Please have patience during a reading. I know that you are eager to connect with your loved ones, but sometimes others from spirit will come through first, (even pets) before the person you are looking to communicate with. Allow those other spirits the time to connect with you as well. They may have a message for another family member or neighbor or coworker that can be very healing to the person you relay the message to. It is an effort for the spirit to communicate, and their effort need to be acknowledged and respected.
Circo says: "This deck is based on my first deck the Gilded Tarot, but is a complete working of that original deck, every images was redone. So i regard it as a separate entity. It is not cheap, its US $110, that is because its special edition and aimed at collectors, every deck is signed, every deck is also unique. I produced variations in colour on several cards, and then selected those variables randomly while collating each deck. The result is that each deck has its own combination of the 78 cards, I think statistically there is a 1 in 7000 chance that two decks the same. A quantity that far more than the number I printed…" There is also a link to a promotional video on the cards YouTube
These spirits always come through with forgiveness and ask for forgiveness themselves. Believe me when I say that they know just by your thoughts that you've forgiven them and you love them. It's as though they have a higher view of things once they pass over and, as a result, they can see that they were in the wrong all along. Have no fear that your loved ones care for you, and that they've let go of any resentment or anger. Love is eternal, and the love you have for them as well as the love they have for you is equally eternal. That is what they take with them.
Saint after saint has pointed out the positives of spiritual reading. Reading features rather prominently in the 6th century Rule of St. Benedict. Sundays are to be devoted to reading and meals are to be held in silence, with one of the monks reading to the community. St. Alphonsus Ligouri noted that "we cannot always have access to a spiritual Father for counsel in our actions, and particularly in our doubts; but reading will abundantly supply his place by giving us lights and directions to escape the illusions of the devil and of our own self-love, and at the same time to submit to the divine will." Many spiritual masters urged reading the lives of the saints for encouragement and models of holiness. Padre Pio recommended spiritual reading in general, but particularly for difficult times in our lives:
There's no point running away from your problems, as there's no real death, and sadly there's no escape from your dilemmas or issues. One way or another, you will have to deal with it here — or over there. Doing the work I do, I've linked with many people who have taken their own lives, and I always get a very different feeling when I'm communicating with them as opposed to a natural death. They often come through regretting their mistakes and always ask for forgiveness for the sorrow they may have caused to those left behind. It's as though they can see how their choices have affected the people here who loved them.
The first thing you should know before going to a medium demonstration or private reading is that psychic mediums are basically a human telephone to the spirit world—they communicate with spirits. Unfortunately, they are a telephone without a dial. A psychic medium can't just call up anyone from the spirit world with whom you want to talk. Instead, you get whoever is on the other end when the psychic medium "links" with the spirit world.
Two, some psychic mediums can hear spirits. In this method, the spirits actually talk to the psychic medium verbally. The psychic medium may hear the communication in their mind (like hearing thoughts), or they may hear the spirit the way they would hear you or I talking to them. Unfortunately, some spirits are not the greatest communicators and what the psychic medium actually hears may sound more like a faint radio station than a clear telephone signal. This is one reason why some readings are so detailed and accurate while others are sketchy. Just try talking to someone using a cheap set of walkie-talkies and you'll experience what it's like chatting with a weak communicator from the spirit world.
Many people come through asking for forgiveness or they let me know they are taking responsibility for their actions for the hurt they may have caused here. I feel there is free will on the Other-Side and you can be with whomever you want to be. You are not forced to meet anyone that you do not want to have contact with. In all my years of experience people come through with people that they have loved in this life. Never has a spirit ever said to me that they were with someone that caused them any hurt or pain while they were here.
Channeling is a method of trying to communicate with the spirit world that has existed since antiquity. Most modern channelers learn the art through the practice of Eastern meditation. This mildly altered state of consciousness enables the channeler to psychically perceive spirit messages. These manifest themselves as a "thought voice," which is perceived in the stillness of the medium's mind. Experienced mediums can enter into a trance state whereby the spirit entity takes direct control over the medium's voice, speaking through it in an accent quite distinct from the medium's normal mode of speech.
Like common playing cards, the tarot has four suits (which vary by region: French suits in Northern Europe, Latin suits in Southern Europe, and German suits in Central Europe). Each suit has 14 cards, ten pip cards numbering from one (or Ace) to ten and four face cards (King, Queen, Knight, and Jack/Knave). In addition, the tarot has a separate 21-card trump suit and a single card known as the Fool. Depending on the game, the Fool may act as the top trump or may be played to avoid following suit.[1] These tarot cards, without occult symbology, are still used throughout much of Europe to play card games.
Clairsentience occurs as a sense of knowing. It's similar to the psychic ability known as telepathy, except telepathy is performed between humans. Telepathy and clairsentience is the communication of a concept or idea as a whole, or a sense of knowing. It's the 'I feel like' of spirit communication. For example, the medium is not shown or told that uncle Fred was a successful businessman, she simply knows it all of a sudden. Furthermore, the medium may have the feeling of being a very successful person, and therefore knows that while we are on the topic of uncle Fred, he must have either been a successful man himself or is recognizing the success of your client. Accompanying information can clarify this.
The Christian spiritual life is a journey that doesn't exist in a vacuum. Christianity requires a community to exist in and teachers from whom to learn the faith, and features a cloud of witnesses cheering us on (Heb 12:1). The Holy Spirit animates the Church and, among other things, gives her the gifts of knowledge, wisdom, understanding, fortitude, good counsel, and fear of the Lord, piety. We have an obligation to build on those gifts sealed in us at our confirmation: and one of the most effective ways is spiritual reading. By reading good spiritual books, we can build on each of those seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. In addition, we can come to know the saints better, sit at their feet, and learn from their writings.
Communicating with the spirit world daily keeps you in touch with spirit companions, spirit guides, and the universal consciousness, it also allows for in-pourings of infinite intelligent energy. You may discover that your abilities are rather more developed than you had previously imagined and wish to help others with your newly discovered gifts - and you can. Being a spiritual medium can provide enormous amounts of healing to people. For example, providing comfort by showing beyond all doubt that a woman's husband still lives-on in spirit, or confirming to a skeptic that death is not the end, or conveying to a client that her father is pleased with her achievements. Imagine how this can make people feel.
Find the best level of detail: Your question should be focused but not overly detailed. Rather than looking at one aspect of a problem, find a way to look more broadly at it. For example, rather than asking how you can make your home life less chaotic, ask how you can better balance the family's schedules. That's a focused question. But do not go so far as to ask how you can coordinate baseball, soccer and Cub Scout schedules and still have family time — that's too detailed. Only include the minimum level of detail needed in order to express what you want to learn from the cards.
Using Your Tarot Deck Look at the cards one by one, take time to immerse yourself, and try to acknowledge the symbolism. Draw cards only when you feel inspired to do so. Full moon days and Mondays are auspicious for drawing. It is best consult Tarot when you are neither preoccupied or stressed. Your surroundings should be quiet and softly lit, possible. It is also helpful to light candles or incense. Set the cards on a neutral-colored cloth (black or white), and then begin your reading. Questions must be precise and clear. Then the cards have to be well-shuffled, cut, displayed and chosen with your l hand. If you shuffle the cards and one accidentally falls out of the deck, look at it; as it often indicates something important.
"Etteilla was one of the people who actually made divination so esoteric," says Matthews. "He created a deck that incorporated all the things from Court de Gébelin and his book 'Le Monde Primitif' ['The Primitive World'], which suggested an Egyptian origin for the tarot and all sorts of arcane things." Matthews makes a distinction between the tarot's abstract interpretations and the straightforward "cartomantic" reading style that thrived during the 16th and 17th centuries, prior to Etteilla.
By comparing various decks from different time periods, tarot-card enthusiasts can identify the evolution of certain illustrations. "For example," says Matthews, "the modern version of the hermit with the lantern, you'll find that that was an hourglass and he was Saturn or Chronos, the keeper of time. You can see how that translates with the Tarot Bolognese meaning of delay or blockage. It was about time moving slowly, though that's not used as a modern meaning much now."
Just as in any profession, mediums have specialties and areas of expertise. Unlike Allison Dubois in Medium, I don't work with the police in solving crimes. Or, unlike Melinda Gordon in The Ghost Whisperer, I don't help tormented souls cross over. Over the years, it has become very clear that my job lies in working with souls who have happily crossed over to the other side and, for the most part, are at peace. Sure, they may have regrets or unresolved issues, but they're not haunted or lost. Oftentimes, it's the living that are not at peace. The main goal of your deceased loved ones and spirit guides is to assist you in moving on, free of grief and struggle, so you can fulfill your life lessons and enjoy your time here on earth.
People have traveled from all over the world for my in-person readings. I have inherited a very strong intuitive psychic ability. If you are seeking spiritual guidance with your relationship, marriage, love, family, career, money, health matters, or life's daily issues, my insightful accurate psychic reading will help you answer the questions that weigh heavily on your mind. Find out what a true gifted psychic can do for you. I look forward to speaking with you soon!
Can these email readings and healings work via physically long distances? Yes, there is a spiritual energy that transcends human physical form when tapping into another soul for a reading or a healing. Energy and it's effects are beyond that of what we call here on this earth as time and space. Energy is simply energy and its resonance can be felt and experienced at any moment we so choose to be "in tuned" to it. It is free from being what we perceive as 'difficult' at all. I simply meditate upon your soul energy tapping into it in meditation, getting in touch with you and your spirit guides on a soulful resonance, and then I will channel write whatever it is that your soul and your spirit guides have to gift you with their messages. Then when I come out of channeling the messages, I usually check them for grammar and spelling so that the messages make sense and then send it to you via email here. Thus I can provide this to you or to any soul around the globe. Within the spirit and the soul, distance is free from being a factor as we can connect free from being within each other's physical presence:)
Through Guided Imagery, Meditation, Theta and Delta wave pattern healing, and Spiritual Guidance, I assist souls to awareness of where these energetic cyclical patterns origination is and how to transform it within this dimension and within all of their life experiences in all dimensions, so that one can remember, embrace, and treasure the all inclusive inner wisdom of our soul and of our Soul Life Purpose for this Life Experience clearing the pathway to the love and light you are. |
So this one time I went to South Africa and saw a lioness in the wild.
Need I say more? Probably not, but I will.
It was our last drive of the trip and we had seen so many animals already…giraffes, elephants, zebras…klipspringers, impala, and wildebeests…But there was something we hadn't seen-lions. We told our game driver that we were eager to see lions and frankly didn't care to stop for much else. (Though we did pause to watch a hippo cross our path and flop into the water!) She said there had been a sighting earlier that day, but she couldn't make any promises. But low and behold..we came upon a whole PRIDE just lounging in the sun. We tracked with them for over an hour and watched as they traveled down the dirt path toward the setting sun until they disappeared under camouflage of golden savannah grass. |
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Trekking Seasons:
Trekking in Nepal is an all season activity. The most popular trekking seasons are spring (February – May) and Fall (September to November), but even in the summer monsoon, trekking is popular in the rain shadow regions north of the Himalayas in areas such as Mustang, Upper Manang and Dolpo.
Main Season : Mid of September to Early December
Second Season: March to May
Monsoon Season : High Himalayan trekking such as Mustang , Dolpo
Winter season : Low land Himalayan trek Up to 3000 meters and enjoy with snow.
Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS):
TIMS card is for your safety.
With the distinction of Nepal as a trekking destination and its growing charm, a provision of the Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS) has been implemented to ensure safety and security of the trekkers and to control illegal trekking operations.
As a trekker entering a protected area in Nepal, you will be asked to provide some information about the dates of your trip, the itinerary, and a contact number. These data will be inserted in the visitors' database, where they can be accessed for park management purposes or in case of accidents and/or natural calamities, in order to inform the concerned institutions about the trekkers inside the park at anytime.
TIMS cards should be collected by both Free Individual Trekkers (FITs) and trekkers taking the service of government authorized trekking agencies.
Past experiences have revealed that difficulties were seen while carrying out rescue operations during times of accidents and natural calamities. Due to the lack of proper record system of trekkers, rescue and search missions used to face difficulties in spotting the missing trekkers. Based on the data collected through TIMS cards, however, it will be possible to know the position of a trekker in case a rescue operation is needed.
The provision of Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS) came into effect on January 1, 2008. Since then, the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) started recording trekkers' details and began issuing TIMS Card to trekkers.
NTB and TAAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 18, 2010 to implement the TIMS system in a new format from April 1, 2010. NTB and TAAN have introduced separate TIMS Cards for FITs and organized groups. FITs need to have Green TIMS cards by paying Nepali currency equivalent to US $20 per person, while those travelling in groups need to have Blue TIMS cards by paying Nepali currency equivalent to US $10 per person. Trekkers taking the service of trekking agencies can pay fee for TIMS card in US dollars.
Where and how to obtain a TIMS Card?
Free Individual Trekkers:
Free Individual Trekkers can obtain TIMS cards at the offices of Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu and Pokhara,
TAAN Secretariat at Maligaon and TAAN Pokhara Secretariat in Pokhara upon filling the TIMS application firm.
Organized Trekkers:
Trekking companies will collect trekkers' data and enter it in the central database and will provide trekkers with a TIMS card after paying fee prescribed above.
Opening Hour/s:
TIMS counter at TAAN follows regular working hours (10am-5pm) and 365 days a year
NTB Offices follow government working hours and days.
Trekking agencies open 12 hours a day seven days a week.
To obtain TIMS Card you need copy of:
a) Passport
b) two (2) Passport-size Photographs.
Why is TIMS Necessary?
The following considerations have been taken into account in the process of issuing TIMS:
All important details regarding trekkers and trekking routes shall be maintained in a computerized Database Management System, which can be useful for the trekkers' safety and security. In order to help carry out search and rescue operations for trekkers in case of natural calamities and other accidents by means of Authentic Information Service. To maintain a record system that includes personal details of trekkers, trekking area, trekking routes, handling agencies, duration, etc. The data generated from the system will be useful to all concerned stakeholders such as tourism organizations, Government agencies, diplomatic missions, tour operators, research institute, etc.
Unauthorized trekking operations will be controlled, thus, resulting in better management of trekking services, which will not only benefit trekkers and field staff, but also trekking companies and Government agencies. Occasional untoward incidents will also be better prevented. Plus, TIMS will upgrade the service standard and will contribute to better management of sustainable mountain tourism development in Nepal.
TIMS will not be required for:
Foreign guests invited by the Government of Nepal
Authorities from the various diplomatic missions present in the country, who hold official letter/s and travel at their own risk
Visitors on certain missions recommended by the concerned Governmental Department(s);
Foreign Nationals possessing a residential visa.
Revenue collected from distribution of TIMS cards is shared into three equal parts for following purposes:
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) will use the first part for printing TIMS cards, holograms, managing issuing counters and use the remaining amount for tourism marketing, publicity and promotion.
The second part is utilized in the welfare of trekking workers like buying medical and accident insurance policy for them and conducting rescue operations in case of accidents. The amount is also used to launch various programs as a part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and meet administrative expenses.
The third part is utilized to develop infrastructures, promote, conserve, maintain trekking trails. A substantial amount is also utilized to explore, develop and promote new destinations besides organizing training and workshops for sustainable and responsible tourism development.
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Some people are more susceptible to altitude sickness than others. If you suffer from a case of altitude sickness it does not mean that you can never go to high altitudes again. However, it does mean in the future, you should pay attention. Awareness of altitude sickness has caused some trekkers to be unnecessarily anxious as they trek. The progression of symptoms is usually gradual, and you will have plenty of time to react appropriately. Design your itineraries to allow plenty of time for acclimatization so that you will be able to adjust to the increase in altitude. Human bodies have the ability to adjust to higher altitudes when given enough time. If a person travels up to high altitudes more rapidly than his or her body is able to adjust, AMS symptoms develop.
The treatments of AMS are first and foremost not to ascend with symptoms and if symptoms are severe, to descend. In rare cases where the descent is difficult or impossible a portable pressure chamber is effective. Three medications have also been proven useful for treating and preventing AMS: Acetazolamide (Diamox), Dexamethasone (Decadron), Nifedipine. Your physician and local Public Health Service are the best sources for further information.
Altitude sickness—also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche—is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude. It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres (8,000 feet) It presents as a collection of nonspecific symptoms, acquired at high altitude or in low air pressure, resembling a case of "flu, carbon monoxide poisoning, or a hangover". It is hard to determine who will be affected by altitude sickness, as there are no specific factors that correlate with a susceptibility to altitude sickness. However, most people can ascend to 2,400 meters (8,000 ft) without difficulty.
Acute mountain sickness can progress to high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), which is potentially fatal.
Chronic mountain sickness, also known as Monge's disease, is a different condition that only occurs after very prolonged exposure to high altitude.
Oxygen Level in Altitude
Altitude (in meters) Oxygen Rate
Sea level 100 %
The percentage of oxygen in air, at 21%, remains almost unchanged up to 70,000 feet (21,000 m). The RMS velocities of diatomic nitrogen and oxygen are very similar and thus no change occurs in the ratio of oxygen to nitrogen. However, it is the air density itself, the number of molecules (of both oxygen and nitrogen) per given level, which drops as altitude increases. Consequently, the available amount of oxygen to sustain mental and physical alertness decreases above 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Although the cabin altitude in modern passenger aircraft is kept to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) or lower, some passengers on long-haul flights may experience some symptoms of altitude sickness.
Dehydration due to the higher rate of water vapor lost from the lungs at higher altitudes may contribute to the symptoms of altitude sickness.
The rate of ascent, altitudes attained, amount of physical activity at high altitude, as well as individual susceptibility, are contributing factors to the onset and severity of high-altitude illness.
Altitude sickness usually occurs following a rapid ascent and can usually be prevented by ascending slowly. In most of these cases, the symptoms are temporary and usually abate as altitude acclimatisation occurs. However, in extreme cases, altitude sickness can be fatal.
Primary symptoms:
Headaches are the primary symptom used to diagnose altitude sickness, although a headache is also a symptom of dehydration. A headache occurring at an altitude above 2,400 metres (8,000 feet = 76 kPa), combined with any one or more of the following symptoms, may indicate altitude sickness:
Lack of appetite, nausea, or vomiting
Fatigue or weakness
Shortness of breath upon exertion
Persistent rapid pulse
Peripheral edema (swelling of hands, feet, and face).
Symptoms that may indicate life-threatening altitude sickness include:
Pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs)
Symptoms similar to bronchitis
Persistent dry cough
Shortness of breath even when resting
Cerebral edema (swelling of the brain)
Headache that does not respond to analgesics
Gradual loss of consciousness
Increased nausea
Retinal hemorrhage
The most serious symptoms of altitude sickness arise from edema (fluid accumulation in the tissues of the body). At very high altitude, humans can get either high altitude pulmonary edema(HAPE), or high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). The physiological cause of altitude-induced edema is not conclusively established. It is currently believed, however, that HACE is caused by local vasodilation of cerebral blood vessels in response to hypoxia, resulting in greater blood flow and, consequently, greater capillary pressures. On the other hand, HAPE may be due to general vasoconstriction in the pulmonary circulation (normally a response to regional ventilation-perfusion mismatches) which, with constant or increased cardiac output, also leads to increases in capillary pressures. For those suffering HACE, dexamethasone may provide temporary relief from symptoms in order to keep descending under their own power.
HACE can progress rapidly and is often fatal. Symptoms include fatigue, severe dyspnea at rest, and cough that is initially dry but may progress to produce pink, frothy sputum. Descent to lower altitudes alleviates the symptoms of HACE.
HACE is a life threatening condition that can lead to coma or death. Symptoms include headache, fatigue, visual impairment, bladder dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, loss of coordination, paralysis on one side of the body, and confusion. Descent to lower altitudes may save those afflicted with HACE.
Ascending slowly is the best way to avoid altitude sickness. Avoiding strenuous activity such as skiing, hiking, etc. in the first 24 hours at high altitude reduces the symptoms of AMS. As alcohol tends to cause dehydration, which exacerbates AMS, avoiding alcohol consumption in the first 24-hours at a higher altitude is optimal.
Altitude acclimatization
Altitude acclimatization is the process of adjusting to decreasing oxygen levels at higher elevations, in order to avoid altitude sickness. Once above approximately 3,000 metres (10,000 feet = 70 kPa), most climbers and high-altitude trekkers take the "climb-high, sleep-low" approach. For high-altitude climbers, a typical acclimatization regimen might be to stay a few days at a base camp, climb up to a higher camp (slowly), and then return to base camp. A subsequent climb to the higher camp then includes an overnight stay. This process is then repeated a few times, each time extending the time spent at higher altitudes to let the body adjust to the oxygen level there, a process that involves the production of additional red blood cells. Once the climber has acclimatised to a given altitude, the process is repeated with camps placed at progressively higher elevations. The general rule of thumb is to not ascend more than 300 meters (1,000 ft) per day to sleep. That is, one can climb from 3,000 (10,000 feet = 70 kPa) to 4,500 meters (15,000 feet = 58 kPa) in one day, but one should then descend back to 3,300 meters (11,000 feet = 67.5 kPa) to sleep. This process cannot safely be rushed, and this is why climbers need to spend days (or even weeks at times) acclimatizing before attempting to climb a high peak. Simulated altitude equipment that produces hypoxic (reduced oxygen) air can be used to acclimate to high altitude, reducing the total time required on the mountain itself
Altitude acclimatization is necessary for some people who move rapidly from lower altitudes to intermediate altitudes (e.g., by aircraft and ground transportation over a few hours), such as from sea level to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) as in many Colorado, USA mountain resorts. Stopping at an intermediate altitude overnight can alleviate or eliminate occurrences of AMS.
The drug acetazolamide may help some people making a rapid ascent to sleeping altitude above 2,700 metres (9,000 ft), and it may also be effective if started early in the course of AMS. TheEverest Base Camp Medical Centre cautions against its routine use as a substitute for a reasonable ascent schedule, except where rapid ascent is forced by flying into high altitude locations or due to terrain considerations. The Centre suggests a dosage of 125–250 mg twice daily for prophylaxis, starting from 24 hours before ascending until a few days at the highest altitude or on descending;] with 250 mg twice daily recommended for treatment of AMS. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests a lower dose for prevention of 125 mg acetazolamide every 12 hours. An undesirable side-effect of acetazolamide is a reduction in aerobic endurance performance. Dosage of 1000 mg/day will produce a 25% decrease in performance, on top of the reduction due to high-altitude exposure. The CDC advises that Dexamethasone be reserved for treatment of AMS and HACE during descents, and notes that Nifedipine may prevent HAPE.
A single randomized controlled trial found that sumatriptan may help prevent altitude sickness. Despite their popularity, antioxidant treatments have not been found to be effective medications for prevention of AMS. Interest in phosphodiesterase inhibitors such as sildenafil has been limited by the possibility that these drugs might worsen the headache of mountain sickness.
A promising possible preventative treatment for altitude sickness is myo-inositol trispyrophosphate (ITPP), which increases the amount of oxygen released by hemoglobin.
For centuries, indigenous peoples of the Americas such as the Aymaras of the Altiplano, have chewed coca leaves to try to alleviate the symptoms of mild altitude sickness. In Chinese and Tibetan traditional medicine, extract of root tissue of Radix rhodiola is often taken in order to prevent the same symptoms.
Oxygen enrichment
In high-altitude conditions, oxygen enrichment can counteract the hypoxia related effects of altitude sickness. A small amount of supplemental oxygen reduces the equivalent altitude in climate-controlled rooms. At 3,400 meters (11,155 feet = 67 kPa), raising the oxygen concentration level by 5 percent via an oxygen concentrator and an existing ventilation system provides an effective altitude of 3,000 metres (10,000 feet = 70 kPa), which is more tolerable for surface-dwellers.
Increased water intake may also help in acclimatisation to replace the fluids lost through heavier breathing in the thin, dry air found at altitude, although consuming excessive quantities ("over-hydration") has no benefits and may cause dangerous hyponatremia.
Oxygen from gas bottles or liquid containers can be applied directly via a nasal cannula or mask. Oxygen concentrators based upon pressure swing adsorption (PSA), VSA, or vacuum-pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) can be used to generate the oxygen if electricity is available. Stationary oxygen concentrators typically use PSA technology, which has performance degradations at the lower barometric pressures at high altitudes. One way to compensate for the performance degradation is to utilize a concentrator with more flow capacity. There are also portable oxygen concentrators that can be used on vehicular DC power or on internal batteries, and at least one system commercially available measures and compensates for the altitude effect on its performance up to 4,000 meters (13,000 ft). The application of high-purity oxygen from one of these methods increases the partial pressure of oxygen by raising the FiO2 (fraction of inspired oxygen).
Also, the use of Nitric Oxide has been proven to address and relieve altitude sickness. 12 scientists recently released a study in which Mount Everest trekkers were allowed to naturally adapt to altitude during their ascent. They were tested for nitric oxide levels along the way. The scientists found that their bodies naturally produced more nitric oxide as they climbed higher. "Our results suggest that nitric oxide is an integral part of the human physiological response to hypoxia." Scientific Reports
The only reliable treatment and in many cases the only option available is to descend. Attempts to treat or stabilise the patient in situ at altitude is dangerous unless highly controlled and with good medical facilities. However, the following treatments have been used when the patient's location and circumstances permit:
Oxygen may be used for mild to moderate AMS below 12,000 feet (3,700 m) and is commonly provided by physicians at mountain resorts. Symptoms abate in 12–36 hours without the need to descend.
For more serious cases of AMS, or where rapid descent is impractical, a Gamow bag, a portable plastic hyperbaric chamber inflated with a foot pump, can be used to reduce the effective altitude by as much as 1,500 meters (5,000 ft). A Gamow bag is generally used only as an aid to evacuate severe AMS patients, not to treat them at altitude.
Acetazolamide may assist in altitude acclimatization.
and prevents further impairment of pulmonary gas exchange."
Other treatments include inject able steroids to reduce pulmonary edema, this may buy time to descend but treats a symptom, it does not treat the underlying AMS.
Tea House Trek
Tented camp
Backpackers trek
Trekkers planning to travel to controlled areas in Nepal opened for group trekking need to get Trekking Permit issued by the Department of Immigration under the Home Ministry. The government has opened following previously restricted trekking areas for group trekkers. Trekking permits will not be issued to individual trekkers in those trekking areas. The areas and required fees are as follows:
1 DOLPA DISTRICT
a. Areas of Upper Dolpa For the first 10 days US$ 500 per person and after 10 days US$ 50 per day person or equivalent foreign currency
b. Areas of Lower Dolpo Per week per person US$ 10 or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
2 MUSTANG DISTRICT
Areas of Upper Mustang For the first 10 days US$ 500 per person and after 10 days US$ 50 per day per person, or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
3 GORKHA DISTRICT
a. Manaslu Region From September to November US$ 70 per week per person and after 7 days US$ 10 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency. From December to August US$ 50 per week per person and after 7 days US$ 7 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
b. Areas of Chhekampar and Chunchet VDC (Sirdibas-Lokpa-Chumling-Chhekampar -Nile-Chhule Area) From September to November, per person US$ 35 for first 8 days and from December to August per person US$ 25 for first 8 days or equivalent convertible foreign currency
4 MUGU DISTRICT
Areas of Mugu, Dolpu, Pulu and Bhangri For the first 7 days US$90 per person and after 7 days US$ 15 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
5 MANANG DISTRICT
Areas of Nar and Phu From September to November, US$ 90 per week per person and December to August US$ 75 per week per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
6 DOLAKHA DISTRICT
Gaurishankar and Lamabagar Per week per person US$ 10 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
7 RASUWA DISTRICT
Thuman and Timure Per week per person US$ 10 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
8 HUMLA DISTRICT
Simikot and Yari (Areas of Limi and Muchu village Development Committee, and area way to Tibet via Tangekhola of Darma Village Development committee) For the first 7 days US$ 50 per person and after 7 days US$7 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
9 SANKHUWASABHA
Areas of Kimathanka, Chepuwa,Hatiya and Pawakhola VDCs) For the first four weeks, US$ 10 per person per week and After four weeks, US$20 per person per week or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
10 TAPLEJUNG DISTRICT
Kanchanjanga Region (Areas of Olangchung Gola, Lelep, Papung and Yamphudin VDCs) Per week per person US$ 10 or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
11 BAJHANG DISTRICT
(Areas of Kanda, Saipal and Dhuli) For the first 7 days, US$ 90 per person and After seven days US$ 15 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
12 DARCHULA DISTRICT
(Areas of Byas VDC) For the first 7 days, US$ 90 per person and after 7 days US$ 15 per day per person or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
a. To get a group trekking permit an application form with other relevant documents should be submitted through any registered trekking agency of Nepal.
b. Trekking fee can be paid in Nepalese currency: Notwithstanding anything written in above, the Indian citizen can pay in Nepalese currency equivalent to US Dollars.
For more details please contact: [email protected]
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On 2nd September 2002 my son, Jonathan, and I took an early morning flight from Stansted to Paris Charles de Gaulle for a two night stay in the French capital and a plan to see the main sights in just one day. After we arrived we took a train into Paris and then the metro to somewhere near to Montmartre where we were staying in the cheapest hotel that I could find.
As we emerged from the metro station the city was only just beginning to stir into life as the street cleaning machines scrubbed the gutters and North African men in high-visibility jackets swished the pavements with their besom brooms removing the dog mess and the litter in preparation for the day.
It was too early to book into our hotel so we left our bags and went straight back to the metro station stopping for only a very short time at a McDonalds restaurant for a quick breakfast. And then we joined the commuters making their way to work and took the metro to the Arc de Triomphe where we emerged from the subterranean tunnels into a disappointingly misty Champs Élysée.
The traffic circle surrounding the Arc de Triomphe was extremely intimidating. There are no lanes and none of the usual rules of driving etiquette as hundreds of cars race and weave in and out of each other like dodgem cars at a fairground. In the nineteenth century after Paris had been destroyed by the Prussian siege in 1870 an architect called Baron Haussemann redesigned Paris with elegant boulevards and long straight roads but he wasn't blessed with foresight because he failed to anticipate the arrival of the motor car and the pathologically aggressive nature of French drivers.
The French have a ludicrous driving rule called priorité à droite where vehicles from the right always have priority at junctions and roundabouts. This rule is in fact so ludicrous that even the French themselves have seen the sense of virtually abandoning elsewhere in the country but it remains the rule here at the busiest roundabout in France (probably) and cars entering the circle have the right-of-way whilst those in the circle must yield. Braking is forbidden and the use of the horn is compulsory, there is no apparent lane discipline that I could make out and entering the roundabout is an extended game of 'chance' where drivers simply waited to see whose nerve would fold and who would yield first. In France the very desire to own a driving licence should immediately exclude a Frenchman from eligibility to possess one.
We approached the Arch from the Champs Élysée and as far as I could see there was no safe way of crossing and getting to the monument until we eventually found the underground tunnel which took us safely below the traffic chaos above and into the Place de Charles de Gaulle. We shunned the elevator and climbed the steps instead to the top of the fifty metre high building (the second largest triumphal arch in the World) and enjoyed the views of the boulevards and roads converging and radiating away from this famous landmark. Close by we could see the Eiffel Tower and this was where we were going next.
The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars and has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. It is 324 metres tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. Upon its completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930.
The tower has three levels but we didn't have time to stand in the queue for the first stage elevator so we took all six hundred steps to the second level and we would have climbed to the very top if we could but the third level is only accessible by an expensive lift. I have visited the Eiffel Tower four times now; in 1979 on a Town Twinning visit to Evreux in Normandy, in 1989 on a weekend trip with some work colleagues to celebrate a new career, this occasion and finally in 2004, the last time that I visited Paris. Unfortunately on every occasion the weather has been overcast and I have never enjoyed the clear views that should really be possible from the top.
Back at ground level the sun was beginning to break through as we crossed the River Seine and onto the Champs de Mars and as it was approaching lunchtime we found a restaurant with pavement tables in the sun and ordered a pizza. The food was reasonably priced but I remember a large glass of beer cost €8 so I made a mental note to find a mini-market on the way back to the hotel for more sensibly priced alcohol for the evening.
Our next stop was Notre Dam Cathedral but as we had walked quite a distance already we took a Batou Mouche barge ride the short distance the River to the Ile de Cîte and as the vessel made its way through the centre of the city we soaked up the historic sites along both banks from the viewing platform at the back which was crowded now because the mist had finally gone and there was full sunshine and a blue sky.
Although we had already climbed to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and half way up the Eiffel Tower we bought tickets and waited in line to climb to the top of the Cathedral but sadly by the time we reached the top and walked around the external galleries the mist had returned and wrapped Paris in a gloomy grey shroud again.
Jonathan was beginning to flag by now and as it was late afternoon we walked a little further around the streets of old Paris and then took a metro back to Montmartre where we walked along the boulevard with its seedy sex establishments and grubby shops and into the touristy cobbled back streets of the district famous for painters, night-life and a red-light district. I found a shop to buy some beer and we rested for a while at the hotel before going out again in the evening when we walked to the Sacré Coeur Cathedral which on account of it being built on the highest point in the city involved an energy sapping walk which more or less finished Jonathan off for the day!
The plan was to find somewhere to eat but he was so tired that he preferred my suggestion of returning to the hotel and I would fetch a McDonalds meal from around the corner and we would just stay in and crash! So we did just that.
Even though the French maintain that they despise the Company and the concept of fast food an awful lot of people eat there. Across France today there are nearly twelve hundred restaurants and in Paris alone there are almost seventy restaurants under golden arches, with even more dotted around the outer suburbs. That's much the same as London, but with only a third of the population. In 2007 the chain's French revenues increased by 11 per cent to €3 billion. That's more than it generates in Britain and in terms of profit, France is second only to the United States itself. It is now so firmly a part of French culture that in 2009 McDonald's reached a deal with the French museum, the Louvre, to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé on its premises by their underground entrance.
It had been an excellent day in Paris but a tiring one and as we reflected on the day we dubbed it 'Speed Sightseeing' and we successfully employed this method again in 2003 in Amsterdam and then in 2004 in Rome.
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A Life in a Year – 2nd September, Three Staircases in Paris
As we emerged from the metro station the city was only just beginning to stir into life as the street cleaning machines scrubbed the gutters and North African men in high-visibility jackets swished the pavements with their besom brooms removing the dog mess and the litter in preparation for the day. (The French authorities are trying to tackle the problem of canine excrement but are making little progress and even heavy fines (440€ for a first offence) have little impact. In Paris there are sixteen tonnes of dog deposits every day, which causes 4,550 smelly incidents a week. Removing it costs €15m a year!)
The traffic circle surrounding the Arc de Triomphe was extremely intimidating. There are no lanes and none of the usual rules of driving etiquette as hundreds of cars race and weave in and out of each other like dodgem cars at a fairground. The French have a ludicrous driving rule called priorité à droite where vehicles from the right always have priority at junctions and roundabouts. This rule is in fact so ludicrous that even the French themselves have seen the sense of virtually abandoning elsewhere in the country but it remains the rule here at the busiest roundabout in France (probably) and cars entering the circle have the right-of-way whilst those in the circle must yield. Braking is forbidden and the use of the horn is compulsory, there is no apparent lane discipline that I could make out and entering the roundabout is an extended game of 'chance' where drivers simply waited to see whose nerve would fold and who would yield first.
The tower has three levels but we didn't have time to stand in the queue for the first stage elevator so we took all six hundred steps to the second level and we would have climbed to the very top if we could but the third level is only accessible by an expensive lift. I have visited the Eiffel Tower four times now; in 1979 on a Town Twinning visit to Evreux in Normandy, in 1990 on a weekend trip with some work colleagues to celebrate a new career, this ocassion and finally in 2004, the last time that I visited Paris. Unfortunately on every occasion the weather has been overcast and I have never enjoyed the clear views that should really be possible from the top.
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Anita Pointer Of The Pointer Sisters Has Died At 74
January 1, 2023 / Posted by: Michael K
Right before 2022 took its final bow and exited stage left, we were hit with more sad news and learned that we'd lost another Pointer Sister. Sadly, Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the legendary Pointer Sisters, died on the last day of 2022. Anita's death is one for the already-over-flowing Fuck Cancer files since she died after a long battle with cancer. Anita was 74.
Anita's rep, Roger Neal, said in a statement that Anita was surrounded by her family when she died at her home in Beverly Hills, CA after a "somewhat lengthy and heroic battle with cancer." Roger went on to say that Anita is now with her daughter, Jada, and her sisters, Bonnie and June. Cancer took Anita's only child, Jada Rashawn Pointer, in 2003 when Jada was only 37 years old, and June also died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 52. Bonnie died in 2020.
"While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace. Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there."
Anita Pointer was born on January 23, 1948, in Oakland, CA. She was the fourth of six children. Anita's father was a reverend, so she regularly sang in church with her siblings. After high school, she got a job as a secretary, and around that time, her sisters Bonnie and June formed a duo called Pointers, A Pair. Not long after that, Anita traded in her typewriter for a mic and quit her secretary job to turn her sisters' musical duo into a musical trio. The Pointer Sisters toured and did backup vocals for other artists like Sylvester and Grace Slick. In 1972, Ruth Pointer joined the group and became the last important ingredient in creating The Pointer Sisters!
Their self-titled debut album was released in 1972, and on it was their first hit, Yes We Can Can led by Anita Pointer!
On The Pointer Sisters' second album, 1974's That's A Plenty, was a country song called Fairytale, which was written by Anita and Bonnie. Because the song was a country hit, The Pointer Sisters were invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, making them the first Black group to do so. The song also got The Pointer Sisters a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. And as writers of the song, Anita and Bonnie won the Grammy for Best Country Song.
In the late-70s, The Pointer Sisters took a little break. June needed a breather, Ruth and Anita wanted to spend more time with their families, and Bonnie went solo. Bonnie eventually decided she didn't want to return to The Pointer Sisters, and Anita later said that they didn't think it was possible for the group to go on without her.
"We were devastated," Anita Pointer said of the departure in 1990. "We did a show the night she left, but after that, we just stopped. We thought it wasn't going to work without Bonnie."
But even without Bonnie, The Pointer Sisters made it work. AND HOW! The '80s was the diamond-encrusted platinum era of The Pointer Sisters, and without them that decade would've been a lot less fun, glamorous, and magical. During the '80s, The Pointer Sisters gifted us with many musical gems like He's So Shy, I'm So Excited, Jump (For My Love), Should I Do It, Dare Me, Neutron Dance, and Slow Hand. Here's Anita filling ears with her velvety smooth voice while performing Slow Hand with Ruth and June in 1981:
The Pointer Sisters picked up two more Grammys in the 1980s. They got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994, and starred in a touring production of the musical Ain't Misbehavin'. They continued to perform and make music throughout the 90s, early aughts, and 2010s. The line-up has changed over the years, and Anita stayed with the group until 2015, when she retired due to her health issues. Anita released her memoir, Fairytale: The Pointer Sisters' Family Story, in 2020.
Anita was married twice. When she was 17, she married David Harper. Anita gave birth to their daughter Jada in 1966. Anita and David divorced that same year. She married Richard Gonzalez in 1981, and they later divorced.
Anita is survived by her sister Ruth, her brothers Aaron and Fritz, and her granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer.
Rest in peace, Anita Pointer.
Pic: Anita Pointer/William Norton
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Cardinals belt Texas 6-2 to win World Series in Game 7
By Ben Walker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The St. Louis Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers, 6-2, in Game 7 tonight with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutsy innings from Chris Carpenter.
A day after an epic Game 6 that saw them twice within one strike of elimination, the Cardinals captured their 11th World Series crown. After a whole fall on the edge, Tony La Russa's team didn't dare mess with Texas, or any more drama.
Freese's two-run double tied it in the first inning against loser Matt Harrison and Allen Craig hit a go-ahead homer in the third.
Pitching on short rest, Carpenter improved to 2-0 in the Series and 4-0 in the postseason. La Russa won his third Series title.
In the first Series Game 7 in nine years, Josh Hamilton and Michael Young had RBI doubles in the first against Carpenter, the first pitcher in a decade to make three starts in one Series. But St. Louis came right back in the bottom half off Matt Harrison, who walked two batters before the big hit by Freese.
Craig, starting because of an injury to Matt Holliday, hit his third home run of the Series with one out in the third, sending a 91 mph pitch to the opposite field in right. The ball landed in Cardinals bullpen to the delight of the Busch Stadium record crowd of 47,399.
Craig also made an outstanding catch in the sixth, jumping to snag a drive by Nelson Cruz that appeared likely to hit the top of the left-field wall.
St. Louis added two runs off the bullpen in the fifth without getting a hit. Yadier Molina walked with the bases loaded for the second straight night, this time with Scott Feldman pitching, and ace C.J. Wilson came in and hit Rafael Furcal with his first pitch, forcing in another run.
Texas pitchers tied a Series record with 40 walks and also hit four batters. Other than Craig's homer, all the Cardinals' runs reached base by walk or hit batter.
On Thursday night, the Cardinals were twice down to their final strike before an exhilarating 10-9, 11-inning victory in one of baseball's greatest games.
Craig homered in the eighth to start the comeback from a 7-4 deficit. Freese, who grew up in the St. Louis area, hit a tying, two-run double in the ninth, Lance Berkman had a tying single in a two-run 10th and Freese won the game with a leadoff home run in the 11th.
"You hear people say anyone can get the last three outs," Texas manager Ron Washington said Friday afternoon. "No, no, no, no. You've got to have a special, special soul, special mentality, special aggressiveness, something, to get those last outs. We didn't get them."
Carpenter, pitching on three days' rest for only the second time in his career, allowed five hits and two walks in the first six innings, striking out five. He threw 89 pitches.
Harrison gave up three runs, five hits and three walks in four innings, and Feldman relieved in the fifth.
St. Louis won its first title since 2006 and became the 19th team to overturn a 3-2 Series deficit. The Rangers were trying for their first championship in the 51-season history of a franchise that started as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961.
Home teams have won nine straight Game 7s, starting with the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-1 victory at Baltimore.
In his first outing on short rest, Carpenter gave up four runs over three innings in Game 2 of the division series at Philadelphia. He wasn't sharp at all at the start of this one, either, starting seven of his first 10 batters with balls.
Ian Kinsler singled leading off, then tried to steal second on a 1-0 pitch to Elvis Andrus, stumbled and was thrown out at first by Molina. Andrus walked, and Hamilton doubled down the right field line for a 1-0 lead. Young then lofted a soft opposite-field double to right to drive in Hamilton. Carpenter struck out Adrian Beltre and retired Cruz on a groundout to limit the damage.
Harrison then got into trouble with his control with two outs in the bottom half, and the Rangers had Wilson starting to warm up after five batters and 23 pitches.
Albert Pujols walked for the sixth time in the Series, on four pitches, and Berkman walked on five. Freese worked the count full and lined the ball on two hops to the wall in left-center, with Pujols raising both arms in triumph as he crossed the plate. Molina then flied out to Hamilton in front of the fence in center.
Mike Napoli singled leading off the second, and David Murphy hit into a forceout. Harrison sacrificed Murphy to third, Kinsler walked and Murphy took third when Pujols dropped a pickoff throw at first from Molina. Carpenter induced Andrus to hit into an inning-ending comebacker.
Furcal singled leading off the bottom half, but Skip Schumaker grounded into a double play on the next pitch. Carpenter hit Beltre on the forearm with a pitch with two outs in the third before retiring Cruz on a flyout.
Kinsler singled leading off the fifth to reach base for the third time, and Andrus sacrificed. Hamilton then hit a foul pop in front of the third-base dugout. Freese, who dropped a popup for an error on Thursday, leaned over and caught it while slipping. Carpenter then struck out Young, pumping both arms in emotion.
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa didn't decide on Carpenter instead of a rested Kyle Lohse until Friday morning, waiting until after pitching coach Dave Duncan spoke with his ace.
"Dave had a real heart-to-heart with him to gauge just how ready he was to pitch just physically, not mentally but physically," La Russa said. "The last thing is I think what he means to our club, I think our guys feel better about him starting than anybody."
Carpenter, 3-0 this postseason and 8-2 in his career, became just the second pitcher in 20 years to make three starts in one World Series, following Arizona's Curt Schilling in 2001.
La Russa moved slumping Furcal down to No. 7 in the batting order and hit second baseman Ryan Theriot leadoff. Craig started in place of Holliday, who sprained his right wrist in Game 6 and was replaced on the active roster by rookie outfielder Adron Chambers. |
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The group's unusual jazz-inflected sound, coupled with their lead singer Jim Morrison's lurid lyrics and showmanship. and Full Circle (1972), then reunited in 1978 to make An American Prayer, on wh.
Jim Morrison: Jim Morrison, American singer and songwriter who was the charismatic front man of the psychedelic rock group the Doors, who were known for hit songs such as 'Light My Fire' and 'Hello, I Love You.' Learn more about Morrison's life and musical career in this article.
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A successor to WILDERNESS: THE LOST WRITINGS OF JIM MORRISON, published in 1988, this volume collects poems and lyrics written by the controversial. those readings were compiled as the 1978 album A.
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Dec 18, 2017. Morrison's poems and lyrics will be discussed, namely, creation and. 14 Jim Morrison, "An American Prayer," accessed October 26, 2017,
As the band keyboardist Ray Manzarek said in a 2006 interview, according to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, "Jim Morrison was a great young American poet working in the genre of rock and roll." The poet.
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors.Due to his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and.
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Today we remember iconic Doors' frontman Jim Morrison. Seven years after Morrison's death, the band released their ninth and last studio album, An American Prayer, comprised of music and spoken wor.
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1 Quotes. 1.1 The Lords and the New Creatures: Poems (1969). 1.1.1 The Lords: Notes on Vision; 1.1.2 The New Creatures. 1.2 An American Prayer (1978).
This song is widely considered to be about Van Morrison's relationship with God and religious convictions. Although we've never heard him speak specifically about the song, he does acknowledge a spiritual element in his music.
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May 13, 2010. Thematically, Morrison's writing (both music lyrics and poetry) cover a wide range of subjects. They titled the record "An American Prayer.
Manzarek met Jim Morrison by chance on Venice Beach. career and produced albums of unreleased Doors material, including "An American Prayer" in 1978, a collage of Morrison's poetry, new recordings.
Contemporary history has given Jim Morrison, the writer, mixed reviews. There's been a lot of retrospective chortling over earnest lyrics, once praised as. Morrison's vanity-published book of poetr.
General Commentwow, this is an amazing passage from morrison, i am studying his work as a poet as part of my senior studies, American prayer seems very contextually relevant aswell in his reference to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, the 'guerrila warefare' referring to vietnamese conflict. it seems this serves as the first.
Come down to the corner of Morrison Street and Densmore Ave. As the drummer for the Doors, John Densmore's name has been inexorably linked with that of lead singer Jim Morrison's. to Morrison's poe.
The original studio recording contained the word "Coca-Cola" in the lyrics, which violated BBC Radio's policy against product placement. The songwriter, Ray Davies, was forced to interrupt the Kinks'.
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Sep 6, 2016. Jim Morrison, the rock idol flung the doors of perception wide open and as we read his. He shared his feelings and his journeys to the boundaries of reality in the lyrics of the legendary band, The Doors. Taught us god in the child's prayer in the night. These are in his album AMERICAN PRAYER.
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This album is not for everyone, but is a must-own for Doors completists and fans of Jim Morrison's poetry.
This was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl," and was about an interracial relationship. Morrison changed it to "Brown Eyed Girl" to make it more palatable for radio stations. Some stations banned it anyway for the line, "Making love in the green grass." This was a hit during the "Summer Of Love.
An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors. In 1978, seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek , Robby Krieger , and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison's poetry (originally recorded in 1969 and 1970).
Where would the Doors' have gone musically had Jim lived? "An American Prayer" (an album that was released after Morrison's death. I thought those were the best lyrics I'd heard for a rock 'n' roll.
The Doors were among the most intense and revolutionary bands of the Sixties (or any decade, for that matter). The impact of their meteoric career has resonated far beyond their brief half-decade as a recording and performing entity. Their words and music captured the Sixties zeitgeist with undeniable power. A cult of personality continues to surround Jim Morrison, their tempestuous lead singer.
For those with a youthful bent, sustained naïveté, or a poetical inclination, the combination of the Doors' music and Jim Morrison's lyrics can be transformative. and bought a copy of An American P.
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943– July 3, 1971) was an American. As a result of his lyrics, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic.
I enjoy the Doors; my ex wife hated them. I don't care. An American Prayer simply condenses a pattern of excellence from Jim Morrison and the band. Be a deep thinker, listen, and learn.
BLACK FRIDAY 2018 > Jim Morrison & The Doors – An American Prayer. recorded backing tracks over Morrison's poetry (originally recorded in 1969-1970 ).
Out of the shadows. Ray Manzarek at a Doors concert in Costa Mesa, California, in Aug 2011. Photograph: Rex Features/Startraks Photo It took a certain talent to attract attention if you were in a ban.
The program includes a new interview with Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with The Doors and close friend and collaborator with Jim Morrison. Manzarek speaks about Morrison, reads some of his poetry and.
An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors. In 1978, seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison's poetry (originally recorded in 1969 and 1970). Other pieces of music and spoken word recorded by the.
Apr 30, 2012 · Jim Morrison's An American Prayer: An American Poem by an American Poet James Douglas Morrison is best known as the singer of the 1960's rock group The Doors. Only the most die-hard fans are aware that he was also a very prolific poet and writer.
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The baffling (and increasingly disturbing) Cars 3 is all about an intergenerational rivalry between the upstart Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer) and the old star Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson). In this trailer, it's not just the technologically new and superior Jackson that isn't good—it's apparently every bit of new technology out there.
See, to beat Storm, Lightning is offered all sorts of impressive things to help him train. And yet, it seems none of it is as good as a simple beach, or having your friends throw garbage in your way.
And now, I'll leave you with a question that I was asked that I had no answer for: If the cars are alive, is it attempted murder when one car wrecks another?
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Incapital Opens New York City Office to Strengthen Capital Markets, Credit Sales and Trading Divisions
Firm hires Larry Haag and Tony Coniglione to head its Credit Sales and Trading Operations
Incapital, a leading underwriter and distributor of fixed income, equity and equity derivatives, today announced the opening of its new offices in New York City.
Located on the 50th floor of the Chrysler Building, Incapital's newest office is focused on credit sales, trading and capital markets. Incapital has seven offices across North America with corporate headquarters in Chicago and a major sales, trading and capital markets presence in Boca Raton, FL.
Incapital this week also announced the hiring of two senior executives to fill new leadership roles. Larry Haag will head Incapital's Credit Sales in New York, while Tony Coniglione will oversee Credit Trading.
Mr. Haag joins Incapital as a Managing Director, leading Incapital's New York-based Credit Sales operations. Prior to joining Incapital, Mr. Haag had extensive experience building and developing similar teams as Head of Credit Sales at Cantor Fitzgerald and Raymond James.
Mr. Coniglione joins as Managing Director of Credit Trading. Mr. Coniglione joins Incapital from KGS Alpha preceded by long tenures at both Spear Leeds/FTN and BNY Melon.
Additional Recent Hires Based in NY Office
Paul Woldar recently joined Incapital as Executive Director, Institutional Sales. Mr. Woldar previously worked at Oppenheimer and Mesirow Financial, as well as National Sales Manager for Advest and Cowen & Co.
Mike Stevens joined Incapital earlier this year to lead the firm's Preferred Stock trading operations. Mike previously held positions at Susquehanna International Group, Kellogg Partners and Goldman Sachs.
Incapital's New York-based Capital Markets Group also includes Managing Directors Chris Hogg and Rob Fischer.
Chris Hogg joined Incapital in October of this year, after previously holding senior positions with Goldman Sachs, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch and Macquarie Capital.
Rob Fischer joined Incapital's Capital Markets group in January of this year. Rob joined Incapital from Pierpont Capital Advisors, preceded by a long tenure at Bear Stearns.
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DCP Reimagines the Past at THE SNOW BALL
by Dennis Bloh February 7, 2015
A.R. Gurney writes plays with heart that investigates some of life's simplest problems. THE SNOW BALL fits neatly into that genre. THE SNOW BALL is about a group of friends who grew up together taking ballroom dancing lessons together as a rite of passage. The play looks back from the point of view of one of the group, now much older, but seemingly less wiser. The play centers on the efforts of two members Cooper Jones (the narrator) and Lucy Dunbar to reenact the "The Snow Ball" of years past. They connive, cajole and wheedle their way to relive the memories of simpler times. Cooper and Lucy focus on finding Jack Daley and Kitty Price, the stars of The Snow Ball. In the meantime Lucy is determined to wrench Cooper away from his wife.
Director Ray Thompson does a great job of capturing both the warmth and insight that is so rich in this play. It is hard to have mature adults to act like teenagers but the entire cast works hard at embracing the moments of their character's youth. It is truly an ensemble piece. As our narrator and flawed protagonist. R. Cameron Purdy does an engaging job of connecting with the audience. He plays his character's sense of confusion with great skill.
As Lucy, Nancy Server Thompson portrays the character as both saddened by the way her life has folded and desperate to rekindle a spark with Cooper who is bored with his marriage to Liz. Liz played by Doreen Haugh captures with great nuance as both the wife too busy to nurture her husband and the woman willing to fight to get him back.
Jack and Kitty whose back story drives a lot of the narrative is played as young dancers by Noah Baliles and Casey Gerhart. They are charming and convincing as the stars of the dancing school. Their older versions are played by Mark Henry and Casey's mother, Cindy Gerhart. As a literary conceit, the dancing couples both do a great job of moving the plot along. Everyone else in the cast contributes mightily to this wonderful group effort.
Thompson's tech crew deserve kudos for a very adaptable set, lovely costumes, appropriate lighting and well thought out sound. Special notice to the Stage Manager and her crew. They do a great job keeping the many moving parts in motion.
DCP Theatre is a well-established, reputable group that consistently produces well prepared, intelligent plays while having fun doing it. The joy of the cast is palpable and to me that what community theater is about. THE SNOW BALL continues until February 14. Call 215-234-0966 for tickets.
THE SNOW BALL
by A. R. Gurney
Directed by Ray Thompson
DCP Theatre
795 Ridge Rd.
Telford, PA 18969
http://www.dcptheatre.com
Dennis Bloh
Dennis Bloh has been an active participant in the Philadelphia area theater scene for forty years. He has acted, directed, stage managed and done tech for numerous shows mainly at Players Club of Swarthmore. He has also assistant directed at Act II, Theater Exile, and Interact Theater. Dennis served for many years as a Barrymore Awards judge. He teaches English at LaSalle College High School in Springfield Montgomery County.
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That's my son Ben up there with the first Twin size quilt I ever made in 2008! Block tutorial can be found here (click here).
I received a question about quilting a large quilt on a home sewing machine, and while it was on my mind I thought I'd post a few tips for quilting a large quilt!
First you should decide whether to quilt it yourself or not. Let's say you have a Queen size quilt that needs finishing, and you are deciding whether to send that bad boy to a quilter or tackle the quilting yourself. There are a few things you may want to consider to help you decide, like if your sewing machine is sturdy and handle the weight and size of the quilt, if your back and shoulders are strong enough to hold up the weight of the quilt for long periods of time, and if you're prepared to baste a large quilt (and if you have space!). If you are confident and want to try it…then go for it! Everyone should quilt one huge quilt themselves at least once, and it's pretty awesome to make a big quilt from start to finish by yourself!
These days I pretty much send everything a Twin size and over to a long arm quilter, because I don't have the space to baste it, I never have the time, and it kills my back. I also send out anything that is for display at a quilt show or will be hanging in a shop. Basically anything that will be looked at closely by other people I send to a professional.
Baste it really well. If it's not basted well you'll end up with bumps and folds and extra fabric in the center. Spray basting a large quilt can get expensive quick, but you can spot baste it and just do the center, or use a dot of spray baste every 6-8″ or so. Then use pins to go over everything again and make sure it's all very secure. I have a tutorial on spray basting here. Also that tool down below is the Kwik Klip and I can never baste without it.
Make a quilting plan of action. Layout your quilt and figure out where you are going to start and stop quilting. I find it easiest to break my quilting into smaller sections. The image below is of a Throw size Shortcake Quilt, and imagine if I was sitting right at the START points. I quilt up and down the rows until the section is done, then I turn the whole quilt and start at the other section. Breaking it up into sections makes it less overwhelming and easier to handle under the machine.
Don't be afraid to start and stop in the middle! You don't have to start and end on the edges…and it's really hard to smoosh the whole quilt through the machine neck to get to the center. Instead just start in the center, quilt a section, and end in the middle. Just stitch in place a few times back and forth to make sure your thread is secure, and bury your thread if you prefer (or not!). You can start/end stitching in a seam to hide it even better.
Choose a design that you can keep consistent. Don't pick something super complicated or that requires moving the quilt around a lot.
Support the weight of the quilt. Use a table or ironing board, or whatever you have that can support the quilt to the left and back of the machine. It will save your shoulders and back if you are not holding all of the quilt weight by yourself! I move to my huge dining table when I'm quilting something big.
Use gloves. Quilting gloves (these are cheap and have great reviews) make gripping the quilt so much easier, especially in the center of a large quilt. Trust me, you don't think you need them until you try them. You don't need fancy quilting gloves either (see my photo below from 2009 using my yucky-but-clean gardening gloves)!
I've quilted more than one king sized quilts on my Janome 1600P, I work at my dining room table and it's like a wrestling match some days!!! LOL. The only thing I would add is make sure to take breaks, it can be hard on your back and shoulders. I've also ripped out a lot of quilting if it's just not right.
Yes…taking breaks is so important! I usually give myself a few days to do big quilts and come back to it now and then so it's not a huge task all at once! Thanks for visiting!
Thanks for the great tips. I agree with you, practice before starting in on a king size quilt.
And Jennifer's tip, 'take breaks'; great advice.
Thank YOU, Allison! You are a treasure!
Who is that sweet little thing holding up that whole quilt all by herself? I can't believe how big she has gotten!
I quilted my Tahoe quilt on my huge dining room table, it was like wrestling a soggy wet blanket. The quilt was about 86″ x 73″. It took me a more than a week to quilt it. Once I figured out how to distribute the weight and bulk of the fabric, and was about a third of the way finished with the quilting, I was finally felt pretty comfortable and confident. I don't know if I would do it again, but I probably will. What surprised me most was how physically exhausting it was! The really good part, though, is that the quilt turned out to be beautiful! My daughter loves it!
Oh My Gorsh! Early on in my quilting adventure I made a queen size and at that time I had no idea what a longarm was. The quilting is messy and the binding is all wonky, but we use it on our bed all winter. It was made with love and high hopes and it reminds me that this quilting journey is a process and an adventure and when I find myself fussing over perfection more than I loving what I am doing then it's time to quit! When friends ask me about the quilt my instant reply is, "Never again! I will either stick with smaller quilts or send them out!" ;o) Thank you for the tips. I may just have to try my next queen size on my home machine!
YES! I love this comment!!! I did the same thing with my first larger quilt…I had no idea what long arm quilting was, and my quilting was TERRIBLE but I still love that quilt and was extremely proud of it!!! Love your comment about fussing over perfection…so good! Thank you!
When I started quilting on my own I jokingly remarked that I was the Present of the American Association of Quilt Wrestlers! I learned by trial and error. That was about 25 years ago. I certainly appreciate your hints. I started quilting on a domestic machine. Learned lots of lessons. Then 6 years ago I bought an HQ Sweet 16 sit-down long arm. My oh my, what an improvement for me but at the same time I was still moving a big quilt. I made many on that machine but with age and arthritis I have adjusted yet again to a Baby Lock Coronet. Love it. No joint stress, great stitches, I am happy.
A machine with a generous harp space makes a big difference in reducing the amount of quilt wrestling required.
As for basting, I've had a couple of large quilts basted on a long arm, then quilted them myself.
I have only ever done hand quilting which I always find relaxing but it does take a lot of time and my 82-year-old hands tire too easily these days. I have three 'unfancy' sewing machines, all in the Singer family, and have quilted small pieces with them but been too timid to try larger ones. Your advice is clear and encouraging and I may try a larger one. It IS costly to send quilts out for long arm quilting but I am tempted, especially when I'm crushing to get out a few at the same time for gifts. I don't have access to a long-arm quilter in the New England area where I live – do you or any of your commenters know of one?
I just began receiving your blog and love it. You are a sweetheart!
I do know of someone in Maine that does long-arm quilting.
Quilts can be sent to Missouri Star Quilt Company. They do excellent work. They also gave wonderful products and a knowledgeable staff. You can find their quilt tutorials on You Tube.
Starting small is the best advice!
I use a ping pong table for spray basting. Works well.
Great tips! I was just looking for ideas to move forward in doing machine quilting.
Great advice! I loved reading this, as I am far from an experienced machine quilter. I do practise on smaller items, like mugrugs and table runners, but there's quite a way to go until I feel ready to tackle a "proper" quilt.
Thanks for the comments. I love your quilts and have made a few. I just want to add that spraying does not have to be expensive; I spray very sparingly and a single can has lasted for a few queen-size quilts. Just be sure to press the quilt on both sides after spraying to fix the bond and give yourself a nice flat surface. My quilting is mostly with a walking foot (thanks, Jacquie Gering) and it is slow! Even with my big-throated Juki the quilting takes almost as long as the piecing for many quilts.
I loved reading this! The mistakes I have made quilting! That would make a three page blog…But doing your own quilting does teach you so very much. I won't do anything larger than a double now. We do need to take care of our bodies since we are only given just the one. I think your quilting looks so great. Few people ever find our errors. I don't make my quilting look too uniform so that the little mistakes looked like individuality. A little weird to build this in, but I know I will make some errors. There, I told the truth again and I am free.
Love this comment! Yes the mistakes no one else notices but us and it gives it personality and teaches us a lot!
Is that a Juki TL98Q you at using? I just inherited one and I am kind of scared of the speed. All my be ever used is a Singe Featherweight. Is there a ay to slow it down a little so I can practice?
Mine is the 2010Q I think…but virtually the same as yours! You'll get used to the speed quickly! I did a post about my machine a while back, search JUKI in my toolbar at the top and you should find it!
These are really helpful suggestions, Allison. I followed your advice for my second quilting project and got gloves. I won't quilt without them now! Such a difference in your muscle tension when the rubber grippers work to hold the quilt in place and move it along, instead of your gripping and tensing your muscles! I just finished a top from your pattern, Easy Bake, and I love it! I plan to use fleece for the backing and have checked out your suggestions for this as well! I learn something new with each quilt. I had never thought of ending on a seam. Of course! Your advice is always helpful, whether it's a new idea or a reminder of a better way to do this. Thanks so much!
A fleece backing sounds heavenly today…what a great idea! Aren't gloves the best? It drives me nuts to quilt without them!
I agree with all your points. I tend to sew large quilts and FMQ them myself. My only suggestion to add is that instead of quilting an all over design, work using filler patterns in individual blocks or sections of blocks. That way you are only moving a small amount of quilt while you are sewing. Note that even doing that I still split the quilt into quarters and use a similar plan to yours, and work from the middle section towards the outer edges.
Thank you Allison! I'm just ready to quilt a pink log cabin quilt for my one-year-old and this is SO helpful!
I know this is well after your post, but I want to thank you. Because of your diagram and instructions, I was able to complete the quilting on my small lap project much easier. Having a direction in mind, helped me to be more organized instead of so random and it really worked out much better. Thanks again.P.S. I love your blog and I think Hazel is still my all time favorite fabric line.
Thank you Debbie! I'm so glad it helped!
Is the machine flat in the table or above the table. I'm wondering if you need the machine to be flush to quilt such a big quilt?
Beautiful quilts! I love your colors. Thanks for sharing your designs.
Hi Allison, I love CluckCluckSew! All of the comments here are very informative and incouraging. I have been quilting off/on for a few years and understand the importance of having a small pile of practice sandwiches so you can practice each new design you are learning. To improve my skills, and also do good in the world, I started volunteering with an organization "Quilts For Kids", and always FMQ their quilts. The quilts go to children in hospitals, homeless shelters, etc. Once I started FMQ their quilts, approximately 40″ x 50″, my skills improved tremendously over time. I continue to work with the organization, but am also increasing the size of my personal quilts to get more experience quilting larger quilts on my new Janome 6500P, which was a recent birthday gift. Something I read from another FMQ blogger "You can practice until you are blue in the face, but at some point you just have to dive in and do it!" It has worked well for me, before reading that comment I was stuck in the "Practice Phase".
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Article published in:
Studies in Political Humour
In between political critique and public entertainment
Edited by Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 46] 2011
► pp. 167–189
Chapter 7. Being Berlusconi
Sabina Guzzanti's impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between stage and screen
Clare Watters
The present study explores the function of satirical impersonation in contemporary Italian society through an examination of the work of satirist Sabina Guzzanti and her impersonation of the current Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement of Guzzanti's work away from television after the removal of the satirical show RaiOt from the airwaves allows for an assessment of political impersonation as a humour strategy on both stage and screen. The analysis reveals the role which impersonation has to play in redefining the image of Berlusconi, the restrictions which are placed on television satire in the Berlusconi era, and the development and politicisation of humour which stage appearances have encouraged in Guzzanti's work.
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.46.11wat
Cited by 5 other publications
Ferrari, Elisabetta
2018. Fake accounts, real activism: Political faking and user-generated satire as activist intervention. New Media & Society 20:6 ► pp. 2208 ff.
Gundle, Stephen
2015. How Berlusconi will be remembered: notoriety, collective memory and the mediatisation of posterity. Modern Italy 20:1 ► pp. 91 ff.
Kuipers, Giselinde
2015. In The Power of Satire [Topics in Humor Research, 2], ► pp. 19 ff.
Molé, Noelle J.
2013. Trusted puppets, tarnished politicians: Humor and cynicism in Berlusconi's Italy. American Ethnologist 40:2 ► pp. 288 ff.
Tesnohlidkova, Olivera
2021. Humor and satire in politics: Introducing cultural sociology to the field. Sociology Compass 15:1
This list is based on CrossRef data as of 13 january 2022. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers. Any errors therein should be reported to them. |
The Book Fair will closed Wednesday, November 4th.
November 1st, is Math Mystery Night. Please plan to attend.
School will be closed Tuesday, November 8th, and 11th, for students.
Parents please check backpacks for important information being sent home.
Kindergarten students will be involved in PALS testing this week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast either at home or school.
There will be a family engagement event for kindergarten students Tuesday, October 25th, at 6:30, entitled "Helping Our Kindergarteners Learn to Read".
The Book Fair will begin Wednesday, October 26th. Volunteers are needed.
Tuesday, November1 1st, is Math Mystery Night. It will begin at 6:30. Hope to see you there!
This week the skills are: recognizing/reviewing letters and sounds, identifying words that rhyme, recognizing high frequency words, tracking and reading nursery rhymes and level readers. Students will also identify community helpers and the jobs they perform as well as construct sets with fewer, more or the same.
Please continue to review personal information and high frequency words.
Thank you for participating in the Fall Fundraiser. This will be beneficial to the students as the funds will be used to supply students with materials used in the classroom.
October is Natural Bullying Month. Wednesday, October 19th, is Unity Day. Students are asked to show their support by wearing something orange.
This week the skills are; recognizing letters taught as well as S and E, making predictions, recognizing high frequency words and concept of word (COW). Students will continue to discuss the five senses and sets with fewer, more and the same.
Please review high frequency words and numbers 0-15. Also, continue to practice personal information.
Grandparent's Week will be October 10-14. Please return forms. Students and guest will eat on the stage.
The Fall Fundraiser will end Monday, October 11.
Spirit wear shirts will run through Wednesday, October 12.
Picture Day is Thursday, October 13.
Students have been bringing home level readers. Please have your child read the books to you , place it back in the baggy and return it the next day. It is very important to return the books because other students will read them as well.
Please continue to work on high frequency words, tracking and reading the poems on the homework menu. Also, please have your child identify words in isolation from the poems. |
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I Have Cerebral Palsy and I'm Looking for Love
Dating is hard for everybody, but dating with Cerebral Palsy is harder.
av Aaron Broverman
2013 09 17, 3:00pm
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Ladies? Who wants a ride? via Wikicommons.
Not that I have much to complain about. I'm not, what the media likes to call, "confined to a wheelchair." I walk with a cane like Dr. House and though I'm no Hugh Laurie, I think I'm pretty decent looking. Sure, I use a mobility scooter to get around on the street, but people have cars, right?
Yeah, if you were a woman who decided to try dating men with disabilities tomorrow, but wanted to ease into it – I'm practically training wheels.
But the fact that I'm physically higher functioning than a lot of other guys with disabilities doesn't seem to move my dating life past anything more than sporadic. I'm intimately familiar with what comedy band Garfunkel and Oates call, "The Fade Away," where you think things are going well and then suddenly, radio silence. Some girls sell themselves as open-minded, assuring me that the disability doesn't matter. They hang around longer, trying to reconcile their words with the reality in front of them, before eventually being overwhelmed by their temptation for able-bodied human beings.
Perhaps I have some massive character flaw I am unaware of that has nothing to do with my disability, but if Paul Bernardo can find Karla Homolka, (and I'm a few thousand rungs below that) I wonder what else about me could be considered so unworkable?
If it is the disability, I don't blame them. I have yet to meet a woman with a disability who I'm truly, sexually attracted to myself. I know that you can't help who you like. Still, given the reality of my situation, I knew it was time to change my strategy if I wanted to get laid on the regular. That's when I heard about "devotees" – people with a sexual fetish for disability.
At an estimated 50,000 strong, this underground internet community sounded like pay dirt to me. Suddenly, what could be my biggest obstacle to a healthy sex life turned into my biggest asset towards one. Finally, I was at the top of the natural selection pecking order. Forget women dating me in spite of my disability, now they would date me because of it. Now, cerebral palsy wouldn't just be an attractive quality – it would be necessary for orgasm.
Open the floodgates! I had to find these women. It didn't matter how long it took, I was exactly what they were looking for... or at least, I thought I was, until I talked to a devotee named Sharon:
"I still have an attraction to men who are successful and accomplished despite any disability, and also an attraction to men in wheelchairs... but the sexual connection and arousal only seems to kick in when an amputation is included in the picture."
Unfortunately, Sharon isn't the only one. Most devotees are only into amputees and, to pour salt in my already gaping wounds, female devotees are rare. Most of them are men, ashamed of their kink and hiding behind computer screens.
Take "Mark". He's a man living a double life. On one hand, he's a professional artist, with an able-bodied wife and a couple of kids, living in a Toronto suburb, and on the other, he's playing out a fantasy by the light of his monitor, sneaking around and looking at photos of female amputees. His only other interaction comes anonymously with the other devotees online. Mark says if he had more courage he would've married an amputee in the first place, but the able-bodied route is easier and avoids the social stigma.
"Able-bodied women are perfect creatures. I don't hate them, but amputee women are even more beautiful. The most sexually pleasurable parts about being a devotee that I just can't get with able-bodied women is watching them walk or move around and touch their cute soft stumps. For me, their stumps are the same as their breasts, but missing a limb doesn't take away anything from that individual. It's a giant sexual symbol to me. Less is more."
In case you were wondering, Mark's wife knows his secret and she's disgusted by it – far removed from the understanding and compassion he thought he'd get by admitting it – not that she needs to be concerned. He says the repression instilled in him by his upbringing in communist China and his love for their children virtually guarantees that his devoteeism will stay in the closet. It's highly unlikely that Mark will leave his wife for an amputee.
A screenshot from one of the internet's many devotee forums.
So, I wish them luck, but where does that leave me? For a while it looked like I wouldn't be able to convince these women to sleep with me unless I lost a limb. They were all so specific about their requirements (single-leg above the knee being the most desirable) that I put my hopes of ever finding a female cerebral palsy devotee on the shelf for a few years. I was even told by a Toronto devotee calling herself Brystal that I wasn't disabled enough.
It seemed I was doomed to slog it out in "normal" dating society for my entire life, until I read this:
"I have a strong desire to be with men with all types of disabilities, but I mostly gravitate towards severe C.P. and quadriplegics. But, my passions involve travel, sports, my bike, overseas disaster aid and a whole lot of other things made difficult, if not impossible, when you can't walk. I've always dated able-bodied men as a result. I would feel guilty fucking a disabled guy. I would see an 'expiration date' on our relationship. Would it be wrong for me to seek out disabled guys just for sex?"
That's a self-described 23-year-old female devotee writing in to Dan Savage for advice. Of course, if you're me, the answer to her question is simple: yes, where can I sign up? Unfortunately, Savage Love contributors are always anonymous, but reading that gave me hope and renewed my search for the Holy Grail – a cerebral palsy devotee.
At this point you're probably asking, "Wouldn't you be concerned about being exploited?" Don't worry, a woman named France warned me about this.
France is a double above the knee amputee from Montreal who also didn't date much and saw the same opportunity in the devotee scene I did. Initially weary that she'd be treated like a piece of meat, valued only for her amputation, she thought she could weed out the guys who asked too many direct questions about her stumps: "Where are they? How smooth are they? How did you get them?" She thought, as do I, that devotees could care about her whole self even if the initial spark was physical.
At first it worked and she started a long-term relationship with a devotee boyfriend, but after a while she began to feel like his dirty little secret. He was too concerned about the potential consequences of being out as a devotee, which forced France into the closet with him.
"I'm not someone who wants to hide, I want to be like everyone else, I want to be sexually active, I want to have relationships, give back to society and get out there," she said. It was this treatment that made France swear off devotees for good. "How could a devotee accept all of you [as a person] when he doesn't fully accept his own choices?" she asked. "For many devotees they see us as being only half of what they want us to be. Meaning, they often see the disability first, and then the person. The disability is attractive, but quickly becomes mundane with time."
Still, I remained undeterred. Now, no amount of warning would keep me from my search. Instead, I joined a number of devotee message boards asking if they knew of a twentysomething female c.p. devotee who lived in Toronto. Responses came fast, there was such a person. Her name was Sarah, she was 28, and worked as an accountant for a construction company. Though they didn't know where she lived, the moderator told me she had already told her about me, so I might as well make her acquaintance via Facebook.
We exchanged photos. She was certainly entrancing and a little more probing than most girls. Then she told me the origin of her fetish for dudes like me: "A kid in my class had c.p. and just watching him walk made me excited, it's hard to explain." So, what is it about cerebral palsy that turns her all the way on?
"I like struggling," she said. "I like to watch a guy with c.p. struggle to physically accomplish something."
"Like those days when I'm trying to put on my shoe and I try and I try, but I just can't quite get it?" I asked, making sure to take my time before adding, "But I'll never ask you for help because I need nothing from nobody and then finally with… one...last...push and grimace, it slips in? That kind of struggle?"
"Mmmm... yes, tell me more," her immediate response.
From then on, it seemed we were off to the races. Apparently, I had achieved my goal and finally found what I was searching for from the very beginning... sort of.
"I'm from Florida," she said. "But, I have always wanted to move."
And I've always wanted to get away from the Canadian winter! Hopefully I'll be able to struggle for Sarah in the very near future.
Aaron would like to thank Kent Cadogan Loftsgard for his help with this article. You should follow Aaron on Twitter: @broverman
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A smaller Empire State: New York continues to lead nation in population decline
Joseph Spector
ALBANY - New York continues to lead the nation in population decline.
New York's population dropped 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2021, a decrease of 319,000, according to preliminary data released Tuesday.
That is at least the second year in a row in which New York led the country in population decline as people leaving for other states hit 352,185 over the past year. The decrease was offset slightly by new births and immigration.
The U.S. Census Bureau said the national population growth of a mere 392,665, or 0.1%, was the lowest rate since the nation's founding.
It attributed the slow down to decreased net international migration, decreased fertility, and increased mortality due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York is the fourth largest state in the nation, behind California, Texas and Florida. It also had the fourth most COVID deaths at about 58,650 since the the state was the virus' first epicenter in March 2020.
The population troubles for New York have had a wide impact. For one, it is losing one congressional seat in upstate next year. It has also fueled a drop in college enrollment at SUNY and has contributed to a worker shortage being felt in the state and the nation.
Most of New York's population decline has been upstate.
"Population growth has been slowing for years because of lower birth rates and decreasing net international migration, all while mortality rates are rising due to the aging of the nation's population," Kristie Wilder, a demographer at the Census Bureau, said in a statement.
"Now, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this combination has resulted in an historically slow pace of growth."
Florida surpassed New York in 2014 as the third-largest state in the nation, and the gap continues to widen.
New York's population fell under 20 million to 19.8 million this year, while Florida grew by about 1%, or by more than 211,000 new residents as it led the nation in domestic migration, the records showed.
Overall, the South was the most populous of the four regions in the nation, encompassing 38% of the total national population. It was also the only region that had a positive net domestic migration between 2020 and 2021.
The Northeast, meanwhile, is the least populous of the four regions and had a drop of 365,795 residents over the past year.
Business groups said New York's dwindling population needs to be addressed by government leaders, such as lowering the state's taxes and improving its economic climate.
"Our outmigration crisis adds to the burden of remaining residents and threatens our ongoing recovery efforts," "said Justin Wilcox, executive director of Upstate United, said in a statement.
"We need Governor Hochul to tackle this issue and get New York growing in the right direction."
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Joseph Spector is the Government and Politics Editor for the USA TODAY Network's Atlantic Group, overseeing coverage in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. He can be reached at [email protected] or followed on Twitter: @GannettAlbany
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Drake Releases New Single, 'Started From the Bottom'
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Drake has been at the top for a while but last night, the Young Money emcee reminded fans that he really did seem to come out of nowhere in 2009, but it was hard work that put him in the spotlight.
Apparently, the rapper was so excited to share new music that he released his lead single, 'Started From the Bottom,' on Friday evening to everyone's surprise. Earlier this week, there were reports he would drop the track on Grammy night, more than a week from today.
On his October's Very Own site, he explained why he chose to debut the effort.
"I didn't feel I needed any interviews or radio or press to launch this song," he wrote. "It felt right to come back to the site that I started on and release it to the people that started here with me. Judging by this post, the tour that we've been planning, the conversations about new songs and album artwork…I think it's safe to say we're back together again."
On the track, Drizzy adopts a more monotonous flow than he's known for, although he does break into a quick melody -- as he's known to do -- towards the song's end. His cadences are longer between bars but in a sense it's fitting to the production behind 'Started.'
Beatsmith Mike Zombie is responsible for creating one of the darkest beats we've heard the Toronto emcee spit over. The track is far from that poppy, energetic sound we've heard from Drake in the past.
And Drizzy spits pretty aggressively. "Started from the bottom now we here, started from the bottom now my whole team f---ing here," he raps on the hook.
The first verse revisits his grind to build a career while living at home with his mom and having to borrow his uncle's car to get around. In the second verse, Drizzy goes hard at the doubters who allude that his success has been "bought" or handed to him. "We just want the credit where it's due / I'ma worry 'bout me / Give a f--- about you / Just as a reminder to myself / I wear every single chain / Even when I'm in my house," he spits.
If this is the track Drake started with, we're curious to know the direction of his upcoming LP.
Listen to Drake's 'Started From the Bottom'
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Leadership Conference is an internal corporate event held annually of which the top executives form nearly 20 regional offices of AIA Group will communicate their strategy.
Meanwhile, a competition called AIA's Got Talent was created in order to enhance tam spirits and loyalty through cross-regional competition. AIA's Got Talent, as we can see, is an internal competition of AIA that imitates America's Got Talent.
As a company, AIA group understands your needs in life. As an employer, AIA knows how to cultivate corporation philosophy and company culture. AIA's Got Talent is a popular event where employees perform talents such as singing, dancing and playing an instrument. It is a good and effective way to bring all the employees together and celebrate the annual leadership conference.
Creativeworks was responsible for the creative idea and theme design, online platform, technical support and maintenance of Leadership Conference. As for the AIA's Got Talent event, the representatives of each regional offices/group departments of AIA uploaded the video of their performances to the online platform for colleagues to watch and vote for them.
After logging in, colleagues could enjoy various kinds of performance through the website and vote for their favorite performer.
The top five teams would make live performance on the last day of Leadership Conference as the final round of the competition.
AIA's Got Talent 2013 has gain huge success. Over 250,000 people visit to microsite and there are over 12,000 employee votes during the campaign. The Finale live broadcast on AIA's network has created great engagement initiative across entities.
Over 12,000 AIA employee have voted and engaged in the event. |
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Living in a world where social media dominates our every move and stress levels are at an all time high has meant we are losing the ability to 'be present'. In light of this WY? asked the fabulous Founder of Smiling Mind, Jane Martino to share her top five reasons why we should all take time to sit still and just be.
Meditation provides time and space to contemplate, breathe and reflect and will lead you on a path of self discovery. Personally, meditation has allowed me to let go of hesitations, to be vulnerable, admit weaknesses and accept that sometimes I need help with things.
We all work hard so rewarding ourselves (and our tired minds) with time out is an important part of nurturing ourselves and showing our body that we care about its welfare. All those 'bits' do an incredible job each day so they deserve us thinking about what they need to be at their very best!
Meditation leads to positive change and often causes a shift in one's outlook and perception on life. Others will often ask what your 'secret' is and that's your way of being able to help others make change in their lives. By educating others about the benefits of yoga and meditation the circle of change, acceptance, gratitude and giving begins.
When was the last time we as grown ups put down our phones and just enjoyed the moment? Parents often talk about how they cannot get their kids off electronic devices, but how can we expect the next generation to understand the importance of looking around and enjoying the world if we ourselves don't encourage time out. Enjoying real moments, in real time, with real people is part of just 'being' so avoid uploading every 'moment' to instagram and choose to be present instead.
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India Business Law Journal Names Shearman & Sterling Among Top 12 Foreign Law Firms For India-Related Work
Shearman & Sterling was once again recognized as one of the "Top 12 Foreign Law Firms" for India-related work by India Business Law Journal (IBLJ). This is the 11th consecutive year that IBLJ has included the firm in its top ranking.
IBLJ noted that "Shearman & Sterling has an enviable track record advising India-focused clients as a result of its deep industry experience in sectors including energy, healthcare, power, metals and mining and telecommunications. The India practice, led by Sidharth Bhasin (Singapore-Mergers & Acquisitions), consists of a network of lawyers in M&A, private equity, capital markets, project finance, arbitration, real estate and fund formation, based in Asia, Europe and North and South America."
Notably, IBLJ sited the firm's work for Capital Square Partners in its $700 million acquisition of a controlling stake in StarTek and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its acquisition of a 40% interest in CLP India for $371 million. The firm also recently received the "Mergers & Acquisitions Deal of the Year 2018" award from IBLJ in its February 2019 edition for Dish TV-Videocon D2H merger.
Now in its 13th year, the IBLJ report drew on an analysis of more than 600 law firms that have documented deals and matters with an Indian element in the past 12 months. The results were based on intensive research, deep editorial experience and wide consultation with corporate counsel and Indian law firms.
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All the exciting must-know events happening in March 2019
No public holidays in March? No worries, we've got these events to help us unwind
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After Chinese New Year, we truly are in a dry spell when it comes to public holidays. We have to wait until April for the next one, since, March hasn't blessed us with a a "free" day of reprieve.
But no worries, the March calendar is filled with events to make us forget that fact.
From theatre productions, to concerts (Maroon 5!), festivals and comedy shows, mark your calendar for these events you'll want to be part of.
1. Meenah and Cheenah (Rerun), Capitol Theatre — Now to March 10
Directed by local actress Selena Tan and starring Siti Khalijah and Judee Tan, this theatre production was so highly acclaimed that Dream Academy brought the show back for another run.
Khalijah as Meenah and Tan as Cheenah are rip-roaringly good. They tackle topics like proper Ramadan etiquette and the differences between Malay and Chinese spirits with humour, in a dialogue filled with local lingo.
Tickets cost $60 and up, available at Sistic.
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2. Late Company, Victoria Theatre — Now to March 10
A study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found that Singapore has the second highest rate of cyberbullying in the world.
It is this endemic issue that the play Late Company wants to address. The play from Pangdemonium and directed by Jordan Tannahill centres around two families, where the son of one seemingly has caused the son of the other to lose their life. The trigger: A bout of cyberbullying.
Stars Adrian Pang, his son Xander Pang, and Janice Koh. Tickets are available from Sistic at $25 and up.
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3. Still Life, 72-13 Home of TheatreWorks — Now to March 10
Art, the playwright posits in the show's trailer, begins with an error followed by a sequence of corrections, which seemingly parallel life.
Written by Dana Lam, Still Life by Checkpoint Theatre follows the lives of two women and their journeys with art.
Starring Dana and Jean Ng, the play is a discussion about how people see themselves and their lives, and how they make meaning out of life.
Tickets cost $45 from Sistic.
4. Pop Up Cafe, Design Orchard — March 1 to 17
Design Orchard, a new mall dedicated to showcasing local designs and labels, is hosting a weekend-only pop up cafe.
Helmed by sugar manufacturer Jewels Rock Sugar and fashion brand Ying the Label, the event is also supported by food and beverage brands Kombynation Co., Six Foot Coffee, Rainbow Lapis and The Quarter, so you can take a break from shopping with some kombucha, coffee or local treats. Best of all, you get to #supportlocal.
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5. Ode to Mardi Gras, 1880 — March 2
Luxurious private members' club 1880 is hosting a "debaucherous revelry" for Mardi Gras that promises to be a blowout celebration with outlandish disguises and good music that will have you grooving to the beat. Members go in for free, while non-members have to pay $48+ per pax. There are limited number of tables up or grabs and a table of 10 would require a minimum spend of $1,000. While you're there, don't forget to admire the spectacular facilities, such as the 2.5m-tall aluminium-clad cylinders which are soundproof phone booths. RSVP your attendance at [email protected].
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6. Singapore Design Week, Multiple Locations — March 4 to 17
Now in its sixth run, the Singapore Design Week touts itself as one of Asia's premier design festivals that challenges design thought by bringing together local and international designers to showcase, discuss and engage in meaningful conversations.
Activities include getting your portfolio critiqued by creative directors (Creatives Against Humanity), visiting artwork exhibitions to attending master lectures and networking sessions (such as SingaPlural).
Most events are free with registration required, and you can get more information here.
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7. Kodaline — Live in Singapore 2019, Zepp @ Big Box Singapore — March 5
After performing to a sold-out audience in 2015, Irish indie rock band Kodaline is back for more.
They will be performing songs from their latest album, Politics of Living, released in 2018. Here's hoping that they won't leave out classics like The One and Honest.
Tickets via Sistic for $128.
8. Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour, National Stadium — March 7
You need no introduction to the group behind songs like This Love, She Will Be Loved and Girls Like You.
The American pop rock band, fronted by Adam Levine, is here in support of their album, Red Pill Blues. The venue: the National Stadium.
Tickets can be purchased from Apactix and cost $98 and up.
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9. Textures 2019, The Arts House — March 7 to 10
Proponents of Singapore literature will be familiar with the yearly Textures event co-commissioned by The Arts House and #BuySingLit.
This year's theme is "Love and Loss (and some things in between)," which explores how words are used to express and understand our emotions as we engage with the world.
From performances, exhibitions, panel discussions and workshops, the festival has both paid and free admission events. For more information, click here.
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10. Don Quixote Presented by Singapore Dance Theatre, Esplanade Theatre — March 7 to 10
Don Quixote is a Spanish classic novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in 1605, it is a story of whimsical twists, love, betrayal and eternal devotion.
The Singapore Dance Theatre will restage its highly lauded production which will see a story filled with toreadors, flamenco dancers and dryads.
Tickets cost $40, $60 or $80 and can be purchased via Sistic.
11. Arts In Your Neighbourhood, Islandwide/Tampines — March 7 to 24
National Arts Council's Art In Your Neighbourhood is back for their 12th run and the focus is Tampines — Singapore's third largest new town and a former rubber plantation and site to sand quarries.
While most of the festivities are occurring in Tampines, such as pop-up music stage Tiger in Tampines and a roving music truck by Ding Yi company, there are activities lined up islandwide as well.
For full programme information, click here.
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12. Secret The Play, Kallang Theatre — March 8 and 9
Fans of Hong Kong hit TV series Heart of Greed should not miss this production, starring Ha Yu, Louise Lee, Michelle Yim and Louise Yuen, together with Elena Kong and Lau Shek Yin.
Secret follows the familial infighting over money and assets following the death of tycoon Ren Renzhong (Ha Yu).
Expect lots of laughter as the plot twists unfold.
Tickets costs $88 and up, available at Sistic.
13. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Esplanade Concert Hall — March 8 and 9
Nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis returns with the Lincoln Center Orchestra for two nights.
In this showing, they'll be paying tribute to jazz greats, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Expect jazz classics that will have you up on your feet.
Tickets are $58 and up from Sistic.
14. Uniqlo Keeping The Balance, In Style Styling Workshop. Suntec City — March 8
Done in conjunction with the International Women's Day (March 8), Japanese fast fashion label Uniqlo is conducting a styling workshop to commemorate women who strive to find a balance between work and life.
Conducted by stylist Lena Kamarudin, the workshop is happening at the brand's Suntec City store and there will be three sessions for 30 pax each.
Admission is free but registration is required due to limited spaces. Get your slot here.
15. Bianca Del Rio 2019 Tour – It's Jester Joke, Shine Auditorium — March 8
Bianca Del Rio is the inimitable winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, and returns to Singapore for a second outing. Expect the drag queen's brand of derisive humour as she pokes fun at issues encompassing life, travel, family and social media. Tickets are $108 and up from Sistic.
17. Garden Beats Festival, Fort Gate, Fort Canning Park — March 9
Presented by Sunshine Nation, Garden Beats Festival is the first carbon neutral music festival in Singapore.
Revel in music from a slew of performers including American pop music producer Yung Bae, British indie rock band The Kooks, and South African DJ Black Coffee.
There will also be talks on topics like conscious eating, sustainable fashion, and zero waste living. More information can be found at the official website.
Tickets are $128 and up, and can be purchased here.
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18. 2019 Park Bo Gum Asia Tour: Good Day: May Your Everyday Be A Goodday, The Star Theatre — March 9
After starring in hit South Korean TV dramas like Reply 1988, Love in the Moonlight and Encounter (alongside Song Hye Kyo), Park Bo-gum quickly became a household name.
He is also the youngest artist to be named Actor of the Year by Gallup Korea. He also topped Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity list in 2017.
This is your chance to meet the 25-year-old.
Tickets at $158 and up from Apactix.
19. Sakura Matsuri, Garden Dome, Gardens by the Bay — March 9 to 31
Lovers of all things Nihon, listen up.
Soak in three weeks worth of Japanese culture and entertainment at the Sakura Matsuri, a cherry blossom festival, at Gardens by the Bay.
View blooming sakura blossoms at the Flower Dome while enjoying Japanese food, products and games from the country at the Nippon Street, where you can even rent the traditional yukata (a summer kimono).
Moreover, you can immerse yourself with cultural programmes such as the wadaiko (Japanese drums) and chado (tea ceremony).
Finally, end the celebrations with performances by celebrity cosplayers, anime singers and pop culture performances.
20. Singapore Festival of Fun, Clarke Quay — March 14 to 24
Last held in 2017, the family-friendly event is held in three parts.
The festival kicks off with The Street Fest, on from March 14 to 19 at the Clarke Quay Fountain Square. Expect street circus and acrobatic performances from local and foreign artists.
Don't miss the International Comedy Festival on March 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23, and where comedians like Imran Yusuf and Tom Green are set to take the stage.
The Nickelodeon Fiesta will take place on March 23 and 24, and kids will be thrilled with the game booths featuring themes from familiar shows like Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants. Events are free, except for the comedy shows.
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21. World Down Syndrome Day celebration, Our Tampines Hub — March 16
Show support for persons with Down syndrome by attending this event at Our Tampines Hub. With the theme "Leave No One Behind", the event is organised by the Down Syndrome Association Singapore (DSA), and it marks the 16th year the World Down Syndrome Day has been commemorated in Singapore.
Aimed at raising awareness and building a more inclusive society, the event will begin with a community walk launched by Minister of Education Ong Ye Kung.
A family carnival will also be held, with activities and entertainment that include aikido and zumba performances by members of the DSA. The funds raised will contribute to the DSA's support services, educational and enrichment programmes.
More information can be found at their Facebook page.
22. Armenian Street Party 2019: Living Peranakan, Peranakan Museum — March 15 and 16
Marking the start of the Heritage Festival (March 15 to Apr 7), Peranakan Museum is hosting a farewell street party before the museum closes for refurbishment.
Activities include a fashion show, a wedding procession, a bazaar selling collectibles, dining under the stars on tok panjang (feasting at a long table — a longstanding Peranakan tradition) and nyonya-inspired craft workshops. Enjoy these and more while you enjoy classic hits played by a live band.
The festivities are happening between 6pm and 11pm and admission is free. For more information, click here.
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23. Fei Yu Qing 2019 Farewell Concert, Resorts World Ballroom, Resorts World Convention Centre — March 16 and 17
Famous Taiwanese ballad singer Fei Yu Qing, also known for hits like Qian Li Zhi Wai (Faraway) with Mandopop singer Jay Chou, announced his retirement last September.
This is the last time the singer will perform in Singapore, so break out the tissues. His farewell concert in Taiwan sold out within 21 minutes, so don't think, just book. Tickets are $28 and up.
24. Faust / Us, Drama Centre Black Box — March 21 to 24
Local Mandarin theatre company, Nine Years Theatre, reimagines the German classic, Faust.
This tale features a contemporary setting, and a female protagonist. In the story, Faust trades her soul with Mephistopheles in exchange for freedom from the shackles that bind her.
Faust / Us marks the directorial debut of writer Cherilyn Woo. The show will be performed in Mandarin, with English and Mandarin subtitles.
Get your tickets for $38 each at Sistic.
25. Ula by Bharathaa Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio — March 22 and 23
Local Indian dance institute Bharathaa Arts is staging a production based on ula, a body of Hindu literature that dates back to the Pallava period (273CE to 897CE).
Images of the gods will come alive in this traditional dance performance.
Music featured will be from the late Bhagavatulu Seetarama Sarma, who's known for his contributions to dance and music, especially the dance-drama genre.
Tickets at $25. More information from the Esplanade website.
26. Pet Shop Boys The Super Tour, The Star Theatre — March 26
British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, comprising Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, has sold more than 50 million records since its debut in 1981.
This is a super throwback from the singers of West End Girls and It's a Sin.
Tickets are $128 and up from Sistic.
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I love knowing what books people hold dear, almost as much as I enjoy recommending books. Luckily for me, people like hearing me talk books. Which, yes, is its own special language. When it comes to writing a best of year-end list, I considered what books came up in conversation most often, as well as what resonated with me.
Non-fiction is a wide ranging category. My list includes Christian Living, memoir, food memoir, sociology, or various hybrids. Most of these books were not published this year- I aspire to read books in a more timely manner but you know how my To Read stack is. Still, this is the best of the best, according to me.
To see the other books meriting a 4 or 5 star review from me, head over to my Pinterest board. Here's my favorite non-fiction of 2013.
There's a reason Brene Brown's name is mentioned with such reverence. Everyone should read this one, no matter what they believe about shame and vulnerability. Hint: we all struggle with shame and true vulnerability leads to freedom from it.
Beautifully written, lovely, engaging, insightful spiritual memoir. I guessed I'd love it because I've been looking forward to it for so long (I've read Micha's blog the past few years) but I had no idea it would resonate so deeply with me. Truly a breath of fresh air.
Johnson introduces us to his time in Iraq working for USAID, the PTSD which led to a horrific injury, and the birth of the nonprofit The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies. The way the US treated the Iraqis who helped us during the war is shameful. Future generations will judge our government, the way we judge those who did not act during WWII and the Holocaust and those who left Vietnamese allies behind after the US pulled out of that war. I commend Kirk for his tireless efforts. An eye-opening, well-written, and insightful read.
This social history of single women is laudable. The way Israel depicts the stigma single women faced in each particular era and the ways this stigma plays out still to this day is equally fascinating and horrifying. It made me grateful to be single now instead of then, even though singleness today is not without its own challenges.
It's shameful I hadn't read anything by Mary Karr sooner. Her writing bowled me over time and again. I almost wanted to turn back to page 1 and read it all over again. Now I need to read her first two memoirs!
When I started reading, I kept stopping to figure out if this was actually a novel. It reads differently than the average non-fiction book. Not quite memoir, certainly not fiction, wholly investigative journalism. Katherine Boo found a way to bring us right to the Annawadi slum and in to the world of the people we meet. Annawadi exists behind the airport, hidden by a wall covered in Beautiful Forever ads. The contrast is striking.
We see Asha plot, Manju study, Abdul barter, and Zehrunisa fight for her family. They live in the same settlement but hierarchies still exist. Those more well off than others. The Hindus compared to the Muslims. Men holding more power than women. They do have this in common: they dream of success and they work hard for it. Some through bribery, others picking up and reselling trash, a few through the power of education.
While Behind the Beautiful Forevers engages its reader, it is not always an easy read. It is not a spoiler to say it includes self-immolation, murder, illness, and rampant corruption. On the other hand, there are also stories of friendship, justice, and hope. The citizens of Annawadi strive for a better tomorrow, in spite of what many of us would call abject circumstances. You will root for some of the people you meet in these pages and curse others. Boo humanizes them all.
Miles writes about communion, faith, and poverty unlike anyone else. This is not a Christian book per se but I experienced God time and again while reading it. Hers is an unconventional life and faith and we would do well to pay attention. Miles lives out her beliefs, she puts faith in action and in doing so, she changed the food pantry landscape in San Francisco.
I wish this book had been around during my own dark night of the soul! Barbara Brown Taylor remains one of my favorite writers. I loved her insights about darkness and light. It deeply resonated from start to finish, especially considering lunar spirituality compared to solar spirituality. This makes for a deeper faith, if we will allow ourselves to go there.
Stellar follow up to A Homemade Life. I loved the behind-the-scenes look at how Wizenberg and her husband opened up their restaurant, especially since I was able to eat at Delancey this past fall. Well worth reading and visiting.
The level of vulnerability and high quality storytelling made this a book I couldn't put down. Nish has given us all a gift.
Jeff Chu may have been the perfect person to write this book. His story blends well with his journalistic approach as he traveled across the country hearing stories and perspectives about the intersection of faith and the LGBT community. Well written and filled with grace.
I want Nadia Bolz-Weber to be my spirit animal. Such a breath of fresh air!
I applaud Doughty's exploration of death and the funeral industry. Too few people recognize the value in these topics. When we ignore the reality of death, it hampers our ability to truly live and this plays out in myriad ways, from our healthcare system to Botox. Doughty has some unconventional thoughts about the post-mortem but I appreciated how she came to her conclusions and especially how she makes room for a difference of opinion over what should happen after we die. More than that, she makes room for honest conversation. Though I worked in hospice for several years and have attended funerals my whole life, I still learned a lot in these pages. If you're not familiar with the "death industry," you might not be prepared for the wacky sense of humor or what death looks like. And really, that makes the case for this book that much more. I wish everyone would read it.
This is a must-read, possibly my most favorite out of this entire list. Profoundly insightful, well written, and engaging. These are good things to think through NOW. Things we as a society need to wrestle with and address but really, it starts with us as individuals with ourselves, our families, and our doctors. If you haven't talked to your loved one about their end of life wishes or yours, this is the time to think through it and start the conversation. Gawande didn't start out in the place of understanding he came to and he had the same questions and resistance many of us do when it comes to the hard talks and that's part of why this book works so well. Trust me.
Wisdom and grace permeate the pages of this beautifully written book. We can find God and lose Him in many ways throughout our lives. We are worn down by life at times and this can make it that much harder to sense Godhead in the mundane. We may trust He is there, even if we no longer sense Him, but when the days turn into weeks turn into months, the longing turns into an ache. And then what?
Each time I've set out into the unknown, I have eventually landed where I was meant to be all along. It never looks like what I imagined and very rarely do I have anything to do with the result. I am changed by the process and more aware of my smallness and God's vast mystery. I suppose this then is why I recommend Preston's memoir. It serves as a guide through the unknown. Through Preston's story, we see ourselves. We remember our smallness and God's vast mystery. We remember what it is to be lost and then found. We remember what it is to be welcomed at the Table.
I couldn't stop laughing, relating, and nodding in solidarity. I want to widely distribute her thoughts on why not to online date. Although I think most people could relate to Heaney's romantic escapades, I especially recommend it to my fellow single ladies, no matter how much (or little) dating experience you have.
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Joanna's love of the ocean drives sustainable jet ski business
Sustainability champion Joanna Kristoffersen spent much of her childhood living on a yacht off Mooloolaba so it's no surprise that she has a strong affinity with the ocean.
The iJetSki business owner has spent countless days exploring local waterways, instilling a deep passion for taking care of our oceans and rivers.
Joanna wears a few hats - a scientist with majors in biotechnology and medical microbiology, Joanna works full-time at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. A prolific researcher, Joanna is also involved in research with the University of the Sunshine Coast where she has developed a rapid diagnostic test for detecting Hendra virus in horses. Somehow, Joanna also manages to squeeze in managing iJetSki, a jet ski service centre and showroom at Maroochydore.
Reflecting on a year as sustainability ambassador for the Sunshine Coast Business Women's Network, Joanna has shown that any business owner, regardless of their industry, can implement sustainable practices - and bring others on board along the way.
A carefree young life on the ocean
Moving permanently onto the family yacht at the age of one, Joanna tells of a carefree young life where she and her siblings would travel to primary school in a dingy. School holidays were filled with sailing adventures to Moreton Island and beyond.
"We lived on the yacht for ten years. There would always be somewhere cool to go, it was such an adventurous lifestyle," Joanna said.
"I learned to love and respect the ocean from an early age. We rescued a lot of seabirds that had become tangled in fishing line. I found it quite distressing to think that people would pollute the ocean in that way. We had to be self-sufficient and conscious of waste we produced and where it went."
Fast forward to nine years ago and Joanna was working and studying, longing to get back on the ocean. She contemplated buying a yacht but the prospect of needing a crew every time she took to the water didn't appeal so Joanna bought a jet ski instead.
"I quickly became obsessed," she said. "It's so easy to access the water. I get home from work, duck down to the ramp and head out for a ride within minutes. It's freeing, relaxing, and a great way to start or finish the day."
When the main local jet ski shop closed down, Joanna was faced with having to take her jet ski to the Gold Coast for servicing. A gap was identified in the local market and she opened a service centre at Kawana with her partner. They soon moved to bigger premises alongside the Maroochy River at Kuluin, offering repairs, servicing and a large showroom.
Joanna's commitment to sustainability at iJetSki is persistent yet practical, initially focusing on the quick wins before moving to other more challenging adjustments. To date, iJetSki has implemented a range of measures including:
Reducing paper use by moving to electronic communications and invoicing
Phasing out single use plastic bags
Composting food waste and recycling where possible
Using shredded paper for packing orders instead of bubble wrap
Finding ways to reduce or eliminate plastic use
Reducing water and energy consumption
Supporting local beach clean-ups.
The biggest challenges so far have been with postage and single use consumable items.
"Many of the cost-effective postage options use plastic satchels but we try to use paper and cardboard packaging. Single use consumable items are problematic in both the business and my research work. It takes extra time and effort to consider alternatives or reuse where possible."
Joanna says while it can seem overwhelming for businesses to take those first steps towards sustainability, we can all play a part.
"We aren't perfect but we are constantly striving to improve. We can all have an impact if we start with simple things and implement one change at a time," she said.
Joanna's top 3 tips for business sustainability
Involve your staff members and customers to amplify your impact.
Learn from the experiences of other businesses; share your successes and challenges.
Embrace technology to save paper, reduce travel and cut energy use.
How to jet ski sustainably
Joanna is an advocate for protecting our waterways and says there are many things that jet ski riders can do to help.
The iJetSki team regularly reminds customers to be conscious of the different zones for boating activity, especially in Moreton Bay (see Moreton Bay Marine Park User Guide). Designated zones with guidelines for use help to protect biodiversity and breeding habitats.
People on jet skis are required to stay 300 metres away from whales as well as follow other whale watching guidelines, including not approaching a whale from directly in front or behind) see Moreton Bay Marine Park for details).
Other ways that jet ski riders can help:
Slow down to 6 knows in rivers to reduce erosion
Be aware of other go-slow zones especially in rivers
Always keep an eye out for marine life
Don't carry items such as plastic bags that can blow away and pollute the water
Pick up any pollution you see in the water and on the beach
Call your friends out if they are polluting.
Joanna Kristoffersen was awarded the 2018 Sunshine Coast Sustainable Business Woman of the Year for her work as a change maker in our community.
Do you know someone who is doing great things to make our communities more sustainable on the Sunshine Coast, Redlands or Moreton Bay regions? We would love to share their story! Please send the details to [email protected]. |
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Gas Meters Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.86% from 2020 to 2027.
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Smart gas meters automatically measure the basic parameters such as pressure, volume, and temperature of the gas flowing in the pipeline. Installation of smart gas meter in commercial, industrial, and residential spaces is the next step toward providing access to gas for every individual. Governments' standards and policies have pushed the smart gas meter market to pump into the global GDP.
Collaboration of gas exploring companies with smart gas meter manufacturers also contributes for the same. No discrepancy in gas meters has ensured the market to drive swiftly in the upcoming years. Moreover, in the recent years, the rise in safety concerns and standards has led the global smart gas meter market to register a double figure growth.
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Over the coming years, digital technologies are expected to make systems more connected, reliable, efficient, and sustainable worldwide. In addition, technological advancements in data analytics and connectivity are empowering a range of new digital applications, such as shared mobility, smart appliances, and 3D printing. The ongoing and continuous development of the communication network infrastructure contributes toward the manufacturing of the advanced level of smart meters. The availability of the network infrastructure such as 5G, 4G, radio frequency, and others boosts the development of smart meters. The manufacturers are continuously engaged in production of advanced level of smart meters according to the growing network infrastructure; thus, contributing to the growth of the smart gas meter industry.
The Major factors that drive the smart gas meter market size is supportive government policies, development of communication network infrastructure, and high developments in the field of advanced metering infrastructure. Utilities are adopting these solutions for their vast benefits. In addition, large scale installations of the smart meters by the utility companies are focusing on strengthening the distribution of the smart gas meters. However, high installation and maintenance cost of smart gas meters borne by end users restrain the growth of the smart gas meter market. Several grid operators and other gas utility providers are effectively managing the demand for smart gas meters. However, various benefits offered by the market such as automatic meter reading and bill generation are further expected to contribute toward the growth of the smart gas meter industry.
In recent times, various factors have been integrated to make smart meters more remarkable, reliable, and affordable. The different connectivity technologies used by the smart gas meters are further spurring the growth of the smart gas meter market. In addition, the smart gas meters help in elimination of the manual monthly meter reading, and optimize the profit with existing resources.
Global Gas Meters Market: Segmentation Analysis
The Global Gas Meters Market is segmented based on Type, End User, and Geography.
Gas Meters Market, By Type
• Automated Metering Infrastructure
• Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
Based on Type, the market is segmented into Automated Metering Infrastructure, Automated Meter Reading (AMR). Smart gas meters are gaining wide acceptance across various end-use industries in the recent past and are expected to continue this trend in the future. Regulations phasing out old conventional ones for new intelligent products are expected to play a key role in shaping the market over the forecast period.
Gas Meters Market, By End User
• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial
Based on End User, the market is bifurcated into Residential, Commercial, and Industrial. Growth in end-use industries, particularly in the developing regions, is expected to complement the regional gas meter markets. Increasing disposable income, urbanization, and growing standards of living have resulted in higher domestic as well as commercial demand. Government initiatives to encourage manufacturing activities in the developing regions have resulted in high demand from the industrial sector. These trends are presumed to aid the market over the next seven years.
Gas Meters Market, By Geography
• Rest of the World
Based on regional analysis, the Global Gas Meters Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. Developed regions such as North America and Europe are projected to witness brisk growth owing to regulations that mandate companies to phase out old conventional meter and adopt new intelligent ones. Developing regions such as Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Central & South America are expected to witness brisk demand due to factors such as growing urbanization and government initiatives favoring industrialization. Rising energy demand and shift in customer preferences towards natural gas consumption are other key factors expected to positively impact the market over the forecast period.
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The "Global Gas Meters Market" study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players are Honeywell International Inc., Itron Inc., Landis+Gyr, Schneider Electric SA, Siemens AG, Badger Meter, EDMI, Sensus, Aclara Technologies, Apator SA.
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Large-Scale Motions in the Universe
A Modern Approach to the Protection of the Environment
Cinquantenaire de la fondation de l'Académie Pontificale des Sciences
Immunology, Epidemiology and Social Aspects of Leprosy
L'attività della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze 1936-1986
Molecular Mechanisms of Carcinogenic and Antitumor Activity
Persistent Meteo-Oceanographic Anomalies and Teleconnections
Remote Sensing and its Impact on Developing Countries
The Activity of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1936-1986
Discourses of the Popes to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1936-1986
Discours adressés par les Souverains Pontifes à l'Académie Pontificale des Sciences 1936-1986
Discorsi indirizzati dai Sommi Pontefici alla Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze 1936-1986
Federico Cesi nel quarto centenario della nascita
Galileo Galilei e gli orientamenti esegetici del suo tempo
The Interaction of Parasitic Diseases and Nutrition
The Artificial Prolongation of Life and the Determination of the Exact Moment of Death
Developmental Neurobiology of Mammals
The Impact of Space Exploration on Mankind
Energy for Survival and Development
Chemical Events in the Atmosphere
Specificity in Biological Interactions
Pattern Recognition Mechanisms
I documenti del processo di Galileo Galilei
Science and the Modern World
Modern Biological Experimentation
Recent Advances in the Evolution of Primates
Astrophysical Cosmology
Perspectives of Immunization in Parasitic Diseases
Mental Deficiency
Mankind and Energy: Needs, Resources, Hopes
Nervecells, Transmitters and Behaviour
Science and Technology for Developing Countries
The Role of Non-Specific Immunity in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
Natural Products and the Protection of Plants
Biological and Artificial Membranes and Desalination of Water
Pontificiae Academiae Scientiarum Edita Omnia
Use of Fertilizers and its Effect in Increasing Yield - Part II
Use of Fertilizers and its Effect in Increasing Yield
L'Académie Pontificale des Sciences en mémoire de son second président Georges Lemaître
Nuclei of Galaxies
L'Académie Pontificale des Sciences en mémoire de son premier président Agostino Gemelli
Organic Matter and Soil Fertility
Molecular Forces
Brain and Conscious Experience
Fisiopatologia dell'annegamento
The Econometric Approach to Development Planning - Part II
The Econometric Approach to Development Planning - Part I
Miscellanea galileiana - Vol. III
Miscellanea galileiana - Voll. I-II
Myasthenia Gravis, rivista sintetica e studio patogenetico
The Problem of Cosmic Radiations in Interplanetary Space
La prevenzione del cancro
Le Funzioni e le varietà quasi abeliane dalla teoria del Severi ad oggi
The Problem of Macromolecules of Biological Interest with Special Reference to Nuclear Proteins
Testosterone e patologia epatica
Funzioni quasi abeliane
Elastoplasticità
La rivascolarizzazione del miocardio
La vescica artificiale
The Problem of Stellar Population
Studio sulle ernie diaframmatiche
The Problem of Oligoelements in the Vegetal and Animal Life
Cellule cianofile e cellule mucoidi dell'adenoipofisi
The Problem of Microseisms
Ein Vorschlag zur empirischen Reduktion von Spektralverteilungen
Studio fisico dell'aorta normale e patologica
Tendenza aggressiva e accertamento precoce del sesso nel pavoncello
La strutturazione psicologica del linguaggio studiata mediante l'analisi elettroacustica
The Biological Problem of Cancer
L'anemia perniciosa
La sphygmographie
Catalogo dei gasteropodi polmonati
Index Général des travaux de l'Académie Pontificale des "Nuovi Lincei" 1847-1935
UK - Anisa Dhanji
Judge Anisa Dhanji, United Kingdom,
One Tuesday, over 200 years ago, a man stood up in the British House of Commons and delivered an impassioned speech that eventually led to the abolition of the slave trade. That man was William Wilberforce, and the date was 12th May, 1789.
Although the intervening centuries have seen Britain become one of the world's most pluralistic and tolerant nations, with a proud record of upholding human rights, the reality is that slavery still exists today in our towns and cities, just as it does in so many other parts of the world.
Modern slavery, which His Holiness Pope Francis has described as "a crime against humanity", takes a very different form, of course, from the slave trade of the 18th century. Its victims, already amongst the world's most vulnerable and defenceless people, are subjected to abuse, violence, hunger, rape, threats, and intimidation, often by organised crime gangs, operating across different countries. Young girls and women are sexually exploited, and forced into prostitution. Domestic workers are abused, and made to work for little or no pay. Vulnerable young men are made to live in appalling conditions and to labour for long hours in fields, in factories, or fishing vessels. The difference from Wilberforce's day is that then, slavery was legal and conducted openly. Modern slavery happens in the shadows. Its victims are mostly hidden, and this, of course, is what makes this crime so challenging to tackle.
The scale of modern slavery is significant. The Global Slavery Index, published by Walk Free, estimates that over 5 million people are trapped in slavery around the world. Research carried out by the UK government estimates that there are between 10,000 and 13,000 in victims in the UK. By its very nature, however, it is difficult to get a clear idea of the numbers involved, and many say that the true number is much greater. A high proportion of the victims of modern slavery come from Albania, Nigeria, Vietnam, Romania and Poland. However, many of the victims are UK nationals, which underlines the fact that not all victims of modern slavery come from other countries. And of course, behind the statistics, lies incalculable emotional, physical and psychological damage, inflicted on human beings whose lives are being, destroyed.
So, what is being done about it?
Britain is bound by the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, which sets minimum standards on the identification, protection and support of victims of trafficking.
However, many charities, NGOs, and civil society organisations, who have been working with the victims, have been expressing grave concerns for some years, that much more needs to be done. In the past few years, there have been a number of initiatives which reinforces the UK's commitment to addressing the issue.
First, in 2015, the Modern Slavery Act was passed, and equivalent legislation was also passed in the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Irish Assembly. It provides harsher sentences, and new ways of convicting the traffickers and slave masters.
Legislation by itself, is of course, rarely enough. Successful prosecution depends on witnesses, often the victims themselves, who need to be encouraged, and supported to give evidence that will bring offenders to justice. It also requires dedicated police resources, and most of all, it requires greater awareness and engagement of the population as a whole. All too often, stories emerge in the media of someone who has been held captive in an ordinary residential neighbourhood for years on end, and one has to ask, how is it that the neighbours did not know?
In recognition of these issues, the government has extended the remit of the National Referral Mechanism ("NRM") to all victims of modern slavery in England and Wales. All first responders, such as the police, the National Crime Agency, the UK Border Force, the Home Office Immigration and Visa Service, and Social Services, must consider whether the person they are dealing with is a victim of human trafficking, or another form of modern slavery, including servitude, and forced or compulsory labour. If they are, then various supports and safeguards are put in place. As well, a multi-agency organisation, the Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, led by the National Crime Agency, has been set up to provide a central point of expertise, support and coordination.
Third, an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has been appointed. The Commissioner's aims are to increase the identification of victims and to refer them for appropriate support, and in tandem, to increase the numbers of prosecutions and convictions of traffickers and slave masters, using the 4P paradigm – Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership.
In addition, we now have an annual Anti-Slavery Day, which was established by an Act of Parliament. This year, it was marked on 18 October, so just recently. It provides an important opportunity to raise awareness about human trafficking and modern slavery. Each year, more and more charities, local authorities, police forces and individuals organise events and even awards to remind people that the battle against slavery did not end two centuries ago.
The courts are also playing their part. There have been a number of positive decisions recently from our higher courts, including a decision from our Supreme Court on 18 October of this year. It may have been no coincidence that the judgement (in Benkharbouche and Janah linked cases [2017] UKSC 62) was handed down on Anti-Slavery Day. The case arose out of a claim by two Moroccan domestic workers against foreign embassies in London, which invoked their immunity under the State Immunity Act. The Supreme Court decided that to apply diplomatic immunity so widely went beyond the requirements of international law. This decision is significant because overseas domestic workers working in embassies, approximately 75% of whom are women, are exceptionally vulnerable, and are often subject to exploitative employment practices.
In another landmark case, this one in 2014, the Supreme Court allowed a child victim of trafficking to recover damages from her trafficker, finding that to permit the trafficker to escape liability would be "an affront" to public policy.
Successful prosecutions, of course, depend also on prosecutors, and here, too, there has been progress. In October 2014, leading prosecutors from across the UK and Ireland, faced with figures that indicated a 22% increase in human trafficking in just one year, met and pledged to work together to tackle human trafficking and to share information across borders and jurisdictions.
I will leave you with one victim's story:
"I believed I was going to be safe and have a good life here but when I came to this country that was not the case. I was treated very, very badly. I was locked in a room and made to have sex with many men. They would come every day and make me do things I did not want to do. They never cared if I cried. They just carried on. The traffickers prostituted me for three months before I managed to run away and I still feel the pain now. It is in my heart and in my head".
Stories such as these about the horrors and the many lives that are destroyed by modern day slavery, reminds us that much still remains to be done.
It also brings to mind Lord Wilberforce's words from over 200 years ago: "You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know".
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Bet 11
Duration 148 years (02002-02150)
"At least one human alive in the year 2000 will still be alive in 2150."
Melody K Haller
STAKES $2,000
will go to Chabot Space and Science Center if Schwartz wins,
or Accion International if Haller wins.
Schwartz's Argument
Today there are several lines of research under way that are treating both the infirmities of aging and the aging process itself, so that we are treating many of the phenomena like loss of memory, loss of vision, sexual performance, and so on with individual therapies, and in the course of that we are essentially extending the quality of life for people at a much higher age. If one then in addition looks at the current work on stem cells as well as on certain phenomon like telomerase, an enxyme in DNA, what we find is we are learning a great deal about how that mechanism is the control mechanism for aging, and it is very likely that over the next 25 years, we will be actually be able to manipulate the production of telomerase in individual cells. In other words, society will see serious and effective medical intervention in the aging process---people undergoing such therapy will keep looking and feeling and acting younger than their calendar age. The prospect to individuals for living seriously longer than the current norm will begin to open up.
The Hayflick limit is the limit of the maximum number of cell replications that a human being (or any species) can engage in. So, how many times do our cells replace themselves? That's the limit of human lifespan. When you can't replace your cells anymore, you die. And Leonard Hayflick calculated that number for a variety of species, and for human beings it was 120. So we have almost no documented instances of people living more than one hundred and twenty years.
Science and medicine will not only be essentially extending people to their normal full life span (i.e. 120), but will extend the human natural life span to beyond that, and a reasonable guess as to how much will be gained over the next century or so is at least 25 or 30 years. In other words, a person born in the year 2000 will still be alive in 2150 There's one other factor. If one simply looks at the historical trend, one finds that over the last century, we have nearly doubled human life span. The average lifespan of human beings (average, not maximum) has gone from about 45 to about 85. With the advances in microbiology and molecular biology, there's no reason to imagine that we won't do at least as much in the next century. In fact, if you double 85, you're at 170... so I'm actually being conservative.
Haller's Argument
Peter's bet blithely refers to overcoming the Hayflick Limit without even considering the bioethical or social implications of doing so. I suspect that it will be broken, like the atom. But this is one of the fundamental building blocks of evolution--what arrogance and self-importance to think that our existence is so important and valuable that we have the right to mess with evolution, or that we have any clue whatsoever as to the implications of doing so. There's a tremendous outcry about cloning, bypassing sexual reproduction, but no one seems to think there's a problem with cracking the code to immortality.
The life span-expiration mechanism came into play in evolution about the same time as the infinitely popular sexual reproduction. Unless done in by inclement circumstances, single cell animals such as yeast don't die; they just divide. Ironically, the arising of limited life spans coincided with and seemingly contributed to the rapid proliferation of life on Earth. My nonscientific, intuitive take on this is that evolutionary adaptation takes place more rapidly when the older generation gets out of the way, especially as organisms increase in complexity. Humans may succeed in overcoming self-limiting life spans but the result is likely to be contra-indicatory to the continued success of humans and other life.
Further, from a political and compassionate point of view, I am convinced that such an extension of life span would benefit only the privileged and powerful, as it already does. The desire of the self to continue existing is a nearly irresistible force. But it is one thing to extend life by optimizing the care and circumstances of the organism and quite another to extend it by neutralizing inherent cellular functions. I do not doubt that further advances will be made in prolonging longevity and perhaps Peter will prove correct. Luckily, there's yet another expiration barrier that comes into play at about 200 years of age. I am betting money against his prediction purely because I believe that the further radical prolonging of human (and pet) longevity would not benefit the human species, nor the other species who are also rightful inhabitants of this small planet. |
Humanity took its first step into a harmonious world of true peace and justice.
The second step was a killer.
The freedom to be at peace with God and the world also included the freedom to make choices – including bad ones. Mankind was free to go its own way, to seek its own fortunes, rather than enjoy the prosperity God had created for them.
And the man and woman were free to listen, free to disobey God, and free to live with the consequences.
Mankind's choice? To listen to the Tempter. To abandon the roles ordained for us by the Creator. To rebel against the way God had created the world to work. To seek our own destiny.
The consequences? Shock waves rumbled across the universe. The harmony was shattered. Peace would dissolve into war. Freedom would give way to slavery, prosperity to poverty. Oppression, sickness, greed, and hatred would sweep through the human soul. Living souls, created in the image of God, would be shattered in every way.
Mankind chose rebellion over relationship that day, and God banished us from heaven on earth.
Every generation since has suffered because the man and woman believed an attractive lie: "You can be God. You are gods. You will be gods if you …." Each generation continues to believe its own versions of the attractive lie.
A rebellious spirit makes us vulnerable to deception. Disobedience leaves us broken. When God's peace is broken, his justice is lost, and all we have left is captivity and oppression.
And the most insidious captivity of all is the one in which the slave thinks himself free.
We see so much meanness in the world, and we each feel insignificant and powerless – just one little person who hasn't accomplished what he thought he would. We become skilled at keeping up appearances, even able to deceive ourselves, but down deep we each know a monster lives in our private place. Every one of us is broken. Each one suffers in her own captivity. Each heart is dark.
Oppression breeds would-be oppressors. Broken souls feel compelled to lord it over other broken souls. We who have believed attractive lies, in turn tell attractive lies to gain power over others. We will resort to brute force to get what we want, if we think we can get away with it.
In my heart's dark place, I am a would-be oppressor. I am only too willing to rebel against God's ways. There is no wickedness I cannot rationalize, if I believe I will get what I want. There is no evil I cannot ignore, if I believe I will be better off.
I am broken. My biggest problem is that a broken person cannot fix himself. I need someone to rescue me.
In what ways have you seen lives destroyed by rebellion against God's ways?
What is the most destructive "attractive lie" people believe?
Zeina* had been on the streets of Hamburg, Germany, for several years. She longs for her children to have a better life than she has had. Zeina works hard to provide that for them, but her "work" led her to the streets. Zeina wants out. She recognizes that this life is not a good one. But getting out is not as easy as it sounds. Click here to read more. |
Bryson-City is located in the mountainous southwestern tip of North Carolina, within the Nantahala National Forest. This small, friendly town sits on the southern side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or what is known as "the Quieter Side of the Smokies." Some of the recreational activities in the Bryson City area include mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing and some of the best fly-fishing in North Carolina. You are within minutes of Olympic caliber whitewater rafting, kayaking and tubing, and Bryson City is near superb winter sports facilities for skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding. The Nantahala National Forest has over 600 miles of trails for backpacking or biking, including part of the Appalachian Trail and a 35-mile section of the Bartram Trail. There are numerous waterfalls in the region, and at Glen Falls Scenic Area, the river cascades over a 50-foot ledge in a spectacular display of nature. Bryson City enjoys all of the attractions of the Smoky Mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountain Railway, family theme parks, Cherokee Indian Reservation casinos, and the historic towns of Sylva, Dillsboro and Franklin.
The closest airports in the area are the Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge airport (GKT) located about 29 miles north of Bryson City in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Mc Ghee Tyson airport (TYS) located approximately 40 miles northwest of Bryson City in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Asheville Regional airport (AVL) located roughly 50 miles east of Bryson City in Asheville, North Carolina, the Moore Murrell airport (MOR) located around 51 miles north of Bryson City in Morristown, Tennessee, and finally the Greeneville Greene County Municipal airport (GCY) located about 63 miles northeast of Bryson City in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Cherokee Fun Park Cherokee NC 8.0 mi.
Santa's Land Cherokee NC 8.0 mi.
Ghost Town in the Sky Maggie Valley NC 20.6 mi.
Dollywood Pigeon Forge TN 25.4 mi.
Rockin' Raceway Pigeon Forge TN 25.4 mi.
NASCAR SpeedPark Sevierville TN 30.9 mi.
Lake Lanier Island Beach & Water Park Lake Lanier Island GA 92.7 mi.
Smoky Mountain Country Club Whittier NC 4.9 mi.
Franklin Golf Course Franklin NC 17.6 mi.
Mill Creek Country Club Franklin NC 17.6 mi.
Laurel Valley Country Club Townsend TN 24.2 mi.
Gatlinburg Municipal Golf Course Pigeon Forge TN 25.9 mi.
Lake Junaluska Golf Course Waynesville NC 26.5 mi.
Laurel Ridge Country Club Waynesville NC 26.5 mi.
Highlands Cove Highlands NC 29.5 mi.
Trillium Links & Lake Club Cashiers NC 29.5 mi.
Cataloochee Maggie Valley NC 20.6 mi.
Scaly Mountain Scaly Mountain NC 29.9 mi.
Ski Wolf Laurel Mars Hill NC 57.4 mi.
Ski Beech Banner Elk NC 101.8 mi.
Sugar Mountain Ski Area Banner Elk NC 101.8 mi.
Hawksnest Golf & Ski Resort Seven Devils NC 103.4 mi.
Black Rock Mountain State Park GA 36.7 mi.
Chatuge State Park GA 38.4 mi.
Knoxville Zoological Gardens Knoxville TN 45.2 mi.
Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville NC 51.6 mi.
Greenville Zoo Greenville SC 71.7 mi.
Tennessee Aquarium Chattanooga TN 108.4 mi.
Warner Park Zoo Chattanooga TN 108.4 mi. |
The Human Rights Tribunal consists of at least seven members appointed by the government, namely a president chosen from among the judges of the Court of Québec and six assessors. The term of office of the president and of the assessors is five years, and is renewable (section 101). The Government may designate other judges from that court to sit as members of the Tribunal either to hear and decide an application or for a determined period (section 103). All members, judges and assessors, are chosen for their notable experience and expertise in, sensitivity to and interest for matters of human rights and freedoms.
The Tribunal is currently composed of 14 members, namely, the President, the Honourable Ann-Marie Jones, as well as three judges of the Court of Québec and ten assessors. When a case is referred to the Tribunal, the President assigns a division composed of three members, that is, the judge presiding over the division and two assessors to assist the judge.
The Tribunal staff plans and organizes the hearings and provides the necessary legal and administrative assistance to the members in the exercise of their functions.
Ms. Jones J. holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a post-graduate certificate in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. She was admitted to the Bar in 1980 and practised at the Centre communautaire juridique de Montréal and the Alarie Legault law firm until 1985. She then entered the Québec public service, where she successively worked as the Attorney General of Québec's prosecutor, a member of the legal department of the ministère du Revenu and the Régie des alcools et des jeux, and a legal advisor for the Direction des services judiciaires de Montréal.
She volunteered in various ways for the legal community and community organizations. She was a member of Bar committees and of the Ligue des droits et libertés, where she undertook to defend the rights of inmates. In 1985, she was part of an interdepartmental working group created by the ministère de la Justice. At the time, she helped draft the report entitled "La condition des femmes détenues au Québec".
In 1997, she was appointed as commissioner of the Commission des relations du travail. She exercised that function until she was appointed to the Court of Québec on September 5, 2001, after which she was assigned mainly to the Youth Division in the District of Montréal. On August 1, 2012, she was appointed to the position of associate coordinating judge for the Youth Division in the District of Montréal. She held that position until August 31, 2014. Since her appointment to the Court of Québec, Ms. Jones J. has participated in several Court committees. In addition, from 2010 to 2012, she was elected as representative to the judges in youth matters within the Conférence des juges du Québec.
Mr. Mario Gervais was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on June 8th, 2016. Mr. Gervais holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal. He was admitted to the Bar in 1983. He began his career as a lawyer for Legal Aid, Youth Division, in Longueuil. In 1990, he became director of that office and, in 1996, director of the Youth and Adults Criminal Divisions. Member of the Youth committee of the Commission des services juridiques, he presented with colleagues, memoirs in front of parliamentary committees of the National Assembly, the House of Commons and the Senate. In addition, Mr. Gervais presided the Youth committee of the Bar of Longueuil for ten years until 2007. In January 2007, Mr Gervais was appointed to the Court of Quebec, youth Division, in Longueuil.
The Honourable Magali Lewis was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on June 8, 2016. With both a bachelor's and a master's degree in law from the Université de Montréal, Ms. Lewis was admitted to the Bar in November 1988. She initially worked for The Court Challenges Program and subsequently practiced law for several years at the firm Ménard & Martin, working principally in the domain of medical, dental and hospital liability. She then opened her own firm where she broadened her practice to include family law. In July 2000, Ms. Lewis moved to California and obtained a master's degree in American law from the University of Santa Clara. Upon her return to Québec, she joined the firm Barrette & Associés where, in 2007, she added family mediation to her practice. Very involved in her community where she has served as president or vice-president of community organizations, Ms. Lewis was also member of the Comité sur l'arbitrage des comptes d'honorairesof theBarreau du Québec from December 2010 until her nomination to the Court of Québec on January 30, 2014.
The honourable Doris Thibault was appointed to the Human Rights Tribunal on November 1st, 2017. She holds a bachelor's degree in law from Université Laval and was admitted to the Bar in 1982. She practiced family law in different private firms in Chicoutimi.
From 1987 to 1991, Ms. Thibault taught family law at the Collège de Jonquière. She is the author of an article published in Développements récents en droit familial 2000 and her comments on judgements from the Superior Court were published on Éditions Yvon Blais' « Droit civil en ligne ».
Very much involved in her community, Ms. Thibault was Bâtonnière of the Bar of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in 1997. She was also member of several administration coucils, including the Comité de la protection de l'enfance et de la jeunesse du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Crime Victims Assistance Centre (CAVAC), Centre des services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean and Accès-travail femmes, as well as president of the administration council of Centre féminin.
At the time of her appointment to the Court of Québec, on January 15, 2008, she was a partner at Simar Boivin Lemieux law firm, in Chicoutimi. Since her appointment, she has participated in several Court committees, including the Comité conseil en matière jeunesse and the Comité sur la modification de la Loi sur l'adoption. From 2013 to 2017, she was on the organizing Committee of the Séminaire de rédaction de jugements and acted as president of the Conférence des juges de la Cour du Québec from 2014 to 2016.
Mtre. Pierre Arguin was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on August 1st, 2018. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Law from the Université de Montréal. He also holds a master's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), as well as a post-graduate diploma in public management from the École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP). Admitted to the Bar of Québec in 1983, he first practiced labour law at the Commission des normes du travail (CNT) and, in 1988, at the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). In 2000, he joined the legal department of the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Quebec, where he practiced mostly constitutional and administrative law. In 2011, he was appointed Commissioner at the Commission des lésions professionnelles, and in 2016, member of the Tribunal administratif du travail and served as administrative judge until March 2017. He is also the author and co-author of many articles, published in various law journals, and of some versions of the Loi (annotée) sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles.
Mtre Djénane Boulad was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on January 9, 2018. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1986, and retired attorney since 2017, she holds a master's degree (DESS) in Public International Law (Administration Internationale) from the Paris II Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in France. She has practised law as legal and legislative counsel at the House of Commons. Sha was also counsel to members of the Immigration and Refugee Board, as a refugee protection officer, and subsequently was Minister's counsel to the Board. Following an assignment with the Canadian Human Rights Commission as a human rights officer, she served for 10 years at the Competition Bureau as a competition law officer in charge of major fraud and misleading telemarketing investigations.
Mtre Jacqueline Corado was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 27, 2017. She was called to the Quebec Bar in 2005 and has since the beginning of her law career practiced in the fields of litigation and administrative law both in the municipal and federal public service as well as the private sector. She has been a presenter in numerous workshops and conferences in her fields of practice. In 2015, she joined the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC) where she is currently the General Counsel and is in charge, among other things, of the revamping in training for new Members and the professional development for the existing adjudicators at the TATC.
Mtre. Pierre Deschamps was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on July 3, 2018. He graduated in Law from McGill University in 1975 after obtaining a degree in Religious Studies from the Université de Montréal in 1972. He has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1976. He was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for ten years and Research Director at McGill University's Research Centre in Private and Comparative Law for more than 15 years. During those years, he also held an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the University's Faculty of Law, where he taught human rights law and civil liability. In 2000, Mr. Deschamps was made a member of the Order of Canada for his volunteer work. In 2013, he received the title of Lawyer Emeritus from the Québec Bar. In 2015, he was appointed to the Québec End of Life Care Commission.
Mtre Carolina Manganelli was appointed as an Assessor to the Tribunal on March 30, 2016. She was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 2005. In addition to her civil law and common law degrees from McGill University, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Canadian Ethnic Studies from McGill University, as well as a Masters in Law in Human Rights Law from University College London in the United Kingdom. She worked with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon her return to Canada she founded her own firm, thereafter pursuing her career in Aboriginal law with the Department of Justice Canada as well as with a private firm in Montreal. Before her nomination to the Tribunal, Me Manganelli was a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Protection Division, where she presided over hearings and ruled on claims for refugee protection.
Mtre. Sabine Michaud was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 4, 2013. Member of the Barreau du Québec since 1993, she also holds a bachelor's degree in criminology, and a certificate in addiction intervention. She worked in the field of psychosocial intervention with people in difficulty, before practicing criminal law. From 2002 to 2010, Mtre. Michaud worked in Africa with local organisations in the field of human rights. In that context, she had the opportunity to host several workshops and give a number of lectures on the topic of Justice between men and women and of violence against women at the headquarters of Oxfam-Quebec. In 2013, she joined the International Bureau for Children's Rights, where she became project manager for the Côte d'Ivoire. Since September 2018, she works as a judicial council for Lawyers Without Borders.
Mtre Marie-Josée Paiement was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on January 16, 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Applied Human Sciences of Concordia University as well as a Bachelor's degree in Law from the Université de Sherbrooke. She is admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1987. Since then, she has been practicing mainly as a prosecutor for the Director of Youth Protection of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in matters of youth law. She was a member of the Committee in youth law for the Bar from 2007 to 2016 and she has worked for the Barreau du Québec from 2014 to 2015 as a lawyer for the Research and legislation department. In addition, she lectured in social law and in civil law for college level courses from 1991 to 2003.
Mtre. Marie Pepin was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on September 4, 2013. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1994, she also holds an honours degree in industrial relations from the Université de Montréal. For over 25 years, she worked in the field of labour relations for the Confédération des syndicats nationaux. More specifically, she looked into women's working conditions and child labour throughout the world. She also participated in international missions regarding the rights of workers in developing countries. She is currently in private practice and associated with a firm that specializes in social law.
Daniel Proulx was appointed assessor to the Tribunal on March 20, 2019. He was a Faculty member of the University of Ottawa Law School for 24 years, from 1980 to 2014. He is currently a law professor at the University of Sherbrooke and in 2004 was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law for a seven year term. He is an expert in constitutional law and has published extensively in the field of human rights, especially equality rights and prevention of discrimination. Professor Proulx has also been a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (1989-1997) and co-editor of the Canadian Human Rights Yearbook (1985-1990).
Mtre. Mélanie Samson was appointed as an assessor with the Tribunal on March 2, 2011. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 2005, Mtre. Samson is a professor at the Faculty of Law of Université Laval and the co-holder of the Chaire de rédaction juridique Louis-Philippe-Pigeon. Her main fields of research and teaching are human rights and methodology of law. She regularly gives lectures on those topics. Several of the texts she wrote were published in specialized law journals in Canada, the United States and Europe. Her doctoral thesis was published by Éditions Yvon Blais in 2013, under the title Les interactions de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne avec le Code civil du Québec : une harmonie à concrétiser. Mtre. Samson obtained many bursaries and honours while studying for her bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate in law, including the Prix Minerve and the Prix Henri Capitant which are awarded for the best Masters' thesis in Law.
Mtre. Isabelle Gauthier has been acting as an attorney for the Tribunal since September 10, 2012. Previously, she had held the position of legal research officer since April 2009. She has been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 1995 and holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal, as well as a master's degree in comparative law with a major in bioethics from McGill University. She worked as an attorney and bioethicist in the health and social services network and acted as a member of clinical and research ethics committees. She then worked for seven years as a litigation attorney in matters of medical and hospital liability, and in matters of human rights with a private law firm.
Mtre. Frederick J. Doucet has been acting as an attorney for the Tribunal since June 17th, 2013. He was an articled student of the École du Barreau at the Tribunal from September 2012 to March 2013. He holds a Bachelor's of Law degree, a Juris Doctor and a Master's degree in Common Law and Transnational Law from the Université de Sherbrooke, as well as a Master 2 Research in Human Rights from the Université Lumière Lyon 2. Mtre Doucet is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Law at the Université de Montréal, for which he receives a scholarship from the Fonds de recherché du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC). His doctoral thesis is focused on the recognition of professional qualifications of professionals trained abroad, examined through the lens of the right to equality, as guaranteed by the Quebec Charter. Mtre Doucet also worked as a lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke, where he taugh Law Theory as well as the methodology of writing an essay, and is well-implicated at the Young Bar of Montreal and the Canadian Bar Association.
Ms. Mirma Doane Saint-Julien, an attorney by training, has been a law research officer for the Tribunal since August 7, 2012. She previously held the position of clerk of the Tribunal. In the past, she has been, among other things, a support officer for corporate affairs and compliance at the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, and an administrative reviewer at the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (CSST). She holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Université de Montréal. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in dispute prevention and resolution at the University of Sherbrooke.
Ms. Aurélie Mont-Reynaud acts at the Tribunal as an articling student of the École du Barreau since February 2019. She obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Sherbrooke in 2016. She first completed a master's degree in common law and transnational law at the same university, during which she worked as an intern for UNHCR in Geneva, at the division of international protection. In 2018, she obtained a second master's degree in applied international law and politics, during which her team won the Charles Rousseau Moot Court Competition in international Public Law, for which she did an internship at the International Bureau of Children's Rights in Montreal. Her areas of interest include human rights, international law and refugee law.
Ms. Jennifer Nguyen has been acting as clerk of the Tribunal since October 13, 2015. She holds a diploma in social science from Dawson College, with a concentration in law, society and justice. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in public management at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Ms. Nguyen held the position of office clerk at the Montréal Civil Registry from May 2013 to December 2014. She subsequently worked for the Direction des registres et de la certification as a law clerk. In her capacity as clerk of the Tribunal, Ms. Nguyen manages the office and is responsible for the hearing roll, under the authority of the President. She is also responsible for coordination between the parties' attorneys and the members of the Tribunal.
Ms. Line Morin has been acting as principal secretary for the Human Rights Tribunal and assisting the President in her administrative functions since March 29, 2016. She is also the resource person for all matters related to the general secretariat of the Tribunal. Ms. Morin has extensive experience in secretarial work, having held operational positions and been an executive assistant at the ministère de la Justice since 1988. From 2001 to 2016, she assisted the Honourable François Marchand in his duties as judge and treasurer of the Conférence des juges du Québec.
Ms. Florence Lemire Jeune has been acting as a paralegal at the Tribunal since May 8, 2018. She holds a diploma in Paralegal Technology from Ahuntsic College and a certificate in criminology from Université de Montréal. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in law at Université du Québec à Montréal. She has been working for the Ministry of Justice since January 2015. |
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Under Discussion: The Encyclopedic Museum
Edited by Donatien Grau
In almost thirty interviews, Donatien Grau probes some of the world's most prominent thinkers and preeminent arts leaders on the past, present, and future of the encyclopedic museum.
Over the last two decades, the encyclopedic museum has been criticized and praised, constantly discussed, and often in the news. Encyclopedic museums are a phenomenon of Europe and the United States, and their locations and mostly Eurocentric collections have in more recent years drawn attention to what many see as bias. Debates on provenance in general, cultural origins, and restitutions of African heritage have exerted pressure on encyclopedic museums, and indeed on all manner of museums. Is there still a place for an institution dedicated to gathering, preserving, and showcasing all the world's cultures?
Donatien Grau's conversations with international arts officials, museum leaders, artists, architects, and journalists go beyond the history of the encyclopedic format and the last decades' issues that have burdened existing institutions. Are encyclopedic museums still relevant? What can they contribute when the Internet now seems to offer the greater encyclopedia? How important is it for us to have in-person access to objects from all over the world that can directly articulate something to us about humanity? The fresh ideas and nuances of new voices on the core principles important to museums in Dakar, Abu Dhabi, and Mumbai complement some of the world's arts leaders from European and American institutions—resulting in some revealing and unexpected answers. Every interviewee offers differing views, making for exciting, stimulating reading.
Includes interviews with George Abungu, National Museums of Kenya; Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York University; Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard University; Hamady Bocoum, Musée des Civilisationes Noires, Dakar; Irina Bokova, UNESCO; Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University; Thomas Campbell, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; James Cuno, J. Paul Getty Trust; Philippe de Montebello, New York University; Bachir Souleymane Diagne, Columbia University; Kaywin Feldman, National Gallery of Art; Marc Fumaroli, Collège de France; Massimiliano Gioni, New Museum; Michael Govan, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Camille Henrot, artist; Max Hollein, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Henri Loyrette, Musée du Louvre; Jean Nouvel, architect; Zaki Nusseibeh, United Arab Emirates; Mikhail Piotrovsky, State Hermitage Museum; Grayson Perry, artist; Krzysztof Pomian, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Mari Carmen Ramírez, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Fiammetta Rocco, The Economist; Sabyasachi Mukherjee, CSMVS Mumbai; Bénédicte Savoy; Collège de France; Kavita Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Amit Sood, Google Arts & Culture.
Donatien Grau is head of contemporary programs at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. He is the author of Plato in L.A. (Getty, 2018).
"This collection will interest those researching museum studies, nationalism, national identity, provenance, and repatriation."
—J. Decker, CHOICE
"Grau's compilation of interviews essentially asks us not simply to rebuild, reorganize, or reconfigure the encyclopedic museum, but to conceptually reimagine such museums and their place in a globalized civilization divided into contentious nation-states."
—Ezrha Jean Black, Los Angeles Review of Books
"An interesting opportunity to listen in on the thinking of prominent figures in the field, Under Discussion: The Encyclopedic Museum offers a birds-eye view of their renegotiation of a legacy of the European Enlightenment to serve twenty-first-century populations across the globe."
—Bernard Zirnheld, La Gazette Drouot
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2022 Volvo XC100: Full-Size Luxury SUV Review
Posted on January 11, 2021 at 6:54 pm by James
The 2022 Volvo XC100 is the latest project by the Swedish carmaker. Well, a lot of things are going on in this Scandinavian country. The latest update brought us an all-electric XC40, called Recharge. Experts already started bidding which will be the next EV in the crossover/SUV lineup. Also, we could hear a lot of rumors about the squad expansion. Volvo is currently offering XC40 and XC60 as compact vehicles, while the XC90 is the largest SUV from the mid-size segment. Well, with 195 inches of overall length, it is not far away from the full-size world. The XC100 will make that move official.
We already saw a few debuts. The newest member of this segment is BMW X7 and Audi is also going to bring a full-size model any time soon. Mercedes is already recognizable thanks to the GLS. Land Rover Range Rover makes the European full-size luxury SUV lineup complete for now. What is common for all these models? They are somehow at a higher level than Japanese and US models. In North America, we will find Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator is the most popular models, mostly because of their slightly lower prices. Toyota is paying the due because of the high MSRP and it seems the Land Cruiser is not going to be available anymore in the United States. Infiniti is bringing an all-new QX80 based on the Monograph concept.
So, with such a competition, what are the expectations from the 2022 Volvo XC100? The Swedish carmaker is always bringing something new and special. Knowing it, we can expect the most advanced stuff in the full-size vehicle. For example, an all-electric drivetrain is possible, while the PHEV system is certain. Volvo might add an autonomous drive. Bosses were speaking about Level 4. At this point, it seems like a far-fetched story. But, someone will have to break the ice and introduce this advanced technology. Tesla is on alert.
What We Know So Far?
Various sources are already informing about the new SUV. It is certain that the 2022 Volvo XC100 will be larger than the XC90. That means the body length will be at least 200 inches. That is enough for three rows of seats and passenger capacity for seven occupants. Of course, this can be downgraded to six, if you pick captain's buckets in the middle row.
The wheelbase will be also longer. According to reports, Volvo is preparing an all-new architecture for the XC100. The platform will make a drive more fun, while the main goal is to make the concept capable of taking an electric drivetrain. Price won't be cheap. The mid-size XC90 is one of the most expensive SUVs in its segment. We expect the same from its larger sibling. Sources from the UK say the fans can expect the base MSRP to be around 80,000 pounds, which is more than $100,000.
Electric SUV, T8 Setup, and More Drivetrain Options
Volvo is electrifying the entire lineup. Bosses claim that no internal combustion engines will be used by their company by 2025. It seems like a fairytale. Even if they keep some petrol configurations, we hope to see every model with an electric unit as an option. The evolution has already started with the XC40 Recharge. The new arrival could also be an EV. On the other hand, it is hard to imagine a full-size SUV with batteries instead of a conventional engine. There are no doubts the electric unit will be capable to produce a lot of power, but it needs to be very large. It also brings the question about recharge – such a big unit will need extra time for restoring the energy.
At this moment, the T8 seems to be the most reasonable option. With 400 hp and the plug-in system, it can provide enough fun. On the other hand, the setup is based on a four-cylinder engine. Ford uses a twin-turbo V6 for their Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, while all other companies are using V8. Even the German carmakers are installing eight-cylinder powerplants, while six-cylinder engines remain in the lineup as the entry-level versions. Well, buyers who want V6 and I6 are more likely to go after a mid-size SUV.
2022 Volvo XC100 Release Date, Spy Photos, Renderings
These are the latest rumors about the 2022 Volvo XC100. The release date is not set yet, but the SUV is going to be available by the end of the year. Fans are already busy with making renderings and images of how would they like XC100 to look. However, the spy photos are not available. Making the conclusions from the latest moves by Volvo, we can expect a huge grille. The most advanced technology is going to be offered. Level 4 autonomous drive is under development, but even the hard-core enthusiasts are not convinced this system will make a debut in 2022.
Source: Carbuyer UK
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Invesco Closed-End Funds Declare Dividends
12:15 pm ET January 4, 2021 (PR Newswire) Print
The Board of Trustees of each of the Invesco closed-end funds listed below today declared the following dividends.
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Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II VKI $0.0485 +0.0020
Invesco Bond Fund VBF $0.0565 -
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust VCV $0.0475 -
Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund IHIT $0.0500 -
Invesco High Income 2024 Target Term Fund IHTA $0.0467 -
Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust OIA $0.0316 -
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust VMO $0.0540 +0.0020
Invesco Municipal Trust VKQ $0.0520 -
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust VPV $0.0500 -
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust IQI $0.0520 -
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals VGM $0.0535 -
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals VTN $0.0458 -
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust IIM $0.0640 +0.0020
Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year will report distributions for federal income tax purposes. The Fund's annual report to shareholders will include information regarding the tax character of Fund distributions for the fiscal year.
1 A portion of this distribution is estimated to be from a return of principal rather than net income. The Section 19 notice referenced below provides more information and can be found on the Invesco website at www.invesco.com.
The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2021 will be made after the end of the year.
In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund will provide its shareholders of record on the record date with a Section 19 Notice disclosing the sources of its dividend payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income. The Section 19 Notice is not provided for tax reporting purposes but for informational purposes only. If applicable, this Section 19 Notice information can be found on the Funds' website at www.invesco.com
The amount of dividends paid by each fund may vary from time to time. Past amounts of dividends are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.
Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the funds.
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The Practical Woodworker, Volume 2: A Complete Guide to the Art and Practice of Woodworking: Indoor & Outdoor Woodwork (Paperback)
By Bernard E. Jones (Editor)
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The Practical Woodworker, edited by Bernard E. Jones, is a foundation set of books for the woodworker interested in early 20th-century woodworking techniques.
Volume 2 covers workbenches and tool chests, as well as a number of projects and techniques for the home and its environs, such as garden carpentry, trellises, porches and arbors, poultry houses, tubs and churns, as well as doors, windows and other interior woodwork. Plus, you'll find instruction on curved work and clamps, and plans for several bookcases, dressers and sideboards.
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The medical term for high BP is "hypertension". The medical abbreviation for it that I was taught to use in medical charts, was HTN.
I was first diagnosed with hypertension by a cardiologist in spring of 2001 after she ran a series of diagnostic tests.
I was put on a blood pressure medicine known as Metoprolol (ma-tope-row-lall).
It is a beta blocker which, I am not educated to explain; I was really strong, healthy and still thin in 2001 when I first got diagnosed with HTN. Thus, I didn't care to learn about something that by and large only required me to take a small dose of an Rx daily, that had no obvious side effects.
A couple of years later, I became a power walking fiend and thanks to my long legs and high energy, I did 5 miles in 50 minutes, five and six days a week.
Once I began that routine, I was actually able to CEASE my BP Rx altogether because this regular aerobic exercise took my BP back to its former safe, low normal rate!
Thus, if you suffer HTN and can get into a daily walking routine, DO! I didn't start off at 5 miles. I walked as far as I could go and when that was no longer challenging, I kept increasing the distance.
If you are depressed, you should also try to get into a regular excercise routine.
In just a few months, I got up to 5 miles and found that the perfect distance to rid myself of life's stress.
When chronic pain became a part of my life, doctors kept increasing my BP Rx because of my elevated BP readings. Eventually, I was put on its max dose of 100mg BID (BID means twice daily) and when the effort of just getting a shower and washing my hair, left me depleted of all energy for the rest of the day, that is when I finally learned that one of Metoprolol's side effect is depression.
It's awful. When you sustain a disabling injury that impacts every area of a human's existence, (physical, mental, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual), you will find it more common than not, to become clinically depressed.
Thus, taking a medication with this side effect, is only adding to your problems. Obviously though, having a heart attack or stroke from not being on a good BP Rx, is a worse option.
Thus, I thought I had no choice and I dealt with this double depressive whammy from 2007 until 2014. Then I finally realized that after all of these years, surely, someone created a better BP Rx? Yep! Please click my link below for Dr. Fo Chalkias (Cardio) page under Western Medicine to read what pill I now take and how much better I feel!
Most importantly, even if you don't endure chronic pain but you do suffer from depression and high blood pressure, please, read your BP Rx pharmacology sheet to see if depression is a possible side effect for your BP Rx. If it is, ask your doc if switching to this new med is an option for you so that you can feel your absolute best while still protecting your body from the risks of hypertension.
STOP Hitting Yourself In The Head With a Hammer!
I know many people who are clinically depressed but are not chronic pain people.
Some take prescription medications for it; some do not.
Surprisingly, many, drink to excess. Then, unsurprisingly, they become deeply depressed and negative.
They cry, they hate themselves, they suffer. It's almost as bad to witness as it is for them to experience because you know as you watch them fall into despair that you can't stop it.
I believe that there are two types of problems in this life. One is being a victim of circumstances and the other, is being a victim of ourselves. We are all both at times.
Let's face it, we humans can turn into crying blithering idiots when drunk, without being clinically depressed! So why the heck put yourself in that position if you know that you are???
Look, if you have a chemical imbalance that predisposed you to depression, you can't help that. But you can choose to not drink.
Let me put it another way. If you had a horrible headache, would you pick up a hammer and whack yourself in the head with it???
I think not. Drinking, when you suffer from depression is basically the same unhealthy, painful choice.
I used to love to go to happy hour, have cocktails at home, invite friends over for dinner and drinks, etc...but when chronic pain and multiple pain related Rx's came into the picture, I could no longer drink.
It wasn't even because of my depression, it was simply that I knew it was stupid to mix prescription drugs with alcohol.
Additionally, it was the rule when on all pain Rx's that I've taken* that I would get nauseated.
Thus, the last thing I was going to do was add to that horrid feeling. Plus, even if my pain pills didn't cause nausea, my super strong daily anti-inflammatory already exposes me to terrible things like a bleeding stomach so why the hell would I add alcohol to the mix?
Thus, I went years not being able to drink as the rule. I missed it; and on occasion, I'd take a sip of someone's beer, and it wouldn't taste right or good anymore.
Where there's a will, there's a way! In lieu of drinking, I'd buy a bottle of my favorite white wine and instead of having an actual glass, I'd pour some into a butter, olive oil and garlic sauce while sauteeing fresh mushrooms for pasta. It gave just enough of its flavor to make me feel less ripped off by the widespread limitations that chronic pain and being on pain pills, forces upon a person.
Since I don't believe in wasting money, I'd use the rest of the wine up by making cheese fondue a couple of times over the next few days.
When I went herbal as the rule in 2012, I couldn't wait to be "like a real person" again and enjoy an ice cold beer on a hot summer day!
I had lost my drinking skills! (Tolerance) I found that I buzzed severely off of just two light beers! I realized it was to be expected but it was still surprised me.
I have also discovered now that my glucose (blood sugar) is not where I want it to be, due to being fat and living a sedentary life, that if I have even just one of my beloved Southern Comfort, it leaves me feeling lousy immediately.
Thus, if you are actually a diabetic, make sure that you check with your dr. about alcohol because it is vital to keep yourself from the destruction that uncontrolled diabetes wreaks on a body. |
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COVID-19 and functional disability: current insights and rehabilitation strategies
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9398-0428Pasquale Ambrosino1,
Antimo Papa1,
Mauro Maniscalco1,
Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno2
1Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
2Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
Correspondence to Pasquale Ambrosino, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Maugeri 4, Pavia 27100, Italy; pasquale.ambrosino{at}icsmaugeri.it
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RESEARCH LETTER
In December 2019, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) made the first appearance in Wuhan, China. Despite the attempts to minimise its spread, SARS-CoV-2 gave rise to a public health emergency, finally resulting in the WHO declaration of pandemic in March 2020.
Epidemiologic data indicate that SARS-CoV-2 causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a condition with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, ranging from a mild disease with influenza-like symptoms to a severe form with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring specialised management at intensive care units (ICU).
The long-term consequences of surviving the most severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection are still largely unknown. However, based on the scientific evidence currently available, some preliminary considerations can be made on this issue.
To date, spirometry indicates a good capacity of recovery in terms of lung function after ARDS. The Toronto ARDS Outcomes Study Group investigated the computed tomography (CT) scans of patients with ARDS at 5-year follow-up, showing a complete resolution of consolidation in all survivors and less than 10% of patients with mild residual CT abnormalities.1
If the lung seems to be an organ with a good capacity of functional recovery, a series of residual limitations in terms of exercise capacity and quality of life have been observed following ARDS and ICU stay, with significant impact on the costs and the need of healthcare services.
Regardless of the underlying pathology, the post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a well-known condition, characterised by residual physical and cognitive limitations in ICU survivors. The main clinical manifestations of PICS include fatigue, weakness and exercise intolerance, with different degrees of sexual, sleep, mood and cognitive disorders. As a consequence, family members can be physically and psychologically affected both during ICU stay and after discharge, thus resulting in the PICS-Family (PICS-F). During SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it is important to consider that PICS and PICS-F may significantly influence post-discharge costs and utilisation of healthcare services.
In a cohort of 109 patients with ARDS, the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group documented persistent limitations in terms of quality of life and exercise capacity among survivors 5 years after discharge from ICU.2 In detail, as compared to a healthy control population, the authors reported a reduced distance at the 6-minute-walking-test (6MWT), which was consistent with a concomitant reduction in the physical component of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. In addition, several physical and psychological problems affected family caregivers. Overall, because of the residual functional disability, the cumulative post-discharge healthcare costs per patient per year (from $5,000 CAN to $6,000 CAN) were comparable to those of elderly patients with severe chronic diseases.
The observation that young healthy subjects without important comorbidities do not return to a baseline functional status and to baseline levels of healthcare necessity after ARDS and ICU stay may have important public health implications, particularly in the frame of the current global emergency due to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Most clinical studies have shown that myalgia and fatigue are frequent symptoms in patients with COVID-19, regardless of the severity of the disease. It has been hypothesised that these symptoms are a consequence of the interaction between concomitant chronic diseases and the acute inflammatory state of the systemic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Moreover, in critically ill patients, the prolonged sedation and immobility in the ICU may play a key role in the genesis of the so-called ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), which is a state of chronic fatigue that compromises the patient's physical abilities and his mental health for months or years after discharge. Critical illness myopathy and polyneuropathy are the most common cause of this neuromuscular weakness, which may affect skeletal muscles thus resulting in failure to wean from the ventilator. ICU-AW is a relevant component of PICS, with an important contribution to the residual functional disability after ICU. Thus, if it is reasonable to assume that recovery from mild COVID-19 may be accompanied by the total or near-total disappearance of fatigue and myalgia, patients with severe infection requiring mechanical ventilation may be affected by such persistent disabling manifestations, even after hospital stay.
To date, the mechanisms of the functional sequelae of critically ill patients after ICU have been investigated but not yet fully understood. In this regard, several hypotheses have been done (eg, secondary pulmonary fibrosis, organising pneumonia, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension).3–5 However, the need for a rehabilitative intervention both in the acute phase and after discharge seems to be a logical consequence of the currently available evidence for severe and critical patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
During ICU stay, when a minimum of clinical stability has been reached, patients with COVID-19 may benefit from passive mobilisation, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, frequent position changes and gradual achievement of the antigravity posture. The importance of an adequate positioning can be better understood if we consider the evidence that patients with COVID-19 may take advantage from prolonged prone position in the early acute phase. A multidisciplinary management of invasive ventilation is also required, in order to reduce the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury and to allow for a progressive ventilation weaning.
In the post-acute phase, recovery of pulmonary function, exercise capacity and quality of life after specialised pulmonary rehabilitation have been demonstrated in survivors of ARDS due to severe H1N1 influenza.6 However, the correct timing for exercise training and multidisciplinary rehabilitation after ICU is still to be defined for patients with COVID-19. Similarly, considering the wide range of clinical presentations of the disease, different rehabilitation strategies according to disease severity should be defined.
Whether non-severe patients may benefit from a structured rehabilitative approach is still uncertain. Some preliminary data investigating the prevalence of residual functional limitations among patients with mild COVID-19 showed high prevalence of sleep and mood disorders.7 However, in order to minimise the risk of contact and contagion in this period of global emergency, telemedicine and telerehabilitation may represent a valid support for non-severe patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. In keeping with this, although unable to address the whole range of requirements of a traditional rehabilitation therapy, virtual reality and commercial exercise games (exergames) may help to maintain an adequate level of physical activity at home, especially in younger patients who are the most likely to be compliant to this type of training.8
In contrast, an intensive in-hospital rehabilitative approach may be required for patients with severe and critical COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to determine longer ventilation time and, therefore, higher levels of deconditioning than in general ICU patients. The diagnosis of critical illness myopathy and polyneuropathy is made by means of electrodiagnostic studies, and this is crucial for an adequate management of the neuromuscular weakness after ICU discharge. Moreover, several other complications (eg, post-extubation dysphagia, tracheostomy-related problems, bedsores, thromboembolism, urinary dysfunction) may affect patients with COVID-19 after the acute phase, thus needing specific rehabilitative programmes.
Moreover, current literature data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 is not confined to the respiratory tract and a multiple organ involvement seems to occur in critically ill patients. Therefore, in the attempt to predict and prevent the long-term consequences of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, a further aspect to consider is the high incidence of cardiac and neurologic manifestations, thus calling into question the need for both prevention strategies and cardiac or post-stroke rehabilitation programmes.
Overall, the complexity and variability of COVID-19 manifestations support the hypothesis that the long-term consequences of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection cannot be considered from a single point of view, namely an acute infective disease of the respiratory tract potentially resulting in ARDS. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that the management of such patients after the acute phase cannot depend on a single generalised approach but rather on a patient-tailored multidisciplinary approach, which may be delivered by appropriate rehabilitation programmes.
In the past months, most efforts by governments and healthcare providers have been directed towards adequate treatment of patients with COVID-19 while adopting appropriate containment and mitigation strategies. As a consequence, rehabilitation services have been interrupted in some regions, while some rehabilitation facilities have been reorganised to enlarge the critical care capacity. Understanding the needs of a population is mandatory to plan an effective response in a period of global emergency. About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, with higher levels of healthcare necessity and important public health implications. The unmet need for rehabilitative treatments may be further exacerbated by the pandemic, both as a consequence of the containment strategies and of the increased demand.
A growing amount of literature data suggests that the residual functional disability after the acute phase should not be considered as a secondary or marginal aspect of the pandemic. Accordingly, the increased need for essential rehabilitation services should not be ignored. Thus, in the frame of a primary healthcare policy, while ensuring the safety of both patients and caregivers, new measures to monitor the functional outcomes of COVID-19 should be adopted, and the link between community-based rehabilitation programmes and specialised rehabilitation centres should be urgently implemented.
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Contributors PA conceived the study and drafted the manuscript. AP and MM drafted the manuscript and made critical revisions. MNDDM drafted the manuscript and supervised the project. All authors read and approved the final version for submission.
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iSMSm A2P SMSC development started in 2001 due to the lack of high-speed SMSC's available on the market which could cope with the bursty traffic of bulk SMS. In its current implementation, it can handle many 1000's of SMS per second on today's hardware.
iSMSm A2P SMSC is built in layers according to the SS7 layered model. Its functionality is built from the ground up for high performance, and it scales well in multi-core CPU environments as it can heavily make use of multithreading. Its database engine uses smart caching to update the database in regular intervals to limit the number of queries hitting the storage system under extreme load. This reduced the number of queries by a factor of approximately 6.
The whole system is categorized into different priority levels. Higher priority level messages get sent first, providing the ability to transport interactive content in front of bulk.
Flow control down to the per-destination point code level.
Automated down throttling to slower speeds for traffic towards destinations with speed limitations.
Slow start approach for point codes that go out of service and come back, so to avoid a possible dump of the whole waiting queue causing overloading.
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Cleaning Up the Car Wash
At the London Road Car Wash, the first blast of soapy water is captured in a pit under the floor and used again. (Photo by Stephanie Hemphill)
Employees at the London Road Car Wash get a free lunch once a month -- paid for by recycling the trash they find in the cars. (Photo by Stephanie Hemphill)
Many business leaders are taking a serious look at their environmental impact. Companies from Ikea to Home Depot are following a science-based approach to sustainability called the Natural Step. Stephanie Hemphill visited one small business that's rethinking its operations:
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You probably wouldn't think a car wash would be the kind of place that pays attention to the environment. But this one is.
It's trying to become more sustainable — putting back what it takes away.
"What we'd like to do is, we'd like to be a closed system, a closed loop."
Frank Nicoletti is the manager of this car wash in Duluth Minnesota.
"That's the goal of the whole Natural Step is to be closed loop, meaning nothing goes in or out, and you just recycle the whole time. Of course, how feasible it is we don't know. "
Nicoletti is trained as a biologist. He's the kind of guy who spends a lot of time watching the hawks as they migrate across the western tip of Lake Superior. It's right across the street from the car wash.
His concern about nature is bubbling over into his business.
When a local non-profit group brought in Natural Step experts, Nicoletti and a dozen other business people signed up to learn how ecosystems work, and how they could operate their businesses more sustainably. They started looking over their operations from top to bottom to see how they could make them more earth-friendly.
One big change they've made at the car wash is switching to a biodegradable detergent. That's not required by law, but it's one of the principles of the Natural Step program — to reduce the use of man-made toxic substances.
"Everything that's on line here is non-persistent so it breaks down in the environment."
As cars move through the wash, the first flush of soapy water is captured in a pit the below the floor, and re-used.
The rest of the waste water is treated at the local sewage treatment plant, so grease and oil and other pollutants aren't going into Lake Superior. Around the country, most car washes send their waste water to treatment plants, and Frank Nicoletti says it's better for lakes and streams when people use a car wash instead of doing it on the driveway at home.
Here, the used oil from the lube operation is another part of that closed loop.
"We have two special boilers in our basement that actually recycles the oil and heats part of the building as well as heating all of the hot water."
And the company recycles the cans and bottles they haul out of the cars they wash. They use the money from the recycled trash to give the people who work here a free lunch once a month.
"The amount of trash that comes out of these vehicles is unbelievable. We're actually putting less trash in the garbage can now that we're recycling, which is a great thing, and we're also helping our guys out by giving them lunch once a month on these recycled cans."
That's another part of the Natural Step. It says a sustainable business will make sure its employees can meet their needs. And since they started recycling the trash from the cars, a lot of the workers are recycling at home now too.
Frank Nicoletti says he'd like to make the business fit in with nature even more — by rebuilding the roof.
"I'd love to make butterfly garden up there, and that will actually clean the air. Because the butterfly migration and the dragonfly migration through the lakeshore here is just huge. I mean, there are days when the dragonflies are going by, you can see a million — of different species."
When they've finished a year's worth of training and work, the car wash and the other businesses trying out the Natural Step approach will share their experiences with others in the community.
Frank Nicoletti says it'll be like a pebble dropped in a pond. There's no telling how far the ripples will go.
For The Environment Report, I'm Stephanie Hemphill.
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Three-time NBA championship coach Steve Kerr is finalizing a contract extension that will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the NBA, league sources tell ESPN.
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City Terminates Contract of Parks and Recreation Director
By Matthew Leslie on January 17, 2021 • ( 16 Comments )
Note: This story has been edited from its original version.
The City has terminated the contract of Parks and Recreation Director Hugo Curiel. According to 1st District Fullerton City Councilmember Fred Jung, City Manager Ken Domer announced the action to members of the council Friday morning, January 15. In a letter that same day to members of the Parks and Recreation Commission, Domer wrote that the separation of Curiel's contract was for no single cause, citing a "need to move forward in a different direction from prior years."
Director of Parks and Recreation Hugo Curiel had his contract with the city terminated on January 15.
In an email to The Observer, Domer reiterated that the contract separation was not because of any "wrong-doing" and there was "no cause for my action other than I am constantly reviewing operations and responding to changing circumstances. As the City Manager I am responsible for day-to-day operations and to make adjustments as needed, and sometimes they are bigger than others that are made more frequently. Given the City's ongoing financial condition, as we transition to a lesser level of service ability in response to staffing levels and revenue projections, the organization will constantly be changing so we can continue to deliver services and be responsive to our residents."
According to Transparent California, Curiel's salary was $141,024 in 2019, the most recent year available on the site, with additional pay of $8,536. Pension debt of $33,089 and benefits of $ 34,217 brought his total compensation for that year to $216,866.
Domer also wrote in his message to Parks and Recreation Commissioners that he would not be appointing a new Director for at least a year, but rather he would assign specified City employees to oversee different areas of the department who would be reporting to "Toni in the Deputy City Manager role" (evidently referring to Antonia Graham). Graham is expected to leave that position in 90 days to take a position as Chief Operating Officer of the newly formed Orange County Power Authority, of which Fullerton is a member, where Jung represents Fullerton as Vice Chair.
The following day, Mayor Bruce Whitaker, who now represents the City's 4th District, said Curiel's removal wasn't a Council initiative, and that he had nothing to do with the decision, but did note that the Council has to be open-minded when looking at the City's budget. He predicted that the Council would have to become more active in a time of tight municipal finances and that cities would need to be willing to restructure personnel and overhead. Neither Whitaker nor Jung supported Measure S, a proposed City tax increase, which was on the November 2020 ballot and failed by a significant margin.
Fred Jung said he supported the decision to remove Curiel, calling it "necessary as we go forward" in a phone interview with The Observer Friday, January 15. Jung, who was elected in November, characterized Curiel's exit as, "The start of change that's necessary for the City," saying that it was "ridiculous that the City's parks weren't being better managed and taken care of." Mayor Whitaker also said he had noticed deterioration in the City's parks, but said most of the problems were "solvable," (such as "lots of trash") and suggested that volunteer assistance from residents could help to maintain parks in the City.
Without naming any specific issues, Jung also said he found it "objectionable on a personal level that the [Parks and Rec] department had found itself in the middle of one controversy after another."
Both Whitaker and Jung thought there was favoritism on the part of the City in allowing access to City parks and facilities to some sports groups and not others. Jung, a former Parks and Recreation Commissioner, was careful to say he thought that the department itself was "great," but that its leadership was not treating nonprofits equally. "You can't expect leadership not to appreciate equity amongst non-profits," Jung said. "One group's agenda should not be prioritized while another's is ignored."
Whitaker would like to see Independence Park be made more available to members of the public who are not necessarily involved in organized sports activities. Whitaker also said that personal relationships had played a part in deciding which groups were given access to City fields, and that the City needed to set aside biases in those decisions.
Curiel was appointed to the job of Director in 2013 by then City Manager Joe Felz. Curiel had been with the department since 2008, serving as a Parks Project Specialist. Felz, who served as City Manager from 2011 until his resignation in early 2017, had prioritized revenue-generating activities for many of the City's facilities. Downtown's historic Amerige Field, for example, is unavailable to members of the public because it is leased to Hope University for baseball games. Prior to his hiring as City Manager, Felz himself served as Director of Parks and Recreation.
Nothing about the decision was included in the most recent of Domer's weekly City Manager Updates, and the City has not issued a press release about Curiel's removal. Efforts by The Observer to reach Curiel were unsuccessful.
The personnel shift comes just one month after the first meeting of City Council that now includes two newcomers, Jung and 2nd District Mayor Pro Tem Nick Dunlap. Previous members Jennifer Fitzgerald and Jan Flory, who both declined to run for reelection, were generally supportive of city hall initiatives. Jung said Friday that he was "elected for change."
Correction: An earlier version of this story included two sentences referencing the appearance of a possible conflict of interest in the allocation of city sports fields to sports organizations in Fullerton in past years. This passage has been removed at the request of individuals who complained that the story implied that they had either exerted or benefitted from alleged favoritism in the City's decision to allocate fields and playing times to The Fullerton Rangers soccer club.
To clarify, in the author's conversation with him on January 16, Mayor Bruce Whitaker referred only to the "political clout" of the Fullerton Rangers, but did not name any specific individuals who might have brought undue influence to bear on decisions about which sports fields the city chose to allocate to the team. It was the author alone who cited the position of a now former Fullerton City Council member's spouse as a member of the Rangers' board as an example of perceived favoritism, recalling comments by members of the public at the time of field allocation decisions.
The author included the reference to the Fullerton Rangers only as an example of the public's perception of a possible conflict of interest, and did not mean to factually assert that undue influence was brought to bear on any field allocation decisions. The author apologizes to the individuals named if the former version of the article implied that it did. The Observer strives to be as factual and clear in our reporting as we can be, and will provide corrections and/or clarifications to stories as necessary.
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Mark Gennaro says:
Once again the Cost of "Red Tape" at the upper end of Management has caused more damage and waste of taxpayer dollars that should and could have been appropriated towards the the actual benefiting of the Fullerton Parks and Recreation programs
that Hugo Curiel was so passionate about improving. He will be missed by many residents who have seen the benefit of his work and contributions to the City, and I wish him the best in his future endeavors.
gtrueblood says:
"Domer also wrote in his message to Parks and Recreation Commissioners that he would not be appointing a new Director for at least a year" – Simple cost cutting for a financially overstretched city? Hmmm…
David Zenger says:
All sorts of strings in Fullerton appear to have been pulled and persuaded the past 8 years in a fashion so that plausible deniability could be exercised. Think of all the unanswered code violations, idiot vanity projects, foolish vendetta lawsuits and failure of police reform. Of course it could all be an unhappy coincidence.
And let's not forget forgery and fraud that was aided and abetted from the top,
MIchael Savage says:
Jesse,
Thanks for your response. I will not be making any official comments or statements. I have no desire to drag this out. Any future comments from me will be as part of public comments in a city council meeting.
savagel1 says:
I would like to thank Jennifer and Sean for calling out Fred Jung on his baseless accusations regarding field allocations. As a parks and Recreation commissioner and my involvement in the sports user group meetings as well as the development of the current sports user group policy, I find it appalling that Fred would stoop to that level and based on his misinformation, potentially make it difficult for Mr. Curiel to find employment in the public sector. In my opinion, Mr. Jung's claims may have something to due with the user group he is involved with getting pushback from Parks and Rec. for their consistent user group policy violations. I may be wrong but his group has come up in discussions more than once. I could go on with Mr. Whitaker's statements but I think Sean and Jennifer already addressed that appropriately in their above comments. Jesse, please explain to the group why the writer would publish this without fact checking his information. Seems like an important step in the process Right? I look forward to seeing an update.
Jesse La Tour says:
Hi Michael. Thank you for your comments. If you would like to make an official comment or statement, free free to e-mail [email protected]. In the article, Mr. Jung did not make any specific allegations, but gave an overall assessment/opinion on this matter and his views are of course his own. While I cannot speak to Mr. Jung's motivations, his opinions on the matter as a new sitting Councilmember are relevant to this story.
Sean Fitzgerald says:
In the interest of clarity, which I was very adamant about yesterday, I did not call out Councilman Jung. I simply wanted the baseless accusations included by Mr. Leslie removed…and they have been. Thanks again Jesse!
Ben Lu says:
I would like the mayor and city council to look into the practice the city Park and Rec commission had regarding leasing park land to cell phone companies to build cell phone transmission towers. One tower at the Edward White Park has just been completed but seems not activated yet. From the proposal, the lease will provide the city a meager $38K annual income, but taking space out of a city park, in a dense residential neighborhood, and right next to Parks Junior High, with only 20 feet from the school's track field, where kids do their daily outdoor activities. It is a potential liability to the city, if there are any adverse impacts to the health of the students, like what had been reported from many other cities across the country.
Jesse, thank you very much for that update and for your words of apology.
I want to be extremely clear: the assertion that I ever used my personal relationships to impact field access for either of the nonprofit sports organizations I have served is a slanderous lie. I have never once helped an organization prepare their field request, nor have I participated in any meetings related to field allocation, nor have I advocated in any way for greater field access, preferred fields or time blocks. In short, I've never had ANYTHING to do with that process, so there exists not one shred of proof that I've engaged in such conduct.
I understand that Councilman Whitaker makes the assertion that personal relationships have been used in the past, but I cannot tell whether he cites me as an example or the writer makes that insinuation on his own. If Councilman Whitaker did not make this assertion directly, then I'd respectfully ask that he clarify his statement to clear my name and that Mr. Leslie also clarify that adding this insinuation was irresponsible, particularly since I was not even asked to comment.
Ironically, it may be that Councilman Whitaker and I have very similar interests with regard to youth sports in this city. From my time on the Parks & Rec Commission to my time serving two different sports nonprofits, I have been a staunch advocate of recreational sports being the highest priority where our City's resources are concerned. During the City's most recent field use policy discussion, I advocated for greater transparency and accountability on the part of our partner nonprofits in the wake of the embezzlement suffered by the Rangers and FAST. In short, I have given hundreds of hours of my time to youth sports in Fullerton over the years, all the while maintaining a strict firewall between my service on local nonprofits and my wife's service of the broader community.
I will not simply watch as unfounded allegations are leveled against me, my wife, and others.
Sean, the writer is updating the article to more accurately reflect what Mr. Whitaker stated, what the writer added, and removing any reference to any implied wrongdoing for which we do not have proof. I apologize for any confusion and/or harm this may have caused.
Jennifer Fitzgerald says:
You do a great disservice to journalism when you print accusations that have no basis in fact. The city went through a thoughtful and exhaustive update on its field use policy ensuring that true non-profits got first priority access to field…fields that we taxpayers pay for. The entire City Council, including Mr. Whitaker, voted for that policy. You are dead wrong on favoritism being granted to any league because of my husband's participation. Next time, work harder to get the story right. I'm sick of being your favorite scapegoat.
Jennifer, the writer is updating the article to more accurately reflect what Mr. Whitaker stated, what the writer added, and removing any reference to any implied wrongdoing for which we do not have proof. I apologize for any confusion and/or harm this may have caused.
Hugo has been a wonderfully responsive, caring director of Parks and Rec. he not only returned phone calls quickly but would meet us in the park to better understand our concerns. Fullerton needs more people like him. Please rehire him.
Michale Savage says:
I agree Sally |
Health Reform Follies
Wooden-headeness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government. It consists of assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. It is acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by facts.
Barbara Tuchman, The March of Folly (Alfred A. Knopf, 1984)
The Obama Administration has announced it has now has enrolled 7.1 million people in health exchanges. These people include the newly and automatically enrolled. The ACA is 80% of the way towards its goal of 9.1 million. By June, when the Supreme Court rules if people can enroll in federal exchanges, the administration expects to cover 10 million of the uninsured.
And so the march towards the high drama surrounding the Court's decision grows and crystalises.
The Obama administration says it would be sheer folly to deprive 10 million people of health insurance and let them die on the streets, in their homes, or in institutions for the destitute.
To put in more elegant terms, "The outcome in King could determine whether millions of people continue to have access to affordable, comprehensive insurance." ( "Predicting the Fallout from King v. Burwell – Exchanges and the ACA," NEJM, January 8, 2014).
Or, as a medical school classmate friend of mine said when I predicted the Court would rule against the Administration, "You can't be serious."
This attitude reflects the pre-conceived wooden-headedness of government. Only government can care for the poor. Only government has compassion. Only government can level the economic playing field. For God's sake , in the name of equity and social justice, doesn't everyone realize it is the duty of government to redistribute wealth and health.
This may be, but it ignores certain facts. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 55% to 60% of the American people, don't trust government, resent losing their doctors and health plans, think the ACA ought to be repealed or fixed, voted against Obama policies in the midterms, are opposed to ObamaCare in over 95% of polls over the last five years, and believe additional entitlements contribute too much to our $18 trillion national debt.
So much for the ACA follies.
The GOP has its own set of follies.
How does it propose to deal with 10 million out there now covered and the 20 million more yet to be covered?
Surely some sort of safety net is needed. We are all human beings with human needs, and the poor will always be with us and will always need our help.
How would the GOP provide that safety net? Through Medicaid expansion? Tax credits for all? Tax loopholes for those who need loopholes to survive? Removing regulations, cutting taxes, slashing the corporate income tax, the highest in the world, and by so doing, lifting all economic boats and letting prosperity insure upward social mobility?
Can "growth," "productivity," and "innovation" plug the holes in the safety net? Or does it require government professionals, or the "philosopher- kings," like Obama, wwho are disciplined in the art of government?
We are about to find out. The approaching King v. Burwell ruling has all the ingredients, tensions, and conflicts of high drama.
Technology v. humanism? Your health v. your wallet? Government v. markets? Compassion v. rationing? Collectivism v. individualism? Control v. choice? Washington v. the states? Obama v. Congress? Compromise v. confrontation?
Can government take away what it has already given? That is the $1.5 trillion question, give or take a $ 1 trillion. What the hell, who cares, it's only tasxpayer mney. |
Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson booksigning at the Lyons Air Museum
Posted on February 18, 2011 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Historical, Military, Santa Ana 4 Comments
Feb. 20 – Book Signing; Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson
Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jarco
'RED TAIL CAPTURED, RED TAIL FREE: THE MEMOIRS OF A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN AND POW'
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Famed Tuskegee Airman and author Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, 90, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who currently resides in Southfield, Mich., will be signing copies of his book "Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW," on Sunday, Feb. 20, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Lyon Air Museum, located on the west side of John Wayne Airport.
The Tuskegee Airmen, the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought during World War II, were the first black military aviators to serve in the United States armed forces. Jefferson's book is a personal memoir about black soldiers who served their country during and after World War II.
"Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson is an American treasure, and we're proud to have him join us to share his experiences," said Mark Foster, president of Lyon Air Museum, a premier Southern California showcase for vintage military aircraft and automobiles. "His saga is nothing less than the story of our nation in the 20th century."
Born Nov. 15, 1921 in Detroit, Mich., Jefferson was the eldest child of Alexander Jefferson and Jane White Jefferson. His maternal great-grandfather William Jefferson White was born to a slave woman and a white slave owner in the 1830s. Jefferson's grandfather became a minister, and in 1867 he opened an all-black ministry school for boys in Augusta, Ga., which today is known as Morehouse College.
Jefferson graduated from high school in 1938. In 1942, he graduated from Clark College in Atlanta, Ga., with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and biology.
On September 23, 1942, Jefferson was sworn into the U.S. Army Reserves, volunteering but not accepted for flight training. Taking a job as an analytical chemist for three months, he entered the graduate school of Howard University, applying again to the U.S. Army Air Force.
Called up for flight training in April 1943, Jefferson received orders to report to Tuskegee Army Air Field to begin flight training.
In 1941, in an effort to train black aviators, the U.S. Army Air Corps established a training program at the Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black school located in Tuskegee, Alabama. The army used Moton Field, four miles from the campus center, to train aviators, who became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. (The campus of Tuskegee Institute was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. In 1985, Tuskegee Institute was renamed Tuskegee University.)
The Tuskegee Airmen initially were equipped with Curtiss P-40 Warhawks fighter-bomber aircraft, briefly with Bell P-39 Airacobras, later with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. In July 1944, the fighter group acquired the aircraft with which they became most commonly associated—the North American P-51 Mustang. When the pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-47s red, the nickname "Red Tails" was coined. Bomber crews adopted the nickname "Red-Tail Angels."
Receiving his pilot's wings and officer's commission at Tuskegee, Jefferson was assigned to the 332rd Red Tail Fighter group at the Ramitelli Airfield near Foggia, Italy, flying the P51 Mustang. In a fighter escort wing protecting bombing missions of the U.S. 15th Air Force, his job was to attack key ground targets and guard the bombing mission against enemy Luftwaffe fighters.
Jefferson was shot down on August 12, 1944, while attacking a radar installation during his 18th mission over Toulon in southern France. Parachuting to safety and landing in a forest, he was immediately captured by German ground troops. He was sent to a German prisoner of war (POW) camp in Poland called Stalag Luft III, a specialist Luftwaffe-run camp for captured Allied Air Force personnel. He was then moved to Stalag VII-A, just outside Dachau. After the Russian Army entered Poland, the Germans marched the prisoners to Munich, where they were freed by Gen. George Patton's U.S. Third Army. Jefferson returned to the United States on board the Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary, arriving in New York City in mid-1945.
But his homecoming was bittersweet. In his book, Jefferson recalls that, despite having been treated in Nazi capture like every other Allied officer, he personally experienced racial prejudice immediately upon his arrival back in the U.S. After coming into New York harbor past the Statue of Liberty, flags waving, he walked down the ship's gang plank only to be greeted by a white U.S. Army sergeant on the dock shouting a deeply offensive term for African Americans.
Following the war, Jefferson served as an instrument instructor at the Tuskegee Army airfield until its closure in 1946. He remained in the U.S. Air Force reserves until his retirement in 1969.
As a civilian, Jefferson received his teaching certificate from Wayne State University in 1947 and began teaching elementary school science for the Detroit Public School System. He received his master's degree in education in 1954, and was appointed assistant principal in 1969. After more than 30 years of service in the field of education, he retired in 1979.
In 1995, Jefferson was enshrined in the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. In 2004, Jefferson was awarded with a Purple Heart for being wounded while being shot down over Nazi occupied France. On March 29, 2007, Jefferson attended a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where he and the other surviving veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen and the widows of airmen no longer with us were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service.
During World War II, African American citizens in many U.S. states still were subject to racist Jim Crow laws. The American military was racially segregated, as was much of the federal government. The Tuskegee Airmen experienced racial discrimination, both within and outside the U.S. Army. Despite these adversities, they trained and flew with distinction. Although the 477th Bombardment Group "worked up" on North American B-25 Mitchell bombers, they never served in combat. The Tuskegee 332nd Fighter Group was the only actual operational unit. First sent overseas as part of Operation Torch, they were put into action in Sicily and Italy before being deployed as bomber escorts in Europe, where they were particularly successful in their missions.
The 30,000-sq.ft. Lyon Air Museum opened in Dec. 2009. The facility represents the fulfillment of a dream of Maj. Gen. William Lyon, USAF (Ret), who held the position of Chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1975 to 1979. Currently, Gen. Lyon is Chairman of the Board and CEO of William Lyon Homes, Inc., Newport Beach, Calif. His passion for aviation history and youth education is the driving force behind Lyon Air Museum. In establishing the museum, Gen. Lyon sought to create a world-class facility that would be available to the local community and would offer educational displays to inspire young people. The museum has on exhibit some of the world's rarest operational aircraft and vehicles.
Lyon Air Museum is located at 19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana, CA 92707. P: 714/210-4585. F: 714/210-4588. Email: [email protected] Web: www.lyonairmuseum.org.
Hours of operation are daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission rates: General admission–$8; Seniors and Veterans–$6; Ages 5-17–$4; Under age 5—Free. Groups of 10 or more–$1 off each visitor. Pre-arranged school groups—Free.
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Gary Zaetz says:
In commemoration of Black History Month, Americans of all races should honor the achievements of African-American servicemen and women, especially those who gave up their lives in service to their country. We can do this by making sure the Government begins to spend a sufficient amount of money to recover the remains of our missing in action, many of whom were African-Americans, such as the following 29 MIA Tuskegee Airmen of World War II (whose stories were documented not long ago in a series of articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch): Lt. Albert L. Young, F/O Carl J. Woods, Lt. William F. Williams Jr., Lt.Sherman H. White Jr., Lt. James R. Polkinghorne, F/O Leland H. Pennington, Lt. Andrew D. Marshall, Captain Andrew Maples Jr., Lt. Oscar D. Hutton Jr., Lt. Wellington G. Irving, Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., Lt. John H. Chavis, Capt. Alfonza W. Davis, Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson, Lt. Maurice V. Esters, Lt. Samuel J. Foreman, Lt. Frederick D. Funderburg Jr., Lt. Samuel Jefferson, Lt. Charles B. Johnson, 2nd Lt. James L. McCullin, Capt. Robert B. Tresville, 2nd Lt. Elton H. Nightingale, Lt. George T. McCrumby, 2nd Lt. Thomas C. Street, 1st Lt. Langdon E. Johnson, 2nd Lt. Ferrier H. White, 2nd Lt. Harry J. Daniels, 1st Lt. John H. Prowell, and Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant. The Defense Department has historically treated its MIA remains recovery program like a neglected stepchild, requesting a level of funding that is nowhere near the amount needed to recover the remains of the tens of thousands still missing. Please support substantially increased funding for location and recovery of the remains of our heroic missing Tuskegee Airmen, and all the other missing soldiers, sailors, and airmen of all ethnicities. Their sacrifice and their families deserve nothing less…Gary Zaetz, Project Homecoming, http://www.projecthomecoming.org
Takianna Hargrove says:
Hello,I'm In 8th grade and I admire your bravery and courage. We have watched your movie The Tuskegee airman and we have seen what you men encountered .We thank you for setting the example that Afican Amercains are smart and can do what Whites can do.We want to Thank you again for leading us to our civil rights.
Takianna Hargrove
Thomas Walker says:
Hello, I am in 8th grade and in class we watched the movie Tuskegee Airman and we were all greatly inspired. You and all the airmen must have dealt with a lot of stuff from the instructors and other pilots. What you and the other piliots did was great and allowed many other African Americans to follow in your path.
Bret Stiscia says:
Hello. I'm an eighth grader in the small town of Millbrook,NY, and have recently learned about the Tuskeegee Airmen, and I am amazed at your courage, bravery, and overall tolerence you must have had to deal with the white flight instructors. I am eternally grateful for you did for the civil rights movement. You were told that you weren't smart enough to handle an engine block, but you perservered and showed that you could handle anything,and handle it you did. I just wanted to let you know that you were a very important part of civil rights movement, and I thank you
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A man tried to burn down a gas station in Anaheim early this morning
OCFA firefighters put out fires at a mobile home park and a warehouse in Santa Ana last week
The SAPD seized guns from a DUI suspect and several gangbangers this week
A stabbing occurred in unincorporated Orange County this afternoon
CA Senate Republicans call for a Special Session to combat the homeless crisis immediately
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IDP: 2043
Barroux
Dan McDaid
Hannah Berry
Kate Charlesworth
Denise Mina
Mary Talbot
Writer / Artist
Will Morris
UK publisher / ISBN: Freight Books - 978-908754- 63-9
Does this pass the Bechdel test?: yes
Categories: Anthology, Science-Fiction, Social observation
Review by Graham Johnstone
It's 2043 and the sea levels have risen, leaving the population of Britain no choice but to abandon the old cities and relocate to higher ground.
That's the premise of this graphic novel realised by the Stripped programme of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It marks the 30th anniversary of the Festival by looking thirty years into the future. It's a bold and laudable venture, and encouraging that it's publicly funded.
It's a creative collaboration too – helmed by novelist turned comics writer Denise Mina, with different teams producing different chapters. There's a broad spectrum of talent involved, mostly with connections to Scotland or the festival. Some chapters read as self-contained stories, while adding up to a kaleidoscopic novel.
It's kicked off by 2000AD veteran Pat Mills, a man at home with dystopias. Partnered with artist Hannah Berry (sample image), he introduces us to Cait, who lives in a shipping container, and is the proletarian voice-of-the-people on 'reality TV' show Sky Farm. The show aims to promote, new 'solutions' to feeding everyone. Cait, though has caught the attention of a committee of powerful people who decide she is an obstacle that needs to be dealt with.
Will Morris's chapter focusses on boxer Tom Sayers. We see his backstory through an effective montage of boxing posters and fragments of bouts. In the present though he's a reluctant heavy, working for a Mr Gartman, on – it slowly becomes clear – events we saw in the previous chapter. There's that kaleidoscopic effect.
In Adam Murphy's chapter, Cait's co-presenters Danny and Jools host an exclusive dinner party in their luxurious Sky Farm apartment. Cait ends up being somewhat forthright. She questions the very need for Sky Farm: after all, there's still plenty of land above the water. This device provides some back story and exploration of the issues, while acknowledging that this, like Cait herself, is the not entirely welcome guest at the party.
It's a coup for the editors to secure the comics debut of Irvine Welsh, author of hit novel and film Trainspotting. He provides a powerful back-story for the ruthless Gartman, but it falls down somewhere between him and illustrator Dan McDaid. It reads like a prose story illustrated, and McDaid's visualisation here is redundantly noir, as well as murky and inexact in both rendering and storytelling. He blows the visual clues that distinguish two adversaries in suits: one's jacket is buttoned, then open, and his tie changes colour between panels.
Mina's chapter, in contrast, has almost absurdly minimal text. One page just contains: "Good." "Great!" "…No". She trusts Frenchman Barroux to carry the story in his simple but stylish 'artoons'. Careful reading reveals we're seeing Danny and Jools, as they maintain a positive front for Sky Farm in the face of Cait's challenges, and revelations of realities both inside and outside. We also see their connection to Gartman and earlier events.
Mary Talbot has perhaps the toughest job – writing the conclusion. It resolves the plot and makes a breakthrough on the issues, while heavy on the exposition, and perhaps unduly optimistic. Kate Charlesworth does an commendable job of keeping this section (with ten pages in a boardroom!) visually interesting.
Most of the art is rendered in washes – reflecting perhaps, the encroaching water. Will Morris does it best – with stylish lines, and tones that are both confident and subtle – a real talent to watch.
This is a bold project, thoughtfully executed. It explores important issues for our present and future, only occasionally tipping into a lecture. Like an anthology though, some contributions will appeal more than others.
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In a lonely parking garage, young, shy, diminutive Ariel is confronted by four attackers bent on having their way with her and must find a way to survive.
In Ariel we get to explore one example of how a person can persevere and prevail against a brutal assault. It also looks at some martial arts concepts that one could apply in just such a situation. In a sense, Ariel is a martial arts film that is not a martial arts film. Rather than being a high spectacle, flashy action film with flurries of punches and kicks and tons of wire work, Ariel takes a smart, subtle look at martial arts technique that while on the surface looks like nothing, the outcome turns out to be devastating upon closer inspection.
Ariel will be produced as an independent study short film project in the Film Style Production class in Austin Community College's Radio, Television and Film Department. It is written, produced and directed by ACC film student John Hidalgo.
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Logue Brook campground has been redeveloped as part of the Parks for People caravan and camping initiative.
Logue Brook features 126 camp sites with a variety of configurations suitable for tents, campervans, caravans and camper trailers.
Drinking water is not available, campers must bring enough for their own consumption.
Toilets are non-flush. Wash basins and showers are not provided.
Each camp site has a fire pit with a barbecue plate and a picnic table and benches. No fires outside of the provided fire pits and rings at any time. Campfires are usually permitted between 15 April and 30 November but fire restrictions may be imposed at any time and without notice. Bring your own firewood. When fire restrictions are in place campfires must not be lit and any appliance powered by burning solid fuel must not be used.
Undercover shared-use gas barbecues are provided.
Campers´ own liquid or gas fuel barbecues, stoves and heaters can be used at any time, unless a total fire ban has been declared (see Department of Fire and Emergency Services). Stoves, barbecues, heaters and other appliances powered by solid fuel are subject to the same seasonal restrictions as campfires.
Campers´ own generators may be used between 8am and 9pm only. There is no electric power supply at the campground.
Dogs are permitted. They must be on a leash at all times.
Part of Lake Brockman is a designated water ski area. There is a boat launching area adjacent to the campground. Water skiing and boating are subject to Department of Transport regulations.
Access to the water for swimming, fishing and launching canoes and kayaks is available at a number of places around the shore.
Check the Department of Fisheries website for information on fishing regulations, including licensing.
The long distance Munda Biddi cycle trail passes very close to the campground. Heading east the route is on purpose-built off-road trail then former forestry track with a gentle gradient making it suitable for beginners. To the north, the route is along Blackburn Road following the western shore of the lake.
The Lake Brockman Tourist Park café adjacent to the campground is open 9am to 5pm seven days a week. Firewood and some basic provisions are available for purchase. |
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The 2013 lineup features headliners such as Blur, David Guetta, Empire of the Sun, Everything Everything, Dizzee Rascal, Calexico, Chase & Status, Bad Religion, Peter Bjorn and John, The Cribs, and Regina Spektor.
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The lineup for 2013 for both festivals features performers such as The Killers, Green Day, The Prodigy, Fun, Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Wombats, Bullet for My Valentine, Simple Plan, Bush, and others.
Entertainment | France > Paris > Hippodrome Auteuil
Hemingway used to visit two horsing race venues in Paris: Auteuil Hippodrome on Route des Lacs and Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy at 95230 Soisy-sous-Montmorency. Talking with the author John Dos Passos, Hemingway bragged that he was winning "great sums." However, in "A Moveable Feast," he confessed that, "It took full time work... and you could make no money that way".
Updated at Feb 4,2014
The Embankment and "Let it Be" Matinee' in Savoy Theatre :
Start & End: Embankment Station.
Head northeast and turn right toward Victoria Embankment Road. Turn left onto Victoria Embankment and take the crosswalk. You face Cleopatra's Needle. This is one of London's great landmarks. It is one of a pair of twin obelisks that were gifted, in year 1818, by the nation of Egypt to London. It's much old than Queen Cleopatra. The Sphinxes are beautiful. Everyone climbs on them, so hard to get a picture without some stranger riding on them:
Before you go to the Strand and the Savoy Hotel and Theatre to watch the "Let it Be" marvelous show - take one hour to stroll in the Embankment and the blooming Embankment Victoria Gardens. Just the view across the Thames itself is sufficient reason to walk the Embankment.The Embankment Victoria Gardens are gorgeous park with a very relaxing, comfortable atmosphere. The place is full of all sorts of legal system employees at lunchtime.
Walk to northern end of the gardens. Turn left onto Savoy St. Turn left onto Strand and the Savoy Hotel will be on the left. The entrance reception area is breathtakingly luxurious. You feel you had stepped back in time walking through the hotel. The decor is absolutely beautiful:
Next door is the Savoy Theatre with its immortal show "Let it Be". The theatre itself is art deco and trendy. The seats retain their art deco designs as does the wall decoration. A truly great afternoon out. A wonderful set of Beatles songs played and sung in the style in which the legendary 4 boys would have done it themselves. Great show, great acting, great music. Cameras are allowed. An excellent show that gets you up and moving. We felt 50 years younger by the end of the show.
In case you have time step into Somerest House in the Strand.
Opening times: Embankment level 10.00-18.00, The Edmond Safra Fountain Court 07.30-23.00, River Terrace & Seamen's Hall 08.00-23.00.
Call +44 (0)20 7845 4600 for latest information. Much depends on current exhibition there ! Somerset house is quite an impressive neo-classical piece of architecture. The inner court with its water feature is a haven of tranquility in the center of this bustling city. In the massive courtyard during summer children play under the water fountains. The grounds of Somerset House are good for taking photographs and also inside. The various photographic exhibitions are also of an extremely high-calibre and tastefully chosen. Pleasant cafe and in the summer pleasant to sit outside overlooking the Thames !!!
Updated at Oct 14,2014
The world is going mobile, but some cities are responding to the movement better than others!
Nowadays we all travel with our smartphones, and it's not uncommon to see a fellow traveller, tourist, or backpacker glancing at their smartphones from time to time as they walk through the busy streets of a foreign land. Of course, some cities haven't just embraced the mobile movement; others have shifted with the times and become mobile utopias where smartphones aren't just a tool, but a key to enjoying the city and unlocking its full potential.
There are cities like London, which mobile users can enjoy thanks to the many apps that have been designed for the city, including bus and train schedules, integrated TripAdvisor guides, and community-run city guide apps. Elsewhere in the world, particularly in Asia, people are embracing social technology and uploading information about their lives to social networks at rates never before seen. But some countries and cities continue to stand out.
Barcelona, Spain has been declared the Mobile World Capital by the GSMA for 2012-2018. "Becoming the Mobile World Capital was a strategic bid for Barcelona, and consolidates our leadership as a benchmark city for new technologies," said Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona. The city competed with others from all over the world for the title, but ultimately it prevailed because of the local administration's efforts to spread mobile connectivity throughout the city. Three years later, and we still see the effects that winning the title has had on Barcelona. Other than playing host to this year's Mobile World Congress, everyday life in Barcelona has also been drastically improved.
Winning the title of Mobile World Capital also meant playing host to the Mobile World Centre, a shrine dedicated to the latest mobile technology. Located in downtown Barcelona, the Mobile World Centre houses both permanent and temporary exhibits that showcase the evolution of mobile technology. There are also several different events being hosted in the Centre, all open to the public, free of charge, from Monday to Saturday. The programs held at the Centre range from basic computer classes to app features, with some even teaching others how to make the most of their mobile phones.
The ground floor of the Mobile World Centre features the "Espacio Motivar", a commercial area that not only presents the latest in services to the public, but also showcases technological advances made by Telefónica, the largest operator in Spain and owners of O2 in Europe. The first floor features various exhibits set up to give visitors a walking tour of the evolution of mobile technology, and what changes have come about thanks to mobile development. Dubbed "mWorld", this exhibition space is divided into four interactive areas: mHistory, mWorld Speed, mWorld Definition, and mWorld Experience.
Barcelona also plays host to the Mobile World Festival, an annual event that sees thousands come together for sporting events, live musical shows, film awards, and application and technology features. Let's not forget the Mobile World Congress (MWC) itself, which the largest technological companies from all over the world attend annually. The MWC has, for the past few years, been the event to watch out for, as huge mobile brands come together to launch their latest gadgets and offerings to the public.
Barcelona has continued its quest to become a truly mobile-integrated city. With apps like Pinger, which allow for free domestic and international calls from Spain, now on the market, there's no denying that Barcelona is deserving of its title as the Mobile World Capital, and other cities need to step up to plate if they wish to steal the title from the city in 2018.
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Updated at Mar 10,2015
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden:
Please allow, at least, 3-4 hours for visit in this marvelous zoo. An excellent half day. Worth a visit, but will take even a full good day to see all of it !
The area is large, so wear good walking shoes.
No English signage.
The gardens are especially beautiful In full bloom.
Prices: adult - 2500 HUF (London zoo is four times the price...).25% reduction with Budapst Card. Impossibile to pay with credit card. No cash machines (ATMs) around. Have some cash in your pocket:
The Japanese Garden:
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Butterflies farm (imported from Costa Rica - CRES):
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Kürtőskalács: Kürtőskalács is made from sweet, yeast dough (raised dough), of which a strip is spun and then wrapped around a truncated cone–shaped baking spit, and rolled in granulated sugar. It is baked above charcoal cinders while lubricated with melted butter, until its surface gets a golden-brown color. During the baking process the sugar stuck on kürtőskalács becomes caramel and forms shiny, crispy crust on the cake. The surface of cake can then be provided with additional toppings such as ground walnut or cinnamon powder:
Entertainment | Spain > Madrid
Don't know how much of a football fan are you, but one of the best teams in the world plays in Madrid, and the second best player currently lives - CR7. They have a great stadium called Santiago Bernabeo not far from the center. You can easily buy tickets at the gates from people who sell them.
Entertainment | United Kingdom > Reading
The 2013 lineup includes such names as Eminem, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Deftones, Phoenix, Johnny Marr, Chase and Statue, Fall Out Boy, and White Lies.
Entertainment | Serbia > Petrovaradin Fortress
The 2013 lineup includes names such as Cee Lo Green, Block Party, Atoms for Peace, Snoop Dogg, Fat Boy Slim, Chase & Statue, Diplo, and Pan-Pot.
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Spotify and Hulu Are Partnering to Encourage Students to Binge-Watch and Binge-Listen to Everything
By Jackson McHenry@McHenryJD
In order to keep college students as distracted from their real-life obligations as possible, Hulu and Spotify have come together to offer a combined streaming-subscription deal. The two services announced plans today for a special deal for U.S. college students that offers access to both Spotify Premium (which costs $9.99 a month) and Hulu's Limited Commercials plan ($7.99 a month) for a mere $4.99. The deal, which covers movies, TV, and music, is the first cross-platform offering from Spotify and would give undergrads the chance to listen to, say, "Wild Thoughts" and also watch The Mindy Project, or the new Taylor Swift and The Handmaid's Tale, which would honestly be a solid subject for a college paper. Students looking for similar subscription offers should be aware that Amazon Prime also has a student discount, and is available for $49 per year, or just over four bucks a month. If you're not a student but are still into the idea of a bundled subscription, Hulu and Spotify may have you covered in the future — the companies say deals targeted at the broader market are in the works.
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Meet the Designer Pierluigi Cerri with Olson and Baker
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Pierluigi Cerri graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan. In 1974 he became a founder partner of Gregotti & Associati, winning numerous architecture competitions there. A member of L'Alliance Graphique Internationale, in 1976 he managed the image of the Venice Biennale; he was responsible for the image of the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle in Bonn and Palazzo Grassi in Venice. He has been editor of Casabella and Rassegna magazines; he has handled the design of collections of publications for the most important Italian publishing houses, including Electa, Einaudi, Bollati Boringhieri, Fabbri, Bompiani and Skirà. He has designed display layouts in the most important museum venues in Europe, Japan and the USA. He handled the corporate identity for the new cultural centre of Il Lingotto in Turin, and for Unifor, Italia '90, Pitti Immagi-ne, Prada, iGuzzini and Fratelli Guzzini, Ferrari Auto, Pirelli, GeNova04 European Capital of Culture, Cosmit ISaloni, the Milan Triennale, Mito Settembre Musica and Sea. He has designed objects and layout designs for B&B Italia, Desalto, Poltrona Frau, Fontana Arte, Arflex, Molteni&C and Fusital.
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It's been quite a year for music, in terms of software, hardware and releases. But there's always more new gear to get. We caught up with 9 top electronic artists from Infectious PR working across a number of different genres to find out what they're hoping to find in their studio Christmas stockings this year, from mics and plugins to big touchscreen monitors. Read on to find out more.
The WAVES bundle would have to be the most comprehensive set of studio plugins I've seen over the years. I already use Waves: CLA vocals and RBass religiously, however I'm yet to get my hands on the bundle. Combining these with my Logic stock plugins would really add more dynamics to my records and thus is at the top of my wish list!
Slate Raven: This year it is kind of like a huge touch screen monitor you have in front of you where you can control all your faders/knobs and move around the arrange page easily. I'm really into hands-on production and this get your hands off the mouse and into your project.
The OP-Z synthesizer and sequencer by Teenage Engineering is definitely up there on my wish list. It is a fully portable 16-track synthesizer and sequencer, it woukd be amazing to have and play around with the different features it comes with to create innovative sounds. It would be a great gadget for my productions and even for live performances.
Kemper Profiler Amp - I'm mainly an in the box / soft synth kinda guy but the Kemper Profiler Amp looks amazing. It has the ability to model pretty much any type of guitar amp and signal flow. I'd use it to re-amp everything from distorted basslines and keyboard patches to vocals. I'm a guitarist, so having the ability to dial up any tone and then save the presets for other sessions is paramount.
I couldn't live without Ableton Live 10, the upgrade really elevates Ableton as a DAW. I find the workflow is far more accomodating for producers and there are no bounds to what you can achieve!
Pioneer DJ HDJ-2000mk2 Headphones: I did some research and these headphones look incredible for both DJing and producing. One of my favourite features is that they have a good amount of sound isolation, this is something I've always desired for a pair of headphones, particularly when I'm mixing in a club, or in a noisy environment. I also like the look of Mthem because the ear pads are made of memory foam, and they look extremely comfortable to wear.
I'd love to play around with that SSL Fusion that's just been released. I'm always trying to implement the positive elements of an analogue studio into the convenience of a digital workflow, and this sounds like a perfect tool for it. You just run your DAW master signal through it and it can compress high frequencies, EQ, add stereo width, saturation and much more. I really want to get my hands on this one Santa!
I'd love to have a Moog in my studio. It's one of those pieces of hardware you just have to have, because its sound is absolutely unique and its looks are just perfect. If it were software, then the entire library of Output. They have this amazing plugin called Exhale, which is just incredible and just inspires you to produce music for hours and hours.
If we could have one thing for christmas it would be a Shure SM7b microphone. It's not something a lot of people think about when they hear a song but this guy has helped us craft everything from day 1. As a producer I've gotten used to how both of our voices react to it, and obviously the fact that Michael Jackson used one helps unleash the inner pop-star performer in both of us. We won't have access to one soon, and for both professional recording as well as on-the-go demos, it would be an invaluable addition to our arsenal. |
Welcome to the first message in our new "SNAPS In Focus" series. As you may remember, last year we preceded the annual NOFA with a series of Weekly Focus Messages aimed at providing Continuums of Care (CoCs), grantees, and other stakeholders additional information and insight behind our policy priorities in order to help communities make tough decisions and to encourage change at the system level. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback and will be continuing that method of communication beginning this summer, although this time around it will not necessarily be tied to the NOFA.
The Housing First model is not a new approach; however, it has only been since the adoption and implementation of Opening Doors that HUD and our Federal partners have really begun to emphasize the use of this approach. We have seen the impact of using Housing First principles and consider it to be a best practice when used in permanent supportive housing to serve people experiencing chronic homelessness. HUD has posted a brief called Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing that discusses the core principles of a Housing First model to help inform implementation of this model at the local level.
As I stated in a Weekly Focus message last year, Housing First is a paradigm shift from the traditional housing ready approach. It follows a basic principle—that everyone is ready for housing, regardless of the complexity or severity of their needs. My colleague Richard Cho, Senior Policy Director at the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, recently posted a blog that aimed to de-bunk certain myths about Housing First. I encourage you to read it but I want to highlight one of his key points: Housing First is not a 'program', it is a system-wide orientation and response. For this very reason, HUD added a new scoring element in the FY 2013-FY 2014 CoC Program Competition that scored CoCs on the extent to which they had adopted a Housing First approach throughout all of their Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). Recipients of grants that indicated that they followed a Housing First approach in their FY 2013 project application will therefore be expected to do so for at least the FY 2013 and FY 2014 operating years since this information contributed to the CoC's overall score for the joint competition.
Adopting Housing First has to go beyond this project-by-project implementation. What we—HUD, USICH, VA and our other Federal partners—are talking about here is systems change. Quoting Richard Cho, "Housing First is a whole-system orientation, and in some cases, a whole-system re-orientation. To borrow a phrase, it is about 'changing the DNA' of how a community responds to homelessness." Evidence has shown that people with long histories of homelessness and chronic disabilities who were served in PSH using a Housing First approach had a number of positive outcomes. Homelessness, arrests, hospitalization, and emergency room visits all declined significantly. Furthermore, the public costs of shelter, corrections, and health care declined significantly, making the net public cost of serving a person with PSH about the same as or less than the cost of allowing them to remain homeless.
The Housing First approach has several key features: few programmatic prerequisites, low barrier admission policies, rapid and streamlined entry into permanent housing, voluntary and engaging supportive services, and a focus on housing stability. In combination, these elements successfully house even people with long criminal histories and the most severe medical and behavioral health problems. HUD recognizes that this approach may not be applicable to all program designs, particularly for those projects formerly awarded under the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) or Shelter Plus Care (SPC) Program which were permitted to target persons with specific disabilities or projects that have more restrictive program models (e.g., "sober housing"). But it is imperative that CoCs look closely at all of its permanent supportive housing to make sure that this model is being implemented to the maximum extent possible.
A good first step is to assess tenant selection and admission policies to ensure they are as simple and streamlined as possible and that people who most need assistance are not screened out. Providers can also review termination policies to ensure that they are consistent with Housing First practices and that every effort is made to prevent lease violations and troubleshoot barriers to housing stability before resorting to evictions. The Housing First orientation is very different than the way many projects have been operating, and staff may need specialized training in practices such as motivational interviewing and harm reduction to successfully manage PSH with a Housing First approach.
In the coming months and years, HUD's emphasis on a Housing First approach in permanent supportive housing will likely grow, as will the need to prioritize people with the longest histories of homelessness and the highest service needs for PSH. This requires a new way of thinking that we recognize will not be easy and will not happen overnight. We continue to provide guidance and resources on this topic and in the meantime, would encourage you to use the USICH Housing First Checklist: A Practical Tool for Assessing Housing First in Practice. This tool is "intended for use by policymakers, government officials, and practitioners alike to help make a basic assessment of whether and to what degree a particular housing program is employing a Housing First approach.
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently hosted "Core Principles of Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing," a webinar designed for homelessness service providers, communities, and policymakers to understand the core components of the Housing First approach and the Rapid Re-Housing model and how both work together to help end homelessness. If you were not able to participate in the live webinar, you are encouraged to view the webinar materials.
As always, thank you for your tireless work to help end homelessness. |
Use to be on the old one. Not much into typology anymore, but am into INTP's...if that makes any sense.
Nice to meet you. I guess your MBTI preferences just got more specific.
Wassup, vexed. If you are into INTPs, then I'm into you. |
The linking of nodes together in python let's you tie two outputs to one input, but doesn't allow you to tie more than one input to an output which is the exact backward behavior from what you want. Run the attached file in the text editor and look at the nodes setup it creates.
Nick Keeline (nrk) attached 1 file(s): F20775: LinkNodeBug.py.
It seems the function expects (output socket, input socket) rather than (input socket, output socket), fixed now so both cases work.
Also the last two lines in your script are the same, need to use MathPower5 there somewhere, but the bug was there anyway. |
As a college senior at the University of Idaho, the pressure to know what's next is palpable. Inevitably the dreaded question comes up: "What's next after graduation?" Concerns over opportunity and quality of life ultimately dictate the decision we make when we decide should we stay or should we go?
Like most college students around the state, I have strong ties to Idaho. My Basque grandfather immigrated here when he was my age to escape an oppressive dictatorship. America delivered on its promise of opportunity and my family has now lived here for three generations. My brother and I grew up in Idaho's forests, rivers, and mountains and we have America's commitment to keeping wild lands wild to thank for those experiences. This makes it especially disappointing to see some Idaho politicians continually pursue a state takeover of our public lands.
The proponents of this ill-conceived plan have promised us that our access wouldn't change, but fail to mention that the Idaho State Constitution mandates that we manage our state lands to attain the greatest possible profit. We only need to look to Priest Lake to see the latest example of what will really happen: our lands will be sold off. What will our access look like when this land is auctioned to private buyers? I'm not interested in rolling the dice to find out only to discover an Idaho full of keep-out signs and fences.
My decision about where to build a future is based on Idaho's legacy of public lands access. Staying in this state is contingent upon my ability to access the public lands I love and many of my peers feel the same. Let's spend our time and energy elsewhere and put this misguided plan to bed. |
22 Mill Street Restaurant with Rooms are pleased to offer an interesting and affordable range of wines with the menu options.
Our selection of wines includes Old World classics from France, Spain and Italy with New World wines featuring from Australia, New Zealand and Chile. We aim to provide a variety in selection, price and quality. For those looking for something extra special, try our Connoisseurs Wine list, with limited numbers of stock this list is regularly changing.
We also have a selection of sprits, beer, ciders and juices with quality brands and a strong West Country element making the most of our local suppliers. |
These chocolate chip brownies are so moist, fudgy, and decadent that you won't even think you are eating a Paleo Brownie. These gluten free and clean eating brownies will not disappoint you–even our 2.5 year old daughter begs for more! And believe me we tried many Paleo Brownie and dessert recipes while my husband was on his pregnancy weigh loss journey. This recipe is super simple and easy. Write us and let us know how these turned out for you. Feel free to post a comment below.
3/4 Cup of enjoy life dark chocolate chips (Paleo approved non diary) otherwise use whatever brand of dark chocolate chips you prefer if non Paleo.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray non sticking cooking oil into a 13 inch baking pan. Mix all ingredients into a medium size bowl. Place into the 13 inch baking pan. Cook for 25-30 mins at 325 degrees. Let cool and then cut. These taste even more amazing after they are fully cooled.
*** To make these a fusion dessert recipe we add 1/2 tsp of cardamom since my husband is Indian. Give it a try! Enjoy!
Finding a healthier option for all things chocolate is my life's goal! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Yum!! I'm definitely going to try this one!
Please do and let us know how they turned out for you!
I love brownies. Yum. Great post.
These look awesome! They look super moist & tasty! |
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Wed 8/02/2023
Aston Villa vs Leicester City Betting Odds 4 Feb, 2023 15:00
The 1x2 market sees Aston Villa ranked as favourite by the bookies. The best odds to back a Aston Villa win are priced at 1/1 with Unibet. One can expect a probability of 50% for this bet to succeed. Bet £10.00 and win £20.20.
A draw is a great option to back in the correct score market. The best odds of 23/4 with Unibet for this type of bet are excellent. It is 15% likely to succeed. A punter with a £10.00 stake will get £67.50 back.
The DNB market is quite an attractive option for a game involving Aston Villa. The best odds to back Aston Villa in the draw no bet market are at 7/15 with Betsson, which has 68% chance of success. Bet £10.00 and get £14.70 on success.
Both teams will surely do a great job here. Most bookmakers think that both teams will score one goal or more. The best odds for the BTTS market are 4/5 at Unibet. Bet £10.00 and get £18.20 back. This has a 55% chance of success.
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Aston Villa can be picked in the match result and also have both teams to score. The best odds to bet on Aston Villa in the both teams to score and win market are at 31/10 with Betsson. Bet £10.00 and get £41.00. The chance of success is at 24%.
The game will be played on 4 February 2023 with a 15:00 kick off time in the Premier League.
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If you are a registered member, you can stream the game live and watch the match between Aston Villa and Leicester City from the following bookmakers with their live stream online service:
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Aston Villa find themselves ranked number 55 in the World Team Rankings whilst Leicester City are 85 meaning both teams come into the game with a high profile following. The odds for the game make Aston Villa at 1/1 with Unibet with the draw priced at 14/5 with Unibet and Leicester City coming in at 17/6 thanks to Betsson. The correct score line in the game to finish 1-1 can be taken at 23/4 with Unibet which may go against the match winner market favourite but does offer strong options. Both teams to score often throughs up a real opportunity and none more so than in this game, for each side to strike and for the result to coincide with the correct score market you can get a best price 4/5 with Unibet. For a clean ninety minutes, you can get odds of 1/10 with Unibet for no red card to be shown throughout the game. |
Currently rented to good tenants who would like to stay on at $250 per week however, available with vacant possession if required.
A very sunny and bright home featuring two large bedrooms, both with big built ins; lounge room with gas heating and a dining room. Convenient u-shape kitchen with electric stove, range hood, pantry and good bench space. Combined bathroom with bath, shower cubicle, toilet and vanity.
Separate internal laundry, good storage and a carport.
A very attractive home with the convenience of being on the bus route to the CBD and to the nearby Bradfordville shopping complex and the Health Hub with modern medical and ancillary health and fitness services. |
Committee to Protect Journalists has swung to the defense of Kemi Olunloyo who is still in Port Harcourt prison for allegedly defaming a Port-Harcourt Pastor, against court orders granting her bail.
Kemi, who runs the blog HNN Africa, has been jailed for 69 days pending trial, despite two court orders for her release on bail.
Kemi Olunloyo's original post has been removed from Instagram, but a legal document CPJ has reviewed indicates it was published first "on or about" February 17. When she published the letter, Kemi wrote that neither the pastor nor the woman had responded to her request for comment.
Kemi is scheduled to appear at the Federal High Court again on May 23, her lawyers told CPJ. Omololu-Olunloyo and Welson are scheduled to appear together before the magistrate court on June 14, the lawyers said. |
More and more renowned vehicle manufacturers are already using HELLA daytime running light as standard. The reasons for this are quite simple: Daytime running light solutions are safe, cost-effective and gentle on the environment - and what's more, they add bold visual accents.
The new Mercedes A-Class and the brand new Audi A8 therefore roll off the production line complete with daytime running lights by HELLA.
In both cases, it has been possible to successfully integrate the latest generation of technically sophisticated headlights into the overall vehicle concept.
The result: Vehicles on the street that are shining examples of this technology - both during the day and at night thanks to the HELLA light solutions.
Young, dynamic, sporty - thanks to these attributes, the new Mercedes A-Class is close to the pulse of a new generation. The three sporty headlight variants by HELLA lend the front of the vehicle a particularly dynamic appearance. The new A-Class has been available to order from retail outlets since June 2012.
With the new A-Class Mercedes aspires to set standards - and appeal to a new target group. The sporty compact car therefore reflects two trends that are particularly well received by the younger generation: Sophisticated design and intelligent driver assistance. The front lighting which has been developed by HELLA also meets these expectations. The customer has three equipment specifications to choose from: Halogen, Bi-Xenon and Intelligent Light System (ILS) with adaptive high-beam assistant.
All three variants have been adapted to the optics of the new Mercedes design. A element which is characteristic of the brand follows the inner contour and closes the headlight at the top. It forms the vehicle-specific light signature during the day and at night. In the Xenon variants, this element contains the LED-based turn signal, position light and daytime running light functions. It emphasizes the overall dynamic impression of the newly designed vehicle. Furthermore, in the sporty AMG variant the theme of red design elements used in the vehicle is also revisited and continued in the headlight.
With the recent launch of the new Audi A8, AUDI and HELLA are celebrating a double world premiere: For the latest model of the Audi flagship will now be on the road boasting the world's first ever Matrix LED headlight with a glare-free high beam. Yet another fascinating feature of this innovative lighting technology is the "wipe-action" indicator light with dynamic display. The specification of course also includes the integrated daytime running light.
It is not only the safety-enhancing functions that make the headlights of the AUDI flagship stand out in the crowd - it is also their attractive design. Below the designer grille, which optically divides the headlamp into segments, can be found the world's first dynamic indicator light. As soon as the driver switches on the indicator, a strip of seven blocks lying one next to the other starts to light up sequentially at intervals of 20 milliseconds. After 150 milliseconds all the LED segments are bright and illuminate with full intensity although the impression of "a wipe-action indicator" is given. As was the case in the predecessor model, AUDI and HELLA have combined the functions of indicator, daytime running lights and position lights in one optical system this time, too. The end product is a vehicle with an impressive and distinctive look that is typical of its make, a striking look which is thrown into sharp relief both day and night. |
If you use Photo Booth on a Mac for quick reference shots, remember that the pics it takes are reversed.
Notice how the lettering on this pic taken in Photo Booth is a mirror image.
But what Photo Booth won't change is Junior Mints delicious chocolate and mint flavor.
This is something to keep in mind when you are considering which hand you want a character holding something (right or left) – but also for smaller details like how clothes are buttoned.
Note: For those unaware, men and women's clothing generally button differently.
Pic taken with Photo Booth.
To rectify this, Photo Booth has a pull down menu under Edit where you can flip all the photos selected.
Okay – glad I got that out of my system. |
In 2000, after several years of quiet conversations, a small group of directors led by Dave Beglan began negotiations in earnest with the families who owned the Gavel, Orzech and Good Hill Farms. Realizing that development pressures were increasing and that Roxbury's active agricultural land was at risk at the time, Executive Director Julie Steers and Chairman of the Land Acquisition Committee Ric Sonder met with the staff of Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection to share the Trust's very ambitious acquisition plan and began to prepare grant applications to the Open Space and Watershed Acquisition Fund that might match up to 50% of the purchase prices.
By the fall of 2002, four grants totaling $2.9 million had been received from the Open Space and Watershed Acquisition Fund. In November 2003 the Town of Woodbury had approved a grant of $250,000. During 2003 our goal was to reach out to everyone in the community through neighborhood parties. The Trust was gratified by the willingness of people to be hosts, resulting in some 30 gatherings and a multitude of gifts to Save Our Farms. Our elementary school students also rallied, contributing $550 to the Save Your Pennies, Save Our Farms campaign. Because of all this community support, the Diebold and Ceres Foundations made significant contributions towards the purchase of the Gavel and Good Hill Farms in honor of Dorothy Diebold.
The Campaign to Save Our Farms to preserve Good Hill Farm, the Gavel Family Farm and the Orzech Farm has been a primary focus of the Land Trust resulting in the permanent preservation of over 800 acres of active farmland, the enhancement of greenways and the further protection of the Shepaug River. We are very grateful to the Gavel, Orzech and Pond families for their generosity and commitment to preserving this farmland for generations to come.
Roxbury Land Trust leases agricultural land on which local farmers grow hay, corn, and pumpkins, and graze cattle. The Land Trust's Farm Management Committee works with our other farm leases in town to sustain local agriculture. Sustaining local farming helps preserve rural vistas and Roxbury's agricultural history. Although our preserves are open to the public, please note that farmland is working land. Please respect our farmers by keeping out of the open fields during growing season, not entering areas where animals are grazing, and never driving on fields. |
Someone should have told you that you were more than your worst mistake, so that you weren't still imprisoned there in the spot of that momentary failure so long after it; still stuck trying to undo something that could never be undone and believing it made you less than.
Someone should have told you that God was not angry with you, so that your faith was allowed safe passage to grow and fearlessly move toward the One who made you and adores you without caveat or condition; the One who delights in you as you are.
Someone should have told you that it wasn't your fault, so that you were relieved of the wasteful, crushing burden of what you were never meant to carry or deserve to still be saddled with; all the guilt and regret that unfairly declare you culpable.
Someone should have told you that you were a bona-fide, freakin' miracle; a once in history collection of atoms and color and sound, so that you never doubted for a second your inherent worth, and the beautiful mark you've made in the places where your feet have landed.
Someone should have told you that you were forgiven, so that you didn't cling to a vicious grudge against yourself which pronounced you dirty; so you were not tried for the same crime again and again in the court of your own head.
Someone should have told you that your sadness wasn't a sickness, so you could have allowed yourself to grieve fully; to feel and speak the depth and breadth of your pain, instead of daily burying it beneath a brittle facade of okayness and pretending you weren't devastated.
Someone should have told you that your best was good enough; that the honest desires of your heart and the diligent work of your hands regardless of the results, made your efforts successful. If they had, you may not have felt failure in anything less than perfection.
Someone should have told you that you were not what people said you were. That might have emancipated you from the expectations of a million voices judging you from a distance, which you believed as gospel. You might have found your identity independent of the shouts from the crowd or the cutting words of the critics.
Someone should have told you that you were loved as you were; not because of anything you did or won or achieved or made, but simply because you were lovable. It may have saved you from so restlessly striving to earn what you already deserved.
I can't undo the brutal omissions you endured in the past, or the time you've squandered or the peace you've surrendered as a result.
I can only give you these words now, as a firm and steady spot to plant your foot and pivot as you begin again down another road, one with far fewer demons hiding in the shadows to ambush you.
So stop to listen to the whisper in your ear, that breaks the long and heavy silence and says that you are free. Feel the lightness that only love brings.
Somewhere along the road someone close to you should have told you all this, but they didn't. |
Our Parent Peer Support Group meets on Wednesday nights from 6:45-8:15 p.m. for parents with a middle or high school child who is challenged with mental health symptoms. Please note that this group. The peer support group is designed to be a safe, confidential place to share your experiences and learn from others. The group is facilitated by Nancy Dever and Debbie Gillespie and will be held at Wayne Presbyterian Church, Room 207, 125 E. Lancaster Ave, Wayne. For questions or to RSVP, contact Nancy Dever at [email protected] or call 610-574-3319.
NAMI PA, Main Line and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church are co-sponsoring How to Help a Loved One When Sadness Turns to Depression presented by Dr. Judith Katz on Monday, January 28, from 7-8 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (132 E. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406). Dr. Judith Katz is a psychiatrist practicing in a community mental health center in Philadelphia. She treats depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder and has expertise in the treatment of personality disorders and psychosis. She is also a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania. She has a particular interest in supporting families as they support loved ones who are experiencing mental illness.
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HONORING THE DREAM: Composer and Music Professor Peter Boyer will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor this spring.
In recognition of his orchestral work Ellis Island: The Dream of America, Professor of Music Peter Boyer has been selected as one of the recipients of the 34th Ellis Island Medals of Honor.
The annual medal is given to a selection of 100 Americans whose accomplishments in their field and inspired service to the nation are worthy of commendation.
The Helen Smith Chair in Music at the university, Boyer will join with his fellow recipients—including Executive Director of the U.N. World Food Programme David Beasley, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, and former Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt—for this year's award ceremony on May 11 held on Ellis Island located in Upper New York Bay.
Upon hearing of the announcement, Boyer expressed both his surprise and gratitude to the selection committee.
Since the medal was founded in 1986, the Ellis Island Honors Society has honored a diverse selection of honorees (including seven U.S. presidents) whose careers celebrate the American ideals of opportunity and possibility.
As he prepared to compose Ellis Island: The Dream of America, Boyer said that he conducted extensive research in 2001 and 2002 on the immigrant experience at Ellis Island through the Ellis Island Oral History Project. |
ASNMU discusses referendum
Emily Pagel
During the Tuesday, March 18 ASNMU meeting, the board voted unanimously on the dates of the referendum election.
On Monday, April 7 ASNMU referendum elections will begin. The election ballots will run from noon Monday, April 7 to noon Wednesday, April 9. During this time students will have the opportunity to vote on the Student Discretionary Activity Fee.
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ASNMU representatives vote on the dates of the referendum and ASNMU elections during the 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 meeting in the UC.
ASNMU President Amber Lopota said the referendum committee has completed their meetings with all organizations in preparation for the election.
"The referendum committee has been meeting over the past two months to address the Direct Allocation groups, Radio X, North Wind, ASNMU and SFC, to review proposed changes in allocation and governing documents," Lopota said. "Reviewing documents, soliciting changes as needed to clarify requests and their validation, as well as deliberating the benefits to the student body as a result of approving/denying the requests has been an ongoing effort."
Students will also be voting for who will represent their student body on the ASNMU executive board for the following semester.
ASNMU down campus representative Spencer Deering said the voting process is simple for students.
"You can vote online," Deering said. "It's really simple. You just vote for all the people that are running as long as they don't contradict with each other. There are going to be a few people that are running for slots where there are no competitors so thats something that is pretty simple. You choose who you vote for and hopefully you have a good informed decision."
That's really the ultimate goal."
Students wishing to run as a candidate for the election would have to meet the application deadline by Sunday, March 27.
"The process would to be to go into the ASNMU office," Deering said. "We have a form for candidates to fill out and it includes all the rules and the jobs of any the positions that they wish apply for. There's a couple of interest meetings that they will have to attend to see exactly what their requirements would be and they would run for campaign.
Deering also said that students are not restricted by year or major when being running for elections.
"Any student can apply as long as they are in good standing with the university and that is checked by the Dean of Students to see if they are eligible or not," Deering said.
Debates happen Thursday April 4 open forum JXJ 104 at 6pm.
"It starts with the debates, I think thats the time when students can get a really good idea of who the representatives and who's running for president and vice president and who they want to vote for and thats really the starting point of the voting process.
"I would like to say how important it is to vote and people to be aware because ASNMU does have a lot of power to help students with any problems that they have and so you want the right people in there doing the things you want done."
"It is important for students to vote every time elections come around, as it is their opportunity to decide who they would like to hold accountable for the coming year's advocacy through ASNMU," Lopota said. "It is also a time they can make decisions about how they would like to fund their student groups, the North Wind and Radio X, through the proposed allocation changes that will incrementally come from an increase to the student activity fee."
"I would like to simply request EVERY student take the time to vote in this election," Lopota said. "The number of voters that turn out is recorded and directly affects the perception of how actively passionate the student body is about how their voice is heard. The higher the number of voters, the more obvious it becomes that students are paying attention and are interested in maintaining an active voice in the operations of their university."
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What Can the Boss Teach New Jersey Residents About Estate Tax Planning?
September 2, 2016 /by Jeffrey Love
New Jersey's legendary troubadour just completed a triumphant return to MetLife Stadium in the swamps of Jersey. We know that Bruce and Miami Steve learned more from a three-minute record than they ever learned in school. But, perhaps you didn't know that the Boss's classic lyrics can also remind us to show a little faith as there is still some "magic in the night" for New Jersey residents who want to avoid or reduce the New Jersey Estate Tax.
"Don't give me my money, honey . . . I don't want it back"
The New Jersey Estate Tax is a tax that can be eliminated or reduced by lifetime gifts. Instead of leaving two grand sitting in your pocket, a New Jersey resident can make gifts without triggering federal gift tax by using available annual exclusions (currently $14,000 per donee) and the lifetime gift tax exemption of $5,450,000. Because New Jersey does not impose a state gift tax, these federal exemptions offer "tramps like us" an opportunity to stay and avoid getting out while we're young.
New Jersey's estate tax law is based on the former credit for state death tax, which was repealed in 2005. These are better days, it's true, because under the current rules, lifetime gifts are not "pulled back" when considering the New Jersey taxable estate. In other words, a New Jersey resident is only taxed on the assets that the decedent still owned at the time of his or her death – not the assets that have been gifted.
Note, before trying to make it good somehow, there are some other taxes to consider before a substantial gift is made. If appreciated assets are gifted, the donee receives the transferor's basis. In an instance where the capital gains tax which would be triggered by a donee's sale exceeds the anticipated New Jersey Estate Tax, it is more tax-efficient for the individual to retain the asset until death (and pay the New Jersey Estate Tax) because assets subject to the Estate Tax will receive a "step-up" in basis. The step-up can work to avoid the higher capital gains tax when the beneficiary ultimately sells the asset. Also, when the donor intends to benefit individuals who are not a spouse, parent or descendant, those lifetime transfers can be subject to a New Jersey Inheritance Tax of up to 16% when the transfers are made "in contemplation of death" to non-exempt beneficiaries.
"This boardwalk life for me is through . . . you know you ought to quit this scene too"
New Jersey imposes a state estate tax on estates valued in excess of $675,000. Many clients change their "domicile" to a different jurisdiction to avoid the state estate tax. Florida is a frequent destination, but more recently, clients will cross the river from the Jersey side to New York to take advantage of the current $4,187,500 state estate tax exemption available to New York residents.
A person can have multiple residences, but for purposes of state estate taxation, an individual has only one "domicile." While there is no universally adopted definition of domicile, many states (and the IRS) share a general understanding that domicile means the place where a person has a fixed residence and the present intention of making it his or her permanent home. Once a domicile is established, "she's the one" until superseded by a new one.
When clients have multiple residences and they want to change their domicile from New Jersey to Waynesboro County, Darlington County or some other jurisdiction, advance planning is recommended. Although there is no one fact that establishes a decedent's legal domicile, when a change is considered, some of the following actions are recommended:
Filing a Declaration of Domicile in the new domicile state
Changing of vehicle and voter registrations
Filing state income or personal property taxes in the new domicile state
Executing new estate planning documents
Changing registrations for places of worship or club memberships
"The times are tough now, just getting tougher . . . cover me"
Many New Jersey estate planning clients choose to maintain their house up in Fairview or take a good look around and refuse to leave their hometown. The reason is often not tax motivated – clients want to be close to their family, grandchildren, shore homes and friends. Also, gifting strategies to reduce the estate tax may not be viable or tax efficient.
For those who have learned to sleep at night knowing the price to pay by staying in New Jersey, there has been renewed activity in the purchase of single life and second-to-die life insurance to "cover" the New Jersey Estate Tax that will be incurred. Many clients are coupling the life insurance with a Long Term Care rider to help preserve family assets in the event of a long-term illness. Advice from a qualified or visionary planner, perhaps dressed in the latest rage, should be sought regarding the ownership and beneficiary designation of such policies, the tax considerations when an LTC rider is involved and the benefits of an irrevocable trust to own the policy.
The Failure to Coordinate the Provisions of Your Current Will with Documents Referenced in that Will Can Have Costly Consequences
August 2, 2016 /by Jeffrey Love
A recent decision of the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division, highlights the importance of reviewing your estate plan to ensure that it meets your current objectives and that lifetime trusts or charitable foundation documents referenced in your estate plan remain in force. In a decision entitled In the Matter of the Estate of Muhammed Belal Hussain, deceased, members of a decedent's family sought to invalidate a charitable bequest to a foundation that was identified in the decedent's last will and testament. The heirs argued that the bequest to the charity lapsed because the referenced foundation was never established. The decedent's Will was signed in December, 2008, almost five years before the testator died in 2013. The court ruled that the charitable bequest failed because the charitable foundation did not exist at the time of the decedent's death.
Although in certain instances a court can invoke the cy pres doctrine or the doctrine of probable intent to save an intended charitable bequest, the chancery judge refused to do so in this instance. The decision noted that the executor of the estate attempted to create a foundation after the testator's death. The court rejected this post-mortem tactic and declined to permit the testamentary bequest to a foundation that never existed.
The decision highlights the importance of reviewing your estate plan to ensure that it meets your current objectives and that any trust or charitable foundation referenced in your most current Will is in full force and effect. In the decision summarized here, the decedent's failure to establish the charitable foundation in the five years after signing the Will led to the delay, expense and uncertainty of a probate litigation.
An estate plan is not a boilerplate Will or trust that a client signs and stores in a file. On the contrary, a coordinated estate plan is necessary so as to ensure that you preserve your assets and business interests for those beneficiaries or charities you presently intend to benefit. It is essential to have your estate plan reviewed periodically to ensure that your plan is coordinated with the titling of your assets, your beneficiary designations and the documents referenced in your Will. Equally important, the plan should be reviewed to confirm that it addresses current estate and inheritance tax laws.
The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code Becomes Effective July 17, 2016
July 15, 2016 /by Allison L. Lee and Jeffrey Love
On January 19, 2016, New Jersey joined over 30 other states when it enacted its version of the Uniform Trust Code, P.L. 2015, c.276 ("the NJUTC"). The objective of the legislation is to provide predictability, transparency and fairness for parties involved in the establishment and management of trusts, as well as those charged with their administration.
The NJUTC, which is effective July 17, 2016 applies retroactively, with certain exceptions. It's advisable that parties to existing trusts, as well as legal practitioners and other advisors confirm the impact of the new law and review planning opportunities now available. To highlight some of the important provisions of the new law:
Many provisions of the NJUTC can (and, if inconsistent with a Grantor's wishes, should) be overridden by a trust agreement. Other provisions of the law, however, cannot. For example, if a beneficiary older than 35 so requests, the trustee must provide the beneficiary with copies of both the trust instrument and information regarding the investment and management of the trust assets;
Non-judicial settlements, designed to minimize or eliminate altogether costs and delays inherent in obtaining approval from the court in matters of trust administration are permitted, subject to limited public policy exceptions. Matters that may be resolved by a non-judicial settlement agreement include the interpretation or construction of the terms of the trust, the approval of a trustee's accounting, direction to a trustee to refrain from performing a particular act or the grant to a trustee of any desirable power, the resignation or appointment of a trustee, the determination of a trustee's compensation, the transfer of a trust's principal place of administration and the liability of a trustee for an action relating to the trust;
The NJUTC also allows for the modification of a trust if the trustee and all interested beneficiaries agree. There are several instances when the terms of a trust as envisioned by the trust's creator no longer meet the intended purpose of the trust. For example, a provision directing a trustee to make distributions at certain pre-set ages may no longer be appropriate if the beneficiary is not sufficiently mature enough to handle the asset distributed, if the beneficiary is experiencing dependency issues or if there are potential creditors that could attach the trust funds distributed. Similarly, a beneficiary in a strained marital relationship may prefer that mandatory distributions be eliminated;
The NJUTC also addresses the relationship between a trustee and an investment advisor, as a result of a new section on powers to direct investment functions. Although the provisions of the NJUTC defining the trustee/investment advisor relationship are clearly defined, such provisions are not within the scope of the mandatory rules and, consequently, can be modified to better conform to a grantor's objectives. For example, under the default provisions, a fiduciary who has delegated investment functions to an investment advisor has no duty to monitor the conduct of the investment adviser, provide advice to the investment adviser or consult with the investment adviser, communicate with or warn or apprise any beneficiary or third party concerning instances in which the fiduciary would or might have exercised the fiduciary's own discretion in a manner different from the manner directed by the investment adviser. Grantors should consider whether these provisions are acceptable. It is anticipated that investment advisors will also update their policies as a result of the NJUTC, and those policies should be reviewed by a Grantor who is considering taking advantage of the NJUTC's new section on powers to direct investment functions.
Take Advantage of Estate Planning Techniques that Thrive in a Low Interest Rate Environment
June 24, 2016 /by Jeffrey Love
Current interest rates, which remain near historic lows, present several income, estate and gift tax planning opportunities. A number of estate planning techniques, including a grantor retained annuity trust ("GRAT"), an intra-family loan, an installment sale of a closely-held family business interest and a charitable lead annuity trust ("CLAT"), are more beneficial during periods of low interest rates.
A GRAT remains a viable estate planning technique
A GRAT allows the transfer of property with appreciation potential to an irrevocable trust whereby the grantor retains the right to receive a fixed annual annuity payable for a term. At the end of the annuity term, the trust property passes to the trust's beneficiaries. If the grantor survives the term, the value of the trust assets are not included in the grantor's gross estate for estate tax purposes.
The IRS requires the use of published interest rates to value the annuity and remainder interests. Under Section 7520 of the Internal Revenue Code, the IRS uses a rate based on 120 percent of the Mid-Term Applicable Federal Rate ("AFR") to discount the value of an annuity, an income interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary interest in a trust to present value (the "7520 Rate"). The 7520 Rate (which varies from month to month) for June, 2016 is 1.8%. When the value of the trust property transferred to a GRAT appreciates at a rate exceeding the 7520 Rate the grantor will have successfully passed wealth to the GRAT's beneficiaries outside the transfer tax system.
The transfer of the property to the GRAT is a gift for gift tax purposes to the extent that the initial value of the trust property exceeds the present value of the grantor's retained annuity interest for the month the GRAT is created. A "Walton" GRAT is a technique that effectively permits the grantor to "zero-out" the gift to the GRAT. This technique is often used when a grantor has fully utilized his or her lifetime gift tax exemption.
The Department of the Treasury's Green Book for Fiscal Year 2017, which provides explanations of the President's budget proposals, attempts to impose some downside risk in the use of a GRAT. For example, a proposal would require that a GRAT have a minimum term of ten years and a maximum term of the life expectancy of the annuitant plus ten years. The administration has long targeted GRATs, and it is important that the legislative landscape be monitored in this regard to ensure the GRAT remains a viable estate planning technique.
Intra-family loans remain attractive planning tools
Consideration should also be given to the making or renegotiation of existing intra-family loans. Utilizing the current low interest rates in connection with an intra-family loan, a borrower can effectively retain the earnings on the borrowed funds which exceed the interest due on the debt.
Note that in order to avoid assessment of "imputed income," the Code requires that the borrower pay interest on the loan. In order to avoid imputed interest on an intra-family loan, interest must be paid at the AFR. In June, 2016, the AFR for Short-Term Loans (3 years or less) is .64%; 1.41% for a Mid-Term Loan (greater than 3 years but less than 9 years); and 2.24% for Long-Term Loans (greater than 9 years). A demand loan which is payable in full at any time on demand of the lender typically requires an interest rate equal to the Short-Term AFR, compounded semiannually, for the period during which the loan is outstanding.
Consider an installment sale of a closely-held family business interest
Another estate planning technique which can afford a significant opportunity to transfer wealth outside the transfer tax system involves the sale of a closely-held business or family partnership which has appreciation potential to a family member under an installment sale. The sale is generally made in exchange for a promissory note which bears interest over a term of years at the current AFR. In many instances, the note requires an annual interest payment with a balloon payment due at the end of the term.
This technique effectively permits the seller to "freeze" the value of the asset sold at the balance due under the promissory note. Future appreciation in the asset's fair market value above the note and interest due is not includable in the seller's taxable estate. This technique works especially well when a low interest rate environment coincides with favorably low valuation of the business or family partnership – either due to current market conditions or a temporary decrease in fair market value. In addition, when an installment sale is made pursuant to a transaction involving a grantor trust, capital gains tax on the interest sold can be avoided and if the trust is properly structured, the future appreciation in value occurs outside the transfer tax system.
Charitable planning opportunities exist
For individuals who are charitably inclined, a CLAT can also perform well in a low interest rate environment. Under the terms of a CLAT, a charity receives annuity payments for a stated term. At the end of the trust term, the property remaining in the CLAT passes to one or more non-charitable beneficiaries (typically the children of the donor). Note that there are Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax implications if the non-charitable beneficiaries of a CLAT include grandchildren of the donor.
The annuity amount is valued by assuming that the charity's interest will earn a rate equal to the 7520 Rate for the month the donor establishes the CLAT. If the growth of the trust property outpaces the 7520 Rate, the growth inures to the benefit of the trust's remainder beneficiaries outside of the donor's taxable estate.
Donors can obtain significant tax benefits utilizing a CLAT, including an upfront income tax deduction if the CLAT is structured as a "grantor trust" and the gift and estate tax laws allow a deduction for the actuarial value of the annuity interest committed to charity.
Legislation Regarding Digital Assets Poses Planning Considerations
June 9, 2016 /by Jeffrey Love
As technology and the use of social media become more prevalent, access to digital assets in the event of the account owner's death has become an increasingly important estate planning consideration. Digital assets include a variety of media including social media pages, emails, and frequent flyer points.
There have been many reported instances when family members have faced tremendous obstacles gaining access to a deceased relative's digital assets. A number of states have introduced and/or enacted legislation on the topic. Connecticut laid the groundwork for digital asset planning with the approval of Public Act No. 05-136, "An Act Concerning Access to Decedents' Electronic Mail Accounts," which took effect October 1, 2005. Over the past several years, other states have acted to adopt laws that protect digital assets and grant the family of a decedent the right to access and manage those assets. In 2014, the Uniform Law Commission approved the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, which is designed to allow executors, trustees, or the person appointed by the court complete access to a decedent's digital assets.
In April 2016, the New Jersey legislature proposed bill A3598 which would authorize an executor or administrator to access digital assets of a deceased person. The law was referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. A link to the full text of the proposed New Jersey bill is http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3598_I1.HTM. In May 2016, the New York legislature proposed bill S07604, which is similar to NJ A3598, but primarily focuses on providing a procedure for disclosure of digital assets. The bill was amended on third reading, now titled NY A09910, and is currently awaiting Senate approval. A link to the full text of the proposed bill is http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09910&term=2015&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y#A09910.
In the absence of a controlling statute, there are a few basic actions that can help secure access to an account owner's digital assets. At a minimum, it is recommended that a list of all user names and passwords of digital accounts be maintained. This list should be stored in a secure place, and the executor of the account owner's estate should be notified how to retrieve this information. These digital assets include email addresses and airplane miles/vacation rewards, as well as bank account login codes. This list should be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect password updates.
In an instance where an account owner may feel uncomfortable authorizing access to social media accounts, or other programs that contain personal messages and information, several of the major social media platforms have recently introduced procedures for users to decide how they want their account to be managed after they pass away. For example, Facebook recently allowed its users to select a legacy contact. This contact will be granted limited access to the account. For example, the contact may be authorized to change a profile/cover photo or add relatives who were not previously connected. Limitations have been placed on the contact's ability to log in to the account or see personal messages or images. Other platforms have similar procedures which can be accessed by the following links:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/2842?lang=en
https://support.twitter.com/articles/87894#
https://help.instagram.com/264154560391256/
Don't be Lulled into Inaction – Plan for the New Jersey Estate Tax
September 25, 2015 /by Jeffrey Love
According to a "Quick Facts" report of the United States Census Bureau, the median value of a home in Bergen County, New Jersey for the period ending 2012 was $461,400. This figure is almost 37% higher than the New Jersey state average. Adjusted for inflation, the median value of a Bergen County home will approach $500,000 by 2015. This data confirms that planning for the New Jersey Estate Tax, which is triggered when the value of an estate exceeds $675,000, remains an important consideration for most Bergen County residents. Read more →
Benefits of Planning With a Properly Drafted Trust
July 8, 2015 /by Jeffrey Love
There are significant "non-tax" estate planning concerns that can be addressed through the implementation of a properly drafted trust. A trust can provide a measure of protection so that the assets you have accumulated over a lifetime are not dissipated by a creditor or divorcing in-law. Read more →
A Primer on the New Jersey Estate Tax
There have been a number of New Jersey legislators recently advocating for the repeal of the New Jersey Estate Tax or an increase in the applicable exclusion amount. The text of bill A120 clearly states the basis for the attack – "this archaically low threshold for New Jersey's estate tax—less than the value of many middle-class homes—encourages small businesses and their owners to shut down and leave the State." Read more →
First Microbrewery in Hackensack
May 30, 2015 /by Winne Banta
Bruce Rosenberg secured approval for the first microbrewery in the City of Hackensack and only the second in Bergen County. The addition of Alementary Brewery is seen as part of the city's significant efforts toward redevelopment. Says Rosenberg, "What the City and planning board made clear during the approvals process was that they want to encourage the types of entrepreneurial business and adaptive reuse of existing buildings being pursued by Alementary Brewery." The owners plan to open by Fall 2016 and offer a dozen beers, half for sale off-site at local bars and restaurants and the other six available only at the brewery.
Overview of the New Jersey Inheritance Tax
April 28, 2015 /by Jeffrey Love
Recently, a number of bills have been introduced advocating the repeal of the New Jersey Inheritance Tax, which is a transfer tax imposed when certain transferees receive a gift or bequest. Legislators who advocate for repeal argue that it is unduly burdensome. Read more →
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