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NBA Trade Rumors: Indiana Pacers to Dump Sabonis, LeVert, Turner?
By Pauly McGuire on December 9, 2021 2 min read
The latest batch of NBA rumors features the Indiana Pacers, who are on the brink of rebuilding the team and who are fielding offers to trade three of their best players, Domantas Sabonis, Caris LeVert, and Myles Turner.
Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis kvetches about a bad call from an official. (Image: Trevor Ruszkowski/USA Today Sports)
Shams Charania and Bob Kravitz from The Athletic reported that Pacers president Kevin Pritchard is considering a reboot and is holding trade discussions for their high-end assets.
Under new head coach Rick Carlisle, the Pacers struggled with an 11-16 record. The Pacers have a strong starting unit, but they’ve been unable to close out games. If the season were to end right now, the Pacers sit in the #13 seed in the Eastern Conference. How bad is it for the Pacers? Only the Orlando Magic (5-21) and Detroit Pistons (4-20) have worse records.
Point guard Malcolm Brogdon leads the Pacers with 20.3 points and 6.1 assists per game. Power forward Sabonis averages 18 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. LeVert is the team’s third-best scorer, averaging 14.9 ppg. Turner, the starting center, averages 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Trade talk: Sabonis, Turner, LeVert
Turner has been the most outspoken of the three. He believes he’s being underutilized when he should be a primary scoring option instead of the odd man out. Turner is fifth on the team in scoring and even trails rookie Chris Duarte (13.5 ppg).
“I’m not valued as anything more than a glorified role player here, and I want something more, more opportunity,” Turner told The Athletic. “I’m trying really hard to make the role that I’m given here work and find a way to maximize it. But I hold myself in a higher regard than that.”
LeVert has already been traded once in a high-profile deal. The Brooklyn Nets acquired James Harden in a three-team trade that included the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers acquired LeVert in the trade, which actually might have saved his life: LeVert had a mass on his kidney that would’ve gone unnoticed if the Pacers hadn’t made him undergo a physical. He had it removed and returned to the team late last season.
Sabonis is the Pacers’ best all-around player and could land a huge haul in a trade. He was snubbed from the All-Star team last year, before getting a chance to play as an injury replacement. Fantasy basketball owners love Sabonis for his ability to rack up stats in multiple categories.
The Philadelphia 76ers have yet to find a suitable trade partner for disgruntled point guard Ben Simmons. The Pacers have many talented players they could swap for Simmons, but is he really the player that Carlisle wants to rebuild his team around?
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Study: Brains of older, younger adults respond differently to thirst
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SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 18, 2007)—Twelve healthy subjects in their 60s and 70s showed a different pattern of brain activations during thirst and satiation than did 10 healthy subjects in their 20s who drank the same amounts and underwent imaging with positron-emission tomography (PET). Dysfunction in activated neural regions could help explain why older adults show the dangerous tendency toward reduced drinking in response to dehydration.
San Antonio and Australian researchers reported the PET study of thirst in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition.
The team has conducted a series of studies to catalog brain activations to basic physiologic necessities such as thirst, body temperature regulation, air hunger and pain relief.
“These are self-sensations that have very strong motivational power,” said co-author Peter T. Fox, M.D., professor and director of the Research Imaging Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
PET imaging measures brain function rather than picturing anatomical structure. In this latest PET study, researchers noted a less robust cerebral blood flow in a region called the anterior midcingulate cortex in the older study participants compared to the younger subjects.
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Council breaks the law to keep Newman’s Westfield letter secret
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the increasingly secretive Labour council appears to have something to hide over the future of the town centre’s long-delayed redevelopment
Shady: what is Tony Newman trying to hide?
Croydon Council is trying to keep secret the contents of a letter sent to Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour-controlled council, regarding plans for the £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre.
So desperate has Newman’s council become to keep under wraps the full contents of a letter sent from developers Unibail-Rodamco Westfield that they have now taken to breaking the law to maintain their cover-up.
Newman received the letter from the developers at the end of March. It was in response to growing concerns about the latest delay to the work on demolishing and redeveloping the Whitgift Centre, a scheme which Westfield, together with Croydon Partners Hammerson, have been promising to get underway since 2012.
Earlier this year, however, Westfield and Hammerson announced that the scheme had been stalled once more, while they conduct a “review” of their proposals (another one), against the backdrop of the troubled retail sector and the impact of Brexit. No deadline for when the review might be concluded has ever been disclosed, and no new start date for the development announced.
On March 25, Newman tweeted a message, typically garbled, accompanied by some images of sections of a letter from the shopping mall developers.
Tantalisingly, Newman’s pictures provided some of the developers’ message.
But only piecemeal, and incomplete.
We quote from Newman’s gibberish tweet here, verbatim:
“Welcome letter re our next meeting from @urw_group stating Westfields clear commitment to & @yourcroydon as a ‘flagship scheme for the company’ in terms of timing letter recognises ‘Brexit Uncertainty’ & challenges re the UK ‘political outlook’.”
From what Newman allowed to be seen of the letter, it actually offers little more than the platitudes and lukewarm assurances that were issued in February, when the company announced their “review”.
There is a scrap of a sentence, seen in the selective images, which refers to business rates, which suggests that the private developers may be seeking further assistance from the public sector, perhaps with some undertakings over rate rebates.
Newman’s tweet from March 25. He has since refused to release the full text of the letter
But Newman and Croydon Council have never published the complete text of the Unibail-Rodamco Westfield letter. This has led to the growing suspicion that the full message, far from being optimistic encouragement, as portrayed by Newman, includes some less cheery news.
“The developers have kept the people of Croydon, local businesses and the council dancing to their own tune for seven years now, all on the promise of ‘jam tomorrow’,” one Katharine Street source told Inside Croydon. “All they have caused, in fact, is development blight right through the town centre.
“If this latest letter of apparent reassurance about their intentions is sincere and as promising as Tony Newman has tried to make out, why hasn’t he published it in full?”
A request for the full text of the letter was made to Croydon Council on March 30.
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, Croydon Council was obliged by law to release the letter before the end of April.
Yet by today, and despite two reminders, Newman’s council has refused to release the Unibail-Rodamco Westfield letter.
“There’s plenty of precedent to show that, as a public authority, the council cannot claim commercial confidentiality in correspondence such as this,” the source said. “Indeed, it would be a very flimsy excuse indeed if the council tried to withhold the letter on that premise.
“This is a major scheme, affecting the lives and businesses of tens of thousands of people in this borough. There’s a clear public interest in publishing the letter.”
Withholding information from the people of Croydon also breaks one of Newman’s own manifesto promises made in 2014.
Then, when seeking residents’ votes in Town Hall elections against a backdrop of eight years of a Tory administration which had kept secret the £100million overspend on the council’s new offices, and repeat investigations into allegations of corrupt procurement practices by the then council deputy CEO, Newman boldly announced that he would “blow open the books” when Labour was elected.
Croydon has had more plenty of closing down sales since Westfield announced their plans for the town
That promise has never been kept.
Before those 2014 elections, Newman even made a manifesto promise of making Croydon “the most open and transparent” council in the borough’s history.
Keeping Unibail-Rodamco Westfield’s March letter top secret is neither open nor transparent.
What is utterly transparent, however, is the crisis on Britain’s high streets, undermining Westfield and Hammerson’s business plans for generating rents from retailers which would make a commercial success of any Croydon supermall.
According to figures published today by the British Retail Consortium, 1 in 10 shops in Britain’s town centres are empty.
The BRC’s national town centre vacancy rate has climbed to a four-year high of 10.2 per cent last month. The vacancy rate has risen in each of the last four quarters and is now higher than at any time since 2015.
This has prompted the BRC to speak in terms of “struggling high streets… trapped in a downward spiral”.
Helen Dickinson, the BRC’s chief executive, said, “Empty shopfronts, particularly for larger stores, can deter shoppers from an area. This effect can be cyclical, with the long-term decline in footfall pushing up vacancy rates, particularly in poorer areas.”
Centrale, the Croydon shopping centre operated by Hammerson which was to form part of the £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre, has recently been hit by the administration or voluntary arrangements required by department stores Debenhams and House of Fraser, once more reducing the prospect of profitable rents on which their business depends.
As The Guardian reports today, “A growing number of retailers, struggling as sales shift online, are scaling back their physical stores as high rents, coupled with rising business rates and payroll costs, make them unprofitable. The situation is made worse by dwindling shopper numbers.”
And this, it could be added, creates a business environment in Croydon’s retail centre which makes any false optimism over the prospects for Hammersfield redevelopment put out from council leader Newman seem deeply irresponsible.
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15 Responses to Council breaks the law to keep Newman’s Westfield letter secret
farmersboy says:
The worse case scenario is that they finally start knocking down the whitgift centre and then decide it’s not viable leaving a gaping hole in the middle of Croydon. Which will end up being more luxury flats and a Starbucks with, if we’re lucky, a Tesco express thrown in
Kevin Wittering (@KevinWittering) says:
They did that in Bradford, left a hole in the ground for 10 years I believe.
insidecroydon says:
We’ve been warning about Bradford’s Wastefield since 2012…
https://insidecroydon.com/2012/07/15/mary-portas-westfield-bradford-and-a-1bn-hole-in-the-ground/
derekthrower says:
What’s another year? In the long run we are all not here, but Tony Newman’s words will always be trapped in the electronic ether.
http://news.croydon.gov.uk/compulsory-purchase-orders-served-to-secure-remaining-whitgift-land-and-interests/
timbartell says:
What does it really say; sorry guv we aint coming ?
It’s probably a ransom note – give us your borough or we shoot the shopping centre…
David Hamilton says:
Im afraid it is hard to think anything other than negative thoughts over Westfield Croydon. Much as I have always defended the development, I now think that there is the perfect storm to prevent it happening in anything like its original proposal.
A damage limitation programme must now commence as soon as humanly possible. Whitgift must be demolished and unfortunately boatloads of flats will/must be built to fill the void. Hopefully they can build some attractive offices, a hotel, restaurants and a much smaller shopping centre that will work with Centrale to at least give Croydon a half decent amount of shops in a modern setting.
None of this is ideal but Croydon needs to move on. Shopping Centres world wide are struggling, we might as well thank our lucky stars they havent built a huge new complex with a low uptake of shops.
Its not too late for Croydon/ Croydon Council to make sure that a vibrant new Croydon can be built to suit modern demands.
The realisation has been a while coming, David. But rather than gloat, we’d ask you a question: who would pay for any redevelopment now?
They should give up on the likes of M&S and John Lewis and try to attract a wide range of small shops that can offer a unique choice of goods and personal service that are not available online.
None of whom would generate the kind of turnover that would support the rents that Westfield expects to charge.
True, but how much rent will John Lewis be prepared to pay on a shop with no customers?
The information we’ve had, and reported a year ago, is that they have been offered perhaps five years rent-free, on the basis that the presence of John Lewis will lure in shoppers for other tenants in the centre. If it is ever built.
https://insidecroydon.com/2018/05/31/westfield-finally-clinch-john-lewis-deal-for-1-4bn-development/
In other news Amazon and other online retailers decide to move onto the high street and the people of Croydon choose to pick their own shopping up
John Lewis already have a shop in Croydon on the Purley Way. Is Croydon that affluent that we can support two? And how many bus drivers will wait while you get your new three piece suite on the bus?
No, Pete. Go back through our archive and you’ll find that the masterplan is for the Westfield to have a John Lewis and Waitrose as an anchor store, meaning that the Waitrose on George Street and JLP store on the Purley Way would then close.
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maintaining emotional contact throughout the process. It requires also that she "uphold her position with persistence and calm, without getting emotionally buffeted about by the inevitable countermoves and `change back!' reactions we meet whenever we assume a more autonomous position in an important relationship. This is what achieving selfhood and independence is all about. And it requires, among other things a particular way of talking and a degree of clarity that are especially difficult to achieve when we are angry."
Another important technique that Dr. Lerner teaches is to turn anger into an "I message," a nonblaming statement about one's own self. She emphasizes that "if our goal is to break a pattern in an important relationship and/or to develop a strong sense of self that we can bring to all our relationships, it is essential that we learn to translate our anger into clear, nonblaming statements about our own self .... The significant issue for women is that we may not have a clear `I' to communicate about and we are not prepared to handle the intense negative reactions that come our way when we do begin to define and assert the self....Women often fear that having a clear `I' means threatening a relationship or losing an important person. Thus, rather than using our anger as a challenge to think more clearly about the `I' in our relationships we may, when angry, actually blur what personal clarity we do have."
We really fear rocking the boat. "Feeling fuzzy-headed, inarticulate, and not so smart are common reactions experienced by women as we struggle to take a stand on our own behalf. It is not just anger and fighting that we learn to fear; we avoid asking precise questions and making clear statements when we unconsciously suspect that doing so would expose our differences, make the other person feel uncomfortable, and leave us standing alone."
"Why would any of us attempt to deny our anger and sacrifice one of our most precious possessions - our personal clarity?" For one thing, "our very definitions of `masculinity' and `femininity' are based on the notion that women must function as nonthreatening helpmates and ego builders to men lest men feel castrated and weakened." This explains when a woman's anger turns to tears; she's attempting to restore togetherness. Instead she probably needs to work harder at the task of clarifying her separateness and independence within her first family. She cannot control the other person's reaction. She should not allow herself to be controlled by them either. "She can simply stay on course by listening to what they have to say and then restating her initial position. There is nothing wrong with "sounding like a broken record now and then.... She cannot change the other person's mind or ensure that justice will prevail. She can state her position, recognize her choices, and make responsible decisions on her own behalf."
"Our problem is not the fear of clarity but the absence of it. That we are angry is obvious. But we may have little perspective on the `I,' as a result of focusing exclusively on what the other person is doing to us.... Using our anger as a starting point to become more knowledgeable about the self does not require that we analyze ourselves and provide lengthy psychologically explanations of our reactions....Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others. Learning to use our anger effectively requires some letting go - letting go of blaming that other person whom we see as causing our problems and failing to provide for our happiness; letting go of the notion that it is our job to change other people or tell them how they should think, feel, behave. Yet, this does not mean that we passively accept or go along with any behavior. In fact, a `live-and-let-live' attitude can signal a de-selfed position, if we fail to clarify what is and is not acceptable or desirable to us in a relationship. The main issue is how we clarify our position....We can simply say, `well, it may seem crazy or irrational to you, but this is the way I see it.' Of course, there is never a guarantee that other people will alter their behavior" to suit you and me.
Dr. Lerner also counsels to not be in a hurry with this. It's ok to be uncertain. Sit with it for a while! She says, "Slow Down! Our anger can be a powerful vehicle for personal growth and change if it does nothing more than help us recognize that we are not yet clear about something." What most of us do when we are angry is judge, blame, criticize, moralize, preach, instruct, interpret, and psychoanalyze. She goes on to say, "If I persist in repeating this point, it is because it is an extremely difficult concept to grasp, and hold on to when we are angry. Conflicting wants and different perceptions of the world do not mean that one party is `right' and the other `wrong.'"
Some common communication mistakes we make are, for starters "not being particularly tactful and strategic. Few people are able to listen well when they are being criticized or told what's wrong with them." Second, we communicate as if to convey that we are an expert on the other person's experience. "'Who has the problem?' is a question that has nothing to do with guilt or culpability. The one who has the problem is simply the party who is dissatisfied with or troubled by the particular situation....How many of us can distinguish with confidence where our responsibilities to others begin and end? How can women trained from birth to define ourselves through our loving care of others - know with confidence when it is time to finally say `Enough!'?" Many woman devote themselves so exclusively to the needs of others that they betray if not lose themselves.
"If however, we do not use our anger to define ourselves clearly in every important relationship we are in - and manage our feelings as they arise - no one else will assume this responsibility for us. We are never the first in our family to wrestle with a problem although it may feel that way. All of us inherit the unsolved problems of our past....We put our energy into taking responsibility for other people's feelings, thoughts and behavior and hand over to others responsibility for our own. When this happens, it becomes difficult, if not impossible for the old rules of a relationship to change....As we learn to "relinquish responsibility for the self, we are prone to blame others for failing to fill up our emptiness or provide for our happiness - which is not their job." It is however our job to "allow others the space to manage their own pain and solve their own problems. When we do not put our primary emotional energy into solving our own problems, we take on other people's problems as our own. When we overfunction for another individual, we end up very angry and in the process, we facilitate the growth of no one." We must "acknowledge that we do not have the answers or solutions to other people's problems." Even with children, "Change comes about when we stop trying to shape up the other person and begin to observe patterns and find new options for our own behavior."
In closing, I'd like to thank Dr. Lerner for her tremendous contribution to women's psychology and my emotional health, and for this "review of some basic do's and don'ts to keep in mind when you are feeling angry.
Do speak up when an issue is important to you."
Don't strike while the iron is hot. "
Do take time out to think about the problem and to clarify your position. "
Don't use `below-the-belt' tactics.
Do speak in `I' language.
Don't make vague requests.
Do try to appreciate the fact that people are different.
Don't participate in intellectual arguments that go nowhere.
Do recognize that each person is responsible for his or her own behavior.
Don't tell another person what she or he thinks or feels or `should' think or feel. Remember that one person's right to be angry does not mean that the other person is to blame.
Do try to avoid speaking through a third party.
Don't expect change to come about from hit-and-run confrontations.
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2. The Good Wife (fast-paced and entertaining): Okay, so this is a small screen offering that's also about a Chicago law firm, but TGW started out as the ultimate separation story; the whole thing kicked off with Alicia Florrick rebuilding her own life and career after the betrayal and broken promises of her husband, fallen politician Peter Florrick. In recent seasons, there's been some not-so-neat rekindling between the two, in addition to the extra-marital temptation - for Alicia - of Will Gardner. Because all three characters are sensitively written and acted and complex and likable, the yo-yoing is more engaging than annoying. TGW gets bonus points for divorce lawyer David Lee - hilarious, acerbic and manipulative - in my opinion, one of the most entertaining characters on television (with interesting, high profile cases to boot).
3. Blue Valentine (dark and depressing): Admittedly, this list is a Michelle Williams fest, but only because she deserves it. (Full disclosure: I watched Blue Valentine because I was blown away by her performance in Take This Waltz.) Blue Valentine, and its well-publicized scene of Ryan Gosling (also excellent) threatening to jump off the Manhattan Bridge, examines the demise of a relationship by interspersing the couples' last moments together with scenes of their doomed start. It's a character study as much as anything else, but it also sensitively shows how you know - and why - the end is the end is the end. Sometimes two people are just... toxic. (This one is also the most depressing on the bunch, though - if you're looking for even an ounce of hopefulness, a tiny little sprig of a bud on a tree that might possibly signal spring somewhere, look elsewhere.)
4. It's Complicated (light and comedic; real estate porn): Nancy Meyers uses all the standard rom-com tricks in this very watchable movie about a California bakery owner who has an affair with her ex-husband You'll laugh, you'll feel good watching Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin - because it's impossible to feel bad watching Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin - you'll drool over everything from the food to the home décor. (Even the messiness of getting back together with an ex and keeping it a secret from three grown children appears kind of... fun and, in a way, not all that complicated.) It's Complicated examines the issue of "closure" and its complications: how much of a relationship's demise is timing or youth? Is there maybe always something - a little spark - remaining between two people who have once been in love? So, there is some food for thought, but it's certainly not forced on you. It's possible to watch the entire movie at face value, for the fun performances and that house-my goodness - that amazing house and don't even get me started on the garden.
[Mar 23, 2016] A Separation Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Leila Hatami
A court drama
Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mankind Is Flawed
In Tehran, the teacher Simin (Leila Hatami) has requested the divorce from her husband, the bank clerk Nader (Peyman Moadi). Simin wishes to live abroad to give a better life to her eleven year-old daughter Termeh (Sarina Farhadi) and Nader, who is a family man but very arrogant, wants to stay to take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) that has Alzheimer. Simin moves to the house of her mother and Nader hires the religious Razieh (Sareh Bayat) to take care of his father while he is working.
Razieh is pregnant but she does not tell her husband Hodjat (Shahab Hosseini), who owes a large amount to the creditors, that she is working. When she arrives with her daughter Somayeh (Kimia Hosseini)at Nader's house, she distracts and Nader's father goes to the street and she goes and gets him back home. On the next day, when Nader arrives home with Termeh, they find Nader's father tied up to his bed and Razieh and Somayeh are not at home. When they arrive at home, Nader accuses Razieh of theft and expels her. Razieh feels offended and argues with him, and Nader pushes her out at the front door. Razieh falls and has an abortion. She goes to the court with her husband and the witnesses are summoned to testify.
"Jodaeiye Nader az Simin" or the separation of Nader and Simin, is among the best Iranian films I have seen and is a fantastic drama that shows how flawed mankind is, no matter in Iran, Brazil, Europe or wherever. Despite the different values of the Iranian society comparing with the Westerns ones, all the characters are flawed; therefore, the plot is realistic.
Nader is a family man that loves his father and his daughter, but commits perjury, is stubborn and arrogant and asks his acquaintances to lie. Simin uses the secret that Razieh had told her to take advantage. Termeh lies to save her father from justice. Razieh is religious and worried with Allah and sins, but she was capable to lie fearing the reaction of her husband. Hodjat is a rude and impulsive man that is violent.
The direction is perfect and the acting is top-notch. The story is engaging and believable and differences of cultures between Iran and Brazil are intriguing. I really recommend this film for any cinema lover or people interested in learning a little about the Iranian culture. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "A Separação" ("The Separation")
[Mar 22, 2016] The Vampire's Bite Victims of Narcissists Speak Out by Leon F Seltzer Ph.D.
"... N would [even] lie when the truth would save his neck ..."
"... "I lie. Compulsively and needlessly. All the time. About everything. And I often contradict myself. Why do I need to do this? To make myself interesting or attractive. In other words, to secure narcissistic supply (attention, admiration, adulation, gossip )." ..."
"... Because they're not genuinely interested in others, they're poor listeners ..."
"... They can be extremely mean-spirited (as in taking an almost perverse delight in raining on another's parade). ..."
"... They're untrustworthy: As one discussant bluntly puts it: "Don't tell them anything you aren't prepared to get shoved up your butt later ..."
"... Despite their self- confident , better-than-thou exterior, they often betray feelings of weakness, insecurity, inferiority, jealousy , and cowardice. One commenter even sums them up as "emotional cripples." ..."
"... What I, and others on this board, have learned from dealing with N bullies in our personal lives applies to terrorists. There can be no appeasement, no attempting to reason with them, no attempt to "fix" them, to unseat their deep-seated hatred, shame and envy. Sounds terribly harsh to the uninitiated, but not recognizing that can only lead to our own destruction. ..."
"... Looking back on ALL the Ns I've ever known and merged with, I see there WERE signs within minutes of meeting the N that they were grossly selfish, immoral, sex -addicted or [that] something was definitely 'off' [about them]. I didn't honour my intuition, gut feelings and instinct. The truth is that I had almost no experience setting healthy boundaries. ..."
Apr 23, 2014 | Psychology Today
Of all the oppressive, crazy-making features of the narcissist, the one perhaps most frequently cited is their exasperating dishonesty. And such untruthfulness has at times led their no-longer-so-gullible victims to describe them as con artists. Here's a highly selective sampling of such complaints:
"The lies, the flirting, the lies, the comparing, the lies, the ambivalence, the lies, the belittling, the lies, the teasing, the lies, the built up promises, the lies, the setting up for disappointment. Did I mention the lies?" [!]
"I had never known a real con man in my life. I thought only the stupid or elderly got suckered."
"They memorize body language and can spot a person who might feel a little vulnerable a mile away."
"My ex-husband used to tell HUGE lies about me. Lies that always made ME look bad and HIM look like a martyr (when the opposite was true). I didn't realize this until AFTER we separated and, Boy, was it devastating! I thought that I knew ALL the horrors, to find out there were even more. . . . I didn't think I could take the pain!"
[And, particularly, note this striking observation on the narcissist's incorrigible habit of prevarication-which is in line with the substantial literature linking the so-called "pathological liar" with the narcissist]: "N would [even] lie when the truth would save his neck."
The controversial Dr. Sam Vaknin, creator of this forum on narcissism and himself a self-confessed NPD, has written profusely-at times, brilliantly-on the subject. In his article "Pseudologica Fantastica," he freely admits:
"I lie. Compulsively and needlessly. All the time. About everything. And I often contradict myself. Why do I need to do this? To make myself interesting or attractive. In other words, to secure narcissistic supply (attention, admiration, adulation, gossip)."
Below, I'll summarize some other distressing characteristics of the narcissist regularly alluded to by their victims:
Because they're not genuinely interested in others, they're poor listeners. Though it can seem that they're listening attentively, they're unable to accurately repeat back what was said to them.
Calculating how every situation might benefit (or disadvantage) them, there's almost always an ulterior motive behind what they say or do.
They can be extremely mean-spirited (as in taking an almost perverse delight in raining on another's parade).
They're untrustworthy: As one discussant bluntly puts it: "Don't tell them anything you aren't prepared to get shoved up your butt later . . . or down your throat, or in your heart in the form of a dagger. And of course there are those things you tell them that you have to be prepared to have TWISTED into things they can shove…".
Despite their self-confident, better-than-thou exterior, they often betray feelings of weakness, insecurity, inferiority, jealousy, and cowardice. One commenter even sums them up as "emotional cripples."
If they're far out on the narcissistic continuum, they can't be changed-and certainly not by their partners. Here's the most pointed (and painful) description of the futility of even trying to alter their behavior: "What I, and others on this board, have learned from dealing with N bullies in our personal lives applies to terrorists. There can be no appeasement, no attempting to reason with them, no attempt to "fix" them, to unseat their deep-seated hatred, shame and envy. Sounds terribly harsh to the uninitiated, but not recognizing that can only lead to our own destruction."
The one consolation for victims of the narcissist's "dagger" (or "vampirish teeth") is the hard-won insights they eventually gain, which makes it possible for at least some of them to repudiate a relationship that's been so toxic to them. Again, in their own (sadder-but-wiser) words:
"Looking back on ALL the Ns I've ever known and merged with, I see there WERE signs within minutes of meeting the N that they were grossly selfish, immoral, sex-addicted or [that] something was definitely 'off' [about them]. I didn't honour my intuition, gut feelings and instinct. The truth is that I had almost no experience setting healthy boundaries."
"Staying with an N, or making contact with an ex-N, is like putting your hands directly on a hot stovetop to warm them. It will "work" for five seconds before it scalds you."
[Mar 22, 2016] The Secret to Spotting Subtle Narcissists
"... The entitlement surge of subtle narcissism is a bit like the normally happy drunk suddenly becoming surly and going on a bender, cleaning out the liquor cabinets and storming off to buy more booze. ..."
"... Your partner begins complaining about the messy house after your pregnancy, feeling he works hard enough that he deserves to come home to a clean house.... ..."
Mar 16, 2016 | Psychology Today
...narcissism is marked by an entitlement surge-those moments when a normally understanding friend or partner or coworker angrily behaves as if the world owes them. It's usually triggered by a sudden fear that their special status has been threatened in some way. Until this point, their need for the world to revolve around them is mostly under wraps, because it hasn't been called into question. Kevin didn't ask for Sherry's support or even try to understand how hard her year after her mother's death had been. In his mind, he deserved her full understanding because he felt so close to his dream of a becoming a law partner.
The entitlement surge of subtle narcissism is a bit like the normally happy drunk suddenly becoming surly and going on a bender, cleaning out the liquor cabinets and storming off to buy more booze. Your usually affable boss suddenly tears into you, worried that the latest project (his idea) is failing. Unbeknownst to you, he's secretly had plans to become the CEO ever since he arrived. Your partner begins complaining about the messy house after your pregnancy, feeling he works hard enough that he deserves to come home to a clean house....
To read more about subtle (and dangerous) narcissism, including specific, research-backed strategies to protect yourself from it, order Rethinking Narcissism (link is external) today.
[Mar 22, 2016] The 5 Most Dangerous Myths About Narcissism (Part 2)
"... The other narcissist is my mother. For years I lived in terror of her rages, and how the family pretty much revolves around her. I didn't understand how a parent could be so cruel, and assume everyone else was a bad person. ..."
"... As far as healthy narcissism goes, it's something I'm working on. My mother has stripped all of our self-esteem, as she relishes putting loved one's fault under the microscope as often and loudly as possible. I grew up with massive amounts of fear and anxiety assuming everyone was very concerned about every minor mistake I made. I wish I had worked on this earlier. Mom taught me how to make a mountain out of a tiny molehill. ..."
"... It's true, many children who've lived with extremely narcissistic parents--and I count myself among them--grow up to struggle with a more generous self-image. ..."
Feb 17, 2016 | Psychology Today
Narcissism has never been an official mental health disorder. Narcissist isn't a recognized diagnostic descriptor either; it's shorthand for someone who scores higher than the average on narcissism measures and may or may not be disordered
...It's a mistake to talk about "symptoms of narcissism." What people usually mean is symptoms of pathological narcissism or NPD.
Anonymous on February 17, 2016 - 9:04am
I have two narcissists in my family. One borders on sociopathy so I avoid her, she scares me. The other narcissist is my mother. For years I lived in terror of her rages, and how the family pretty much revolves around her. I didn't understand how a parent could be so cruel, and assume everyone else was a bad person.
But now that can attach a label to the problem and get a better understanding of what is happening and why, I can create much better boundaries and sit back and watch the crazy unfold. My mother is pretty frustrated that her usual tricks aren't having the impact on me that they once did.
As far as healthy narcissism goes, it's something I'm working on. My mother has stripped all of our self-esteem, as she relishes putting loved one's fault under the microscope as often and loudly as possible. I grew up with massive amounts of fear and anxiety assuming everyone was very concerned about every minor mistake I made. I wish I had worked on this earlier. Mom taught me how to make a mountain out of a tiny molehill.
Craig Malkin PhD on February 19, 2016
It sounds like you've been through hell
And come back. It's true, many children who've lived with extremely narcissistic parents--and I count myself among them--grow up to struggle with a more generous self-image. It's like we swallow that parent whole, their voice plaguing us at every turn. It's hard work silencing that inner critic. But that's the task -- well worth undertaking-- of overcoming echoism and finding our voices. I wish you well in continuing to find yours.
[Mar 22, 2016] 9 Enlightening Quotes on Narcissists by Leon F Seltzer Ph.D.
"... In fact, one of their central defenses (or stratagems) is to endlessly project onto others the very flaws (and fears!) they're unable, or unwilling, to allow into awareness. ..."
"... "Narcissists are great con-artists. After all, they succeed in deluding themselves! As a result, very few professionals see through them." ~ ..."
"... most therapists learn quickly enough the signs and signals that give away a narcissistic patient (e.g., regularly blaming others for their problems, taking very little responsibility for why their lives aren't working, telling them how to do therapy , ..."
Curiously, deep, deep down-and undoubtedly unconscious to them-they know they're not really what they project. In fact, one of their central defenses (or stratagems) is to endlessly project onto others the very flaws (and fears!) they're unable, or unwilling, to allow into awareness. As critical as they are about others' shortcomings, they're amazingly blind to their own. (And in this respect, the reader might take a look at my earlier piece, "The Narcissist's Dilemma: They Can Dish It Out, But . . . ").
"To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance." ~ Oscar Wilde
Although as stated, this quote is undoubtedly ambiguous, the term "romance" leads me to believe that Wilde's notion of self-love leans toward the pathological-and maybe the auto-erotic as well. But healthy self-love really has very little to do with the romantic: it's grounded in positive self-regard and an acceptance of one's flaws and frailties. On the contrary, being "in love with" oneself (as implied by Wilde's quote) suggests a self-absorption that can only be detrimental to narcissists in their relationships with others. In fact, one of the most common descriptions of unhealthy narcissism emphasizes their inability to care about other people-apart, that is, from how these others might satisfy the demands of their (insatiable) egos.
"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm, but the harm [that they cause] does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves." ~ T. S. Eliot
This quote makes a vital distinction between narcissists' being malevolent (cf. the sociopath) and their simply lacking concern about how their behaviors might adversely affect others. It's yet another way of drawing attention to their supreme self-absorption, which makes it impossible for them to empathically identify with another's feelings, Most of the time they don't consciously intend to take advantage of others. Such exploitation is merely a side effect of their overriding need to feel more important and better than others-and so feel "good enough." Nonetheless, their insensitivity to the wants and needs of those around them can at times be nothing less than astonishing.
"Narcissists are great con-artists. After all, they succeed in deluding themselves! As a result, very few professionals see through them." ~ anonymous.
This statement seems somewhat exaggerated to me. For most therapists learn quickly enough the signs and signals that give away a narcissistic patient (e.g., regularly blaming others for their problems, taking very little responsibility for why their lives aren't working, telling them how to do therapy, etc.).
Still, the quote is instructive in pointing out not only the enormous self-deception in the way narcissists see themselves, but also their singular expertise in deceiving others. Speaking with bogus authority, they typically have an excellent track record in getting others to see things as they do, even though the result to those so taken in can be disastrous (e.g., being persuaded to make a truly ill-considered investment).
All of which is to say that-on many different levels-getting involved with a narcissist can be as dangerous as a snake bite. And the unexpected sting of it all can, alas, last a good deal longer.
Note 1: In examining literally hundreds of quotes for this post, I came across many that centered not anywhere so much on the narcissist as on their hapless victims. Consequently, my next post will explore the damage that narcissists-especially those far out on the narcissistic continuum -do to those who unwittingly put their trust in them. It's called "The Vampire's Bite: Victims of Narcissists Speak Out."
Note 2: If you'd like to explore other posts I've written on narcissism, here are the links:
"6 Signs of Narcissism You May Not Know About,"
The Narcissist's Dilemma: They Can Dish It Out, But . . . ",
"Narcissism: Why It's So Rampant in Politics,"
"Our Egos: Do They Need Strengthening-or Shrinking,"
"LeBron James: The Making of a Narcissist" (Parts 1 & 2), and
"Reality as a Horror Movie: The Case of the Deadly Sweat Lodge" (Parts 1 & 2-centering on James Arthur Ray).
Note 3: If you'd like to check out other posts I've done for Psychology Today blogs generally-on a broad variety of topics-click here.
Linda Taylor, welfare queen Ronald Reagan made her a notorious American villain. Linda Taylor's other sins were far worse By Josh Levin
Dec. 19 2013 | slate.com
In the 1970s, Ronald Reagan villainized a Chicago woman for bilking the government. Her other sins-including possible kidnappings and murders-were far worse.
Jack Sherwin knew he'd seen her before. It was Aug. 8, 1974, and the Chicago burglary detective was working a case on the city's South Side. Though her name and face didn't look familiar, Sherwin recognized the victim's manner, and her story. She'd been robbed, Linda Taylor explained, and she was sorry to report that the burglar had good taste: $14,000 in furs, jewelry, and cash were missing from her apartment. Thank heavens, most of it was insured.
After listening to her tale of woe, Sherwin asked Taylor if she'd mind getting him some water. When she returned, the detective kept the glass as evidence.
The fingerprints collected from Taylor's kitchen helped jog Sherwin's memory. Two years earlier, the same woman had been charged with making a bogus robbery claim-that time, the thieves had supposedly made off with $10,000 worth of valuables. Sherwin knew Linda Taylor because, out of pure happenstance, he'd been called on to investigate both of these alleged burglaries. She was living in a different part of town, using a different name, and sporting a different head of hair. But this was the same woman, pulling the same stunt.
Sherwin cited Taylor, again, for making a false report. But the 35-year-old police officer, a former Marine and a 12-year veteran of the force, didn't stop there. "The more I dug into it, the more I found that just wasn't right," he remembers. First, he learned that she was getting welfare checks under multiple names. Then he discovered Taylor's husbands-"Oh, I guess maybe seven men that I knew of," Sherwin says. The detective and his partner, Jerry Kush, got to work tracking down this parade of grooms, and they found a few who were willing to talk. Sherwin's hunch had been right: This woman was up to no good.
In late September 1974, seven weeks after Sherwin met Taylor for the second time, the detective's findings made the Chicago Tribune. "Linda Taylor received Illinois welfare checks and food stamps, even tho[ugh] she was driving three 1974 autos-a Cadillac, a Lincoln, and a Chevrolet station wagon-claimed to own four South Side buildings, and was about to leave for a vacation in Hawaii," wrote Pulitzer Prize winner George Bliss. The story detailed a 14-page report that Sherwin had put together illuminating "a lifestyle of false identities that seemed calculated to confuse our computerized, credit-oriented society." There was evidence that the 47-year-old Taylor had used three Social Security cards, 27 names, 31 addresses, and 25 phone numbers to fuel her mischief, not to mention 30 different wigs.
As the Tribune and other outlets stayed on the story, those figures continued to rise. Reporters noted that Linda Taylor had used as many as 80 names, and that she'd received at least $150,000-in illicit welfare cash, the numbers that Ronald Reagan would cite on the campaign trail in 1976. (Though she used dozens of different identities, I've chosen to call her Linda Taylor in this story, as it's how the public came to know her at the height of her infamy.) Taylor also gained a reputation as a master of disguise. "She is black, but is able to pass herself off as Spanish, Filipino, white, and black," the executive director of Illinois' Legislative Advisory Committee on Public Aid told the Associated Press in November 1974. "And it appears she can be any age she wishes, from the early 20s to the early 50s."
For Bliss and the Tribune, the scandal wasn't just that Taylor had her hand in the till and had the seeming ability to shape-shift. The newspaper also directed its ire at the sclerotic bureaucracy that allowed her schemes to flourish. Bliss had been reporting on waste, fraud, and mismanagement in the Illinois Department of Public Aid for a long time prior to Taylor's emergence. His stories-on doctors who billed Medicaid for fictitious procedures and overworked caseworkers who failed to purge ineligible recipients from the welfare rolls-showed an agency in disarray. That disarray didn't make for an engaging read, though: "State orders probe of Medicaid" is not a headline that provokes shock and anger. Then the welfare queen came along and dressed the scandal up in a fur coat. This was a crime that people could comprehend, and Linda Taylor was the perfectly unsympathetic figure for outraged citizens to point a finger at.
The 21-year-old sailor was working in the dental clinic at Chicago's Great Lakes Naval Training Center when a beautiful woman walked in to get her teeth cleaned. Something about her was totally fascinating, Jones remembers. "I met her because she was pretty and I was shooting game to her," he says. "I guess her game must've been stronger than mine, because I met her that Monday and [got] married that Saturday."
Jones thought he was lucky to get hitched to the 35-year-old Linda Sholvia. She was beautiful, with the smoothest skin he'd ever seen. She also gave him $1,000 as a wedding present, and he had his pick of fancy new cars. But Lamar and Linda's marriage lasted only a little longer than their five-day courtship. A few weeks after they exchanged vows, Linda was arrested. When Jones paid her bond, his new wife fled the state. To make things worse, she stole his color TV.
The young Navy man realized that something was amiss with his new bride even before the television went missing. When she showed him a degree from a university in Haiti, he noticed that it said Linda Taylor, not Linda Sholvia. Jones says Linda had five mailboxes at her residence at 8221 S. Clyde Ave., and she'd get letters in all five, addressed to different names. He got a bit uneasy when Linda told him, after they were married, that he was her eighth husband. She also had a "sister" named Constance who seemed more like her adult daughter.
A month after his wife was brought back from Arizona, Lamar Jones testified against her in front of a Cook County grand jury. Jones says that around the time of that proceeding, he was shuffled into a car with another witness and told they had something in common: They were both married to Linda (or maybe it was Connie) at the same time. That was a surprise to Jones. His wife had told him that husband No. 7 was dead.
Isaiah Gant, who has been an attorney for nearly four decades, says his onetime client "was a scam artist like I have never run across since." Gant, now an assistant federal public defender in Nashville, Tenn., says Taylor could change personalities in an instant. "If she wanted to be a ho, she could be a ho. If she wanted to be a princess, she could be a princess," he says. "The woman was smooth."
It got stranger from there. Constance told the Defender that Rose Kennedy, Lawrence Wakefield's purported common-law wife, was no such thing. She also accused Kennedy of trying to poison her, saying, "The doctors said I had swallowed enough strychnine to kill a dozen people." And in just the last few weeks, she reported, police had captured two white men trying to break into her house; a "swarthy Italian" had threatened to kill her; and her bodyguard had narrowly thwarted an attempt to blow up her 1964 Cadillac. A few days after that, the Associated Negro Press wrote that Constance Wakefield Steinberg-she was a "light-skinned Negro woman with a 'Jewish' surname"-"reported to police that her 11-year-old son, John, had been kidnapped and that she had received a number of threatening calls."
Whether she was going by Constance Wakefield, Linda Taylor, or any other name, the future welfare queen never went for subtlety. She was a woman of great ambition, and she conjured a universe in which the forces arrayed against her were equally extraordinary. Someone was always trying to kill her, or steal from her, or kidnap her, or take her children. These stories rarely checked out. Her son John, the Chicago Sun-Times would report, hadn't been kidnapped. He was found by FBI agents wandering near his house, and explained that he'd run away after a fight with his sister. Census records and Lawrence Wakefield's own death certificate reveal that Edith Jarvis was not Wakefield's wife, as Taylor had asserted-she was his mother. When Taylor went to probate court to press her claim to the Wakefield fortune, even more of her story fell apart.
Constance Wakefield was many people, but she probably wasn't Constance Wakefield.
In this and many of her other battles, Linda Taylor's weapons were documents, paperwork of uncertain provenance that buttressed her version of events. Though her birth to Lawrence and Edith did not appear in contemporaneous records, she procured a delayed birth certificate from the doctor who she claimed had delivered her. She also furnished a pair of Lawrence Wakefield's heretofore-undiscovered wills. The first, which dated to 1943, included a description of Wakefield's daughter that matched her own, "specifically describing a scar and a mole and their location on her body," the Tribune reported. The second will, from 1962, indicated that Wakefield had $2 million, that the vast majority of that lucre should go to his daughter, and that Rose Kennedy-who Taylor maintained was Lawrence Wakefield's housekeeper, not his common-law wife-was entitled to precisely $1. "She is no good and will try to take everything from my baby," the will read, according to the Tribune. "She has stoled enough from me since the death of my Edith."
None of this evidence-the delayed birth certificate, the will that conveniently trashed her primary rival-convinced Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Gerald Mannix that he was dealing with Lawrence Wakefield's real daughter. A long way from Chicago, he found someone who could help him prove it.
"A surprise witness testified in Probate court yesterday that Miss Constance Wakefield, who claims to be the illegitimate daughter of the late Lawrence Wakefield, policy king, and thus heir to his fortune, actually is Martha Louise White," the Tribune reported on Nov. 10, 1964. Hubert Mooney, who claimed to be Martha's uncle, explained that his niece was born in Summit, Ala., around 1926, making her about 38 years old-nine years older than she'd claimed to be in the guise of Constance Wakefield. Martha, Mooney said, was the daughter of his sister Lydie and a man named Marvin White. The court didn't have to take his word for it. Hubert's 84-year-old mother came from Tennessee to testify that she'd assisted in her granddaughter Martha's birth.
Mooney said he'd seen his niece most recently in Arkansas-the state where "Constance Wakefield" had grown up, according to her interview with The Chicago Defender. He'd also run into her in Oakland, Calif. On that occasion, she'd asked her uncle to bail her out of jail. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the assistant state's attorney produced fingerprints and "police records from Oakland, which he said were those of Miss Wakefield, listing arrests for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and assault." A police expert testified that those fingerprints matched those of Beverly Singleton, a woman who'd been arrested the year prior for assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Constance Wakefield, it seemed, was many people, but she probably wasn't Constance Wakefield.
This dramatic testimony didn't clear everything up. For her part, "Constance Wakefield" said she knew Hubert Mooney but that she was not Martha Louise White. She also denied that she was the woman identified in all those criminal records, though she did confess that she'd been charged with assault in Oakland.
Weighing all the evidence, Judge Anthony Kogut cited Taylor for contempt of court and sentenced her to six months in jail. She wouldn't get any of Lawrence Wakefield's money, the balance of which would go to Rose Kennedy, the policy king's common-law wife.
There's almost no chance that Sandra was really kidnapped. Two years prior, Taylor had falsely reported that Johnnie had been abducted. He says now that his mother likely just wanted the cops to do the hard work of tracking him down after he'd left home of his own volition.
In 1967, she'd try the same line again, telling Chicago police that another of her children had been taken. When the cops investigated, they found that the child wasn't missing. They also discovered that the kid didn't belong to her.
In another Tribune story, Bliss and Griffin noted that Linda Taylor had been arrested twice in the 1960s for absconding with children, though she wasn't convicted in either case because the little ones were returned. The reporters also laid out a possible motive. "Chicago's welfare queen," they wrote, "has been linked by Chicago police to a scheme to defraud the public aid department during the mid-1960s by buying newborn infants to substantiate welfare claims."
This theory is a little hard to believe. Given Taylor's ability to fabricate paperwork, acquiring flesh-and-blood children seems like an unnecessary risk if all you're looking to do is pad a welfare application. Her son Johnnie believes his mother saw children as commodities, something to be acquired and sold. He remembers a little black girl-he doesn't know her name-who stayed with them for a few months in the early 1960s, "and then she just disappeared one day." Shortly before Lawrence Wakefield died, Johnnie says, a white baby named Tiger showed up out of nowhere, and then left the household just as mysteriously. I ask him if he knew where these kids came from or who they belonged to. "You knew they wasn't hers," he says.
Nine days later, a newborn child was kidnapped by a woman dressed in a white nurse's uniform. Dora Fronczak told police that the mystery woman whisked away her son Paul Joseph, telling the new mother that her baby boy needed to be examined by a doctor. Witnesses said the ersatz nurse carried the infant through a rear exit and disappeared.
The Fronczak case transfixed Chicago and the nation. The Tribune, the Sun-Times, and the national wire services printed eyewitness accounts, sketches of the suspect, diagrams of the kidnapper's probable path, and the family's pleas for their child's safe return. Within a day, 500 policemen were working the case, including 50 FBI agents. They were looking for a woman between her mid-30s and mid-40s, around 5-foot-4 and 140 pounds, with close-set brown eyes. Nine months after the kidnapping, the Tribune reported that a staggering 38,000 people had been interviewed in connection with the case, and that 7,500 women had been eliminated as suspects. Still, the baby-snatching nurse remained at large.
Did Linda Taylor pull off one of the most notorious kidnappings of the 1960s? In early 1975, law enforcement officials got a tip from one of Taylor's ex-husbands that she "appeared one day in the mid-1960s with a newborn baby, altho[ugh] she had not been pregnant." Her explanation, the Tribune said, was that "she hadn't realized she was pregnant until she gave birth that morning."
In 1977, a man named Samuel Harper told police prior to Taylor's sentencing for welfare fraud that he believed she had kidnapped Paul Joseph Fronczak. He explained that he was living with her at the time, that several other white infants were in her home, and that she left the house in a white uniform on the day of the kidnapping. Johnnie Harbaugh confirms that Harper, who was 69 years old in 1977 and likely died many years ago, lived with his mother for a period in the 1960s. If anyone was in a position to know what Linda was up to, Johnnie believes, it was Sam Harper.
Jack Sherwin, who retired from the Chicago Police Department in the mid-1990s, says he saw a composite drawing of the Fronczak kidnapper in an FBI office. "I looked at it for a second and knew it was her," he says. In police reports from the 1970s, Taylor is listed at 5-foot-1 and 140 pounds with brown eyes-not that far off from the suspect's description. Sherwin says she also had a station wagon at that time that matched the description of the potential getaway car. He believes she was "guilty as hell."
And yet, Linda Taylor was never charged in the kidnapping of Paul Joseph Fronczak. Ron Cooper, a retired FBI agent who worked on the Fronczak case in the 1970s, says that they "had no cooperation from people around her." Everyone who talked "would tell you a story and it would just sort of be a flim-flam thing, and it wouldn't make any sense." If she had taken Paul Joseph in 1964, he was long gone.
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Jack Sherwin, the fight to take down Linda Taylor was a multifront war. Some battles were contested face to face. "At one point the arrestee Linda Taylor stated that no matter how much money it took she was going to get my badge and me," the detective wrote in one police report. "She then blurted out that she had a bullet for me. [There] were other things said such as she would tell my wife about all the 'Black Ass' I had." Taylor also waged a disinformation campaign, calling Sherwin's superiors to complain that the detective had it in for her. She even took the fight to the astral plane, jabbing sharp pins into a voodoo doll, one she told Sherwin that she'd made especially for him.
Sherwin did the digging that led to Taylor's arrest for welfare fraud, and his testimony helped send her to prison. But four decades after he first met Linda Taylor, the 74-year-old retired detective can't help but feel that she beat him. She was his prize catch, but Sherwin ended up getting snared in her net.
For the Chicago burglary detective, Linda Taylor was never really the welfare queen. He believed she was a kidnapper and a baby seller. Maybe something worse.
Mrs. Parks, who was also named Patricia, earned her living as a schoolteacher. Her daughter describes her as polished, a woman with a master's degree who hung out with college-educated types. Parks-Lee says that Linda Taylor, by contrast, looked weathered, like she'd done a lot of hard living. "She didn't associate with people like that," says Parks-Lee, who's now 48. She believes her mother must have hired Taylor to keep house and watch the kids, nothing more. She says that Linda Taylor was the worst nanny they ever had.
Taylor took up residence with the Parks family in 1974. At that point, Patricia Parks was a healthy woman with three young children. Less than a year later, she was dead. At the time, Taylor was out on bail, awaiting her welfare fraud trial. The Tribune explained that she was now under investigation yet again after authorities "learned that Mrs. Parks reportedly had willed her home to Miss Taylor and had made her the beneficiary of 'several' insurance policies and the guardian of her three children."
Taylor told the funeral director that Patricia Parks had cervical cancer. When her blood was drawn at the funeral home, however, the sample contained a high level of barbiturates. On Parks' death certificate, the coroner indicated that she had died of "combined phenobarbital, methapyrilene, and salicylate intoxication." There is no indication that she had cancer.
"She killed my mother," Parks-Lee says. She's so sure about what Linda Taylor did that she says it three more times: "She killed my mother. She killed my mother. I just, I mean-she killed my mother."
As in the Fronczak kidnapping, Taylor was never charged with killing Patricia Parks. James Piper, the prosecutor in the welfare fraud case, also looked into the alleged Parks homicide. He tells me that he "was satisfied personally that there had been chicanery." But Piper says that he wasn't able to acquire blood samples from the hospital where Parks had been pronounced dead. He believed that without the samples there was no "connector"-nothing to convince a jury that Taylor had administered a lethal drug cocktail to Parks. Piper says that his decision wouldn't have prevented the Chicago police from continuing their investigation. He believed, though, that indicting Taylor for murder would have created the perception that he was looking for more publicity for the welfare fraud case-a case with clearer evidence, and one that he didn't want to jeopardize.
Other than Sherwin, nobody seemed all that motivated to learn the full extent of Linda Taylor's crimes. Though the Tribune wrote about Taylor's purported connections to the Fronczak kidnapping and the Parks homicide, the paper treated her kid-snatching and voodoo spells as colorful details-odd facts to embellish the shocking welfare queen story. In 1975, the Tribune reported the allegation that Linda Taylor was "buying newborn infants to substantiate welfare claims." Somehow, though, the welfare claims remained the bigger story, not the allegations of black-market baby trafficking.
In the aftermath of Ray's death, the National Home Life Insurance Company requested a complete coroner's report from Illinois' Kankakee County. Byron Keith Lassiter, who looked into the case on behalf of the insurance firm, says such a contestable death claim investigation would have been routine. With no charges filed against Loyd, the money from Sherman Ray's life insurance policy would be paid out to his wife, Linda.
A month after Sherman Ray's death, Taylor bought a parcel of land in Holmes County, Fla. Her name is listed on the deed as "Rev. Linda Ray." In the Sunshine State, public records reveal, she'd use at least six names and six different Social Security numbers. She wasn't there alone. Her companion was her husband's killer, Willtrue Loyd.
This is Linda Taylor's life in microcosm: a series of tangled connections, a death that serves as a potential windfall, a quick move, and a new start in a faraway place. Sherman Ray, the former Marine with emotional problems, was a man in uniform-a classic Taylor mark. Paul Stull Harbaugh, the man listed as her son Paul's father on the child's birth certificate, was in the Navy. So was another supposed husband, Paul Steinberg-the Tribune alleged that in the 1960s she was "obtaining federal support" as the widow of both Harbaugh and Steinberg.
In 1978, one of her lawyers wrote that Linda Taylor was likely psychotic, that she "was incapable of knowing whether or not she was telling the truth." Johnnie Harbaugh is certain that's not the case. "She was cold," he says. "She knew what was right and wrong, but she was choosing wrong."
or Linda Taylor, people were consumable goods, objects to cultivate, manipulate, and discard. Once she'd extracted something of value-an identity, a check, a life insurance claim-she'd move on to someone else. No matter her circumstances, and no matter her surroundings, there was always a new target.
What kind of person behaves this way? In the 1970s, psychologist Robert Hare developed a checklist to assess a given subject's personality. The symptoms on Hare's list read like a catalog of Linda Taylor's known behaviors and personal characteristics: glib and superficial charm, pathological lying, manipulativeness, lack of empathy, parasitic lifestyle, frequent short-term relationships, and criminal versatility.
Of the 20 items on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist–Revised, nearly every one describes the welfare queen to some degree. Dr. Steve Band, a behavioral science consultant and an expert on criminal behavior, says "people with that personality know right from wrong." Dr. James Fallon, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California at Irvine and the author of The Psychopath Inside, says that Taylor "screams psychopathy." Along with deriving pleasure from criminal behavior, he says, psychopaths "really like getting away with it"-that "the ones who have intelligence, they don't want to get caught."
Despite the striking synchronicity between this checklist and Taylor's behavior, diagnosing someone as a psychopath isn't as easy as ticking a set of boxes. As Dave Cullen wrote for Slate in 2004, it took an elite group of mental health experts to establish Columbine shooter Eric Harris' psychopathic "pattern of grandiosity, glibness, contempt, lack of empathy, and superiority."
If a similar team of psychologists scrutinized the welfare queen, Hare's checklist would be a logical place to start. For her part, Taylor's daughter-in-law Carol Harbaugh has a simpler list, one with just three points: "She was brutal. She was mean. She was terrible."
Some of Taylor's victims were spared her worst behavior-they just learned an expensive lesson and got on with their lives. Kenneth Lynch, who's now in his early 80s, bought a property with Taylor in Holmes County, Fla. Lynch remembers her saying that her husband had been killed by mobsters in Chicago. He also says that Taylor never came up with her share of the money, though she did pilfer Lynch's last name. Reta Hunter, who lives in Live Oak, Fla., says "Linda Lynch" led her to stop trusting people. Taylor told Hunter she was a psychic who'd descended from Caribbean royalty, and that she could help remedy her relationship with her daughter. "The last time I seen her it cost me $80 for about 20 minutes," Hunter says. "She could take you, honey. She was a slick talker."
Not all of Linda Taylor's relationships ended so harmlessly. Sherman Ray took a shotgun blast to the chest. Patricia Parks' life ended in her daughter's bedroom with her body pumped full of phenobarbital. And an elderly African-American woman named Mildred Markham died in Graceville, Fla., far away from her home and loved ones.
Taylor and Markham met in Chicago in the early 1980s. Markham's husband James, a retired Pullman porter, earned a good salary in his day. Soon after he passed away, Taylor convinced the railroad man's widow that she was her long-lost daughter. "All [Mildred] used to do was talk about this Linda," recalls Markham's granddaughter, Theresa Davis, who is 75 and still lives in Chicago.
By the time she fell under the sway of her new "daughter," Mildred Markham was well into her 70s. Davis and her mother tried to convince Markham that Taylor was a con artist, but she wouldn't listen. Markham went with Taylor to Momence, Ill. From there, they moved to Florida. All the while, according to Davis, "my grandfather's money was going out the bank." She says that as much as $50,000 went missing, along with Markham's furniture, sewing machine, jewelry, and mink coats. And in 1985, Mildred deeded away 185 acres of Markham family land in Mississippi. The grantees were Linda Lynch and her son Clifford. For his part, Clifford says he had no idea that his name was on the deed, and that he played no part in this land deal.
Once, when the Harbaughs were in Florida for a visit, Markham begged them to take her back to Chicago. Carol says Taylor was verbally abusive, and that she watched her lock Markham in a room. Markham also told them that she wasn't being fed. "She was forced to be there against her will," Carol says.
They did not rescue Mildred Markham. Johnnie says that he was determined to take her but that she changed her mind at the last minute and decided to stay. In Carol's recollection, Taylor told Johnnie, "You even think about it, and I'll blow your head off." She says her husband took the threat seriously, and he decided not to get involved.
Mildred Markham died on Oct. 5, 1986. Her death certificate says she passed away of "presumed natural causes," and that she had previously suffered a stroke. The Graceville police department reported that her husband, Willtrue Loyd, found her body in bed.
Carol Harbaugh says she thought Loyd and Markham had gotten married. Florida records suggest that was probably the case. In March 1986, Loyd married a woman named "Constance Rayner" in Marianna, Fla. The marriage application says Constance's home state is Louisiana; Theresa Davis says that's where her grandmother, Mildred Markham, was born. The bride signed her supposed maiden name, Constance Wakefield, in a looping script. It's a shaky signature, one that doesn't much resemble Linda Taylor's tidy penmanship.
Taylor always took something from her prey. But this marriage record, with the telltale Wakefield surname, shows that even as she sucked this older woman dry, Taylor was grafting parts of herself onto Mildred Markham.
As in the cases of Patricia Parks and Sherman Ray, Taylor stood to gain financially from Mildred Markham's death. Mildred's medical examiner's file includes letters from Union Fidelity Life Insurance and Gulf Life Insurance, both of which were looking to verify the claims of one "Linda Lynch," the decedent's daughter. The file also contains a note in which someone, presumably the medical examiner's assistant, writes that Markham's daughter "took out insurance policies at varied times using different names (marriages)." The daughter needed a letter to clear up this misunderstanding, and the medical examiner complied. "To the best of my knowledge Mildred Constance Raner Loyd, Constance Loyd, and Mildred Rayner are one in the same person," he wrote.
That wasn't the only confusion about Mildred Markham's death. On May 15, 1987, Dr. D. Bruce Woodham sent a letter to the medical examiner's office saying that his patient did not die of natural causes. Woodham, a neurological surgeon, wrote that Markham hadn't suffered a stroke. Rather, she'd fallen and hit her head. "I believe that Ms. Loyd's death was the result of an injury, she fell, she sustained a subdural hematoma, and she herniated from this, and that caused her demise," the doctor explained.
On account of Dr. Woodham's letter, Markham's death was reclassified as an accident. Regardless, Taylor probably collected on those life insurance policies-so long as there were no accusations of foul play, the companies more than likely paid up.
Dr. Woodham, who is still practicing, says that although he wrote that Mildred Markham fell and hit her head, there's no way he can know with certainty. He's not a forensic pathologist, and he doesn't have the expertise to distinguish between injuries that are consistent with a fall or ones that might come from a car accident or a blunt instrument. Dr. Woodham says he doesn't remember the particulars of this case, but in general he goes by what he's told-information provided by a paramedic, or possibly a family member.
Theresa Davis does not believe her grandmother fell and hit her head. She is convinced that Mildred Markham was murdered, and that Linda Taylor is somehow responsible.
Six years after Mildred Markham's death, her widower Willtrue Loyd died in Florida at age 72. The medical examiner's report says he succumbed naturally, to heart disease. Loyd's next of kin is listed as Linda Lynch, his granddaughter. Taylor was only about seven years younger than her "grandfather." Nevertheless, as Loyd's supposed heir, she presumably stood to receive the World War II veteran's benefits. Another death, another check.
For Linda Taylor, documents were never simple accountings of the truth. Pieces of paper always told a story-about her identity, her husbands, her children, her parentage, what was owed to her, and who owed it-and that story was usually self-serving, contradictory, and false. That didn't change just because she was dead.
Her death certificate, compiled from information provided by her daughter Sandra Smith, is a blend of truth, lies, and conjecture. The welfare queen's name is rendered as Constance Loyd, which it wasn't. Her date of birth is listed as Dec. 25, 1934. It wasn't. She's described as a homemaker, which she wasn't. Her father and mother are given as Lawrence Wakefield and Edith Elizabeth Jarvis. They weren't. Her race is white-the same as in the 1930 and 1940 census. Among her itemized medical conditions is bipolar disorder. That may be true, or it may be a fabrication.
[Mar 19, 2016] Are You High Maintenance -
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Are you high maintenance? Some people seem to always be on the edge of becoming upset. They require a lot of attention, approval, and maybe reassurance. Often such individuals take offense easily at being overlooked or somehow not recognized. These individuals enjoy being in control of a relationship. They can be easily overwhelmed with stress and responsibility and often feel as though they are the most put upon in a relationship. They may see themselves the victim of their mate's insensitivity and distraction.
Maybe you are married to someone who is high maintenance. You constantly find yourself the object of criticism and it seems as though you can never do anything to the other's satisfaction. Spouses of high maintenance individuals often find themselves in no-win dilemmas. No matter what they do they will incur the disapproval, if not wrath, of their spouse. The high maintenance spouse often claims their expectations are normal and any reasonable caring loving spouse should anticipate what to them are the most basic of considerations. Spouses of high maintenance partners can feel as though they are walking on egg shells waiting for the next failure to occur and they once again are the source of hurt, injury and pain to their spouse.
Sound familiar at all? Many relationships can be described as one member being more "high maintenance" than the other. In some relationships this is a long standing pattern and contributes to erosion of affection and commitment over time. In other relationships the "high maintenance" tag gets shared depending on changing circumstances and felt needs. One week it is the wife who is high maintenance, the next week it is the husband. It is conceivable that a relationship might occur in which both spouses are high maintenance and the relationship dynamics revolve around competition over whose 'felt need' is greatest at any given time.
If you honestly recognize you can be "high maintenance" take heart, be encouraged there is good news. One, the simple fact you recognize you can be demanding and easily offended puts you in a position to change. Many high maintenance individuals are oblivious to the pain and suffering they inflict upon those around them. Self-objectivity, the ability to look at oneself honestly and objectively is a characteristic of maturity and essential to personal change. If you are unsure about whether you can be high maintenance, your spouse and loved ones can probably tell you. But, don't ask until you are really ready to hear their input. A part of being high maintenance is being defensive when others are critical. If you ask for this feedback, challenge yourself to hear the person out without rebuttal. Maybe take notes and set them aside for a few days, then go back and review the notes before responding to the feedback.
Secondly, be encouraged because your sensitivity which leads you to be high maintenance is also a gift. High maintenance persons are often capable of deep emotional connection and appreciation. What may be judged as high maintenance may actually be an undeveloped sense of emotional sensitivity that can be harnessed and directed for deep emotional connection with others. High maintenance individuals are often capable of deep empathy and compassion. Their sensitivity affords them the recognition of how circumstances, events, and behavior can impact people emotionally. This is valuable insight and can be cultivated for great connection and support with others.
The problem with being high maintenance lies with the expectations which we can attach to our felt wants and desires in relationship. If you are high maintenance, learning how to recognize how expectations develop in you and how to hold your wants and desires more lightly may help soften the disappointment when a spouse does not recognize how important something is to you. Most importantly, beware of looking to a spouse for the significance and security you should be finding in your relationship with God. High maintenance conflict may be due to demanding some attention, approval, and affirmation from a spouse which first should be found in our relationship with God and ourselves. If we are secure in how God sees us, how He loves and cares for us, then the care, attention and affirmation of a spouse is a gift. We may be disappointed if our spouse neglects us in some way but this is way less distressing than if we tell ourselves we must have our spouse notice and provide our need. Feeling entitled to something from our spouse is a sure sign we are becoming "high maintenance."
Being open about desires and wants can go a long way toward helping our spouse understand what impacts us and contributes to our feeling loved and supported. Recognizing and being grateful when a spouse is attentive and affirming is especially rewarding and encourages a spouse to be attentive and affirming in the future. Spouses may not understand the power of reassurance, attention, and support. Often times they are making efforts to be accommodating but do not recognize the effort is not in a manner desired or hoped for. Communication about feelings, hopes, and wants beforehand can go a long way to avoiding conflict when you're prone to be "high maintenance."
If you are married to a high maintenance person you too can be encouraged as well. The cycle of disappointment and conflict can be sometimes diminished through some basic relationship skills. Giving your spouse a full hearing when they are distressed will often go a long way to dissipating the emotional intensity they may be feeling. Remember, listening and validating their feelings do not require anything to be fixed or changed. It's just an opportunity to offer understanding and care in the way of attention and presence. The high maintenance spouse can often use judgmental and accusatory language. If one can listen past the personal criticism to the hurt, disappointment, anxiety and/or fear behind the attack it may be possible to have compassion for their emotional distress. This is challenging, but spouses who learn not to take personally the distress in their mate even when it is delivered as a personal attack learn how to diffuse a great deal of conflict.
Letting the high maintenance spouse know when the attack is crossing over to becoming abusive and exiting a conversation will also be helpful. A person may lose awareness in the midst of their negative emotional spin and a caring, calm confrontation and firm "time out" temporary withdrawal will sometimes help that person become more aware of how their words and tone are not helpful. Above all, avoid responding in kind to a high maintenance person who is discharging their disappointment and hurt with a lot of intensity. By remaining calm and not escalating with the other person, a spouse can often ride out the initial emotional venting, to arrive at a place where genuine emotional connection can occur.
The emotional distress surrounding disappointment and unmet expectations can be at the center of so much conflict in relationship. Sorting out one's own emotional expectations and how they are operating in a moment is key to managing the pull toward becoming "high maintenance." Being able to absorb some emotional intensity and remain patient and loving with a spouse who is distressed is a valuable discipline to working through disappointment in relationship. Hopefully these comments and observations will give you and your spouse some food for thought and maybe some occasion for conversation. Be careful not to judge each other too harshly about being "high maintenance." Remember, there is an upside to most personal qualities that initially may seem problematic or annoying, "high maintenance" is no exception.
Please post a comment to enter a conversation about this column. I so much enjoy the responses folks are sending to this column. I will contribute to the conversation as well. Let me know if you have a concern or question which could be addressed in a future column. You can also email concerns and questions to me at [email protected]. God Bless You, and know we at National Institute of Marriage are praying for you.
Dr. Robert K. Burbee
Licensed Psychologist, Intensive Therapist
National Institute of Marriage
[Mar 16, 2016] Ending a Relationship With a Pathological Liar
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I spent the first year after the relationship ended uncovering these lies. Hundreds and hundreds of them. I now realize that his personality is so fake, that I cannot believe a single thing that he ever told me. I realize that I was an enjoyable sexual partner for him, but I cannot trust that he ever cared for me in any other way.
In order to carry on his two sexual relationships and his various illegal activities, the amount of lie which he told to me and to his other girlfriend is staggering.
He is not a person with a soul or a conscience. He is a being who pursues pleasure. When anything or anyone might inhibit his pleasure, he simply lies his way around it or them. His morality is formed around the opinions of his friends, who are also 'Cluster B' types. He and his 'buddies' are pathological liars and addicts; they are grown men who behave like children in a candy store. Porn, intoxication, loose sex and getting high are their thrills which they pursue daily.
Knowing that these thrills are unacceptable to their wives and girlfriends, they lie about them.
Once I was able to unravel all of his lie to me during our thirty month 'reunion' I could see how he didn't exist a a person. He is nothing besides whatever urge he is fulfilling at the moment.
[Mar 15, 2016] Seduction Stage 1
If you think that this is too much, think again: "false restrictions stay away order, two false drug possession charges, and a police investigation on me for being a drug dealer!"
jay September 17, 2015
its as if you just read me the story of my last 8 months. she did the gifts, paying, for everything, cooking, massages, i love yous, the promises, the lot and all over the top!!! after literally 4 months to the day all the good things were replaced with dishonesty, lies, deceitfulness, cheating, abuse, manipulation, mirroring, mimicking etc etc etc long story short…. now I find myself facing false charges of assault & battery, false restrictions stay away order, two false drug possession charges, and a police investigation on me for being a drug dealer!
All from slander, lies, character assassination and absolute bullshit stories. 8 months ago I was a tax paying, mortgage holder and business owner. now I'm potentially a violent drug dealer and prison inmate.
oh and she is HIV+ from intravenous drug use and/or sex work and didn't mention it ever in 8 months! my test results came back clear so far but wont know for 6 months for certain.
i was blissfully unaware that such despicably evil women existed . the devil is alive and well that's for sure, she is living in the suburbs of Sydney Australia….
Adam – July 16, 2015
Let me tell you this, this site is my refuge from my past this a sociopath woman. Every chapter I read in here, matches what I have experienced. I wish, I have known about this site while I was dating that sociopath woman. Let's talk about seduction stage, oh boy. When a woman buys you expensive gift, cloths, shoes and pays for everything, you HAVE to stop and ask the question: WHY?
I was swept away by all of this and her story was: I am in love with you, I have never loved before and you are my first real LOVE ever. There were even bigger (ofc turn out to be empty) promises of a Range Rover SUV (100 K+) , a 6 months long trip to Europe, all paid by her. I was in heaven and was thinking WOW, this is love life.
Little I knew that she was setting me up to use me to do her dirty money scam, to use my account to transfer huge amount of $(God know from whom and from where). I am so lucky to stop that. I am sure she would have blamed me for that as well, if anything would have gone wrong. Do not be fooled by seduction, NEVER!
Tela – July 16, 2015
Adam, your Female Sociopath sounds exactly what Greg {I refuse to use my ex} as I want no association to him, did. All the gifts, the flowers, the "I love you" within 3 weeks~ ugggggg, red flags waving all around.
[Mar 15, 2016] Dangerous Liaisons How to Recognize and Escape from Psychopathic Seduction by Claudia Moscovici
"... She goes into detail and examines the relationship of Pablo Picasso and one of his main women with whom they had two children. She takes this woman's story, published long ago, and dissects it in a way in which we understand psychopathic seduction and the subsequent, universal "bait and switch" and eventual discard, that define the psychopath and his motives and actions. ..."
"... if you're looking for a book that dissects in the most fascinating way how people become ensnared with disturbing personalities like psychopaths, and what can make it so immensely hard to disentangle oneself from destructive, devastating individuals and relationships, look no farther, this is your stop --this is the book for you ..."
set free on October 25, 2011
Another excellent book about psychopaths
Claudia's book about psychopaths, "Dangerous Liaisons" is yet another exquisite and most helpful read in understanding the experiences with an emotional predator.
What I found most intriguing about this book, was her insertions of the many examples of others work and spelling it out for the reader in discerning the patterns and behaviors of psychopaths with her own wonderful "voice" as an author.
For example: She goes into detail and examines the relationship of Pablo Picasso and one of his main women with whom they had two children. She takes this woman's story, published long ago, and dissects it in a way in which we understand psychopathic seduction and the subsequent, universal "bait and switch" and eventual discard, that define the psychopath and his motives and actions. Claudia takes her own insights and perspectives of having been with a psychopath herself, and brilliantly lays out the groundwork of understanding to help others who may be searching for answers about their experiences.
Her work here is excellent in weaving together the painful picture of how a pathological bond develops, what the psychopath is, what he says and what he does and the traits and behaviors that are so commonly associated with pathology.
This book, coupled with her fiction novel, "The Seducer" about a pathological relationship, brings us full circle from Claudia's perspective about what makes the exploiter tick and how victims/survivors respond to the bond and how to heal from such a trauma.
Becker, July 9, 2015
A Fantastic Probing Into Dark Terrain
This is a great book, not surprisingly, as Moscovici writes about psychopathic personality and psychopathic relationship dynamics as probingly as anyone out there. No one combines, as she does, her formidable erudition with her striking clarity of prose. So if you're looking for a book that dissects in the most fascinating way how people become ensnared with disturbing personalities like psychopaths, and what can make it so immensely hard to disentangle oneself from destructive, devastating individuals and relationships, look no farther, this is your stop --this is the book for you. Moscovici can't help going very deep into subject matter that interests her, and to our benefit, she can't help exploring it in a most captivating, illuminating way. I always learn so much from her books.
false restrictions stay away order, two false drug possession charges, and a police investigation on me for being a drug dealer!/em>
its as if you just read me thestory of my last 8 months. she did the gifts, paying, for everything, cooking, massages, i love yous, the promises, the lot and all over the top!!! after literally 4 months to the day all the good things were replaced with dishonesty, lies, deceitfulness, cheating, abuse, manipulation, mirroring, mimicking etc etc etc long story short…. now I find myself facing false charges of assault & battery, false restrictions stay away order, two false drug possession charges, and a police investigation on me for being a drug dealer!
All from slander, lies , character assassination and absolute bullshit stories. 8 months ago I was a tax paying, mortgage holder and business owner. now I'm potentially a violent drug dealer and prison inmate.
Let me tell you this, this site is my refuge from my past this a sociopath woman. Every chapter I read in here, matches what I have experienced. I wish, I have known about this site while I was dating that sociopath woman. Let's talk about seduction stage, oh boy. When a woman buys you expensive gift, cloths, shoes and pays for everything, you HAVE to stop and ask the question: WHY? I was swept away by all of this and her story was: I am in love with you, I have never loved before and you are my first real LOVE ever. There were even bigger (ofc turn out to be empty) promises of a Range Rover SUV (100 K+) , a 6 months long trip to Europe, all paid by her. I was in heaven and was thinking WOW, this is love life. Little I knew that she was setting me up to use me to do her dirty money scam, to use my account to transfer huge amount of $(God know from whom and from where). I am so lucky to stop that. I am sure she would have blamed me for that as well, if anything would have gone wrong. Do not be fooled by seduction, NEVER!
[Mar 06, 2016] Stress relief from laughter It's no joke
When it comes to relieving stress, more giggles and guffaws are just what the doctor ordered. Here's why. By Mayo Clinic Staff
Whether you're guiltily guffawing at an episode of "South Park" or quietly giggling at the latest New Yorker cartoon, laughing does you good. Laughter is a great form of stress relief, and that's no joke.
Stress relief from laughter
A good sense of humor can't cure all ailments, but data are mounting about the positive things laughter can do.
Short-term benefits
A good laugh has great short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body. Laughter can:
Stimulate many organs. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain.
Activate and relieve your stress response. A rollicking laugh fires up and then cools down your stress response and increases your heart rate and blood pressure. The result? A good, relaxed feeling.
Soothe tension. Laughter can also stimulate circulation and aid muscle relaxation, both of which help reduce some of the physical symptoms of stress.
Laughter isn't just a quick pick-me-up, though. It's also good for you over the long haul. Laughter may:
Improve your immune system. Negative thoughts manifest into chemical reactions that can affect your body by bringing more stress into your system and decreasing your immunity. In contrast, positive thoughts actually release neuropeptides that help fight stress and potentially more-serious illnesses.
Relieve pain. Laughter may ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers. Laughter may also break the pain-spasm cycle common to some muscle disorders.
Increase personal satisfaction. Laughter can also make it easier to cope with difficult situations. It also helps you connect with other people.
Improve your mood. Many people experience depression, sometimes due to chronic illnesses. Laughter can help lessen your depression and anxiety and make you feel happier.
Improve your sense of humor
Are you afraid you have an underdeveloped - or nonexistent - funny bone? No problem. Humor can be learned. In fact, developing or refining your sense of humor may be easier than you think.
Put humor on your horizon. Find a few simple items, such as photos or comic strips that make you chuckle. Then hang them up at home or in your office. Keep funny movies or comedy albums on hand for when you need an added humor boost.
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Find a way to laugh about your own situations and watch your stress begin to fade away. Even if it feels forced at first, practice laughing. It does your body good.
Share a laugh. Make it a habit to spend time with friends who make you laugh. And then return the favor by sharing funny stories or jokes with those around you.
Knock-knock. Browse through your local bookstore or library's selection of joke books and get a few rib ticklers in your repertoire that you can share with friends.
Know what isn't funny. Don't laugh at the expense of others. Some forms of humor aren't appropriate. Use your best judgment to discern a good joke from a bad, or hurtful, one.
Go ahead and give it a try. Turn the corners of your mouth up into a smile and then give a laugh, even if it feels a little forced. Once you've had your chuckle, take stock of how you're feeling. Are your muscles a little less tense? Do you feel more relaxed or buoyant? That's the natural wonder of laughing at work.
[Mar 06, 2016] Humor and Mental Health Using Humor to Cope With Stress (Part of Humor and Health Online CEU Course)
Freud pointed out a century ago that humor offers us a healthy means of coping with life stress. George Vaillant, in his book, Adaptation to Life, reported that in-depth interviews revealed that humor was a very effective coping mechanism used by many professional men under stress. Gail Sheehy reported the same thing for both men and women in her book, Pathfinders.
A key idea emerging in both of these books is that you need to actively use your sense of humor in dealing with the hassles and stresses in your life to get the coping benefits. You can have a good sense of humor, but still have your sense of humor abandon you when things begin to go wrong. On your good mood days, you can have quick and easy access to a playful attitude, be the one who comes up with clever quips or finds a funny side to things that happen, and be able to poke fun at yourself. But this won't help you in managing the stress in your life unless you can do the same thing on the tough days.
"If it weren't for the brief respite we give the world with our foolishness, the world would see mass suicide in numbers that compare favorably with the death rate of lemmings." (Groucho Marx)
This view was supported by a Canadian study that found that even if you're someone who finds a lot of humor in everyday life, it doesn't help you cope with stress unless you also make an effort to actively use humor to deal with that stress.126 So even though you have a great sense of humor when all is well, you'll be just as stressed out as the next person on your bad days.
People who have access to their sense of humor in the midst of stress are much more resilient than the rest of us. They are emotionally more flexible, and can bend without breaking in the midst of the most difficult circumstances. If you're lucky, and have parents who showed a good sense of humor in the midst of stress, chances are you've already got some of those qualities within yourself. You just need to refine and strengthen them. One study showed that even a 5-session humor workshop was enough to improve adults' use of humor to cope with life stress.127
>[Jul 14, 2015] Importance of physical exersize
Out brains are deeply connected to our bodies. One way to improve your mental stability and the capacities to endure stress is to use vigorous exercise regiment. This is the point that implicitly was made by prominent neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki in her book Healthy Brain, Happy Life A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better. It looks like aerobic exercises are important for mental stability and the ability to cope with stress. Of cause, an important warning attributed to Talleyrand "Not too much zeal" is applicable here too. Some additional ideas might be extracted from the following reviews:
"... "Exercise is responsible for the majority of the positive brain changes seen with environmental enrichment.""
A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide-a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive abilities.
Nearing forty, Dr. Wendy Suzuki was at the pinnacle of her career. An award-winning university professor and world-renowned neuroscientist, she had tenure, her own successful research lab, prestigious awards, and international renown.
That's when to celebrate her birthday, she booked an adventure trip that forced her to wake up to a startling reality: despite her professional success, she was overweight, lonely, and tired and knew that her life had to change. Wendy started simply-by going to an exercise class. Eventually, she noticed an improvement in her memory, her energy levels, and her ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Not only did Wendy begin to get fit, but she also became sharper, had more energy, and her memory improved. Being a neuroscientist, she wanted to know why.
What she learned transformed her body and her life. Now, it can transform yours.
Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes-you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises-4 minute Brain Hacks-to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently.
Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplasticity that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives.
Bassocantor TOP 50 REVIEWER on May 19, 2015
We Have An Enormous Capacity To Change Into The Very Best Version Of Ourselves
HEALTHY BRAIN, HAPPY LIFE is a fun read, filled with all kinds of exciting ways to expand your brain power. My favorite parts of the book are these little sections that the author calls "Brain Hacks." These sections are lists of easy ways to really supercharge your brain and make use of the latent power in it.
Here's the theme in a nutshell: "One thing I know for sure is that brain plasticity endows us with an enormous capacity to change into the very best version of ourselves that we can be." Dr. Suzuki explains that she uses 20 years of research in neuroscience to apply these same principles to her own personal life. She admits that she "Went from living as a virtual lab rat --an overweight middle aged woman would had achieved many things in science, but who could not seem to figure out how to also be a healthy, happy woman..."
One of her main discoveries is the powerful mind-body link. The author emphasizes how powerful exercise is. "Exercise is responsible for the majority of the positive brain changes seen with environmental enrichment." And so, Dr. Suzuki invests much time talking about the power of the brain-body connection. Towards that end, she combines physical workouts as a way to energize your brain: "The body has a powerful influence on her brain functions and conversely but the brain has a powerful influence over how are bodies feel and work and heal." Exercise causes definite changes in your body--it boosts the level of three key chemicals that affect mood.
The key is to make your workouts intentional. Towards that end, the author suggests ways to do this--for example, proclaiming affirmations out loud. "Intentional exercise happens when you make exercise both aerobic and mental...You are fully engaged in the moment and trigger a heightened awareness of the brain body connection." In the Brain Hacks suction, the author lists different exercises that would best fit you.
Another great section is the section on creativity. You can actually improve your creative thinking; it is "a particular version of regular thinking they can be practiced and improved like any other cognitive skill." Once again, the author lists great suggestions in the Brain Hacks section on ways to jumpstart your creativity. The key point is to learn something new and "Try to use as many senses as you can." For example, one fun suggestion is to "Sit outside and blindfold yourself for 4 minutes. Then, listen to the world sounds in a new way."
All in all, HEALTHY BRAIN, HAPPY LIFE is a fun, inspiring read. The author is full of great, uplifting ideas. My favorite chapter is the one on creativity. The end of the book contains an extensive Reference section, in which the author documents the various points she makes.
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love2dazzle on June 10, 2015
Happy Life" by Wendy Suzuki is all about focusing on ...
"Healthy Brian, Happy Life" by Wendy Suzuki is all about focusing on expanding your brain power. Our bodies and mind have a very powerful link. Dr. Suzuki has invested her life to focusing on the brain. She goes on to state that "Exercise is responsible for the majority of the positive brain changes seen with environmental enrichment." Dr. Suzuki is making the point that we need to exercise to work our brain to its fullest potential. She goes on to make the point that you want to make sure the exercise is intentional because that is what exercise you both mentally and aerobically.
The second best way to expand your brain is by creativity. The point of creativity is to learn new things that will improve your brain and your senses. One is able to find different ways to help build and exercise their brain. The author calls some of the tips she gives "Brain Hacks" so I thought this was a great learning tool.
I thought "Healthy Brain, Happy Life" was very insightful. I thought this book had a lot of good tips and was also able to explain the brain and how things worked really well. I did enjoy reading it and learning new things on how I am able to improve my brain function.
Bruny Hudsonon June 13, 2015
Interesting theory for improving one's life
The book "Healthy Brain, Happy Life" by Wendy Suzuki is about a success story, about the author's life. It's entertaining and enriching but sometimes out of touch with reality. Considering that the author is a neuroscientist, her line of reasoning sounds dubious in parts of the book, especially her generalizing concepts of life. Just because an effort has worked for her, it does not mean it will work for someone else. Nevertheless, the book deserves a five-star rating because of the author's pleasant writing style and the well-explained examples of research in neuroscience.
Transporter chair reviewer, on July 9, 2015
Mainly autobiographical
I saw her interviewed on CBS and found her a charming and energetic person. I am not sure what take aways I have from the book, though it interested me since I am also an Asian American woman who is an over achiever, and many of her experiences resonated. I enjoyed the read. I am not sure what type of person I would recommend it to . I am also a doctor. It was fun to review some of the neurobiology and learn some new things.
[Jun 24, 2015] Advice for Protecting Elderly Relatives from Sociopaths and Gold Diggers
Lovefraud.com
Editor's Note: Yesterday, Lovefraud posted a story from a reader whom we'll call "Maura." She describes how a female sociopath latched on to her recently widowed father, took over his life, and tried to hasten his demise. Read the story. Following are tips that Maura and her family learned the hard way.
Our Advice On How to Protect An Elderly Relative
This is our advice based on our experience to best protect an elderly relative should they marry a sociopath or a gold digger:
1. Immediately hire a private investigator to do a background check on the new spouse. Verify marriage status, divorce and marriage history, career history, credit history, bankruptcy, ancestry, court records, previous lawsuits, registered businesses, property ownership, number and names of children and siblings in the family as well as trade and university qualifications. You can investigate this yourself but it takes a lot longer and you may not be aware of the places you need to search or have to pay to access the site.
2. The new spouse will probably be estranged from most members of their own family and claim their family are bipolar, crazy, dead, ill or live interstate. If estranged, find out these family members' names and the towns where they live and contact them as soon as possible. They will be grateful you called and tell you more about the sociopath's true nature. Use an alias if you have to. The ex will tell you exactly what you are up against.
4. ...Copy or scan all your family photos and keep them in a safe place as they will be disappear or be destroyed. Find some pretext to get hold of the keepsakes, heirlooms and mementos. Replace them with fakes if need be.
6. Locate and photograph all the passwords to every account of the elderly relative. You can then keep an eye on the accounts and know if they are being drained.
7. Never believe a single word the sociopath says, no matter how charming, gracious or supportive they may seem. However, to the sociopath, pretend you believe them wholeheartedly. Maintain a polite, friendly demeanor and flatter them. They will look for any excuse to blacklist you.
8. Ninety-eight percent of what the sociopath will tell you is completely fabricated. Always covertly check up on their stories or claims about anyone or anything and question the veracity of such claims with family or friends. Communicate regularly, openly, and most importantly, directly with family and friends, rather than through the disordered sociopath. The sociopath will seek to create mistrust and create division by lying to you about others. This is how they destroy relationships and gain control, over incoming and outgoing information. Their ultimate goal is to have total control over your elderly relative.
9. ...Type up transcripts of conversations. This is very revealing as to how what they say just doesn't make sense. It also shows how devious and manipulative they are in.
10. Never confide in the sociopath or divulge any personal information or feelings about yourself or anyone in your family. It will be used in a smear campaign against you at a later date. Be dull and uninteresting in their presence, minimizing one-on-one conversations. Talk about the most mundane things. When they ask questions about you or your family be vague and forgetful or change the subject.
11. Refrain from emotional displays such as tears, anxiety, disappointment, anger, hurt, or fear as that tells the sociopath what upsets you and how to hurt you further.
12. Whenever you deal with them be cool, calm and business-like. Show no fear or weakness and never apologize to them or beg and plead with them. When the sociopath creates drama or pressures you for an immediate response to any issue, always say that you will think about it and get back to them.
13. Always have another person/relative present whenever you visit them. That way everything can be verified by your witness.
14. Never let the sociopath mind your house, pets or children. The sociopath will snoop and rifle through every drawer and paper. They will also use this as an opportunity to covertly pit your children against each other and you.
15. Make sure that either you, other family members, the family lawyer or accountant have medical and financial power of attorney for your elderly relative. Keep these documents in a safe place. At some stage the sociopath will try to gain control of this for their own personal gain.
16. If you suspect the sociopath is cheating in their relationship, tail them or have your friends or a private detective do so. If possible obtain photographs of the liaison...
17. If the sociopath ever wants you or your family to sign or witness anything, insist on reading all the fine detail in the document first. If they pull the line "Don't you trust me?," just smile and say you trust them implicitly, but that you always read the fine print first as you only want what is best for them, and you would never forgive yourself if they were defrauded in any way. Never be bullied with the excuse that it is urgent.
18. Never let the sociopath have access to you or your family's computer, email, address book, financial records, investments etc.
19. Never finance, bankroll or become a business partner in any of their business ventures. They will swindle or bankrupt you.
20. Never rely on the sociopath's hearsay as to what a doctor, lawyer, accountant, police, pastor etc said. Deal directly with these people and always VERIFY. Obtain your own copy of this documentation and keep it in a safe place.
21. Remember that sociopaths fear being exposed. They do not want the truth about them to be known. Keep records of every interaction with them. Who, what, where and why. Events, actions, words spoken, date and time and place. This will confirm your recollections against their warped version. Build up an arsenal of evidence with documents, recordings, texts, emails letters and transcripts. You then have a rock solid case.
22. Always stay in touch with your elderly relative, despite the sociopath's efforts to keep you away. Let the elderly relative know that you support and care about them. You are just waiting to help anytime if and when needed.
23. Sociopaths fear losing control. Love to them means ownership and control. The elderly relative belongs to them. The sociopath loves this elderly relative in proportion to how much they can use them. Their loyalty ends where the benefits stop. When sociopaths lose their grip or control over someone, the mask of pretension will be dropped and you get to experience their full on rage.
24. Covertly videotape their rages. Install a Nanny -Cam to find out how they treat your elderly relative when you aren't there.
25. Keep copies of your elderly relative's birth certificates, drivers license, bank accounts, passport, loan documents, car registration in a safe place. Backup everything on your computer.
26. Ensure that your elderly relative's will is in the form of a testamentary trust. Check this regularly as the new spouse will at some stage make themselves the sole beneficiary.
27. Find an aggressive, pit bull lawyer as soon as you suspect that the new spouse is a sociopath or gold digger. This lawyer must have experience in dealing with sociopaths swindling the elderly. If you are involved in legal proceedings know that the sociopath will lie under oath and expect outrageous, false allegations of abuse and hostility. Expect false claims of living expenses and needless delays. They see ultimatums or pressure as threats or games. The sociopath does not play by the rules.
28. Remember that the more charming the sociopath is, the more suspicious you need to be.
29. ...
AnnettePK, June 24, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Really good advice, and much of it applies to remarriages of any age. I was widowed at age 36, and remarried a gold-digging sociopath 10 years later. Exploitation is what defines this disorder, at any age.
[Feb 02, 2015] It's All Your Fault! 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything by Bill Eddy
February 21, 2012 | Amazon.com
It's All Your Fault! explains, in easy-to-understand terminology, behaviors of people who have personality disorders, particularly blaming, irrational, and impulsive behaviors. This is a growing problem-possibly effecting over 25 percent of the US population-and a predictable one that can be managed and keep everyday problems from becoming high conflict disputes.
Laura on April 7, 2012
Extremely helpful
I recently managed an employee who's a high conflict person (probably BPD). I learned so much from this book and it actually gave me empathy for these folks and the fact that you simply can't reason with them. They have such a hair trigger for danger and go into some sort of serious survival mode.
My employee tried to report a "hostile work environment" to HR, but I'd already been talking to HR about her for a period of time. I, also, luckily, had a strong reputation for being very empathetic, fair, and calm.
Her survival technique was to talk to my manager and manager's manager about me, when I tried to enforce any boundaries or work standards. The first time it happened, I became extrememly concerned. But by using these techniques and following the advice in this book--it's almost like she got frustrated that I wouldn't react and quit. She didn't like constructive, simple feedback and from the point I started coaching her and working w/ HR to when she quit only took about two months.
What was scary about this perons, was that she couldn't get through a sentence without twisting things or outright lieing. It's like she was contantly spinning everything to try to manipulate peopel's perception. She'd lie about things it made no sense to lie about. One week she'd storm at me and cry and be going to HR and the next week she'd ask to have lunch as if nothing happened.
I was definitely this person's "Target of Blame", and she did enlist a negative advocate to vent to, but this person ended up being very nice to me, and we get along. I don't doubt it's damaged some of my relationships, which had always been good at work.
It was one of the draining, stressful experiences I've ever been through and this book was a godsend.
I'd say if you're dealing with a high conflict person at work...get this book, read it all the way through once, and then read through slowly and really aborb the information. It works. I used the E.A.R. method, and I remembered that you can never, ever let your (understandable and justified) anger show. People with BPD in particular have preternatural attunement for emotions, though.
Next...document everything. Take time out of each day to note the date, and right down anything and everything that happened. Never be alone with the High Conflict Person and beat them to the punch. Get to HR, managers, etc. first and bring all your documentation.
Don't let on to the person in any way that you're doing this, though.
These people can trigger a lot of emotions, so it's important to really take care of yourself, use the support systems at work for employees, and even bring this book to HR or your management team to explain what's going on (be careful though, as Eddy describes in the book, you only want to use this info to protect yourself). This is all easier said than done, I'd wake up in the middle of the night with knots in my stomach and feel scared to go to work not knowing what she'd do next.
I also have some high conflict family members, so this book has already helped me not engage or escalate drama.
You can't change these folks, tell them they're wrong, or get them to listen to reason. So save yourself years of heartache and hurt, and don't try.
Just protect yourself and get on with your life.
Maeri VINE VOICE on February 26, 2012
How to protect yourself from toxic people
Bill Eddy's It's All Your Fault is a must-have book for anyone (and that is most of us) who have what he calls High Conflict People in our lives. What makes this book so valuable is that it isn't a psychology book, even though he does briefly write about the origins of the personality disorders that HCPs suffer from. This book is about how to protect yourself from becoming sucked into drama, distorted feelings and paranoia that HCPs bring into our lives. The examples of HCPs that Eddy writes about are those we encounter in legal and business settings.
HCPs waste vast amounts of taxpayer money through frivolous and bizarre litigation and can cripple businesses and demoralize their fellow employees with their angry and manipulative behavior. Eddy's advice seems counter-intuitive; he suggests listening to their complaints with what he calls E.A.R., that is Empathy, Attention and Respect. Anything less simply confirms their self-image of themselves as victims, makes their behavior worse and opens us up to being what he calls a target of blame on the HCPs part. We also risk getting sucked into the HCPs drama and taking their side and becoming a negative advocate and unwittingly making a bad situation worse.
Eddy wisely writes that HCPs cannot tolerate the slightest amount of criticism and nothing we can do will change them. This is great advice.
Other books about dealing with personality-disordered people suggest that we have the capacity to change them and frankly, it's absolutely futile.
All we can do is steer clear of them. Eddy also suggests a communication style he calls B.I.F.F. This means keeping our communications with HCPs Brief, Informative, Friendly and Firm and establishing strong boundaries with them (since they are incapable of establishing boundaries themselves). This is an invaluable book, clearly and concisely written, and thank you Bill Eddy for making your experience available to us!
[Feb 02, 2015] BIFF Quick Responses to High Conflict People, Their Hostile Emails, Personal Attacks and Social Media Meltdowns by Bill Eddy
Word Crafter, May 5, 2012
Great examples clearly explained
When you have to deal with a hostile person, responding with hostility just escalates the conflict. Eddy advises keeping your responses Brief, Informative, Friendly, and Firm. He presents several real-life examples. Even better, he recognizes that it takes practice to use the BIFF formula. Several of his examples show how to take a first attempt at a BIFF reply and improve it. Eddy is an expert who knows how to explain his knowledge in a clear, practical way.
al, September 30, 2013
A great help.
I am dealing with a BPD person in my life and this has helped me know how to communicate in a way to end a discussion quickly with accurate understanding. I fell into the trap of reasoning and defending myself in communicating with this person which used to escalate the situation to no resolution and a huge amount of contention and conflict. I wish I knew about this years ago, but it is saving my life at this point non the less.
Recognizing High Conflict Divorce
Three Kinds of Divorces
Two things make a High Conflict Divorce possible... Motive and Means. Many people view their divorce as high conflict because it is stressful and because there are conflicts and confrontation. But the truth is that very few divorces are actually high conflict in the strict sense of this term. In my professional experience there are three kinds of divorce scenarios.
Business-like divorce. The parties recognize that they are no longer in love, maybe never were, and just want to go away. So they part amicably and unless there are children they have little contact in the future. If there are children, they handle things fairly and respectfully in order to provide quality parenting for their children.
Friendly divorce. This couple recognizes that they probably would have made better friends than sweethearts, so the parting is amicable. Often these couples do indeed remain friends and share parenting comfortably with each other and future spouses. When people hear about this kind of divorce they are surprised but in truth about one third of couples actually have a friendly divorce.
High Conflict divorce. Unfortunately this type of couple cannot resolve their differences in either a business like manner nor in a friendly way. They create a war that is costly and damaging to the children and to themselves. In fact the damage they wreak spreads a wide net into their extended families and friends, and sometimes even into the greater community. In the long run this couple pays the price because they may never be able to restore their lives to healthy functioning.
Controlling People
Before getting to the motive and means behind high conflict divorce, let's take a little detour to better understand the type of person who usually initiates a high conflict divorce. Author Patricia Evans calls them "Controlling People."
In a nutshell, controlling people are narcissistic and low on empathy. The narcissist acts as if he or she is the center of the Universe. In his or her eyes, their beliefs are the "right" ones. Their perspective is the "right one." Their actions are the "right ones."
A natural outcome of the narcissistic personality is a lack of empathy for others. While the narcissist is well aware of his or her feelings they have no concept of how the other feels. When you don't know how another person feels it is extremely difficult to understand the other's beliefs, perspective, or actions. Therefore, the narcissist is often negative and critical of the other if they disagree.
Loving relationships require empathy to mature. If you have empathy for your spouse you know how he or she feels. This means you can relate to their beliefs, perspective and actions even if you do not agree. If you can relate you can be respectful and kind. Being able to step into another's shoes is vital to a healthy relationship and to your own personal growth. Because they are different than us, our sweetheart in life, helps us to see things in new ways...ways we could never have understood without empathy.
While controlling people are narcissistic and do not understand you, the other ingredient for a high conflict divorce is the narcissist's counterpart, a person who works for equality in relationships. This type of person is often very nurturing and self-effacing, and has a strong sense of justice. Thus while the controlling person works toward a win-lose solution to problems, the nurturing or egalitarian person works for a win-win solution. According to Patricia Evans, this places the win-win person at a disadvantage. While the egalitarian person keeps empathizing with the controlling person in an effort to create a win-win solution, the controlling person views this behavior as weak and an opportunity to conquer.
Essentially the controlling person creates a power struggle with the unwitting egalitarian. This keeps the egalitarian "on the hook," so to speak because they can't seem to realize that they will never create a win-win solution with a controlling person. Sadly it appears to be true that narcissists marry egalitarians and create high conflict divorces all too often.
Motive and Means
Personality alone is not enough to create a high conflict divorce. The individuals also need Motive and Means.
"Means" generally equates to money and/or power. If one or both parties have enough money to wage a war and they are not concerned with an unhealthy outcome (or not aware of this possibility), this leads to a high conflict divorce. But generally healthy people will quit the conflict when they recognize that they are throwing their money away. Only those snared by the narcissistic power struggle will continue to the "death."
Another source of means is power, which can come in a variety of forms. Being a divorce attorney is a source of power. Having a personal relationship with the Judge is a source of power. Being personally acquainted with the local police and the city prosecutor helps. Being famous or having media connections is a source of power. All of these things can be used to create a high conflict divorce.
A third source of means is being irrational and tenacious. Even without money or power, a person can create a high conflict divorce through simple means. There is an axiom that the most irrational and inconsistent person in the system is in control of the system because...they don't follow the rules. If the controlling person is uncooperative, antagonistic, and dishonorable, a high conflict divorce will take shape.
Then there is "motive." If a person feels aggrieved and they are narcissistic, they can feel justified doing just about anything to trash and burn the other person. This includes dragging the children into the fray. And no matter how self-effacing the egalitarian is, he or she will fight back if pushed far enough. Thus the motive to protect and defend is aroused. Unfortunately trying to fight a narcissist is like dousing yourself with gasoline and lighting yourself on fire.
Solutions to High Conflict Divorce
In spite of this disheartening look at high conflict divorce, I still believe it is possible to prevent or at least better tolerate a high conflict divorce. Anyone going through a life changing experience like a divorce, high conflict or otherwise, should seek the support of a therapist, your church, and other groups supportive of your experience. The Kanji for "Crisis" equates to "danger" and "opportunity." In order to see the opportunities in something as tragic as a divorce you will need a level head. While friends and family may love you, your therapist will be more objective. You definitely need objectivity to stay out of the power struggles that the controlling person can create in a high conflict divorce.
If at all possible work with a mediator to craft a win-win solution to your divorce. Be willing to compromise and to walk away with a "half fair deal." In the long run, walking away from your money and possessions is worth it to avoid the acrimony. Remember, too, that it is only your perception that you are getting an unfair deal. With the dollars you save on legal fees you can free up your life to explore a new and healthier way of living.
On the other hand if you are up against a party who refuses to negotiate honorably, then you have to use another strategy. And the most important thing to consider is that your desire to be reasonable and fair may be exactly what does you in. When you seek a win-win solution but the other party seeks a win-lose solution, the other party is in the driver's seat, at least in our current Divorce Court environment.
So here is the simple answer if you do not wish to stoop to the underhanded level. Do your best to secure a fair, mediated agreement. If you cannot swing a mediated agreement with the controlling party, and in very short order, don't hesitate and hope that he or she will somehow change their mind. You need to act swiftly before you are inundated. Give them what they want and count your blessings that they allowed you to get away.
Never, ever, go to Court with a controlling person who wants nothing more than to trash and burn you especially if they have means (i.e. money or power). And never, ever, go to Court with a controlling person if you have children to protect. The Court system is designed to determine a winner and a loser, not resolve conflict amicably and certainly not to protect the innocent. If you are really a win-win type of person, you are no match for a system that does not hold the attacker responsible, but instead requires you to defend yourself against the constant attacks of the controlling person. You just can't keep up.
It is not easy to take the high road in these kinds of situations. Regardless of what you lose in the way of material goods or even psychological status in your community, trust that taking the high road means that you and your children will be able to sleep soundly at night. The gift to yourself and your family is to walk away from these Divorce Wars with your integrity and compassion in tact. That does count for something in God's Eyes.
Patricia Evans' website on verbal abuse and controlling people.
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'You can find love at any age' say pair of newlywed 80-year-olds
Kathlyn Selby and David Hanks on their wedding day
Kathlyn Selby and David Hanks could be Lancashire’s oldest newlyweds.
The pair, both in their 80s, celebrated their marriage at St Mary’s in Penwortham, having met at the church.
“You can find love at any age”, said grandmother-of-four Kathlyn.
Kathlyn, who was widowed in 2000, has been a long time member of the congregation and member of St Mary’s Dramatic Society. They met when she approached David for help making a set for a play.
David, who served for eight years in the Merchant Navy, and has also been an accountant, is also a talented woodworker, so set to work.
After helping out, the pair met up after church and he eventually joined the society.
The wedding was attended by 100 guests .
Many belonged to the Townswoman’s Guild, which Kathlyn is chairman of.
The bride wore a peach, lace cocktail dress, complimented by a small tiara and a posy of flowers.
David, who is also a lay preacher, began attending church after the death of his wife in 2013.
He said: “It’s wonderful to be a newlywed again, I’m over the moon. There is a lot of loneliness when you lose your partner, so to be lifted up again is something quite indescribable.”
Kathlyn, who worked as a civil servant for Preston City Council, said: “It’s great getting married again.”
“It’s the same but on a smaller scale. The first time around it’s all new, but now we know what we’re doing!
“It’s funny because I met my first husband in church, David met his wife in church, and now we’ve met each other in church.
“I think the secret to finding love as an octogenarian is to go to church!”
The couple honeymooned in the Lake District and live together in Penwortham. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7121046185493469, "wiki_prob": 0.7121046185493469, "source": "cc/2019-30/en_head_0033.json.gz/line316155"} |
Student filmmakers offer special insights into life at Dakota Access Pipeline camp
Author: William G. Gilroy
Opposition to the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has been ongoing for nearly a year. Beginning last August, opponents occupied federal land near the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux reservations in North Dakota in an effort to halt the construction.
Concerned about safety due to spring flooding, North Dakota state officials cleared the camp in late February. However, opponents have insisted that they will continue their efforts to stop the project. Following four days of protests on the National Mall, opponents of the pipeline marched on the White House on Friday (March 10).
A pair of University of Notre Dame student filmmakers gained in-depth knowledge into the mindset of the pipeline’s opponents while filming a documentary that first aired during the recent 28th annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival. Seniors in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, Ryan Leen and Erin Lattimer were in search of a topic for their festival entry when they first learned about the pipeline camp.
“We had been struggling to commit to a subject when my cousin shared a post on Facebook about the Dakota Access Pipeline,” Lattimer said. “I read the article as well as other posts without even realizing that this topic could be a potential subject for our documentary. It was not until a classmate mentioned they were hoping to pursue a documentary about standup comedy on Native American reservations that I had a mini-epiphany in class and immediately turned to Ryan and told him we should look into the DAPL.”
Lattimer and Lean decided to travel to the pipeline camp and tell the opponents’ story. They approached the camp with some trepidation given the media coverage they had seen of opponents, who they soon learned preferred to be known as “water protectors,” facing off against sheriff’s deputies and National Guardsmen on the front lines of the camp.
“There aren’t many words to describe what it felt like to be there in person,” Leen said. “The site of the protests was eerie and frightening. We were told not to get too close, as many media workers were being arrested. On our first day there, we were sure to keep our distance and observe from afar. With that being said, the scene was also moving and profound. Hundreds gathered from all walks of life, standing on the front lines to support a single cause. It was incredible and empowering to see such unity amongst the chaos.”
Lattimer and Leen wanted to document the daily lives of the water protectors, what they did behind the front lines and the community that they had created at the camp. In contrast to much media coverage, they found the camp to be extremely peaceful.
“I was amazed that a new town was essentially forming and there were different factions or neighborhoods of the camp, schools set up in tents, cook shacks to feed everyone, and even leadership organization with a camp center and daily meetings,” Lattimer said. “Everyone there was more than willing to help any person who came into the camp, and much of the days were filled with peaceful singing or prayer at the camp center.”
Chad Harrison, a 1995 Notre Dame graduate and Standing Rock tribal councilman, told Lattimer and Leen that the council was well aware that their fight would not be easy. Harrison said regardless of the outcome, they viewed the camps as an opportunity for the world to see that native communities are relevant and still face many difficulties in the modern age.
“In some ways, I believe the protests were not just about protecting water, but also about how native communities have been ignored or misrepresented for years,” Lattimer said.
“The process of making a documentary as an undergrad is truly an unforgettable learning experience,” Ted Mandell, a faculty member in Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television, and Theatre who spearheads the annual Student Film Festival, said. “Besides filmmaking skills, it takes a combination of chutzpah and compassion to venture into an unknown place, meet total strangers and document a story of empathy. Erin and Ryan did a wonderful job negotiating a difficult filming environment and producing an engaging and unique look at the backdrop behind the DAPL protests.”
The “Peace at the Pipeline” film can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/PfNlV6R2Cjc
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Commons: 11 June 2007
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ivory: Kenya
Volume 461: debated on Monday 11 June 2007
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the 20-year moratorium on the trade of ivory proposed by the Governments of Kenya and Mali for the forthcoming UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference; and whether this proposal will have the support of UK delegates. (141255)
Barry Gardiner
While I appreciate the reasons given for the proposed 20-year moratorium, I do not agree with the principle and the UK will therefore oppose the proposal. Such a position would be against the tenet of the Convention; that decisions are taken on the basis of the best available scientific and trade data available at the time. In practice, no worthwhile purpose would be served, as a moratorium could be reconsidered and reversed at any subsequent Conference of Parties. | {"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6335057616233826, "wiki_prob": 0.36649423837661743, "source": "cc/2022-05/en_head_0001.json.gz/line296852"} |
Way back in March in that glorious warm sunny week it all looked so promising for the year ahead. We got some early carrots sown then which was just as well because some of the later sowings produced nothing even with two attempts. Then it all changed to a mostly cold wet summer and party time for slugs and snails.
The plums had plenty blossom but as it turned colder and wetter there weren’t many bees about for good pollination . Whereas last year we harvested full crates this time it was merely a handful. Apples were looking the same but in the end we did manage to fill about three quarters of the cold store.
With all the wet weather this Summer it was very rarely dry enough to do any hoeing so there was a lot of hand weeding and it was a struggle to keep on top of this. Weeding some of the early crops was not a fun task in cold weather as you can see from below as a colleague weeds parsnips in full winter gear. Our chef @suzi4goodfood used the thinnings from the parsnips and carrots for some tasty new season meals.
Despite the difficulty of getting carrots to germinate we did get a very good crop with the variety chantenay red cored being a great success. We also grew some wonderfully wacky shaped carrots of white satin.
With the incessant rain all the root crops did well with good beetroot , carrots , parsnips and celeriac. It actually shows how much water these need to bulk them up to a good size. The only really failure this year was onions which obviously don’t like the cold and wet and some of them just sat there all season making very little growth and resulting in a very poor harvest. Early potatoes Amorosa (red) and Charlotte were again a great success and went down well at the conference centre.
I wasn’t sure we would get any pumpkins this year as even under fleece in the cold the plants struggled to get going but in the end we got some monsters.
We supply some of the herbs for Neal’s Yard Remedies and keeping the Calendula clean required another hand weeding effort but it was well worth it. We managed to send the flower heads most weeks through the summer somehow finding dry spells for harvesting. Picking the flowers was usually a team effort with help from the office staff who were glad to get outside for an hour.
At the conference centre once a month there is now a Shhhh secret supper club which has been a huge hit and are usually sold out within a few days of the tickets going on sale. See website for details The idea had been to host them at various venues throughout the farm but this proved impossible with the poor weather . However in May we did manage a night outside in the Physic garden by the conference centre starting in the amphitheatre.
We try to supply all the vegetables and fruit for these events and here is a selection harvested for one of the supper clubs.
Sprouting seeds continue to go down well and there was plenty of colour to add to the chefs selection.
Giant red mustard , spinach beet , rhubarb , canary yellow and white chard.
Its always interesting to try and grow something new and this year we grew sweet potatoes in the glasshouse border and another first for me was borlotti beans. Its a very exposed site at the walled vegetable garden so growing anything tall is not easy but the beans did reasonably well . The sweet potatoes on the other hand although they grew well we only harvested very small tubers .I think we will leave this one for warmer countries. Until this year I didn’t even know they were a member of the bindweed family and it was interesting asking visitors to the glasshouse what they thought was growing.
The farm was eventually given permission to install a small wind turbine which was put up earlier in the year in the paddock below the walled garden . Its nearly always windy here although there have been a few rare occasions when it has stopped and birds settled on the propellers.
We have a few chickens up at the farmhouse to provide eggs for the conference centre and I was reminded of ‘Chicken Run’ when Russell the rooster tried to make a break for it hitching a ride in the back of our electric buggy.
During the summer a Pyromaniac hit our compost bins.
He was trying to hide but we caught him.
In October the Berkshire Countryside Volunteers came to help for a day which included a lovely lunch at the conference centre. One of their tasks was helping to harvest celeriac for storing .If you would like to Volunteer at Sheepdrove see the contact details at the bottom of this link.
Now we are making Christmas wreaths for the shops. Lets hope next year will be easier for growers with lots more sun and a lot warmer.
Its far too long since I wrote my last blog so its time for an update with all that has been going on in the gardening department and around sheepdrove.
After a mostly mild winter apart from the severe cold in February the snowdrops are out and the glasshouses are reaching temperatures well over 20degrees on sunny days so Spring is at last on the way.
After the summer crops of Tomatoes and Cucumbers field beans were sown in areas in the glasshouses and polytunnel which will also be dug in soon. This is very hardy and suitable for overwintering with deep roots which fix nitrogen. Its an experiment under cover but we will see how it works.
Winter salads were planted in other areas through mipex in the polytunnel & glasshouse; mizuna, winter purslane , winter cress, chicory sugar loaf, endive markant, oriental mibuna and giant red mustard. Unfortunately we have had a mouse problem in the polytunnel and lost probably half the crop which would be ready to harvest now although we have been using small amounts through the winter. They will be replaced shortly by a spring sown crop which are in cells ready to plant as soon as we have got on top of the mice. Spring cabbage (pixie and winter green) planted in the glasshouse in the autumn is starting to heart up where there was frost protection heating and in the cold glasshouse this will follow on.An early crop of carrots will also be sown in the polytunnel and some carrots and radish in the glasshouse.
Chilli plants were kept in heated glasshouse at 10-12 degrees C and we even picked some ripe chillies in December.
We had a good apple harvest and these are stored in cold chiller kept at below 4 degrees C. Carrots and beetroot were also stored in here.
In December we make wreaths for the shops , farmhouse and conference centre. The hoops are made from willow woven together and the moss and plant material comes from the farm.
Through the winter we have been doing a lot of work in Nut wood renovating an ancient woodland to bring it back into a proper coppicing rotation .It was a daunting task when we began clearing an area buried in brambles 2m tall and completely entangled . However with help from volunteers and other staff we managed to overcome it. Its necessary to dig the roots out with the buds otherwise they will just grow back. This area is now planted up with 50 young hazels.
We grow a range of plants to supply Neal’s Yard Remedies. The plot is being redeveloped to make it more of a feature for visitors to Sheepdrove. The east end was ploughed before the severe frosts in February which broke up the soil nicely. It will have boarding edging added to make 3 new sections. There is a couch grass problem in certain areas so one plot will be covered completely with mipex for a season. Potatoes will be grown on another bad patch which will give us a chance to dig out more couch grass at harvest. . This year we are trying some heritage varieties ; Shetland Black & Highland Burgundy. We have recently planted more garlic in one of the new sections which had been overwintered in cell trays in frames.
Early vegetables are ready to be planted out under Fleece throughout this month and its time to do the Spring pruning of shrubs.
Winter so far has been marked by huge flocks of fieldfares in the hedgerows and woods. As the extra hedgerows planted on the farm in the last fifteen years mature the hawthorn and blackthorn are producing more berries. These are providing a much needed food supply to the beautiful fieldfare, a close relative of the song thrush and mistle thrush. Most of our fieldfares breed in Scandinavia and northern Russia and I was lucky enough to see some in the pine forests of Finland a few years ago. To avoid the harsh winters of the Arctic the birds fly south in Autumn to seek out the milder climates of Britain where there are plentiful berries. The Berkshire Downs support very large numbers of fieldfares and they can add much excitement to a walk along the Ridgeway in winter. We have regularly been seeing flocks of over a hundred this winter on the farm, moving from hedgerow to hedgerow seeking out any remaining berries. If you are responsible for hedgerows or even an isolated hawthorn tree then you can help the fieldfare by not cutting the foliage back every year. The flowers which form the berries only grow on a second year branch so if a hedge is cut every year then few or no berries will be formed.
The remarkably mild winter (until February anyway!) meant that the bluebells in our ancient woodlands came up remarkably early and I was able to map their location in January. The plan is to record their distribution each year to see how they respond to our woodland management – we are hoping that they increase! The bluebells love the hazel coppice in our ancient woodland, Nut Wood.
How we hope Nut Wood hazel coppice will look in May, with bluebells everywhere.
Last week Sheepdrove Organic Farm Volunteers planted more hazel trees into the wood, both to help wildlife and to provide a sustainable supply of hazel rods for the gardens and for charcoal making. The hazel trees can be coppiced every 10 – 15 years, continuing an ancient tradition, and providing a variety of habitats for nesting birds such as warblers. They will then regrow, creating a sustainable product, that can be harvested over and over again for hundreds of years. Our garden team use the hazel rods as pea sticks, supporting our organic runner beans and peas that are used for meals at the Eco Conference Centre. And if the hazel is allowed to grow for longer it provides an excellent material for our charcoal burner (see photos in the SheepdroveGarden blog below). Sheepdrove Organic Farm charcoal is usually available from Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre, and our shops in Bristol and London although best to check before going specially.
Our charcoal, bagged up and ready to use.
After such a good start to the year with a warm sunny Spring its been a dull Summer which hasn’t contributed to the growth and development of some crops. Melons after planting both in frames and in the glasshouse sat around for ages before beginning to grow again and we won’t be getting any melons this year. Although the tomato plants grew well fruit has been slow to ripen and taste and texture has been poor(with a flavour reminiscent of cotton wool ) I am informed as I can’t eat them myself due to an allergy. Even regular feeding with comfrey liquid to increase potash doesn’t appear to have improved the quality by much. Many people are saying similar as to the taste of tomatoes this year so lack of sunshine is surely a factor. The only other poor crop this year has been dwarf French beans which in my experience do better in a dryer and warmer summer. Most of the other crops have done well with prolific cucumbers in the polytunnel, good sized onions and some monster beetroots. Other successes in particular were lettuce, plums, strawberries, fennel, carrots and garlic. Runner beans and autumn raspberries have faced constant battering by winds which have done them no favours.The sweetcorn was blown sideways after the severe winds last week and we had to stake all the plants which is a first for me. This was probably planted a little late on our exposed site but its nearly ready now. We have kept the conference centre well supplied with vegetables and any excess has been sent to the Bristol shop.
The south facing greenhouses were leaking badly whenever it rained so when it was dry we have been up on the roof sealing with silicone which has improved the situation considerably. The rain blown horizontally by last weeks gales revealed further leaks however where no rain could normally be expected to go requiring another assault on the ridge and hopefully curing the problem for the winter ahead.
We have already sown some Hungarian rye after early potatoes , early lettuce and onions. When the carrots are harvested for storage these beds will also be sown . This is a good cover crop over winter to prevent nutrient leaching and its deep penetrative roots are good for soil structure. It is also a good weed suppressant and continues to grow in cold weather.
The use of green manures is an important part of organic growing. Two beds were sown with alflalfa in the spring. This is very deep rooting so again useful for soil structure and also bringing trace elements to the surface. This will be overwintered and dug in next Spring after the tops are cut down for composting .
Also grown were Phacelia which has an extensive root system to improve soil structure and with dense foliage for smothering weeds. The blue flowers are very attractive to bees and benficial insects such as hoverflies which eat aphids. Fitting in with the legumes red clover was sown which is one of the best varieties for fixing nitrogen from the air , weed suppression and improving soil structure. Trefoil will tolerate some shade and is useful for undersowing once crops are established such as sweetcorn. It is good at fixing nitrogen and once the crop is cut down it can be left overwinter to protect the soil. Trefoil was also sown on a small area in the glasshouse which will be dug in before planting up with winter salads. There is one more green manure to sow which is field beans after summer legumes and in parts of the glasshouse and polytunnel after the tomatoes and cucumbers have finished. They germinate well in colder weather and can be sown from September to November.
We have a few chickens up at the farmhouse and the problem of them pecking holes in their own eggs was solved in 3 ways: The placing of golf balls in their nesting boxes acted as a deterrent towards further pecking of rounded objects, a dietary supplement of broken shell solved their calcium craving and Mr Fox made off with the chief protagonists for his dinner! The remaining chickens were penned in behind electric fences and have maintained numbers (18) since the dreadful discovery. They are due to be joined by 20 newcomer hens this week. The Gardening Team have done their best to mentally prepare Russell, the sole cockerel, for their arrival.
The potager at the farmhouse was an abundance of colour throughout the summer. This along with other areas will be available for public appreciation next year through the National Gardens Scheme on 1st July.
For Neal’s Yard remedies we have harvested chickweed , oats , and elderberries. Last week competition winners from Neal’s Yard spent a day at Sheepdrove and helped with harvesting hawthorn berries. These are used in combination with other herbs to help lowering high blood pressure.
We made more charcoal with the large burner . This is sold at the conference centre and at the shops in London and Bristol. Our lumpwood charcoal gets hot very quickly and saves that time waiting for your barbecue to warm up before you can start cooking.
If you have managed to follow this to the end you now reach the funny moments to report. One colleague while strimming around the farmhouse managed to lose his car keys from his pocket. Although not funny at the time in retrospect we can laugh about it. We found someone who had a metal detector and after 2.5 hours searching finally found his keys and he was able to get home that evening.
The same person also had her hair adhered securely to a yellow sticky trap causing an impromptu hair cut as the only safe way of release.
So autumn is here and the ever-present winds up on this ridge continue and the temperature is beginning to fall overnight.. The spiders have made their way into the greenhouse and the wasps are drunk and dangerous amongst the windfall apples. The mornings can be chilly though the afternoon sun we sometimes see is glorious and there is a beautiful quality of light over Lambourn Valley, rich and with a tint of orange.
Sheepdrove Organic Farm has such as good variety of wildflowers growing in its crop fields, its arable flora is of National Importance.
What a relief to get some rain this weekend. Everything was getting desperate for it. The young trees we planted to create wind breaks for extra bee hives have been suffering the most although we have been watering them regularly from a water bowser. The calendula ( for the bees) was sown after rain was forecast the previous weekend but hopefully now this should all germinate well. All the new planting and direct sowing of vegetables were watered in rotation overnight using a timer and oscillating sprinkler..
Plenty of vegetables are now planted out mostly under fleece and we have been harvesting radish, lettuce and asparagus for a few weeks. The first bed of carrots has germinated but unfortunately I missed the pre-emergence flame weeding as it came up very quickly . The first bed was a mixture of varieties including Chantenay, Fly Away, Yellowstone, White Satin and Purple Haze. The second bed of Autumn King is now sown. The early Tomatoes , Cucumbers and Peppers planted in the heated glasshouse are thriving.
The Potager and gravel garden are transformed now. We have begun to plant the Potager with early annuals and vegetables ; cornflower black boy and diadem, poppies black paeony and blackcurrant fizz, nicotiana fragrant cloud , verbena bonariensis , Italian, French and moss curled parsley, Bulls Blood beetroot and a mixture of lettuce.
In June we will be running a charcoal making day so we did a trial run in a large oil drum. Including preparation it took about 6hours before it was ready to close up and leave overnight. The quantity of wood put in reduces to about a fifth but we had some good charcoal on inspection the next day.
This week people involved with Neal’s Yard Remedies came down for a day at Sheepdrove and to help harvesting Nettles (Urtica Dioica), Cleavers (Galium Aparine) and Comfrey(Symphytum Officinale).
Dried nettles are a natural anti-histamine and also have anti-asthmatic properties. For hundreds of years they have been used to treat painful muscles and joints and arthritis. Also used now for urinary problems.
Dried or fresh cleavers is said to have anti-inflammatory , astringent, diaphoretic, stimulant and diuretic properties.
Comfrey has a long history of use to promote the healing of bones and wounds and internal use to treat ailments such as arthritis and ulcers.
Russel the rooster has been getting a little shifty this month and I was kung fu kicked on the leg and a colleague was also attacked.
We have now had two Sheepdrove poker tournaments . The first one was taken down by Cool Hand Luke who unfortunately couldn’t defend his title last week as they are lambing on the farm. This weeks game was a re-buy which was won by Raise Every Hand Suzi. Best hand of the night involved 4 players with 3 all in and two flushes . The Queen high flush was beaten by the Ace high flush and 2 players were knocked out. It was the second time of the night our IT man was beaten by a higher flush which was very unlucky.
May rebuy-tournament. Who has all the chips already?
The last month has gone by very quickly and with reasonably dry weather we have got on well outside but there is also always plenty of glasshouse work at this time of year with sowing and pricking out and potting on.
We harvested the first forced Rhubarb at the end of February helped on by a relatively mild spell.
Most of the winter Brassicas are now finished and sprout stalks and kale stalks have been chopped up and added to the compost. The ground from these will have manure dug in or rotovated . My preference is always for partial double digging ( forking over the base of the trench) if time permits. Unfortunately very little of the purple sprouting broccoli survived the severe weather in December.
To help to fill the hungry gap we are now growing sprouting seeds although this will continue all year. These have gone down very well at the conference centre with everyone enjoying the extra flavours. Its been so successful that we have invested in another automatic seed sprouter .As well as those below we are also growing Fenugreek and Buckwheat. Initially they were taking about 7 days from sowing before ready for use but with warmer weather this has reduced to 5-6 days depending on the type of seeds.
Plenty of young plants are ready to plant out after hardening off in the frames. Most crops are started off in the propagator in modules including multi-seeded onions. Celery and Celeriac (at the front in the picture) are sown in trays and pricked out into modules. After they are established they are moved to a cooler glasshouse as in the picture.
The first batch of lettuce and brassica’s are already planted out under fleece and the first outdoor sown radish also sown and covered with fleece are now up. First broad beans started in the glasshouse in pots are planted and these will continue to be sown at 2-3 week intervals. Parsnips are sown and covered with environmesh which helps to speed up germination as they are usually so slow.
Plenty of herbs are on the go with a selection of basil, mixture of parsley, burnet, chervil, coriander, dill and sorrel.
On the flower side sweet peas are hardening off ready for planting and nasturtiums, viola, nicotiana, poppies, cornflower and schizanthus have been sown and some already pricked out.
All spring pruning is done and most of the mulching is done with just some areas of the Physic garden to complete.
The first grass cut this year was on 7th March around the vegetable garden, potager and farmhouse.
Jobs for the next month will include marking out all the beds for planting vegetables. They will all be grown on 4’ (120cm) beds. Its not quite a raised bed system but once they are marked out with the 1’(30cm) paths all planting , weeding , hoeing will be done from the paths to maintain a good soil structure for the growing crops. Perennial herbs lost over winter will be replaced.
From now on I will be periodically posting a blog of what we are up to in the gardens at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.
With snowdrops and winter aconites out Spring is at last on the way.
All the fruit plants and trees are now pruned including cutting the autumn fruiting raspberry canes (Autumn Bliss) to the ground. All the fruit has been mulched with cow manure and compost. We have started forcing rhubarb keeping them in the dark with terra-cotta pots with straw added around these for extra warmth.
Some seeds are sown in the glasshouse borders to get some early radish and carrots. In the propagator we have underway a selection of cabbage, cauliflower and calabrese, various lettuces, beetroot (to plant out under glass), tomatoes ( for an early crop under heated glass), peppers and Parsley (Italian Giant, Plain French and Moss Curled).Also in are the first batch of broad beans and some dwarf French beans to grow in the polytunnel. We are already harvesting Giant Red mustard, Endive ( variety Markant), Mizuna and Claytonia (Winter Purslane) which were overwintered in the glasshouse borders.
Having purchased a new shredder ( http://www.elietmachines.com) we are now recycling more waste. All pruned material up to 40mm now goes through the shredder and is added to the compost bins and anything bigger is used for firewood. Although it heats up very quickly on its own it is mixed with manure and vegetable waste. With all the extra material we needed more compost bins and while we were preparing for this clearing trees and roots and digging holes for the posts we accidently created a man trap. A holly needed trimming to make space and the branches were piled on the ground. My colleague then walked across the holly and fell straight through it into one of the holes we had just dug. This is a quick return of karma after he hit me in the face with a wheel barrow handle while unloading it from the back of the truck last week.
On going jobs are the spring pruning of shrubs , roses and herbs and cutting down the dead growth of any remaining herbaceous perennials and herbs. The Potager and other borders are to be mulched with leaf mould and well rotted compost.
Are pesticides sprayed near you?
Georgina Downs, of the UK Pesticides Campaign, said it was a disgrace that the government has decided there was no need to introduce any new measures to protect the health of rural residents from pesticide exposure.
The award-winning environmental campaigner waged a 10-year pesticide safety campaign, and won against the UK government in High Court – only for the government to return to court to overturn the legal decision. Georgina pledged to continue her crusade – even though the government has rejected the introduction of mandatory measures to protect rural residents living near sprayed fields.
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Trump Adviser Carter Page Met With Russian Spy And Passed Documents, Report Says
By Marcy Kreiter @marcykreiter
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page reportedly met with a Russian spy in 2013 and later emailed him documents. Above, Page addresses audience in Moscow, Dec. 12, 2016. Photo: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page confirmed he passed documents to a Russian spy in 2013 but the information was not sensitive, BuzzFeed reported Monday. Page, an energy consultant, met with Russian intelligence agent Victor Podobnyy at a January 2013 energy conference in New York as the SVR agent tried to recruit Page.
Podobnyy and two others have been charged in absentia by the U.S. government for acting as unregistered foreign agents. A court filing includes a transcript in which Podobnyy talks with Igor Sporyshev, who was busted as a member of a Russian spy ring, about trying to recruit someone identified only as “Male-1,” whom BuzzFeed confirmed was Page.
Read: Lawmakers Say Too Early To Consider Immunity For Michael Flynn’s Testimony
Podobnyy ridicules Page’s interest in making a deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom, calling him an “idiot” and saying he would promise “favor for favor” to Page and then renege. Page emailed Podobnyy “documents … about the energy business,” BuzzFeed said.
The court filing said Page was interviewed in June 2013 by FBI counterintelligence agents.
Both Podobnyy and Sporyshev had diplomatic immunity and left the U.S. A third man, Evgeny Buryakov, who did not have diplomatic cover, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Read: Did Paul Manafort Launder Money For Russia?
An opposition research dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele said Moscow had sought to build relationships with certain people in the U.S., including Page. The dossier contained unconfirmed reports of Trump’s sexual escapades, ties to Russia and financial dealings.
Page earlier told BuzzFeed in a messaging app he may have had inadvertent contact with Russian intelligence but would never have broken the law.
The FBI and the House and Senate intelligence committees are investigating Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election and whether anyone in the Trump campaign colluded with Russian operatives. Trump repeatedly has called the allegations “fake news.” The White House has been trying to distance Trump from Page, saying he had little to do with the campaign although candidate Trump described Page as a foreign policy adviser.
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Creating decadent dessert-inspired fragrance blends.
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The vanilla plant may be one of the most important orchids on the planet. The familiar spice derived from its bean pods is the second most expensive spice in the world (after saffron), and boasts a longstanding history as a highly demanded commodity.
Vanilla beans were first cultivated centuries ago by the Totonac people of eastern coastal Mexico, in what is now Veracruz. This lovely orchard was a staple of their culture, impacting everything from cooking to mythology. Since the arrival of Europeans, the popularity of vanilla exploded throughout the world, and today can be found gracing cuisines, bath & body products, perfumes, and more!
With ever-present demand for vanilla’s warm, sweet aroma comes the rise of vanilla fragrance oils, which are a much more affordable option than vanilla essential oil for those who want to use the scent in their DIY projects.
Vanilla bean fragrance oil has a warm, deep, sophisticated aroma that boasts an alluring touch of sugar sweetness. This scent invokes sensations of scoops of ice cream, freshly baked cookies, and other delightfully nostalgic memories. Wonderful on its own, this scent also adds the perfect touch of warm sweetness to fragrance blends.
Warm vanilla sugar fragrance oil may be easily recognized by body spray and candle lovers, as it is perhaps one of the most popular vanilla types on the market. It combines the classic warm, vanilla scent with hints of sugar, coconut, and jasmine for a unique fragrance that is sure to be a favorite for anyone with a sweet tooth!
Piping Rock’s top-quality fragrance oils mimic the natural scent of plants, flowers, and other favorite aromas.Use vanilla fragrance oils in any DIY project that could use a warm burst of fragrance, such as in making perfume, candles, soaps, body products, potpourri, and more! Fragrance oils can also be used in diffusers as you would with essential oils. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-24T05:12:31Z', 'url': 'https://www.pipingrock.com/vanilla-fragrance-oil', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
Oats are the little black dress of the grain world, shifting from day (granola bars) to overnight (muesli) and seeing us through various phases—our current steel-cut oatmeal obsession, our oat-bran muffin past.
And like a little black dress, oats can take on different personalities based on how they're styled. Cassidy Stockton from Bob’s Red Mill, the Oregon-based grain and flour purveyor, filled us in on the different forms of oats sold at markets and how to cook with them.
Rolled or old-fashioned oats. Oats that have been steamed and flattened with a roller into large, thick flakes. The go-to for most of your baking/bowl-eating needs.
Quick-cooking oats. Rolled thinner, these require less than half the cooking time of rolled oats.
Instant oats. The thinnest, smallest flakes. True to their name, they just need boiling water and they’re done.
Steel-cut or Irish or pinhead oats. These groats aren’t steamed first; they're chopped into pieces with a steel burr mill so they have a lot of texture and bite when cooked. Though there are quick-cooking varieties, traditional steel-cut oats take up to 30 minutes on the stove.
Scottish oats. Not a common find here (Bob’s Red Mill is one of the few U.S. purveyors), these are whole groats ground on stone mills. They have a coarse, sandy texture similar to cornmeal and cook up into a thin, creamy porridge.
Oat bran. This is the fiber-rich layer of the oat kernel. In baking, oat bran adds heft and a nutty flavor. Cooked on its own, it’s Cream of Wheat–like.
Oat flour. Oats taken one step further in processing and ground all the way down into flour. You can do this at home using rolled oats and a food processor.
Whole groats aren’t as widely available as other forms of oats, but if you do find them, treat them as you would farro or another similar grain—as a savory, hearty addition to salads or soups, or a side dish all on their own. They’re chewy and substantial and take about an hour to cook.
Keep all your oats in airtight containers in a dry, cool pantry so they don’t go rancid.
"Any whole grains are better off stored that way,” Stockton says.
But if you’re not cooking through your supply at a regular pace—and you have the room—it’s better to store them in the refrigerator or freezer. Containers or resealable freezer bags are fine, so long as the seal stays shut.
“Bob,” as in Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill and Stockton’s boss, “always tells us to keep them in the freezer,” Stockton says.
The shelf life of oats and oat flour kept in the pantry is about 18 months. In the fridge or freezer, they’ll keep indefinitely. Like any good little black dress. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-20T16:17:05Z', 'url': 'https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/different-types-of-oats-how-to-buy-and-store-article', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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You’re not getting the best flavor from your vegetable garden if you’re not growing your own herbs, too. On “The Georgia Gardener” May 13 and 15, host Walter Reeves and guest Wayne McLaurin will talk about herbs as they plant the 10 leading herbs for gardens in the Southeast.Walter will show how and when it’s best to spray roses for black spot, too. He’ll also examine different kinds of hose-end sprayers and help you pick out the best for you. Finally, he’ll show how to divide the seedlings you buy from your garden shop and get more plants for your money.”The Georgia Gardener” is designed especially for Georgia gardeners. It airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. on GPTV. The show is a production of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and PFC Holding Company. read more
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Dear EarthTalk: With all the talk of desalinization of ocean water for drinking, what do we know about the impacts this might have on climate, ocean salinity and other natural processes? — Fred Kuepper, via e-mail Due to its high cost, energy intensiveness and overall ecological footprint, most environmental advocates view desalinization (or desalination)—the conversion of salty ocean water into fresh water—as a last resort for providing fresh water to needy populations. Sourcing fresh water from streams, rivers, lakes and underground aquifers and adhering to strict water conservation measures are much more viable for both economic and environmental reasons in most situations, although some desert regions with thirsty and growing populations may not have many such options. The relationship between desalinization and climate change is complex. Global warming has increased droughts around the world and turned formerly verdant landscapes into near deserts. Some long held fresh water sources are simply no longer reliably available to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Meanwhile, expanding populations in desert areas are putting intense pressure on existing fresh water supplies, forcing communities to turn to desalinization as the most expedient way to satisfy their collective thirst. But the process of desalinization burns up many more fossil fuels than sourcing the equivalent amount of fresh water from fresh water bodies. As such, the very proliferation of desalinization plants around the world—some 13,000 already supply fresh water in 120 nations, primarily in the Middle East, North Africa and Caribbean—is both a reaction to and one of many contributors to global warming. Beyond the links to climate problems, marine biologists warn that widespread desalinization could take a heavy toll on ocean biodiversity; as such facilities’ intake pipes essentially vacuum up and inadvertently kill millions of plankton, fish eggs, fish larvae and other microbial organisms that constitute the base layer of the marine food chain. And, according to Jeffrey Graham of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography’s Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, the salty sludge leftover after desalinization—for every gallon of freshwater produced, another gallon of doubly concentrated salt water must be disposed of—can wreak havoc on marine ecosystems if dumped willy-nilly offshore. “For some desalinization operations,” says Graham, “it is thought that the disappearance of some organisms from discharge areas may be related to…the salty outflow.” Of course, as supplies of fresh water dwindle, the economic cost of desalinization—especially in coastal areas with easy access to ocean water—begins to look competitive with traditional water sourcing. To date there are about 300 desalinization plants in the United States, with 120 in Florida and less than 40 each in Texas and California. Some 20 additional plants are planned for the coast of California in the coming years, unless environmentalists extolling the virtues of conservation and wielding low-flow shower heads and toilets prevail. CONTACT: Scripps’ Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, www.cmbb.ucsd.edu. GOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTION? Send it to: EarthTalk, c/o E/The Environmental Magazine, P.O. Box 5098, Westport, CT 06881; submit it at: www.emagazine.com/earthtalk/thisweek/, or e-mail: [email protected]. Read past columns at: www.emagazine.com/earthtalk/archives.php read more
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NCUA named members of its examination flexibility working group Tuesday, and thevast majority are CUNA members. Last week, NCUA Chair Rick Metsger announced the formation of the group, which will provide a recommendation on extending the examination cycle.“We’re pleased to see that the vast majority of this important working group are CUNA member credit unions,” said Elizabeth Eurgubian, CUNA’s deputy chief advocacy officer. “Our member credit unions, as well as CUNA, look forward to working with NCUA to hopefully provide meaningful relief to credit unions.”The working group, chaired by NCUA Region 4 director Keith Morton, will consist of six separate groups working by region. The group will report to the board within 120 days of the agency’s May 19 meeting.Metsger’s announcement on the working group came in conjunction with his announcement that NCUA would take a look at modernizing examination and supervision processes. This includes the agency’s Enterprise Modernization Initiative, a request for information about call reports and more. continue reading » 3SHARESShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr read more
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In that hour we spent w/him, David Carr showed all the traits that made him beloved: idiosyncratic, hilarious, so authentic & deeply human.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 13, 2015 “I think working in journalism beats having a real job” — David Carr #RIPDavidCarr @nytimes— Sarah Walters (@SWaltersTV) February 13, 2015 In an email to the Times staff, executive editor Dean Baquet called Carr “the finest media reporter in his generation.” Very few will argue that point.Carr, an incredibly talented writer, had a knack for measured—and sometimes searing—critiques of the industry in his weekly column, “Media Equation.” He was also one of journalism’s fiercest defenders. In a world filled with instant outrage, Carr was a calming influence. Carr’s column was considered required reading for everyone from media moguls and Hollywood executives to little-known journalists, politicians and regular readers drawn to his intellect and beautiful prose.Upon learning of his death, journalists took to Twitter to espouse widespread praise about Carr’s work and his life.Brian Stelter, who worked with Carr at the Times before becoming CNN’s senior media correspondent and host of the Sunday morning media show “Reliable Sources,” said he viewed Carr as a father figure.My heart is broken.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 13, 2015 There was no one whose criticism of my work I trusted more than @carr2n, and no one whose praise meant more to me.— a. o. scott (@aoscott) February 13, 2015 I loved David so much. He’s been the closest thing I had to a dad. About girls, bosses, life — he always knew what to say, what to do.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 13, 2015 We all looked to @carr2n to make sense of the media revolution & to contemplate the future. A future without him is terrible to contemplate.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 13, 2015 Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York For journalist David Carr’s legion of fans (Press reporters among them), Mondays will never be the same.Carr, the revered media columnist for The New York Times whose must-read weekly column in the paper’s business section each Monday served as a critique of the industry he loved, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was 58.Carr reportedly collapsed in the Times newsroom, according to the Times. He was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, the paper reported. Carr had hosted a much-anticipated “Times Talk” earlier in the evening with documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, journalist Glenn Greenwald and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.David Carr was a great journalist & a great person. He introduced us to his daughter after the event, who he was always praising. So sad-RIP— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 13, 2015 There’s so much to say about the life and career of David Carr. Here’s a start: http://t.co/uVobSZjUaq pic.twitter.com/hYByyHUbcT— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 13, 2015 A world without David Carr is a worse world.— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 13, 2015 If only more journalists were as honest about their craft, and themselves, as David Carr…RIP, maestro.— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) February 13, 2015 David Carr vs Vice: The video that shows why Carr was such a force in journalism http://t.co/HMgTVaedjD via @Max_Fisher— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) February 13, 2015 David Carr was the journalist every reporter wants to be when they grow up. And rightfully so. RIP— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) February 13, 2015 Carr was born in Minnesota. Before rising to prominence at the Times, Carr worked at two alternative weeklies, Twin Cities Reader and Washington City Paper.When it came to his reporting, nobody was off limits, including Carr himself. In his brutally honest memoir “The Night of the Gun,” Carr wrote about his battle with drug addiction. He was also a cancer survivor.Carr’s career at the Times began in 2002. His star grew brighter in 2011 when the Times documentary “Page One” was released.“He was our biggest champion,” Baquet said in his memo to staffers, “and his unending passion for journalism and for the truth will be missed by his family at The Times, by his readers around the world, and by people who love journalism.”Journalists React to Carr’s Death: read more
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Categories: Letters to the Editor, OpinionRepublicans also not putting America firstMr. Homan’s Feb. 3 letter should have been entitled “Politicians are not putting America first” and not just single out the Democrats.I’m a registered Republican, and I wonder why is it when a Trump Republican cult member makes an argument such as his, they never present the fact that the Republicans and Mr. Trump had control of both the Senate and the House for the past two years and they didn’t pass a single piece of legislation to give Mr. Trump his precious wall or any immigration reform.He asks why the Democrats all supported border security previously, including a wall, but oppose it now? He conveniently forgets that the bipartisan bill in December that included all these things was not signed by Mr. Trump.He also notes Democrats are importing more low-income persons illegally. And just how are they doing this importing? By not voting for a wall that persons can climb over or tunnel under?And then he goes even further by saying the Democrats can’t stand to see Trump win to fulfill his campaign promise. Are you referring to the promise he made on numerous occasions that Mexico would pay for the wall?Mr. Homan, if you want to put America first, why don’t you write to Mr. Trump and request he use his emergency powers to combat gun violence in Chicago and other parts of America?Mike NorrisDelanson Consider impact of negativity to TrumpYour opinion page is hurting this country. It’s all negative with the Trump administration. You’re not the only newspaper doing this unfortunate reporting. If we put one of these crazy liberals as president, we can kiss this country good-bye. I know this letter is going to be laughed off until it hits you personally. Please think of your children.Joseph ParilloBallston SpaMore from The Daily Gazette:EDITORIAL: Urgent: Today is the last day to complete the censusGov. Andrew Cuomo’s press conference for Sunday, Oct. 18EDITORIAL: Beware of voter intimidationEDITORIAL: Thruway tax unfair to working motoristsEDITORIAL: Find a way to get family members into nursing homes I’m appalled that Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed the Reproductive Health Care Act.With this act, you are becoming the killer of thousands of unborn babies. This is truly a genocide against the human life — the weak, the handicapped and the poor — starting with the womb, where life is created. The RHA was concealed in false propaganda. This act does not help women. It does the opposite. What’s next? Are we going to start selective breeding through involuntary sterilization because you have judged individuals physically or mentally unfit to reproduce? How far are you willing to go, governor? Babies, who are precious and innocent, have now become “undesirables” in New York state. A child in the mother’s womb isn’t even considered a human being anymore. My mother delivered me eight weeks early. Was I not considered a child to you? Are you not going to stand up for the unborn? No one has the right to kill a child in the womb or out of the womb. Just as Abel’s blood cried out to God for revenge (Genesis 4:10), so does the blood of the innocent babies cry out to God and demand justice. The Lord will be the one who will avenge these heinous sins. What you do to one of them is inflicted upon us all. It is truly a sad time for the state. I pray for you because Jesus tells us to pray for those who persecute us. God have mercy on us.Eva LoucksBallston Spa Legal pot. Gambling. Is prostitution next?Now that we are moving forward to legalize recreational marijuana and expanding gambling, the time is right to add the world’s oldest profession to the list: prostitution. Consider the following:The governor has said he isn’t legislating morals or religion; everyone has a fundamental right to decide what they want to do with their own bodies; current laws have a greater impact on minorities; state regulation and rules will make it safer for those involved; and the state will enjoy a new stream of revenue. Who can be against this?Jim VincentNiskayuna What is the cost of not building the wall?Ken Bress’ Jan. 19 letter illustrates poor calculation in the cost of building “the wall.” But can Ken calculate the cost of one human life affected by opioid addiction or myriad felonies (too heinous to mention here) perpetrated by illegal immigrants?Eric R. AlmondScotia Cuomo endorses the legal killing of babies read more
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The World Bank’s transportation specialist, Elena Chesheva, said the government should continue with the consolidation of small contracts into larger ones of more than Rp 30 billion ($2.1 million) to attract bigger firms.“Such measures are expected to increase efficiency in procurement and attract new, larger players to the market with the economy of scale and stronger quality assurance system,” she said.The size of large contracts has been increasing over the years, with 72 percent of the spending packages recorded to be above Rp 30 billion, rising from 31 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank’s report.The government is also urged to decrease its reliance on state-owned enterprises (SOE) to execute toll and national road projects, while allowing private companies to build economically viable projects as SOEs were already highly leveraged.“We recommend that the government revise its decision-making [process] and consider whether the project is good for leveraging private financing before looking at the potential allocation for public-sector financing,” Elena said.The World Bank’s report shows that the liability-to-equity (LE) ratio of SOEs involved in toll and national road development projects has already reached a high level.Toll road operator Jasa Marga, construction company Waskita Karya and Hutama Karya’s average LE ratio in 2017 stood at 3.8, more than twice as high as the average LE ratio for comparable private firms in emerging markets.In the water and sanitation sector, the World Bank report found that the majority of city and regency-owned tap water companies (PDAM) were relying heavily on government subsidies as they were operating in a state of loss. This had hampered efforts to upgrade into using the PPP framework.“From more than 400 PDAMs across Indonesia, only 10 percent are financially healthy. Half of the PDAMs don’t even impose fees on their customers that could cover their full costs,” the World Bank’s water and sanitation specialist Irma Magdalena Soetiono said.Additional investment was critical for the government’s target of 100 percent access to clean water and improved sanitation services, according to the World Bank.Between 2001 and 2016, Indonesia spent only an average 0.2 percent of its GDP to develop and improve water and sanitation systems, the same rate as the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.“We urge the PDAMs to improve their financial condition, so that, in the future, they can be supported with nonpublic funding,” Irma said.Responding to the World Bank’s recommendations, Herry said the government divided infrastructure projects into “solicited” and “unsolicited” projects based on the project’s economic viability to increase private funding through PPP schemes.Infrastructure projects that were initiated and mostly funded by the government were labeled as “solicited”, while the private-company-initiated projects that were economically viable were labeled “unsolicited”.“For example, in toll road projects that are not viable, we assign Hutama Karya to run the project. However, it is a corporate decision to invest in toll roads that are viable,” he said.Topics : The government has increasingly been relying on the private sector to take part in developing, financing and managing the country’s ambitious infrastructure projects under the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) to ease the strain on the state budget.The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has estimated that the country will need infrastructure investment worth US$429.7 billion, equal to 6.1 percent of GDP, between 2020 and 2024.The government could only finance 30 percent of the infrastructure projects using the state budget, said the Public Works and Housing Ministry’s financing strategy director, Herry Trisaputra Zuna.“I believe what we need to do is use our limited budget to encourage the private sector rather than concentrating on conventional [funding] efforts,” Herry said during Thursday’s webinar. The World Bank has urged the Indonesian government to improve public-private partnership (PPP) financing schemes to attract more private capital that could fill the government’s budget shortage on infrastructure projects.“Mobilizing capital for financing infrastructure has been challenging for some sectors, particularly water resource management, where the infrastructure has been considered to be public assets and private-sector financing hasn’t been successful to date,” said World Bank energy coordinator Stephan Garnier.Garnier said Thursday during a webinar called Indonesia Public Expenditure Review 2020: Spending for Better Results that inadequate project planning may have also dampened interest from the private sector to invest in transportation. read more
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Erdi Dabi, the deputy regent of Yalimo, Papua, is suspected of killing policewoman Chief. Brig. Christin Meisye Batfeny in a car crash. The accident occurred Wednesday in the South Jayapura district of Jayapura, Papua, at around 7:30 a.m.Police suspected that the deputy mayor was driving under the influence of alcohol, adding that the suspect was not carrying his driver’s license or vehicle registration at the time. “Our provisional conclusion is that the […] driver was not careful and was driving under the influence of alcohol,” Jayapura Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Gustav Urbinas told kompas.com on Wednesday.Read also: Two soldiers killed, 13 severely injured in road accident in PapuaAccording to reports, Erdi, along with one passenger, was driving at high speed toward the Entrop area of South Jayapura when he lost control of his car and swerved to the right lane. He then crashed into Christin, who was riding a motorcycle from the opposite direction. Gustav said the incident was recorded by a CCTV camera. “Due to the car crash, Christin suffered serious impact to the back of her neck, which resulted in her death and her right knee was torn and fractured,” Gustav said.He added that Erdi and the passenger in his car were undergoing a medical check-up at Jayapura Regional General Hospital to determine their blood alcohol level. Erdi was elected in 2017 as the deputy to Regent Lakius Peyon, with both expected to serve until 2020. Erdi, however, was set to run for the regency’s top office in December’s simultaneous regional elections.National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis signed a telegram in August to suspend all criminal investigations in cases implicating potential or registered candidates for regional elections. (mfp)Topics : read more
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Share 31 Views no discussions Sharing is caring! Share Tweet EntertainmentHealthLifestyle Angelina Jolie to have more surgery by: – March 13, 2014 Angelina Jolie has confirmed she will have more cancer-preventing surgery, after a double mastectomy last year.The 38-year-old actress had the procedure after discovering she was at high risk of developing breast cancer.“I decided to be proactive and to minimise the risk as much I could,” she said at the time.Now in an interview with Entertainment Weekly she said she is “very happy” with her decision to have the operation.“There’s still another surgery to have, which I haven’t yet. I’ll get advice from all these wonderful people who I’ve been talking to, to get through that next stage,” she said.“I was very fortunate to have great doctors and very, very fortunate to have a good recovery and have a project like Unbroken to have something to be really focused on, to be getting healthy for, and to be able to just get right back to work.”She said she has had a lot of support from the public.“I was very, very moved by all the support and kindness from so many people.”The mother-of-six has previously explained her reasons for having the surgery, arguing she needed to minimise her risk after her mother died from ovarian cancer aged 56.In an article entitled My Medical Choice, she explained that her mother fought cancer for nearly a decade.Jolie’s partner, Brad Pitt, praised her choice as “absolutely heroic”.The Hollywood star’s doctors estimated she had an 87% risk of breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer, because of genes she had inherited.Prof Hani Gabra, Director of the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre at Imperial College, said women with the BRCA1/2 gene mutation have “a very stark choice”.“Medical science currently has limited options to help these women beyond removal of the breasts and/or ovaries,” he said.“However, by choosing to have a preventative hysterectomy and removing the ovaries and fallopian tubes will significantly reduce the chance of developing ovarian cancer.”Prof Gabra added: “By removing the ovaries the woman will lose her fertility and go through the menopause, which will be more sudden than going through it naturally and more slowly and increase her risk of developing osteoporosis and other conditions.“This obviously has significant impact especially if the woman is still planning a family. For any woman worried about this, they should discuss it with their doctor.”BBC News Share read more
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Minnie L Harmon, 95, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.She was born Wednesday, February 9, 1921 in Lee County, Virginia, daughter of the late John L. Ketron and the late Lillie Carter Ketron.Minnie worked for Liebel Flarsheim, retiring after several years of service.She was a member of Mooney’s Chapel Christian Church in Whitley County, she also attended Friendship Baptist Church in Groesbeck, Ohio. She loved to crochet, read, and also enjoyed yard work and gardening. Her faith and family was very important to her.Surviving are daughter, Mary (Larry) Eckhoff of HVL, Lawrenceburg, IN; grandchildren, Donald (Karen) Eckhoff of HVL, Lawrenceburg, IN, Brian (Marisa) Eckhoff of Cheviot, OH; great-grandchildren, Angie Eckhoff, Maria (Kyle) Rader and Sarah Eckhoff, brother, Glen (Shirley) Ketron of Harrison, OH.She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband of 54 years, Frank Harmon, and several siblings, Mable Ridener, Beatrice Barnet, Arthur Ketron, Loyd Catron and Jim Ketron, as well as, several half- brothers and half-sisters.Friends will be received 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Rullman Hunger Funeral Home, Aurora, Indiana.Graveside Service will be held at Corinth Cemetery, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 1:00 pm.Contributions may be made to the Friendship Baptist Church or Jennings County Hospice. If unable to attend services please call the funeral home office at (812) 926-1450 and we will notify the family of your donation with a card.Visit: www.rullmans.com read more
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We were able to pull off a close win against South Dearborn 25-23, 25-20, 26-24. I ran a new rotation trying to see if the changes could help us against the Connersville game this week. It was a working progress but they worked hard and over came obstacles to take the win. Meredith Bohman had a great night at the net with 10 kills and 6 blocks. Rachel Bischoff had 2 kills, 3 digs, and 1ace. Kaitlyn Obert had 1 kill and 2 assists. Anna Sacksteder had 1 kill and 2 blocks. Jalynn Rogers had 5 digs. Jenna Orschell had 2 digs and 2 ace serves. Megan Getz had 2 ace serves and 5 assists. Makyah Richardson had 5 blocks and 3 assists. Kelly Layton had 4 assists, 1 dig and 1 ace serve. Kelsey Vail had 1 dig. Layne Steele had 1 block. We travel to Connerville Wednesday, Sept.12th. JV start 5pm. We are FC!!! Courtesy of Wildcats Coach Jill Merganthal. read more
Odds & Ends: Nathan Lane Teases Modern Family Spin-Off & More
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Translations: Our collaborators at the Portage Network in Canada helped internationalize the new version of the platform and various others contributed translations of DMPonline prior to the launch. We’ve added many new features to the DMP Roadmap codebase since then. It also took some wrangling to establish a process for handling and updating translation files. We’re happy to report that the DMPTool now offers a Brazilian Portuguese translation, with additional languages in the works (Spanish, Catalán, French, German, Japanese…). Users can adjust language selections for a given session in the dropdown menu at the upper right. You can also save a default language selection for your account under Edit profile. Please note that all DMPTool templates for US funders are available in English only at the moment.
Request feedback emails: We made some adjustments to these based on feedback from admins. Now a participating organization must provide a primary contact email on the Organization details page in order to enable the Request feedback functionality. When a user submits a plan for feedback, the system will deliver an email notification to this primary contact email (not to everyone with admin privileges at that org as it did previously). We plan to continue refining this functionality during future sprints so please let us know what does and doesn’t work for you.
Guidance: Admins will notice a slight change here; you are now required to apply exactly one theme to each piece of guidance (using the radio buttons). For organizations that have guidance tagged with multiple themes, the guidance will still work and show for the existing themes. However, when you edit or update the guidance you will only see one of the themes selected and will only be able to select one from this point forward.
Bug fixes and usability improvements: We’re ironing out some kinks with table sorting and searching during this latest sprint and continuing into the next one. Read the full release notes for a complete list of bug fixes and many thanks to our international user community for reporting most of these issues!
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In Play with Tom Markowski
Adams’ 3-point shooters turn tables on Oak Park
By: Tom Markowski, January 9, 2015, 11:00 pm
Oak Park – Shooters shoot and when Joey Ziniti missed consecutive 3-point attempts midway through the fourth quarter he did what he’s told to do. Shoot.
Ziniti made three of his career-high seven 3-pointers in the final three minutes to lead Rochester Adams to a 70-64 upset victory over Oak Park, ranked No. 10 in Class A, in an Oakland Activities Association crossover at Oak Park on Friday.
Oak Park (4-1) led 35-25 at halftime but when its best player, 6-7 junior Kelvon Fuller, picked up his fourth foul with six minutes left in the third quarter the game turned. Adam Slating converted a 3-point play as a result of Fuller’s foul and Adams trailed 38-33. Michael Girdler’s 3-pointer gave Adams (4-2) its first lead, 44-42, with three minute left in the quarter.
Fuller returned with 6:50 remaining and his return gave the Knights a lift. His put-back with 6:23 left gave Oak Park a 57-49 lead and after Ziniti’s fourth 3-pointer Fuller answered with a basket with 5:08 remaining to give his team a 59-54 lead.
The teams traded 3-pointers before Ziniti made another 3-pointer to pull the Highlanders to within 62-60 with three minutes to play.
Fuller fouled out with 1:35 left and Ziniti made two 3-pointer during s 30-second stretch to give Adams a 67-64 led with 27 seconds left.
Spencer Littleson iced the game with three free throws in the final 14.3 seconds.
“I kept shooting,” Ziniti said. “I didn’t think about those misses. My teammates got me the ball. And I really wanted the ball. Last year I struggled a bit with my shot from the perimeter. I worked all summer on it.”
Adams isn’t a tall team. And even its tallest player, 6-7 David Rinke, isn’t strong with the ball near the basket so the Highlanders rely on setting tight screens to free their shooters. They didn’t execute their offense well in the first half and coach John Hall told them so.
“We got more physical,” he said. “We weren’t afraid to go inside but they’re so physical that it made it tough. Even if we passed it inside then kicked it back that’s good. Hey, they’re 16-year-olds. But sometimes they do listen to their coach.
“We went with the hot hand. More importantly, the player went to the hot player. Spencer got us going in the third quarter (Littleson had 11 points in the third) and it helped that their big guy fouled out.”
Adams made 13 3-pointers, nine in the second half. Ziniti said he and his teammates worked harder in the second half to set screens and to be quicker once they came off of them.
“We didn’t get into our offense in the first half,” he said. “We had to get into a flow.”
Ziniti had 23 points and Littleson had 18, including three 3-pointers, for Adams.
For Oak Park Justin Knight had 18 points, Robert Zanders had 14 points, Trevon Gardner added 13 and Fuller had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Fatigue might have been a factor as well. Two of Oak Park’s eight players fouled out and it committed seven turnovers in the fourth. Oak Park will add seven players, all transfers, when the second semester begins on Jan. 19. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9272682070732117, "wiki_prob": 0.9272682070732117, "source": "cc/2021-04/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line1031764"} |
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Italian prime minister officially out of university job race
Sapienza University confirms ‘Giuseppe Conte is excluded’ from the professorship application process.
Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
By Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli
September 27, 2018 7:28 pm
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has officially withdrawn his application for a prestigious professorship at Sapienza University in Rome following an outcry over his decision to pursue the position while heading the government.
A POLITICO investigation earlier this month revealed that Conte had been shortlisted for the post. Days later, he pledged in a Facebook video to withdraw his pitch for the job, but his office and the university provided no proof that this had actually happened. The application appeared to be in breach of laws that forbid people in high public office from being considered for such posts.
On Thursday, the university published a document explaining a decision taken by Eugenio Gaudio, the dean of the university, to give the judging panel extra time to hold an English exam that is part of the recruitment process. The document mentions Conte’s withdrawal and says the job will go to one of two remaining candidates, Giovanni Perlingieri and Mauro Orlandi.
“Giuseppe Conte is excluded from the procedure following the withdrawal he has communicated on 10.09.2018,” the document reads.
Originally, the judging panel had given themselves a September 30 deadline to conclude the procedure and nominate the winner.
“We call on the panel to promptly communicate a new date on which the exam to verify the candidates’ language skills will be held,” the dean’s document says. The original deadline has now been extended to November 18.
Conte first applied for the professorship in private law in February, before he became prime minister at the head of a coalition between the populist 5Stars and the far-right League. Within hours of POLITICO reporting that his application was still live, the prime minister said he would “reconsider” his decision to contest the position. But on September 10, this publication revealed that Conte’s application was still active and he had asked for the English exam to be postponed. Later that evening Conte announced his decision to withdraw.
The prime minister’s office confirmed to POLITICO on Wednesday that an “official communication in writing announcing Conte’s irrevocable withdrawal from the competition” had been sent to the university on September 10, minutes before his Facebook announcement.
Two individuals at Sapienza University, who did not want to be named because university officials have been officially banned from discussing the matter with the media, said Gaudio was furious about the negative publicity the university had received. One said he had “pressed the School of Law to act swiftly to fix the situation and avoid any irregularities in the procedure or any further scandals.”
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Q: Android Studio - Cardview must click twice even i change android:focusableInTouchMode="false" im sorry. im begginer on android. i jus write a code with 4 cardview and the first one must click twice to work. But, the others cardview work with 1 click :(
And 3 others cardview can work without i give focusableInTouchMode property. Im confused with this issue and i have read about button clicked twice, it doesn't for me too. Please help me :)
Would you help me?
Here it;s my code :
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<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:id="@+id/bangunan_menu"
android:layout_width="120dp"
android:layout_height="120dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="64dp"
android:layout_height="64dp"
android:src="@drawable/bangunan"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false"/>
<TextView
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Data Bangunan"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false"/>
</LinearLayout>
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android:layout_height="120dp"
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android:orientation="vertical"
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android:layout_height="64dp"
android:src="@drawable/penyewa"/>
<TextView
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Data Penyewa"
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android:textStyle="bold"
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‘I held on for as long as I could’ says departed Huntingdon Town boss Ian Edge
Huntingdon Town manager Ian Edge has stepped down. - Credit: Archant
Ian Edge insists he could have done no more to turn around the fortunes of Huntingdon Town.
Edge called time on his near eight-month reign after Town crashed out of the FA Vase last Saturday when suffering a 4-1 loss at lower-level Downham Town in the first qualifying round.
The latest in a long line of disappointing results proved to be the final straw for a manager who won only one of his 26 games in charge.
Edge, who has worked without a playing budget this season, said: “The vase game was typical of what has been happening. We were doing okay and then went to pieces once they scored.
“I’ve had a lot of pressure from family and friends who did not understand why I was bothering to carry on as manager.
“I’m not the sort of guy to just walk away when the going gets tough. I held on for as long as I could while doing the job to the best of my ability, but Saturday was the final straw and I was not going to be held to account for the results we’ve had.
“The lads are simply not good enough for the level of football and I don’t see that changing when not having any money to boost the squad. There has also been a lack of passion from them.
“It has been like trying to produce antique furniture with cheap wood and that just doesn’t happen.
“I always prepared the players properly and always had a gameplan, but we were fighting a losing battle straight from kick-off in games.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity Huntingdon gave me last season and hope the club can have a bright future.
“The experience of managing in such tough circumstances will only help me going forward.”
Huntingdon beat Sileby in Edge’s first United Counties League Premier Division game at the helm after he succeeded Seb Hayes in January.
They also drew their next fixture before losing their final 17 outings of last term and have also been beaten in eight of their nine matches in the new campaign to crash to the bottom of the league.
The only exception was a goalless FA Cup draw at Fakenham, but they then crashed 6-0 in the extra preliminary round replay.
New boss Scott Witherall, a former manager of Cambs League side Huntingdon United, takes over for a Premier Division clash against Harborough at Jubilee Park this Saturday. His new side then go to Peterborough Northern Star in the KO Cup on Tuesday.
Chairman Doug McIlwain said: “Ian handed in his resignation immediately after the game last Saturday and it was accepted straight away.
“I would like to thank Ian for his efforts while facing an uphill battle due to not being from the Huntingdon area.
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Life is a teacher, and a good one if we are open to her guidance. How deeply we care about ourselves can determine if she is a hard teacher, one that we are not interested in learning from or a wise one. I believe that life is teaching us how to love more, to return to the knowing that life is sacred and worth paying attention to. To live with a greater capacity for love is lifelong work and we will be challenged in every way conceivable. What breaks our heart in the world will bring us to our knees and ask for everything we have. In exchange for this great effort, love offers us a healing balm that brings awe and meaning to our lives.
When I first began to teach yoga, I had a wonderful mentor who would come and sit at the back of the classes I taught, in order to offer me feedback afterwards. Now— this is not the most comfortable way to learn, especially when you have a lot of respect and admiration for said teacher and would do anything to impress them— but it is undoubtedly effective. Being able to listen and hear to feedback from a skilled teacher is an incredible gift; alas not one that I was inherently born with.
I have been known to be critical of myself and very much a perfectionist. These qualities, despite what you may think, do not a good student make, they are just another way to defend yourself. I’ll never forget one particular exchange. After teaching class, I was preparing myself to hear the worst as we waited for the last of the students to pack up and leave the studio. I was so nervous yet held hope that she would have only positive things to say. Not shockingly, this was not so.
She looked me in the eye and said that I was talking to the adults in the high soft voice that I spoke to my children with, which is appropriate for children, but can be condescending to adults.
I knew she was telling the truth as my cheeks reddened and desperately wanted the floor to rise up and swallow me. However.
She was giving me some pretty solid advice at that moment, some that would greatly enhance how I taught. But, upon hearing her critique, I was so embarrassed and ashamed that I closed right up and was fighting back tears.
Being the compassionate and skilled teacher that she was, she could see what was happening.
I’m not here to tear you down, I’m here to build you up.
It was as though a lightbulb lit up in my head. She wasn’t giving me feedback because I was terrible at teaching and thought I should quit. She believed in me and wanted to help me be better, and more importantly, she believed in what I had to offer and was in service to making that offering the best it could be. She was in my corner, and coming from love. At that moment I could feel myself stand a little taller. My heart opened instead of shutting down, and I was ready to get out of shame and back the business of deepening my skill as a teacher.
This story comes to mind as February makes its entrance. In my experience, February can be a tough teacher. Rarely have I gotten through one without a big lesson in some form. But sometimes the best learning comes in ways that we find uncomfortable.
When we trust ourselves, we trust the teacher that is our life. We know that our life is on our team and wants to make us better. We discover that we can be brave and take the step that will propel us forward into the big, beautiful, messy world because everything serves our growth. We can make the phone call, answer the ad, ask that person out on a date. We can risk being seen, share our stories and reach out to one another regardless if we get the outcome we desire.
The only way we can test if what we believe in is true is to put it out there and see what happens.
It’s true that we may bump and bruise our ego, we may see a part of ourselves that we prefer to stay hidden, we may discover that we have had it wrong all along.
What a generous opportunity to learn to love better.
What needs to be seen and cared for so that you can show up and be truly present? What brings you back into your heart so that instead of defending, you can listen deeply with your whole being? What new teaching is dropping into your life, and can you accept it for the gift that it is?
February wants to remind us that Life is on our team, and when we open up to the teacher it is and the teacher we are, we can do difficult things for the benefit of great love.
Loving you so fully and completely for all of the ways that you embody honesty, humility and vulnerability. Because we both know that only the truly strong will dare to open themselves up to the uncertainty of the world. Thank-you.
Thank you, Wise Teacher. February is my birth month and besides holding the Aquarian Sun sign I am blessed with 5 other planets in Aquarius! I am the master team leader! Join hands, hold on 2019 February is one we will embrace as Love Month!
The only way we can test if what we believe in is true is to put it out there and see what happens. It takes trust, surrender, humility and courage – stepping into the unknown, but how else do we truly learn and grow? Thank-you once again beautiful Jacqui. Love you. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-23T16:28:14Z', 'url': 'https://www.jacquiwillcocks.com/the-wise-teacher/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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New report on economic impact of the arts in Pittsburgh
By Bill O'Driscoll
Pittsburgh runs with the big kids when it comes to the economic impact of the arts, according to a new report from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council.
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From left: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre student Sara Dierberger, GPAC executive director Mitch Swain and costumed pierogi Susan Swarthout
The report, released Tuesday, placed Allegheny County first among a group of 10 comparable regions in several categories, including direct spending by arts groups and full-time-equivalent jobs supported. Comparable regions included St. Louis, Minneapolis, Baltimore, and Columbus, Ohio.
Perhaps more surprisingly, Pittsburgh ranked highly in such categories even alongside much larger cities and counties: for instance, 10th nationally overall in total arts spending (just behind San Diego) and ninth in arts jobs (ditto).
The findings were announced in a press event at the West End headquarters of Pittsburgh Musical Theater. The report is titled "From Pointe Shoes to Pierogies: Impacts of the Arts." Taking the PMT stage to tout the results were GPAC Executive Director Mitch Swain (flanked by a ballerina and a pantomiming costumed pierogi) and local officials including Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
The report was prepared by GPAC in partnership with national advocacy group Americans for the Arts’ quadrennial Arts & Economic Prosperity study. GPAC used data from 2015 and 2016 gathered from 194 area arts-and-culture organizations of all sizes, working in all disciplines, including museums and galleries, theater and dance companies, and community-based arts groups. (According to GPAC, the region has about 670 arts-and-culture groups, but those not surveyed were smaller, all-volunteer groups whose economic impact would be minimal.)
Groups spotlighted in the report included Contemporary Craft, New Horizon Theater, Pittsburgh Opera, Mon River Arts and City Theatre.
In a year in which the Trump administration proposed zeroing out federal arts funding, officials were quick to emphasize that arts and culture are not just idle amusements. Fitzgerald, for instance, referenced culture as a quality-of-life selling point as Pittsburgh courts the new Amazon headquarters. “The arts are going to be front and center of why they want to locate 50,000 people here,” he said.
Jason Fulvi, executive vice president of VisitPITTSBURGH, said that travel and tourism is a $5.9 billion business in Allegheny County, and noted that last year alone, the tourism-marketing group’s website saw a 52 percent uptick in visitors looking for performing- and visual-arts attractions. He said Pittsburgh has lots of arts attractions, and they’re cheaper than comparable draws in New York City. Fitzgerald added that Pittsburgh’s top draw for out-of-towners is not baseball or football, but Warhol, as in The Andy Warhol Museum.
Some of the numbers in the report: Arts groups here spent some $550 million a year annually, much more than in the nearest “comparable” city, Baltimore, at $326 million. Full-time-equivalent jobs (FTEs) supported here were 32,211, versus 19,129 for No. 2 comparable St. Louis. (FTEs count jobs supported outside the arts by arts spending, like set-building carpenters, for instance, with the latter group actually accounting for most of the total.) And those jobs generated $641 million in household income and $115 million in state and local tax revenue.
Indeed, while Pittsburgh ranked just 70th in population among the 341 areas Americans for the Arts studied, it placed 28th in jobs (comparable to the entire state of Minnesota, or the city of Dallas) and 30th in estimated total industry spending (which includes spending by both arts groups and arts audiences, on things like parking and restaurants).
The report also estimated indirect spending — a version of the “multiplier effect” economists use to determine the overall impact of a dollar spent — for a grand total of $2.38 billion economic impact of the arts here.
So why does Pittsburgh do so well? Swain says it’s largely about financial support for the arts. For one, there’s the Allegheny Regional Asset District, the group which administers proceeds of the county’s 1 percent sales tax, spending it on everything from property-tax relief and parks and libraries to dance troupes. “The Regional Asset District is the envy of many of these kinds of communities,” says Swain.
RAD spending accounts for 15 percent of arts funding locally (and 71 percent of local public funding for arts and culture), according to GPAC figures.
Second, Swain cited Pittsburgh’s traditionally high level of foundation support for the arts. Among comparable cities, Pittsburgh is No. 2 in per capita foundation funding, accounting for 16 percent of arts funding. (In case you’re wondering, earned income — from ticket sales, memberships and the like — accounts for 53 percent of local arts groups’ revenue.)
GPAC also reports that Pittsburgh was one of only two benchmark areas that saw corporate donations rise over the past five years (by 17 percent in our case). Swain attributes that rise to an increasing number of special projects and festivals, and an arts community that’s gotten better at selling its ideas to potential sponsors, as well as to the continued economic recovery.
Randy Cohen, lead researcher for the Arts & Economic Prosperity study, confirmed Pittsburgh's unusual status. Via email, an Americans for the Arts spokeperson for Cohen writes: "Pittsburgh has the number and size of arts organizations of a much more populated city — it competes above its weight class. The numbers are indeed impressive. ... The public and private sector makes significant investments in their orgs and they are well attended by people not just [from] the city and county, but the region more broadly."
Pankratz acknowledged that Pittsburgh's arts community still has more work to do on issues of racial equity and unequal access to the arts. He said that it must also address a 20 percent decline over the past five years in individual giving, which currently accounts for about 10 percent of arts funding here.
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These are the places I remember you by Marie Lefeuvre
I remember you at Rue Faubourg Saint-Denis,
You held my hand on the way to the metro station,
I had a wheeled suitcase in the other, so it must have been a little awkward,
Bumping along,
But I remember only that it was dark and I kissed you,
And went to London
It was snowing in London, and I was eating my dinner in a coat.
You told me it was snowing in Paris too,
And I looked up at the flakes falling from the sky.
My fingers were red and shaking.
I remember throwing my mattress out on to the pavement,
It was hot and sunny and I was wearing an orange shirt.
I laid down on the mattress and felt invincible.
I remember your wedding.
Marie Lefeuvre studies French Literature at Paris VI – La Sorbonne. She enjoys writing poems about affairs of the heart in English, as they require her to think about language in a different way.
In Love with the City by Sofia Gershevitskaya
It was love from the first step on the railway platform. You can fall in love with a city like you fall in love with a human being. Deliriously.
She pulled along her weighty trunk. It was as stubborn as its proprietress. Eventually, after honey-sweet blandishments, it climbed the stairs. Travelers raced and the trunk kept on getting underfoot. “You go on a diet as soon as we arrive,” she said with a sniff.
To be honest, such a variety of clothes was needless. Don’t you prefer shameless nudity to matching garments when you smother with love? And what do you pull on in rare interludes? Perhaps, a baggy sweater, which is not even yours.
When her strength gave out, she stood still and drank full-flavored air. Delicate scents of freshly brewed espresso mixed with a piquant odor of history wafted from neighborhood cafeterias. She closed her eyes and inhaled, as if time were a meaningless number.
You may know how it feels when you nuzzle into the neck of your beloved. You lose sense of time and space. You want to inflate the reservoir of your lungs to compensate for the moments of agonizing separation. And it’s never enough.
The lethargy would have lasted forever if the trunk hadn’t brought her back to earth. It fell over on the stone pavement. “You are so naughty today!” she said impatiently. The wind sighed in the branches of yellow trees. It was chilly.
Every corner and every pathway seemed strikingly familiar. She loved fences overgrown with ivy and old Victorian houses that looked mysterious from the outside. It stirred irresistible curiosity, as if she had met a stranger and was about to start a conversation.
Finally, she reached her destination and her excitement went off-scale. Although the centuries-old house featured a stately façade of flaking masonry, it didn’t cry for a new coat of paint. It felt secure under the veil of a long-lived secrecy.
As a novice writer I beg your pardon, my dear reader. It is disgraceful of me not to introduce the main character of this narrative. I just wanted to put off the moment as long as possible, but it’s time to unmask the truth.
Will you ever believe me if I say that the character is not just a figment of my wild imagination? Will you believe me if I say it’s you, my dear reader?
You enter somebody’s life the way you enter a house. Sometimes the intrusion is pleasurable and the world turns upside down the moment you cross the threshold. There are places that leave nothing to be desired, yet the chaos prevails inside.
The street lights flickered on, throwing off the mantle of darkness. One could feel the chilly air through layers of clothes, and yet November’s temperature drop didn’t hinder people from strolling about the streets.
She rang the doorbell twice to revive the household. It wasn’t long before the place was alive with hurried steps and loud voices. “Don’t forget your manners!” she said rather strictly, but the trunk didn’t pay attention and her words hung in midair.
At the age of nineteen, Sofia Gershevitskaya changed her life path and moved from Russia to central Europe to study Public Relations. She enjoys writing short stories because it helps her to release her thoughts and feelings. This is her first English publication.
GUILT / TO A MOTH by Stephanie Kocsis
Night-wing dancer, your bright-lit pain
is my own. Your spiral flight around
my bedside lamp was inexplicable
once. I think of science class, the girls
preening in the front row, and how you live
for only one week, to breed and die.
You, who navigates a straight line,
by moonlight are trapped in my electric cloche.
You waste yourself on anthrocentric celestials
while I, diurnal, with decades to breed,
eclipse the slow-burning stars.
Stephanie Kocsis is a Queensland-based poet. She has recently been published in Stilts and is directing the reinvented Words & Wine Literary Collective. She is currently working on a collection that explores the tensions between domesticity and landscape in postcolonial spaces.
Artwork by Coen Keyte
Verona Style Report by Liv Monaghan
Fair Verona for a few weeks in Winter. The summer before, an old soft-leathered man I’d met in a back street in Venice, who’d marveled at my height in broken English and with a tilted chin, was aghast to hear I was taking the train straight to Milan.
“Go to Verona. Milan is like all other big towns. Ugly.”
He was right for one part, but Milan is not like all other big towns. It’s lonelier.
I took the train directly to Milan that September, but kept in mind his tip to stop at Verona.
A misinformed member of my family once told me there was nothing in Verona apart from a fake balcony. Because Juliet and her Romeo were a figment of Shakespeare’s imagination.
Worse decisions have been made, in the history of mankind, than my attempt to escape from the motherland to a country where there exists a barrier of tongues. If nothing else, it’s good to discover that Verona holds more than just a fake—which turned out not to be fake at all—balcony.
Verona in November and December is cold. The wealthy of the north are guided along the streets at night by their dogs, in duo and trio. Italians eat ice-cream wearing linens on the street in summer, and they wrap in furs for these social parades in winter. Both the style and the dialect spoken in Verona is a little influenced by the flanking lands of France and Germany. Perhaps it is thanks to the German side that the style in Verona is measurably less fabulous than it is in Florence, for example, where I once met a young man in an excellent orchestration of colour walking his jacketed Dachshund while wearing the exposed interior of a nineties electronic hand-game for a brooch. Perhaps it is thanks to the French side that it’s a little more reserved there in Verona too, where round velvet vowels are not sung out so loudly as they might be in other departments.
Jewellery is important here. A perfect pair sit in a fabulous Italian huff, chain-smoking but body language bound, their tanned wrists weighted down to the coffee table by chunky silver watches. Jewellery shops are dotted around; Piazza della Erbe and Via Roma have in their shop windows such extraordinary rings and necklaces that I stood mesmerised in front of them often, eating pastries.
Liv Monaghan is a bird; a singer, a writer, a vintage fashion-forward/menswear vixen, and a sometime costume designer living a lot in Paris but often more-so in Ireland. She believes travel is key, and that inspiration comes from intense, joyful, and/or heartbreaking glances into the souls of wicked people and lonely places.
A City by Reed Smith
While its enemies made good their promises
The cuckoos were heralding in the darkness
Tio Armando felt the urge
To bury his sack of gold coins below the garden
Instead of sweet blue bahia the remaining cows
Grazed on Sakrete bags of ready-mix
Fear and starvation tapped their linchpins
Like a road crew into withering axons
The innocent taught their students
To feign ignorance
They had the freedom to walk
In the weak sun and take in the evening breeze
Nothing moved them so much as the cold winds
Bleaching the slag-gray bay some mornings
Or the rooms now lit with candlelight
Glittering above the streets like lanterns
One Monday a third dimension of suspicion arrived
And went door to door with his clipboard collecting names
The sidewalks were wet—sloppy with fresh rain
Their footsteps left inhuman faces on the stone
There were monsters disguised as friends
Assassins—rogues who knew the best chemicals to sniff
It was cold—December—no one sought to play a part
Of their own choosing
Where the sky broke from evening
Thousands came together and there was night
Reed Smith attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the University of Texas, where he was awarded a James A Michener fellowship. He lives in South Florida with his wife and family.
Making Tea in the Dark by Eric Karl Anderson
It was dark by the time Anne arrived home. She didn’t turn the lights on. Her arms were loaded with cardboard boxes and old shopping bags full of photographs, letters, clothing, books, CDs and songbooks. This jumble of personal belongings was all that was left of her son and she didn’t want to look at it. She awkwardly manoeuvred down the familiar dark corridor to Christian’s childhood bedroom, bumping against the wall and stubbing her toe on the skirting board. Once everything she had rescued from Christian’s apartment was stored in the bedroom, she could breathe a sigh of relief. They were home safe. Where they belonged. Rightfully.
The dark rooms around her were silent except for the faint bassline of the music playing in the flat above and the faint sounds of the city. The noise of cars, planes, and groups of boisterous friends used to grate so harshly but now only hovered faintly in the background of her daily life. She wanted to shut them out completely and enclose herself in this darkness. It weighed heavy around her like an enormous blanket. She breathed it in greedily, felt herself bodiless. She didn’t need to see anything because it was all there. Moving through the rooms she held out her hands to brush against the walls, her dining table, portraits, the piano which took up half of the living room, the countertops and the grooves of the door frames. In the kitchen she filled her electric kettle in the sink and set it to boil. The water slowly turned ferocious, tearing and clawing at the metal till Anne thought the kettle would explode. She took a mug from the cupboard.
‘This is how you make tea in the dark,’ Anne thought to herself:
– Place the mug on the counter.
– Carefully hold the kettle over the mug.
– Curl your finger over the cup’s rim.
– Slowly pour in the hot water until your finger feels the sting.
– Stir for several seconds until you sense the tea has sufficiently steeped.
– Pull the teabag from the mug and twist the string around the teaspoon and teabag to extract every last drop.
This is what she used to do in the early mornings before Christian awoke. Before the sun had risen sufficiently to shine through the window blinds, and while he slept soundly in his room, she made tea. But she didn’t want to wake him, didn’t want the kitchen light invading his room through the glass above his bedroom door. He was so light-sensitive that he often slept with a crumpled T-shirt draped over his face, and later, when he became a cultivated teenager, a sleep mask.
She was careful not to wake him because she liked to watch the nearly indistinguishable shape of him sleeping in the dark. As he changed and grew into a man she found her love for him changing too. One early morning while the sun was still only a pale yellow smudge on the horizon, she peeked into his bedroom and was startled by the sight of him. Sleeping soundly, wearing only a pair of boxer briefs, his beautiful dark limbs tangled in the white sheets of the bed, he reminded her so powerfully of his father.
Ever since she was a girl, Anne loved waking up before everyone else. No matter how much people might scorn or criticize her during the day, she was awake and in ownership of the world before anyone else. But as a teenager she discovered something disturbing about these mornings of solitude. She was a stranger to herself. In the dim light of her bedroom with the city so eerily quiet, Anne felt she didn’t know herself at all. During the day she ran with her friends through the streets of London, so confident in their caftans and long hair. They went to the morning pictures at the ABC cinema on Mile End Road and then down to Brixton where Anne’s friend Jan sang with a reggae group called The New Islanders. Jan’s high-pitched voice reminded people of Millie Small. It was at a New Islanders’ show that Anne met Simon. She admired how supremely confident he felt in his skin, even though he spoke about the suspicion he always felt from the police as he waited for a bus or entered a shop, the disdain he felt simply walking on the pavement outside of his community and sometimes on his own street. Their affair was quick and heated. She bit his soft ear lobe and liked the way his arms circled around her, slightly lifting her off the floor.
Anne and Simon saw each other regularly. But one morning Anne woke feeling queasy-like, as if she had just rode a roller coaster. Without giving him a reason, she quickly informed Simon she never wanted to see him again. She deliberated how to get rid of the baby. There were options, but she couldn’t bring herself to go through with any of them. Her parents were outraged to have a pregnant daughter with no husband in sight. Anne claimed she had only been with him for one night and didn’t even know his name. When Christian was born and her parents saw the colour of his skin, they threatened to expel her from their house. Anne cried and pleaded. They grudgingly supported her, though she had to contend daily with their disdain. Money was always tight and she took a job in a shop as soon as she was able. Her circumstances were only bearable because when she looked at her child in the morning light Anne knew for certain who she was.
During the day, she had to endure the looks from people on the street or on the bus who saw a white woman carrying a black child. These looks from black people and white people were different, but were most definitely looks that had something to say. “You don’t know what they’re thinking,” her neighbour Paulette said when Anne complained about them to her. But Anne knew. She’d seen enough of them. In the bedroom, in the mornings, with the stupid world shrouded and unconscious, there was just the two of them.
Anne paced back and forth in her darkened hallway remembering all of this. Her tea had gone cold on the countertop so she made a fresh cup. Her thoughts kept circling back to the day of the bombing. It still felt to her like she could have done something to prevent his death in that pub two months earlier. She thought about this obsessively. If only she had kept in better touch with him. If only she had asked Christian and his boyfriend to come round that evening so he wouldn’t have been in Soho. If only she had called him a few minutes before the explosion so he would have stepped out of the noisy pub to speak to her on the street. She dug into the palm of her hands with her fingernails.
There was a knock at the door. Her limbs ached as she rose from the sofa to answer it. There stood her neighbour Paulette under the bright hall light. She embraced Anne and held her tight. Though Anne immediately wanted to recoil, she softened into her friend.
The great warm mass of the woman held her tight and said, “The verdict is in. I heard on the news. He was charged with murder, seven consecutive life sentences.” Anne held her breath as she tried to take this information in. It was incomprehensible. She pulled away from Paulette, who turned the hall light on. Anne squinted at the brightness of it and slunk away to her bedroom.
Paulette cautiously followed behind. She noticed a jumble of things on the floor of Christian’s old bedroom as she passed by it. “Should I leave you alone?”
“No no,” Anne replied collapsing onto her bed. “Thank you for telling me the news. I went to Christian’s flat today. To get his things.”
Paulette stood in the doorway to her bedroom, “Was Mark there?”
“Yes. I was hoping he wouldn’t be,” Anne said and then paused, rubbing her face harshly. “He tried to be nice. He disgusted me.”
Anne was suddenly desperate to speak about all of the things she wanted to wrap in silence and bury.
“He tried to console me at first, but I wasn’t having any of it. I told him I was only there for Christian’s things. But then he said he wanted me to go with him to the Old Bailey to hear the verdict being given today. Journalists want to speak to us. Doesn’t he think I know that? They’ve been calling me and knocking on the door. And he said that there is a group of them committed to seeing justice done. And they want to continue on, appeal to the government to do something about the intolerance in this country. He told me all of this, but I only wanted Christian’s things.”
“Of course. You don’t have to get involved with any of that,” Paulette assured her.
“So I went to Christian’s bedroom with my box to take his things and Mark tried to stop me. He said we had to sit down and sort Christian’s things out. We had to decide what each of us would keep. And I said, ‘But this is my son! His things are mine!’ I grabbed at everything I could. Then he tried to take something back out of the box so I slapped him. He backed away, and do you know what he said to me? That I didn’t teach Christian how to love himself enough. He may have acted brave to the world and looked confident on the outside, but inside he was sad and scared. That I couldn’t respect he was a gay man. I failed to prepare him for the world as a black man. Even though he’s my son. That I couldn’t understand what my child needed and couldn’t protect him.”
The words rushed out of Anne’s mouth, even though Mark hadn’t said any of this to her.
“You should get some sleep,” Paulette said.
Anne looked exhausted lying on the bed. She covered her face and rolled on her side. Paulette quietly left the flat, turning the light off and shutting the front door behind her. She was glad to have the silence and darkness again. Instead of thinking of her son, she conjured fantasies and half-dreams of visiting the man labelled the ‘London nail bomber’ in his now permanent cell. She wanted to ask him if he was happy to have killed her son, even if it meant a pregnant white woman had to die alongside him. The bombing had killed more than just the minorities Copeland had targeted. Was her son’s blood worth it? If so, shouldn’t we all be exterminated, the earth completely cleansed?
Hours of wide-eyed darkness passed. Darkness which refused to fully accept her into it. Darkness she strove to embrace. Darkness was all she wanted to know. Here was the only place her love could exist. Perhaps this was the only place it had ever truly existed. Eyes open and searching for familiar shapes in the darkness, the barest form of a sillohouette concealed and safe. Hidden in the darkness her love. And as time passed, the darkness dissipated. Painfully, in nearly indistinguishable hints and gradations of colour it lifted slowly slowly slowly. Leaving her present. Leaving her alive. Alone…
And there was the sound of the rubbish truck and the sound of birds. The city awakening. Neighbours showering. The creak of floorboards. The drone of a passing airplane. The squeak of bedsprings, the sound of lazy lovemaking. Shadows appeared. The clock ticked on. And there was Anne. With bleary eyes, she turned to the window and saw a cold light invading her room telling her it was morning.
Eric Karl Anderson is a native New Englander who currently lives in London. He is the author of the novel ENOUGH and has published fiction in a variety of publications, including The Ontario Review, Glitterwolf, Oval Short Fiction, and the anthology Between Men 2. He runs the book blog www.lonesomereader.com.
The City by Anastasia Polkanova
Stop it! It is inhuman to keep me in this dusty cement box, gobbled by fungus! I bet it is just the same in your head, you, freaking educator.
I will escape from here. Twenty minutes left. Twenty minutes hold me from the abiding, nearly habitual rush. Not much…and at the same time an infernally long patch.
Incredible tension – and tear down! I break out.
I am being dissected by the sharp cold winter air. My lungs are burning and my heart (surprisingly I have one, the doctors tend to assert its existence) is echoing my heavy landings, my anguished but somehow firm steps.
I experience the fever every single day. This torturing but sweetest, addictable, taming pain of unbearable desire. My personal aesthesia of the intention, of the target, of the aim. The nagging, morbid sensation you are unable to resist. The only silhouette, the only gestalt you are able to see while the whole city seems a blunt memory of a tasteless nightmare… You.
I run across the grey square, jumping over the huge familiar cracks in the asphalt.
Down the aseptic street, along a weirdly, diagonally curved path that comes through several yards, past blocks of houses.
Houses. Each is a pimple of a house. All alike though differing in their ugliness and spreading. Spreading as if there were an epidemic, forcing to build these useless cement boxes. As if a gigantic toddler had no cubes to play with and people risked to please it – or at least, if the toddler were not happy, to find an asylum in these. Like there can be an asylum.
They want to sell me a flat. I get their calls every day. In fact, I am homeless. Not houseless, however. And here is a fact. Buy whatever fancy flats – you will never have a home. I know some people. Gorgeous apartments, shabby homes. Why not give up this ridiculous prison? Breathe in some fresh air and accept all the essence of being a loser. This might be called freedom.
Running. Seeing – finally seeing something – an accurate piece of gold, sparkling humbly. The church, you usually avoid to walk by when with me. It is as fragile as you. Thin, exile lines of the steeple, in which I recognise your brows, your cheekbones and your hair, calm me for a few moments. Hidden with the dusty curtains of houses already, I don ‘t see the church any more.
The city is full of houses.
All of a sudden, I start recalling the half-an-hour-ago events.
Prison-looking classroom. I cannot refrain my wrath. I detest this plain person with shallow eyes, trying to make me believe that I am unaware of the great knowledge, which is in her disposal. In hers – and nobody else’s. Extremely eager to get me to respect her, trying to run me down… She will never be the one she imagines in her head.
An old woman is standing on the corner. She’s here every day. So am I. We even recognise each other. She’s eager to sell belief and hope. Anyway, she’s far better than the one in the classroom. Not arrogant. Willing to help, not to feel superior. In a way, I feel apprehension for this old lady.
There’s a book in her puckered hands. It’s rather thick and rather threadbare as well. I always run too fast to read the title. Something, starting with a G and ending with a –pel. She offers me some kind of support; she suggests my getting into the ideas she reads in the book. She does every day despite knowing that I’ll refuse.
The city is full of fools.
There is a tiny shop, lost among all kinds of supermarkets. I pass it every day. And every day I watch the poor creatures crawling and dropping off and lurching out of it. It sells cheap alcohol. I guess, illegally. Cannot claim for sure.
So many times a day am I keen to enter and get a bottle of anything recommended, so to say, by the regular customers. It is unbearable sometimes. Sometimes it seems the only way. I am powerless and desperate – and there is no need to keep on, I am no longer interested, what is going to happen next. I am empty. I am only alive when you are by my side. All the other time, oh Lord! I don’t know what can fill me the other time. At least any longer.
Then I observe those, whom I am willing to assimilate to. Talking to themselves, crying, shouting in despair, hitting everything on the way, falling and not getting up – and suddenly I realize, I am already in this condition – so why bother.
The shop also offers a large variety of adult movies. Can’t help wondering, how it manages to succeed in selling those in the era of the Internet. Probably, the shop’s success is in its essence. It sells pleasures. Fake – but who cares.
The city is full of sins.
I feel my cell vibrating in my pocket. The shrink. No, I am not coming, as usual. Texts from acquaintances lacking in logic. They ask whether I would like to talk – why should I if I never answer your calls?
Not a single text from you. You know, I’m coming. You might even feel I’m getting closer. From time to time I think you may be scared of me. You never show but we both know I can kill you one day – so that I finally have the guts to get rid of myself.
“Your depression lasts way too long. I have this psychologist…” or “Heard of these pills…” It is all about selling me pills.
The city is full of doctors.
I am exhausted. Seriously. I breathe too hard, I am panting. I have to stop. I am going to faint, otherwise. Every day at this point. Damn.
Is that you? So beautiful you are! My only treasure… No, that’s not you. You are waiting for me at your place.
I see you in every woman – I cannot wait. I need you. I want to smell your hair. Right now, I almost hallucinate – I can hear your mild voice and I can feel you touch my shoulder gently. I want to get dissolved in your smell. I am neither crazy nor trying to look like a perfumer. I simply do enjoy breathing in your natural scent. Imagining it now, I can smell it…
Oh dear, I am driving mad. Or probably have already driven.
Now and then I question your existence. You are too beautiful to be a real person, to be a human being. I often doubt whether I am enveloping you or I am just a loon sitting in an empty room and hugging air. It is far more believable that my frail mind created you as some kind of anodyne. A rather treacherous anodyne. You seem to be the best cure. And the one to take you is blinded, is too riveted to see the incredible number of side effects. Among which the worst one is definitely “causes addiction”. “Causes delusions” is also one of my favourites. It is quite hilarious, indeed – a delusion causes delusions. When with you, I am afraid to wink – I am too scared to open my eyes and not to see you.
The city is full of delusions.
I am half-dead. Running has never been my strong point. Panting and panting and panting. Being diseased in body and mind is not a piece of cake, I should say. In fact, I do have a heart disease I simply don’t care.
I only care about you. I am doted upon by you. If only you could feel what I feel… No, I would never want that – my affection towards you is too strong and sincere to even think of you being hurt.
I will never be able to describe my feelings in a proper way. Words distort reality.
Besides, I am anxious, I am obsessed. An obsessed freak will hardly manage to express himself with all the accuracy….
Here I am. The house you live in. My heart is no longer beating. I must be dead. Lucky I!
Slowly do I make myself press the doorbell. I swallow. I can hear the doorbell ring. So far away. Everything is so far away when you’ve forgotten how one is supposed to breathe.
I hear your footsteps. Defibrillation. I hear you unlock the door. Pulse. I guess, it is pulse – low and weak. The doorknob starts to wind. Am I coming back to life?
The city is full of you.
Anastasia Polkanova is twenty. The daughter of two doctors, she was born and still lives in Ulyanovsk, Russia. At grammar school, she took part in the school theatre and published several poems in the school paper. She currently studies linguistics, as well as English and German. She is going to be a teacher of English.
Only the Visible Can Vanish by Anna Maconochie
You come to London to make it. That’s what young women do in countries possessing a world-class financial hub. Of course I wasn’t thinking about my part in this phenomenon beyond the economics of my immediate survival, day to day, even hour to hour sometimes, and neither were any of my contemporaries. I did the thing you’re not supposed to do. In short, I vanished. Not in the sense that I have left London, or even this world. Physically, I am still very much here, if a little smaller, having lost some weight (a fitting by-product of the vanishing process, simply due to having less money to spend on food, more on which later).
It was 1999 when I arrived. We were starlets, hustlers, setters of scenes to a beat. Sculptors and tweakers of mood and trend. Valliant weeders of the pretentious from the authentic. I came from Devon, and I told everyone I met it was the land of Dairy. I even looked like I was made of milk back then, I was so unblemished. Three hundred quid in cash and a car so clapped out all I could do in the end was sleep in it until I’d scared myself enough to put a deposit on a room. We all had a story like my car story. We hadn’t officially proven our status but in the least egotistical way possible; we knew we must treasure these years as office minions, waiters, unknown actors, unpublished writers, gigging, wordslamming, transmitting electronic music to a dozen darkly-lit faces in a too-large pub. Soon we would be ruined with success.
To vanish, you must be first seen. It took a long time. You might be wondering if I was a well-liked or, once, even slightly famous person. Or what event or personal anguish led me to self-erase? But it’s not like that, it really isn’t.
You don’t always see how something begins but now I can tell you where it began. On the DLR on my way to work one morning, I saw a seat become available at Poplar. I worked for a company in the Docklands that helped other companies move office. Even homely old Space Interactive aspired to be something it was not. The head once called it an interior design outfit but we spent most our time shifting freight and furniture, reconfiguring bad electrics and insurance disputes. By now it was 2002. I’d started as a temp covering for a sick assistant, but she didn’t improve in the months to come and neither did my ability to make money from SpeakerSlam, the poetry and spoken word night I was running at a pub in New Cross. I had planned for it to be a launchpad for my poet and musician friends, as well as my own poetry, but we rarely secured public funding and the SpeakerSlam zine never went into profit. Within a year Space Interactive was talking about promoting me to office manager, which infuriated me. I wasn’t supposed to be good at this job.
A freebie paper had been dumped on the empty seat and, in a move that felt out of character, I picked it up. I read about a forty-year-old woman, living in London, who had tackled a devastating depression not with pills or a therapist but by removing everything in her life that caused her anxiety. This woman had left her job, ditched her boyfriend, sold her flat, closed all bank and email accounts but one, and got rid of most of her possessions, including her car and her computer. When she needed the Internet she went to a library. She still lived in London in a flatshare but now her time was devoted to meditation, seeing only a few friends and doing volunteer work. Some of her week was spent on her perpetual job hunt, as she had to convey a certain amount of goodwill to those who doled out her benefits. Yes, she would take a job, she said, if it was easy and part-time but so far she had not got a job, despite regular interviews. She made it clear she wasn’t looking for a job at her former executive level and she wasn’t looking for a new boyfriend. She didn’t bother with beauty appointments or new clothes. I had expected the woman, named Agnes L in the article to protect her identity, to have a written a memoir or manifesto but there was no title at the end of the article. It wasn’t particularly clear to me why she was being interviewed. Except I missed my stop, so intently was I reading about her. ‘Life is often about making the most of a botched operation,’ Agnes said. The journalist probed further – what exactly did Agnes do when she did ‘nothing’? ‘Lie around the house,’ she answered. ‘Listen to Bach’s harpsichord pieces. Hard work and ambition drove me to madness. Depression is not necessarily just an internal journey. It was all external pressures for me, not what my parents did to mess me up, although, yes, they had unrealistic expectations. It felt like my life was full of tumours.’
I didn’t think about the article for years. I only remembered it in my mid-thirties, waking up in a man’s bed, hungover after a party in his flat the night before, wanting to get up and make a cup of tea in the hope that would lead to my dressing and leaving, ideally without too much conversation. I had been here before and knew his kitchen and what was in it. I both wanted to leave and desperately didn’t, but I knew nothing could happen without the tea, the tea that I couldn’t get up and make. The handsome man snored contentedly on while I tried to do that exercise where you tell yourself not to worry, just stay there and I’ll get up, I’ll make you a cup of tea and bring it to you, then you can have your tea in the still-warm bed and plot your next move. It had always worked for me and it felt like a self-violation to coax myself, yet still fail to get up. Finally I managed to sit up in the bed. The man, a painter, was also an occasional market trader for extra cash and his room was full of curios – old coins, perhaps Roman, old paperbacks, piles of newspapers and magazines, a long clothes rack nearly sinking with the weight of ladies’ vintage clothes, boxes of bonbon-coloured stilettos spilling out beneath the long gown hems, old-fashioned writing quills and brushes that he probably wanted me or some other woman to imagine he used. Perhaps this chaos caused me to think of Agnes L, perhaps it didn’t – but I thought of her story that I’d read so intently all those years ago and, boom, I was up. I felt a diversion signalling itself on my life’s road, a drastic detour, except this new road would reveal itself to be the only true road in the end. I barely took in my unceremonious goodbye with the sleepy man, the lip service to non-intentions and friendship to come. I had wanted him but I had already decided that losing him would be easier if I felt no need for a replacement.
I got home that morning and I wrote a list which I still have, tacked on a pinboard in my room:
Get rid of flat and move into cheaper houseshare.
Shut down SpeakerSlam and website.
Remove all social media and Internet dating presences.
Cancel hair appointment and never cut hair again. Same for eyebrows. And body hair.
Cancel gym membership.
Ask Space Interactive if you can work part-time. If not, quit and start temping.
Delete contact details for anyone who cannot be considered a real friend.
Sort through possessions and discard all non-essentials.
File away theatre script. You don’t have to write another word. Ever.
Of course, this great undoing of everything made me temporarily busier than ever. Space Interactive wouldn’t compromise on my hours so I gave up my job and joined a few temping agencies. I moved into a three person flatshare with strangers and made it clear I didn’t want to chat too long over the dishes. I had feared I would gain weight now I wasn’t a gym-hamster but instead the muscle mass decrease made me smaller. Plus I ate less as I didn’t have an office to bore me into seeking out croissants and those supposedly ‘healthy’ bars of fake fruit mulch. My new skinniness frightened me a little but since I didn’t want a man anymore. The only thing that mattered was maintaining basic health.
I told a few friends about the changes I was planning to make. I didn’t tell them about shutting down my spoken word night, which, amazingly, had never quite died all these years, or removing myself from the Internet apart from one email account, exactly like Agnes L. You’ll have so much space in your life for new adventures, they all said. But that’s not why I’m doing it, I wanted to say.
One friend staged an intervention. How she found my new address I still can’t work out. See a doctor, she said. This is not the behaviour of a healthy person. You’re so thin. Then she said, if you won’t see a doctor I’ll pay for you to see my telekinetic healer, which just goes to prove the suburban have-it-all working mothers can be the most cuckoo of them all. Bored and curious, I went to the healer, a surprisingly well-heeled middle-aged woman whose name was Mercy. Halfway through, she cut the session short. Your aura is troubling, she said. How? I asked. It’s dark, she said. Opaque. I can’t help you.
It’s been over five years since I vanished. Money isn’t what I would class as a struggle yet. I temp when I have to. Sometimes I do shifts in the bar down the road. No one recognises me there apart from my flatmates. I spend very little. I don’t have a travelcard and I’m lucky enough to have been given a bicycle that works. I walk a lot and recognise faces in the main square of Woolwich, where I live now. I suppose I live the kind of localised life I might have lived without moving to London. I’m good at cooking on the cheap. My parents are far away in my little home town, doing whatever it is that preoccupies them. There are a few friends who drop in. They ask me if I’m okay and sometimes it takes a lot to convince them I am. But the thing is, I am okay. I hate repeating I am okay because no one believes me and then I start to doubt it myself. But, really, I am okay.
There’s just one detail I can’t let slip by. I am pregnant. I had to come to London, but my child will be born already here. We will vanish together in the city into a home of our own, and her father (the scan revealed it’s a girl) will visit us and take her away for weekends. I am forty now, the age Agnes L was when she shared her tale, and there could be complications but it’s highly likely I will have this child, which I did not plan for and then could not face discarding and now wholeheartedly want. Then I will be visible all over again, my body a tiny city for a tiny human before I become, to her, a finite animal. I will become a striver all over again before I vanish for the second time as most people do, ever so slowly in those ways they observe in the masses but cannot always apply to their own evaporating selves.
Anna Maconochie is a short story writer based in London. Her work has been published in The Erotic Review and Prole Books, while her first short story collection is due in 2016 from Cultured Llama Publishing.
Little Queen of London by Pami Estalilla
When things in her world got a little dull, twelve-year-old Malaya would keep calm, close her eyes, and think of London, England. When they got especially taxing, she would actually go there. Depending on where she was standing, it usually wasn’t that far. She was lucky to have, her very own London on a wall at the back of her house.
Malaya travelled in style—via worn-out rattan bench with a lumpy cushion. She would make herself comfortable, put on an invisible seatbelt, tilt her head upwards and get whisked away among the clouds. Then she would roam the London of her Imagination, the perfect little city she had so lovingly put together.
If a true Londoner ever blundered into Malaya’s imagined London, he would be completely baffled. Its creator had never set foot in the British Isles, had never even been outside her little island in the Pacific. This trifling matter did not stop her from putting bits and bobs together from postcards, films, picture books, television shows, and her daydreams. There was the red-tented Piccadilly Circus, populated by a menagerie. The London Eye was simply a bigger version of the ones in her hometown’s fiesta fairs, nailed together with rickety planks of wood. Big Ben had a Littler Ben to keep it company. Downtown boasted Westminster Abbey.
There were precisely three streets in her version of London—Downing Street, Baker Street, and Abbey Road—they winded and looped every which way like a roller coaster or a Seuss illustration. Being a sensible girl, she had thoughtfully installed a system of transportation; black cabs and red buses had a grand time on those loopy roads. There was a Tube like a giant laundry chute and a flying umbrella or two. And the phone boxes! Red and blue, they were planted haphazardly all throughout—on rooftops, in the middle of roads, in castle gardens (there were many along either road).
Part of the fun was not knowing where she would land. Today it was Kensington Gardens, where ladies in pretty hats were having an enthusiastic conversation about Wimbledon over tea and crumpets. She waved at them and they curtsied; she then scampered over a hedge and into Trafalgar Square, where high-cheekboned young Etonians were feeding the pigeons.
‘Good day,’ said Malaya.
‘Your Highness,’ they said in unison.
‘Carry on,’ she said, with a little wink at the tallest, fittest one, then she remembered she was Queen, and quickly put on a dignified air. There were pressing matters at Buckingham Palace to attend to, and so she hopped and skipped past the statues and the enormous fountains with as much queenly dignity as she could muster.
It was hard to stay focused; there were the most fascinating passers-by.
A man in a long scarf hopped out of a blue phone box (that may not have been there five minutes ago) and gawked in surprise at his surroundings. ‘Too early!’ he muttered. ‘An entire century early, and not a single lizard.’
Stephen Fry, Simon Cowell, and Sherlock Holmes were having chips.
A troupe of theatre players was rehearsing. She’d seen posters of an upcoming show at the Globe; this must be it. But the lead seemed to be struggling with his lines. ‘To die, to sleep, to sleep, perchance to . . . to snore—’
‘Stop right there! Hamlet doesn’t bloody snore!’ a balding man, possibly the director, barked.
‘How would you know? Anyway, this is tedious—can we just skip all this and go straight to the sword fight?’
‘I don’t see why not.’
At last Queen Malaya could see Buckingham Palace right down the block. Her moat, the Thames, greeted her. Men in kilts were patrolling the yards. She made her way across Waterloo Bridge and to the Palace Gates, where her Royal Guards marched up and down. Doing her best to conceal her amusement at their stoic expressions, she entered and plonked herself on her velvet-cushioned throne. She thought of something queenly to say, but just as she was about to say it, a subject flung the door open and demanded, ‘Didn’t I tell you to bring in the laundry an hour ago?’
Malaya looked up. Hot sun. A full clothes line. Angry mother, hands on hips.
Imaginary London tipped its hat as it dissolved into the tropical atmosphere, onto a mural on the wall on the back of a house, while its little foreign queen went about her chores with a dreamy smile, soon to return.
Pami Estalilla is primarily a copy editor—which is to say she fusses over and occasionally grumbles about other people’s books—but dabbles in many other things. This includes bustling about (often clumsily) with her little troupe, the Offbeats, to create stories for the local stage. A native of Cebu, Philippines, she dreams of seeing the rest of the world. Like the character in her story, she has never been to London but has begun negotiations with her fairy godmother.
Becoming Cleopatra by Jill Pearlman
I loved watching the silent statues on the Ramblas in Barcelona as they dressed. In the morning, as the bird sellers uncovered their cages, and the flower sellers arranged their bouquets and flowering trees, mimes enacted a private ritual of becoming. First they were ordinary, then quasi-ordinary, then extraordinary. They were small actors who stepped into great people’s identities. I had just arrived alone from New York and turned my broken self to the gig of miming Cleopatra. I was transfixed by that strange process, knowing one thing was gone but not yet knowing what was to come.
They were actors, musicians, opera singers, nurses’ aides from Barcelona, Blanes, Besalu, Seville, Raval. In the filtered light from the plane trees, they came silently, one by one, pulling their handcarts with noisy wheels behind them. They unsnapped the elastic that held their stand and props. They unpacked the costumes and accoutrements of Napoleon and Pancho Villa and Death. The public walkway became their dressing room. In averting their eyes from passersby on the wide Ramblas, they went through the process of becoming.
A woman lifted a pair of wings from the handles of her cart, unfolded them and let them rest on a small rug she had laid on the sidewalk. Sitting cross-legged on the rug, she opened her little makeup bag and, looking into a hand mirror, began to paint her face angel-white.
There was a boy I liked. He had wide cheekbones and fleshy lips, was sullen and red-eyed. He was as empty as I was. He opened his treasure chest suddenly, with no expression, and took out a pair of pants that had been painted to stand and crack like glorified leather. Soon he would be Pancho Villa, hero of outlaws and rebels! He turned from the pedestrians, thinking of nothing as he dabbed gold on his smooth cheeks. The sun reflected in his hand mirror as he communed with the void. It was the same emptiness that actors, hungover or not, artists of various intelligence, even the god according to the Kabbalah, had to know before they could create.
Pancho stuck a fat Cuban cigar in this mouth. He adjusted a double belt of heavy bullets over his chest and donned a big-brimmed hat. His shoulders spread, his height increased, his eyes sparkled. He rotated towards the crowd with arms at his side, knees bent and spread wide, and in a flash, he drew his gun.
I learned from the others. My dress went on slinky over my hips, then I arranged the wig of black hair braided with gold beads on my head. After tying the sandals up my painted legs, I turned to the privacy of my hand mirror. I painted my face gold and adorned my eyes, preparing to become the great Queen Cleopatra. The reminiscence blipped in my mind of how I had always had a private ritual of drawing myself into being, drawing the snaky line on my eyelid in black liner, even when I was a New Yorker.
‘Look, there’s Cleopatra!’ I heard a kid on the other side of my head say. Like a magnet to his voice, I let my chin move slowly towards the caller; my head followed, then my shoulders and waist. I felt my heart pounding with a jungle drum beat. As a living Cleopatra statue, I could hardly move and couldn’t talk. As slowly as I could, I let my lashes part, and gazed upon the red-faced kid in shorts. He stood there, staring, pointing, looking. ‘She blinked!’ he said with his British accent. Yes, I did.
The kid looked intently, expecting my white robe to flutter or my gold-painted knee to quiver. If he put a mirror under my nose, he’d see breath marks. Finally he looked at his father and wandered away, frustrated by the ambiguous display. I pushed back my tired shoulders and drew in a jagged breath. Then I did what I always did to quiet myself – turn outside, listen, take in the noises of the avenue.
I heard the high, nervous chirp of little parakeets in cages, the convergence of hundreds of singing birds. I heard the shutter of a camera open, then close. There were words of Polish, Korean, French, Russian. I felt my stomach grumble. My arm ached from holding my scepter. There was perfume and exhaust in the air, a flowery scent and the smell of a wet dog, and cigarette smoke. I had a tickle in the hairs; soft-moving waves of warm air brushed against the skin on the back of my neck. Under the cacophony of languages, I heard church bells toll. There was a pleasant saltiness in my mouth, reminding me of the Serrano ham I’d eaten for breakfast at a café on the corner near the cheap hotel in the barrio antico where I was staying. When I raised my head to the sky, there was a pattern in the leaves of the plane trees, and through it was a high, light blue sky.
It was a one-month stint. I’d entered with curiosity and no expectation at all. For one month, I had no self. I would be empty. I was not Clio, nothing like the old Clio who had been so tightly scripted and so deaf to herself. The Ramblas was the noisiest boulevard in the noisiest of cities. I wouldn’t have to hear my inner voice, with its complaints of my limits and failures.
I could be silent, a living statue.
Jill Pearlman is a writer who works in different genres—fiction, poetry, flash fiction, blog essays. Writing is a way of stepping into the space between ideologies, places, relationships, parts of the self. While living in French Catalonia, she often crossed the border to Barcelona. From her meditations on medieval Shephardic history, absence and place, she wrote her new novel, Clio’s Mobile Home, from which this piece is adapted. She now lives in Providence, RI.
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Valve's Index VR headset is sold out everywhere
By Andy Chalk 2020-01-14T23:06:32Z
Valve hopes to have them back in stock before Half-Life: Alyx ships.
(Image credit: Valve)
In late November, we reported that Valve's Index VR headset was selling out in a hurry, leading to shipping delays on most Index packages—headset-only, controllers-only, and headset and controller bundles—in the US and Canada. Now, according to Road to VR, it's sold out everywhere, and may not be back in time to handle the demand for Half-Life: Alyx.
Alyx, as we all know, is one of the big factors behind the pre-release popularity of the Index. VR hasn't set the world on fire yet, but the opportunity to play the first new Half-Life game in 13 years (and counting) is a whole different beast. That's something people really want to do (some people, anyway), and some of them seem prepared to drop serious bucks to do it.
Horsing around with a VPN confirms the Road to VR report: Instead of a purchase option, the Index page in Canada, the US, the UK, and Finland displays regional pricing and a "notify me" button that will line you up for an FYI when the various components are available again. The one place that apparently still has some Index stock kicking around is Japan, where distribution is handled by Degica. "Full kits" are sold out, as are standalone controllers and base stations, but headsets and headsets bundled with controllers are still available for purchase.
A Valve rep told the site that it is "working hard to build more units and meet the high demand," and that it hopes to have the device back in stock before Half-Life: Alyx ships. That's currently expected to happen sometime in March, although a firm release date hasn't been set yet.
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Andy covers the day-to-day happenings in the big, wide world of PC gaming—the stuff we call "news." In his off hours, he wishes he had time to play the 80-hour RPGs and immersive sims he used to love so much. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8062472343444824, "wiki_prob": 0.8062472343444824, "source": "cc/2020-05/en_head_0053.json.gz/line1333769"} |
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By University of Newcastle upon Tyne, [RxPG] The highly-fibrous seaweed extract, alginate, could be used to increase the fibre content of cakes, burgers and other types of food which usually contain large amounts of fat and a low degree of healthy nutrients, say British scientists.
Alginic acid (algine, alginate) is a viscous gum that is abundant in the cell walls of brown algae. Chemically, it is a linear copolymer with homopolymeric blocks of (1-4)-linked ß-D-mannuronate (M) and its C-5 epimer α-L-guluronate (G) residues, respectively, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks. The monomers can appear in homopolymeric blocks of consecutive G-residues (G-blocks), consecutive M-residues (M-blocks), alternating M and G-residues (MG-blocks) or randomly organized blocks. The relative amount of each block type varies both with the origin of the alginate. Alternating blocks form the most flexible chains and are more soluble at lower pH than the other blocks. G-blocks form stiff chain elements, and two G-blocks of more than 6 residues each form stable cross-linked junctions with divalent cations (e.g. Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+ among others) leading to a three-dimensional gel network. At low pH, protonized alginates will form acidic gels. In these gels, it is mostly the homopolymeric blocks that form the junctions, where the stability of the gel is determined by the relative content of G-blocks. Commercial varieties of alginate are extracted from seaweed. Certain bacterias, however, also produce alginate. Alginate ranges from white to yellowish brown, and takes filamentous, grainy, granular, and powdered forms. It is insoluble in water and organic solvents, and dissolves slowly in basic solutions of sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide and trisodium phosphate. Purified forms of alginate are used in antacid preparations such as Gaviscon®, Bisodol®, Asilone®, and Boots Own® tablets. Alginate is used extensivly as a mold-making material in dentistry and prosthetics, and in textiles. It is also used in the food industry, for thickening soups and jellies. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-23T06:23:02Z', 'url': 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/fitness/Healthy_junkfood_with_seaweed_alginate_2498_2498.shtml', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
The Closings
IQHQ pays $164M to buy 15-acre Redwood City site from Oracle
It’s IQHQ’s second acquisition in the Peninsula city following its recent purchase of the site of a mixed-use project
San Francisco /
Nov.November 12, 2021 10:03 AM
By Matthew Niksa
Tracy Murphy, president of IQHQ, and an aerial photo that includes a 15-acre Redwood City site IQHQ acquired from Oracle for $164 million, outlined in red (Julie Belanger of The 111th Aerial Photography, iqhqreit.com)
IQHQ, a life science-focused REIT, bought a second site in Redwood City, paying Oracle $164 million for a vacant office building and an adjacent parking lot in a further sign of booming demand for Bay Area laboratory space.
It paid about $250 a square foot for the 263,000-square-foot building at 10 Twin Dolphin Drive and a parking lot next door, according to two people with knowledge of the transaction, speaking anonymously because they weren’t authorized to talk publicly about it. The deal closed on Wednesday, they said.
“We see potential for the 15-acre site to meet the region’s growing demand for new lab and office space,” IQHQ President Tracy Murphy said in a statement, declining to disclose the price. An Oracle representative declined to comment.
The price exceeded the $171 a square foot BioMed Realty paid Oracle at the end of August for the site of a three-building office complex that straddles the Belmont-Redwood City border and adjacent vacant land. IQHQ paid more even though the Redwood City building is a decade older than the oldest structure BioMed purchased, which was completed in 1990.
San Mateo County, which includes Redwood City, had almost 987,000 square feet of life science leases in the third quarter, including renewals and new deals, more than three times the amount leased in the county in the previous quarter, according to commercial brokerage Kidder Mathews. Yet the county’s vacancy rate for lab space dropped to about 2.5 percent from 3 percent, highlighting the need for new projects to meet the demand.
BioMed has the option to build up to 235,000 square feet of new commercial space on about six acres of vacant land it acquired from Oracle, although life sciences aren’t allowed there now. IQHQ can develop new research-and-development offices or lab space on Twin Dolphin Drive because both are permitted uses. However, it would need the city of Redwood City’s permission to redevelop first.
If IQHQ ends up pursuing a life science redevelopment of the entire site, it could potentially build up to about 655,000 square feet of lab space, according to the site’s offering memorandum. Yet that maximum comes with a caveat: It would need to create public access to the nearby shoreline and San Francisco Bay, whether through new pedestrian and bike paths along the water’s edge or new docks to connect a project to existing marinas, among a handful of other requirements.
If a project doesn’t provide public access, then the most life science space IQHQ could potentially build on the entire site would drop to about 523,000 square feet, according to Redwood City’s zoning ordinance.
Greg Cioth and Nate Jones of Eastdil Secured’s Silicon Valley office led sales efforts for the Twin Dolphin Drive site. Cioth declined to comment on transaction details.
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This is a short action film that will be shot in mid Feb on the weekend. When submitting please send a head shot along with a message with the character you wish to play and why you would like to play that character. From there I will send you a email back with a date for a audition that will be held at my studio here in Philadelphia PA.
In 2035 nuclear war breaks out across the world killing 70 percent of the population. Those who survived and didn’t get effected by mutation started to come together to survive. They built five cities surrounded by walls that go further into the sky then the eye could see to keep mutated creatures out. It’s now 2337 and the five cities have been at war for almost 50 years now for absolute power. A unit of scouts stumble past a unknown location to discover what’s inside could either end the war or destroy what’s left of the world.
-Vision is the code name given to Victoria Smoak. She is one of the world's greatest hackers and is currently working with Lionel and his team to get them through their missions. She's their eyes and ears.
-Lionel is a weathered Special ops vet now serving in the Scouts as a captain of unit 117. On his unit is his former colleague's children Lara and Finn Snyder. He looks at them as if they were children of his own. Most people are intimidated by his strong built and physical features but however he is the most polite and well-spoken person in Crown Heights. Lionel is as lethal as they come how else would he still be serving 7 years and counting over the normal soldiers life span.
-Lara The Wolf Snyder maybe the most talked about person across the five cities. People debate if she's more beautiful or deadly. Lara was born on the battlefield and was raised on one for most of her upbringing. She became a marksman by the age of 7. Killed her first target before she became 10. 12 years later Lara is part of scout unit 117 embarking on the deadliest missions of her life.
-Strong-willed, arrogant and loyal member of unit 117. He is serving his third year in the scouts. Kyle looks up to his leader Lionel and wishes to become a great Captain as well one day. Kyle excels in tracking, he has all the tools to become a great leader but sometimes his arrogant ways can get him into trouble.
-Finn Snyder is the younger brother to Lara. Unlike Lara he lacks all the traits it takes to become an elite soldier. He is average at best. Finn has a good heart and wishes to be more like his sister one day. That’s why he joined his sister unit 117, hoping it will make him the man he wishes to become.
-Dr. Snow is the scientist every other scientist wishes they were. He is ranked level 5 in 7 different sciences, more then anyone by 3 in the world. He helped Astoria become the most power city. He is now working on creating his newest experiment The Omega.
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Billie Eilish and Finneas have written the new James Bond theme song.
It's been announced today that Billie Eilish and Finneas have written the title-song for the upcoming Bond film, 'No Time To Die' - making Eilish the youngest artist in history to write and record a James Bond theme song.
The film's producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli say about the news: "We are excited to announce that Billie and FINNEAS have written an incredibly powerful and moving song for No Time To Die, which has been impeccably crafted to work within the emotional story of the film."
Eilish says: "It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I’m still in shock."
And FINNEAS adds: "Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we’ve been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema than the likes of Goldfinger and Live And Let Die. We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007."
“No Time To Die” JAMES BOND. AND I AM SINGING THE THEME SONG. WHAAT
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Writing the theme song for a bond film is something we’ve been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema in my opinion. We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise. 007
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by mieza | good music guide, The Strokes
Although The Strokes are all on a long hiatus, (except for Albert of course), somehow news came out that Strokes lead, Julian Casablancas is working with Queens of the Stone Age for one of their songs that will be coming out on their newest album, Era Vulgaris. Word has it, he’ll be playing a cool digital guitar (??) on the track, and whether or not he’ll be lending some vocals has not been confirmed (at the time). The particular song is called Sick Sick Sick, and all Strokes fans seem to be talking about it.
The song can be downloaded from The Strokes’ fan site, she’s fixing her hair.co.uk. But, I just couldn’t be bothered, unless they had a video of the song. Julian Casablancas is playing a guitar on the track and all I’m just saying is, it could’ve been anyone playing the damned-it guitar, who are we to know for sure. But, of course he still plays, but then of all the guitar sounds in the song, which one exactly is the digital guitar…… Just because he’s playing an instrument on some other band’s song, doesn’t necessarily mean we have to go and get it.
But, in the end, I downloaded the song anyway.
|mp3| Queens of The Stone Age – Sick Sick Sick (not for the faint-hearted)
p/s:- Turns out that Julian Casablancas did lend his vocals to the song. But, only a couple of lines…… In fact, it is the only lines I happen to sing along to (sub-consciously) in the entire song… but that’s only because I can’t make out the other lyrics.
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She looks at me and says, “It looks like you’ve bounced back. You look great.” Instinct nearly has me rolling my eyes, but both my heart and mind know she means well. Instead I smile and say, “I’m bouncing but I’m not sure I’m bouncing back. I’m constantly bouncing between hurting and healing, and grief and gratitude. It’s not a one-way bounce. It’s a constant back-and-forth, like a game of Monkey in the Middle.”
She smiles, though I can tell by her look I’ve said too much. I’ve revealed too much raw and honest heartbreak for her comfort level. This is nothing new, I’m used to tucking my grief away when it gets too heavy for others. What others don’t realize is that the weight of grief is carried in my life indefinitely, regardless of whether it’s comfortable or convenient. It stays always, even when it doesn’t show or get discussed.
In the early days of my grief I would have just smiled and said “Thank you.” Now, years into my grief journey, I’ve learned to be more confident in my approach and bolder in my authenticity. It does no one any good to pretend that grief and loss aren’t catastrophic life events. It does no one any good to pretend to hold strength and courage at an unattainable level or consistency. I’ve learned that sharing my heartbreak as much as my resiliency allows others to grasp the reality that when grief eventually enters their life, because it will, that they will be messy and complicated but they’ll also be ok.
No one let me in on the insider-experience of grief, which meant that I was unprepared and surprised by nearly everything that came with the death of someone I love. It turned out that the only aspects of grief I had learned were flipped and filtered in ways that made them inaccurate and convoluted. If others will learn about grief through the way I experience and express it, then I want that to reflect honesty and truth.
Grief is heavy, always. What changes is how we carry it. Some days we carry it with only our fingertips and others with both hands.
Grief never goes away. What changes is the lens in which we view it. Initially it is dark, foggy and unattractive. Eventually the lens is filled with color again and carefully crafted with loving reminiscence and gratitude.
Grief doesn’t heal completely. It isn’t like a simple injury. It’s more like a life-changing operation that leaves a scar that you can both see and feel, forever.
Grief is unique. It’s as unique as our fingerprints and our DNA. Each loss, each experience, and each relationship comes with it’s own map. A map that can only be written by the person walking it.
Grief changes you. Like an instant makeover that uses permanent paint instead of makeup. The kind of makeover that’s as drastic as shaving your head or covering your body in head-to-toe tattoos. At first it changes you in chiseled by loss and a forever absence, with time it shifts to a transformation carved by love.
As my friend and I sit down at our table and take sips of our coffee, I gently say, “I’m sorry if my comment was too much. It’s hard to live with a reality that sometimes others act afraid of, like my pain is contagious. It’s hard to hide my journey and the consequences of it. Grief is difficult and I’m trying intentionally not to pretend that it isn’t so that when it enters your life, you’ll know that while it’s catastrophic and relentless, it’s also survivable.”
She puts down her coffee and takes my hand, gently whispering, “I know.”
And with that, the hearts and souls of someone who has experienced significant loss and someone who has not are suddenly braided with grace, compassion and understanding.
One day in the future we’ll have a similar gettogether and I’ll find myself asking, not if she’s bouncing back, but which way she’s bouncing today, at that moment. Knowing that to truly help her on her grief journey, I need to acknowledge there is no getting back to life before loss, there is only moving forward to what lies ahead.
Keep bouncing, friends. Grief is chaotic and ever-changing, but it’s survivable.
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Thanks for reading, Annie. xox, Chels
Sue Ridley says:
Thank you for this. I lost my husband suddenly almost 2 years ago. I’m struggling, as to who I am now and what to do. But I see it’s ok and I will struggle but I will continue on.
Sue, I’m lifting you in comfort, love and peace from afar. xox, Chels
Tanya Van Heusden says:
This explains grief sincerely and correctly. There’s no bouncing back just back and forth and everyone’s grief is their own unique path to healing ❤️🩹
I recently lost my mother and no one close to me knew what to say because they had not yet lost a parent.
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∴ Think on This
Andrew americana, economics, politics January 29, 2017 6 Minutes
I’m thinking on the work of two writers, both of whom lay blame for the rise of authoritarian extremism in America on economic decline rather than bigotry alone.
Umair Haque – Medium:
The great gift of accepting that racism has a material factor which can cause it to explode — stagnation — is that then we can do something about it. Then and only then. If we moralize, we can’t, remember? When we accept that bigotry and hatred are unleashed by despair and frustration, in every human heart — not just “theirs”, but even in ours, should we be so unlucky — then and only then can we begin to act to prevent it, mitigate it, stop it.
Bigotry, Haque claims, is the moral cause of extremism, lit by the match of stagnation (and the ever-present fear of change, I’d add). He makes financial economy and racism co-equal, leading lock-step to authoritarian extremism.
Who couldn’t agree? A slow or stalled economy gives way to “me first,” and in a mixed ethnicity culture such as America’s, that becomes “us first.” In our present political distress, “America first.”
Thank you so much for giving voice to our baser instincts, Mr. Trump.
Assigning stagnation to the roll of instigator means we should also see racism in most or all of the towns blighted by the close of factories and other manufacturing facilities. We should see isolated pockets of minority communities, trapped by the too-high cost of joining other neighborhoods. And we do.
Yet there’s little evidence of greater bigotry and racial conflict in those communities than, say, functional economic centers like New York, Chicago, and Houston. There’s little evidence that the communities that supported automobile manufacturing in the north and cattle herding and exchange in Texas and Oklahoma harbor more racism than, say, leftist communities such as Berkeley, Boston, and Atlanta.
Remember that, as Michael Gerson phrased it for George H. W. Bush, the “soft bigotry of low expectations” flowed like honey from the best-intentioned liberal enclaves. There’s not a little benefit to be had from being the only hand up for struggling minority Americans.
Bigotry is a child of many fathers. Anyone can find reason to throw shade at black, immigrant, Muslim, atheist (add your group here) Americans, and have, and continue to do so when it’s convenient or expedient.
Economics has kept many a minority man and woman down. “You can’t work here” greeted those emerging from the Jim Crow South last century. It’s not the only cause of racial and ethnic hatred.
Often, bigotry is simply a fear of people who don’t look like us, bow to other gods, speak with an accent. How many families were denied access to housing in neighborhoods where they weren’t welcome? These were people who could afford the cost of living in these places, and those denying them entry weren’t suffering economic depression themselves.
Haque’s thesis is a partial explanation of why we are where we are in 2017 America.
Spend time reading through Chris Arnade’s work about the underclass – those out of work, undereducated and without much hope of improvement – to see the seeds of stagnation and hopelessness. Arnade’s trigger, like Haque’s, is economic.
Those who value education, knowledge, employment and are willing to move and earn a college degree (the “front row kids”) are politically pitted against those who value hometowns and well-paying lifelong jobs, the kind available with a high school diploma (the “back row kids”). A bigotry emerges among those who valued the move, the work, the career, looking back and down upon those who stayed behind. (The Guardian):
America has changed fundamentally over the last 35 years, and I saw and heard the impact of those changes. America had finally started upending a longstanding and ugly racial hierarchy, removing legal barriers that had made the playing field anything but level. For this, minorities overwhelmingly supported the new system, despite still suffering economically and socially more than white Americans.
Yet we replaced that system with one based on schooling, building a playing field that was tilted dramatically towards anyone with the “right” education. The jobs requiring muscle decreased (many going overseas) while the jobs requiring school increased. Compounding the pain from this, we started giving the winners a much larger share of the profits.
Arnade’s underclass isn’t a racial or ethnic group per se, but those stuck in communities our economy has forgotten. Facing stagnation, these communities turned out for Mr. Trump.
But generations of Americans have picked up and moved in search of better than they could find in their home town. What happened in America after the 1990s? How many of the successful, “front row kids” actually had advanced degrees, vs. a simple willingness to move, to act, to do whatever was necessary to succeed? How many had the singular motivator of a parent’s firm prod?
In short, if America isn’t working for people in a community, what happened to voting with your feet?
I get the argument. I don’t get the not doing something about it for oneself.
Name every form of hatred you’ve seen or read of in the ascendance of the extreme Mr. Trump.
Bigotry, avoiding rental of his New York City properties to blacks in the 1970s.
Misogyny, claiming to unpenalized sexual assault of women: “grab them by the pussy.”
Xenophobia, his executive order blocking immigrants from entry to the United States as he promised during his 2016 campaign.
Add in narcissism, his insatiable need for adulation and success.
If you agree with Haque’s thesis, stagnation lit the match that led to Trump. We had a tough stretch of it 2007-2009. Unemployment blossomed 2007-2010.
According to Arnade, those living in communities “left behind” by off-shoring of jobs in the 1980s and 1990s, and the rise of automation in the workplace in the 2000s and beyond found themselves in a dead end. Little opportunity at home, and apparently little effort to move where there was.
Behold, the sparks of extremism in America.
I have a hard time buying into the full thesis, though.
How many actually listened and acted, rather than scoffed, when candidates Clinton and Gore campaigned on retraining the American workforce? How many followed through?
In short, how do we delineate between economic stagnation and intellectual stagnation, and how much credit should we assign willingness and action to better oneself?
We can begin at first principles. A bigot stuck in dead end America, or living it up in a penthouse, is still a bigot. Putting others down to feel better about oneself is a losing game. Living through hard times need not make you hate your fellows, even if they’re doing better than you. There is no denying the economic and cultural violence done to people of color in the centuries before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and after.
My tentative take for now is that we’re seeing two long-run effects: of institutionalized racism and oppression, an unacknowledged history of America that’s always been right in front of us, and of stagnated minds and effort in a generation or two of Americans who’ve found their champion in a man besieged by personality disorder and enabled by opportunists.
America is not blameless, not its people, its politics, nor its polity. Scratch the bottom of the barrel and there’s more there than the weight of the rest of the culture bearing down on it. There’s inertia, there’s intellectual laziness evolved into distrust of intellect, there’s what Asimov famously remarked on:
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”
No it isn’t, and those who believe it is are reaping what they sowed by believing it so. They will be the first to feel the sting of Mr. Trump’s ignorance.
I don’t have the full answer, yet. I’m thinking on it, reading, working my way to something. Economics and racism igniting authoritarianism makes some sense. Not all.
We’ll find it; we always do. May it not come too late. Cultures and governance do have their limits.
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Masters of the Planet
The Search for Our Human Origins
50,000 years ago – merely a blip in evolutionary time – our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their own precursors had been doing for millions of years. Yet something about our species separated it from the pack, and led to its survival while the rest became extinct. So just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become Masters of the Planet? Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, Ian Tattersall takes us deep into the fossil record to uncover what made humans so special. Surveying a vast field from initial bipedality to language and intelligence, Tattersall argues that Homo sapiens acquired a winning combination of traits that was not the result of long term evolutionary refinement. Instead it emerged quickly, shocking their world and changing it forever.
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Tattersall (The Fossil Trail), a noted expert on human evolution and an emeritus curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, offers a concise history of how humans became humans. He explains how the sparse skeletal remains of ancient human predecessors are studied, how the shape of a molar, the tip of a pelvis, the design of the knee or the ankle all offer clues to the genealogical maps of our past. He revisits the usual suspects: the famous three-million-year-old Lucy; the unprecedented (in 1984) hominid structure of the Turkana Boy; and the 400,000-year-old Heidelberg man. Tattersall moves through the complex fossil records effortlessly and with a welcome sense of wonder. He also consistently conveys a deep knowledge of his subject. His discussion of the origin of symbolic behavior and the many theories that seek to explain early humans unprecedented leap in capacity, including the acquisition of language, the development of art, and the ability to deal in the abstract, is provocative and illuminating. Tattersall s combination of erudition and a conversational style make this is an excellent primer on human evolution. Illus.
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Vatican: All Nations Must Fight Terrorism
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) – Addressing the U.N. Security Council Sept. 24, the Vatican’s secretary of state said “terrorism represents a fundamental threat to our common humanity” and its escalation requires the response of a “shared commitment” from all nations.
“Nations must come together in order to fulfill our primary responsibility to protect people threatened by violence and direct assaults on their human dignity,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.
He also urged countries to address the root causes “upon which international terrorism feeds,” stressing that there is a “strong sociocultural component” that leads people to become involved in modern terrorist groups.
The cardinal said young people who join these organizations “often come from poor immigrant families, disillusioned by what they feel as a situation of exclusion and by the lack of integration and values in certain societies.”
He urged governments to use their resources to prevent people from “becoming foreign terrorist fighters” but to also engage with society to “address the problems of communities most at risk of radicalization and recruitment and to achieve their satisfactory social integration.”
To counter the “phenomenon of terrorism,” the cardinal emphasized that “cultural understanding among people and countries and social justice for all is indispensable.”
He said that the Holy See, representing a world faith community, has a “grave responsibility to condemn those who seek to detach faith from reason and instrumentalize faith as a justification for violence.”
He quoted Pope Francis, who said in Albania: “Let no one consider themselves to be the ‘armor’ of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression! May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman, above all, the right to life and the right of everyone to religious freedom!”
He referenced a statement St. John Paul in the aftermath of 9/11, saying that efforts to stop terrorism “must be exercised with respect for moral and legal limits in the choice of ends and means. The guilty must be correctly identified, since criminal culpability is always personal and cannot be extended to the nation, ethnic group or religion to which the terrorists may belong.”
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Most people know what they’re looking for when hunting for a new vehicle. Listed below are a few tips for dog owners to keep in mind. Not everyone takes their dogs into account while car shopping. Most owners, however, do bring their dogs along on short trips to the store or long road trips. Why not factor them in while researching a new ride?
Sometimes it’s easier for a dog to jump in and out of a hatchback. The door is wider, opens higher, may seem less likely to fall on the dog than the narrower backdoor. It also is easier to lift/transport crates and haul doggy supplies.
By having more room to move, a larger dog could stretch out nicely in roomy style with a blanket and pillow. Most new SUV’s come with hooks to clip a leash if needed to restrain a roamer.
Several makes offer a built in pet barrier. There are even more makes and models offering the capability to add a barrier. A pet barrier helps with teaching dog boundaries and keeps the driver safe from a seat hopper.
Having a vent in the rear of the vehicle where the dog is, keeps the air circulating. It cools a dog off in the summer and keeps a dog warm in the winter.
This feature is well loved for the owner who resides with a dog jumper. By having a vehicle with a sun/moon roof the dog may benefit from the fresh air without putting him in harm’s way. It also eliminates the temptation to leap out of the car while it’s in motion.
Incredible invention for the curious dog; by stowing the groceries, grandpa’s retirement cake or an expensive pair of prized roller derby skates in the floor of the vehicle Rover won’t be tempted to sample the goodies.
Looking for easy clean up after those muddy camping trips? Find a vehicle with a removable cargo liner. Pull it out, hose it down, and put it back. Another alternative is to find a cargo area with no carpet. Either one makes cleaning the back of the vehicle a snap.
An over excited dog and an unlocked door could be a recipe for disaster. Most cars come with child safety locks. These are handy little latches that prevent a door from opening on the inside. Another feature to look for– window locks; these prevent over eager dogs from rolling the window up while hanging out of it, enjoying the wind through their fur. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-21T16:42:17Z', 'url': 'https://iheartdogs.com/8-things-to-look-for-in-a-dog-friendly-vehicle/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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Transgender “Rights”
A sampling of our reports and commentary.
Massachusetts led the way…
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly say “yes” to transgender “bathroom” law
What happened? Question 3 (protecting transgenders in public accommodations) passes by lopsided 68-32 margin, keeping this horrible law in place. Big changes needed – or this will keep happening. 11/9/18
(Transgender protections in public accommodations were added to Massachusetts law in October 2016. Massachusetts Family Institute tried and failed to repeal this law in a 2018 referndum.)
Trans Females in Men’s Spaces
The other side of the Bathroom Wars: It’s time to address the issue of trans females in male locker rooms and restrooms. Fall 2018
It’s time to STRONGLY oppose the Transgender Movement
The transgender war on cultural norms is not just about restrooms and pronouns. It's about denying biological fact and quotidian reality. It's about an epidemic of irrationality, a cultural contagion, a mass delusion claiming more victims every day. It's about silencing free thinkers who refuse to bow to the radical "gender" ideology. 7/4/18
Male transsexual recruiting at Massachusetts LGBT Youth Pride event in 2016.
MassResistance testifies at “transgender non-discrimination bill” hearing in Mass. Legislature
Confronting politicians’ acceptance of absurd concept. “Moderate” pro-family groups avoid the real issue. 10/14/15
History of Mass. “transgender rights” law passage
The Mass. Transgender Rights law passed Nov. 2011. (Public accommodations were added in 2016.) Massachusetts schools implementing "transgender non-discrimination" policies -- fueled by the 2011 law. How the radical "transgender rights" law finally passed in Massachusetts (on its 3rd try). Flawed pro-family strategy led to fatal "compromise." 12/11/12
Homosexual and transgender activists celebrate "transgender rights law" with Mass. Governor and top politicians
The Massachusetts State House event from hell on Jan. 19, 2012. Vocal anger & hostility toward pro-family citizens. Photos & videos. (Posted 2/25/13.)
Mass. Governor Deval Patrick surrounded by transgender activists at the Trans Rights bill signing ceremony on Jan. 19, 2012. (Attorney General Martha Coakley is front row at right.)
Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity,” 2/15/13.
MassResistance addresses State Board of Education and Education Commissioner over forcing transgenderism in schools
Photos & video. 3/1/13
State Board of Education used radical transgender group's document to draft their directive for state's schools
A document dated November 2012 -- just three months earlier -- was published by the radical Mass. Transgender Political Coalition(MTPC). It's titled "Best Practices for Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students in Schools." 3/1/13
Mass. state education officials release directive to force transgenderism into all schools
"Transgender" boys playing on girls' sports teams, using girls' locker rooms, name & pronoun changes, etc. 2/19/13
How the trans movement lobbies your state legislators
Pushing transgender bill through the Mass. State House: How the homosexual-transgender movement uses activists to lobby your legislators. 12/14/12
Transgender Lobby Day at Mass. State House: Chairman of Judiciary Committee calls opponents of transgender bill "ignorant"
Says "Get over it" if transgenderism makes you uncomfortable. (Photos and videos.) 1/29/10
"Transgender summer camp" for kids celebrated in Boston media
Disturbing descriptions of body mutilations. "If you disagree, you're supporting suicide," say gay activists. 9/11/12
Boston Globe celebrates sex-changes for children by major hospital on front page of Sunday edition.
Article about a 14-year-old boy (one of identical twins) who has "become" a girl. For the past three years his parents have had him undergo powerful puberty-blocking drug treatments. As a result, the boy is now five inches shorter than his brother and has some female-like features. This will be followed by series of female hormone injections and ultimately operations to remove male body parts and "create" female-imitating body parts. The effects of the opposite-sex hormone treatments are irreversible and will leave the boy sterile as an adult male. 12/12/11
On Kevin Jennings, “1993 Education Report to the Massachusetts Governor’s Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth” –
As early as 1993, GLSEN founder Kevin Jennings floated protections for “transgender” students in the schools. See our analysis (published 2011).
Boston Globe publishes Easter Sunday feature on females having breasts removed and growing beards – to become men (2007)
Boy dressed as a girl at state-sponsored "youth pride" day in Boston (2006). Annual event attracts teenagers from across the state and promotes GLBT identities and behaviors to them.
Schools in Massachusetts will be seeing a lot more of these. And that's just the beginning. Poster from Mass. high school in 2007.
Elementary school teaching cross-dressing and transgenderism in 3rd grade in Newton, Mass. schools. (2006)
Gender, Restroom, & Pronoun Confusion
Dr. Norman Spack of Boston Children's Hospital defends "transgender child" expressing "identity" in Mass. public school in 4th grade. (2005)
State support. Rep. Martin Walsh (now Mayor of Boston) and Rep. Liz Malia proudly pose with "female-to-male transgender" girl at state-run home in 2004.
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"Buy Verses Build?" That is the question. Or is it?
Suppose you have a paperwork automation that's ten years old. In the procurement, expense management, time tracking or approval management areas. Your application needs to be replaced. It may have a huge number of features - specifically made for your operations. Users may love it. Others may prefer "the devil they know..."
Still, you are faced with the decision whether to buy a new application and retire the old one or build a replacement for the application. Sound familiar?
At Aestiva we see this often. The greater the feature set and the greater the end-user angst, the more painful the question. However the answer to "Buy Verses Build?" is easier than you might think. It simply requires you to answer the following question.
"Do You Know Your Business Process?"
If the answer is "yes" then you probably want to replace your in-house application with a paperwork automation system. If not, then you do not.
To be clear, when the answer is "no" you shouldn't even be asking the question "Buy Verses Build?" At least not yet. You should be asking "What Is My Process?"
On the other hand, when you do know your process then we can safely say you're (most likely) better off buying. How can we be so certain? Here's why.
1. Aestiva's Power Office-based solutions are assembled to match the processes you already have in place. This reduces end-user angst. Your users will likely get a much-improved product with little or no training needs.
2. Our systems are low-maintenance. They will likely cost less to maintain than systems put in place many years ago. And although they can be managed by IT, by going out-of-house for this solution, costs and delivery times will be much lower.
3. Aestiva's Power Office engine is powerful. Our (highly affordable) base systems may be all you need.
4. If you require special features we can put them together fast (usually 1-3 days each). Although costs and delivery times will be increased they are often in the 15% to 35% range and would be itemized and quoted in advance.
So there it is! If you're asking the question "Buy Verses Build?" the answer is simple. If you know your process then you should call Aestiva. If you do not then it's time to ask some slightly different questions. Of course, Aestiva wishes you the very best whether it is appropriate to call us or not.
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Stella Jean: How do you say ‘fierce’ in Italian?
Stella Jean F/W 2014
Not too many designers can create a line that looks like a UN General Assembly and make it work. Stella Jean can.
The Italian designer with Haitian roots has made her mark in the fashion world with her sophisticated, yet wearable, pieces. Tapped by Giorgio Armani to present her spring/summer 2014 collection in his Milan show space, Jean is seen by the veteran designer as one of “the new generation of Italian designers that needs our support.”
Stella Jean (Photo: Nunzia Garoffolo)
Jean’s mix of masculine-feminine, African-European-Caribbean styling wrapped in a 50s silhouette is on full display in this year’s fall collection. Classic shapes of tailored jackets, pencils skirts and flowing trousers are given a fresh twist with wax prints from her mother’s homeland of Haiti combined with stripes and “traditional” motifs reflecting her Italian father.
But the 34-year-old isn’t just about fashion for fashion’s sake: She’s also involved with the International Trade Centre (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative, a UN project. Jean sourced her fabrics from artisans in Africa and Haiti, providing work and a reliable income for women in the areas.
“The world doesn’t need more clothes that are simply beautiful. We must start giving our clothes meaning,” she told the Swiss magazine annabelle in an interview.
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When in blogs like freeverything they are reported free programs, they are divided into three categories: those completely free by choice of the developer, those free but supported by sponsors or "adware" and those opensource.
The most important feature of open source software is its open source code which can be downloaded and used by anyone who wants, for example, to create a new version or to develop plugins and additions.
For a normal user like me, this is not so important as knowing that no GPL licensed software (General Public License) may be accompanied by viruses or commercial proposals. Just to mention the most famous open source programs and understand what we are talking about we name, for example, OpenOffice, VLC, Gimp, 7-Zip, Mozilla Firefox, Apache Web Server, Google Chrome, Android and then also the Wikipedia website where they can write all and Linux operating system.
Basically, getting to the point, when it is reported by computer sites, blogs and forums an open source program, it it will always be safe and there will never be an attempt to rip off. An opensource program, generally, unless it is very famous and has its own reference website, it is recognized because it comes from one of the websites present in this list.
Unlike the best program download sites listed on another page, these are the portals where developers from all over the world distribute their programs under open license, programs that can be downloaded for free and always use without limitations or registrations. The programs of these sites are almost always available for PCs and computers of any type: Windows, Linux and Mac.
1) SourceForge is the main internet site where opensource programs to download are published. SourceForge also provides the source code of each software. On the site there are 2 million voluntarily registered users (to download it is absolutely not necessary to register) and 230.000 freely usable software projects. For a developer it is really an important site because he has a free web space available in which to download his program with the support of a forum, a mailing list, distribution tools and so on. For those who want to find out what exists and to look for new little-known programs, you can browse the site from the home page using the menu with the program categories and looking at the ratings.
2) GitHub is the open source software project site acquired by Microsoft in 2018.
On the site there are many free projects to participate in and many programs, tools and codes to download for free.
If you are not a developer, browsing the Github site is not much use because there is no easy way to browse the programs in search of something useful or interesting. However, you can use the Explore page to see the most downloaded software of the moment.
3) Openhub it is more like a public directory of the open source community, with the list of the main free and free software that you can download on your PC.
4) Softpedia has the largest index of Linux programs online, with lots of programs to download, all open source.
5) to Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and UNESCO. It is a categorical index of free software that can be installed and used on free operating systems (GNU and Linux). FSD is important for its commitment to the dissemination of free software which aims to counter restrictive policies such as the infamous Digital Restrictions Management (DRM).
On another page is the list of free Mac program download sites.
If there were no open source in information technology, we would have been forced to use only what is fed to us by commercial companies that do not always work for the good of users, but, more often to earn as much as possible (see, for example, the Apple's business philosophy).
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Brugge seeks to ban racist hecklers from the stadium
Credit: Belga
Club Brugge announced on Monday that it would “do everything possible” to identify and ban from the stadium the supporters who hurled racist insults at Vincent Kompany, staff and players of Anderlecht during Sunday’s 2-2 draw.
“Already on Sunday, after the match, Club Brugge explicitly condemned all forms of racism. Following yesterday’s events, Club Brugge announces that, with the support of the competent authorities, all necessary steps will be taken to identify the perpetrators and impose a stadium ban on them, as has already been done in the past,” Club Brugge said on its website.
The Bruges police will draw up a report, Belga News Agency reports.
After the match between Club Brugge and Anderlecht on Sunday, Vincent Kompany confirmed the incident.
“I’m going home disgusted and disappointed. My players, my staff and I were subjected to racist insults. They shouted ‘black monkey’. I don’t want to comment on the match. I just want to get together with my staff, to stay with the people who matter to me. We shouldn’t have to go through this again today,” said the Anderlecht coach.
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“Today’s Mahdiya may seem small, but during its heyday Mahdiya was the Fatimid capital of North Africa and the successful home base that led to the conquest of Cairo, which then ultimately led to the city’s demise as Cairo took over as the capital of the Fatimid empire” – excerpt from Tunisia.com
Mahdiya today - Mahdiya as a fishing village has a 'lazy town' reputation, a town where time stands still. However to just dismiss Mahdiya as a fishing village would be hasty as this former Fatimid capital has plenty to justify a visit. Photo Credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Copyright. Please click for enlargement.
Please also read related article: Great Moments in Ismaili History: The Establishment of the Fatimid Caliphate
Al-Mahdiya was the first capital of the Fatimids, and was built in 913 by the 11th Ismaili Imam/first Fatimid Caliph, al-Mahdi. The city functioned as a port from which the Fatimids launched their campaign to conquer Egypt, which they did in 969. Thereafter, the capital shifted to Cairo.
Architecturally the most significant building in the town is the Great Mosque built in 916. This is the earliest surviving example of a Fatimid mosque. The design of the mosque differs considerably from earlier North African mosques as it had no minarets and only one monumental entrance giving it the appearance of a fortress rather than a mosque. It is believed that the entrance was reserved for the Fatimid Imam, his family and court. The other features of the mosque included a courtyard with single arcades on all four sides, and a sanctuary with a T-shaped arrangement of nave and transepts.
Simerg is indebted to Glyn Willett of the United Kingdom for providing the following photos of the Fatimid port, the ruins of the city’s fortifications and the al-Mahdiya mosque. Willett maintains a strong presence on the Virtual Tourist Web site, and operates under the user name Willetsworld. Many of the photos produced below may be clicked for enlargements.
The city today: The Fatimid port (3) and the Al-Mahdiya Mosque (4) in relation to other non-Fatimid historical sites or tourist destinations in Mahdiya. (1) Lighthouse (2) Fort (5) City Gate (6) Place Khadi en- Noamine (7) Place du Caire
Fatimid Port
On the southern coast of the peninsula are the remains of the Old Harbour which was used by the Fatimids and, much earlier, by the Romans. It measures 126m (138yds) by 57m (62yds). Very little remains of the Fatimid port. On both sides of the narrow entrance channel, 15m (16 yds) long, there were two Fatimid watch towers with a chain suspended between them. The base of these towers are still there, but it is hard to imagine what it must have looked like. Further along the coast are remains of Fatimid fortifications (see below).
Fatimid Port, Mahdiya, Tunisia. Photo credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Virtual Tourist. Copyright. Please click for enlargement.
Fatimid Fortifications
Also on the southern side of the peninsula are the remains of the original Fatimid walls that were built during the 10th century. The museum beside the Skifa el-Khala gives some idea of how the fortifications and the rest of Mahdiya would have looked during the Fatimid times. The first floor of the museum has a reconstruction plan.
Ruins of Fatimid Fortification, Mahdiya, Tunisia. Photo credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Virtual Tourist. Copyright. Please click for enlargement.
Ruins of Fatimid Fortification, Mahdiya, Tunisia. Photo credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Virtual Tourist. Copyright
Great Mosque of Al-Mahdiya
The Great Mosque was built by the founder of the town, al-Mahdi. It was the first Fatimid mosque modeled on the Sidi Oqba Mosque in Kairouan. It was connected on two sides with the town walls and when these were blown up by the Spaniards the mosque too was destroyed with the exception of the north front. A temporary building was erected to replace it but this was found to be in danger of collapse and was pulled down in the 1960s. The Great Mosque was ‘carefully’ rebuilt on its old site in accordance with the original plans. However, visitors to the site generally observe that “it was a sad attempt to reconstruct the mosque of the Fatimids.”
The Great Mosque of al-Mahdiya, Tunisia. Photo credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Virtual Tourist. Copyright
Stretching over slight hills from one side of the peninsula to the other near the lighthouse is a large cemetery. Here are a number of 10th century Shiite tombs and remains of cisterns
The cemetery in Mahdiya, Tunisia. Photo credit: Glyn Willett, UK. Virtual Tourist. Copyright
Ajdabiyah Fortress Palace, Libya
Photographs and source of text: http://www.temehu.com/islamic-tourism-and-mosques.htm
The Ajdabiyah area appears to have been a major Islamic centre during the early Islamic period in Libya, especially around the 10th century, when the Fatimids began to arrive in what is now Libya. Two ruins remain that date from the Fatimid dynasty: a spectacular qasr, or fortress, and a mosque. The buildings have been documented by travelers throughout history and were excavated in the 1950s and 1970s respectively.
The Ajdabiyah Fortress Palace was most probably commissioned by the 2nd Fatimid Caliph, Imam al-Qaim, during the late 930’s. It has a rectangular base 33 metres long and 25 metres wide, with circular corner towers, and with more towers in between each two corners. The palace is regarded as one of the most important 10th century monuments in the whole of North Africa. It has a grand entrance complex, leading to a central courtyard 14 metres square, at the end of which are located a suit of rooms. The central room had a semi-domed apse and columns, which with the elaborate entrance to the structure indicate that the palace could have belonged to the Fatimid Caliph or one of the regional governors. It has also been suggested that the palace may have once served as a rest house for the Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz while he was on his way to Cairo in 972 AC, but this cannot be confirmed and it was probably based on historical data. Currently the palace is mostly in ruins. But according to Pacho, who visited he palace in 1824 AC, the structure had more walls and most of the corner towers were present in his engraving, with damaged roofs and surrounded by rubble. All it remains today is what you see in the following photo which was taken in 2009. The surviving massive walls indicate that the building was put up at a time of some prosperity.
The ruins of the Ajdabiyah Fortress Palace. It is believed to have been a place where Imam al-Muizz rested during his journey to Cairo in 972 AC. Photo: http://www.Temehu.com. Please click photo for more information about Islamic sites in Lybya.
A close up of the ruin. Restoration work was carried out in 1952. Photo credit: http://www.temehu.com. Please click photo for more information about Islamic sites in Lybia.
The Ajdabiyah Mosque
The Fatimid mosque at Ajdabiyah is known primarily through excavations carried out in the 1970s. The following photo shows a section and fragments from the mosque.
A corner section, inscriptions and fragments from the Ajdabiyah Fatimid Mosque. The middle inscription records a "waqf" and is dated to 932 AC. Photo credit: http://www.Temehu.com. Please click image for more information about Islamic sites in Libya.
Date this reading posted on Simerg: January 31, 2011
Photo and Text Credits:
1. Photos of al-Mahdiya by Glyn Willett, United Kingdom.
2. Photos and text of Ajdabiyah Fortress Palace and mosque fragments produced from http://www.temehu.com/islamic-tourism-and-mosques.htm. Temehu aspires to provide a comprehensive and informative web site containing everything their visitors will ever need to know about Libya.
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Zakirhusein A. Patwa.
Hi, I would like to order books on Fatemi dynasty and historical books on Imam Mehdi. I am in Houston ,Texas,USA.
Kindly visit amazon.com and search for Fatimids, Ismailis etc. and you will find several books that you can purchase. Thank you
Irshad Kassim
These pictures do take you into the past, with the task for the future, and to remember what they had to sacrifice. Now let us build these bonds together from more than forty countries where we all reside.
Tajudaulla Shamshudin
For those people who haven’t been to Mahdiya I would like to state that it is a place well worth a visit. It’s a small town. The Fatimid ruins and especially the cemetry and a gate still exist on the sea front though in a limited number,as most of the stones from the ruins have been stolen and used up by the locals over the years for purpose of building their own properties. Being a desert country, Tunisia has only sand and no stones. Our Imams had brought stones from across the Mediterranean Sea, possibly Sicily. It is a very beautiful spot indeed.
During the time the French held the territory, they reconstructed the Fatimid mosque from what was left of it, not far from the sea front, but more than that they have established a Museum of the Fatimids which is a must for every Ismaili. In the Museum they have exhibited artefacts and pictorial depiction of historical facts including the lifestyle of the Fatimids in those days. There is also a machine which was usedespecially for, and still survives, weaving the best silk for purposes making clothes for the Imams and their families. I recommend the Mahdiya for those who have not been there.
I fear that most of our people associate Fatimid Rule with Cairo, whereas the original settlement had taken place in Mahdiya in Tunisia. There are a number of centres in around Tunisia which have been mentioned in our historical books, e.g. Kayrawan. There is also a Collegein Tunisia which is now of course Sunni. One of Prophet Muhammad’s close associates migrated to Tunisia and established this college and a mosque there. His grave is in the compound of the mosque. It is also interesting to note that in those days men and women prayed together side by side. There was no segregation.
Rukhsana Kurwa
Thank you for sharing this awesome historical site with us.
There is always hope that such sites could be restored for us and generations to come.
Zarina Bhatia
This is so fascinating as the whole of Fatimid era is regarded as the Golden Age of Islam by Professor Farhad Daftary in his massive research on The Isma’ilis.
Gavar Nathoo
The quote at the top is not quite accurate. Cairo was founded, and not conquered. Indeed, Egypt was conquered, and Cairo was then founded as a new city. There has been no mention of Sicily (*Palermo). I was told that it was the capital before the Fatimids conquered Egypt. Perhaps someone might wish to clarify that.
Malik Merchant
Thank you for your observation.
Re: Palermo. In The Historic Cities of the Islamic World Clifford Bosworth notes that Fatimid Governor al-Kalbi seized power at Palermo in 948 AC and established local dynasty under Fatimid suzranity which lasted for a hundred years until 1050 AC. The period of Kalby’s supremacy is for Palermo, as for the whole of Sicily, “the most brilliant in the Arab era.” Bosworth also notes that the citadel of Khalisa was built under Imam al-Mahdi’s reign, when he sent an expedition led by Abu Said in 916-917.
However the city of Palermo never became the Fatimid capital. Kayrawan, briefly, and then Mahdiya and Mansuriyya were the capitals until Egypt was conquered. Cairo was then founded and became the capital of the Fatimid Empire.
Please also refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy
Sadruddin Noorani
A great history of the Ismaili Imamat and the community. I am sure AKTC is looking into it with a view to restoring some or all of the ruins.
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Zodiac Signs Karma: What Karma Has In Store For You In 2023, According To Your Zodiac Sign
Rose Burke
Zodiac Signs N Secrets, Horoscope: Predictions & Forecast
Do you see Karma as an equalizer or a divine instrument to punish humans? This post on Zodiac Signs Karma will teach you a lot about how our actions make our Karma!
There’s no way to escape paying our karmic debts. Karma catches up with all of us sooner or later and delivers the fruits of our deeds; whether the fruits will be sweet or bitter, totally depends on our past actions, and sometimes even our thoughts.
As the year 2023 beckons, it is a good time to reflect on the things you did in the past year, as well as get a heads up on what Karma has in store for you, according to your zodiac sign.
So, let’s find out what karma you will receive based on your zodiac in the coming year!
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Zodiac Signs Karma: The Karma Each Zodiac Sign Will Receive In 2023
Here is the Karmic lesson for each zodiac sign:
1. Aries (March 21 – April 19)
Karma seems to be in your favor for the next year, Aries. You have planted some really good karmic seeds in 2022 and you will reap the rewards for your honest efforts.
The mental clarity that you will receive from your Karma based on your zodiac sign will help you advance in your career and excel on the relationship front. Based on your zodiac sign, your Karmic advice is to practice mindfulness and contemplate your actions and thoughts.
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2. Taurus (April 20 – May 20 )
Taurus, you have quite a reputation for being stubborn and rigid and you have not done yourself any favor by remaining guarded and closed off from people around you. Karma noticed! 2023 will see a new you, who vibes better with people and gets more done based on teamwork, rather than flying solo.
Your Karma according to your zodiac is not to fear the initial discomfort when you find yourself engaged in a lot of collaborative projects. You will have a great experience once people get to know you and you get to know them better.
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3. Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
So things had come to a standstill and you were feeling stuck in a rut in the past year. You were badly craving some changes and guess what, Karma heard you! There is a gigantic shift coming up in your life Gemini, so brace yourself.
Your Zodiac Karma says, there will be many opportunities, responsibilities, and projects for you in 2023. Your only Karmic advice based on your zodiac sign is to carve out some “me time” so you don’t feel overwhelmed.
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4. Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
There’s no shame in admitting that we all get emotionally dependent on our partners now and then. However, when it comes to you, Cancer, you have a long pattern of being insecure and needy in relationships. As a result, you have either pushed away many partners or attracted quite a few toxic ones.
Karma says enough is enough! Your Karmic advice is to show a new version of yourself in 2023; who will be a lot more stable and will know the importance of healthy boundaries.
Your partners, the good ones at least, will appreciate your newfound maturity and your relationships will flourish as a result of this.
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5. Leo (July 23 – August 22)
It has been hard for you, Leo. Karma acknowledges that but all that you went through was a rite of passage for you. It was a litmus test for checking your abilities and you passed with flying colors.
Karma will deliver all that you desire and well deserve; in both your personal and professional life. Just one word of caution: based on your zodiac sign, your Karmic advice will be to channel your excessive energies and practice grounding exercises, so that you can cope with all the changes.
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6. Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Karma saw you, Virgo, paying your dues and doing your duties, day after day. Your relationships had to pay the price for your work commitments. But now you are going to get the chance to put your feet up and enjoy some off time.
2023 will be a breather when you will be able to rest, have fun, travel, and spend time with your loved ones. Your Karmic advice based on your zodiac sign is to heal your relationships so that you can make the most of your break.
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7. Libra (September 23 – October 22)
Karma sees you reeling from heartbreak and is determined to bless you with healing and love energy. You will find yourself in the company of loved ones who will nurture you back to your original self.
Your Karmic advice based on your zodiac sign, Libra, is to be open to the help and suggestions of people around you. As you nurse your heart, good luck in the love department will be served to you by Karma.
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8. Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Things have not been going according to plan for quite some time for you, Scorpio. But Karma says it is time for you to take the reins into your hands and start making some changes in your life.
As you march ahead with these new changes, your work and relationships will see the good effects of your shifted approach. Your Karmic advice based on your zodiac sign is to look for the little signs and synchronicities the universe sends you on your path of self-rediscovery.
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9. Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Changes can be predicted as Karma decides to bring a lot of action where money is concerned, for you Sagittarius. Be prepared as you are going to rake the moolah in 2023.
Based on your zodiac sign, your Karmic advice will be to make sure that you are recharging your batteries properly with sleep and rest in the coming year.
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10. Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
You have never been a team player Capricorn, and Karma says that it is going to change soon! As your responsibilities grow in the coming year, you will need support and cooperation from your colleagues and family members.
Your Karmic advice based on your zodiac sign is to let go of pride and accept help when you need it. You will be able to manage all your tasks with a little care and support.
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11. Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
With a stable and grounded inner self, you will exhibit a strong personality that will be well-received by people around you. When you will be clear with your intentions, you will see positive results in all your personal and professional pursuits.
Karma advises you to practice meditation and come face to face with the negative emotions that are causing you to doubt yourself and your capabilities.
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12. Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
Good news Pisces, your prayers are getting answered in the year 2023. Karma will bless your manifesting power and help you receive a lot of blessings.
Karma says, in the coming year, be careful of what you wish for as this period will be highly potent for your manifestation.
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So, that was the Karma of astrological signs. What is your Karma, based on your star sign? Also, what was your experience regarding the 2022 Karma lessons for zodiacs? Let us know your views on Karma Zodiac Signs by commenting down below!
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Are you ready to magnetize your life before the new year? If you're not, this post on the personal reminder for zodiacs will give you a push in the right direction!
2023 is just a few days away, and with the start of the much-awaited new year, here is the reminder your zodiac sign needs. 2022 has been such a roller-coaster ride for all of us that the thought of a fresh beginning in the year 2023 feels very hopeful and exciting!
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Changes are a comin’. White Sox general manager Ken Williams promised as much Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the Sox are going to blow the team up.
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Publication details for Professor Kay Schiller
Schiller, Kay (2019). Der schnellste Jude Deutschlands“ – Sport, Moderne und (Koerper-)politik im bewegten Leben Alex Natans (1906–1971). STADION. International Journal of the History of Sport 43(2): 185-218.
DOI: 10.5771/0172-4029-2019-2-185
Professor Kay Schiller
This article deals with the biography of the elite Jewish-German sprinter, sports writer and left-wing political activist Alex Natan, „the fastest Jew in Germany“ (Alfred Flechtheim) during the 1920s. Hailing from an assimilated family of the Berlin Jewish-German middle class, Natan was for most of his active career a member of the bürgerlich sport movement, running for SC Charlottenburg Berlin. He achieved his greatest athletic success as a member of the club’s world-record equalling 4x100-meter relay squad in 1929. In addition to Natan’s athletic achievements, the article pays particular attention to his career as a left-wing sports journalist; his participation in the anti-Nazi resistance of civil servants in the Reich Vice Chancellery in 1933/34; his emigration to Britain in 1933; his four-year internment during World War II; the resumption of his journalistic career in the postwar period; and his support for the 1972 Munich Olympics. By focusing on his confrontations with Carl Diem and Karl Ritter von Halt, the article also engages with Natan’s vocal opposition to the rehabilitation after 1945 of sport functionaries who had collaborated with the Nazi regime. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8451646566390991, "wiki_prob": 0.8451646566390991, "source": "cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line146908"} |
WITH new island resorts, breweries, diving locations and sleep on the reef accommodation, the Southern Great Barrier Reef brand is expected to have its biggest year yet in 2018-19.
Gladstone, Capricorn and Bundaberg tourism bodies met in Goondoon St yesterday to reflect on an "amazing" 12 months for the SGBR products, and plan for the next.
Gladstone Area Promotion Development Limited chief executive Darryl Branthwaite said their focus was to increase the 157,000 international visitors the SGBR had in the 12 months to September 2017.
Mr Branthwaite said they would focus on advertising for the German and United States tourists, who are more likely to stay for longer.
During the next financial year the brand is expected to focus on new products, including breweries, the HMAS Tobruk dive site, Lady Elliott Island's sleep on the reef experience and experiences in the Boyne Valley and Boyne Tannum.
Capricorn Enterprise chief Mary Carroll said by pooling the Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg tourism groups' resources together they were able to increase their reach to potential visitors five fold.
"What we're achieving in each of our regions is something that we could never achieve individually," Mary Carroll said.
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The DOT Agencies & Unites States Coast Guard (USCG) have provided guidance about what their regulated-employer DOT policies will need to contain about the changes to 49 CFR Part 40, which are effective October 1, 2010.
If sub-categories of drugs tested under the 5-panel are listed – for example, if a policy lists "Opiates (codeine, heroin, & morphine)" and/or “Amphetamines (amphetamine & methamphetamine), then “(MDMA, MDA, MDEA)” will need to be added to the list under Amphetamines. If however, employers would like to delete the sub-categories of drugs, doing so will also be acceptable.
While these DOT Agencies and USCG suggest that companies provide written notice be provided to employees, doing so is a company’s prerogative.
FRA policy is to require employers to identify each drug and cutoff level in their DOT program policies and training materials. FRA expects changes reflecting the MDMA testing and the new cutoffs for Cocaine and Amphetamines to be posted in their next DOT policy re-write.
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California Home Sales Slide Statewide in July
Residential News » Laguna Beach Edition | By Michael Gerrity | September 6, 2022 8:15 AM ET
Rising rates, inflation still hobbling California's housing market this summer
According to the California Association of Realtors, housing demand in California cooled further in July 2022, as the effects of rising interest rates and high home prices hit would-be homebuyers, dragging home sales below the annualized 300,000 benchmark level for the first time since May 2020.
Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 295,460 in July 2022, according to information collected by C.A.R. from 90 local MLSs statewide.
The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2022 if sales maintained the July pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales. July's sales pace was down 14.4 percent on a monthly basis from 344,970 in June and down 31.1 percent from a year ago, when 428,980 homes were sold on an annualized basis. July marked the fourth consecutive monthly decline and the 13th straight annual decline.
"In the midst of the peak home-buying season, high home prices and rising interest rates depressed housing affordability to the lowest level in nearly 15 years, which in turn dampened home sales," said C.A.R. President Otto Catrina. "However, buying opportunities remain in the coming months for those who have been waiting on the sideline as more listings become available, competition continues to cool off and rates begin to stabilize."
California's median home price declined 3.5 percent in July to $833,910 from the $863,790 recorded in June. The July price was 2.8 percent higher than the $811,170 recorded last July and was the smallest year-over-year price gain in more than two years. The price moderation is largely attributed to a change in the mix of sales in July, as million-dollar home sales plummeted nearly 25 percent from June.
"Home sales have taken a trouncing as the market has shifted in response to the recent surge in interest rates, and pending sales suggest that the market could remain soft in August," said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Jordan Levine. "The pace of sales declines is expected to slow in the coming months, however, as rates continue to stabilize, market volatility begins to subside and supply conditions further normalize."
With the market shifting, consumers were less positive in July about the state's housing market conditions, according to C.A.R.'s monthly Consumer Housing Sentiment Index.
Conducted in July, 76 percent of respondents believed that the overall economic conditions in California will not improve in the next 12 months, while 81 percent believed that interest rates will not fall within a year. Only 16 percent of the respondents thought it was a good time to buy a home, a slight increase from 14 percent in June, and slightly down from last July's 17 percent. Nearly two-thirds (60 percent) believe it is a good time to sell a home, pushing the Housing Sentiment Index to 59, which was significantly lower than the Index of 71 in July 2021
Other key points from C.A.R.'s July 2022 resale housing report include:
At the regional level, sales continued to decline sharply with three of the five major regions dropping more than 30 percent from last year. The Central Coast region experienced the biggest drop of all regions, with sales plummeting 37.3 percent from a year ago. The San Francisco Bay Area followed closely with the second largest decline (-37.2 percent), as sales in eight of the nine counties in the region fell more than 30 percent in July. Southern California also recorded a 36.9 percent drop from July 2021, while the declines in Central Valley (-27.3 percent) and the Far North (-19.0 percent) were less severe.
All but three counties tracked by C.A.R. posted sales drops from a year ago in July 2022.Of the 48 counties that experienced a sales decline, 40 of them fell by more than 20 percent from last year, and sales in 30 counties plummeted more than 30 percent year-over-year. Santa Barbara experienced the biggest sales drop from last July at -50.3 percent, followed by Santa Clara (-46.1 percent) and San Bernardino (-42.3 percent). Counties that experienced a sales decline decreased an average of -30.2 percent in July. The number of counties with a year-over-year sales increase remained at two in July, the same as in June. Lassen recorded the largest sales increase of the two counties at 52 percent, while Plumas posted a sales gain of 9.1 percent from last year. For the first seven months of 2022, San Luis Obispo had the sharpest sales drop of -28.9 percent, while Yuba (+17.7 percent) continued to have the best sales performance of all counties.
Nearly 80 percent of all California counties continued to record an increase in their median prices on a year-over-year basis. Price growth rates, however, were more moderate compared to a couple of months ago when the state set its new record high. Sixteen counties recorded double-digit price surges from a year ago but was less than half of the 31 counties recorded in May. Mariposa (57.3 percent) had the biggest increase in price of all counties, followed by Lassen (20.9 percent) and Napa (17.9 percent). Eleven counties recorded a dip in their median price from July of last year, with Tehama dropping the most at -19.3 percent, followed by San Francisco (-8.2 percent) and San Mateo (-6.9 percent).
The overall supply conditions in California loosened again, with the statewide unsold inventory index (UII) rising from 1.9 months in July 2021 to 3.2 months in July 2022, the highest level since May 2020. The improvement in the index was primarily due to a pullback in demand. The index indicates the number of months it would take to sell the supply of homes on the market at the current rate of sales.
Forty-six of the 51 counties tracked by C.A.R. registered a year-over-year increase in active listings in July, compared to 44 counties in June. Five counties had triple-digit year-over-year gains in for-sale properties, with Yuba leading the pack with a growth rate at 169.8 percent, followed by Merced (157.0 percent) and Solano (129.5 percent). On the other end of the spectrum, five counties experienced a decline in active listings from a year ago, with Del Norte dropping the most again at -45.7 percent, followed by Plumas (-11.8 percent) and Lassen (-7.5 percent).
The median number of days it took to sell a California single-family home was 14 days in July and 8 days in July 2021.
C.A.R.'s statewide sales-price-to-list-price ratio* was 100 percent in July 2022 and 103.8 percent in July 2021.
The statewide average price per square foot** for an existing single-family home was $413, up from $394 in July a year ago.
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California Senate’s New Health Chair to Prioritize Mental Health and Homelessness
By Rachel Bluth January 6, 2023
Former California Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman discusses a bill in 2017 with then- Sen. Ted Gaines. On Thursday, state Sen. Eggman was named chair of the Senate’s influential health committee. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP)
California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health care legislation last year, has been appointed to lead the Senate’s influential health committee, a change that promises a more urgent focus on expanding mental health services and moving homeless people into housing and treatment.
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Eggman, a licensed social worker, co-authored the novel law that allows families, clinicians, first responders, and others to petition a judge to mandate government-funded treatment and services for people whose lives have been derailed by untreated psychotic disorders and substance use. It was a win for Newsom, who proposed the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act, or CARE Court, as a potent new tool to address the tens of thousands of people in California living homeless or at risk of incarceration because of untreated mental illness and addiction. The measure faced staunch opposition from disability and civil liberties groups worried about stripping people’s right to make decisions for themselves.
“We see real examples of people dying every single day, and they’re dying with their rights on,” Eggman said in an interview with KHN before the appointment. “I think we need to step back a little bit and look at the larger public health issue. It’s a danger for everybody to be living around needles or have people burrowing under freeways.”
Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins announced Eggman’s appointment Thursday evening. Eggman replaces Dr. Richard Pan, who was termed out last year after serving five years as chair. Pan, a pediatrician, had prioritized the state’s response to the covid-19 pandemic and championed legislation that tightened the state’s childhood vaccination laws. Those moves made him a hero among public health advocates, even as he faced taunts and physical threats from opponents.
The leadership change is expected to coincide with a Democratic health agenda focused on two of the state’s thorniest and most intractable issues: homelessness and mental illness. According to federal data, California accounts for 30% of the nation’s homeless population, while making up 12% of the U.S. population. A recent Stanford study estimated that in 2020 about 25% of homeless adults in Los Angeles County had a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia and 27% had a long-term substance use disorder.
Eggman will work with Assembly member Jim Wood, a Santa Rosa Democrat who is returning as chair of the Assembly Health Committee. Though the chairs may set different priorities, they need to cooperate to get bills to the governor’s desk.
Eggman takes the helm as California grapples with a projected $24 billion budget deficit, which could force reductions in health care spending. The tighter financial outlook is causing politicians to shift from big “moonshot” ideas like universal health care coverage to showing voters progress on the state’s homelessness crisis, said David McCuan, chair of the political science department at Sonoma State University. Seven in 10 likely voters cite homelessness as a big problem, according to a recent statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Eggman, 61, served eight years in the state Assembly before her election to the Senate in 2020. In 2015, she authored California’s End of Life Option Act, which allowed terminally ill patients who meet specified conditions to get aid-in-dying drugs from their doctor. Her past work on mental health included changing eligibility rules for outpatient treatment or conservatorships, and trying to make it easier for community clinics to bill the government for mental health services.
She hasn’t announced her future plans, but she has around $70,000 in a campaign account for lieutenant governor, as well as $175,000 in a ballot measure committee to “repair California’s mental health system.”
Eggman said the CARE Court initiative seeks to strike a balance between civil rights and public health. She said she believes people should be in the least restrictive environment necessary for care, but that when someone is a danger to themselves or the community there needs to be an option to hold them against their will. A Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll released in October found 76% of registered voters had a positive view of the law.
Sen. Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana), who co-authored the bill with Eggman, credited her expertise in behavioral health and dedication to explaining the mechanics of the plan to fellow lawmakers. “I think she really helped to put a face on it,” Umberg said.
But it will be hard to show quick results. The measure will unroll in phases, with the first seven counties — Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne — set to launch their efforts in October. The remaining 51 counties are set to launch in 2024.
County governments remain concerned about a steady and sufficient flow of funding to cover the costs of treatment and housing inherent in the plan.
California has allocated $57 million in seed money for counties to set up local CARE Courts, but the state hasn’t specified how much money will flow to counties to keep them running, said Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez, deputy executive director of legislative affairs at the California State Association of Counties.
Robin Kennedy is a professor emerita of social work at Sacramento State, where Eggman taught social work before being elected to the Assembly. Kennedy described Eggman as someone guided by data, a listener attuned to the needs of caregivers, and a leader willing to do difficult things. The two have known each other since Eggman began teaching in 2002.
“Most of us, when we become faculty members, we just want to do our research and teach,” Kennedy said. “Susan had only been there for two or three years, and she was taking on leadership roles.”
She said that Eggman’s vision of mental health as a community issue, rather than just an individual concern, is controversial, but that she is willing to take on hard conversations and listen to all sides. Plus, Kennedy added, “she’s not just going to do what Newsom tells her to do.”
Eggman and Wood are expected to provide oversight of CalAIM, the Newsom administration’s sweeping overhaul of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. The effort is a multibillion-dollar experiment that aims to improve patient health by funneling money into social programs and keeping patients out of costly institutions such as emergency departments, jails, nursing homes, and mental health crisis centers. Wood said he believes there are opportunities to improve the CalAIM initiative and to monitor consolidation in the health care industry, which he believes drives up costs.
Eggman said she’s also concerned about workforce shortages in the health care industry, and would be willing to revisit a conversation about a higher minimum wage for hospital workers after last year’s negotiations between the industry and labor failed.
But with only two years left before she is termed out, Eggman said, her lens will be tightly framed around her area of expertise: improving behavioral health care across California.
“In my last few years,” she said, “I want to focus on where my experience is.”
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When and where to watch the NFL on TV & Stream
The NFL is midway through the normal period as the fight for the Playoff areas escalates. With no followers allowed in the stadiums yet you follow the video games by watching it on TV.
However with 32 teams as well as a lot of video games per week it can be hard to keep an eye on when and also where you can see the activity live. On TVsportguide website you’ll have a full TV-schedule just for sports.
The NFL on TV and stream
It’s a rather various NFL season we’re experiencing. No followers, no worldwide games and a terminated Pro Dish are all things that we’ve adjusted to which we wish to stay clear of till the following period. So far, no games have needed to be terminated as well as the normal season will certainly run as usual until the start of 2021 when the postseason begins.
To find out which game from the NFL is being broadcasted on TV or stream you can head to TVsportguide to find the complete plan of the matches.
With the danger of no followers allowed in the arenas this season it’s a lot more important to know where you can watch the games survive TV or stream. If you’re from the U.S.A. or Canada, sports on tv today is the service for you. Functions like any other TV-schedule yet focus totally on real-time sports.
Don’t let your weekend get ruined by a late adjustment of channel or starting time, with this TV-schedule you’ll always be updated with the latest broadcasting details.
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A look ahead to Super Bowl LV
Super Dish LV will be the 55th version and additionally a really various one. Normally the Super Dish hallmarks will not coincide as there are no fifty percent time shows, no nationwide anthem efficiencies as well as possibly no followers in the arena.
The Super Dish LV is intended to take place on the 7th of February at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Fl. The stadium has a capacity of 65 000 and also was opened in 1998. This will be the third time that the Super Bowl is played at Raymond James Stadium, previous in 2001 and 2009.
Eco-friendly Bay Packers are the most successful group with 13 NFL titles, though they have actually just taken care to win 4 of them throughout the Super Bowl era. Because the Super Bowl was presented it’s the New England Patriots and also Pittsburgh Steelers who have actually won one of the most championships, 6.
The New England Patriots have actually been playing in 4 of the last six Super Dish, making them one of the most leading sides in recent years. Tom Brady, currently playing for the Tampa florida Bay Buccaneers, has actually won six Super Bowl trophies. That’s more than any other gamer has achieved.
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All significant sports in one TV-schedule
It’s not only NFL fans who will certainly find live sports on tv valuable. In the TV-schedule you’ll additionally discover preferred organizations as NHL, MLB, NBA as well as MLS. Rather than spending quality time on searching through various web sites to discover the right channel or stream for your game, you’ll have every little thing gathered at the same place with this guide.
Channels and streaming solutions from both the USA as well as Canada will certainly be shown in the guide together with short details concerning the game you want to see.
NHL: The NHL period is normally played between October and April. Following season, 2020/21, will certainly begin at some time after the 1st January. Specifically how the period will be played and for the length of time it’s mosting likely to last is not chosen. There are 31 groups and also every interplay 82 games each throughout the normal period. After the regular period ended, 16 teams continued to the Stanley Mug Championship, played in a best-of-seven-games style.
MLS: The MLS season normally starts in the long run of February or start of March. The routine period runs until October when the MLS Mug Playoffs begins.
So, which channel is broadcasting tonight’s football game? Whether it is NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB, tvsportsguide.com has actually got you covered!
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This Monday, October 8 at 8 PM ET/PT, at Nickelodeon, Spongebob Squarepants’ hilarious undersea adventures will continue with a super duper important 30-minute special feature titled ‘Hello Bikini Bottom!’, which features Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samberg as a special guest star.
Samberg plays the character Colonel Carper, who overhears Squidward playing his clarinet while Spongebob plays the ukelele as accompaniment. Carper then promises the two bikini bottom residents that they can be his next hit band. Unfortunately, when Mr. Krabs overhears how much money can be made in the music industry, he decides to swoop in and become Spongebob and Squidward’s manager. He then takes the boys on the road for the concert tour of a lifetime.
“I’ve been a SpongeBob fan for years, so I was honored to be asked. It’s one of the few shows ever that’s just as funny for kids as it is for adults,” says Andy Samberg.
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CARNERI, Mattia
(b. 1592, Trento, d. 1673, Trento)
Italian architect and sculptor, active in Trento, Innsbruck and Venice. His father was a painter and sculptor, and he early started an artistic career in Trento. In 1624 and again in 1625 he was commissioned to erect some temporary structures (triumphal arches) to honour the passage of the Archduke of Austria; of course, nothing remains of this activity.
Shortly after he left Trento for Innsbruck where he is documented in 1626 as the author of the main altar in the church of the Servites. In 1631 he was in Venice where in 1633 the Doge Francesco Erizzo commissioned his own memorial to be erected in the church of San Martino, a proof that Carneri was already an established artist. He was inspired by the art of Longhena and in fact he became his follower. During Doge Francesco Erizzo's rule, the Palazzo Erizzo a San Martino underwent a reconstruction by Mattia Carneri.
He was also active in the mainland, especially in Padua: around 1645 he began the monument to Giandomenico Sala in the Basilica del Santo, while three years later he worked on the altar in the church of San Francesco Grande. Also in Padua, he designed and worked at the altar of Madonna dei Miracoli in the Cathedral.
His most important work in Padua is the renovation of the chancel of the Basilica del Santo. however, it is difficult to say to what extent he contributed to it. Although his project had been approved in 1648, too many commitments forced him to delay until 1651 when the work was entrusted to another architect. Disappointed, Carneri went back to Trento. Here in 1658 he executed the statues on the catafalque of Bishop Carlo Emanuele Madruzzo. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7675983905792236, "wiki_prob": 0.7675983905792236, "source": "cc/2020-05/en_head_0055.json.gz/line1356010"} |
1000 Shannon Ln
-- Beds, 2 Baths, 1,572 sqft
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1000 Shannon Ln is a single family residence located in Franklin, TN 37064. Built in 1977, this property features 2 bathrooms, 0.86 acres lot, and 1,572 sq ft of living space. The estimated market value for 1000 Shannon Ln is $383,000.
For the surrounding community of Franklin, TN 37064, the average sale price for similar homes to 1000 Shannon Ln is $604,414. The nearby schools are exceptional and include Oak View Elem School, Fred J Page Middle School and Fred J Page High School. The overall crime risk for this area is very low. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, very high tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
Property Details: 1000 Shannon Ln
Parcel Number: 089P A 01200 000
County: Williamson
Subdivision: REDWING FARMS SEC 1
Composition Shingle Roof
6/1/2005 Sold $188,000 $120 Public Records
10/3/2002 Sold $167,000 $106 Public Records
3/23/1989 Sold $105,000 $67 Public Records
2017 $1,556 (+2.15%) $27,500 $44,850 $72,350
2015 $1,333 (+2.31%) $0 $0 $57,700
2012 $1,333 $0 $0 $57,700
1002 Shannon Ln, Franklin, TN 37064
906 Shannon Ln, Franklin, TN 37064
1202 Kristen Ct, Franklin, TN 37064
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The property at 1000 Shannon Ln is located in Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee. With interior space of 1,572 square feet, and a lot that has 37,500 square feet, 1000 Shannon Ln, Franklin, TN 37064 is a Single Family Residence
One in every 9,970 housing units in Franklin had a foreclosure filing in 12/2019. 1000 Shannon Ln, Franklin, TN 37064 is in a state where one in every 3,050 housing units had a foreclosure filing in 12/2019, compared to a national average of one in every 2,541 housing units. There are 23 properties in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned in Williamson County where 1000 Shannon Ln is located. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9358822107315063, "wiki_prob": 0.9358822107315063, "source": "cc/2020-05/en_middle_0106.json.gz/line400024"} |
Data obtained from the RBR virtuoso pressure sensor deployed in Mutriku, winter 2016-2017.
Sensor is located at 10 m water depth, 200 m off the shoreline plant (43º18'52"N, 2º22'34").
Spectral data calculated based on 1-hour record, 16 dof and hamming window used.
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Saint Jude-on-the-Hill
Archive of the Parish Church of Hampstead Garden Suburb London NW11 7AH twitter: @stjudeonthehill
Remembrance Sunday 2016 at the Free Church
Crucifix at Anneaux and Bourlon Wood 1916 by W. P. Starmer
Joint Suburb Service of Remembrance
1045 at the Free Church
Said Requiem Eucharists at St Jude's at 8am and 10am in the Lady Chapel
Unrealised design for a Second World War memorial by W. P. Starmer
on Monday, November 07, 2016
Notes: Remembrance Sunday, Walter Starmer
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This stock chart in excel allows you to change the date range and the chart is instantly refreshed.
Here is how to build this chart.
I entered "Start:" and "End:" in cell range B16:B17.
I found stock price data at the yahoo finance website, here is a link to S&P 500 historical prices.
The data starts from the 1950's but I can't show all data, for obvious reasons.
We want the chart to change depending on the start and end date in cell range B16:B17. "Named ranges" is what we are looking for, it can return a cell range of variable size.
You have now created 4 different named ranges which are to be used in the stock chart. You can find a formula explanation later in this post. But first, lets insert a stock chart above the date range.
Select cell range C21:E29, column C:E contain high, low and close values.
The values are in an incorrect order, they need to be reversed.
Enable option "Categories in reverse order"
It is now time to use the dynamic named ranges we created earlier. They help us quickly change the cell range we want to be shown in the chart.
and returns 2. Read more about MATCH function.
and returns cell ref A22. Read more about INDEX function.
and returns cell ref A151.
This user defined function allows you to fetch past data for any quote on yahoo finance. You don't have to go to the yahoo finance website and copy/paste the data, this udf does it for you automatically. Just type the stock quote in cell D17 and press enter. See picture below.
If you are looking for a particular company, index or commodity go to yahoo finance and use their "Quote lookup" to find the quote you are looking for.
Yes, you still need to manually adjust the y axis values on chart every time you change the date range or stock quote, unless you check out this post.
the tables are structured by functions such as "indirect" why the references for me to assemble each table are months of the year, meaning every table has the name of one month of the year. and I need to filter through dates that are on each table, ex?
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Through this program, we help ensure certain social security beneficiaries are protected from financial exploitation and other abuses, and ensure that funds are being used appropriately and in the best interest of the beneficiary.
To report an issue relating to a beneficiary or representative payee please use the "Report an Issue" button.
On April 13, the President signed into law the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018. This Act requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make grants to each state’s Protection and Advocacy System. As the Protection and Advocacy System for New Hampshire, DRC-NH will use this grant to conduct reviews of representative payees under the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. In these reviews, DRC-NH will ensure that the funds given to each beneficiary are being used appropriately and in the best interest of the beneficiary.
Generally, what are the responsibilities of a representative payee?
The SSA requires representative payees to keep records and, when asked, report how funds are spent on behalf of a beneficiary.
How are representative payees chosen for a review?
A majority of the representative payee reviews will be directly assigned to the DRC-NH by SSA. The DRC-NH will also select other representative payees to review at its discretion.
Interview any legal guardians or third parties, when applicable.
What types of financial documents will DRC review?
DRC-NH will review a wide range of financial documents, including a beneficiary budget and ledger, individual bank statements, receipts of income, expense documentation, etc. For a more complete list of financial documents, please visit the SSA Representative Payee program webpage.
What are the results of the review?
If DRC-NH has concerns that the representative payee is not fulfilling its duties, corrective action may be required. If corrective action is needed, either DRC-NH or the SSA will contact the representative payee to explain the findings and begin the corrective action. If the review finds no corrective action is needed, the representative payee will receive notice that the review is complete.
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Most people think that the quickest method to shed weight is to deprive themselves or execute hours of monotonous cardio workouts. If I could show you a much better method to go down those fat cells without killing on your own via exercise as well as hunger would certainly you be intrigued in locating out more?
I’ll tell you upfront without doubt that the quickest means to slim down is to reduce off your legs at the hip. If that is also radical a procedure for you possibly exactly what you should do is reframe your presumptions and take a closer examination of your objective. Even more than most likely just what you truly intend to accomplish is considerable weight loss that will enable you to experience a certain degree of satisfaction.
You might have a target date where to lose this weight yet initially you should determine what does it cost? you should lose in order to understand your passion. Or even much better measurement is to remove the word weight as well as change it with the word inches. If you were to take the measuring tape and videotape the results of your neck, shoulders, breast, midsection, hips, and upper legs you will now have a working design template with which to establish your objectives and also plans.
Perhaps you are a 42 inch waistline with a goal of coming down to 36. That would make decreasing your midsection by 6 inches your primary objective. You currently entrusted with discovering the methods to reducing your fat level. One wonderful method to do this is through a combination of dynamic exercise as well as consuming food with the revealed purpose of raising your metabolism and also impacting your endocrine system.
First, determine that you’re mosting likely to spend 3 weeks to alter your metabolic rate and also transform your practices of eating. For the following three weeks you are mosting likely to consume with the primary method of shedding fat. That doesn’t indicate you will certainly be starving on your own; as a matter of fact you’ll be consuming rather a whole lot or I need to state on a regular basis. Strategy your dishes around 6 servings that consist of high quality protein, mono-unsaturated fats and also water based vegetables.
You will certainly continue to eat from a picked listing of carbohydrates (primarily water-based veggies). And also at the end of your fast weight-loss trial duration, I suggest that you take a three-day vegetable juice quick to efficiently cleanse your system.
If you are sedentary and haven’t done much exercise in the past you’re going to fast weight loss should begin a strolling program. Your first exercise routine must be based on your existing physical fitness level. Your physical fitness objectives must be dynamic in order to help you stick with it. Overdoing workout or overloading your system is disadvantageous and also can bring about injury. That is why starting with a strolling program is a fantastic way to assist you develop uniformity.
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Adele Shtern
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Family Portrait: Sadness & Consolation, Digital Photomontage, 10″ x 10″, 1993
Pesach: Burning Chometz, Digital Photomontage, 11″ x 11″, 1994
Burning Bush, Digital Photomontage, 30″ x 30″, 2010
Born in Montreal Quebec, Canada in 1947 and based in Long Island City NY, Adele Shtern is a graduate of the Yale School of Art MFA program. Shtern has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
Selected solo exhibitions:
Digital Photographs at IntoWhite Gallery in Long Island City, 2013 & 2012; Computer Art Retrospective, Badge Building Gallery, Long Island City, 2009.
Selected group exhibitions:
9.11 Memorial, Online Artist Registry, New York, 2014;
Dura Europos, The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, 2010 & UJA NYC 2012;
10th Anniversary 9.11 Memorial Exhibition Part 2 Response and Healing, Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery, 2011.
Awards and prizes include
The Art & Design Online Digital Photography Award 2008, Manhattan Arts International Award of Excellence 2007, and BMCC/CUNY Faculty Development Grants 2007 & 2004.
View this artist’s recent posts here.
http://www.adeleshtern.weebly.com
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Appointment to the Panel of Ordinary Members
1. Peter Freeman was Chairman of the Competition Commission from 2006 until May 2011. Prior to joining the Competition Commission he was head of the EC and Competition Law Group of the international law firm Simmons & Simmons. He was co-founder of, and until 2007, Chairman of the Regulatory Policy Institute, and is a member of the Advisory Boards of various competition law journals and academic bodies. In 2010 he was appointed Honorary Queen's Counsel and in the same year received a CBE.
2. Ordinary Members are selected for their expertise in law, business, accountancy, economics and other related fields.
3. Cases are heard before a Tribunal consisting of three members: either the President or a member of the panel of Chairmen and two Ordinary Members.
4. Following an open competition in 2010, the appointment of 15 new Ordinary Members was agreed by the Minister. The appointment of 14 was announced in January 2011 but Mr Freeman deferred acceptance of his appointment until the conclusion of his duties as Chairman and member of the Competition Commission.
5. Mr Freeman has been appointed for four years automatically renewable for a further four years, and will be paid according to the amount of time that he spends working for the Tribunal, based on a daily rate of £350. The appointment carries no right of pension, gratuity or allowance on its termination. The appointment commenced on 1 September 2011.
6. All appointments to the Competition Appeal Tribunal are made on merit, and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity to be made public. None of the Ordinary Members are politically active.
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Jewish Federation & Family Services Orange County (JFFS) is a proud partner of the Birthright Israel Foundation. With this partnership, we have created The OC WAY, a community for ages 21-26 that enables young adults to experience Birthright with others who live in Orange County.
DEPART FROM LAX! Almost every Birthright Israel group departs from the East Coast, requiring participants to pay their own way to get there. We already know that you live in OC, and don’t want to make you pay for a round trip ticket to New York.
Travel with Israelis for all 10 days of the trip (not just the usual 5 of other trips), and get to know your Israeli peers, hear their insight, and see what life is life from a local perspective. This is extremely unique, and a rare opportunity not offered on other trips!
Unique opportunity to create relationships and connections that will last a lifetime.
Your trip staff live in Orange County. Get to know them before the trip, and ask questions along the way!
You don’t need to be outdoorsy to come. What you do need to be is curious and open minded. You also don’t need to have any particular religious background to go on this trip; some people are secular Jews, some are observant. Some people haven’t been connected to their Judaism in a long time. The OC Way is designed to fit everybody’s needs along the spectrum.
Every Birthright Israel participant, regardless of trip provider, can look forward to these essential experiences during the course of their 10-day trip: The Old City of Jerusalem, Mifgash (Israeli peers on the trip with you), Tel Aviv beaches, floating in the Dead Sea, Israeli nightlife, climbing Masada at sunrise, a night under the stars in the Bedouin tents, Camel rides, and so much more!
The OC Way trip partners with Shorashim, an official trip provider for Birthright Israel.
Shorashim is a non-profit organization, every penny goes towards making your trip the best for you, ultimately ensuring that you have the time of your life on a life-changing experience in Israel.
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Visiting schools is always interesting but it is rare for me to find one that genuinely has achieved what I see as excellence. One of the key measures is that it doesn’t feel like a school but is a genuine community of learners. Poughkeepsie Day School is such a school.
Josie Holford is head of school and spent a generous portion of her day showing me around. Josie honours childhood. You can sense it in everything she says and does. I really enjoyed her conversation and appreciated the opportunity to talk with so many of her colleagues.
I should mention that Josie has been a Twitter colleague for almost as long as I have had Twitter. Her tweetstream always impresses me as demonstrating her professional values and beliefs clearly. I love it!
The school has very open learning spaces. Once can usually see out into nature and there are wall-sized windows everywhere. Assessment has been de-fetishised and there is no focus on state testing. Learning is everywhere. Learning and creativity and openness. I love how both a teacher and student are celebrated for having their poetry published.
I chatted with many teachers during the day. Brent Boscarino, a teacher focused on citizen science, is engaged with a range of projects that enthuse students. I could see that his passion for “learning by doing” from watching his class dissect a dogfish shark. Later that day he was heading out with students to collect samples for an ongoing citizen science project focused on aquatic invasive species investigations in the Finger Lakes and associated waterways. What a great opportunity for students to be deeply immersed in their learning.
Jonathan Heiles explained how he approached assessment using collaboration in science. Three students were given the open-ended question and 20-30 minutes to prepare through discussion. When the teacher returned to the room, the students do not know who would be asked to answer the question, or the various parts of the task.
I chatted with many other teachers at the school who spoke with great passion about a range of educational pursuits including engaging students with nature and their local community, the year-long approach to deep study of a topic, maker-spaces and technology. Everyone seemed very proud of their school and also acknowledged privilege.
I have had many enjoyable conversations already during this study tour and some of the best have been with students. This group below were talking to me about their interests and what they liked about their school. This photo, taken by the Josie, reminds me of their great conversation which ranged from writing and writers to art, computer games and ethics. I really admire what has been achieved educationally at this school when such fine young people, at the end of their schooling, are able to be so articulate, open and caring. Thank you particularly to Ben, Nicole, Ellie and Emily for their openness. Good luck with your future educational and career plans.
New York City is famous for impressive museums, galleries, parks and gardens. These are national treasures and great assets to students and teachers. The American Museum of Natural History is an extraordinary space. Not only did I enjoy the exhibitions but found myself discovering the importance of John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt in the formation of the national parks. The 3D IMax video narrated by Robert Redford is excellent.
I spent a long period of time at AMNH in The Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. It is a very impressive exhibition and certainly explores the use of DNA analysis in understanding human origins very thoroughly. I have not seen such a focus before in a museum.
The replicas of musical instruments and small carvings collected and assembled in such a way and dating back, in some cases over 30, 000 years, is a powerful reminder about what it is that makes us human. I also enjoyed the personal video messages from scientists about their beliefs.
This permanent exhibition also has very good online resources for educators who are interested in teaching human origins regardless of the age of their students.
Dr Jamie Boyer, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation VP for Children’s Education at New York’s Botanic Gardens, kindly met and provided a guided tour while he explained how citizen science is encouraged. The team focuses on forest phenology and seasonal bird changes but students also collect data from their garden plots too.
The Garden’s CitSci Program has many facets, but is primarily focused on plant phenology and water quality monitoring in our Bronx River. We solicit the help of adult volunteers and teen interns, and also provide educational programs for students and teachers to encourage field science and engagement with the environment.
You shouldn’t get the idea that the space is merely manicured gardens. There is a huge tract of old growth forest running along the Bronx River that cuts through the gardens. The river is a great resource for schools who visit. I could also tell that students really felt proud of their gardening and research.
The buildings are almost as impressive as the gardens and wilder spaces. Thanks Jamie for showing me around.
I mentioned to many of the educators and students that I have met on this study tour that Adobe’s new range of mobile apps, particularly Adobe Post and Adobe Voice, are a great way for students to represent their ideas quickly and professionally. Students very rapidly, when I showed them on my phone, saw what they could do with their own images and words.
These tools will be very useful for citizen scientists endeavouring to represent their ideas and findings simply for sharing.
You are clearly having a most marvellous time Darcy. Thanks for keeping us up to date (and quite jealous!). Given moves in the US, as elsewhere, I’d venture that the PDS is one of a kind. It does remind me of times past where education was an end, not a means. This is not to say that everything was marvellous but the idea of a more liberal education, of learning something for the sake of pure enjoyment, does seem to have gone now with NAPLAN and SATs etc.
Your piece on citizen science took me back to my first college where I ran a wildlife conservation unit for almost 25 years. It was founded, as was the entire college philosophy, of doing something just to learn it and to ask questions of life and study. In those settings I rarely asked questions, students had enough! We were (and to an extent conservation still is) at the cutting edge of knowledge. It would be heartening were PDS still keeping such ideas alive – sounds like they are. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-20T14:11:46Z', 'url': 'http://www.darcymoore.net/2016/05/14/nsw-premiers-teacher-scholarship-study-tour-new-york-2/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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Rutog98
Re: New Storm Ongoing Title
Regarding Thorette's book, I still maintain that she's riding off of Thor's coat tails. Thor built the popularity and the fanbase. Marvel created for Thor a world of his own for his solo book. Storm has yet to get that in her solo title. This first year should have been used to do just that, to build Storm a rogue's gallery of villains that posed credible threats to her in battle and challenged her in a variety of ways. It should have created friends for her as well unique to her book. Female Thor has inherited all of this from male Thor. I don't think its a fair comparison.
Also, the fact that Storm's solo title started out at 47K+ and went down to so drastically in such a short amount of time indicates that its the stories and artwork that's the problem, not the character. Furthermore, the book could do with better marketing and advertising. Wasn't Thorette's book also hyped up in the news or "The View" or something like that?
All I'm saying is a "Storm" solo title has SO much potential that has yet to be tapped into. This first year has not been "electrifying" and that's exactly what the stories should have been for the very first year. I don't know why Pak chose to start with such small stories. Big and exciting stories work for other solo titles, so this approach should have been applied to Ororo's book as well since its tried and true.
That said, I still submit that Pak is a good writer for Storm's book, he just needs to do bigger stories and create a world for her separate from the X-Men. So far, regarding Storm's foes for this first year, what has happened is tantamount to starting out a brand new Superman or Dr. Strange title for the very first time and having Superman fight characters like Joker and Penguin or Strange fight Venom and Green Goblin for the whole first year their titles debuted. With all of their powers, that would be a disappointment and the sales would suffer from that. Same thing applies to Storm's book.
« Last Edit: March 30, 2015, 04:51:42 pm by Rutog98 »
Ex-X-Writer and Ex-X-editor Ann Nocenti writes on Storm:
"At her command, oceans rise, breezes cool, rains pummel, tornadoes destroy, sun dries, seas part."
Take from page 24 or 26 of her novel, "Prisoner X"
Pretty nifty!
KIP LEWIS
And Storm road the popularity of the X-Men. If she wasn't a member of the X-Men during their height, she would be as popular as Hellcat.
And see that is the problem. No matter how popular you think she is, 1/2 of that popularity is because of the team, not her as a character. In fact that is why she never was given a solo run until now and it's falling. She was never designed to be a solo player.
(It is also the reason she isn't strongly identified with the Black community. She isn't Black hero who is an X-Men, she is an X-Men first, a mutant second, a woman third and then if there is any story room left, she is Black. A solo title didn't change that. )
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Quote from: KIP LEWIS on March 30, 2015, 06:53:28 pm
Whoomp there it is!
« Last Edit: March 30, 2015, 07:12:33 pm by Kristopher »
This is not true. At the time Storm joined the ranks of the X-Men, the book was just being ressurected after being cancelled for years. Storm and Wolverine were the two characters that soared to the top in terms of popularity in the title. As a matter of fact, during the X-Men's greatest era, Storm's character was the driving force behind the title. It was very obvious that Storm was CC's favorite character and she was the center of the book during what most would call the best era in terms of the writing of the book. Storm did NOT ride on the coat tails of the X-Men because those coat tails were non-existant when she came onboard. In many ways, she carried the book and made the stories great. What CC did with her character brought a certain depth of characterization and writing to the book that remains unparalled at any other time in X-histoy to this day.
The problems with the title are as I have already outlined in the previous two pages of this thread.
Your claim that Storm was never designed to be a solo character is not true. While it may not have been Marvel's intention, with the diverse canon/back story establshed about her in canon, there is more than enough material there for Storm to carry her own solo title even moreso than Wolverine. Your claims would hold true about an X-Man not having enough material to carry their own title if they were applied to Cyclops or Jean Grey, but not Ororo. I've gone on at length about this months ago in this thread.
Also, many Black readers DO like Storm.
Oh well, most Marvel books will cease during the whole Secret Wars thing, including "Storm". After the reshuffling of the Marvel universe, some books will return...some won't. I'm sure that since Storm is the most popular female Marvel character, she'll return in a new solo series. Maybe her hair will be long and pretty again (I'm trying to hold back the laughter).
Quote from: Rutog98 on March 30, 2015, 07:06:24 pm
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If she was designed to be a solo character, she would have started off as one. Or shortly after.
Like Hawkeye, she could have been built as one. Pak instead used the X-Men as her crutch. Compare the two. Hawkeye had references and Avengers showing up in his title. But his title was about him. It wasn't about further pushing the Avengers agenda, thus making his book redundant. It was about him being him. The hero, the man himself, and the lives he directly effects.
In contrast, Pak decided to try to make Storm "action packed", without truly building roots within the title. The direction, the threats, the goal; they all felt derivative with the rest of the X-Titles. Before having her go on a world tour, saving humans and mutants alike, Pak chose not to establish Storm as Storm.
She was just Storm, member of the X-Men. Without the Avengers, Hawkeye still has plenty of work with. Without the X-Men, Wolverine has more than enough to work with. Without the X-Men, what is Storm?
Pak chose not to clearly answer that. And thus, people didn't see the title as must read. Instead, it was filler.
Rocket Raccoon is outselling Storm?!
Really...?
Quote from: KidKamikaze10 on March 31, 2015, 05:08:18 am
Yeah, they should have just named the book "Storm and The X-Men".
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Said this before about all of the XMen except Wolverine, who came built with his own story and past outside the Xmen, and who has multiple lifetimes to build stories on. Comparing his potential for story to that of Storm is ridiculous.
As far as building her as a solo character, agree as well and said before: Pak not only told boring and typical type xmen stories (the whole mutant agenda, an island that hates mutants, her taking care of Logan's past business instead of any of her own, Callisto,her lacking her own business, etc.) he did nothing to cement her in her own world nor used anything from her individual past and origins to build upon. Pair that with mediocre artwork and it was bound to fail. If this was important to Marvel they should've put more into it.
Rutog: Your claim that Storm was never designed to be a solo character is not true. While it may not have been Marvel's intention, with the diverse canon/back story establshed about her in canon, there is more than enough material there for Storm to carry her own solo title even moreso than Wolverine. Your claims would hold true about an X-Man not having enough material to carry their own title if they were applied to Cyclops or Jean Grey, but not Ororo. I've gone on at length about this months ago in this thread.
You do realize your first sentence is contradicted by your second. It wasn't Marvel's intention, means she wasn't designed to be a solo hero.
And what you call rich background is exactly why she doesn't work as a solo. All those elements that keep getting added onto her backstory (mystic heritage, princess, genetically all human races, etc) means they don't know what to do with her. (In fact it means she is a borderline Mary Sue character, but this is comics so she is not alone in that aspect. It's not really a negative. )
Simple background are actually the more successful solo characters. Look at Spider-Man, simply an orphan nerd who gets powers. Thor, grew up the son of Odin. Carl Danvers, air force officer. Black Widow, orphan raised in the Red Room. Superman, son of alien scientist sent to earth, raised by farmers. Batman, orphan who see his parents killed and choose to fight crime. A complex varied backstory is actually the evidence that she is not a solid sustainable. They keep adding things to make her interesting.
And Cyclops wasn't designed to be a solo character either. He is Mr. X-Man. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Wolverine was created as a solo character, but he too has become a Mary Sue. But the proof of his popularity is that the character sells no matter how bad the writing and the art is. When Wolverine solo started the stories and art weren't all that earth shattering. They fell far short of the Miller mini.
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Quote from: Kristopher on March 28, 2015, 02:29:10 pm
Those figures don't prove that Storm is less popular (she's more popular) as all they show is the stories told in the series simply did not connect with readers. I think the problem is Pak started too slow.
Or maybe "Bunny" Colvin is juking the stats?
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Quote from: KIP LEWIS on March 31, 2015, 10:13:51 am
I could have worded my first two sentences better. While she was not originally intended to be a solo character, what has been done with her character in the X-books makes it easy to go the solo direction with her. All I'm saying is Storm's solo book could have been much better and much more electrifying this year. Pak is a good writer, but he just chose the wrong way to debut the book. Also, the artwork is REAL bad now and that needs to change.
All I'm saying is Storm's solo book could have been much better and much more electrifying this year. Pak is a good writer, but he just chose the wrong way to debut the book.
I'm reminded of a quote from Moneyball:
"If he's a good hitter, how come he doesn't hit good?"
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If you have no freedom to change your life you may as well be in prison. Workers in capitalism get more porridge than empowerment.
In the comedy show Porridge the drama takes place in Slade prison. There are prisoners and warders; the warders have varying personalities, from the ‘hard but fair’ MacKay, to the liberal Barraclough, and a selection of lesser unsavoury screws. The prisoners also have their various characteristics, all of them in their varying ways trying to make the best of their lot.
Here, then, we have the prison system. As a prisoner you would, by and large, prefer to have Barraclough to MacKay, and MacKay to the more sadistic screws, especially when trying to obtain some kind of favour, or minor change to prison routine such as a film showing every week. Barraclough might do it, MacKay might not. But on the subject of imprisonment itself, all of the screws are united in upholding the prison system, the idea of prison, and the wider social idea of just imprisonment. There is no negotiation that can take place for the prisoners to release themselves, convert the prison to an open one, or otherwise interfere with the prison’s core function of imprisonment.
Imprisonment is a social fact, harder than the walls and bars that are erected on its foundation (though of course mutually reinforced by them). Without a system of imprisonment, there can be no prisons. In the same way capitalism’s own prison has its own rules, its areas of compromise, and its areas that are non-negotiable. The leaders of capitalism can change how capitalism works, within limits, but cannot change the fact of capitalism.
Capitalism as a social fact is written into every one of our lives, every moment of the day, and we reinforce it every time we work for a wage and pay for our own goods with those wages. Even if a leader were to want to change matters they would be trapped by our own resistance to change. If there is to be change it must come from us.
It is sometimes thought that socialists have a conspiracy theory regarding the state and leaders – that they are all plotting to do us in, regardless of political colour. In fact, all we have to say is this: that they are bound to observe the system which they find themselves in. Some, of course, are corrupt bastards. Others can cut various deals with each other, and specifically can join in the fight between capitalists over whether finance or manufacturing capital is to do better from the current administration, or decide whether to maximise profit in the short, medium or longer term, but all must maintain the production of profits from us, the subject class, and defend those profits against all comers, whether it be us (by using the police) or capitalists of other states (with the armed forces).
So, appeals to leaders are not the answer, on a matter so integral to capitalism as the defence of profits. You may as well ask for more liberal laws on shoplifting. There is, however, the possibility yet to be considered of a popular ‘political’ movement without an attack on the economics of capitalism. Again, this falls as flat on its face. Let’s return to our prison example. The prisoners decide to bypass the screws and hold a meeting in the prison yard about how bad prisons are. If the meeting is about entertainment, for example, the screws may be intimidated into providing something, even unasked for, such as a prison library; but discussion of liberty will bring out the truncheons. Prison riots don’t provoke early release: they provoke savage repression, beatings and subsequent lockdown. Imprisonment is non-negotiable, because it is fundamental to the prison itself, and you would have to attack the social structure of prisons and imprisonment to make any change. In the same way, any movement to change a fundamental feature of capitalism, as with disarmament, must address the basis of the system itself rather than engaging in wishful thinking.
Thinking about it, the very word ‘Defence’ should be sufficient clue as to how much input we are meant to have with the issue. We are not even allowed to call it what it is. Not ‘attack’, not ‘bands of hired killers’, not ‘death factory’, not ‘organised murder’, but defence, something which we are to be forced to accept as an integral part of our lives. In the same way, we are expected to be glad of a job rather than resentful of our exploitation, and happy to be protected by the police rather than disturbed by the presence of blue-clad armed thugs defending their masters’ ill-gotten profits from us at the bank and at the supermarket.
So, while there is leeway in capitalism for change on minor issues, there is little or none for its basics of profitmaking and defence of those profits – the extraction of wealth from us and the defence of this wealth against all comers. Bodies of armed thugs and killers are basic to private property itself, even in previous epochs, not just its latest manifestation in capitalism. Any appeal to the goodwill of our masters, or the leniency of their foremen, is futile.
In short, the making of profits out of us, the subject class, and defending these against us, their rightful owners, and fighting over these profits between themselves – all these things are non-negotiable, social facts as solid as iron bars and prison walls, and cannot be changed by appeal to leaders or by political action that does not address the fundamental problem from which warfare springs – class society, where social wealth is a private thing, spoils to be fought over rather than shared. Whilst wealth is private property, to be fought over, it will be fought over, and preparations for these conflicts will continue apace.
What, then, as they say, is to be done? As mentioned, the basis of the system in which we live and are currently trapped is the making of profits from us, the working class. Our time at work not spent reproducing our own existence – building modest houses, growing food, producing light and power to keep our machines and computers humming into the night – is a social surplus, appropriated by the capitalists through their waving deeds of ownership, stocks and shares, pieces of paper and the like. Everything that we make, over and above that required to keep us coming back through the factory gates or the office door on a Monday morning for another week of drudgery, is appropriated and turned to the following purposes: reproducing the factories and offices in which we work; reproducing the class structure of police, prisons, cash tills and banks, to keep us in our places; defending their ill-gotten gains against other capitalists at home and abroad, with government and warfare; and only then can what remains be spent on gin-palaces, cocaine and, soon, day trips to outer space.
The way to stop these expenditures should be obvious: take back the surplus! We produced it, after all, if anyone is feeling legalistic. Put the wealth in our hands! Whilst there is a structural reason for capitalists to prepare for and go to war against each other, we have no reason to fight each other – maybe individually over some resentment, but to put a million men a side into trenches drenched in poison gas or drop fire on children from the sky takes capitalism. Every fraction of social wealth that is returned to our hands is wealth not put to slaughter or to extravagant capitalist consumption.
We in the Socialist Party stand for such a position. We address the problem of disarmament, along with other unpleasant effects of capitalism, by looking to their root, in a class-divided society, which divisions create the institutional misery of war and arms production, as well as overwork, alienation and suicide, and the starvation of millions around the globe who in any sane society would be given the resources to realise their potential, not as an act of charity but from a simple sense of solidarity and a self-interest in every member of society being able to fully contribute.
All you will get with an appeal to the rich and supposedly powerful, to end arms production and spend money on the poor, is empty promises, disdain, and probably a sense of relief that once more the slaves are not yet powerful enough to rebel against their masters and must still beg for crumbs for themselves and their fellows.
If you think that the appeal to these leaders is rational, the answer will come back, perhaps sotto voce: “This is rational!” War is the logic of the capitalist state, just as policing is the logic of the class struggle at home, and the starvation and physical deprivation of more than a billion is likewise part of the logic of capitalism where if you do not produce a profit you cannot enter the economy and thus must starve.
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The Ottomans in Tripoli of the West: Dialectical Relationship between the Society and the State (958-1330 A.H./1551-1912 A.D.) (in Arabic).
Auther : Attia al-Wishy
Despite the numerous books published about the Ottoman history in Arab countries, the presence of Ottomans in some of such countries had a special nature. The Ottoman presence in Tripolitania was of distinct characteristics, compared to the case in other Arab countries. The present research attempts to shed light on the period of Ottoman presence in Tripolitania, which extended for about three hundred and sixty years (958-1330/1551-1912), and to show the effects of such presence on the society's structure due to introducing new elements of a special nature. The paper also examines the re-arrangement of the political and cultural conditions, especially with regards to the relation between Society and State. The research approaches questions such as: How did such a relation emerge? How did it evolve? How did this relationship result in what can be called "State" in a political and cultural sense?
The research focuses on elaborating on the various cultural effects of the Ottoman presence in Tripolitania from different aspects. Furthermore, it highlights the nature of the relation that evolved between society and state under such presence, and reveals aspects, characteristics and developments of such a relation, especially with respect to the idea of the Arab Ottoman identity and its dialectics that controversially evolved side by side with other ideologies that deemed the Ottoman presence in Arab countries as a sign of military occupation and political colonization. This controversy naturally contradicts with a set of inherent and hidden considerations and facts that this research tries to reveal and clarify.
The research concludes with a set of political and cultural factors that over time have affected the structure of society and state from the beginning of the Ottoman presence in these countries until their departure in 1330 /1912.
In summary, the research is a scientific attempt to bridge gaps in the history books about the Ottoman presence in Tripolitania, and to rectify the cracks resulted from the deformation of the era of this presence. In this respect, the research benefited from some sources and references that tackled the history of that era, and based its conclusions on said sources. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9077157378196716, "wiki_prob": 0.9077157378196716, "source": "cc/2022-05/en_head_0043.json.gz/line349196"} |
Even the smallest steps in the right direction can make a difference.
When “Phillip” entered HopeWorks’ CRT program, his mental health problems were completely un-managed. Phillip was dealing with bipolar disorder, which was exacerbated by a traumatic brain injury he had suffered. He had great difficultly controlling his emotions and could often be heard berating his Community Support Worker (CSW). He would often try to “fire” his CSW’s when he felt like they weren’t doing what he wanted. Phillip struggled with maintaining housing, as he would try to “fix” things in his apartment and would end up breaking his appliances and furnishings. In a two year span, he moved into four different apartments. However, about six months ago, things began to change for Phillip. He and his CSW found a landlord who was willing to give him a chance to find stability and was patient with Phillip’s mood swings. Phillip also met with HopeWorks therapist and while he was extremely skeptical at first, started to take medications to help stabilize his moods. Phillip also became more open to finding primary care services and has been working with the same CSW for the past year. Phillip has now been in his apartment for six months and is starting to feel more comfortable with his medications. While Phillip still has a long ways to go and still struggles with his temper from time to time, the progress he has made is truly remarkable. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-18T12:48:50Z', 'url': 'https://www.hopeworksnm.org/mission-story-crt/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
Two Palestinians killed in blast in Gaza City
Palestinian sources reported a blast in Gaza City in which two men were killed and a number were injured. The blast was the result of a "work accident," and the IDF denied any involvement in the incident. According to the report, the explosion happened in the home of the Dahdouh family, which is connected to the Islamic Jihad. Two of the family's members were killed by the IDF in the past. Palestinians also reported that an 11-year-old boy was wounded by shrapnel from an IDF shell in Beit Hanoun.
Paris demands clarifications after Tehran arrests Iranian-French scholar
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Iranian Foreign Minister: Europe not ready to save nuclear deal
Iran spends government money on cigarettes, uses over 2 tons of drugs daily
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My Life in Amsterdam, Part 3
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Illustration — 1/22/2014
In 2013, Amsterdam in the spring was much like Amsterdam in the winter. Cold, windy, humid, rainy, generally unpleasant. Every Dutch person told us this was the longest winter they’d ever had — typically, spring is a lovely time in The Netherlands. Bike through the countryside and you will be treated to an idyllic scene, one full of windmills and a mosaic of colorful tulips. The nation is famous for its tulips, after all, and they take the bulbs very seriously.
However, come April there were still no signs of tulips. As a flower, I’d imagine it would be difficult to grow in near freezing temperatures. The gardens of Keukenhoff, a beautiful display of horticultural engineering and a national treasure, open only a few shorts months every year, sat half barren for most of this short window. But now I’m starting to sound sour and cynical. I suppose there were a few nice days in spring — days when I could bike through the city without my heavy winter coat.
But I could count days like this on one hand. Most days were darker and colder.
These days afforded me plenty of opportunities to experience the many indoor pleasures of the city. For instance, the reopening of the Rijksmuseum after ten long years of renovation was a highlight for the city. On opening day, thousands of people marched through the newly restored halls, crowding around Vermeers and Rembrandts. Inconvenience aside, it always makes me happy to see people waiting in line just to get into an art museum.
One night, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra provided a lively respite from the cold. Jazz in the Netherlands sounds a lot like jazz in the US — really, the main differences lie in the musicians: much less racial diversity, but much more hair gel.
Overall, things could have been worse, as I learned when I was taken to an old church serving as a winter shelter for hundreds of African refugees. The church had been set up for the winter, but it was March and the refugees were supposed to leave…even though it still felt like winter. They woke with constant uncertainty and slept under the threat of being tossed out into the cold amidst the endlessly complicated asylum process. My visit came on the day before an organized protest. The refugees planned to march through the Museumplein, rebuking the Netherlands’ stringent immigration policies. Various friends and volunteers came by to help make signs.
Technically, I did not get to experience spring in Amsterdam. It wasn’t until mid-June that I was finally able to retire my heavy jacket. But while spring was lost, summer had come, and it kind of felt like the spring I was used to. These beautiful 75 degree days quickly turned that unending winter into an unpleasant memory.
In St. Louis, I’d grown accustomed to spending summers in a 100 degree cesspool of humidity. I would dread going outside and take many showers each day. Here, I forgot air conditioning even existing. As if to apologize for the winter, every July day was perfect. The Netherlands were spared from the heat waves that scorched much of Europe and the United States. Walking around, the city was a new place.
Everything was more colorful and vibrant. People were outside, on the streets, in the parks, not cooped up in their homes watching Eurovision with bleak attitudes and dour expressions. People barbequing in gardens, drinking beer on patios, zipping around on scooters. Drunk tourists sitting on the canal wall, singing songs I can only assume were related to soccer. Happy dogs and happy children. Sunlight until 11PM. This was the Amsterdam I’d arrived in nearly a year before, and this was the Amsterdam I was sad to leave behind.
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The third, and final, installment of My Life in Amsterdam, a visual essay about...well, my life in Amsterdam.
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Based on a true story, the latest from David Lowery (Aint Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, and 2016’s under-appreciated Pete’s Dragon) reteams the filmmaker with Robert Redford, who plays Forrest Tucker, the charming, handsome leader of a trio of geriatric bank robbers.
Forrest’s partners in crime are Teddy (Danny Glover) and Waller (a fantastic Tom Waits); meanwhile, middle-aged cop John Hunt (Casey Affleck) tries to chase Forrest down as Jewel (Sissy Spacek) tries to figure out why her charming, handsome new boyfriend won’t tell her what he does for a living.
Like one of Forrest’s disarmingly polite robberies, The Old Man & the Gun starts out pleasant and sweet before revealing hints of darkness—each of these characters is deeper than they first appear, and one’s never quite sure what any of them are going to do next.
Lowery is happy to tag along, capturing lives that are polished by time and dented by experience, but remain bright and sharp with wit and passion. Watching Redford have this much fun is, as always, a goddamn delight. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-25T18:34:40Z', 'url': 'https://www.thestranger.com/film/2018/10/12/33778393/the-old-man-and-the-gun-watching-robert-redford-rob-banks-is-a-goddamn-delight', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
Green Bay Marathon Investigating Potential Discount Abuse
Hundreds signed up using discount code meant for employees and family members of sponsors.
By Scott Douglas
There sure are a lot of employees and family members of employees of Green Bay Marathon sponsors planning to run the May 19 event in Wisconsin. Either that, or many people have signed up for the race with a discount code they're not eligible to use.
As the Green Bay Press-Gazette (a race sponsor) reports, race officials started noticing last month that an unusually large percentage of entries were being made using a discount code meant for employees of sponsors and the employees' family members. The code allows half-price registration for the event's races, which include a 5-K, half-marathon, marathon, and marathon relay.
Race officials say they've identified hundreds of registrants who can't be verified as eligible to use the discount. The race sent emails to these registrants and asked them to confirm their eligibility for the discount or pay the full registration cost. Some were able to prove their eligibility, while others paid the full registration fee. This week race officials will start calling the approximately 300 registrants who didn't respond to the email.
“It’s not about going out and punishing people out of principle because they were not entitled to something,” race director Sean Ryan told the Press-Gazette. “It’s about maximizing the charity outcome.” Ryan says that rogue registrants improperly using the discount code could reduce the event's charitable donations by thousands of dollars.
Scott Douglas Scott is a veteran running, fitness, and health journalist who has held senior editorial positions at Runner’s World and Running Times.
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be 20.1 times more likely to be murdered
30.20 in every 100,000 people are murdered annually in Trinidad and Tobago compared to 1.50 in Romania
This entry contains the number of victims of an unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person. Data is originally sourced from either criminal justice or public health systems.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
be 16 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
The percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.60% while in Romania it is 0.10%. 500 people in Trinidad and Tobago and 1,000 people in Romania die from AIDS each year.
This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
Source: CIA World Factbook
be 51.47% less likely to be unemployed
Trinidad and Tobago has an unemployment rate of 3.30% while Romania has 6.80%
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in infancy
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Trinidad and Tobago is 24.82 while in Romania it is 10.16.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
consume 3.4 times more oil
Romania consumes 0.4200 gallons of oil per day per capita while Trinidad and Tobago consumes 1.4070
This entry is the total oil consumed in gallons per day (gal/day) divided by the population. The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
use 2.6 times more electricity
The per capita consumption of electricity in Romania is 2,409kWh while in Trinidad and Tobago it is 6,198kWh
This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
be 2.4 times more likely to be in prison
362 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Trinidad and Tobago compared to 150 in Romania
This entry contains the number of people in penal institutions, including pre-trial detainees. Comparability is hampered by differences in local practice, including whether psychiatrically ill offenders are under the authority of the prison administration. People held in a form of custody not under the authority of a prison administration are not included in this figure.
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies
spend 2.3 times more money on health care
Per capita public and private health expenditures combined in Trinidad and Tobago are $971.70 USD while Romania spends $419.70 USD
This entry contains the per capita public and private health expenditure at purchase power parity using US Dollars. This figure combines government, personal, and employer spending on health care
Source: World Health Organization
make 40.97% more money
The GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is $20,300 while in Romania it is $14,400
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
die 2.4 years sooner
The life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago is 72.29 while in Romania it is 74.69.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
have 48.87% more babies
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago is 13.80 while in Romania it is 9.27.
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
More Information about Trinidad and Tobago
With its 1,223,916 people, Trinidad and Tobago is the 156th largest country in the world by population. It is the 170th largest country in the world by area with 5,128 square kilometers.
First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
Languages spoken: English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
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I have Centos 6.9 and VPS host wont upgrade until everything has been worked around in centos7. I cant find a good tutorial on how to install Mumble in Centos6 that is ANYTHING close to recent. 5 year old documents aren't cool. Does anybody have any good references for installing mumble with something 2016 and more recent???
I'm also trying to use a mysql database.
Re: Mumbe install on Centos 6.9?
We generally advise against using mysql instead of sqlite, unless you have specific reason to do so. Sqlite will be in-memory, and with only one application accessing the database (although it may work we do not support concurrent DB changes from other applications) no need for a more complex DBMS.
Personally, I’m not familiar with CentOS. But I guess the lack of resources it due to the low number of users. If you manage to install or find the documentation outdated, please improve it! That would be great!
I wouldn't know how to update it if i tried. I want to use MYSQL because I want to edit permissions based upon custom php commands from a forum.
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Temple of Phanaios Apollo
Phana was a highly important cult center, the tradition of which goes back to the 9th century BC, continues through the splendid phase of the Archaic era, and endured till Early Byzantine times, when it was a flourishing Christian center. Nowadays a small chapel of Saint Theodore stands on exactly the spot, on a small knoll not far from the bay.
Today there are only scant traces of the once famous sanctuary of Apollo, perhaps named thus after the showing forth there of Leto of Delos which was the Delion of Chios. Shreds and small finds dating from the earliest Geometric phase have been found, as well as two small sections of the destroyed peribolos wall on the west side, built of irregular limestone masonry.
Larger sections of the early archaic precinct wall, which has been traced for 74 meters and probably girded the sacred hillock have been preserved. It was built in the 6th century BC of irregular, medium size stones, only to the outer face of which had been worked. Contemporary with the wall are two flights of steps, 1.6 m. wide, on the north side, affording access to the sanctuary.
The large external peribolos built in the 6th century BC in regular courses of hard bluish-grey limestone, is all that remains of the succeeding phase, which was one the general renovation. The west face, that visible from the road leading up from the harbor, was more carefully worked. About 50m. along, the wall turns at a right angle at its north edge, continuing northwards for 53,5 m. at which point there is a projection (20.6 m. x 1.8 m.) with a flight of steps, as the previous period. The north side continues for another 8.7 m., its eastern end turning at an obtuse angle and continuing eastwards.
Very few remnants of the ancient temple have survived. Its building material (blocks, columns, decorative sections, etc) was re-used in later Christian churches built directly on the top of it, or dispersed over a considerable distance from the area. Only the foundation of the northeast corner has been found in situ (8.5 m. of the east side and 25.7 m. of the north), constructed of the large slab-like stones, mainly of poros. Various architectural members have been collected from different parts of the area and its environs.
The temple was probably destroyed in the wake of the unsuccessful Ionian insurrection (494 BC) and rebuilt later. Its walls were of greyish-blue marble quarried at Latomi, Chios. The columns and decorative members of the upper structure were of white marble.
The column bases are of typical Asian type, resembling to the those of the first dipteral temple of Hera on Samos.
Though limited, the architectural elements indicate that the Temple of Phanaios Apollo must have been a magnificent structure, rivaling the other great temples of Ionia. Moreover Chians, like all the Greeks of the East, had direct contact with the architectural creations of the Asiatic kings, the principal feature of which was the extraordinary size.
Excavations brought to light other significant finds too, vases, figurines, coins, as well as a series of Egyptian scarabs and faience statuettes, indicative of its wealth and influence.
Armolia, Pyrgi, Vessa, Elata, Lithi, Olympi, Mesta
Prehistoric Emporio
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Monastery of Zoodochos Pygi, St George Monastery at Pyrgi
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Ralph Lauren has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of the company he founded 50 years ago.
Lauren, 75, who is the only person to ever hold the CEO position in the company will now hand the baton to the current global president of Old Navy, Stefan Larsson.
But don't worry, our favourite American designer will still have a role within the company and continue to fulfil his duties as executive chairman and chief creative officer.
Ralph Lauren told WWD: "Stefan brings something special. Stefan has the sensitivity of design and of building a business and growing companies. That's rare in our business. Usually, it's one or the other."
Lauren explained that he has been searching for "someone that has the spirit similar to how I built my company," for a long time. "And it was spirit, because I certainly didn't have the money and the history and the background. But I knew I had something."
"I had dinner with Ralph, the most iconic American fashion designer," Larsson said. "Our meeting had a big impact on me; I think we started speaking dreams minutes into the dinner. Dreams and realizing that Ralph has made more in his life so far than anybody can ever dream of and here he is, speaking about growing the business, speaking about generations, speaking about stories. And I was just moved by that." | {'timestamp': '2019-04-23T09:11:25Z', 'url': 'https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/style/news/a38849/ralph-lauren-retires-ceo-company/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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Leonidas King Of Sparta Docx 1 How Glorious Fall The Valiant, Sword In Hand, In Front Of Battle For Their Native Land: Leonidas King Of Sparta Hist
This earned him the right to put on a red cloak, the sign of a Spartan warrior. There are several stories of guys who for a single explanation or another survived the Battle of Thermopylae their lives and the manner of their deaths await the curious reader. By the time the last of the Spartans had retreated to the hillock, Leonidas had been killed in action, and so had Xerxes’ two brothers. Apparently the Spartans carried Leonidas’ physique with them to the hill, where they all went down in a shambles together. Hence the three hundred Spartans perished at Thermopylae, and with them fell their faithful Thespians. Xerxes laughed for the reason that Ephialtes told him of a secret passage by means of the mountain, which would bring the Persian troops down behind the Spartan ramparts.
It was one of a kind among Greek city-states in that it maintained its Kingship past the Archaic age. It was even much more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, coming from two separate lines. According to tradition, the two lines descended from the twins Eurysthenes and Procles the descendants of Heracles who supposedly conquered Sparta two generations following the Trojan War. Though there are lists of the earlier purported Kings of Sparta, there is little proof for the existence of any kings ahead of the mid 6th Century BC or so. Menelaus is the king of Sparta who was robbed of his sweet wife Helen by a guest he received in his palace.
Greece had long had relations with Egypt and there is no cause why the Greeks would not have recognized about the periodic nature of the Nile’s flooding. 25 One queen, Semiramus, was believed to be a fish-goddess by modern day historians despite Herodotus’ belief in her existence. In fact, some feel that her existence was doubted simply because of the Greek historian’s belief.
If the baby survived this test, he was subjected to a new test. His mother brought him just before Gerousia, a council of thirty members, most of whom have been over sixty years old. They inspected the baby’s body to see if it was fragile or deformed. If he did not meet the eugenic criteria, the infant would have been thrown into the abyss on Mount Taygetos. If you are a fan of the “300” movie and the legendary battle of Thermopylae, then this is a must-stop by when you stop by Greece.
Helots were initially absolutely free Greeks that the Spartans had defeated in battle, and subsequently enslaved. In contrast to populations conquered by other Greek cities, the male Helot population was not exterminated, and women and youngsters had been not treated as chattel. As an alternative, Helots were provided a subordinate position within Spartan society more comparable to the serfs of medieval Europe. Though Helots did not have voting rights, they otherwise enjoyed a fairly privileged position, in comparison to slave populations in other Greek city-states. Cleomenes is a further excellent Spartan king who fought numerous memorable battles, is a further splendid warrior name for a infant boy.
It is what created a man and gave him the correct to be a portion of his city. Just about every Greek, in every single city state was obliged to military service from the age of twenty until the age of forty-five. In order to prepare for that life, boys have been place into a military training camp, recognized as the Agoge, from the age of seven. Sure, Leonidas had some thing of a superiority complex—but at least he had the receipts to back it up. Whilst the initially-born sons of Spartan kings have been exempt for the agoge, the brutal Spartan coaching system, Leonidas was not so fortunate.
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His principal aim was to explain the unlikely Greek victory against the much stronger Persian army in the so-known as Persian Wars that ravaged the Greek planet amongst 500 and 449 BCE. Explaining why Herodotus is known as the “father of history,” presented by Mark Robinson. He is remembered as becoming arguably the very 1st historian ever.
Such was the condition of points at Sparta when the herald from Sardis arrived asking them to come to the help of Croesus, who was being besieged. Then they ceased from their efforts, getting grieved at the event as at a terrific calamity. When the Lacedemonians had heard this they were none the much less far from finding it out, although they searched all areas until the time that Lichas, a single of these Spartans who are named “Well-doers,” 82discovered it.
It has taken on a new which means, one that areas the Spartans as the defenders of freedom against the oppression of the Persian Empire. The context is clear, Xerxes demands their surrender in battle and Leonidas refuses to do so. The Spartans were not at Thermopylae to fight for freedom and liberty, they were there with other Greeks to fight for their perceived survival. Of course, it must also not be forgotten that the Persians did win the battle and, as a result in effect, succeeded in “taking” the weapons. Philip observed and participated in Theban military operations and discovered the advantages of “joint force operations” and the “oblique phalanx”.
And when the Minyai immediately after having escaped from the prison went and sat down on Taÿgetos, Theras entreated of the Lacedemonians, as they had been proposing to place them to death, that no slaughter could take location, and at the exact same time he engaged himself to take them forth out of the land. The island meanwhile got its name of Thera after Theras 130who led the settlement. To the herdsman it seemed that, the case standing as a result, his wife spoke effectively, and forthwith he did so. This then had had burial, but him who was afterwards named Cyrus the wife of the herdsman had received, and was bringing him up, giving him no doubt some other name, not Cyrus. | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5118843913078308, "wiki_prob": 0.5118843913078308, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_head_0044.json.gz/line1447266"} |
People taking out a personal pension should receive bank account-style statements to prevent them facing hidden costs, a think-tank said today.
There is a "huge danger" inappropriate personal pensions are being sold to unsuspecting customers, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) warns.
Those selling such pensions often fail to reveal hidden costs including taxes, stock-lending fees and broking commissions, the RSA says.
It adds pension funds should learn from countries such as Denmark, where people receive an annual account, presented like a bank statement, which shows their investment savings.
The report calls for the introduction of a "statement before purchase" to show British workers the likely effect fees would have on their pension outcome.
Even when costs are declared, it is not done in a way in which many pension savers and small employers are likely to understand, the study says.
The Seeing through the British Pension System report highlights the "enormous" impact of fees, where an extra 2% annual charge can, over the lifetime of a pension, result in a halving of pension benefit.
It follows a previous RSA study which found that a large proportion of pensions disappear in fees – with charges swallowing up to 40% of the value of the pension over its lifetime.
The report's co-author David Pitt Watson says: "For markets to work effectively, consumers need to know what they are buying.
"It is extraordinary that, after so many years, such a system is not in place in this country."
Harinder Mann, who also wrote the report, says the proposals would give Britons greater confidence in the saving system. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-25T12:50:12Z', 'url': 'https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2012/07/report-calls-for-pension-statements/', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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The UAE condemns the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
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3 Декабрь 2022Middle Shabelle 40 Alshabab militants were killed in a planned operation carried out by National Armed Forces supported by NISA agents and Somalia's international security partners near Ali Foldhere village in Middle Shabelle region last nightDubai, Dubai The UAE condemns the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.Mogadishu, Banaadir Security forces continue an operation aimed at ending a Villa Rose hotel siege in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, where they have been battling with al-Shabab militants for the past 12 hours after the popular hotelСомали Reuters: "Somalia says 49 al Shabaab fighters killed in military operation"Tarajante Al-Shabaab claims it captured Tarajante outside of Beledweyne after attacking a government military base:Qoryoley, Shabeellaha Hoose Al-Shabaab claims that it attacked a South West state convoy between Daynunay & Baidoa & set off a bomb at an army checkpoint in Qoryoley, Lower ShabelleMogadishu, Banaadir MSF reports 12 cholera cases in Dagahaley camp, Dadaab refugee complex, Kenya. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) efforts in the camps need to be ramped up to improve the current dire living conditions as more people arrive in the campsGuriceel, Galguduud Al-Shabaab reported it has retaken Wabxo town in Galmudug region after Govt, local forces pulled backGuriceel, Galguduud Somali military forces and locals took full control of the strategic area of Wabho. @SNAForce and locals also killed 24 al Shabab militants in Tuesday's operation. The coalition forces moved to dislodge al Shabab from Elbuur town in Galgadud region - @ShabelleMedia reportedDhusamareb At least 15 militants were killed as al Shabab group carried out a dawn attack on a camp housing soldiers in Qayib area, some 90km east of Dhusamareb. Monday's attack started with a suicide explosionMogadishu, Banaadir Somali Defense: More than 100 Al-Shabab militants were killed by the army with US air supportMogadishu, Banaadir A bomb blast targeting a technical vehicle has killed two children and a soldier and wounded seven others in Mogadishu. Al Shabab claims to have killed five soldiers and wounded three more in the explosionMogadishu, Banaadir Suspected al Shabaab attackers abducted two paramedics, a driver and a patient near Kenya's border with Somalia - policeWashington, District of Columbia Associated Press: "Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab"Mogadishu, Banaadir At least 100 people killed, 300 wounded in two car bombs that exploded outside Education Ministry in Mogadishu –– Somalia presidentMogadishu, Banaadir Scene of attack on Ministry of Education in Mogadishu, SomaliaMogadishu, Banaadir On Saturday, two car bomb explosions targeting the education ministry of Somalia shook the city of Mogadishu and shattered windows of neighboring structures, according to witnessesKismaayo,Jubbada Hoose Security sources: 3 people were killed and others wounded in an attack on a hotel in the Somali city of KismayoKismaayo,Jubbada Hoose A car laden with explosives rammed into the gate of a hotel in centre of Somalia's port city of Kismayu followed by gunfire: ReutersKismaayo,Jubbada Hoose Somalia: Security forces deal with a terrorist attack on a hotel in the coastal city of KismayoKismaayo,Jubbada Hoose Somali official sources for Al Jazeera: an explosion targets a hotel in Kismayo, southern SomaliaDoha, Doha Today top US officials - including the CIA deputy director - held first senior in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul in July, sources tellJilib, Jubbada Dhexe An airstrike was conducted Saturday by @USAfricaCommand against al-Shabaab near Jilib, SomaliaGuriceel, Galguduud In the east of Galgaduud province, At least 20 AlShabaab militants were killed, more than 10 villages captured from the terror group in the last 24 hours, deputy minister for @MOISOMaliA, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala told state mediaIdlib, Idlib Governorate Sources close to HTS and local sources denied the allegations that there was a coup attempt (against Jolani) in IdlibBuulobarde, Hiiraan US confirms airstrike vs alShabaab on September 18 Per @USAfricaCommand, the alShabaab fighters were attacking Somalia forces near Buulobarde. Initial US assessment indicates 27 Shabaab fighters killed - no civilian casualtiesSana'a, Capital Municipality Media in Puntland reporting an explosion in Milxo, a small mining village that comes under Lasqoray district, Sanaag region, @MohamedSelh. Early reports indicate there are casualties. One account suggests a suicide bomber may have been responsible for the explosionBaraawe, Shabeellaha Hoose A soldier was killed, nine civilians were injured in an IED explosion at a teashop in the coastal town of Barawe, Tuesday, residentsGuriceel, Galguduud Al-Shabaab blows up water wells, boreholes and communication masts in Somalia's central Galmudug StateMogadishu, Banaadir 1 civilian killed 11 injured after mortar shells hit a residential area at 5am in Mogadishu's Bondheere district | {"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.960355818271637, "wiki_prob": 0.960355818271637, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0090.json.gz/line1080556"} |
One of the most popular features inside of LeadPages is LeadBoxes. LeadBoxes are boxes like this that can be configured to appear when you click on text, an image or a button. For example on this page on BeverageJobs.com when I click on this button on the sidebar, a leadbox appears. On MacRumors.com when I click on newsletters sign up, a leabox appears and on BloggingWizard.com when I click on this button, a LeadBox appears. We recently added a major update to LeadBoxes to make it more feature rich. A note about this update, if you are an existing LeadPages customer, none of your existing LeadBoxes have changed. This update is all about added features. Not only do you have the functionality we showed you earlier where you click on an element and a LeadBox pops up. You now have the ability to enable timed LeadBoxes so if we were on a page that we’ve set a LeadBox to appear on after five seconds, you’ll see the LeadBox pop up on the page after five seconds.
Finally, you have the ability to also enable and exit LeadBox. So if I was going to be closing out of the page when I go to exit, a LeadBox would come up urging me to get something of value before I go. Now let’s go inside our LeadPages account to see how this works. Once inside, I’ll click on LeadBoxes and then select create a new LeadBoxes. Now once I’m done configuring this LeadBox for how we wanted to look and integrating it with my email service provider, I’ll save it. When we go to publish this LeadBox, you’ll see the new publishing window where you have the option to publish this as a standard LeadBox where you click on a text link button or image to trigger it. You can publish it as a pop-up LeadBox where the pop-up appears after a specific amount of time or finally you can publish this LeadBox as an exit pop-up. As an exit pop-up this LeadBox is triggered when someone goes to exit a page. Now these new publishing options really enhance the usability and the results you’ll get from using LeadPages.
As you can see this new publishing window has a very user friendly feel. You can swap between the different publishing options right here at the top and your publishing code is always generated right at the bottom. Let’s look more in depth at each of these publishing options. First let’s look at the standard LeadBox option. You can trigger your LeadBoxes when your visitors click on a text link, image or a button. Whatever you choose, you’ll see the preview over here to the right. If you’d like a text link to trigger a LeadBox just type in what text you’d like to use to trigger your LeadBoxes and then save changes. Then you paste this code where you’d like your text link that triggers your LeadBox to appear. If you’d like to have an image trigger a LeadBox, for example in a side bar like this, you can easily do that. You just click on image then select image. From your image bank, select he image that you’d like to trigger this LeadBox then select down then from there save the changes and then paste this code where you’d like the image that triggers your LeadBox to appear.
Now let’s look at one of the new features that’s going to save you tons of time. You can create a new custom button to trigger your LeadBox right here in LeadPages. No more creating a button from scratch and photoshop whenever you need a new one. This is a really easy option to use if you don’t have specific images you want to use to trigger a LeadBox but you want a high converting call to action button instead of a simple text link. You can see that you have complete control over what your button will look like. You can change the text, background color, text color, the shape of the button and whether it has a shadow behind it.
So let’s say that this is my website. I need to make a button that will go in line with the color scheme that I have going on here. I head into the LeadBoxes’ publishing window, enter in my text, update the background color to match the color closer to my website and I think I’d like my button to be square with no shadow. Then I can see the preview over here at the right and it looks good but I think actually I’m around the corners just a little bit. Okay. That looks perfect. Now I’m going to save the changes then copy this code and paste it into my new post. When the post is published you can see my button and LeadBox that triggers.
Now remember you can add a button LeadBox, image LeadBox or text link LeadBox anywhere you can paste HTML. Now let’s move to the pop-up LeadBox tab. This tab adds some amazing functionality to LeadBoxes that allows you to customize the user experience and really engage with them in just a few clicks. This tab allows you to add a timed LeadBox to your website. So what does that mean? It means that you can now have a LeadBox if you’re automatically on your site after a specified amount of time without your visitors having to click on a thing. It works just like a timed pop-up. There are three settings that you can control here. The first is the amount of time before the LeadBox appears. Let’s say it’s five seconds. Now you can specify the number of page views someone needs to do before this appears. So let’s say you have this LeadBox on a blog, someone will need to read for example three articles before it appears. When they load their third article the LeadBox would appear after five seconds. Now you can also specify the time interval between displays of the LeadBox.
So again let’s say that someone is on their third article and they see our pop-up LeadBox, after they’ve seen the LeadBox let’s say they close it, they won’t see that pop up again for another 45 days. We find that people can get really annoyed if a form like this pops up every single time they visit a page. So this is a really great way to keep your pop-up LeadBox useful to your audience without annoying them.
Once you get your timing set up copy this code for your timed LeadBox and then I’m going to post this on my blog so I just paste this code in here and then I’ll publish this page. And then when I visit the page, there’s the LeadBox. Now I want to show you a way to quickly use this feature that most people never even think about. Let’s say you wanted to have a LeadBox be triggered after someone came to the same blogpost a couple of times. On a visitor’s second visit to the same post you can have a LeadBox welcoming them back and offering your content upgrade or bonus gift as a thank you for coming back to your site. You can set this up by putting the number of page views you want the LeadBox to wait before it comes up as well as how long after they visit the page it should come up. Then I’ll just save the changes, copy this code and then paste it into my blogpost.
Now when I go to this page the set amount of times, you’ll see that the LeadBox is offering me my content upgrade is coming up. This is a fantastic method for really boosting your list building efforts while personalizing your audience’s experience on your website.
Our third type of LeadBox is an exit LeadBox. Now the truth is some people are going to leave your site. It’s just a fact. But we can make that a win-win situation for both our visitors and our business by having an exit LeadBox come up if the visitor moves to close the window. This is a fantastic technique for reengaging people that you would normally lose when there’s no proverbial net to catch them. Some copy we recommend for this style of exit LeadBox would be wait don’t leave empty-handed. Before you go, download our copy writing checklist to write higher converting headlines in 30 days. Of course you’d swap out copywriting checklist or whatever you’re giving away. By offering something of massive value before they leave your page, you’ll increase the chances of making them happy they got something valuable and making you happy that you’ve added another lead to your email list.
Again if I set this for three days, it means that once this exit LeadBox has appeared on a page, it won’t show again for another three days. You can have this LeadBox show every time someone exits or you can have it show less frequently. Again experiment to see what works best for your audience. Once you choose how often to show this exit popup, save your changes and then copy this code for your exit LeadBox.
Now let’s say I’ve got this sales page that I created in LeadPages and I’d like to capture people that are leaving this page, I can offer them something of value to get them back into my follow-up sequence instead of just losing them altogether. So I can go into my LeadPages account and select edit for the sales page that I want to add this to. Under the LeadPages options, I’ll select tracking code, paste this into the header tracking code section and then I’ll save the page.
Now when I view the page, and then I go to exit I now see my pop up. You want to publish an exit pop-up on one of your own webpages not built in LeadPages simply take the same code and paste it in the HMTL of your page. These new LeadBoxes publishing options add a host of functionality and really open up the possibilities for capturing traffic that would otherwise be lost.
Take a look at one customer’s conversion rates using LeadBox and look at how high these numbers are. To start using LeadBoxes in your business log into your LeadPages account and click LeadBoxes. If you’re not a LeadPages customer, go to www.LeadPages.net and click the button below the video. LeadBoxes are included in all level of our LeadPages accounts but we do recommend you start at the proannual level as it allows you to split test your LeadBoxes and LeadPages includes, live chat support, comes with one free sub account and is 40% cheaper than paying monthly. So join us at the pro level.
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Event 79: Grand Ole Opry 94th Birthday…of course had to include this place!
Attending two different shows on the same day I got to experience two opposite shows. One that had every over 60 tour bus audience attending and the other a more fun, socially charged audience who had been were ready to party…welcome to event 79 – Grand Ole Opry 94th Birthday.
What was the event?
What: Grand Ole Opry 94th Birthday
When: Saturday 5th October 2019
Where: Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee
It’s 3pm and it’s the afternoon performance. The crowd have an average age of 72 and the atmosphere is slightly flat. Actually not slightly – it just was. The show was one performance and performer who was a very well established name but there was no energy at all being received from the audience. As I glanced around a few of there heads had nodded off for an afternoon nap. I was very confused. But I realised something that I had been told earlier in the day. The one thing that the world of country music should be worried about is the demographics of the current audience. And I could see why. The future audience of country music was not in this room – that’s for sure. However, Grand Ole Opry did cater for this crowd in a way by the type of staff working where of there demographic, there was seats outside for those to sit while enjoying the pre-entertainment and thirdly – there was musical artist bingo. Excellent.
It was the 94th birthday of the Grand Ole Opry – so I thought there would be a bit more liveliness to the crowd at least. It all changed when we got to the 7:30pm showing. The place was full. There was no tour bus bingo to be seen and there was a whole different approach of customer engagement. It was party time. There was a fair amount of hustle and bustle in the air. And it was time to party. Everything about this performance was completely different. There was a host. There was a more up act. And importantly there was life in the auditorium. It felt like I was now in the Grand Ole Opry.
Before the show the pre-warm Up was all about “getting everyone up and out there seats”…those that know me will know you don’t need to ask twice for me to dance. I danced that hard I was picked out of an auditorium of 4000. Perfect. Instead of now just watching the show I was able to be part of it. I would be playing a game of “plinko.” A token that you then put into a game and win a prize. To cut a long story short. I won women’s jewellery worth $270 – it just didn’t suit me. The game though didn’t have the “overall engagement” it could have.
Back to analysing the venue. The Grand Ole Opry is globally known to be the home of country music. On stage was some absolute legends of the Nashville music community. And it really was a celebration. Trace Atkins – who apparently was a country heartthrob – was on stage strutting his stuff and the female proportion of the audience were loving every minute. The program had some greats. Sadly I didn’t know any of the hits but watching the crowd – they were getting right in to the Grand Ole Opry spirit. It was alive. The venue felt like what you had seen on the marketing materials, videos and so on – buzzing with history.
Soaked in history the Grand Ole Opry has a certain Ora to it. It’s a great feeling walking through the doors. But as the show was finishing – I was worried because 4000 were leaving with then another 4000 coming in for the 9:30pm – it was EXTREMELY busy. From an events point of view they really do need to look at there overall event operations plans. I get it – it’s an Music institution but it’s also a venue.
One thing to take away…
There was cake, fan engagement, country singers galore. To be there was special and to understand the demographics was cool – but change is needed to keep this amazing place going into the future…
#comeonthejourney
Author aroundtheworldin80eventsPosted on October 12, 2019 October 12, 2019
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Pisces 2023 Horoscope: Happiness Awaits!
Last updated October 18, 2022 by Susan Taylor
In 2023, Saturn in your sign from March will help you get organized, make you more mature in your relationships, and deepen your love stories. This is the time to reap the benefits of what you have sown previously. In the meantime, you may feel the weight of responsibility on your shoulders... Over the next 12 months, Jupiter will give you a boost from time to time and incite for your professional and financial success. To unveil more secrets about your year, read the Pisces horoscope 2023.
If you were born between February 20 and March 20, you are Pisces and this horoscope is for you!
Pisces' yearly horoscope for love and relationships
Work and professional life for 2023 for Pisces
Horoscope 2023 for Pisces' finances
2023 Pisces horoscope for health
Pisces 2023 Horoscope month by month
Pisces' love and relationships in 2023 💑 - Something for everyone
Your mood will be a little damp in January, but this will change as early as the following month! You’ll be doubtful at the beginning of March, however from April until the end of June a wonderful period of love will triumph. For some reason, in July and August, Venus retrograde will chill your heart. You will feel the need to have to control and restrain your impulses to better understand your desires. In September, you’ll be relieved of some responsibilities, and you will start again with much passion until the end of 2023. There will be talk of marriage in October. Plus, singles may also find love!
How will you get on with your family and friends? 👪
You will be too caught up in your personal concerns in January, but you will reconnect with your loved ones in February. March will be neither bad nor good, yet family clarifications will be needed during the second half of April. Clearing the air will be effective, and you will take advantage of the clarity and spend a beautiful month of May surrounded by friends and family. In June, you will not feel supported and this will spoil your mood all summer, as such, you will distance yourselves from friends and tighten your friendship group. However, some new acquaintances will brighten the friendship sector for you in mid-September. Friendliness will reign over your relationships thereafter until the end of the year.
✨ Read the 2023 horoscope predictions for the other signs, here ✨
Pisces work horoscope for 2023 🧑💼 - Concentrate!
According to Pisces horoscope 2023, this is a year of hard work, but it's not in vain! Saturn in your sign from March onwards helps you to organize yourself. It deepens your thinking and makes you more diligent and focused. This is the time of the harvest, which will be more or less good depending on your past efforts. Recognition should be there even if the work you are asked to do is more substantial than usual... Neptune inspires you with good ideas, so create!
Pisces financial 2023 predictions 💰 - Be disciplined
You will have to be more careful over the next 12 months, plus, you will have to learn to manage your finances better. It's not a question of giving in to all your desires, sometimes you'll just have to wait. Throughout 2023, remember to limit your spending and purchases.
Health predictions 🏋️♀️ - Stress will invade you
You will be stressed at the prospect of starting a new year, but afterward, you will fare very well. The passage of Saturn in your sign in March may cause you a little more fatigue than usual, and this will be related to an overload of responsibilities. Until the end of 2023, you will have to live with phases of excellent tone, with the right mood and an agile mindset, and other periods when rest will be needed to keep your strength up. In any case, try to pick up on your body's signals.
Pisces horoscope 2023 - Predictions month by month
A bit of a shaky start...
You are under tension and sometimes even in a panic at times. Take heart, relax by all means.
Love is fulfilling you
The stars offer you the possibility of a beautiful love story. Your spirits are buoyed by the tenderness that flows through your relationships.
You are passing a maturing stage...
Saturn moves into your sign on the 7th and reminds you of the reality principle. Various responsibilities weigh on you more.
A month rich in emotions...
A crush can transform your life. On the business side, negotiations or contracts can enrich you. Work your way through it!
A colorful month...
Your relationships are charged with tenderness, you merge to build a quality relationship. In your activities, it's a prosperous time when optimism and success triumph.
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You're holding on for dear life!
Despite power struggles at work or with the neighborhood, you're on cloud nine in love. The end of June is conducive to a little extended weekend to get out of your habits...
Put yourself first
You need to clear your head, even if it means seeing fewer people. Take the time you need.
Business is going well...
Professionally, you are on top of your game! It's also possible that while you're on leave, you'll get some good news for the fall.
You are enterprising!
You need to get to the bottom of things, to repair an injustice for others, to feel useful, to meet an ideal. The stress of the new school year is playing on you.
Take a bite out of life
Strong with your results, you can't stop. So live two hundred percent as the planetary influxes push you forward.
You win all around...
Efficiency, aura, malice and luck turn events in your favor. Don't hesitate to make a decision, to decide, to express your intentions loudly and clearly. You will be followed.
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Expertise in love and business...
Your love relationship is more fluid and with your loved ones, your complicity strengthens. On the financial side, you are clever!
Your luckiest month in 2023, is May
According to the Pisces horoscope 2023, the month of May promises to be radiant on many levels. In love, you seduce whoever you want, your charm works. Your relationships are tender and of high quality, something to make you blossom and recharge your batteries. As far as your activities are concerned, optimism and success are on the agenda, so go for it!
My advice to Pisces natives:
In 2023, you will be thinking about work more than having fun. You could reinforce your achievements and place your pawns well to consolidate the material sphere.
The planets of your year 🪐
Neptune keeps your muse active, inspiring you with beautiful ideas that will come to fruition thanks to Saturn and Jupiter.
Uranus, on the other hand, gives you self-confidence and boldness.
The planets have a strong influence on the atmosphere and the events to come. Their position in the sky, the aspects they form, whether they are retrograde or not, etc. all of these details reveal if the influences are positive or negative.
Don't stop there: What are the dates of the planets in retrograde?
My biggest tip for 2024 💁♀️ - Keep your eyes peeled
In 2024, you will continue your ascension phase and will be on the lookout for opportunities. After all, you have a talent for finding them!
My conclusion for Pisces 2023 horoscope... 🖋️
In 2023, you will have the wind in your sails, so get out all the ideas and work hard to implement them. Despite the need to rest regularly, you will be able to go all the way in your projects, plus, gratitude awaits you at the end of the road.
🌟 The entire Astrofame team wishes you a wonderful year
The Pisces zodiac sign is loving and daring. I hope these yearly predictions will help you move forward in your life in 2023 and help you achieve great things. Don't forget to also look at your ascendant and your moon sign for this new year 😉. If you want more details about your future, please feel free to contact our astrologers, who will answer all your questions with gentleness and kindness.
To learn more about 2023, why not also check out the following forecasts:
♓ The Pisces personality review
♓ My tips on how to attract a Pisces man
♓ Who is Pisces compatible with?
* Literature Source: The New International EPHEMERIDES 1900 - 2050, Author; Francis SANTONI, Published in June 1994 and available here: Amazon - The New International EPHEMERIDES 1900 - 2050
laszlo bagu 8 months ago
OK, as a somewhat skeptical Pisces I have to largely agree with these predictions although being forced to spend 2 weeks on a locked psych ward in April was not exactly fun or auspicious. All the same, I am convinced this will be a landmark year for me because of my new visions and ambitions in the exciting field of AI. What has really sparked my optimism, though, is the continued interest of a certain, beautiful Aries woman who seems to genuinely care about me. How could anyone ask for more. Life is good and getting better all of the time. Sam, if you ever pass by you will see a beautiful blue-green light in my living room, visible from all directions. I keep it on for you 24-7. I keep the home fire stoked for you, always. Thought you should know.
A message from an ordinary Pisces to a special Aries warrior-angel: Should you ever feel down, discouraged or alone in your journey to greatness, remember that there is always a beautiful blue-green light shining for you in my hearth & heart. I think of always & will always wish you the very best life has to offer. Know that there is at least one person away from home who cares about you deeply, and always will. Hmmm...methinks maybe this should be the last Zodiac commentary foe a while. People are probably getting sick of my observations as it is...
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I’m taking advantage of 2022 and in preparation I’ve dug a grave for doubt and made it deep enough to stack misery, concern and self-pity on top of one another. After I level the plot with dirt, I’ll keep stacking brick upon brick, with a thick layer of cement in between until there’s a tower that reaches the stars. Then leap into 2022 with a landing so powerful it will resonate all year long, the reverberating melody causing the earth to shake in precision with the footsteps of all opposition, resulting in an inability to stand in or near my path. A fierce, yet balanced storm of will and compassion will rain down upon my seeds of intent and direction causing the deeply-rooted fruit-bearing trees to burst through the Earth’s surface. In one arm my harvest I’ll gather and in the other I shall swoop the flame of love from her tired feet, soothing her from the long journey with the knowledge of never feeling the agony from loneliness again. A lover’s song we’ll sing as we build a castle built with an indestructible foundation of a material found only in the 8th dimension. Upon completion all will see our fortress with no walls, no ceiling, just two thrones and a foundation. The sweet, welcoming fragrance of pure, undiluted and genuine love will fill the air so thick that all whom despise love shall not be capable of breathing within our kingdom.
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Theater in the WILD
Peg Craft
Debbie Reynolds literally sang in the rain here. Most of the biggest stars of stage and screen have enjoyed the extra protein of Show Me state bugs and moths while performing. The Muny opera occupies six acres within Forest Park's 1,300 acres in St. Louis. It is the largest, greenest outdoor theater in the nation, in one of the largest urban parks. Stories have been told for years around campfires and the Muny is a special and unique extension of that tradition.
The Muny took shape 100 years ago between two giant oak trees in a natural bowl-shaped amphitheater with a river running through it. Early on there was "trouble right here in river city" as "ol' man river" Des Peres flooded during a thunderstorm and washed the orchestra's instruments away. Today the river has been tamed and offers a wetland show with mink and ducks for audiences in the park. Great care has been taken with the trees that grace the stage and surround the theater. One of the framing oak trees was lost in 2002 at 370 years of age. It's wood is now a boardroom table at the theater. Trees are often specially lit as part of the set for many shows.
The trees are also home to various wildlife in the park as well. A nesting family of raccoons would wander across the light bridge above the stage as if on cue on many nights to the delight of children, who always spotted them first, and their families. Random opossums would wander onto the stage and pause with rapt attention during musical numbers. And then wander off again. A great blue heron once swooped low over the crowd during one pivotal scene. Audiences have been delighted to the sights and sounds of squirrels, foxes, turtles, rabbits, ducks and birds in the park and around the shows. Like nature, there are free seats for every show. The Muny is a unique place where art and nature come together. Nature puts on a show all around the state with lots of wild antics, sounds and beauty to refresh and entertain. You can catch a wild show any season in Missouri.
Special thanks to Bill Borger and The Muny.
Forest Park Fun Facts
Forest Park opened in 1876 and is 1,293 acres.
It is 450 acres larger than Central Park in New York City.
Forest Park hosted the 1904 World’s Fair as well as the 1904 Summer Olympics.
The park welcomes 13 million visitors each year.
Nearly 45,000 trees can be found in the park.
In addition to The Muny, Forest Park is also home to the Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri History Museum and the St. Louis Art Museum.
Facts courtesy of Forest Park Forever and Explore St. Louis
A fledgling Great-Horned Owl grabs a seat at The Muny in Forest Park, St. Louis
MO DOC-2018-DNN Aug Wk1 Outdoor Theater-MODC1808-LF01.mp3
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Raccoons at The Muny
Raccoons travel above the stage during a show at The Muny
MO Lobsta?
Does Missouri have lobster? Our crayfish are a smaller relative, but a large powerhouse for fueling and housing hundreds of species, and helping soils, plants and waterways. Learn why, see them up close, and catch a recipe for etouffee in this week's Discover Nature Notes.
Wild Fruits of Summer
Looking for something wild and healthy to do? Berry picking may be the summer adventure for you. Check out where and how you can harvest native fruits and create your own treats in this week's Discover Nature Note.
Red, White, and Blue in Nature
Happy Independence Week! To mark the holiday, we are celebrating RED, WHITE, and BLUE in nature. Check out patriotic colors and catch some fun facts about our national bird in this week's Discover Nature Note.
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The Schneider Downs Manufacturing Industry Focus Group sent members to the AICPA Global Manufacturers Conference in mid-November. The three-day conference covered a variety of topics including an economic outlook, tax reform update, the Blockchain impact, accounting and regulatory matters, among several others. One of the more interesting sessions covered the manufacturing workforce and the challenges in finding skilled labor.
Spoiler alert – this session did not reveal the key to finding talent to a group of accountants. Nor did it suggest that the skilled labor shortage is no longer an issue and that there is now a strong pipeline of talent entering the workforce. Quite the opposite, in fact. However, Noel Ginsburg, the CEO of InterTech Plastics, based in Denver, Colorado, shared the relatively recent success of CareerWise Colorado (“CareerWise”), which established the first statewide youth apprenticeship program in the United States.
The CareerWise system was modeled after the apprenticeship system used in Switzerland. Switzerland’s academic curriculum for grades K-10 is similar in nature to the U.S. education system. However, the student’s work experience starts around age 15 and lasts two to four years as a hybrid structure of classroom education and vocational training. The CareerWise website notes that in Switzerland, there are over 230 apprenticeship occupations, with 40% of companies participating in the program. An astounding 70% of Swiss students choose apprenticeships, with 30% eventually working for the company they trained with.
To address the skilled labor shortage in the United States (specifically Colorado), Mr. Ginsburg teamed with politicians, business leaders and educators in Colorado who traveled to Switzerland to study the apprenticeship model and brought their learnings back to Colorado and began CareerWise. The CareerWise apprenticeship is a three-year program that provides students with the skills to enter the workforce upon completion if they choose not to pursue a higher education. Apprenticeships are offered in five areas, one of them being advanced manufacturing.
CareerWise offers students a paid apprenticeship and the opportunity to earn debt-free college credits. The CareerWise website lists approximately 75 companies that participate in the program, including recognizable names like Home Advisor, Otter Products and Janus Henderson. The CareerWise program is not intended to divert students away from pursuing a higher education. Rather, it is designed to provide students with opportunities to have a successful careers without a four-year degree while providing employers with a pipeline of talent.
Mr. Ginsburg mentioned that leaders from approximately 20 states have visited Colorado to learn about CareerWise in an effort to help employers fill the skills gap in their respective states. It will obviously take time to implement these programs across the country, but the success CareerWise is having appears to be a good first step. | {'timestamp': '2019-04-26T15:38:00Z', 'url': 'https://www.schneiderdowns.com/our-thoughts-on/manufacturing/postcard-aicpa-global-manufacturers-conference', 'language': 'en', 'source': 'c4'} |
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ITEMS FROM FEDERAL REGISTER
Commerce/BIS: Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
Treasury/OFAC: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES
Items Scheduled for Future Federal Register Edition
Australia: Export Conrol Joint Unit Updates Firearms and Ammo Continuation Sheet
Commerce/BIS: No New Postings
EU Renews Sactions on Myanmar/Burma
State/DDTC: Notice on COVID Measures
ST&R Trade Report: “Update on 90-Day Duty Deferral”
Sidley Austin: “USMCA is Now Here to Stay”
Baker McKenzie: “CBP Issues Additional Guidance on Implementation of Restrictions on Exports of Personal Protective Equipment from the United States and Related Exemptions”
Miller & Co: “New China Section 301 List 3 Product Exclusions”
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1. Commerce/BIS: Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
(Source:
Federal Register)
* 85 23327-23328: Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
(Source: Federal Register)
* AGENCY: Commerce; Bureau of Industry and Security
* ACTION: Notice
* SUMMARY:
The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on May 13, 2020, at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, via teleconference. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to transportation and related equipment or technology.
* Agenda:
Public Session:
(1) Welcome and Introductions.
(2) Status reports by working group chairs.
(3) Public comments and Proposals.
Closed Session:
(4) Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings.
The open session will be accessible via teleconference to participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at [email protected] no later than May 6, 2020.
A limited number of seats will be available during the public session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 04/27/2020 and available online at federalregister.gov/d/2020-08835, and on govinfo.gov or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813. . .
2. Treasury/OFAC: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
* 85 FR 23434-23435: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
* AGENCY: Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
* ACTION: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions
* SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490.
3. Items Scheduled for Future Federal Register Editions
* Commerce/BIS: Rules; Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users [Pub. Date 28 Apr 2020]
* Commerce/BIS: Rules; Expansion of Export, Reexport, and Transfer (in-Country) Controls for Military End Use or Military End Users in the People’s Republic of China, Russia, or Venezuela; [Pub. Date: 28 Apr 2020]
* Commerce/BIS: Rules; Proposed Rules; Modification of License Exception Additional Permissive Reexports [Pub. Date: 28 Apr 2020]
4. Australia: Export Control Joint Unit Updates Firearms and Ammo Continuation Sheets
Export Control Joint Unit
The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has updated the EC3 (EC firearms and ammunition transfer document) and EC4 continuation sheet. Both forms are now available on the same publication page on GOV.UK. You need these forms if you are applying for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for firearms exports.
Visit: EC3 form (EC firearms and ammunition transfer document for SIEL applications) and EC4 continuation sheets. You must upload these forms to SPIRE as Word documents, not PDFs, so that licensing officers can add certain details.
For general export control queries please contact our Helpline on 020 7215 4594 or [email protected].
5. Commerce/BIS: (No new postings.)
Commerce/BIS)
6. EU Renews Sanctions on Myanmar/Burma
(Source: EU)
The EU has renewed its sanctions on Myanmar/Burma for 1 year until 30 April 2021. The sanctions comprise an embargo on arms/equipment that may be used by the police/military, or for internal repression or monitoring communications, as well as a prohibition on the provision of military training and cooperation. Under the sanctions regime, 14 officials are subject to an asset freeze and travel ban in response to systematic human rights abuses in the Kachin, Rakhine and Shan states. See
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/562 and
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/563.
7. State/DDTC: Notice on COVID Measures
(Source: State/DDTC)
The President declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, as a result of the SARS-COV2 pandemic. As part of the Department of State’s contributions to mitigating the impact of the pandemic on U.S. companies and supply chains overseas, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is announcing the following immediate measures.
Compliance/Registration
Effective March 13, 2020, a temporary suspension of the requirement in ITAR Parts 122 and 129 to renew registration as a manufacturer, exporter, and/or broker and pay a fee on an annual basis by extending ITAR registrations expiring on February 29, March 31, April 30, May 31, and June 30, 2020 for two months from the original date of expiration.
DDTC Compliance is now granting an additional 30 days for responses to its request-for-information letters related to voluntary and directed disclosure matters. DDTC Compliance is also considering extensions for the submission of full voluntary disclosures on a case-by-case basis. Extension requests should be sent via email to [email protected] on company letterhead in PDF format.
DDTC is also pursuing a one-time temporary reduction in registration fees for certain categories of DDTC registrants. More information on any change will be provided on DDTC’s website.
Effective March 13, 2020, a temporary suspension, modification, and exception to the limitations on the duration of ITAR licenses contained in ITAR Parts 120-130, including but not necessarily limited to ITAR §§ 123.5(a), 123.21(a), and 129.6(e), to extend any license that expires between March 13, 2020 and May 31, 2020 for six (6) months from the original date of expiration so long as there is no change to the scope or value of the authorization and no Name/Address changes are required. This six (6) month extension is warranted in light of the unique challenges applicants face in the current environment when attempting to coordinate with U.S. and foreign business partners regarding the scope of applications.
To support remote work in this extraordinary period, effective March 13, 2020, a temporary suspension, modification, and exception to the requirement that a regular employee, for purposes of ITAR § 120.39(a)(2), work at the company’s facilities, to allow the individual to work at a remote work location, so long as the individual is not located in Russia or a country listed in ITAR § 126.1. This suspension, modification, and exception shall terminate on July 31, 2020, unless otherwise extended in writing.
Effective March 13, 2020, authorization for regular employees of licensed entities who are working remotely in a country not currently authorized by a TAA, MLA, or exemption to send, receive, or access any technical data authorized for export, reexport, or retransfer to their employer via a TAA, MLA, or exemption so long as the regular employee is not located in Russia or a country listed in ITAR § 126.1. This suspension, modification, and exception shall terminate on July 31, 2020, unless otherwise extended in writing.
DDTC is implementing new procedures and will send to the contact listed on the application email scans of final action letters for General Correspondence requests submitted in writing. If email information was not provided, final actions will continue to be mailed back to the applicant.
DDTC is implementing new procedures and will send to the applicant email scans of unclassified final action letters for DSP-85s submitted in writing. If email information was not provided, final actions will continue to be mailed back to the applicant. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) will continue to receive original sealed copies through the mail.
DDTC is re-issuing guidance for the expedited authorization of requests submitted in support of U.S. Operations (USOP) at DTCL SOP – USOPS Guidance.
With gratitude for the partnership with Congress and the Department of Defense in this regard, the Department has moved to electronic submissions of Congressional Notifications of proposed Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Congress.
DDTC is also working with the interagency and leveraging updated staffing protocols to ensure streamlined interagency licensing reviews.
In addition to our March 19, 2020 website announcement about the acceptance of disclosures and related information pursuant to ITAR § 127.12 via email, DDTC is now also accepting electronic submissions of FMS Part 130 reports via email at [email protected].
To facilitate timely responses to inquiries from the public and regulated industry, DDTC has added additional points of contact on the Key Personnel tab of the About DDTC page and additional staffing and IT resources to its Response Team and Help Desk functions.
8. ST&R Trade Report: “Update on 90-Day Duty Deferral”
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report, 27 Apr 2020
) [Excerpts.]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has provided the following additional information in response to questions about its
90-day deferral of certain estimated duties, taxes, and fees:
The deferral applies to (1) federal excise taxes on imported products and (2) non-resident importers of record that can demonstrate significant financial hardship.
For entries eligible for the deferment, the importer of record must still have a valid continuous or single transaction bond on file at the time of entry filing, and current bond formulas apply.
Importers whose operations have been deemed essential, but those operations were negatively impacted in accordance with the significant financial hardship requirements, will be considered for deferment eligibility on a case-by-case basis.
The Automated Commercial Environment will not liquidate entries for which payment has not been received due to the deferral, and after the deferral period any entry not paid will be liquidated and a bill will be issued.
If the importer of record’s retail stores is closed but its online store is operational, this will qualify as a partial suspension of operations for purposes of the deferral.
9. Sidley Austin: “USMCA is Now Here to Stay”
(Source: Author) [Excerpts.]
* Author:
Ted Murphy, Esq.,1-703-867-8318;
Sidley Austin, LLP
Further to the below, last Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative notified Canada and Mexico, as well as Congress, that domestic procedures to implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) have been completed. The USMCA will replace NAFTA and enter into force on July 1, 2020.
As part of that effort, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently issued “Interim Implementing Instructions” for USMCA… It contains some interesting information (e.g., CBP intends to continue to use the NAFTA Marking Rules post-July 1 even though there is no similar provision in USMCA), but comes with a pretty explicit disclaimer that it is for “advance informational and advisory purposes only. It is not final and subject to further revision. It is not intended to have legal or binding effect. Any decisions a reader makes based on this draft document are made with the understanding that the information in this document is advisory only and may change.” Clear? Take the instructions with a grain of salt at this point.
It will be a busy two+ months as the rules and regulations around USMCA are finalized. If you have not already done so, you should be reviewing the USMCA text to determine how it impacts your operations. For example, companies should be confirming whether the applicable rules of origin have changed (particularly if you are in the auto industry), how the transition from being an “exporter-based agreement” (NAFTA) to an “importer-based agreement” (USMCA) will impact NAFTA/USMCA solicitation/certification efforts (e.g., if you are U.S. importer under USMCA, should you be soliciting new certifications from your Mexican and Canadian suppliers now, so you are ready as of July 1st?), how does a mid-year implementation impact regional value content calculations on imports from IMMEX/maquila companies, etc.
10. Baker McKenzie: “CBP Issues Additional Guidance on Implementation of Restrictions on Exports of Personal Protective Equipment from the United States and Related Exemptions”
Baker McKenzie Blog, 24 Apr 2020
* Principal Author:
Paul Amberg, Esq
., 1-312-861-8675,
Baker McKenzie, LLP
On April 21, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance via a bulletin in its Cargo Systems Messaging Service (
) (“Bulletin”) on the new
temporary final rule
published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) imposing export restrictions on certain personal protective equipment products (“PPE Products”) used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulletin details CBP’s implementation of the PPE export restrictions and its process for determining whether an export may be covered by an exemption.
The FEMA Rule and Exemptions
By way of background, on April 10, 2020, FEMA published a temporary final rule (“FEMA Rule”), which is described in our
prior blog post here
, directing CBP to detain temporarily any shipments of PPE Products pending FEMA’s determination whether to return such shipments for domestic use, issue a rated order for the products, or allow the export of part or all of the shipment. The FEMA Rule contained only one exemption, which was for shipments by or on behalf of US manufacturers with continuous export agreements with non-US customers since at least January 1, 2020 and a track record of distributing at least 80% of their supply of PPE Products, on a per item basis, in the United States during the preceding 12 months (the “First FEMA Exemption”).
On April 21, 2020, FEMA published a notification of exemptions (the “FEMA Notification”) in the Federal Register that identified 10 additional numbered exemptions to the FEMA Rule, which are summarized in our blog post here. The FEMA Notification provided that for several of these exemptions exporters should submit a letter of attestation to FEMA certifying the purpose of the shipment. Exporters interested in a template letter of attestation to satisfy an exemption should reach out to their usual contacts in Baker McKenzie’s trade compliance group.
The Bulletin clarifies how these exemptions will be applied and provides technical guidance on submitting documentation to claim an exemption. Highlights include:
FEMA and CBP are working to establish a process to identify manufacturers that qualify for the First FEMA Exemption.
Regarding exemption 9 (i.e., Canada and Mexico shipments), the letter of attestation must state that the covered materials are for use in Canada/Mexico, and will not be transhipped through those countries.
Regarding exemption 8 (i.e., in-transit merchandise), CBP clarified that the exemption largely applies to goods temporarily entered into a bonded warehouse or Foreign Trade Zone with the intent to leave the United States.
In order to avoid detention of shipments, letters should be uploaded in CBP’s document imaging system (“DIS”) at the same time as the Electronic Export Information is transmitted in the Automated Export System. The Bulletin also contains further technical information regarding submissions to the DIS and CBP contact information.
11. Miller & Co: “New China Section 301 List 3 Product Exclusions”
Miller & Company, P.C.)
Marshall Miller, Esq.,
Miller & Company, P.C.
On April 22, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced one-hundred and eight (108) new China Section 301 List 3 product exclusions. These new product exclusions are set forth in one ten-digit HTSUS classifications covering certain parts of mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing, spraying liquids or powders and one-hundred and seven (107) new product-specific descriptions covering certain chemicals, PVC wall panels, rubber cable protectors, polyester messenger bags, backpacks, duffel and garment bags, football chinstraps, faceplates, railroad pipe fittings, steel bolts, steel couplings, engine parts, blowers, scales, valves, electric motors, rectifiers, power adapters, robotic vacuum cleaners, electric heaters, air fryers, digital security systems, printed circuit board assemblies, fluorescent lamps, electrical insulators, aluminum wheels, hitches, bicycles and bicycle wheels, parts of meteorological instruments, balances, toddler beds, aluminum folding tables, steel work benches, bed rails, and LED lamps. These China Section 301 List 3 product exclusions are retroactive to September 24, 2018 and expire on August 7, 2020.
The product exclusions from the China Section 301 duties are available for any importer for any product that falls within the special product descriptions and enumerated ten-digit HTSUS classifications. This is true regardless of whether the importer filed the initial product exclusion request. Clients may also benefit by filing Post-Summary Corrections (PSCs) or Protests for those entries now covered by a List 3 product exclusion to secure refunds plus interest. Unless liquidation extensions are granted, Protests may be required for liquidated entries. It is important to identify affected entries and filing deadlines. The refund process is complicated and should be carefully considered.
EX/IM
12. Monday List of Ex/Im Job Openings: 122 Jobs Available – 11 New Job Listings This Week
(Source: Events & Jobs Editor)
NEW JOB OPENINGS:
* Amazon;
Luxembourg, LU;
Export Compliance Manager
* Caltech; Pasadena, CA;
Export Compliance Technical Specialist
* Cargolux; Luxembourg, LU; Requisition ID: 667
* ERT; Estenfeld, Germany;
Trade Compliance Specialist (f/m/d)
Forcepoint; Herndon, VA: Sr.
Trade Compliance Specialist/ITAR
; Requisition ID: JR46209; Contact:
Jobe McGrane
* Koch; Atlanta, GA;
Sr International Trade Analyst
; Requisition ID: 069447
L3Harris; Arlington, VA;
Manager, Global Trade Licensing
ID: CHQ20201504-44420
* MDA; Brampton, CA;
Export Control Administrator
; Requisition ID: R07461
* Nidec; Greater St. Louis, IL;
Trade Compliance Counsel
* Sierra Nevada; Arlington, VA;
International Trade Compliance Analyst III
; Requisition ID: R0007996
* U.S. Navy Reserve; Washington, D.C;
; Contact details:
[email protected]
13. ECTI Presents e-Seminar sale: 20% off all e-Seminar Training!
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* When: Now through 15 of May
* Where: Online training – delivered electronically on USB
* Sponsor: Export Compliance Training Institute (ECTI)
* Register:
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14. ECTI Presents “
Hitting the Mark”: Classification under the HTS & Schedule B Code Webinar on 14 May
Ashleigh Foor)
* What: Hitting the Mark – Classification under the Harmonized System & Schedule B Code
* When: 14 May, 2020; 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
* Where: Webinar
* ECTI Speaker: Melissa Proctor
* Register: here or contact Ashleigh Foor, 1-540-433-3977.
15. Today is Koningsdag: “King’s Day” in the Netherlands
(Source: Editor)
Koningsdag is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 27 April marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. To all our Dutch friends worldwide, we join you in celebrating Koningsdag.
Ellie & Jim Bartlett
16. Bartlett’s Unfamiliar Quotations
* Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus; 26 Apr 121 – 17 Mar 180; was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire.)
– “How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.”
* Herbert Spencer (27 Apr 1820 – 8 Dec 1903; was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer is perhaps best known for the expression “survival of the fittest”, which he coined in his Principles of Biology, after reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.)
– “Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.”
Monday is Pun Day:
* Why was the stadium so cold? Because there were a lot of fans.
* Why do shoemakers go to heaven? Because they have good soles.
* What kind of music is a balloon scared of? Pop music.
* England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
* What are the strongest days of the week? Saturday and Sunday. The rest are week days.
17. Are Your Copies of Regulations Up to Date?
The official versions of the following regulations are published annually in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), but are updated as amended in the Federal Register. The latest amendments are listed below.
DHS CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
: 19 CFR, Ch. 1, Pts. 0-199.
5 Apr 2019:84 FR 13499: Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation.
DOC EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS (EAR): 15 CFR Subtit. B, Ch. VII, Pts. 730-774.
24 Feb 2020:
: Amendments to Country Groups for Russia and Yemen Under the Export Administration Regulations.
DOC FOREIGN TRADE REGULATIONS (FTR): 15 CFR Part 30. Last Amendment: 24 Apr 2018: 83 FR 17749: Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Clarification on the Collection and Confidentiality of Kimberley Process Certificates.
DOD NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM OPERATING MANUAL (NISPOM): DoD 5220.22-M. Implemented by Dep’t of Defense.
18 May 2016: Change 2: Implement an insider threat program; reporting requirements for Cleared Defense Contractors; alignment with Federal standards for classified information systems; incorporated and cancelled Supp. 1 to the NISPOM (Summary here.)
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State Organization Contact Description
Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.alabamaeyedoctors.com/
2012 Seaton Park-Sturbridge Commons,
Local Telephone: (334)279-9755 Information about general eye care and provides assistance locating a medical doctor in all aspects of eye care.
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services http://www.rehab.alabama.gov/home
602 S. Lawrence St, Montgomery,
AL 36104
Local Telephone: (334) 281-8780
Toll Free Telephone: (800)441-7607 Provides services to children and adults with disabilities.
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind http://aidb.org/
705 East South Street, Talladega,
Local Telephone: (256) 761-3259 Alabama School for the Blind provides traditional and non-traditional programs and experiences ages 3-21.
Alaska Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired https://www.alaskabvi.org/Pages/
default.aspx3903 Taft Drive Anchorage, AK 99517-3069
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 770-7517 Low vision clinic that can help you maximize your remaining sight.
Alaska Optometric Association http://akoa.org/
3705 Arctic Blvd, #675 Anchorage,
Local Telephone: (907) 770-3777 Leader in primary eye and vision care in Alaska. Doctor locator to help find an optometrist in your area.
City of Homer Library Services for the Visually Impaired http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/library/
services-visually-impaired500 Hazel Avenue Homer
Local Telephone: (907) 235-3180 Provides free access to recorded, large-print and Braille books to people of all ages who cannot read due to a visual or physical disability.
Arizona Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.acbvi.org/#content
3100 East Roosevelt Street Phoenix,
Local Telephone: (602) 273-7411 Services available to adults who are legally blind or visually impaired as well as those with a degenerative eye condition.
Arizona Optometric Association http://arizona.aoa.org/
1702 E. Highland, #213 Phoenix,
Local Telephone: (602) 279-0055 Covers eye health topics, conferences, and the latest optometric news. Also provides links for parents and educators of visually impaired individuals.
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired http://www.saavi.us/
3767 East Grant Road Tucson,
Local Telephone: (520) 795-1331 Provides services for youth, adults, and seniors, including low vision resources within Pima County.
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services- Division of Services for the Blind http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/Pages/
servicesBlind.aspx700 Main Street, Slot 101 Little Rock,
AR 72203-3237
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 960-9270 Lists programs and services for the Blind and Visually Impaired within Arkansas.
Arkansas Increasing Capabilities Access Network http://www.ar-ican.org/
26 Corporate Hill Dr Little Rock,
AR 72205
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 828-2799 Offers a number of services to help Arkansans of all ages find the AT they need for home, school, work, and getting around the community.
Lions World Services for the Blind http://www.wsblind.org/index.html
2811 Fair Park Boulevard Little Rock,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 248-0734 Offers psychosocial, and personal adjustment services as well as vocational evaluations and training.
California Pacific Medical Center: Department of Ophthalmology with Low Vision Service http://www.cpmc.org/eye/
2340 Clay Street, 5th floor San Francisco,
Local Telephone: (415) 600-3901 Provides health information, diagnostic services, and patient services.
Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired http://cbvi.org/
1124 Baker Street Bakersfield, CA 93305
Local Telephone: (661) 322-5234 Volunteer-run organization for Braille education and recreational activities.
Community Center for the Blind http://www.communitycenterfortheblind.org/
130 West Flora Street Stockton, CA 95202
Local Telephone: (209) 466-3836 Assists the blind and visually impaired in the greater San Joaquin County area by providing programs that address the emotional, recreational, vocational, social, and rehabilitation needs of clients.
Colorado Center for Independence http://cfigj.org/
740 Gunnison Ave Grand Junction, CO 81501
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 613-2271
TDD/TTY Telephone: (970) 241-8130 Provides personal and systems advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, support groups, classes, and daily living skills training.
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons http://www.cseps.org/
303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 700 Denver,
CO 80203-1260
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 394-4986 Locate your nearest Eye MD.
Curtis Strong Center http://ensightskills.org/
918 13th St. Suite 4 Greely, CO
Local Telephone: (970) 353-9417 Serves anyone having difficulty with activities of daily living related to vision loss which include doctor referrals, as well as programs.
Connecticut Connecticut Tech Act Project http://cttechact.com/#sthash.iOMPX5bC.dpbs
25 Sigourney Street, 11th floor Hartford,
CT 06106
TDD/TTY Telephone: (860) 424-4839 Helps individuals of all ages and disabilities as well as family members, employers, and educators to have access to Assistive Technology devices and services.
Connecticut Bureau of Aging Community http://www.ct.gov/agingservices/site/
default.asp25 Sigourney Street, 10th floor Hartford,
CT 06106-5033
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 443-9946 The Department ensures that Connecticut’s elders have access to the supportive services necessary to live.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center http://www.rehab.va.gov/blindrehab/
950-124 Campbell Ave West Haven, CT 06516
Local Telephone: (203) 932-5711 Enables blinded Veterans to acquire the skills and capabilities necessary for the development of personal independence and emotional stability.
Delaware Delaware Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/member/related/
state_directory.cfm131 Continental Drive Suite 405 Newark,
DE 19713-4308
Local Telephone: (302) 658-7596 Directory of Ophthalmologists in the United States.
Delaware Association for the Blind http://www.dabdel.org/
800 West Street Wilmington,
DE 19801
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 777-3925 Provides a variety of education, counseling, and recreation programs for blind and visually impaired children and adults in Delaware.
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services: Division for the Visually Impaired http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dvi/index.html
1901 North Dupont Highway Biggs Building
Local Telephone: (302) 633-2650 Offers three primary programs, which include Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Independent Living Services.
District of Columbia American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org/
820 First Street, NE, Suite 400 Washington,
DC 20002
Local Telephone: (202) 408-0200 Concentrated on developing and maintaining policies that have substantially determined what appropriate services are for people who are blind.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind http://www.clb.org/
South Washington, DC 20036
Toll Free Telephone: (877) 324-5252 Provides programs and services for Rehabilitation Services, Youth and Family, Mobile Eye Care, Foundations of Adjustment to Blindness, Deafblind services, and assistive technology.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Ophthalmology Service http://www.wrnmmc.capmed.mil/
Health%20Services/Surgery/Surgery/
Ophthalmology/SitePages/Home.aspx6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington,
DC 20307-5001
Local Telephone: (202) 782-6964 Provides information about optimal vision through specialized services.
Florida Center for the Visually Impaired http://www.cvicentralflorida.org/index.html
1187 Dunn Avenue Daytona Beach,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 227-1284 Provides job training, employment, Independent Living, Technology training, and children’s services.
Florida Center for the Blind http://www.flblind.org/
7325 SW 32nd Street Ocala,
Local Telephone: (352) 873-4700 Instructs individuals with visual impairments in the use of compensatory skills and aids.
Florida Department of Education: Division of Blind Services http://dbs.myflorida.com/
325 West Gaines Street Suite 1114
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 342-1828 Helps blind and visually impaired individuals achieve their goals through programs and services for babies to adults.
Georgia American Foundation for the Blind: National Literacy Center http://www.afb.org/default.aspx
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620 Atlanta,
Local Telephone: (404) 525-2303 Connect families with knowledge and support.
Center for the Visually Impaired http://www.cviga.org/
739 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta
Local Telephone: (404) 875-9011 Provides events and services for those visually impaired.
Georgia Academy for the Blind http://www.gabmacon.org/pages/Georgia_
Academy_for_the_Blind2895 Vineville Avenue Macon, GA 31204
Local Telephone: (478) 751-6083 Offer day and residential programs on campus, as well as outreach services and professional learning opportunities.
Hawaii Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind http://www.hcdb.k12.hi.us/
3440 Leahi Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815
Local Telephone: (808) 733-4999 Provides community organizations and resources as well as links to the department of education.
Hawaii Department of Human Services: Ho’opono Services for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/
vocationalrehab/1901 Bachelot Street Honolulu,
Local Telephone: (808) 586-5269 Administers three programs that have separate but related functions to provide for the rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities to secure employment and to lead full and productive lives.
Hawaii Optometric Association http://hawaiioptometry.org/
220 S King Street, Suite C Honolulu,
HI 96813-4526
Local Telephone: (808) 547-5678 Calendar of events for events regarding visual impairments.
Idaho Idaho Commission for Libraries Talking Book Service http://libraries.idaho.gov/landing/
talking-book-service325 West State Street Boise,
TTD/TTY Telephone: (800) 377-1363 Free service that provides audio books and magazines to any Idaho resident who is unable to read standard print, hold a book, or turn pages.
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.icbvi.state.id.us/
341 West Washington Street Boise,
ID 83720-0012
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 542-8688 Provides those blind or visually impaired with education, work skills, increased self-confidence, and help remain employed or prepare for employment.
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind http://www.iesdb.org/
1450 Main Street Gooding,
Local Telephone: (208) 934-4457 Assist parents, school districts, and state agencies to provide accessibility, quality, and equity to students in the state with sensory impairments through a continuum of service and placement options.
Blind Service Association http://www.blindserviceassociation.org/
17 N. State Street, Suite 1050 Chicago,
IL 60602-3510
Local Telephone: (312) 236-0808 Provides programs and services for people who are blind and visually impaired in the Chicagoland area.
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired http://chicagolighthouse.org/
1850 West Roosevelt Road Chicago,
TDD/TTY Telephone: (312) 666-8874 Offers programs and services for Rehabilitation, Education, Employment, and Independent Living.
Illinois Eye Institute: Low Vision Rehabilitation http://www.illinoiseyeinstitute.org/
3241 South Michigan Avenue Chicago,
Toll Free Telephone: (877) 949-3937 Provide unparalleled care to the aging population and visually impaired.
Indiana Bosma Industries Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.bosma.org/
8020 Zionsville Road Indianapolis,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 362-5463 Provides employment training and placement, and rehabilitation for people ranging from adolescents to seniors.
Easter Seals Crossroads Rehabilitation Center http://www.eastersealscrossroads.org/
4740 Kingsway Drive Indianapolis,
TTD/TTY Telephone: (317) 479-3232 Helps individuals maximize their skills and abilities through an abundance of services.
Evansville Association for the Blind http://www.evansvilleblind.org/
500 Second Avenue P.O. Box 6445 Evansville,
IN 47719-6445
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 645-2536 Provide services and programs including Trail Work Experience, Low Vision, Job Placement Program, Career Development, Orientation and Mobility, and a Summer College Program.
Iowa Iowa Department for the Blind http://www.blind.state.ia.us/
524 Fourth Street Des Moines,
IA 50309-2364
TDD/TTY Telephone: (515) 281-1355 Helps educate, train, and empower blind and visually impaired individuals.
Prevent Blindness Iowa http://iowa.preventblindness.org/
1111 Ninth Street, Suite 250 Des Moines,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 329-8782 Information and events regarding eye health & safety, vision screening & programs, as well as eye reports, research, and studies.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: Vision Rehabilitation Service http://www.uihealthcare.org/
visionrehabilitation.aspx200 Hawkins Drive 11190A PFP Iowa City,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 777-8422 Services that provide solutions for daily challenges faced by those with visual impairments.
Envision Rehabilitation Center http://www.envisionus.com/Pages/Services/
VisionRehab.aspx610 N. Main Wichita,
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 319-4646 Offers comprehensive rehabilitation services in one location.
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute http://www.kbti.org/home.html
1200 E. Waterman Wichita,
Local Telephone: (316) 265-9692 Provides economically efficient methods for saving learning institutions, state agencies, and general public from large costs of Braille production.
Kansas Instructional Resource Center http://www.kirc.org/
1100 State Avenue Kansas City,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 572-5463 Statewide, state funded resource center for students with visual disabilities enrolled in a formal educational program in Kansas’ public and private schools.
Kentucky Kentucky Office for the Blind http://blind.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
209 St. Clair Street P.O. Box 757 Frankfort,
KY 40602-0757
TDD/TTY Telephone: (502) 564-2929 Provides opportunities for employment and independence to individuals with visual disabilities.
Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project http://www.kydeafblind.org/
229 Taylor Education Building- University of Kentucky
Local Telephone: (859) 257-3730 Provides statewide technical assistance and trailing to people ages birth-22 who are deaf-blind, their families, and service providers.
Prevent Blindness Kentucky http://www.preventblindness.org/
117 Coral Avenue Louisville,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 828-1179 Provides information regarding eye health & safety, vision screening & programs, eye reports, research, and studies.
Louisiana Affiliated Blind of Louisiana http://www.affiliatedblind.org/
409 West St. Mary Boulevard Lafayette,
LA 70506
Local Telephone:(337) 234-6492
TTD/TTY Telephone: (337) 264-9259 Provides programs to blind and deaf-blind individuals that enhance skills that lead to independence, employment, and community integration.
Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans http://lighthouselouisiana.org/
123 State Street New Orleans,
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 792-0162 Not for profit organization serving the blind and visually impaired community by providing products, services, and opportunities for independence.
Louisiana Center for the Blind http://www.louisianacenter.org/
101 South Trenton Street Ruston,
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 234-4166 Provides programs and services for all ages ranging from coping as a family, to buddy programs and social events!
Maine Catholic Charities Maine: Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children http://www.ccmaine.org/a-z-services/
education-services-for-blind-and-visually-
impaired-children1066 Kenduskeag Avenue Bangor, ME 04401
Local Telephone: (207) 941-2855 Statewide service of Catholic Charities Main providing assessment, instruction, and consultation to blind and visually impaired children, their parents, and school personnel.
Maine Department of Labor: Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.maine.gov/rehab/dbvi/index.shtml
2 Anthony Avenue #150 State House Station
TDD/TTY Telephone: (207) 624-5955 Comprehensive services for visually impaired and blind individuals of all ages.
The Iris Network http://www.theiris.org/
Portland, ME 004102
TTD/TTY Telephone: (207) 715-0097 Provide a range of services and programs to meet the needs and goals of each individual. Classes taught by trained and certified specialists.
Maryland Blind Industries and Services of Maryland http://www.bism.org/
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 322-4567 Rehabilitation programs, diverse career options, quality blind-made products, and resources for blind and visually impaired people of all ages.
Low Vision Center http://www.lowvisioninfo.org/
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Local Telephone: (301) 951-4444 Helps people with low vision maintain their independence through no-charge resources.
Maryland Society for Sight http://www.mdsocietyforsight.org/
1313 West Old Cold Spring Lane
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 677-3937 Vision screenings for preschoolers, visual acuity and glaucoma screenings for adults, mobile eye care for the homeless, and eye health and safety education programs.
Massachusetts American Macular Degeneration Foundation https://www.macular.org/
Northampton, MA 01061-0515
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 622-8527 Information about macular degeneration, and valuable resources.
Carroll Center for the Blind http://carroll.org/services/
Newton, MA 02458-2597
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 852-3131 Offers a wide range of comprehensive services for the blind and visually impaired.
Lowell Association for the Blind http://www.lowellassociationfortheblind.org/
174 Central Street Lowell, MA 01852
TDD/TTY Telephone: (978) 458-5563 Provides support and education to the blind and visually impaired, as well as the general public.
Michigan Henry Ford Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=41032
29200 Schoolcraft Livonia, MI 48150
Local Telephone: (734) 523-1070 Provides comprehensive rehabilitation to help people with macular degeneration and other low vision conditions.
Penrickton Center for Blind Children http://penrickton.com/
26530 Eureka Road Taylor, MI 48180
Local Telephone: (734) 946-7500 Five day residential and day care agency serving blind, multi-disabled children ages 1-12.
Western Michigan University: Vision Rehabilitation Clinic https://www.wmich.edu/visionstudies/
academics/vision/1000 Oakland Drive, 4th floor
Local Telephone: (269) 387-7064 Provides programs for those interested in Blindness and Low Vision Studies for a career.
Minnesota Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions http://www.blindinc.org/
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 597-9558 Adjustment to blindness training center that offers training for adults, children, teenagers, and seniors.
Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.lcfvl.org/
4505 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55807-2728
TDD/TTY Telephone: (218) 624-8822 Offers support groups as well as programs for those with vision loss.
Minnesota State Services for the Blind http://mn.gov/deed/job-seekers/
blind-visual-impaired/2200 University Avenue West, Suite 240
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 541-5454 Provide tools, training, and technology to help people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf-blind, or experiencing vision loss.
Mississippi Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind http://www.mdrs.ms.gov/VocationalRehabBlind/
Pages/Addie_McBryde.aspx2550 Peachtree Street P.O. Box 5314
TDD/TTY Telephone: (601) 853-5100 Comprehensive personal adjustment center for adults who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind.
Mississippi Industries for the Blind http://www.msblind.org/index.asp
2501 N. West Street P.O. Box 4417
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 859-4461 Offers employment opportunities at all levels of the organization for those who are blind.
Mississippi State University: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision http://www.blind.msstate.edu/
Room 150 IED Building
Mississippi State, MS 39762
TDD/TTY Telephone: (662) 325-8693 Enhances employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination.
Missouri Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired http://www.ccvi.org/
Local Telephone: (816) 841-2284 Prepares children with visual impairments to reach their highest potential from infants to school-aged children.
Lighthouse for the Blind http://www.lhbindustries.com/Home.aspx
10440 Trenton Avenue
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 542-3697 Assists individuals who are legally blind by making available employment, education, and support services.
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.slsbvi.org/
8770 Manchester Road
Local Telephone: (314) 968-9000 Staff provide vision rehabilitation, adaptive education, assistive technology, and support services.
Montana Montana School for the Deaf and Blind http://msdb.mt.gov/
Local Telephone: (406) 771-6000 Provides comprehensive educational opportunities for Montana’s deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and visually impaired children for preschool-high school.
Montana Talking Book Library http://tbl.msl.mt.gov/
1515 East Sixth Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-1800
TDD/TTY Telephone: (406) 444-3005 Service available for residents who are unable to use standard print materials due to visual, physical, or reading disabilities.
Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids http://www.pluk.org/
516 North 32nd Street
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 222-7585 Serves as Montana’s Parent Training and Information Center, the Family to Family Health Information and Education Center, and the Family Voices state affiliate.
Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired http://www.ncecbvi.org/
824 Tenth Avenue
Nebraska City, NE 68410
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 826-4355 Provides center based programs, instructional resources, professional development, outreach, and student & family support programs for the blind and visually impaired.
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.ncbvi.nebraska.gov/
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Toll Free Telephone: (877) 809-2419 Help blind and visually impaired through training, counseling, and resources.
University of Nebraska Medical Center: Low Vision Service http://www.unmc.edu/eye/
3925 Dewey Avenue
Omaha, NE 68105-1110
Local Telephone: (402) 559-4170 Specializes in the diagnosis and management of all eye diseases.
Nevada Blind Center of Nevada http://blindcenter.org/
1001 North Bruce Street
Local Telephone: (702) 642-6000 Provides training, jobs, friendship, activities, and love for individuals who are blind or are experiencing vision loss.
Nevada Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired http://detr.state.nv.us/Rehab%20Pages/
blind%20services.htm1370 S. Curry Street
TDD/TTY Telephone: (775) 684-8400 Provides a variety of services to eligible individuals whose vision is not correctable by general eye care.
Nevada Optometric Association http://nevada.aoa.org
9109 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 105
Local Telephone: (702) 220-7444 Provides news and information regarding eye health and information to better care for your vision.
New Hampshire Association for the Blind: McGreal Sight Center https://sightcenter.org/
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 464-3075 Offers a number of vision rehabilitation services that are individually tailored to your needs.
New Hampshire Department of Education: Services for Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.education.nh.gov/career/
vocational/blind_visu.htm21 South Fruit Street Walker Building,
Suite 20 Concord, NH 03301
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 735-2964 Provides service including rehabilitation, independent living, and business enterprise for the blind and visually impaired.
New Hampshire Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons http://www.nhms.org/specialty-societies
7 North State Street
Local Telephone: (603) 224-1909 Lists resources and eye physicians and surgeons in the area.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark: Program for the Visually Impaired http://www.ccannj.com/visually_impaired.php
505 South Avenue East Cranford, NJ 07106
Local Telephone: (908) 497-3900 Offers a variety of services for visually impaired and blind individuals aged 60 and above, including educational, social, and recreational activities.
New Eyes for the Needy http://www.new-eyes.org/
549 Milburn Avenue P.O. Box 332
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Local Telephone: (973) 376-4903 Provides eyeglasses for children and adults in the United States and overseas who have no resources to purchase eyeglasses.
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/
cbvi/home/index.html153 Halsey Street P.O. Box 47017
Local Telephone: (973) 648-2324 Programs designed to enable consumers to achieve full inclusion and integration in society through success in employment, independent living, and social self-sufficiency.
New Mexico New Mexico Commission for the Blind http://www.cfb.state.nm.us/
2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 4, Suite 100
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 513-7968 Provides career preparation, and training in the skills of blindness.
New Mexico Optometric Association http://www.newmexicooptometry.org/
1008-A Paseo del Pueblo Sur PMB #241 Taos,
NM 87571
Local Telephone: (505) 751-7242 Public resources that include information about optometrists, finding an eye doctor, eye health information, and other useful links.
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.nmsbvi.k12.nm.us/
1900 North White Sands Boulevard
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 437-3505 Creative atmosphere that results in innovative practices and programs for the blind and visually impaired.
New York American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/default.aspx
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102 New York, NY 10121
TDD/TTY Telephone: (212) 502-7662 Programs and services that address the most pressing needs of people with vision loss.
Association for Macular Diseases http://www.macula.org/
210 East 64th Street New York, NY 10021
Local Telephone: (212) 605-3715 Information about macular disease, stay current on issues, and makes it easy to connect with others.
Association for the Visually Impaired http://www.avi-eyes.org/
260 Old Nyack Turnpike Spring Valley, NY 10977
Local Telephone: (845) 574-4950 Programs and services including rehabilitation teaching, social work services, educational support groups, technology resource center, functional vision training, and a community outreach educational program.
North Carolina Foundation Fighting Blindness: Southern Regional Office http://www.blindness.org/
3104 Shadwell Court Raleigh, NC 27613
Local Telephone: (919) 781-8014 Driver of research that will provide preventions, treatments, and cures for people affected by retinitis Pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal diseases.
Industries of the Blind http://www.industriesoftheblind.com/
914-920 West Lee Street P.O. Box 3544
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 909-7086 Give rewarding employment to U.S. citizens who are blind.
Low Vision Center of Mission Hospitals http://www.mission-health.org/centers-and-services/support-services/rehabilitation-therapy/occupational-therapy/low-vision-services
50 Doctors Drive, Suite 403 Asheville, NC 28801
Local Telephone: (828) 213-4370 Resource for people with irreversible changes in vision that cannot be corrected by conventional eyeglasses.
North Dakota North Dakota Department of Human Services: Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/disabilities/
1237 W. Divide Ave., Suite 1B
TDD/TTY Telephone: (701) 328-8968 List with links of services and programs for those who are visually impaired.
North Dakota Optometric Association http://www.ndeyecare.com/
921 South Ninth Street, Suite 120
Local Telephone: (701) 258-6766 Provides information and links to optometrists in the area.
North Dakota Vision Resource Center http://ndvisionservices.com/
vision-resource-center.html500 Stanford Road Grand Forks, ND 58203-2799
Local Telephone: (701) 795-2700 Establishes and maintains ongoing communications between the school and other educational facilities and agencies that serve visually impaired children and adults.
Ohio Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.cincyblind.org/
2045 Gilbert Avenue
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 687-3935 Offers resources and services that can be transformed to a plan based on a visually impaired individual and their needs.
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.clovernook.org/
Main Campus, 7000 Hamilton Avenue
TDD/TTY Telephone: (513) 728-3940 Provides program services including training and support for independent living, vocational training, job placement, recreation, and youth services.
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired and Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.ood.ohio.gov/
400 East Campus View Boulevard
TDD/TTY Telephone: (614) 785-5048 Works with partners in business, education, and non-profit organizations to facilitate customized employment plans for Ohioans with disabilities.
Oklahoma Little Light House http://www.littlelighthouse.org/
5120 East 36th Street Tulsa, OK 74135
Local Telephone: (918) 664-6746 Services carried about by highly credentialed teachers, therapists and specialists who represent decades of pediatric experience for children birth to six.
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services http://www.okrehab.org/
3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 845-8476 Expands opportunities for employment, independent life, and economic self-sufficiency.
Oklahoma League for the Blind http://www.newviewoklahoma.org/
501 North Douglas Avenue
Local Telephone: (405) 232-4644 Leading employer of the blind and visually impaired in Oklahoma.
Blind Enterprises of Oregon http://www.blindenterprises.com/
6540 SE Foster Road Portland, OR 97206
Local Telephone: (503) 774-6387 Provides quality employment for blind and visually impaired people.
Oregon Optometric Physicians Association http://www.oregonoptometry.org/
4404 SE King Road Milwaukie, OR 97222
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 922-2045 Offers information for children’s vision, eye symptoms, vision care, vision assistance, and publications.
Oregon Seniors and People with Disabilities http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/spwpd/pages/index.aspx
Department of Human Services: 500 Summer Street NE E12 Salem, OR 97301
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 282-8096 Offers information about services for seniors and people with physical disabilities. Also include information about aging, health related issues, receiving and providing care giving services, how to get legal, housing, food, and financial help; and support and advocacy for older Oregonians.
Pennsylvania Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.asb.org/
919 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Local Telephone: (215) 627-0600 Helps the blind and visually impaired cope, adapt, and live through rehabilitation and specialized services.
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://centerforvisionloss.org/
845 Wyoming Street Allentown, PA 18102-2199
Local Telephone: (610) 433-6018 Provides a comprehensive set of preventative, rehabilitative, support, and social services enabling blind and visually impaired clients to achieve their goals.
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh http://www.bvrspittsburgh.org/
1800 West Street Homestead, PA 15120-2578Local Telephone: (412) 368-4400 ext. 3447
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 706-5050 Offers custom and individualized programs that are designed to accomplish each client’s goals.
Rhode Island IN-SIGHT http://www.in-sight.org/
43 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, RI 02888
Local Telephone: (401) 941-3322 Help inspire confidence, build skills, and empower people who are blind and visually impaired.
Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/vision.html
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-1991
TDD/TTY Telephone: (401) 456-8773 Provides teaching and consultation services to children who are blind or visually impaired, their families and educational staff within the school environment.
Rhode Island Department of Human Services: Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.ors.ri.gov/SBVI.html
40 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02903-1898
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 752-8088 Provides eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self-sustaining members of the community.
South Carolina Association for the Blind http://www.abvisc.org/
1071 Morrison Drive Charleston, SC 29403
Local Telephone: (843) 723-6915 Has programs and services designed to help both adults and children living with blindness and visual impairments in the tri-county area.
South Carolina Commission for the Blind http://www.sccb.state.sc.us/index.php
1430 Confederate Avenue P.O. Box 2467
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 922-2222 Provides individualized vocational rehabilitation services, independent living services and prevention-of-blindness services to blind and visually impaired consumers.
South Carolina Optometric Association http://southcarolina.aoa.org/
2730 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205
Local Telephone: (803) 799-6721 Offers eye health topics, and information for specific eye & vision problems.
South Dakota Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired http://dhs.sd.gov/sbvi/services.aspx
Hillsview Properties Plaza 3800 E. Hwy. 34 c/o 500 E. Capital Pierre, SD 57501
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 265-9684 Provides services including assistive technology, independent living older blind, low vision, project skills, rehabilitation, transition, and vocational rehabilitation.
South Dakota Office of Adult Services and Aging http://dss.sd.gov/asa/
700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 854-5465 Provides home and community-based service options to individuals 60 and older, and 18 and older with disabilities.
South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://sdsbvi.northern.edu/
423 17th Avenue SE Aberdeen, SD 57401-7699
TDD/TTY Telephone: (605) 626-2580 Provides programs, activities, and resources for students who are blind and visually impaired.
Tennessee Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability http://www.state.tn.us/comaging/
161 Rosa L Parks Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 836-6678 Provides a list of service providers, resources, upcoming events, and frequently asked questions.
Tennessee Optometric Association http://taoponline.org/
2727 Brandford Avenue Nashville, TN 37204
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 451-2438 List of upcoming events and optometrists in the area.
Tennessee Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://tn.gov/humanserv/rehab/bvis.html
400 Deaderick Street, 11th Floor
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 628-7818 Offers several programs to assist individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Texas Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind http://www.dallaslighthouse.org/
4306 Capitol Avenue Dallas, TX 75204
Local Telephone: (214) 821-2375 Provides opportunity and assistance to individuals affected by blindness in North Texas.
El Paso Lighthouse for the Blind http://www.lighthouse-elpaso.com/
200 Washington Street El Paso, TX 79905
Local Telephone: (915) 532-4495 Offers training, resources, and services to provide the blind and visually impaired with access to the same opportunities and quality of life available to everyone around them.
Lighthouse for the Blind of Forth Worth http://lighthousefw.org/
912 West Broadway Forth Worth, TX 76104
Fax: (817) 332-3456 Offers valuable skills training through personal assistance and teaching, and employment opportunities to people with vision loss.
Utah Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services http://www.hsdaas.state.ut.us/
120 North 200 West Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Fax: (801) 538-4001 Serves as a link between the national Administration on Aging and local programs, Area Agencies on Aging.
Utah Optometric Association http://www.utaheyedoc.org/
230 West 200 South, Suite 2110
Local Telephone: (801) 364-9103 Provides a list of upcoming events as well as a “find a doctor” section.
Utah State Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.usor.utah.gov/division-menu/division-of-services-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/dsbvi-councils
250 North 1950 West, Suite B
TDD/TTY Telephone: (801) 323-4395 Serves as an advisory role to the Division of Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Vermont Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://www.vabvi.org/
37 Elmwood Avenue Burlington, VT 05401
TDD/TTY Telephone: (800) 639-5861 Offers free training, services, and support to visually impaired Vermonters. Each year they serve children from birth to 22, and adults 55 and older.
Vermont Association of Business, Industry, and Rehabilitation http://www.vabir.org/contact-a-representative-2/
corporate-offices/75 Talcott Road, Suite 30 Williston, VT 05495
Fax: (802) 288-9697 Provides real-world information to both employers and job-seekers.
Vermont Optometric Association http://www.vtoptometrists.org/index.php
124 East Main Street, Suite 1 Newport, VT 05855
Local Telephone: (802) 334-2772 Can search locate and contact Optometrists in the State or Nationwide.
Virginia American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery http://www.ascrs.org/
4000 Legato Road, Suite 700
Fax: (703) 591-0614 Provides a list of educational resources, events, and media center highlights.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired http://aerbvi.org/
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Toll Free Telephone: (877) 492-2708 Supports professionals who provide education and support services to people with visual impairments.
National Retina Institute- Vision Rehabilitation Center http://www.bmgnri.com/
2946 Sleepy Hollow Road, Suite 1C Falls Church, VA 22044
Fax: (703) 288-5169 Lists locations and research for the treatment of retinal diseases.
Lighthouse for the Blind http://seattlelighthouse.org/
2501 South Plum Street Seattle, WA 98144
TDD/TTY Telephone: (206) 324-1388 Offers employment and a host of programs to visually impaired individuals.
Optometric Physicians of Washington http://washington.aoa.org/
555 116th Avenue NE, Suite 166
Local Telephone: (425) 455-0874 Provides information on good vision for individuals of all ages, as well as tips to continue caring for vision.
Washington State Aging and Disability Services Administration https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa
P.O. Box 11699 Tacoma, WA 98411-9905
TDD/TTY Telephone: (360) 493-2637 Provides and administers long-term care services to eligible individuals and collaborates with Area Agencies on Aging to share community service options.
Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind http://www.cwab.org/
38 Washington Avenue Huntington, WV 25701
Local Telephone: (304) 522-6991 Offers social programs, oversees eyeglasses, taxi tickets, and scholarship programs.
Seeing Hands Association http://www.seeinghandassociation.com/
About/index.asp750 Main Street Wheeling, WV 26003-2571
Local Telephone: (304) 232-4810 Offers an innovative array of specialized services for the blind and visually impaired individuals.
West Virginia Optometric Association http://www.wvaop.org/
East Charleston, WV 25311
Toll Free Telephone: (866) 205-5897 Offers information on events as well as finding a doctor near you.
Vision Forward Association http://vision-forward.org/
912 North Hawley Road Milwaukee, WI 53213
Toll Free Telephone: (877) 258-9200 Work to empower and educate individuals and families not only about vision issues, but also about the social and emotional impacts of vision loss.
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://wcbvi.dpi.wi.gov/
1700 West State Street Janesville, WI 53546
TDD/TTY Telephone: (608) 758-6127
Outreach Toll Free: (866) 284-1107 Provides resources and information to students who are blind or visually impaired, their parents, and the professionals who work with them.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dvr/
201 East Washington Madison, WI 53707-7852Local Telephone: (608) 266-1133
TDD/TTY Telephone: (608) 266-0283 Information about job seekers with disabilities, policies & laws, and other resources for any individual with disabilities.
Wyoming Wyoming Aging Division http://health.wyo.gov/aging/index.html
6101 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, WY 82002
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 442-2766 Provides care, ensures safety, and promotes independent choice for Wyoming’s older adults.
Wyoming Department of Education: Services for the Visually Impaired http://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/special-programs/vision-outreach-services/
2300 Capitol Avenue Hathaway Building, Room 129 Cheyenne, WY 82002
Local Telephone: (307) 777-6257 Works to address the unique needs of students with visual impairments.
Wyoming Optometric Association http://www.wyomingoptometricassociation.com/
index.aspP.O. Box 1967 Cheyenne, WY 82003
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