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MANILA-Saying that disaster relief funds in the proposed 2014 national budget are not enough to finance the reconstruction of areas hit by the string of man-made and natural calamities, Sen. Recto today called for adjustments in next year's budget to accommodate rebuilding work.
"There's certainly a need for bigger DAP - or Disaster Aid Projects - funds," the Senate President Pro Tempore said. "This is the kind of DAP that we need."
Recto said the proposed P7.5 billion 2014 allocation of the Calamity Fund might not be enough to underwrite reconstruction work in a "country which seems to be hit recently by every tragedy in the catalogue of calamities."
"In the past 30 days alone, this country was hit by a 7.2 magnitude quake, a typhoon that left P3.2 billion in damages, and a failed insurgent takeover of a major city which razed 10,160 homes to the ground," Recto said.
Recto was referring to Tuesday's tremor which toppled churches and buildings in Central Visayas, Typhoon "Santi" which displaced a million people in 76 towns and 9 cities in Luzon, and last month's attempt by rebel leader Nur Misuari to wrest control of Zamboaga City from the government.
"The result is that we need to help towns from Argao (Cebu) to Zamboanga to get back on their feet fast," Recto said.
He said the proposed Calamity Fund allocation in the 2014 national budget is not enough to bankroll the repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.
"If we count the help which owners of burned houses in Zamboanga, or Santi-hit farmers in Pampanga, or small Bol-anon businessmen whose stores were destroyed will be needing, the total bill is way above the resources at hand," Recto said.
He said disasters have become a "major macroeconomic assumption of the budget" and "it will be unwise to ignore their impact in crafting the national budget."
"If the budget is ballyhooed to be based on needs, then the earthquake in the Visayas and other expenditure-causing calamities must be factored in. We cannot be faithful to the bottom-up budgeting concept if we ignore the tragedies on the ground," he said.
Recto said Malacanang and Congress should start "tweaking" the proposed 2014 budget to create "budget space" for calamity relief work.
He said the total DPWH budget for 2014 for Central Visayas, to which Cebu and Bohol belong, is a measly P5.1 billion and "any two-bit carpenter would tell you that this is not enough to repair the public works the earthquake has damaged."
As to the reconstruction of heritage church buildings, the total budget of the National Commission on Culture and Arts for 2014 at P360 million might not be enough to repair "even the facades of the collapsed Baclayon, Loboc and Dauis churches in Bohol," Recto said.
He said Malacanang and Congress should jointly study the option of earmarking funds for the reconstruction of areas placed this year under a state of calamity.
"We can increase the Calamity Fund, or create a fund in the DPWH dedicated exclusively for disaster relief, or even introduce a section in the Unprogrammed Fund which would qualify disaster relief as among the activities which can be funded by excess revenues, new loans or savings," Recto said.
"We can even rechannel the dismantled PDAF to disaster work. If we do this, then pork barrel will end up as rebuilding material," Recto said.


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Matt Damon met his wife, bartender Luciana Barroso, in 2003. They met in Miami, where the movie Damon was shooting was abruptly moved to from Hawaii. The crew on set wanted to grab a beer after rolling, and they dragged Damon along even though he wasn't really in the mood. He said he literally saw her across the room and couldn't look away, just like in a rom-com. They married in 2005, and have been together ever since.

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The redevelopment of a historic secondary school will include education support facilities, giving families in Perth's northern suburbs greater education options for their children.
Heritage buildings at Balcatta Senior High School, facing Poincaire Street, will be refurbished to accommodate the education support facilities – including life skills and therapy rooms – as well as a student services area, media classrooms and an upgraded library.
The $50 million redevelopment of Balcatta Senior High School will include a new administration block, performing arts centre, science and general classrooms, sports hall, change rooms, cafeteria, staff areas and design and technology workshops.
Architecture firm HASSELL has been appointed to design the redevelopment and construction will begin in 2019.
The school has more than 600 students from Years 7 to 12.
This is part of a $468.7 million investment to build and improve public school infrastructure across Western Australia, and help support jobs for Western Australians.
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Titanium dioxide is finding new applications in the modern ceramic industry. Ceramic manufacturers are increasing the use of TiO2 as an opacifier instead of materials such as tin oxide and zircopax. Ceramic manufacturers add moderate amounts of TiO2 in their products to achieve durable surfaces, strong melts, and rich visual textures. Titanium dioxide is also used for stoneware glazes to produce matte surface with increased crystallization. Moreover, TiO2 can be used to coat certain ceramic products to make them dirt repellent. The rising number of applications of TiO2 in the ceramics industry is one of the key factors driving the market growth.
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Caroline Flack isn't shy to tell it like it is. And her honesty has certainly extended to her autobiography, Storm In A C Cup, which includes some very real accounts of her time dating Prince Harry.
Many of us couldn't even contemplate being in the same room as the most eligible bachelor in the country, let alone think about sitting across the table from him at dinner. One on one. On a date. Phew.
This year's X Factor presenter reveals that the pair met through a mutual friend – yes, we're rethinking our friendship groups right now too – and they hit it off instantly.
In an extract from her book, which was published in The Sun, she said: 'I knew she was friends with Prince Harry, and I'd never met him, so I thought, "Oh that's quite exciting", and for a moment I perked up. So I was just sitting there and he arrived with a few others in tow and we all spent the evening chatting and laughing.'
Oh, sigh.
Caroline then went on to admit what went wrong: 'To meet a prince is so unlikely it would be weird not to acknowledge it. However, once the story got out, that was it. We had to stop seeing each other.'
The 35-year-old reflected on the effect of such a high profile relationship: 'I was no longer Caroline Flack, TV presenter, I was Caroline Flack, Prince Harry's bit of rough.'
Can you imagine Caroline Flack, Princess?
But this wasn't the only high profile man Caroline's been linked to, as the children's TV presenter was catapulted into the limelight with the news of her romance with One Direction's Harry Styles.
Reminiscing the early days, she said: 'I already knew he had a crush on me, he'd made it pretty obvious. He'd said it in magazines and he'd said it to friends. It was flattering and I found it amusing. He was a kind of cheeky man/boy with a captivating smile who got what he wanted.'
Their relationship was the subject of some controversy due to the 14 year age gap, but Caroline hit back: 'I've never felt that I was much older than Harry anyway. '
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'I still feel 18 and probably act that way half the time – all those years in kids' telly probably didn't help. Although it was just a bit of fun we decided it was best to keep it to ourselves, as we were both working for Simon Cowell.'
But, with life in the spotlight, things don't stay hidden for long: 'It began to go wrong when Harry was pictured coming out of my house one morning. And once that was out, it was open season.'
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Wedding: June 16, 2018
Ceremony & reception: The NP Event Space, Brainerd
Honeymoon: Bahamas
It took Jordan Lofthus and Alex Jones, who met in high school and began dating in college, a decade to get to the altar, but their industrial/boho-themed wedding was well worth the wait. They decked out the NP Event Space in casual yet chic décor, with personal touches like place cards that featured silhouettes of their golden retriever and goldendoodle. "The second we walked into NP, I knew it was our venue," Jordan says. "We didn't look anywhere else. It's the most beautiful place I have ever seen." The couple made excellent use of the space's original brick walls and exposed beams (from which they hung cozy string lights and greenery). But the best thing about the venue was all their closest family members and friends, says Jordan, and "having everyone we love all in the same place celebrating with us."


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As a general rule, I love to hate books about dogs. Surprising, huh? I enjoy them, but find most of them fall into three categories: (1) Ridiculously oversimplified (2) Mind numbingly complex (3) Just plain wrong.
When I picked up a copy of Do Dogs Dream? Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know, I was sceptical. I mean – who is this guy to tell me what MY dogs wants ME to know, right? With just a quick flip through the pages, though, I could tell this book would be different. Instead of long chapters with graphs, diagrams, and lengthy explanations filled with scientific jargon, each chapter started with a question (examples: "What are dogs trying to say when they bark?" "Compared to other animals, how smart are dogs?" "Why do dogs love bones?") and then Stanley Coren answered the question…and, lo and behold, the "conversational Q&A format" actually worked.
The reason this book "works" is because of Coren himself. I was surprised to learn that while he has published numerous dog books (some of which I've heard of but never picked up) he started his career in regular-ol' people psychology. All of the information I found on him described him as a "prolific researcher." This guy published over 300 works (and we are talking The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature….not Dog Fancy!) Late in his career, he switched to studying and researching dogs. So…this is basically some super-smart guy that loves dogs. I love it!
Coren divided this book of questions into six parts (example: "Part 3 – How do dogs communicate?") and then managed to thoroughly answer each sub-question in about 3 pages. That in itself is amazing! In 3 pages, he explained why we (the reader) would ask that question, sited scientific studies/research relevant to the question, gave his own personal opinion/anecdote, and answered the question. It was easy and fun to read…and dispite the dozens and dozens of dog books/papers/blogs/research I have read, I found myself learning more than a few new things.
The most amazing part of the book was how Coren manages to explain scientific experiments (not surprising after learning about his first-hand work in psychological research.) Never have I so easily been able to understand the details of psychological experiments/research from start to finish. (And I'm embarrassed to say I've taken many a psychology class over the course of my life.)
My favorite question answered would have to be "What signs indicate that a dog is aggressive?" The chapter began with explaining the evolutionary process of dogs as hunters to dogs as snuggle buddies, and then (as one would expect) went into a list of signals that indicate you are dealing with an aggressive dog. Coren doesn't stop there, though, but makes an easy transition into dog bite stats. Then he explains how difficult it is to obtain accurate dog bite statistics – and that in today's media no one wants to publish happy stories. "Do you think the headline 'Dog Makes Owner Smile and Feel Good' would sell papers?" If you didn't love this guy by page 62, you do now!
So…if you couldn't tell…I would highly recommend this book. It's a fun read for those who have already read every dog book they can get their hands on (I guarantee you will learn something new) and a great, easy-to-understand book for those who need a beginners course on canines.
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Fairfield family to host music fundraiser for diabetes in honor of son
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield residents Lauren and Steven Field will host "A Night Out for a Cure," the third annual live music fundraising event to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), on Friday, June 7 at 8 p.m. This is the first year they have hosted the fundraiser at The Warehouse at the Fairfield Theatre Company, after selling out the last two years at a smaller venue. The Alpaca Gnomes, a local rock/folk band that performs covers and original music, will perform for the third year in a row. The event will also include an open bar, Bridgeport's Fire Engine Pizza Co.'s food truck and a silent auction offering a wide range of coveted items and experiences donated from local businesses and families. Tickets cost $100 and are now available at nightoutforacure.org.
Since Lauren and Steve Field's son Aaron, 14, was diagnosed with T1D (formerly known as Juvenile Diabetes) when he was in first grade, they have been actively raising money to find a cure for this life-consuming disease affecting approximately 1.25 million Americans. T1D is an autoimmune disease that occurs when one's pancreas stops producing insulin, the hormone that controls blood-sugar levels.
"Aaron was losing weight, thirsty all the time, urinating often, and had crazy mood swings," recalls Lauren Field. "We knew something was up, but didn't know what. A simple blood test showed his blood sugar was through the roof. It's terrifying to think what could have happened if we didn't go to the doctor. A few hours later we were at Yale New Haven Hospital learning a new regimen of needles, insulin and blood sugar checks, which would become our daily and nightly routine going forward."
T1D is less common than the more widely known Type 2 Diabetes, as approximately only five percent of people with diabetes have Type 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A study funded by the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that from 2002 to 2012, the rate of new diagnosed cases of type 1 diabetes in youth increased by about 1.8 percent each year.
"Type 1 Diabetes is an all-consuming non-stop autoimmune disease," said Steven Field. "It impacts a person's life all day, every day. There are no vacations. A person with Type 1 is thinking about their self-care when they wake up, every time they eat, when they sleep, when they exercise and basically numerous other times throughout the day."
On the outside, Aaron is like any other teenager: he spends his summer at sleepaway camp, plays multiple sports year-round, and even played on the U13 Israeli National Lacrosse Team last summer at the World Series of Youth Lacrosse in Denver.
The DRI leads the world in cure-focused diabetes research. As one of the largest and most comprehensive research centers dedicated to curing diabetes, the DRI is aggressively working to develop a biological cure by restoring natural insulin production and normalizing blood sugar levels without imposing other risks.
"We obviously aren't scientists, so we started helping the only way we knew how, and that was raising money," said Steven Field. "Ultimately we want a cure for Type 1. The DRI's sole mission is to find a biological cure for Type 1. We know there are many worthy causes to fund, so we are very grateful for the support of our friends, family and community. We look forward to such a fun night out with live music and great friends."
The auction will include dozens of prizes and experiences ranging from $50 to $5,000. The majority of lots include items donated by generous local businesses and residents. The auction includes a range of items in a variety of categories, such as lunch for six at Food Network's Test Kitchen (one of the most difficult reservations to get in New York); a villa at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida; signed sports memorabilia; signed artwork; beauty, health and spa services; fashion and jewelry; dinners at local restaurants; tennis lessons and personal training; in-home wine tasting; and tickets to performances.
To buy tickets or donate, please visit nightoutforacure.org and follow the event page on Facebook. The Warehouse at The Fairfield Theatre Company is located at 70 Sanford Street in Fairfield. The event starts at 8 p.m. and ends at midnight.


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About the show
Jon Hicks and John Oxton-King, broadcasting from deep inside the Cotswolds, UK. Think of this as a web-geek version of Gardeners Question Time. We also have regular(ish) spots such as typeface of the 'week', UX techniques we like and any geek/technology thing we care to talk about.
We are your expert panellists, agony aunts and general life-gurus, so visit the website to send us your questions, we are all ears, and the space inbetween them.
Episode 10
May 15th, 2008 | Season 1 | 36 mins 36 secs
In an attempt to streamline the process and get more episodes out more often we are experimenting with no editing. We've also ditched the .m4a version for the time being, hurrah!
Episode 9
May 9th, 2008 | Season 1 | 35 mins 5 secs
Recorded weeks ago, but finally edited!
Episode 8
April 1st, 2008 | Season 1 | 42 mins 20 secs
This show was recorded back in February, but only now have we had the chance to edit it and get it out. This one features Mr Clayson more, which is a joy to behold.
Episode 7
February 14th, 2008 | Season 1 | 41 mins 57 secs
The links for this week's show include an interesting Gelaskins one of which is now stuck to John Oxton's MacBook.
Episode 6
January 29th, 2008 | Season 1 | 43 mins 3 secs
Relax, we're still podcasting! Just because we don't knock them out in our sleep like Mr Boag, doesn't mean we've stopped. Quality not quantity folks! Anyway, herewith another broadcast from the Rissington HQ.
Episode 5
November 30th, 2007 | Season 1 | 38 mins 6 secs
Back at you with another questions-only episode. Also we have a new website n'shit, replete with desktop and iphone wallpaper of the 1940's poster style site design.
Episode 4
November 8th, 2007 | Season 1 | 22 mins 6 secs
A quicker, slimmer, episode this month – no extras, just the questions! We're busy working on a 'proper' Rissington Podcast site (as well as all the stuff that pays of course), so we'll keep this post short.
Episode Three - The Radiohead (I wish I was) Special
October 19th, 2007 | Season 1 | 33 mins 42 secs
Episode 2, the 'difficult episode'
October 2nd, 2007 | Season 1 | 44 mins 40 secs
After a suprisingly successful week, reaching #3 in the iTunes Technology podcast chart, and #82 in the overall podcast chart, it's safe to say the pressure is bloody on!
Episode 1
September 20th, 2007 | Season 1 | 30 mins 5 secs
After the lovely warm reception to the Pilot Episode, we present the first 'proper' episode! It looks like we're now committing ourselves to doing this!
2007 - The Pilot Episode
September 14th, 2007 | Season 1 | 15 mins 11 secs
In the inaugural podcast, listeners questions come courtesy of members of a secret society founded in the 1920s, we attempt our first joke provided by the RAF, and the featured typeface is the elegant Mostra. It's the first go, so be easy on us!


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Sugar please!
"Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you"
– song lyrics, The Archies
Do you remember how it felt when you fell in love for the first time? You had that gentle cuddly feeling in you stomach, you felt like you are almost flying and all the world was smiling at you. You had your pink glasses on and everything was just right.
People do compare the feeling and emotions like love, joy and happiness, gratitude and inspiration with something sweet, soft, pleasant. It's not without a reason why at St. Valentine's day the stores are full with all kind of sweets and chocolates with the form of a heart. People don't paint egg's for Easter anymore. They just buy chocolate eggs. And all this just because processed sugar increases endorphins that boost mood and provide a temporary chemical "high". So, you feel "happy" and everything feels just right. Sugar has been conditioned to us and when some holiday comes you are being tempted by all kinds and forms of processed sugar you can ever imagine. Could you resist all this?
Give me sugar! Or Marketing Almighty
Right now if you decide to reduce the sugar you consume it will be very difficult because it is everywhere and in everything. But, do you really need all this sugar? Because in the end you will also have to have insulline control.
Well, believe me, I love chocolate. But, there is a thing called marketing and profits, huge profits. Have you ever heard that food industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. People all have got to eat and drink after all, right?
So what are the food and the sugar manufacturers doing? Ever better advertising with manipulation to get us to feel good about their product. Just like this 42 Slide 45 Coke Security Cameras Coca Cola ad.
Give me more sugar! Sugar triggers hunger
The next thing that they have figured out is that sugar triggers hunger. And food manufacturers include it in almost every food you consume. So, you want more and more of it. There are 60.000 packaged foods and 70% of them have added sugar in one or another form. Just check out the label of the pasta sauce or ketchup in the grocery store. Why would the "savory" ketchup need 24% of added sugar?
Sugar junkies
What's next? Next is that people are getting addicted. You don"t have to believe me. Just try to stay away for a week from ALL added sugar you are usually consuming. It wont be an easy task to do.
Problem solved
It came out recently that back in the 1960's there were studies pointing out that there is relation of sugar to heart disease. And that would definitely harm the business. So, through their lobby the sugar industry hired two Harvard researchers to conduct a study that would connect fat with hard dissease instead of sugar.
The problem is fat and not sugar! Problem solved. The outcome of the study was published in New England Journal of Medicine and made it official industry knowledge.
In the 1970's there was almost nobody under the age of 40 who had type 2 diabetes. Back then it was called Adult onset diabetes, because young people didn't get it. According to World Health Organisation presently there are about 60 million people with diabetes in the European Region, or about 10.3% of men and 9.6% of women aged 25 years and over.
The risk factors are physical inactivity, diet and age. However, type 2 diabetes is increasing in all age groups and is now also reported among children and adolescents. Worldwide, high blood glucose kills about 3.4 million people annually.
Isn't this scary? To me it sounds like I will reconsider my next chocolate crush.
The Food Industry Doesn't Care
But the food industry seems to care only abut their profits. They are trying to make you feel good about their product before you even buy it.
Cereal manufacturers are going even further. They pay grocery stores to keep their colourful sugary plastic toy filled cereals at child hight view. And you know why? There is a term in marketing called "pester power". That is the ability of children to nag and to influence their parents to purchase certain goods. There is a price the parents are willing to pay to end the nagging of their kids. And marketing companies know that. That is why they put their brightly coloured cereals right at the height the children can see it.
Do you know what number 2 ingredient in just about every breakfast cereal as Kellogg's Frosted Flakes is: sugar! It doesn't matter that the packaging says in bold print: It is fortified with this vitamin, fortified with this essential nutrients.
What if give it up?
The world we are living in is facing a healthcare crisis right now. And the one of the main reasons is refined sugar.
Sure, I am not telling you that to live happily and healthy ever after you have to quit all small guilty pleasures like chocolate and sweet treats once in a while. After all we are designed to eat fruit in the summer what stimulates storing water and nutrition in our bodies. Sugar from fruit stimulates us to store fat and energy for the coming winter season.
All I am trying to say is that people have become junkies with all the consequences for the health and the happily ever after life. And moreover de "smarty industry pants" are making money on this, a lots of money.
So, the intake of sugar have to be conscious and with knowledge.
Or maybe give it up entirely?
Are you curious how you would feel if you abandon sugar? Just for a while, lets say for one week.
I am and that's why I have decided go for the "7 Days breaking up with sugar quest" of Mindvalley. So far it's not an easy task. And it seems it's really a thing that has to do with how I feel and my daily habits. But the way Eric Edmeades guides you through the process makes this quest a fun way to give up added sugar.
So, why not just to give it a try for one week.
I will be happy to hear if you made it to the end.
How did you feel about it?


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Brighter days are here.
March 15th will seem like the light at the end of a long tunnel, thanks to the positive and futuristic thinking of two transits in astrology. The first transit is the much talked about cazimi: Sun conjunct Mercury, with both Mercury in Pisces and Sun in Pisces; the second transit is Mercury square Jupiter, again with Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter in Sagittarius.
Both aspects are occurring on the same day and, ironically, like the eye of a hurricane will provide a bright spot in a possibly otherwise dark or difficult month. While these are one-day events, we won't see similar transits until later in April and May, so these energies of clarity and positivity will linger with us through the next several weeks.
It's important for our zodiac signs to make the most of these energies, as they will impact our love horoscopes and personal lives, especially.
RELATED: What Mercury Entering Pisces Means For Your Love Life And Relationships Until April 2019
But nothing will just happen to you; we need to be active participants in our lives. So while the astrology is beneficial, we still need to put in the effort to make something of it.
A cazimi is when a planet forms an exact conjunction with the Sun, often even within one degree of one another. The 15th is roughly halfway through our first Mercury retrograde of the year, and when Mercury crosses into the heart of the Sun (which is where the name cazimi originates), the planet of communication and thinking will begin a brand new four-month cycle. It's the point that he restarts, he's cleansed, and he's ready to begin anew.
This cazimi is in Pisces. It's in the twelfth sign of the zodiac and is arguably the most intuitive. Pisces don't just wear their hearts on their sleeves, but their emotions in their usually deep eyes. Pisces live with an open heart, they forgive and they love unconditionally. Mercury is starting over — not just within the heart of the Sun, but within the zodiac as well.
We've been living a bit blocked off since last fall, and while it's normal and was bound to happen based on what our Venus retrograde did to our romantic lives, we can't exist like that permanently. We can't close ourselves off from love and expect to still keep living our best lives.
We can't forget that whether we want to fall into crazy romantic love or not, we still need to live with an open heart. We still need to be in touch with our deepest feelings, emotions, and our truth.
Pisces always seems to help us get to the heart of the matter, and this time is no exception. We may have been resisting what is already there. We may have been denying our feelings, hiding from our truth, or pretending that we can just pick ourselves up and leave behind any emotional connections to others.
If we think about it, the first half of Mercury retrograde might have seen us doing just that. It's like the experiences we were having were due in large part to our own denial, to us working through what we felt, and what we were thinking about.
For many of us, the first few weeks of this retrograde raised big issues, including those involving matters of the heart that we had to work out on our own. Around the time of the 15th, we'll see the light — quite literally in some ways.
We may suddenly realize our true feelings, we may suddenly decide to contact that person we haven't stopped thinking about, and maybe we might choose to forget all the reasons why it wouldn't work and instead look for the one reason that it would.
We're going to feel like something clicked, or that we found our long-lost puzzle piece, but it's going to seem like finally we are on the right track and that e didn't mess things up as we previously told ourselves. In this case, Mercury is going to restart, show us the light, and then give us the next four months to work through this new cycle of what it means to not be closed down.
Thanks to Jupiter square Mercury though, we're also going to get a big dose of positivity and confidence. The same day as the conjunction/cazimi, we will see Jupiter in Sagittarius square Mercury in Pisces, which, while normally a square can be a more stressful aspect, because of Jupiter's exuberance, it's a positive aspect that will have us feeling like we are breathing freely and seeing things as they are.
If Pisces is unconditional love and intuitiveness, then Sagittarius is spirituality and far-seeing. Together, these two signs, with the help of Mercury and Jupiter, will have us getting in touch with what we've been going through, and enable us to see it in a positive light so we can make the most of it.
With Mercury currently in retrograde, this could mean that we could see some exes returning or relationships getting rekindled. While sometimes Mercury brings breakups, it's unlikely during this time, except in the rare cases where it's to leave someone to run into another's arms.
This will bring some sudden realizations. But just remember that those feelings, thoughts, and desires aren't new and likely have been swimming around since last fall.
We sometimes make things more complicated than they need to be. We overthink, overanalyze, and in the meantime make a mess of love, our lives and even relationships. But those situations that are meant to work out, will.
It may not be on our time, but it will happen, so all we can do is let the truth in, smile, breathe, and know we are exactly where we're meant to be. And whatever else is unknown will figure itself out.
RELATED: 11 Ways Mercury Retrograde Seriously Messes With Your Relationships
Kate Rose is an artist, writer, passionate yogi, spiritual astrologist, relationship and life coach. For more of her work, go to her website Words of Kate Rose.


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Some time after the Alter of Slobodka, zt"l, moved to Yerushalayim, he fell very ill. He had to be confined to bed and all of his needs were provided for him by his devoted students. On one occasion, he needed to be given a spoonful of water to help him wash down his medicine. One of the talmidim attending him brought him a spoon filled from a bottle of clear liquid on the kitchen table. Although he thought it was water, it was actually rubbing alcohol left there by mistake.
When the Alter took this spoon of "water" into his mouth, he nearly choked. As he was gagging in great pain, he noticed that the student responsible for the blunder was slinking out the door, obviously deeply embarrassed to have been the cause of the great Rav's distress.
The moment the Alter could speak, despite the fact that he was still unwell as a result of the alcohol, he requested that this student be brought before him as soon as possible. As it turned out, the student only came the next day when the Alter was completely recovered from the experience. As the student entered the room in a downcast manner, the Alter received him with a glowing countenance and said, "Don't feel bad about yesterday. You actually caused me great happiness. Although at first I was very afraid, when I realized that there would be no adverse effects I was filled with joy. The error brought me a gain, that feeling of elation, not a loss at all!"
With these comforting words, the student's dismay dissolved completely and he again felt at ease in his Rebbi's presence.


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DENVER, CO - The 2010-11 academic all-WAC men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, women's swimming and diving and gymnastics teams have been announced. A total of 27 New Mexico State student-athletes earned Academic All-WAC honors. The women's basketball team had four honorees, the women's indoor track and field team placed seven honorees and the Aggie swimming and diving team had a total of 16 student-athletes make the list.
A total of 263 winter student-athletes were named to the list. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests. The following is a list of the winter sport honorees: Continue Reading This Post >>


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Time for change
There aren't too many occasions in business history where a well-established market shifts its form entirely in the space of just a few years.
The EV industry is a perfect example of the way we approach investing in companies.
But it looks like that's exactly what's in store for the motoring industry, as electric vehicles (EV) become the norm and the internal combustion engine is rendered obsolete. Our own forecasts show the EV market's volumes are likely to grow at a greater than 30% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030, with the drive coming from tougher regulation and increased consumer demand1.
Source: Martin Currie forecasts
The growth opportunity
China is currently the world's largest market for electric vehicles, and there is a huge push from its government to grow it even further. The country's green aspirations now mean tough minimum requirements for manufacturers to produce more New Energy Vehicles (including plug-in hybrids, pure-battery electrics and fuel-cell autos). In Europe meanwhile, a clean-mobility package, approved by the European Parliament, includes new CO2 emission standards for cars and light commercial vehicles as well as incentives for zero-emission vehicles.
At the same time, while consumers have so far been slow to switch on to electric vehicles (only 16% of US motorists surveyed by AAA say they are considering an EV as their next purchase) there is evidence of growing consumer support for greener transportation measures.
The most obvious avenue is not always the right one
Tesla is probably the best-known electric vehicle brand for now, with its Model 3 the best-selling model in 2018. Worryingly for Tesla, many other manufacturers have their own EV models, such as BAIC (a Chinese state-owned enterprise), Nissan, Toyota. Renault and BMW. What's notable for us though, is that while this part of the value chain is the most visible, it is not such a rich mine of opportunity for investors.
There are two reasons for this. The first is the potential exposure to consumer choice risk. With decisions on brands dependent on consumer tastes, which can shift rapidly, making a call on whether the consumer will favour a Tesla, a Porsche or a Renault – or any other car brand – is an unnecessary risk for investors to make.
Secondly, being right at the forefront of the consumer end market exposes investors to a lot of competitive intensity, which again, as investors, we tend to want to avoid. In fact, looking at the increased R&D and capex intentions of car makers, there is a sizeable ramp up in production capacity, highlighting a growing competitive pressure in this part of the value chain. These increased competitive pressures might explain why Tesla recently announced a significant drop in its prices.
Enhanced value-chain analysis
We prefer to analyse the whole ecosystem of EV and find opportunities in attractively priced higher value-add areas throughout the value-chain, where there is typically more pricing power.
Dutch firm ASML, for example, has an enviable position as the key supplier to the major semiconductor chip suppliers for these growing markets. ASML makes precision lithography systems that pattern transistors and other components onto chips. With a very strong market position and close relationships with customers, the company is critical in enabling innovation and development in the semiconductor industry, and therefore its pricing power is very strong.
Another semiconductor-related firm, German firm Infineon, has a wide range of products for the automotive industry as its transitions towards EV and hybrid technology, as well as autonomous cars. These products range from power controllers to Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS). Infineon's leading position in the autos segment is further cemented through the acquisition of chipmaker Cypress. Infineon is benefiting from the increased use of semiconductors in cars. While the average value of semiconductor products in vehicles is around US$3602, this figure is expected to increase rapidly – as some estimates put the value of content in EV/hybrids at closer to US$1,000. When compared with the cost of a car, the benefit of increasing technological content in a car comes at a very small additional cost, making companies like Infineon attractive ways to invest in the industry's strong growth potential.
Another vital part of the value chain is batteries – the beating heart of the electrical vehicle, where we are analysing some potential opportunities. Global material and recycling company Umicore has the patent to Cellcore®, which is an important brand name for NMC (lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt), that forms the cathode of a lithium-ion rechargeable battery. It is the material of choice for the entire EV industry, except Tesla. Umicore's key competitive advantage is its closed-loop approach, where it recycles battery materials – giving it a distinct competitive advantage over peers who don't make use of 'urban mining' and are therefore more reliant on raw materials from less sustainable sources.
The benefits of taking a wider approach
The EV industry is a perfect example of the way we approach investing in companies. Fundamental data analytics and a clear understanding of industry structures are important aspects to help us generate attractive returns for our clients. By taking a broad and deep approach to analysing segments of the market across the entire value-chain, we are able to deploy our clients' capital on the very best ideas, to gain exposure to attractive long-term growth opportunities.
1Martin Currie forecasts
2Statista, IEA, May 2018
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For those who want to revisit the aesthetics of the American culture that inhabited the 50's and the 60's, stop by the La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles over the weekend. These memorable years of the modern US history came back to life in the series of paintings made by American painter, writer and video artist, Hudson Marquez. The likes of Ike Turner, Johnny Ace and Little Richard are just some of the famous figures from the 50's and 60's portrayed in the Marquez's work. Alongside his pieces, the La Luz will also present body of work made by a long-passed fellow painter, known to the wider public as The Illustrator. The name is, of course, Charles Binger, and this is a rare opportunity to witness or even buy the work of this veteran author.
Hudson Marquez is a Louisiana child born in New Orleans in 1947. After his numerous journeys and travels, road led him to San Francisco where he settled for major part of his career. In SF he was one of the partners included in the creation of the Ant Farm and the co-founder of the TVTV video collective in 1972. For this series that celebrates the middle of 20th century in US, Marquez found inspiration in the prominent faces that roamed the streets and filled the murky pubs of the San Francisco, Los Angeles and New Orleans. Names like Freddie King, Blaze Starr and Candy Barr are faces he portrayed as he tried to bring the tales of the RnB stars from the past to life. In his early life he was heavily influenced by the aesthetics of the Burbon Street stage the 500 Club and Gunga Den. In those first childhood experiences the thing that stuck in his head was the shoes that filled the dance floors of the pubs. The backing rhythm of the RnB bands stuck as well and so the story of Rhythm and Shoes came to life.
Besides being famous as the author who created three most memorable film posters depicting Marilyn Monroe, among them the Niagara and River of no Return, Charles Ashford Binger had a noteworthy career as an artist. He was born in UK but he rose to prominence during his time spent in Hollywood. Besides the film posters, he is known for his commercial pieces which includes pulp novels and celebrity portraiture in a career that began in 1920's and ended 50 years later, in 1974 when he passed away. Binger's was recognized for his impeccable composition, rendered in a painterly style over roughened textures. Some of his most famous of artworks are his science-fiction paperback covers which portrayed the masterpieces like The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury & Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. His skillful approach in portraying vulnerability of the women and ruggedness of the man brought him the attention in the growing post-war pulp market. This is the second time in 45 years his works are open for display and first time ever they are available for purchase.
La Luz De Jesus Gallery will open the duo show on 9th of January and it will run until the February 1st.
In the 2015 we are bringing the both the best recollections and newest of the new so stay tuned and sign up for My Widewalls today!


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Black Widow Cake
Categories: Cakes Children's Recipes Desserts Recipes Sweet Treats
This spooky looking cake is perfect if you are having a Halloween party and want to impress your friends.
Top Tip: If you want to make this cake in advance, then freeze the cake once the sponge is baked and save for a later date. When you want to then use the cake, defrost it and decorate.


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MOASPA-Central Group set to meet - October 25, 2019
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Greetings from Central Missouri!
If you are in the Central Missouri region and are interested in attending meetings related to school human resource topics, we have a great oppotunity for you! Our chapter, known as MOASPA-Central, is composed of school districts and college representatives from Central Missouri. We are in the initial phases of developing our group and look forward to increasing our numbers.
The structure of our group is informal and flexible. There are no member dues. Initially we plan to meet quarterly from 11:30-1:00, with lunch incluced. Meeting locations and meal options may vary from one location to another.
Meetings will be held in Jefferson City for the 2018-19 school year. We hope to rotate meetings from one district to another in the future as we feel it is important for our group to see other communities and school district facilitiaes in all areas of Central Missouri. If you are interested in attending our meetings, please check out the MOASPA website calendar for dates, times and locations. You can also be added to our MOASPA-Central mailing list by contacting Shelby Scarbrough at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are exctied about the possiblities of learning and growing together. If you are interested in joining our group, please send me an email with all of your contact information. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information.
Shelby Scarbrough
Human Resources Director
Jefferson City Public Schools
315 E Dunklin
Jefferson City, MO 65101


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- 96 oz brownie mix
- 3 cups hot water
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Mix the brownie mix and water together until mix is smooth and all lumps are gone add chocolate chips.
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Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 mins.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court stepped into the argument over protection for HMO patients on Tuesday, and justices seemed unpersuaded that patients with a beef against their health plans should be able to collect large damage awards.
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A majority of the nine justices seemed to agree with the insurance industry that HMO patients like Ruby Calad have other options, and cannot sue their health plans in state courts, where juries are often generous to a sympathetic victim.
Calad claims Cigna Healthcare of Texas refused to pay for necessary medical care, and essentially evicted her from a Houston hospital after only one day of recovery from a complicated hysterectomy operation.
She was back in the hospital a few days later, suffering complications she claims could have been avoided had she remained in the hospital.
State or federal courts?
Insurers want to move cases like Calad's into federal court, where judgments against insurers result in relatively little or no money, and claim that a federal law and previous Supreme Court rulings require that course.
Patients in Calad's position could appeal an HMOs decision internally, pay for the additional medical care themselves or sue someone else — a doctor, or a hospital most likely — several justices suggested Tuesday.
Calad's lawyer calls hers a "classic HMO horror story," but the legal question for the Supreme Court is not whether Calad's HMO negligently pinched pennies five years ago. In deciding where suits like Calad's belong, the court will examine whether states can improvise their own patient protection laws to deal with the growth of managed care.
The prevailing federal law on the subject dates to 1974, before HMOs such as Calad's were such a dominant feature of American health care. Congress has tried and failed to pass national patient protection legislation since, but numerous states have passed laws like one passed in Texas in 1997 that are intended to make insurers accountable for their treatment decisions.
Those laws generally give a patient the right to sue in state court, as both Calad and another patient, Juan Davila, did.
Limiting malpractice awards
Davila is a post-polio patient given what he claims was inferior but cheaper pain medication, instead of the Vioxx drug his doctor had recommended. The cheaper medication caused bleeding ulcers, and he almost had a heart attack, Davila said.
That doesn't mean Davila's Aetna Health plan should be on the hook for fat malpractice awards, justices suggested.
"All the HMO said was, 'under the plan ... we don't have to pay for Vioxx, and if you want Vioxx buy it yourself,"' Justice Antonin Scalia said. "All you're talking about is money."
In both cases, an insurer tried to move the lawsuit to federal court, where under the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act a patient may receive no more than the value of whatever benefit the HMO did not provide. There are no hefty jury awards for punitive damages.
The insurers said Calad and Davila should have contested denial of their claims under ERISA, but a federal appeals court in 2002 ruled that Calad and Davila could instead sue for malpractice damages in state court. The HMOs appealed to the Supreme Court.
Patient and state rights shortchanged?
Insurers, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and others, argued in court filings that ERISA has its own procedures for reviewing or appealing coverage decisions, and that sidestepping the federal law would lead to more lawsuits and drive up health care costs.
On the other side, trial lawyers, medical organizations and numerous states argued that states should have the right to hold HMOs accountable if treatment decisions shortchange patients.
Texas and nine other states regulate HMOs in making decisions about whether treatment is medically necessary, state attorneys general backing Calad and Davila argued in a friend of the court brief. Other states have passed some form of consumer protection from HMO decisions, and still more states are considering such laws, the state lawyers wrote.
Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Washington and West Virginia have laws similar to Texas.
The cases are Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, 02-1845 and Cigna Healthcare of Texas Inc. v. Calad, 03-83.
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One icy February morning in 2001, five women approached the checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem – Checkpoint 300 – and stood at the edge of the wadi wondering what to do next. We were an odd bunch, sleepy and nervous. We hardly knew each other, or what our purpose was, much less how to go about it. A soldier came up to us, half-surprised, half-threatening, his M16 pointed idly in our direction.
'What are you doing here. You can't go beyond this point.' Dissent in our group was immediately visible. Those who were prepared to reveal themselves versus those preferring discretion as the better part of valour. Finally, one of the bolder ones, not wishing to offend her colleagues at that early stage, looked around the desolate scene for inspiration. The sun was rising over Har Homa. 'Why we've only come to enjoy the sunrise' she said. The soldier grunted. 'That's ok then. But not beyond this point, it's very dangerous.' He trudged back to his colleagues and we watched as a trickle of people began to cross the checkpoint. We edged further and further towards Bethlehem and soon, unimpeded, we walked across and back and around, taking possession of what was to become our project, our obsession over the coming years. When we left we thanked the soldiers and said goodbye, see you again. We were exhilarated, empowered – and totally bewildered by what we had seen.
That, MachsomWatchers, is the constituting story of how we began.
Not with a bang but – well with a lot of confusion, hesitation, and uncertainty. The five pioneers were Ronnee Jaeger, Adi Kuntsman, Yehudit Keshet, Yael Lavi-Jenner and one other woman, Stephanie Black who came because Ronnee twisted her arm.
We did not take that first walk into the unknown entirely unprepared. The idea of checkpoint observers was one that had been around for some time, Ronnee had been involved in a similar project in Guatemala . In those first months of Intifada, the press reports of abuses at checkpoints were frequent and compelling. It was, however, a talk by Amira Hass that inspired Ronnee to actually do something. She called a meeting of women willing to consider becoming observers and although only two or three of those present became active, it was from that modest beginning that MW grew. Without Ronnee, we might still be thinking about checkpoints. There was some concern that we might not 'be allowed' to stand at checkpoints, a debate about whether we should have some insignia or not, and if so what. Legal advice assured us (and it's worth remembering) that the army has no right to prevent citizens from being present in the area of the checkpoint unless a closed military area is declared and a document signed by the area commander or other senior officer presented.
Our first recruits were from Women in Black, again thanks to Ronnee and Adi who canvassed them most diligently. Some, like Roni Hammerman, were instantly convinced, others were more hesitant. We decided from the outset that men would not be active observers, for the reasons so often explained: their difficulty in remaining neutral in relation to military personnel and situations. Also, we were aware of the disempowerment faced by women in mixed organizations.
We definitely saw ourselves as a radical, even subversive movement, civilians challenging the military on its own ground. No longer content to be palmed off with stories about 'security requirements' or excuses that acts of violence were 'exceptions'.
Yet we set ourselves three very modest goals:
- Monitoring the behaviour of the military,
- Monitoring/protecting (!) Palestinian human and civil rights, and bearing witness in the form of reports after each observation.
- It was Adi who undertook to organise the reporting procedure and who set up the computer system, which, although it has undergone many changes and revisions, is the basis for reporting to this day.
In those early days, the Bethlehem checkpoint consisted of a couple of concrete blocks and a sentry post. Within weeks of that first visit, we noted the series of transformations leading to ever more massive, threatening and impenetrable proportions. For the longest time, at least into 2003, it was possible to try and circumvent the checkpoint through the wadi to the east or Tantur Ecumenical Centre to the west. The grounds of Tantur were a favourite spot with Border policeman since they could take detainees there and 'interrogate' them out of sight/sound. On those early observations, we had numerous occasions to enter Tantur and challenge policemen; we even enlisted the help of the Tantur management since the grounds were extra-territorial and officially off-limits to Israeli security forces. Unfortunately, our frequent appeals for on-the-spot action were usually in vain. Maya Rosenfeld and her team, Lauren Erdrich and Haya Ofek, left an invaluable record of those early days in their weekly reports during 2001-2003 which expanded to include El Hadr, Halhoul, and the surrounding villages. Maya speaks fluent Arabic which enabled the team to garner a lot of insider information from local residents.
In the early stages, we reported only on Bethlehem checkpoint because of its accessibility (those were the days!) and because we were so few (by April 2001 around 30 women with perhaps two or three observations per week) that we couldn't spread ourselves too thin. As our numbers increased, Norah Orlow took over the thankless task of coordinating the time-table. She ruled us with a rod of iron and nobody dared not to turn up for their shift. The organized timetable did wonders for us all because it gave us a feeling of being a real organization/movement as well as engendering commitment and accountability. Ronnee continued with recruitment, Adi with reporting and computerisation and Yehudit sought out new checkpoints. Information about their whereabouts was gleaned from press reports, expeditions into the West Bank and also information from Palestinians. In this way, we discovered 'the container', Huwarra, Surda (now defunct) and saw for the first time the blockades of villages along Route 443. At that time, the existence of these blockades was not known to the public.
On one famous occasion, we received a phone call from a Palestinian urging us to visit Sawahre el Sharkia (our friend the container) checkpoint where Border Police abuses were rampant. The two Yehudits (Elkana and Keshet) set out for the unknown in the Elkana car, literally over hill and dale, through Jebel Mukaber and over dirt tracks now alas inaccessible and blocked by the army. Finally, we found the checkpoint, totally deserted since the guards had gone off on patrol. A lone Palestinian car drove up from Wadi Nar. The driver lifted the barrier left by the guards, drove through and politely replaced the barrier behind him.
On another occasion, Keshet disguising herself as a settler conducted the team through the West Bank. By mistake, they ended up at a Palestinian checkpoint. In no time at
all the commander was summoned and politely escorted them back, via Beth Sahour, to an Israeli checkpoint below Har Homa, then still under construction. A happy dreadlocked, soldier, clearly enjoying his isolation to console himself with some substance or other, emerged from a tent, wished everyone a lovely day and retired back to whatever pleasures he was indulging in. A similar adventure to the outskirts of Ramallah ended also with the team's polite but very firm. despatch by Palestinian security.
We 'discovered' a checkpoint (now removed?) on Route 443, near Ofer Camp where we were cautioned, kindly, not to go to 'another checkpoint east of here. It's too dangerous for ladies like you.' It was, of course, Qalandia where we had been active for several months – here too we witnessed its evolution from a couple of concrete blocks and two or three soldiers to the monstrosity it has become today.
A very unpopular shift, considered 'boring' was the one to Abu Dis, or rather the Border Police position just below Har HaZeytim at Ras al Amud, almost opposite the Moskovitch complex. Because the road from Jericho leading up to, and away from, the checkpoint was narrow there was always a long back-up of traffic although, at least in our presence, it flowed rather smoothly with only relatively rare detentions. The BP were very chummy and would offer coffee which was invariably refused. Imagine the surprise when the reluctant shift turned up one day in August 2002 to find that the checkpoint had disappeared. The team set off in search of it, only to find themselves slap up against a wall down the middle of what had been the main street of Abu Dis – the small wall that later evolved into the monstrous Wall itself. Quite a surprise. How naïve we were – we were even surprised when our attempts to have the wall removed met with polite, but very definite refusal. Other attempts to alleviate the plight of schoolchildren trapped on the eastern side were equally fruitless.
During 2001 our numbers continued to grow and the Troika, Ronnee, Adi and Yehudit the original decision-making body, decided to involve some of the more active women in the process – and so Org was born: Norah Orlow, Yehudit Elkana, Ivonne Mansbach, Roni Hammermann, Nava Eliashar, Maya Rosenfeld, Maya Bluhm who designed the original logo. We called ourselves the Pioneering Ten.
Most Org members took it for granted that MW was a radical organization.
There was an unspoken agreement that we would not set ideological lines, any woman willing to 'oppose the occupation', however, she defined that, was welcome to join us.
- There was some dispute about this decision but in spite of all that has happened since it was a wise one. MW has lost its radical, feminist edge but has gained in the sheer numbers of women involved. This has enabled a more comprehensive and systematic observation of checkpoints.
- Towards the middle of 2002, at the insistence of new members wishing to be more active, it was decided to open Org to any woman interested in attending. Org retained its position as the decision-making body of MW. At that time MW numbered less than 100 women (the great explosion in numbers came in 2003 with the founding of a Tel-Aviv group and.
- Later in 2003, following the article 'Many Mothers' by Sima Kadmon in Yediot Achronot and the founding of the northern and southern group). With the expansion of Org came the decision to retain MW as a voluntary movement with no paid staff. .There was a concomitant decision to avoid fundraising. (We did receive an unsolicited donation of $5,000 from an elderly American who wanted us to hand out cookies to the soldiers. After much internal dispute we took the donation, informing him that it was earmarked for transportation costs).
New members were provided with an orientation session and taken out with experienced teams. We urged teams to hold 'Affinity Groups' – that is before each shift to discuss together possible scenarios with a plan of action how to respond in each case. Team members were encouraged to inform the group of any disabilities, infirmities or needs. Flyers were prepared that explained MW respectively to the soldiers, to the Palestinians, and to newcomers. Before too long, the flyers became redundant and MW was well enough known that the appearance of teams on the scene, complete with badge, was taken for granted. We would encounter guards at different checkpoints who would greet us like old friends, or enemies. 'Hey aren't you from Watch?' Yes, they cursed us too, sometimes ignored us but there were also those who actually thanked us for coming.
Quite early on, possibly in May or June 2001, we were approached by the army, or rather a representative from the Etzion DCO offering us assistance and providing a phone number, quite a precedent.
By this time we had broken our own rule, never to intervene at checkpoints except in cases of physical or verbal violence against Palestinians .
The pattern of trying to help people to cross, to release detainees and so on and help in individual cases was established, so we were delighted with this development. Alas, the Major did not live up to his promise and was seldom of much help. Later meetings with officers, including the then Commander of the Border Police, Ya'akov Zur, the then Commander of the Ramallah area Roni Numan and then head of the Civil Administration Ilan Paz. We attended those meetings with a sense of empowerment and entitlement, anticipating that the issues we raised would be properly addressed. As usual, we were fobbed off with the 'contact list' which sometimes meant help in individual cases while the general situation at checkpoints and their underlying policy continued, and, worse, deteriorated . The officers' willingness to engage with MW was certainly motivated by a desire to reinforce the image of the world's 'most humane army' but was also a way of ensuring that we were not going to be trouble-makers: taking the sting from our tail. It's ironic that given MW's move towards the humanitarian/educational mode, the army from the upper echelons down, has become increasingly hostile and obstructive. Similarly, a meeting with the former Attorney General, Elkiam Rubenstein whom we had encountered as a 'humanitarian' volunteer at Qalandia, turned out to be a pointless exercise.
Then as now, the line between contact with the military and collaboration with them was a very fine one. In retrospect, it might have been better had we not availed ourselves of this 'assistance'. This would have diminished our 'fire-fighting' capacity, but would have strengthened our position as radical opposition.
The increase in membership from 2003 onwards, inevitably brought new blood and enabled the expansion of activities. It also brought new needs and new tensions. Yet one of MW's important achievements is having attracted so many strong, committed women to our ranks and providing a framework in which everyone is enabled to contribute to the best of her abilities. We cannot turn back the clock to those days of more or less ideological homogeneity, almost of innocence.
But it's important not to forget them either. It would be sad indeed that having come so far with what is really a unique movement, we were to become yet another not-for-profit organization with the rather unclear goals of raising public consciousness and showing the humanitarian face of Israel.
There's an occupation out there, it is vicious and immoral and we need to be clearly on the side of opposition with no holds barred.
Yehudit Keshet


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Marion Lê Social Justice Party registration cancelled in the ACT
The Marion Lê Social Justice Party was removed from the ACT's register of political parties on 25 August 2015, ACT Electoral Commissioner Phil Green has announced.
The registration was cancelled at the request of the party.
Five parties remain registered in the ACT.
They are:
- Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
- The ACT Greens
- The Community Alliance Party (ACT)
More information about registration of political parties can be viewed on the Commission's website


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Donald Trump will draw just a US$1 salary when he becomes president and insists he is not over-awed by the raft of huge challenges he will face as the most powerful man in the world.
Sitting in a gold gilded chair in his Trump Tower penthouse, the president-elect confirmed in his first televised interview since the election that he will pull back on several key issues at the heart of his successful and rambunctious campaign.
Notably, Mr Trump was suddenly able to call Hillary and Bill Clinton "good people", as he was put on the spot by 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl.
"Are you going to ask for a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton over her emails? And are you, as you had said to her face, going to try and put her in jail?" asked Stahl.
"Well, I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to think about it," replied Trump, who often deflected questions about specific policy detail throughout the 40-minute segment.
"Um, I feel that I want to focus on jobs, I want to focus on healthcare, I want to focus on the border and immigration and doing a really great immigration bill. We want to have a great immigration bill."
"You called her 'crooked Hillary' … your people in your audiences kept saying, 'Lock 'em up'," Stahl persisted.
"I don't want to hurt them. I don't want to hurt them. They're, they're good people. I don't want to hurt them. And I will give you a very, very good and definitive answer the next time we do 60 Minutes together," Trump replied.
Mr Trump's fractious relationships with Barack Obama and the Bush family also came under the spotlight.
Mr Obama had famously called Mr Trump "unqualified" to run the US, while MR Trump had long attacked the president's citizenship and healthcare record.
Mr Trump claimed the pair's first meeting at the White House was not in any way awkward.
"We never discussed what was said about each other. I said terrible things about him, he said terrible things about me."
Mr Trump said he had received congratulatory phone calls from "Father Bush" and George W, neither whom had supported his run for presidency.
Stahl also tried to pin Mr Trump down over whether he would give up Twitter, long his favourite platform to reach his millions of followers, while at the same time alienating his detractors.
"I'm going to do very restrained, if I use it at all, I'm going to do it very restrained. I find it tremendous. It's a modern form of communication. There should be nothing you should be ashamed of."
Mr Trump defended his temperament and insisted he would embrace a statesmanlike manner upon taking the White House.
"You know, I'll conduct myself… in a very good manner, but depends on what the situation is, sometimes you have to be rougher," he said.
"Are you in any way intimidated, scared about this enormous burden, the gravity of what you're taking on?" asked Stahl.
"No," replied Mr Trump.
"I respect it. But I'm not scared by it."
In other revelations, Mr Trump's infamous wall could now become part wall, part fence; and he reiterated a commitment to deport three million "gang members and drug dealers".
Little time was spent on Mr Trump's view of the world. He tried to defuse some of his incendiary rhetoric on Islam, and was repeatedly asked by Stahl precisely how he planned to defeat ISIS - one of his favoured rallying campaign cries.
"I wanna do the job. We have some great generals. We have great generals," was all Mr Trump said, when pressed for details.
"You said you knew more than the generals about ISIS," Stahl responded.
"Well, I'll be honest with you, I probably do because look at the job they've done. OK, look at the job they've done. They haven't done the job. Now, maybe it's leadership, maybe it's something else. Who knows? All I can tell you is we're going to get rid of ISIS."


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Jamie Vardy's rags to riches tale is an extraordinary example of the talent waiting to be unearthed below the Premier League and Football League.
Vardy's remarkable rise from Stocksbridge Park Steels to the England squad has put the microscope back on the non-league game with clubs hoping to find their own rough diamond and polish them into a valuable asset.
Few can dream of matching Vardy's record-breaking achievements but the National League is home to numerous exciting prospects with the attributes to carve out successful professional careers.
Earlier this month Chester FC manager Steve Burr admitted he was preparing himself for interest in Ben Heneghan when the transfer window opens.
There's been a steady stream of scouts charting the development of the defender, who has been in outstanding form in recent weeks, and he makes our list of 10 players who have what it takes to make the step up. We've excluded players on loan from Football League clubs and those who have dropped into non-league in the past 12 months.
Agree with our selection? Think we've missed someone? Let us know on Twitter via @ChesterFC_Chron.
Ben Heneghan (Chester)
The tall defender came of age last season, arriving as an unknown but going on to win the player of the year award at the end of the campaign.
His natural attributes make him well equipped in the air and his pace and relative poise mean he's no slouch on the floor. A number of clubs in Scotland have sent scouts to watch the 22-year-old who, after a slow start to the current season, has been in excellent form over the past month or so.
Elliott Frear (Forest Green Rovers)
The talented winger has caused the Blues no end of problems over the past couple of seasons and has the pace, skill and class to return to the Football League.
Capable of scoring goals as well as creating them, the 25-year-old was with Exeter City until 2013 and his displays for Rovers have made him a regular in the England C squad.
Jai Reason (Eastleigh)
The 25-year-old attacking midfielder, who began his career with Ipswich Town, has been instrumental in Eastleigh's success since moving to Hampshire in summer 2013.
He picked up Football League experience with both Cambridge United and Crawley, but now looks to be more settled in himself and capable of stepping back into the professional ranks.
James McKeown (Grimsby Town)
Consistently impressive, the 26-year-old custodian has been at Blundell Park since summer 2011 and will hope to get back into the Football League with the Mariners.
He had spells with Walsall and Peterborough United earlier in his career and the Birmingham-born keeper's displays between the sticks for Grismby have regularly attracted interest from elsewhere.
John Goddard (Woking)
The 22-year-old has been a standout for the Cards this term and scored in both meetings with Chester. He came through the ranks at Reading but moved to Woking in 2013.
The left-footer, who has 11 goals this season, is a real creative force in midfield and has been linked with a move to Portsmouth in the past.
Kristian Dennis (Macclesfield Town)
The forward, who is on loan at Moss Rose from Stockport County, tops the division's scoring charts with 17 goals already. The 25-year-old did make a handful of Football League appearances in his first spell with Macc before dropping into non-league.
His exploits have sparked interest from Football League clubs and while Stockport would welcome bids, the terms of his loan deal mean the Silkmen would have to agree.
Moses Emmanuel (Bromley)
Leeds United head the list of clubs rumoured to be watching the 26-year-old forward, who has netted 16 league goals this season.
An explosive finisher with electric pace, Emmanuel has Football League experience from an 18-month stint at Brentford between 2008 and 2010, and Ravens boss Mark Goldberg thinks it's 'inevitable' bigger clubs will come calling.
Sam Corne (Welling United)
The precocious midfielder scored a stunning goal against Tranmere Rovers earlier in the season and looks destined for a move into the Football League.
Previously on the books of Cambridge United, the 19-year-old's performances have reportedly drawn interest from Premier League big boys Chelsea and the Wings could look to cash in on Corne next month.
Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic)
Once compared to Chris Smalling, the towering defender, who is comfortable on the deck as well as in the air, has been in exceptional form for Chris Kinnear's side this season.
Peterborough United, Millwall and Gillingham, where he failed to make the grade as a youngster, are rumoured to be interested in the 22-year-old, who has represented England C.
Simeon Akinola (Braintree Town)
The 23-year-old forward can be a real handful defences and his performances since arriving from Harrow Borough last summer earned him a call up to England C squad.
He's big, strong and mobile, and although a hamstring problem has hampered his progress, his match-winning performance against Tranmere Rovers underlines his raw potential.