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YouTube to launch two services this year, one for music and the other for premium videos
YouTube is reportedly planning to launch two services this year.
One of the 2, is MusicKey, a service which has existed in beta form since last year.
The other one is said to be a premium offering, from content creators. This is the one which we wrote about way back in April this year. Before you panic, allow me to clarify that YouTube will be continuing to support free videos.
Google's video sharing service, is ad-driven, and as such it would be extremely unlikely for YouTube to kill free videos, powered by ads. So, what we are looking at is a three tier form of YouTube.
Music Key, in its current form offers offline access, ad-free streaming, both of which should be even more popular when the service goes public for all users. The other service is touted to offer similar features like ad-free videos and saving videos offline. The Verge reports that the premium service, which is unnamed, will be hidden behind a paywall. Fans who wish to watch the videos, will have to buy a subscription to access the content. This will increase the amount of money that content creators make.
What is confusing is the fact there are two premium services, one for videos, as mentioned above, while the other, Music Key, is exclusively for well, obviously Music. Google already has a prrmiom music service (in some countries), called Google Play Music, and which has been much criticized by Music Labels, for not promoting the service effectively.
Reports suggest that the labels are worried similarly, about Music Key as well. Then there is the issue with labels claiming that Google has not been paying them well enough, for their music videos which have been on YouTube for several years. However, the labels are all in for a premium model on YouTube, as they profit from it well.
The evolution of smartphones and other portable devices, has driven users to accessing digital content anywhere they want, so offline music/videos from YouTube will be a sure fire hit, even if they are locked away behind a paywall. The majority of YouTube's traffic is from music videos, and a nominal fee for watching/hearing their favorite songs, that too without ads, will not prove to be a hindrance for hardcore music fans. I'm guessing this will be further made attractive, by the fact that users will be able to access these premium services on all devices they own.
And this will also help Google to nudge aside rival video sharing services, (hint: Facebook). Whether the new service will be as popular as the likes of Hulu or NetFlix is a completely different story.


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Sanford in Covington County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Town of Sanford
Side 1
Sanford first came into being as a community post office which was established on May 19, 1879. Around the turn of the century, Sanford had a period of progress that lasted for several years. The L&N Railroad had come through in 1901 on its way to Graceville, Florida, and in 1902, the Henderson-Waits Lumber Company began operations with a huge lumber mill. At that time, the town had several other business establishments including Woodham and Langston, S.D. Wiggins and Son, Jenkins Company, W.D. Day and a large commissary run by the lumber company. It was in this year, 1902, that the town was incorporated.
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The original Sanford School building was a two-story wood frame structure that stood a short distance from this site. This old building burned in 1929. The next year a new five-room building was constructed on this location. Lon Cobb and Bob Wiggins secured the notes for the materials and local people donated the labor. John J. Wilson Sr. was principal at the time.
Erected 2010 by the Alabama Tourism Department and the Town of Sanford.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 1879.
Location. 31° 17.988′ N, 86° 23.358′ W. Marker is in Sanford, Alabama, in Covington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of County Road 67 and U.S. 84, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Andalusia AL 36420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rodney J. Evans (approx. 5.2 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Covington County War Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Andalusia City Hall / Three Notch School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Covington County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); Three Notch Road / Hank and Audrey WilliamsFirst National Bank Building (approx. 5½ miles away); Bank of Andalusia National Historic Place (approx. 5½ miles away).
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Town of Sanford. (Submitted on April 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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Researchers studying stress in mice have stumbled upon a powerful compound that they say, could reverse hair loss in humans.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES REUTERS -According to statistics, more than half of all men will start losing their hair by the age of 50. Existing treatments, like minoxidil, have had limited results, and for many going bald is just something that has to be accepted.
But now a team of researchers from UCLA and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles say they may have stumbled upon a powerful hair-growing compound - completely by accident.
Dr Million Mulugeta and his team were studying how stress affects gastrointestinal function using mice that had been genetically modified to overproduce a stress hormone called corticotrophin-releasing factor, or CRF. Because of this overproduction of CRF, the altered mice also lost the hair on their backs, making them bald and visually distinct from other mice.
Mulugeta and his team were monitoring the mice's treatment when they made a surprising discovery.
"We noticed that some of these mice that were injected with a blocker of the stress hormone receptor, three months later they had fully regrown their hair. That was a total surprise for us, we were not prepared," said Mulugeta, an adjunct professor of medicine in the division of digestive diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
The bald mice's hair regrowth was so complete that they could no longer be distinguished from the others.
Subsequent studies confirmed that this stress hormone blocker, called astressin-B, had both strong and long-lasting hair-regrowth effects.
"The antagonist we injected is very small, it is in micrograms it is in millionths of a gram, a single injection per day and five injections, that was enough to reverse hair loss," said Mulugeta.
The question now is whether or not astressin-B would have the same results on humans. Further tests showed that minoxidil produces mild hair growth in mice, just as it does in humans. This, combined with the fact that the stress hormone CRF is present in both mice and humans, leads the researchers to believe that astressin-B could very well translate for use in human hair growth in the future.
"Whether it works in humans or not it's something that we are very much interested in and something that we want to follow through. For now we don't know," says Mulugeta. "But there is some evidence that gives us hope that it may work, if not for several forms of hair loss, at least for the subset of population that suffers from stress-related hair loss."
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As you are reading this my bottom is going to be on an airplane to St. Thomas with my family!
We are staying at the Marriott Frenchman's Cove, it looks so pretty, I can't wait!
I wanted to share some of the chaos that is packing...
this is the overview...
Here are the tops I will be bringing,
Lots were featured in Going on Vacation! Wish List = Shopping List!
Lots of vacation outfit posts will be arriving when we get back!
These are the bottoms that I am bringing,
Some PJs and a couple of dresses/beach cover ups,
Yup, that is my new Mara Hoffman bathing suit!
Having a Mara Hoffman moment with this tank from Anthropologie!
& matching mani {more on that later!}
Accessories: baublebar & Anthro
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Bringing my usual beauty bag,
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The History of Art
The History of Art
This series mixes animation and great paintings to survey key movements in art history. From political revolutions to social movements, it illustrates how art both captures the spirit of the times and envisions future developments.
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Number of episodes13
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The Desert Festival is one of the major festivals celebrated in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (India). It falls in the month of January or February. This year the festival was held from 12th February to 14th February. The zest of the festival is to bring out rich culture and heritage of the beautiful state, Rajasthan. The major attractions of the fest are Rajasthani folk dance, snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats, camel dance, polo, camel race and other local performances. The dance and drama reflects heroism, romance and tragedy of the folk heroes. As any festival is incomplete without food, Rajasthani food is incomplete without the traditional dal baati churma, the perfect Indian food. Panchmel dal is the grams curry. Baatis are small, flaky, round breads that are baked over firewood. Churma is the traditional dessert of Rajasthani. Here is the sumptuous recipe to delight you.
For the Panchmel Dal:-
1/3 cup split Bengal gram,
1/3 cup pigeon peas gram,
1/3 cup split green gram,
1 tbsp split black lentils,
1 tbsp whole green gram,
3 tsp chilli powder,
1/4 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp coriander powder,
1/2 tsp hot spice,
3 cloves,
2 bay leaves,
1 tsp cumin seeds,
2 green chillies,
1 pinch of asafoetida,
2 tsp dried mango powder,
2 tsp tamarind pulp,
3 tbsp clarified butter,
salt to taste
For Baatis (10):-
1 cup whole wheat flour,
1/2 cup semolina,
2 tbsp Bengal gram flour,
8 tbsp milk,
4 tbsp melted clarified butter,
salt to taste
Preparation method:-
For the panchmel dal:-
1. Clean and wash the dals (grams and lentils) and add 4 cups of water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles or till the dal is cooked.
2. In a bowl, combine the chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, hot spice with 3 tablespoons of water and mix well. Keep aside.
3. Heat the clarified butter in a pan and add the cloves, bay leaves, cumin seeds, green chillies and asafoetida.
4. When the cumin seeds crackle, add the prepared masala paste and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cooked dals, amchur, tamarind pulp and salt and simmer for 7 minutes.
5. Adjust the consistency of the dal before serving and if required by adding some boiled water.
For the baatis:-
1. Mix all the ingredients and knead into a firm dough. Knead well for 7 minutes. Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into an even sized round.
3. Flatten the rounds lightly using your thumb to make an indentation in the centre of the baati. Boil water in a broad vessel and drop the baatis in the boiling water. Cook for 20 minutes over a high flame.
4. When the baatis are done, drain and keep aside. Heat a gas tandoor (Indian oven) and put the baatis on the grill of the tandoor. Cook them on a medium flame for 25 minutes.
5. Cooking the baatis over a medium flame will ensure that the baatis are cooked on the insides also. Arrange the baatis on a serving plate, break each baati into two pieces and pour melted clarified butter on the baatis.
For Churma:-
2 cups whole wheat flour,
4 tablespoons semolina,
1 cup clarified butter,
3/4 cup powdered sugar,
1/4 teaspoon green cardamom powder,
10 chopped cashew nuts,
10 chopped almonds,
10 chopped raisins
Milk as required
Preparation method:-
1. Mix flour and semolina in a bowl. Add half cup of melted clarified butter and mix well. Add milk as required and knead into a stiff dough.
2. Divide the dough into twelve lemon sized balls. Heat sufficient clarified butter in a wok and deep-fry the balls on medium heat, till they are well done.
3. Drain and place on an absorbent paper and cool. Coarsely grind the wheat balls in a mixer. Add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, cashew nuts, almonds and raisins and mix.
4. Serve churma with daal baati.
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This Year's Must-Attend 4th of July Celebrations!
Visit some of these fun and exciting events to join the fun this Independence Day!
LaRosa's Ballon Glow- Coney Island Amusement Park
Freedom Fest 2018- New Richmond, OH
Sparks in the Park- Milford, OH
Join the excitement July 3rd from 6pm-10pm for the City of Milford's Independence Day celebration, Sparks in the Park at Riverside Ballfields on Race Street!
Events include a classic car show, music from Smoke Parade Taylor Shannon and 500 Miles To Memphis and a fireworks show from Rozzi Famous Fireworks. Plenty of food and drink will be available from Smoker EZ BBQ, Texas Roadhouse — Milford, Padrino Italian, Tickled Sweet, Harvest Market and Kona Ice!
Loveland Firecracker Festival- Loveland, OH
Celebrate your Independence at the Firecracker Festival at Symmes Township Park! The Firecracker Festival begins at 3:00 p.m. and will feature live music on stage, a family friendly area for children including rides, a variety of food and vendor booths, beverages, fireworks, and much more! Event is Rain or Shine.
Located in Downtown Loveland, events will be held in various parts of the city including the Fountain Green, Nisbet Park, City Hall, and others. The event starts at 4pm and will continue until 11.
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It is the spring of 1943… and Millie's World is about to change forever. Soon after the break of day, Bum will become Millie's Husband. And then, if all goes as planned, they will leave the rain-soaked fields of Mississipi and head for the wilds of the Colorado Rockies. As Millie tries to forget a dark secret, she hasn't yet realized how drastically those past experiences will impact the coming days.
For most of Millie's life , being free felt about as unlikely as the mountains moving. But she's about to discover that sometimes in life, we are given second chances, and that the only thing bigger then her past …is her future.
Well I have to say that I had my doubts about liking The story and couldn't read it until I read the first book in the series called " Into the Free". But I want to say that I loved the story and that I love the way Julie writes. The way she tells the story is smooth easy reading and I love when you read a story that you can really feel the emotion of the folks in it. This is a wonderful story and I would highly recommend both books to my readers. As I read this book I was thinking of my dear friend Deanna in MS, who always talks about how the yard and fields are wet, clay and not very productive for a grassy yard… but also what a big move she made years back , just like Millie did. Its sweet when books remind you of your dear friends. This book has a bit of suspense, love and down to earth real life happenings.
Julie lives in Mississippi with her family where they operate Valley House Farm. I am supposing that her living there makes it very easy for her to relate real life to her stories and this is a lovely and good thing. I hope you will all read and enjoy her books !
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Since Christmas Eve is still "on", there's enough time for organizing or making last minute gifts. Today's DIY recipe is a wonderful, easy peasy Turmeric Body Mask. Why turmeric? This yellow spice does not only do wonders to your health but really improves your skin: it helps reduce pigmentation and the appearance of acne, increases elasticity and just makes your skin glow!
This body mask is an excellent treat for the skin once per week and is used just like any body scrub: leave on skin for about 10 minutes and make sure to rinse off the paste with warm water thoroughly. The skin can appear yellowish after treatment, so make sure to use old towels around the bathroom.
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Here's what you need:
- 1 glass jar holding at least 100ml turmeric paste
- 50g turmeric powder (stain warning: prepare some old kitchen towels for blending as this powder leaves yellow traces everywhere)
- 50-100ml of your favorite base oil such as coconut or rosehip oil
- 5 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil (optional)
DIY Turmeric Body Mask Recipe:
1. Fill the glass jar with turmeric powder
2. Add half (50ml) of your favorite base oil and stir - depending on the oil you use (thin or thick oil), add
some more until it has a paste-like consistency
3. Optional: add 5 drops of Ylang-Ylang essential oil
4. Stir, close and decorate
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Pray for Majid* from Uzbekistan. About a month ago, he was falsely accused of distributing extremist literature when the secret police raided his house and found his Bible and Christian books.
Majid was detained for 15 days, and could now face punishment under an article of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan that outlaws "Keeping and storing extremist materials with the purpose of further distribution."
Since he has been found guilty under this same article before, he now faces the possibility of being charged as a repeat offender, which would mean even higher penalties.
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Home > About Us > News & Media > Nash UNC Health Care Emphasizes Flu Precautions > Event Celebrates Cancer Survivors
Published on June 09, 2019
Jeanette Barrett, a small cell lung cancer patient, adds her thumbprint to the Thumbprints of Hope Tree as her brother Robert Bland, right, and cousin Joann Lee watch on Friday during the Cancer Survivors Day Celebration at the Danny Talbott Cancer Center at Nash UNC Health Care.
BY AMELIA HARPER Staff Writer
Nash UNC Health Care celebrated Cancer Survivors Day on Friday by providing a relaxing and luxurious experience for current patients of the Danny Talbott Cancer Center and other patients who have been out of treatment for up to two years.
Roughly 180 cancer survivors attended the event, which featured a luncheon, massages, manicures, smoothies, craft projects and live music. Lily, the pet therapy dog, was also present to visit with survivors.
"This is the third time in four years that we have held this event, and it gets bigger each time," said Sterling Grimes, director of the Danny Talbott Cancer Center that opened on the campus of Nash UNC Health Care about two years ago. "The first time we held the event, only about 50 or 60 people attended and about 120 attended last year's event.
"I think this is an indication of how many more people are benefiting from the services we provide."
Dr. Jay Manikkam, one of the physicians who works at the center, said he enjoyed seeing his patients through a different lens.
"It is nice to see them here today in normal circumstances," he said. "They are being people, not just patients."
National Cancer Survivors Day is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday in June, marking the national recognition, but the timing of the celebration worked out better for patients and staff on Friday, said John Griffin, a spokesman for the hospital. The event was designed to celebrate each person's strength, courage and survivorship, Griffin said.
Sallie Imke knows what it means to be a survivor. Imke, a former chaplain for Nash UNC Health Care, was at the event with her husband, Christoper, who currently is receiving treatment at the Danny Talbott Cancer Center.
"I was first diagnosed with cancer when I was 40 and it has come back in different forms several times since then. But I am now 75," she said.
At one of the stations, survivors used paint colors coded to their form of cancer to place their thumbprint on the painting of a "survivor tree." Each thumbprint represents a leaf on that tree.
Paulette Piper was painting a rock Friday at the Inspirational Rock Station. She is a patient at the center undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
"This is a nice event," Piper said. "Cancer patients need a boost now and then."
Another patient, Daniel Tucker, also was decorating a rock at the event. The rocks later will be added to the therapy garden at the center.
"This is a good event because it helps remind people of how serious cancer is for some people," Tucker said. "It also gives family members a chance to see the center."
Jeanette Barrett is a patient undergoing treatment for small lung cancer at the center. She said she most appreciated the way everyone is made to feel special at the center.
"I love it here. It has a nice atmosphere and nice people. You don't have to have something to have something here. You don't have to be somebody for people to care about you," she said.
According to information provided by the hospital, between 500 and 600 patients are diagnosed with cancer or receive treatment for cancer at the UNC Cancer Care at Nash each year. Of that number, about 20 percent receive some level of financial assistance for their treatment. To help meet these needs, the Nash UNC Health Care Foundation manages a Cancer Patient Assistance fund to help patients who need financial help.
To donate to the fund, visit www.nashunchealthcarefoundation.org or contact Stacy Jesso at 252-962-8584.
Kenyon "K.J." Askew, Jr., Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, at 252-962-8766 or by email.
If calling after hours, please dial the main hospital line at 252-962-8000 and ask to speak with the nursing supervisor on duty and identify yourself as a member of the news media. He or she will be able to assist you.
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Dustin Jeffrey (3G-3A-6Pts) getting a rare opportunity to play had a big night vs the Ottawa Senators. Logging 14:49 of ice time, Jeffrey had a goal, assist, +2 rating and was 9 of 12 on faceoffs (75%). Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma on Jeffrey's play: "Absolutely made some great plays, thought he played a very good game," Bylsma said of Jeffrey, citing his ability in the faceoff circle as being big for the Penguins tonight.
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Metroid: Samus Returns Review
A solid yet flawed remake
Reviewed by A.J. Maciejewski playing a 3DS on
It's not every day that you get to play a complete reimagining of an over 25 year old Game Boy game. Metroid: Samus Returns is certainly a competent entry in the long-running series but does it retain the spirit of the original?
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I remember being obsessed with Metroid II: Return of Samus when I was a kid. I played it constantly whether I was on my way to school, in the back seat of my mom's car on the way to visit relatives, or just hanging out in the living room when my family was watching a boring movie. Therefore, you can imagine my delight when Nintendo announced that they were remaking it for 3DS. Now that I've played it over the past week, I'm both impressed and mildly disappointed. v1d30chumz 3-215-190-193
For starters, it looks absolutely phenomenal. This is one 3DS game that you'll want to play through with the 3D slider all the way up. The vast assortment of environments are all stunning and have an impressive amount of depth which makes the planet of SR388 come to life in a way that it never has before. I can easily say that it's one of the best-looking 3DS games that I've ever played.
Exploring the massive planet is where the gameplay of Metroid: Samus Returns shines brightest. Although the original game got rather confusing as you traversed the world, the map system implemented here makes exploration intuitive to the point where any gamer can find their way without issue. The most valuable feature that contributes to this is the scan pulse ability which reveals the surrounding map whenever you use it. Considering it also highlights breakable blocks, uncovering all of the secrets is a no-brainer. For the uninitiated, the primary goal of Metroid: Samus Returns is to find and destroy 40 Metroids. Doing so with this intuitive map system is so much more immediately gratifying and streamlined. Of course, battling these evil aliens can be quite a thrill, too, but more about that later.
As you progress through SR388, you'll unlock a wide variety of familiar and novel upgrades that quickly turn the gameplay from basic to immersive and involving. For example, transforming into the Morph Ball is great but then being able to deploy bombs, jump, and stick to walls while in ball form amplifies the fun factor to a whole new level. You'll also discover plenty of health and missile upgrades that help to ease the somewhat difficult nature of the campaign. Using the unlocked abilities to uncover these optional enhancements is oh so satisfying, especially when you implement everything you've discovered in a particularly tough segment or boss fight.
Metroid: Samus Returns makes plenty of gameplay adjustments to the classic formula. First of all, holding the L button allows you to stand still and rotate your arm cannon in any direction while holding the R button lets you fire missiles. Although mechanics like this work well, there are other gameplay changes that don't quite feel like they belong in a classic Metroid game. The most notable of which is the counter system. Basically, almost every enemy will charge at you and you have to tap the X button with near-perfect timing to counter them or they will hurt you. Seeing as I love Metroid for its exploration and hate being stopped dead in my tracks to concentrate on battling enemies, this dynamic frustrated me far more than it brought me joy. Usually, enemies in Metroid games can be taken care of simply by shooting them but apparently, that's not good enough anymore.
There are a few other annoying control issues, too. First, I don't understand why I have to select an Aeion ability with the digital pad then push A to use it. Why couldn't I just tap the digital pad to use the abilities and cut out the need for another button? Also, I found aiming jumps to be extremely irritating at times. The most annoying of which is when you freeze an enemy then try to use it as a platform. Finally, having to hold L to use the Spider Ball can be hard on your finger. Why can't you just toggle it instead?
Before I end this review, I should mention the amiibo implementation. Basically, you can use four amiibo (Samus and Zero Suit Samus from the Super Smash Bros. series and the new Samus Aran and Metroid statues) in order to unlock additional upgrades. Using the Metroid one will locate the nearest Metroid in-game as well as grant you Fusion mode after you beat the game. The other three unlock reserve health and missile tanks and gallery items. I found this implementation to be rather greedy as it blocks gamers from experiencing certain in-game content unless they make another purchase. More significantly, there's a pay-to-win aspect at play as having those reserve tanks makes the game far less challenging. In the end, this sort of content cheapens the overall experience whether you buy into it or not.
Complaints aside, there's no denying that Metroid: Samus Returns is an addictive and rewarding remake of a classic game. It's certainly not as good as other 2D entries in the series but what's here is sure to tide fans over until the next Metroid releases.
- + Massive world that's rewarding to explore, especially with the scan pulse ability
- + Variety of gorgeous 3D environments
- + Awesome array of unlockable upgrades
- - Too much emphasis on combat with an annoying counter system
- - Controls can occasionally be irritating
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Athens-Clarke commissioners approve energy sustainability funding
The Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners recently approved a project concept to allocate $970,000 in SPLOST 2011 funds to energy sustainability, but more specific information about how the money will be spent remains to be seen.
A SPLOST citizens' oversight committee will, over time, be presented with "sub-projects" to ensure the proposals align with the initial list Athens Clarke-County voters were made aware of before they voted for the additional sales tax, county officials said Tuesday.
The first sub-project has already been launched.
In January the County Manager's office notified the mayor and commission that part of the expansion to the county animal shelter would include a higher efficiency geo-thermal HVAC system with a $50,000 price tag.
The project concept met some resistance at recent commission meetings, with batches of opponents including commissioner-elect Melissa Link voicing their dissent over the process for approving the project.
While arguing that more opportunity for oversight should have been afforded to citizens, Link said she believes the commission missed the boat on affecting any real environmental change.
"It's pretty rare that we get a chunk of funding to spend on sustainability, and this is a chance for us to make a statement. ..." she said at the Tuesday meeting, adding that the county should first consult environmental experts before committing any of the funds.
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What is The Problem?
Since the Agile approach to development became an industry standard, external design agencies have had to learn to adapt their approach to accommodate the sprint cycle system. On the face of it, User-Centred Design (UCD) and Agile are not that different. Relatively short iterations, or cycles, of work, are fundamental to both processes. Designers design and test and review, refining as they go. Agile developers operate in sprint cycles, typically pushing out chunks of testable functionality every two weeks.
Where Does The Disconnect Occur?
It is a question of world-view. UCD is obsessed with the big picture. It is a design methodology that likes to take in the macro-level architecture of an application, as well as the micro. Designers want a story with a beginning, middle, and end, based on a user's experience, before they begin designing. Compare this to the Agile approach to development, a fundamentally fragmented model that focuses on producing individual finished pieces of functionality, one at a time. In the Agile model, those pieces are not planned at the same time, which increases the risk of producing an application that lacks coherence for the end user.
How Do Agile and UCD Speak To Each Other?
The Agile developer's question might be: how can a big picture approach to design effectively serve development that progresses in isolated spurts? Isn't this the Big Design Up Front approach we are trying to avoid? On the other hand, the user-centred designer might say: how do you produce discrete chunks of designed functionality without losing sight of the big picture?
What is The Solution?
One way to tackle the issue is to mimic the sprint cycle structure of an Agile process within a UCD approach while staying true to the principles of research, testing, and review. It is essentially a hybrid version of the two – Agile UCD, if you like. This method started as a coping mechanism among the Frontend.com UX design team, but over time it has evolved into a more formalised system.
At the Macro Level
Our UX design teams like to start projects by generating an information architecture. It is a two-part approach. We call it 'across and down'. We take a first pass across the entire application and generate a superficial, high-level architecture of the product. This gives an overarching, end-to-end picture, satisfying the designer's desire for coherence.
At the Micro Level
The next step is to drill down on specific parts to find out in detail what is going on. It is an example of designing from specific to general or 'bottom-up' design. Detailed design addressing a few specific examples can be used to develop a more generic solution that can be applied throughout the application.
Forget The Page
Paradoxically, even though we always keep the big picture in mind, we reduce everything within that to a small set of UI components. Essentially, we forget the page. Instead of thinking in terms of pages, we think in terms of small pieces of reusable functionality, single items that will sit together on pages. The real advantage of these pieces of functionality is they are flexible and extensible, meaning they can be applied repeatedly across the application.
Get Ahead of The Scrum
Once the IA is generated, we plot a series of design iterations that track the sprint cycles of the development team. As is common when UCD teams work with Agile developers, the plan is offset by up to six weeks, so the design is delivered into the individual sprints ahead of time. This means the developers always have concrete, user-tested UI to base their work on.
Stay Agile
UCD and Agile are two systems that have developed separately, share superficial similarities (in terms of featuring iterations or cycles) but are based on fundamentally different worldviews – the holistic versus the compartmentalised. The system described above is a solution in flux that will continue to adapt and grow as the Agile approach to development is refined.


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During the nineteen-thirties, when I was growing up in Flatbush, the Brooklyn Dodgers lost six hundred straight games. Nobody remembers this, but then memory is like a trolley car full of chorus girls sipping egg creams: wonderful, but fleeting.
Certainly, people don't remember that in 1936, the Brooklyn Dodgers suffered twenty-eight no-hitters in a row, prompting the league to let them hit off a tee for the rest of the season; or that "God Bless America" once contained a verse about how the Dodgers' pitching (a perennial sore spot) made Irving Berlin want to commit suicide.
Even so, we loved that team—especially my dad. Pops wasn't one to show much emotion—it might have been his experience in the First World War, or, as it was called then, The One World War We're Ever Gonna Have Or I'll Pay You a Hundred Dollars, Which These Days Is Serious Money. The closest my father ever came to saying "I love you" was when he told me, "Let's make this very clear: I don't love you. But as long as you root for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and against the Yankees, I'll let you stick around." My father was even known to kick Yankees fans off the trolley he drove six days a week from the Pitkin Movie Palace (now a vegan tattoo parlor) to the Domino Sugar factory (now a lesbian bookstore and laser-tag facility).
My mom, she didn't care much about "that baseball nonsense." She worked as a maid for Conrad and Fanny Vandertamp, a fabulously rich and glamourous young Manhattan couple who talked a mile a minute, got divorced and remarried every three weeks, and inspired dozens of popular screwball comedies. Once, bored at a dinner party, Conrad excused himself, rode the rails for a year, and taught a generation of hobos how to sing the Princeton fight song in Latin. For her part, Fanny once went on a safari to the Australian outback and accidentally brought back an emu bird in her luggage. That emu became the star of a Broadway revue, "Flightless Follies of 1937," and later married John D. Rockefeller's youngest daughter.
The one thing Conrad and Fanny couldn't have was a child, which is probably why they started asking me to come over with my mom. While my mother tidied, I would listen to President Roosevelt's fireside chats, half-convinced that F.D.R. was inside the Vandertamps' giant radio. Only later would I realize that he was really hiding from a furious Eleanor.
And then, in May, 1938, the Vandertamps asked me to accompany them to Yankee Stadium. I knew my dad would be enraged, so that day I told him that I was going into Manhattan to see the Rockettes. (Actually, back then there was only one Rockette, and she described the kicking rather than performing it—"Jeepers, my leg would be so high right now!"—but two or three men still went mad with desire every show. It was a different time.)
I have only the most fleeting memories of our day at The House That Ruth Built.
I recall that we sat right behind home plate, in a section filled with the stars of the day: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson; Pope Pius "Bojangles" XI; and Seabiscuit, fresh off his victory at Pimlico and now happily munching oats and signing autographs for fans.
But most of all, I recall a solemn Lou Gehrig addressing the packed stadium before the game. "I just wanted to tell everyone that I feel great, and have no reason to suspect I'm dying," he told the hushed crowd, more than a year before his more famous retirement address. "Tonight I consider myself one of the million or so luckiest men on the face of the earth—I mean, I'm no Cornelius Vanderbilt, but I'm doing okay."
I was sure that my father would never find out about my illicit trip to the Bronx—and, of course, I was wrong: that night a photograph of me and the Vandertamps enjoying the game appeared on the front page of the Evening Mirror. And the Brooklyn American Journal Tribune. And the New York Gazette Picayune Deseret News. In fact, of New York's hundred and fifty-four daily newspapers, a hundred and thirty-eight featured photos of me with the Vandertamps—sons betraying their fathers was circulation gold back then—and when I got home that night I found that my inconsolable dad had laid all of them at the foot of my bed.
Years later, Dad had a massive stroke and died when he heard the Dodgers were leaving Brooklyn. It was just a three-game series in Pittsburgh in 1951, and the team was back in town by Monday, but that was my father for you. Proud. Loyal. Moronic. It's probably best that he wasn't around when the team left for good in 1957, and that we never got to discuss my betrayal, because it taught me a crucial lesson: no relationship is more fraught than that between a father and son. Or a baseball team and its fans. Or a débutante and a very, very talented emu.
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Lao Style Beef Salad, 'Pra Nuea'
Thai restaurants around the world sell larb (also spelled laab) in various styles, usually with ground chicken "Larb Gai" or pork "Larb Moo". Our Lao version here, made with rare lean ground beef, is exceptional because the meat soaks/cooks in lime juice for several hours then finished briefly in a skillet to give it an especially sour flavor. Combined with the shallots, sliced lemongrass, fish sauce and ground chiles, it all comes together so well. It's very healthy too. You can make this same version with pork, chicken, shrimp or lobster.
For 4 Person(s)
- 1/2 Pound Ground Beef
- Lime Juice (see method)
- 2 Tablespoons Fish Sauce
- 1 Tablespoons Ground Dried Red Chilis, We prefer Ka-Leang
- 1 Teaspoon (or less) Thai Pepper Powder
- 1/2 Cup Shallots, Thinly Sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Lemongrass, Bruised and sliced paper thin
- 5 Kaffir Lime Leaves, Shredded
- 1 Tablespoon (or a bit more) Roasted Rice, Khao Koor
- spring onions, coriander/cilantro leaves as garnish;
Method for Lao Style Beef Salad, 'Pra Nuea'
Place the beef in a bowl, and thoroughly mix with the juice of two fresh limes. Marinate for an hour. Next, knead the meat, squeezing thoroughly to drive out as much blood and other juice as possible. We used a strainer as shown. Return beef to your bowl, add more fresh lime juice, and marinate again for an hour. Knead out the juices again, then add more lime juice and set covered in a cool place to marinate a final time, for an hour.
At this stage you may, if you wish, just serve the meat as it is (very rare, cooked by the lime juice) but we prefer to put in a skillet over low heat and cook for a few minutes.
Place your beef in a clean bowl, and combine it with the other ingredients. Add the chili powder in stages, tasting as you go, to get a spicy result but not too overpowering.
Serve with lettuce leaves, as those make wonderful wraps for the larb, on a platter.
This dish goes best with sticky rice, which can be used as an eating utensil: form a ball of rice and use it to pick up a little of the spiced meat. Serve with the usual Thai table condiments. Enjoy!
Eat with fresh lettuce and rice enjoy
Start with a handful of quality lean ground beef
After marinating in lime and kneading
Fry in skillet over low heat for a few minutes
Mixing the ingredients
Delicious pra neua
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Hoi Marina, Wellicht wat nieuws zoals deze 'Beef salad Pra Nuea
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There are several Larb dishes on this site. Some include mint and other spices. All are "correct" and reflect regional differences. Feel free to subsitute any meat with any ingredient list for a proper meal
I made this tonight, it was far far too sour for my taste, I don't know if I didn't squeeze out enough of the juice, used larger limes or left it to marinade too long but if it is supposed to be that sour it really wasn't for me. I'll stick to larb moo as shown in your street vendor video which is delicious.


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Judge orders trial for man accused of rape of 15-year-old girl in Lawrence
A Topeka man has been ordered to stand trial on a charge that he raped a 15-year-old girl last summer in Lawrence.
Monday in Douglas County District Court, Jordan K. Ross, 20, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. After testimony at his preliminary hearing — which took place over two days in April and May — Judge James McCabria found there was probable cause to bind Ross over for trial on one count of rape by force or fear, a felony.
McCabria scheduled a weeklong trial for Ross to begin Nov. 26.
Charges against Ross were filed Dec. 28, 2017, and made public in late January 2018, when he was arrested and made his first appearance in court in the case. The alleged rape happened in August 2017, when Ross was 19 and the girl was 15.
The victim, now 16, testified on the first day of Ross' preliminary hearing.
She described Ross as "an acquaintance" she'd met the week before who picked her and a friend up and drove them to a party at a house in Lawrence.
The girl said she'd been drinking alcohol and dancing before going to an upstairs bedroom, where she either fell asleep or "blacked out."
She said the light was on, the door was open and several friends — none of them Ross — were hanging out in the room with her when she passed out.
When she woke, she said, the room was dark, the door was closed and Ross was pulling off her clothes, pinning her down and raping her. She said she screamed and told him to stop but that he "pushed my head into the bed so that nobody could hear me."
Afterward, the girl said, she found her friend and went home with her for the rest of the night, falling asleep after taking something — she wasn't sure what it was — to help her calm down. She said she went back to her own house the next day, told her mother about the rape the day after that, and they "made a decision to go to the police."
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Prior to the preliminary hearing, the Journal-World requested the affidavit prepared by police in support of Ross' arrest. McCabria declined to release the document, citing the nature of the allegations and the victim's age, ordering the document to remain sealed prior to the preliminary hearing "so as not to jeopardize the mental or emotional safety or well-being of the victim."
Ross is out of jail pending his trial. Court records indicate he was released Feb. 1 after posting a $20,000 surety bond.
Prosecutor C.J. Rieg said she objected to scheduling the trial so far out and asked for an earlier date.
However, Ross' defense attorneys wanted the extra time and Ross told the judge that he agreed to waive his speedy trial rights to accommodate the later date.
Attorney Sarah Swain handled Ross' preliminary hearing, and Cooper Overstreet of Swain's firm represented him Monday.
Overstreet said he needed time to review additional materials, including cell phone evidence and medical records from a sexual assault exam. Overstreet said he also intended to file "very substantive" motions, including a request to suppress statements Ross made to police that would require researching mental health documents including "records of my client's disability." Overstreet did not elaborate on that disability in court.
"It's a rape case," Overstreet said. "There's lots of evidence."
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Cyberbullying is any form of bullying which takes place online or through smartphones and tablets or computers, on social networking sites, messaging apps, gaming sites and chat rooms such as Facebook, XBox Live, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and any other such platform. There are many different forms of this type of bullying including: harassment; denigration; flaming; impersonation; outing and trickery; cyber stalking; and exclusion. This type of behaviour can also be threatening and involve blackmail and grooming. You can find more information at Bullying UK.
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Online exploitation is often hard to recognise. Sometimes there are clear warning signs; in other cases the changes are less obvious. Although some of these traits may be quite common among teenagers, taken together they could indicate that your child may need help. The Let's Talk About It website lists some of these signs.
Our schools are committed to educating against hate and our core Tudor values of Tolerance, Unity, Democracy, Opportunity and Respect, attest to this. Please support us by doing the same. The educate against hate website has further information for parents and carers.
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A 'groomer' is someone who makes an emotional connection with someone online or in person to fulfil an ulterior motive which is often sexual. Children are commonly preyed upon online in this way and can subsequently become engaged in sexual conversations online or by text messages, sending nude images of themselves more commonly referred to as 'sexting', sending sexual videos of themselves or performing a sexual act live on webcam. In some cases this culminates in actual physical contact with the groomer then arranging to meet up with children in person. These 'groomers' can be of any age, gender, sexual orientation, race or religious background and rarely provide honest details to the child speaking to them.
Once a child sends someone sexual photos or videos of themselves, they lose control over what happens to them. The other person may end up sharing them with other people who might then keep sharing them. Someone could even use these images to blackmail a child. For example, they may say that they'll post them online if they don't keep sending more images. Similarly, when children have relationships with one another and engage in sharing of sexualised images, upon the relationship ending threats can also be made to leak these images to peers and this is referred to as 'revenge porn'. Further information and advice can be accessed on the ThinkUKnow website.
Our schools are committed to teaching children how to stay safe online and to supporting them when things go wrong. However, we cannot effectively monitor a child's online activity when they are using personal devices or when interactions are happening out of school hours. Furthermore, we cannot always investigate such matters ourselves due to legal restrictions and therefore, where appropriate, staff may refer you to other specialist providers, including the Police depending on the nature of the concern. Further details of our response to such instances can be found within our safeguarding policy.
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Being from New England originally, I used to love all the pickled types of condiments we would have in that region. Pickled watermelon rind comes to mind, but my culinary adventures took a different turn about two weeks ago: spiced crab apples. These delectable little morsels of fruit are a bright ruby red colour with a hit of sweet and sour, and a blast of spice. Sort of sounds like a fine wine, doesn't it? I have a huge crabapple tree on my property, and every year, with it full of fruit, I think about spiced crab apples.
But alas, with something going on, usually school, I never quite got there. Well this year is different. With #1 son (actually, only son) safely established in St. John's, Newfoundland studying Nautical Science, and school not yet started for me, I seized the opportunity. The tree was really loaded, so I felt there was no better time. Besides, they're free. I picked about four pounds worth, found a good recipe, and the great experiment started.
The recipe in question came from a cookbook series popular here in Canada called Company's Coming, by Jean Pare. She and her team are a practical lot, putting out easy to understand, and easy to make, recipes. I don't have her whole collection, but close to it. The one I used is called, of course, "Preserves."
Take a look at the technical data below, you probably can get it online. As usual, I did modify the recipe, in this case, cutting it in half. But it didn't stop there, I went one step further. She advocates canning the finished product, but I don't can (a shortcoming I know), so I tried freezing some. Worked beautifully, and that is what I would recommend if you aren't planning on eating all 3 ½ pounds worth anytime soon. Yield: Three quarts.
Spiced Crab Apples
3 cups granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups water
2 ½ cups white vinegar
2 3" cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon whole cloves
3 ½ pounds crab apples with stems and blossom ends removed
First, you make the syrup. Here's Jean: "Measure sugar, water and vinegar into large saucepan. Stir and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes."
Now she suggests you tie your cinnamon sticks and cloves into a double layer of cheesecloth, but me being me, I just threw the sticks in (they're pretty big, and easy to pick out later), and put the cloves in a tea ball. Yes, a tea ball. Put that in, and it's also easy to retrieve. Jean again, "Add crab apples in single layers, 1 layer at a time. Cover and simmer until just tender, about 8 to 12 minutes. Discard spices. Spoon crab apples into hot sterilized quart jars to within 1" of top. Pour syrup over apples to within ½" of top. Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely. For added assurance against spoilage, you many choose to process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes."
My crab apples were small, about the size of cherries. Mine took only about 10 minutes or so, and I simmered gently so as not to mash them, and she also recommends pricking the skin to keep them from bursting, which I did. A few did, but no big deal. It took two simmerings to cook all 3 ½ lbs. worth. I packed one quart into a plastic (BPA free) container that went into the freezer. The others I packed into glass jars, and have been offering them with chicken, ribs!!!, but would also go equally well with ham or turkey. Turkey. Hmmm. You know what's coming.
Pare, Jean. Preserves. Company's Coming Publishing Limited, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.1994.
The books are published simultaneously in Canada and the US, and here's the ISBN number: 1-895456-30-8. You can also order by snail mail at:
Company's Coming Publishing Limited
Box 8037, Station "F"
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 4N9
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Walking separately and often kept apart trekkers would have no idea of where their porters are sleeping, how they are dressed, what food they eat and, most importantly, just how ill they might be when paid off if unable to carry further.
Born in the north of England Dr Jim Duff started rock climbing already as a teenager, then got into ice climbing in Scotland before studying medicine at Liverpool University in the sixties. Mountaineering Norway and the Alps lead on to expeditions to the Himalayas as a climber-doctor and gave him his interest in wilderness medicine. It also brought him into contact with porters and their problems "to which", he admits, "he slowly woke up". Dr Duff is also the author of a bestselling guide on first aid and wilderness medicine. He now lives in Australia and sails rather than mountaineer. The International Porter Protection Group (IPPG), which Dr Duff founded in 1997, prides itself in being a grassroots network: totally voluntary and with a minimum of organization and bureaucracy. There is no membership as such and anyone who is interested can become involved by donation or by propagating IPPG's aims: for every porter to have access to adequate clothing, boots, shelter and food (appropriate to the altitude and weather), medical care when ill or injured and insurance.
ECOCLUB.com: In terms of exploitation through tourism, few scenes are more appalling and reminiscent of colonial times than watching uninsured porters wearing little more than flip-flops on ice carrying incredibly heavy loads of westerners and risking their lives for a pittance. How is your organisation trying to change all this and what are your main achievements so far?
Dr Jim Duff: Yes it is a sad situation that becomes especially problematic above the tree line and above 3000 metres, where cold and thin air add to the serious nature of the environment. It must be said at this point that trekkers often have little or no contact with their porters on an organised trek. Walking separately and often kept apart trekkers would have no idea of where their porters are sleeping, how they are dressed, what food they eat and, most importantly, just how ill they might be when paid off if unable to carry further. It was a situation like this that is outlined on our website that led to the formation of the IPPG. In 1997 my partner and I were working at the rescue post on the Annapurna circuit trek when a porter died. He had been payed off near the top of the pass (around 5000 metres) because he could no longer carry his load. He staggered down and died two nights later. Piecing together the events leading to his death we found the following: he died from HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema), he was sent down alone, the Trekkers never knew this, the foreign trek leader would not have known. The porter Shyam Bahadur left behind a wife and child with an uncertain future. Furious at this ignorance (including our own) we set out to publicise the situation. Rather than trying to change the exploitative neglectful nature of the Nepali business men and contractors that hire the porters we realised that with our limited resources the best approach was to educate the trekking public and shame the trek companies both in and outside Nepal. We drew up the five guidelines, wrote articles, engaged journalists, had documentaries made (such as BBC's "Carrying the burden"), sent a photographic exhibition round the world and generally made a nuisance of ourselves. We then found that we started getting emails saying what about porters in Peru, Pakistan, Africa, PNG etc and we realised as we could not be everywhere we needed volunteers with an interest in those countries who could use our website and funds. The next step was to open clothing banks to help small Nepali companies to outfit their porters. Following on from that, when we found porters were often sleeping rough or in caves, we started building or funding the building of porter shelters. We have now been involved in the construction of a dozen shelters. Finally it became obvious that the beautiful valley of Gokyo in the Everest national park was a bit of a porter death trap so we opened a rescue post up there in 2006. This helps porters (there is a porter shelter attached) local, people and of course trekkers whose insurance pays for this expensive project.
ECOCLUB.com: IPPG seems to operate exclusively through unpaid volunteers, apart from a locally-based, paid member of staff and 'with a minimum of organization and bureaucracy". Is this an ideological or practical decision? In fact, how are decisions reached at your organisation, is there some sort of consensus process and how do you achieve participation by the porters themselves?
Dr Jim Duff: Initially in 1997 this was a practical decision as there was just three of us. As the word spread more people volunteered and we realised that (a) we did not want to become an 'empire' and (b) did not like the overheads and bureaucracy of a regular charity. The doctors in the UK who run the Machermo and Gokyo porter shelter and rescue posts have set up a charity for that aspect of our work and as one of the doctors spends nearly a day a week on management they are looking at paying her. Because of the volunteer nature of the IPPG we have been able to deliver 98% of donations to the projects.
ECOCLUB.com: There seem to be a number of other, more recently founded, organisations claiming to work for the benefit of porters. Does this create some confusion, competition and duplication or are there synergies with the most active and genuine of these?
Dr Jim Duff: I do not think there is a problem here. We are all aware of each other, share links and support each other. Also we have encouraged activists with vision to start their own organisations. For instance Ben Ayers was an IPPG representative and we encouraged and helped him start Porters Progress. This organisation sprouted Porters Progress UK and we are working ever more closely through them via IPPG UK.
ECOCLUB.com: Among your sponsors at IPPG, which are very transparently presented at your website there seem to be rather few trekking companies. With fundraising becoming increasingly difficult for small NGOs in many countries in this era of austerity and with public grants also drying out, have you also felt the need to adjust your fundraising strategy and try new tools such as crowd-funding?
Dr Jim Duff: Wouldn't it be good if more companies saw their way to aid our efforts, especially the ones outside the destination countries. Our major effort at the moment is the building of the Gokyo porter shelter and rescue post and the maintenance and running of the one at Machermo. These are major undertaking for a small our fit and fundraising is proceeding reasonably well. We have not looked at crowd-funding - perhaps we should!
ECOCLUB.com: You have authored a bestseller pocket guide on first aid and wilderness medicine. Considering how many lives could be saved and the prevailing universal ignorance on such an important issue, do you think it would be practical (to campaign) for basic first aid to be taught at schools worldwide, and also be made a legal prerequisite for all trekkers and adventure tourists in general?
Dr Jim Duff: This is a good point, basic first aid should part of the school curriculum. I'm sure it is in some countries. Requiring all adventure tourists and trekkers to have sufficient first aid is not feasible but I would encourage individuals to consider it. Most people going into remote wilderness areas requiring wilderness medicine skills usually have fully trained leaders or are sufficiently skilled themselves.
ECOCLUB.com: Under the positive, and hopefully realistic, scenario where IPPG succeed in raising porter welfare, payment and working conditions to where they should be, would you be prepared to see your organisations role gradually undertaken by porter trade unions? Today are there any active and powerful porter trade unions in the countries where you are active and in what ways do you cooperate with them?
Dr Jim Duff: When we started our activities in Nepal we made several contacts with union representatives. Many of these disappeared as the civil war in Nepal intensified. In an ideal world government and unions would sort these issues out and, given time, I am sure they will. It is embarrassing actually to be directly interfering in a countries affairs but it is necessary at times. It would be good to work with unions but this would take far more time and resources than volunteers have. We made an early conscious choice to concentrate on informing the Trekker public and applying pressure on trekking/travel companies.
ECOCLUB.com: As a doctor who is also a world class trekker and a renowned wilderness medicine expert do you consider the constantly growing numbers of tourists trying to reach dangerous peaks a healthy development, for the porters, the tourists and the peaks involved?
Dr Jim Duff: Trekking and tourism have some wonderful benefits, providing cash to subsistence farmers, educating people, breaking down barriers etc, etc. But of course there are also negative aspects such as pollution and erosion (both environmental and cultural) local inflation and exploitation. So here is a great opportunity to increase the benefits and minimise harms. For instance I have seen Kathmandu turn from the last clean and beautiful pedestrian capital city into a polluted noisy traffic jam (let me add quickly here that is has also gone from a feudal kingdom to a thriving democracy). Wouldn't it be smart to see it as the first capital to re-pedestrianise? Tranquillity would be restored, the traditional city porters (now unemployed) would be back in business and pedestrians, bikes, rickshaws and electric vehicles would reclaim the streets and alleys. I would also like to see a steep hike in park fees, porter load weighing stations as there is on Kilimanjaro and more enforcement of government regulations around porter issues.
ECOCLUB.com: Assumed there are none so far, do you see any chance for trekking companies owned & managed by the porters themselves (i.e. worker-managed companies) and if so would IPPG consider helping bring this about?
Dr Jim Duff: Last question first, no we would not, we are a tiny ginger group fighting well above our weight as it is. Your initial assumption is wrong. In Nepal there are several porters who have gone on to work their way to trek leader then company owner. And Mike Cheney back in the sixties started the Sherpa coop trekking company.
ECOCLUB.com: It is good to hear, although companies owned by former porters are not necessarily worker-managed companies. We could only find one tentative online result about currently active porter cooperatives in Nepal, hopefully there are more but they just do not have an online presence yet. And a final question: Apart from making a donation to IPPG, what are other key ways our readers can assist porters and your organisations work? For example, can they become volunteers?
Dr Jim Duff: As you can see on the IPPG website we have a number of 'country representatives' who are all volunteers. They undertake local activities, field questions and other tasks. There are some countries that use porters for trekking that do not have representatives. So there are vacancies there! Also the public can complain immediately they see exploitation, write or ring the company and contact us.
ECOCLUB.com: We hope more travellers will become aware of and sensitive to porter problems and actively support your work, perhaps through an online donation. Thank you very much for your time.
IPPG recommends the following 5 guidelines:
1. Clothing appropriate to season and altitude must be provided to porters for protection from cold, rain and snow. This may mean: windproof jacket and trousers, fleece jacket, long johns, suitable footwear (boots in snow), socks, hat, gloves and sunglasses.
2. Above the tree line porters should have a dedicated shelter, either a room in a lodge or a tent (the trekkers' mess tent is no good as it is not available till late evening), a sleeping mat and a decent blanket or sleeping bag. They should be provided with food and warm drinks, or cooking equipment and fuel.
3. Porters should be provided with life insurance and the same standard of medical care as you would expect for yourself.
4. Porters should not be paid off because of illness/injury without the leader or the trekkers assessing their condition carefully. The person in charge of the porters (sirdar) must let their trek leader or the trekkers know if a sick porter is about to be paid off. Failure to do this has resulted in many deaths. Sick/injured porters should never be sent down alone, but with someone who speaks their language and understands their problem, along with a letter describing their complaint. Sufficient funds should be provided to cover cost of rescue and treatment.
5. No porter should be asked to carry a load that is too heavy for their physical abilities (maximum: 20 kg on Kilimanjaro, 25 kg in Peru and Pakistan, 30 kg in Nepal). Weight limits may need to be adjusted for altitude, trail and weather conditions; experience is needed to make this decision. Child porters should not be employed.
Note: All photos by Nick Mason, Olympus Top Photographer - nick(at)summitphotographs.com


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Wyoming Theater Festival Finds the Perfect Home in the Bighorn Mountains
SHERIDAN, Wyo.— On July 13th, the first ever Wyoming Theater Festival – a unique experience chock-full of emerging stage plays and musicals, productions, workshops, lectures, discussions, readings and backstage tours – will take place in Wyoming's Jewel. Home to a booming arts culture, Sheridan will play host to the two-week long event this summer.
Fabled western history and dramatic mountain vistas meet new west comfort and the serenity of wide-open spaces in Sheridan, Wyoming. Providing history with a view – from Main Street to the magnificent backdrop of the Bighorn Mountains – Sheridan offers modern hospitality with old west charm, and is proud of its long tradition of theater production. Since its inception in 1957, The Sheridan Civic Theater Guide has been producing continuously, making it one of the oldest theater companies in the American West.
From Buffalo Bill Cody to A Farewell to Arms to Brokeback Mountain, along with Broadway hit musicals including Light in the Piazza and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Sheridan has a rich and impressive history of creative culture. Thanks to the Ucross and Jentel Foundations – which provide many artist residencies each year – and a local community that values artistic innovation, performing artists of all stripes are attracted to the Sheridan area to take advantage of the creative inspiration inherent in this idyllic Western setting at the base of the Bighorn Mountains.
Continuing to build facilities catering to the arts, the newly-completed Mars Black Box Theater was constructed to compliment the historic WYO Theater, the oldest Vaudeville stage in the state. Coming soon to the Sheridan Performing Arts District downtown is a new dance studio, expanded theater offices, a technical theater laboratory and several rehearsal spaces. Additionally, construction has begun on a new 400+ seat recital hall and greatly expanded visual arts facilities which will be completed in the fall of 2016.
Original plays will be presented on the Mars Theater and WYO Theater stages throughout the festival, including Romeo & Bernadette, UTAH, Untouched and Eddie Pez Rex. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with playwrights, choreographers, actors and support staff during workshops, backstage tours and after-theater gatherings. Click here for more information on the festival's performances.
The Wyoming Theater Festival will run from July 13-25, 2015, in Sheridan. Click here for complete schedule of events. Ticket prices for Matinees are $15 General Admission; $10 Seniors/Veterans; $5 Students. Evening Show tickets are $20 General Admission; $15 Seniors/Veterans; $10 Students.
To inquire about purchasing tickets, call the WYO Theater Box Office at 307-672-9084 or click here. For information on lodging and to plan your visit, click here.
About Wyoming Theater Festival
Sheridan's newest summer festival will deliver two weeks of emerging stage plays and musicals, offering artists a fully immersive theater experience and allowing audiences to interact with acclaimed professional theater talents in productions, workshops, lectures, discussions, readings and backstage tours. The goal is to be a major force in the development of new works for the American theater, aiding playwrights and musical theater teams in the creation of their cutting-edge work.
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Kids' Academy Little Star - YOur Kids!
Bilingual Kindergarten in Krakow.
We hope to make Children feel safe and cherished in our place and to make them get knowledge about the surrounding world by playing, talking, singing, asking and answering questions. We would call it a success if children didn't want to leave Little Star and went there happily every morning.
About Little Star
In our work with children we are going to use a syllabus accepted by the Polish Ministry of Education.
- Children aged 2-6.
- Invites children of other nationalities.
- Small age groups (10-12 children).
- Artistic workshops, callisthenics, English, religion
Invites children of other nationalities who cannot speak Polish yet but can communicate successfully in English.
Artistic activities will be conducted according to copyright curriculum.
Artistic workshops (conducted by an Art. Academy graduate)
Religion classes for those who are interested.
We are also open to any suggestions of activities from Parents and Children.


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The Friends of the Walkertown Library Book club invites you to a tea party with nineteenth-century author, Jane Austen. Immerse yourself in the romantic world of Jane Austen's famous novels, such as Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion, while savoring the delights of an eclectic mid-day English tea.
This event is being hosted by Phyllis Roberson Hoots, historian, writer, and tea hostess.
The fun begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Walkertown Branch Library, where discussion of the author and her works will accompany a marvelous tea experience. Reservations required as space is very limited. Call (336) 703-2990 and let us know that you plan to attend.
Saturday, May 10, 10:30 am at the Walkertown Branch Library Auditorium.


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Malaysian start-up Klean gets their big break at [email protected] ASEAN 1.0
Klean has won the first ASEAN edition of [email protected], catapulting them to a global audience of investors and mentors.
With their plans to turn waste into money, Klean received the most votes from an invited Audience of CEOs, Influencers, Angels, Mentors and Business Partners during [email protected] ASEAN 1.0 powered by AirAsia.
Klean's reverse vending ecosystem, rewards people for recycling PET bottles and aluminum cans through an innovative points scheme. They are aiming to secure USD $3 million in funding to allow further research and development and to launch 50 machines across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Singaporean start-up Alchemy FoodTech, a food med-tech company working to reduce the increasing number of diabetes suffers, secured the second highest number of votes while Thailand's Globish Academia, an online English learning platform in Thailand that aims to develop soft skills for the next generation of learners, won third place.
Indonesia's GoFit which virtually connects individuals with personal trainers and coaches won the [email protected] ASEAN 1.0 People's Choice Award, selected through public vote held at peopleschoice.pitchatpalace.com.
Winners will get a chance to participate in [email protected] Global held at St James's Palace in London, UK in December 2018. Held at Marina Bay Sands yesterday, [email protected] ASEAN 1.0 was held in partnership with IMDA, innovfest unbound and AirAsia, a Strategic Partner for [email protected] ASEAN 1.0.
The Duke of York, Founder, [email protected] said, "People don't realise how Entrepreneurial this part of the world is, I am privileged to bring [email protected] to ASEAN and to take Entrepreneurs from this region around the world."
AirAsia Group CEO and AirAsia X Group CEO Tony Fernandes said, "We know ASEAN can produce unicorns like Grab, Garena and Traveloka, but the region hasn't always received the attention it deserves despite being the world's third-largest market. It was therefore very far-sighted of the Duke of York to provide a platform for start-ups here, and judging from today's pitches, I have no doubt ASEAN will continue to lead the start-up charge."
Co-Founder and CEO, Daniel Seal said "When meeting HRH and hosting [email protected] at Unbound London 18 months ago, I recognised the importance of [email protected] and knew how well it would be received at our Singapore event, Innovfest Unbound. [email protected] Asean 1.0 uncovered incredible entrepreneurs who are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges and I'm excited to see them flourish with the connections made here."
Founded by HRH The Duke of York in 2014, [email protected] serves as a platform to amplify and accelerate the work of Entrepreneurs.
This year's theme "Innovation and Technology" attracted entries from businesses in the categories of Biotech and Medical Technology, Consumer Technology and Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data Management and Analytics, Educational Technology, Energy, Environmental and Renewables Technologies, Fintech, Fitness Tech, Health and Wellbeing Tech, Industrial Technology, Materials, Substances and By-products, Media, Communications and Entertainment Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality and Smart Cities.
A total of 132 Applications were received from across ASEAN, with submissions ranging from start-up to scale up.
A total of 19 finalists were shortlisted to attend a Boot Camp held at Facebook's regional office in Singapore, where they received one-on-one mentorship on how to perfect their Pitch.
Mentors comprised technology leaders from multinational companies, startup founders, academia and [email protected] alumni, including AirAsia Group Chief Information Officer Declan Hogan, The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, Regional Fintech, Ecosystems & Innovation Lead David Ding, B Capital Group's Janelle Teng and Vidi CEO Aaron Ram Sarma, a [email protected] Alumnus.
At the conclusion of the Boot Camp, 10 Entrepreneurs were selected to deliver a three-minute Pitch at [email protected] ASEAN 1.0, while the remaining nine will deliver a 1 minute Pitch.
The Boot Camp also saw key industry leaders such as Aireen Omar, AirAsia Deputy Group CEO (Digital, Transformation and Corporate Services) and high-tech entrepreneur and investor Yossi Vardi, share tips and insights into building a successful business from the ground up, including how to identify opportunities, secure funding and market their products or services.


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The Assisted Living Federation of America will be strongly focused on state-level initiatives under the leadership of its newly named president and chief executive officer, organization officials told McKnight's this week.
James Balda will take the ALFA helm in mid-January, and strengthening ties to state chapters will be one of his first priorities, he said in a phone interview Tuesday.
"First and foremost, one of the initiatives that the board has outlined with relation to our state affiliation and chapters is establishing trust with those organizations to support alignment around common objectives and goals," he said.
This focus on forging strong relationships with state chapters is an essential part of a larger refashioning that is now taking place after the decade-long tenure of Balda's predecessor, Rick Grimes, said ALFA Chairwoman Brenda Bacon. Balda's "deep level of experience" in working at the state level was a key consideration in his selection, she said.
"That's where we're regulated, that's where a lot of the activity takes place that determines what goes on in the industry and that's where our members are most involved," Bacon said, of the reasons for doubling-down in the states.
Credentialing and standard-setting initiatives will be among the most important programs that Balda will be trying to get state "alignment" around. A curriculum, test and national accreditation for assisted living professionals will help "formalize" the profession, and is something that the hospital and hotel industries already have undertaken, Bacon and Balda noted.
Coming from the National Restaurant Association, Balda has a firm grasp on how important it is for an industry to set and meet high standards for itself, he said. "Those standards around service are critical for both the restaurant industry and the senior living industry," he noted, adding that he sees it as a quality of life issue for assisted living residents.
Despite the renewed commitment to state partnerships, ALFA is not becoming more parochial in its concerns, the leaders emphasized. The "new ALFA" will be a bigger umbrella, under which assisted living providers, memory care and independent living all will have a place, Bacon said. And the organization will endeavor to build coalitions "across constituents," including residents, families, federal and state lawmakers and the media. It's an ambitious agenda, but Bacon said she is confident that after an extensive search, ALFA has the right leader for the job in Balda.
"We were looking for that special person," she said. "I think we've found him."
This article originally appeared on McKnight's