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You can a hammock in a million different ways, in this article I'm going to cover the most popular and easiest hanging methods between two trees.
This is how you hang a hammock between two trees:
Locate two strong trees approximately 13 to 16 feet from each other. Use straps around the tree and hang your hammock at a 30-degree angle to the horizontal. Install your tarp above it and peg it down.
For a more in depth view we are going to look at each of the steps seperatly.
Finding a suitable spot
Finding a suitable spot for a hammock is far easier than finding a spot for a tent. This is because you don't need even terrain for the setup. You still need to keep some things in mind when choosing your spot. When I'm looking for a great spot these are my criteria:
- Not a lot of dirt on the ground – I try to avoid areas where there is a lot of fallen branches, steep rocks, etc. they make the possibility for injuries higher than need be.
- Dry ground – An obvious one, you don't want to step out of your hammock in the morning only to have your feet soaked.
- No widow makers in the area – This is an important one. Make sure there are no dead trees that can fall on your hammock one the wind catches up. Bring them down if you can and have experience with it. If not, better safe than sorry and you should look for another spot. This is also useful for tent campers.
- Avoid windy areas – Setting up or sleeping in windy areas can be annoying. Firstly, wind will make you cold at night and secondly, it will blow your tarp against your hammock. I prefer spots where there is not much wind. When I was canoeing in Sweden we camped on an island where the wind was blowing hard. After looking around for some time I found a spot that was sheltered from the wind by the roots of a fallen tree overlooking the sunrise in the morning.
- Strong trees to hang your hammock from – Another obvious one, look for two decent trees that can hold your weight and are still alive.
- Possibility to hang your tarp different ways – When you are more advanced with hammock camping you will find there are different methods of hanging your tarp. We will discuss this later in the article.
Hang your hammock
Once you have found a suitable spot between two trees it's time to hang your trusty hammock. But how do you hang them between the trees?
These hanging methods are called suspension methods. The suspension needs to be adjustable to your personal preference. For example, when you don't find the perfect distance between trees you can adjust your suspension system to be higher or lower and longer or shorter.
There are a lot of methods for hanging a hammock and I will discuss the most used ones; but first let me tell you something about tree straps.
When hanging a hammock between two trees, there is a lot of stress on the bark. That's why you must consider using straps to wrap around the trees instead of using ropes. This way you don't cut in the tree's bark. Hammocker's call them 'tree straps' and are available in different colors and sizes.
If you need a calculator for the right distances I highly recommend using this one. Don't take literally for each inch but as a general guideline. There is an android or IOS app available for this calculator.
Tree huggers are best hung at the height of your eyes. If you want your hammock to be lower you need to lower your tree hugger or lengthen your suspension system.
Straps – This is the most used method of hanging a hammock. It's the easiest but not the lightest. You don't need a seperate tree hugger with this setup because the straps itself are the tree huggers. Hammock straps have a recommended length of around 15 to 20 feet.
This is basically and extended tree hugger with slots at different distances to clip your carabiner from your hammock to.
The con about this method is that you are limited to the slots available.
Rings – Rings are quite similar to straps but without the slots in it. You need to have 4 rings (2 for each side) and wrap your strap around it in a special way so it cinches down the straps. There is a youtube video that explains this all very clear:
Whoopie slings – This is a lightweight option and is gaining popularity It's basically a rope that's woven in a special way that you can adjust the tension by pulling on one end and give slack when you pull it the other way. Another video would do justice here:
There are a lot more methods for ultralight hanging but the most used ones were covered here.
Put your underquilt on
If you don't want to get cold during your night sleep you should consider using an underquilt. So, why shouldn't you use a sleeping bag for this?
The basics of insulation tells us that air is needed to create small pockets to trap your body heat. If you are laying on your sleeping bag (the insulating material) you will compress it and will not leave space for the air. You completely removed the insulation from your sleeping bag.
An underquilt hangs under your hammock. That way the insulation doesn't get packed down and provides you with a warm night's sleep.
You have different choices for under quilts, these are:
Full underquilt – covers the full length of your body but weights more and has more volume.
Partial underquilt – covers only your body but not your feet and head. Weights less and has less volume.
Place your sleeping bag or top quilt inside
The best way to insulate the rest of your body is by using a sleeping bag or a top quilt. If you have a sleeping bag laying around, you can use that. But by using a top quilt you will save space and weight in your pack. To make sleeping in a sleeping bag more comfortable, only zip it a foot or two at your feet so you can use the rest like a blanket.
Put up your tarp
Protection from the rain is a must. That's why you pitch your tarp above your hammock. If you arrive early at camp I would advise to put up your tarp first and then your hammock. If it rains you can cook or sit under your tarp without the hammock being in the way.
Tarps come in different sizes and colors. If you want to stealth camp it's better to use a natural color like dark green or brown depending on the season.
What about dimensions of the tarp? I use a 13 by 10 feet tarp (4 by 3 meters). I like the extra space it offers but because of that I need more space in my pack to store it.
The recommended minimum would be a 10' by 10' tarp (3 by 3 meters).
This is how you setup a tarp:
- Tie one end of the ridgeline to a tree with a taut line hitch
- Tie the other end of the ridgeline to the other tree with another taut line hitch
- Adjust your tarp so it sits perfectly above your hammock minding the direction of the wind for possible rain.
- Make two prusik knots on each side to tighten up your tarp
- Stake down the corners of the tarp with stakes or rocks.
- Alternatively, you can make a porch or open design by tying the corners to other trees.
Place your backpack in a convenient location
You can put your stuff on the ground at your foot or head side. When there are ants or other creatures wandering around you might like the following method.
You can hang it with another carabiner to one of your tree huggers so it's easy to take gear in and out. Be sure to cover it with a rainproof cover in case it rains during the night.
I like hammocking because you are more into nature. Waking up to a beautiful sunset is golden to me. I sleep quite well in a hammock, most of the times better than a tent. The total setup time for me is around 5 minutes.


text: Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, (February 4, 1917 – August 10,1980) was the third President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971,following the resignation of Ayub Khan. He had one son, AliYahya and one daughter, Yasmeen Khan.Yahya Khan was born in Chakwal,Pakistan, in 1917 andtraces his ancestry to Persia byway of antiquarian knowledge. His family descended from theelite soldier class of Nader Shah, the Persian ruler whoconquered Delhi inthe 18th century. According to a number of sources, including Timemagazine, Yahya Khan was an ethnic Pashtun (Pathan).Yahya Khan, H.Pk, HJ, S.Pk, psc joined the BritishArmy, and served in World War II as an officer in the 4thInfantry Division (India). He served in Iraq, Italy, and North Africa.Yahya Khan was commissioned from Indian MilitaryAcademy Dehra Dun on 15 July 1939. An infantry officer from the4/10 Baluch Regiment, Yahya saw action during World War II in North Africawhere he was captured by the Axis Forces in June 1942 and interned in a prisonerof war camp in Italy from where he escaped in the third attempt.Yahya energetically started reorganising the Pakistan Armyin 1965. The post 1965 situation saw major organisational as well as technicalchanges in the Pakistan Army. Till 1965 it was thought that divisions couldfunction effectively while getting orders directly from the army's GHQ. Thisidea failed miserably in the 1965 war and the need to have intermediate corpsheadquarters in between the GHQ and the fighting combat divisions wasrecognised as a foremost operational necessity after the 1965 war. In 1965 warthe Pakistan Army had only one corps headquarter (i.e. the 1st CorpsHeadquarters).Soon after the war had started the U.S. had imposed an embargo on military aidon both India and Pakistan. Thisembargo did not affect the Indian Army but produced major changes in thePakistan Army's technical composition. US Secretary of State DeanRusk well summed it up when he said, "Well if you are going tofight, go ahead and fight, but we're not going to pay for it".Pakistannow turned to China formilitary aid and the Chinese tank T-59 started replacingthe US M-47/48 tanks as the Pakistan Army's MBT (MainBattle Tank) from 1966. 80 tanks, the first batch of T-59s, alow-grade version of the Russian T-54/55 series were deliveredto Pakistanin 1965-66. The first batch was displayed in the Joint Services Day Parade on23 March 1966. The 1965 War had proved that Pakistan Army's tank infantry ratiowas lopsided and more infantry was required. Three more infantry divisions (9,16 and 17 Divisions) largely equipped with Chinese equipment and popularlyreferred to by the rank and file as "The ChinaDivisions" were raised by the beginning of 1968. Two more corpsheadquarters i.e. 2nd Corps Headquarters (Jhelum-Ravi Corridor) and 4th CorpsHeadquarters (Ravi-Sutlej Corridor) were raised.Yahya Khan died in August 1980, in Rawalpindi. He died from over-indulgence fromalcohol.

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Best Indica StrainsChronic Thunder
Chronic Thunder is a mix of two strains: Chronic and Alaskan Thunder Fuck. The end result has a strong and earthy bouquet with hints of diesel and promises to put you into couch lock after smoking, so plan to set up your Netflix and chill if this is your jam.
Second Place: Larry OG
Third Place: Redberry Kush
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A descendent of Skunk No. 1 flavored with hints of citrus, Green Crack is a real crowd-pleaser for the Sativa crowd seeking a lot of chatter, laughs and mental stimulation.
Second Place: Gorilla Glue #4
Third Place: Sour Diesel
Best Hybrid FlowerBlue Dream
Blue Dream, a cross between indica strain Blueberry and sativa strain Haze, has a sweet berry flavor that will adjust to both feed your head and relax your body. No surprise to see that this rising superstar is the favorite hybrid of Tucsonans this year.
Second Place: Grape LA
Third Place: Jenny Kush
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Arianna #4 is the creation of Nature's AZ Medicine & Growth Management. It's a pungent bud high in CBD, which means it does a lot to ease your aches while still allowing you to keep a clear head, so it's no surprise that it comes out on top with our readers, as well as capturing top honors for Best Dispensary CBD flower at the 2017 Errl Cup.
Second Place: Champatsu
Third Place: Critical Mass
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Sublime infuses its gourmet brownies, lemon bars, sweet and savory pretzels, rice crispy treats and other products with a house-made concentrate that ensures a potent delivery of medicine. Just be careful that when the munchies hit, you don't try to eat another one of your dosed brownies—you don't want to end up curled up on the couch all night.
Second Place: Flourish
Third Place: Green Halo
Best Candy EdibleBaked Bros Gummies
Baked Brothers sticks with what they know: a line of hand-infused gummies, peach rings and watermelon rings, both sweet and sour. The candies are hand-infused with hash oil rather than sprayed with THC, so the quality is always solid. This could be the sweetest buzz you'll ever have.
Second Place: Cannabliss Medical Gummies
Third Place: PURE caramels
Best Liquid EdibleBaked Bros
Beside the candy treats, Baked Bros also crafts a pourable THC syrup that can speed up the effects as compared to the typical edible. It comes in a variety of flavors, including grape, watermelon and cherry, and is made with all-natural fruit extracts without artificial ingredients. It's little wonder that the folks at Phoenix New Times gave this a Best of Phoenix award in 2016.
Second Place: Newtons
Third: House of Jane infused teas
Best TopicalChronic Health Pain Releaf Ointment
It's really amazing how much pain relief comes from using Pain Re-Leaf Ointment. We've heard rave reviews of vanishing muscle soreness with the application of this stuff and people suffering chronic pain often discover they feel better than they have in years.
Second Place: CDB Wellness
Third Place: iLava Touch
Best Sativa ConcentrateAgent Orange Sauce
Concentrates are where it's at these days in the weed community—and Agent Orange Sauce tops the sativa varieties among Tucson Weekly readers this year.
Second Place: Earth Extracts
Third Place: Need a Sativa
Best Indica ConcentrateChronic Thunder
Good ol' Chronic Thunder is a favorite among sativa strains, so it's hardly a surprise to find that its concentrated form is also a hit.
Second Place: MPX
Third Place: DB Citrus Berry
Best Hybrid ConcentrateGrape LA
While making a concentrate will remove the terpines that give Grape LA its unique flavor, the effects are still spectacular: an indica-heavy high that will keep your body relaxed.
Second Place: Larry OG Shatter
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Best CBD ConcentrateTimeless
For those days when you want some relief from pain but still need a clear head, Timeless' CBD concentrate is just what the doctor ordered.
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Timeless boasts that it creates cannabis concentrate that is solvent free and simply flavored with natural terpines—which means you're getting as close to the plant as you can in a concentrate. The emphasis on quality has clearly won over Tucson Weekly readers.
Second Place: High Grate
Third Place: Earthvape.
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Showtime has ordered 12-episode seasons of two new hour-long dramas, the network announced today — "Masters of Sex," starring Michael Sheen ("The Queen" and various "Underworld" installments) and Lizzy Caplan ("Party Down") and "Ray Donovan," starring Liev Schreiber. Both have pilots already shot, and both are slated to air in 2013.
Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan are the stars of "Masters of Sex" — they'll play William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research, per Showtime's description, "touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a mid-western teaching hospital in St. Louis to the cover of Time magazine and nearly a dozen appearances on Johnny Carson's couch."
Sheen will be making his first regular TV appearance in his role here — Caitlin Fitzgerald ("It's Complicated"), will play his wife (who he, incidentally, eventually divorces in order to marry Johnson), and Nicholas D'Agosto ("Rocket Science") and Teddy Sears ("American Horror Story" are also in the cast.
Michelle Ashford, who was a writer and co-producer on "The Pacific," created "Masters of Sex," which is adapted from a book — Thomas Maier's "Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love." "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" director John Madden helmed the pilot, which will presumably be "Kinsey"-esque.
"Ray Donovan" is a family drama that takes "a novelistic look at contemporary Los Angeles," according to Showtime. Schreiber will play the title character, a professional trouble-shooter whose job is to serve as a kind of fixer for the city's wealthy and powerful. The problems belonging to his own troubled Southie (yay, accents!), of course, aren't solved so easily.
Like Sheen, this series will mark Schreiber's first regular television role, though he did play a four-episode arc on "C.S.I." back in 2007. Other cast members include Jon Voight as the Donovan family patriarch and an ex-con, Elliot Gould as Ray's client and mentor, Eddie Marsan ("Tyrannosaur") and Dash Mihok ("I Am Legend") as Ray's brothers, and Paula Malcomson ("The Hunger Games") as Ray's wife.
Kate Moennig ("The L Word"), Steven Bauer ("Breaking Bad"), Pooch Hall ("The Game") and Johnathon Schaech ("That Thing You Do!") will also make appearances. "Ray Donovan" is from "Southland" creator Ann Biderman — Allen Coulter (of "Hollywoodland") directed the pilot.
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Between her crisp, pentatonic melody lines and her natural sense of restraint, there's something instantly iconic about Erin Fein's performance on ""Dream State," the second single from Psychic Twin's "Strangers" seven-inch. Perhaps it's because she's holds back a little bit throughout the verse that the wordless ooooo of the chorus feels so balmy and breezy, but it could also be because her voice is just pleasing to listen to. Grab a copy of the release via Polyvinyl.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- For the Rev. Ellen Sims, pastor of the fledgling congregation, Open Table: A Community of Faith, her own faith journey has been what she terms "a continuum."
Raised a Southern Baptist in Mobile, ordained as an American Baptist in Ohio, and now a pastor with the United Church of Christ — not to be confused with the Church of Christ – Sims has spent her life exploring spirituality in different ways.
Open Table — she admits it might sound "like a restaurant" — gets its name from what she says is an openness to communion by all who arrive at its door.
That inclusiveness, she says — black, white, gay, straight, disabled, liberal, conservative — is a key part of Open Table's outreach. She says that Open Table is not unique in this outreach, but it's the church's emphasis.
As a UCC church — the first in Mobile, and one of 15 in Alabama with two in Mississippi — Open Table has roots in mainline Protestantism, including the Congregational Church.
- www.opentableucc.org
As part of what Sims terms "the progressive Christian movement," Open Table stresses, she says, "loving relationships and spiritual growth over doctrinal beliefs."
While Christ-centered, as Sims explains it, "one can follow Jesus without seeing the Christian path in exclusive terms."
Open Table, she says, looks at faith as "a process," and encourages parishioners to be, in their own right, theologians.
Sunday evening services, she says — the small congregation rents space from established churches — include not only Biblical discussion and music, but can also embrace art-making, even creative writing.
Sims, 55, an eloquent speaker with a warm, serious manner, realizes that her effort to start a progressive Christian church, especially as a woman, did not sit well with some folks.
In terms of perception, she says, "I had to battle the 'kookiness' factor."
She had already been in a firestorm in her prior role as associate pastor at Hillcrest Baptist – a church that was removed by the Mobile Baptist Association in 2006 from its body of Southern Baptist congregations for having a female pastor.
As the Press-Register reported on Oct. 21, 2006: "At issue was Hillcrest's move earlier this year to hire the Rev. Ellen Sims."
During that high profile controversy, Sims recalls, "Some people referred to me as 'that preacher woman.'"
It was the Southern Baptist Church that, from the beginning, had rooted her in faith.
"I was grounded in a loving environment in my early experiences of church and God," says Sims, who grew up going to Mobile's Cottage Hill Baptist with her close-knit family.
The ministry, to her mind, was nowhere in her future.
"It was not a thought," she says, referring to the traditional, Southern Baptist proscription against women as pastors, "that I could even think."
But within her denomination, she says, there was a spirit of inquiry, too.
"I was authorized," she says, "by my birth faith to question."
At Samford University, a Baptist institution, she found "the ground shifting beneath my feet," the result of "an atmosphere of pluralism," as she describes it, that came from the intellectual atmosphere.
After marrying a Samford classmate, George Sims — now provost at Spring Hill College — the couple moved to different places as George's academic career unfolded. Ellen taught school, and the couple had a daughter, Georgia.
In Nashville, she says, they worshipped at Glendale Baptist Church, what she calls "a renegade Southern Baptist church."
Sharing the Glendale pulpit, she says, were two women.
They moved north, and attended First Baptist of Granville, Ohio, a church, she says, "that was affirming of gay and lesbian members."
In her forties by then, and a seasoned English teacher, her spirituality had continued to deepen. She thought about going to seminary, "not to heed a call, but to listen for one."
After attending Methodist Theological Seminary, still not knowing her exact direction, she decided to became ordained in the American Baptist Church, with its origins in the northern branch of the denomination.
During her ordination process, she was told that she had the makings of "a church planter."
When her husband got offered in position at Spring Hill, Sims found herself returning home. After her stint at Hillcrest Baptist, which continued to support her after the 2006 controversy, she says, she decided time had come to plant her church.
She gathered a small group of people and they began to meet. Together, she says, they decided on an affiliation with the United Church of Christ (www.ucc.org), and she became ordained to preach in that denomination.
They read the Book of Acts and discussed it, talked about God and faith. Talked about logistics. She helped start the church with personal funds and those from members, she says. The church now relies on contributions. Earlier this year, the UCC gave Open Table a $20,000 grant.
In a statement about Open Table, Sims writes: "We are a new church that began NOT as a schism/break off from another church or through siphoning membership from any other church or as a mission church planted by a 'mother' church – but by a pastor and a handful of unchurched but culturally Christian folks (the 'spiritual but not religious') who began together to dream and pray about what church might be."
She also writes a blog now: "That Preacher Woman."


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To open long positions on GBPUSD, you need:
In my morning forecast, I paid attention to the level of 1.2752 and recommended opening long positions from it when this range is broken. If you look at the 5-minute chart, you will see how the bulls easily got above this range and then held it when the price fell to this area from the top down, which formed a fairly good signal to buy the pound. However, more than 35 points of the upward movement could not be snatched from the market, which led to the departure of buyers and the pair hovering around the level of 1.2752. At the moment, the entire focus of the bulls will be shifted to the new resistance of 1.2773, which was formed after all the morning manipulations. Only weak inflation data and a wait-and-see position of the Fed with nondescript prospects for economic recovery in the 3rd quarter of this year will lead to a breakout and consolidation above the resistance of 1.2773, which will strengthen the upward momentum in the pound and open a direct path to the highs of 1.2840 and 1.2906, where I recommend fixing the profits. If the bulls fail to overcome the resistance of 1.2773 after the release of inflation data in the US, it is best to defer new long positions until the formation of a false breakout near the resistance of 1.2696 or buy the pound immediately for a rebound from this week's lows in the area of 1.2622 in the calculation of correction of 30-40 points by the end of the day.
To open short positions on GBPUSD, you need:
Nothing much has changed for those who want to sell the pound. The task of the bears today for the second half of the day is not to let the bulls above the resistance of 1.2773, where the formation of a false breakout will be a signal to open short positions that can lead to a return of GBP/USD to the area of the middle of the side channel 1.2696, just above which the moving averages pass. It is fixing below this range that will increase the pressure on the pair and lead to the demolition of stop orders of bulls with a larger movement of the pound down in the expectation of updating the support of 1.2622, where I recommend fixing the profits. A longer-term target for bears will be a minimum of 1.2534, an update of which will lead to a break in the bull market. If the resistance of 1.2773 breaks in the second half of the day after the US inflation data, it is best to abandon short positions before the test of the maximum of 1.2840 or sell GBP/USD immediately on the rebound from the larger resistance of 1.2906 in the expectation of a downward movement of 30-40 points to the close of the day.
Signals of indicators:
Moving averages
Trading is conducted above the 30 and 50 daily averages, from which today in the Asian session, the bulls gained long positions in the expectation of continuing the upward trend in the pound.
Note: The period and prices of moving averages are considered by the author on the hourly chart H1 and differ from the general definition of the classic daily moving averages on the daily chart D1.
Bollinger Bands
A break in the upper level of the indicator at 1.2775 will lead to a new upward wave, while problems with buying may start when the lower border of the indicator breaks at 1.2696, which will strengthen the bearish momentum.
Description of indicators
- Moving average (moving average determines the current trend by smoothing out volatility and noise). Period 50. The graph is marked in yellow.
- Moving average (moving average determines the current trend by smoothing out volatility and noise). Period 30. The graph is marked in green.
- MACD indicator (Moving Average Convergence / Divergence – moving average convergence / divergence) Fast EMA period 12. Slow EMA period 26. SMA period 9
- Bollinger Bands (Bollinger Bands). Period 20
Source: GBP/USD: plan for the American session on June 10 (analysis of morning deals). The target remains the resistance of 1.2773


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This is particularly good news for the industry, under the circumstances. Is the business finally sustainable?
You know those extra fees that airlines have tacked on to your fare, like for baggage, food, or "premium" coach seats? They actually may be working: most airlines are becoming profitable. This is a somewhat surprising result, particularly now. Is the industry finally on the road to sustainability?
Profitable At Last
First, here's the news via Jad Mouawad at the New York Times:
After a decade of losing money because of cutthroat competition, slumping traveler demand and volatile fuel prices, the industry has found a way to regain control of its fortunes -- and make money -- by shelving its 1990s strategy of aggressive growth. Despite the weak economy, most domestic airlines will have their second consecutive profitable year in 2011, after losing $55 billion since 2001.
Considering their problems historically, two consecutive profitable years would be a notable milestone for the airlines at any time. But for 2010 through 2011, this result is particularly significant.
Think about what has characterized the past two years: relatively weak consumer sentiment and subdued spending. It's a time when Americans and firms are cutting back where they can. This should imply that vacations and business travel are suffering.
And that's not all: 2011 has been a year when oil prices have skyrocketed. Jet fuel prices had risen 31% year-over-year as of August. In 2011 alone, prices are up 29%. Fuel is a major, unavoidable cost for airlines.
Are the Airlines Now Sustainable?
Despite these obstacles, the airlines have been profitable. This shows a few things. First, their cost cutting techniques must be working. That food they used to provide may have been costing them more than it was worth to customers. Encouraging people to stop over-packing by forcing them to squeeze everything in a carry-on or face a charge for checking may be saving them money on fuel.
But the airlines' recent success also likely shows that these new fees aren't reducing airfare in proportion to their cost. If they were, then airline revenue would remain largely unchanged relative to costs. So these fees must be sneaky fare hikes after all, since they're providing airlines with the extra revenue that they need to turn a profit.
While this conclusion might infuriate flyers, maybe it shouldn't. Although nobody likes paying more for a service, the unfortunate truth is that airlines weren't charging enough money before to be profitable. The new total price to fly, including various fees, means that the airlines are more viable.
Really, consumers must be able to stomach these fees too. If airlines are profitable, then the higher all-in prices they're charging must not have cut demand enough to substantially reduce the number of consumers who can afford to fly.
I wonder, though, whether the unforeseen nature of some fees matters here. Some less frequent flyers might not realize that they'll be hit with fees for items like baggage and food until they've already purchased a ticket. So some consumers might not be purchasing tickets based on their tolerance for the total price, but just the fare alone.
If that's the case, as flyers become more acquainted with these fees over the next couple of years, we could begin to see demand decline. Some might realize that flying isn't as affordable as they believed, after all. If that happens, then revenues will also decline and some of those profits we're seeing now might be reduced as well.
But by then, the economy may be stronger. That would mean that incomes will be higher and consumers will find those higher prices more affordable. It also means that demand will rise more generally, since consumers and business people will be more willing to travel. So these profits could be sustainable either way.
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African football stars' exodus to China
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A new eastern frontier has opened up for African players, with a handful of the continent's top names heading to China to play in its top flight, the Super League.
After Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba left newly-crowned European champions Chelsea for Shanghai Shenhua last month, a number of other seasoned African internationals have quickly followed suit.
Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni departed English side Blackburn Rovers for Guangzhou R&F on a three-year deal, swiftly followed by Mali's Frederic Kanoute, who signed a two-year contract with Beijing Guoan, having left Spanish side Sevilla.
They have now been joined by Kanoute's compatriot, Seydou Keita, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Dalian Aerbin, after winning 14 trophies with Spanish giants Barcelona.
So, what is attracting some of Africa's biggest names to China, besides the obvious lure of higher wages?
One of the wider benefits for the clubs is that the acquisition of such high-profile African names could well have its advantages off the field.
"China is expanding rapidly in mining and natural resources in Africa," James Porteous of the South China Morning Post said.
"Perhaps the clubs also see opportunities to boost the marketing and political links between China and Africa in that regard."
But the financial benefits are also a big factor in attracting players to China.
"The league - or at least a handful of clubs - is awash with money from club owners, who are often developers riding the huge property bubble in China," Porteous added.
Current league leaders Guangzhou Evergrande are owned by Evergrande Real Estate Group, whose chairman Xu Jiayin is China's richest man. He is said to have injected as much as US$70m in the club in the past couple of years.
The trend of wealthy owners injecting massive sums into football clubs is one that fans around the world are all-too familiar with.
What is unclear is just how big the sums involved are, in the relatively unheralded Chinese top flight.
Guangzhou Evergrande's coach is the Italian 2006 World Cup-winning manager Marcello Lippi, who, with a reported annual salary of $16m, is now one of the world's highest-paid managers.
As for the African recruits, Drogba is reportedly on around $350,000 per week, with Yakubu said to be earning an estimated $150,000 weekly.
While it is unclear how accurate these sums are, what is without doubt is that for players like Drogba and Kanoute, both 34 years old, the kinds of sums on offer make China an attractive prospect at this stage of their careers.
"Without knowing any of the players, I would suspect one last payday is the prime motivator for all of them," Porteus said.
"However, once in China they will find a fast-paced, rapidly modernising country.
"Shanghai is as cosmopolitan as any world city and Drogba and [Nicolas] Anelka will have no shortage of luxury shops and restaurants to spend their money in."
Yakubu, however, is insisting that money was not the reason he moved to China.
"After hearing the club's plans, I realised I had to join. Money wasn't a factor," Yakubu said as he was officially unveiled by his new club Guangzhou R&F.
"Since Anelka arrived [at Shanghai Shenhua from Chelsea], more and more top-flight players are coming to China, and our arrival can help improve the quality of the nation's football."
The Super League sides will also hope attendances will be boosted by their new star attractions, with current gates at Shanghai Shenhua's Hongkou Stadium averaging around just 10,000 fans.
Former Ghana international Kwame Ayew, who played in China for four years between 2002 and 2006, says he is "excited" by the fresh influx of African players into the country's top flight.
"I am very proud because I was one of the first to go there. Now to have players like Drogba and Anelka going there, I feel very happy about it," Ayew said.
"It's not just about the financial incentives. It's a different world, a different culture. Also, football is not really exported from China. They want the Chinese league to be known all over the world.
"Whether you like it or not, China is a rising power in economic terms, so why not in football? It is the reason why players in their numbers are moving to the Chinese league."
Ayew, who is the brother of the former African Footballer of the Year Abedi Pele, does have some cautionary words, however, for African players moving to the country where he was top scorer in 2004.
"A few African and European players and coaches have been there, and some of them had good experiences, but some did not.
"[That is] because it is very demanding. You cannot just take the money, have fun and come back, because when you go there and you don't perform, they terminate your contract.
"This has happened to quite a number of people both from the west and from Africa that I know of."


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Nigerian sensation Wizkid retained his best artist title at this year's African Music Awards (AFRIMA), as he carried home a clutch of prizes at a glitzy ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria.
The 27-year-old Afrobeat star – real name Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun – beat his compatriot Davido and Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the top award.
He also won the best song category for Come Closer and the prize for best West African artist.
Uganda's Eddy Kenzo also took the award for Best East African artiste and Album of the year. Salif Keita and Oliver Mtukudzi were honoured with the African Legend award.
AFRIMA 2017, now in its fourth year, is considered the equivalent of the US Grammys and was held on Sunday evening at a luxury hotel in Nigeria's economic and entertainment hub.
The African Union-backed awards are designed to celebrate the continent's booming music industry and were this year broadcast live to 84 countries on 109 different channels.


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The final structure was topped with a wearing surface and included a perimeter railing for safety. Delta Precast was responsible for the design and detailing of all precast elements for the project. The design was executed in accordance with ASCE 7-05 and utilized RISA-3D and Enercalc software for the development of calculations.


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The longer Congress waits, the more jobless workers are losing their unemployment benefits.
While Congress bickers over whether to continue her unemployment checks, Kristi Jamison has decided to swallow her pride and apply for food stamps.
Less than four months ago, Jamison, 39, was the executive director of a social-services agency in Portland, earning $64,000 a year. But Congress's failure to stop sequestration forced local budget cuts that suddenly wiped out her organization's funding, forcing Jamison to lay off her entire staff—and herself.
Now Congress' failure to act has cut off her unemployment benefits, too. In early January, Jamison became one of the estimated 310,000 Americans who will lose their aid by the end of the month as their state benefits expire, with no federal aid to extend them. That's on top of the 1.3 million Americans who have already lost their unemployment insurance on Dec. 28.
"I don't think they understand like a Jenga game—it just takes one thing and it's like everything crashes," says Jamison, who supports an 18-year-old son and is now struggling to make her car payments.
The deadlock in Washington is maddeningly familiar: Despite an early glint of bipartisan compromise, legislation to extend jobless aid has stalled in the Senate as Republicans have threatened to filibuster both short- and long-term extensions. Demanding that the program be paid for, Republicans argue that Democrats have shut out them out of the process. The road to passage in the House is even more politically treacherous.
First enacted in 2008, the emergency federal program was never meant to be permanent, and the federal benefits have already been extended for longer than ever before. That has fueled conservative opposition to continuing the aid at all, with members like Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul denouncing the program for being a "disservice" to the unemployed by being an disincentive to work. Democrats point out that long-term unemployment is far higher than when the government has previously ended the program, slamming Republicans for blocking the extension.
The gridlock has real consequences outside the Beltway. The longer Congress waits, the more jobless workers are losing their unemployment benefits. By the end of March, a total of 2.2 million Americans will have their lost their unemployment benefits without a federal extension, according to figures from the Department of Labor.
They include Vince Coniglio, an IT professional from central Ohio, who has been unemployed for more than a year and couldn't even find a minimum wage job at the Dollar General down the street. "You're not going to be happy here," the manager told him. "How can you go from $85,000 to $7.85 an hour?"
Coniglio has followed up with more than 600 job contacts and positions but worries his age is working against him. "I'm 53, and I walk with a limp from a motorcycle wreck decades ago," he says. At this point, he even jokes with his family that he might be better off behind bars if he doesn't find a job, where he'd at least get free food and medical care.
"If it comes down you guys being destitute because of me, I'll pick the federal crime that's the easiest," Coniglio tells his wife and 10-year-old stepdaughter. "It's sad to say you've got to think that way," he adds.
Extending jobless aid remains broadly popular with the American public: A Quinnipiac poll last week showed that voters supported an extension 58% to 37%. Among the jobless, there's deep anger, frustration, and disillusionment with Congress's inaction—and plenty of fingerpointing at both parties.
"I haven't heard a lot of congressmen holding town halls and begging for constituents to tell their stories. They don't want to hear it," says Jamison. She isn't happy with the conservative flank of the GOP but also believes Democrats have lost the trust of the American public. "They're both to blame," she concludes.
The fight over Senate procedure has also obscured the issues at hand. Republicans have fought with Democrats over voting on what Majority Leader Harry Reid describes as "poison-pill amendments" to pay for the legislation. The Senate GOP has refused to take the threat of a filibuster off the table.
"Put it out there what exactly everybody wants. What do these Republicans want, that the Democrats don't want to give up? I want to know what the fight is," says Consiglio. "It's 'he said, she said'—everyone wants to point a finger."
Carl Smith, whose unemployment benefits ran out last month, believes Reid was asking for too much by proposing a 11.5-month extension instead of a three-month one and isn't holding out hope for a deal. "I didn't have a whole lot of hope with the House, but I think that pushed it over, it truly did," says Smith, 59, who was laid off after 31 years working as a logistics expert at a Ohio defense contractor.
Many aren't feeling hopeful that things will turn around any time soon—either in Congress or the economy as a whole. Among the unemployed, consumer confidence dropped from 39.2 to 35.2 in the first two weeks of January—"the steepest two-week decline in absolute terms since the summer"—according to data from Hamilton Place Strategies and CivicScience.
Danny Pacheco, 34, is just hoping he can scrape together enough for diapers and baby food for his five-month-old infant. He lost his federal unemployed benefits in December after nearly a year and a half of looking for work and going back to college to work toward finishing his Bachelor's degree.
"It's a thousand people vying for three jobs," says Pacheco, who lives in Rhode Island, which has the country's second highest unemployment rate. "It's the same thing over and over again."


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Friday, November 4, 2011
PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*
MYTHICITY: *high*
FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama*
CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological, sociological*
In my reviews of two other films in the repertoire of producer Val Lewton, SEVENTH VICTIM and GHOST SHIP, I've noted a motif I called the "Jane Eyre" myth, in which one character must supplant another in order to gain romantic happiness. I find the same myth present in Lewton's CAT PEOPLE, but not in the equally-feline subject of this review, LEOPARD MAN, though I do think there's a strong related motif, in which feelings of envy are passed from character to character like a supernatural curse. Since LEOPARD MAN is purportedly a reasonably faithful adaptation of the Cornell Woolrich novel BLACK ALIBI, it may be that the novel's close but not identical thematic focus were what interested Val Lewton in the property.
The opening scenes of LEOPARD MAN fairly drip with one kind of envy or another. In the fictional Mexican city of Ciudad Real (a "fake city" name for Mexico City), we first see two women backstage at a club, one a cigarette-girl, the other Kiki Walker (Jean Brooks), a singer-performer at the club. There's a moment of envy expressed by the cigarette-girl as to Kiki's superior position in the pecking-order, but the two ladies join in dissing a third woman; the Mexican castanet-shaker Clo-Clo (Margo), because she's popular with the club-patrons due to her exoticism. As the cigarette-girl leaves, in comes Jerry Manning, who's decided to take a rash action to help Kiki upstage Clo-Clo. Minutes later, while Clo-Clo is still performing on stage, Kiki, clad in black as the illo shows above, enters the club with a black leopard on a leash.
Unfortunately for Kiki and Jerry, Clo-Clo reacts badly to being upstaged: she clacks her castanets so loudly that she frightens the leopard. The animal breaks free of Kiki and vanishes into the city. Jerry, who has hired the leopard from a local animal trainer (the first person to be called a "leopard man"), is duly remorseful for having brought about a danger to the public, but he puts off paying the wrangler for his animal in the hope that the creature may be recaptured. However, the creature, confused by its freedom amid the lights and noise of the city, goes berserk and kills a lone girl, at which point the local cops start looking for it a lot more assiduously.
Lewton had gained some repute for "stalking scenes" of the type seen in CAT PEOPLE and SEVENTH VICTIM, and the one with the lone girl is the best here. Interestingly, shortly after the leopard gets loose, a fortune-teller draws the ace of spades for Clo-Clo, but after she greets the young girl in the street, it's as if she passes her fate on to the girl. Later yet another girl is killed while trying to hold an assignation with her lover. The fortune-teller's next prophecy involves Clo-Clo getting money from an older man, which does come true, but it doesn't do the performer any good, for her deferred fate finally catches up with her.
Given the film's title, I doubt that any viewer in 1943 expected the film to be purely about the depredations of a leopard on the loose, even before Jerry suspects that there's some human agency behind some of the killings. The animal trainer, having passed out once during the second killing, wonders if he's committed some horrible act, and asks the sheriff to lock him up-- which, as any good filmgoer should realize, is the filmmakers' way of exonerating him when the third murder takes place.
The script doesn't provide many other suspects, so there's no big surprise when the "leopard killer" turns out to be Jerry's confidante Dr. Galbraith, who was once a "zoologist" before he unaccountably ended up running a small museum in Ciudad Real. Galbraith happens to have seen the "broken" and "mangled" body of the leopard's first and only victim, which inspires him to become a serial killer, though one sane enough to attempt leaving clues to incriminate the leopard. In truth, Galbraith actually shoots the leopard in the country and leaves it there, making it possible for Jerry to destroy that alibi. It further comes out that Galbraith's thinks of the leopard as something of a totem of violence, invoking the Aztecs' similar thoughts on the jaguar. Jerry, accompanied by the bereaved boyfriend of the second victim, overtakes the killer, and the boyfriend saves the city the expense of a trial.
I found the moral compass of SEVENTH VICTIM fuzzy, but I admire the moral theme of LEOPARD MAN. Although Jerry and Kiki might be accused of having been rash in trying to play the publicity game, they're both clearly conscience-stricken by the damage they've (literally) unleashed. To some extent, Jerry's quest to unveil a human agent has the added effect of exonerating him from some of the fatalities, though it could be argue that he's still responsible for bringing Galbraith's insanity to the surface. Still, the two Americans don't dodge their responsibilities and do their utmost to correct the situation.
As I've detailed elsewhere, all of my ten tropes are capable of having either "naturalistic" or "uncanny" manifestations. If the leopard as presented in LEOPARD MAN had been the sole menace, this would have been a purely naturalistic manifestation of the "astounding animal" trope, for there's never any suggestion that the leopard is anything more than an animal. However, Galbraith participates in "uncanny" versions of both the "perilous psycho" and "bizarre crimes" tropes. However, with respect to the "phantasmal figuration" trope, this would be a "naturalistic" manifestation, because the criminal is covering his actions with the appearance of normality, rather than (say) pretending to be a ghost, smiling or otherwise.
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Ok everyone, here is a quick type up.
I will probably make this post look a bit nicer later today when I get a chance.
I am calling it -Beta for now because the WinUAE and WinFellow scripts have room for improvements. You are welcome to post here your ideas/advice or improved scripts.
Here is a copy&paste excerpt from the documentation:
Here is where download is; (Under 'File' menu click download to download the whole ZIP file in one go)Name: GameBase Amiga v1.6 ADF Quick Fix
Description: Rearrange Multi-Disk Game ZIPs into an Combined Game ZIP
Date: 2 May 2013
Author: JClampy
Comment: Useful if wanting to send the ZIP extracted ADF Game files to emulators
Note: This is not released and is not supported by the GameBase Amiga creators
This is a quick fix I put together so that you can setup GameBase Amiga to first extract ADF game files from their ZIP files before sending them to emulators. This is because some emulators (WinFellow for example) do not support ZIP files. By default GameBase Amiga is setup to only send the ZIP files straight to emulators and if you tried to extract the ADF files from the ZIP files first before sending them to the emulators you would run into problems. The problem is with the multiple disks of multi-disk ADF games being stored in multiple ZIP files. The current version of GameBase would extract disk1.zip, find disk1.adf, stop extracting any further, and send that one disk1.adf to the emulators only. This is because GameBase currently only extracts as far as required to find a chosen supported file type (in this case .adf) so it stops at disk1 thinking that is all it needs to do. To solve this issue you must have one ZIP file per game, so all disks of a multi-disk ADF game need to be in one combined zip file. That is the purpose of this quick fix; to rearrange multi-disk game ZIPs into an 'game combined' ZIP. It is called a quick fix because it does not modify the GameBase Amiga .mdb database. All it does is basically cram all of a games multi-disks into the disk1.zip file and therefore avoids having to modify the .mdb database. Also, logically this means you won't be able to send multi-disk ADF games as multiple ZIP disks to emulators as you used to because they are now in an 'game combined' disk ZIP format. YOU WILL now be able to run any Amiga emulator you like that can utilise or requires the ADF file format from GameBase Amiga. Example setting and script files will be included in this package to get you going with all the current Amiga emulators available.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_1H2j6 ... sp=sharing
Please don't post or link this file anywhere else, since there maybe improvements or advancements posted to this thread so it is best if people were coming here for the latest info/updates. Thanks.
Future Improvements; (these are more like suggestions for a future GameBase Amiga revision)
<GameBase Amiga .mdb database will need to be modified for the following changes:>
* Rename the game ADF files to get rid of commas, spaces, extra dots, and any other characters that can cause conflicts.
* Rename the game ZIP files to get rid of commas, spaces, extra dots, and any other characters that can cause conflicts.
* The commas in filenames breaks the command line usage of the WinUAE diskswapper feature.
* Having two fullstops in filenames one after the other conflicts with Clrmamepro processing.
* Rename game ZIP files to be more meaningful and remove Disk1 or DiskA from ZIP filenames.
* Rename all multi-disk game ADF files to DiskA, DiskB, DiskC, etc instead of Disk1, Disk2, Disk3, etc creating a standard naming format that is used throughout and because no game has anywhere near 26 disks. This will also solve another issue that occurs at the moment; for example; Disk1, Disk10, Disk11, Disk2, Disk3, etc as you can see the ordering gets muddled.
* Replace any old ADF version games with new ones and add ADF games that are now available.
* WHDLoad games should be changed to .HDF and listed in the main window with the .ADF games (.IPF games should be listed here as well). This will solve two current issues with GameBase v1.6 the first being to easily allow the choice of emulator to run a game at that particular instance (just as we have been able to do with .ADF games). Secondly, by being able to specify .HDF as a supported game file type means we don't have .ZIP listed (having .ZIP listed as a supported game file type breaks all file types because all game files are zipped). Lastly .HDF from what I have been told also removes WHDLoad from the equation as we can send .HDF files straight to emulators. All three of these points adds up to the fact that we would have the option to use alternative emulators for WHD games instead of only WinUAE. Another bonus of having all games & types listed in the main view is we can make 'filter lists' for just ADF or HDF or SPS games.
12 May 2013 = Initial Beta Release (WinUAE & WinFellow scripts have room for improvement).


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Visit one of the ancient places of Almaty - "Tamgaly" petroglyphs, which are more than 5000 BC and the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly
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Visit one of the ancient places of Almaty - "Tamgaly" petroglyphs, which are more than 5000 BC and the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly
Day Tour to
"Tamgaly" - ancient petroglyphs
(Duration of tour 6-8 hours)
December-January (the whole all year!)
Author's tour
This wonderful and fascinating tour gives you an excellent opportunity not only to get acquainted with the most beautiful natural landscapes of the Almaty region, but also to plunge into the distant past, to see petroglyphs, which are more than 5000 BC and the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly, one of the oldest and most outstanding monuments of stone art of seven rivers , which since 2004 have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Tamgaly highway is located 170 km north-west of the city of Almaty. The road is fascinating, you will see a beautiful landscape of mountains, many villages, residents. The guide will tell you about the History of our area and the Mill in the Whole.
Lovers of nature and history will find a lot of interesting things in the picturesque Tamgaly gorge. This is a truly ancient art gallery, which depicts both individual animals and people, as well as whole scenes from the life of ancient people. The total number of drawings in the main gorge is about 2000.
In addition, it is one of the most picturesque places in the vicinity of Almaty.
On the reverse path, you will visit the unique and only ART CENTER for craft art in Kazakhstan. You will learn many ancient technologies for the production of household goods. At the Center there is a Showroom in which you can also buy exclusive items and souvenirs at a very inexpensive price.
Tour program:
Duration: 9-12 hours
Kilometers of the tour in a jeep: 180 km / 360 km
Travel time in one direction / total: 3 hours / 6 hours
7:30 Departure from the hotel, on the way we can stop at a supermarket or a local bazaar, buy products for our lunch break, you will be interested in trying something new!
On our way The Guide tell you about the history of our Country, Almaty City.
11:00 Arrival at the Tamgaly Rocks
A small coffee break, photographing.
Walking tour and excursion, I will tell you about this place a lot of interesting.
13: 00 Lunch
14: 00 You will have free time to enjoy the beautiful views and expanses of the steppe ....
15: 00 Departure to the city.
17:00 Visit to the Kazakh Art Center
19:00 Arrival at the hotel.
The tour program is flexible, depending on the weather conditions.
Looking forward to meeting you on this amazing tour!
With pleasure will answer all your questions :)
Price Economy Package:
Total Price: 150$
Jeep + experienced English-speaking guide + driver
Total cost of full package:
The cost depends on the number of people:
Price per person 165$
Price per person 90$ for All group of 2 pax 180$
Price per person 65$ for All group of 3 pax 195$
Price per person 55$ for All group of 4 pax 220$
Price per person 47$ for All group of 5 pax 235$
Jeep + fuel + experienced English-speaking Guide-driver + lunch + entrance tickets to Parks + visit ART Centre


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Alexander and Diogenes
Alexander himself was a coward in this sense. He was told by Diogenes one of the greater mystic of his time or never that, "stop this foolish effort to conquer the world. Look at me! Without conquering the world I have conquered!"
And Alexander looked at Diogenes and felt the beauty of the man, the grace of man. He was lying naked on the bank of small river, taking a morning sunbath. The place was absolutely silent, and Diogenes looked so beautiful that Alexzander felt jealous for first time in his life. Alexzander has everything, he has almost conquered the whole world. Just India was left out, so he was coming towards India and was certain that he will conquer India too. But he felt jealous of Diogenes a naked fakir with nothing, not even a begging bowl.
Buddha at least carrying a begging bowl, but Diogenes has thrown the begging bowl also because one day he saw a dog drinking water from the river, he immediately threw the begging bowl in river, saying to the dog, "Master, you have taught me a great lesson! If you can manage without a begging bowl, why cannot I?
He had nothing, and yet he had something which was missing in Alexander. Alexander immediately said that, "If next time god will ask me to come back to the world, I would like to be Diogenes rather than Alexander." But, mind you, he said "next time" — postponing for the next time.
Alexander laughed because he has said something great. He thought Diogenes will appreciate —but Diogenes said, "Don't be a fool ! Don't try to deceive me! What do you mean, ' next time'? If you are so much interested in being Diogenes , why not now? Now or never ! And who is preventing you? Throw the clothes in the river, lie down, take the sunbath ! And you need not even bother about food, because I go to beg, and I will bring enough for you too. You simply rest here, forget all about the world. Be Diogenes right now !"
Alexander said, "That is difficult. Right now I cannot do it, But I will come one day . First I have to finish my conquest —- I have to conquer the whole world!"
And Diogenes said, "Two things I have to say. One : remember, If you have conquered the whole world, then what you will do?"And Alexzander was only thirty two at that time. " What you will do when you have conquered the whole world ? Do you know ? There is no other world ! You will be at a loss! At least right now you are occupied, busy, without business, but if you conquer the whole world then the real problem will arise : what to do next ? — because there is no other world."
And it is said , Alexander felt sad even listening to the idea that there is no other world. He was shocked. He felt immediately a great sadness descend on him and he said," Don't talk such sad things to me. First let me conquer this and then I will see, And I will come to see you when I have conquered the whole world."
Diogenes said, " Nobody comes back —- you will not be able to come back. Don't be so certain about the future. One can be certain only about this moment ."
And actually it happened that way: Alexzander died on the way, he never reached back home. He was only thirty – three when he died, and he really died for the same reason that Diogenes has pointed to him. The moment he conquered India he became very much depressed, so much so that he became an alcoholic; he started drinking too much. What to do now? He died of too much drinking, he died as an alcoholic. He killed himself – it was suicide. Otherwise he was perfectly healthy, but he was continuously drinking day and night.
Moral : The above story emphasises that we also in own lives are continuously postponing . We all want happiness ,bliss and silence ! And we also know the way to it . All we got to do is to meditate and attend AMC's regularly but most of us are postponing AMC's . So take charge of your own life and make it beautiful by attending AMC regularly .


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It's been a long time since I have sought out an author to do a review. Most of the time, books come my way and if it sounds like something I might like or in the mood for, then I review it.
However with Wives of War, I saw the book on my Twitter feed and it totally grabbed my attention and for one reason….I loved the cover. In my never fending Twitter feed, I see tons of books go by. But with this one, the cover caught my eye which promoted me to read the description.
It sounded like something totally up my alley so I asked if I could review it. I was thrilled when the author agreed. I'm a sucker for WWII novels with romance but this sounded different because it also focused on the the friendship between two women.
London, 1944. Two young nurses meet at a train station with a common purpose: to join the war effort. Scarlet longs for the chance to find her missing fiancé, Thomas, and to prove to her family—and to herself—that she's stronger than everybody thinks.
Nursing is in Ellie's blood, but her humble background is vastly different from Scarlet's privileged upbringing. Though Ellie puts on a brave face, she's just as nervous as Scarlet about what awaits them in France.
In Normandy, the two friends soon encounter the seemingly unflappable Lucy. Scarlet and Ellie are in awe of her courage and competence, but the experienced nurse is well aware of the dangers of the job they've chosen—and even she is terrified they won't make it home alive.
Pushed to their limits by the brutality of a world at war, Scarlet, Ellie and Lucy will need to rely on each other—and the power of their friendship—to survive (summary from Goodreads).
I really really loved this book. Sure there were technical things that were a little irritating and wanting, but on the whole this was a great read for me.
Some things were cliche…..love at first sights, best friends from hello…..that sort of thing. Sure it was unlikely and a little juvenile but yet I personally didn't mind.
There were some historical inaccuracies but I am willing to give the author creative license with that because this isn't a history book, this is a historical FICTION book so any mistakes the book had weren't really that big of a deal for me. I like character driven novels so setting is often secondary. If you are looking for something heavy on the historical research then you might want to look elsewhere.
I noticed that some of the dialogue lacked the ring of authenticity. There were a lot of American phrases and lingo but yet the characters were supposed to be British. So that was a little bothersome but again, I didn't go into this book thinking everything was going to be spot on when it came to historical accuracy. I read it because I wanted something casual.
So what did I like about this book? I was in it for the characters and the romance. I loved the three female leads. They were interesting and believable characters. I cared what happened to them and wanted them each to find love. I felt attached to each of them and wanted to share in their hopes and felt sad at their miseries.
Some reviewers complained about the 'insta love' amidst the horrors or war but honestly that didn't bother me. In fact I felt like it actually worked rather well and gave a ring of truth to the romances. Often in times of war, soldiers (and nurses) don't know if they are going to live and die so suddenly this 'live in the moment' mentality takes over and things happen quickly….typically more quickly than in normal circumstances. There were a number of marriages wheres couples met while a soldier was on leave for two weeks and suddenly married when he returned to his post. So the whole insta love in a war rang true for me. While others might not have liked it, I thought it was fine.
Overall I really really liked this book. The story moved quickly and I loved watching the romances unfold. The war played a big role in the novel and helped create an atmospheric novel that I think many readers will enjoy, especially for those who love WWII romances (like me). It had the perfect mixture of sadness/tragedy, love, and friendship. A very worthwhile summer read!
Challenge/Book Summary:
Book: Wives of War by Soraya M Lane
- Review copy provided by: Author/Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This book counts toward: NA
- Hosted by: NA
- Books for Challenge Completed: NA
Recommendation: 4 out of 5
Genre: Historical fiction, War lit, WWII romances, romance
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Martin Luther [update: apparently a paraphrase of/commentary on his perspective]: "Because heresies threatened the living apostolic message, it had to be recorded in a book to protect it from falsification. Preaching reverses this process of conservation again, allowing the Scriptures of the past to become the tidings of the present . . . The Gospel has been committed to lifeless paper; fresh words can transform it into glad tidings again."
William Ames: "Next to the evidence of truth, and the will of God drawn out of the Scriptures, nothing makes a sermon more to pierce, than when it comes out of the inward affection of the heart without any affectation. To this purpose it is very profitable, if besides the daily practice of piety we use serious meditation and fervent prayer to work those things upon our own hearts, which we would persuade others of."
[I don't have the bibliographic information for either of these; if anyone has this, feel free to leave it in the comments.]


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While doing my Who's Your Favorite? series which featured an analysis of Leia's several outfits throughout her time in this franchise I noticed something that blew my mind.
The three major characters of this sequel trilogy have been compared to the trio of the original trilogy which of course consisted of Luke, Han, and Leia, but it seems that J.J Abrams is playing to that similarity more closely than you might imagine.
Throughout most of the original trilogy, we saw Leia in white but when she returned for Return of the Jedi they gave her a different style.
In Return of the Jedi, she is given a rebel outfit that is completely different than the styles she had before that time.
And like Leia, Finn's outfit in both The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi was very basic, with both looks holding onto the Poe Dameron jacket.
But if you look at Finn's new outfit it's a straight homage to Leia's look. The brown long-sleeved shirt, the blue pants, the vest, it's slightly different but it's totally reminiscent of Leia's Return of the Jedi look, which is absolutely fascinating!
This was an observation that I just had to share and I thank you for reading. Have a great day and May the Force be with you.


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In the Jackets' 5-0-1 start, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound teenager has rushed for over 700 yards. He has 14 touchdowns for the year, but he says he is more impressed with playing a part in the rise of Roanoke Rapids' football.
There's a group of five guys that have been playing together since the sixth grade, and it started all there. We brought the team up from a record losing streak," he says.
Tim Bennett, the school's football coach, says Howard brings a toughness to the team.
"He always runs hard and takes a lot of hits during a ball game," Bennett says.
Howard has a 4.0 grade point average with an interest in a variety of subjects. He says he is considering going to an Ivy League school.
"You can do a lot more with your brain than your brawn. Football can be a thinking man's game just like life," he says.
"He is a really-educated man. He also went to Europe over the summer," says principal Michelle Laughridge. "He knows a lot and he has always known a lot."
Howard says he is just happy to be a part of the team.
"Great things happen because great people come together," he says. "Sometimes, one or two get noticed and that is nice, but I would rather be seen as a member of the team than anything else."
Daniel Howard is this week's winner of the Extra Effort Award. Tom Suiter's Extra Effort award airs Wednesdays during WRAL's 6:00 News.
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Located in the Inland Empire region along the Santa Ana River is Riverside California. At roughly 60 miles from east of Los Angeles, Riverside is part of the greater L.A. area. Riverside has roots in both the past and future. Riverside was founded in the 1870s and is the birthplace of the citrus industry in California. Additionally the city is home to the Mission Inn – a historical and cultural landmark. Other landmarks include the California Citrus State Historic Park, the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, and the Fox Performing Arts Center. However, culture and history are far from the only draws to the area.
Riverside is also home of a prosperous and highly diversified economy. Riversides unique architecture and proximity to Hollywood makes the area a popular choice for filming. Furthermore, Riverside has maintained a good deal of its manufacturing jobs with a focus on light-industrial products. Major employers in the city include the County of Riverside, USC – Riverside, and Kaiser Permanente.
People certainly strive to live in prosperous areas where they can find a nice home, a good job, and ample amenities. Unfortunately, for those in such areas outside of major metropolises like L.A., they may face an increased audit risk. A study performed by the National Taxpayer Advocate determined that there are clusters of IRS enforcement activity in prosperous area outside of major cities like L.A. If you have been targeted by the IRS for a tax audit, the Hoffman Law Firm can help.
What Are Common reasons for a Tax Audit?
Tax audits can occur for many reasons. One of those reasons is due to computerized assessment and scoring. This type of computerized examination will return a Discriminant Function System (DIF) score. The DIF score represents the potential for change. Unreported Income DIF (UIDIF) score assesses the likelihood that you have undisclosed income. IRS employees then manually assess the tax returns that received high scores on these tests.
Another method the IRS uses to determine whether a tax audit is appropriate is known as form matching. When an employer provides his employees or contractors their, respective, W2s and 1099s, one copy is sent to the individual and one copy goes to the IRS. If the corresponding form is missing, then this is a sign the either the employer or employee has failed to satisfy some aspect of their tax obligation. The IRS may also match information contained in these forms. Therefore, taxpayers who round their numbers or are careless in their math can also find themselves a target for an audit.
Finally as the tax agency for the entire United States, the IRS is privy to a wealth of information and statistical data about taxpayers and their businesses. Individuals who claim outlandish deductions or even deductions outside of the average for a similarly situated taxpayer or business can become the target of an audit.
How will my Tax Audit be Administered?
If you face an IRS tax audit in California, there are two main methods for the audit process. The first is an audit by mail. Audits by mail are often used when the IRS needs additional information or you forgot to include an essential element of the filing. If you audit is by mail, you can request an in-person audit if it appears that your tax, financial, payroll, and other records would be too voluminous to ship by mail.
As one probably can already tell, the second method of audit is an in-person audit. Audits of this type are often held at the location where the business regularly keeps its records. You may petition the IRS to change the location to the local IRS office, however the IRS is under no obligation to grant this request. Additionally, if you have moved the IRS will consider your request to move the audit.
The auditor is likely to request additional records from the taxpayer. Records regarding the taxpayers assets must be kept for the duration of time the asset is owned, plus three years. Payroll taxes must be retained for a minimum of four years. Tax records are required to be held and retained for at least six years. If the taxpayer is unable to produce documents within these timeframes, additional penalties may apply.
Tax Audit Lawyer Serving Riverside
Are you facing a tax audit or another type tax enforcement action? The Hoffman Law Offices is dedicated to assisting taxpayers targeted by the IRS for an audit. To schedule a free tax consultation, call 800-897-3915 or contact us online today.


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Sixth Circuit Rejects Redone Employment Arbitration Agreements (Web)
March 10, 2005
Walker v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc. – Arbitration agreement between ADR provider and employee is held unenforceable. District court holding that contract lacked adequate consideration, looked unconscionable, and otherwise could not be enforced under Tennessee law or the FLSA is affirmed on appeal.
Sixth Circuit Rejects Revised Employment Arbitration Agreements with EDSI
On March 9th, 2005, Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the denial of employer's motion to dismiss and petition to compel arbitration. Plaintiffs, who were employees of Ryan's Steakhouse, had signed arbitration agreements with Employment Dispute Services Inc., promising to bring any employment disputes against Ryan's in EDSI arbitration only. Ryan's also had an agreement with EDSI, and each EDSI agreement listed the other party as a third-party beneficiary.
In 2000, the Sixth Circuit held that the EDSI agreements were not enforceable because EDSI had not provided adequate consideration for the employees' promises to submit to arbitration. Floss v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc., 211 F.3d 306. The court reasoned that since EDSI reserved the right to unilaterally alter the applicable rules and procedures, its promise to provide arbitral services was "fatally indefinite." Id. at 315-316. In response to that holding, EDSI amended its rules to allow employees to choose either the arbitration rules and procedures in place at the time of the dispute, or the rules in effect at the time the employee signed the arbitration agreement.
EDSI markets "a private court system for resolving employment-related disputes," which relies on mandatory arbitration. For more information, see www.edsiinfo.com.
The March 9th holding rejects this attempt to make EDSI arbitration agreements enforceable under Tennessee law. However, the Court's holding relies heavily on the fact that the employees signed the old arbitration agreement, even if the EDSI's rules and procedures had changed. Because the old agreement allows EDSI to change its rules, the Court reasoned that EDSI could unilaterally edit or abolish its 2000 amendments and therefore the contract still lacked consideration.
But what about EDSI contracts against employees who signed the amended arbitration agreements? The court noted that "EDSI is bound by this promise to Plaintiffs only to the extent that Ryan's is bound to submit to the forum, for without Ryan's consent EDSI can provide no benefit to Plaintiffs." Walker v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc., 2005 WL 544353, at *7. Judge Clay, writing for the panel, observed that Ryan's agreement with EDSI contains a clause allowing Ryan's to cancel the contract with ten days notice, and may not even obligate Ryan's to submit to arbitration at all. Rather, the agreement requires EDSI to provide Ryan's with "access" to arbitration. Id. at *8. Because Ryan's is not required to submit to the EDSI forum, even the revised employee-EDSI agreements lack consideration.
The Circuit expressed additional reservations about the contract's enforceability. Noting that Ryan's annual fee accounted for more than 42% of EDSI's 2002 gross income, Judge Clay felt that the arbitral panel would be unfairly biased against the employee and therefore prevent Plaintiffs from effectively vindicating their rights under the FLSA. Id. at *14. The court also noted that limited discovery (one deposition as of right, and additional depositions only in extraordinary situations) also could significantly prejudice employees and applicants.
Finally, the Court affirmed determinations that the employees did not knowingly and voluntarily waive their right to file suit in federal court, that the contract lacked mutual assent, and that the Arbitration Agreements were unenforceable adhesion contracts.
The full opinion can be found at: Walker v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc. 2005 WL 544353, (6th Cir. 2005). It is also available at: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/6th/036468p.pdf
The opinion is in line with prior cases refusing to enforce EDSI arbitration agreements: Walker v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc., 289 F.Supp.2d 916 (M.D.Tenn. 2003); Penn v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc., 269 F.3d (7th Cir. 2001), and Geiger v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses Inc., 134 F.Supp.2d 985 (S.D.Ind. 2001).


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The pros and cons of hosted checkout for recurring payments
Depending on the payment gateway you choose, your business can have a customized checkout page or use a standard one provided by the gateway. Regardless of the checkout page you opt for, you will have to contend with the challenge of cart abandonment during checkout.
According to a report by Forrester, about 89% of consumers have abandoned a shopping cart at least once. As more people get comfortable with shopping online, businesses need to carefully tailor their checkout pages to offer a good experience and encourage completion of the buying process. Let's look at the pros and cons of using custom and standard hosted checkout pages.
Advantages of using Customizable Hosted Checkout
a) Easy Setup
For companies looking to start selling immediately, hosted checkout pages shorten the setup time required to start accepting orders online. Most payment gateways have standard checkout pages that consumers have come to trust over time. This eliminates the friction to purchase that a buyer may have.
In some instances, businesses simply need to copy and paste a line of code to start accepting payments. Startups with no technical expertise in their teams will find hosted checkout options a quick way to getting started.
b) Higher Brand Awareness
The customer's purchase decision, whether online or offline, is an emotional decision. Customers buy because they trust a merchant and believe the product/service will solve their problems more efficiently. When designing the elements on the shopping cart page, it is important to cultivate trust among users.
With a customizable checkout page, you can edit the CSS and HTML to match the overall theme of your website and brand colors. A branded checkout page makes users more comfortable with completing the purchase process.
c) Have Call-to-action (CTA) Messages
In the study by Forester, 13% of users indicated that they abandoned the checkout process because they were "not ready to purchase". Consumers may not be ready to purchase because they are just browsing or want to compare prices.
You can increase the conversions by having clear call-to-action (CTA) messages on the checkout pages. Your CTA should be tied to your overall objective. For example, you can have a CTA promising free shipping for orders made "today". Checkout pages' CTAs can have an impact on users that are not yet ready to buy, and improve your sales.
Disadvantages of Hosted Checkout
a) Lower Conversion Rate
Hosted checkout pages can reduce the time required to start accepting orders online. However, they can also affect the conversion rate. This is especially true if the pages cannot be customized.
Businesses that use standard hosted checkout pages may see lower conversions especially among buyers that are brand conscious. Buyers may be wary of completing checkout when they realize they are directed to a page that is different from the website where they have been shopping.
b) Inability to Split-Test
To find optimal conversions, it is crucial to test the checkout page with different elements and design. This will help you to know what is working and hence tailor the website to improve conversions. Unfortunately, with hosted checkout pages, you cannot split test your pages. Since the pages are in control of the payment gateway, you cannot set your website to deploy different pages to different users and track their actions for optimization.
c) Limited Options
Hosted checkout pages come with the options set by the provider. You may not be able to add other options that may be crucial to improving conversions among your target users. Some of the information you may wish to have on the checkout page include current promotions and discounts, multiple shipping and payment methods, specific information that may be relevant to the product or your market (e.g. date of birth, phone number, etc.), and so on.
Hosted checkout pages make it easy for businesses to start accepting orders online. However, they can also limit conversions especially if they cannot be customized. Before choosing a subscription payment provider, ensure that you will be able to customize the checkout pages.


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One of the main components of a research paper is the title page. This section is not one of the optional ones and is strictly included in all research documents. The title page of a research paper is to be framed as per the style used for documentation. And each style has its unique way of presenting the title page. You will be expected to know how to frame the research paper title page as per the style asked for by your instructor.
The title page is expected to give some formal information about the research paper and the author of the research paper, to the reader. The information included in the title page is somewhat the same for most of the documentation styles, but the layout is completely different for each style. Knowing the unique aspects of the title pages of each format is important.
• MLA style: The most peculiar feature of MLA style research paper title page is that it is not a separate one. It is a part of the first page of the research paper. On the top left hand side of the paper, you can give your name, the name of your instructor, the course you are attending and the date. On the top right hand corner, you must type your surname and page number. A few spaces below the date, centrally aligned would be the title of the research paper. Right below the title, leaving double-space, you can start typing your research paper. It is just as simple as this to frame the title page in an MLA style research paper.
• APA style: In an APA style title page, the most important feature is the running head. This appears at the top right hand corner followed by the page number. The running head is a part of the title, which can stand on its own. It should be the most prominent part of the title. Towards the middle of the page, aligned centrally, would be the complete title of the research paper, your name and the name of the course. A few spaces below you must type the name of your instructor and the date. An APA style research paper title page would be a separate sheet attached to the main document.
• Chicago style: On a Chicago style title page, the title would come first. This would appear towards the middle of the top half of your title page. It will be followed by your name, which will be placed at the centre of the title page. A few spaces below, you must give the name of the course, the name of your instructor and the date. All the information would be centrally aligned.
Each style has its own specifications regarding the formatting of the various components of a research paper. The research paper title page, being one of the most prominent parts of the document, is definitely unique to each style. Hence you must prepare it as per the instructions given in your assignment guidelines. If you wish to get your title page prepared by experts, you may try our experienced academic writers for the purpose. You can get your title page or the whole research paper prepared to your satisfaction by our writers.


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TORONTO — A Toronto legal clinic that helps workers who are unjustly fired has laid off two of its staff members in the wake of funding cuts made by Premier Doug Ford's government.
One staff lawyer and one law clerk/outreach worker both left their jobs at the Workers' Health & Safety Legal Clinic on June 28, director Linda Vannucci told HuffPost Canada Friday.
The staff members had just been hired this spring to reach out to Spanish-speaking workers who would otherwise have trouble accessing legal services, Vannucci said.
"These are probably the most vulnerable workers alongside migrant farm workers," she said.
"These are probably the most vulnerable workers alongside migrant farm workers."
These clients are low-wage workers who don't speak English and can't afford their own lawyer. They often work through agencies and are treated like they're "invisible," Vannucci said.
"They work very hard. It's ironic to say this but they almost don't have time to find us, so we have to look for them."
The Workers' Health & Safety Legal Clinic saw nearly $200,000 retroactively slashed from its $825,000-budget for this year.
"For a small clinic, it's a disproportionately large loss," Vannucci said.
Workers' Health & Safety Legal Clinic previously employed nine people. On top of the two people who were laid off last week, they lost one other lawyer through attrition. He left the clinic to go back to the private sector as soon as the provincial government announced it was cutting legal aid funding, Vannucci said.
Her staff spends half its time helping workers who are unjustly fired, like those who lose their jobs for raising health and safety concerns or for speaking out about sexual harassment. The other half of their time is spent helping injured workers appeal decisions made by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
In a letter sent in May to the province's former attorney general, Caroline Mulroney, the clinic's board of directors included a statement from a client who had been reached through the Spanish outreach program.
The statement said her supervisor at the cleaning service she worked for was sexually harassing her. The clinic helped her write a letter to the manager outlining the instances of harassment and her rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Human Rights Code. Then, she was fired.
The clinic helped the worker file a case at the Human Rights Tribunal, which she won. She was compensated for the harassment and all the wages she lost after she was fired, and she said in the letter she wouldn't have taken legal action without the clinic's help.
Vannucci said her staff helped this woman escape daily sexual harassment that was upsetting her so much, she became physically ill.
"She just thought she had to keep taking it," Vannucci said. "If we hadn't found her and helped her write a letter to demand change from that employer, which ultimately got her fired, she just would have kept on."
The client has now found other work. But Workers' Health & Safety Legal Clinic no longer has the resources to reach out to people in her situation.
Ford government to slash millions from legal aid
Ontario's legal clinics are funded by Legal Aid Ontario. Ford's government aims to cut $164 million from that agency by the 2021/22 fiscal year. Legal Aid Ontario is starting its reductions with about $70-million to $75-million in cuts this year, staff has told HuffPost.
A spokesman for Legal Aid Ontario said the clinic should amalgamate with two other legal clinics that focus on workers' issues to save money.
"There are a number of administrative efficiencies that could be taken advantage of here," spokesman Graeme Burk told HuffPost by email. "A number of frontline positions could be funded just by bringing three clinics under one roof with a single executive salary."
One of the other workers' clinics, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, has already given layoff notices to four staff members. And workers at the third workers' clinic are taking a 20-per-cent pay cut to avoid layoffs.
Vannucci noted that she is not just a manager, she is a lawyer who does frontline work with clients. She said that's the case for most legal clinics across the province.
"We're not administrators. That's a small piece of our job."
The government insists that the cuts won't affect frontline service and Ford has said repeatedly that no "frontline workers" will lose their jobs as he slashes spending — statements that tweak his earlier promise that no workers would lose their jobs at all.
"It is our government's expectation that legal aid clinics will prioritize frontline services to ensure they remain strong and protect direct services for eligible Ontarians who need legal aid," a spokesman for the Ministry of the Attorney General, Brian Gray, told HuffPost by email last week.
'We will try our hardest'
Vannucci said it's "wishful thinking" to assume that funding cuts won't affect services.
"They're telling us they don't want it to affect services. They're telling us they expect our service numbers to not go down. But in reality, when you go from six lawyers to four lawyers, how can you maintain the same level of service? It's just unrealistic to expect that," she said.
"Having said that, we will try our hardest. We don't want our clients to suffer."
This story is a part of UNAIDED, a HuffPost Canada series that examines the effects of recent funding cuts to Ontario's legal aid system and the impacts on the vulnerable people who rely on it to navigate our complicated justice system.
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