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Contemporary light wells are designed to meet the needs of many homes. Regardless of aesthetics, the main functionality of the skylight is its intrinsic quality to allow outside light to pass into a building. With a modern, scientific understanding of the vast benefits of natural light for our welfare. Lighting is a big selling point of a health point of view and from a purely architectural perspective view.
With all this in mind, let us take a look more closely at what is on the market. Contemporary roof windows approach in three main trends. The most common of them is the center pivot windows that are also generally the cheapest and most popular option. A control bar at the top of the window as it is easy to open and adjust levels. There are also other types of skylights such as key lite & Velux roof windows according to the needs of the folks.
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Roof windows: As hanging is a more expensive alternative that avoids the visual obstruction problem. In addition, the design makes it easy to clean, allowing easier access to the outer surface. Top third pivot roof windows, in turn, are designed to offer the best of both worlds, by amalgamating the advantages of the two main styles.
While these are the three main types of skylights available in the market with the existence of many styles. These include roof hung side windows that are open to the outside from the side, like a conventional window with a handle as opposed to a bar.
As expected in the modern era, technological, roof windows are available in different options and various support functions that can be adapted to many needs. Well conservation light, for example, is specifically designed to adapt to time at home, mimicking the original features such as cast iron and traditional putty. Well-art light is streamlined to a low profile, combining functionality with a seamless minimalist look. There are even frame-less models on the market.


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Mayberry Scrapbooking Kit of the Month ClassMay 25, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30The Kit of the Month is the best value at $29.95 plus shipping and handling, $34.95!! The Kit of the Month includes a Level 2 paper packet, accessory packet and a stamp set. The kit of the month is discounted each month by Close to My Heart. This month's kit Workshop Kit (includes):
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Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition, there has been little empirical research on the determinants of start-up firm growth. This article analyzes panel data on 297 new small enterprises in Romania with detailed annual information from the start-up date through 2001. Controlling for heterogeneity with a rich set of firm characteristics and firm fixed effects, our panel regressions imply that access to external credit substantially increases both employment and sales growth. Entrepreneurial characteristics such as gender and education have weaker estimated effects. Neither technical assistance nor a wide variety of measures of the business environment (contract enforcement, property rights, and corruption) have any clear association with firm growth.


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Just to update the previous post – Nick Marsh, countryside officer at Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB, went on BBC Radio Suffolk a couple of days ago to talk about my new Cicerone guide and the walking potential that the Suffolk coastal region offers. You can listen again here (fast-forward to around 2:37). It is available online until March 5.
Crossing the Bridge
A little south of Ipswich, the vast concrete span of the Orwell Bridge stretches across the eponymous river like a conveyor belt to Hades. Well not Hades exactly, but the Port of Felixstowe. A constant rattling procession of lorries shunt to and fro the port, their drivers barely aware of the river they are crossing or the county town they are skirting by. The ciphers that identify their payloads have become household names — Maersk, China Shipping, Cosco – those magic metal boxes that contain the necessities of 21st-century life. Well-travelled, and more often than not coming from the Far East, the containers are the camels of the latter day Silk Road: a trade route, which, as any historian will tell you, was about a lot more than just silk.
The bridge might appear to be no place for pedestrians, but they are tolerated, and walkers intent on completing the Stour & Orwell Walk between Languard Point and Cattawade, and wishing to avoid the extra six or so miles of the alternative 'Ipswich Loop', are obliged to cross it on using the walkway on its southern side. The approach on foot from Orwell Country Park is intimidating – the noise, speed and volume of traffic all contributing to the inevitable feeling that this is an unnatural place for hikers to be setting foot. The 30-metre drop to the Black Ooze (yes, it really is called that) of the River Orwell below is held at bay by just a concrete ledge a little more than a metre high. This is certainly not comfortable strolling territory, nor a place to suddenly become aware of a hitherto undiscovered acrophobia.
Steps lead up sharply to the bridge walkway, past a Samaritans sign that bears a short but kind message and a phone number. Like steps to the gallows, the certainty that you are shadowing the last steps taken by some desperately unhappy souls is chilling. At the top is a free phone, proof that someone cares, although the lorries flying by seem wholly indifferent. The views along the Orwell estuary are pleasing – green fields, houses snuggled in woodland, little boats bobbing in silver water – but the constant thrum of the traffic, and a tangible sense of alienation, do not encourage lingering. The walk across takes around 15 minutes.
Bridges are powerful metaphors for the journeys of life, for transformation. The novelist Ian Banks wrote an entire novel – The Bridge, no less — using an enormous industrial super-complex of a bridge as the dream environment of his comatose crash victim protagonist. Religion and mythology make good use of the bridge as metaphor too and the crossing of a body of water — the River Jordan, River Styx — is ascribed a spiritual meaning. Most of the time though, our concerns are more mundane: if crossing the Orwell Bridge on foot is disturbing then it is because of its height and heavy traffic as much as its psycho-geographic imprint.
Elsewhere in the world, where health and safety concerns are not held as sacred as they are here in the West, dodgy-looking footbridges have been used daily for generations without much fuss. The one illustrated here is over the Hunza River in the far north of Pakistan. To be honest, it is a little nerve-wracking to traverse, especially when local villagers join you and the bridge sways nauseatingly above the rapid rock-filled glacial river beneath. More alarming still is to cross halfway only to discover a missing slat and the necessity of making a jump to the next complete one.
In contrast, this footbridge feels much safer; nurturing even. Perhaps it is its solid organic nature that reassures, and also the surprising realisation that it hardly sways at all? This remarkable feat of bio-engineering, which resembles something that Frodo might have encountered in The Lord of The Rings, is one of many living root bridges found in the deep, rain-washed valleys of Meghalaya, northeast India. Fashioned from the living roots of fig (Ficus elastica) trees that grow alongside the region's turbulent monsoon streams they take decades to build but last for centuries. You can read my article on them in Geographical magazine here.
Returning closer to home, to the Waveney Valley in fact, here is a short extract from Slow Norfolk & Suffolk that describes an encounter on the bridge across the Waveney at Mendham on the Suffolk/Norfolk border. Perhaps bridges do affect us psychologically more than we might credit?
This is classic Waveney Valley scenery — the sort of thing Munnings might have painted if he had not concentrated on horse fairs or attacking modernism quite so much. It's the kind of landscape that brings reverie. The iron bridge crossing the Waveney seems like a giant staple attaching Norfolk to the Suffolk mainland. Brown cows wandering the meadows contentedly graze and flick flies away, keeping their eyes on a pair of locals fishing beneath the trees and catching nothing. As poplars rustle in the breeze, the very English sound of an accordion drifts down from the Munnings pub. It could almost be the 18th century, if it wasn't from the fishermen's car parked by the road. As I am taking all this in, a man who is clearly the worse for drink ambles down the road towards the bridge. He stumbles exactly halfway across, pauses for a moment, then goes back the way he has come. It is as if he is fearful to place his feet on Norfolk soil, or there is some sort of invisible barrier. Two minutes later, a sleek Jaguar arrives from the north to pick the man up. Then it turns around and ferries him back across the bridge… into Norfolk.


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Register now for Livestock Care Conference, March 21-22 in Calgary
Posted: February 27, 2013
There's still time to reserve a spot at one of the leading showcase events on farm animal care. Producers and a broad range of livestock industry stakeholders can get an inside track on the latest developments, issues and progress at the Livestock Care Conference (LCC), March 21-22, 2013, in Calgary.
Early bird registration deadline is Feb. 28 for the annual LCC, hosted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) in partnership with the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA).
"The conference provides an opportunity for producers, researchers, industry, students, government and the public to address animal welfare issues from all sectors of the livestock industry," says Larry Delver, producer vice-chair of AFAC. It typically draws both speakers and attendance from across Canada, along with representation from the U.S. and internationally.
"The conference has built an anchor role in helping our livestock sectors get a window on what's coming in livestock welfare and how we can work together to meet the challenges and opportunities," says Delver. "The discussion around livestock welfare has never been more important to how we manage, both at the on-farm level and the industry level, to meet today's consumer expectations and stay at the leading edge. We encourage everyone from individual producers to livestock industry leaders to participate as we seek out the best approaches and innovative solutions."
The first day of the conference, on Thursday, March 21, is focused on student activities and the AFAC AGM, which is followed by an evening research posters presentation and welcome reception for the LCC which begins at 8:00 p.m. The main LCC agenda is Friday, March 22, beginning with registration and continental breakfast at 7:15 a.m., with speakers and discussion running from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
The main speaker agenda includes a special focus on major developments and issues on the front burner for livestock producers and their industries. Featured sessions highlight new global standards in animal care, innovative assessment models for the livestock industry, and case-studies of how major livestock producer organizations are meeting new challenges and expectations.
Several interactive components punctuate the agenda, including round-table discussions and a moderated "bear pit" session driven by comments and questions from the floor. A main objective of the bear pit is to generate feedback on where the livestock industry needs to go to succeed in managing the farm animal care issue, including the potential hurdles and benefits for producers.
Among specific highlights, Dr. James Reynolds, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University, USA, will present a major two-part session on animal welfare assessments. This will be followed by a processor's viewpoint on assessment needs, by Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway of JBS, the large Brazilian multinational food processing company.
Jackie Wepruk, manager of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), will provide a breakdown of what's happening at a global level with new World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, and the implications for Canada. Snapshots of how industry is tackling livestock welfare progress will be showcased in a session slated to include representatives of NFACC, Alberta Milk, Alberta Chicken Producers and the Canadian Pork Council. Closing insights will be provided by long-time livestock industry and farm animal care leader Dr. Darryl Dalton of the ABVMA.
Full conference details including agenda and accommodation information is available at www.afac.ab.ca/lcc. Register online at that address or call AFAC at 403-662-8050.
AFAC is the organization representing all major livestock producer organizations in Alberta with the goal of promoting responsible farm animal care.
An LCC communications program around the conference is also anchored on the AFAC LCC website at www.afac.ab.ca/lcc, including a link to a special "LCC News Blog" covering key action leading up to and during the conference. Watch for Twitter updates at the hashtag "#LCC2013."


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Whenever I see one of the "Not our Future" anti-smoking ads, this is what I think:
Add to this the increasing push to make New Zealand smoke-free by 2025, and I feel like banging my head against a wall. Now, i'm not a smoker myself, so outlawing the humble durry wouldn't affect me in the slightest. Nor am I a rabid libertarian, ready to pounce on any supposed example of "nanny statism". I'm a pragmatist – and I cannot stand the kind of contradictory logic that goes into a campaign like this. It is, at best, misleading – and, at worst, blatantly hypocritical.
Here's why.
- "Smoking is bad for your health!" Yes, it is – but so are countless other activities associated with modern life. Driving is dangerous. Skydiving is dangerous. Or, to take a few more pertinent examples, alcohol is dangerous. Fatty foods are dangerous. Should we strive to eliminate these as well?
- "Ah, but smoking is a burden on our healthcare system!" Yes, it is – but, once again, so are countless other activities associated with modern life. The cost of obesity on our healthcare system is estimated at $500 million per year, whilst alcohol-related costs in 2005/2006 totalled $343 million. Compared with this, smoking costs (which are greatly exagerrated, and partially recouped through targeted taxation) seem far less devastating.
- "Okay… but second-hand smoking kills!" Yes, this is true. It is also true that nobody ever died from second-hand drinking. But the logical deduction from this problem is simply that we must strive to minimise second-hand smoke inhalation. And the least intrusive method of doing this is to provide smoke-free environments for non-smokers and reserved areas for smokers. It does NOT imply a need to ban smoking altogether. A logical analogy would be to respond to drink-driving by banning drinking.
- "Yeah… but what about all those nasty cigarette butts? They're disgusting!" I agree. In fact, when I see a smoker carelessly discarding a cigarette butt, I quite enjoy picking it up, chasing them down, and saying "excuse me? I think you dropped this." But again, by logical deduction, we should be targeting the problem of discarded cigarette butts rather than smoking itself. Unless we want to get rid of discarded beer bottles by banning drinking?
About the only argument that can be used to differentiate smoking from alcohol and fatty foods is that the former cannot be safely enjoyed in moderation. Yeah, well… neither can American Idol.
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"Is he an evil wizard?"
Being in Toronto for a convention that deals with anime meant I couldn't leave the city without actually seeing an anime film, right? Lucky for us, the new Hayao Miyazaki film Gake no ue no Ponyo was playing at the local multiplex just minutes from our hotel. Distributed like his previous few films in the United States by Disney, from its Japanese Studio Ghibli origins, Ponyo ports the vision of its creator in beautiful animation and color with the inclusion of new Hollywood actors to dub in the script. With talent such as Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Betty White, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, and Cate Blanchett, it becomes all about whether the story grabs you and takes you along for its journey. There are no subtitles or "bad acting" to make note of, no, the story is key. And was it good enough? In my opinion—not really. Definitely the weakest of Miyazaki's films that I've had the pleasure of watching, Ponyo may work wonderfully for the young children, but unfortunately that is where its success ends. Besides trying to make a comment on humanity's interaction with nature, there really isn't anything more than a cute tale to keep the kiddies occupied for an hour and a half.
It's all about young Ponyo, a fish parented by Fujimoto, a human who has decided to leave dry land for the ocean, and Gran Mamare, a sort of God of the sea. Given magic by her father, Ponyo wants to utilize her new power and explore the world; soon finding herself stuck in a glass jar right outside the Cliffside home of Sosuke, a five-year-old boy who enjoys animals. He sees this hurt goldfish and tries to revive her, in effect accidentally allowing her to taste his human blood, which allows for her eventual transformation to human form. Fujimoto attempts to bring her back to the fold and keep a tenuous balance in the world whole, (ocean vs. land), but realizes she has become too powerful for him to subdue. Contacting her mother and consulting with her, he decides to let his daughter stay above water if her love for Sosuke, and his for her, is true. Risking her destruction if the love isn't pure, he knows that it is now up to her to restore balance, bringing the magic of the ocean back, away from the humans who may not be able to control it.
Even from the beginning, devoid of voice, only a colorful display of oceanic life, the animation is gorgeous to watch, but sometimes overabundant in its jam-packed frame. The opening scene, watching Ponyo's escape for the surface, makes you a bit disoriented, not knowing what is happening. Are all those little fish her children? Is the creepy water lord Fujimoto a hunter on the search for her? The familial relationship between these characters really doesn't become known until later on. Once the magic is released, however, and these "fish with faces" unleash the tsunami prophesized by the elderly Toki, a resident at Sosuke's mother's retirement home, it all makes sense and the audience can just sit back and revel in the artistry at work. A golden glow emits forth and changes aquatic animals into powerful fish and alters the water itself into a school of powerful fish-like waves, slowly rising higher and higher as the moon gets closer and closer, raising the tide—the planetary proximity having been thrown off by the human metamorphosis of Ponyo. The waves themselves reminded me of Hokusai Katsushika and his "Great Wave off Kanagawa" woodcut; the artistic comparisons are definitely there throughout, melded with Miyazaki's signature style to become his own.
An attempt at infusing the story with an environmentally friendly bent is quickly tossed to the side as the quick retorts of Fujimoto and his disdain for humanity's unclean living become nonexistent. The story becomes more about the love between these two new friends and the acceptance of someone different as equal. Sosuke knows his friend used to be a fish, but his love for her doesn't waver as a result. Even though his father is a fisherman himself, gone long stretches at sea on his large boat, the bond this girl and he create is too powerful to allow for petty differences to interfere. So, in that regard, Ponyo is a great film for the youngsters to make them laugh, get them excited from the tension of the giant storm and search for Sosuke's mother, as well as help them to understand the meaning of tolerance. It is a cute film, well worth your time, and successful at bringing a smile to your face. Unfortunately, it is from the mind of Miyazaki, whose previous works have held such layered storytelling, captivating on so many levels and reaching viewers of all ages. Maybe Hayao wanted to tell a simple story and nothing more. If that is the case, bravo, I guess I just wanted more.
Gake no ue no Ponyo 6/10 | ★ ★ ½
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Prepare Now for 2019 Bowman Draft
I want to share with the readers the importance of preparing for the release of 2019 Bowman Draft. My guess is Adley Rutschman will be in the product and Bobby Witt Jr will be in 2020 Bowman. Overall as prices rise it might be a good time to put some dollars away as we get closer to the release date. I am aware that Bowman Chrome comes out in September prior to Bowman Draft but I think this draft class will produce a hotter product to invest in.
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Himig Handog: BaiLona gets most awards; Itchyworms wins Best Song
BaiLona wins most of the special awards, but the night's big winner is Itchyworms' "Dalawang Letra", which was named Best Song at the Himig Handog Pinoy Pop (P-Pop) Love Songs 2016 competition on Sunday, April 24.
"Dalawang Letra" was written by former Pinoy Dream Academy contestant Davey Langit. He received P1 million as grand prize.
On Instagram, Langit thanked friends, musicians, and fellow songwriters who supported and believed in him.
He also gave special mention to Itchyworms band members who interpreted his song: "Couldn't have done it without your genius as well. Aylabyuguyzzz!"
Second Best Song was awarded to "Monumento" written by Jungee Marcolo and performed by Kyla and Kris Lawrence.
Third Best Song is David Dimaguila's "Laban Pa", interpreted by KZ Tandingan and Jay R.
Jolina Magdangal's "Tama Lang" won 4th Best Song. It was written by Agatha and Melvin Morallos.
"Parang Tayo Pero Hindi" by Marlon Barnuevo was named 5th Best Song. It was interpreted by Michael Pangilinan and Angeline Quinto.
Bailey May and Ylona Garcia's duet "O Pag-ibig" received most of the special awards: MOR Choice, TFC Global Choice, One Music PH's Favorite Interpreter, and MYX's Best Music Video. The song was composed by Honlani Rabe and Jack Rufo.
The Star Music Listener award was given to Aries Sales' "Nyebe," interpreted by Kaye Cal.
Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs is a nationwide multimedia songwriting competition produced by ABS-CBN.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 16
Normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations impossible without the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Jan. 15, Haberler reported.
He said that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is also relates to Turkey.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.


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How does/could your child benefit from music?
People want to learn an instrument (including voice) for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because they're drawn to something they've seen or heard, and want to try it for themselves.
That's a good enough reason. But if you are weighing up the pros (plenty) and cons (we can't think of any!), then you may be interested to know that by making music, your daughter or son will …
do better in school
It's proven that people who learn an instrument perform better academically than their peers, and that it improves their skills in many subjects.
be happier and healthier
Making music on your own or with others is fun, it can be calming and soothing or inspiring and exciting, and it has been demonstrated that music improves personal wellbeing.
broaden their horizons
Making music is a creative process, and as such it opens up whole new ways of thinking about and experiencing the world around us – which has a knock on effect in many areas of life.
meet and connect with new people
If you join or form a music group, you'll meet new people at venues, studios and the other places where you'll go to rehearse, record or perform. You may also find it gives you something in common with people who otherwise you may not connect with.
enrich their life
Music gives us feelings and experiences that are like nothing else: it's a powerful means of communicating, which is beyond words, and it enriches our lives and the lives of others.
learn many other skills that are useful in all areas of your life
Music can teach us team work and social skills, concentration and self-discipline, mental agility, co-ordination, memory, time management, learning skills, problem-solving, confidence and self-esteem and creativity.
may find their future in music …
… as a musician, tutor, teacher, community musician, in one of the many associated occupations, or as an important part of your life outside of what you do for a living.
Find out more about recent research into the benefits and power of music.


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Exergen Thermometer Provides Game Time Temperature for Cardinals vs. Phillies Series
Exergen's Temporal Scanner Thermometer was proud to provide the "Game Time Temperature" for the Cardinal's vs. Phillies this past weekend. Exergen thermometers are designed to provide accurate temperatures with as little as a gentle swipe of the forehead. For additional product information and "Game Time Temperature" giveaway details please visit the official Exergen Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/Exergen.Corporation
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Sample Source Code: TomTom WEBFLEET.Connect Sample Code Followers
With the TomTom WEBFLEET.connect API, users can access data related to fleet vehicle management. In the process of integration, developers could benefit from a pair of code samples available in the official TomTom site. The first is the C# code sample and the second one is the Visual Basic code sample. The C# sample offers driver safety and efficiency resources, while the Visual Basic demonstrate how to retrieve an object list and send a text message using CSV and SOAP interfaces. For more information, visit http://business.tomtom.com/en_us/fleet-management/integration/resources/


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Her small hands and compact frame belie the enormous experience contained in Annette Januzzi Wick. At the age of 34, Wick lost the love of her life, Devin, to leukemia. Since then she has worked countless hours to chronicle her experiences in I'll Be in the Car, a memoir recently published by the Loveland resident.
"First and foremost," Wick explains over a glass of wine, "I want readers to know that they're not alone if they've been through a similar situation."
From her husband's initial presentation of symptoms through a move to the Pacific Northwest for experimental treatment with their young son and ultimately a journey back to the Tristate to try to rebuild her life, Wick's sojourn is interspersed with picturesque descriptions of the beaches and small towns on the Oregon coast and the struggles to maintain a life and an identity for herself while living with her husband's cancer.
"I also wanted to provide an education of sorts for people who have never lost someone to cancer," she says, "so that they have a better understanding and more compassion if it does come into their lives."
A smile sneaks across her face. "And I hope readers will appreciate the Oregon Coast and come to love it the way I do."
Though her journey is a personal one, Wick has found that her readers can relate.
"Loss is a universal story," she says.
"We all struggle with something that's missing, or something we've lost."
As she recounts in the book, sitting in hospital hallways afforded Wick plenty of time to keep a journal and write letters home to her family in Ohio. She started a tradition of writing one letter per day to keep her mother and other loved ones informed. Her mother saved the letters, which, along with her journals from the time, formed the backbone of the story.
"The experience of (Devin's illness) created the book," she says, taking another sip. "It forced us into an unnatural, foreign world that felt worthwhile to share with others. I looked at the experience as a whole and thought, 'Well, there's a story there. There's a beginning and an end, a whole lot of stuff in between.' "
Wick honed her skills in the halls of Women Writing for (a) Change, a feminist creative writing center that encourages the use of writing in community as an important creative, spiritual and therapeutic practice. According to Wick, telling her story was the easy part; the challenge came in getting it published.
"The writing was ... feelings and descriptions of a place and time," she says. "But packaging it together for readers and publishers was hard. How do you condense a lifetime into an elevator pitch? It's a love story, a coming-of-age story for a young woman ... there are so many different stories in one book, and that made it hard to capture in one sentence what it's all about. It's a really intimate portrait of a marriage and a death."
The intimacy caused the first-time author to lose a little sleep at night.
"The week before the book was released, I was out of my mind. 'What's my mom going to think? What is Davis (Wick's son) going to think?' " she laughs. "But I think the honesty is what readers will appreciate the most."
For now, Wick is just happy that the publishing process is behind her and that others will finally get to read her story, get to know Devin, Davis and a life with and beyond cancer.
"(Devin) will always be my first inspiration," she says. "He always told me that I could do whatever I wanted to do. We all need that one person in our life who believes in us."
Annette Wick will read from and sign I'll Be in the Car at 2 p.m. Saturday at Borders Booksellers in Mason.


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Few issues strike home for working families as much as education for their children. To be equipped for life, every child needs and deserves high-quality education that is available to all—from early childhood through college. For schools to work, educators must have the support and resources they need to succeed and school buildings must be well-equipped and well-maintained. Our schools must serve all children, and comprehensive services and supports must be in place for students with the greatest needs. All students should have access to higher education and assistance paying for it so they are not barred from college or saddled with impossible debt when they leave.
Public schools and public school teachers have been under attack in recent years—from widespread efforts to shift public school funding to private school voucher programs, to attempts to privatize public schools, to moves by governors and state legislators to take bargaining rights from teachers and other school personnel. These attacks are designed to serve the 1 percent—CEOs who can profit from privatized systems and the wealthiest families—at the expense of the 99 percent of students who deserve the best.
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"We know, without a doubt, that high-quality pre-k and after-school programs provide critical benefits to children and working families.
On Monday, NYC CLC President Vincent Alvarez, 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa, and PSC-CUNY President Barbara Bowen gathered with NY Immigration Coalition Executive Director Steve Choi, La Fuente/NYCPP Executive Director Lucia Jimenez-Gomez, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Assemblyman F
Last week, workers from various sectors and industries got together to highlight a new day in New York City. Workers, parents, community groups, and Labor union representatives gathered to celebrate the end where the needs of the wealthy were unfairly placed over those of everyday people.
Join members of the Civil Service Technical Guild, AFSCME Local 375, DC 37 to speak against the waste of taxpayer dollars outsourced to high-paid consultants. Money direly needed for repairs is being spent on private contractors. It hurts the residents, the workers, the city and the taxpayers.
As City Stands Poised for a New Day, We Can be Confident Knowing We Have Progressives in Both Branches of City Government
New York, NY – New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO President Vincent Alvarez today released the following statement regarding the victories of Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio, and a new, more progressive City Council:
By Vincent Alvarez
"Whether he's been in Brooklyn fighting unnecessary hospital closures, or standing with union members fighting for fair contracts and better wages, Bill de Blasio has solidified his position as a true advocate for working people," said CLC President Vincent Alvarez.
Voters Showed Up in Record Numbers To Support Labor's Endorsed Candidates


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Eye on the world: Raising the standard of government
In "What really fell in Zimbabwe's coup" The Christian Science Monitor's Editorial Board writes: "Much of history involves the struggle to create societies based on equal liberty rather than ephemeral rule by family, clan, tribe, patriarchs, clerics, or monarchs. Or, in the case of China, dictatorial rule by a Communist Party that believes only it can define the people's 'dream.' Most of all, history has shown the fallacy of hereditary rule, or a belief that bloodlines determine one's destiny or that genes and kinship can ensure a righteous ruler. To govern well today requires rulers who understand the bright line between the public interest and private desires….
"Much of the world is still ruled along notions of inequality along social or economic roles, similar to Aristotle's view that 'some are free men, and others slaves by nature.' Yet today's democracies reflect the Christian era's ideals of individual conscience, equality before God, mutual respect and responsibility, and a love that includes one's enemies. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female," stated the Apostle Paul."
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Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
Against the fatal beliefs that error is as real as Truth, that evil is equal in power to good if not superior, and that discord is as normal as harmony, even the hope of freedom from the bondage of sickness and sin has little inspiration to nerve endeavor. When we come to have more faith in the truth of being than we have in error, more faith in Spirit than in matter, more faith in living than in dying, more faith in God than in man, then no material suppositions can prevent us from healing the sick and destroying error.
— Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 368
Citizens of the world, accept the "glorious liberty of the children of God," and be free! This is your divine right.
—Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 227
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel:
In "Government—who governs it?": "Each one of us can, through prayer, find new capacities to help bring change to a cynical climate of thought and a 'why bother' attitude about government. The truth is that moral and spiritual values have power. They point to the way things properly function, and prayer makes this clearer." And "Christ Jesus gave the example of someone wholly in obedience to the loving Father-Mother God and so expressing the highest degree of self-government. The Master changed people's thinking from skepticism and fear to an understanding of God as divine Love, or the Principle of being, and healing and regeneration followed."
In "Government": "True government expresses Principle, but if a concept of God is entertained which is incompatible with Principle, the quality of government will straightway be lowered." And "As humanity grows more honest and learns the lesson of unselfish cooperation, government is enabled to develop further activities, but it must ever repose upon the one cause, upon God, as its sure foundation. Therefore, the study of the nature of God elucidates the basis of true government and makes obedience scientific and gratitude natural."
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.


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1. Unique Identification Authority
For amassing a trove of biometric identification to activate benefits for millions of Indians. The government office is using multimodal biometrics–fingerprints, iris scans, and photographs–to build the world's most ambitious identity database. A mammoth ecosystem of agencies deploys its open, scalable model, and the robust system can enroll the identities of a million people a day with 99.99% accuracy. It authenticates people over a mobile phone network using a one-time password or their fingerprints (illiteracy is a problem in India). In the process, it enables instant, paperless provisioning of banking services and welfare benefits to millions of Indians who lacked any identification until now. At last count, 450 million Indians had received their new IDs and used them to make 40 million cash transfers. Read more >>
2. ZipDial
For dialing into the very Indian "missed call" money-saving tactic. ZipDial's marketing and analytics platform is fashioned out of the ingenious practice of escaping a charge by calling and hanging up to convey a predecided message. Its unique business model works by providing a number for brands to publish on their marketing campaigns. So far, ZipDial has targeted 416 million callers for clients like Disney, Dove, and Coca-Cola, which can now text customers about new deals and product launches. India's largest political parties, the Congress and the BJP, have recently signed up, which means ZipDial is now headed for the mainstream. The service just launched in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and will soon be in Indonesia and the Philippines. Read more >>
3. Innoz
For bringing the Internet to India's vast underconnected masses. Innoz's SMSGyan allows feature-phone users to access the Internet anytime and from anywhere by facilitating their web searches via text messages. The service has processed 1.3 billion queries so far and has more than 120 million active users, mostly in India. But the service is also growing in Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia. Innoz was launched by a group of engineering college dropouts who came upon the idea when they weren't able to search for "How to woo girls" on their very basic phones.
4. Goonj
For galvanizing a behavior shift in urban India to care for those in need. Goonj channels excess resources from urban households to impoverished, rural, and disaster-struck areas. In exchange for clothes, furniture, household goods, and medical supplies, village and slum communities self-organize and build schools, roads, and toilet facilities. The company has thus turned used clothes and other second-hand material into currency, successfully leading more than 1,500 such projects in the past three years alone. It recently delivered thousands of tons of material to the floodstruck in the Himalayas, to cyclone victims in eastern Orissa, and to victims of communal violence in central Muzaffarnagar, through a network of schools and nonprofits. In a large country, Goonj is a game-changer, teaching urban Indians when, what, and how to give.
5. Eram Scientific Solutions
For improving the country's mess of a public-toilet network. Not long ago, Bill Gates let the world know that he was serious about building a better toilet. Eram Scientific Solutions, which makes the Gates Foundation–backed Delight public toilet system, is just proof that the man delivers on his promises. The company's toilet flushes automatically–when people enter, after they leave, and every two hours–to keep tidy, but it also saves energy with motion-sensor lights and fans. Four hundred of them have been installed across the country so far, with a reported 6,000 in the pipeline.
6. Mitra Biotech
For rethinking conventional cancer drug therapies by applying data analytics. Though it saves lives, chemotherapy–in which enough toxins are pumped into the patient's body to kill malignant cells but spare the host–is still a risky process. Founded by Harvard and MIT researchers, Mitra Biotech's CANScript technology re-creates an artificial environment for a patient's tumor sample and tests various drugs on it directly, allowing the company to arrive at a personalized treatment in less than a week. Mitra has formed partnerships with several Indian hospitals and is eyeing a U.S. entry.
7. InterviewStreet
For leveling the playing ground for coders all over the world. Interviewstreet's disruptive platform helps screen and hire programmers through online coding tests and contests, thus matching best performers from around the globe to business titans. Interviewstreet counts Facebook, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, Zynga, and Walmart among its customers, and it recently placed 40 Indian computer-science students in some of the hottest jobs in the Valley just as they were finishing up their degrees.
8. MyDentist
For putting smiles on thousands of faces with a Starbucks-inspired chain of dental offices. MyDentist is a two-year-old dental chain based in Mumbai and Pune that has brought dimensions of the retail business to dental treatment. With 75 locations throughout the country, which will grow to 150 this year, MyDentist offers efficient care at standard, transparent rates. It's affordable to the underprivileged crowd, such as cab drivers and domestic workers, who live in slum areas: Root canal treatments cost just 2,500 rupees ($40), and 21,000-rupee braces can be paid in 1,500-rupee ($24) installments. The chain treats a whopping 15,000 patients each month.
9. Olacabs
For smoothing the journey of India's growing but scrappy car rental market. Within a year of its launch, Olacabs has grown to become India's largest car rental brand. Its success lies in the myriad tech solutions it uses to navigate the chaos of India's urban commuter system: Its mobile app lets a user summon a cab with a single click and allows real-time tracking of the cab as it nears. Meanwhile, Olacabs' predictive algorithm helps anticipate demand at different locations and times, monitors traffic and weather conditions, and, after a customer books, accurately predicts the time of arrival. Olacabs currently aggregates 7,500 cars in India's four largest cities and achieves an explosive 25% month-over-month growth rate.
10. Cloudnine
For delivering world-class services and health care to expectant mothers. Despite the ongoing efforts of India's government, the country still lags behind much of the world in infant and maternal mortality rates. Cloudnine, however, has managed to sustain a 0% maternal mortality rate and a 99.72% survival rate across 16,000 deliveries at its five Bangalore-based health-care facilities. The company, which recently scored $16 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital, credits its all-hands approach for its success: Its hospitals contain standard pregnancy and neonatal care but also feature specialized units for fetal medicine and workshops for first-time parents.


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The new ad has become a topic for discussion around the Super Bowl.
"I think anytime you talk about domestic violence it is going to have a meaningful effect, you want to eliminate that as part of society," Sherman said.
Seattle linebacker Heath Farwell said the ad is key to better communication.
"Guys realizing this (is) an issue, and you know it's not just football, it's across this county, these are the issues we have to address and to get better at," Farwell said.
Domestic violence has been a critical issue for the NFL for nearly a year since Ray Rice was arrested Feb. 15 over an altercation at an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino. The Baltimore running back initially was suspended two games, then indefinitely after video from inside an elevator surfaced showing him hitting his now wife, Janay.
An arbitrator threw out the indefinite suspension in December. He was released by the Ravens and has not signed with another team.
NFL players have been featured in ads from No More since October airing weekly.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said New England supports the league's efforts against domestic violence. Belichick said it has been a priority for New England owner Robert Kraft since he was hired. The Patriots gave up their draft rights to defensive tackle Christian Peter a week after taking him in the fifth round in 1996 because of questions about his history with women
"So it's always been that way for us, for our organization, and obviously we support everything in that area," Belichick said. "But what the league decides to do relative to things like that, you know, it's not really my pay grade."
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, daughter of former NFL player Phillippi Sparks, said what the NFL has gone through with domestic violence has helped publicize where women can call for help or find a safe haven. Sparks said it's great that people aren't being silent about domestic violence anymore.
"So it's unfortunate all the way around for whomever is involved in those sorts of things and for the teams having to deal with the media and all of those different things," Sparks said. "But at the same time for other domestic violence victims to know they can speak up that's all that's important, that's all that matters."
In the ad, the 911 call is a reenactment inspired by true stories of women using the tactic of disguising their calls while reaching out for help. No actors are seen in the stark ad; video shows only a house where a hole has been smashed in a wall, with books and photos knocked to the floor.
The ad concludes with the phrase: "When it's hard to talk, it's up to us to listen." It had already more than 482,000 views on YouTube by Wednesday.
The ad will air Sunday just after the second quarter between Seattle and New England. Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said it can only help by bringing more attention to the issue.
No celebrities or NFL players facing the camera, saying "No more." This ad simply depicts a 911 call of a woman pretending to order a pizza while calling police with her attacker still in the house.
The Super Bowl commercial by No More, the group trying to end domestic violence and sexual assault, is a stark contrast to ads in recent months bringing attention to the issue that has become central for the NFL since Ray Rice was suspended for punching his then-fiancee in a casino elevator.


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GplusE project organises two training schools: "New Genomic and management tools for healthier dairy cows". The schools will be held in Romania and Spain in October and November 2018. Read more here.
This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework
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The Kobold is considered by many a travelling adventurer to be small and harmless. The more experienced adventurer knows that the kobolds use this to their advantage, to lull others into a sense of security and lead them into traps that'll butcher the enemy. Kobolds are clever and proud, and only serve themseleves or the dragons they believe they're descended from.
These are some of my favourite creatures.
Kobolds are a pretty common early-level encounter. They're small and have a very low challenge rating, which means you can throw a whole pack of them at the players without worrying too much about murdering them too early in the game. Even the Monster Manual goes to some lengths to describe how pathetic they are. "Kobolds speak Draconic with a voice that sounds like that of a yapping dog," says the Manual. They're the chihuahuas of the D&D world.
But that can make them dangerous. They're expert trap-makers and you'll spend more time avoiding them that you will fighting the little creatures themselves. There's the infamous Tucker's Kobolds, a group of completely average kobolds which specialized in guerilla tactics and dangerous traps instead of direct confrontation, designed to challenge players at high levels. There's also Pun-Pun, a demonstration about how the rules of the game can be broken to create a ridiculously powerful character. Wizards later released another book, Races of the Dragon, expanding on kobolds, making them more intelligent and conniving, and listing futher specialties and qualities.
Later illustrations of kobolds in further books and magazines went on to make them a bit more evil looking, but I've always preferred that their cruel minds were hidden behind an adorable, pathetic exterior.
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The popularity of pounded yam did not just come out of nowhere, this is because it is a very delicious meal that gets a whole lot of people salivating and wanting more.
Iyan can be taken with various soups, ranging from egusi soup to okra soup, from vegetable soup to pepper stew and more. However, I love it best when served with egusi and a mixture of vegetable.
In ancient Southern Nigerian communities, especially among Yoruba, Benin and Calabar people, eating pounded yam signifies royalty and class; it signifies living a good life. However, it is not really like that any longer, but iyan is still seen as a rich man's food.
Many people in Nigeria and outside Nigeria love pounded yam but they do not know how to prepare it. This article will serve as guide for you as you are taken through step by step on how you can prepare pounded yam or iyan.
Iyan, also known as pounded yam simple means pounded yam. In other words, iyan is a kind of yam that is being pounded.
In recent times however, aside from pending it, you can make iyan via various styles such as blending, grinding and turning. Pounded yam or Iyan can be likened to mashed potatoes, but in the case of pounded yam, it rarely has chunks left in it – almost smooth.
How to Prepare Pounded Yam (Iyan)In order to prepare pounded yam, we present you the ingredients needed for it:
- Yam – Puna yam or African yam is the best type of yam to use for iyan; they smoothen quickly
- Water – Boil the yam using water until it softens before pounding to a smooth state
Items Needed for Preparing Pounded Yam
- You can use mortar and pestle – This is what I grew up with – although, it could prove to be stressful.
- Hand mixer – This is another item you can use, with this, you don't have to break a sweat
- Grinding machine – If you are catering for many people, then, this is the ideal equipment to use, life just got easier.
Steps for Preparation
- Peel the yam
- Cut the peeled yam into small chunks
- Rinse twice or thrice with clean water
- Boil for about 25-30 minutes until the yam softens
- Pound with mortar and pestle until it is smooth with no chunks left (if you are using mortar and pestle)
- Blend using hand mixer until it smoothens and without traces of chunks (if you are using hand mixer)
- Grind lightly until it smoothens and with no trace of chunks (if you are using grinding machine)
NOTE: You should do what you or others can take at one serving. Preserving iyan for over 8 hours will make it lose quality and taste.


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Mobile phone and tablet maker Huawei has had enough of being accused by the US of including components in its products that report user activities to its paymasters in China. For the past two years, in particular, Huawei has been caught in the middle of espionage claims between the two superpowers.
A report in Les Echos announcing Huawei's intention to open an R&D centre in Paris quoted Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei as stating that the company will withdraw from the US market because of increasing political problems.
Last year investigators working on behalf of the White House followed up persistent claims that Huawei's hardware reported back to the Chinese military – and found no evidence of it. Yet US officials have advised customers to be cautious of the company's products, undermining Huawei's US business model.
The US has even sounded the alarm about Huawei's plans to help South Korea's wireless broadband network. The BBC says US senators wrote to the White House with concerns about how Huawei's involvement with South Korea's telecoms network could affect US security, given America's close links with the country.
Earlier this year, Huawei expressed frustration at ongoing negative publicity in the US and said it would scale back its commitment to its US business arm. Now, it seems, Huawei has decided to abandon the US completely, though no timescale for this has been announced.
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(CNN) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be wooed by yet another group of hopeful Republicans next week, when several New Hampshire GOP leaders travel to Austin for a meeting with the potential presidential contender.
Paul Young, a former executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party, told CNN he was working to organize the trip because New Hampshire conservatives have voiced "a high level of interest" in Perry.
"People are still looking for a conservative candidate who can win in November and Perry seems to fit that model," Young said, calling the governor an effective job creator.
News of the visit was first reported by The New Hampshire Journal.
Perry has been reaching out to activists in New Hampshire, as well as in Iowa and South Carolina, over the past several weeks as he weighs a potential campaign.
Two more state GOP officials told CNN they were invited to join the group but were unable to attend.
Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas told CNN he was invited to join the group but had to decline due to prior commitments. Another GOP source told CNN that New Hampshire Rep. Frank Guinta was also unable to attend.
Both Gatsas and Guinta are being courted by several Republican White House hopefuls.
A charismatic figure with tea party appeal, Perry is expected to announce his decision in the coming weeks. Polls indicate the three-term governor would make waves in the Republican race by scooping up socially conservative voters and injecting fresh excitement into the nomination fight.
If he does decide to run, Perry would have to contend with political organizations his potential rivals have spent months building in New Hampshire, which hosts the first-in-the-nation primary.
CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Oh boy, another GOP creep is throwing his hat in the ring!
Is New Hampshire going to secede too! Yippy!
So how he wants to lead the country he wanted to secede from? That's just bizarre, even by Republican standards.
Once the nation sees the 26 billion budget deficit and the job creating texas unemployment at 8.2% along with his HPV vaccine mandate for teenage girls........Perry is through.
Any of his followers, please look these things up and "refudiate" my above claims........he is a fraud also!
It's unbelievalb that people like Perry, Palin, and Bachman even have backers! They have a limited view of the world and how it should run. They are dictators in the making.
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ng like this. You will regret the day you ever uttered these same words in one sentence. Rick Perry for President. Im an ex-Texan and W. Was there reason I left. Perry is the reason I want go back. Oh dont forget Tx is 20 billion in debt. Just the guy for the job. REALLY!!!!!
Another Teapublican clown joins the group! What a hoot!
Perry would be great, but Mitt Romney would be an awesome president. The media keeps trying to make it look like the GOP field is weak. Compare the GOP field to the 2008 democrat field: Obama (no experience - and it shows), Hillary (really?), John Edwards (soon to be on parole), Joe Biden (most laughable candidate ever)...
The truth is that I'd rather have any of the top five GOP candidates in the White House than our current faux pas.
Here in Texas we'd love to see this lying weasel move away. Texas dropped to 48th in education results since Governor "Hair" took over. He continually courts the Tea Party types and constantly tries to prove himself move right-wing than "W". Perry is quoted as saying the "Only book schools really need is the Bible". He also believes the earth to be less than 5000 years old. I'll bet Texas A&M is proud of the education rocket-boy received in College Station. He and Palin could produce some great looking kids... dumber than a bag of hammers but really great looking!


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Martin Lidegaard is the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Buildings. He was chairman of the green think tank Concito and member of the Core Group of the project In100years before appointed Minister by the recently elected new government.
Resume: Martin Lidegaard talked about his visions for a green future – including the 100 years' perspective – and about the role of politics in creating sustainable societies. The minister aims to mobilize all areas of society to focus the efforts to exploit the big muscle power that the climate challenge holds. By making all parties cooperate, by making people aware of the challenges we face and the many possible solutions on local, national and global level, we will be able to change our way of thinking and living to meet the challenges.
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Mark Murphy got a bee in his bonnet whilst watching the Sunday afternoon match between Newcastle United & Middlesbrough, and it came in the form of co-commentator Mark Bright. In the best interest of his sanity, we thought it that it would be for the best to let off steam on the subject here.
I had to check. Was it BBC pundit and former Crystal Palace legend Mark Bright who scored 1281 goals in 1353 career games, including 77 goals in 91 international appearances? No, it wasn't. As I'd suspected, those figures belonged to Pele, a Brazilian of whom you may have heard (and been as surprised about how few international caps he had?). Having listened to Mark Bright's analyses of various matches over what seems like decades, however – the most recent being Newcastle's weekend win over Middlesbrough – I just assumed I'd got my players, continents and decades confused. For if Mark Bright had converted every chance he thinks a modern-day striker "has to score", he'd have surpassed Pele long ago and we may never have heard of Ian Wright (if only…).
Unlike my dislike of Alan Green, which is as natural as breathing out, there is something irrational about Bright's irritability. Unlike Alan Green, Bright does what he is paid for, applying his knowledge of the game to inform his audience. When he describes what a striker should have done in certain situations, it comes from his considerable experience and can be genuinely informative. He was a fine player for a long time, one I hugely admired, in fact (and, it must be said, he has done considerable charity work since giving up the game, for which he is rightly lauded). But he was neither fine enough nor admirable enough to carry off such a persistently admonishing tone in the commentary box. As soon as I hear the words, "For me…" from Bright, I know that he's not only going to tell us what the striker did wrong but also make it clear that he would have done the right thing in that situation, that he always did the right thing in that situation and that anyone who didn't do the right thing in that situation was an idiot.
Unlike Alan Green, whose cynicism is just a cack-handed attempt at being clever, Bright seems to genuinely believe that every game should have at least a dozen goals in it. With every header from a corner or a set-piece the striker "has to hit the target from there", "has to make the keeper work", "has got to keep it down… show more composure… attack the defender… show him inside, beat him on the outside… find a cure for cancer… facilitate world peace…", like he always did. The afore-mentioned Newcastle game was a case in point. He established early on that the pitch conditions were "perfect for football", even as full-backs and wingers were sliding around like new-born deer, and he wasn't letting go of that view. As Boro's Jonathan Franks slipped while trying to cross and landed the ball in Row F behind the goal, Brighty was ready: "For me, he's got to stay on his feet there; I don't know what he's doing going to ground." If he'd had his way, Jose Enrique, Shola Ameobi and Dave Kitson would have all been booked in the first seven minutes. Yet when Rhys Williams clattered into a Newcastle player and did get the referee scribbling, Bright had no comment to make…although as Alan Smith was the victim…
Boro's Leroy Lita was, admittedly, a bit too keen on going for the spectacular. But when he headed wide from an early corner, it was largely because the cross was behind him and came very quickly to him – a good chance, yes, but missable. "He has to hit the target from there," declared Pele… er… Bright, "if he does, he scores." Never mind the two defenders on the line and goalkeeper Brad Jones…well, the two defenders anyway. Away from his area of expertise, Bright is no more or less clueless than any of them, unfortunately. "I think they're appealing for offside," he claimed, over pictures of an obviously onside Ameobi obviously pushing David Wheater in the back before setting up Marlon Harewood's opener. "That's not his call, it's his assistants'" he added, to accompany pictures of…the referee's assistant, after commentator Guy Mowbray had carefully explained that…it wasn't the referee's call. And when Mowbray let a few facts slip late in the game, Bright poured derision on him for his research, as if it wasn't a vital part of the job that, you had to remind yourself, Bright was being very well paid to do.
I get a horrible feeling of deja-vu when drafting articles like this. And I except that many of you share that view when reading them. It's easy to pick on pundits. When I criticise Alan Green for being critical of others, I have an acute sense of my own hypocrisy. And when I lambast Bright for poor/no research, I think, maybe it wasn't Jonathan Franks who slipped over. But Bright is a rising star in the BBC punditry firmament and top dog on BBC London – one step away from master of the punditry universe (Jonathan Pearce's route to world domination started on London commercial radio). So he's going to be with us for some time yet, unless he makes considerable progress in his budding coaching career, he's currently on Palace's staff. I just hope that experience teaches him that there are many, many times when, for me, he has to accept that strikers do not always have to score from there.


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A Babe, A Sweet Freak, 2019
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A Babe, A Sweet Freak by Lexie Mountain
Lexie Mountain is an artist living in Baltimore, MD, presently working in watercolor, field recordings, and poetry. From programming public events, art shows, pop-up galleries, comedy nights, and free festivals to creating work that investigates the role of women in art history and contemporary culture through the performativity of digital media, Mountain's expansive oeuvre has been a part of Baltimore's cultural landscape for two decades. Her experimental acapella performance group Lexie Mountain Boys has
been activating public sites in North America and Europe since 2005, and she has maintained a solo and collaborative improvised music practice since 2002.


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I have been a practicing trial attorney since 1993. Most of that work has been in the area of family law. I have been involved in almost a thousand family law cases, including both property and custody disputes. And, I have seen the ugliest of what two people who were once madly in love can do to each other. When I began my practice I thought I could actually "win" your divorce. In reality, all I ever did was to manage how bad the loss was going to be. Divorce is never win-win. It is always lose-lose.
After a few years of practice, I noticed that I was seeing the same fact patterns over and over. I began to recognize the types of belief systems and behaviors that lead to divorce. I guess I could say that I have come to clearly recognize what does NOT work. I have also come to believe that if a couple can recognize early enough that they are in the danger zone, then they would have a better chance of saving their marriage. I also came to see the terrible price paid by the children of divorce. They are the most innocent in the divorce process, and they do not even get to vote. I believe that almost twenty five years of practice has given me something valuable to share, so I began to put my thoughts into writing.
On June 1, 2018, my new book will be available through Amazon and other outlets. In it I will identify the most common fact patterns that lead to divorce, explain how to recognize them, and how to change your life in a way that will avoid the pain caused by divorce. I will also give you the resources you need to get help when you are in crisis mode. It is truly a divorce attorney's guide to staying married. Please subscribe to my site, and I will let you know when it is available.
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The heroin addict of the 1980's-1990's was of the older teen and young adult. Images of 18-30 year-olds stoned out or lying dead in the alleyways of the nation's city are now being replaced with the new face of heroin addiction- young children. Children increasingly are coming into contact with illegal drugs. Sadly, this means children who are much younger are becoming addicted to heroin. With the rise of the nationwide opioid epidemic and grossly overprescribed opioid medications, people who become addicted to their opioid medications can turn to illegal drugs once they are no longer able to fulfill the prescription they had been given.
Drug addiction is a very serious and chronic disease that causes an individual to develop compulsive action involving the seeking and using of powerful substances. The use is in despite of the well-known harmful consequences that follow the user. While our focus is on heroin addiction and the effects it has on individuals, families, and the community, it is also helpful to understand addiction in general.
Fast Facts About Drug Addiction
- The average age for first experimentation with hard drugs is 13 years.
- Over 60 percent ER admissions are somehow related to drug or alcohol usage or abuse
- Parents or older family members who abuse drugs make it more likely that younger family members will follow their example.
- Many drugs, including heroin, lead to death due to the strain it puts on the heart- raising or lowering blood pressure to dangerous levels.
- According to the CDC, in 2011 alone, at least 4,600 people died from a cocaine overdose alone and other drugs have as high or higher death rates.
- Combining multiple drugs together makes the effects exponentially stronger but makes it also much more dangerous and deadly since overdose is much more likely.
- Smoking a drug or injecting it into a vein increases its addictive potential but sniffing and pills are still widely used by many addicts.
Many therapy and treatment options are available and the most important thing for someone fighting a drug addiction is to get help.
Heroin Addiction is on the Rise
"The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users. In 2008, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University reported that daily marijuana use among college students had doubled, and use of cocaine and heroin was on the rise as well. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2008 an estimated 16 million people worldwide used opiates—opium, morphine, heroin and synthetic opiates" (DrugFreeWorld).
Because heroin can be found today in many forms that are easier to consume and more affordable, the temptation to try heroin is stronger than ever among youth and the number of overdose cases are on the rise. Recent studies show that the number of youth between the ages of 12-18 who have used heroin at some point in their lives has drastically increased by as much as 300% within the last ten years!
The biggest reasons more youth are trying heroin and becoming addicted is because it is presented to them in a way that is not as scary or intimidating as it was a decade ago. A young person might be hesitant to stick a needle in their arm to try heroin but they are more willing to smoke or sniff the same drug because it seem less risky and they are told it is a safer way to have fun and be cool. But this is falsely reassuring and the truth is that heroin in all its forms is dangerous and addictive.
Law Enforcement Needs to be Prepared
While the heroin epidemic rages on, those in law enforcement need to be prepared to deal with overdose deaths and know how to approach this topic and how to help family members deal with the grieving process and how to handle the emergency calls that come in for a overdose.