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We would like to thank everyone who attended the STA Moving Forward event. We sincerely hope that you found it valuable.
Join us as Karl Otterstrom with Spokane Transit Authority speaks about their 10-year regional update and expansion plans of your local transit system.
Approved by voters in November, this plan helps fund projects like the Central City Line, the West Plains Transit Center and high performance transit stations along some of the region's most used corridors. The projects are in various phases of planning, design and engineering, and the STA will provide a high-level overview of the status of this plan and future efforts.
Karl Otterstrom is a native of Spokane, Washington, and earned his Bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University in 2002. He later obtained his Master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington.
Mr. Otterstrom has worked in the fields of urban, regional and transportation planning for over 15 years. Since 2009, he has held the position of Director of System Planning and Development for the Spokane Transit Authority. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
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The last teeth or third molars that erupt within the mouth, at approximately 17 to 19 years of age is the wisdom teeth. Some might get it early or late, as well. If they get appropriately aligned and gum tissue is healthy, then the wisdom teeth don't need to be removed. But unfortunately, this doesn't gradually happen. The extraction of wisdom teeth is necessary when they are unable to erupt within the mouth properly.
The wisdom teeth due to lack of eruption or partial eruption can produce various symptoms and issues that might require medical attention. It includes infection in the neighboring bone and soft tissue, agony, and headaches, decay or cavities of a tooth, erosion into the second molars. It also includes shifting of adjacent teeth, bleeding of the gums, cyst formation surrounding the wisdom tooth, bone invading, or encompassing adjacent teeth.
The dentist removes the wisdom teeth surgically, determining its position and stage of development. An oral pre-extraction exam will be conducted before the extraction. If the wisdom tooth gets fully erupted through the gum, then it gets easier to extract just like any other tooth. But, if it's beneath the gums also embedded in the jawbone, then it requires an incision into the gums. This is for the removal of the part of the bone that lies over the tooth.
Whenever a tooth gets in such a situation, the tooth is then extracted in little sections instead of getting removed in just one piece. The amount of the bone to be removed will be lessened for the tooth extraction.
Your dentist will use sedation to make you feel drowsy. Then he will surgically cut your gums or bone to extract the teeth, and he will stitch the wound. They will get dissolved in a few days. Some gauze pads may also be stuffed in your mouth to absorb some of the blood.
There are some necessary steps to be kept in mind for recovery:
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Waffle House hero: Could you rush toward a gunman who just killed people?
Most of us can't even imagine confronting a shooter, especially if we're unarmed — but James Shaw Jr. is the second man to do so in Antioch in seven months
Store glass crashed, and James Shaw Jr. spun around, saw a customer on the Waffle House floor and spotted a gunman just outside the restaurant's shattered window early Sunday morning.
Shaw Jr. dashed toward the bathroom, and he got hit: a bullet grazed his forearm. That's when he saw the gunman reloading the AR-15 rifle.
He wrestled the shooter out the door
Shaw Jr., 29, made an instant decision that has amazed and inspired hundreds of thousands of people — he rushed the gunman.
Shaw Jr. grabbed the scalding-hot rifle barrel and ripped the gun away from the shooter, threw it over the counter and wrestled the shooter out the door.
Police and community leaders have called Shaw Jr. a hero.
Thousands of us tuned into his news conference, moved by his tears, and inspired by his rejection of the "hero" label.
"I chose to react because I didn't want to die. I just wanted to live," Shaw Jr. insisted. "I didn't really fight that man to save everyone else."
Well, even if that is true, it still begs the question:
Could you rush toward a gunman who just shot people right in front of you?
It's breath-taking bravery that moves us to the core.
Human reactions
In life-threatening situations, trauma experts say we humans have three reactions — fight, flight or freeze.
"I do feel like flight and freeze would be more common," said Nashville trauma specialist and independent therapist Jenn MacMaster.
Yeah, me too.
In fact, in a similar situation, I ran as fast as I could.
About 20 years ago, my brother and I were in an all-night restaurant around 3 a.m. in Rochester, N.Y. A fight erupted near the front door, and the owner fired a gun in the air — and the second I heard that shot, I took off through the kitchen and out the back door.
People more brave than I have done extraordinary things during shootings.
Antioch church shooting
It was only seven months ago that a gunman opened fire at an Antioch church.
One of the ushers at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, Robert Engle, 22, got his gun and "physically engaged" with the gunman, ending the shooting spree.
To stop a gunman from shooting people in front of you? Extraordinary.
To have that happen twice within a year in the same Nashville zip code? Almost unbelievable.
We all want to be heroes. We all hope to have that selflessness in us. Maybe that's what makes us so inspired when we see it in others.
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Roger Stone, the longtime confidant of President Donald Trump who was indicted last week in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, said he hasn't ruled out cooperating with Mueller's team.
The veteran Republican strategist's appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week" is the latest of several media interviews he's given since his arrest Friday on criminal charges that include obstruction of an official proceeding, false statements and witness tampering.
"Are you prepared to tell the truth about your dealings with [Trump] to the special counsel, the truth about your dealings with the campaign?" host George Stephanopoulos asked. "Any chance you'll cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller if he asks?"
Stone responded, "That's a question that I'd have to determine after my attorneys have some discussion. If there's wrongdoing by other people in the campaign that I know about, which I know of none, but if there is I would certainly testify honestly."
A federal grand jury impaneled by Mueller charged Stone in a seven-count indictment that alleges Stone spoke "to senior Trump Campaign officials" about WikiLeaks and "information it might have had that would be damaging" to the campaign of Trump's Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in the summer before the 2016 election.
Stone was "contacted by senior Trump Campaign officials to inquire about future releases" by WikiLeaks, according to the indictment, which refers to WikiLeaks as "Organization 1."
FBI agents on Friday arrested the eccentric 66-year-old Trump associate at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He later appeared in court on Friday with his ankles and waist shackled before being released on a $250,000 bond. He has said he plans to plead not guilty to the charges.
Stone on Sunday told ABC that he would also testify honestly about any of his communications with Trump if asked.
"It's true that we spoke on the phone, but those communications are political in nature, they're benign," he claimed. "There's certainly no conspiracy with Russia."
Stone is the sixth Trump adviser or official to be charged in Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether Trump obstructed justice. Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney, pleaded guilty in November to lying to Congress about the duration of negotiations involving a Trump Tower real estate deal in Moscow.
People close to Stone have predicted Trump could pardon him if he's convicted of any of the charges, The New York Times reported. Stone on Sunday denied that the president has suggested doing so.
"Absolutely, positively not," Stone claimed.
He also denied having had discussions with Trump about WikiLeaks or its founder Julian Assange. He said he's had "zero" conversations with the president during or since the 2016 campaign about Russia or the Mueller investigation.
"I never discussed these matters with the president," he claimed. "Everything that I did regarding trying to get as much public attention to the WikiLeaks disclosures among voters, among the media, is constitutionally protected free speech. That's what I engaged in. It's called politics. "


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Since 1979, we lead group tours to selected destinations in Papua: Climb the Carstensz Pyramid, meet the former headhunters of Asmat, or cross the Korowai sector on foot. Our group tours are guided by real experts. Group tours go further and are more intense than private tours.
Published tours 2023
Crossing the Korowai sector and visiting the Baliem Valley
The Korowai still live far away from civilization, deep in the forest of Papua. During this tour we cross the Korowai sector on foot. We visit several Korowai settlements, and we spend more time with the tribes than most visitors typically do. After the trek, we take a charter flight to Wamena in the Baliem Valley. Here we meet the Dani tribe and experience a traditional pig feast.
Climb one of the Seven summits
The Carstensz Pyramid, also called Puncak Jaya, is the highest peak in Oceania with 4,884 meters and thus one of the famous Seven Summits, the highest peaks of the seven continents. Dr. Weiglein is one of the few experts who has successfully guided many expeditions to this area. From the wet and muddy jungle to the glaciers of Carstensz Mountain, this trekking expedition in Papua is a real challenge for the truly adventurous.
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Three highlights in one tour
This intensive trip starts with a jungle trekking to the Korowai tribe, who still live very traditionally in tree houses up to 40 meters high. Afterwards we go by boat to meet the former headhunters of Asmat. Here we experience a breathtaking, ancient ceremony. Finally, we take a charter flight to Wamena in the Baliem Valley and here we attend the yearly highland festival. Numerous Dani tribes from all over the valley participate in this spectacle.
Expedition to a rarely visited area
The former headhunters of Asmat were once very feared and have only been safe to visit for a few decades. Until today, many Asmat villages are wild and culturally intact. We leave the usual travel routes and experience the raw and difficult to access Asmat. We witness several big events involving hundreds of people. A gigantic boat ceremony, drum festivals, mask dances and the ceremonial carving of an ancestor pole are all part of the massive experience!


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In the past, so the story goes, we had privacy and dignity – but we kissed it goodbye with a few keystrokes on social media. Life is a bit more complicated than that. The death of privacy and the erosion of the personal sphere is an internet meme.
It is often attributed to social media – Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, Growlr, Twitter. These are digital communication tools that allow everyone to be an author and connect for free. It is authorship without the burdens of reflection or responsibility, alongside unaccountable surveillance of those authors, friends and readers.
If we step back from our Twitter feeds, we can see that reality is more complicated. Social media does not eradicate the line between public and private. Instead, along with other technologies, it shifts the line in ways that require thought rather than unreflexive condemnation or celebration.
Don't rush to judge
Few people throughout history have enjoyed much privacy. They were subject to surveillance by family and peers.
The village gossip or neighbourhood busybody spread the news – true or otherwise – as quickly as the people at Instagram or the Daily Telegraph.
The thin red line between personal and public was often a matter of shutting the door or trusting that governments simply lacked the administrative capacity to watch most people.
Social media provides opportunities for awareness about the powerful – governments, corporations and individuals who traditionally sheltered behind hedges, guard dogs and barristers. One example is the information – accurate or otherwise – the Panama Papers on tax evasion provided.
Resetting the line
The world of social media is also one in which scandal, lies and defamation can sprint around the world overnight, with truth – like the law – limping in the rear. It is a world where a "public" sphere for many people is smaller, given they can choose to engage exclusively with the like-minded in a digital echo chamber.
It is a world where we need personal responsibility, digital literacy and law reform.
We do not, for example, need to gift our attention to the purveyors of disinformation or abusers of someone else's privacy. We need to be conscious that information shared through social media leaves our control, and the consequences now or in future may be serious.
We need to critique what we see rather than naively assuming it must be true because it comes from Julian Assange or Donald Trump or is about a Kardashian. But we also need law reform and meaningful enforcement.
It is puzzling that Australian Attorney-General George Brandis proclaims "the privacy of citizens is of paramount importance" but resolutely ignores a succession of practical recommendations from the Australian Law Reform Commission and other bodies.
If you are a victim of revenge porn you should not have to pray that you live in a state that does have relevant law. You should demand remedies if your health, financial, dating or other data goes AWOL.
In the absence of such remedies your private sphere is not going to be adequately protected, particularly by an egregiously under-resourced and timid Information Commissioner.
Responsibility as citizens also means thinking hard about where we draw the line. Does the threat of terror mean we should all be suspects, all subject to undisclosed official access to our metadata?
If we have a life online using social media should we be restricting what the operators of each service can do with our data and when they can share, particularly if the sharing is not disclosed?
Should we have an opportunity to live down past embarrassments or even offences, through a right to obscurity?
Looking after yourself and others
We know that marketers, employers and intelligence agencies mine data about our presence online, for example, profiling our friends by their affinity with us. We know that stalkers and other criminals on occasion misuse social media to track or harass.
One response has been pseudonymity. People use spoof names and other identifiers. There are lots of 99-year-old residents of Antarctica with names such as Goldie Locks. People use multiple email addresses, assuming that some will be mined and some can be used as filters to quarantine spam.
Governments have responded by encouraging truth in social media profiles, for example, to criminalise adult predators who are pretending to be minors in grooming children.
Another response has been old-fashioned common sense. Some people don't publish images of themselves or their children. They don't "tag" people on Facebook. They publish trivial rather than sensitive information. They don't disclose information about misdemeanours that might be sighted by a current or future employer.
A third response has been despair, encapsulated in the meme that "your privacy has gone, so get over it". That defeatism is fostered by digital activists like Assange, whose response to the powerful's lack of accountability is to be accountable only to themselves.
It is also fostered by theorists who dismiss privacy as something that only matters to the guilty and woolly minded. In practice, most people seem confused rather than indifferent.
A more effective response is that we should both act responsibly and require others – businesses, individuals and governments – to act with respect. That requires law reform, for example mandatory reporting about data breaches, establishment of the privacy tort, higher standards regarding corporate negligence, and a less permissive approach by underfed watchdogs such as the Information Commissioner.
A tort will allow people whose privacy has been disregarded to gain compensation and an apology, and deter further harm. It is a commonsense response that will not prevent police investigations, cripple e-commerce and employee vetting, or chill free speech.
There is a line between public and private online. It is one we shape through our practice and our law, not something best left to Mark Zuckerberg or George Brandis.
Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.


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Are you here to transform human consciousness?
For many years now, a lot of people have been talking about "The Shift," this mysterious transformation of human consciousness that is supposedly underway.
Ever since the end of the Mayan calendar in December of 2012, New Age types tend to twitter away about the evolution of the species, the revolution of love, and other hopeful but fuzzy seeming changes in what it means to be human. I want to take a minute to help us all ground this floaty notion a bit.
See if any of this sounds familiar:
- Do you have a vision of some aspect of a more beautiful world, and you know it's your sacred purpose to help bring it into being?
- Do you sense that something is out of alignment in the world, and you want to be a part of the solution?
- Have you experienced a life-altering event that changed everything for you, and now you want to use that experience to help others?
- Do you have an innovative idea that might make the world a better place?
- Do you feel called—the way a priest is called to the priesthood or a doctor is called to medicine—to help others heal, transform, connect, love, create, succeed, and thrive?
Related Article: 8 Signs You Are Meant For Something Bigger On This Planet
Yeah, I thought so. I had a feeling you were one of us! Welcome to what my friend Martha Beck calls "The Team." In her book Finding Your Way In A Wild New World, Martha Beck defines Team members by the following characteristics. You may not recognize every single attribute, but if you're a Team member, you're likely to be nodding your head a lot as you read through these characteristics of those whose souls incarnated here on this planet right now to facilitate this mystical shift in human consciousness. See if any of these Team traits resonate with who you are and how you feel.
18 Signs That You're Here To Transform Human Consciousness
1. A sense of having a specific mission or purpose involving a major transformation in human experience, but being unable to articulate what this change might be.
2. A strong sense that the mission, whatever it is, is getting closer in time.
3. A compulsion to master certain fields, skills, or professions, not only for career advancement but in preparation for this half-understood personal mission.
4. High levels of empathy; a sense of feeling what others feel.
5. An urgent desire to lessen or prevent suffering for humans, animals, or even plants.
6. Loneliness stemming from a sense of difference, despite generally high levels of social activity. One woman summed up this feeling perfectly when she said, "Everybody likes me, but nobody's like me.
7. High levels of creativity; passion for music, poetry, performance, or visual arts.
8. An intense love of animals, sometimes a desire to communicate with them.
9. Difficult early life, often with a history of abuse or childhood trauma.
10. Intense connection to certain types of natural environment, such as the ocean, mountains, or forest.
11. Resistance to orthodox religiosity, paradoxically accompanied by a strong sense of either spiritual purpose or spiritual yearning.
12. Love of plants and gardening, to the point of feeling empty or depressed without the chance to be among green things and/or help them grow.
13. Very high emotional sensitivity, often leading to predilections for anxiety, addictions, or eating disorders.
14. Sense of intense connection with certain cultures, languages, or geographic regions.
15. Disability, often brain-centered (dyslexia, retardation, autism) in oneself or a loved one. Fascination with people who have intellectual disabilities or mental illness.
16. Apparently gregarious personality contrasting with a deep need for periods of solitude; a sense of being drained by social contact and withdrawing to "power up" again.
17. Persistent or recurring physical illness, often severe, with symptoms that fluctuate inexplicably.
18. Daydreams (or night dreams) about healing damaged people, creatures, or places.
Related Article: Everyone On Earth Is Feeling The Transformation
You! You! You!
If you read that list (like I did) thinking "Check, check, check," you're definitely one of us visionary healer mender way-finders on The Team. And the world needs you to fulfill your sacred purpose—pronto! As Martha wrote, "If enough people start mending their true nature in the incredibly interconnected world we're creating, the cumulative effect really could begin healing the true nature of, well, everything."
The Karass
In my new book The Anatomy of a Calling, I wrote about Team members, but also about the "karass," which is its own special form of Team gathering.
In Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut writes about how God organizes the world into units which he calls a "karass." A karass is a unit of incarnated beings whose job it is to bring into being one of God's holy ideas. Members of a karass all further the collective purpose seamlessly, though many never even know they are part of this karass. Even if they never meet, they work together in harmony, in impeccable service to God's holy idea. Everything about their lives furthers the purpose perfectly, even though they may be furthering the purpose unconsciously. When you meet someone who is a member of your karass, even though it may make no sense to you on a human level, you will recognize them as a family member instantly. Your souls will resonate, even if you appear to have nothing in common on the human level. This is how the Divine gets important things done in the world. Your karass is like a peaceful army that activates to bring light into the world.
Vonnegut compares the karass to its polar opposite, which he calls "The Granfalloon." The Granfalloon is a group of people who think they are connected to each other in some way, but they have no spiritual connection whatsoever. For example, the Harvard class of 1986—or the Republican party—or Mets fans. They are completely unrelated to each other when it comes to their soul purpose. They may think they belong to the same tribe, but the bond is shallow, whereas the bond between members of a karass runs deep and pure. Members of the same karass are held to their purpose like electrons around a nucleus. Some live very close to the purpose. Some are further out. But all are held to the purpose by a spiritual magnetism. They may have never met each other, or they may be married to each other. They may work in the same field, or they may have very different careers. But their lives fit together in service to this shared spiritual purpose.
We are all here for an unknown purpose. Serving this purpose makes us feel fulfilled and enriched. But if we get seduced off purpose—by ambition, fame, money, or the ego's grasping at comfort—our vitality gets stolen from us. When we commit to this purpose we're here to serve, when we give ourselves to serving it with great impeccability, everything begins to fall into place.
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A blog about making jewellery, dogs, literature, travel and other interesting stuff like that.
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Handmade Monday: More flowers and weaving
Bead Trends magazine. Really looking forward to that.
This lapis bracelet has mobius flower chain maille links in between.
This woven flower turned out a bit bigger than I envisaged. Now I'm not sure whether to make it the centrepiece of a necklace, turn it into a brooch or wire it onto a hair comb, or something else. What do you think?
Just noticed everything is blue and brown this week One of my favourite colour combinations, think it's because it reminds me of my chocolate Labrador in his blue collar.
Had to order more wire to finish off a project, and hoping to do a tutorial next week. The non-jewellery makers will probably be saying 'What on earth is that?' - all will be revealed.
Here's a link to see what other lovely crafty folk have been making this week.
Alison x
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Love the blue and brown theme too. That ring looks gorgeous - you are so good at this sort of thing - well done.ReplyDelete
Lovely pictures of your jewelery - very unusuall and really pretty.ReplyDelete
The ring is beautiful, I love your rose motif- very effective.ReplyDelete
Love the blue so pretty, the rose is just perfectReplyDelete
The ring is gorgeous. The magazine feature sounds exciting! The rose motif is just beautiful xReplyDelete
Well done for featuring in the magazine - very exciting. I lovely your jewellery - the rose ring is fabulous. Hope you have a good week.ReplyDelete
I love the ring and the colour scheme. brown and blue work really well together. As for the woven flower , I think that I would go for a necklace (only because I would wear this more often!). Congratulations on the magazine - very exciting. Have a good week (looking forward to the tutorial next week.)ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your beautiful jewellery. I love the blue shades and the flower designs. Congratulations on being featured in the magazine. Have a crafty week. Ali xReplyDelete
A lovely relaxing theme of colours. Your jewellery is stunning I especially like the ring. Maybe with the big flower you could put it on a hair band?ReplyDelete
Love this jewellery but the stand out piece for me is that ring-it's gorgeous.ReplyDelete
The rose ring is beautiful, I'm looking forward to seeing the necklace, congratulations on the magazine.ReplyDelete
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This is quite beautiful and unique. The ring is gorgeous. Very earthy combination. Keep it up!ReplyDelete
The blue and brown flower looks gorgeous. Wire it into a hair comb. It will look stunning as side comb in hair.ReplyDelete
I really like the ring, its lovely.ReplyDelete
Loving the jewellery pieces and the blue colour you have used. My favourite is the ring, I am busy creating some at the moment and they can be tricky!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks everyone! Still working on perfecting the rings...ReplyDelete
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Scotland new boy Tim Visser is determined to build on his try-scoring Test debut.
The flying Dutchman bagged two tries as Scotland maintained their unbeaten summer with a 37-25 victory over Fiji.
The Edinburgh star has been touted as a future Lion following his try-scoring heroics for both club and country – Visser has been the RaboDirect PRO12 top try-scorer for three consecutive seasons.
"It was a good start, especially continuing winning ways with Scotland following on from Australia. It's brilliant to be able to build on that.
"From a personal perspective it was good to get two tries. It wasn't my goal to score. I just wanted to have a consistent game, which I think I managed.
"There's a lot more pressure when you're representing your country. But being able to play Fiji away from home was a good first cap. There wasn't as much pressure as there would have been in front of 65,000 people at Murrayfield."
The Scots finish their summer campaign against newly crowned Pacific Nations Champions Samoa in Apia on Saturday.
And Visser is desperate to complete Scotland's unbeaten summer, while improving on his own impressive debut performance.
"There's a lot to build on and having not played since the end of the season with Edinburgh it was good to get a game under my belt," added Visser.
"Hopefully I can show a bit more against Samoa if selected.
"Samoa are a good side. We saw them play Fiji last week and it was a good physical battle. In comparison to Fiji they are a bit more strategic and try to play in the right areas of the field."


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One of the great things about Best Video Film & Cultural Center is exchanging recommendations about movies. While BVFCC is temporarily closed to support social distancing during the pandemic, we decided to solicit movie recommendations from staff and friends.
The premise of the series is "A Favorite Movie," not necessarily "The" favorite movie of contributors. Members, friends, and supporters of Best Video Film & Cultural Center talk about movies they like—and why they like them.
Here are the contributions to date, starting with Best Video founder and original owner Hank Paper, talking about the Argentinian film "The Last Suit":
Here's composer and singer Brian Robinson talking up his un-ironic affection for "Hudson Hawk":
Neal Damiano likes "Valley Girl," featuring Nicolas Cage's first starring role:
Best Video staffer Mike Wheatley recommends "Galaxy Quest" as both a great comedy and great sci-fi film for the family:
New Haven Independent arts editor and musician Brian Slattery hymns the virtues of Spanish director Julio Medem's "Lovers of the Arctic Circle":
Documentary filmmaker, musician, and DJ contributes with a paean to Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul":
BVFCC member Kevin Munley and his son Yan Patrick have a special place in their heart for Star Wars Episode V aka "The Empire Strikes Back":
Storyteller, writer, screenwriter, and educator Saul Fussiner praises "Bottle Rocket," director Wes Anderson's feature debut:
BVFCC member and Institute Library Operations Manager Eva Geertz picks a Coen Brothers dark horse, "Intolerable Cruelty," for her choice:
Writer, musician, and pie-maker Val McKee offers up an appreciation of the 1985 film "Fandango":


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COVER REVEAL ~ RANE: A Rockstar Stepbrother Romance by Vivian Lux
Title: RANE
Collection: A Rockstar Stepbrother Romance
By: Vivian Lux
Publisher: Velvetfire Press
Genre: Bad Boy/Rocker Romance
Cover Designer: Mayhem Cover Creations
Everything was easy…until I met her.
If at first you don't succeed, f*ck it and move the hell on. I'm Rane Wilder and I'm not one to hold on to sh*t. Life as the guitarist in the biggest band on the planet is fun. Which is good.
Because the second it stops being fun, I'm out.
Being in the music video with Madeline Cole, that was fun too. Sure, the band had misgivings about her. Maddie's a crazy former child star who hit rock bottom hard, and is now trying to revitalize her career. She's a fiery redhead with big blue eyes and a bad reputation, but her mom is dating my dad, so I thought I'd do her a favor by giving her the work.
That's when things get difficult.
Because falling for Maddie is really easy. I can see the fire inside of her, and I love it that I'm the one who makes her burn.
But being with her? That's hard as hell.
Especially when our parents announce their engagement.
I've fallen for a force of nature and she's about to become my stepsister.
And for the first time in my life, I can't move on.
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COVER REVEAL – Violated by Carolyn Arnold
(Brandon Fisher FBI Series)
AUTHOR : Carolyn Arnold
GENRE : Police Procedural / Mystery
RELEASE DATE : April 28, 2016
Sometimes the past should stay there…
The murder is one of the most heinous Brandon Fisher and his team have ever seen, but that's not why it has their attention. The FBI is interested because the prime suspect is one of their own, Paige Dawson.
But Paige didn't go to Valencia, California to kill anyone. She had set out on "vacation"—her new lover in tow—only to confront the man who raped her friend twenty-some years ago. While the hands of the law are tied, she wants him to face the fact that he destroyed a young woman's life and know that, as an FBI agent, she'll be watching his every move. But instead of accomplishing her goal, she wound up in the back of a police cruiser.
Now Paige must face off with a hard-nosed detective determined to stick a murder charge to a fed. But with the trained eyes of the FBI on the case, it's becoming more and more obvious that the evidence lends itself to a serial killing, not an isolated incident. And as long as the local authorities are focused on Paige, the real murderer is still out there, possibly waiting to strike again…
CAROLYN ARNOLD is the international best-selling and award-winning author of the Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher, and McKinley Mystery series. She is the only author with POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.™
Carolyn was born in a small town, but that doesn't keep her from dreaming big. And on par with her large dreams is her overactive imagination that conjures up killers and cases to solve. She currently lives in a city near Toronto with her husband and beagle. She is also a member of Crime Writers of Canada.
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COVER REVEAL ~ Awakened by the Wolf by Kristal Hollis
Paranormal Romance, Wolves
Publisher: Harlequin Nocturne
Pages: 304
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Book Blurb
Who's been sleeping in the Alpha's bed?
Exiled from his pack by his father, Brice Walker has secretly come home to visit his ailing grandmother only to discover a human and very desirable female sleeping in his bed. Their attraction is instant. But his new bed buddy seems determined to resist his Southern charm and Alpha allure.
For Brice, fiercely independent Cassie not only represents a chance to build a new life in Walker's Run but is also his one true mate. Cassie's reluctance dissolves when a rogue shifter kidnaps her, and now she and Brice must work together to save his pack. But once she witnesses the savagery of wolfan justice, can Cassie accept Brice as man, beast and her true love?
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"Do you ever keep that thing covered?" The huskiness in Cassie's voice caused his thing to twitch.
"You like seeing me naked. I can see it in your eyes." Securing the towel around his hips, Brice padded barefoot across the cold tile.
"What you see is my brain being fried from too much exposure to all your glory."
"You think I'm glorious?" Brice unfastened her silver hair clip. Red ringlets splashed over his hands and slid through his fingers. He held fast to one curl and stroked the luxurious strands across his cheek. A thrill zipped straight down to his groin.
"That's not what I meant." A slight tremble parted her lips.
Brice ached for a kiss and so much more. Her taste on his tongue, her scent on his skin, her luscious legs wrapped around his hips. A deluge of erotic dreams had eroded his resolution to keep things platonic.
Cassie's scent wove a spell of need and want that smothered reason. Helpless to resist, he slipped his arm around her waist and lowered his face to hers. She squinted and puckered her mouth, but not to receive his lips.
The unexpected rejection jolted Brice. "What's wrong?"
"I don't want this." She gestured a between-you-and-me hand signal. "I have plans for the future and you're not in them."
Damn. That stung.
Even though he agreed they had no future together, he disliked hearing her say it.
"You need ground rules." Cassie wormed out of his hold and faced him with a straight back, squared shoulders and both hands on her hips.
Her eyes slanted with censure. She pointed her jaw and scrunched her mouth like his fourth-grade teacher when he'd neglected to do his homework three days in a row. When he'd been a wolfling, the no-nonsense, better-get-your-shit-together look had mortified him into compliance. Now that he was an adult male in his prime, that look on a feisty, petite human female did something entirely different.
"I don't like rules." He smiled.
About the Author
Southern born and bred, Kristal Hollis grew up amid cane fields and orange groves. Books fed her imagination, providing adventurous portals to ancient civilizations, medieval fiefdoms, alternate realities and futuristic worlds. Then, a friend gave her Johanna Lindsey's FIRES OF WINTER, a historical romance which ignited a life-long love affair with romantic fiction.
After earning a degree in psychology, Kristal has enjoyed career and volunteer endeavors that have included sales, banking, social services, and animal rescue. When a family medical situation required her to take a work sabbatical, she began penning deliciously dark paranormal romances as an escape from the real-life drama. Even though the crisis passed, her passion for writing continues.
Currently, Kristal lives with her husband and two rescued dogs at the edge of the enchanted forest that inspires her stories.
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COVER REVEAL ~ Wild Ride Part 1 & Part by K. Renee
Cover Reveal:
Wild Ride Part 1 & Part 2
Release Dates:
Wild Ride Part 1
part of the Biker Chicks Anthology Vol. 1
Released February 14th, 2016
Wild Ride Part 2
continuation of story from the Biker Chicks Anthology
Releasing March 2nd 2016
Wild Ride Part 1
Cover Design: KLa Boutique – Swag
Cover Photo: © Shauna Kruse of Kruse Images and Photography: Models and Boudoir
Cover Model: Elaine Monville
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Following in her brother's footsteps, Shaylyn Fields started an all girl MC.
After being banished from her brother's clubhouse, Shay goes in search of a little fun and meets a sexy stranger that takes her on a wild ride and turns her life upside down.
Wild Ride Part 2
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Cover Photo: © Shauna Kruse of Kruse Images and Photography: Models and Boudoir
Cover Models: Faith Danielle & Adam Clark
Sex. Lies. Love. Secrets.
Matthew "Maverick" Henry
Meeting her was never part of the plan, but one night with the sexy blonde made me forget all the shit that's been going on in my life and what I had to do in the coming days.
Shaylyn Fields
I slept with the enemy. One night was all it took. One foolish decision can ruin my brother's club and mine.
What was I thinking?
About the Author
K. Renee is from sunny, California. Creative by nature, she decided to put her imagination to paper. K. Renee is an avid reader.
During the day she works in an office and at night she writes. These stories have been in her head for years and are finally coming out on paper.
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COVER REVEAL ~ Across The Hall by Kylie Walker
Across The Hall by Kylie Walker
Date of Publication: February 24, 2016
Jude Falken has just been released from prison on good behavior.
He's hot as hell, owns one of the largest fashion empires & has women coming and going day and night.
A delivery girl that shows up at his loft leaves him intrigued.
She's gorgeous, shy & totally off limits.
She's his best friends little sister.
Jude knows better, he swore he wouldn't go there.
After returning from a year long internship in Paris, Jillian Warren is back in her hometown of Manhattan and steering clear of men.
Her new neighbor has her curious, wanting to know more. Her roommate & brother keeps telling her stay away but she can't.
As their worlds collide, Jillian soon finds out there is a darker side to Jude and she will soon be fighting her own emotions and memories of the one man she left in Paris.
Her past will soon catch up with her. She will be forced to decide.
Big brother's best friend or the hurtful memories of her past in Paris.
About Kylie Walker
A true Canadian at heart, although I love to travel anywhere warm.I am a book addict, coffee addict, a wine addict and a writer!
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text: Additional Pictures: Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)Woodblock Prints Title: Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryôgoku-bashi no sekiyô o miru), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjűrokkei)1st Publication: January 1831Size: Horizontal ôban; 24 x 36.5 cm (9 1/4 x 14 in.)Date of this edition: January 1831 Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)Condition: Trimmed a little on the left and right side. Some mild soiling. A very old, very mild vertical centerfold, nearly invisible. Although the yellow is faded 50 %, the colors are still pretty good, as per the impression and overall condition.Notes: Signed Saki no Hokusai Litsu Hitsu. The censor and publisher seal is faded, but still slightly visible on the bottom right side of the print.This is an important print from the 36 views of Mt Fuji series. There are two known stage of this print : The blue outline, where the title is written in blue, and the borders around the title are also blue, and the black outline, more colorful, with black ink on the title and border. This is the black outline. A similar copy is referenced by the Museum of Fine Art HEREPictures: Pictures are taken outdoor, in the shade, to reflect true colors, without any enhancements of any kind. The last picture is taken indoor, with a light behind the print, to reveal the exact paper grain, holes if any, or other possible flaws.


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Though the remixed lyrics to the classic carol are bizarre, there's a chestnut of truth in them (at least that's what Yext, the New-York-based search-engine cloud company, found in their latest holiday season data research).
Conducted in-house by Yext, the global consumer study examined the amount of requests for directions and clicks for websites from a sample of over 4 million in search listings, analyzing behavior between Nov. 15, 2018, and Jan. 15, 2019, and comparing it to the average amount of requests and clicks for that day of the week during the research period.
What did they find? Per Zahid Zakaria, senior director of insights and analytics at Yext, some business categories, like toy stores, jewelry stores, arcades and liquor stores spark more consumer engagement depending on the day leading up to the new year.
For example, Yext's research shows that shoppers intending to fill their carts with gifts click for directions to toy stores up to 231% above average the week before Christmas.
On the other hand, people who already got their shopping on during the Black Friday rush (when directions requests for gadget and clothing retailers rise by 24% and 83% above average, respectively), wind down their gift seeking—at least for electronics and clothes—by the first week of December. (Seventy-seven percent below average for electronics on Dec. 6 and 74% below average for clothing on Dec. 5.)
Those looking to hit the mulled cider hard on Christmas Eve request directions to liquor stores up to 160% above average.
Yext, which was founded in 2006 by Howard Lerman, Brent Metz and Brian Distelburger exists to help brands to take back control of their facts online by delivering brand-verified answers to curious consumers (instead of the sea of "bullshit articles that mention a particular topic, but are completely made up," Lerman described to Adweek this past October). Because the holiday season is one of the busiest for businesses across all verticals, the threat of misinformation being read from sources other than the brand increases.
"Our research reveals when different businesses can expect a surge of customers at their doorstep so they can be prepared to take advantage of the influx—whether it comes at the beginning, middle or end of the season—with accurate information about themselves online," Zakaria wrote in a statement.
Here's what else Yext found was piling up on the internet's sleigh in the lead-up to 2019:
Dec. 1: Move over, Ebenezer
Consumers cash in early to make sure they've got bucks handy for holiday shopping. Clicks for directions to ATMs rise up to 25% above average starting on Dec. 1 and continuing for the next couple of days.
Dec. 6: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Direction requests for vacation rentals spiral to 85% below average as consumers prefer to cozy up at home for the holidays. Clicks for hotels remain low throughout December as well until the last few days of the month.
Dec. 11: five golden rings
Jewelry store inquiries spike on Dec. 11 and remain high throughout the rest of the month. Directions requests peak to 87% above average on Dec. 20.
Dec. 20: I wrapped it up and sent it
Consumers are done checking their lists twice by the time Dec. 20 comes around, prioritizing presents and packages that need to be shipped out on time by requesting directions to mailing services at 55% above average. (On Christmas Day, these searches drop to 90% below average.)
Dec. 25: Happy Xmas (let's panic)
Those who procrastinated their proxy Santa Claus duties spend Christmas Day in a last-minute shopping scramble: Directions requests to toy stores hit the zenith of stress at 53% above average, jewelry stores 56% above average, flower shops 33% above average, and, when all inventive gift ideas are worn out, direction requests to ATMs 53% above average.
Who else is having a bad Christmas? This is the worst day for food-delivery businesses, as searches for these companies and restaurants drop to 44% below average.
Dec. 26: un-Boxing Day
Clicks for directions to clothing retailers push to almost 60% above average on Boxing Day, when consumers want to treat themselves with a fresh outfit in preparation for the new year.
Dec. 27: gamin' around the Christmas tree
Holiday cheer needs to be maximized and stretched from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day. The solution? Consumers request directions to arcades at 98% above average on Dec. 27 to keep the merry vibes going strong.
Dec. 31: bubbles, baby
Directions requests to liquor stores go up to 145% above average on New Year's Eve. Consumers are getting their drink on at bars and clubs too, as directions requests for these boozy establishments pop up to 50% above average.
At the tail end of the New Year observances, after celebrations end and calorie surplus has largely been ignored, consumers are ready to adopt a "new year, new me" mantra. Directions requests to gyms increase 46% more than average on Jan. 3.


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SPARTA, Ky. — David Ragan finally shrugged off the "best NASCAR driver without a Cup victory" tag when he took the checkered flag last weekend in Daytona.
The win was five seasons and 163 Cup starts in the making, and one that many expected to come sooner when Ragan earned a full-time ride driving the No. 6 car for Roush Fenway Racing in 2007 at the tender age of 21.
Ragan was dubbed one of the sport's "young guns" at the time of his promotion. The gun rarely fired with precision during Ragan's first four years as he largely toiled in the middle of the pack while teammates Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle competed for Cup titles.
Yet there was no raucous celebration in Victory Lane after Kenseth pushed Ragan across the finish line in the muggy Florida heat. No overwhelming sense of relief. All that can wait for the winter. If anything, Ragan's long-awaited breakthrough has only turned the pressure up a notch or three.
"We have to make that win count for something," he said.
Namely, a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the championship this fall.
The 25-year-old knows it's time, perhaps past time, for him to do more than play out the string this fall. His victory vaulted him into one of the two wild-card spots available for the 12-driver Chase with nine races to go before the cutoff.
Suddenly, Ragan's summer got a whole lot interesting. So has NASCAR's thanks to a mix of new faces and a new place the series hopes will add a little buzz to the dog days. Ragan is the third first-time Cup winner this year, three more than in 2010 and the season is only 17 races old.
"I think it's because everyone's so equal, competition is so tight," said Kyle Busch, who will start from the pole Saturday night in the inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. "Everybody has a really good sense of this car right now."
Including Ragan, who will try to make it two straight Saturday night in an event — much like Ragan's triumph — that has been a long time coming.
The 1.5-mile oval opened to rave reviews over a decade ago and has hosted Trucks and Nationwide Series races for years, but it took a protracted legal battle and the track's sale to Speedway Motorsports Inc., before it found a date on the Cup schedule.
A capacity crowd of over 107,000 is expected, with SMI chairman Bruton Smith is promising to put on the biggest sporting event the Bluegrass State has ever seen, the Kentucky Derby included.
"We will outdraw (everything) this week, this horsey race ... included," Smith said.
Maybe, maybe not, though the drivers sound like they'd rather race on the dirt at Churchill Downs than deal with the tricky — not to mention bumpy — corners at the track tucked in the northern Kentucky hills.
Points leader Kevin Harvick, who won the first Nationwide Series race here in 2001, says Kentucky differs from the other 1.5-mile tracks because of the difficulty that awaits in Turns 3 and 4, believing the bumps add "character."
That's a polite way of calling them problematic.
Five-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson likens getting around at Kentucky to driving over a steel bridge in a passenger car. Find yourself in the wrong groove and things can get pretty uncomfortable.
"The car is constantly moving around," Johnson said. "You're wondering, 'Am I loose or tight or is that just the grooves in the track."
Busch, who won the Trucks race here Thursday, thinks the recent surge in repaving projects at places such as Daytona and Kansas should make its way to Kentucky.
"It needs a good look at," he said.
Kenseth takes it a step further, urging SMI to get the rollers before the series visits again next year.
"I think it bothers everybody," Kenseth said. "It is almost ridiculously rough. Even on the front straightaway it's so rough that it kind of knocks you all over the place. It could use a coat of repavement."
The bumps haven't been a problem for Joey Logano, who is 3-for-3 in Nationwide races at the track. Yet Logano is aware that his success won't mean much when the green flag drops Saturday night.
"(Other teams) are going to know what they need and they're going to know how to make speed pretty quick out there," Logano said.
The Cup cars are bulkier and harder to handle than the Nationwide version, and two lengthy testing sessions on Thursday in addition to practice on Friday leveled the playing field.
Still, Johnson is optimistic the cars will find a way to run multiple grooves and provide a compelling race. Then again, it's not like the track has been kind to the sport's most dominant figure. He finished 30th in the Nationwide race here in 2001 and testing sessions here over the years have been a rough go.
"This track has beat me up quite a few times," Johnson said. "I've torn up a lot of race cars here."
There could be more carnage this weekend, which may open the door for another fresh face to sneak through. It's not a bad thing for a series trying to find someone — anyone really — to break Johnson's stranglehold on the championship.
Ragan knows he's hardly there yet. Then again, he's much closer than he was a week ago. His win at Daytona comes a few months before shipping giant UPS' contract as the primary sponsor on his car is up.
The company sent out a statement earlier in the week praising Ragan for his hard work, and he's optimistic that the company will deliver for him next year. He expects a decision to be made over the next six weeks. Continuing his recent surge would help his cause.
"Certainly winning helps and running well helps and getting TV time and sitting on poles all helps," Ragan said. "That is what I can control ... hopefully I can uphold my end of the deal and keep that Ford up front."
SPARTA, Ky. — David Ragan finally shrugged off the "best NASCAR driver without a Cup victory" tag when he took the checkered flag last weekend in Daytona.


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Instagram has a good collection of stickers which includes the like of hashtags, mentions, polls, etc. While some of these are static, others are clickable and interactive. However, at times we want to add our personalized stickers to our stories.
- Create a Giphy account and get brand verified.
- Make GIFs and upload them to Giphy.
- Test of GIF.
- Spread the word about your Instagram sticker.
- It is a tool for the marketing team.
- Stickers can be used by our audience.
- Trackable results.
- It's completely free.
Types of Instagram GIPHY Stickers:
- Questions Instagram Sticker
- Polls Instagram Sticker
- GIFs Instagram Stickers
- Mention Instagram Sticker
- Location Instagram Sticker
- Emojis, Font, and Other Sticker
Custom Instagram stickers are of great help in expanding, because of that custom filter we can either follow the brand or tend to ignore it.
Instagram stickers are more than just a fun add-on that layers smiley faces onto your Stories. They can play an integral role in Instagram marketing, allowing you to generate social proof, engagement, reach, brand awareness, and traffic to your profile and even your site.
Creating your own, personalized Instagram GIF Stickers is an extremely useful Instagram Marketing Tool. They allow you to give your Stories an individual touch while giving the feeling that they are part of something bigger.


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DHA Turns 9: 'Now Fully Responsible for Health Care Delivery' in DOD
Defense Health Agency celebrates its 9th year; continues to grow military medical mission.
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The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all healthcare personnel be vaccinated against influenza to protect themselves and their patients.1 The Joint Commission's standard on infection control emphasizes that individuals who are infected with influenza virus are contagious to others before any signs or symptoms appear. The Joint Commission requires that healthcare organizations have influenza vaccination programs for practitioners and staff and that they work toward the goal of 90% receipt of influenza vaccine. Within the Department of Defense, seasonal influenza immunization is mandatory for all uniformed personnel and for healthcare personnel who provide direct patient care and is recommended for all others (excluding those who are medically exempt).2–4
This snapshot covers a 5-year surveillance period (August 2014–April 2019) and presents the documented percentage compliance with the influenza immunization requirement among active component healthcare personnel of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. During the 2018–2019 influenza season, each of the 3 services had compliance rates of 94.0% or higher among healthcare personnel (Figure). For all services together, the compliance rate was 94.7%, very similar to the rate from the previous year.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2011;60(RR-7):1–45.
2. Headquarters, Departments of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard. Army Regulation 40-562, BUMEDINST 6230.15B, AFI 48-110_IP, CG COMDTINST M6230.4G. Medical Services: Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases. 7 October 2013.
3. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Policy for Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Immunization for Civilian Health Care Personnel Who Provide Direct Patient Care in Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities. Health Affairs Policy 08-005. 4 April 2008.
4. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Addition of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine or Novel Influenza Vaccine to the Policy for Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Immunization for Civilian Health Care Personnel Who Provide Direct Patient Care in Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities. Health Affairs Policy 11-010. 28 July 2011.
Surveillance Snapshot: Norovirus Outbreaks in Military Forces, 2015–2019
Update: Incidence of Acute Gastrointestinal Infections and Diarrhea, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010–2019
Diarrhea and Associated Illness Characteristics and Risk Factors Among British Active Duty Service Members at Askari Storm Training Exercise, Nanyuki, Kenya, January–June 2014
Commentary: The Limited Role of Vaccines in the Prevention of Acute Gastroenteritis
Epidemiology of Functional Neurological Disorder, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2018
Surveillance Snapshot: Cervical Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Service Women in the Millennium Cohort Study, 2003–2015
Brief Report: Direct Care Cost of Heat Illness to the Army, 2016–2018
Letter to the Editor: G6PD Deficiency in the Tafenoquine Era
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Sexual dysfunctions affect a considerable percentage of women. Because the subject is taboo, most people are not aware of this fact. A recent research in the United States found that about 48% of women occasionally suffer from one or more sexual dysfunctions. The most common sexual dysfunction is low libido or lack of sexual desire. This problem can be caused by several things like medication, natural aging, hormonal irregularities, etc. Another common problem is poor sexual satisfaction which may be due to physical and/or psychological causes.
The most popular treatment for these common female sexual dysfunctions is the use of natural supplements because these have been found to be a lot safer compared to drugs and other synthetic treatments. However, you have to be very careful when choosing a natural female enhancement supplement in order to make sure it is both effective and safe. To help you choose among the numerous products on the market, let's closely examine a product being sold online.
Venerx for Women Overview
The product we will be reviewing is called Venerx for Women which is a female enhancement supplement being sold online. It is not very popular but the dietary supplement is being sold by several online retailers. It offers several benefits according to the product's website. The primary benefits are as follows:
- Increases female sexual desire naturally
- Improves sensual awareness
- Stimulates the sexual responsiveness of women
- Arouses the user by promoting mental relaxation and stimulating the sensual areas of the female body and mind
- Improves positive emotions
- It is safe since it only uses natural ingredients
- It is a non-prescription formula
What Does Venerx for Women Contain?
Venerx for Women claims to use only the purest natural ingredients and meet all United States Food and Drug Administration safety and manufacturing standards. In order to understand the benefits of the supplement, let's take a close look at the active ingredients in its formulation.
- Damiana Extract: This ingredient is a very popular aphrodisiac that also improves sexual function of women. It is known for its sexual enhancement properties offering benefits on reproductive organ function.
- Ashwagandha Extract: Also known as Indian Ginseng, this ingredient energizes the user and rejuvenates her to promote sexual and reproductive balance.
- Ginko Biloba: This is a clinically proven ingredient for enhancing memory, reducing stress and treating fatigue. It boosts blood flow to the brain which can help improve sexual stimulation.
- Ginseng Eleuthero: It helps improve vitality, motivation, performance and arousal. It also helps treat stress and mood disturbance problems.
- L-Arginine: This is an amino acid that improves blood flow throughout the body including the genital region to heighten sexual stimulation and improve pleasure and overall satisfaction.
- L-Theanine: This is also an amino acid which relieves anxiety and helps control stress. This allows the user to get in the mood for sexual activity.
- Epimedium: Also known as Horny Goat Weed, this is a powerful natural aphrodisiac that increases libido in both men and women. There are several clinical studies proving its effectiveness.
- Black Cohosh: It contains compounds that mimic the effects of estrogen to help treat libido problems and other female sexual and reproductive problems.
- Red Clover: This is a well-known libido enhancer for women.
- Jujube: Helps the user relax and get in the mood for sex.
Other Ingredients – The other ingredients of Venerx for Women are CnidiumMonnieri, Banana Leaf, Valerian Root, TribulusTerrestris, MucunaPruriens, Chasteberry and Soy Isoflavones. Complete details on the active ingredients are provided on the product's website.
How Does Venerx for Women Work?
The formulation of Venerx for Women includes herbal extracts and nutrients that provide the body with what it needs to restore the mind, body and spirit to prime sexual health. The formulation causes a Viagra effect on women which means the body and mind are both stimulated. Blood flow throughout the body is enhanced including towards the sexual organs. The result is enhanced sensation for an overall improvement in sexual pleasure and satisfaction. The formula includes natural ingredients that enhance nitric oxide production in the body to dilate blood vessels which enhances pleasure and makes areas of pleasure more sensitive to stimulation. The formulation also includes natural aphrodisiacs that are proven to boost sexual desire of women without any unwanted effects on the user.
Positive Features of Venerx for Women
- The formulation is all-natural which reduces the chance of serious side effects
- It is offered with a money back guarantee
- The formulation includes several active ingredients that are proven to be effective
- There are some positive reviews from people who have tried it
Negative Features of Venerx for Women
- Venerx for Women is not clinically proven to be effective or safe
- Some ingredients are not thoroughly tested for safety or effectiveness
- It contains a lot of ingredients which may reduce effectiveness
- There are many reviews from customers saying it doesn't work or it isn't very effective
- There's a lot of negative feedback saying it causes side effects like upset stomach, dizziness and nausea
Possible Side Effects of Venerx for Women
Many of the active ingredients are linked to side effects especially with high doses so although the formulation of Venerx for Women is all-natural, it can still cause side effects. The common side effects from the active ingredients of the female sexual enhancement supplement include headaches, nausea, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, sleeplessness, excessive sweating and upset stomach. In case of any side effect, discontinue use and contact your physician immediately.
Directions and Precautions
Take two capsules daily with meals. Take another extra 3 capsules about 60 minutes prior to sexual activity. If you are pregnant, nursing, plan to get pregnant, have any medical condition or are currently taking medication, it is not advisable to take this supplement. Check the ingredients carefully and make sure you're not allergic to any of them before use. If you are not sure, consult your healthcare provider.
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Wrap Up
After carefully examining every aspect of Venerx for Women, it is a good female enhancement supplement. The best feature is that it is offered with a money back guarantee allowing anyone to test if it really works. This is the primary reason it is worth trying. However, the product also has several flaws like the fact that there is no evidence that it is really effective or safe. Also, there are many complaints from people who have tried it saying it isn't very effective or the product doesn't really work.
*All individuals are unique. Your results can and will vary.
Many women experience sexual dysfunction, lack of sex drive and/or poor sexual performance, but are too embarrassed to openly talk about it. Sexual dysfunction among women is prevalent, can occur at any age and can be caused by numerous factors. Sexual performance problems can strain your relationship with a partner. Thankfully, female enhancement products may alleviate these problems promoting a healthy, active sex life. Female enhancement products should be based on potency of ingredients, ability to increase sexual sensation and pleasure, ability to heighten arousal and sexual satisfaction and ability to restore sexual desire.
Below you'll find some of the most effective female enhancement supplements on the market today, in our opinion.
Verdict on Claimed Benefits: Below is our summary of the available evidence for the claimed benefits of below mentioned female libido boosters and sexual enhancement pills for women based on the available research:


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Having experienced a slight spring storm has inspired me to write a new poem.
Being outside I enjoy so much
natures' way my skin to touch.
So many ways for me to feel
as soft as silk as hard as steel.
Nature's force has so much power,
calming you and also shower
the dried out ground with strength and fear
never doubt its breathless sphere.
When the golden suns' breathe warming you,
its feather touch go through and through.
But there something real to keep in mind
The raindrops follow just behind.
When summer days end up in heat
may be other forces to defeat.
in ice and storm is to prevail
the feared and scary summer hail.
Colder than my skin could sense
breaking through my self defence
of scarf and gloves and winter flow
I still can feel the snow.
But most of all it's always been
just one thing to touch my burning skin
that nature's gift could make me please
by sending out a summer breeze.
Aurora Jean Alexander, Copyright 2015


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Israeli prime minister blames Iran for Bulgaria bomb
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(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday blamed Iran for a bomb blast which killed at least three people in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas and said Israel would respond.
"All the signs lead to Iran. Only in the past few months we have seen Iranian attempts to attack Israelis in Thailand, India, Georgia, Kenya, Cyprus and other places," Netanyahu said in a statement.
"Eighteen years exactly after the blast at the Jewish community centre in Argentina, murderous Iranian terror continues to hit innocent people. This is an Iranian terror attack that is spreading throughout the entire world. Israel will react powerfully against Iranian terror," he said.


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We split a shrimp po boy and a vegetarian muffaletta at Din Yates' narrow sandwich place that somehow evokes both New York and New Orleans at the same time. I think it's the third time I've eaten his food--the first time was at a street fair. Din wasn't there yesterday, so we chatted instead with the kitchen staff, mainly about the various flavors of Zapp's potato chips.
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Controller, lawmakers propose energy efficiency program
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California Controller John Chiang is best known as the Grim Reaper of financial news, docking lawmakers' pay during last year's budget dispute and sounding alarms about the state's cash crunch.
But on Wednesday, he joined state lawmakers, labor representatives and business groups to announce legislation aimed at increasing energy efficiency in commercial buildings.
"It is really nice for a change to talk about moving California forward," Chiang said. "We want to make sure California grows."
If the legislation passes, the state would facilitate private loans for financing improvements to commercial buildings, such as more efficient heating and air conditioning systems. The bill's supporters, which include Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), said the program would not cost any taxpayer money and could create jobs for out-of-work contractors hit hard by the recession.
'It is a very potent combination: job creation where we need it most, as well as energy efficiency to lower our costs,' de Leon said. Half of the state's 9 billion square feet of commercial building space was built before tougher energy regulations were enacted, meaning there's plenty of room for improvement, said Rex Hime, head of the California Business Properties Assn.
Controller's unlikely turn in spotlight
California needs to find $3 billion by March
California drops to No. 2 in energy efficiency rankings
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By Elinor Abreu
(IDG) -- Although the feds aren't talking publicly about a three-years-plus cyberattack believed to be coming from Russia, a member of the National Security Agency's Advisory Board said the case, dubbed "Moonlight Maze," reveals huge cracks in the U.S. government's defense system.
"The fact of the matter is our defense is a shambles, really," said James Adams, who also is chairman of security consultancy iDefense, based in Fairfax, Va.
"We need a deterrent strategy for cyberspace just like we have for nuclear war or conventional war," he said. "The Department of Defense has to step up to the plate because they have the capability and the responsibility."
Adams, the author of a book on cyberwarfare as well as a former writer and Washington bureau chief for the London Sunday Times, details the severity of the situation in an article in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs magazine.
The Moonlight Maze stealth attack, which has targeted sensitive but unclassified information since it was launched in March 1998, is the "largest sustained cyberattack" on the U.S., according to Adams. He said the U.S. government has since been tracking intrusions into the computer networks of the Pentagon and other government agencies, as well as attacks on private universities and research labs.
The hackers, Adams said, have managed to sneak into those computer networks and leave so-called back doors, which can consist of code or instructions planted into existing systems that easily enable hackers to slip back into a system and steal information or do other damaging things.
Investigators don't yet know how many systems have been penetrated, exactly how they've been compromised, or who is responsible, though some of the attacks appear to have originated from Russian Internet addresses, according to Adams.
U.S. officials complained formally to the Russian government last year to no effect, Adams said. Calls to the State Department to confirm this were not returned, and a spokeswoman from the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center declined to comment.
Adams said he believes the attacks are a concentrated or coordinated effort. Possible suspects include organized crime or other groups that can make money from selling sensitive U.S. information, but Adams said he thinks the Russian government is involved, or at least tolerating, the actions.
Russian hackers have been linked to a number of cases of online theft of credit cards and extortion, including a case involving the credit card numbers of 300,000 CD Universe customers last year. In March, the FBI warned companies conducting business online of the threat posed by organized hackers in Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. However, the e-commerce-related hacks, investigations into which the Russian government has cooperated in, are not related to the Moonlight Maze case, Adams said.
Reports on the threat of cyberterrorism and cyberwar have been released since at least 1991, when Winn Schwartau, author of several books on security, warned Congress of a "digital Pearl Harbor." However, Schwartau and others warn that exaggerating the risks of such attacks can lead people to dismiss them.
"I'm more concerned with the private sector's ability to deal with" cyberattacks, said Michael Assante, VP of intelligence at Vigilinx, a provider of managed security products and services based in Parsippany, N.J. Private companies don't have the resources the government has in order to protect themselves, he added.
Meanwhile, the Russian president and chief executive of a Dublin, Ohio-based software company said it's almost irrelevant where the attacks are coming from, especially because hackers can so easily masquerade their locations.
"You have to be worried about hackers no matter where they're coming from," said Ratmir Timashev of Aelita Software, which has its primary software-development center in St. Petersburg.
In 1999 and 2000, there were more than 1,300 cyberattacks on the Air Force, Army and Navy sites, and more than 700 of them were "serious," according to the General Accounting Office. The FBI is looking into more than 100 cases involving computer intrusions into more than 1,200 government systems, NIPC Director Ronald Dick told Congress in April.
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Maffra Show
We had an absolutely super time at the Maffra Show on Saturday to end History Week. Many thanks to Judy from Stratford, who made it possible with her ute, and was with us for the day, and to Margaret from Briag who was also lending a hand.
We were perfectly positioned in the food court, with Glenmaggie Wines (nice neighbours) next to us, and plenty of good food options on the other - and even the Galloping Bean about twenty steps away for coffee.
Oh Yes - and we did talk to a lot of people about history too. We will be back there next year.


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Ce Plaza**** Siófok Balaton - Lake Balaton - low-priced CE Plaza Hotel
The four-star wellness hotel CE Plaza, reopened in Siofok in 2012, awaits its guests with 92 rooms and apartments. The proximity of Lake Balaton, the restaurant offering unique culinary experiences and the pampering services of Coral Wellness Center guarantee the perfect relaxation for all guests. The hotel offers 6 conference rooms equipped with the most modern technology for events and meetings.
CE Plaza Hotel **** - Siófok - Balaton - Affordable Wellness hotel at Lake Balaton
The renewed four-star CE Plaza Hotel is located in the center of Siofok, only a few minutes away from the shore of Lake Balaton and the main square.
Room types:
In CE Siofok Plaza Hotel 92 cozy and practically furnished rooms and apartments serve the comfort of guests. The equipment of the rooms includes: mattresses proposed for the hotel, anti-allergic pillows and bed-clothes. All rooms have individually controlled air conditioning, TV, telephone, minibar, unlimited broadband Internet access, laptop-size safe, bathroom with bath tub or shower and hair dryer.
The standard rooms can easily accommodate even families. Guests with special needs can choose anti-allergic rooms or rooms for disabled guests. The connecting rooms offer comfortable places for families. There are rooms which have direct connection to the garden, making the relaxation even more exclusive.
For special occasions or longer stay, CE Plaza Hotel Siófok **** offers apartments with separated bedroom and living room, balcony or garden-connection.
CE Hotel Plaza Siófok - Gastronomy:
The Granario Restaurant of CE Plaza Hotel with the capacity of up to 180 people awaits its guests with the finest Hungarian and international dishes and wines. The wine-lovers can spend pleasant moments in the Carafe Wine bar, which is ideal place for wine-tasting and any other events as well. The Coppa Lounge bar, open from early morning, offers coffee specialities, snacks, cookies, unique cocktails and premium teas.
Ce Plaza Hotel Siófok - Wellness:
The Coral Wellness Center has all the features which are essential for perfect relaxation. The spectacular waterfall in the adventure pool, lazy river, massage-seats, fizzy beds, underwater bubbles, geysers serve the perfect refreshment. The pampering experience becomes complex with Finnish-, infra-, and bio sauna, steam room, ice fountain and various massage. In the Coral-water bar, a variety of cocktails are offered in swimming breaks.
For business meetings and events CE Plaza Hotel offers 6 conference rooms with the capacity up to 180 people. The are-conditioned rooms have natural light and are equipped with unlimited wireless Internet, LCD projector, built-in and mobile projection screen, flipchart table, wireline and wireless microphone and DVD player.
Other Hotels in Siófok: Siófoki szállodák hotelek
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|Business and Conference Facilities
|Lighting system, Meeting room, Microphone, Air-conditioning, Conference room, Internet access, Flipchart, Slide projector
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|International dishes, Hungarian dishes, Café, Restaurant, Drink bar, Buffet breakfast
|Hotel Special Facilities
|24 hour open reception, Multilingual staff, Room service, Own garden, Wheelchair access, Pets allowed, Garage
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|Sauna, Jacuzzi, Rent-a-bike, Indoor swimming pool, Indoor thermal pool, Adventure bath, Billiard
Akciós csomagok - Árak - CE Plaza**** Hotel Siófok - Akciós félpanziós wellness hotel Siófokon:
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The room prices include the accommodation, the buffet breakfast, the use of the wellness services, the parking and VAT.
Local tax: 400.- HUF/person/night (above 18 years)
Half board: 4500.- HUF/person/occasion
Garage: 1500.- HUF/car/day
Pets: 4000.- HUF/day
Discounts for children (in the parents' room):
until the age of 6 years: gratis
between 6-12 years: 50% discount
Check-in: 14:00,
Check-out: 10:00.
Accepted payment methods: credit card, cash
Cancellation policy: The reservation can be changed or cancelled without penalty up to 24 hours prior to check-in date. In case of late cancellation or no show the cost of the first night stay will be charged.


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Frisco Training Pads, Not Just For Training!
We have a small chihuahua named Bullet. He's my baby, but when I have to go out and run to the bank or store etc. he's home alone (with other fur babies of course). However, he can't hold his bladder as well as my other dogs, not sure if it's due to his size or just stubborn. When I go out, I leave pee pads (training pads) on the floor, so that if he has to go while I'm out there isn't any accidents. It works great!


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Sometimes weekday meal planning can be difficult but with a slow cooker recipe and a cut of beef round roast you can put together dinner fairly easy.
This easy to follow recipe requires little work and can be prepared in less than 15 minutes, however, depending on the size of the roast it may require up to 8 hours of cooking time in the pot.
2-3 carrots
1 bell pepper
1/2 dozen large mushrooms (sliced)
1/4 onion sliced (optional)
3-4 cups beef broth
So, a little tip… if you do not have all of these ingredients try experimenting with some that you do have, just use your imagination, if it doesn't work then next time you will know not to add particular ingredients.
Easy beef round roast recipe slow cooker style: With pictures provided below!
After a thorough rinse, chop all of the vegetables.
Add the veggies to the empty slow cooker.
Wash the mushrooms, slice them with a chefs knife.
Add the sliced mushroom to the pot with the other ingredients.
Place your cut of round roast on top of the other ingredients in the pan.
Add 3-4 cups of beef broth (depending on how big your roast is) adding a little water helps if you need.
Depending on big you round roast is cook on high or medium anywhere from 4-8 hours until tender and cooked thoroughly.
Once the meat is cooked you can remove and serve with the vegetables. Use the juices to make a nice gravy to serve your dinner with!


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Dr. Thomas Lane Butts: When to Ask for Help
How far do you go, or how long do you wait before you ask for help?
My sense of direction when driving leaves something to be desired. I even have difficulty finding places where I have been before if I have not been there in the last six months. I hate to stop and ask for directions. I have spent much time 'wandering' rather than getting where I wanted to go because of my pride.
Last year my children gave me a GPS for my birthday. Thank God for that unseen satellite in the sky which beams directions to my GPS, which talks to me, telling me in advance on which street I should turn. I punch in the specific address of my destination and proceed with great confidence without having to stop and ask.
One of my esteemed colleagues in the ministry is retired Baptist minister, Dr. Gerry Gunnells, erstwhile pastor of Spring Hill Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. Several years ago he wrote a column about a notice posted in a textile mill. The notice read: 'If your thread gets tangled, call the foreman'. "If you have ever seen the complicated operation of one of these giant carpet mills," said Dr. Gunnells, "you can understand the wisdom of the notice". To wait too long to call for help is to court catastrophe.
Since we usually feel that most of our lost conditions and tangled situations are of our own making, we tend to keep struggling unproductively on our own so that no one will see our failure. If we felt that the problem had been caused by someone else, or even by forces over which we had no control, we would be less apprehensive about calling for help. The wish to protect our 'image', the illusion of 'independence', as well as other unspoken reasons, keep us from making a legitimate request for help. It makes little difference who or what caused the tangled threads; it is imperative to call for help before the situation spreads beyond your own life and begins to entangle the lives of other people in your tapestry of relationships. The truth of the matter is most of the people who can help us care little who or what caused the tangle. It is the loss of our image of adequacy that makes us reticent to ask for help.
Where do you go for help? Go to those who have reason (by training and experience) to know how to help you. It is always good for us to be willing to 'call upon the Lord' for help, as long as we remember that more often than not God sends help to people through people. It is okay to pray when you are lost on the way somewhere, if you will remember to stop at the nearest gasoline station and ask for the information for which you have prayed. Many people think God operates like the Lone Ranger, sans Tonto. Not so. Angels come in the form of strange people, strange ways and at strange times in answer to our prayers.
I love the story of a man who was in a flood zone during a hurricane. The sheriff's department sent a car to take him to higher ground. He refused to offer saying that he was a religious man and that God had promised to take care of him. The rising water was ankle deep in his living room when a boat came by and offered to take him to safety. He declined the help on the grounds that God had promised to take care of him. The rising water finally forced him to climb on the roof of his house. The rescue squad sent a helicopter and offered to take him to safety. Once again he refused help because God had promised to take care of him. The man was swept away in the flood and drowned.
The scene changes. The man arrives in heaven and demands to speak with God. He tells God how disappointed he is that after such a life of faith and trust that God did not take care of him. God said: "I sent a car, a boat and a helicopter to rescue you and you refused my help".
More often that not angels come in human form.
If your thread gets tangled, or the water is rising, or if you get lost on the way, ask for help. You would be surprised how many people there are in the world who not only can help, but who want to help.


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| February 11, 2014
In fact, annual spending on retirees will grow by approximately $12 billion annually since the Conservatives were first elected in 2011 – nearly six times more than spending increases for Canadians under age 45.
Canadians don't hear about this generational inequity in the budget speech, or even from much of the media covering it. What we hear about is what's 'new' – the latest mini tax credit, promises of income splitting in the future, and small spending commitments totaled up over several years to dazzle us with numbers that sound big. This means many will sweat the small stuff, and ignore what is happening with the fundamentals like Old Age Security, Health Care and EI that really drive how Ottawa uses our tax dollars.
We didn't need Minister Flaherty's Budget speech to know these fundamentals – they're already in previous budgets. This may risk making them seem 'less newsworthy', but in fact such a view is akin to missing the forest for the trees. The spending trends reflected in the fundamentals of Budget 2014 shine a light on a troubling pattern. The Federal government is continuing to prioritize our aging population over adapting to new problems facing younger Canada.
Here's what we know about how the federal government plans to spend $132 billion in 2016/17:
- Elderly Benefits like Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement will rise to around $49 billion a year, up $8 billion from 2011/12 after adjusting for inflation.
- The Canada Health Transfer will rise to $36 billion a year, up $4 billion. Nearly half of medical care spending goes to the 15 per cent of Canadians over age 65.
- Employment Insurance for the working age population will stay relatively static at around $20 billion a year.
- Benefits for families with children will fall to around $13.7 billion a year, a drop of around 4% per person under age 45.
- The Canada Social Transfer, which represents federal contributions to education and social services, will stay relatively static around $13 billion a year.
These budget fundamentals illuminate major contributions by Ottawa to what the Generation Squeeze campaign calls Canada's generational spending gap. All levels of Canadian government combine to spend around $45,000 per retiree each year, compared to approximately $12,000 per person under age 45.
The high level of spending per retiree is not the problem. The Canada Public Pension Plan, Old Age Security and Medical Care have successfully reduced the economic pressures facing millions of seniors today compared to the past. Now poverty is lower for seniors than any other age group, which is a policy success of which we should be proud.
The problem is that Ottawa adds nearly $12 billion in new annual spending to maintain the $45,000 allocated per person over 65 as more Canadians retire, while going on to say we can't afford to address new challenges facing younger generations.
While today's high housing prices mean more wealth for those who bought homes decades ago, they are bad for their kids and grandchildren. High home prices squeeze generations under age 45 with crushing debt, which they must pay with wages that have fallen thousands of dollars a year compared to a generation ago, and in jobs that rarely contribute pensions.
Canadians under 45 can't work their way out of this time and money squeeze without giving up something fundamental. They are increasingly forced to choose between coping with the squeeze by studying and working more at the expense of having the family they want. Or they have the family they want, but at the expense of coping with the squeeze by patching together a financial foundation that depends on more time in the labour market.
Given that younger Canadians are squeezed by lower wages, higher costs, less time and a deteriorating environment, spending just $12,000 on benefits and services per person under age 45 is out of balance with allocating around $45,000 per person over 65. It's time for Canada to restock the cupboard with investments that adapt to new challenges facing younger generations, or to explain why spending on younger citizens is so much less important than spending on retirees.
Paul Kershaw is a Policy Professor at the University of BC and Founder of Generation Squeeze, a campaign that is building a Canada that works for ALL generations.
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