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When you are experiencing hip, knee, and leg pain, it is hard to get motivated to exercise, but there are low-impact exercises that can help ease the pain and strengthen the muscles around the affected area to prevent future pain or injury. The key to all of these exercises is consistency. Do them every day to see quick improvement, and do not push past pain. The stretches may be intense, but sharp, stabbing pain is a sign to back off. Use proper alignment as noted in each exercise.
Low-Impact Exercise for Hip Pain
Low lunge: Start in a standing position, then step your right foot forward, bending your knee at a 90-degree angle and letting your back knee touch the ground. You can rest your hands on your right thigh. Engage your core to keep your torso upright. Try to sink your hips down to the ground, but do not let your bent knee come past your ankle (move your legs farther apart if you need to). Take five deep breaths, lift your back knee up, then step your feet back together. Repeat on the other side.
Side lunge: Stand with feet together and hands on hips. Take a deep breath and step your right foot out about three feet to the side, bending your knee and sinking your hips back and down until you are resting on your right heel (if possible; don't push). Turn your left foot so it is flexed up to the sky for an added hamstring stretch. Hold for five breaths, then, staying low, shift the lunge to the other side, sinking onto your left heel and turning your right foot so it is flexed to the sky. Move slowly, and don't go any deeper than you can. You should feel a stretch, and it may be intense, but it should not be so uncomfortable that your breath gets short and shallow. That is a sign to back off.
Butterfly stretch: Sit with the knees bent and soles of the feet touching each other in front of you. Take a deep breath and as you let it out, use your elbows to gently press your knees towards the ground. You can also take a deep breath and fold forward over your legs as you exhale. Hold for five breaths, then release. Repeat two to five times, or just hold it for longer, sinking a little deeper with each breath.
Low-Impact Exercise for Leg and Knee Pain
Form is very important in these exercises. When bending your knees, keep your knee aligned with your ankle, and never let your knee bend over your ankle. This puts tremendous pressure on the knee and can cause pain and further injury. The goal is to strengthen the leg muscles around the joint to stabilize and support the knee.
Partial squats: Begin in a standing position. Hinging at the hips, lower yourself to a partial squatting position, then rise up. Do not pass a 90-degree angle with your thighs. Hinging at the hips helps keep the knee stacked on top of the ankle as well.
Step-ups: Use a stair step or a sturdy box to step up or down with one foot, then up or down with the opposite. If you perform this action slowly you will increase the intensity of the muscle work. Pay attention to your knee as you stand fully and make sure not to lock or hyperextend your knees when they extend fully.
Calf raises: Standing on the edge of a step or a box and holding onto a wall or handrail for balance, raise and lower your body using one foot at a time. Stand flat, then on tiptoe, then flat again. Repeat ten times, three sets on each side.
Inner thigh leg lifts: This can be done with or without resistance bands. Lie on your right side, rocked slightly back onto your butt. Bend your left knee and place it behind your right leg. Lift your right leg off the floor and hold it for three to five seconds. Breathe. Repeat ten times, then roll to the other side and repeat for the left leg. You can add resistance bands as your leg strength improves.
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TRACK AND FIELD: Webster shines as The Woodlands girls win regional title
Several athletes from The Woodlands, Oak Ridge and College Park advanced to the UIL state track and field championships with strong performances at the Region II-6A meet over the weekend at Waco Midway High School.
The Woodlands girls led the way by winning the regional title with a score of 57 points, beating out Allen (46), Houston Eisenhower (44), Plano East (34) and Cypress Woods (34).
The Lady Highlanders produced state qualifiers in four events. Alexandria Webster led the charge, winning gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles. She ran the 100 in 13.62 seconds and crossed the finish line at 42.53 seconds in the 300.
Kennedy Doakes also won a regional title, taking first place in the high jump at 5-07.00. Nya Harmon took second place in the shot put at 44-09.75 and also advanced to state.
The Woodlands boys also had a strong showing at regionals, taking second place with a score of 58 points. They trailed only Klein Forest (76) and beat out Round Rock (42), Killeen Ellison (30) and Garland Lakeview Centennial (29).
The Highlanders produced two regional champions — Patrick Piperi in the shot put (9:15.20) and Carter Bajoit in the high jump (6-11.00). Spencer Cardinal took second in the 3,200-meter run (9:15.20), and Sean Stavinoha took second in the discus (188-06.00).
College Park will be represented at state by Connor Washington, who took second place in the 400-meter dash (47.43). Oak Ridge will have one athlete advancing as well after taking second place in the discus (146-10.00).
The state championships will be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, May 11.
The top two athletes and teams in each event automatically advanced to state from the regional meets, but there is also one wild card spot for each event, awarded to the best overall performance from any region across the state. Those results will be released by the UIL with a couple days.


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Teens who have participated in or provided service to the Orange County Fair are eligible to compete in this year's scholarship contest, but you only have about a week to get your application packet together. Hard copy packets (no e-mails or faxes) must be received in the Highland County Extension Office by December 7 (firm deadline).
An application, resume, essay, and letter of recommendation are required at the time of entry. Seven thousand dollars in scholarship funds will be awarded by the Virginia Association of Fairs at their annual convention in January.
Read all the details at https://www.vafairs.us/images/youthleadership19.pdf.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Honey Bee Essay Contest Announced; Will Award Cash Prizes
The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. has announced its annual essay contest for Virginia 4-H members. The top three winners in the state will be awarded cash prizes and the state winner will advance to the national contest. Entries are due February 25.
A flyer is available by clicking HERE.
A flyer is available by clicking HERE.
2019 Essay Topic: "Honey Varietals, State to State"
Each jar of honey reflects an unrepeatable combination of climate, soil, weather and
flowers. Each state has unique honey varietals that beekeepers can market to their
customers. Please identify one unique varietal to your state and discuss the flower's
uniqueness and how beekeepers can effectively market that varietal. In your essay, please
include a photo of the varietal's flower, an interview with a local beekeeper who collects
this varietal and a recipe that highlights the varietal. Personal interviews with beekeepers
and others familiar with the subject are valued sources of information and should be
documented. Sources, which are not cited in the endnotes, should be listed in a
"Resources" or "Bibliography" list.
Put on Your Thinking Cap!
An essential judging criterion is the scope of research you put forth in developing the
ideas behind your essay—accounting for 40% of your score. The number of sources
consulted, the authority of the sources and the variety of the sources are all evaluated.
Personal interviews with beekeepers and others familiar with the subject are valued
sources of information and should be documented.
Note that "honey bee" is properly spelled as two words, even though many otherwise
authoritative references spell it as one word.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Learning Disabilities/Arts Benefit Children
Great article from our Guest Author,
Lillian Brooks
How the Arts Benefit Children with Learning Disabilities
Children who have learning disabilities often struggle with academics, but they may be able to excel in the arts. According to Nancy Bailey, a former special education teacher, the arts can lead them to a job in the industry if they have been exposed to a quality program. Additionally, Psychology Today reports that there is growing evidence these arts can help a child develop language and related skills. And the arts can also help kids with special needs improve their self-esteem.
Creative Arts Programs for Your Child
Those are good reasons to enroll your child in an arts program, but which one is best for your child? That depends on his or her interests. Seek local organizations, companies, and teachers that offer classes for kids with special needs in your area.
Dance is a great way to help children express themselves, especially those who are nonverbal or struggle with expressive speech. According to parents interviewed in this article for San Diego Family, dance can help learning-disabled children with:
● Socialization
● Body awareness
● Self-expression
Today, more and more dance schools are offering classes for kids with disabilities. Dance teacher Lee Casuscelli says, "Emotionally, dance stimulates the 'feel good' endorphins through the incorporation of music and self-expression. It is a way to mix socially with other people in a fun-filled, relaxed environment."
Music is a natural choice because most kids like some form of it. According to Connolly Music, learning a musical instrument can:
● Benefit cognitive development
● Improve physical impairments, allowing a child to develop strength and dexterity
● Help kids who struggle with ADD and ADHD develop focus and concentration
While we know that music can aid kids in memorization, research shows that music can have a brain-building impact on your child. A study demonstrated the "Mozart Effect:" that is, listening to Mozart seemed to improve the spatial IQ of test subjects compared to other relaxation activities. In fact, music therapy, especially classical music, can benefit kids with ADD, ADHD, and autism.
If your child is interested in playing music, research the different instruments available to them. And if their school has programs available, consider enrolling your child in band or orchestra.
Kids with learning disabilities may enjoy going to the theater, but did you know that performing in the theater can also benefit them? That's the mission of the Miracle Project, a theater and film program designed specifically for kids and adults with autism and all abilities. With productions like musicals, plays and even a class called "Improv for Interaction," kids get the opportunity to overcome fears, gain life skills, and "find their voice."
Visual Arts
Kids with disabilities can be adept or gifted in the visual arts. That's because thinking visually is often a strength they possess, according to Noodle.com. Visual arts can encompass fine art, drawing, photography, digital art, and more, providing children with lots of avenues to expand their skills.
Children may also enjoy more practical and traditional forms of art. Crafts like woodworking, knitting, and sewing can help improve dexterity, as well as provide a meaningful pastime. Online sewing resources and knitting tutorials make it possible to practice at home, but many local recreation centers and community colleges offer courses in these art forms as well.
Expose Your Child to the Arts
Research local programs that teach kids with learning disabilities the arts, but you should also take a few additional steps to engage your child:
● Expose your child to the arts by taking them to programs and activities for kids with special needs. For example, there are many films and live performances tailored to those with sensory challenges.
● Look for art programming for children and try it out, with the caveat that you might need to leave early or take long breaks. You might be surprised to discover your child likes ballet or orchestra performances!
● What does your child like to do at home? Play music? Follow dance routines? Snap photos? They might have a natural talent in any of these areas.
Today, there are many opportunities to get children with learning disabilities into the arts. It may even create a future for them beyond your dreams.
For more information, go to learningdisabilities.info.
Virginia State University's 4-H Office is offering the very first STEAMFEST on January 26, 2019 from 9 am to noon at VSU's Multipurpose Center. This event is free to the public. There is a limit of 300 students, so registration will be required. Anyone between K-12 can attend.
We will post more information about the registration link as it becomes available.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Bit N Bridle Champions
Congratulations to Emily Wright and Charlotte Manvell!
The Virginia 4-H Hippology Team is the 2018 Hippology Reserve Champions
at the Eastern National 4-H Round Up.
Team members included Emily Wright and Charlotte Manvell,
Orange County Bit-n-Bridle 4-H'ers.
The team also won first place in Team Problem.
Charlotte Manvell is the 2018 Individual Hippology Reserve Champion.
She also led the awards ceremony participants in the pledges and
shared her 4-H story with the more than 700 people in attendance.
Thank you, Orange County, for supporting Virginia youth.
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Multi-dimensional learning
Bedales Prep School, Dunhurst, features in an article on learning outdoors in Angels & Urchins Summer 2018 magazine.
The article explores the Forest School concept, which involves taking children out into the natural environment in order to nurture their development and creativity. Bedales is one of the schools featured that makes imaginative use of the outdoors in early years education.
The article discusses how Outdoor Work at Dunhurst embraces the spirit and ideals set out by the school's founder, John Badley, and his vision of using 'Head, Hand and Heart' to develop the whole child. It explains that all pupils have a double Outdoor Work lesson per week with activities and projects largely guided by the changing seasons. These range from the maintenance of Dunhurst's land (for example, coppicing, woodcutting or tending to the chickens) to building (bridge construction or fence building) and rudimentary farming.
The feature observes that Outdoor Work at Dunhurst is truly multi-dimensional learning and a superb foundation based on practical experience that sets pupils up for the programme in the senior school where many opt to take an Outdoor Work BAC (Bedales Assessed Course).
Click here to read the full article (PDF), published with kind permission of Angels & Urchins magazine.
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Writing instruction expert Warren Combs presents a step-by-step plan for teaching writing workshops that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The book is filled with practical mini-lessons, strategies, and tools for every stage of the writing process, from prewriting through publication. Scripting is provided, to show teachers how to model each strategy for students. In addition, Dr. Combs shows how teachers can use the following elements:
- The concepts Voice, Pictures, and Flow, to help students understand the essential elements of writing
- The words Invite, Model, Write, Look, and Learn, to model effective writing for students and have them learn from your example
- Revision strategies such as Jot and Blend, Combining Sentences, Writing Leads, and Writing Closes
- Peer revision using Peer-Assisted Learning Systems (PALS)
- Student self-assessment rubrics
The book also includes scoring guides and pacing guides, to help teachers implement writing workshops more easily. As Dr. Combs demonstrates, you can give workshops more structure while still making writing come alive for your students.
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Too often students' ideas are left out of education. Not so in this book, which gives power to students and help to teachers. Warren Combs' voice engages the reader as he blends a deep understanding of research and practice with state and national trends and standards. The respect shown to teachers and other educators is as appealing as the quotations about writing and life.
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I think that the genre of historical fiction needs to have a new name. As an alternative, I propose "artefacts floating in front of a misty landscape."
Consider if you will some recent(ish) novels by Tim Severin and Robert Low.
I wonder if it's the same guys fighting at the bottom of the cover there.
I have always thought of this as being derived from the covers of Bernard Cornwell's very successful Warlord books:
All three books show some kind of period(ish) artefact floating above a landscape or some fighting guys. And these are far from the only ones — there are dozens of books by these authors that follow this pattern, and you could probably point to loads more authors with the same design.
It's even spread to older authors; a recent edition of Lord Geoffrey's Fancy that I picked up a library booksale (I love me some Alfred Duggan) has the same deal, although he's an earlier and very different writer:
And you even see it in fantasy fiction:
It's probably not a coincidence that Martin is writing something not too unlike the genre of historical fiction represented by the novels above, sans the history and with a lot more dragons.
Sometimes I find myself buying novels in charity shops because they have a floating artefact on the cover. The problem is that if you do that sometimes you find yourself reading one of Severin's books, an experience I don't recommend.


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Common Repairs Needed for Mini Cooper
Mini Coopers are a fun car to own! That being said, there are faults with every vehicle on the market. EuroCar Service is here to inform you of the most common repairs needed for Mini Coopers.
1. Failed Electric Power Steering Pumps
This is a common failure with MINI's. We make sure to inspect the cooling fan and other related parts while the vehicle is apart to save you time and future labor charges.
2. Clutch Failure
Early clutch failure is typically related to hard use of your MINI.
3. Rattling Timing Chains, Failing Timing Chains
We strongly recommend regular oil changes due to timing chain failures. Let us catch any potential problems with our oil change safety inspection before it becomes an expensive problem.
4. Clogged Intake Valves
When the intake valves become clogged with carbon buildup, which is an unavoidable reality of owning a car with a gasoline direct injection engine, it restricts your MINI's ability to breathe. When your car can't exchange air, it affects its efficiency and power, generally making the driving experience less enjoyable. Walnut blasting is a common way to clear this buildup of carbon. It works like a sandblaster, but with the use of walnuts so your MINI can drive like it is supposed to again. Give us a call today to learn more about this service.
5. Performance Issues Related to Variable Valve Timing (VVT)
This can happen when the oil is not changed enough. The VVT requires a good flow of oil to operate the system. When the oil is not changed, sludge builds up and blocks the tiny passages. We recommend an oil change to solve this issue in order to clean the sludge build up.
6. Damaged Front Radiator Support
The front radiator support is made of plastic and it supports the radiator, fan, and condenser. It sits very low, and it doesn't take much to damage the support, especially because the MINI Cooper is a very small vehicle. Just a moderate impact on a high curb can cause a lot of damage. The lower coolant hose sits even lower and if this is hit it can also cause a lot of damage, so be sure to take care when parking your car, and when turning next to a close curb.
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Defamation Pre action Protocol
The Defamation Pre Action Protocol is a code of practice which the parties to a dispute should follow when litigation needs to be considered. The protocol encourages both parties to disclose information to enable each other to understand their case and to promote the prospect of an early resolution. If a claim proceeds to litigation the Court can consider the extent to which the protocol has been followed.
Letter of Claim
The claimant should notify the defendant of his or her claim in writing at the earliest opportunity. The letter of claim must include the following information:
- Name of the claimant;
- Sufficient details to identify the publication or broadcast which contain the words complained of;
- The words complained of;
- The words complained of, the date of publication and a copy of the transcript of the words complained of should also be enclosed;
- The letter of claim should describe the nature of the remedies sought;
- Any facts or matters which make you identifiable from the words complained of and;
- Details of any special facts relevant to the interpretation of the words complained of and or any particular damage caused by the words complained of.
Defendants Response to the Letter of Claim
The defendant should provide a full response to the letter as soon as reasonably possible. If the defendant considers they will not be able to respond within 14 days, or a shorter time specified in the letter, then they need to write to the claimant's solicitor specifying when they intend to respond.
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- To what extent the claim is accepted;
- Whether anymore information is required as to the claim;
- If the defendant accepts the claim in whole or part then the defendant needs to indicate the remedies it intends to offer;
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- If the claim is rejected then the defendant needs to explain the reasons why its rejected and an indication of the facts on which the defendant is likely to rely on and;
- The defendant should also include in the response to the letter, what meaning the defendant attributes to the words complained of.
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Under the Defamation Pre Action Protocol both parties when considering the letter of claim and response and any subsequent steps taken need to take into account proportionality and keep costs proportionate to the nature and gravity of the case.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
The parties need to consider whether formal Alternative Dispute resolution would be more suitable to try and resolve the dispute. The parties may well be required to show the Court that they have considered alternative means of resolving the litigation.
The Protocol sets out that, the Courts' consider that litigation is a last resort for claims and claims should not be issued prematurely when a settlement is actively being explored.
The Protocol does detail some examples of how the dispute could be resolved without recourse to litigation:
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Heveningham Hall
Heveningham Hall
When I lived in London I visited Suffolk for holidays (now I live in Suffolk I visit London for holidays) and I last visited Heveningham Hall in the 1970s. It has been through some owners since. The present one, who had the foresight to sell a property business at the height of the cycle and buy this at the low point, is reckoned by locals to be doing a good job of restoring it. It is no longer open to the public but there are a few days when the grounds are used for events. I went to a fair to renew the acquaintance with the buildings and take these photographs. There were many people there enjoying themselves on a blistering hot day (for instance, watching a theatre group outside the Orangery) but generally they are not too intrusive on the real star - what Pevsner calls the "grandest Georgian mansion in Suffolk".
Pictures of buildings mentioned in the "Suffolk" volume of "The Buildings of England" series by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner.


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The Iraqi government declared victory against the extremist Islamic State group in Mosul recently and this was cause for major celebration among Iraqis. However the extremists are far from eradicated in Iraq. Several strongholds remain. But the battle to push the Islamic State, or IS, group out of these places will be more complicated than previous, straight forward fights have been in places like Fallujah and Tikrit.The stalemate between Turkey and Iran in this area poses a serious political challenge for the Iraqi government.
Today the extremists control three towns: Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Hawija, south of Kirkuk, and Al Qaim, west of Anbar. Each fight has its own complicated set of considerations, from political questions to military ones, as well as, in some cases, dangerous foreign policy ramifications.
Tal Afar
When the Iraqi military began the fight to push the IS group out of Mosul in October last year, there was a deliberate plan to exclude the Shiite Muslim militias from the campaign. This is because the city of Mosul had a Sunni majority population and there were fears that involving the Shiite Muslim militias, who began as a volunteer force fighting the IS group, would eventually cause problems with Mosul locals, possibly even to the extent that the local population would not support the military.
The Shiite Muslim militias in the area then began to move toward the town of Tal Afar, another IS stronghold. The militias fought in the suburbs around Tal Afar but were warned off entering the town by one of Iraq's neighbours, Turkey. The Turkish said they were worried that the militias would take revenge on Turkmen living in the town – there were both Sunni Muslim and Shiite Muslim Turkmen living in Tal Afar before the security crisis and the Sunni Muslim Turkmen who remained, and who would have been at the militias' mercy, were considered by many to be supporters of the IS group.
There are still Turkish troops in Camp Zilkan east of Bashiqua. Despite protestations from both local and federal officials, the Turkish military have remained there, which means that the threat of them acting against the Shiite Muslim militias also remains. And there are ongoing concerns that the Turkish might try and join in the fighting for Tal Afar.
On July 19, some of the most senior leaders of several of the Shiite Muslim militias – Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr organization, Qais al-Khazali, head of the League of the Righteous militia and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes of Hezbollah in Iraq – met to discuss the matter. The three groups, known for having closer ties to Iran than to the Iraqi government, decided that they did wish to participate in this fight.
The apparent stalemate between Turkey and Iran in this area poses a serious political challenge for the Iraqi government. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will need to find a diplomatic solution to resolve an international conflict that could throw the fight against the IS group off course.
"The battle for Tal Afar will be difficult because it is a political fight as well as a military one," Mahmoud Othman, an independent Kurdish MP, told NIQASH. "Really all parties should be focusing on a common enemy, the IS group."
One of the suggested solutions would involve different Shiite Muslim militias coming to fight in Tal Afar. These more moderate militias, including the Abu Fadhl al-Abbas Brigade – often referred to simply as the Abbas Brigades – are known to be more loyal to the Iraqi government rather than Iran. The Abbas Brigades also helped support the Iraqi army's ninth division in the fight for Mosul.
One of the fighters with the Abbas Brigades, Kathim al-Daraji, says this seems likely. More than 3,000 reservists have been called up and it is likely they will be fighting alongside the Iraqi army in the fight for Tal Afar, he suggests.
In the south of Kirkuk province, the town of Hawija has been dominated by the IS group for the past three years. As yet there have been no military operations launched to push the IS group out of Hawija, due in large part to the complicated political problems in this area between the Iraqi Kurdish authorities, the Shiite Muslim militias and the Sunni Muslim community.
Shiite Muslim factions are insisting on taking part in this battle because they wish to protect the Shiite Muslim locals living in villages around Hawija. However the Iraqi Kurdish military have fears that if the Shiite Muslim fighters do take part here, they will also try and stay in the area. Kirkuk is what is known as a disputed territory – that is, the Iraqi Kurdish believe it should be part of their nearby semi-autonomous region but Iraqi Arabs believe it is part of Iraq proper. If the Shiite Muslim Arabs stay in the area afterwards, this dilutes the Kurdish claim on the area.
The unhappy relationship between Baghdad and the leaders of the Iraqi Kurdish region at the moment is also an issue. This has been exacerbated by the Kurds' intention to hold a referendum on their region's potential independence from the rest of Iraq. Baghdad has already announced its strong opposition to the idea.
And there is also another problem: The Sunni Muslim tribal leaders in this area are mostly worried that if the Iraqi Kurdish military or the Shiite Muslim militias take part in the battle, then there will unlawful acts of revenge taken on their people here.
"Before the liberation of Hawija, Erbil and Baghdad need to enter into negotiations," says Khader al-Obaidi, one of the tribal leaders from Hawija, who now lives in the Iraqi Kurdish region. "If they do not come to some arrangement beforehand then Hawija will be under the IS' control for a long time to come."
In fact, the government should form new fighting forces out of all of the hundreds of men who have left the northern and central parts of Iraq, who want to fight the IS group, al-Obaidi proposes.
Al Qaim
It is highly likely that the fight to expel the IS group from Al Qaim is a long way down the list of battles to come. Tal Afar and Hawija are more likely to happen first. This is because Al Qaim is located on an international border, between Iraq and Syria. Given the geography, Al Qaim is by far the most secure city for the IS group.
Basically the location of the city means that it would require both countries to coordinate in a campaign against the IS group.
The Syrian government is not able to do this at the moment and the Iraqi forces are not ready for this fight either, according to Ibrahim al-Jumaili, a senior officer retired from the Iraqi army.
In February this year the Iraqi government announced that it would start aerial bombing of the area around Al Qaim, in coordination with the Syrian government. However after just a few days the raids stopped, and no explanation was given.
"The most difficult fighting is that taking place on the border and in the large desert areas," explains al-Jumaili, who served in Iraq's ground forces during the Iran-Iraq war. "If the Iraqi army pushes the IS fighters out of Al Qaim, they will just go to Abu Kamal [the Syrian town on the other side of the border]. But then they will just come back into Iraq when they want to, because there are no Syrian troops there to stop them," al-Jumaili argues.
There is also the difficult political situation in Syria to consider, with various actors, including the US and Russia, engaged in their own level of conflict. "The longer it takes to settle the Syrian problem, the longer it will take to liberate Al Qaim and the Iraqi-Syrian border area," al-Jumaili argues.
source: Niqash
Unlike in some of the more alternative neighbourhoods of Europe, it is fairly unusual to see a teenage boy wearing red lipstick, roaming the streets of an Iraqi city, particularly an Iraqi city like Nasiriyah. Yet local teen, Nawras* does exactly that. To match his more radical look, he wears a black chain with a silver skull on it, tight pants and a transparent shirt with a few buttons open, exposing his chest.
Nawras, who's still at high school, is what is commonly known in Iraq as an "emo". These young people dress a little bit like the emos known in the west for their black, long and spiky hair and their dark clothing. But in Iraq, the motivations for dressing like this are a little different. It's more about being part of another subculture than it is about musical tastes.
Nawras has become accustomed to the comments and harassment he gets when he's walking around dressed as he is. He tells NIQASH that he feels as though he is a beautiful girl walking down the street, being harassed for her good looks. Sometimes he says he feels great about being so different but at other times, the things people say and the way they stare frighten him.
We are considered a menace to society. People think we are devil worshippers.
Ihsan*, 22, feels the same. His hair falls over his face and as he speaks, he plays with his long fringe. Ihsan, who works in his family's mobile phone store, is also an Iraqi emo. Several years ago two of Ihsan's friends were killed by extremist groups in Baghdad, he says. One of his emo friends was killed in Dora in southern Baghdad and the other in the New Baghdad neighbourhood. Ihsan heard that extremist militias and some members of the police had started a crackdown on emos because they are different.
A lot of Iraqis also believe that if a young person is dressed like an emo, they must also be homosexual. Many religious people consider homosexuality a sin. There is also a strong reaction against anybody who looks different in more conservative parts of Iraq.
"It was then that me and my friends started to get really scared," Ihsan told NIQASH. "I seriously started to think about leaving Iraq. My family wouldn't let me but I keep on dreaming about emigrating."
Previously this kind of alternative look was almost unheard of in Nasiriyah, which, in common with other southern Iraqi cities, has a fairly conservative culture. However today these kinds of young men are more courageous and one sees more of them in the south; militias are preoccupied with other issues and that gives them some small freedom to dress as they like.
The phenomenon is nothing new, says Abdul-Razak Ali, a local sociologist. "It's a more popular phenomenon in Iraqi cities now but it's not a new one," Ali told NIQASH. "It was also around in the past but given the conservatism in society, nobody dared to talk about it. Thanks to globalization and new patterns of consumption as well as a culture that prizes outward appearances, it is becoming more obvious in Iraq."
Mental health counsellor Saleh Hussein believes that the desire to do something different, or to look different, is actually a normal part of adolescence in many cultures, including Iraq's.
For example, Abu Janat, the owner of a local barber shop, says that he often gets Iraqi emos coming to his store. "It's embarrassing but they are some of my favourite customers," he says. "They like to use a lot of makeup and they pay good money to make themselves look more beautiful. The main problem is that they are so demanding. They want their eyebrows to be like a girl's and they want all the hair removed from their faces. They usually want their skin to be soft and they also ask for special haircuts."
Nawras often meets with friends in a Nasiriyah café that opened three years ago. It is similar to many other local cafes in that it is a hall with chairs and tables. However, the clientele is unusual for Nasiriyah. It consists of emo-style youths as well as young men who are open about the fact they are gay, at least, they do inside the café. They come here to smoke, drink coffee, play on their mobile phones and listen to music. Some of the young men come to meet potential romantic partners.
Hammoudi*, whose nickname is Cruz, says that it is not just emos coming here. "A lot of the young men who come here are obsessed with fashion and trends," he says. "But some of us are also here to meet men."
Sajo – who will only share his nickname – agrees. The teenager says he knows he's been attracted to men since he was at school. He eventually left school because he was not doing well academically and because other students continuously teased him about the feminine way he dressed. These days Sajo says he spends a lot of time online, looking for new friends via Facebook pages dedicated to Iraqi emos and also online with his lover, communicating via online cameras.
Sajo says he feels like a normal person in every way, except for his feelings about the standards of masculinity imposed on young Iraqi men – he hates this.
A lot of his socializing is done in private. Often these young men will go to meet others at one of their homes and there, Sajo says, "we will wear the clothes we like, play the music we like and watch movies".
"But we are still considered a menace to society," Sajo exclaims. "There are also social media sites that say this, they say we threaten society."
Another young man at the café, Firas, a science graduate, says he has lots of emo friends but he himself is not one. "Unlike what many people think emos don't worship Satan nor are they vampires. Nor do they believe in everything that young Westerners do," Firas told NIQASH. "It is all so exaggerated. Some of the guys here are attracted to some Western ideas and some may have sexual relationships with other men, but it is all within certain limits."
*Not their real names.
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How Monsanto Keeps Halting GMO Labeling Despite Over 96% Approval
Monsanto's dirty tricks explained
From the New York Times to Reuters and the Washington Post, all of the major publications agree: the general public is in full support of GMO labeling initiatives. Quite simply, they want to know what they're giving to both themselves and their family. Time and time again, we see poll results demonstrating that more than 90% of the US population is in favor of GMO labeling. Yet time and time again, we see GMO labeling initiatives shot down across the country.
Are all of the major polling organizations in the country simply using incorrect statistical algorithms? Obviously, the answer instead lies in the dirty tricks (and even the mainstream media is now calling them out as such) used by mega biotech companies like Monsanto. In tandem with corporate food producers, these tricks are used to shove disinformation into the minds of voters who otherwise would fully support the concept of GMO labeling.
Specifically, we're talking about pro-GMO lobby groups faking quotes from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that 'support GMOs' in the face of labeling initiatives, and even groups falsely claiming that Stanford is on the side of Monsanto amid the labeling debate (when they aren't and haven't even commented on the issue).
But before we get into these dirty geurilla tactics and their use in the informational war over GMOs, let's really look at the truly overwhelming support for GMO labeling in this country based upon the estimates of major polling groups.
The New York Times: 93% found to be in support of labeling GMOs
MSNBC: 96% in support
Reuters/NPR: 93% in support of full labeling
Washington Post: 95% in support of full labeling
Consumer Reports: 95% agree GM animals should be labeled
ABC News: 93% want federal GM labeling mandate
So with these stats being reported virtually unanimously, what could Monsanto possibly be doing to sway voters outside of blatantly manipulating the actual polling results? As it turns out, and as we wrote about back in 2012, Monsanto has actually been caught not only misusing an FDA logo — but blatantly fabricating an FDA quote in order to suppress California's notorious Prop 37 GMO labeling bill. From the report back in November of 2012:
"Misuse of a United States government seal can lead to a $250,000 fine, twenty years in prison, and three years of supervised release — unless you're a campaign organization funded by major corporations like Monsanto. In a move completely ignored by the mainstream media (many of which have financial ties to such corporations), the anti-GMO labeling No on 37 Committee paid for and disseminated a physical piece of direct mail that not only entirely misused the FDA logo but even sported a fabricated quote.
A quote that even the FDA has stated on record that was never stated. That is because it would actually be illegal to do so. You see federal agencies cannot take a stance on Proposition 37, which means that the Monsanto-funded No on 37 campaign literally created the quote and FDA support out of thin air. In other words, the organization leaders blatantly violated 8 U.S.C. §§ 506 and 1017 by misusing the FDA seal and writing a quote out of thin air to support their political campaign to keep Monsanto rolling in the billions."
And that's only a portion of what was needed to crush California's highly anticipated GMO labeling bill. As Huffington Post points out, much more was also discovered:
"They used the Stanford logo in TV ads and mailers, when the University also did not take a stand on the issue. And they said that Henry I. Miller, their hired gun, is a professor at Stanford when in reality, he works for the Hoover Institution — which rents office space on the campus.
They paid a PR firm with expertise in fighting recycling legislation (on behalf of the soda pop industry) to generate a misleading "study" that was designed to show the proposition raising food prices by hundreds of dollars per state resident per year.
They said there have never been any documented ill-effects from GMO consumption. But many allege that 37 direct human deaths and 1,500 disabilities linked to a toxic batch of the supplement Tryptophan were caused by a genetically engineered strain of bacteria used in production. And there are numerous reports oflivestock that have died as a result of grazing on GMO cotton."
Outside of deeply manipulating vote counts, pro-GMO groups backed by Monsanto are already playing dirty and spreading what amounts to complete misinformation into the public spotlight. And they're doing it with millions in funding. Checkout the details of who exactly is pumping cash into efforts to defeat your ability to know what you're eating:
Monsanto – $7,100,500
DuPont – $4,900,000
Pepsi – $2,145,400
Bayer – $2,000,000
Dow – $2,000,000
Syngenta – $2,000,000
Kraft Foods – $1,950,000
Coca-Cola – $1,455,500
Nestle – $1,315,600
General Mills – $1,135,000
ConAgra – $1,077,000
Kellogg's – $790,000
Smithfield – $684,000
And here's a list of companies that have supported Prop 37:
Mercola.com – $1,115,000
Nature's Path – $610,000
Dr. Bronner's – $369,000
Lundberg – $251,000
Udis/EarthBalance/Glutino – $102,000
Clif Bar- $100,000
Organic Valley – $100,000
Amy's – $100,000
Annie's – $50,000
Nutiva – $50,000
Frey Vineyards – $35,000
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12 responses to "How Monsanto Keeps Halting GMO Labeling Despite Over 96% Approval"
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Good article. Where did you get the cash numbers?
I do not think we will ever convince the typical consumer that GMO foods are bad for you. But I think we can portray how ridiculous the argument that food prices will go up by adding some ink to a package. All major food companies are very automated and know the sources of their ingredients. Computers have been around a while
It IS true GMO labeling IS bound to increase food prices,well, processed food. Look at all the money they are spending to fight labeling! Where do you think they will recupe those expenses.From just over $4.00 per vote in California to $11.78 per no vote in Washington,I am estimating $22.00 for Oregon, Not sure about Colorado..the more anti Label GMO campaigns there are will certainly raise food prices! Grow gardens, share fresh food, don't panic, go Organic!
But nearly everyone uses condiments, jams, jelly, cooking oil, taco shells, packaged foods. Growing fresh veggies is only one part of eating. Some how, some way we must get GMOs banned all together.
More foods are labeling No High Fructose that helps a little. HFCS harms the liver and probably the pancreas too.
It's hilarious to watch Corporations throw money tantrums like children. There's nothing they can do about it; the people will eventually stop purchasing from these GMO brands in favour of healthier farmer's markets and reputable health food stores. Many already grow their own food. It's not impossible, you just need to read up on it and manage your time effectively!
Keep on crying and kicking your feet Monsanto, you're getting a time out whether you like it or not.
The time and money may be better spent to educate consumers to not buy anything not labeled as GMO-free. The big corporations will have no choice but to get on the bandwagon. This is a lot cheaper than challenging them head to head.
FDA says it will not allow labels like "GM-free," "GMO-Free" or "biotech-free." The
agency says guaranteeing a product to be free of GM material is virtually
impossible. Instead the labels will have to say the food was not produced
through bioengineering. The FDA said it may take legal action against
companies that violate these guidelines.
Pieces of trash.
amazing what they will do…
I'm afraid it's wolves vs lambs. People (lambs) want to trust. They know subconsciously that realizing and acknowledging deep deceit (wolves' ruthlessness) could ruin their innocence, make them cynical.
we need more sheepdogs. aware of, but not corrupted by, those that wish to prey on the weaker among us.
sniffing out wolves clothed as sheep and howling about it until the herd takes notice


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Two more Iowa newspapers have closed
Two small weekly newspapers in southwest Iowa have ceased publication, citing factors like declining advertising and subscriptions.
Both The Walnut Bureau in Walnut and the Danish Villages Voice in Elk Horn released final editions on Christmas Eve. Owners say the ending of the longtime papers was sad but unavoidable.
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In September of last year, 22-year-old Dennis Simmerman was charged with having sex with a 13-year-old boy. Police say he admitted to Clark County, Iowa detectives that he'd also traded lewd photos with the kid.
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In November, she was pounded in her bid for reelection, registering a meager 29 percent of the vote in the Clark county attorney race. And it would keep getting worse.
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By switching to a fixed rate loan, you will not only reduce your payment, you will also likely lock in an attractive rate for as long as you own your home.
In fact, while one year ARMs currently offer tempting introductory rates, most experts recommend avoiding them, because you could easily find yourself facing sharply higher payments in the near future, even if interest rates don't rise. Why? Well, after the introductory rate expires, ARMs are typically pegged to the one year Treasury rate (recently 5.25%) plus 2.75 percentage points, with increases of as much as two points a year. Assuming interest rates don't change, you would pay 7.59% in the second year (the full two point increase) and 8% in the third year.
There are certain cases, however, where an ARM makes sense. If you are fairly certain you'll be moving within five years, you can save some money - and avoid rising payments - with a five year ARM. Such loans offer a fixed rate for five years and adjust annually thereafter.
LIBOR is the rate on dollar-denominated deposits, also know as Eurodollars, traded between banks in London. The index is quoted for one month, three months, six months as well as one-year periods.
LIBOR is the base interest rate paid on deposits between banks in the Eurodollar market. A Eurodollar is a dollar deposited in a bank in a country where the currency is not the dollar. The Eurodollar market has been around for over 40 years and is a major component of the International financial market. London is the center of the Euromarket in terms of volume.
The LIBOR rate quoted in the Wall Street Journal is an average of rate quotes from 16 major banks.
The most common quote for mortgages is the 6-month quote. LIBOR's cost of money is a widely monitored international interest rate indicator. LIBOR is currently being used by both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as an index on the loans they purchase.
LIBOR is quoted daily in the Wall Street Journal's Money Rates and compares most closely to the 1-Year Treasury Security index.
The 11th District Cost of Funds is more prevalent in the West and the 1-Year Treasury Security is more prevalent in the East. Buyers prefer the slowly moving 11th District Cost of Funds and investors prefer the 1-Year Treasury Security.
The monthly weighted average 11th District has been published by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco since August 1981. Currently more than one half of the savings institutions loans made in California are tied to the 11th District Cost of Funds (COFI) index.
The Federal Home Loan Bank's 11th District is comprised of saving institutions in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Few people who use and follow the 11th District Cost of Funds understand exactly how it is calculated, what it represents, how it moves and what factors affect it.
The predecessor to the 11th District Cost of Funds index was the District semiannual weighted average cost of funds published for a six month period ending in June and December. The San Francisco Bank was the first Federal Home Loan Bank to publish a monthly cost of funds index.
The funds used as a basis for the calculation of the 11th District Cost of Funds index are the liabilities at the District savings institutions: money on deposit at the institutions, money borrowed from a Federal Home Loan Bank (known as advances) and all other money borrowed. The interest paid on these types of funds is the cost of these funds.
The ratio of the dollar amount paid in interest during the month to the average dollar amount of the funds for that month constitutes the weighted average cost of funds ratio for that month.
The average cost of funds is said to be weighted because the three kinds of funds and their costs are added together before a ratio is computed rather than calculating averages individually for the three sources and using a simple average of the three ratios. This gives the greatest weight to the interest paid on deposits, and explains the delayed reaction of the index to rising fixed rate mortgages.
A few options are available to fit your individual needs and your risk tolerance with the various market instruments.
ARMs with different indexes are available for both purchases and refinances. Choosing an ARM with an index that reacts quickly lets you take full advantage of falling interest rates. An index that lags behind the market lets you take advantage of lower rates after market rates have started to adjust upward.
The interest rate and monthly payment can change based on adjustments to the index rate.
6-Month Certificate of Deposit (CD) ARM
This program has a maximum interest rate adjustment of 1% every six months. The 6-month Certificate of Deposit (CD) index is generally considered to react quickly to changes in the market.
1-Year Treasury Spot ARM
This program has a maximum interest rate adjustment of 2% every 12 months. The 1-Year Treasury Spot index generally reacts more slowly than the CD index, but more quickly than the Treasury Average index.
6-Month Treasury Average ARM
This program has a maximum interest rate adjustment of 1% every six months. The Treasury Average index generally reacts more slowly in fluctuating markets so adjustments in the ARM interest rate will lag behind some other market indicators.
12-Month Treasury Average ARM
This program has a maximum interest rate adjustment of 2% every 12 months. The Treasury Average Index generally reacts more slowly in fluctuating markets so adjustments in the ARM interest rate will lag behind some other market indicators.
Most adjustable rate loans (ARMs) have a low introductory rate or start rate, some times as much as 5.0% below the current market rate of a fixed loan. This start rate is usually good from 1 month to as long as 10 years. As a rule the lower the start rate is the shorter the time before the loan makes its first adjustment.
The index of an ARM is the financial instrument that the loan is "tied" to, or adjusted to. The most common indices are the 1-Year Treasury Security, LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), Prime, 6-Month Certificate of Deposit (CD) and the 11th District Cost of Funds (COFI). Each of these indices move up or down based on conditions of the financial markets.
The margin is one of the most important aspects of ARMs because it is added to the index to determine the interest rate that you pay. The margin added to the index is known as the fully indexed rate. As an example if the current index value is 5.50% and your loan has a margin of 2.5%, your fully indexed rate is 8.00%. Margins on loans range from 1.75% to 3.5% depending on the index and the amount financed in relation to the property value.
Interim Caps
All adjustable rate loans carry interim caps. Many ARMs have interest rate caps of six months or a year. There are loans that have interest rate caps of three years. Interest rate caps are beneficial in rising interest rate markets, but can also keep your interest rate higher than the fully indexed rate if rates are falling rapidly.
Payment Caps
Some loans have payment caps instead of interest rate caps. These loans reduce payment shock in a rising interest rate market, but can also lead to deferred interest or "negative amortization." These loans generally cap your annual payment increases to 7.5% of the previous payment.
Lifetime Caps
Almost all ARMs have a maximum interest rate or lifetime interest rate cap. The lifetime cap varies from company to company and loan to loan. Loans with low lifetime caps usually have higher margins, and the reverse is also true. Those loans that carry low margins often have higher lifetime caps.
These loans generally begin with an interest rate that is 2-3 percent below a comparable fixed rate mortgage, and could allow you to buy a more expensive home.
However, the interest rate changes at specified intervals (for example, every year) depending on changing market conditions; if interest rates go up, your monthly mortgage payment will go up, too. However, if rates go down, your mortgage payment will drop also.
There are also mortgages that combine aspects of fixed and adjustable rate mortgages - starting at a low fixed rate for seven to ten years, for example, then adjusting to market conditions. Ask your mortgage professional about these and other special kinds of mortgages that fit your specific financial situation.
If you have ever paid off a home loan backed by FHA, you may have money owed to you. And the government wants to pay you back.
About 1 in 10 FHA borrowers leave money in their escrow accounts when they pay off their loans. The average refund for each borrower is about $700.
Former FHA borrowers who think they might be due a refund can call a toll free number, 800-697-6967, write HUD at P.O. Box 23669, Washington DC 20026-3699, or look for his/her name with the HUD Refund Search Form on their web site.
Homeowners 62 and older who have paid off their mortgages or have only small mortgage balances remaining are eligible to participate in HUD's reverse mortgage program. The program allows homeowners to borrow against the equity in their homes.
Homeowners can receive payments in a lump sum, on a monthly basis (for a fixed term or for as long as they live in the home), or on an occasional basis as a line of credit. Homeowners whose circumstances change can restructure their payment options.
Unlike ordinary home equity loans, a HUD reverse mortgage does not require repayment as long as the borrower lives in the home. Mortgage companies recover their principal, plus interest, when the home is sold. The remaining value of the home goes to the homeowner or to his or her survivors. If the sales proceeds are insufficient to pay the amount owed, HUD will pay the company the amount of the shortfall. The Federal Housing Administration, which is part of HUD, collects an insurance premium from all borrowers to provide this coverage.
The size of reverse mortgage loans is determined by the borrower's age, the interest rate, and the home's value. The older a borrower, the larger the percentage of the home's value that can be borrowed.
For example, based on a loan at an interest rate of 9 percent, a 65-year-old could borrow up to 26 percent of the home's value, a 75-year-old could borrow up to 39 percent of the home's value, and an 85-year-old could borrow up to 56 percent of the home's value.
There are no asset or income limitations on borrowers receiving HUD's reverse mortgages.
There are also no limits on the value of homes qualifying for a HUD reverse mortgage. However, the amount that may be borrowed is capped by the maximum FHA mortgage limit for the area. As a result, owners of higher priced homes can't borrow any more than owners of homes valued at the FHA limit.
HUD's reverse mortgage program collects funds from insurance premiums charged to borrowers. Senior citizens are charged 2 percent of the home's value as an up front payment plus one half percent on the loan balance each year. These amounts are usually paid by the mortgage company and charged to the borrower's principal balance.
FHA's reverse mortgage insurance makes HUD's program less expensive to borrowers than the smaller reverse mortgage programs run by private companies without FHA insurance.
FHA energy efficient mortgage program provides mortgage insurance for a person to purchase or refinance a principal residence and incorporate the cost of energy efficient improvements into the mortgage. The mortgage loan is funded by a lending institution, such as a mortgage company, bank, savings and loan association and the mortgage is insured by HUD.
What are the eligibility requirements?
- Borrowers are eligible for approximately 97% financing. Borrowers are able to finance closing costs and the up front mortgage insurance premium into the mortgage. Borrowers are also responsible for paying an annual premium.
- Eligible properties are one to two existing units and new construction.
- The cost of the energy efficient improvements that may be eligible for financing into the mortgage is the greater of 5% percent of the property's value (not to exceed $8,000) or $4,000.
- To be eligible for inclusion in the mortgage, the energy efficient improvements must be cost effective, meaning that the total cost of the improvements is less than the total present value of the energy saved over the useful life of the energy improvement.
- The cost of the energy improvements and estimate of the energy savings must be determined by a home energy rating system (HERS) or energy consultant.
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…in which an executed serial killer has some unfinished business.
In her only horror movie, Carole Lombard gives an impressive performance as a society girl possessed by the spirit of an insane killer. While the film itself is finally less than the sum of its parts, each of those individual parts is very interesting.
I have also copied over and slightly revised Dracula's Daughter.
Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!


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A newsletter analyzing the market that is written by an SEC-registered investment adviser who sells the letter to subscribers. See: Hulbert Rating.
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A newsletter offering financial advice to readers or subscribers. A market letter may discuss broad macroeconomic trends, or it may offer specific advice on particular sectors of certain markets. If a market letter offers advice on specific securities, the author(s) are normally registered investment advisors with the SEC, and investors should exercise caution if they are not.
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Urban is slated to do four shows in the country where he grew up. Urban said, "I can't wait to tour in Australia again, new music, new show, I know we're gonna have a blast. Really looking forward to playing to a rowdy summer crowd."
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on Monday June 25. Monkeyville members - Urban's fan club - will get the first opportunity to buy tickets at 10 a.m. on June 20.
Tour dates are:
Jan. 25-26 Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Jan. 30 Allphones Arena, Sydney
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If the figures are to be believed, Chinese output slumped by an annualised 6.6 million tonnes in the December-February period only to surge back by 5.2 million tonnes in March and April.
Except anyone who knows how an aluminium smelter works will tell you the figures don't make any sense.
Looking for example at the apparent 4.8-million tonne increase between run-rates in February and March, Paul Adkins of consultancy AZ China noted wryly that the month-on-month jump was equivalent to "10 smelters running at full speed on March 1 after being idle on February 29".
Volatility is nothing new to these Chinese aluminium production figures, particularly around the turn of the year, both calendar and lunar, but this year's variance is unprecedented.
Perhaps the best way to penetrate the statistical smoke is to look at annualised production over a longer period.
On this basis April's run rate was 31.3 million tonnes, down a net 1.79 million tonnes from September last year.
That would tally with the anecdotal evidence that capacity was indeed curtailed as local prices fell below 10,000 yuan per tonne in November, lower even than during the worst of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-2009.
The figures for March and April would also suggest, however, that restarts may already be happening, albeit not on a scale implied by that month-on-month explosion in output in March.
And Chinese smelters right now have every incentive to lift output rates, given the strength of the rally in Shanghai prices.
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I have attached the log files from both failed installs (Power V1.1 + ARM V1.3). Below is the error I am experiencing:
Install Uninstaller: S32 Design Studio for ARM v1.3(Install All Uninstaller Components)
Status: ERROR
Additional Notes: ERROR - Error writing LaunchAnywhere components (Access Denied)
During the install a window appears:
However it then disappears almost instantly and an installation roll back is triggered.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling JRE 1.8 & JDK 1.8, disabling AntiVirus, Reinstalling C++ Restributable.
Original Attachment has been moved to: S32_Design_Studio_for_ARM_v1.3_Install_11_30_2016_08_59_02.log.zip
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We are looking for a Node.js Developer to join our fun, energetic team who are running at full speed to ignite a digital disruption in telecommunications.
* Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
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* Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
* Implementation of security and data protection
* Integration of data storage solutions using MongoDB, Redis and ElasticSearch
* Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods
* Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure
* Build customer-facing UI and back-end services using VueJS
* Code, teste and operate node.js based services
* Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem
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* Strong proficiency with JavaScript (ES6)
* In-depth knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it: Express and HAPI
* Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
* Good understanding of server-side templating languages like Handlebards
* Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3 and VueJS or Angular
* Understanding accessibility and security compliance
* Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
* Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application and experience with Microservices and Docker
* Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
* Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes, using NoSQL such as MongoDB and ElasticSearch
* Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
* DevOps knowledge with Google Cloud and/or AWS
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'Silo it' when married to franchising
Liz and Joe Lewis have been in franchising together for almost their entire 32-year marriage.
The old refrain is never work with family and never borrow from friends. But for those stubborn folks who opt to ignore that advice, it's quite possible to thrive at work and home—it just takes a little effort.
Dr. Wendy Walsh, a relationship expert who helps people through the intricacies of love on her radio show and as a professor, says it's all about boundaries and clarity.
A typical relationship will have real physical boundaries between work and home. But when a couple is in the same office, restaurant or retail storefront, those boundaries have to be built.
"We have to create psychological boundaries," said Walsh. "First of all making sure your job descriptions are very, very clear because people fall apart when there aren't boundaries about who should do what."
Maggie and Dennis Holland, a dynamic duo in the Which Wich system who have helped develop 42 locations and operate two locations, said that's key.
"I think what works for us is just having separate areas of responsibility and to resist the urge to jump in and do something better than someone who does it all the time. But that's just respect, that's not work, that's just the way relationships work," said Dennis Holland. "You have to silo it otherwise you'll be mucking each other's responsibilities and causing lots of problems."
He is the initial contact, helps franchisees find a location and get the paperwork done. Then Maggie comes in.
"Dennis is more the people person, I'm more of the worker bee—the organized person," said Maggie Holland.
Finding a little time away from work is critical for most business owners, but it can be a challenge.
"Keep it separate and always focus," says Veenu Parkash, with Raj, who own three Lightbridge Academy centers.
"It really is a lifestyle. My phone can ring any time and there might be something I have to deal with," said Dennis Holland. "But we knock it off every once in a while. Our kids are in sports, so we go out and watch them play soccer. That's all we talk about then. And we try to keep the work life toned down."
Running a business can be a lot of fun, too."It is pretty difficult because it is really intoxicating," said Maggie Holland. "There's always something you could be doing or a project to finish. It's definitely all-consuming."
Keep it separate
Raj and Veenu Parkash own three Lightbridge Academy childcare centers. They said boundaries are crucial to their ability to work together.
"I don't focus on thinking like he's my husband. Just focus on the business, focus on what's good for the business and it'll be fine, keep it separate and always focus," said Veenu Parkash.
She's the people person, and Raj handles the numbers. He said they stay active and social so they don't talk about work all the time.
"The only drawback is that doing business is your common topic. Even with us it gets very frustrating because you sometimes deal with it at work then when you come home, you're still talking about it because we're so into our business," said Veenu Parkash.
There are, of course, some special sorts of people who are happy to talk about work all the time, and Walsh says that's OK as long as they're good collaborators.
"It depends on the couple, if both partners have a voice," said Walsh. "Building something together, a baby or a business, is one of the strongest ways to create a long-term relationship, there's been lots of data to show this. On the other hand, if one person is too dominant or one person is too dependent and one half of the couple is frustrated trying to get the other half to do more or less, that's not healthy."
Separate responsibilities, say Dennis and Maggie Holland, who own Which Wich units.
For Joe and Liz Lewis, they've been in franchising together for almost their entire 32-year marriage. Joe is a franchise lawyer turned VP and general counsel at Smoothie King and Liz operates a market for FranNet, a franchise consultant firm that helps place prospective franchisees with the right concept. They say the conversation always drifts back to their franchising work.
"It does give us something in common and something to talk about with family and friends—that's a fun part. I look forward to hearing how she's doing with her business and she looks forward to talking about how things are going," said Joe Lewis.
Of course, there are going to be sore spots in any relationship, business or romantic. Walsh said it just means carving out time to discuss differences with a level head.
"The same rules apply to conflict resolution whether you're in a business or not, find a time and place to both openly discuss when you're not HALTing," (which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, or tired) said Walsh. "And spend more time listening and trying to understand than trying to defend."
But it all goes back to those boundaries, as Raj Parkash describes.
"We really don't have disagreements because we've left the decision making to whoever is handling that segment of the business," said Parkash. "We bounce off ideas, but at the same time, if we make any decision it's in the best interest in the business, it doesn't matter whose decision it is. When you look at things that way, it does not create disagreement."