Beyond Europe 2.0 – Vision for an Anti-authoritarian future
Rising authoritarianism, nationalism, climate collapse and new forms of repression are just some of the problems facing the whole world, not just Czechia. We have therefore decided to join Beyond Europe, an antiauthoritarian platform connecting radical leftist groups in Europe. We are not indifferent to the political future of Europe, but we reject the current form of Europe Union, governed by financial capital and bureaucracy, as well as dreams of “Europe of Nations”. We want Europe that’s going to be open to all, where democracy and self-government will flourish in a framework beyond state, nation and capital. Below you can read a recent Beyond Europe manifesto.
A context of accelerated exploitation, oppression and disorientation
In March 2018, the Beyond Europe platform met in Nicosia, Cyprus to reappraise the potential of anti-authoritarian struggle against global capitalism. At the present time, capital is tightening its repressive grip in order to continue destroying our communities, our human and other rights, and the earth itself. This was a rare opportunity for the members to meet face-to-face and have extremely constructive discussions. While exchanging thoughts and experiences, we became aware of the speed at which damage is being done globally, the confusion surrounding facts, events and motives, and the numbing effect that this constant turbulence seems to have for coordinated resistance. But while this increasingly intense storm has led to widespread disorientation and a debilitating sense of our collective incapacity to control the situation, we realise that reversing this is of the utmost urgency.
Following this meeting, we captured our vivid impressions of chaos, confusion and the inability to act in two statements (We won’t accept anything less and Let’s make this century wild (will be published in March 2019) which both aimed to highlight the pressing need for new approaches, strategies and direction. Almost a year after the meeting in Nicosia, repression has further intensified on multiple levels, again reaffirming the need to step up our own efforts, acting strategically and taking concrete actions. Indeed, there seems to be plenty of energy for new ideas and practices. An organisational turn to organising communities around housing struggles has slowly been gaining ground. New concepts and tactics are being explored in anti-fascist struggle with women and feminists crucially reconfiguring the terms of the game across the globe over the past year. Finally, more recently, the Gilets Jaunes who appear as a hub for every conceivable anti-capitalist demand, occupy the streets of France with impressive assertiveness and have become a major challenge for the French police and establishment. How does Beyond Europe come into this picture?
Beyond Europe’s position
Beyond Europe reiterates the need to scale up the fight, and develop new methods, tools and frameworks for anti-authoritarian politics.
Beyond Europe stresses that the present moment is ripe for this radical reconsideration of anti-authoritarian forces in the fight against global capitalism, as its desperate attempts to continue ruling the planet resort to increasingly oppressive means.
Beyond Europe proposes that we leave behind reactive forms of resistance and transition as quickly as possible to a different level which enables us to act pro-actively. Firefighting constantly on multiple fronts (which also proliferate exponentially) has become untenable. We have reached a stage in which we have to try to stop the emergence of new fires. And although firefighting against authoritarian attacks of all kinds will not end any time soon, our long-term aim should now be to find ways to stop conditions of oppression from becoming tougher, explore how to stop instances of oppression before they materialise rather than just confront them once they are in full swing.
Beyond Europe 2.0 programme
What tools, concepts and new techniques of organising do we need in order to be in a position to perform anti-authoritarian politics pro-actively?
The first step is to implement internal organisational changes, so that the anti-hierarchical principles of anti-authoritarianism apply more consistently to Beyond Europe itself. For more information about what is the anti-authoritarian, see Positions, Proposals, Framework of Antiauthoritarian Movement produced by Anti-Authoritarian Movement | Αντιεξουσιαστική Κίνηση (AK).
Beyond Europe remains an anti-authoritarian platform against capitalism. But rather than this being an alliance of national networks and organisations – which raises the expectations that entire countries are represented – individual city groups can now participate autonomously in the work of the platform. This means that we no longer must canvas the views of a whole organisation to move forward. Local city groups, rather than national networks or a few individuals, are now sovereign. Cities interested in common issues can join forces together without needing approval by “national” organisations. Beyond Europe is now properly defined as a platform among many, rather than the “international” wing of our respective organisations, which amounted to maintaining an unnecessary informal hierarchy and was enhancing engagement with internationalism. But this does not mean that it has any less reason to exist. Quite the opposite. We expect to produce more content, inspire more people to participate, and become more democratic in the process.
Building on transnational strengths
A new programme of work has been agreed which includes a comprehensive upgrade and sharing of best practice and skill in the following areas: media, outreach strategy, technology, security and an organisational structure driven by city-led initiatives as mentioned above. In broad terms, working groups have been formed with a decent geographic spread on the following areas: feminism; eco-social struggles; antifascism and the far right; labour digitalisation, technology and the future; housing, community and neighbourhood organising.
These groups will build on our transnational strengths in a variety of areas, including the women’s strike, reproductive rights, and trans rights; action against extractive industries and for sustainable de-growth strategies; attending and building for summit actions on European migration regimes and far right party conferences; action against local fascist groups; establishing a strike watchdog; drafting ten theses on technology; collaborating with the struggles of Amazon warehouse workers and workers in logistics; establishing and maintaining social centres, anti-eviction campaigns, tenants’ unions and opposing gentrification.
Anti-authoritarian information provider
We have also established a collaborative editorial group with the task of becoming the ‘beacon’ of anti-authoritarian struggles for Europe. The idea is not to be the ‘hegemonic’ anti-authoritarian media outlet within Europe, but to establish ourselves as the preferred source of information about anti-authoritarian struggles happening in Europe for the rest of the world. This link is desperately needed for building an anti-authoritarian internationalism that is simultaneously against globalisation and against nationalism. A user-friendly media strategy is being worked on to turn this into a reality in some years’ time.
The second step is to plan activities with an understanding of the skills, expertise and strengths of the current membership while aiming at expanding it by reaching out to other groups and initiatives interested in converging forces for the purposes of a strong anti-authoritarian movement in Europe (and beyond) which will overthrow global capitalism.
Current active members
…the German-speaking antinational and antifascist federation ums Ganze, with local groups across Germany and Austria. Ums Ganze hosts annual congresses attracting hundreds of militants, accompanying BE to the Hamburg G20 and bringing back riots to the streets of Germany on occasion of the inauguration of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. The building of an antifascist network called “Nationalism is no alternative” is a serious asset in the fight against the rise of the far right in Europe. In the next years ums Ganze will focus on (pro-)feminist interventions and the revival of social struggles.
…the anarchist/antiauthoritarian collective Syspirosi Atakton, is organised in Nicosia acting in both sides of the division line. For SA the struggle against nationalism is a daily struggle for survival as Cyprus is one of the most militarised areas on the planet, while trying to circulate the ideas of self-organisation, self-legislation and solidarity. Efforts also take under consideration the environmental crisis and gender social aspects.
… the Greek antiauthoritarian movement Alpha Kappa, who are responsible for much of the anti-authoritarian influence in Beyond Europe. With local groups in Athens, Thessaloniki, Komotini, Ioannina, Larissa and Piraeus – AK have hosted several of the defining moments of Beyond Europe: a camp against a gold mine in the Chalkidiki peninsula rooted in local communities; the No Border Camp in 2016; and a camp against the construction of a damn in Piraeus. AK have a fascinating political history coloured by resistance against dictatorship, severe repression against communism spanning several generations, fierce disagreements with other local anarchist groups, fearless street battles against fascists and the police, and the eviction of social centres. All this in a country where there are sizeable Stalinist and Fascist parties with electoral success, resurgent nationalism, and a left party in power.
… the UK-wide anti-capitalist organisation Plan C with similar interests in anti-authoritarian politics, focusing on feminist anti-fascism, the socialisation of strike, radical municipalism, and Rojava solidarity, and following direct democracy principles of organisation and decision making for city-led activities, which expand into UK wide projects when appropriate.
… the recently formed group from Prague Kolektiv 115. K115 brings non-dogmatic leftist politics and new forms of language and culture of protest into cold post eastern block region. Consisting of working groups focusing on topics such as the right to the city, feminism and antifascism, the group seeks progressive answers to massive reactionary wave rolling through Visegrád Four (V4) countries.
The promising potential for expansion of the current Beyond Europe membership relates to a strong belief (shared across the European radical left) that capitalism is a system which must be fought, criticised and abolished systematically if we are to win. For this reason, the existence of a platform such as Beyond Europe adds coherence and a sense of purpose for anti-authoritarian politics where there is confusion and disorientation, additionally aggravated by the distraction of media propaganda.
Beyond Europe calls all organisations, groups and initiatives, who believe that anti-authoritarian politics leads to the end of global capitalism, to join us so that we can learn from each other and use our collective power and counter-power to trigger the necessary dynamic ruptures that will allow us to move to the next level.


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Here are three of 2012′s Christmas card designs! They (and a few others) will be on my stall at the Lionheart Market in Leytonstone on Saturday 1st December and Saturday 15th December, along with jewellery, artwork, and Christmas tree decorations.
It’s September, and therefore high time for are-people-talking-about-Christmas-already?-bah-humbug season. I make & sell Christmas cards, and can happily supply you with some to send to your friends, relatives, coworkers, archenemies, or complete strangers, at the bargain rate of £1 per card, or 20 for £18 plus p&p (from the UK, if you’re not) if I […]
I’d been vaguely aware of the existence of monotyping before, but until I found an old copy of The Painterly Print in a Notting Hill second-hand bookshop I hadn’t really considered trying it out. It’s a good way to use up the leftover ink I dollop out onto my glass plate after doing a batch […]

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I have some questions about implementing a mobile robot. I have an old construction mobile robot wherein this robot the main controller has been removed, and I put in its place a Raspberry Pi 4. I have put Linux and ROS on Raspberry.
I found this library pigpio library I managed by sending pulses through the GPIO to have movement on the wheels.
These pulses can be converted to RPM with the appropriate code, so I can also have the wheel speeds in meters per second. Through forward kinematics, I can convert them to angular and linear velocities of the body entirely theoretically. Is there a way to do this with ROS?
I made a Python script for ROS, which converts linear and angular velocities to wheel velocities, in other words, inverse kinematics.
Can these two coexist so that I can control the robot?
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Hi, just a high-level pointer: you probably want to write a ros_control hardware interface for your robot using velocity interface (because you can control velocity of the motors directly). If you create this ros_control interface, you can apply any of the available controllers you find, including diff-drive controller.
If you want to keep things pythony, simple and non-compatible, you can keep your custom code. The usual way mobile robots are controlled in ROS is by accepting a geometry_msgs/TwistStamped message, where linear.x tells forward velocity and angular.z tells rotation speed about the vertical axis. You can definitely have one topic that controls the motors directly (via wheel velocities), and at the same time the cmd_vel topic accepting twist messages and running the command through this super-simple inverse kinematics.
I forgot to mark something about robot.
Because it is old-made, the robot does not have wheel encoders. Can I implement forward kinematics without having the encoders?
Yes you can. You can set diff drive controller to work in „open-loop“ mode.


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This Mexican Corn Black Bean Salad is stuffed with flavors and we call it a summer comfort dish.
I enhanced this black beans Mexican corn salad side dish with a light dressing, which I seasoned with my Mexican spice blend.
We both absolutely adore corn and beans in a salad.
Paul actually introduced me to his favorite bean and corn salads ad over the years we came up with this Mexican style salad.
The Mexican bean salad will be great for the upcoming BBQ summer season and makes a great potluck, and of course, Cinco de Mayo Mexican side salad dish.
Sometimes, during the hot summer days, we simply enjoy the Mexican corn and bean salad as a standalone dinner meal.
It's quite filling and super nutritious!
The salad recipe includes several ingredients and most are common Mexican ingredients (except for the olive oil in the Mexican salad dressing).
Black Beans are super common in Latin America, the Caribbeans and in the South.
You get them dried or more often canned.
If you get dried black beans, soak them first before cooking them soft.
Using a pressure cooker can save time.
A Mexican salad needs to have corn!
I tend to add sweet corn because that's what Paul likes.
I personally don't mind any corn, as long as it has some texture, flavor and a slight crunch.
Don't be afraid to try out Ancient Mexican corn varieties which might be more suitable (depending on the variety) for this salad.
Avocado is creamy, rich in healthy oils and it's a welcoming color contrast in your salad.
You can pick a popular Avocado variety such as Hass for your Avocado and try another Avocado variety.
I use small red onions because they are milder and compliment the Mexican corn black bean salad.
You can use shallots here too.
Tomatoes are of course part of the Mexican cuisine.
Use your favorite tomato salad variety and quarter them.
Your vegan salad will have more texture, color and will turn out juicier thanks to the tomatoes.
Jalapeno peppers are optional.
I add them all the time to my Mexican black bean salad.
Jalapenos add heat, so I tend to enjoy homemade pickled jalapenos in my salad instead of fresh peppers because fresh jalapenos are at times too hot.
Pickled Jalapenos have a slight crunch and they are flavorful, making this healthy Mexican salad all the more special.
Dressing & Garnish
For the Dressing, I like to use an Olive Oil Lime Vinaigrette.
I also add some of my Mexican seasonings to the dressing (which is optional in the recipe below).
I like to garnish with cilantro separately, especially if I make this for guests because not everyone likes cilantro in a dressing.
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Mexican Corn Black Bean Salad Recipe
- 9 ounces Black Beans ~ 1 can drained
- 9 ounces Sweet Corn ~ 1 can drained
- 1 small Red Onion sliced
- 1 Avocado cut into pieces
- 3 medium Tomato quartered
- Jalapeno slices (optional) *see Notes
- Keep all the ingredients ready. Make sure the black beans and corn are soft and can be consumed. Place all the salad ingredients into a large bowl.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients.
- Keep the salad and dressing in the fridge until serving time. Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving up the Mexican black bean corn salad.
- I use Pickled Jalapenos because they add flavor to the salad and they are less likely to be super hot. You can also add fresh jalapeno pepper slices (but it's going to be hot!)
- Use canned black beans and corn or dried black beans cooked soft and cooked corn.
- The Mexican Seasoning is optional and can add flavor to your salad.
- Servings are calculated as small portions

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Kalidascope (Crayone Collection)
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- Artist: Bylli Crayone
- Format: CD
- Release Date:5/13/2009
'KALIDASCOPE' (The Crayone Collection). This album features several of the most popular Bylli Crayone songs to date along with the new single 'Boy Crush'. The album also features rare remixes and early unreleased recordings. However, the album does not include such gems as 'I Wanna Taste You', 'Mi Corazon Belongs To You' and 'What's The Answer'. On the flip-side, the album does include some early 90s recordings such as 'Tomorrow is Too Late', 'Court of Love' and his award winning song 'You're Still Young'. Bylli wrote the song 'You're Still Young' back in 1992 and entered it into a song writing competition where he won first place. Not only that, but he also performed it live to a full house after accepting his award. The song was written as an ode to 'Prevent Teenage Prenancy'. The song and song title became the slogan for the area hospital and teen outreach program. This was Bylli's first major achievement as a singer / songwriter.

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An amusing and whimsical look at behavioral finance best practices for investors.
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Long-range shooting has become more popular in recent years, and shooters are increasingly turning to high-power optics that allow for accurate aiming at distance. But what if your riflescope could actually tell you were to aim, out to a mile? That's exactly what the Revic Optics PMR 428 4.5-28x56mm Smart Riflescope is designed to do. When aiming at a target with the Revic Optics PMR 428 4.5-28x56mm Smart Riflescope, all users have to do is pair the optic with a smartphone-based calculator app. The scope features built-in sensors that measure direction, incline, cant, pressure and temperature and send all those variables to the app for calculation. Powered by AAA battery Mfg: Revic OpticsCheck price and Read more Detail At Revic Optics
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Calico Cat Breeds
Moreover, kittens demand a lot more protein and unwanted fat because these are additional active and will melt away extra energy. Adult cats, conversely, require a diet reduced in calories. Similar to humans, grownup cats may become over weight whenever they are overfed or provided the incorrect sort of food stuff and don't get a great deal physical action. Currently being chubby can depart them vulnerable to diseases and ailments like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and arthritis Cool Cat Wallpaper.
The only exception in this article is if the cat is pregnant or nursing. Expecting and nursing cats need foods which happen to be better in extra fat and protein. Once your pet reaches aged age, it turns into a lot more sedentary and can demand a diet plan and that is low in extra fat and rich in proteins which may be conveniently be digested at the same time as processed by their kidneys. Once you have narrowed down your meals decisions to all those appropriate to the cat's age, the next point that you just should do will be to search at the food stuff labels.
Appear for vital information these as protein, taurine, nutritional vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fatty acids, and h2o because the top ingredients. Chances are you'll also discover preservatives outlined about the labels. These are generally used to preserve the foodstuff new, though top quality brand names use significantly less synthetic preservatives and fillers. Avoid cat foods which checklist substances like by-products, animal digest, meat and/or bone food, added sugars, corn food, too many carbohydrate fillers, and chemical preservatives.
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One of our favorites. Patagonian toothfish.
Complimentary Soup - usually pork ribs and lotus root
Combination Meats - Roast Pork and Roast Duck
This restaurant is quite good and is one of the ones we go to occasionally. The speciality is roast meat as this restaurant is the result of the expansion of the old 'Roasting Duck." Some dishes are good and the price is not over the top. A meal for say 15 people cost us around $350.


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Here is a complete Spanish Weber 44 IDF that was gone through when we had the motor built. The carb will come complete as pictured with throttle linkage, manifold & air cleaner. I will include a link of the carb running on the 1835 engine that it was installed on. I am putting the motor in a bus so going to a set of dual carbs. Asking $300 plus $20 shipping in lower 48 states. https://m.youtube...
Here is a Holley 2 barrel carb set up. This is complete and comes as poctured with air cleaner and intake manifold. I pulled this off since it wouldn't clear when I put the motor in my bus. Asking $140 plus $20 shipping in lower 48 states.
Here is a NOS right rear taillight that is in the original box. The light has never been installed and comes as pictured with original box. I am asking $40 plus $12 shipping in lower 48 states.
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UP FOR SALE IS CIPA CUSTOM TOWING MIRRORS. THESE MIRRORS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I SEE NO FLAWS. THEY WILL FIT 1999 - 2007 GMC CHEVY FULL SIZE PICKUPS, SILVERADO SIERRA. 2000 - 2007 GMC CHEVY YUKON, TAHOE, SUBURBAN, AVALANCHE. 2002 - 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE.
Ford Top loader RUG AWI1970-71 Mustang302-4V 3514VClose Ratio28 Spline$800.00 - CASH ONLYCalls Only, NO Texts
Selling 4, 2455519 tires. Toyo Open country. Just came off our SUV. Tires ran smooth and quiet. Were rotated. 532 tread on two. 432 on the other two. Pa inspection is 232 so that shouldt be an issue. Can meet around East Palestine.Text is the best way to get me quickly. Please no is this available messages. It will be treated as spamphishing and ignored. 724 six twotoo-nineNine 69
Offered for sale is a nice set of Gray402040 Bucket seats from a 1995 F150These will only fit Extended cab 92-96 F150s F250s or Broncos These are OEM Gray in color Both seats recline as should, have the lumbar option and manual seat tracks included CASH ONLY NO OTHER PARTS FOR SALE CAN MEET AT SUMMIT RACING IN TALLMADGEREPLY WITH PHONE AND I WILL CALL YOU
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Original Chevrolet parts catalog for 1933 to 1960 passenger car, 1953 to 1960 Corvette, 1933 to 1955 1st series 12 to 2 ton trucks and 1955 to 1960 2nd series 12 to 1-12 ton trucks. In very good used condition.
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8 ft plow blade looking for a reasonable offer maybe some one could use it in pretty decent shape if interested leave a number to reach you for a quicker response was told it came off a 34 ton to one ton vehicles dont know to much about it believe its a western plow
For sale is a Morimoto 35w HID headlight kit. This was used on a 2015 GMC Sierra but I am sure it can be used on other vehicles. It was only used for about 2 months and I needed to sell the truck so I took them out. It was working when I took it out. The kit works great and looking at the pictures of the truck with the factory bulbs vs this kit you can clearly see the difference it makes.
These came off of a 2015 GMC Sierra and are about 3 years old. They require no drilling for install and attach with the factory screws in the wheel well. It takes less than 5 minutes to install each one
Set of 4 tires 3512.518 mud terrain 100 obo
This is a nice set of wheel simulators for a 1 ton truck with Bud Wheels 16-inch rim 8 on 6.5 pattern this is a complete set of 4 no dings no scratches these will clean up very nice
Ford 400 m motor out of a 1979 ford f150 motor has aluminum intake and holley 600 carb motor was rebuilt at one point turns over smooth by hand comes with fly wheel and all accessories
Parting out a 1985 Ford F-350 crew cab 4-wheel drive parts list is as follows no Dana 60 front for some reason this truck has a 44 I-beam axle in it apparently someone had gotten to the 60 before I got it 1.dana 44 ttb I beam axle 3.55 gears $1002.sterling 10.25 rear axle 3.55 gears $2003.small block bell C-6 4x4 transmission i have the tourque converter for it $2504.1345 transfer case $1005.lu...
This is a Ford 300 motor out of a mid-90s van it has been converted to carburetor the fuel injection stuff has been removed and carbureted manifold was installed Ben had a hundred and forty seven thousand miles on it motor was removed due to the van being too rusty to be roadworthy anymore engine ran good when removed and was stored inside


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California Senate Bill 250, which would require spay or neuter surgery for most of the state’s dogs and cats, recently passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee by a 6-4 vote.
The bill will be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on July 15.
SB 250, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, calls on cat owners to spay or neuter their cats at 6 months of age if the cats are allowed to roam at large. The bill also requires the sterilization of all dogs at 6 months old unless the owner gets an unaltered dog license.
The bill has been amended to authorize local governments to use existing procedures to issue the intact dog licenses or to charge a fee for procedures related to the issuance, denial or revocation of unaltered dog licenses. Unaltered dogs used in legal hunting activities would be exempt from being cited.
The sterilization of dogs found to be at-large continues to be a requirement under the bill.
Click here for the most recent version of SB 250.

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We were perturbed last week by the thought that Ryan Gosling was sullying himself by wading into the minefield that is pedestrian/driver/cyclist politics in the city of Toronto , but we’re pleased the Gosler was never in fact that far off track, and was instead busy causing kerfuffles at small-town graduations and such .
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The Gosler’s own graduation — from Superstar University — clearly happened at least a decade before, as is clear from the video of this Everybody Dance Now routine he performed with sister Mandi at the tender age of 12. The video surfaced on Monday, and we have to say, even then, wow, look at that hair.


Video: Viking-era gems found in Velbastaður
The National Museum of the Faroe Islands has since 2014 been conducting archaeological research in an old churchyard in Velbastaður.
Among the items recently unearthed on the site are a gilded silver ring from the 8th-10th century.
This find reinforces previous evidence which suggests that Christianity may have come to the Faroe Islands well before what is documented in Faroese history books.
This summer, a woven gold thread was dug up between two rocks at the entrance of what was once a chapel. Such gold threads have never been found in the Faroes before.
Other recent finds include a rare Carnelian pearl, an amber bead and an Anglo-Saxon coin, all likely dating back to the Viking era.
The excavation work in Velbastaður will continue next summer.
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Canadians and Europeans will need to dig a little deeper into their change buckets* to buy apps on the App Store, as a price hike recently went into effect in these territories. Prices on the United States’ App Store remain the same.
According to an email sent to developers by Apple on Wednesday, the changes were made in response to falling exchange rates and “adjustments in value-added tax (VAT) rates.” The news arrived a day before Apple announced a “record-breaking 2014” that generated over $10 billion in revenue for developers.
Canada’s altered prices are likely due to its falling dollar, which closed at $0.85 USD on Thursday. Most apps seem to have hiked by thirty cents. For example, Heads Up!, which goes for $0.99 on the US App Store, is now $1.29 on the Canadian App Store. And Threes!, which is $1.99 USD, is now $2.29 CDN. The cost of in-app purchases has risen by the same degrees.
Apple aren’t alone in making such price changes. Steam made a similar move in Canada back in October, and physical console games saw a price increase in the Great White North back in March.
*(Everybody has a change bucket, right? Mine is a big plastic popcorn bottle with Goldberg from WCW on it. It’s currently empty, save for a Canadian quarter.)

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Lisa Mauer, an associate professor of food science, said that crystalline substances - including vitamin C, some vitamin B forms and other dietary supplements - are prone to a process called deliquescence, in which humidity causes a water-soluble solid to dissolve. Keeping those supplements away from warm, humid environments can help ensure their effectiveness.
"You might see salt or sugar start to cake in the summer, start to form clumps, and that's a sign of deliquescence," said Mauer, whose findings were published in the early online version of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. "You can also get chemical instabilities, which are a little more problematic if you're consuming a dietary supplement with vitamin C for that vitamin C content."
Kitchen salt, sugar and powdered drink mixes commonly cake, Mauer said, making their measurement more difficult but not rendering them useless. Chemical changes become more than a nuisance in vitamins and dietary supplements, however.
"If you get some moisture present or ingredients dissolve, they'll decrease the quality and shelf life of the product and decrease the nutrient delivery," Mauer said. "You can get complete loss of the ingredients. It depends on the conditions. It depends on the formulations. Within a very short time - in a week - you can get complete loss of vitamin C in some products that have deliquesced."
Bathrooms and kitchens can increase the detrimental effects because of spikes in humidity in those rooms. And Mauer said storing vitamins or supplements in containers with lids doesn't always help.
"Opening and closing a package will change the atmosphere in it. If you open and close a package in a bathroom, you add a little bit of humidity and moisture each time," Mauer said. "The humidity in your kitchen or bathroom can cycle up quite high, depending on how long of a shower you take, for example, and can get higher than 98 percent."
Mauer used a gravimetric moisture sorption balance to determine the humidities at which substances would deliquesce. The samples spiked in weight at the deliquescence point because moisture was being adsorbed, meaning humidity was condensing on the solid and then the solid dissolved.
Different crystalline substances deliquesce at different humidities, Mauer said. For example, at room temperature, sodium ascorbate would deliquesce at 86 percent humidity, ascorbic acid at 98 percent humidity and fructose at 62 percent. Some ingredient blends deliquesce in as low as 30 percent humidity. Different forms of ingredients, such as the two forms of vitamin C studied (ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate), have different deliquescence points, different sensitivity to moisture and different degradation rates. At high enough humidities, samples dissolved completely.
Once humidity or temperature is brought back down, the product will solidify, Mauer said, but the damage has been done.
"Any chemical changes or degradation that have occurred before resolidification don't reverse. You don't regain a vitamin C content after the product resolidifies or is moved to a lower humidity," she said. "The chemical changes we've observed are not reversible."
This information could be important to anyone using vitamin-containing products, ranging from the consumer to the food and dietary supplement industry and ingredient suppliers. Storing products in dry conditions, below their deliquescence relative humidities, can avoid unwanted ingredient loss.
Consumers could notice liquid in vitamin containers, but Mauer said another sign of nutrient degradation is brown spots, especially on children's vitamins. Mauer suggested discarding any dietary supplement that is showing signs of moisture uptake or browning.
"They're not necessarily unsafe, but why give a vitamin to a kid if it doesn't have the vitamin content you're hoping to give them?" Mauer said. "You're just giving them candy at that point with a high sugar content."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Lilly Endowment Inc. funded the research.Writer: Brian Wallheimer, 765-496-2050, firstname.lastname@example.org
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Researchers from the University of Hamburg in Germany, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Aarhus in Denmark, have synthesized a new superconducting material by growing a few layers of an antiferromagnetic transition-metal chalcogenide on a bismuth-based topological insulator, both being non-superconducting materials.
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Among the general public, solar thermal energy is currently associated with dark blue, rectangular collectors on building roofs. Technologies are needed for aesthetically high quality architecture which offer the architect more room for manoeuvre when it comes to low- and plus-energy buildings. With the “ArKol” project, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE together with partners are currently developing two façade collectors for solar thermal energy generation, which permit a high degree of design flexibility: a strip collector for opaque façade sections and a solar thermal blind for transparent sections. The current state of the two developments will be presented at the BAU 2017 trade fair.
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At TU Wien, an alternative for resource intensive formwork for the construction of concrete domes was developed. It is now used in a test dome for the Austrian Federal Railways Infrastructure (ÖBB Infrastruktur).
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Many pathogens use certain sugar compounds from their host to help conceal themselves against the immune system. Scientists at the University of Bonn have now, in cooperation with researchers at the University of York in the United Kingdom, analyzed the dynamics of a bacterial molecule that is involved in this process. They demonstrate that the protein grabs onto the sugar molecule with a Pac Man-like chewing motion and holds it until it can be used. Their results could help design therapeutics that could make the protein poorer at grabbing and holding and hence compromise the pathogen in the host. The study has now been published in “Biophysical Journal”.
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St. Stephen’s serves the Lord through our Outreach Programs by helping those in need in our community, state, nation, and world. Orchestrated though the St. Stephen’s Outreach Committee, abundant opportunities exist to help those less fortunate – from packing meal packs for the homeless to clean-up and construction following natural disasters.
The St. Stephen’s Outreach Committee hopes to involve every parishioner in meeting the needs of God’s world around us. There are abundant opportunities for St. Stephen’s to reach out to those in need in our community, in our diocese, and in our world. The Outreach Committee is committed to keeping those opportunities visible to our parish at all times.
Charity begins at home. A significant portion of our resources goes towards helping people right here in the Tennessee Valley.
St. Stephen’s Child Development Center (CDC) – A community’s lifeblood is its youth. By providing a Christ-based educational childcare program, the CDC cultivates the qualities that enable our children to grow emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and creatively.
Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound (CASA) – On the other end of the spectrum, St. Stephen’s works with CASA of Madison County in helping to provide services to aging /homebound individuals, allowing them to remain in their homes. From collecting non-perishable foods during the Lenten Season to helping winterize homes of CASA clients, our parishioners have opportunities to assist seniors all across the county.
Huntsville Assistance Program (HAP) – St. Stephen’s supports HAP, which provides economic assistance and referral services to individuals and families in the Greater Huntsville area. The organization is composed of an interfaith consortium of congregations (including St. Stephen’s), pooling volunteers, information, and financial resources to accomplish its mission. The HAP has joined forces with local food pantries, pharmacies, and other entities to provide assistance as effectively as possible to those in need. In addition, HAP provides a “clearinghouse” to allow churches across the community to verify what, if any, assistance has been offered to those in need.
Homeless Ministries – The homeless hold a special place in the heart of our Deacon Lynn Bullard. St. Stephen’s supports the First Stop homeless ministry, which links chronically homeless people on the streets and in transient shelters, with case management, mainstream supportive services, and permanent housing. First Stop also provides mailing addresses, showers, laundry, and food/hygiene packs as needed as well as first-hand attention in homeless camps. St. Stephen’s provides financial support, volunteers, and contributions of food and other goods to First Stop.
Through our support of the Diocese and our own initiatives, St. Stephen’s reaches across the state to help fellow Alabamians in several programs.
Sawyerville Work Project – The Sawyerville Work Project, sponsored by the Youth Department of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the parishes of the Black Belt, creates a day camp for economically disadvantaged children and youth in Hale County, Alabama. St. Stephen’s participates through our adult and youth parishioners who volunteer as camp counselors and through in-gatherings of needed goods.
Kairos and Kairos Outside – Kairos is a body of ministries that address the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, their families, and those who work in the prison environment. Through special collections and support, St. Stephen’s helps those across the state with this outreach program.
Whether the need is for disaster relief or support for our missionaries abroad, St. Stephen’s provides support across both state and national borders.
Disaster Recovery – In coordination with the Huntsville Episcopal Churches, St. Stephen’s has assisted the Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery effort since September 2005. Through numerous mission trips to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans and through in-gatherings of food, clothing, household items, gift cards, and medicines, St. Stephen’s continues to help this region rebuild and recover from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Our current focus is on additional mission trips to Camp Coast Care and New Orleans. When deadly tornadoes struck North Alabama in 2010, parishioners from St. Stephen’s helped devastated homeowners by cooking and delivering meals, collecting clothing and household goods, cutting and clearing downed trees and other debris, and offering personal assistance whenever needed throughout the crisis.
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) – Episcopal Relief and Development is the international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church of the United States, guided by the Episcopal Church’s principles of compassion, dignity, and generosity as we work to heal a hurting world. St. Stephen’s supports the programs of ERD through periodic in-gatherings of offerings.
Companion Diocese – Companion Diocese relationships are encouraged within the Anglican Communion. Our diocese has developed and maintained close ties with Haiti through many years and many sources. We send money, supplies, and teams of workers to help rebuild the church in Haiti and to feed, educate, and nurture her people. Our focus has been going where we are wanted and doing what is needed as directed by the Bishop and his priests. Parishes all over the diocese lift Haiti in prayer weekly and will continue to walk with them into the future.

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We used to spend a fortune on groceries because I was buying food without having a real plan.
Then when we got busy, we were sitting at drive-thrus buying more food.
That’s why learning how to meal plan was a game changer because we were able to feed our family of 6 on a $80/week grocery budget!!
BUT, there came a point in my meal planning journey when I started running out of fresh ideas for dinner.
We were eating the same meals in a rotation each week because that’s all I knew what to cook within our budget. So I decided to join the $5 Meal Plan to help me cook more affordable meals at home, and what happened next AMAZED me!
What is the $5 Meal Plan and why should you care?
To put it simply, the $5 Meal Plan is a pre-made weekly meal plan that arrives in your inbox every week! It costs only $5/month and includes a menu, plus a shopping list.
Here’s what you get:
- Five dinner entrees with sides – one freezer-friendly, one slow cooker, and one 20-minute meal.
- One lunch and one breakfast
- A random goodie – sometimes it’s a dessert, beverage, or a snack!
So, with the hard work of planning done for you, all YOU have to do is buy the ingredients and cook the meals!
Here are 7 reasons I love the $5 Meal Plan:
1. You save more money
When you know what meals your family will eat ahead of time, it makes it easier to make your grocery budget go further.
Plus, the meals you get are meant to save you money, too. They only cost about $2 per person, (sometimes less). We feed our family of 6 for $5 per meal, which is AMAZING!
2. You’re laser focused when you shop
Grocery stores love to distract you. That’s why I love that the $5 Meal Plan comes with a shopping list!
Because with your shopping list in hand, you’ll know EXACTLY what ingredients you’re going to grab so you don’t walk out of the grocery store with a cart full of junk. (Been there, done that – not good.)
3. You save A LOT of time
Having my meals planned for me means I get to spend my Sunday nights with my family, instead of stressing out about what we’re going to eat for the week.
But I also LOVE that I save a lot more time when I grocery shop! That ALONE used to take me over an hour.
Now, I’m in and out of the grocery store just in time to catch my favorite tv shows!
4. You can cook less often
My favorite way to use the pre-made meal plans is to cook enough food to use for leftovers!! Instead of spending 7 nights a week in the kitchen, I get to cut that time in HALF when I make our meals stretch an extra day or so. (Yay!)
5. Or you can cook ahead
Remember when I mentioned earlier that you get one freezer-friendly and one slow-cooker meal? You can actually make these meals ahead of time!
If you don’t already own a slow cooker (this is the one I use), you’re SERIOUSLY missing out!
You can cook almost anything in a slow cooker these days. I purchased my Crock-Pot from Amazon a while back and I LOVE it! You can find it here.
4. You eat out less often
Aside from running out of dinner ideas, this was the main reason I decided to give $5 Meal Plan a try. Because when there were nights I forgot to take something out the freezer or I just didn’t know what we were having for dinner, we always ordered pizza.
Eating out more than twice per week really adds up for our big family. But once we stopped, it saved us $2,880/year!
7. You get to try new recipes!
If your kids hate eating the same meals every week (like mine did) then using the $5 Meal Plan makes it easy to try new home-cooked recipes they are sure to love! The meals are simple enough that any home cook can make – even if you have a tendency to burn toast.
Some new recipes we tried (and LOVE!) include:
- Ginger Peach Salmon
- Slow Cooker Caribbean Chicken
- 20-Minute Spinach Lasagna Skillet Dinner (I didn’t even know you could make lasagna in a skillet!)
- Pineapple BBQ Pork Chops
- Baked Cinnamon Apples With Pecans (YUM!!!)
- …and so many more!
But, if you don’t like the meal ideas they send you (there’s plenty more in your member’s library), then you can always customize your weekly meal plan to fit your family’s own tastes and preferences – they even have a gluten-free weekly meal plan!
I can honestly say, I’m really glad I found out about the $5 Meal Plan and decided to give it a try. I just can’t believe how much time AND money we save on food since I don’t have to come up with dinner ideas anymore!
Plus, when you sign up today, you will get two weeks worth of meal ideas for FREE! Then, if you decide you like it, it’s only $5 a month.
So is spending $5 a month worth taking the stress out of putting dinner on the table? ABSOLUTELY!
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It’s almost that time of year again and as anticipation starts to soar the folks at HBO have finally decided to fuel the hype fire releasing the first official trailer for Game of Thrones Season 5. As you’d expect it’s cryptic at best, briefly introducing us to some of the new key players in season 5 including the likes of Sand Snakes of Dorne as well as putting a lot of focus on two major series characters hinting at perhaps some big developments in their character arcs. Take a look at our first tease of what to expect from the coming season below.
As you can see the trailer certainly puts a lot of emphasis on Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen with suggestive tones that the paths of these two fan favourites could be set to cross this season as the march from Essos to Westeros continues for the dragon queen. We get a brief look at members of house Stark in their varying predicaments, although little is shown of Jon Snow and Arya Stark we feel perhaps a future trailer will put greater emphasis on the intriguingly developing storylines of these characters.
What did you think to this first look at Season 5 of Game of Thrones? Has it whet your appetite and made you hungry for more? We’ll be eagerly awaiting more teases and reveals as we build up to the shows return on April 12th. We’ll have more Game of Thrones Season 5 very soon, for now why not let us know what you think of the trailer and what you’re looking forward to in the new season in the comments below.
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The Red for Ed Movement is showing no signs of a slow down. Meantime, lawmakers are struggling to meet in the middle with a plan to prevent teacher walkouts.
"There is no need for politics," said Democratic Senator Steve Farley, "We have a crisis that affects everybody."
Sen. Farley is one of several Democratic lawmakers who met with Governor Doug Ducey's Chief of Staff Wednesday to discuss ways to prevent Thursday's teacher strike.
He said he left the discussion feeling "even more discouraged."
"We were basically subjected to a lecture with a whole bunch of talking points we have heard before about how the governor believes his plan is fully funded, totally sustainable, and totally great," he said.
Governor Ducey's spokesperson Daniel Scarpinato shared a different side of the story.
"The governor is absolutely willing to compromise and make the plan better," he said.
Scarpinato said Governor Ducey is standing by two key points from his original proposal but is committed to doing a deal as soon as possible.
"He is not willing to compromise on the 20 percent raise by 2020, and he's not willing to play shell games, this can't be just moving one pot of money to another," he explained.
"But he is on the side of the teachers and really wants to bring this plan to reality."


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Distance Education Students Angry Over ‘Selective’ Recruitment.
The Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), has accused the Ministry of Education of discriminating against it members in a recent recruitment exercise.
The Ministry recently received clearance from the Finance Ministry to replace, recruit and re-appoint 22,802 teaching and non-teaching staff for the 2017/2018 academic year in first and second cycle institutions across the country.
But the Public Relations Officer for the Distance Education Students, David Fianu, said their checks indicate that none of their members has been recruited, a situation he said has created a huge backlog of unemployed distance education graduates.
“Our question is on what grounds are they also saying that those who obtained their certificates by distance and sandwich will not be considered. We want to get an explanation of that statement. We don’t understand why they want to limit recruitment to only college students. The letter we had was that there was a limited recruitment for teaching staff. And in that letter they stated that candidates who obtained their certificates by distance and sandwich will not be considered.”
“Now we felt bad because the University of Cape Coast sets questions for college students. The same university is preparing people from the distance programme. It means that we all get the same experience and all the necessary skills they need in the teaching field. So why will the Ghana Education Service now limit recruitment to only college students? That is our concern,” he added.
DESAG further charged the Ministry to explain the format it used for the recruit exercise.
We can’t employ more public sector workers
This comes on the back of government’s revelation that it can’t employ more public sector workers.
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, who made the disclosure in August 2017, said government does not have the capacity to employ more public servants.
“The public sector is full in terms of employment, [and] we can’t employ anybody in the public sector,” he said.


Anti-panhandling campaign launched in Edmonton
A new campaign launched in Edmonton on Tuesday encourages people to say no to panhandlers.
The campaign, dubbed "Have a Heart — Give Smart," is a joint effort between the city, local business groups and social service agencies.
For the next 10 weeks, street teams using a Smart car as a mobile donation unit will patrol downtown, Old Strathcona and Callingwood.
People who donate money will get a granola bar, which they can either eat or give to a panhandler.
All donations go the Boyle Street Community Services and the Bissell Centre.
Panhandler Allan Galliz said he makes about $30 in an average day, but he's not on the street because he's starving, so granola bars won't help him.
"There's other reasons why I'm doing it, like what the sign says: I need a damage deposit and everything because I'm trying to move out of this place that's full of bed bugs," Galliz told CBC News.
Kathy Barnhart, manager of the city's neighbourhood and community development department, said while Edmontonians want to help others, giving money to panhandlers can do more harm than good.
"You may be supporting a drug or an alcohol addiction. You may be discouraging individuals from accessing the resources that can help them improve their quality of life," Barnhart said.
"Giving money may also encourage panhandlers to concentrate in specific areas where they might get more money, but they could eventually become involved with the police."
Barnhart said social agencies are better equipped to take donations and can do more with the money people give.


Stoke City are in talks with Blackburn Rovers for Steven Nzonzi.
The Sunday Mirror says Rovers are trying to ship out midfielder Nzonzi, and he could go to Stoke on loan.
City boss Tony Pulis is unwilling to meet the £5m price tag.
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Complications of Sling Surgery Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries
Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology, v. 109, no. 1, Mar. 2007, p. 707-714
Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To analyze Medicare claims data to determine short-term complications after sling surgery among female beneficiaries aged 65 years and over. METHODS: The authors analyzed the 1999-2001 Medicare Public Use Files provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a 5% national random sample of beneficiaries. Women undergoing sling procedures between January 1, 1999, and July 31, 2000, (the index period) were identified by Physicians Current Procedural Terminology Coding System (4th edition) and tracked for 12 months. Main outcome measures were complications as identified by International Classification of Diseases (9th revision) (ICD-9) diagnosis codes and Current Procedural Terminology procedure codes in the first postoperative year. RESULTS: A total of 1,356 sling procedures were performed during the index period. In the 3 months after the procedure, 12.5% of women developed surgical or urologic complications, and 33.6% were diagnosed with urinary tract infections. Within 1 year of the procedure, 6.9% of subjects had a new diagnosis of outlet obstruction, and 8.0% underwent treatments to manage outlet obstruction. There was a high incidence of new diagnoses of urge incontinence (15.2%) and treatment of pelvic prolapse (23.2%). Both cystoscopy and urodynamic testing, which may serve as indicators of possible complications, were performed frequently during the first year after surgery (32.4% and 30.5%, respectively). Patient race, age, and comorbidity each had a significant influence on outcomes. CONCLUSION: Complication rates within 1 year after sling surgery among Medicare beneficiaries were found to be higher than those reported in the clinical literature. The high rates of postoperative urinary tract infections, prolapse, and outlet obstruction suggest the need for quality improvement measures in the management of women with incontinence and pelvic prolapse.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation External publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.


A zoning permit is a requirement for most activities requiring a building permit and some other additional activities.
(See below for a PDF version of the application.)
The Zoning Division of the Planning Dept. is charged with the enforcement of the Montgomery Township Land Development Ordinance (LDO) and resolutions of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment. This enforcement is done in cooperation with all other Township Departments.
Zoning reviews building permits prior to their review by the Construction Department.
We also review and issue permits for projects, which do not necessarily require building permits, including but not limited to:
- Sheds less than 200 s.f.
- On-grade patios
- Driveway expansion
- Temporary signs
- Sidewalk sales
All applications to the Planning and Zoning Boards are reviewed prior to hearings. Zoning is also the source of information for any questions citizens and interested parties may have about the Land Development Ordinance or resolutions. The Zoning Officer is authorized to interpret the LDO, although the Zoning Board of Adjustment can overrule the Zoning Officer’s interpretation if an application is made to the Board and a compelling argument is presented.


HOPKINTON — EMC Corp.’s net income and revenue grew at a slower pace in the third quarter as the uncertain economy led to more cautious spending by customers for its data storage equipment.
The results fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, and EMC’s stock closed down 22 cents at $24.46.
The company said Wednesday that its net income rose 3 percent as revenue growth slowed from the double-digit gains that it’s seen in the 10 previous quarters. Earnings had also grown in the double-digits for the past 10 quarters, helped by the growing need of companies to store and analyze vast troves of data.
EMC earned $626.3 million, or 28 cents per share, in the July-September period. That’s up from $605.6 million, or 27 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were 40 cents per share in the latest quarter. This figure excludes stock compensation expenses, acquisition-related charges, and other items.
Revenue grew 6 percent to $5.28 billion from $4.98 billion.
Analysts, on average, were expecting adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share on revenue of $5.46 billion, according to a poll by FactSet.


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I-696 closed for hours in aftermath of apparent suicide
A young Farmington Hills woman died early Tuesday in an apparent suicide on the I-696 overpass at Farmington Road, closing the freeway until 6:30 a.m., according to police.
Police and emergency services personnel were called to the scene at about 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. The woman is believed to have jumped from the overpass and then was struck by a vehicle on eastbound I-696.
“It is our department policy that we don’t give out any further information,” said Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus, referring to details of the incident, including the woman’s identity and age.
Traffic backups on I-696, leading to I-275, later Tuesday were unrelated to the police investigation of the death, Nebus said.
If the woman’s death is ruled a suicide it will be the fourth for the city of Farmington Hills.
Because of concern about the incidence of suicides in the city, City Councilman Ken Massey more than a year ago — with the help of other officials — created SAFE — Suicide Prevention for All. The task force hosts quarterly community talks to raise awareness and prevention of mental health problems and suicide.
At Monday’s Farmington Hills City Council meeting, Massey read a proclamation in recognition of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The proclamation details the country’s 33,000 annual suicides with many more suicide attempts. In Oakland County alone, suicides have increased 21 percent since 2008.
Referring to the recent suicide of comic and actor Robin Williams, suicide crosses all racial, gender and income demographics. The proclamation also declared:
“We can reduce these disturbing numbers through public awareness, education, and treatment, which are all crucial to preventing this tragic problem that causes loss of life and terrible suffering for the families and loved ones left behind; and
“Farmington S.A.F.E. (Suicide Awareness for Everyone) is dedicated to making a difference by empowering community members, bringing the topics of depression and suicide out into the open for discussion, and connecting those who need assistance to the many resources available.”
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San Francisco, CA – Breast Cancer Action (BCAction), the national watchdog for the breast cancer movement, launched a sweeping critique of pink ribbon culture and marketing by outlining the specific ways pink ribbon culture fails women. They are demanding pink ribbon marketers Stop the Distraction and are focusing on six prominent corporate targets.
The October 2014 campaign, which is a continuation of BCAction’s hallmark award-winning Think Before You Pink® campaign, is a six-point take-down of pink ribbon cause marketing and the broader culture of “pink” which expands BCAction’s long-standing commitment to addressing exploitation, corporate profiteering and hypocrisy in breast cancer fundraising.
In a damning critique of pink ribbon product and promotions, Breast Cancer Action executive director Karuna Jaggar said “The annual flood of products and the widespread culture of ‘pink’ have hijacked the breast cancer movement. Pink ribbon culture serves to sanitize this devastating disease. In order for pink ribbon products to be profitable, marketers must make breast cancer palatable.”
Stop the Distraction identifies six problems of pink ribbon culture and marketing and identifies six organizations whose outrageous campaigns exemplify everything that’s wrong with pink ribbon culture:
-The National Football League (NFL) is spreading misinformation about breast cancer by repeating disproven and misleading advice about mammography screening in their “Crucial Catch” campaign.
-Alhambra Water is pinkwashing by selling plastic polycarbonate water bottles which contain BPA, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to breast cancer.
-Kohls’ recent “Pink Elephant in the Room” promotion was outrageous profiteering; it exploited concern for women affected by breast cancer to make millions for the company.
-NASCAR is selling breast cancer awareness t-shirts that say “Check Your Headlights” which degrade women by objectifying and sexualizing women’s breasts and bodies.
-Hooters’ breast cancer campaigns obscure the harsh reality of breast cancer by perpetuating a story of triumphant survivorship based on positive thinking, beauty tips, and sanitized, carefully chosen images of women.
-Oriental Trading is spreading empty awareness via its endless supply of plastic pink ribbon trinkets; the company pockets all the money from these sales.
“Pink ribbon culture has failed to address and end the breast cancer epidemic and achieve health justice for all women despite more than 20 years of pink ribbon marketing and awareness campaigns,” stated Jaggar.
Despite all the awareness and all the money raised, breast cancer remains an urgent public health crisis and a critical social justice issue. Each October, pink ribbon marketers appeal to people’s sincere concern about breast cancer. Companies sell products, make profits, and seek customer goodwill by claiming to care about breast cancer. Many of these promotions ultimately benefit corporations far more than they help women living with and at risk of breast cancer.
While corporations have made billions off the disease, progress in breast cancer treatment, prevention, survival, and inequities has not been forthcoming. Three million women in the U.S. are living with breast cancer. Up to one-third of all breast cancers will metastasize, even when found in the early stages. Black women are still 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. And each year, 40,000 women die of breast cancer.
Jaggar stated, “Breast cancer is not pretty and pink, and many women who “fight hard,” “fight like a girl,” and try to “beat breast cancer” still develop metastatic cancer and die from the disease. The soft, comforting face of breast cancer that pink ribbons cover up the devastating, harsh reality that so many women and their loved ones are dealing with.”
Breast Cancer Action encourages people across the country to hold accountable corporations that claim to care about breast cancer through their “Stop the Distraction” campaign at www.bcaction.org/stopthedistraction.
About Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action http://bcaction.org/ is a national non-profit education and activist organization avoids conflict of interest by refusing funding from the “cancer industry,” including pharmaceutical and chemical companies in order to retain an independent voice and offer truly unbiased information about breast cancer.
BCAction’s mission is to achieve health justice for all women at risk of and living with breast cancer.