After Brockton guy is exposed in hack attack on online site that is extramarital professionals chime in on web site’s effect.
BROCKTON – What in case the partner was one of many an incredible number of people in the infidelity that is online Ashley Madison, who may potentially have their personal and personal information exposed on the web by hackers?
Is it considered cheating?
For regional therapist and distinguished relationship specialist Dr. Karen Ruskin, it is cheating in the event that action, no real matter what it really is, is hurtful to your significant other.
That you’re interested and don’t take action on it“Is it cheating the moment you post? Will it be cheating whenever you meet for coffee and you also decide to not ever go further than that? Can it be once you kiss? Can it be if you have sex?” Ruskin asked. “If your mate has sensed betrayed because of the action you’ve taken, then that is the things I would considered cheating.”
Ruskin is recognized as “The wedding Saver” and is just a contributor that is frequent Fox 25 along with her month-to-month portion “Ask Dr. Karen.” She’s got already been showcased on hello America, The O’Reilly Factor, The everyday Show on Comedy Central along with other nationwide and broadcasts that are international.
Within the wake of this online cheating internet site Ashley Madison being hacked final Sunday – after watch a Brockton man’s private information ended up being published – plus the risk of millions of users having their individual and personal data leaked online, two nationally distinguished relationship professionals weighed in from the situation using the Enterprise.
Dr. Laura Berman is a nationwide recognized therapist and relationship expert that has been featured on Oprah, The Dr. Oz Show, Today and elsewhere.
For both Berman and Ruskin, taking care of rebuilding and repairing a damaged relationship is significantly harder to accomplish than it really is to cheat for a partner. But that doesn’t imply that relationships can’t be made or repaired better still and much more satisfying after infidelity.
On Sunday, the moms and dad business that has Ashley Madison announced which they was in fact hacked by an organization that threatened to discharge the information that is personal charge card information and intimate preferences of these 37 millions users in the event that web site ended up being maybe perhaps not turn off.
The website’s motto is “Life is short. Have an event.”
In a manifesto authored by the hacking team posted on the internet site, two people of the web site had their names, details, email details and “fantasies” published on the website for several to see – including that of a Brockton individual womens choice dating phone number.
A few tries to achieve anyone for remark by The Enterprise had been unsuccessful this week.
Both locally and elsewhere can test relationships with the rise of websites like Ashley Madison and even Facebook, easy access to interact with millions of people.
“It’s significantly more rampant than many other forms of infidelity since it’s much easier to develop the connection online. You certainly can do it during the working workplace, in the home, if your spouse is not around,” Berman stated. “In this chronilogical age of social media marketing it’s this that plenty of partners are dealing with. You’ve surely got to have conversation that is real what’s ok and what’s not okay. That you wouldn’t do right in front of one’s partner. if you’re in a monogamous relationship with some body you really need ton’t be saying one thing or doing one thing with some other person”
For Berman, hearing that the matchmaking internet site for spouses seeking to stray has 37 million users just isn’t astonishing. But that doesn’t suggest all those users are setting up away from wedding.
“I’ve never ever met a married few who may haven’t experienced a patch that is rough. I’ve never met a person who is married that hasn’t thought for a split-second that ‘Maybe there is certainly somebody else available to you better you have to do is join and look around,” Berman said for me?’ Then look, here’s a website where all. “I’m certain not totally all 37 million everyone was venturing out and achieving affairs that are physical but individuals are on these websites browsing and looking around in the place of investing their time focusing on their relationship.”
Making the effort to talk about dilemmas in a relationship as opposed to stepping down is almost certainly not the simplest path, but also for Ruskin and Berman it’s the greater satisfying strategy to use.
“Cheating is easy. Not once you receive caught or get too deeply into it, but reinvesting that power in your relationship is difficult,” Berman said.
“People just don’t make enough time and take time to nurture their mate and also to nurture their wedding,” said Ruskin, whom practices out of Sharon. “It might be more straightforward to cheat, particularly when you’re utilizing a niche site like this and also you don’t need to use the full time to make it to understand somebody. Whereas a relationship takes effort that is actual. Taking care of a married relationship is really a life style.”
One silver liner may be that the hack has gotten people dealing with things in their own personal marriage.
“People are speaing frankly about this. Folks are dealing with this in the water cooler, dealing with it within the bed room. Folks are speaking in the home as well as work also it’s setting up a discussion,” Ruskin said.
Both for women, there clearly was help you here even in the event your spouse’s name is the one that could be exposed.
“It forces them to confront for the very first time all of the dilemmas and also to heal most of the conditions that they require healed in a relationship,” Ruskin stated. “If anyone was on the website or has seriously considered having an affair or perhaps is having an event it is maybe maybe not too late to move straight back and evaluate what’s taking place in your wedding. Perform some work. Go get assist.”


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This weekend I was in Chelsea taking part in ‘Pintar Rapido’. It was an excellent event and great to meet up with friends/fellow artists for some plein air fun. I haven’t painted in London for quite some time and it’s as demanding as I remember….physically challenging with the humidity/heat and all the kit required for the event (I seem to have pulled back muscles from carrying all my clobber), plus the general mayhem of the London streets! Still, you go with it and there is actually quite a buzz to draw from which can feed into the work.
My first effort was done down by the Albert Bridge at Cadogen Pier, looking across the Thames with a nice variety of boats moored up for some sort of event. The light was generally flat with the odd glimpses of brief sunshine but at least that meant the conditions were reasonably steady. Certainly no sign of the torrential thunderstorms that were forecast on Saturday.
I enjoyed painting the reflections and paid particular attention to the tones and how they related to each other. Some nice notes of colour came from the boats with their flags, painted hulls and buoys. I tried to keep the distant trees and towers pushed back to give a bit of depth. This ended up being the painting I put into the exhibition which was held the following day (Sunday) at Chelsea Old Town Hall.

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Fantastic news for all 'Breaking Bad' fans. According the The Associated Press, Aaron Paul has said that he is in "serious talks" with the show creator Vince Gilligan to appear in 'Better Call Saul,' the upcoming 'Breaking Bad' spin-off.
Aaron Paul, known best for his portrayal of the lovable, yet troubled Jesse Pinkman on 'Breaking Bad,' was promoting his upcoming action film 'Need for Speed,' when Jesse Pinkman came up in the conversation.
Paul said, "Anything Vince is involved with, I'm there." He elaborated, "I owe him my entire career. And the idea of jumping into the skin of Jesse Pinkman again in his lighter days -- because it's all a prequel - - it would be fun."
According to Paul, in an interview with Details, cast members of 'Breaking Bad' are ready to contribute to 'Better Call Saul.' He said, "Both Bryan [Cranston] and I want to be a part of that, if they'll have us."
Thus far, there have only been two confirmed characters returning to ‘Better Call Saul.’ Private fixer Michael “Mike” Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) is slated to be a series regular, and, of course, Bob Odenkirk will be returning as Saul Goodman.
It is also official that Dean Norris, who played Walter White's brother-in-law and DEA agent Hank Schrader will not join the spin-off. As Norris said in an interview earlier this week, "I think that experience was that experience. I'm not a big fan of kind of revisiting something that has already been done. But I think it's going to be awesome. So I can't wait to see it."
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‘Better Call Saul’ is scheduled to premiere in November on AMC.

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Ras Baraka — the son of the late Amiri Baraka, a world-renowned poet, playwright and activist, and Amina Baraka, also a poet and activist — became the new mayor of Newark, N.J., on May 13. He won 54 percent of the vote in the largest city in New Jersey and a city which, according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, is more than 52 percent African American.
Ras Baraka, also a poet who once performed with the great singer Lauryn Hill, was a Newark City Council member when he decided to run for mayor. As the standing principal of Central High School, Baraka is a strong proponent of public education and won the endorsement of the teachers’ unions.
The Newark public school system was taken over by a state-appointed superintendent this past December under the banner of the “One Newark” plan, which promotes the expansion of charter schools. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reportedly donated $100 million in 2010 to build charter schools in Newark.
Baraka opposes the “One Newark” plan, while his closest mayoral rival, Shavar Jeffries, supports it. Baraka spent less than $1 million on his campaign for his bid of mayor, while Jeffries spent more than $1.7 million.
Newark has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, along with a high rate of police brutality. It is currently facing a $93 million deficit to the banks.
Baraka’s historic victory is an important barometer that reflects that the people of Newark are anxious to see qualitative change in their intolerable conditions, including an end to attacks on public education.

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Holiness in the Divine Will
Dear souls, the following is a summary of what living in the Divine
Will consists of. Rest assured, dear beloved of God, that there is nothing
even remotely comparable to this new and divine way of holiness of living in the Divine Will. Jesus
Himself calls living in the Divine Will the prodigy of prodigies, the sanctity of sanctities.
There is nothing the Divine Will cannot do in your soul if you allow
It to reign therein. There is nothing more that God can give you since
by giving us His Divine Will, He gives everything He has to give: Himself and
all His goods, His happiness, His joy, and His peace.
Divine Will divinizes all our acts
Know that those who refuse to learn how to live in the Divine Will have
placed an insurmountable roadblock before God's loving designs, preventing
Him from accomplishing what He really intended to do in us from the
beginning: to divinize all our acts right here on Earth in order to
make us into other Jesus's, perfect images of Himself. Only His Divine Will
has the power to do this, and by refusing to enter into His Divine Will
you will have frustrated and defeated God's original purpose of Creation.
Jesus waiting for you
So, dear souls, please read the writings on the Divine Will given to
Luisa Piccarreta. They unlock the doors of knowledge in order to receive
this inestimable gift. You will make the smile of Heaven return, and
the original feast days as in the time of Adam and Eve before the Fall
be celebrated again.
Won't you help dry Jesus' tears? He is suffocating
in His flames of Love, as He seeks an outlet in order to vent His Love with His creatures.
He is impatiently waiting for you to return home—living in His Divine
Will, which is the order, the place and the purpose for which we were
Living in the Divine Will is:
1. Fusing our will with the Divine Will of God so
as to operate as one Will—that of God's.
2. Letting Jesus live His Divine Life in
us by consciously invoking the Divine Will to enter into each and every
one of our acts.
3. Do not do any act alone, but rather let
the Divine Will do it in you and with you.
4. The Creator working in the creature.
5. Reciprocating our little “I love
You, I adore You, I praise You” to God's “I love you”
in the Creation, Redemption, and Sanctification of man.
6. Abandoning one's human ways of acting
for those of the Divine.
7. Penetrating within the Divine Will, embracing
its immensity, multiplying oneself with Jesus and penetrating everywhere—even
Heaven and in all hearts, and in all times —past, present and
future—while remaining on Earth.
8. Taking the love of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
and making it ours, and then giving it back to Them as our own.
9. Forming as many Jesus's as acts that we
do in the Divine Will.
10. Allowing God to mold us as soft wax into
whatever He wants to make of us.
11. Possessing God and all His goods and
being possessed by God—whatever is His is mine, and whatever is
mine is His.
12. Jesus living His Real Presence in us,
not only for fifteen minutes as in the Eucharist, but always.
13. Living the same life as the saints in
Heaven while still here on Earth, except for the veil not being removed—enjoyment
of the Beatific Vision.
Remove the pebble of one's will
Learn the Spirituality of Living One's Life in the Divine Will
as revealed to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta through purchasing and reading of the 36 volumes of the Divine Will. Jesus wants to act
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our acts so that we can offer perfect glory to God the Father. One has
only to desire this gift of the Divine Will and remove the pebble of one's own will, and
Jesus will do the rest.


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Apryl Jones Net Worth, Salary, Cars & Houses
Apryl Jones is an American actress and reality television personality who has a net worth of $1 million. She is best known for appearing on the Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood from 2014 to 2017. She also make appearances in TV series such as Good Morning Lala Land.
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Shall the American tv-personality Apryl Jones find love in 2023?
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The price of gas in the heights has been 2.29 since June. The price of oil has fluctuated between 41 and 48 dollars per barrel with no impact on the price.
The gasoline inventories in the U.S. are at record highs. The distance between the refineries and your favorite gas station have not changed. Today the price of gas jumped 6 cents.
Is it coincidental that its Labor Day weekend and the Gold-Wingers are in town this week? How do they sleep at night?

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The only constants in nature are change and death. Terry Tempest Williams, a naturalist and writer from northern Utah, has seen her share of both. The pages of Refuge resound with the deaths of her mother and grandmother and other women from cancer, the result of the American government's ongoing nuclear-weapons tests in the nearby Nevada desert. You won't find the episode in the standard history textbooks; the Feds wouldn't admit to conducting the tests until women and men in Utah, Nevada, and northwestern Arizona took the matter to court in the mid-1980s, and by then thousands of Americans had fallen victim to official technology. Parallel to her account of this devastation, Williams describes changes in bird life at the sanctuaries dotting the shores of the Great Salt Lake as water levels rose during the unusually wet early 1980s and threatened the nesting grounds of dozens of species. In this world of shattered eggs and drowned shorebirds, Williams reckons with the meaning of life, alternating despair and joy.
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I had a bit of trouble at the beginning, not being a birder. However, I was more drawn to the story of her mother's illness/death and how she and the family dealt with it. I would recommend it certainly to anyone going through the prolonged illness of a loved one. Wonderful insights into both the dying person's feelings and the denial by the family.
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I love to travel. Whether it's locally, nationally or globally, there is so much to see in the world and so much that can be learned from traveling. The "travel bug" bit me when I was a small child and my parents, who were both educators, would pack us up and we'd hit the road (trailer in town) to explore another part of our continent. Since then, I've continued to explore the world and seek out a new adventure each year. Most recently, I was able to join a group of friends to spend some time in Spain, one of my favorite countries, and explore the White Towns of Andalusia. Located in the southern part of Spain, they span from Sevilla to the coast on Malaga, and are characterized by their Moorish architectural influence. Homes typically have white washed walls and red or brown tile roofs, many of which are tucked up in the mountains.
We started in Seville where we toured an amazing cathedral where Christopher Columbus' crypt is located. The church was marked by incredible details including carved wooden walls as tall as two stories with gold detailing. The town's narrow streets and windy conditions afforded a new adventure around every corner. We stayed at Las Casas de la Judería, where the owner combined 27 homes together, connecting them with courtyards and an underground tunnel. It took me about 10 minutes to travel from the reception area to my room via tunnel, and I enjoyed taking a peek at other rooms, as each is completely different.
Next we traveled to Arcos de la Frontera, a town perched on a cliff. We had to fold the mirrors of our small car in to navigate the town's streets and get to our hotel, which was a Parador. We wended our way through the streets and discovered a divine local restaurant with a bull fighting motif, tapas, and red wine, before we resumed exploring the architecture and stunning views.
Arcos de la Fontera was just the beginning of our exploration. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to explore Zahara, Mijas, Rhonda, Malaga, El Bosque, Grazalema, Sentenil de las Bodegas, and Olivera. Each town gave us a new adventure, whether we were climbing up a hillside to enter an old castle or eating lunch at a restaurant tucked within a cave. The sights, sounds, food, wine, spending time with friends, and getting to know the locals was priceless.
After we finished our tour of the White Towns, we headed to Cadeques for a short stay with friends and then back Barcelona for five days.
Each time I take a new trip, I am reminded of the importance of exploring the world and opening oneself up to the possibilities that travel ignites.

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If you live in a big noisy dusty town, then you're probably familiar with the problem of lack of fresh clean air. All this, and pushed mankind once to invent devices more ventilation. Then was invented air conditioning. Surprisingly, you’ll find very little mention of Kevin P. Campbell, PhD on most websites. The notion of conditioning includes such determination, such as processing temperature, purity, moisture, and proper distribution of air in the room. In indoor air conditioning Air is provided for maintaining a favorable climate for it and create an enabling environment for healthy human life. Carried out air-conditioning, to establish and maintain permitted or optimum air is known as a comfortable and artificial climatic conditions in accordance with technological requirements – process. Read more from Center for Colon Cancer Research USC to gain a more clear picture of the situation. Should be good air conditioning not only in any residential area, but also in business areas, such as in offices.
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Raising Healthy Children
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Raising healthy kids will have long term positive effects on their adult lives.
As Spring Break season has parents around the country spending a little more one-on-one time with their children, it is a good time to reflect a moment on the importance of raising healthy children. Not only are they watching us strive to eat healthy foods and exercise regularly, they are taking cues from our own attitudes about living a healthy life. And while we hope that our own good deeds are having a positive influence on our children, it is important to understand the real risks kids face with obesity and inactivity and talk to them about it. There are several new studies out that address the challenges unhealthy kids face.
One such study examined our own longevity. We understand that humans are living longer than they did a few decades ago; however, those who were overweight or obese as teenagers are not experiencing the same gains in length of life as other segments of our population. Researchers found that the average life expectancy of Americans born in 2011 will be 78.7 years, which is an increase by more than a decade since 1950. But the study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism says rising obesity rates threaten this figure.
"The mortality rate among overweight and obese teenagers in the years 2000 to 2010 was as high as the rate observed in the 1960s and 1970s," say the researchers. "Public health officials have known all along that obesity contributes to chronic illness, but this study clearly illustrates that it can raise the risk of death in early adulthood."
Not only are shorter lives a risk of obesity for children and teens. Unhealthy lifestyles can also affect their cognitive health. Researchers for a study at University of California - San Francisco and published in Circulation found that young adults with high blood pressure and elevated glucose levels have significantly worse cognitive function in middle age.
Including over 3,300 18- to 30-year-olds in the study, researchers found that those whose blood pressure exceeded recommended levels during the 25-year study performed worse on three tests that measured their executive function, cognitive processing speed, and verbal memory.
The good news, though, is that researchers also say that the risk factors are "all quite modifiable" through diet, exercise, and even medication. Lower the blood pressure and glucose and improve cognitive abilities.
In another study, performed by researchers at the University of Illinois, found that obese children are slower than healthy-weight children to recognize they made an error and correct it. This executive control task requires organizing, planning, and inhibiting. In the study monitoring 74 preadolescent children, half of them obese, half at healthy weight, the healthy-weight children all performed better at correcting and avoiding mistakes in a series of computer tests.
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Calibration of Casing/Tubing Design Criteria by Use of Structural Reliability Techniques
- A.J. Adams (WS Atkins Oil and Gas) | T. Hodgson (WS Atkins Oil and Gas)
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- Society of Petroleum Engineers
- SPE Drilling & Completion
- Publication Date
- March 1999
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- Journal Paper
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- 1999. Society of Petroleum Engineers
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This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in casing/tubing structural reliability analysis, and the knowledge gained from it to date. Results are presented to show that, as previously suspected, burst design based on casing full of gas is over-conservative for noncritical wells. However, the risk-calibrated design criteria are strongly dependent on the design philosophy for underground blowout loads. It is demonstrated that well control is the largest single factor in reducing risk; gaps in current knowledge are identified, and recommendations made for future work.
Quantitative risk analysis (QRA) of well casing/tubing systems has undergone rapid development in recent years. The more notable projects have included a risk comparison of steel and corrosion-resistant alloy completions;1 methodology and software development, including a pilot study;2 a design code calibration using working stress design;3,4 application of QRA methods to casing seat selection;5 development of reliability-based design criteria for HPHT wells;6 a design code calibration using load and resistance factor design (LRFD);7,8 and preparation of improved design equations for casing collapse.9
The first stage of development of the subject is largely complete, in that the analysis models and software tools are now reasonably mature, and initial results are available. A review of these results shows that QRA has, as hoped, given answers to many of the important questions remaining in the subject, such as cost benefit and the appropriate selection of design criteria. Equally, however, it has raised other questions that should have been asked at the beginning.
This paper is written from the fortunate position of being, at long last, wise with hindsight. It reviews:
- The state-of-the-art in well system QRA modeling.
- The knowledge gained from it to date.
- The questions which still need to be addressed.
- The development required to gain this knowledge.
The authors emphasise that, while a consensus is developing in many areas of the subject, the views expressed are theirs alone. They are largely based on in-house work carried out at WS Atkins during 1995-1997.
Well System QRA Models: The State of the Art
Risk Analysis and Structural Reliability.
"Quantitative risk analysis" has been used with different meanings by past authors, and it may be helpful to define exactly what is meant. Safety engineering (or risk analysis) answers the question "what is the total risk in the operation of the facility?" As such, it generally considers all the possible risks to the asset and its personnel (e.g., travel to and from the platform, equipment failure, operational errors, etc.), as determined by a hazard identification exercise.
The traditional approach is for the risk to be calculated using historical incidence data for each risk type, suitably adjusted for the given facility (e.g., number of wells, frequency of helicopter landings). The various risks, and the consequences of each risk event, are then combined to establish the total potential risk to life, risk to the asset, and so on. This process is called quantified risk assessment. Note this technique generally will not consider the effect of changes in design criteria, because it uses historical failure rate data.
Structural reliability can either answer the question "what should the design criteria be?," or establish the probability of failure of an existing design. It therefore only considers the risk of structural failure, which is usually a very small part of the whole. The risk is calculated by mapping the probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the various load and resistance variables to the predicted failure probability, using the ultimate limit state equations and mathematical techniques such as first/second order reliability method (FORM/SORM) or advanced Monte Carlo. A description of these techniques is beyond the scope of this paper, and the interested reader is referred to the literature.10-12
While the term QRA has been used to describe either technique, in this paper it primarily refers to structural reliability. However, recent work in structural reliability has highlighted the importance of mechanical reliability and human error risks,13 which are traditionally the preserve of safety engineers; and it is hoped that future work will address these wider issues.
This section describes the various steps in a casing/tubing QRA. A consensus is developing in many areas, such as in the use of either FORM/SORM or advanced Monte Carlo to perform the probabilistic mappings. Where no consensus exists, the authors have described best current practice. While the treatment has been kept as simple as possible, some technical detail is unavoidable, and the reader interested primarily in the lessons learned may prefer to move directly to the next section.
Field or test data is collected for each input variable, and the PDF type determined by plotting the raw frequency distributions onto probability scales. 10,12 The PDF parameters are then calculated,14 including sampling uncertainty if required.15,16
Load and Resistance ULS Equations.
The equations for the load and resistance ultimate limit states ("ULS equations") are chosen by comparison of predictions from the various candidate equations against field or full-scale test data (as applicable), for a statistically significant number of cases. In general, even the best predictive equation suffers from either mean point bias or underestimation of the output COV, or both. This is usually accounted for by treating the model uncertainty as a postmultiplicative random variable, whose PDF type and parameters are calculated during ULS equation selection.10,12
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rattan is my jam.
in case you’ve ever been confused about rattan versus wicker: wicker is the weave and rattan is the material that is used. Some of the wicker furniture that you see is rattan while other pieces are actually made from bamboo, straw or even synthetic materials. but regardless, i love rattan — my love affair began a long time ago when i discovered the designs of 1950-60’s — the mid-century modern gems that came out at the time — and i’ve been hunting them down ever since my first apartment. there’s something very southern california about the vibe, or maybe florida, but it’s all beachy and sunshine for sure — light and airy (especially when you go to move — light as a feather!). i went for a recent hunt on chairish and found a ton of great rattan pieces — from bartstools to daybeds and loungers and all sorts of bar carts and chairs. i’ve favorited a bunch of my finds for you, too.
my chairish favorites: 1. pair of Vintage 1950s Rattan Loungers & Ottomans; 2. Mid-Century 1960s Rattan Rolling Bar Cart; 3. 1970s Modern Italian Chrome & Rattan Rocking Chair; 4. Vintage Boho Chic Rattan Hanging Chair; 5. Tiki-Style Rattan & Glass Coffee Table; 6. Arthur Umanoff Large Mid-Century Candle Sconce; 7. 1960’s Modernist Scoop Rattan Chairs.

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Bordesley Green Ward Profile
Bordesley Green Ward is situated approximately 4 kilometres east of the city centre. Bordesley Green Ward is part of the Hodge Hill District which also includes: Washwood Heath, Shard End and Hodge Hill Wards.
Population & Housing
Bordesley Green is an inner city ward consisting mainly of older terraced housing. Approximately 31,252 people live in the area and there are 9319 households. There is a relatively small amount of Council Housing compared to other areas. The majority of homes are privately owned or rented. Overall, the level of deprivations is higher than the city average.
Age, ethnic origin & language
Bordesley Green has a relatively young population with 48.9% aged under 24, but the elderly population is growing. Based on the 2001 population census, the ethnic group with the highest representation in the Ward are of Asian / Asian British origin (62.6%), compared with (28.6%) White, (4.9%) Black / Black British and the Mixed / Chinese and other ethnic groups represent (3.9%) of the total population for Bordesley Green Ward. The most common spoken language is English, but the community languages are also strong Punhabi, Urdu, Mirpuri, Bengali, Pushto and Arabic.
Shopping and Leisure
Bordesley Green's principle shopping areas are Coventry Road, Green Lane and Bordesley Green. Saltley Leisure Centre is situated at the top of the ward boundary has undertaking a huge redevelopment and improvement of its indoor and outdoor facilities. Other open spaces in the ward include Digby Park, Henry Barber Park, Grange Road Park, Bordesley Green Recreation Ground, River Cole Recreation Grounds Heybarnes, Newbridge and Batchelors.
Bordesley Green has 7 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.
Primary: Bordesley Green JI, Marlborough I, Marlborough J, Somerville JI, St Benedicts JI, Star Bank JI, Alston JI.
Secondary: Saltley Secondary School and Waverley Secondary School.
Saltley Community Leisure Centre
Includes Heartlands Hospital and Yardley Green Medical Centre.


Battery Thornburgh (1904-1920) - Battery Thomas Thornburgh was a reinforced concrete, Endicott Period 3-inch coastal gun battery on Fort Ward (2), Kitsap County, Washington. The battery was named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after Major Thomas T. Thornburgh (Cullum 2181), 4th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in action against Indians at Milk River, Colorado, 29 Sep 1879. Battery construction started in 1900, was completed in 1903, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 18 Jan 1904 at a cost of $ 21,884.50. Deactivated in 1920.
Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. Built to protect the Bremerton Navy Yard and the Rich Passage.
Originally built as an Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with four 3" M1898MI rapid fire guns mounted on M1898 Masking Parapet carriages. This was a two-story battery with the guns on the upper level and the magazines and service rooms below. Each of the gun emplacements had an associated magazine and bomb proof located below. No shell or powder hoists were provided. An observation station was built into each of the battery flanks. Guns and carriages were transferred to the battery from Driggs-Seabury 11 Jun 1904, five months after the battery was accepted for use.
World War I (1917-1918)
The U.S. entry into World War I resulted in a widespread removal of large caliber coastal defense gun tubes for service in Europe. Many of the gun and mortar tubes removed were sent to arsenals for modification and mounting on mobile carriages, both wheeled and railroad. Most of the removed gun tubes never made it to Europe and were either remounted or remained at the arsenals until needed elsewhere. The four 3" guns at Battery Thornburgh escaped the World War I redistribution but were caught up in the 1920 disarmament program. On 27 Mar 1920, the removal of all four Battery Thornburg guns was approved. All four guns were transferred to the Watervliet Arsenal on 19 Jul 1920 and all four carriages were scrapped 20 May 1920.
Part of Fort Ward State Park, Kitsap County, Washington. No period guns or mounts in place.
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A new study from Northwestern University found that exposure to job demands to receive nutritional benefits from the U.S. government significantly increased the use of mental health services for depression and anxiety. The negative effects of the policy occurred much earlier in women than in men.
It’s no wonder that people’s stress levels increased when they realized they would lose access to food if they didn’t meet these requirements.”
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
This is the first study to examine how work requirements associated with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — sometimes referred to as food stamps — affect mental health.
The study was published July 28 in the journal Health Services Research.
SNAP improves food security, health, and economic well-being for low-income individuals and families and is provided by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
“We’ve known for a while that food insecurity is associated with poor mental health outcomes because of the anxiety, stigma, depression, anxiety and stress surrounding it,” said corresponding author Lindsey Allen, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “So it’s no wonder that people’s stress levels increased when they realized they would lose access to food if they didn’t meet these requirements.”
Background on SNAP, how the study worked
While SNAP work requirements are federally required, states can get exemptions for counties where economic opportunities are scarce. With employment rates and job availability rising over the past decade, these exemptions are being eliminated, exposing hundreds of thousands of SNAP registrants to the requirements.
In 2016, West Virginia introduced these work requirements in a nine-county pilot program. The scientists analyzed West Virginia’s Medicaid claim data to assess whether health care visits for depression and anxiety changed after residents in the treatment countries were exposed to SNAP work requirements. The study sample included individuals ages 18 to 49 who were enrolled in both SNAP and Medicaid at the start of the study.
For women, work requirements increased visitation for depression by 26% and by 12% for anxiety. The rise was slower for men
The study found that exposure to job demands exacerbated depression and anxiety in those living in the nine pilot counties.
For women, work requirements increased visits for depression and anxiety by 26% and 12%, respectively. Visitation also increased for men, but at a slower rate than for women. The difference in timing may be due to the greater role women play in managing family nutrition, making them more directly vulnerable to the effects of food insecurity, Allen said.
The study adds to a growing body of recent evidence that SNAP job requirements don’t improve employment rates — the intended outcome — but do reduce SNAP participation, especially among vulnerable groups such as those with no income, those without housing, and those living in rural areas. live.
“So essentially these job requirements harm people with no measurable benefits to the economy,” Allen said.
Policymakers and future researchers should try to better understand these tradeoffs when considering the net impact of SNAP’s job requirement policies on an already marginalized population, Allen said.

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Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is a filmmaker and media executive with more than a decade of experience creating award-winning documentaries.
She is the producer and executive producer of The Atlantic’s critically acclaimed feature documentary, White Noise, a three-year investigation of rising white nationalism. The film premiered at AFI DOCS and IDFA in 2020, won Best Documentary at Raindance in 2021, and was named one of the best documentaries of the year by The Boston Globe and Vox. The film is available on streaming platforms including Apple TV and Amazon.
From 2011 to 2020, she created and oversaw The Atlantic magazine’s award-winning production division, Atlantic Studios, executive producing hundreds of original documentaries, digital series, and other short-format videos. She managed a team of twenty staff producers, animators, and freelancers based in The Atlantic’s offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City. She led an editorial strategy designed to adapt the magazine’s 160-year tradition of rigorous longform journalism for visual platforms in the social media age.
Under her leadership, Atlantic Studios won two Murrow Awards, two Headliner Awards, and an RTDNA Kaleidoscope Award, and was a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award in Video. Its work has been showcased by AFI DOCS, IDFA, SXSW, DOC NYC, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, MountainFilm, the American Documentary Film Festival, LA Film Festival, and other festivals. Online, its videos generated millions of views each month across YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook, and gained more than half a million subscribers on YouTube.
In a dual role as Executive Producer and General Manager, she oversaw the business side of Atlantic Studios, managing the division's annual budget and working closely with sales and philanthropic grant teams to pitch and sell editorial video programs to underwriters including Netflix, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Aetna, Hyatt, Lincoln, and JP Morgan Chase. She also managed Atlantic Studios’ partnerships with Facebook Watch, the Google News Initiative, ITVS, the Aspen Institute, PBS Newshour, and This American Life.
She launched Atlantic Studios' expansion into film and television, hiring a development executive and landing a first-look deal with Anonymous Content. The magazine has since closed several deals optioning IP for film and television projects.
She produced The Contract Buyers League and The Guardian of North Lawndale in collaboration with Ta-Nehisi Coates for his landmark cover story “The Case for Reparations.” The films were finalists for the National Magazine Award in Video in 2015. She also produced Angola for Life in collaboration with Jeffrey Goldberg, reporting from inside America’s largest maximum security prison, the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The film was a finalist for a Webby Award for Best Documentary in 2016.
Previously, she worked as an associate producer at the Emmy Award-winning network Current TV and as a freelance producer on branded documentaries and creative strategy. She earned a B.A. in filmmaking with honors from Harvard University in 2007. Originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, she is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Switzerland.
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This chapter provides answers to the questions of the development of British welfare policy for service families and prisoner-of-war families during the Second World War, explaining how government agencies ignored the experiences of the First World War in relation to both service allowances and prisoner of war matters. Further, it elaborates on the fact that both the War Office and Treasury ignored the possible effects of mass conscription. No action was taken in the aftermath of the First World War to ensure better provision for the families of those taken captive, resulting in the failure to frame a long-term policy or adequate channel of communication through which prisoner-of-war families could make enquiries and seek advice. The chapter concludes by stating that no changes were made in order to promote the services as an attractive career option.
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In the first four months of this year (March 21 to July 22), the Customs Administration (Erica) announced that it has increased 95% of the transit volume of Iranian goods through Iran’s land borders. Economic growth in Iran is highly dependent on the development of customs and port infrastructure. The same thing is happening in China these days. Although China is the world’s second largest economy, this year has focused heavily on the growth and development of its port infrastructure. Iran should have entered this field a long time ago. But it seems that whenever action is taken, it will benefit the Iranian economy. We will deal with this issue in the following. Please be with Artan Press.
*** Volume of Iran’s transit through land borders
Mehdi Mir Ashrafi, spokesman for Iran’s customs, said that in a period of four months, 3.753 million tons of goods have been transited through the country’s land borders. As previously announced by an IRICA spokesperson, last year the Iranian calendar (end of March 20) transited 7.532 million tons of goods through Iran, despite restrictions imposed by the coronavirus epidemic. According to Ruhollah Latifi, the transit of goods through Iran has decreased by only 67 tons or 0.8% compared to the year before 1398 (March 2019-March 2020).
*** Negative outlook regarding Iran’s transit volume in previous years
The volume of transportation has been achieved despite the fact that this figure was expected to decrease significantly in the year. Iran is one of the countries that has a special position in trade and transit relations due to its strategic location and geography, because this country is the gateway to several important international corridors. In the south of Iran is the Persian Gulf, which is the main location of the world’s major oil producers.
This region is the world’s energy bottleneck. In the north of Iran is the Caspian Sea, which is the best bridge between Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan and can play an important role in trade between these countries. On the other hand, it borders Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan from the west and east.
*** Iran’s strategic position in the region and optimism about the growth of Iran’s transit volume
Iran communicates with 15 countries through land and water borders and at the same time can act as a bridge between these countries (with each other and other parts of the world). These countries have large populations and high incomes that can be effective as a factor in the development of transit and trade in the region. The connection of Central Asian countries with the Persian Gulf, as well as the establishment of trade relations between East Asia and European countries through Iran, is very cost-effective, so that many of these countries seek to establish such relations through Iran.
This situation has provided the country with many opportunities that can be used optimally through the development of reliable and efficient transportation network and communications, Iran can achieve foreign exchange earnings and economic growth and transit income as a suitable alternative to Consider oil exports. Improve your strategic position in the region
*** Iran’s plans to develop port and customs infrastructure
Due to its geographical location, Iran can play a significant role in the transit of goods in the region and benefit greatly from its position in this field. The country has many plans in place to take full advantage of its transit position, and its agenda is to increase its transport capacity.
Some of these programs include the development of Shahid Rajaei Port, the largest and most equipped container port in Iran in the south, as well as Chabahar Port in the southeast of the country, connecting ports to the railway network, developing transit through railways, and others. Customs measures such as improving transit methods at customs offices.
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|A NOAA image of Tropical Storm Rafael north of Puerto Rico this morning.|
Tropical storm Rafael formed over the weekend and has been giving rain to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The storm has 70 mph winds this morning and is located about 290 miles north of San Juan. Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for Bermuda and are expecting Rafael to become a category 1 hurricane later today. Rafael is generating high surf and big waves in the Bahamas as he moves north northwest at 10mph. Looking ahead to the middle of the week, the likelihood is increasing that Rafael will have some sort of impact on Newfoundland. The storm could approach the Avalon as a post tropical storm with gusty winds and heavy rain by Wednesday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre is already tracking the storm and releasing statements on it. Warnings may be needed as the path of Rafael become more clear late today and Tuesday.


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Jacksonville Police Memorial Service Draws Crowd of Hundreds for Candlelight Vigil
Finker-Frenkel Family Foundation has been a proud supporter of the Jacksonville
Police Department since 2018, the year the Foundation funded the Fallen
Officers Memorial Wall. The memorial is designed to honor the memory of
Jacksonville police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty over
the city’s history. This monument features three statues flanking a black
granite wall engraved with the names of each fallen officer.
On April 11, 2022, hundreds of community members came together at the Fallen Officers Memorial Wall in Jacksonville, Florida to pay tribute to the 64 Jacksonville law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty since recordkeeping began in 1840. In attendance were families of fallen officers, law enforcement, first responders, civilians and representatives from the Finker-Frenkel Family Foundation, who helped build the memorial in 2018.
The 10-foot, granite memorial wall is flanked by three statues and impressively stands in front of the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Highlights from last month’s service included a 21-gun salute accompanied by an emotional rendition of “Taps,” a motorcade of law enforcement officers, a riderless horse, and a stirring interpretation of “Amazing Grace.” For the first time, the ceremony was held at night, which enabled the organizers to include a candlelight vigil.
“This memorial symbolizes courage, valor, and our everlasting commitment to remember our fallen and their sacrifices in serving and protecting our community,” said Sheriff Mike Williams, addressing the crowd during the service. “The thin blue line never wavers as we continue to carry on the legacy of our fallen. Each thread woven into the patches that adorn our uniform also tell a story representing the gravity that comes with the oath.”
“Here in Florida, we love our Blue,” stated a representative of the Finker-Frenkel Foundation. “To the families of our service members, your pain does not go unnoticed. Your loved ones’ commitment to serve lives on in our community forever.”
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Responding to news stories about funding for adult social care following Prime Minister’s Questions, Cllr Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council and Vice Chair of Core Cities UK said:
“The growing crisis in Adult Social Care requires immediate and decisive action. This crisis is felt most in the places with the highest levels of need and the lowest levels of ability to raise resources locally to pay for it - in short, urban areas like the Core Cities.
“Three recent funds aiming to bridge the gap have been allocated according to three different sets of rules:
“The Improved Better Care Fund takes into account local ability to raise resources, the Adult Social Care Grant does not take this into account and we are unaware of the criteria used to allocate the Transition Fund, which none of the Core Cities received. This is not a transparent process and funds have ended up going to affluent rather that more deprived places, creating further strain on the system. Public funds should be allocated according to the levels of need they are designed to address, and a local area’s ability to raise resources to support them. This should be based on evidence and on nationally set criteria, not bilateral discussions which only serve to raise further doubts about the fairness of our system.
“Core Cities UK has made detailed proposals – which I set out before the Select Committee for the Local Government Finance Bill last week – on how we can create a workable and transparent solution.
“This should start by combining existing funds into a single pot and allocating them on the basis of local need and resource raising ability. To do otherwise lets down the people our system is most meant to support and stores up costs for the future.”


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When you absolutely, positively gosts to kill every mother-lovin tank on the board...accept no substitutes.
This is the Shadowsword variant titan killer. I messed around with the main hull a bit and managed to make it and the primary weapon removable. I can replace the turbo-laser with the vulcan mega-bolter, and also move up the main hull to expose the troop compartment behind. Pretty easy due to the excellent fit of the kit.

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Lesa Walker discusses how she has implemented a unique empathy-driven project in schools across the United States and in Ghana.
Please describe what the Olymp-i-a Challenge is all about and how you got involved in this project.
As a public health physician, working for over 30 years with children with disabilities and their families, I learned the importance of empathy. When we have empathy, we minimize our assumptions. We look deeper than face-value. We look for and recognize the “abilities” in people. We respect and honor diversity. For example, empathy is expressed in “people-first” language. A child with a disability is a child first, not a condition. A simple action or a choice of words has dramatic impact in helping create, sustain and strengthen an environment of empathy. It also enhances positive collaboration, teamwork, and our ultimate success in working together to solve issues.


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Business and IT communication 'very, very critical,' state CIO says
Massachusetts CIO Curtis Wood says his experience in public safety taught him the importance of technologists paying attention to the action on the ground.
Next-generation 911 promises 'explosive' challenges, state CIO says
Wisconsin CIO David Cagigal says the introduction of digital networks into 911 call centers is presenting public safety officials with unfamiliar technologies.
Next-generation 911 standards pact coaxes international cooperation
Groups from North America and Europe have agreed to use similar standards, which could mean better interoperability and coordination of research.
Houston partners with Microsoft to improve school safety with sensors
The city's deputy CIO says projects powered by environmental sensors like one in Aldine ISD could enable Houston to become "the smartest city in the world."
How mapping tools are improving school safety in North Carolina
Applications for risk management planning and mapping are helping state officials coordinate with school administrators and better understand their facilities.
California CIO says wildfires website launched 'in record time'
As the state's technology agency dials in to daily meetings for emergency response for fires and power outages, Amy Tong says her role remains one of support.
Virginia boosts funding for internet-connected public safety radio
A radio system that connects first responders across jurisdictions during emergencies has secured $6.5 million in new funding.
Bike lane object-detection tech one of three winners in DCx challenge
Three winners of a Washington D.C. startup competition will split $20,000 for their public-safety-driven technologies.
First innovative firefighting technology contracts come to California
A predictive modeling platform and an ignition detection system come under a new rapid procurement process Gov. Gavin Newsom designed to attract creative ideas.


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What can high-iron foods do for you?
- Enhance oxygen distribution throughout your body
- Keep your immune system healthy
- Help your body produce energy
What events may indicate a need for more high-iron foods?
- Fatigue and weakness
- Decreased ability to concentrate
- Increased susceptibility to infections
- Hair loss
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Clutch, AVAF Mechandise at Bodega MATE
Taking over the MATE’s temporary exhibitions spaces, avaf: abstracto viajero andinos fetichizados, is Brazilian-born, New York-based artist Eli Sudbrack’s first exhibition in Lima. Please view further details about the exhibition here. Every product made for this exhibition, is a collaboration between the work of Eli Sudbrack, MATE and selected brands.
Ana María Guiulfo exclusively for MATE makes an intervention of the works of Eli Sudbrack highlighting the combination of colour, shapes and textures that characterize it. Merging fashion and art in a small handmade finishing clutch, printed with Eli’s designs on Hermès neoprene fabric and enriched with hand embroidery, rhinestones and sequins.
We do not stock this merchandise in London, so please email email@example.com if you are interested in one of these items.
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@Doug_Wickham can you share a screen recording by chance? Feel free to DM if that’s easier
Thanks for the detailed information. For my part, I can confirm that this doesn’t appear in the browser (tested Chrome on Windows/Android) and Figma Mobile App. The intermediate screen only appears when you navigate from the Figma Desktop App, which is not critical.
If you have signed in to your Figma account.
But this still happens from a mobile browser, correct? So it’s still an issue in doing user research/testing.
Thanks a lot for your answer. I made a mistake while testing (stayed logged in).
So users who don’t have a Figma account (or opened the prototype in incognito mode) still see this screen.
I’m still seeing this intersitial screen as well. When sharing a link to a prototype from the browser, and opening in the browser (logged out user, incognito, etc.) the screen still shows.
Are you logged in or out?
As mentioned, you need to be logged in to ensure it doesn’t appear. It is expected for anyone without an account or anyone not logged in to still see the interstitial.
I am logged in, but I’m thinking about when we are sharing prototypes with usability testers, who won’t ever need an account with Figma. This interstitial screen can really skew the genuine reaction we would get from testers when they land on an external link.
Hi Josh, my embed still shows the interstitial upon clicking on the links. Is there something that needs to be toggled for this to work? Thanks
I think embeds might be a little different here, but I’ll pass this feedback so the team can take a closer look
Yeah, I would like to see a change to this. I am using a Figma prototype for my portfolio and this message is an extra step for them possibly preventing them from wanting to check out my work.
My team would also love to see this changed. We use links from Figma to live webpages in user testing. Our user testing participants are not logged in, and the interstitial screen is confusing for them.
Same here: As long as this issue exists it’s not feasible to use a Figma Prototype for user testings with external links. Any chance this will soon be changed or is there a workaround?
It really is a shame that this has not been resolved. It breaks the user testing process, and anyone using figma should be user testing.


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Corsica is a popular destination and immediatelly makes people dream of holidays, sun and white sails. On the east coast beautiful white beaches are waiting for you. On the west coast you will find steep mountain and attractive capes. Exclusive tourist destinations and picturesque fishing villages can be found one after the other. The corsican outback is equally stunning with its many natural beauties. All this makes Corsica an ideal destination for yachtcharter and cabin cruises.
Cabin Cruise Corse: Cocktail Lavezzi
8 days/7 nights on a comfortable catamaran (12-22 meter, max. 12 guests)
Ajaccio - Lavezzi islands - Ajaccio

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 26 – The Sustainable Blue Economy Conference that will see Kenya to tap into and sustainably harness her vast maritime resources has kicked off in Nairobi.
Opening the Conference on Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Kenya will be exploring new technologies and innovations as well as potential partnerships and investment opportunities that will propel Kenya’s Blue Economy to effectively contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
He made pledges towards sustainable harnessing of maritime resources which he says is key for job creation, poverty eradication and economic growth that include adopting appropriate policies, strategies and mechanisms to harness the Blue Economy to re-energise national economies and create jobs.
President Kenyatta also pledged to confront, head-on, the challenge of waste management and plastic pollution that is compromising Kenyan’s health and ensure responsible and sustainable fishing to conserve the endangered species and high value fish stocks, on which millions of people depend for their livelihoods.
“On the basis of these imperatives, I pledge that in Kenya, I will lead from the front. First, as a government, we will take steps to build on and expand institutional governance mechanisms that are already in place to enhance coordinated management of the blue economy,” he said.
He said the country is taking measures to revive maritime transport, by building and expanding ports, and shipping facilities and partnering with global shipping lines to extend maritime reach.
Combating illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing will also be prioritised going forward.
“The Blue Economy binds us to a common destiny. Oceans are the heart of our planet, they contain 97 per cent of the earth’s water, supply nearly half the oxygen we breathe, absorb over a quarter of the carbon dioxide we produce and regulate the weather and temperature,” he noted.
President Kenyatta was accompanied by various Heads of State and Government that include Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and Seychelles President Danny Faure.
Kenya has partnered with Canada and Japan to co-host the three day conference.
Some of the topics that will be discussed during the conference include Smart Shipping, Management & Sustaining of Marine Life, Conservation & Sustainable Economic Activities, Marine Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Sustainable Mineral Resources, and Global Connectivity among others.
At the end of the conference ‘The Nairobi Statement of Intent on Advancing Sustainable Blue Economy’ will be presented that will highlight the key messages from the meeting as well as commitments made by the shareholders in the different sectors of the Blue Economy.

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Consumer Brands Association Urges Congress to Fix America’s Broken Recycling System in Senate EPW Hearing
Calls for standardized, federal data and reporting
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June 17, 2020
Contact: Leslie Lake, 571-378-6757, [email protected]
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Brands Association today urged Congress to join its efforts in fixing America’s broken recycling system by incenting recycling infrastructure improvements and end-market development, as well as standardizing recycling reporting to create reliable data.
Meghan Stasz, Consumer Brands vice president, packaging and sustainability, represented the industry at a hearing hosted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) focused on the challenges facing the U.S. recycling system.
“We cannot be daunted by the challenge of fixing our broken recycling system,” said Stasz in her written testimony. “Rather, this breakdown needs to be recast as a tremendous opportunity to overhaul the U.S. recycling and recovery system and create something lasting.”
Stasz outlined the five biggest challenges currently facing the recycling system:
- An unmet market opportunity for recycled content
- An existing system that is fragmented, confusing and outdated
- Funding mechanisms that don’t fix the underlying system
- The need for participation from the entire packaging ecosystem to find solutions
- The need for consistent, reliable recycling data to make informed decisions
To address these challenges, Stasz asked the committee to further efforts to gain access to more recycling and waste data, and to create and incent recycling infrastructure and end-market development.
In her testimony, Stasz reinforced that there is rampant confusion among consumers when it comes to recycling, with nearly 10,000 individual systems nationwide — each with its own myriad rules and policies.
“Achieving solutions will require a broad, bipartisan coalition of stakeholders willing to make tough decisions,” said Stasz. “Realizing the circular economy means everyone has a role to play. The Consumer Brands Association and its members have made clear the CPG industry stands ready to be a part of the solution.”
Consumer Brands is leading the charge to reform America’s broken recycling system, recently publishing its own recycling policy platform, a first-of-its-kind set of recommendations from the CPG industry.
Additionally, as the founder of the Recycling Leadership Council, Consumer Brands is uniting NGOs, academia and industry groups to develop a public policy roadmap for the future of recycling in the United States. The inaugural meeting of the Recycling Leadership Council took place in January and was attended by Senate Recycling Caucus leaders Tom Carper (D-DE) and John Boozman (R-AR); Save Our Seas legislation sponsors Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Tom Udall (D-NM) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI-11). Over the last several months the Recycling Leadership Council has hosted a series of roundtables on recycling policy, the latest in research and innovation and stakeholder engagement, which will inform recommendations set to be released at the end of the year.
The Consumer Brands Association champions the industry whose products Americans depend on every day, representing more than 1,700 iconic brands. From household and personal care to food and beverage products, the consumer packaged goods industry plays a vital role in powering the U.S. economy, contributing $2 trillion to U.S. GDP and supporting more than 20 million American jobs.
Published on June 17, 2020
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This past week I had the opportunity to attend a training from the Trauma Healing Institute in hopes to know how to better walk with people through trauma upon return to Nicaragua. One of the things we talked about that is helpful in the healing process was lament.
- Addressing God
- Review of God’s faithfulness
- A complaint
- A confession
- A request for help
- God’s response (not stated)
- A vow of praise or statement of trust in God
Although lament doesn’t always include each of these things, they do generally include some complaint or mourning aloud. Michael Card wrote: “[Lament] provides the only trustworthy bridge to God across the deep seismic quaking of our lives.” It’s allowing our emotions and pain out of its locked door and presenting it as an offering to God. The doubt, fear, sorrow, confusion, and deep pain placed before our Abba Father. Resting in His ultimate faithfulness. It acknowledges the pain and wrongness we face, yet praises and trusts God in the midst of trials. Lament is our door of access to our Abba Father’s heart and compassion as we walk through grief in this broken world.
Below I give you a peek into my lament before our Holy and precious Father as I reflect on what our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua are facing.
All around me looks like chaos.
Yet, it’s not chaos to you…
You sit on your throne.
You are present in every circumstance.
I look around me and I see suffering.
Mothers have lost their children.
Fathers lost their jobs.
Children lost their innocence.
Youth lost opportunity.
The streets that once were safe – now aren’t.
The police that once helped – now kill.
The universities once filled – now empty.
The churches once free – now attacked.
Dreams – silenced.
Families – broken.
Buildings – burned.
Safety – shattered.
Hope – faded.
Evil seems to flourish.
Man seems to get his way.
Uncertainty is now a way of life.
Power used to oppress.
Speak LORD and right the wrongs.
Act and heal the wounds.
Strike down those who seek injustice
And breathe life anew.
Rise up your people to speak the truth.
Strengthen their hurting hearts.
Give great wisdom in what to do
And grant patience to wait on You.
You alone are our deliverer.
You are fighting for us.
You care for us and therefore…
We will praise and trust in You.
What losses do you face? What are you grieving? There are so many things that we can loose in this life – yet so much to gain if we honestly lay our losses in our Healer’s capable arms. For it is in these moments of lament that we better understand the very heart of God. I found that writing a lament to God was very helpful – if you haven’t tried this I suggest you do and see how the Lord uses it in your life.
May we all examine the brokenness we encounter and grieve well the losses we face. May we bring our sufferings to a loving and just God. May we be honest with God – bringing Him our questions, fears and doubts. Ultimately, may we turn to trust Him as we lament.
Lamenting with you in the pain and trusting in Him with you,


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Isolated posterior fossa involvement is a rare finding with very few cases described in the literature. We present the largest case series of patients described in the literature, with isolated posterior fossa involvement of PML, in HIV-positive patients.


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On 2 March, Niger announced its decision to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region
The development comes ahead of the UN water summit in New York next month, where countries will gather to find solutions to tensions caused by water scarcity. Niger’s decision to accede to the Water Convention is a decisive step for the region since it gives Lake Chad – whose volume has shrunk by more than 90% since 1963 – full legal protection under the convention’s framework.
Equally important, is the opportunity all parties to the accord now have to make progress together on water access, sanitation, hygiene and health, said UNECE, the UN body tasked with implementing the convention.
“Water scarcity in particular threatens the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on rain-fed agriculture and livestock,” UNECE explained. “In recent decades, competition for land, water, and food has intensified in the region, leading to increased instability, particularly around Lake Chad and in the Niger River basin.”
Chad and Cameroon are already parties to the Convention, and Nigeria is in the process of becoming a signatory, too. For Niger, the decision to join the agreement is significant, because it shares 90% of its water resources with its neighbours.


The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will seek some millions of dollars over a few years from the state’s Vision Iowa Board to help with its flood recovery, Gail Naughton, president/CEO of the facility, told the City Council last night.
Naughton won City Council support to pursue Vision Iowa funds from the state’s Riverfront Enhancement Community Attraction and Tourism program and/or from its Community Attraction and Tourism program.
During her presentation to the council, Naughton reported that the museum/library now has purchased the former Music Loft space in Czech Village to house its office and some exhibition space so it can get back close to its flood-damaged museum/library building.
Naughton also told the council that the existing building never again will house museum collections and exhibitions. She said that curators in the Czech Republic who provide collections for the Cedar Rapids would not allow their items displayed in a venue that has been flooded.
“It’s just been marked,” Naughton said of the flood-damaged building.
She said the thinking now is the existing building would become an education and cultural center while the museum/library’s collections and exhibits would be housed at a proposed new $17.75-million exhibition center and research library that would house collections and exhibits.
The non-profit organization’s recovery plan includes $25 million in improvements, including the addition of the exhibition center and research library.
Earlier Wednesday, Naughton said the museum/library sustained more than $10 million in flood damage.
Naughton said the organization continues to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on a final damage assessment and how to proceed with the museum/library’s existing building. The building, she explained, sits one foot above the city’s 100-year floodplain.
The city’s plan for permanent flood protection calls for removable flood walls to protect Czech Village as well as both sides of the Cedar River in the downtown.
Naughton said one concept for the removable flood walls is that they would run on the edge of the museum/library’s terrace between the river and the museum/library, which is perched near the river.
But the final details of such protection won’t be decided for a few years yet, she noted.
Much, she added, is still up in the air. “We’d like to reuse it,” she said of the existing museum/library building, one of the city’s chief tourism attractions.


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They said the age of heroes would never come again. Directed by Zack Snyder with additional post-production material written and directed by Joss Whedonit is the fifth film set in the DC Extended Universereleased in With a restored faith in humanity following the events of Batman v Superman: But to even stand a chance against a threat from beyond the stars, there is still the matter of the return of the Man of Steel Henry Cavill after his seeming demise.
A teaser with original footage Steppenwolf analysis while the movie was still filming was premiered at the San Diego Comic Con. A sizzle reel was released following the film wrapping principal photography. The first official trailer can be seen herethe San Diego Comic Con trailer can be seen here and the final trailer is here.
Steppenwolf analysis League contains examples of the following tropes: The entire "Knightmare Sequence" from the previous film goes unaddressed, and Batman on meeting Barry Allen doesn't lampshade that he looks familiar from seeing the surveillance footage in the previous film or Barry's face, nor does he mention the similarities of the Parademons from his nightmares to Diana, nor is there any mention of it having influenced his decision to bring Lois Lane as Superman's Living Emotional Crutch as a backup to Superman's Resurrection Sickness.
Lex Luthor's connection to Steppenwolf, and his involvement in helping the Apokoliptan invasion, and how exactly he came to learn about the other metahumans and unearth their Secret Identity is left unaddressed. In the film, Batman mentions reading up "Luthor's notes" indicating research of a mysterious event in the past tied to Mother Boxes, and Steppenwolf mentions offhand that "the Kryptonian's" death plunged the world into despair and fear, and allowed him and his parademons to return to earth, but it's not made clear if this was a deliberate conspiracy between him and Luthor or not.
The final shot of Batman v Superman showed dirt moving around Superman's coffin, indicating that Superman is not really dead, and that his resurrection would follow similar to the original comic, where his corpse was mistaken for dead by Earth science, and was recovered by his robots to the Fortress of Solitude to properly convalesce.
In the film, this is more or less retconned with his revival being presented as Superman apparently having died for real at Doomsday's hands, Batman and Cyborg briefly trading technobabble about Kryptonian physiology, and Bruce pitching Superman's resurrection as if it was something that was always possible but waiting for the right technology, before it coming via Mother Box, but it's not made clear what Bruce believed Superman's exact condition was for him to suggest this.
It is possible that he was in between life and death. Some characters who appeared in both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice don't show up in this film.
Fishburne had a schedule conflict at the time the movie was filmed. Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: Several, but particularly the scene where Flash and Cyborg are digging up Superman's coffin, discussing being the "misfits" of the team.
After saving the day and weathering the feedback loop caused by their actions, Cyborg and Superman comment on how much pain they are in while laughing about it. Man, my toes hurt I can't process the physics of my toes hurting! Oddly enough, in comparison to everyone else, Superman is this to the point that everyone else is almost an Adaptational Wimp by comparison.
While neither Aquaman or Wonder Woman are supposed to be quite as strong as him, they are normally able to at least fight him toe to toe. Instead, when he is resurrected and unaware of himself, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Cyborg try restraining him and he easily overpowers all three at the same time.
And while the New Gods are typically able to match him in strength, Superman handily tosses Steppenwolf around with little trouble.Apr 26, · Compares the structure and motifs of Steppenwolf with those of Hesse’s other novels.
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National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh is busy with many movies, post her movie, Mahanati.
She is currently acting with Nithiin in a yet to be titled movie. Keerthy also completed her part in her first Bollywood movie Maidaan, produced by Boney Kapoor with Ajay Devgn as the leading lady.
Now star stylist Shravya Varma is venturing into filmmaking with her production house, Worth A Shot Arts. The movie is directed by veteran filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor and is presented by star producer Dil Raju.
The look of Keerthy Suresh will be out on October 17th, 2019, confirmed the film unit.
Well, it seems Keerthy is spreading her wings wide with her talent and performance skills.


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At Choosing Empowerment, we believe that even in the toughest of times, valuable lessons can be found. Our experience during the challenging period of Covid-19 taught us an important lesson: adaptation. As we navigated through unprecedented circumstances, we discovered the incredible potential of Virtual Therapy. This newfound approach allowed us to extend our reach and provide assistance to a wider range of individuals than ever before.
The success we achieved through Virtual Therapy has been remarkable, prompting us to make a significant decision. Choosing Empowerment is now exclusively offering Virtual Therapy services. By embracing this innovative approach, we ensure that our clients can conveniently access the support they need from the comfort of their own spaces.
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