Having a yard management system is increasingly important. For years, yard management software has been talked about as a crucial product for maximizing the efficiency of the logistics department; however, with 2020, vehicle yard software has become something more, as it is now widely recognized as a tool that can also increase the level of safety within the company. In recent months, in fact, very often logistics and transport jobs have been pointed out as being very risky as concerns infection from COVID-19, with the outbreaks gradually spreading right from the flow of vehicles, goods and people. To ensure the health of their employees and customers, as well as to avoid penalties and undesired downtime, companies have been working to find solutions to make warehouses and workers safe. Among these solutions it is certainly possible to identify yard management systems, i.e. software that, far from being a mere cost for the company, can increase not only safety but also productivity: let’s see how and why.
What yard management means
What is yard management in practice? It is a process through which a company – of any size – plans, manages and organizes the flow of vehicles, people and goods in and out of the company. As mentioned above, until a few months ago, yard management software was recognized exclusively as a supply chain planning & control solution, whereas today it can certainly be seen as an excellent safety management system.
The benefits of yard management software
Logistics and transport functions are present in all realities, ranging from retail to manufacturing companies, and it follows that there are countless companies that can take advantage of a yard management system to reduce costs, increase productivity and make their business safe.
But how can yard management software work to also become a safety management tool? What makes the difference is the integration with video surveillance systems, so you can count on a solution that can scan the license plates of incoming vehicles and, for example, automatically manage the lifting of barriers. It should also be noted that, if properly integrated, this system can become a valuable tool for Integrated Business Planning for all players in the supply chain.
To understand the benefits of such a solution, you can think of a loading/unloading operation managed with the support of a yard management system. Being able to count on booking the unloading time and on remote communication of the necessary documentation, a driver can arrive at the company and, without doing anything more, be welcomed by the company with the automatic opening of the barriers, thanks to integration with the surveillance system. Once the necessary instructions are received, he can go directly to the automatic weighing machine and, without getting off the truck, print the result from the totem conveniently positioned at window height. At this point, by following the instructions received, he will be able to move to the assigned lay-by, and then, at the appropriate time, signaled through a text message, he can position himself at the specific bay for loading the vehicle. All these automatisms are repeated also on the warehouse front, so as to reduce any waste of time and eliminate any unnecessary contact between operators, with extremely positive results in terms of productivity as well as safety.


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Stress is a natural part of life; without it the human race would probably not have survived, since it is part of our innate response to risk and danger. You have probably heard about the “fight or flight” response – that is stress in action and it is designed to keep us alive. Nevertheless, an excess or build up of stress can lead to frustration, an inability to cope, illness or in extreme cases depression or even death. Anxiety is really just another name for stress, but some people find that they become anxious only in certain situations, and it can feel like uncontrollable fear.
Panic attacks are usually caused by anxiety and can be very debilitating for sufferers. Sometimes anxiety can manifest itself physically –common symptoms are headaches, backaches, abdominal pains, digestive problems, breathlessness or breathing difficulties, increased heart rate, excess sweating, flushing or blushing, weight gain or loss.
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If your doctor cannot find any physical cause for your problem and tells you it is probably stress-related, there’s no need to think that you cannot do anything about it. Stress, anxiety and low mood can be very successfully addressed with various therapeutic techniques. The aim of therapy is to help you to reframe your life in more positive ways and to be able to cope with the challenges that life throws at you. Related physical problems can also be successfully addressed or managed.
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Poker is a card game where players put money into the pot after each round. The highest hand wins the pot at the end of each round. There are many different variations of the game, but Texas Holdem is one of the most popular.
The object of the game is to create a winning poker hand with your own two cards and the five community cards that everyone can see. You must decide whether to call, fold, or raise your bets based on the odds of each situation. The game is typically played in four rounds, with each round consisting of a betting phase and the reveal of another community card. The first betting phase is called the flop, the second is the turn, and the fourth is the river.
There are a lot of things that can affect how well you do in poker, including your physical condition, luck, and the way you play the game. However, if you are willing to work at improving your game and stick with it, you can become a good player.
One of the most important things that poker teaches you is how to calculate odds and make decisions quickly. This is an essential skill for making money, and it can help you in other areas of your life. Poker also teaches you how to read your opponents and make informed decisions about calling or folding.
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When you’re pregnant, what you eat and drink is the main source of nourishment for your baby. In fact, the link between what you consume and the health of your baby is much stronger than once thought.
Does my baby drink what I drink in the womb?
Still in the womb, the growing baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid daily. That fluid surrounding the baby is actually flavored by the foods and beverages the mother has eaten in the last few hours.
When does my baby start eating what I eat in the womb?
Q: Can my baby taste before she’s born? A: By the time you’re 13 to 15 weeks pregnant, your baby’s taste buds have developed, and she can start sampling different flavors from your diet. The amniotic fluid she swallows in utero can taste strongly of spices like curry or garlic or other pungent meals.
Does everything I eat pass through the placenta?
When your blood comes in contact with the villi, nutrients are exchanged for waste through the villi walls. The villi also act as a filter, preventing some viruses and bacteria from reaching your baby, while allowing molecules of everything you ingest as well as antibodies and gases to pass through.
Is food passed from the mother to the baby?
During pregnancy, molecules in the mother’s blood stream, including those that may produce a smell, can be passed to the bloodstream of the fetus through the placenta and umbilical cord.
Where do you feel the baby kick?
So most fetal movement (kicks, etc.) is felt in the lower part of the belly. As both the uterus and fetus grow, a fetus’ movements can be felt all over the belly, including the upper part of the abdomen. So it is completely normal to feel fetal kicks in the lower part of your abdomen prior to 20 weeks.
Can babies get boners in womb?
Yes, babies get erections
Like an adult with a penis, a baby can also get an erection. “All baby boys have erections, and in fact, boy fetuses even have them in utero,” says Segura. But don’t worry, they’re not a sexual response. Instead, she says they’re a sensitive organ’s normal reaction to touch.
What should I eat during pregnancy to make my baby beautiful?
10 foods to eat during pregnancy for a healthy baby
- Dairy products. During pregnancy, the consumption of dairy products is very important. …
- Eggs Eggs are considered as superfoods by many as they are a great source of vitamins, proteins and minerals. …
- Sweet potatoes. …
- Legumes. …
- Nuts. …
- Orange juice. …
- Leafy vegetables. …
What week can baby hear?
At around 18 weeks of pregnancy, your unborn baby will start being able to hear sounds in your body like your heartbeat. At 27 to 29 weeks (6 to 7 months), they can hear some sounds outside your body too, like your voice.
What can I eat to make my baby move?
Have a snack.
Next time you’re trying to do a kick count or just want reassurance that your little one is okay, try eating a healthy snack like cheese and crackers, peanut butter toast, Greek yogurt or fruit and nuts. For an extra jolt, add a small glass of (natural) juice.
How long can I go without eating while pregnant?
Don’t go more than two or three hours without eating.
Does eating too much when pregnant make baby big?
Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says.
Can babies taste what you eat in breast milk?
From the food that mothers ingest? Yes, it really happens, and babies can taste the difference. It might even affect their food preferences later in life.
Can you hear a baby crying in the womb?
While it’s true your baby can cry in the womb, it doesn’t make a sound, and it’s not something to worry about. The baby’s practice cries include imitating the breathing pattern, facial expression, and mouth movements of a baby crying outside of the womb. You shouldn’t worry that your baby is in pain.

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Saddled with a man’s name, the captivating Billy Jack Tate makes no apologies for pursuing a man’s profession. As a lady doctor at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, she is one step closer to having her very own medical practice–until she doctors an imposing man who threatens the fulfillment of her dream.
Hunter is one of the elite. A Texas Ranger and World’s Fair guard specifically chosen for his height, physique, character, and skill. Hailed as the toughest man west of any place east, he has no patience for big cities and women who aspire to walk in a man’s shoes.
’Tis the season for romance, second chances, and Christmas cheer with this new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
While Mollie struggles to rebuild, the two men battle for her heart. One has always loved her, but the other has the power to save her. In the race to rebuild the city, can she survive with her business and her heart intact?
Her dream is within her grasp–but can she leave her past behind?
Luellen O’Connell is stunned when her husband of just one month tells her he is leaving–and his reason devastates her. Deeply wounded by his betrayal, Luellen decides to follow her dream to become a teacher, a desire she had set aside when she married. But can she truly hide her past? Or will it destroy her ambitions forever?
A moving story of tenacity and perseverance, The Dawn of a Dream will inspire you to discover and follow your own dreams.

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California Journal of Politics and Policy
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Volume 8, Issue 4, 2016
Politics in the Golden State
Since its birth seven years ago, the California Journal of Politics and Policy's name has been thought by some to define its contents. In fact, its content covers all aspects of American national, state, and local government, electoral politics, and public policy formation and implementation.
This issue,with its emphasis on California, is an exception thanks to our receipt of an unsual number of excellent articles that deal with California concerns.
IGS Survey Finds Support for Extending Taxes on Wealthy, Legalizing Marijuana, and Toughening Gun Control
The IGS Poll serves a dual purpose: to take a snapshot of California public opinion on impoirtant political and policy matters, and to generate new data for more extensive analysis by researchers. This brief describes the results of the 2016 poll in measuring public opinion among registaered voters on several statewide measures that will be on the ballot this November, and on related public issues. The poll sought to provide an in-depth examination of the political attitudes of Asian-American voters, a group that is growing rapidly, but which displays some differences from other voters, including a greater likelihood to register as independents. The results of further analysis of the Poll data will be released at a later date by the Institute.
For decades, academics and observers alike have characterized California as being two separate states with those living in Northern California being socially and politically very different from the citizens of Southern California. More recently, pundits, professors, and politicos have argued that California no longer has a pronounced north-south divide, but rather an inland and coastal division has emerged due to demographic changes that produced a political and geographic partition. Proponents of this inland/coastal view argue that it looks like the liberal blue state and conservative red state divide where the California coast has politically realigned to look like New York while the inland valleys and deserts now look like Texas or the South. Taking advantage of over 60 years of statewide electoral data along with time-series public opinion data, this paper argues that the notion of ‘two Californias’ is incorrect. Electoral records reveal that California has not turned into a state with deep political-geographic divisions. It is firmly a purple state with regions and localities that are pragmatic and rarely show party line voting and one-sided political behavior. While elite level politicians and organizations may present polarized choices and options and candidates that seemingly lead to occasional electoral results that make regions appear drastically different, greater nuance and a broader analysis of the historical trends reveal a purple California, not red or blue regions in the Golden State.
The RNC's California Experiment: State and National Party Collaboration in Reforms to Minority Outreach
Neither the Republican National Committee nor the Republican Party can continue to rely primarily on white voters to win elections. Leadership at both levels of the party has acknowledged the power of demograohic changes that favor the the Democratic opposition. Shortly after the 2012 general election CRP chairman and former California state senator Jim Brulty spoke to the racial demographic changes, recognizing the implications for state and national Repulican candidates.The electorate has changed, Republicans have not reacted to that change, and California is dominated by Democrats because Republicans can't figure out how to get votes form anybody who is not white.
Much of the literature on home rule overlooks structural variations in city governance. Because structural features of city governance expand or restrict democratic participation, we take a comprehensive look at the 481 cities in California to identify correlates of home rule status and city council size. Roughly a quarter of the cities in the state have chosen to become charter cities while the rest remain general law cities with essentially identical governing bodies of five member city councils elected in at-large elections. Some cities that have opted to become charter cities have altered their form of government or electoral systems, but many have not. Among all cities in California, both general law and charter, variations in city council size, election method, and mayoral selection are largely unrelated to demographic factors but rather the year of incorporation, selection method of the mayor, and whether the city has adopted a charter.
California’s efforts to fund highway and transit systems have evolved over time through several major crises, and the state continues to wage ongoing battles over transportation policy. For more than a century, California relied on pay-as-you-go transportation finance. Over the past few decades, in light of serious backlogs in roadway maintenance and repair and growing traffic congestion, the state has turned increasingly to substantial long-term bond finance. Most of this bonding authority has been used and the money spent. Due to legislative and voter-initiated limits on using fuel-based sales and excise tax revenues, the state now relies on a complicated system of fund swaps to service its transportation debt and pay for ongoing highway and transit programs. Now California faces yet another crisis in transportation finance brought on by decades of underinvestment in its aging infrastructure.
In 2013, a South Coast Quality Management District report revealed that an Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Vernon, California was emitting high levels of arsenic and exposing 110,000 nearby residents to an increased cancer risk. After two years of investigations, inspections and more revelations, the US Attorney's office announcd that Exide would shut down and clean lead tainted soil from nearby communities. The pollution streched over six suburbs south of Los Angeles and illustrates one of the many maladies of political fragmentation in Los Angles County. As I describe in my paper, the fragmentation worsens socioeconomic condiitons and encourages pilitcal irrespoinsibility. No government agency has been able to remedy the ill efects of problematic municipal boundaries.
Preschool attendance not only benefits the later learning of an individual and her subsequent income, it provides external benefits to society in the form of skill spillovers, education peer effects, reduced crime, and less government welfare spending/greater government tax revenue. Concern has accordingly arisen that the United States lags behind other developed countries in preschool attendance. This deficit is not consistent across all types of children and locations. To understand why, this paper offers a regression analysis of what influences the preschool attendance of three-, four-, and five-year olds from a supply and demand perspective using data from the California Health Interview Survey. The discovery of a positive influence of nearby available preschool slots per those that could possibly attend (supply) on the likelihood of preschool attendance that is greater in magnitude to influences detected for differences in parent education or income (demand), suggests the desirability of further pursuing public policies intended to increase the supply.
Reining in the California Paparazzi: An Analysis of the California Legislature's Attempts to Safeguard Celebrity Privacy
This article analyzes the 2014 updates to California’s invasion of privacy laws, Sections 1708.8 and 1708.7 of the Civil Code, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. It will examine whether the two-year old laws violate the First Amendment right to freedom of the press despite efforts by the California legislature and governor to protect the privacy rights of individuals and their families, especially celebrities. This article will also analyze Raef v. Superior County of Los Angeles, the California court decision that may provide legal guidance about the constitutionality of Sections 1708.8 and 1708.7. The Raef case tested whether the media are legally liable under Section 40008 of the California Vehicle Code when driving recklessly to pursue celebrity photos.
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Stuart Pearce's youngsters kick-off their European campaign against Finland on Monday but the Aston Villa winger admits that he already has one eye on South Africa next summer.
The 23-year-old, who has a record 40 caps at Under-21 level, is one of a number of players including Theo Walcott, Micah Richards and Nedum Onuoha looking to impress Capello as they sit on the fringes of the senior squad.
Milner has already made an impression on the Italian having been called up to a number of senior squads this term although that first cap still evades the Yorkshireman.
"There is a World Cup coming up and all the Under-21 players here want to be involved," he told the Daily Mirror.
"This is a great chance to show what we can do, to stake a claim for a call-up in South Africa."
Milner also points out the importance of winning the Euro finals for their personnel progression into the senior squad and becoming the first England side at this level to win the competition for 25 years.
"We need experience of winning tournaments. Look at Spain. they won the European Championships last summer with 70 per cent of their last squad having experience of winning at Under-21 level or below," he highlighted.
"You need to get into the habit of winning, to learn how it is done. That would give us the confidence to have an eye on that World Cup squad.
"I have had a long apprenticeship. But there is now a natural progress from the Under-21s to the seniors.
"I am desperate to make that step up and get that first cap. I have not had the chance yet."
After being a part of the squad that lost 13-12 on penalties in the semi-finals to hosts Holland in 2007 the former Leeds youngster is confident England have enough quality to go all the way this time around.
"There will be no poor teams there but we have lots of Premier League experience," he added.
"Other squads won't have as many players who have played week in, week out in their top division and dealt with high pressure games on a regular basis.
"That should be to our advantage."
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For decades, the DC universe has inspired and entertained generations of readers. DC comic books are known all over the world and have been translated into countless languages, giving people a selection of intriguing story lines and complicated plots which help to make its overall appeal all the more exciting. Many people interested in finding out more about DC comics can also take a look at the official website, where all of the latest news can be found. Over the decades, more and more characters have been added to this fictional universe in order to create an exciting and inspirational work of art.
There are a number of characters from DC comic books which have captured the imagination and are still well known today. The likes of Batman, Superman and Spiderman have had more than their fair share of fame. In recent times new, updated movies regarding these superheroes have been produced with spectacular success. There is no doubt that DC will continue to publish more stories will into the future, especially when it comes to finding a whole new range of characters to create. Creativity is endless, and many people are still adding their own additions to this wonderful creation.
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Ministries Defy Senate Probe
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Two of the six ministries with finances under investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, have been unwilling to cooperate, citing privacy rights and questioning Grassley's focus on groups that preach the "prosperity gospel."
In an update released Tuesday, Grassley urged the noncooperating ministries to view the inquiry in a different light.
Two Atlanta-area ministries, Creflo Dollar Ministries in College Park, Ga., and Bishop Eddie Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, have refused to submit the financial records first requested by Grassley last November.
Just two of the six ministries, Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Newark, Texas, and Joyce Meyer Ministries in Fenton, Mo., have provided materials that are being reviewed by Senate staff, Grassley said.
Two other ministries - Without Walls International Church in Tampa and Benny Hinn Ministries in Grapevine, Texas - have sent mixed signals.
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has mandated all operators to set up a complaint centre in the next 45 days. In this regard, the telecom regulator has also issued directives under ‘Telecom Consumers Complaint Regulations, 2012’.
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From the mind of the Ennie winning adventure author Paul Gabat, this exciting adventure is the second in the Clover Group series.
A four-hour adventure for 1st to 4th-level adventurers in the Forgotten Realms campaign.
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A dear friend of the djinni Rokstasha recently passed away. A funeral ceremony for his friend will be held in three days at the Quivering Forest. Rokstasha needs the assistance of the adventurers to find the other members of the Five-Leaf Clover if ever they are still alive and have them attend the ceremony. Don’t be late!
Part two of the Clover Group series.
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Michigan House once again aims to offer ‘breath of fresh air’ and ‘authentic’ Mitten State vibe amid the craziness of world’s largest music festival and conference in Austin next month.
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Trading the dreary winter cold for the Texas sun, Michigan House will return once again to this year’s South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conference and Festival for the fourth time, providing an oasis of Michigan creativity amid the sprawling Austin conference.
Facilitated by Creative Many and Middle West, with support from numerous Michigan businesses, the pop-up space will operate from March 10-12 at St. Dave’s Episcopal Church and conclude with a Michigan Music Showcase on March 13 at local music venue, Stay Gold.
“We’ve done this a few times and I feel like the first couple of years we were sort of a small ripple within this huge conference and finally we’re starting to get the participation and also we have the experience to create a really cool venue at South by Southwest,” said organizer Ted Velie.
“It’s going to be this real opportunity for people from the state of Michigan to have an interesting place within that larger international festival. I feel like we’re finally to a point where we can kind of matter at South By, more so than we could have two years ago and that’s something I’m really excited about.”
Performers this year come from all over Michigan and include Tunde Olaniran, Lady Ace Boogie, Nydge, Kid Vishis, Major Murphy, Onefreq, Nique Love Rhodes & the NLR Experience, Bernard Lavengood & Stovetop, Mother Cyborg, Alexander Lynch, Dogleg and Vespre.
(Michigan House also is hosting a pair of fund-raising shows to help artists headed to SXSW with their expenses. The first took place last weekend at The Little Fleet in Traverse City with Onefreq, The NLR Experience, Major Murphy and DJ AB; the second will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor with Nydge, Alexander Lynch, Lady Ace Boogie and Madelyn Grant. Details here.)
The March 13 showcase at the Stay Gold nightclub in Austin will start at 4 p.m. that Tuesday; stay tuned to Local Spins for details about watching a live-stream broadcast of the event as well as a related Grand Rapids event for those that can’t make the trip to Austin for SXSW.
In addition to live performances, Michigan House will facilitate panel discussions and group sessions ranging a broad range of topics such as “Strategies for Neighborhood Health in Michigan,” “Water Insights from the Great Lakes,” “The Tech Hustle,” and “Making the Future of Mobility.”
Featured speakers include Former NFL player and current host of CNBC’s Adventure Capitalist Dhani Jones, Chris Denson of the podcast Innovation Crush, and Darel Ross of Start Garden.
This year’s event also features a prolific art competition with a sizable reward which will take place on March 12. Five Michigan artists will have the opportunity (five minutes to be exact) to pitch large-scale installation ideas. The winner will receive a $15,000 cash prize to be used for their piece, which will then be displayed at Calder Plaza during Artprize 10.
Another notable event has Innovation Crush’s Chris Denson discussing his book, “Crushing the Box.”
“We have our official panels, all of which I think are pretty stacked with really smart, intelligent movers and shakers within the state and we touch on a number of issues,” said Velie. “We try to create a show itself that is as diverse and interesting as the state of Michigan.”
Joining the SXSW roster for the first time is Detroit artist Nydge (Nigel Hemmye) who recently concluded a winter tour with Flint Eastwood. The electronic artist will perform a set of “dance-able jams assisted by some keys and samples.”
“I’m really excited to be playing at SXSW. I’ve actually never been,” said Hemmye. “From what everyone has told me it’s going to be a wild, busy time. Which are both adjectives I enjoy.”
As usual, Michigan House will be adorned by all things Michigan. Beverages, food and even furniture from The Mitten will occupy the space with hopes of bringing a taste of the Midwest to the Southwest.
“There’s a lot of design elements meant to kind of call you back to Michigan. The goal is to create a Michigan scene within the bigger South by Southwest festival,” said Velie.
“South By Southwest is such a huge international event. I think what we bring is an authentic taste of the Midwest to it. Often times at something like this, it’s just sort of dominated by Silicon Valley or New York or L.A., or even Austin.
“So to have a space that is designed with Michigan and the Midwest in mind, I think it’s a different voice that doesn’t often get heard on this kind of a big stage. I think that makes us a little bit of a breath of fresh air in all that craziness.”
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Punj Lloyd bags orders worth Rs.308 crore from Bangalore MetroApril 16th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd has won orders worth Rs.308 crore ($62 million) from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp to build eight stations, the company said Thursday.
The projects are to be completed in 22 months.
At present, the company is constructing Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Downtown Line’s Bayfront station at the Marina Bay, the company said.
It has also won contracts from Delhi Metro Rail Corp.
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Netflix’s MISS AMERICANA, directed by Lana Wilson (AFTER TILLER, THE DEPARTURE) is an insightful look into the life of a global superstar, Taylor Swift, with surprisingly intimate political discourse, and a progressive addressing of the entitlement to the lives of the ‘celebrity’ 21st-century media continues to normalise.
MISS AMERICANA distinguishes itself from the many concert films of Swift’s past, including the online streaming service’s earliest collaboration with Swift for her Reputation Stadium Tour. The film cuts between political topics, Swift’s authenticity, the dehumanising process of pursuing a sexual assault charge, and a candid look at the creative process behind her two previous albums (made with fellow musician Jack Antonoff and writer and record producer, Joel Little). Swift talks candidly on her struggle with an eating disorder, a consequence of negative comments about her body image from online critics, and a harsh reality of the career of a popstar. The situation would see pictures of Swift’s body pasted over the internet, open to criticism, since the beginning of her career.
“Swift’s work ethic is the major topic of conversation throughout MISS AMERICANA, citing several times that she believes her success is dependent on her ‘niceness’ and silence on the political front.”
Swift’s work ethic is the major topic of conversation throughout MISS AMERICANA, citing several times that she believes her success is dependent on her ‘niceness’ and silence on the political front. Her hesitation is revealed to have been the result of growing up witnessing the fallout and brandishing that followed Dixie Chicks’ (a band Swift has idolised since she was a child) decision to comment on former U.S president, George W. Bush. Archival footage affirms Swift’s grievances on the topic, as the music group are slated by a cabal of men who cite them as ‘uneducated.’
In one of the most important moments of Wilson’s documentary, Swift debates her team about voicing, for the first time, her political allegiances, after discussing the internalised misogyny she and other female artists have experienced within the industry. Swift faces major discouragement from the men surrounding her, who voice their concerns for her safety, among other factors, and urge her to remain silent, as she has done for the past thirteen years of her career. However, Swift is adamant and supported by both her publicist and her Mother as she transforms her words into action, prompting the registration of 51,308 new voters in the 24 hours that follow. Swift’s advocacy is not forgotten throughout the scenes that follow. As the movie fades out, her latest release, ‘Only the Young’, plays through the credits, and is a political anthem for the oppressed alluding to some harsh realities of modern America with lyrics like, ‘you go to class, scared wondering where the best hiding spot would be.’
“Among its moments of raw vulnerability, and focus on Swift’s growth narrative, the biggest takeaway of MISS AMERICANA is its passionate encouragement of young people…”
Among its moments of raw vulnerability, and focus on Swift’s growth narrative, the biggest takeaway of MISS AMERICANA is its passionate encouragement of young people: to use their voices to stand for inclusivity; to fight against the marginalisation of smaller communities; to voice their disdain for injustice; to resist and reject outdated societal values that tolerate your acceptance on the limitation of your being a ‘good girl.’ Turner’s observational involvement is a great directive stance on the project, repelling any public opinion that may have been enforced had one have felt Swift was prompted, or inauthentic in her behaviour. Swift’s emotional transparency is sure to transcend audiences well, making MISS AMERICANA one of the most captivating portrayals of an artist in the somewhat niche genre of celeb documentary.


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March 24, the anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero. This prayer, often attributed to Romero, was written by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw, Michigan.
It helps, now and then,
to step back and take the long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
it is beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction
of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
Nothing we do is complete,
which is another way of saying that the kingdom always lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the church’s mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about:
We plant seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything
and there is a sense of liberation
in realizing that.
This enables us to do something,
and to do it very well.
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning,
a step along the way,
an opportunity for God’s grace
to enter and do the rest.
We may never see the end results,
but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders,
ministers, not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future not our own.
12 of them.
Photo: Savannah, GA, March 2016
As resignation moves toward acceptance, real healing and crisis resolution take place.
If there are obstacles, it cannot be space
If there are numbers, it cannot be stars
If it moves and shakes, it cannot be a mountain
If it grows and shrinks, it cannot be an ocean
If it must be crossed by a bridge, it cannot be a river
If it can be grasped, it cannot be a rainbow
These are the six parables of outer perception
We come to God much more by doing things wrong than by doing things right. – Richard Rohr
All is fundamentally well.
by W.S. Merwin
I will tell you what he told me
in the years just after the war
as we then called
the second world war
don’t lose your arrogance yet he said
you can do that when you’re older
lose it too soon and you may
merely replace it with vanity
just one time he suggested
changing the usual order
of the same words in a line of verse
why point out a thing twice
he suggested I pray to the Muse
get down on my knees and pray
right there in the corner and he
said he meant it literally
it was in the days before the beard
and the drink but he was deep
in tides of his own through which he sailed
chin sideways and head tilted like a tacking sloop
he was far older than the dates allowed for
much older than I was he was in his thirties
he snapped down his nose with an accent
I think he had affected in England
as for publishing he advised me
to paper my wall with rejection slips
his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled
with the vehemence of his views about poetry
he said the great presence
that permitted everything and transmuted it
in poetry was passion
passion was genius and he praised movement and invention
I had hardly begun to read
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can’t
you can’t you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don’t write


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Classification: The Soul Version
Year of release: 1972
Type: Studio cast
Cast and Track Listing
NOTE: Credits listed below indicate merely who sang lead on a given track. The Soultown Singers provide backup vocals on almost every number.
Overture…………The Soultown Singers
Heaven On Their Minds…………Sam Taylor, Jr.
What’s The Buzz…………Sammy Turner
Everything’s All Right…………Jaye Kennedy
Hosanna…………The Soultown Singers
I Don’t Know How To Love Him…………Jaye Kennedy
Simon Zealotes…………J.D. Bryant
Jesus Christ Superstar…………Sam Taylor, Jr.
The Last Supper…………J.D. Bryant
The Crucifixion…………Sammy Turner
Audio Production Information
Produced by Herb Abramson
Orchestrations by Robert Banks
Vocal Arrangements by Sammy Turner
Historical Notes from a Fan
When any show is a hit, a lot of people will be quick to capitalize on the show’s success. In this case, Jesus Christ Superstar was one of the first albums of its kind, and everyone wanted their slice of the pie where the Passion According to Tim and Andrew was concerned. At this time, many “budget” labels famous for releasing low-cost sound-alike albums (“knock-off” recordings capitalizing on shows, songs, or albums that became hits) jumped into the fray.
The performers were usually never an actual ensemble that had performed JCS (indeed, in its early days, the number of actual casts performing the show was very few), but instead merely a group of vocalists who recorded songs from the show. Usually, these recordings were very cheaply put together and produced, and priced to own. (In the future, albums like these, now labeled “studio cast recordings,” could no longer be accurately described as simple cash grabs, but at the time, the use of the phrase “knock-off” is appropriate.) Though it may be a matter of opinion, this particular fan feels that since the performers on these studio recordings lack the experience of getting on a stage and performing the show in front of an audience, the performances are pleasant enough, but not always up to par with a real cast album.
With JCS, though there are minor variations from album to album in characterization (for example, sometimes Caiaphas and Annas come across as buffoons, sometimes as genuinely frightening; likewise with Pilate, on a spectrum from vicious throughout to a deeper portrayal) and track selection, the studio casts always seem to follow the same general mold, usually copying a particular version fairly closely as well. This recording is… unique, almost to the point of being an oddity.
Let’s start with the “mogul” behind it. The album was spearheaded by budget-label mastermind Don Gabor, a Hungarian immigrant second only to folks like Ed “milks-one-collection-of-obscure-Hendrix-for-life” Chalpin when it came to “albums priced to own” on fly-by-night cheapo labels. For decades, under dozens of imprints (most famously Remington), Gabor cranked out economical classicals. Not one to miss a trend, he had also issued cash-in recordings of songs from contemporary musicals like Hair (1969) and Godspell (1973); this unique version of JCS falls chronologically between the two, but stylistically is in a realm all its own, aimed specifically at the lucrative black audience. (This included a self-serving announcement in Billboard that he would donate 10% of all profits from The Soul of JCS to the families of Attica riot victims. Naturally, the album would have to sell first…)
Of course, Gabor wasn’t looking to spend any of that lucre on name artists (indeed, the series of brash and funny ads he placed to promote this in the trades included a passive-aggressive “apology” to James Brown that he couldn’t appear on the “great new album”), but simply by being a cheapskate, he lucked into good musicians who’d fallen out of demand. Among those who appear here, Verve veteran Robert Banks (in addition to his own work, he collaborated with such names as Solomon Burke, Lu Elliott, and more) cooks up the band’s charts, Sammy Turner (whose version of “Lavender Blue” was a Top 10 hit in 1959) arranges vocals as well as playing both Jesus and Judas and Herb Abramson (co-founder of no less a brand than Atlantic Records) mans the controls. And the results are just about what you’d expect from such a gathering.
Parts of The Soul of JCS are superb — a crazy soul-ified slowed-down “Simon Zealotes,” a gritty, sexy, almost Tina Turner-ish “Everything’s Alright,” a “Hosanna” that leaps seamlessly into the realm of gospel, an oldies doo-wop take on “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” that shows someone was listening to The Chantels (note to the reader: compare this arrangement to their “Maybe”), and a “What’s The Buzz” that ascends above being merely a remedial funk riff to sound almost like it was written for this bunch. However, other parts don’t fare quite as well — “Heaven On Their Minds” is complete “late-night torchy blues” garbage, both takes on the title track veer into “ridiculous” territory, and the overture, which has little to do with the one written by Lloyd Webber, is mostly gospel piano and includes the Soultown Singers proclaiming several times that “Jesus Christ is a superstar!” You know, just in case we wondered where these performers stood theologically. (One wonders if this is also why all we hear of “The Last Supper” is the steadily-getting-drunker apostles’ chorus played unusually sincerely, and why “Gethsemane” is drastically reduced in length and devoid of histrionics.)
Banks, in addition to needlessly reshuffling the running order (because when was that ever essential to JCS‘ storytelling), gives the score a somewhat one-note treatment, apparently defining soul strictly in terms of that Al Green “I wanna testify” stuff. After a couple of tracks, this reviewer thinks it wears a bit thin. However, if U.S. soul is your bag, you should make it a priority to seek out this album. Recommended highly for listening when paired with some dynamite weed and a lava lamp; in that setting, it has been quoted as a favorite by many JCS fans who partake.
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It's only been a few months since Apple released the iPhone 5, but one designer already has a vision for what the next model should look like.
Federico Ciccarese, an Italian designer, has come up with a series of stunning renders for the iPhone 6 — assuming that's what Apple ends up calling the next redesign of the device — which would represent a significant change to the phone's external design and operating system.
The concept for the iPhone 6 is inspired by the shape of the iPod Nano, though when applied to the iPhone it bares some resemblance to the Nokia Lumia. At the same time, Federico has re-imagined the look and feel of the operating system with a concept he calls iOSX, which is a fusion between iOS and the Mac OS X.
Since it will likely be several months before the next iPhone is released, there haven't been many rumors yet about how the device will look. One analyst recently predicted that the next iPhone would come in more screen sizes and more colors, the latter of which is something that is already available for the iPod and iPod Nano.
What do you think of these mockups for the iPhone 6? Would you like to see the next iPhone look like this? Share in the comments.
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As UNO Theatre worked to reconceive its 2020-21 season in the midst of the pandemic, faculty costume designer Valerie St. Pierre Smith suggested that since all performance-based organizations in the community were surely struggling with the same issues, we might benefit from a collective conversation. She reached out to alumni and community members to gauge their interest in meeting and sharing ideas to keep performance alive.
On May 20th, UNO Theatre kicked off the COVID-19 THEATRE SUMMIT with nearly 50 members of the greater metropolitan Omaha theater community in attendance. In that and three subsequent Zoom gatherings, producers, directors, designers and actors discussed collaborative and innovative ways to bring theatre of all forms to the community during these challenging times. They addressed several critical questions. What is the impact of social distancing and PPEs on rehearsals and performances? Are rehearsals or live theatre even a safe possibility? What are the challenges and opportunities presented by moving to podcasts, zoom, or taped video? What are the streaming options open to theatre companies? Is there any advantage to collaborative partnerships during this time? All agreed that these conversations have helped us understand the possibilities on the tricky road forward.
This gathering was unprecedented, but Steven Williams, head of UNO Theatre, hopes it will become an annual event.


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Local Area Attractions Near St. Petersburg / Madeira Beach KOA Holiday
The St. Petersburg area offers a wide array of attractions, all conveniently located near St. Petersburg KOA!
The Beachcomber Cruises & Charters
The Beachcomber offers five unique cruise and charter options for you to choose from. Try your gambling luck on the Ocean Jewel Casino, spot dolphins on the Egmont Key Island Adventure Charter, spend the day deep sea fishing on the Captain Kidd and more!
6200 Gulf Boulevard
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
St. Petersburg's sunken gardens is 100 years old and home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region. Explore cascading waterfalls, demonstration gardens, more than 50,000 tropical plants, flowers and new inhabitants; flamingos.
1825 4th St. N
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Local Area Recreation Near St. Petersburg / Madeira Beach KOA Holiday
Situated on 354 acres, Walsingham Park provides endless opportunities for recreation. Including hiking, jogging, cycling, wildlife viewing, fishing and boating.
12615 102nd Ave N
Largo, FL 33778
Deep Color Fishing
The experts at Deep Color Fishing specialize in fishing reefs and wrecks in state waters. Target species of fish include: Snapper, Grouper, Redfish, Snook, Sheepshead, Cobia, Mackerel and more. Tours take up to four guests and provide you with all the gear and bait you need.
9600 Bay Pines Boulevard
St. Petersburg, FL 33708

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Wrecks slow I-435 near 87th Street in KCMO
Updated On: Dec 21 2013 02:24:13 PM CST
Two wrecks have slowed traffic on southbound Interstate 435 near 87th Street on Saturday afternoon.
A car hit the median about 1:45 p.m. A second wreck happened a few minutes later when a vehicle collided with a fire truck that had responded to the scene.
Police said one person in the car from the second wreck was hurt.
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Is There A Weight Watchers Air Fryer Cookbook I Can Buy?
While I haven’t found an actual Weight Watchers air fryer cookbook I recommend with points included, I have found some great cookbooks that include healthy air fryer recipes to make to maintain your healthy lifestyle.
An easy and delicious take on air fryer chicken breasts that takes just 12 minutes to make. With a golden brown crusting and a tender inside, these chicken breasts are perfect by themselves or added in a light salad. Just 3 Weight Watcher points per serving!
Apple chips are a nutritious, low calorie snack that you can enjoy instead of potato chips or other unhealthy snacks. Apple chips are a family favorite that are perfect just about any time of year and are especially tasty as a fall treat. If you are looking for the perfect healthy snack for your family, this is it.
These Weight Watchers Meatballs are super healthy and range from 0-2 points on Weight Watchers (depending on your plan)! You wouldn't think something like BBQ Meatballs could be healthy! These are great on top of cauliflower rice or straight up with a toothpick and fresh veggies.
Air fryer salmon is one of the easiest ways to cook salmon. The salmon turns out flaky, juicy, and flavorful. As it cooks in the air fryer, prepare a simple but rich and buttery lemon sauce to cover the salmon before it’s served
These Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers are also made for Weight Watchers! You won’t believe that 1 1/2 peppers are only 1-2 points (depending on your plan) and for those not on WW – I’ll tell you – they are delicious and healthy!
Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken is the perfect recipe for making a quick dinner, feeding a crowd, or serving up as a party appetizer or a snack on game day. And the kiddos just love it, so it's great for picky eaters!
Salty, crispy, crunchy, and loaded with tons of dill flavor. They are everything you love about Fried Pickles, but only a few points on Weight Watchers! Enjoy with ranch dressing or your favorite dipping sauce.
I’ve always had a love of cooking and creating new recipes, so it only made sense to create a food blog so I could share those recipes with you. This site is designed to provide easy and flavorful recipes with as little ingredients as possible. That means you still get great flavor combinations without all that extra time and effort. Read more...


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For the Brownie Crust
- 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted + Extra for greasing
- 1-¼ cup Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons Flour
- ⅓ cups Unsweetened Cocoa
- ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Peanut Butter Chips
- 6 whole Peanut Butter Cups, Cut Into Quarters
For the Cheesecake Filling
- 2 pounds Cream Cheese, Softened
- 5 whole Eggs, Room Temperature
- 1-½ cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
- 1 cup Smooth Peanut Butter
- ½ cups Whipping Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cups Whipping Cream
- 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter Chips
- 7 Peanut Butter Cups, Cut In Half
For the Brownie Crust:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a deep 9-inch Springform pan with extra butter. (We use this one from Wilton. It is 9″ diameter and nearly 3″ tall. If you use one any smaller, you’ll need to reduce the cheesecake filling or it will overflow! It’s a tight fit to begin with…ours barely fit!)
- Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with spoon or wire whisk. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Spread in prepared pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from side of pan. Meanwhile make cheesecake layer (see step #1 below).
- Immediately after removing brownie from oven, sprinkle milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups over brownie surface. Spoon cheesecake mixture over chips. Turn down oven 325° and continue with cheesecake filling step #2 below.
For the Cheesecake Filling:
- Beat cream cheese in bowl of electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sugar, peanut butter and cream; mix until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour filling into prepared crust.
- Double-wrap Springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent water seeping in. Place Springform pan into a larger baking pan. Pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water comes 1 inch up the sides of the Springform pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees 1-1/2 hours, or until firm and lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour. Run a knife along the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan somewhat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before decorating. I tend to make cheesecakes a day ahead to let things set.
- Remove cake from pan and put on a pretty plate.
To get the cake off you just need to heat up the bottom of the pan a bit and the cake should come off easily. I remove the sides, then hold the pan over a burner on my stove – set to LOW – for about 15 or so seconds. Then run a long cake spatula under the cake and it should slip easily off the pan. Just be careful – the bottom of the cake is now very slippery.
For the Decoration:
- Bring whipping cream to boil in a small saucepan.
- Remove from heat and add semi-sweet and peanut butter chips. Stir, stir, stir until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle over cake and then add peanut butter cup halves around the edge of the cake. Read More
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Rahul Chadha, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong), shares his 2016 Outlook for the Asia ex-Japan region. Read the Mirae Asset Global Investments Emerging Markets 2016 Outlook: http://www.miraeasset.com/asia/2016-o...

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"I knew there was something wrong, but I was refusing to identify it. Is this just what being a mom is? Is this how every woman feels? Does everyone feel this way and they just don’t talk about it?
Everyone would come over to the house and hold the baby and say, 'Isn’t this the best time of your life?! Isn’t this the greatest feeling in the world?!' I would just want to die inside, like, What’s wrong with me?
Everyone would say how beautiful, how perfect he was, and 'Isn’t being a mom the best?!”'
I’m thinking, No, this is not the best. I’m not sleeping. I’m not eating. My body’s terrible. My life is different, I have no idea what I’m doing.
But you have all these people just saying how great things are and you’re like, Well I can’t tell them that it’s NOT great, so I guess I have to say, 'Sure. It’s great.'
One day I was coming back from one of my baby’s cardiologist appointments, which was across the river. I was driving across the bridge and I remember thinking, I should just park my car and take Noah and jump off the bridge. That was probably my darkest moment.
There were times I would think about drowning him in a bathtub. There were times I thought about turning my car on in the garage and drinking a bottle of wine and going to sleep with him in the backseat.
I didn't have an attachment to him, but I didn't want him to be without me. I was like, Well, I can't LEAVE him. He can't grow up and know his mom killed herself.
It’s really scary to think about that now. That’s what severe postpartum depression looks like."


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Date of Incident: October 3, 2023
South Carolina Reporting Authority: South Carolina Highway Patrol
Type of Accident: DUI Crash
Location of Accident: Edward Drive in Moncks Corner, S.C.
Description of Accident: A 78-year-old Moncks Corner resident awoke to a truck crashing into her home on Edward Drive early Tuesday morning. The driver was charged with DUI by the South Carolina Highway Patrol for hitting the house twice. After the initial impact, the driver attempted to flee but ended up crashing into another part of the house. Fortunately, the homeowner was unharmed, and the SCHP continues its investigation.


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HonusWagner (1682) - Florida, USA - APR 15, 2013
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A slightly above average Belgian strong dark thing, with a bit of the usual sweet fruity estery component you expect and then some slight orange peel. Drinkable, but totally whatever.
teorn88 (3546) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 5, 2015
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Backlog rating. 74cl bottle from Grand Cru, Rimini. It pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma is quite sweet with notes of caramel, figs, biscuit, orange peel. Taste is again sweet with notes of caramel, toffee, candied orange peel and warming spices. Medium to full bodied with ok carbonation. Overall, nice one
Baramba (326) - ITALY - MAR 30, 2015
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
75 cl bottle. Dark red with minimal white head. Malt and caramel aroma, notes of fruit. Moderate caramel sweet flavour, dried fruits, some bitterness
ekstedt (5732) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - MAR 6, 2015
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle (75 cl) from Systembolaget. Clear chestnut, medium beige head. Fruity, slightly sugary, nutty. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry, medium bitterness. Pretty neutral.
Pyrmir (3778) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - MAR 5, 2015
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Pipes of Scotland. Amber with off white head. Aroma of bubblegum, candy, light nuts and bready malt. Taste is similar, bubblegum, candy, light minty flavor, nuts bread with low bitterness
anders37 (18573) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 22, 2015
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty spicy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel finish with weak yeasty hints.
Jorn69 (1446) - Ängelholm, SWEDEN - FEB 17, 2015
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
@ Röhällavägen 150217. Bottle (750 ml) from Systembolaget. Malty and fruity with caramelly notes, spicy and yeasty, dried fruits, sweet with candy sugar and honey notes, warming alcohol, medium body with an oily texture. The finish is dry, bitter, fruity and spicy with alcoholic notes.
Linnet (1200) - Karlstad, SWEDEN - JAN 29, 2015
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Yeasty, spicy, malty and earthy hops, ABV noticable but well integrated.
Deep copper colour, lovely beige head, lots of lacing.
Medium bite (heavy for the style) noticably sweet, slightly, slightly salty. Medium/fullbodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish.
Beergeek23322 (2595) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - JAN 23, 2015
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
1/23/2015. 12 oz. bottle. Dark brown with a tan head. Sweet dried fruit aromas, malt, caramel, brown sugar, light spiciness. Not a lot of hops. Finishes off with a bit of warming alcohol mixed with sweet fruit
pilsnerrogge (2588) - Finspång, SWEDEN - JAN 23, 2015
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark amber with a mid sized head.
Sweetish aroma with notes of red currants, caramel and alcohol.
Vinous taste with notes of red currants, toffee, raisins and alcohol. Bitter finish.
Smooth and balanced.
conway (1872) - - JAN 18, 2015
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Dark brown with little head. Dominated by chestnut, raisin, spices and a touch of citrus. Pretty unique and tasty.


Build a Magnet Detector
Updated: Jun 27, 2020
I build this Magnet detector using the 12 in 1 Microduino mPuzzle kit.
A magnet has attracts to another magnet if the opposite poles are brought together & repels when same poles are together. This is called magnetic force. When the magnet is moved closer to the magnetic switch , the magnet pulls on the switch with magnetic force.
Steps to build the Magnet detector:
Place one 3-point wire component & the buzzer on the board.
2. Place the magnetic switch across the top and the two 1-point wire components on the bottom as shown below.
3. Place the graphic panel first & the place the battery across the bottom.
4. Place a magnet near the magnetic switch, and the buzzer will make noise.
5. Congratulations! You just build a Magnet detector.


As you may know, Congress passed Secure 2.0 as part of the fiscal 2023 spending package. This bipartisan retirement security legislation could present opportunities for your retirement savings strategy. I have attached a brief overview that highlights some of the key changes, as well as some additional detail regarding the specific provisions. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss how these changes may impact you.
Impact of SECURE 2.0 on Retirement Savings
January 05, 2023


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Well, it still seems that there is very little I can do about all of the spam comments I've been receiving short of deleting my blog all together, (which I'm not going to do) so I'm just going to deal with it by ignoring them.
I recently returned from a glorious 10 day journey to San Francisco and Vegas with some of my best friends. I'll do my best to summarize, but I still have a feeling this is going to be a very long post (but then again, I have some serious post making-up to do..)
I arrived in San Francisco Saturday evening, and the city looked just as I remembered it to be. Cold, windy and foggy, but still bustling with life. That night was pretty low-key as some of my friends were working and one was in the East Bay for her mother's birthday party. So we had a dinner of pizza and beer in the Mission and called it a night.
Sunday, the three friends I was staying with all had to work, so I wandered about the city on my own. One definite advantage to visiting a city you lived in for awhile is knowing how to get around on your own.
I walked from Lower Haight all the way to my old neighborhood in the Tendernob, up to Fisherman's Warf and all over the Marina. It was quite the walk..!
We left for Vegas on Tuesday morning and stayed until Friday night. Vegas was... unlike anything I've ever seen. I think the closest thing I could compare it to would be Disney Land.
All of the buildings are enormous. There were several occasions when we just needed to get to the hotel/casino just across the street, but getting there took about a 1/2 hour. There are escalators and moving sidewalks everywhere, and when given directions, everyone would tell us it was too far (or impossible) to walk there. I thought that was very interesting.
I think the majority of the reason why it was "impossible" to walk anywhere was because of the heat. I've never experienced heat like Vegas. It was over 110 degrees every day. It made me feel like my skin was burning even though we all applied liberal amounts of sunscreen, and I was infact, not burned at all.
Instead of cafés and restaurants having heater lamps like they do here and in San Francisco, everywhere we went had mister sprays. They worked surprisingly well to help cool you down.
But to really sum up Vegas in a nut shell, all you do there is walk around and check out the hotels and spend money eating and gambling. All of the hotels have giant casinos as their lobby, and each one is based on different themes. We stayed in the Luxor hotel, which is the giant Pyramid - and therefore Egyptian themed.
The absolute highlight of our trip was seeing The Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil. Oooh man, it was so awesome! I was on the edge of my seat for the full 2 hours. It was the most amazing performance I've ever seen, hands down. If I ever go back to Vegas, I would spend far more time seeing the shows.
I suppose I should also mention that another highlight of mine was winning $100 playing roulette on our last day in Vegas. It was really more like our last 1/2 hour in Vegas.. so that was a definitely the best note to go out on.
The last few days of my trip were spent back in San Francisco with my amazing friends. I did make a point to drag them along with me to go check out some of my favorite galleries and eat at the best sushi restaurant of all time, Miyabi in the Castro. (although, they didn't need much persuading to go to sushi, that's for sure.)
White Walls/Shooting Gallery:
One of the last days I was there, my friends introduced me to Ike's Place, which unfortunately is closing down due to not having the correct permits. Ike's is (or should I say, was) this amazing hole-in-the-wall sandwich place that always had a line a block long. We ordered a head of time and took our sandwiches to Dolores park to enjoy.
Since we were close to the Mission, we decided to go check out the fire damage from a huge fire that happened the day before. We later learned that a disgruntled evictee went back to his place and set his mattress on fire. Luckily no one was seriously hurt, but now 20 some odd people are homeless. :(
To liven ourselves up after that, we walked around the mission and check out some of the old favorite shopping spots and watering holes. We also discovered this really amazing print shop co-op, Levi's Workshop.
Well, that about sums up my trip. I think I'll end this ridiculously long post with some lovely photos, and hopefully it won't take me another month to post again.


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Tennessee men face trial on bank robbery charges
Published 11:56 pm Saturday, November 25, 2006
Two Tennessee men are scheduled for trial Dec. 4 in federal court in Oxford on charges of robbing the Guntown Renasant Bank in May.
Michael L. Drew, 31, of Nashville, and Jeremy Pannell, 26, of Hermitage, Tenn., were indicted in June.
Lee County Sheriff Jim H. Johnson said two men entered the bank, pulled a handgun on the teller and demanded money.
They escaped in a vehicle waiting outside, Johnson said.
Johnson said the suspects were arrested after a chase through Lee and Prentiss counties. He said authorities recovered a handgun and money from the car. Authorities have not said how much money was taken from the bank.


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From Gail Dines’ website:
In this presentation, Gail Dines explores how mainstream feminism has lost its way by fighting for the individual rights of a small group of elite white women instead of the collective liberation of all women. Dines argues that much of what passes for feminism today is focused on the pseudo-empowerment offered to women who conform to the narrow standards of femininity set by the porn culture. She calls for a feminism that is unapologetically fierce in its commitment to radical social change.
Nancy Fraser’s 2009 article, ‘Feminism, Capitalism, and the Cunning of History‘ (PDF)


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Drifting is an exhilarating driving technique that involves intentionally oversteering and sliding a car around a curve. It requires skill, control, and precise timing to execute correctly. While drifting originated in professional motorsports, it has become a popular pastime for car enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies. If you are wondering how to drift a car? You’ll be happy to know it’s not as difficult as it may seem. So buckle up and get ready for an exciting ride!
How Do You Drift a Car?
You might have heard that four-wheel-drive cars are not suitable for drifting. The reason is simple: when you try to drift with a four-wheel-drive car, the oversteer will be temporary, and getting the drift correctly will be impossible. But don’t worry, as there are ways to overcome this challenge.
One of the most effective ways is approaching a fast 0mph before turning into second gear. Turning in at 0mph allows you to maintain better control over your car as you enter the turn. This gives you more time and space to adjust your speed and angle of attack as you move through the turn. As you enter the corner, shift into second gear and accelerate gently but steadily until your car begins to slide.
Once your car starts drifting, focus on maintaining control by counter-steering and adjusting your throttle input. Use minor steering corrections to keep the rear wheels aligned with the direction of travel while modulating your throttle input to maintain or adjust speed as needed.
Inducing The Drift
After turning in, the next step is inducing the drift. This crucial step separates a seasoned drifter from an amateur one. Inducing a drift requires finesse and precision, as it involves manipulating your car’s weight balance to initiate a controlled slide. Let’s get started:
- At first, transition smoothly from braking to accelerating. Sudden movements can upset your car’s balance and result in a spin-out.
- Use your steering wheel to steer towards the direction of the turn while simultaneously shifting your weight towards the rear of the car.
- As you transfer weight towards the rear wheels, reduce traction on those tires by applying throttle. The loss of grip on these wheels will cause them to break traction and slide outwards while maintaining control over your vehicle’s direction.
Jumping The Drift
Drivers maintain control while jumping over an obstacle or change in elevation, all while keeping the car sideways in a controlled drift. To jump the drift successfully, drivers must first identify the obstacle they want to jump. This could be anything from a small bump in the road to a ramp designed for drifting. They must approach the obstacle at an angle that allows them to initiate and maintain their drift. Once they are close enough, they need to accelerate toward the obstacle and use their suspension’s rebound motion to launch themselves into the air while still maintaining control of their vehicle.
Controlling And Sustaining Drift
Maintaining control of the vehicle while sliding sideways around corners is crucial. To control drift, the driver must use the throttle and brakes to balance the vehicle’s speed throughout each turn. Applying too much gas or brake at any given time can cause the rear wheels to lose traction, resulting in oversteer or understeer. Maintaining a steady speed through each turn will help keep the car balanced during the slide. Due to this, there are many chances that your car bumper falls off, so this also needs to be fixed.
Sustaining drift requires precise steering inputs and proper weight distribution in the vehicle. The driver must steer into each corner smoothly while transferring weight to maintain a grip on all four tires.
Ending The Drift
Once you have learned how to control and maintain a drift, it is vital to know how to safely bring the car back under control. Ending the drift requires precision and timing, but with practice, anyone can master this skill. During drift, your car bumper may get scratched, so be aware of this.
To end a drift, you need to gradually release the throttle while simultaneously counter-steering towards the direction of travel. This technique will cause the car’s rear wheels to regain traction and align with your intended path. It is crucial not to release the throttle abruptly, as this may cause the car to spin out of control or snap back in an unexpected direction.
It would be best to know your surroundings when ending a drift because there might be other drivers on the track or obstacles that you could hit. Always keep your eyes focused ahead and plan your moves accordingly.
What Kind Of Car Do I Need To Drift?
Drifting is a popular form of motorsport that involves controlled oversteering, allowing the car to slide through corners at high speeds. It’s an exciting and challenging discipline that requires skill, practice, and the right equipment. Choosing the right car is crucial if you’re interested in drifting.
When selecting a drift car, look for vehicles with good weight distribution and a balanced chassis. Cars with a low center of gravity and stiff suspension are also ideal.
Rear-wheel drive is a popular choice among car enthusiasts who want to drift. It provides better handling and control, making it easier to execute drifting maneuvers. Drifting is a driving technique that involves oversteering the rear wheels while maintaining control of the car. If you are looking for a car to drift, several options are available in the market. However, not all cars with rear-wheel drive can be used for drifting. The ideal car for drifting should have a lightweight chassis, a powerful engine, and good suspension.
Some popular choices for drifting include the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Nissan 240SX, BMW M3, and Ford Mustang. These cars have rear-wheel drive and are known for their performance capabilities on the track. However, it is important to note that drifting can be dangerous if not done properly. It requires skill and practice to master this driving technique.
Another important aspect is weight distribution. Drift cars should have an even weight distribution between the front and back wheels, which helps with balance and stability during slides. A low center of gravity also aids in maintaining traction during drifting maneuvers by reducing body roll and preventing wheel lift-offs. This is a critical factor in the drifting world, as it plays a massive role in how a car handles while sliding around challenging corners. The ideal weight distribution for drifting is 50:50; this means that the front and rear of the vehicle carry an equal amount of weight. Many assume that only rear-wheel-drive cars are suitable for drifting, which isn’t entirely true.
While many factors can influence how well you drift, the suspension system is perhaps one of the most critical aspects. A proper suspension system will help keep your car stable while drifting, allowing you to maintain control and execute maneuvers with precision.
Typically, cars ideal for drifting have a more rigid suspension system than those designed for regular driving. This stiffer setup reduces body roll and improves steering response, making it easier for drivers to maneuver their vehicles on corners and turns. Drifters also prefer cars with adjustable suspensions since they can fine-tune their ride’s handling characteristics according to their needs and preferences.
Concluding “How to Drift a Car”
To become a successful drifter, you need to deeply understand your car’s dynamics, learn how to control your vehicle in a slide and master the art of weight transfer. It’s essential to maintain safety while practicing this sport. By following these steps on how to drift a car? You can become an excellent drifter and achieve remarkable results on the track. So buckle up, find a safe place to practice, and start mastering the art of drifting!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Is it hard to learn to drift?
Drifting is easy to learn if you have the right attitude. If you approach it with the right mindset, you will be able to learn it quickly and have a lot of fun doing so. You need to have a good sense of control over your car. Make sure you practice regularly and be patient learning to drift takes time and practice.
Does drifting damage your car?
Drifting the car can cause damage to the vehicle, depending on how much the driver pushes the car. If done improperly, drifting can also cause rear-end collisions.
Is drifting well for racing?
In racing, it’s generally considered that slight drifting is better than no drifting at all, as it makes the car more responsive and gives you a better chance of making a move on the competition. It’s important to be aware of your surroundings and stay safe while drifting, but it can be a fun and exciting way to race.


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Yep your power to protest and not buy from these California dealers will make a mark on their future sales of motorcycles. We should make a post of all the dealers in Calif or any other state and who was your sales person and state the price you were quoted good or bad. That way future buys of motorcycles can avoid these dealers and it will send a strong voice to the Honda MC company that if they want to sell their products they better wise up and give the customer fair market price or else we are taking our money to another dealer or state to get our GROM or other brand/model motorcycle.
yep the power of your money and your buying decision can make or break a company, manufacturer, store, dealer "Stealership"
The dealers should know that not only you are buying the GROM but you are also buying the riding gear, maintenance products, etc from that dealer.
That is why when I leave a dealership that I bought a motorcycle/car/truck I drive about a mile away from the dealership and the first thing I remove is the dealers lic plate holder that has the name of their dealership because I do not advertise for them for FREE.

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KEVIN GILLESPIE’S RED BEARD RESTAURANTS PARTNERING
WITH GARNISH & GATHER FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER
Atlanta’s Organic Dinner Kit Delivery Service Features Recipes from Gunshow and Revival Chefs for Restaurant-Quality Meals at Home
ATLANTA (September 22, 2015) – October is Red Beard Month at Garnish & Gather. For one month only, four Red Beard Restaurants’ chefs are providing dinner recipes that customers can prepare in 30 minutes or less at home thanks to the meal delivery service’s local, farm-fresh ingredients and chef-created cooking instructions. As part of Garnish & Gather’s "Be the Chef" series, cookbook author and chef/owner Kevin Gillespie of Gunshow and Revival and his team are helping customers transform their home dinners into restaurant-worthy meals.
“The concept behind Garnish & Gather is one that is close to my heart,” says Gillespie. “I was inspired to open my second restaurant, Revival, because of the family-style dining experiences I had at my grandmother’s house as a child. I wanted to encourage that tradition of gathering together at the table and spending time with loved ones just as Garnish & Gather does.”
The delivery service aims to connect more people with wholesome, locally grown foods, teach creative cooking techniques and give people their time back by making dinner simple again. Garnish & Gather's dinner kits include all the raw ingredients needed to create a home-cooked meal. Atlantans can choose from a weekly menu of five new chef-created recipes, and the resulting kits are ready to be picked up or delivered to a home/office location the following Monday. Dinner kits will keep for four to five days in the refrigerator.
The schedule of Red Beard Month recipes and ordering dates is as follows:
Week of Oct. 5: Stuffed Swedish sausage gratin with apple, onion and cheese from Revival executive chef Andreas Müller
* Orders must be placed between Sept. 24 and Sept. 30
Week of Oct. 12: Pasta puttanesca with spaghetti squash from Gunshow executive chef Joey Ward
* Orders must be placed between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7
Week of Oct. 19: Roasted chicken with sage and lemon caper sauce, fingerling potatoes, snow peas and shitake mushrooms from Revival executive sous chef Rémi Granger
* Orders must be placed between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14
Week of Oct. 26: Korean barbecued pork bulgogi from Gunshow and Revival owner/chef Kevin Gillespie
* Orders must be placed between Oct. 15 and Oct. 21
Garnish & Gather will also be selling these meals at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market during the month of October.
“Working with Red Beard Restaurants is a natural fit for us,” says Garnish & Gather’s vice president of community Danielle Moore, who fosters relationships with local farmers and happily tests recipes to match the local harvest. “Chef Kevin empowers his chefs to use their creativity, and we try to do the same thing for our home chefs - empower them to fall in love with cooking creatively.”
For additional information on Garnish & Gather or to register for dinner delivery, visit garnishandgather.com.
About Red Beard Restaurants
Red Beard Restaurants is the parent company that oversees Atlanta chef, restaurateur, speaker and cookbook author Kevin Gillespie’s food and beverage ventures, including his restaurants Gunshow and Revival, his BBQ pop-up Terminus City and all of his merchandise. The management company allows Gillespie to set comprehensive standards to ensure smart expansion, offer more internal growth opportunities for his team members and provide consulting services to other food and beverage start-ups. With the 2015 establishment of Red Beard Restaurants, Gillespie is able to continue his day-to-day interactions with diners while also pursuing his creative visions and impacting the culinary landscape of the South. The company’s offices are located in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, call 404-380-1886 or visit redbeardrestaurants.com.


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I wish everyone a very Happy Christmas for 2017.
The ‘Joy ‘ of the pre – Christmas – filled with the many gatherings for workmates, friends and neighbours, shopping, getting the post on time, end of year concerts can be overwhelming. Many of us have the need to feel we have to get everything completed before Christmas and our annual Summer holidays. We don’t have it easy in the Southern Hemisphere – but…. hey make the most of it, enjoy the ‘spirit’, relax and enjoy Christmas day and take time to spend a few moments looking after you.
Once again 2017 was filled with life’s challenges and rewards.
I worked hard to get the Normandy Scotland tour off the ground and it was a resounding success, along with my NZ tour showing off Dunedin and Central Otago and my flagship tour to Italy and France. All the tours are only made successful by the incredibly lovely people I get, that want to share and have loads of fun with others on the tour.
Sadly, I lost my mother in June and as a family we had a few very memorable days together. She lost her identical twin sister 6 months earlier and it is lesson on how life long bonds make such an impact on us. As in life our family also welcomed 3 new babies – My sister is the lucky Nana!! and we have enjoyed visiting these little people in the North Island.
Planning and publishing the second Fonebook called ‘Otago Fonebook 1’ after last years popular Dunedin Fonebook has been a hilarious ride with my partner Michelle Chalklin -Sinclair – we have literally nothing in common except we love where we live and want to celebrate our region in the form of these little books filled with Michelle’s Photos taken on an iPhone and my recipes.Our book launch in the historic Garrison Hall carpark in London St surrounded by volcanic rock and Peony roses was pretty exceptional.
Best Wishes everyone for a very Happy Christmas. Make the most of 2018.
Life has many challenges that we have to either dodge or process.
Good luck for a fun filled rewarding year.


In a major boost to the state’s existing emergency medical health services, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off 83 new basic life support (BLS) ambulances into the 108 Mrityunjoy fleet here on Thursday.
A total of 150 new BLS ambulances will be inducted in a phased manner, 83 ambulances being rolled out on Thursday.
Lauding the services of 108 Mrityunjoy, Dr Sarma said that they have been providing vital services to the people of Assam by responding to emergency health situations.
Stating that the induction of additional 150 ambulances will further augment this service, the chief minister said, “These ambulances will be beneficial for patients in rural and urban areas of Assam and aid in reducing maternal and infant mortality rates in the State.”
The chief minister also highlighted government plans to come up with universal health insurance through Ayushman Assam for those left out of Ayushman Bharat. He stressed that the scheme will cover senior citizens, journalists, people without NFSS ration cards, etc.
He further said that birth and death registration will be made completely digital. “Certificates to be issued to parents and next of kin in case of birth and death respectively, he added,” Dr Sarma added.
Notably, the total numbers of ambulances currently operational in the state are; 779 basic life support (BLS) surface ambulances, 14 advanced life support (ALS) surface ambulances and 7 boat ambulances.


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YouTube Video Shows Family With 4 Disabled Children in Landmine Infested Area
While seeking landmine affected families needing assistance, Lisa McCoy, Executive Director of Canadian-based A Mine Free World Foundation found a family in a remote district of Koas Krala, with 4 children who are deaf, mute and unable to walk.
While searching for landmine affected families in need of assistance, Lisa McCoy, Executive Director of Canadian-based A Mine Free World Foundation came across a family in the remote district of Koas Krala, with four children who are deaf and unable to speak. In addition, the three older children, all boys with the oldest being seventeen years old, are unable to walk, their legs useless underneath them. The youngest child, a girl is the only one of the four who is able to walk.
McCoy had this response upon meeting the family, “I cannot describe my feelings when I first came across this landmine-affected family. The parents love these children dearly and care for them constantly making it impossible for them to seek employment elsewhere. This family truly is in a desperate situation.”
Five years ago, the organization that was supporting them ceased due to lack of funds. They had taken the sons to the hospital where it was assessed that they were incurable. The organization then gave the family two wheelchairs which were of no use to them and left this poverty-stricken family to fend for itself.
Right now the family survives on $50 a year provided by an elder son who works in the fields. A Mine Free World Foundation has plans to reconstruct the family home and provide them with a breeding cow and chickens to start a chicken rearing business. It is also hoped that a medical assessment will provide further information as to how to help the children and what stimulatory items and training might assist them to at least be able to communicate and provide relief from days that stretch one into the other.
It is not known what has caused the disabilities in the children, although there is some speculation as to whether the issues are the result of a toxic substance such as Agent Orange, a herbicide that was sprayed over areas of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War in the 1960’s and 1970’s by the US Military to defoliate areas in a bid to destroy enemy cover.
Regardless of what caused the disabilities to these children, the family has continued to survive with very loving parents who spend the days caring for them. But what the future holds for these children is uncertain.
One thing, however, is certain - McCoy’s determination to help this family. She says, “We will do whatever we can for this family. Right now we are raising funds for them and will be looking towards sponsors who can provide these children with educational toys to help give them at least some ability to learn to communicate, because without any help, these children will surely be destined for a terrible life of silence.”
To view the video and others, please go to www.youtu.be/
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About A Mine Free World Foundation
A Mine Free World Foundation (AMFWF) is a registered non-profit organization based in Waterloo Region, Canada founded in 2006. The Foundation’s mission is to raise awareness and funds for assistance for landmine survivors, families of landmine survivors and landmine affected communities. This includes programs for educational support, building schools, micro-businesses, food distribution, dental hygiene, bicycle distribution and recently rebuilding of homes.
Donations can be made through the website www.aminefreeworld.org or through PayPal to aminefreeworld@
For more information, please contact Maria van Santen

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Baby transfers milk beautifully
An ideal place to start learning how to breastfeed pain-free is to see what it looks like when a baby is transferring milk beautifully, without causing his or her mother pain or discomfort.
If you want to prevent breastfeeding difficulties before they start, or find help if you are experiencing pain or the baby is fussing at the breast, find a health professional or lactation consultant who is Accredited in Neuroprotective Developmental Care (including the gestalt method) here, or take a look at the gestalt self-help online program here.
Sleep. By Possums
Our baby and toddler sleep program works with your child's biology, not against it.
The Possums Clinic
The Possums Clinic Brisbane is now offering inclinic consultations and home visits. For online consultations, click here.
Possums Parent Hub (PIPPS)
Possums Parent Hub (PIPPS) gives you access to the support of other parents in closed groups and a wealth of Possums’ resources.

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