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“Democracy was regarded as entering into a crisis in the 1960s. The crisis was that large segments of the population were becoming organized and active and trying to participate in the political arena.”
Noam Chomsky; Media Control
Scranton City Council, The Saga Continues…..
I usually don’t post 2 days in a row, but as I was talking about the Scranton City Council Saga to a friend from my campaign and something hit me. It seems that this little turf battle comes down to two teams. Those who support Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty and those who don’t. I find it interesting that those, in a move reminiscent of Soviet Russia, who have opted to pull the plug on democracy are generally considered pro Mayor Doherty.
I started wondering; who will really benefit if City Council proceedings go off the air? Who has the most to gain? The answer is Mayor Doherty. And if it is true, as implied on the radio, that it was ultimately his decision to pull the plug on Channel 61 — the picture really starts to come into focus.
I ran for Congress in the Pennsylvania 11th district, which encompasses the city of Scranton. I became very familiar with Scranton and the concerns of the citizens. It had been made known to me that the Mayor is being groomed to replace Congressman Paul Kanjorski, on the democratic side, when Paul decides to retire. So on the chance that I would have won, I took the time to learn about who may have been challenging me in 2008.
I met the Mayor on only one occasion. He seemed like a nice enough fellow. However, most of those I met in Scranton viewed him as “a snob.” He is perceived as someone who comes from money and looks down on the middle and lower classes. While, I didn’t get that impression personally from him, some of his initiatives do reek of elitism. One in particular has to do with an eminent domain case between Scranton and Buona Pizza. (I will publish a column I wrote during the campaign later this week) Also if you read Monday’s 3/26/07 Corbett’s Corner you may get a sense of arrogance from the column. Everything from the phone message that doesn’t identify the Mayor’s office to this quote from the Mayor himself, “Still, Doherty said that all the people of Scranton have the right to be heard, even if they’re “felons” or “mentally challenged.” I was curious by the qualifiers, why not just say all the people of Scranton? I highly suggest you go to the WILK web site and read the column.
All of the negatives brought up at City Council meetings appear to reflect poorly on the Mayor and his supporters. If the City Council can operate under the radar, or television screen, the discontent with the Mayor will not get the air time it is presently receiving. If the Mayor can ram through his vision for the upper class of Scranton, without the middle and lower classes witnessing the battles on Channel 61 — he can use his favorable majority to finalize his agenda. And of course, the meeting minutes are a good month behind on the web site. So by the time the citizens of Scranton have a chance to react — legislation is pushed through.
If the Mayor and his team on City Council looked good on a weekly basis this would enhance the Mayor’s image and I guarantee those cameras would never have left the chambers. Incumbents have an inherent advantage in maintaining their office or running for higher office, so to observe politicians giving up free television time is, to say the least, odd. However, since the constant Mayor and Council bashing would perhaps hurt the Mayor when he decides to make the leap to Congress: could this possibly influence his decision to approve the removal of the cameras?
Just a thought?

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Still more responses to this month’s MONSTROUS QUESTION
THE MONSTROUS QUESTION OF THE MONTH – MAY
This month’s question: What remake would you like to see made?
Most remakes instill me with a deep, arm-waving rage.
I’m especially frustrated with the current trend towards remaking good movies that aren’t even that old. For example, Frank Oz’s very funny DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2007) has been remade, apparently because Americans are afraid of too many English accents. Also, Sweden’s wonderful vampire film, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008), is also being remade because Americans don’t like to read subtitles during movies.
So, if I’m going to pick a movie to be remade, then I’d look back to something that is actually old enough or obscure enough that it’s not truly accessible for modern audiences. With that as a criteria, I’d be very interested in a remake of Tod Browning’s 1932 horror film, FREAKS.
FREAKS was incredibly controversial when it was released and many of its themes and characters would still make a lot of folks nervous today. In fact, it would likely be difficult to produce a remake of FREAKS that faithfully captured the passions and brutality of the original film through the mainstream studio system. This is why a good remake of this film would be such a commodity, compared to most of the re-hashed twaddle that’s getting the green-light these days.
I would like to see a remake of CRITTERS (1986). It was a knock off of GREMLINS (1984), but it added some original ideas. The critters were outlaws with two bounty hunters on their trail. Stephen Herek amped up the carnage for his movie more than Joe Dante did in GREMLINS. I would like to see what someone could do with the story with today’s special effects.

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Categories: iran, ramadan, politics, norooz, taxis
Right after I posted about too much holiday, I got in a cab to go home. “Did you have to go to the bank today?” the driver asked me.
“A half-hour errand ended up taking three hours. Everyone had to pay water and electricity and put money in the bank and take money out.”
The radio was on. The woman announcer was articulately complaining about the surprise holiday. Her final point was “Now they will probably announce that the Norooz (New Year’s) holidays are only one day. Eh.” (I love the way Iranians say “eh”)
This morning, during my morning cab ride, I heard the report from Parliament on the radio. One of the parliamentarians was trying to convince us that Eid-e Fetr was important for Iran and that Iran, because it is a Muslim nation, should have at least two days of holiday at the end of Ramadan.
“Even Muslims don’t agree with him,” the driver said. “Even they don’t think that we should celebrate Eid-e Fetr instead of Norooz.”
“Norooz is the best New Year in the world,” I tell him. “Ours is crap. January First. What kind of new year is that?”
Norooz falls at the Spring Equinox and is the same for everyone around the world. It is an Iranian national holiday: the only one left that has nothing to do with Islam or revolution.
Norooz is the most festive and amazing time of year in Iran. No matter what the government does, people take off for at least 10 days and most take 15. Last year they tried to make Sizdeh Bedar (the 13th day after the New Year and a national picnic day) a work day. They were not successful. They also tried to convince Iranians not to celebrate the last Tuesday of the year. Again, they were unsuccessful.
This past year’s celebration of the last Tuesday of the year:
Give me Your Red
Scroll to near the bottom of a round-up of nuclear-related posts in my article
All about Norooz at Wikipedia
Our surprise holiday:
Too Much Holiday


Is Beijing being belligerent in the South China Sea? Or is it being assertive? And is there a difference between the two? Yes, there is — and China is being assertive, but not belligerent.
The world is convinced China is being belligerent. Pictures of new military landing strips, anti-aircraft missiles and massive reclamation works in the disputed Spratly Islands have given that impression. But Beijing did not initiate the reclamation. Other claimant states started it: Vietnam began building an airstrip on Spratly Island in 1976; the Philippines built one on Thitu Island in 1975; and Malaysia started building an airstrip and a resort on Swallow Reef in 1983. However, most of this construction took place before the 2002 Asean-China Declaration of Conduct on the South China Sea. Since then, other states have made only minor upgrades and repairs, while China’s extensive work began in 2013-14.
When China joined the reclamation game, it did so on a big scale. According to aPentagon report: “Since Chinese land reclamation efforts began in December 2013, China has reclaimed land at seven of its eight Spratly outposts and, as of June 2015, had reclaimed more than 2,900 acres of land. By comparison, Vietnam has reclaimed a total of approximately 80 acres; Malaysia, 70 acres; the Philippines, 14 acres; and Taiwan, 8 acres.” It says China has reclaimed 17 times more land in 20 months than the others combined over 40 years.


Publicado el Jueves, 24 Julio 2014 19:23
By Christin Sandberg.
A Guatemalan court ruled in favor of the indigenous people of the municipality of Sipacapa. The court says the Guatemalan government must respect the right to information and consultation with the local population before granting any kind of mining permits, according to international conventions. As a consequence the mining permit named ”Los Chocoyos”is illegal, and should be withdrawn.
– This judgment states the obligation of the Guatemalan government to respect the indigenous people’s right to information and consultation before granting mining permits in indigenous territories, in accordance with both United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and International Labour Organization Convention 169.Otherwise they are illegal, said Esperanza Pérez, from the Mayan Council of Sipacapa during a press conference held July 23.
In April 2012 the General Director of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) granted the local company Entre Mares de Guatemala S.A., a subsidiary of transnational mining company Goldcorp Inc., a prospecting permit, ”Chocoyos”in Sipacapan territory. The permit was given without prior information and consultation with the local people. Since then, Entre Mares has had the permission to study, analyze and evaluate any metals such as, gold, silver, nickel, cobalt, lead and zinc within the region.
On March 24, 2014, the Mayan Council of Sipacapa claimed their collective rights and demanded the cancelation of the mining permit ”Chocoyos”, in a public hearing in an appellate court in Guatemala City.
On Friday, July 18, 2014 they were notified of the judgment. Maximiliano Ambrosio from the Mayan Council of Sipacapa commented it at the press conference, July 23:
– We filed the petition considering the devastating consequences mining activities bring both on community level and to our environment and daily lives. And now, we have received a judgment in favor of the people of Sipacapa which means our territory belongs to us.
The judgment also claims another important point for the local people, which is the court’s recognition of the Mayan Council of Sipacapa representing the people of Sipacapa as a legal part in the case, explained Deny de Leon, legal attorney at Copae, an organization who has accompanied the petition.
– It is a historical and an important political moment when the state of Guatemala through this judgment recognizes the proper organization of the indigenous communities, a collective right, and in this case represented by the Mayan Council of Sipacapa, said Deny de Leon at the press conference.
Located in the northwestern highlands, 300 kilometers from Guatemala City, Sipacapa counts with 18 000 inhabitants and a property title guaranteeing the collective ownership of their territory.
However, ”Chocoyos” is not the only mining project in this area. Already in 1998 the Marlin Mine, which is the biggest goldmine in Guatemalan territory, was discovered by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala S.A., a subsidiary to the same Goldcorp Inc. In November 2003 the permit for exploitation was granted and shortly afterwards, production process was started, according to information on the company’s website.
The Marlin Mine project is located in a vast territory in the two municipalities of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, populated by Maya mam people and Sipacapa. Both mining projects extend approximately 20 square kilometers. The Marlin Mine brings in high revenues to their shareholders, being Goldcorp’s most cost efficient mine worldwide.
In 2005, as the Marlin Mine was preparing to open, the Sipacapan community organized one of the country’s first referendums on whether to allow mining in their communities and collective territory. The answer was a resounding no from 99 per cent of the population. Yet their decision was ignored. In a context of impunity, no international conventions protected the people from continuing state violations of their rights as indigenous communities.
Ever since, a peaceful resistance towards the mining activities, based in the local catholic church, has been constant, but perhaps less visible as time has passed. Due to threats and oppressive acts against individuals who denounce violations of human rights related to the situation around the mining project, sometimes involving workers and security personal from the mining company, people are scared of expressing their views. The mining company has also worked non-stop on promoting their local community projects aimed at contributing to social development.
The expectations on the recent judgment are great.
– In practical terms the legal implications of this judgment include that all preparatory mining activities in the area must stop, said Deny de Leon during the press conference.
– The next step for the people of Sipacapa is to bring the results from the 2005 referendum, according to ILO Convention 169, to the General Director of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, for him to take into consideration. Thereafter the permit shall be suspended and the territory returned to its proper collective land holder, the local Mayan Sipacapense people.
Eliu Orozco from the Mayan People’s Council (CPO) commented:
– This judgment is an important success in the process of legal actions taken by local communities articulated through the Mayan People’s Council. Taking legal actions is a strategy to ensure that international conventions, both United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and International Labour Organization Convention 169 are respected in Guatemala.
The mining company Entre Mares de Guatemala S.A. has not been available for comment.


Australian who posted about failed US terror attack before it happened has now tweeted a ‘how-to’ guide to joining the Islamic State extremist group
- Australian Twitter user has tweeted a how-to guide on joining Islamic State
- The guide advises to pack shooting gloves and military boots
- The Islamic state supporter also urged attack on cartoon contest in Texas
- The Perth man, known only as 'Australi Witness', last week shared a map of the venue just days before two gunmen attacked it
- He also posted the locations of Anzac Day services in Australia
- Teens like Jake Bilardi were attracted to Islamic State through the internet
The Australian Twitter user and supporter of the Islamic State who urged an attack on a cartoon contest in Texas has tweeted a guide on how to join the extremist group, titled 'Hijrah (journey) to the Islamic State.'
The Perth-based man in his 20s, known only as 'Australi Witness,' posted the chilling 50-page document on Monday night tweeting, 'a helpful guide on how to make hijrah to the Islamic State.'
The document advises 'what to pack, who to contact and where to go,' including how to cross the boarder to Syria and to pack shooting gloves and military boots.
'We are winning the minds of the young generation,' the man told Fairfax media.
The Perth-based man tweeted a 50 page guide on how to make 'journey' to the Islamic State on Monday night
Melbourne suicide bomber Jake Bilardi was drawn to topics like Islamic Terror through internet
The man also posted a tweet 'May Allah exterminate all those who insult the Prophet...'
'This is a war that will be won through the power of social media,' he said.
This comes after the Twitter user last week shared a map of a Garland community centre just days before two gunmen attacked the venue and were shot dead by police.
The man said he supported what 'our mujahideen [holy warriors] in Texas did.'
But he denied that he specifically told them to launch that attack, in which both assailants died.
The guide advises extremists to purchase a plane ticket to an 'indirect holiday country like Spain or Greece so their destination doesn't seem suspicious.'
According to Seven News, when asked about the 'Australi Witness', the Australian Federal Police said it 'doesn't generally confirm or deny who it is or is not investigating, nor does it comment on matters of intelligence.'
He also urged a threat on Queensland-based cartoonist Larry Pickering after he drew the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a spit-roasted pig in a cartoon.
'BROTHERS IN AUSTRALIA: Cartoonist Larry Pickering has drawn the Prophet (PBUH) as a dead pig. He lives in Queensland,' he tweeted on Monday.
Personnel remove the bodies of two gunmen on in Garland, Texas. Police shot and killed the men after they opened fire on a security officer outside the suburban Dallas venue
The community centre was hosting an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that was organised by a group described as anti-Islamic and billed as a free-speech event
An Australian Twitter user tweeted support for the attack, after sharing a shared a map of the community centre and supporting calls for 'brothers in Texas' to go there 'with your weapons, bombs or with knifes'
Officials revealed that Australian counter-terrorism officers were pulling home-grown jihadis trying to travel to the Middle East off flights
He also tweeted a link to a Guardian article from January in which Pickering claimed he was offered police protection after posting the cartoon on his website.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Queensland Police and a spokesman for the Australian Federal Police said authorities did not discuss matters of intelligence.
In the U.S. on Sunday night, police shot dead two gunmen - Elton Simpson, 30, and his roommate Nadir Soofi, 34 - after they opened fire on a security guard outside the cartoon contest in a suburb of Dallas on Sunday night.
Sydney teen jihadist Abdullah Elmir ran away from his family to join the Islamic State terror group
The Melbourne man, known only as 'Australi Witness', also tweeted about cartoonist Larry Pickering
Australi Witness tweeted a link to a Guardian article in which cartoonist Larry Pickering claimed he was offered police protection after posting a cartoon of Islamic prophet Muhammad as a spit-roasted pig
He also posted addresses of synagogues in Australia and the location of Anzac Day services.
This comes after officials revealed that Australian counter-terrorism officers were pulling home-grown jihadis trying to travel to the Middle East off flights leaving the country at a rate of more than one a day.
Figures obtained by News Corp Australia state 18 travelers were caught and 'offloaded' from flights in the two weeks to April 22 at Australia's eight international airports.
Attorney-General George Brandis is planning $1.6 million in new funding to stop young people falling under the spell of ISIS.
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The Fiskars PowerGear2 Steel Pruning Shears has become a favorite among gardeners seeking a reliable, efficient, and comfortable tool for their pruning needs. With their patented PowerGear technology, these shears are designed to make cutting through branches easier and more efficient than ever. In this review, we will delve deeper into the features and benefits of the Fiskars PowerGear2 Pruning Shears and help you understand why they are one of the best pruning shears for 2024.
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Night-time economic activities have been around in Vietnam for many years, especially in big cities and tourism hubs. However the night time economy is still quite fragmented and and spontaneous.
Australian Gabriello White and his girlfriend have been in Ho Chi Minh City for a few days and like most travellers, Bui Vien pedestrian street – dubbed "Saigon West Street - is on their list of places to visit.
As attractive as it is, to most foreign visitors Bui Vien Street is just a place to drink beer and relax. Although the Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry has organized traditional music and art shows here, they haven’t really gone down well.
Lack of products and services for night time tourism lead to limited revenue. Currently, the average spending per day of visitors to Vietnam is just over half of that of Thailand, which is mainly for accommodation and dining. The purchase of goods, souvenirs, sightseeing and entertainment account for only 20%. Bui Vien Pedestrian Street is still the first name that comes to mind.
According to experts, revenue from tourism products and services only accounts for 30% during the day, the remaining 70% is spent at night. Promoting night time tourism will not only earn more revenue but also increase the number of foreign visitors to Vietnam who have a huge demand for nightlife./.VNA

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Lately, Pakistan has been excelling in CSGO Esports realm quite well. Thanks to Portal Esports, the only team that has been constantly putting out their time and efforts to stay on top of all of the Pakistani CSGO teams and proving that they have the potential to make a name for Pakistan internationally. Portal Esports’s roster was known as ‘VRN’ before getting acquired by Portal Organization, the team has been winning and dominating all of the local tournaments that have happened in Pakistan.
Worth mentioning achievements of PES are as follows:
- AY Gaming – Gaming Summit ’17 (Winners)
- Zowie Extremelends Qualifiers
- WESG Qualifiers
- I-Gen Pro League (Winners)
- Procom ’18 (Winners)
However, unfortunately, things were different for the team when they got the chance to prove their skills internationally in WESG. It’s quite understandable that the pressure and situations are different when it comes to International Lan Events, we’re still proud of PES as they were the only team that could even make it to the internationals.
Invitation of ESL India
In a short Q/A session with Abdul “HSB” Haseeb (Team’s Core Rifler), we got to know that PES have good terms with the top CSGO teams and organizers of India. PES reached out to the management of ESL India to get invited because it is hard for the team to qualify for the Masters League as there are many issues, the main issue being the server Ping/Latency disadvantage.
The Lineup for ESL India of PES will be:
- Abdul “HSB” Haseeb,
- Anas “traNz” Ayub,
- Owais “KriminaL” Khattak
- Saad “Pokemon” Ahmed
- Babar “KERNELORD” Mairaj
- Muhammad “JAWWAR” Hussain (Stand-in)
Although PES has been on the top when it comes to individual player skill, we still had some concerns about how the team will stack up against the Indian pro teams, Hsb said “Our current team state still lacks map pool, Our team is heavy on individual skills but right now in this tournament (ESL India Masters League), our goal is to practice and use this tournament to implement our team’s strategies against the top Indian teams. Hopefully, we will make a name for ourselves like in previous editions of ESL India.”
The main goal for PES right now is to improve
PES is going to use this tournament as a practice session, playing against India’s top team will give them the verdict of their achievements and team coordination. Visa, security, and political obstacles might come in the way of success for the team in this tournament, But we hope that PES gets what they deserve as they are working hard to make name for Pakistan.

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Assisted Living in Robeson County, NC
There are 10 assisted living facilities in Robeson County, North Carolina. These facilities provide assisted living apartments and help with everyday tasks to elderly seniors. Robeson County assisted living facilities also provide memory care assistance for senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Some facilities are part of larger senior living communities in Robeson County and provide continuing care options.
Morning Star Al # 4
Morning Star Al # 4 provides assisted living services in Pembroke, North Carolina. It can house a maximum of 12 55 and older adults at a time. With a location at 941 Goins Road, in the 28372 area code inside Robeson county, Morning Star Al # 4 assists those older adults who need help with activities of daily living. Some of the services offered by Morning Star Al # 4 include community and cultural events, on-site lectures and guest speakers and transportation to appointments.
Greenbrier Of Fairmont
Greenbrier Of Fairmont specializes in providing senior assisted living in Robeson county, North Carolina. It includes a total of 100 studio and one bedroom suites for retirees. Greenbrier Of Fairmont is pet-friendly and can provide assistance with bathing, dressing and transferring to any seniors living in Fairmont, NC and surrounding areas. Greenbrier Of Fairmont is located at 703 S. Walnut Street, 28340.
Morning Star Al # 3
When looking for assisted senior living in Pembroke, North Carolina, you will find Morning Star Al # 3 as an excellent luxurious senior care option. It has a total of 12 assisted living units and includes services such as recreation and social activities. Morning Star Al # 3 provides assisted living not only to Pembroke residents, but also to all Robeson county residents as well.
Red Springs Assisted Living
If you require assistance with everyday tasks, Red Springs Assisted Living can help you or your loved one to find the assistance and care you need in Red Springs, North Carolina. Red Springs Assisted Living has a total capacity of 81 seniors. It includes services like 24 hour security cameras, wellness center and 3 daily meals.
Covenant Care has a capacity of 30 senior citizens and includes amenities such as housekeeping and laundry services. It is located at 600 Mt. Moriah Road, and it is fully equipped to provide assisted living to Lumberton, NC older adults.
Lumberton Assisted Living
Located at 550 Bailey Road, inside 28359 zip code area in Robeson county, Lumberton Assisted Living provides assisted senior living to Lumberton, NC senior citizens and includes amenities such as scheduled transportation to appointments and a busy calendar of social activities. Lumberton Assisted Living can accommodate up to 104 seniors at a time.
Morning Star Al # 2
Situated at 941 Goins Road, Pembroke, North Carolina, 28372, Morning Star Al # 2 can help any Robeson county resident with daily living activities and includes amenities like wi-fi, landscaped grounds and more. Morning Star Al # 2 can provide long term care and assisted living to a maximum of 12 residents at once.
Seniors looking for assisted living in Parkton, North Carolina will find Parkton Place, located at 1165 West Parkton Tobemory Rd inside 28371 zip code as a wonderful choice for all of their care needs. Parkton Place is able to care for up to 82 seniors and allows seniors to stay with pets.
Cromartie Spring Village Rest Home
With a location at 508 Worth Street in Robeson county, Cromartie Spring Village Rest Home excels at providing assisted living services for seniors in St. Pauls, NC as well as those who live in surrounding areas. Cromartie Spring Village Rest Home includes amenities such as medication management and emergency alert system. Cromartie Spring Village Rest Home is capable of caring for a maximum of 11 St. Pauls older residents and provides several levels of care.
Hope Springs, located at 104 Hope Lane provides senior assisted living services in Red Springs, North Carolina and includes services such as scheduled family meetings, up to 3 delicious meals per day and caregiving staff that is available 24/7. Hope Springs is equipped to care for up to 63 senior citizens from 28377 zip code in Robeson county and surrounding areas.
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Other senior living options in Robeson County, NC:
There are numerous senior living options available to Robeson County older adults that will meet their care and living requirements. For those elderly adults who do not need much assistance, senior housing in Robeson County, NC provides semi-private and private senior living apartment options. If your loved one is in need of dementia or memory care for Alzheimer's disease, dementia care homes in Robeson County, NC will offer high levels of care and security. For elderly adults who are best suited for nursing home care, nursing homes in Robeson County, NC provide 24/7 skilled nursing and dedicated caregivers.
When looking to see how affordable assisted living in Robeson county is, it would help to know that assisted living facilities in Robeson county, North Carolina are #3 out of 96 counties in North Carolina for affordability. The average cost of an assisted living facility in Robeson county is $3,313 per month. The lower priced assisted living homes in Robeson county can be priced as little as $1,970 per month, while the most luxurious Robeson county senior living communities can go up to $5,595 per month. Robeson county assisted living facilities are more affordable when priced against North Carolina statewide cost, which has an average aggregate cost of $3,800 per month and ranges from $2,327 to $6,230. On average, Robeson county assisted living communities are $487 more affordable per month.

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Could one of these cities be the next Silicon Valley of the world?
Could there be another Silicon Valley on the horizon?
Indeed, according to Cushman & Wakefield. A study by the real estate firm went all in on retrieving substantial data to find metropolitan areas that are on the brink of becoming tech epicenters.
The study utilized six metrics: institutions of higher learning, venture capital funding, number of tech workers, knowledge workers (or, available non-tech workers who can work in legal and business capacities), educated workers, and growth entrepreneurship. The study argues that these factors — which it's collectively calling a "tech stew" — are key to finding the areas where people are most educated and creative, where there's space for entrepreneurship, and where there's, well, lots of money.
"Certain cities have the tech feel in the air, on the signage, in the conversations at the bars, in its population's habits and preoccupations," the study reads. "In certain cities, tech is more deeply woven into the fabric of the city itself, and it's dramatically shaping those local real estate markets."
One of the most important key metrics is growth entrepreneurship. Tapping a methodology created by the nonprofit Kauffman Foundation to measure startup growth, the share of scale-ups, and high growth company density, this finding suggests which cities "have a mix of rapidly growing companies in different size ranges."
In this particular metric, curiously, San Jose falls a bit short to third, behind Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas. (San Jose was followed by Nashville, Tenn., and Boston, Mass.)
But due to its superfluous number of tech workers and its large number of college grads and higher education institutions, San Jose — and by extension, Silicon Valley — still reigns as the tech capital, with San Francisco next in line. However, other metro areas aren't too far behind. Joining the Bay Area cities on the "Top Markets" list were San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and a few surprises.
See the above gallery to see where the next Silicon Valley may be, if these metrics function as a predictor.


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The U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) appointed Jake Laktas university program director for Washington University in St. Louis.
Laktas is housed on the Danforth Campus, within the Office of Research Development under the Vice Chancellor for Research. In his new role, he will work to help solve Department of Defense problems across a wide range of areas, including geospatial, biomedical, and cybersecurity technologies.
“We are thrilled to build productive connections to the DoD and NSIN. We are looking forward to working closely with Jake and developing effective collaborations,” said Jennifer Lodge, vice chancellor for research at Washington University.
Laktas has been active in the St. Louis innovation, entrepreneurship and tech ecosystems for a decade. He co-founded a nonprofit med-tech incubator as well as nanoMetallix, a startup that provided high-energy materials for civilian and military applications.
“By creating a direct link from the DoD to WashU and the broader region, we can better leverage the talent in this community to help solve critical national defense challenges,” Laktas said.
Laktas reports to leadership at both Washington University and NSIN, headquartered in Washington, D.C. His appointment is the first for the NSIN Midwest region, which includes Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
In addition to Washington University, NSIN has program directors on the campuses of five other top-tier research universities: the University of Virginia, the University of Colorado-Boulder, Arizona State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Indiana University.

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This bill would eliminate the current prohibition against entering into installment payment agreements with a taxpayers who exercise their right to appeal finally assessed state tax liabilities, eliminate the current 12-month limitation on the length of such agreements, and revise the security of confidential taxpayer information
To amend Sections 40-2A-4 and 40-2A-10, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Taxpayers' Bill of Rights and Uniform Revenue Procedures Act; to authorize the Department of Revenue to appoint multiple taxpayer advocate officers; to expand the authority of the department to allow for installment agreements with taxpayers who are seeking to pay their outstanding tax liabilities; and to clarify the role of the department in the development and maintenance of its automated tax records systems.
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The aerodrome boundary for licensing purposes should not be confused with boundaries established for other purposes, such as the operational boundaries used by local planning authorities.
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A new vinyl is bringing back the music of 1984 Yugoslav breakdance electro-funk hip-hop group The Master Scratch Band.
Rapping in both Serbian and English, the band is considered the founder of Yugoslav and Serbian hip-hop. Their cassette, Breakwar, and 12-inch vinyl Dégout, mix synthesizers, drum machines, vocoders, and delay processors with samples of TV news bulletins on the new breakdance craze, burp noises, and screams of joy. Produced by record company Jugoton, which released some of Yugoslavia’s greatest pop and rock bands, The Master Scratch Band entered the national charts with two hits, Break war and Computer Break.
The new record contains seven tracks, some of which have never been pressed on vinyl. It’s a collaboration between the 2017-founded label Fox & His Friends, and former band member Zoran Vracevic. Other group members included Zoran Jevtic, Milutin Stoisiljevic, Jasmina Brankovic, Jasna Dimitrijevic, and Ljiljana Dimitrijevic.
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The blog is part of a mental health anti-stigma campaign called '&me', being run jointly by the RCVS and the Doctor's Support Network.
&me encourages people within healthcare professions to come forward with their personal mental health stories, to demonstrate that mental health issues do not preclude people from achieving leading roles in healthcare.
Mind Matters Manager, Lisa Quigley said: "By reducing stigma and showing that it is possible to continue to flourish in your career no matter where you are on the mental health continuum, our &Me role models help those who are not yet seeking help or who are struggling with their diagnosis to speak to appropriate people.
"We often talk about veterinary surgeons’ mental health and the wider prevalence of mental health issues within the veterinary professions. We are incredibly pleased to have our first VN &me ambassador and this blog will hopefully open the way for other veterinary nurses at all stages of their careers to talk more openly about their mental health to trusted people and healthcare professionals. We thank its author, Meg Conroy, for her bravery in stepping forward to talk about her own experiences."
Meg said: "In January 2018 I was promoted to Head Nurse for the Hub of practices and had volunteered for British Small Animal Veterinary Association Southern region and Congress committee. I felt on top of the world. I was married in July 2018, the best day of my life. But then suddenly, my black dog was upon me. Everything from the last eighteen months crashed down on me like a tsunami. Everything I had pushed to the back of my mind came flooding back. This is when I truly started to change how I viewed my mental health.
"Before it was a dark, damning secret that I was ashamed of. Now I had supportive colleagues who genuinely just wanted me to get better. After five weeks off work, medication and starting counselling, I was ready to give work another go. I remember taking my first blood sample, shaking and tears filling my eyes. I didn’t think I would ever be whole again. Eight months on from my last episode, I feel stronger than ever, I fought every day until one day it became easier.
"We talk often about what our mental health takes away from us, but what has my mental health given me? It’s given me a greater understanding and empathy towards others. My mental health is a part of me, but it does not define me. Certainly not as a nurse."
Meg’s full blog can be found on the Mind Matters website.
The RCVS is still looking for more ambassadors for the Mind Matters &Me campaign. If you're interested in joining the campaign, you should first contact Dr Louise Freeman, Vice-Chair of the Doctors’ Support Network, on email@example.com, for a discussion about the potential personal impact.
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One of the most important processes within any industrial environment is being able to move objects around internally from one area to another. From large and bulky components through to containers and materials, floor cranes are extremely useful in helping to move items around easily and efficiently to make your factory work in a much more streamlined way, and boost profitability through heightened productivity.
One of the most effective and popular floor cranes available is the counter balanced floor crane, which is seen in many workplaces around the world as one of the most useful solutions to the problem of moving things around.
Ensuring maximum stability is the key to being able to lift heavier weights, and one of the main advantages of floor cranes is that the majority of their bulk is located at a relatively low level. This lower center of gravity means that the crane is much less likely to topple over, and acts as a self stabilizing mechanism. By adding a specific counterweight to the unit, the amount of weight that can be lifted is increased, and the limiting factor of what can be lifted becomes the materials that are used to lift the item.
With a floor crane, the key is to create a powerful yet easy to use system for lifting and moving heavy objects around. Most use a design that incorporates a hydraulic system. Thanks to the efficiency of the hydraulics in converting the pressure contained in the liquid into a lifting force that is surprisingly effective.
The advantage of a floor crane is that the unit can lift the materials up from the ground, and then move it onto a flat trolley base for easier moving around. Once the destination has been reached, the crane can be used to lift the object back off the base of the crane, and into the position where it is required. By incorporating the crane into the trolley that is being used to move objects around from one area in the building to another, it removes the need for multiple crane systems, and thereby saves money on installing additional hardware.
Typically, a floor crane will be a hardwearing tool, although careful maintenance is required in order to ensure the maximum longevity of the tool. Checks on all load supporting areas should be carried out on a regular basis in order to identify potential problems before they become serious, while keeping loads within the manufacturer specifications will ensure that undue stress is not put on any components.
With the maximum strength version of the floor crane, it is possible to lift around 2000lb from the ground, and then use the telescopic boom in the unit to position it correctly where it is needed. The loading arm can extend to around 96 inches, and offers 360 degree operation to enable full positioning of the load. With hard wearing 8” load bearing wheels at the front of the trolley and 6” swivel wheels at the rear, the crane is easy to move around, and despite weighing up to 2610lb plus the load, it remains surprisingly maneuverable and can be moved around by a single person.
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Liverpool’s hospitals ‘no place for alcohol’ says new campaign
Taking alcohol into hospitals could be dangerous
and is placing an unnecessary burden on already hard-pressed NHS staff.
These are the key messages behind an
awareness-raising campaign which aims to discourage patients and well-meaning
visitors from bringing booze to the bedside in the city’s hospital wards.
Spearheaded by Liverpool City Council’s Public
Protection Team, the Hospital Watch campaign is about to be rolled out at
The campaign stresses the possible dangers to patients of taking alcohol on top of any medication they may be on while in hospital. It also highlights the potential for anti-social behaviour that drinking on the wards could bring.
Dr Tristan Cope, Medical Director at Aintree
University Hospital, said: “We understand that patients can be with us for a
long time and it can be an unsettling experience, however, it’s really
important that people don’t supply our patients with alcohol. When mixed with
medication, alcohol can be extremely dangerous and can also make people more
susceptible to antisocial behaviour, which is something our staff should never
have to deal with.
“While alcohol misuse isn’t a big issue for us,
we don’t want any of our patients to come to harm, so I welcome the support of
the city council and our surrounding retailers.”
As part of the campaign, Public Protection officers have enlisted the support of the local licensed trade around Liverpool’s hospitals.
In the run-up to the launch, council officers took
part in a number of test-purchases at off licences close to hospitals around
the city. The team members posed as patients and attempted to buy alcohol.
The undercover officers were served with alcohol at
13 of the 16 premises they visited, with no questions asked.
Since then, the Public Protection team has made
contact with the off licences and offered training to staff to help them to
refuse to serve anyone who is a hospital patient.
A subsequent test purchase operation resulted in officers being refused alcohol at all 16 off licences.
Hospital Watch posters and pull-up banners are placed in high-profile locations throughout the hospitals, whilst campaign packs, including leaflets for visitors and patients, are being distributed to individual wards and local off licences.
City Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, Cllr Paul Brant
said: “Whilst the issue of people bringing alcohol into hospital is a
relatively small one, it impacts on the services and the ability of the staff
to do their jobs properly.
nurses and other health care staff are forced to deal with a patient who is
suffering because of the adverse effects of alcohol, it takes them away from
caring for people who are sick and in need of their help.
appreciate that friends and family members may be trying to make a patient’s
stay in hospital more enjoyable, alcohol isn’t the answer. We would urge all
members of the public to take heed of the Hospital Watch message and keep
alcohol out of our hospitals.”
The campaign will eventually be rolled out to all
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Allopathic medicine is a widely sought after medical treatment for various health conditions. However, in most cases, it only offers short-term relief and may even result in side effects. Additionally, it has been observed that it doesn’t treat ailments linked to the musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal injuries, for instance, significantly affects the patient’s quality of life. Given that, several patients who are suffering from upper back pain, lower back pain, back pain, and neck pain, to name a few, look for alternative treatments like massage therapy, acupressure, yoga therapy, and chiropractic care.
What is Chiropractic Treatment?
Chiropractic care is considered an alternative medicine. It is performed by doctors referred to as chiropractors who have a degree in Chiropractic medicine. Chiropractic care is a branch of medicine that is different from the traditional medical treatment you receive from conventional medical doctors. Chiropractors give treatments that do not involve performing surgeries or prescribing medicines. Chiropractors will find the root cause of the disease and treat it. It involves the use of techniques that can minimize pain, strengthen the body, and prevent further injury. Chiropractors utilize hands-on movements to treat health problems including ailments associated with the musculoskeletal system. This method is referred to as joint manipulation or joint adjustment. Chiropractic treatment aligns the joints and the muscles to their normal position so they can function correctly. It can treat health problems like upper back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, lower back pain, jaw pain, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. It can also treat asthma and headaches.


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Doing Business Africa – Women at the frontline
By Emmanuel Allottey
Women are contributors to core of society and are increasingly demonstrating their contribution on the frontlines in Business. Women entrepreneurs in Africa are demonstrating resilience and creativity to circumvent the various obstacles pertaining to doing business in countries riddled with poverty. Entrepreneurship is seen as a good career choice in Africa and women are actively participating in their quest for economic independence.
Many women become entrepreneurs out of economic necessity and tend to operate businesses in more crowded industries with reduced opportunities for growth. Women in Africa are more likely to be working as entrepreneurs than women in other regions, and almost fifty percent of women in the non-agricultural labour force are entrepreneurs.
The third edition of the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has listed Uganda, Ghana and Botswana as the top three African countries with the highest percentages of women-owned businesses across the 58 markets evaluated around the world. These results reaffirmed that women have a direct impact on economic growth and the wellbeing of society.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has interrupted the momentum, as many governments have enacted travel restrictions, full or partial lockdowns, and border closures to curb the spread of the virus. These measures, while necessary to save lives, have adversely affected countless livelihoods and enterprises, putting the very survival of many small businesses at risk. These businesses including women owned, are struggling with a significant drop in revenues, as well as with liquidity and human capital issues.
While both male and female entrepreneurs face such constraints as a lack of capital, women are specifically impacted by a number of obstacles, such as discrimination and the shortage of collateral. As a result, female-owned enterprises post monthly profits that are on average 38 percent lower than those of male-owned enterprises. Three factors account in part for this underperformance: the lack of capital, the choice of business sector, and commercial practices.
Despite the presence of these barriers, there are various development initiatives set in different African countries aiming to alleviate the difficulties and promote female entrepreneurship. This includes minimizing the hurdles these businesses face when accessing financing (e.g.: eliminating rules around collateral requirements) and offering technical assistance facilities to provide women-led businesses with advisory services to help them make informed decisions and adjust their business models, enabling them to survive the pandemic while setting themselves up for post-crisis growth.
As the impact of COVID-19 rages on, women-led businesses will have to weather these challenges and continue to contribute to the long-term economic growth of the continent.


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Saving Your Marriage from Money Madness
The COVID-19 pandemic plunged countless couples into financial uncertainty. Job losses, income instability, unforeseen bills, and market volatility created major money stressors.
Unfortunately, financial strain is often cited as the #1 cause of divorce. Managing finances poorly can destroy even the strongest relationships.
But it doesn't have to be that way! According to marriage experts Steven and Kori, you can absolutely get through rocky financial times together and come out stronger. Here are their top tips:
Bring up money issues early and often. Share your concerns, goals, and ideas for fixing problems. Listen without judgment. Seek understanding first before making joint decisions. Silence and secrecy breed anxiety and conflict.
Attack money issues as a team. Make budgeting, saving, and spending choices together. Compromise on your different money habits and styles. Agree on financial priorities and plans going forward.
Seek Outside Help
If you're deadlocked, get counseling or meet with a financial advisor. Their outside perspective can provide "tie-breaking" recommendations. Don't let pride prevent you from getting the expertise needed.
Make a Money Date Night
Schedule time each month to chat finances. Check in on progress made, challenges popping up, and upcoming needs. Adjust your budget and goals accordingly. Regular money talks prevent surprises and promote unity.
Total transparency is essential - no hidden accounts, debts, purchases, income, inheritances, etc. Secrecy erodes trust fast. Honesty and full disclosure repairs it.
Set Money Values
Determine what money means to each of you based on upbringing and experiences. Discuss how those values currently help or hurt your relationship. Use that insight to get on the same page.
Establish a Emergency Fund
Make it a priority to build up rainy day savings as a safety net. Follow the 3-6 month expenses rule. Having this cushion reduces day-to-day money stress substantially.
The pandemic dealt heavy financial blows, but many couples discovered a renewed sense of "us against the problem" afterward. With some work, money struggles can actually bring you closer together. There is hope!
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Leaving an abuser takes courage and tenacity.
And oftentimes there’s no time to pack.
“They often will have nothing when they’re leaving their abuser,” Paul Kallenberg, the manager of the consignment store The Shelter Options Shoppe.
All proceeds from the store on 2nd Avenue North in Naples goes toward the Shelter for Abused Women and Children.
Abuse victims can also go to the store to get what they need for free to restart their lives.
“One particular case that stands out to me is that a woman had to flee her abuser and could not even stay in Florida,” Kallenberg said. “So she came with a U-Haul. And we loaded up the truck and she was just rushing because she needed to get out of Florida. And it’s touching but it’s also emotional.”
Through the “Party with a Purpose” event at women’s clothing store Patchington, the public can help the consignment store.
To participate, head to Patchington and bring a donation of used clothes, a new personal item or $10 to get 25% off any item at Patchington. The event is ongoing through Nov. 1.
“You can either bring in your gently used clothing from your closet or personal items. And if you can’t part with anything, or you’re shopping and don’t have that item on you, you can donate $10 and 100% of the proceeds will go to the shelter,” said Christine Grossarth, general manager at Patchington’s location in the Village Shops on Venetian Bay.
“You know, we are a shop for women, you know, and we enjoy women and being fun,” Grossarth said. “And not everyone can do that, you know, we all have our, you know, trials and tribulations. And this is a way for us to give back.”
The option shops also provide furniture for the Shelter’s transitional living cottages, which are homes women stay in temporarily after leaving the shelter as they rebuild their lives.


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Candidates from both parties make campaign stops in Farmington
GOP hopefuls visited on Thursday, Democrats held Friday event
FARMINGTON — Candidates are courting voters in San Juan County as the November election approaches.
Candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties campaigned in Farmington on Thursday and Friday.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mick Rich and state auditor candidate Wayne Johnson, the incumbent Republican, had floats in the Connie Mack World Series Parade Thursday morning. Meanwhile, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce and his lieutenant governor running partner Michelle Garcia Holmes also participated in the parade.
Later in the day, Pearce, Garcia Holmes and Rich met with local leaders and industry officials at the San Juan College School of Energy.
While Rich is focused on his Democratic Party opponent, the incumbent Sen. Martin Heinrich, his race took a recent twist when Libertarian Party candidate and current state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn withdrew from the race. At the same time, former Libertarian presidential candidate and one-time New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has expressed interest in taking Dunn’s place on the ballot.
Rich said the news that Johnson may be entering the race has not changed his game plan for campaigning.
“I’m in the race ‘til the end,” he said.
Democratic Party land commissioner candidate state Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Silver City, and four of the Democratic Party Court of Appeals candidates attended a meet-and-greet session in Farmington on Friday.
Garcia Richard has a background in education and has worked as a school teacher. She said her experience as a teacher piqued her interest in the position of land commissioner because schools receive funding from state lands.
If elected, Garcia Richard said she wants to diversify the ways that the state lands produce money, such as increasing opportunities for making money off of renewable energy development.
The state does not receive royalties or severance tax from renewable energy production that takes place on state lands.
In contrast, she said New Mexico is projected to see $800 million in royalties, severance tax and leases from fossil fuel extraction on state lands next year.
She said if elected she would like to explore ways to make renewable energy profitable for the state beyond just leasing state lands.
Kristina Bogardus, candidate for position one on the Court of Appeals, has 27 years of law experience and started her career as a clerk on the Court of Appeals. She said she enjoys the legal analysis and writing that the Court of Appeals requires.
“I could put those skills to good use in the court,” she said.
Megan Duffy is running for position four on the court. Duffy got her start working for Justice Richard Bosson when he was on the New Mexico Supreme Court. She said that work was part of the reason she wants to serve on the Court of Appeals.
“I loved the research, the writing and the thoughtfulness of the court, and I always knew that I wanted to go back,” she said.
Both Duffy and Bogardus have a background in civil law. The other two Democratic Court of Appeals candidates have worked on criminal cases.
Jacqueline Medina is running for position two on the court and has more than 27 years of experience. She began her career as an assistant district attorney. Medina later reviewed prosecution appeals while serving as assistant attorney general in the criminal appeals division. She said that required her to research the law. Medina said she will be fair to everyone and apply the law as written.
Both Bogardus and Briana Zamora, who is running for position three on the court, said campaigning throughout the state has provided them with valuable opportunities to get to know the people of New Mexico.
“I have learned that a lot of people either have misinformation or a lack of knowledge about our judiciary,” Zamora said.
She said if she is elected she would be willing to speak with anyone who will listen about the role of the courts.
Hannah Grover covers government for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4652 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Authenticity is by far the quality I admire most and the one that I strive for everyday. Humor includes laughing at one’s self (hence the picture taken by my son). Loyalty is something I admire and try to be better at. I can see my daughter has that quality and I am glad. And kindness, which goes hand in hand with a lot of other qualities.
I really wanted the background paper to show in this one, so kept it really simple. Vintage paper, washi tape, some stamps.


Svetlana Ogorodnikova, who admitted conspiring with Richard W. Miller, the former agent for Federal Bureau of Investigation, to spy for her native Soviet Union, was sentenced today to 18 years in Federal prison.
Federal District Judge David V. Kenyon gave Mrs. Ogorodnikova the sentence her attorneys had negotiated with prosecutors last month in exchange for her guilty plea.
The sentencing leaves only the charges against Mr. Miller to be resolved. His trial is to begin July 24.
Mrs. Ogorodnikova had agreed on June 26 to plead guilty with her husband, Nikolay, to espionage conspiracy charges as their two-month spying trial was winding down. Mr. Miller was the key witness against the couple; he testified with immunity providing that his testimony cannot be used against him later at his own trial.
Mr. Ogorodnikova had been sentenced earlier to eight years in prison as part of his agreement. The couple had faced possible life prison terms.Continue reading the main story


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A film by Oliver Ressler
4K, 27 min., AT 2022
This film focuses on two complex, self-organizing systems: a forest and an occupation.
Long shots show the Hambacher Forest near Cologne, one of Germany’s last old-growth forests. The forest has become the scene of Europe’s longest tree-top occupation. Since 2012, about 200 people have been living in this forest to prevent its clearing by the energy company RWE, which wants to extract the lignite beneath the forest floor. In January 2020, after much of Hambacher Forest was already destroyed, pressure maintained for years by climate activists forced German politicians to order the preservation of what remained.
Meanwhile, lignite extraction continues in an open-air pit that comes ever closer and is now only a few meters from the edge of the forest. The mine fuels climate breakdown and damages the forest’s ecosystem by pumping out ground water. So the occupation also continues: currently there are ten permanently inhabited barrios, each consisting of a camp and several tree houses.
The film reflects on the forest as a living space and on the need to confront the climate vandalism perpetrated in the name of “economic activity”. The people here organize non-hierarchically, standing – as one activist puts it in the film – “just like the trees, next to each other, on the same level”.
Director and producer: Oliver Ressler
Cinematography and sound: Oliver Ressler
Editing: Janina Herhoffer, Lisbeth Kovačič, Oliver Ressler
Sound design, music: Vinzenz Schwab
Color correction: Rudolf Gottsberger
Title design: Nils Olger
Drone shooting: Leon Kluth
Special thanks to the speakers for sharing insight into their valuable practice, and to Reinhard Braun, Matthew Hyland, Lisbeth Kovačič.
Epigraph freely adopted from John Kinsella, Tree Elegy Across the Biosphere in Memory of W. S. Merwin (2019)
This film was produced in the framework of “Barricading the Ice Sheets”, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF: AR 526).


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Wayne County residents now have another place to turn when both their wallets and their cupboards are empty.
In mid-July Catholic Charities of Wayne County opened a food pantry at its office at 1141 E. Union St. in Newark. While the agency hasn’t actively promoted the new food pantry, already it has helped dozens of families, said Deacon Timothy Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of Wayne County.
This new food pantry was a natural addition for the agency, Deacon Sullivan noted. Catholic Charities already offered a number of services — including a community clothing closet, counseling services and transitional housing for migrant farmworkers — and people often called the agency assuming it offered emergency food assistance, he said.
"People call here because they expect Catholic Charities to offer this service, because most Catholic Charities do offer food assistance around the country. People who know about Catholic Charities expect us to have this kind of help," he said.
Deacon Sullivan said he and his agency colleagues had three key goals in mind when they opened the food pantry. First, they wanted to provide a service accessible to people in need throughout all of Wayne County, regardless of where those people live or what faith or congregation they belong to.
"There are other food pantries in Wayne County, including in Newark, but most of them have geographic restrictions," he said. "People that are in more remote areas don’t always have a place to go."
The new food pantry already has helped people from all corners of the county, according to its coordinator, the Rev. Rolfi Elivo.
"We are receiving people from all the towns here — Wolcott, Sodus, Lyons, Palmyra, Marion, Williamson, Newark — all of Wayne County. It’s not only for Newark people," Rev. Elivo said.
His agency also wanted to focus on the Spanish-speaking population, who sometimes bump up against a language barrier when trying to receive assistance at other places, Deacon Sullivan added. Rev. Elivo, who hails from the Dominican Republic, is bilingual, so clients won’t have to worry about a language barrier at the new food pantry. An AmeriCorps volunteer, Rev. Elivo has ministered to the area’s farmworkers for several years and is pastor of Alton Free Methodist Church.
"He’s very passionate about helping migrants," Deacon Sullivan said. "He really identifies with our mission."
The new food pantry also needed to be open enough hours each week to make it conveniently accessible, he said. It can be tough for people to get the assistance they need from a pantry that’s only open for a few hours once a week.
"We’ve gotten some of those referrals where people can’t wait a few days. A lot of times they need (the assistance) right now," he noted.
Thus, Catholic Charities of Wayne County’s new food pantry is open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Although the agency hopes its new pantry will fill in some gaps in service, staffers still refer clients to other food pantries as well, Deacon Sullivan said. The agency provides clients with information about the resources available to them, and lets them choose which resources will best meet their needs.
"We talk to them, we listen to their needs," Rev. Elivo said. "I can say we see the people not like numbers. We see the people like human beings."
In the month of August alone, the food pantry provided food for more than 100 individuals, and approximately half of these were children, Rev. Elivo said. Spanish-speaking individuals also make up a large percentage of the people served in August, with more than 55 percent coming from a Hispanic background, he said. Forty of those are farmworkers, he added.
"We’re especially busy now because many of them (farmworkers) have just arrived for the fall harvest, and when they get here they don’t have anything until they get their first paycheck," Deacon Sullivan said.
"In this time of the year they come in without food, without clothing," Rev. Elivo added.
The new food pantry gets its food from Foodlink and typically provides a three- to five-day supply of food for each member of the household, Deacon Sullivan said. The pantry, however, provides more than just food for its clients, Rev. Elivo said.
"We are not only giving food to them. We are trying to help them in different ways. When people need food, generally another thing is not going good. It’s like a chain," he said.
The food pantry needs volunteers who can interview clients to find out what other problems they’re dealing with so they can be referred to other resources, Deacon Sullivan said. The pantry also needs volunteers to help distribute food and stock the shelves, he added.
EDITOR’S NOTE: For more information about Catholic Charities of Wayne County’s food pantry, contact the agency at 315-331-4867 or visit its Web site at www.ccwayne.org.


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Well since I basically decided to scrap the blue (still haven't convinced husband to move the blue head board, but a girl can dream...) I have moved on to "decorating" with new colors. once again, dark brown wood is a requirement, after that the slate is clean.
After searching Pottery Barn and West Elm (um, my new loves by the way) I have found some great bedding. Now, they are just looks that I would want to achieve after making my own bedding... and I cant' tell if I have a theme or a reaction to the gloomy weather... but I have picked lots of yellow. LOTS! Well, two out of three.
First, yellow, green, and white. I am LOVEing this bedding. The birds are even cute...but not what I would do. love the white curtains, could pick a different color wall, but I'm sure it would all look nice with dark trim. Score!
Then there is the Yellow, white, and brown look. I can totally picture my self doing a large yellow duvet with wavy brown stitching up the length of it. The pillows would be easy to match. More brown for the winter and more white and yellow for the spring. Maybe even a burnt orange in the fall. A girl can dream. I could still paint the walls an off white, use dark trim and rock this bedding!
Then there is Orange. Now, my house has a lot of orange... and red. Its bedlam baby... well for those who get the reference. So this wouldn't be a far stretch from the rest of the decor and if we have move houses the pieces could easily be swapped to fit new spaces. I am also liking the idea of white and any other color with the brown. Well OK, not any other color, but the two tone and wood is something I could easily get away with.
So, what do you think? Which one? change your vote?


Sony introduced two more Bravia 4K TV models this week, bringing everything to further fuel competition in this market. In addition, the Japanese manufacturer also collaborated with Netflix to bring the calibrated mode of Netflix to its Master Series TVs as a way to attract more consumers.
The new X1 Ultimate image processor should ensure object-based HDR remastering, with new TVs featuring Acoustic Surface Audio +, which allows the display to function as a speaker.
Starting with the A9F model, this TV comes on the market with a 55-inch or 65-inch OLED screen, and it has the new X1 Ultimate image processor. Already the second model (Z9F) is 65-inch or 75-inch and maintains the same processor, but has LED panel and should be a little cheaper.
The Netflix Calibrated Mode ensures the perfect balance of colour and contrast on smart TVs. This new mode ensures studio-quality picture with accurate colours and will adjust the contrast dynamically, ensuring you do not see the feared novel effect.
According to Netflix executives, the feature will arrive first in the new TVs of Sony, being that there is not yet a date of commercialization of the new devices in the market. Even so, the streaming giant reported that one-third of Smart TVs using the Netflix app already support HDR.


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- Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation methods on motor function in Parkinson’s disease patients
If you are over the age of 40, with no alcohol or drug dependence, you might be eligible to participate in this research study.
This study examines a method of non-invasive brain stimulation called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) and their effect on the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.
Study visits will be conducted at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Research Institute (SRN-RI) in Charlestown, MA, and will require 17 visits (1.5-2 hours each) over an 11-week period. Compensation is $25 per visit. For more information, please contact the Laboratory of Neuromodulation by phone at 617-952-6151 or by email at email@example.com.