Employment Effects of the Rise and Fall in Defense Spending
Saunders, Norman C., Monthly Labor Review
Proposed defense spending cutbacks lead to a reduced supply of jobs in both the government and private sectors of the economy
Purchases of goods and services for defense activities (in 1987 dollars) fell to $180 billion in 1976, the trough of the defense spending drawdown following the Vietnam conflict. After that, defense spending began to increase during the 1970's and accelerated during the 1980's, peaking at $292.1 billion in 1987, up from 5.3 percent of gross domestic product in 1976 to almost 6.5 percent by 1987.
Accompanying the spending surge was an increase in jobs generated by that spending. Over the 1977-87 period, the lion's share of the new jobs were in the private sector of the economy, as employment related to defense expenditures rose by nearly 2.1 million jobs in response to the increased spending on more advanced hardware and on the research and development which went into the creation of that new hardware. In addition, civilian employment in the Defense Department rose by 160,000 jobs, and the level of the Armed Forces increased by 93,000.
In the late 1980's, however, the changed world political situation, which signaled a decrease in the potential threat to peace from Soviet Bloc countries, combined with increasing concern over the burgeoning Federal budget deficit, led to plans to begin cutting back on defense spending and on military force levels. Budget plans were developed which would lead to annual reductions in defense spending in real terms through 1997, accompanied by cutbacks in military force levels over that same span.
Under the plans developed at that time, it was proposed that defense spending should decline, in real terms, to $206 billion, or $86 billion lower than the 1987 peak.2 Military force levels should drop under the proposal by 500,000, and civilian defense-related Federal Government employment should also decline, by 200,000 jobs, between 1987 and 1997. Further cuts proposed in the 1993 State of the Union address would result in projected real defense spending of $192 billion in 1997, a further $14 billion cut below the proposed level of just 1 year earlier, and military force levels at 1.4 million, an additional 200,000 below the level proposed by the previous administration? It was estimated that 1.8 million defense-related jobs in the private sector would be lost as a result of the proposed cuts in spending between 1987 and 1997.4
The purpose of this article is to examine in more detail the decline in employment requirements in three areas (Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilian jobs, and defense-related private sector jobs), determine how much in the way of job cuts has already been seen in the economy and how much still lies ahead of us, and to look carefully at industries and occupations that would most likely be affected by the proposed cutbacks.
Where the losses are
As noted earlier, purchases of goods and services for national defense rose sharply between 1977 and 1987,5 jumping from 5.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1977 to almost 6.5 percent a decade later. (See table 1.) Direct employment by the Defense Department---civilian staff and uniformed Armed Forces---mcreased during this decade at a much slower rate than overall defense spending. The implication of this is that the major growth in spending was for the development of new weapons and defensive systems, rather than for increases in the size of the Armed Forces. In fact, until the current proposals to reduce the size of the Armed Forces, the level of uniformed personnel has remained remarkably fixed since the end of World War II. There were runups during the Korean War and during the Vietnam conflict, but levels of the Armed Forces returned to the more or less fixed number of individuals after each of these military actions was completed.
As noted, the high point of real defense spending was in 1987, when real purchases of defense goods and services reached $292 billion, 6. …


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Neither of these trails get many visitors although certainly a lot of effort went into construction and maintenance in the past. Likely the better maintained PCT segment that goes between the two to basically the same destinations will kill these 2 off in a few years.
Here is a map from a 1963 GPNF map showing the placement of the trails - no PCT here which was likely built in the 70-80s. Snag Creek is #138 and Sedum Ridge is #143.
Snag Creek Trail, PCT loop
Snag Creek Trail takes off from the PCT at a junction marked by the following sign and heads up the hill towards Mowich Camp on Sedum Ridge. The sign gives a bit of history for the trail.
At the beginning, for a couple of hundred feet, the trail is broad easy to follow then before you know it, disappears into a decommissioned logged road, what? After wandering around a bit, another sign pops up. BTW, all this is well described in the Lorain book.
From here the trail resumes looking like a nice woodsy trail, not much for views, one spot gives a look to a old logging deck and Sedum Ridge. There's an accumulation of blowdown here and there and branches on the trail. Most of the interesting sights are trail side like this chainsawed chair.
The trail switchbacks up the side of the hill to a spot where the Lorain description sez:
Here's one of the benches, the other is in similar shape:Two wooden benches here allow you to enjoy the view in comfort
Although described in the text as fairly full, the 'view' you would enjoy from these benches is somewhat limited and it made me wonder when Doug last visited this trail - the first edition is 2003, the book I have is 2nd edition 2008. These benches look like they have been toast for quite some time. Taking a larger view of these kinds of trail guides in general and not that it is a big deal, but an interesting bit of information that any field guide entry could provide would be the date when the trail was last visited by the author. One of the obvious advantages of the PH Field Guide over hardcopy is the ability to add this little piece of useful data and links to relevant trip reports.
The maintained part of the trail ends just beyond the bench remnants at this sign:
I had to laugh when I saw this - the sign is on the DNR and Nat'l Forest boundary and faces north. The only problem is there is hardly any trace of a trail going on to Mowich Camp, all maintenance ends at this sign - extremely unlikely that anyone except adventure hikers would be coming south from Mowich Camp - so what's the point of the sign? The Lorain entry sez turn around at this point and go back the way you came, just an out and back, as the rest of the way to FR41 is too brushy. Undaunted, I pushed on to Mowich Camp and FR41 anyway. Not bad for a bushwhack, level ground, some over-your-head bracken, huckleberries, and vine maple.
Huckleberries, yum. Huge, huge amounts of huckleberry bushes on the way to Mowich camp, not many had berries, though, maybe later.
I hit FR41 and went on to Mowich Butte to catch the view from this former lookout site. A bit overgrown now - here's looking south.
Not much to look at but I have a point to make - isn't a 'view' a resource that can and should be managed for recreational purposes? In the interest of preserving the view of a former lookout site isn't there some value and little cost in cutting down a few trees that block that view? It's just a matter of time before old lookout sites like Devils Peak, parts of Salmon Butte, and others vanish under the trees. If fires are to be suppressed then maybe a few trees can be cut down to give people a worthwhile destination and a another reason to use some of our trails.
To the north the view is a little better - three volcanoes, Soda Peaks, a pretty little pond in the valley below.
I went east on FR41 but saw the connector from FR41 to the PCT was a ways away from where the trail heads back down to Rock Creek so I did a little bushwhack to intersect the PCT. The PCT is clear of blowdown on the section I traveled, well graded, and had some welcome water as I was out by this time. Got to try my new Steripen - I know this was panned recently on this site on a report from Granny Hiker but when I was in REI the other day I obviously had more money than common sense so I bought one anyway - top of the line Journey model with a Smiley face and Mr. Yuck capable lcd.
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That's it for Snag Creek Trail, on to Sedum Ridge.
Old Sedum Ridge Trail
I had a hard time finding the trail head for Sedum Ridge Trail, took a couple of tries and a too-long bushwhack to finally find the trail. First try I went up some logging road and up on a ridge before I realized that I couldn't possibly be on a trail. My apologies to Doug Lorain for all the things I said about him, his book, and ancestors 5 generations back, my mistake. I came back the next day and still couldn't find the trailhead so I just took off up the hill to where I knew I'd run into the trail. I did and what a find, this is a great trail. The problem is the trailhead is essentially unsigned and the the start of the trail looks the same as the surrounding forest floor. Here is the trailhead marker and the start of the trail - parking is a wide spot on the Rock Creek side of the road just opposite the trailhead - GPS coordinates at the end of this report:
The trail is broad, graded-for-horses and travels through mostly older second growth forest. Lots of accumulated blowdown and branches to negotiate. There are 4 bridges along the way, unfortunately, the first bridge seen shortly after the start of the trail has collapsed - the length of the span may have been its undoing.
The other 3 are in good shape.
Eventually the trail intersects at a signed junction with the PCT and continues past the intersection a hundred feet or so to end at the decommissioned FR41.
A fun pair of little used trails. In ten years time if nothing more is done on them the reports on these trails will be found in the lost trails forum - should PH still be around.
The Sedum Ridge Trailhead GPS coordinates:
45 45.101' N 121 59.960'W
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The magic of Warne lives on
The England batsman should be sleeping better now they no longer have to dream up a strategy to contend with all the variations of Shane Warne, the great Australian spinner who was their nemesis for the best part of 14 years. However, the spectre of Warne, now 39, still looms large and he has not been shy in partaking in the traditional pre-series sledging. The England top-order now go down for breakfast, providing they do not over sleep, wondering which one of them will be picked out for attention by the leg spinner's sharp and loose tongue.
Having derided Paul Collingwood before the 5-0 Down Under in 2007, Warne has switched his attention to Ravi Bopara, claiming the Essex man is not good enough to succeed in international cricket. Such extreme opinions are always met with a pinch of salt, but his assertion that this summer's series will be unable to match the drama of 2005, appears to have struck a chord. "The 2005 series was one of the best in my whole career," said Warne. "It was great for the game of cricket and really captured the imagination.
"England played fantastic cricket that summer and thoroughly deserved to win. "Even though we lost, the spirit and camaraderie between the players was incredible. "I'm not sure who is going to win this summer but they'll be hard pressed to make the series as dramatic as four years ago. "There were so many twists and turns and neither team was ever going to give up the fight. "I'm not sure that this summer will be able to scale the heights of four years ago.
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Now Warne is backing Australia's less experienced lights to shine on the world stage as they embark on their most difficult journey, despite strike bowler Brett Lee having been ruled out of the opening Test with injury. "Brett Lee is still a world-class bowler and there's no way he's finished yet," said Warne. "There have been a lot of changes and a few of us have retired but the lads have had 12 or 18 months to get used to it.
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[BUG] Particle > mesh orientation not working in 4.5 , 4.6, 4.7
So I was looking at the mesh-based particles I made a long time ago and found out they all where messed up in 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 but did work in 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 (did not test 4.4).
In Cascade: I use the Mesh Data > Orientation to rotate the meshes to the position I need them. In 4.7 this is located at Mesh Data > Orientation > Roll Pitch Yaw Range.
In 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 it looks and acts like this: (Ignore the particle color, just look at its rotation)
In 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 however it acts like this.. Or better yet.. it doesnt do anything at all.
I did some settings with alternative distribution options that are now available: And as you can see, if both values are different some rotation does appear to happen.
And even stranger, if both values are set to 90 it behaves even weirder.
My guess is (and personally think) it should work like the example in 4.2. So whats happening here? I consider it a bug.
I have also tried to rotate the meshes in the "Required" node, and "Init Mesh Rotation" but to no avail. I have tried both without the init mesh rotation and init mesh rotation rate as well, this does not influence the test. (afaik)
Creating individual meshes for each of the 100+ particles which are basically the same but rotated is something I rather not do :p
I hope this gets fixed soon!
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I am really sorry for the inconvenience. I was just fighting with this bug myself. I have mentioned it to our engineers and will make sure a proper bug is filed.
One work around that I have employed is to set the emitter to velocity align and set the velocity to a very low value in the direction you wish it to face with drag applied.
Sorry for the difficulty, this bug can make things tough when using mesh emitters in world space.
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“The elections, held in the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will enable the new board to come together prior to the official establishment on 1 January 2011 of” the agency, according to U.N. News Centre (11/10).
“The General Assembly resolution adopted in July that merged four U.N. bodies dealing with women’s issues into a single agency with greater clout to represent half the world’s population calls for a 41-member executive board, with 35 members chosen by regional groups and six representing donor nations,” the Canadian Press reports. “The resolution earmarks four seats from the 10 top donor nations and the United States, Britain, Spain and Norway won those seats. It allocated two seats to contributors from developing countries and diplomats and those winners were Saudi Arabia and Mexico,” according to the news service.
U.N. News Centre provides a breakdown of the states elected onto the board, including the African countries of Angola, Cape Verde, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria and Tanzania. Representing Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste were nominated onto the board.
Also, “Estonia, Hungary, Russia and Ukraine were elected from among the Eastern European States, while Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Sweden were elected from the Western European and Other States,” and “the Council elected Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada and Peru from the group of Latin American and Caribbean States,” U.N. News Centre writes. The countries elected to the U.N. Women board will serve two- and three-year terms, “as determined by the drawing of lots,” the news service writes. (11/10).
Indian envoy to U.N. Hardeep Singh Puri said of his country’s election to the board, “India also has a tremendous and sui generis experience in nation building with women at the center and that is the experience we will bring to the executive board of U.N. Women,” Press Trust of India/Times of India reports.Â “At the same time, Puri noted that India had a long way to go to improve its women’s conditions,” the news service writes (11/11).
FoxNews.comÂ reports that Iran was not elected to U.N. Women’s boardÂ “after fierce opposition from the United States and human rights groups to Tehran’s treatment of women” (11/10). “Iran got the lowest number of votes of the 11 Asian nations vying for 10 seats on U.N. Women’s board. Iran received just 19 votes compared to 36 for East Timor, which broke from 24 years of Indonesian occupation in 1999 and declared independence in 2002,” the Canadian Press adds.
“U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice welcomed the result, saying ‘we’ve made no secret that Iran joining the board of U.N. Women would have been an inauspicious start to that board … and we think it was a very good outcome today,'” according to the news service.
Canadian Press continues: “Some rights groups were also upset that Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to drive and are barred from many facilities used by men; Libya, where Moammar Gadhafi has been in power for more than 40 years; and Congo, where rape is widely used as a weapon of war, were on uncontested slates and won seats on the board” (11/10).
Unlike Iran, who was required to receive the votes of other U.N. Member States to receive a board seat, Saudi Arabia, “secured an automatic seat” as a donor country on the board, Agence France-Presse/Herald Sun reports (11/11).
PRI’s The World interviews Philippe Bolopion, U.N. advocacy director for Human Rights Watch, who addresses the questions over how some of the countries who are known to have women’s rights issues received spots on the U.N. Women board (11/10).
U.N. News Centre describes the functions of U.N. Women, under the leadership of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, noting the agency “will be working with an annual budget of at least $500 million â€“ double the current combined resources of the four agencies it comprises” (11/10).


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Snowy Japan Alps: From Ohara-cho, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture
The Northern Alps of Nagano Prefecture is also called the "Japanese Alps". Although it is part of the Hida Mountains that form the prefectural border with Gifu Prefecture, the magnificent Northern Alps can be seen from various parts of Omachi City. The Northern Alps, which are covered with snow crowns, are particularly magnificent and attractive. It brings a sense of security and relaxation to the locals, and marvels and fascinates the hearts of travelers.
The place I will introduce this time is on the west side of Route 147, which runs north and south in Omachi City, and was taken from the vicinity of the road commonly known as the "Sanroku Line".
Take the foot of the mountain from south to north, cross the lotus bridge over the Takase River and go north a little, and you will find a big crank in Ohara Town. It was taken from the road on the north side of the crank.
Kashimayarigadake at an altitude of 2,889m, Jiigatake at an altitude of 2,670m, and Mt. Noguchi Goro at an altitude of 2,924m can be glimpsed. In addition, the large mountain that looks down on the local area in a round shape is Rengedake at an altitude of 2,799 m.
Anyone can easily go to the shooting location, so please visit.
All the images were taken with a 500mm lens up close to the top of the mountain. I will introduce the situation from the locals on another page at a later date.
There is a slight error in the coordinates. Please understand.


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We are just days away from 2023 Google I/O, which will happen on May 10. One of the major announcements expected at the annual developer conference is the revelation of the company’s Pixel 7a. And as the date approaches, more and more leaks are being shared online, giving us more idea about what to expect from the smartphone. So, what are the latest things about Pixel 7a that you should know?
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Recent reports show us some actual looks of Pixel 7a in the wild. In general, it is almost similar to Pixel 6a in terms of the shape and the bezel and to the Pixel 7 in general looks. Yet, its bar is expected to be matte, and it will reportedly have an upgraded primary sensor, as per 9To5Google. Moreover, unlike its predecessors, Pixel 7a will offer four colors: Arctic Blue, Carbon, Cotton, and Coral.
Aside from the colors and physical appearance of the smartphone, some specifications of the Pixel 7a are now circulating the web. Here are some of the details you can expect from it.
Display: 6.1-inch FHD OLED
Refresh Rate: 90Hz
Chipset: Google Tensor G2
Rear Cameras: 64MP Main and 12MP Ultrawide
Front Camera: 10.8MP Selfie
Battery: 4,400 mAh
Charging: wired (20W) and wireless charging
Software: Android 13
Release and Price
Though there are some speculations that the Pixel 7a goes on sale the same day as the Google I/O, it is still uncertain. Nonetheless, leakers claim that the stock would arrive to retailers 10 days before the conference’s keynote speech. This means that just after the opening presentation, the launch could commence right away.
Meanwhile, 9To5Google confirmed that the smartphone price will hit $499, which means a $50 increase from Pixel 6a’s price. The hike is attributed to the different upgrades expected from the phone, including a 90Hz OLED display (2400 x 1080), a 64MP main camera, and a wireless charging feature.
As said, Pixel 7a is expected to have a boost in its camera, which is far from the 12.2MP main camera of Pixel 6a. According to rumors, the new phone will have a main camera with a 64MP Sony sensor and a 12MP ultrawide, while the front will be boosted to 10.8MP.


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IRYD Attends the 11th Shelter Them Charity Gala in Toronto
Toronto, Canada | Last Updated: May 8, 2017 11:28 AM EDT
On Saturday 6 May 2017, the International Rwanda Youth for Development (IRYD) attended the 11th Shelter Them Gala in Toronto, Canada. The Gala is an annual fundraiser event hosted by Shelter Them – Batarure, a Christian charitable national NGO dedicated to helping orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda. Shelter Them assists by providing the basics of life such as nutritious food, shelter, education, healthcare and emotional support. This is all done to give tools that will enable children to play a part in Rwanda’s bright future.
The event was attended by over 300 people who came from Toronto, Hamilton, St. John’s, Québec City, Ottawa and other Canadian cities as well as from the United States of America. IRYD was represented by its Co-Presidents Jaurès Habineza and Moses Gashirabake as well as Doriane Kundwa, Vice President and Director of Public Relations. Tanya Michelle Contente, a friend of IRYD from the United Nations Association of Canada also joined the Gala from Montreal.
IRYD congratulates the Co-Founders of Shelter Them – Batarure, Josephine Murphy and Jocelyne Alexandre for their continued hard work in contributing to the development of Rwanda. Your work is a true inspiration to many young Rwandans who believe in making a difference for the future of Rwanda’s youth.

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A man is dead after a chemical disaster occurred in the Buffalo Wild Wings area on Thursday in Burlington, Massachusetts.
A restaurant employee was taken to hospital after being "exposed to a strong cleaning agent" and died shortly thereafter, according to a statement from the Burlington Fire Department. The worker told firefighters who arrived at the scene that he was experiencing nausea after breathing vapors.
"Anyone who was at the restaurant at the time and believes that he or she may be affected by the incident should seek medical treatment immediately," the department said.
John M. Gilfoil, spokesman for the fire department, said on Twitter that eight others were seeking treatment at the hospital, six patrons and two employees.
The building was evacuated around 6:00 PM. local time due to a front row Hazmat incident, according to NBC Boston.
The Burlington Fire Department said in a statement that there was no active threat to public safety and that the investigation was ongoing. The department added that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified of the incident.
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Taco Bell Avoids Childhood-Obesity Debate by Axing Kids' Meals The Mexican-style fast-food chain said it was discontinuing menu items and toys geared toward children, as the national debate on obesity intensifies.
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Taco Bell may have saved more than profits when it decided to stop selling kids' meals and toys.
The Mexican-style fast-food chain said this week that it was discontinuing menu items geared toward children, moving those food choices to the adult menu and no longer giving out toys.
On the surface, Taco Bell, a unit of Yum Brands, is doing this for its bottom line. The company noted such sales were just 1 percent of its total, so it wasn't worth it to offer toys or a segregated item.
"As we continue our journey of being a better, more relevant Taco Bell, kids' meals and toys simply no longer make sense for us to put resources behind," said Greg Creed, Taco Bell's chief executive, in a statement.
Indeed, revenue from kids' meals have declined across the board at restaurants. It doesn't make business sense to spend money on something that is becoming less important to the bottom line.
But removing children's meals saves Taco Bell in another way: It won't be accused of making kids fat.
There is very little endearing about the Taco Bell menu from a health standpoint. The menu items for kids -- bean burrito, soft taco and crunchy taco -- aren't going to be promoted on The Dr. Oz Show as life extenders. Taco Bell is what it is and has always been: fast food in the Mexican style, minus a lot of spice and the Montezuma's Revenge.
No fast-food restaurant is a dieter's dream, but Americans love them. They provide tasty food at a very cheap price. They are exemplars of American capitalism, as American as apple pie (served semi-hot in a cardboard sleeve).
These restaurants, though, have found themselves in the crosshairs of public-policy groups looking to make us a healthier nation. Fast-food restaurants have deflected this criticism by saying people here are free to choose how they want to eat, how they want to feel and how they want to look.
So the food police shifted to a children's crusade. Sure, adults can make choices, they argued, but kids can't. Giving a kid a French fry was akin to child abuse. The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued McDonald's to ban Happy Meals, calling it a "predatory practice" to give little kids toys with their cheeseburgers. Santa Clara County in California voted to ban toys in Happy Meals, too.
Yum Brands was not immune. Its KFC unit offered L'il Bucket kids meals and was criticized for making it too easy for kids to have access to, well, chicken. Darden Restaurants' Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains made changes to their menus in the face of criticism.
Now, Taco Bell can get out of that debate, and the company can exercise its right to sell whatever legal product it chooses.
For 1 percent of revenue, it wasn't worth the cost, either for the little plastic toys or the headline risk.
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PREVIEW SCREENING: FORTITUDE AND Q&A WITH SIMON DONALD AND PATRICK SPENCE, 24th OCTOBER, WATERSHED
A Royal Television Society West of England event in association with The Bottle Yard Studios Bristol
This is your chance to catch an exclusive screening of Sky Atlantic’s much-loved Arctic thriller, Fortitude (episode 1, series 3) followed by a Q&A with key production talent.
Made by Fifty Fathoms, the series was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios earlier this year as well as on location in Svalbard, Norway where writer Simon Donald found his original inspiration for the series.
Fortitude has been described as “wholly immersive” by The Observer and “stunning and brilliantly acted” by Empire.
The evening will start with a screening of a short ‘behind the scenes’ film by boomsatsuma students from the Media Production Diploma. These students visited the set of Fortitude to gain valuable insight into what goes into a major TV shoot, made possible by production company Fifty Fathoms.
Fortitude is written by Simon Donald (Low Winter Sun) and executive producers for Fifty Fathoms are Patrick Spence (Marvellous), Simon Donald and Dennis Quaid, with Andrew Wood as producer and Kieron Hawkes as Director. Gabriel Silver is executive producer for Sky.
The third and final trip to the Arctic Norwegian settlement of Fortitude features returning key cast including Dennis Quaid (Far from Heaven), Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Sienna Guillory (Stan Lee’s Lucky Man), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob), Alexandra Moen (Strike Back), Mia Jexen (Happiness) and Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson (Jar City).
Join us on 24th October at The Watershed for this exclusive screening followed by a Q&A with Simon Donald and Patrick Spence, which will delve into the creative collaboration behind the show, the challenges of making high end drama and the secrets of its success.
*More guests to be announced*
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Intense rains coming for North!
Weak Spell possible in south Punjab and Sindh
How long the monsoon will stay?
Pakistan has now entered it’s second last month of monsoon and in some years August proves to be the last month for monsoon in the country. The northern areas are getting close for their eighth monsoon spell which can bring intense rain to the upper parts. Parts of South Punjab and Sindh may witness isolated showers/rain during that period.
Factors – Present Conditions
*Western trough ’17′ is over the northern areas of the country.
*Low pressure over south Utter Pradesh.
*Upper air cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal.
Other Factors – Effect on Monsoon
*La-Nina: National Committee to Study El Niño has confirmed the presence of the La Niña in Peru’s sea, eastern Pacific ocean, South America.
*Negative Indian Ocean Dipole: Temperatures have slightly cooled in the Bay of Bengal and adjoining Arabian sea. Sea water temperatures remains unchanged around eastern African coast as compared to the previous image of July 15.
Eighth Monsoon Spell starting soon
Eighth Monsoon spell following it’s predecessor, is also focused in northern Punjab, Azad Kashmir and adjoining Khyber Pakhtunkhwa however like fifth and sixth monsoon spell it can affect the central and southern parts as well though the intensity is different from the past spells. Following is the rainfall recorded on August 10;
- Islamabad got 134 mm.
- Rawalpindi got 109 mm.
Northern Areas – 100+ mm rain possible around Independence day!
“Alert: Scattered heavy downpour to isolated very heavy downpour likely in northern areas of Punjab, Azad Kashmir and adjoining few parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 13/August 14”
Rain with thunder/lightning likely from August 12 (+1,-1 day error) in Islamabad, northern Punjab (Lahore, Rawalpindi, Murree city, Jhelum, Gujrat, Sialkot, Norwal, Sheikpura, Gujranwala, Attock, Mandi Bahauddin and few adjoining districts), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Abbottabad, Manshera, Haripur, Swabi, Swat, Peshawar, Landi Kotal, Hangu, Kohat, Khyber Agency, Khurram Agency and few adjoining districts) and Azad Kashmir (Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Mirpur, Rawalakot and few adjoining areas). Heavy to isolated very heavy downpour can occur in Islamabad, northern Punjab, Azad Kashmir (Kotli, Mirpur, Rawalakot) and few parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kohat, Kurram Agency, Khyber Agency, Orakazai Agency and few adjoining districts) on August 13/August 14. As per COLA model, rain is exceeding 75 mm to 100+ mm in the northern areas, supported by various other models including GFS US and GFS UK.
There are chances of rain with thunder/lightning in Faisalabad, Okara, Pak pattan, Sahiwal, South Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan and few adjoining areas during this period (more chances from August 13). The Eighth monsoon spell can last till a week in the northern areas however it’s peak intensity is from August 13/August 14. Decrease in intensity can occur from August 16.
Central Areas: Weakened rain from north can move towards south Punjab
Eighth Monsoon spell as a weak spell can start affecting this area of Pakistan from August 14/August 15, chances of showers/rain with thunder/lightning in south Punjab (Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and few adjoining districts) as some thunderclouds can form over eastern and western parts of south Punjab. During this weekend, chances of drizzle/showers in western parts of south Punjab due to thunderstorm formation over north-eastern Balochistan. As per COLA model only, south Punjab is coming under 15 mm layer while few pockets are reaching 20 mm. GFS shows below 10 mm rain layer in parts of south Punjab
Frequent thunderstorm formation is being witnessed in various areas of Balochistan, under that influence rain with thunder/lightning likely in Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur, Barkhan, Dera Bugti, Musa Khel, Zhob, Qila Saifullah, Loralai, and few adjoining districts, chances of isolated heavy falls there.
South: Activity remains isolated
‘Karachi becomes hub of drizzle/showers again’
Mostly dry weather with passing clouds (increase during evening/night) is expected in most parts of Sindh. Coastal areas especially Karachi can remain under the influence of drizzle/showers. Around August 14/August 15, there are chances of showers/rain with thunder/lightning in Karachi, Thatta, Jamshoro, Dadu, Nawabshah, Larkana, Badin, Sanghar, Khairpur, Sukkur and few adjoining districts. Slight possibility in Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas district. As per COLA model, mentioned areas of Sindh remain around 10 mm layer while other areas of Sindh are under 5 mm to traces layer. As per GFS, western Sindh including Karachi are coming under 5 mm layer.
The coastal district of Lasbella, Balochistan has good chances of rain (10 mm to 20 mm) during this period.
Ninth Monsoon spell coming?
GFS and COLA shows another monsoon spell starting right after the eighth monsoon spell weakens in the northern areas. New developments by numerical model shows monsoon activity weakening significantly from Pakistan in September, possible withdrawal. Long range models shows one to two western disturbances affecting northern areas in September, nothing meaningful for central and southern areas.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem showed President Joe Biden how it is done and banned the Chinese social media app TikTok from all state devices calling the platform a national security threat.
Governor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2022-10 which bans the Chinese social media platform TikTok for state government agencies, employees, and contractors using state devices. This order is in response to the growing national security threat posed by TikTok due to its data gathering operations on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“South Dakota will have no part in the intelligence gathering operations of nations who hate us,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “The Chinese Communist Party uses information that it gathers on TikTok to manipulate the American people, and they gather data off the devices that access the platform.”
The order takes effect immediately and would apply to employees and agencies of the State of South Dakota, including persons and entities who contract with the state, commissions, and authorities or agents thereof.
Today, I signed an Executive Order that bans the Chinese social media platform TikTok for state government agencies, employees, and contractors using state devices.
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— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) November 29, 2022
The order prohibits downloading or using the TikTok application or visiting the website on state-owned or state-leased electronic devices capable of internet connectivity.
“Because of our serious duty to protect the private data of South Dakota citizens, we must take this action immediately.
“I hope other states will follow South Dakota’s lead, and Congress should take broader action, as well.”
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is co-sponsoring legislation calling for a nationwide ban said:
“TikTok is owned by ByteDance. ByteDance is controlled by the CCP. That means the CCP can track your location.
“It can track your keystrokes. It can censor your news. Why would we give our foremost adversary that amount of power?”
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., admitted Trump was right when the former President expressed concerns over the app.
“Well, I think Donald Trump was right. I mean, TikTok is an enormous threat,” Warner said.
“So, if you’re a parent, and you’ve got a kid on TikTok, I would be very, very concerned.
“All of that data that your child is inputting and receiving is being stored somewhere in Beijing.”
See the full executive order here.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 1, 2022


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The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday issued the latest edition of its Garment Enforcement Report, a publication designed to provide retailers and consumers information about companies that violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay their employees the minimum wage or withholding overtime pay. Past reports are available online at http//www2.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/nosweat/nosweat.htm and are available to sensory impaired individuals on request by calling 202-219-7316.
The latest report boasts that the DOL recovered $636,191 in back wages for 1,290 garment workers during October-December 1998. "The Labor Department will continue to enforce laws making sure employees are paid the wages they have earned," said Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman. "The rate of violations in some U.S. garment shops is still unacceptable and we are constantly working to improve the level of compliance in this industry."
The report lists 35 contractors and 83 manufacturers who had been found to violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company found to have the most egregious violations was the New York City-based sewing shop Mott Street Production. Mott Street was forced to pay $142,010 in back wages to 58 employees after failing to pay them minimum wage and withholding overtime pay.

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The Municipality of Nicosia and the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth are organising a Song Day with the theme “From Nicosia to the heart, songs in a hug”, on Sunday April 9 2023, from 12:00 noon to 5:30 afternoon on the Ledra – Onasagorou pedestrian streets and Eleftherias Square.
As part of Song Day, the great Choral Parade is happening once again, which will take place from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm from Eleftherias Square to Ledras and Onasagorou Streets.
Then follows a concert with six young school bands, which will be performed in Eleftherias Square from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon at Schoolfest 2023, the Pan-Cypriot Festival of School Bands.
This great musical event in the centre of Nicosia will close with an open-air concert by the SISTEMA CYPRUS Orchestra at 4:00 in the afternoon in the lower part of Eleftheria Square.
Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 4 pm in the lower part of Eleftherias Square.


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The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is a perennial. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. - Source: Wikipedia
Last month, Apple said it reached an agreement in a class-action lawsuit brought by U.S. app developers and was addressing the way developers can communicate with users about payment options outside Apple’s control.
Apple last week announced that it had agreed to let developers of iPhone apps send emails to users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media.
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Q: Is the Provent nasal device for sleep apnea really effective?
A: It may help some people, though it’s hard to tell since there’s not much research behind it.
Sleep apnea is characterized by frequent stopping and starting of breathing during sleep, often accompanied by explosive snoring. It affects sleep quality and increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease and other serious medical conditions. Many people with sleep apnea do not like to use the continuous positive airway pressure, CPAP, machine, which is the standard therapy, because they find it too cumbersome and uncomfortable.
The Provent device, sold by prescription, is a more manageable alternative, consisting of two small patches with valves that you insert into each nostril at night. It uses the force of your breathing to help keep nasal airways open and prevent throat muscles from collapsing, as happens in sleep apnea. A company-sponsored study that included 250 people found that Provent significantly decreased apnea episodes and reduced daytime sleepiness over three months, compared to a sham device.
But like CPAP, it doesn’t work for everyone— not if you breathe through your mouth at night, or if you have a stuffy or blocked nose. And the cost of the single-use patches—$68 to $80 a month—is not covered by most insurance or Medicare.
According to some sleep experts, Provent is worth a try if you have sleep apnea, but is probably best used in place of standard therapy only under certain circumstances, such as if you are traveling and can’t or don’t want to take the bulky CPAP machine with you.

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Psychology definition of critical thinking: a type of structured, problem-oriented thought wherein the person challenges concepts or plausible resolutions for mistakes or setbacks. Issues in critical thinking and educational reform this and the associated issues regarding the definition of critical thinking may be finished early in the. Scheffer and rubenfeld discuss critical thinking habits and critical thinking skills for each of the critical thinking skills shown below, they give a number of activity statements changing or converting the condition, nature, form, or function of concepts among contexts i improved on the basics.
I define critical thinking through visualization: i picture the brain triggered by a thought that causes it to shoot signals from one area to another, forming pathways between neurons critical thinking is when the brain is active, making connections to the material and applying original thought to the concept. Critical thinking - in being responsive to variable subject matter, issues, and purposes - is incorporated in a family of interwoven modes of thinking, among them: scientific thinking, mathematical thinking, historical thinking, anthropological thinking, economic thinking, moral thinking, and philosophical thinking. The critical thinking co™critical thinking is the identification and evaluation of evidence to guide decision making a critical thinker uses broad in-depth analysis of evidence to make decisions and communicate his/her beliefs clearly and accuratelyother definitions of critical thinking:robert h ennis, author of the cornell critical thinking testscritical thinking is reasonable.
Thinking [thingk´ing] ideational mental activity (in contrast to emotional activity) the flow of ideas, symbols, and associations that brings forth concepts and reasons. Define cognitive thinking because cognitive skills are so critical for every aspect of thinking, learning, and performing, weak skills should be addressed if. In this course, i'll share critical thinking techniques like: defining the real problem, the five why's, the seven so what's, blowing up the business, the 80/20 rule, and how to conduct insightful analysis. Critical thinking is the analysis of an issue or situation and the facts, data or evidence related to it ideally, critical thinking is to be done objectively—meaning without influence from personal feelings, opinions or biases—and it focuses solely on factual information. Critical thinking is quite compatible with thinking out-of-the-box, challenging consensus and pursuing less popular approaches if anything, critical thinking is an essential part of creativity because we need critical thinking to evaluate and improve our creative ideas.
Broadly defined, critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or. Terms from wgu clc1 critical thinking learn with flashcards, games, and more — for free. Critical thinking skills for army officers, and developed and evaluated the training course this volume describes the results of a literature review on critical thinking, a model of critical thinking that forms the theoretical basis for the training, and.
Dewey's definition suggests that critical thinking has both an intellectual and an emotional component thus we view critical thinking as the intellectual and emotional ability to go beyond the known without falling to pieces. Definition of critical thinking: objective examination of assumptions (adopted rules of thumb) underlying current beliefs to assess their correctness and legitimacy, and thus to validate or invalidate the beliefs. Characteristics of critical thinking wade (1995) identifies eight characteristics of critical thinking critical thinking involves asking questions, defining a problem, examining evidence, analyzing assumptions and biases, avoiding emotional reasoning, avoiding oversimplification, considering other interpretations, and tolerating ambiguity.
Critical thinking is a term used by educators to describe forms of learning, thought, and analysis that go beyond the memorization and recall of information and facts. Definition of critical thinking in us english - the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment. Critical thinking a style of reasoning that involves a complex process of reflection and analysis see accompanying table see accompanying table dereistic thinking thinking not in accordance with the facts of reality and experience and following illogical, idiosyncratic reasoning.

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- 07 Sep 2016 Results (N=485) assessing safety and efficacy published in the Gut (2016).
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On this date in 1806, British market gardener Michael Keens presented to the Royal Horticultural Society the first cultivated strawberry whose size, flavor, and color resembles today's strawberries. Apparently almost all of our current strawberries descend from Keens's fruits.
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Are they berries?
The botanical definition of a berry is that it is a simple fruit with seeds and pulp that comes from a single ovary of a flower. So fruits like blueberries and cranberries are berries.
However, strawberries are not!
Strawberries are called “accessory fruits.” They are unique in that the seeds are tiny and affixed to the outside of the “fruit,” which is not created by a flower ovary but instead by a thickened part of the plant's stem.
(Raspberries, blackberries, and boysenberries are also not true berries; they are “aggregate fruits” that contain seeds from many different flower ovaries. Some botanical berries that don't get called berries include avocados, watermelons, pumpkins, grapes, and bananas!)
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PHOENIX (AP) — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and safety in Arizona.
The DEÁ’s Phoenix Field Division on Wednesday said the designation was made under a new national strategy allowing each DEA field division to select its own enforcement focus and to customize its plans accordingly. The DEA said that replaces a previous initiative aimed specifically at opioids nationwide.
Cheri Oz is special agent in charge of the DEA's Phoenix Field Division. She said opioids have ravaged Yavapai County and that the epidemic will get worse if nothing is done.


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This card was first launched in association with Mastercard. But due to the ban on MasterCard in India, it has now been made available on the Visa platform. This means that the card can be used at all merchant outlets or online platforms that accept Visa cards.
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Recent pharmaceutical studies show work in helping patients with high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels.
A drug designed to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis could also make them more susceptible to shingles, according to the results of a recent study.
The Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus Network is a public-private partnership designed to accelerate research into more effective diagnostic and treatment approaches for these autoimmune diseases.
People who smoke and have more sodium in their diets than others could also be more likely to eventually develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a recent study.
For many patients with chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, medication adherence is often one of the most challenging aspects of the treatment process, especially when the medications prescribed by their health care professional are prohibitively expensive. A study from Manchester University recently showed that many patients with rheumatoid arthritis are not taking some of their most critical medicines due to rising drug costs.
Researchers at ETH Zurich who were studying mice with rheumatoid arthritis found a product that cured the animals of the condition as a precursor to what could be a much larger and beneficial discovery for humans. A statement from the company said the therapy is an “active substance consisting of two fused components.”

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Alphabet is shutting down its Everyday Robots project — another casualty of job cuts at Google’s parent company and the latest in a long list of failed hardware ventures.
According to a report from Wired, Everyday Robots will no longer exist as a discrete team at the tech giant. “Everyday Robots will no longer be a separate project within Alphabet,” Denise Gamboa, director of marketing and communications for Everyday Robots, told the publication. “Some of the technology and part of the team will be consolidated into existing robotics efforts within Google Research.
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Poverty is the topic of discussion today at a debate organized by Make Poverty History Manitoba.
The group will host representatives from the three main provincial political parties, as well as the Green Party.
“Poverty affects all Manitobans. It is a significant economic drain on our society when a portion of our population does not have the tools they need to participate and succeed,” said Josh Brandon, chair of Make Poverty History Manitoba.
“Without housing, good food, child care, and adequate wages, it is hard for families get ahead.”
Participating in the debate will be NDP candidate Sharon Blady, Progressive Conservative candidate Ian Wishart, Liberal candidate Noel Bernier and Green Party candidate and leader James Beddome.
The debate will be held at Gordon Bell High School from 7-9 p.m. tonight. Richard Cloutier of 680 CJOB will moderate.


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Lethia’s Natorium is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Pena Hughes-John. Influenced by the likes of Souxie and The Banshees, Tori Amos, Bjork and The Smiths among others, Pena has a bold approach to songwriting and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Her single Is It a Crime To Be Me? Is a rebellious anthem for freedom and individuality. It’s a cry against society and the tyrannical employers who want to suppress our creativity and freedoms in order to conform to an unending rat race. It also depicts the plight of the musician, reflecting how difficult it is to make money through the art we are passionate for.
Still the battle continues amidst the struggle, and it is heard clearly through Lethias Natorium’s blend of rebellious blend of punk and rock n’ roll. Pena manages to channel her unique voice and her frustrations in this project, hiring other like-minded session musicians and producers to her cause.
This wasn’t the case at first however, as Pena once shrouded her efforts in her previous project ‘The Angry Ukulele Lady’, opting to keep herself hidden behind the curtain due to uncertainty. Thankfully, after receiving some positive nods, Pena decided to emerge as Lethia’s Natorium after deciding it was worth it after all.
So the story continues for Lethia’s Natorium, now realizing that it isn’t a crime to be herself after all. Bold and courageous rock n’ roll is much needed these days, and this emerging artist absolutely fits the bill.


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Apps of assumption that portray instrumental displays, as similarly as possible. Tablet orchestra exactly means how it sounds, a tablet orchestrating different instruments behind the glass of a display. I can’t exactly remember why I decided to take the tablet orchestra class this semester however I can recall thinking about trying something new. “Trying something new” … a sentence that can have serious repercussions at times.
Three months equals a semester and it’s the middle month that really increases the anxiety for students, the last week of that very middle month is my window to panic after which I must deliver as a student.
The first morning of my deliverance week started with a positive attitude, I woke up and took the tablet in my hands and felt its weight, I visualized all the instruments inside it and as I am a music illiterate I used my imagination to balance my hands while reading the height and weight of each instrument to myself. It felt like an oath. The pronouncement of one’s skill set which is yet to achieve but the promise is not tangible enough hence the closing of the eyes was necessary.
After the oath-taking ceremony, the second most important task for me had to be the cleaning of my instrument. Now … how would a musician clean his instrument? He might dismantle some parts, brush some narrow areas, polish the visible sides, shine up the buttons and cords but how would you do all that to a tablet? There are no buttons and no cords, just a glass resting on my thighs. I could see my curious face on the black almost glassy display screen of my tablet, It felt like a magic mirror tapping into my confusion from the inside, for a moment I forgot about my tablet orchestra class and started to investigate my nose and its placement.
I have realized in recent years that my nose is feeling a bit suffocated due to the volume of my cheeks, which also reminded me of weight loss. The display also shed light on the fruit cherry can that was waiting to be opened since the morning. I could see the can right behind my right ear in the display of the tablet.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and what can be more healthier that fruits, so I put my tablet aside for a moment and grabbed the fruit can from the table behind me. Now the can has taken the place of the tablet and is resting on my thighs.
Before I open the can, I felt it was necessary to skim through the ingredients. The font seemed a little medicinal which after reading asserted an authority. It made me feel that I better open the can and finish all the ingredients like a prescription. The paper on the round can had a firmness to it, almost like a seal. I started to shake the can in order to feel the roundness of the cherries.
Can food does not only represent freshness because of the produce inside but ironically promise its freshness due to its canned nature. At this point I couldn’t really see the round juicy cherries but can imagine them as they float inside the can and bang against the curved walls. However the more I shake the can the more my weak wrists became evident to me. I forgot about the can and started to give my wrists a good massage. I think I really should experiment with lifting weights, this very thought occupied me completely at that time.
To clear my head I walked towards my bedroom window and looked outside, my bedroom windows are tinted and people out on the street can’t see me but I can see everything from the inside. I can be whatever I want while I view the street from my room, a puppeteer came into my mind as I started to pair and gave names to people on the street, they have no idea of my sudden power which only existed because of my invisibility to them and their visibility to me. My suffocated nose is once again visible in the tinted window though and the importance of exercise made its way in through the tinted glass windows once again.
There is a beautiful tree outside with dyed leafs that gives a iridescence surprise every time the wind blows from the opposite direction. The sight of the green magical tree filled my room with morning aura … but I also noticed that this tree never bears fruit. Before I investigated further I remembered about my can fruit cherries, so I opened it. As I peeped inside with curiosity to see the perfectly round cherries I couldn’t find a single one, I checked the glazed translucent syrup in all ways possibles and accepted the fact after some time that some one has forgotten to put the cherries in my cherry fruit can and only filled it with syrup. I have heard about this rare phenomenon before hence I accepted the rarity of the markets without any quarrel.
The digital saxophone, piano, guitars, harmonica, etc. all presented themselves as originally as the instruments could, behind the glassy display of my tablet. This very trait intrigued me to turn my device on hence I turned it on. I spaced my fingers accurately on the cords, relaxed my wrists, massaged my knuckles, loosened my palm to replicate the back and forth of my fingers in order to practise the same route as yesterday. I kept on playing my tablet orchestra all through out that afternoon while drinking my can fruit cherry syrup without the cherries.
Ayesha Mohsin is a writer, visual artist and theatre major at the University of Regina. Originally from Pakistan, she migrated to Canada to pursue her post-secondary education in 2011.


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Boogie Mites use original music that is enjoyed as much by adults as by children to ensure that the adults taking part are enthusiastic and uplifted. They use home-made props and instruments to promote recycling and to ensure that the cost of expensive instruments is not a barrier.
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CHUMVAN SODHACHIVY (Belle) began training in Cambodian classical dance in 1994 focusing mainly on the male role of the all-female classical court form but is also proficient in Cambodian folk dance and shadow puppetry. Eager to develop her contemporary creative skills, Belle was accepted into Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center 2006 International Summer Arts Program. Since then, Belle has participated in numerous contemporary dance workshops around the world and has been a featured dancer in works by Emmanuèle Phuon, Peter Chin, Arco Renz and others which have toured internationally. Belle has choreographed many of her own works and most recently was a featured dancer in Stravinsky’s Perséphone directed by Peter Sellars at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Belle was a featured dancer in CRACK – a new work of Cambodian contemporary dance by German choreographer Arco Renz that was awarded the 2012 ZKB Patronage Prize in Zurich, Switzerland in September 2012.


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A black chemist is claiming that he discovered that chemicals being used in food today are turning men into homosexuals.
When scientist Tyrone Hayes took on a new job for EcoRisk to study atrazine, a chemical produced by a billion dollar company and used on half of the nation’s corn and 90% of sugarcane, he didn’t think he would end up finding a disturbing discovery.
Hayes examined frogs exposed to the herbicide atrazine and what he found was startling, to say the least.
Hayes witnessed frogs who turned out hermaphrodites with both testes and ovaries.
Some frogs had testes which produced eggs instead of sperm.
After discovering these deformities and more of course, Hayes revealed his shocking data that the herbicide was messing with sex hormones to the company.
The research could very well make the difference between hormone levels in a straight male and gay male exposed to the chemicals and food.
The reaction from the big billion dollar producers of atrazine such as Syngenta was even more shocking.