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Thai newspaper The Nation reports that TT&T Subscriber Services has launched a new broadband internet package, offering a minimum speed of 2Mbps over ADSL connections for THB590 (USD18) per month, in place of its previous 1Mbps service charged at the same price. The new package is available in all provinces as well as some areas of Bangkok. Parent fixed line operator TT&T, which formed TT&T Subscriber Services to expand its provincial network coverage into the capital under a separate licence, is aiming to double its subsidiary’s broadband subscribers to more than 600,000 this year – approximately the number of users currently served by the country’s high speed market leader True Corp. TT&T’s new package undercuts True’s 2Mbps package introduced last month for a monthly fee of THB890 (although this price also includes internet access via True’s public WLAN hotspot network).
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I am originally from New York and came to Arizona to attend ASU, where I earned my BFA in Art and my Masters in Education. I have taught art at all levels, K-12. I started out at the high school level, then elementary and now at junior high level.
Part of my teaching tenure was spent in Florida, but my love of Arizona brought me back here. Hiking is one of my favorite things to do, as well as creating art, reading and gardening. I enjoy sharing my love of the arts with my students and helping them to make connections with their everyday curriculum and the arts.
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Laura Kate Dale has been a fountain for Switch rumours and leaks over the past few weeks. However, this list seems to take the cake. According to the industry insider, this is the launch lineup for Nintendo’s upcoming console. While many of these games have already been referenced, a port of the Wii U RPG Xenoblade X is a new one. Check out the full list from Laura’s Twitter below.


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Overview This popular book on marital sex is directed to men with the purpose of changing their attitude and approach toward sex. It helps take the pressure off of both spouses to perform or achieve certain results, and it gives the man the confidence he needs to know and understand how to meet his wife's needs.
Publishers Description Sex matters in a marriage--a lot Yet many men secretly wonder: Is she really satisfied? What do we do when our desires don't match? How can we get back the passion we used to feel? "The Way to Love Your Wife" will tell you what you really want to know: how to make sex meaningful to your wife, build desire, get past sexual problems, and enjoy guilt-free sex. Noted sex therapists Clifford and Joyce Penner also unveil the mystery of "what women want" and show how simple it is to boost your love life by letting your wife lead. Their candid, clear style will encourage you to make great sex happen--or happen more often--in your marriage.
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Very good read for husbands Dec 3, 2008
This book helped me get a proper perspective of the differences in male and female sexuality. We all know that we are wired differently, but the authors do a great job of helping understand the differences and offer good suggestions on how to communicate our differing needs effectively.
Application of the information in this book is improving the way that I relate to my spouse, and the understanding that it provides has opened the door to a more fulfilling and intimate relationship with my wife.
I highly recommend this book to the Christian husband interested in strengthening his marriage.
A great book! Nov 17, 2007
My husband asked me to buy him this book. The only other book he has ever read is Power of a Praying Husband. This book has help him understand in an easy way things that have been difficult for me to express to him in a way he can understand. We have become closer in the bedroom and he has become more understanding of my needs/wants.
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THis is an excellent book and we both found it helpful in understanding what we have not been able to grasp before it. BUT it is exactly the same book as A Married Man's Guide to Great Sex just with a different cover on it. I guess the Married Man's guide gets the husbands to buy the book and the The Way to Love Your Wife gets the wives to buy the book for their husbands.

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Comline recently presented at a seminar for new products which took place at Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The event was introduced by the Director of Comline Hellas, Stavros Lazaridis and presentations were made by UK Product Managers, Richard Newman and Povilas Borisas.
Participants of the seminar had the opportunity to become acquainted with Comline products including new Coated Brake Discs and also had the chance to take part in a Q & A session with company experts.
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When a craving hits, it is hard to kick. This past week I have been dying for a pancake so before I gave in and ruined my 30 day paleo challenge, I decided to make my own version of pancakes with a paleo twist!
A lot of people ask me what the paleo diet is. For those who want the short a sweet explanation: meat, vegetables, fruit, seeds, and nuts. No dairy, no grains, and no sugar or artificial sugar. Needless to say, I miss my coffee and creamer in the mornings.
Anyways, this recipe is super easy and only has 2 ingredients in the pancake mix! I like to top my pancakes with strawberries and 100% real maple syrup. This is one of my favorite paleo recipes that I will make even when we aren’t doing a paleo challenge!
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1 large ripe banana
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In a bowl mash your banana. Add egg to bowl and mix until both ingredients are combined. Next you will need to grease your pan, I prefer to do this with Ghee which is simply clarified butter. Once pan is hot, pour in the banana and egg mixture. Once all edges are dry and you are able to, carefully flip over and cook until browned. Repeat with remaining mixture.
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Eight migrant workers who were stuck in Chennai for over the past 30 days due to the lockdown, and had been walking every day to the station hoping for a train back home to West Bengal, finally left for their homes on Sunday.
On June 2, TNM had reported on the plight of eight migrant workers from West Bengal, who had been stranded in Chennai due to the lockdown. The group of eight hails from Nodakhali village, in the district of South 24 Parganas. They had lost their homes to cyclone Amphan, which made landfall three hours away near Bakkhali.
Stuck in Chennai while their families were in the village, this group of eight was desperate to get back home. Every day for over a month, they had been walking between the Chennai Central and temporary camps, searching for trains to Howrah and getting turned away near the station.
With all their income drying up, the group was surviving on two meals a day from the Amma Canteen and waiting endlessly near the railway station.
Read: 33 days, still no train: Migrants walk to Chennai Central daily hoping to return to Bengal
After we reported on their situation, Abhilash Sridharan, a TNM member who works in the IT sector, promptly got in touch with us and raised funds with the help of a crowd-funding page.
Within a day and a half, we were able to arrange funds for the entire group to fly back to Kolkata. As their tickets were being processed, another family of four who also hailed from Nodakhali and wanted to get back home, got in touch with us. They had a four-year-old child and the mother was hesitant to take a train with him.
The funds raised were enough to book flight tickets for all 12 people. The balance has been used to support them once they reach West Bengal.
On Sunday, all 12 of them flew out from Chennai and landed at Kolkata at 7:50 pm. They now have the huge task of rebuilding their cyclone-hit houses.
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Following World War I, capitalism began to engulf the poor and suppress humanity all over the globe. When WWII broke out, capitalism grew to be a behemoth in the global economy. The United States was then given the ability to take control of the economy. As a result, people from all over the world flocked to America to realise their dreams.
They began to believe that hard work would guarantee them a comfortable lifestyle, which they dubbed the American Dream.
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Because of capitalism, everybody eventually becomes a loser. The American Dream is a ruse used by capitalism to mislead the public. Capitalism is the part of an economic system in which private individuals and institutions own and control production.
Or it may be economic individualism, in which individuals determine whether and how much should be created and distributed.
Capitalism is an economic structure in which capital resources are owned by private individuals or companies. A market economy is one in which goods and services are produced based on supply and demand in the general market, rather than by central planning, as in a planned or command economy.
Private people are unrestricted here. They will decide where to invest, what to produce or sell, and at what prices goods and services are exchanged. Most countries now have a mixed capitalist structure, in which the government regulates industry and owns a portion of those industries.
European feudalism spawned capitalism. Until the 12th century, less than 5% of Europe’s population resided in cities.
Skilled workers lived in the city but were serfs for landed nobles, receiving their keep from feudal lords rather than a real income. By the late Middle Ages, however, rising urbanism, with cities as hubs of industry and trade, had become increasingly important economically.
The introduction of true wages in the trades allowed more people to move to towns where they could earn money rather than subsistence in return for labour. The trade towns could provide new sources of income for families with extra sons and daughters who needed to be put to work. As much as serfdom was a part of rural life, child labour was a part of the town’s economic growth.
They are free to use any method of production and create whatever they want. In this economic structure, the state is only responsible for the country’s internal and external stability. Normally, the government regulates the operations of the Defense, Police, Administration, and Courts of Justice.
Capitalism effecting mental health:
Though capitalists have created a mantra for fools, claiming that capitalism has so many positive aspects from which they can benefit. Daydreamers, on the other hand, never try to see the dark side.
Around the same time, capitalism has a dark side that seeks to obliterate human identity.
Inequality in the distribution of national income, volatility in the level of jobs, class conflicts, waste of talents, high publicity costs resulting in a rise in the cost and price of the product, and so on are some of the dark faces.
Its assumptions about democracy and capitalism are too doctrinaire to suggest anything of lasting meaning.
Given the prevalence of the symptoms in our population, we should consider: what if correcting ourselves isn’t enough? What if the problem is much deeper, and depression, suffering, and isolation are woven into our social system’s very fabric?
We’ve known for a long time that our social circumstances — everything from our physical surroundings to our socioeconomic status to dominant cultural values — have a significant impact on our psychological well-being. It’s past time to start being precise about what’s at the root of the mental health crisis; it’s past time to call this scheme what it is: capitalism.


text: Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says the SF16-H has an endemic problem when track temperatures rise.Ferrari has often shown promising pace in practice sessions, only for it to disappear relative to its rivals when it comes to qualifying. At the last round in Mexico, Sebastian Vettel topped second practice but could only manage seventh on the grid when temperatures spiked the following day for qualifying and he bolted on the super-soft tyres.What was wrong in Mexico was the endemic problem that we have all year long, Arrivabene said. You remember in Baku and in Spain and Monaco, when the temperature goes up to the sky we have problems.We are making an analysis of that and now it is quite clear the reason why, so we are working on that.Vettel finished Mexican Grand Prix in a battle for third with the two Red Bulls. Although he was later demoted to fifth, Arrivabene says Ferraris fightback in the race was proof of a change at the team.I think the most important thing is that the team is reacting very well. Im not happy because we did not win the race, but we demonstrated the character of the team and on top that something is moving. This is important for me because I was receiving all the radio communications and everybody was doing their job.The guys on the pit stop were perfect, not incredibly quick, but perfect in the way they were doing what we asked them to do, and the team demonstrated they were fighters and this is what I was asking for. Camiseta Aleix Vidal . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. Camiseta Messi Niño Barata . JOHNS, N. http://www.camisetasfcbarcelona.es/ . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Camiseta Messi Barcelona España . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. Camiseta Arthur . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has been subpoenaed to appear in a videotaped deposition in a civil lawsuit against the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain owned by the family of Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.According to a court notice filed Friday in Franklin County, Ohio, Jimmy Haslam was served with a notice to appear at the deposition in Knoxville on Dec. 13.The lawsuit was filed by companies that declined to participate iin an $85 million settlement between Pilot and 5,500 trucking companies in connection with a scheme to cheat customers out of promised discounts and rebates.dddddddddddd The company also paid a $92 million federal penalty.Haslam has denied knowing about the scheme.The scheduled deposition was first reported by journalist Walter F. Roche Jr. ' ' '


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While headlines about COVID-19 have focused on large metropolitan areas, rural health systems are also bracing for the impact of the pandemic. In this Q&A, Adam Willmann, president and CEO of Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton, Texas, discusses how his community is working together to help prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients.
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text: Jason Figgis is an IFTA nominated film and TV director who has had work commissioned by major broadcasters that include Sky One, Sky Arts and Discovery Channel. Other distributors of his work include MVD Entertainment Group (USA), Lionsgate Studios (USA), Spentzos Films (Greece), KSM (Germany), Double 4 Studios (Slovenia), Von Lederer (Hungary) and RTE - Network Two (Ireland). His work has been placed in territories that include over 100 countries worldwide. Nominations include those for Best Independent Feature Film and Best Director (Blood Guts Film Awards 2012 UK) and Top 15 Best Horror Films of 2012 (The Conduit Speaks USA). Titles of feature work that Figgis has directed include The Ecstasy of Isabel Mann (2014), Children of a Darker Dawn (2013), Cathnafola (2013), A Christmas Carol (2012), Once Upon a Time in Dublin/3Crosses (2010), Uri's Haunted Cities: Venice (2005), A Maverick In London (2005) and The Twilight Hour (2003).


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The Niagara Transit Commission was established by Regional Council as a municipal service Board by By-law No. 2022-38, passed on May 26, 2022 in accordance with the Municipal Act.
This commission will integrate the existing local transit systems into a single organization that operates public transit across Niagara.
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The principle in law that one is innocent until proven guilty has created much discourse. There are those who feel that the moment that one is arrested, there is reasonable belief that they committed the crime. However, there are those who feel that just as the principle states, one is, and should be taken as a victim and the outcome could be either way: guilty or not guilty. In fact, this argument is supported by the many cases of malicious prosecutions and mistaken identities.
In theory this would prevent recidivism because the true cause of the behavior would be resolved. The crime control period views crime as more of a rational choice and values punishment that is swift, certain, and severe in order to prevent/suppress criminality which threatens the functioning of a free society. This “us vs them” mentality supports greater prosecutorial power, increased usage of punitive processes like imprisonment/fines, and greater police power to deter
The theories of Restorative Justice and Utilitarianism seem to have much in common. Both aim to reach a virtuous response to crime, and therefore they are positive and forward looking. Utilitarians argue that punishing offenders crimes are likely to be reduced. Jeremy Bentham identified two objectives for punishment that share the same idea. Specific deterrence and general deterrence purpose are to increase the "price" for a criminal act in order to discourage potential offenders from choosing to commit crimes.
Crime is any act which breaks the laws of society, such as murder, rape, speeding etc. Social control is enforced by agencies such as police and the courts, more specifically defined than deviance. Deviance is behaviour which moves away from controversial norms and values such as burping, pass wind in public and queuing. It Can be positive e.g. extreme intelligence. Although in some situation in nature – time dependent of factors, place, who is involved.
Cullen, Agnew, and Wilcox (2014) state that when society fails to provide legitimate and legal means for individuals to obtain the goal of monetary success, individuals then turn to other means to achieve such goals. When individuals come across these stressors and strains, they turn to crime to reduce such stressors and strains. Baron (2011) conducted a study that examined the relationship between monetary goals and the amount of commitment to legal/legitimate factors that impact crime. Unreachable opportunities, monetary unhappiness, society support, risks taken, and other factors were considered in this study when examining the relationship between monetary goals and the actual commitment that impact crime. This study took place in Toronto, Canada and three hundred homeless youths living in the streets were interviewed.
There are several psychological theories that have been applied to criminal activity. These theories are believed to impact moral growth and personality ailments in relation to crime. White-collar crimes and strain theory which is a social structure theory as well as hackers and learning theories which is a social process theory are discussed. Social structure theory states that poor individuals are the ones that commit crimes over middle and rich individuals. Criminals who do not have an equal opportunity are strained and will more likely to be involved in crime states the strain theory.
Fifth, the specific direction of motives and drives is learned from definitions of the legal codes as favorable or unfavorable. Sixth, a person becomes delinquent because of an excess of definitions favorable to violation of law over definitions unfavorable to violation of the law. Seventh, Differential associations may vary in frequency, duration, priority, and intensity. Eighth, the process of learning criminal behavior by association with criminal and anti-criminal patterns involves all of the mechanisms that are involved in any other learning. Lastly, while criminal behavior is an expression of general needs and values, it is not explained by those needs and values, since non-criminal behavior is an expression of the same needs and values.
It is the means of understanding the human behaviour towards criminal activities and the ways through which it can be controlled. Moreover, the theory considers two factors that are situational factor and personal factor, which are the major reason behind formulation of the theory. Beccaria developed the theory to make it convenient for the people to understand the personal as well as situational factors through which crime rate is increasing. This is because it helps in minimising the rising impact of criminal
When one finds them self in a perpetual cycle of poverty it becomes more obvious to turn to crime. Many criminals, as seen in the character Jurgis--from Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, attempt to get back at conditions that wronged them. Others commit criminal acts for survival--whether that be stealing food for their family, or selling drugs to secure basic necessities. The correlation between crime and poverty is indeed prevalent, and therefore, is the leading cause of each other. As an illustration, poverty causes one situation--stress.
Strain Theory In accordance to experiencing strain or stress, people may become upset and sometimes engage in crime as a result to either cease or reduce the stress they are experiencing. For example they may steal to reduce financial stress or violence as revenge to those that have wronged them. There are two major types of strain that contribute to crime


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In an emotional speech, Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine calls the editor of The Manchester Union Leader a "gutless coward" for printing a letter alleging that Muskie had spoken derisively of French-Canadian Americans. The "Canuck letter" later proves fraudulent. But Muskie's highly emotional response sparks fears regarding his emotional stability. He wins New Hampshire, but more narrowly than hoped, and he is quickly eclipsed by second-place finisher George McGovern.
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Central Oregon’s Kelly Jenkins talks about living with a stress-related chronic illness
There are a lot of things to like about Kelly Jenkins. She’s smart, kind, hard-working and an overall lovely person. As a 34-year-old who lives with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), an autoimmune disease directly tied to high stress levels, she’s become an advocate for others living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and an expert in the mind-body health connection.
Kelly first recognized that something was wrong with her health in 2015. After battling a month-long sinus infection with three rounds of antibiotics, she was training for a 100-mile bike ride, buying her first house with her fiancé and planning a wedding while working full-time as communications coordinator for Redmond School District.
“Even though it was mostly happy stress, it really took a toll on my body. Less than a month after the wedding, I got very sick and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis,” said Jenkins.
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic gastrointestinal disease with no cure. While there are medications to help manage the symptoms, which include diarrhea, mucus and blood in stool, fatigue and fever, UC can be debilitating and sometimes lead to life-threatening complications.
When I asked Jenkins if she was comfortable sharing her story with Mind Your Mind Central Oregon, she was 100 percent on board.
“Having a disease that’s very affected by stress has made mindfulness a huge part of my everyday life,” she said. “The gut-brain connection is so clear and I try to be very open and honest about it and encourage others to talk about it as well. I know people who’ve lived with my disease undiagnosed for years. They get so used to feeling bad that they normalize their symptoms. Bathroom issues are hard to talk about. That’s why I talk poop all day,” she said laughing.
One of the many things I like about Kelly Jenkins is that she’s not afraid to talk about poop!
To mind her mind, her body and her illness, Jenkins pays close attention to her stress levels. She regularly practices mindfulness, teaches yoga and is careful about setting boundaries. Having recently launched her own public relations business, she spends a lot of time on the computer. As an athlete who loves the outdoors, she strives to find balance by getting out on the trails, usually to hike or ride her mountain bike.
Learning when to “pump the brakes”
While exercise can be a great stress reliever, Jenkins also tries to recognize when her body needs complete rest.
“One thing that’s been challenging for me is knowing when to pump the brakes,” said Jenkins. “When I have a busy work week, I tone down my exercise. That’s what I need to prevent burnout. It’s not necessarily what I want to do, but I’m learning to give myself a little more grace and patience.”
Also, living in Bend among so many incredible athletes and options for outdoor fun, Jenkins sometimes struggles with FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). She likes to ride with people who are better than her because it pushes her. Sometimes, she pushes a little too hard. This happened last year when she suffered a concussion after a fall mountain biking down Mt. Bachelor.
“I’ve learned that I need to go at my own pace and not try to keep up with others,” she said.
When I asked her how she knows when she needs to “pump the brakes”, she said “When I’m stressed, I become more emotional. I’m generally pretty even keeled so if I start to feel reactionary or like my emotions are driving my decisions, I know it’s time to slow down.”
She also takes notice when she’s feeling “wired” or caffeinated, buzzing before bedtime and unable to settle down.
“It’s up to us to listen to those signals, notice that something’s not right. I have really honest conversations with myself about the need to always be productive and moving,” she said. “Practicing moderation and stepping away from everything is what I sometimes need to heal.”
As an advocate for managing chronic illness, Jenkins has become a chronic illness warrior and has been named a top Ulcerative Colitis instagrammer. If you or someone you care about is managing chronic illness, check out Jenkins’ website and blogs at chronicallywilled.com and instagram account at instagram.com/notoriousibd
Thanks to Kelly Jenkins for sharing her story! Happy New Year and thanks for reading.
Linda Quon is Vice President and Director of Communication at Quon Design and Communication. Linda is working to promote everyday mental health awareness in partnership with Deschutes County Health Services and Central Oregon Health Council — which includes providers and health advocates from Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes Counties. Linda was born and raised in Southern California and moved to Central Oregon with her husband and two children in 2005. Her mother lived with Schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder and her oldest brother also experienced bi-polar disorder. With support from family, friends, therapists and primary care providers, Linda has been navigating the world of mental illness most of her life — including her own struggles with mild anxiety and depression. Linda is proud to work as an advocate for mental health and a blogger for Mind Your Mind Central Oregon.


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On my first visit to Paris, more than 30 years ago, I didn’t go up the Eiffel Tower. I thought it was too expensive.
I haven’t gone up on subsequent visits either, as they have been of the changing planes/trains variety, so I haven’t been back.
Part of me regrets not having spent the money to see Paris from the top of the Tower. We were on a very tight budget back then and I couldn’t justify the expense to myself, no matter how much I wanted to go up.
Today I might suppress my Scottish instincts and pay the 25.50 Euros ($37 Canadian) for the elevator to the top. (Taking the stairs would be only 19.40 Euros, but as an old man I have no desire to do the climb.) Then again, I might not. I’ll have to go back to Paris sometime and see what happens.
A few years ago I was in London and for the first time saw the London Eye on the banks of the Thames River. It is essentially a big Ferris wheel, and gives a great view of the city for those willing to pay the price. However, it was the last day of a month-long trip and I was feeling too drained to do anything more than walk along the Thames. And, once again, the price was a deterrent to me.
A ride on the London Eye is 27 pounds ($46 Canadian). That makes it considerably pricier than the Eiffel Tower, but it is newer and probably more expensive to operate. I’m not sure I could bring myself to pay the admission fee.
All of which has me thinking about the cost of vacations. How do you decide what is worth the money, and, just as important, what isn’t? Will there be regrets later? Will you get a second chance for what may be a once in a lifetime trip?
At some point I expect to be in Paris again. I will probably pay the money and ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It is such an iconic symbol, that on some emotional level doing that seems to make sense.
The next time I am in London I will probably skip The London Eye, yet again. I’m sure the view is great, and online review say it is value for money, but the Eye wasn’t there the first time I visited England. It isn’t essential to my having a great holiday experience. Then again, neither is the Eiffel Tower.
So I don’t know for sure what I will do when or if the opportunity arises again. What would you do?


Saskatoon has 'transit potential' but culture change needed
Pouring more cars onto longer roadways will never work
It will be one thing to change Saskatoon's transit service, reconfigure the roadway and implement new technology for a better public transit service — but it will be something altogether different to change the public's attitude towards using it.
This is what can be called Saskatoon's "transit potential".
Let's look at two cultures — the culture inside city hall and the culture in the community at large. Right now, both are feeding off of each other in terms of transportation.
City hall stuck in 'auto-oriented model'
The community is predominantly driving cars, and this way of moving around has been increasing for decades.
City Hall has responded to that growth by adding more roadways primarily designed and dedicated to cars.
Traffic engineers use models for safe and efficient driving. Urban planners use zoning bylaws and ratios for requiring parking.
The more people drive, the practice of using and relying on auto-oriented models becomes more valid.
For example, according to the Transportation Association of Canada's geometric design guide, if a transportation engineer notes that a proposed land use is "x", then the roadway must be "y". Similarly, in urban planning, if the land use is "x", then the amount of parking spaces required must be "y".
Transportation planning is conducted on an analysis of adjacent proposed land uses.
Here's another example. If a developer proposes a new infill six-storey condominium, the developer is required to spend money on a traffic impact assessment, which is a short-term projection of how many cars will originate from that development to show the impact on the current street system and surrounding neighbourhood from cars.
Right now transit 'not a good choice for many'
Unfortunately, these models and requirements are applied universally throughout the community. It is the universal application of planning models and codes, in particular on infill sites, which perpetuates auto-dependency and fosters congestion.
It is frequently assumed by professionals that if the vast majority of people are driving, then that is their choice.
However, most of these experts don't seem to be looking very hard at whether the city is providing real choices at all. At four per cent ridership, it can be argued that public transit today is not a good choice for many.
What isn't quite so clear is how transportation and development planning will change to factor in the city's new growth plan to 500,000 people — and implement the changes necessary to encourage a significant shift in service and attitude towards more public transit use and other modes of travel.
To change the current culture within transportation and urban planning, they must be guided and lead by an attitude of improvement, change, and commitment to a long-range vision and big city goals.
10-minute commute will end without rapid transit
A typical resident is more concerned about getting to work in 10 minutes today than how the city will implement a rapid transit system in 10 years.
However, there are enough leaders in Saskatoon to help people understand that this isn't a matter of choice.
We must move towards a rapid transit system or else no one is going to get to work in 10 minutes, and over-congestion can mean out-migration and stalled growth. Pouring more cars onto longer roadways will never work. Just ask any large city who has tried and are now spending billions on projects to increase transit use and walkability.
So, when the first designs of Saskatoon's new rapid transit system are rolled out, and people are asked for their input, it needs to offer several things.
Council needs to say public transit is 'the new Saskatoon'
First, council needs to resolve (firmly) what the goal of public transit is in the new Saskatoon. Is it to provide coverage (universal service) or frequency (increase ridership)? No city can afford both. We've had a coverage model since the last trolley car stopped operating in the downtown.
Second, the new rapid transit system must link several major destinations on a relatively straight line. The University of Saskatchewan, downtown, major shopping destinations, and areas of high residential density must be served directly, frequently, and rapidly.
Third, how is the city going to treat customers who wait for a bus? How is the environment going to change to be more pleasant for waiting? New transit stations must be safe, attractive, pedestrian and patron friendly.
Fourth, how (or more importantly when) is the transit service going to be separated from cars to allow for rapid transit? This is where emotion has to be take a back seat to informed decision making.


By Florence Mafomemeh
Ray McGuire, NYC candidate for Mayor has proposed a full-time Summer “Catch-Up” to make up for the school year lost to COVID-19. In his 5-page Plan which his campaign shared with NYCPolitics.com, McGuire says, the vast majority of students have experienced what amounts to a “lost year” of education and development. Yet the City still doesn’t have a clear strategy to help students who have experienced significant learning loss, or even fully acknowledged the severity of the problem.
“The impact is likely to be felt even more by lower-income students who have limited access to the technology and high-speed internet distance learning depends on, as well as the resources for private tutoring and other extracurricular support. This issue has exacerbated the inequities in a system that was already failing too many of our kids” the plan stated.”
The 64-year-old former Citigroup executive presents an aggressive summer instruction plan which he says should begin immediately and would be further implemented under his administration. He says the DOE should “open public schools for full-time in-person summer sessions and offer extended school hours and weekend instruction based on student need during the 2021-2022 school year.”
“The summer is an opportunity for schools to help students continue to regain skills and competencies lost during the last year, and DOE be prepared to continue summer sessions for additional years as needed based on ongoing student assessments” the plan said.
The Manhattan resident who announced his candidacy in October 2020 says the focus of the effort will be on accelerating learning so that students can move forward instead of falling further behind. “Typically, summer school is associated with remediation and making sure students are not retained in the same grade. These summer sessions should be designed for every child and the whole child, and explicitly be designed to “recreate a sense of in-person belonging” and include all the richness a school environment can offer.”
Aware that students would be reluctant to attend these summer sessions after being locked down at home for over a year, McGuire says additional programming could be incentives for students to enroll in these summer sessions while the primary focus of instruction would be on core proficiencies.
“This could include field days and summer sports leagues; physical education, health, art, music, dance, theater, newspaper, debate, and civics; as well as whatever enrichment programs individual schools usually offer during the year.”
The Harvard graduate and father of three says he would work with the UFT and Council of School Supervisors & Administrators (CSA) to develop and implement these programs and work must begin immediately on plans to accommodate more students.
“All Public School students should be enrolled by default, with families having the option to opt out if they would prefer to have their children engaged in summer jobs, travel, or other activities” the plan stated.
The former Wall Street executive says if he becomes Mayor, he will bring in retired educators to get his plan done. He would “launch a Catch-Up Volunteer Corps, recruiting retired teachers to serve as tutors, coaches, and teaching assistants.” McGuire believes many retired educators would be interested in finding ways to help kids overcome the learning loss crisis.
The McGuire Plan comes on the heels of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) five-point plan that includes extended summer learning programs to deal with the effects of the pandemic on public school students. Unlike McGuire’s full-time, extensive Summer plan, the Union’s plan focuses on remediation and in-person learning. The Teachers Union which has been critical of the City’s handling of schools in the pandemic, calls on the city and the state to adopt their plan and earmark more than $1 billion to address the psychological effects and academic learning losses in New York City.
McGuire’s plan comes when Meisha Ross Porter who takes over as Chancellor also seeks to expand Summer School.
After being locked down for over a year and stuck with learning devices, the McGuire Catch-Up plan is received with mixed reactions among parents, students and teachers. Ngueseh Wapime, a senior at Benjamin Banneker Academy in Brooklyn says he doesn’t like the idea. “Summer is the time I am supposed to be having a break from school and stressful assignments and you are taking that away. If the idea is implemented, that means I will be in school for 21 straight months without a long break.” “The pandemic has already made things worse and kept me inside all this time.” said Ngues,
“Ew! No! Summer is supposed to be a time that you go outside and relax. Having full-time Summer just defeats the purpose. Doing school all year round is boring” said Afeseh W., a Freshman at Brooklyn Technical High School.
Meanwhile, the reaction among parents is mixed. Amiecia Benjamin, a parent of two elementary students in East New York says it will be a good plan if students get some summer break as well. “I will be all in because my kids need a lot of help, but don’t take away all of the Summer.”
As for Bronx parent, Modou Nyang, it’s a no. “I don’t want it. I want a break. What was lost, was lost. School starts immediately after that in September and the kids need a break before then.” Nyang says having a break is much more important for the kids.
However, teachers seem open to the plan if they will be compensated for the full-time teaching. “It all depends on what the Union says about it. As long as there are funds, I’ll be willing to do it. And also, if there’ll be a break too,” says Sarah Walsh, a teacher at Benjamin Banneker Academy.
I reached out to the UFT to get their thoughts on the McGuire Catch-Up Plan and they responded in an email saying “The UFT has called for federal COVID funds to finance an aggressive summer program to address academic and social-emotion loss.” The email adds that the UFT is in the process of vetting mayoral candidates with a goal of making an endorsement in April and that part of that internal vetting includes a review of all candidates’ education platforms.


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HOME (Indoor plants and activities)
Many indoor plants can be moved to shady locations outdoors but only after the danger of frost has passed. Plants will dry out more often outdoors, so keep a close eye on soil moisture. Sinking the pots in soil will help slow down moisture loss.
Now is a good time to take cuttings of houseplants to increase a collection or share with friends. Root cuttings in media, such as vermiculite, perlite, or potting soil. Roots grown in water tend to be weak from lack of oxygen and do not adjust well to planting in soil.
Fertilize houseplants according to label directions. Foliage plants require relatively high nitrogen fertilizer; flowering houseplants respond best to fertilizer high in phosphorus.
YARD (Lawns, woody ornamentals and fruits)
Prune early spring-flowering trees and shrubs after flowers fade.
Plant balled-and-burlapped or container nursery stock, and water thoroughly.
Remove and destroy overwintering bagworms from landscape trees and shrubs.
Follow a spray schedule to keep home-orchard crops pest free. While trees are in bloom, use fungicide sprays without insecticide to avoid injuring bees. Follow label directions. More information is available in Managing Pests in Home Fruit Plantings (Purdue Extension publication ID-146-W).
Thin apple tree fruits, if needed, about three weeks after petal fall. Apples should be about 8 inches apart. Mother Nature may have taken care of thinning fruit set this year!
Apply fungicides to roses to control diseases such as black spot.
Purdue turf experts recommend that if you are going to fertilize your lawn in May, apply 3/4-1 pound of nitrogen (N) per 1,000 square feet with a product that contains 50 percent or more of slow-release fertilizer. Try to schedule the application prior to a rain or irrigate following application to move the fertilizer off leaf blades.
GARDEN (Vegetables, small fruits and flowers)
Plant frost-tender plants after the danger of frost has passed for your area. This includes warm-season vegetables (such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and vine crops) as well as most annual flowers and tender perennials (such as cannas, gladiolus, dahlias, tuberous begonias, and caladiums).
Pinch chrysanthemums and annual flower plants to keep them compact and well-branched.
Make successive plantings of beans and sweet corn to extend the harvest season.
Thin seedlings of early-planted crops such as carrots, lettuce, spinach, and beets to their proper spacing.
Harvest early plantings of radishes, spinach, and lettuce.
Both asparagus and rhubarb season may be delayed this year due to the slow progression of spring.
Harvest asparagus by cutting or snapping spears at or just below soil level.
Harvest rhubarb by cutting or grasping the stalk and pulling it up and slightly to one side.
Control cucumber beetles (which are carriers of bacterial wilt) as soon as cucumber plants germinate or are transplanted to prevent disease.
Remove blossoms from newly set strawberry plants to allow better runner formation.
Remove unwanted sucker growth in raspberries

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The next government needs to appoint a Cabinet champion to protect against flooding and drought, says an all party parliamentary group.
In its new report, Living with water, the Commission of Inquiry of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the Built Environment says “despite the increasing challenges, flood resilience and water management still remains a Cinderella issue at the highest political level, though it’s importance is no less than that of transport and power and it should have the same political priority as the development of High speed 2.”
The group is calling for a Cabinet champion to set in train a longer term vision for delivering a coordinated and sustainable long term flood and water management strategy to protect homes and infrastructure against increased flooding and also safeguard against increased water scarcity caused by drought.
The report says a fundamental change is needed in the way flood management is viewed. It says that building sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) – which mimic nature including ponds and shales – should be a key part of the strategy and also provide other community benefits, such as enriching the environment. It says the government is mistaken in its U-turn which means it will not now implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. The act sets out a plan for the adoption and maintenance of SuDS through council-run SuDs Approval Bodies.
Tony Burton, chair of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and a member of the APPG Commission of Inquiry said: “We have what is described as the most disconnected water management system in the world. Too many organisations have responsibility for aspects of water and drainage and they are under no obligation to co-operate even where it is essential to deliver resilience. We find it particularly disappointing that there will no longer be a requirement for setting up SuDS Approval Bodies which would have drawn up standards.” The APPG for Excellence in the Built Environment is supported by the CIC.
Key recommendations include:
- Strong leadership: Government needs to foster clear leadership on water issues and appoint a Cabinet champion to set in train a longer term vision for delivering a co-ordinated long term flood and water management strategy and it must ring-fence funding to do so
- Strategic land review: This new water champion should instigate a review of land use policy, placing water and climate change alongside a range of other emerging priorities for a multi-functional landscape
- More cash for maintenance: There needs to be even stronger emphasis on maintenance funding to ensure that existing flood protection assets are sustained
- Retrofitting for resilience: Government should undertake an investment programme to retrofit towns and cities to make them more resilient, as an additional aspect of their flood defence spending
- Better design standards: Everywhere in this country is in a water catchment so water runoff needs to be reduced from every building, whether new or existing – helped with new Building Regulations for designing for flood resistance and resilience
- Using insurance to incentivise resilience: The insurance industry needs to give thought to how it can incentivise improving flood resilience of properties, rather than simply reinstating structures to inadequate pre-flooding standards
- Using Flood Re insurance to promote resilience: The Flood Re scheme due to be introduced in summer should be used to drive a step change in households’ protection and resilience. It is recommended that those measures set out by the Sub-Committee on Adaptation to make this happen should be adopted
- A bigger role for professionals in the built environment: Promote greater co-ordination of professionals through a new CIC grouping which could act as a sounding board through which to channel flooding policy.


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The shadow or 'gray' economy reached 26.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the results of the Stockholm School of Economics in Rīga's “Shadow Economy Index in the Baltic States” study, which has become an important annual measure and is now in its twelfth iteration.
In an interview with Latvian Radio, the report author Dr. Arnis Sauka said that the growth of the shadow economy in Latvia was actually smaller than expected in the contect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sauka added that the shadow economy had grown even more substantially in neighboring Estonia and Lithuania.
In monetary terms, the total lost tax revenue from the shadow economy in Latvia exceeds EUR 2.7 billion
“On the one hand, it cannot be denied that the shadow economy in Latvia, as well as in the other Baltic countries, has been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, unfortunately, the data of our study show that policy makers, especially in Latvia, have not done well in reducing the shadow economy even in the years of economic growth, before the pandemic.
"This year, in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, there has also been uncertainty, incl. economic uncertainty caused by the war Russia has started in Ukraine. In such very difficult circumstances, the reduction of the shadow economy in the coming years should not be forgotten, and new, more modern solutions should be found to reduce it. Because still great resources are wasted in the shadow economy that would be useful both for strengthening national defence and for health, education and science, social protection and other areas,” said Sauka in comments accompanying publication of the report.
Compared to 2020, the shadow economy in Estonia increased by 2.5% in 2021, reaching 19.0% of GDP. In Estonia, this is the highest figure of the shadow economy since 2012, when the shadow economy reached 19.2% of GDP.
Meanwhile in Lithuania, the size of the shadow economy increased by as much as 2.7% in 2021, reaching 23.1% of GDP. In Lithuania, this is the highest indicator of the size of the shadow economy since 2009.
Most likely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the shadow economy in 2021 has increased in all three Baltic countries. Although the difference between the size of the shadow economy in Latvia and Lithuania is relatively smaller than in previous years, it is still highest in Latvia.
The results of the study show that the most important component of the shadow economy in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in 2021 was envelope wages, which account for 46.2% of the total shadow economy in Latvia, 42.7% in Estonia and 38.8% in Lithuania.
In 2021, undeclared income made up 30.0% of the shadow economy in Latvia, and undeclared employees accounted for 23.8%. In 2021, unreported employees, in Estonia and Lithuania, respectively, accounted for 30.0% and 23.5% of the total shadow economy, while undeclared income accounted for 27.2% and 37.7% of the total shadow economy.
According to the results of the study, in 2021 compared to 2020, the share of the average salary (%) that entrepreneurs hide from the state, or the envelope wages, increased in all three Baltic countries. In Latvia, however, this increase is relatively small, only by 0.3%, with envelope wages increasing to 23.8% in 2021. In Estonia, the amount of envelope wages in 2021 has increased by 3.8%, reaching 17.0%, but in Lithuania by 0.9%, increasing to 16.2%. As professor Sauka emphasises: “Thus, the amount of envelope wages is still significantly higher in Latvia, which largely explains the differences in the overall shadow economy between the Baltic states.”
The results of the study indicate that the overall level of bribery (as a percentage of the income unofficially paid by businesses as ‘grease money’) has increased in all Baltic countries in 2021, compared to 2020. The largest increase is observed in Lithuania, where this indicator has increased by 3.9%, reaching 12.3%. In Estonia, general bribery has increased by 0.6%, reaching 7.0% in 2021, and in Latvia - by 0.9%, rising up to 9.2%. The level of general bribery in Latvia has not been so high since 2014, in Lithuania since 2015, but in Estonia this is the highest indicator since this study has been made. The results of the study also show that in all the Baltic states in 2021, compared to 2020, the average % of the contract amount to ensure public procurement has increased. Namely, in Latvia there is an increase of 1.1%, reaching 8.0%, in Lithuania - by 2.1%, reaching 7.7%, but in Estonia - by 0.1%, with this component of the shadow economy increasing to 4%.
The highest levels of shadow economy in Latvia is observed in Rīga region, Kurzeme and Zemgale. In terms of sectors, the highest share of shadow economy in Latvia still comes from the construction sector.
The results of the study also show that although younger and smaller companies are proportionally more involved in shadow economy activities than larger and older companies, the overall contribution of the shadow economy is bigger for larger companies (with more than 50 employees and an annual turnover of more than EUR 500,000). This trend is directly related to the fact that the largest companies, although proportionately less involved in the shadow economy, still have a much higher financial turnover.
Evaluating the latest data on the shadow economy, professor Sauka said:
“Although the trends are generally negative, given the context, the growth of the shadow economy in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in 2021 could have been higher. The shadow economy is likely to continue to grow over the next 2-3 years, especially if adequate resources are not devoted to reducing it. In this regard, co-operation between various institutions with an aim to reduce the shadow economy should be further strengthened in Latvia, especially at the operational level. It would urge policy makers not only to concentrate resources on reducing the shadow economy in the most problematic areas, but also to take a comprehensive approach to reduce the shadow economy by introducing a number of interrelated measures. The shadow economy is a complex phenomenon that cannot be reduced by one, single measure. We should not forget about raising the government's reputation among entrepreneurs and the population, including the publicly fair trial of corruption and other economic crimes.”
The Stockholm School of Economics in Rīga carries out its ‘Shadow Economy Index for the Baltic Countries’ study once a year, surveying businesses in the Baltic states. The authors of the study are the head of the SSE Riga Centre for Sustainable Business, professor Dr Arnis Sauka and SSE Riga professor Dr Tālis Putniņš. In order to estimate the size of the shadow economy as a percentage of GDP, the index includes calculations of undeclared business income, unregistered/hidden employees, as well as undeclared envelope wages.
As recently reported by LSM, a revised strategy to tackle the shadow economy is being worked on by officials.
The English-language version of the Index is available to download and read HERE.


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A mild-mannered business owner interviewed for an article became agitated when we asked one of our staple questions: How many people do you employ?
“Well, we try to stay under 50,” he grumbled.
So why would an owner purposely stunt his company’s growth?
“Because of the governmental laws,” he says. “When you get over 50 employees, you’ve got all these things you’ve got to deal with.”
“These things,” according to Rebecca Osborne, director of human resources at SS&G Financial Services’ Akron and Cleveland offices, are the federal labor laws that apply to businesses as they hire their 20th, 50th and 100th employee. She provides a review of those laws.
20 or more employees
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. Federal law does not require employers to provide health care benefits for their employees. Those who do provide those benefits, however, must allow employees to continue coverage at their own expense under the same plan if they leave their job due to what the Society for Human Resource Management calls a “qualifying event.”
Employees who quit or are fired for reasons other than gross misconduct can continue coverage for up to 18 months, as can workers whose eligibility for health benefits is lost due to a reduction in work hours.
Employees who become disabled can continue coverage for up to 29 months. Spouses and dependent children can continue for up to 36 months after the death of an employee, divorce, loss of coverage as a result of Medicare eligibility, loss of coverage after the bankruptcy of a retired employee’s employer or after a dependent child becomes ineligible under the plan.
Age Discrimination and Employment Act. The ADEA prohibits mandatory retirement, as well as “limiting or classifying employees in any way that adversely affects their status because of age” — for example, discontinuing pension accruals after age 65.
50 or more employees
Family Medical Leave Act. Enacted in 1993, Osborne says it allows an employee to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave (including maternity leave, vacation and sick time) during any 12-month period for the birth or adoption of a child; the serious health condition of a spouse, child or parent; or his/her own health condition. During that time, the employer must hold the employee’s job — or a job with equivalent status and pay — until his or her return.
Osborne says the 12 weeks don’t have to be taken consecutively. An employee, for example, could use the time to cut the workday in half for six months.
100 or more employees
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. WARN requires employers to give a minimum of 60 days’ notice if a plant is to close or if mass layoffs are to occur. According to The SHRM Learning System-Module Two: General Employment Practices, “WARN affects employers who employ 100 or more, a) full-time employees; or b) full-time and part-time employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours (exclusive of overtime hours) or more per week at all employment sites.”
Filing of EEO1 Report. The Equal Employment Opportunity Report requires employers to declare the number of males, females, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, etc., on the payroll. Federal contractors must file an EEO1 report when they have 50 or more employees. How to reach: SS&G Financial Services, (330) 668-9696
Lynne Thompson is a free-lance writer and regular contributor to SBN Magazine.

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Navigating through life by way of paper and pen
#poet #aliceandwonderland #writer #wordsmith #writersnetwork #mirakee #psychology #shadow #philosophy
I am the mad hatter, I am the Queen.I am the Alice that wonders why all of this happens to me. I throw the tea parties with characters made up from all the inward parts of me.©ct_and_skylines
An Ode to life in love. #emotion #writersnetwork #writing #writer #always #create
I’m going to find you and you catch me; hold each other gently and feel the same gravity of love when we look one another in the eyes. I’ll find you but I won’t be looking you’ll find me; you catch me in the stream of my creation in a dark room I celebrate.. I am fulfilled I am alone at a bar with a whiskey on the rocks in my hand and I’m smiling. ©ct_and_skylines
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no warmth of a stranger could heat the corner of my dark room. It’s the same as before, like a touch of the sun, then winter comes. cold again. there’s no getting anything right when nothing was wrong. all part of it, I’m still dancing when I’m stuck, lost in a sad song. I’ll look you in the eye and smile, you’ll never know the murmurs of my heart and why it stings. i have to be the one to get through this thing. if I don’t hold my own woes, if i don’t learn to console my soul, where will I go, when everyone and everything disappears? and the mirrors are all broken. the sun doesn’t shine like it used to. and the floor is cold on my bare feet.i’m shivering, what’s left but me? what does it mean to feel free?©ct_and_skylines
Love is here. Settle in. #love #presence #writing #friends #poem #poet #encouragement 💡 in the #darkwith love it’s a #start #writing now #write till your #fingers fall off #wordsmith #mirakee #writersnetwork #words the nectar of #mind
Cherish the friends and ones you have close to you.You don’t need to look far.You want to help someone in need, catch a ride, jump in your car, they’re down the street, not terribly far.Someone close could be having a bad day.Call them up, say hello, tell a joke let them know you’re there.That’s kindness, your presence and attention.But our presence and attention goes to our phones.The next idol to take the world by the storm.And we forget who is close.To the love in front of us; aging, but we look to the screen to catch a permanent picture of a beauty queen. All the troubles of the world at the press of a button,and those who want your attention, tuning in to distant places when the trouble is outside your own door. Sending love where it isn’t seen if we could only put down the screen.My love is within reach when there’s nothing in-between, aging in love, my friends and me. ©ct_and_skylines
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When you give your love and you go awayit’s not your fault,It just fucks with me.Too many words to explain whyand the pain is hard to describe; your love fucks with me all the time.From person to lover to stranger to lover to lonely again, with myself for so long I forgot how many days it’s been since I’ve walked outside. And you’ll never get it, it’s a lesson, you don’t know you’re Teacher and it hurts: strike again. My lesson: your love finds me and fucks me every time.©ct_and_skylines
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I touch myself and I see stars.I hold myself and I feel my scars.I hid myself because, I thought you’d love me only in my finality.Nothing is final.Not my words. Not this verse.Not your love.So, I’ll touch myself and drift to my safe place. I don’t know that you could hold me this way. It’s okay.Your touch lacked love and your words promised too much.That’s okay.It’s okay.I’m okay.©ct_and_skylines
You lead me astray in the light of day.I could pray for your return but your choice is your own and I lost my footing along the way. You loosened your grip after a single kiss and I’ve never stood tall since. You lead me astray once like suffocating sweet love under a feather stuffed pillow; suffocated on my own desire.I was a fire and you put me out.Now that I’m ash, the wind will whisk me away. I stretched my roots into the ground, made a promise to my heart that it is my own love I can lean on, and I’ll never be alone to wander in the dark. Night can fall and I’ll be there for myself. Goodbye, your love was sweet till it was sour and I’m far gone, I’ve lead my fear astray and no longer hold my shackles, dear. Farewell, I wish to be free and only I can speak for me.©ct_and_skylines
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I stare at Buddha and she’s so fucking still when I need her. When I thought I did, anyway. Statues and synagogues.With all the answers. Their answers.Who answers? ©ct_and_skylines
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Shall I need you, another time?
I can’t be something new.I’ll be everything you’ve ever seen.But the feeling,oh; the feeling.It’s fresh and the air feels light in my lungs and upon my face. It’s a new air I breathe with you.If we both fall we’ll feel it together. One of us will stop soaring so high.But since we are still high, will the other one catch the other as they progressively fall? It happens slowly and it’s in every moment we find our-selves in. If we aren’t tuned in it’s hard to see. He didn’t see my fall as a possibility. I assure you we didn’t see eachother. And one of us stopped soaring. And the other felt some of it too.But saw themself akin to the vision in their mind. Not present in two worlds at the same time.Because we aren’t the same no matter how we try.You feel the temperature of the air and I’m amassed in the color of the sky. The sunset stole my heart and you loved the depth of the ocean. Why? I cannot be angry, I haven’t tried, it’s just not there; inside. Because it was love, just a different kind. ~Christian Taylor
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You At My Door
I like the moth reach for the light and descend into darkness when it burns too bright. Give me time; I’ll fly higher. We’ll start fires no one can put out. If I don’t burn to ash before I climax. We have a chance take my hand I’ll meet you at the bitter end when I’ve climbed all I can. It’s your eyes I imagine when I get sore.It’s your stare that brings me to the shore. Because the water gets heavy when my muscles are tired. I remember you and the resilience you see in me.It’s more credit than I give myself.It’s a force I can’t ignore.You look at me and I can become anything.The darling I see from afar, you touch my heart.I see your soul and not a thing more.Love me will ya?Maybe when I’m gone.Maybe we’ll be allowed.It may be everything I’ve wanted;everything I’m looking for.You, at my door.©ct_and_skylines
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A Day Good Enough
What good is a day?If you cannot get upBefore the night fuses into dawnAnd feel the light evading the darkThe Golden Blessing filling youRight upto the brim.What good is a day?If you cannot see your SelfWhen you close those eyesThe mysterious whiteGuiding your path to HimTo thank for blessings enoughTo keep the soul and bodyOne.What good is a day?If you cannot relaxUnder the enormous cover of blueStaring from infinityTo infinityWondering your worthCompared to that humble haughty.What good is a day?If you cannot feelThe dusk melting into nightThe only dark we approve ofIlluminating all its wayWith stars tiny and bright.And what good is a day?If you cannot remind yourself Of all the deedsYou did that dayWith a content smileAs you vanish to the dreamlandWith a heart satisfiedAnd light.©yayshi
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They can not hear you sobbing in the little corner in your roomThey can not hear the knife dancing in your fingersThey can not hear the thousand broken pieces of your heart rattling inside your chestThey can not hear you screaming for helpThey can mot hear you dyingSleep, sleep away little darlingThey can not hear your pain,Leave, leave little darlingThey don't deserve to know it all
They have beenShooting holes in your soulAnd then they shout at youFor spilling way too muchThey have beenWashing their sins on your heart And then they blame itFor being too darkThey have beenShowering you with their hatredAnd then they complain,'why do you fail at love?'They have beenkilling you all this timeAnd then they mock youFor not living enough©paper_planes
This might be an art without accolades,selfless like shadows,a homespun heaven,where no fruit is forbidden,or a factored fact,biased like billboards,a makeshift multitude,generic and equally grandiose.This might be of your purview,asking for attention,a polished perception,reflecting the requisition,or an ignorance in absentia,languishing in limitations,a wishful wink,swept away in scrolling.This might be you and I,in agreements and arguments,repeated in rituals,dividing the distances,being tethered in words.©proper_noun
Search of sound alwaysends in SilenceSearch of Silence always ends in Wisdom
A single piece of cloth bound in ties, bonded by blood.It weaves down and through, around and underneath, tracing years and centuries back.It comes to a point where it’s called into question.The stitches quilted become unraveled.Disagreements turn into anger.Anger turns into resentment.Resentment turns into isolation.Relations start to come undone.Lineage tattered by its seams.Colors stained by feuds.It grays and darkens until the fabric is paper thin.One final blow and it shatters, crumbling like a tree lit aflame.The cloth unravels into a single piece of thread and the history it weaved is no more.©illuminescentwanderer
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A puppet I was,Tied to your strings.You made me dance,To the tunes of violence;And made me walk,On the tightrope of fear.A fragile flower,In your garden I was;Parched of love and sunshine.©lady_midnight
The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller
How poor we are..
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,"How was the trip?""It was great, Dad.""Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked."Oh Yeah" said the son."So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are." Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one's person's worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's perspective.

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At least five persons have been arrested in Bauchi State for attempting to boycott COVID-19 vaccination by secretly buying green cards.
The State COVID-19 Task Force in a statement issued yesterday said it arrested individuals caught selling and buying COVID-19 green cards.
Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, BASPHCDA, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, who disclosed the development on Wednesday said actions of the citizens is a setback to the success of the vaccination exercise.
Bibian Anekwe News reports that Mohammed while addressing newsmen in Bauchi, the state capital yesterday, lamented that many of the state’s healthcare workers and academia were leading the opposition against the vaccine.
He said: “It is setting back the success of the exercise. In collaboration with the Police, Army and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, we have been able to arrest some people, who were buying the vaccine cards without taking the injection. They are now with the security agencies undergoing investigations.”
According to him, many citizens who play dumb to the vaccination when it was flagged off by the governor, his deputy and House of Assembly speaker, later contracted the virus.
He also noted that some people who got vaccinated and felt the mild side effects of the vaccine were giving others negative narratives. Some were placing metal and other objects on the spot of the jab to get people to reject it.
We carried out a mass campaign on social media and moved to the rural areas for enlightenment,” he said.
Mohammed encouraged citizens of the state to take seriously the vaccination exercise as it is for the benefit of all.
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A town business owner said Wednesday that political game-playing was threatening to put him out of business.
Demetrios Kounaris, owner of Newington Theatre Plaza on Cedar Street, asked the plan and zoning commission to reconsider its plans to change the town's zoning regulations to cut a required buffer between buildings and sidewalks by 10 feet. Kounaris said the change was timed to help a developer planning to lure the CVS store, Kounaris' main tenant, from his plaza.
"This developer, he's destroying me," Kounaris said.
His plea went unheeded by the commission, which unanimously approved the change without discussion later in the meeting. Three leading commission members -- Chairman Joseph Klett, Patricia Genova and E. Curtis Ambler -- were absent.
Acting Chairman Domenic Pane, responding to Kounaris, said the commission had been considering the change for several years and that it would benefit many people.
Developer Richard P. Hayes Jr. had proposed the same change at the commission's previous meeting. He withdrew his request after Town Planner Edmund Meehan said a change applying to the entire town center, not just the building Hayes plans for Main Street with CVS as his tenant, was being considered.
The extra 10 feet would give Hayes more room to build on property currently owned by Robert S. Czop, Meehan said.
Kounaris said the commission's decision was politically motivated. Developer Anthony H. Gallicchio is Czop's real estate adviser and plays an influential role in local Democratic politics.
"I'm weak. I'm not a Democrat or Republican. I don't have support from any side. Only you people can support me so I don't go bankrupt," Kounaris said.
"There is no elected government. Only Gallicchio governs this town," he said later.
Gallicchio did not attend the meeting and could not be reached for comment afterwards.
Gallicchio is proposing another change to the zoning regulations. The commission has scheduled a May 14 hearing on his request to allow such businesses as hotels, restaurants, banks and even helipads, in the town's commercial districts.
Gallicchio is requesting the change on behalf of Connecticut Children's Medical Center, which owns land on Cedar Mountain. Berkshire Realty, which is co- owned by Gallicchio's wife, is marketing the property.
Also during its meeting Wednesday, the commission heard plans from Konover Development Corp. of West Hartford to build a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in the Berlin Turnpike area where Cinemas 1-2-3 is located.
Konover's plans also call for three restaurants.
The location for the development, at Deming Street, was the site for a proposed Super Kmart several years ago.


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The search giant Google has rolled out the YouTube Shorts experience on TV. The company has indeed succeeded in discovering an approach for the portrait-style videos to now appear really bad on landscape TVs.
The technology firm has described in a blog post how and why it has optimized TikTok-like sub-60-second portrait videos for the bigger display screen in the home.
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“incredible amount of thought and care has gone into providing this vertical, mobile-first experience to the big screen.”
The tech giant has dropped out the usual video player for the release, indicating a less clumsy experience, and personalized to take advantage of the black borders on either side of the video content. Apart from that, it has additionally put a more appealing border around the videos that have moderately curved edges, similar to the smartphone.
Furthermore, it determined against utilizing a jukebox-style presentation with videos on either side of the playing content since it “deviated far enough from the definitive example of Shorts that has one video at a time.”
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Ultimately, the tech giant determined on a design that highlights a single video, excluding the consistent video player design, that yet provided users with access to features they require from YouTube, including one the capability to subscribe, search relevant content, like and dislike content, and many more things.
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People will be able to watch a version of what YouTube is referring its “maximal prototype” below. The tech giant notes:
“We believe that this experience balances the fun, quirkiness of Shorts in a way that feels natural for TV.”


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Miley Cyrus's new FaceTime photo shoot for Interview magazine is being branded "flat-out porn", with one shot showing her lying topless and appearing to masturbate. The pictures were taken as part of the magazine's Me issue, which features a variety of different covers, each featuring a selfie of a celebrity. The magazine captioned the gallery of Miley's session: "Sometimes you have to reach out and touch someone-slash-yourself. Mert Alas shares a few of his sexts with the fearless and self-possessed princess of pop. They aren't kidding.
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Jurgen Klopp delighted by ‘influential’ summer Liverpool FC signing
Jurgen Klopp discusses Xherdan Shaqiri's display for Liverpool FC against Southampton
Jurgen Klopp has insisted that he was pleased with Xherdan Shaqiri’s performance for Liverpool FC – despite taking him off at half-time in the 3-0 win over Southampton on Saturday.
Shaqiri made his first Premier League start of the season for the Reds on Saturday and he played a part in their opening goal against the Saints.
The Switzerland international has been made to wait for his first team opportunities this term after having arrived at Anfield from Stoke City this summer.
Despite his positive attacking display, Klopp opted to take Shaqiri off at half-time on Saturday and replace him with James Milner.
Nevertheless, the Liverpool FC boss has insisted that he was delighted by what he saw from Shaqiri during his first Premier League start of the new campaign.
Speaking in an interview with Liverpool FC’s website, Klopp said: “Shaq between the lines – I liked that. He was very influential and made two goals, very good.”
He added: “It’s good for us to know that we can make changes and still win football games.
“We knew it before but sometimes you have to prove it and that’s what we did.”
Liverpool FC are aiming to be one of the main challengers for the title this season and they pulled two points clear at the top of the table this weekend after Chelsea FC dropped points against West Ham United.
Next up for the Reds is a home clash against Chelsea FC in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday night, before they travel to Stamford Bridge in the top flight on Saturday evening.

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After several months wandering the beautiful streets of Granada city centre, I thought it was time to venture upwards into the breath-taking mountains of Sierra Nevada. An early bus from Calle Neptuno (the main pick up and drop off point for the Best Life Experience trips), we were whisked away from the warm, tropical south of Spain to the magical snow covered slopes. The resort is only around 40 minutes from the centre of Granada and there are frequent Alsa buses from the bus station if you prefer not to go with Best Life Experience.
The price was pretty reasonable for skiing and snow boarding from what people have told me. Best Life Experience offered a full day skiing pass with skis included, travel there and back and a breakfast for a total of 65 euros. The cost of renting equipment wasn’t too bad either; a helmet, salopettes and a ski jacket came to a total of 21 euros. The journey up offered insane views of the mountains and it was truly impossible to not jump about with excitement. Definitely have Snapchat and Instagram at the ready. Stepping off the bus was a shock to the system as the temperature was not “Spanish” like, but there are guys selling skiing gloves and hats in the car park for 10 euros so don’t worry if you have forgotten warm clothes or just didn’t think to bring a woolly hat and gloves to Spain.
However, there was a downside about going with a company. They had managed to get a deal with one of the renting shops to rent the ski equipment to us as part of the package (I know, what a shame. I didn’t have to pay as much money…). But there was a large group of us and it took a ridiculously long time to actually get the equipment sized and on. It doesn’t sound that bad but when you are champing at the bit to get on the slopes it is very difficult to be patient. I would say if you are not a beginner and you know what you are doing and what you need, its probably best to get your skis from a different shop. I think it’s around the same price and you won’t have to wait around outside for an hour and a half, especially when you only have a certain amount of time there and you want to get your monies worth.
The resort/ village itself is very pretty with many restaurants and shops for renting or buying the best skiing gear. When I went it was a feira – everyone was off on Monday – so there was such a good atmosphere. There are also lots of cosy bars which I recommend going to after you have skied.
After a long and tense wait I was ready for my first experience of skiing. I didn’t realise how much I was going to enjoy the cable cars to travel up to the slopes. I can’t explain how amazing the views were, especially as they contrasted with my usual surroundings which were only 40 minutes away. I recommend that when you get on the gondola that you savour these moments and really take in the view as, if you are a beginner like me, the rest of the time you are sticking-your-tongue-out-of-your-mouth-concentrating. When we finally got to the slopes I was a little nervous as the green slopes (seemingly the easiest) looked pretty steep and scary from the bottom. A short wait to get on the ski lift and you were subjected to beautiful views again. I was very lucky as the weather was fantastic and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. At the top I still had some nerves but I was dying to try it out. I was even more determined when I noticed every second person was a child of about ten years old, who were making it look so easy. I didn’t get a lesson which I don’t regret; who wants to spend more money than they need to. Fortunately, my friend had been skiing before so she told me how to stop and off I went. After falling several times – some because I lost my balance, others because I was going too fast and couldn’t stop so decided to chuck myself on the ground – I eventually got the hang of it. And oh my it was a good feeling.
By the time we had to catch the bus I was exhausted. I had definitely used muscles that I hadn’t before. To get back down to the resort you could either ski all the way down or you could get the cable cars. At this point my body was aching, I was weak with hunger and I my legs were shaking because I was so cold. So yeah, I was boring and got the cable cars. However, in hindsight I am glad that I opted for this option because my friends took the fun route down and they were beaten by the end of it. They also encountered a red slope which I hadn’t tried yet and I probably would have bum-shuffled my way down it. Although, the cable cars weren’t boring in the slightest; the views were breath-taking. Plus, you could laugh at all the people struggling to get back down the slope as you took the relaxing ride down.
The ski shop that we hired the equipment from was only a five minute walk from the end of the slope but it took me for what seemed like forever. I really need to get the knack of carrying skies and walking in ski boots. As I trundled back to the shop I was met with glorious smells of patatas bravas from the surrounding restaurants and my stomach started making very strange noises. Eventually I handed all my rented equipment back in and caught the bus just in time.
All in all, it was a great day and I hope to be returning soon. I would say that Sierra Nevada is a great resort with lots of facilities, not to mention the value for money. But I would say what’s best about it is the fantastic and memorable views. To all you professional skiers, I would say that you should definitely take a trip here. However, to all those beginners like me, I would say you should definitely try this resort out but keep in mind to rent a helmet, eat potatoes beforehand and learn how to stop.

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