On Wednesday, June 7, Charlotte Water celebrated the groundbreaking of the transformative Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility. This marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing sustainable water management solutions for our growing region.
We commemorated the start of construction on this regional resource with a ceremony held on the new facility construction site. We were honored to have esteemed speakers who shared valuable insights on various aspects of the project and its significance.
Charlotte Water Director Angela Charles warmly welcomed attendees and expressed our gratitude for their support in making this project a reality, “This regional collaboration not only provides more cost-effective and environmentally-conscious wastewater management services, but also fosters a more resilient and sustainable region. It allows us to optimize the use of our water resources, particularly the pristine Catawba River that borders our communities.”
We were honored to hear from representatives from Catawba Nation about the importance of our natural resources. Dr. Wenonah Haire, Executive Director of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project discussed the rich history of the river and land in our region and DeLesslin “Roo” George-Warren, Tribal Consultant for the Catawba Cultural Center, shared a traditional song. They emphasized the importance of preserving our cultural heritage while progressing towards sustainable water management.
Mayor Vi Lyles of the City of Charlotte celebrated the event as a testament to regional partnership and growth. Mayor Lyles emphasized the significance of collaboration among stakeholders in achieving our sustainable water management goals, underscoring the commitment of the City of Charlotte to the success of this project.
John Nicholson, Chief of Staff of the EPA Southeast Region, highlighted the regional priorities for improving water quality and infrastructure. Nicholson emphasized the importance of addressing water quality issues and investing in infrastructure improvements to ensure the long-term sustainability of our water resources.
Shadi Eskaf, Director of Water Infrastructure at NCDEQ, discussed the State Plan for Investing in Water Infrastructure, emphasizing the critical role of sustainable infrastructure development in ensuring the long-term viability of our water resources. Eskaf highlighted the importance of investment in water infrastructure to support economic growth and environmental stewardship.
As the groundbreaking ceremony symbolized the official start of construction, Angela Charles, Director of Charlotte Water, revisited the project’s history and expressed her excitement about the transformative impact it will have on the region’s water management. Charles thanked all the attendees for their support and commitment to building a more sustainable future.
The Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility is set to revolutionize wastewater treatment and meet the growing demands of our region. In addition, our Community Benefit Project, preserving a 90-acre parcel of natural environment, will ensure a legacy of environmental preservation and engagement for future generations.
Watch WCNC’s coverage of the event: Charlotte Water breaks ground on new wastewater treatment plan | wcnc.com
Watch the full event: Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility Groundbreaking – June 7, 2023 – YouTube
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Foghat celebrates their 50th anniversary this year, and their live performances show why the band is still around and why they will be able to keep on rockin’ as long as they want to play! Their music is timeless, and touring is part of their DNA.Foghat’s live show is as intense as ever with the incredible energy and musicianship that one would expect and hope for from a seasoned band with such a long musical history and they are bringing their fans along for the ride. These guys just love to play! And now, after 1-1/2 years off due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, they are more than ready to get out there and rock again, with many shows booked for the second half of 2021! And on July 16, 2021,they are releasing a new CD/DVD/Vinyl performance of their live show at Daryl’s House Club from November 17, 2019, entitled 8 DAYS ON THE ROAD!
Foghat fans are everywhere and their audience consists of all ages. From the young who play Guitar Hero III and know all the lyrics to “Slow Ride,” to the Dazed & Confused generation of 30-40 somethings and the “boomers” who bought Foghat’s first vinyl or 8-track! Looking out at the audience and seeing all generations rockin’ to Foghat is very gratifying to the band. According to lead singer Charlie Huhn, “The band just wants to make sure that after every show, they are all convinced that they just got rocked, from the second we start the first song to the end of the show.”
Formed in 1971 when Lonesome Dave Peverett &Roger Earl left the British blues-rock band, Savoy Brown, Foghat has earned eight Gold records, one Platinum record and one Double-Platinum record. They continue to release new music every few years and have never stopped touring and recording although there have been several ups and downs and changes over the years. They sadly lost Lonesome Dave Peverett in 2000 and Rod Price in 2005, but Roger Earl keeps banging and kicking to keep Foghat’s musical legacy going.
According to a recent review, “The ’70s called…but there is no way in hell we are giving Foghat back to them. The iconic band from the past is rocking just as hard as they did decades ago, if not more! Foghat’s thunderous blend of blues, boogie and butt-kickin’ rock ‘n’ roll are shaking walls and fans everywhere. There is so much talent in this band it is ridiculous. Lead vocalist/lead guitarist Charlie Huhn played with Ted Nugent, Gary Moore & Humble Pie, and lead/slide guitarist Bryan Bassett played with Wild Cherry and Molly Hatchet. Bass player Craig Macgregor who had been with the band since the ’70s, unfortunately became ill in 2015 and was unable to play, and we sadly lost him in February of 2018. Craig had recommended the very talented and personable Rodney O'Quinn as a ‘fill-in’ who came to Foghat from the Pat Travers band, where he proved he knew how to lay down a solid groove. O'Quinn viewed MacGregor as a mentor and is a great permanent addition to the band. And on drums, of course, is the man we must thank for keeping Foghat going…founding member Roger Earl, who's positive attitude and solid drumming style and pure joy of playing has been an inspiration to all.”
If Foghat had only given us “Slow Ride,” the band’s place in rock history would be secure. But the band is so much more than that. As stated by Roger Earl, “we are still a ‘work in progress,’ writing and recording and plan to be until the day we depart this earth.”
The band has started work on yet another Blues/Rock Studio Album to be released in 2022)! So, stay tuned, you cannot keep these boys down!
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Bone Suckin’ Seafood Seasoning and Rub “Born on the North Carolina Coast, our Bone Suckin’ Seafood Seasoning is all you need to add to add great flavor to your favorite seafood. Use amply for the Bone Suckin’ flavor.” Great on all seafood including salmon, flounder, trout, mahi-mahi, shrimp and scallops. Also great on vegetables!
Ingredients: Dehydrated garlic and onion, coarse salt, smoked Paprika, spices and ground mustard. No MSG!
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Published date: 24 November 2021
The Department of Health is seeking expressions of interest from people interested in testing a new aged care assessment model.
The new model will focus on how assessments will work for the new Support at Home program, which is one of many planned reforms to the aged care sector.
The Support at Home program will replace all in-home aged care programs from July 2023.
How does it work?
If you're selected, you'll join a group of 15 people who will give ongoing advice to support the reform process.
The group meet online via video conference every four weeks from December 2021 to July 2022.
You will need to commit to reviewing prepared papers before each meeting and actively take part in discussions.
Am I eligible?
The Department of Health is looking for:
- older Australians and their family and carers who have experience with home care services
- aged care providers who deliver CHSP, HCP, STRC or residential respite services
- experienced aged care assessors
- geriatric and allied health professionals.
How do I get involved?
To learn more about the Support at Home program visit the Department of Health’s website.
Last updated date: 24 November 2021

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It’s a jam packed Wembley Stadium on the evening of November 1st. The hosts, Tottenham Hotspur, are on their way to the field. The wounds are still fresh, as they go into this all important fixture having lost to Premier League second placers Manchester United over the past weekend. Now they face the Champions League defending champs Real Madrid – another one of the so-called “big clubs” who against all odds seem to do no wrong. And Spurs, it seems, after a couple of years’ worth of relentless hard work of finding winning ways, is slipping back into their former repetitive cycle of mediocrity.
The whistle blows and it’s kick off at the Group H first round match. Spurs have changed their formation from that of the weekend, obviously hoping for a better result. And it’s apparent that it seems to be working. They’re looking good. But the winds take a turn for the worse as Alderweireld pulls his hamstring and has to be substituted by Sissoko. And now Spurs have to unwillingly fall back into the formation that they know hasn’t worked for them. But tonight, as is about to be known, is their night. Kane initiates a move, as he has done so many times this current season. He finds Winks. Trippier has run in behind Marcelo, having outplayed him completely. Winks passes to Trippier, who looks to find Alli in the perfect spot to bundle it home. 1 – 0 SPURS!
Wembley has erupted. The fans are on their feet and the mood around the stadium has changed drastically. The defending champs, not ones to take a punch and not throw one back are now relentlessly attacking. But the Spurs defense is holding. Real’s defense, however, is not. They are starting to open up, we can see gaps in their formation. Marcelo and Modric, Real’s key players are very clearly not having the best game of their lives. The tempo by this point is unbelievable. Time has literally flown by and somehow, Spurs get to half time with their lead intact. A historic win is within sight, guaranteeing a place in the round of 16. Wembley is starting to believe.
The second half gets underway. The champions take the field, determined to show us they haven’t come to play (well they have but…you get it) Attacks after Real attacks are happening. The Real fans have found their voice. Yet the Spurs don’t seem to be losing theirs. Could it be because they are aware of how open Real still is in its own half? After two successive corner kicks from Real amounting to nothing, Spurs counter attack. All it takes is a good pass to Alli, to split Real open. Alli holds, waits for Nacho to make his move, who makes the mistake of committing early. Already the star of tonight, Alli now has all the space in the world to shoot. He does, on target. But Casillas just might save Real here. A horrible deflection from Ramos and it’s in! 2 – 0 SPURS!
The noise is deafening. The jubilation of Spurs supporters and the wrath of Real ones has mushed together. The two times European champions are two goals down. The likes of Ramos and Dier are slipping up. They have been here so many more times than the young Spurs team. What are they doing?
And the narrative repeats itself. The Real engine, albeit kinky on the day, roars to life. A new wave of vicious attacks ensues. But Spurs hold their own. Win the ball and counter attack. Alli finds Kane, who runs it to Eriksen who runs it to the back of the net. 3 – 0 SPURS!
Real have come unraveled. They are running in all directions with no purpose to their moves. A moment of inspiration from Marcelo amongst the madness is found by Assensio, who passes it to Ronaldo, who hammers it home. The big game player scores, what both sides know is a consolation prize, in a game which no one had predicted was going to be big.
And with that, it’s over. 3 – 1 Full time. The underdogs have beaten the defending champions. On the night, they have played brilliant, inspired and daring football. They are through to the round of 16 in the most spectacular way possible. The fans have gotten ten times worth their money. They’ve just witnessed a historic win that is sure to warrant the question for years to come, “Where were you when Tottenham Hotspur bullied the European champions at Wembley?” And they can’t shut up about it.

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Set of 6 Blue and White Watercolor Chinoiserie Vase Prints
Create a gallery wall in minutes with this set of 6 beautiful blue and white watercolor Chinoiserie vase prints.
- Each print is 8 x 10 inches
- Printed on high quality waterproof linen canvas paper
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The organization’s annual conference is slated for March 5-9 in San Diego. MCAA 2017 will provide mechanical contractors with numerous educational opportunities aimed at improving their businesses. Check out more articles in the February Issue.


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This is what happens when you get too many politicians in one room together: they endorse silly ideas. It seems Alberta’s municipal officials have voted in favour of permitting golf carts to ride on the road in smaller communities.
A resolution calling on Alberta Transportation to make golf carts a registered vehicle for use on municipal roads was approved last month, reports the Herald, with the observation that speed limits should be put in place and the measure should be restricted to communities of less than 5,000 people.
For a start, I don’t think you need to worry about speed limits. Presumably golf carts only go so fast by the nature of their small electrical engines, unless the mayors and councillors envision some souped-up versions, in which case we’re asking for trouble. The bigger concern would be that the carts would go too slow, clogging up traffic. And limiting the carts to communities of less than 5,000? Why shouldn’t someone in the quiet community of Douglasdale in Calgary be allowed to hop in her golf cart, where there’s a golf course, after all, while someone in a smaller centre rides down the main street?
Delburne Mayor Ray Reckseidler took the proposal to the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, saying the concession would give seniors in small communities a way to get around, reports the Herald.
“We have an aging population,” he said. “We don’t have any taxi service and we don’t have any transit. We want them to have that mobility.”
You have to ask yourself, isn’t every community aging? Doesn’t the absence of taxi service reflect a lack of demand? Shouldn’t Delburne look at transit or consider some form of transportation service for seniors? Can’t people just buy a Smart Car?
The move to allow golf carts began with Delburne resident Randall Bysterveld, who had suffered a stroke and started using his golf cart to get around the village.
“I drove for seven years without any problem,” he said. “Then the RCMP shut me down.”
So instead of realizing that the RCMP officer should have cut the guy some slack, we have a provincewide initiative to allow unsafe golf carts on the road. Great. People in the rest of Canada will no longer incorrectly imagine us as a bunch of pickup-driving hicks; we’ll be pictured as navigating snow-covered streets in golf carts. Just like Mazatlan, but without the good weather.
If there’s any hope of reason prevailing, the measure would have to be approved by the provincial government, where rookie Transportation Minister Ric McIver has observed that most golf carts don’t have headlight or taillights.
Said the Herald: “Still, he said the province will seriously consider the suggestion if it’s what municipalities want.”
All we can hope is that Alberta politicians don’t get in the same room together again.

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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- General Electric, ( GE) says it wants to pay higher taxes and close loopholes. Since I was afraid you might not believe me, I got an email from a company spokesman to prove it. "Like most Americans, GE would prefer a simpler tax code and we support a lower statutory corporate tax rate, closing loopholes and adoption of territorial tax system even if it means higher taxes for companies like GE," reads the message in my inbox from GE spokesman Seth Martin. Despite striking a deal over the budget Tuesday night, Congress is still expected to battle over corporate tax reform ahead of the confrontation over the federal borrowing limit, better known as the debt ceiling. A showdown is expected to occur in two months time, when Congress will have to increase the limit or risk a U.S. default. As a champion of loophole exploitation and tax evasion, General Electric will take a keen interest in shaping the debate over corporate tax reform. So when GE says it wants to simplify things and maybe even pay higher taxes, it behooves us to ask--uh--what's the catch there, GE? The catch is that GE is willing to risk paying just a bit more so it can stop asking Congress for a favor every couple of years and risk being turned down. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt told Charlie Rose last month he believes the plan known as Simpson-Bowles is "a great starting point," for tax reform. That plan would reduce the maximum corporate tax rate, known as the "statutory" rate, to 29% from its current 35% level. It would also adopt a "territorial" tax system, meaning companies would not pay U.S. taxes on profits earned abroad. One problem with this plan, argues Robert McIntyre, Director of Citizens for Tax Justice, is that GE is especially adept at moving U.S. profits overseas. "It's money they make in the United States but they claim it's foreign," by using "arcane provisions in the tax code," McIntyre says. GE saved $8.8 billion on "lower-taxed global operations," from 2009-2011, according to its latest 10-K. The company also made a decision in 2009 "to indefinitely reinvest prior-year earnings outside the U.S.," according to the 10-K.

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Congratulations to TSS Faculty Betty Buckley, who will play the adoptive mother of Supergirl‘s villian, Samantha on CBS. Betty will also sing a concert at Joe’s Pub in NYC on October 12-15th.
Don’t miss your chance to study with Betty while she’s in town. She’ll be teaching her in-demand Monologue and Song Interpretation Workshop on October 2-6. Only a few spots remain- grab yours today!


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The charity that owns the former magistrates’ court in Rosslyn Crescent has put in a second planning application for changes it made to the listed building, which included the removal of many original features.
The Jaspar Foundation made a series of unauthorised alterations to the Grade II listed 1930s courthouse.
But its application for listed building consent was turned down by Harrow Council’s planning committee and is now the subject of an appeal
Under the new application the Jaspar Foundation has promised to restore some of the features it removed. However, most of the unauthorised changes will remain.
Residents have three weeks to comment on the revised plan. You can view the documents by going to the Harrow Council website and searching for planning reference P/1228/14
Harrow Central Mosque has pledged to do everything it can to minimise disruption to residents during the month of Ramadan.
The month of fasting, which starts on June 28, will see up to 300 people attending the mosque on the corner of Station Road and Rosslyn Crescent at peak times, according to mosque leaders who met with HCRA this week.
The busiest times this year are likely to be around 9.30pm and later on between 11pm and midnight with Fridays and Saturdays set to be busier than weekdays.
The mosque committee said it would encourage worshippers to disperse quickly and quietly when they leave the building.
Meanwhile the local neighbourhood police team has promised to step up patrols in the area to minimise the risk of anti-social behaviour.
Harrow Council is allowing mosque-goers to use the car park in Milton Road and the car parks directly in front of the Civic Centre for free, which should deter people from parking in residential streets around the mosque.
Mosque leaders said they were urging people not to park in Rosslyn Crescent and Frognal Avenue.
Stewards will patrol streets near the mosque and will ask anyone who parks illegally or inconsiderately to move on. They may also place leaflets on car windscreens.
Mosque leaders said current issues with the air conditioning should be fixed by the time Ramadan started so windows could remain closed during late-night prayers.
Harrow Central Mosque is gearing up for the Muslim festival of Ramadan, which will see an increase in worshippers attending the building in Station Road.
The month of fasting takes place from June 28 to July 29 when more people will attend the mosque especially in the evening.
In a letter to residents, the mosque management committee said it was working hard to minimise disruption during this busy time.
Measures include regular reminders to mosque-goers about observing parking regulations and keeping noise down.
At peak times the mosque will deploy stewards and security guards outside the mosque.
The committee has set up an emergency text number in case of any urgent problems, such as cars parked in front of driveways, on 07784 927045.
Residents can email the mosque at email@example.com
Parking issues can also be reported to Harrow Council’s parking enforcement team on 020 8424 1858 during normal working hours and 020 8863 5611 out of hours.
HCRA members will be attending a meeting at the mosque on June 19. If you would like us to raise any particular issues with the mosque committee then email us at firstname.lastname@example.org
Gardeners have the chance to bag some free compost this Saturday at a compost give-away event at Pinner Park School.
The compost giveaway is being co-ordinated by West London Waste and the Rubbish Diet and runs from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, June 14.
Compost will be given out on a first come, first served basis with each resident limited to about 100 litres.
The event is part of the school’s summer fair so there is an entrance fee of £1. The school is in Melbourne Avenue, Pinner.

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DAYTON, Va. -- The Elkton Blue Sox defeated top-seeded Clover Hill, 10-3, Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five RCBL semifinal series between the two teams.
Elkton defeated Clover Hill, 10-3, Monday night in game one of the RCBL semifinal series between the two teams.
The Blue Sox scored five runs over the first two frames to grab an early lead. Elkton starter Jacob Rich threw seven strong innings, striking out ten batters and allowing just one unearned run.
Elkton's Lee Carneal homered and drove in four runs while Cannon Davies collected three hits and three RBI. Luke Shifflett drove in two runs for the Bucks in the loss.
Game two of the series is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Elkton. First pitch is slated for 7:30 p.m.


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Background: Research suggests that the prevalence of loneliness varies between countries and that feeling lonely may be associated with poorer health behaviours and outcomes. The aim of the current study was to examine the factors associated with loneliness, and the relationship between feeling lonely and health behaviours and outcomes in the countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU) - a region where loneliness has been little studied to date. Methods: Using data from 18,000 respondents collected during a cross-sectional survey undertaken in nine FSU countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine - in 2010/11, country-wise logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine: the factors associated with feeling lonely; the association between feeling lonely and alcohol consumption, hazardous drinking and smoking; and whether feeling lonely was linked to poorer health (i.e. poor self-rated health and psychological distress). Results: The prevalence of loneliness varied widely among the countries. Being divorced/widowed and low social support were associated with loneliness in all of the countries, while other factors (e.g. living alone, low locus of control) were linked to loneliness in some of the countries. Feeling lonely was connected with hazardous drinking in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia but with smoking only in Kyrgyzstan. Loneliness was associated with psychological distress in all of the countries and poor self-rated health in every country except Kazakhstan and Moldova. Conclusions: Loneliness is associated with worse health behaviours and poorer health in the countries of the FSU. More individual country-level research is now needed to formulate effective interventions to mitigate the negative effects of loneliness on population well-being in the FSU. © 2013 Stickley et al.
Stickley, A., Koyanagi, A., Roberts, B., Richardson, E., Abbott, P., Tumanov, S., & McKee, M. (2013). Loneliness: Its Correlates and Association with Health Behaviours and Outcomes in Nine Countries of the Former Soviet Union. PLoS ONE, 8(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067978

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What is e-TOLL
e-TOLL is an advanced solution developed, implemented, maintained and monitored by the Head of the National Revenue Administration for the collection of tolls on toll sections of motorways, expressways and national roads under the management of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA). It will replace the incumbent viaTOLL system.
e-TOLL is based on the Global Navigation Satellite System for vehicle position location. For users of light vehicles, the system will be available for the A2 motorway, Konin - Stryków section, and A4 motorway, Wrocław - Sośnica section.
Which geolocation devices are available for e-TOLL
When paying toll for driving on a motorway on e-TOLL, a driver of a vehicle or a vehicle train with maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes can choose the most convenient method of transmission of location data to the system: via a free application installed on their mobile device; via a location system, factory mounted in their vehicle (ELS); or using On-Board Units (OBU) in their vehicle.
Access to the location data transmission devices is based on an open on-board unit (OBU) and external location system (ELS), which can be purchased on the free market. List of vendors who passed the applicable tests and have been approved for the e-TOLL system:
You can buy an OBU/ELS from these vendors’ distribution networks.
Only e-TOLL on state motorways
Users of passenger cars and motorcycles will pay for toll sections of the A2 Konin-Stryków and A4 Wrocław-Sośnica motorways only electronically since December 1, and the manual system will no longer be available. Drivers entering the toll section of the motorway will not stop to collect tickets, and when leaving - to pay for the tickets at the collector’s booth. Traffic flow will be smooth, the so-called free flow.
This means that from December 1, the Manual Toll Collection System will be discontinued, and the state sections of the A2 and A4 motorways will be covered only by the e-TOLL system.
Drivers will pay for using motorways with:
- e-ticket which they will be able to purchase: in the store at etoll.gov.pl, in the new e-TOLL PL TICKET application, in the applications of the e-TOLL system partners and in the partners' stationary distribution network;
- the e-TOLL PL application or OBU / ELS on-board devices transmitting geolocation data to the e-TOLL system.
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is being tested in his recent statement supporting the right to protest, with one of the country’s leading political organization seeking a permit for a public rally in Tehran on March 5.
In a letter to Rouhani, the National Front set out its plan to mark the anniversary of the death of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq, who was removed in a coup backed by the US and Britain in 1953 and then imprisoned and held under house arrest until his death in 1967.
“The National Front wishes to invite the people of Tehran to a public gathering where they can listen to the Front’s views and suggestions at this sensitive juncture of Iran’s history,” the signatories wrote.
Protests over political and economic issues escalated from December 28 and spread across Iran for weeks. After they ebbed, Rouhani said that he understood the reasons for demonstrations, while following the regime’s line of portraying the protesters as misled by foreign-backed agitators who hijacked the rallies and pursued violence.
The National Front’s letternreminded Rouhani of his proclaimed commitment to protect and enforce the Constitution, asking him to order the Interior Ministry to permit the March 5 rally “on any square in Tehran”.
If Rouhani endorses the permit, it could set up a showdown between his Government and the hardline judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani. It could also put pressure on the Supreme Leader to intervene.
After the mass rallies in 2009 over the disputed Presidential election, Ayatollah Khamenei stepped in to declare the protests illegitimate. When former President Hashemi Rafsanjani defended the right to gather, he was stripped of his role in Tehran Friday Prayers and put under legal and political pressure by other regime factions.
Three of the leaders of the Green Movement in 2009 — Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, both candidates in the Presidential election, and Mousavi’s wife, academic and artist Zahra Rahnavard — remain under a strict house arrest imposed in February 2011. Other activists and political figures are still imprisoned.


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Historia Travel & Events
presents a magic musical journey through time...
With Artist TIME COMPOSER !
We are pleased to present his opus "FIRST TIME". This EP invites you to follow him on his new music journey and to be carried away by imagination.
To ensure you a pleasant trip, TIME COMPOSER has assembled around him some specialists of modern music : The best sound designer elected at the NAMM Awards in 2014 : KURT ADER has created some unique sounds exclusively for this album.
The official KORG France demonstrator, MICHEL DEUTSCH has been involved in the conception of the title "Outsider". ANTOINE CHABERT, consecrated by three Grammy Awards for "Random Access Memory" of DAFT PUNK, made the final step for the mastering.
The album is available on any download platform, also on CD and also for fans, in only 200 VINYLE EDITIONS !
iS A LASERHARP PERFORMER, A COMPOSER AND ALSO A PIANIST.
In the year 2270, following a musical experience, TIME COMPOSER discovered time travel. Thanks to the multicolored magic rays of his Piano-Laser, he teleports to the rhythm of his melodies through time and the various civilizations of History...
TIME is a COMPOSER with a strong sense of melody, he do shares his emotions between his piano and his retro-futuristic universe on the Laser Harp. His electro style blends perfectly with the vintage romance of his piano compositions. The artist is also a true showman offering his audience impressive shows with multicolored laser beams vibrating to the rhythms of his melodies. He embodies a science-fiction musician living in 2270 in a destroyed world. In order to discover the beauties of a vanished world, he uncovers the secret of the gates of time and sets off on a journey as luminous as it is melodious, through history and the centuries.
©Photography Jennifer Reese Cermak
Sponsored by the KORG brand, TIME frequently travels to the 21 st century to improve its time machine, the Piano Laser "STELLA".
Follow without further delay our new superhero "TIME COMPOSER" in his incredible musical adventure...
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Presents you a musical journey with MV LADY JAZZ !
" Even if MV LADY JAZZ sings beyond styles, her phrasing also shines with a beautiful jazz sensibility. " Debbie Burke,
author of the book Glissando: A Story of Love, Lust and Jazz.
MV LADY JAZZ invites you to a musical walk on the jazz and bossa continents. From her travels, notably in Brazil and the United States, she has brought back many melodies and a few stories that she likes to share.
She returns through time to interpret the most beautiful jazz standards of the last century (Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim. As well as the classics of the French repertoire: Josephine Baker, Edith Piaf, " Ray Ventura and her students" Her first single "Emmenez-moi " was released in February 2015/Available on Itunes /.
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Lion’s Mane Mushrooms: A Complete Guide
Lion’s Mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus) can typically find Lion’s Mane mushrooms growing on hardwood trees. They are unique fungi thriving in North America, Asia, and Europe’s forests. For centuries, these mushrooms have served as both food and medicine in East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and Korea. Their name, Lion’s Mane, derives from their distinctive appearance.
Recently, Lion’s Mane mushrooms have gained popularity in the Western world due to their promising health benefits, such as reducing inflammation, strengthening the immune system, and enhancing cognitive and heart health. People are incorporating this large, white, shaggy mushroom into their diets.
In this article, we will explore Lion’s Mane mushroom’s potential benefits while also addressing any associated risks and side effects.
Identifying a Lion’s Mane Mushroom
To identify Lion’s Mane mushrooms, look in forests, particularly in hardwood forests. They often grow on dead or dying hardwood trees like oak, maple, and beech, and sometimes on other hardwoods like walnut or birch. The harvest time for them in the wild typically occurs during the late summer and autumn seasons. Keep in mind, the specific type of tree and the exact timing can vary depending on the region and environmental conditions.
They feature a distinctive white color, a lion’s mane-like shape with spines of 2-6 inches in length, a central stem, and can reach up to 10 inches in diameter. When touched, the spines break off easily, leaving a soft, spongy texture, and they lack a traditional cap, having small white tubes underneath.
Besides appearance, their mild, unique smell resembling aniseed or freshly peeled garlic, and their sweet taste are important identifiers. Armed with this knowledge and observation, anyone can easily identify this extraordinary mushroom.
History of Lion’s Mane
People have utilized the Lion’s Mane mushroom for its medicinal and culinary properties for over a thousand years. The Shennong Bencao Jing, a classical Chinese text from 200-300 CE, contains written records of its uses. In Japan, it is known as Yamabushitake and has been used for centuries.
The mushroom was once considered a divine cure and reserved for royalty and emperors. Chinese texts lauded the mushroom for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties.
Health Benefits of Lion’s Mane
Lion’s Mane mushrooms offer a wide array of benefits that can enhance your physical, cognitive, and mental health. These mushrooms contain natural bioactive compounds, which are health-promoting chemicals found in some foods and plants. Consequently, they possess disease-fighting properties, such as combating cancer, fighting off microbes, and providing antioxidant effects. The research found that the mushroom has a substantial impact on inflammation and can safeguard against oxidative stress, which is a significant cause of chronic inflammation and associated diseases.
Some of its potential benefits include:
- Nerve damage repair
- Heart health support
- Defense against diseases
- Reduced oxidative stress
- Blood sugar regulation
- Blood pressure reduction
- Increased energy, reduced fatigue
- Prevents excess blood lipid accumulation
- Slows aging
- Protects liver and kidney health
Its Benefits For Gut Health
When you’re thinking about gut health, consider Lion’s Mane mushroom. It’s shown some exciting potential in reducing inflammation, guarding against ulcers, and supporting a healthy connection between your gut and brain. It is also packed with nutrients, like thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, along with essential minerals such as manganese, zinc, and potassium.
Here’s a rundown of how it might benefit your gut:
- It shields you from stomach ulcers – Studies in mice reveal that lion’s mane mushroom extracts may safeguard your stomach against ulcers.
- It fights inflammation – It wields potent anti-inflammatory properties that can soothe inflammation in your digestive system. This can be particularly helpful if you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- It enhances your digestion – Thanks to its anti-inflammatory prowess, lion’s mane mushroom can potentially enhance the functioning of your stomach and digestive system.
- It bolsters your immune system – This mushroom might also give your immune system a boost and promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria.
While research involving humans is still somewhat limited, the findings from laboratory and animal studies are promising.
Brain Health Benefits
If you’re interested in enhancing your brain health, Lion’s Mane Mushroom might be your go-to supplement. Check out these brain-boosting benefits:
- Improves Memory and Cognitive Function: Lion’s Mane Mushroom houses two unique compounds, hericenones, and erinacines, which stimulate brain cell growth. They’ve been shown to enhance your memory and cognitive abilities. This makes it a promising natural remedy for conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.
- Guards Against Dementia: As we age, our brain’s ability to form new connections declines, potentially leading to cognitive issues and dementia. Lion’s Mane Mushroom steps in by promoting brain cell growth and preventing damage caused by amyloid-beta plaques, which accumulate in Alzheimer’s disease.
- Eases Anxiety and Depression: Lion’s Mane Mushroom has been found to alleviate mild anxiety and depression symptoms. It’s likely because it boosts brain cell growth and improves cognitive function, ultimately uplifting your mood and reducing anxious and depressive feelings.
- Aids Nerve Repair: This mushroom also plays a role in nerve repair. It contains compounds that kickstart nerve cell growth and support the regeneration of damaged nerves. So, it’s a potential ally if you’re dealing with nerve damage.
Remember, while the research looks promising, more studies involving humans are needed to fully understand how Lion’s Mane Mushroom can benefit us.
Its Medical Compounds and Benefits
|Compound Name||Potential Health Benefits|
|Erinacines||Promotes nerve growth and regeneration|
|Hericenones||Enhances cognitive function|
|Beta-Glucans||Boosts immune system|
|Antioxidants||Protects cells from oxidative stress|
|Hericerin||May support gastrointestinal health|
|Beta-D-Glucans||Supports cardiovascular health|
|Amino Acids||Building blocks for various bodily functions|
|Minerals (e.g., zinc)||Essential for overall health|
|Vitamins (e.g., B12)||Contributes to metabolic processes|
“Lion’s Mane mushrooms contain a diverse array of polysaccharides, hericenones, and other bioactive compounds that have been shown to have immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties.”– Paul Stamets, The renowned mycologist
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How to Use Lion’s Mane
You can savor Lion’s Mane mushrooms in various ways: raw, cooked, dried, or steeped into a comforting tea. Many folks describe their taste as “reminiscent of seafood,” often drawing comparisons to crab or lobster. In the kitchen, get creative! Fresh Lion’s Mane mushrooms can add depth to savory dishes like stir-fries, pizza, risotto, pasta, or soup. When it comes to mushroom powder, your options are wide open. Mix it into hot water, tea, coffee, a smoothie, or any beverage of your choice. Or, for a sweet twist, consider adding it to your healthy treats, like desserts, or even in your hot chocolate.
Lion’s Mane mushrooms can be found in various forms. These include:
To find the best Lion’s mane supplements, research trusted brands, read labels, check for third-party testing, and consult healthcare experts for personalized advice. Consider natural ingredients, avoid proprietary blends, review customer feedback, check expiration dates, and choose supplements tailored to your specific needs.
Determining the ideal recommended dosage of lion’s mane remains challenging due to insufficient evidence. The appropriate dose depends on factors such as your specific purpose, desired effects, and overall health, including age, and other medications or supplements being taken. If you’re uncertain about the best starting dose, consulting your doctor or a naturopathic practitioner is advisable.
For those seeking cognitive benefits, particularly in safeguarding against memory loss, research suggests a potential dose of 500 milligrams taken with food.
In a 2019 study, 77 individuals who were overweight, or had obesity experienced relief from depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. They achieved this by taking three 400-mg capsules daily for 8 weeks.
Similarly, in a 2020 study involving individuals aged 50 and older with mild Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, significant improvement in cognitive function was observed. This improvement occurred after these individuals took three 350 mg capsules of lion’s mane daily for 49 weeks.
However, it is recommended to consult with a healthcare professional before starting any new dietary supplement.
Potential Side Effects and Safty
Although Lion’s Mane mushroom is generally safe and non-toxic, it’s essential to understand its potential drawbacks. The most common side effect is gastrointestinal discomfort. Some people may experience mild stomach upset, nausea, or other gastrointestinal disturbances after consuming the mushroom.
Moreover, some people may experience allergic reactions. Symptoms can range from mild skin irritation to more severe reactions like anaphylaxis.
Lastly, it’s vital to note that Lion’s Mane may interact with specific medications. The mushroom has been shown to inhibit certain enzymes in the body, which can affect the metabolism of certain drugs.
Therefore, it’s advisable to consult with a healthcare professional before consuming the mushroom, especially if taking any medications.
Lion’s Mane Mushroom Cultivation
If you’re interested in growing your own Lion’s Mane mushrooms, follow these tips:
- Select the Proper Substrate: Choose a substrate that provides all the necessary nutrients for your fungi. Lion’s Mane thrives on supplemented hardwood sawdust. You can enhance it with wheat bran, typically at 10-20%.
- Sterilize the Substrate: If you’re using sawdust, begin by sterilizing it through an hour of boiling.
- Inoculate with Spawn or Culture: Combine the substrate with your chosen spawn or culture. Options include mushroom growing kits, ready-to-fruit substrate blocks, or purchasing spawns from a reputable supplier. Inoculate your substrate with the chosen culture.
- Incubate the Substrate: Place the mixture of spawn and substrate in a warm, dark location for several weeks. This period allows the mycelium to fully colonize the substrate.
- Optimal Growing Conditions: Ensure a humid environment with adequate ventilation for your Lion’s Mane mushrooms. They prefer cooler temperatures, ideally around 60-65°F (15-18°C).
- Harvest at the Right Time: Harvest your mushrooms when they reach full maturity and display a fluffy, white appearance. Use a sharp knife to cut them at the base of the stem.
- Enjoy Your Harvest: Lion’s Mane mushrooms not only add a delightful culinary touch to meals but also offer remarkable health benefits.
Lion’s Mane, a traditional medicinal option, offers potential health benefits such as memory protection, combating dementia, alleviating depression symptoms, and supporting nerve cell recovery. It may also reduce the risk of stomach ulcers. While most research has been conducted on animals, there’s no standard dosage. Lion’s Mane is available in various forms, including dried, fresh, tinctures, tea, capsules, coffee, powder, and gummies. Be cautious about allergies, which could lead to breathing issues or rash-like symptoms. Generally safe, Lion’s Mane may not be suitable if you’re taking diabetes medications or blood thinners. If you’re unsure about using medicinal mushrooms, consult a healthcare provider.
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Should You Take Your Kids To A Pride Parade?
Kids can join in the fun of Pride, but there are certain conversations you should have beforehand.
Pride Parades and the Pride festivals that follow are noisy and crowded. They’re filled with sights that are likely new to kids — and questionably appropriate — like public nudity and kink. Not to mention that Pride parades aren’t the most sober of places. So is it appropriate to take your young kids to Pride?
Considering the benefits for all families — including seeing other LGBTQ+ families like yours, or showing up as an ally if your family members are straight and cisgender — the answer is absolutely. Not to mention that these educational aspects of Pride are paired with joy and celebration. But it is necessary to talk to kids about new things they may see at Pride before diving it.
Why Kids Should Go to Pride
Pride parades started as a political event, first held in New York in June 1970 to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The uprising, which followed a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in the West Village in New York, lasted six days and kicked off the gay rights movement. At the time, LGBTQ+ people faced unfettered persecution, and many were in the closet and ashamed of their identities as a result of social condemnation. In response, the organizers of the first Pride parade made the official chant for the march “Say it loud, gay is proud,” a tradition that has continued for more than 50 years.
The political aspect of the parade also continues, says Suzanne Ford, interim executive director of San Francisco Pride. Families representing Black Lives Matter and trans kids were the first contingents marching in the San Francisco parade last year. They're “placed first so that we always know that we still have work to do and that San Francisco Pride is supposed to be doing that work,” Ford says. “We also know that the parade is a celebration of our culture,” she adds, so expect “colorful, artistic, expressions of joy.”
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Here are a few tips for getting the most out of Pride with your family.
Prepping Kids for a Pride Parade
If you’re taking your family to Pride for the first time, make sure you have a conversation about it ahead of time. Share the history of Pride in an age-appropriate way, suggests Jessica Fish, Ph.D., an assistant professor of family science who specializes in LGBTQ+ families at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health. Rainbow: A First Book of Pride is a great option for kids younger than 10.
“Talk to your children about Pride as if it's not just this big party, but it's a celebration of being — that it's a recognition of historical oppression and uprising,” Fish says. “[Understanding] the roots of that celebration of Pride is just as important as your child understanding that LGBTQ people exist and thrive within their communities.”
Before going to Pride, you should also sit your kids down with a few more children’s books about LGBTQ+ people and families. Kids have a tendency to point and ask questions when they’re exposed to new things, and you don’t want people celebrating Pride to become a convenient life lesson for your children. If you’re straight and cisgender or just haven’t exposed your kids to much of the LGBTQ+ community yet, prepping your children beforehand can ensure that your family is respectful of queer people while at Pride.
Jenifer McGuire, Ph.D., an associate professor of family social science at the University of Minnesota, has been to Pride celebrations across the world with her family, from Tucson to Amsterdam. McGuire, a lesbian parent, always preps her kids for possible adult content beforehand. After a few events, the kids knew to expect nudity and other surprises. “They just had to learn to laugh and enjoy things. Like there were these Beanie Babies with giant penises on them,” McGuire says. “For a fourth- and fifth-grade kid, that's super funny.”
The benefits to her family always outweighed any potential downside, McGuire says, because they could see how many other queer families were in their community and around the world. “They don't necessarily get that from their swimming teams and drama clubs and school,” she says.
Find the Kid-Friendly Pride Activities
Pride parades themselves are really fun for kids, McGuire says. “They sit on the curb and people throw stuff to them.” Freebies like necklaces and bottles of water and bags of Cheerios abound. “I think it's a lot more fun than most parades.”
But parades are just part of what Pride has to offer. Once the marching is finished, head over to the Pride festival, where you’ll typically find food, drinks, and booths, as well as kid-friendly play areas. Be sure to research what your city’s Pride has to offer in terms of food and entertainment for kids before you go, because each Pride is different.
Finally, double-check the dates of the event. Although New York and San Francisco hold their Pride parades to coincide with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, some cities hold them at other times during the month of June, or even at other times of year, like Miami Beach (April) and Oakland (September).
Celebrating Pride doesn’t have to stop at the parade and festival. Check out Fatherly’s list of 10 activities to do with your kids to celebrate Pride all month long.
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Installing Maven on Windows
Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. We will see how it can be set up on a Windows machine?
First of all, we need to download maven from the given link: https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
Follow the following steps to get the above screen.
- Right-click on the My Computer icon from your desktop
- Click Properties
- Click Advanced tab
- Click Environment Variables button
- You would see Environment Variables interface
- Click New associated with System variables section
- You would see the New System Variable interface
- Put MAVEN_HOME into the variable name field
- Put path of your Maven into the variable value field, as in the above screen my ANT Home directory is installed on C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\apache-maven
- Click OK
- In the System Variables, you would see the variable Select the row, click Edit and define two paths (C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\apache-maven\bin) like in the following screen, in our case path of Maven bin folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\apache-maven\bin
- Click OK
- To check setup run command mvn -version as shown in below screen
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Liberals guarantee immediate icebreakers work for new entrant in federal shipbuilding program
Announcement could be positive sign for Quebec's Davie shipyard ahead of federal election
The Liberal government formally launched the process to add a third shipyard to the National Shipbuilding Strategy on Friday and even guaranteed the winner immediate work with a plan to construct six new icebreakers for the coast guard.
Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement in Iqaluit on the sidelines of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's northern tour.
It's something that could very well prove to be a boon for the Davie shipyard of Levis, Que., on the eve of this fall's federal election.
Trudeau announced last spring the federal government would add a third yard to the nearly decade-old strategy. Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax and Seaspan of Vancouver have been, until this point, the go-to construction yards for the federal government.
CBC News reported last summer the Liberal government intended to "refresh" the strategy, which has been beset with delays and rising cost estimates.
15 days to apply
On Friday, Wilkinson said Public Services and Procurement Canada is giving interested shipbuilders 15 days to get in line to qualify to become the third designated go-to yard for the federal government.
In addition, he announced the winner will receive a contract to construct desperately needed icebreakers for the coast guard, which has an existing fleet that is over 30 years old.
"The Canadian Coast Guard saves lives at sea, maintains safe shipping, enables an otherwise ice-choked economy, protects the marine environment and supports Canadian sovereign presence in the Arctic," Wilkinson said in a written statement. "Demands on the coast guard will only grow as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and intense."
The addition of a third yard to the strategy has been publicly opposed in the past by at least one of the existing partners. A senior official at Seaspan told The Canadian Press in May that bringing in another company raised questions about the Vancouver company's long-term viability, and even the entire shipbuilding industry.
The decision, though, was widely seen as a nod to Davie, which was not selected when the program was first unveiled in 2010 by the former Conservative government.
Under the original strategy, the Quebec company was only allowed to bid on repair and refit work as well as construction of small vessels. It aggressively pursued opportunities to open up the framework and gained powerful allies within the province's business community.
Last January, CBC News reported that a group representing up 1,000 companies — both inside and outside Quebec — had launched a lobbying campaign to convince the federal government to open the strategy to a third yard.
The Association of Davie Shipbuilding Suppliers, which represents companies that do business with the shipyard, said it planned to make it a major issue in the October federal election.
Documents obtained by CBC News under access to information legislation show that as late as November last year officials at Fisheries and Oceans Canada were telling the minister to downplay the notion that the strategy would be refreshed.
At the time, Wilkinson was scheduled to meet with Davie officials and was told to reiterate the government's line that no changes were contemplated to the role of Irving and Seaspan in the shipbuilding strategy.
How much the business association's threat of electoral punishment played into the decision to open up the strategy is unclear.
Davie had already been awarded a $610-million contract to convert three civilian icebreakers for coast guard use.
The announcement Friday is all about crass politics, as far as the Conservative Opposition is concerned.
"In classic Liberal fashion, today's announcement is more about Justin Trudeau's re-election campaign than it is about delivering ships for the Canadian Coast Guard." said Todd Doherty, the Conservative fisheries and coast guard critic.
"Clearly Justin Trudeau's support for the Canadian Coast Guard is not as advertised. Otherwise this announcement would have taken place four years ago, not mere weeks before the next election."
A major review of the country's transportation infrastructure, tabled in the House of Commons in February 2016, warned the Liberal government that the coast guard was in a shambles, with many of its icebreakers and major vessels worn out by decades of use.


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Hosted by Ramsey Lewis, this DVD/CD set (the second of a three-volume series) features the biggest stars of jazz and is presented on one of the most dazzling audio/visual recordings of the year. The four episodes featured on the DVD include "The Piano Masters with Dave Brubeck and Billy Taylor," "Roots: The Blues with Keb' Mo' and Robert Cray," "American Songbook with John Pizzarelli and Jane Monheit," and "Latin Jazz with Eddie Palmieri and Dave Valentin."
The Legends Of Jazz marks the first time in over 40 years that jazz has been the focus of a network TV show bringing to life America's most masterful musical art form. The DVD in this set is encoded from high definition masters and is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. All musical performances are also featured on an accompanying audio CD. Running time: 2 hours plus extras.


MOGADISHU (SD) – President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, stated that Ethiopia’s aspiration regarding Somalia’s waters is an unacceptable encroachment that cannot be tolerated, but he emphasized a willingness to engage in dialogue if the Addis Ababa government withdraws from the agreement it made with Muse Bihi.
“If Ethiopia reverses its mistake today, we can talk tomorrow, we cannot talk otherwise, if it does not reverse its mistake, there will be no dialogue,” said the president.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressed concern about Ethiopia’s encroachment, stating that both countries share common interests but do not agree on everything.
He noted Somalia’s history of facing many challenges, including losing land and people, and expressed unwillingness to accept further divisions.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud also noted that the Ethiopian people are not enemies, but their government’s aggressive stance deviates from the principles of cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
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Burning Down the Social Networks – by CrossoverChaos
If you’re feeling the tension singing in the air and over the Internet, and wondering “why are people cracking now, instead of last week, or the week before that?” I suspect the reason has to do with how the brain works. Or doesn’t. There’s some really neat stuff on how outside environments affect the brain for depression in this book.
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari.
(Yes, I know whose endorsements are all over the covers. No, I don’t agree with all the guy’s proposed solutions. There’s still a lot of useful info to chew over in it.)
Short version of what he put together: Depressed people tend to be suffering from one or more environmental and social disconnections. The seven he identified are disconnection from meaningful work, other people, meaningful values, childhood trauma, status and respect, the natural world, and a hopeful or secure future.
Look at what we’re dealing with now. Too many people are out of work. We’re not supposed to get within six feet of other people in public, and in many places if you are hospitalized with COVID-19, your family will not be allowed to see you, even in extremis. Meaning there is a significant chance you will die alone.
Values? The churches are closed. Donations of anything not food or protective gear are shut down. Sometimes you can’t even properly care for your own children by getting them vaccinated – it’s a “nonessential medical procedure”. Trauma? If you were traumatized as a child or adult by being controlled (and all abusers try to control you), the constant round of “you can’t do X, you can’t do Y, Because We Say So”, is hitting all those panic-buttons that tell your body your life is in danger. Status and respect? Job loss. Businesses closed. Oh, we get to see the politicians and media bigwigs getting haircuts and heading to summer cabins, but so much as head out for groceries without a mask on yourself, and you get the Evil Eye from perfect strangers, you ignorant peasant, you. Head for nature to try and regain your sanity? Parks, closed. Beaches, closed. They’re hauling in paddleboarders off the coast of California and arresting them.
Hope for the future? Fauci keeps gleefully recounting that we might have to keep the country closed another year or more. Too many politicians seem to be fine with that, while the rest of us who work for a living are watching what savings we have evaporate, and everything we’ve tried to build go down in flames. And nobody knows what the hell is going on.
Long story short – the shutdown of the country is taking every last one of those connections that normally keep people from getting depressed, and setting them on fire.
Humans are primates. Primates do not live alone. They get sick. They go crazy.
The majority of Americans are not crazy. Yet. But we’re hurting. Most of us have been confined in one way or another over a month, and that’s more than enough time for our brain to decide this is the “new normal” and start shedding neurons related to better times so that we can survive in this horrid numb depressed state. Good news is that the brain can recover from this. Bad news is it’ll take time and a lot of good feelings, sort of a neurological kick in the pants, to get out of the depressed groove.
Worse news is that depression seems to be the primate response of “please stop beating me, I’m no threat to you.” Which, of course, means that the tinpot dictators coming out of the woodwork have every reason to keep this up.
What we have is a situation in which all of America is being abused. I do not use that term lightly. Loss of jobs that you have no control over = financial abuse. The media constantly going on about “if we don’t do X, we’ll have bodies in the streets” = constant negativity, gaslighting. “You want the economy reopened? You want people to die?” = emotional abuse. Being shut up into your own house with people you may or may not be able to stand, not able to get the medical care, food, or other things you need freely = emotional, environmental, and physical abuse.
This is a situation tailor-made for narcissistic abuse, with the media and the politicians, too many of whom have those tendencies in the first place, taking full advantage of it.
(If you want some horror stories check out the “raisedbynarcissists” reddit – too many people posting there are forced to shelter in place with the same people making them suicidal. Some are moving out with no job, no resources, and no place to go, because otherwise they’re going to die.)
I’m not surprised so many people are cracking and afraid. I am angry. I’ve seen this before. I’m an Odd, after all. And I grew up in a little town that was distinctly not Odd, with parents that encouraged said town to believe I was the problem child and they could do what they liked to “correct” me. And when I say “could do what they liked” – that list of seven disconnections? I was forced into all of them. All of them.
(Books saved me. I know others might not have been so lucky.)
There’s an interesting bit of history that leads me to believe Hari’s more right than not. I can’t remember the exact details, but… let’s just say, at one point as a child I was told I should have been burned as a witch. So I looked up the subject.
Some researchers studied the history of witch-burnings in Germany, trying to figure out why some areas would pretty steadily burn one or two witches every twenty years or so, while others would have one massive flare up and then maybe nothing for a century or more. It wasn’t religion – Protestant and Catholic seemed equally hit. Didn’t seem to be famine-related, or wealth, or any of the things they expected.
What they found, was it depended on where the victims were in the social networks. So long as witch-burnings targeted people living on the fringe, who had maybe one or two other relatives/other social connections in the area, you got the low-level steady burnings. But if a true hysteria got started, to the point that the accused started being people of middle to upper-class status with lots of social connections-
Then it ended. And there wouldn’t be another accusation for decades, even centuries. Because important parts of the social networks got impacted, people who hadn’t been ostracized, and therefore it stopped.
What’s happening to America right now is our own government sawing through our social networks. Telling each and every one of us anyone we know might be a life-or-death survival threat. It is crushing the spirit… and people can’t take that and survive. Either they give up, curl up, and die….
Or they start looking for enemies. And they’re being told people around them, anyone who’s not behaving just like The Authorities demand, are the enemies.
I’ve seen this before.
I’m not afraid of the virus. I’ve never been afraid of the virus.
But I can hear the roar of the mob in the distance, and it’s bearing fire.
[Because C.C. is right, and depression is a passive mode, also a vulnerable mode that makes you susceptible to getting ill and to just not doing anything, even what you know you should do, I’m going to combat mine starting tomorrow (but taking the weekend off for the other stuff, including promo I didn’t do last wee) to sketch where we are, and where I think we’re headed.
The where I think we’re headed will be four scenarios, only two of which avoid the boog, and only ONE of which is in any way good. (And the one that requires the most action NOW.)
You should have received your “Please don’t boog” money and if you don’t need it for immediate expenses, it’s time to consider how to put it into durable goods, because where we’re going, you’ll need a barrel of money to buy coffee.
So tomorrow I’ll explain my sense of where we’re going (why, let’s tie a ribbon on the handbasket handle. That will make it ALL better.) More tomorrow. – SAH]


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They had everybody talking during their major red carpet entrance. But Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie seemed unable to keep their eyes off each other at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. Stealing kisses at their table or just romantic glances, the twosome stuck close, returning to their table together – hand in hand, no less! – after a brief break from the main ballroom at the Shrine Auditorium. But the lovebirds soaked up the affection from at least one other person. Mickey Rooney approached the two at their table before the show, gabbed for a bit and posed for a picture.
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SUN Country Network Meeting Summary: National Nutrition Targets and Commitments to Action
From 25 to 29 January 2016, over 300 participants from 45 SUN Countries and the Indian State of Maharashtra, joined the 22nd Series of SUN Country Network Meetings via teleconference. Eleven teleconferences were organised by the SUN Movement Secretariat in English, French and Spanish, and focused on the theme: National Nutrition Targets and Commitments to Action.
The meeting focused on country experiences in setting national nutrition targets and the corresponding commitments to action to achieve these targets, taking into consideration the six global nutrition targets of the Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal and Infant and Young Child Nutrition (the Global Nutrition Targets 2025), and the nutrition-related targets of the WHA global monitoring framework for non-communicable diseases (NCD). SUN Countries including Burkina Faso, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, the Indian State of Maharashtra, Nepal, Peru, Sierra Leone, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, were invited to kick-start the discussions by presenting their experiences in setting national nutrition targets and commitments to actions, guided by the following questions:
- What was the method of establishing national nutrition targets?
- What kind of commitments to actions were triggered following the agreement on the national nutrition targets?
- How do the targets and commitments link to the national planning and budget cycle for nutrition?
Participating SUN Countries reflected upon the presentations and shared their own experiences of the target setting


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Security forces on Thursday killed two hardcore Pakistani terrorists in a fierce gunfight in the Kalakote forest area of Jammu’s Rajouri district.
Following demand for revival of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) in Dangri village of Rajouri after the recent killing of six persons by terrorists, the Administration on Thursday initiated the process to arm retired soldiers of Army, BSF and CRPF in the area to enable them to act as the first line of defence for residents of the village.
It is learnt that more than 200 retired Army men and para-military forces have submitted forms for being enrolled in the VDC. Their papers were being examined and a couple of them might be issued automatic weapons.
On the other hand, police personnel tested weapons of VDC members of the area. They were also supplied with fresh ammunition. Policemen cleaned the guns that have not been used for years as the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch were declared free of terrorism after the local terrorists were eliminated or arrested.
At least 70 guns have been issued to VDC members and they were being trained to use these after Lt Governor Manoj Sinha during his visit to the village assured the residents that the VDC would be revived.
The two terrorists, who barged into three houses and shot inmates after checking their Aadhar cards, escaped only after a VDC member fired some shots from his gun. Otherwise, the terrorists would have indulged in the massacre of more innocent people.
A company of CRPF troops reached the village this morning and took up positions in the area. The Home Ministry has ordered the movement of 18 companies here. What is worrying is that the two terrorists have vanished after striking in Dangri village as a result of which the Army and security forces in the area have been put on high alert.
There were apprehensions that the two might have been hybrid terrorists who have mingled with the local population of the district after indulging in targeted killings. Security forces last night launched a search operation after three motorcycle-borne persons jumped a police checkpoint and escaped to a forest area in Rajouri district.
ADGP Jammu, Mukesh Singh, however, ruled out a terror angle in the case. “We are searching. There were no weapons or bags with them,” he added.
Top brass of the Army, police and paramilitary forces have ordered its units to step up vigil in their respective areas because of the terror threat in view of the coming Republic Day. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh and GOC of Army’s 16 Corps Lt General Sandeep Jain reviewed the situation in the border areas of Jammu division.
Amit Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi district, that is an infiltration route of terrorists from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK), reviewed the security situation in a meeting of the Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centre (SMAC).
Besides officers of Police, the meeting was attended by the CO IR 1st BN, representatives from 14 Sector Romeo Force of Army, Lt Colonel from 16 Corps Intelligence, 2 I/C 126 BN CRPF, 2 I/C 6 BN CRPF IB, CID Counter Intelligence and District Special Bureau.
Threadbare discussion was held on present security scenario in view of recent terror attack in Rajouri and its spill-over effect in Reasi, undercurrents, movement and presence of terrorists, present dynamics and revival of terrorism, surveillance over terror OGWs, surrendered terrorists, missing youths and their presence in POK and keep check on radicalization of youth in society.
The SSP stressed upon timely sharing of actionable information among the entire sister agencies operating in the district for surveillance on all anti-national and anti- social elements.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar district, Shafqat Hussain Batt also reviewed the security situation in a meeting with officers of police, CID, Intelligence Bureau and other agencies.
Security of protected persons was also reviewed. He ordered surprise cordon and search operations (CASOs) in crowded places and reviewed the security deployments.


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Land closures and new gates on the plateau northeast of East Carbon prompted the discussion.
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A motion to sign and send the letter passed unanimously.


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