Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2012
Joseph Kony has become newly infamous in the United States since a viral video focused on his crimes, spotlighting the notorious Ugandan militia leader for kidnapping children and forcing them to serve as soldiers.
In the controversial video, a father describes Kony to his son as a “bad guy” who must be stopped.
Who else is wanted by the International Criminal Court? Here are the other men on the list:
Haroun allegedly recruited and armed some of the notorious militias known as janjaweed in the Darfur region of Sudan while working at the Interior Ministry. The militias are known to have killed, raped and tortured civilians. Last year, Haroun was elected governor of the Sudanese state of South Kordofan in an election opponents said was rigged. Haroun has said he did nothing illegal in Darfur.
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It can’t be a coincidence that the title of Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” sounds almost exactly like “I Love Dogs.” Anderson’s second stop-motion animated feature is a love letter to canines, the people who love their canines, and the unwavering loyalty that canines have come to represent all over the world. It’s also his mostly vivid and imaginative motion picture to date, and that’s really saying something.
Isle of Dogs take place in the near future, in the Japanese city of Megasaki, where the corrupt Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi Nomura) has exiled every single dog to a nearby island full of garbage. Kobayashi says he wants to protect his city from canine diseases, but he’s actually involved in a complex multigenerational revenge scheme that dates back centuries, to the time when dogs screwed over the Kobayashi clan. Besides, the Kobayashis are totally “cat” people.
Six months after their exile, a pack of scrappy dogs - Chief (Brian Cranston), Rex (Edward Norton), King (Bob Balaban), Boss (Bill Murray) and Duke (Jeff Goldblum) - stumble across a twelve-year-old boy who ran away from home, stole an airplane and flew to the Isle of Dogs to find his best friend, Spots. And since Atari (Koyu Rankin) is the only human being who has ever come collect their dog, most of the dogs in the pack are willing to do anything to help him out.
The naysayer is Chief, a stray who doesn’t understand what true friendship is all about. Or, if that’s too cuddly an explanation for you, he’s never been domesticated so he just doesn’t care. Anyway, he bites. But Chief gets dragged along for the adventure despite his objections, and so they all journey from nuclear waste sites to abandoned amusement parks and beyond.
Wes Anderson has unusual ideas of what constitutes an adventure, of course. His fight scenes are just cotton ball dust clouds full of limbs punching each other, and sometimes he’ll go to all the trouble of setting up a horrifyingly elaborate death machine of violence and then watch in bemused fascination as it simply breaks down. Isle of Dogs is not about pulse-pounding suspense. It’s about lovable characters on a dangerous quest, scrambling from one unpredictable scenario to another, as they desperately try care for one another in a world run by corrupt jerks who are trying to tear them apart.
Isle of Dogs is Wes Anderson’s most superficially appealing film - it’s chockablock with great gags, cute characters and whimsical set pieces - but it’s also another emotionally mature, intelligent motion picture. You can pick apart the pieces of this diorama and find that they have symbolic meaning, and speak volumes about the historical and (sadly) ongoing use of propaganda to manipulate the masses through targeted xenophobia. You’ll have some fascinating and maybe even difficult conversations if that’s what you’re in the mood for. You might even get teary-eyed as Chief gradually finds himself becoming a “people” person. Or a “people” dog. Or what have you.
Then again, you can also sit back and watch a cute little film about a pack of dogs helping a boy find another lost dog, and you’ll be completely entertained, grinning from ear to ear, the whole danged time.
Isle of Dogs is one of Wes Anderson’s best movies, an imaginative and amusing travelogue through incredible settings, populated by wonderful characters, with a lot of heart and even a little insight. You can feel the love radiating off of this movie, like a hug from your own beloved pet. And also there are robots, and that’s really cool.

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- The race for the 2023 election is getting tougher by the day following defection by party faithful in the ruling APC
- This is as Salihu Tanko Yakassai, a former spokesman to the governor of Kano confirmed his membership in the People’s Redemption Party (PRP)
- The former media aide was received into the party’s fold, at the party secretariat in Abuja on Friday, April 1
- The People’s Redemption Party formed in 1978, is one of the oldest political parties in the country
Former media aide to the governor of Kano state, Salihu Tanko Yakassai has announced he joined the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) following his departure from the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Legit.ng gathered that Yakasai defected to PRP alongside two others; Imran Jino and Ibrahim Inna.
The politician made the disclosure on Friday, April 1, in a post shared on his Facebook page
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"I've always admired PRP because of its ideology, determination, despite the problems that oppress politics of this era, and I've always liked its history. The interview I had with some of her leaders was one of the reasons I decided to join PRP.
After prayers, counseling, and contemplation, that's why I decided to join PRP Victory party, our party of inheritance, grandparents party, the party of the masses!"
Ganduje’s former aide Yakassai dumps APC, gives stunning reasons
Recall that the former media aide announced his departure from the ruling APC via his official Instagram handle on Monday, March 21.
He stated that his reason for his departure from the party is due to the continuous failure of the party to uphold his campaign promises and mandate to the people.
He went further to reflect on his ordeals in 2020 where he suffered persecution at the hands of the incumbent governor for speaking the truth over the administrative failure of the party.
DSS arrest Ganduje's aide Salihu Yakasai for criticizing Buhari
Meanwhile, Yakasai was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yakasai in a series of tweets critiqued the administration of the president for its failure to curb the incessant security problems in the country.
He reflected on the abduction of about 317 female students of Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara state, said the kidnappings had become too frequent.

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Chocolate banana cake-bars made with oats and sweetened with dates, cooked in the slow cooker. One of my favourite snacks lately, I can only describe these as something between cake and oat bars. Dense but fairly soft, tasty and super filling. Ideal for the mid-morning munchies.
Ok so here’s the deal. This is going to be a longish post, because I’ve decided to share some thoughts that have been taking up quite a bit of space in my brain over the past few months. What’s it all about? The issue of food/diet related stress, eating disorders, and how food bloggers fit into the whole situation. Yeah, it’s a biggie so if you want to skip over it and just get to the recipe I won’t mind!
I’ll start at the beginning. A while ago I heard a podcast episode on Eat Capture Share called “Intuitive Eating On Instagram + Are Food Bloggers To Blame For Orthorexia, With Christy Harrison” (click to listen) It was quite a shock to me as I had never even heard of orthorexia, never mind its links to social media use. I won’t get into what it is, you can read more here and here but what I heard put my mind in turmoil. I started thinking that I really shouldn’t be talking about what is “healthy” or telling people what they should be putting on their plates and in their bodies. Even if they aren’t struggling with an eating disorder, what about the stress that all these “good for you” recipes are causing?
I decided I would never again mention the nutritious qualities of ingredients I used in my recipes. After all, I am even qualified? Who am I to decide this here cake is healthy or healthier than the next? I’ll never forget doing some research for a blog post and getting myself into a huge muddle over whether to call the recipe healthy because the cheese in it might block absorption of the iron from the lentils. It was a salad. I was driving myself a little crazy, and maybe overreacting a bit.
After giving myself some time to mull it all over I came to some conclusions. First of all the issue of orthorexia and other such disorders is very complicated (with deep rooted causes that go beyond what we’re discussing), and as far as the internet goes, I believe the blogs/accounts/sites that may play a larger role in exacerbating the problem are the ones that have hardcore views and preach against/demonise whole food groups (like sugar, flour etc) while lacking the professional qualifications to do so. I hope the people behind these channels take care in how they present their ideas and views.
(Just a quick side-note here that there are numerous websites and social media accounts with solid scientific-based information. These are the ones we should be using to learn more. It’s good to research, educate ourselves and be inspired to try new things, and to adapt this knowledge to our own lives, without obsessing.)
Personally, I try to have a balanced approach to food, with one non health-related exception that I will talk about soon. My blog is a reflection of my views, which are summed up in this phrase: Everything in moderation. If I fancy a take-out I will have one, if I fancy a big bag of crisps while watching my favourite series I will have one. But I also make sure to regularly consume veggies, fruit, legumes etc etc. We shouldn’t stress too much about what we eat; I truly believe this stress is worse than actually eating what we want (within reason of course).
So what now? I will share my recipes, all of which are things I eat myself. I’ll talk about some nutritious qualities of the ingredients if there is reason to, but mostly I will focus on whether the food tastes good and whether it’s easy for everyone to make. More or less what I’m already doing, but with less emphasis on health aspects. In the past I may have talked about that a bit too much, and I have also said a word I now hate… “guilt”. As in a “guilt-free” dessert for example. I’ve gone off this term big time, as it implies other desserts are guilt-full. No, let’s get over all this.
Well, it was good to get that off my chest. Are you curious about the recipe that brought all these thoughts gushing out? It’s a chocolate banana bread thingy that is best described as something between cake and bars (oat bars, breakfast bars, cereal bars.. you know the ones). And to be fair they didn’t bring the thoughts out, they were just next in line when I decided to finally put all this down in writing. And they are testing my resolve since I could easily slip into talking about their nutritious qualities. But no. Make them because they taste good, they are filling and they are easy to throw together. Oats, banana, dates, chocolate, cinnamon… Delish. Oh you can serve them with a lick of peanut butter too!
For these quantities you’ll need a 6.5lt slow cooker, so if you have a smaller one (say a 3.5lt) I suggest you decrease the ingredients (you should be ok with ¾ of the quantities listed). And don’t forget that your bananas should be black as can be. The darker the sweeter!
Any thoughts on all the rambling above? I’d love to “hear” them in the comments! And of course if you do make the cake-bars please share a pic and tag me – that always makes my day! (@thefoodiecorner & #thefoodiecorner)

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The Scruffy Little Crumb-Grabbers
Reviewed by Madeline (age 9) and Sophia (age 7) McElroy for Reader Views (07/10)
Madeline: This is another great book from Peggy Krause. This book is about a cat named Spider Man and his friends. Spider Man got his name from two children, Ruby and Frankie, Marcy’s grandchildren. They named him that because Spider Man was their favorite super hero. Spider Man tries to survive with Ruby and Frankie but every time they see him they squeeze him so hard he can’t breathe! Spider Man’s owner Marcy always takes care of him, but when Ruby and Frankie come to visit they always do something bad to each other or Spider Man!
When Spider Man witnesses the “grand kittens” being bad he rushes to his friend Soupy’s house to tell the news to him and his other feline friends. Spider Man’s friends are Soupy, Puff Puff, Lila, and Lola. When they come to visit, Spider Man has to hide under the couch or on the fridge. Spider Man never likes their visits, but it gets worse by the second, Spider Man finds out that Ruby and Frankie are moving in with him! It is hard, but Spider Man can handle it!
After a couple of months Ruby and Frankie move out. Ruby and Frankie still visit, but Marcy teaches them how to be nice to Spider Man and they finally learn how! This book is very cute, funny, and crazy. The drawings are very good. This is a very nice book to read. I would love you all to enjoy this delightful book as well as “Finding My Molly.”
Sophia: This is the second book I have read by Peggy Krause. I enjoyed this book even more than the first book! This is a funny story about little kids loving a cat so much they squeezed him until his eyes bulged out! The “grand kittens” get in a lot of trouble, but they never get into trouble and that makes the cat Spider Man angry with his owner Marcy. When these events happen, Spider Man runs to his friends’ house and tells them the news. His cat friends try to make him feel good. Then one day Spider Man gets the worse news ever: Ruby and Frankie are moving in with him!
This book was funny and entertaining. I laughed in almost every chapter! I like books about cats. The cats in this book had cute names and were really good friends, especially to Spider Man. I think this book is pretty easy to read and I think that kids my age would like it. I like the cute pictures of Spider Man.
The only part of the story I didn’t like was when the kids hurt Spider Man.
I really liked the chapter about the flying pancake. Ruby threw a pancake at Frankie and it hit him in the eye. They were always doing silly stuff like that in the story.
We both really liked “The Scruffy Little Crumb-Grabbers.”
Parent Note for Author not for print:
Sometimes it seemed like a lot of information for this age group that was perhaps not needed. Instances where the situation was being described or dialogue between the characters was even a bit much for me. It seems like some of the dialogue could be “short and sweet” as the reader knows what is happening. Other than that, I enjoyed this book a lot more than the first one. The girls loved them both. Page 20, second line from the bottom has a typo of “hug” instead of “hung.”
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Michele Renee' Shornak
I have self-described myself as an artist since I was a small child. Colors were brighter and pulled my attention towards their beauty and I felt driven by the emotion art provokes. It has been my strongest way to communicate and I feel a strong sense of duty to let my hands create and inspire the emotions that art gifts us with.
As a student, I won prestigious awards and scholarships for my work but chose another direction after graduation. Every path that life has led me on it has always eventually brought me back to feeling the most at home when I am creating. It literally defines my soul and the very nature of who I am.
While I have traveled through many art forms over the years, my passion has been with glass. I love the way glass reflects light and how vivid and rich colors can feel, Literally, creating a sense of ambiance around completed pieces.
Being self-taught, I enjoy the process of learning new skills while using non-conventional methods to make the process my own. I always push myself and try to take my skill to a higher level. I work with mixed media glass methods but also love mosaics and can get truly lost in the flow of their creation.
While my artwork is my driving force, I also enjoy travel, gardening, kickboxing, and spending time with my loved ones. I am the proud mother of 4 mostly adult children and a wife of nearly 25 years to a fabulously supportive husband.
I am currently represented by several retail stores and galleries in the metro Detroit region while also working directly with clients via various social media outlets.
I feel very fortunate to work professionally as a glass artist and feel humbled to be able to bring beauty into my clients lives.
"Learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an ARTIST" -Pablo Picasso

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CAROLLTON, Ga. – The No. 29 Georgia College baseball team (8-3) pounded out 19 hits for 17 runs in a 17-1 rout at the University of West Georgia (5-10) Thursday afternoon.
An RBI double by shortstop Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) got things rolling in the first, and the Bobcats never trailed. Bick finished with just the one hit and RBI, adding a pair of runs scored.
The lone three-hit performer was second baseman Brandon Benson (Loganville, Ga.) in his first career start, going 3-for-5 with three RBI. Designated hitter Taylor Hinshaw (Winder, Ga.) was 2-for-4, adding three runs and two driven in. Catcher Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.) posted two hits in four trips, scoring twice, and first baseman Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.) added two hits in five at-bats with a run.
The leadoff spot was particularly productive, as starting leftfielder Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.) had four RBI despite tallying just one hit. The final two at-bats were turned over to senior John Welborn (Locust Grove, Ga.), who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a double and a run. The Bobcats also stole seven bases on the game, getting one each from seven different players. Every one of the Bobcat starters had at least one hit.
The pitching staff matched the Bobcat hitters' efforts, stretching seven hits across nine innings for just one run, and fanning four. Starter Stewart Rich (Macon, Ga.) went five innings to pick up his first career win, allowing five hits for one run. The remaining four innings were spread among four Bobcat relievers.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. for doubleheader action against No. 27 UNC Pembroke at John Kurtz Field.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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TOWN OF COEYMANS
Local Law No. 2 of the Year 2022
A Local Law Changing the Term of Office of Town Supervisor
from Two to Four Years, For the Term Commencing January 1, 2024
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Coeymans as follows:
Chapter 50 of the Code of the Town of Coeymans is amended by adding a new Article III entitled Town Supervisor, which shall state as follows:
Article III Town Supervisor
This article is adopted pursuant to the Section 10(1)(ii)(a) and Section 23(2)(e) of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The term of office of the elected Town Supervisor shall be four years. Such four-year term shall commence as of the first day of January 2024, and shall apply to the person elected to such office at the town election to be held on November 7, 2023 and those elected thereafter, provided that a proposition submitted pursuant to § 50-13 below is approved.
A. This article is adopted subject to a mandatory referendum and shall be submitted for approval of the qualified voters of the Town of Coeymans at the Town Election to be held on November 8, 2022.
B. A proposition in the following form shall be included on the ballot at such town election, and the four year term of office shall not take effect unless such proposition is approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting thereon:
“Shall Town of Coeymans Local Law No. 2, 2022 entitled ‘A Local Law Changing the Term of Office of Town Supervisor from Two to Four Years, For the Term Commencing January 1, 2024,’ be approved?”
This article shall supersede Town Law § 24, relating to the term of office for Town Supervisor of the Town of Coeymans.
This article shall become effective immediately, upon being filed in the office of Secretary of State, after approval by the qualified voters.

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1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. In two batches in a food processor, grind the cauliflower along with the cashews, Parmesan cheese and oregano, until the mixture is the consistency of fine breadcrumbs. Transfer to a large bowl. Make a well in the center and break the eggs into it. Knead by hand until the mixture forms a workable dough.
2. Spread the cauliflower dough into a 1/4-inch thick oval shape on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden-brown.
3. While the crust bakes, cut onions and pepper into thin rings. Spread the pesto evenly over the crust, and top with onions, peppers and mozzarella slices. Sprinkle over the olives. Bake for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and vegetables are softened. Top with basil and serve.
Per serving: 894 calories, 55g fat, 22g saturated fat, 191mg cholesterol, 1598mg sodium, 55g carbohydrate, 12g fiber, 25g sugar, 57g protein


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Baku. 10 April. REPORT.AZ/ Political consolations between foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Croatia will be held in April.
Report informs, Charge d'affaires of Croatia in Azerbaijan Refik Shabanovic told Report, the consultations are expected to be held at the end of month.
According to him, in relation with this delegation of Croatian foreign ministry will travel to Baku. Schedule and agenda of consultations are being laid out.


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Congress is 'heading in no direction' under Rahul: Rane
New Delhi, April 10: Vishwajit Rane, who quit the Congress to join the BJP last week said "if Rahul Gandhi continues to be the leader of the Congress, then in the 2019 general elections the party would be reduced to 20 seats in the Lok Sabha".
"Congress has a non-serious leader called Rahul Gandhi. He is not serious about the people of the state who give you a mandate, not serious about government formation. He is not even accessible said Rane in Delhi.
Continuing his attack on Gandhi, Rane said: "Rahul should have been available on his phone when there were serious issues happening in Goa like election of the CLP leader, deciding unanimity and bringing everybody together, talking to the probable candidates."


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The Menifee City Council has submitted its annual action plan for 2017-2018 to receive $480,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds allocating portions of the money to public service activities, capital improvements and program administration activities.
The CDBG funds are granted by the Housing and Urban Development Agency of the federal government to American cities and counties to help low and moderate income persons acquire adequate housing and better living conditions. At least 70 percent of the grant over a three-year period must be designated for those persons.
Those persons and agencies benefiting from the CDBG funds from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, include: $60,000 for public service activities, $289,785 for capital improvements and $118,215 for administration costs and the Riverside County Fair Housing Council.
The priority needs and goals identified in the plan needs assessment were identified based on analysis of information including the results of Menifee’s 2017-2021 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment survey. Additionally, the housing and community development data elements required by HUD in the online Consolidated Plan system from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy covering the same period were used. Other sources of information used to identify needs and establish priorities were obtained through consultation with local nonprofit agencies involved in the development of affordable housing and the delivery.
The allocations break down to providing money for: CDBG Public Service Activities including Assistance League of Temecula Valley, $10,000; Boys and Girls Club, $20,000; Habitat for Humanity Brush with Kindness, $10,000; Hospice of the Valley, $10,000 and Menifee Valley Community Cupboard, $22,000, CDBG Capital Activities such as Sun City Street Improvements, $219,785 and the Minor Home Repair Program, $70,000, Program Administration Activities specifically CDBG Program Administration, $96,000 and the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, $22,215.

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“Not to be cliche, or the most obvious, but I do draw a lot from the example of the Prophet, Alayhi Salam,” replies Imam Khalid Latif when I ask him who he would consider the best examples of leaders from throughout history.
“Not only as an individual whose inward and outward were so balanced, but also just the examples of self-awareness and emotional intelligence that he demonstrated.”
To illustrate his point, Khalid relates a story of Prophet Muhammed that he uses in one of the courses he teaches.
“There was a young girl by the name of Umayyah bint Qays, from the Ghifar tribe. They come to participate in the battle of Khaybar, and she’s riding on the mount of the Prophet. She has her first menstrual cycle during that journey, and the Prophet engages her in conversation, comforting her.
“And then, when the battle is done, he comes and finds her and gives her a necklace, which she says she wants to be buried with it. And it’s really remarkable because this circumstance could be very embarrassing for a young girl, and the Prophet not only makes her feel good, but after an entire battle transpires, he still has in the back of his mind that he should demonstrate even more of a concern. He not only helps her get through the complexity of that day, but at the end of it, he makes her feel like a queen. She looks to it as this empowering moment for herself.
“There’s so much in the Prophetic tradition that’s rooted in this prism of self-awareness, consciousness and emotional intelligence, and I think this is a very needed component of leadership.”
“There’s so much in the Prophetic tradition that’s rooted in this prism of self-awareness, consciousness and emotional intelligence.”
With almost 20 years’ experience in leadership and community work, Khaild is expertly placed to speak on the topic.
Having been appointed as the first Muslim Chaplian at New York University in 2005, the current executive director and chaplain for the Islamic Centre at NYU was also appointed as the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University in 2006, and then in 2007 nominated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the youngest chaplain in history of the New York City Police Department – aged only 24.
Dedicated to building strong Muslim institutions and communities, as well as establishing cross-faith and cross-cultural bridges, he is a highly respected educator, speaker, organiser, activist, mentor, counsellor and mediator. He has offered his experience to the US State Department and various other institutions and organisations across America and the wider world, and has shared the stage with the likes of Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama, as well as visiting – and raising millions of dollars for – refugee camps, conflict zones, natural disaster sites and internally displaced populations as part of his humanitarian work.
This is a man who leads from the front as he serves communities, groups and individuals far and wide.
Embracing young leaders
As we continue our conversation about role models, Khalid mentions a more recent example of admirable leadership that he finds inspirational.
“There was a Somali woman by the name of Dr Hawa Abdi, who passed away in recent years. And she was remarkable. She got her degree as a gynaecologist, brought her medical training back to her home country, and started to just see people in need. And when Somalia hit very difficult times and conflict, her health centre essentially became a site for internally displaced populations, to the point where she was now caring for more than 90,000 people.
“Al-Shabbab came in and said ‘a woman can’t be in your role’. So they told her ‘you have to give us control of your centre’. And she just said ‘no’. Things went back and forth between them, and became a global spectacle, and eventually they gave her back her centre, but not until they damaged a lot of it. So she just gets up and starts raising funds to build it again.
“She was a Nobel prize nominee, received numerous awards and other things, and was really a remarkable person who was very clearly driven by a strong sense of self, rooted in values and the living of those values. It has to be rooted in internal strength and internal perspective. You can’t do what she did otherwise. You would run on empty and you’d burn out if you were facing these things and you didn’t know why you were doing what you were doing.”
With these beautiful role models in mind, I’m curious how Khalid might encourage young people to embrace such examples and adopt similar leadership qualities in their own businesses and careers?
“I think now is the right time to engage the younger generations in that way, because they are being called more to values,” he says, before explaining that a bigger challenge is helping them to learn the basics of business; from the building-blocks of entrepreneurship, to the clarity of aspiration required to grow both personally and professionally.
“I would say there’s a problem with what’s in the conventional self-help book, in as much as people write the same book over and over, and people read it, but they don’t actualise it. They don’t have a ‘how-to’ guide,” he says.
“Today, we have a societal norm of individualism. Everybody is told to go and find their own unique purpose. But that becomes hard when you don’t have an outline of established steps, or a structure to get there.
“Young people need to know what those steps are, and after that you can start to build in commentary from different people and different perspectives – examples of proven models that can give people a sense of aspiration.”
Another challenge, he says, is in encouraging young people to develop a sense of consciousness and sense of community; made difficult when they are confronted with the choice of either maintaining their spiritual principles, or loosening them to make commercial or reputational gains.
“Religion theoretically is based on principles. And the corporate sector, private sector, politics, and all these other areas, are based on the compromise of principles. So we need to get people back to a place where they are willing to find intangible rewards at the expense of the tangible rewards they would get for doing things that are absent of ethics. And that’s hard to do when they don’t have a bigger picture in mind.”
Metrics of success
During my own journey, I’ve spent a lot of time contemplating these ‘rewards’ and understanding what ‘success’ really means.
I believe that success, especially in a design or startup context, should not be primarily about valuation, stock price or user growth, but rather should be more holistic – something unique to each individual or organisation, but rooted in purposeful, meaningful impact, both to the people you’re serving and to yourself.
Reframing success as inclusive of financial impact, personal and spiritual wellbeing, and community service can profoundly change the way we approach our work and what we focus on whether we are start-ups, corporations, agencies or governments.
It’s heartening to see increasing numbers of organisations working to reframe what success means to them, but overwhelmingly it feels that success for most is still built around sales revenue, net profit margin, shareholder returns, and other financial metrics.
Khalid calls this a “phenomenon of modernity”, and explains that “we have transitioned into a place where we moved away from conversations on virtues, and towards conversations on values”. The problem, he contests, is that there are no tangible specifics to what these values really are.
“We have transitioned into a place where we moved away from conversations on virtues, and towards conversations on values.”
“In America at least, these values are rooted in a claim for Western philosophical experience that didn’t even talk about these things decades ago,” he explains. “They’re more so dealing with a construct that becomes problematic because it claims to be rooted in something that it’s not actually rooted in. And now they also get applied to companies, which are spaces of ambiguity. Because companies are just made up of individuals that bring their own ethics and values.
“So people can get lost in all of this if they don’t know why they’re doing what they’re doing to begin with. There’s a Hadith that tells us that the son of Adam, if you give him a mountain of gold, he’s going to chase after another mountain of gold. I’ve seen it with people – they got a mountain of gold and they weren’t happy. But they didn’t know what else to seek, so they thought maybe it wasn’t enough, so they went to find more gold.
“So you have to ask yourself: What brings you meaning?”
Building better businesses
Having a clear intention (Niyyah in Arabic) and understanding your position, talents, motivation and means as an Amanah (translated as ‘trust’, or ‘responsibility towards others’) are important elements in shaping our organisation’s mission, vision, and purpose.
But as Khalid says, without a solid framework with which to carry a business, achieving success – however you might frame it – is almost impossible. So how does he advise people to build this framework while ensuring a heart-centeredness that can oftentimes be lost among the rigours of the modern business world?
He gives an example of a non-profit he helped two members of the Islamic Centre NYU community to establish in 2018: Pillars of Peace – a project to help sufferers of domestic abuse.
“We conceptualised the idea for six months on paper, and after that we did a broader engagement of our community through email lists, etc, to discover our weaknesses: What are the things that we have lacking, and how do we fill those? How do we solicit professional volunteers to help us in this first phase?
“After we brought in people to fill some of those gaps, we worked very theoretically again until Ramadan 2019, when we launched a capital campaign to raise funds for our first project, The Noora House – an emergency confidential shelter for women and children survivors of abuse. We raised a million dollars from over 9,000 contributors in a week and a half, alhamdulillah. And from there we pushed forward and built out other aspects governance-wise.
“A lot of the onset of that was very introspective. What is the sense of identity that we give to this institution, to see it in a personified way? And within an Islamic framework, we wanted to recognise that a God-centric worldview is about bringing everything back to Allah at the end of the day. A house of God is meant to draw attentiveness to God and not the house.
“A God-centric worldview is about bringing everything back to Allah at the end of the day. A house of God is meant to draw attentiveness to God and not the house.”
“So where we’re building organisations, we're working as a community of God, which stems from the Masjid – the house of God. And which is based on a book by God, or the followings of the teachings of a messenger of God.
“And that link necessitates an understanding of how this [organisation] can embody elements of the divine that we can actualise, and how we can take Prophetic tradition and Hadith that tell us things for individuals, and use them to give a personality to this institution.
“For me, God is good. And so where can we seek to actualise the names that God has applied to himself? Allah says he’s merciful and that he’s good. So to be merciful is good, so be merciful.”
Take care of your heart
As much emphasis as Khalid puts on serving, considering, and taking care of others, he also highlights the vital importance of self-care in business.
“Your self care is critical,” he says. “There will be ups and downs, and it’s hard work. And you can’t take care of somebody’s heart if you’re not taking care of your own heart.
“It’s important to have a sense of self care so that when your physical, emotional, spiritual and mental spheres start to expend energy, you have a mechanism of replenishment and rejuvenation; so you’re still bringing the best of yourself to the work.”
He adds that part of this self care – and part of a successful organisation – is the ability to tap into our own emotions.
“There are arguably upwards of 34,000 emotions that people can feel, but most people express only 10 or 20 of them over decades of their life. I’m usually just angry, or sad, or happy. But there’s so much more depth to it than that, and really understanding that – understanding how we truly feel – becomes so important. It helps us to know ourselves properly. Which then helps us to admit that there are certain things that we can learn. It builds emotional intelligence which benefits ourselves, as well as our organisations.”
“There are arguably upwards of 34,000 emotions that people can feel, but most people express only 10 or 20 of them over decades of their life. I’m usually just angry, or sad, or happy. But there’s so much more depth to it than that.”
This brings us full circle to Khalid’s story about Prophet Muhammed’s own emotional intelligence, and the influence it had on his leadership more than 1,400 years ago: Leadership that has been celebrated and remarked up in countless lists, articles and books, including The Leadership of Muhammad, by management scholar, John Adair, and Muhammad (s): 11 Leadership Qualities That Changed The World, by Nabeel Al-Azami.
The example of Prophet Muhammed, and the blueprint he provided, shows that spirituality plays an active and important role not only in leadership, but in developing a more meaningful professional paradigm: Building conscious communities, designing ethical and effective strategies, and reframing what it means to be truly successful.


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I made this card for a co-worker at work. I hoped she liked it. I used my cricut machine to cut a circle out of the card front. I then ran it through my bigshot using a cuttlebug folder to make those amazing dry embossed dots.
I added some green dotted paper to the back and then put on that cute onsie that I cut out using my cricut machine.
Finally after I cut out the Welcome Baby sentiment with my machine I covered it with Versamark ink and sprinkled it with silver Wow embossing powder. To finish it off I added a few sequins here and there.
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Jeremy Clarkson in a Nissan GT-R vs Track Star [w/Video]
Purely in the interest of science and the advancement of automotive engineering as we know it, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson got behind the wheel of a Nissan GT-R to see if he could beat Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke in just her running shoes. This makes perfect sense, as it was all a part of Top Gear Festival Sydney, so who else where they going to get to take the challenge? PHOTOS: See More of the 2014 Nissan GT-R
Clearly, the world needs to know if a 485-horsepower car has what it takes to beat a world-class hurdler in a 50 meter sprint because, somewhere, there's an engineer who is completely stumped about how to go about designing his next car until this question is answered. Leave it to Clarkson then, to take one for the team and answer the question.
PHOTOS See More of the 2015 Nissan GT-R
It has absolutely nothing to do with the stunning Jenneke and her very unique warm-up routine that involves a lot of bouncing. It also has absolutely nothing to do with the bikini top and short-shorts that Jenneke is sporting. Jeremy Clarkson is a serious automotive journalist not at all known for having a bit of fun and taking advantage of ready eye candy.
See, it was all in the name of science, people!
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Client: BrabantWonen BrabantZorg | Oss, December 2015
Assignment: Innovative office concept for Brabant Wonen and Brabant Zorg
Optimal collaboration and interaction
If you look at the facade of the new building on Gasstraat, you will see a building with the allure of a multinational. The building served as the headquarters of Organon, the later MSD in Oss, but due to reorganisations, the building has become vacant. Brabant Wonen and Brabant Zorg have entered into a lease agreement with the building owner and MSD with settlement of the current lease agreement with MSD, under very favorable conditions. Whoever enters the building now soon sees that the building has been converted into an innovative office environment for the Brabant Wonen and Brabant Zorg organization. The design was realized on the basis of the ideas and ambitions of both organizations. Sustainability plays an important role in this, as does a certain degree of austerity. It is not for nothing that a lot of material from the existing building has been reused; such as the interior walls, ceilings as well as individual inventory.
Colleagues from Brabant Wonen and Brabant Zorg have thoroughly studied the building together with M+R interior architecture. The DNA of both organizations must be palpable. During co-creation sessions we searched for the best solutions. What are the possibilities? In what way can we best design and adjust the building? And what is needed to successfully bring two organizations together and to optimize synergy?
Concentration and interaction
An office is no longer necessary as a workplace. To meet each other. Sharing knowledge and meeting each other is made possible to perfection in the new building. Everything is aimed at optimally facilitating collaboration and sharing of knowledge. The building has therefore changed from a traditional 'cellular office' into an innovative open and flexible environment. The degree of concentration and interaction required for your work at that time determines where in the building you work. The deeper you enter the building, the quieter it will be. And on the 3rd floor is the 'eating office' with an outdoor terrace. There you can consult, work, meet customers and of course have a bite to eat.


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To examine the efficacy and durability of a behavioral therapy (BT) protocol for pediatric TTM compared to a minimal attention control (MAC) condition. It was hypothesized that the BT condition would be superior to MAC at the end of acute treatment, and would also demonstrate durability of gains through the maintenance treatment phase.
A randomized controlled trial in which twenty-four youths were assigned to either a pilot-tested BT protocol, consisting of eight weekly sessions, or to MAC, consisting of three sessions and five phone calls over eight weeks. Independent evaluators assessed outcome at pre-treatment (week 0) and post-treatment (week 8) for BT and MAC, and again at week 16 for BT patients only. The primary outcome measure was the NIMH Trichotillomania Severity Scale (NIMH-TSS).
The BT condition’s week 8 mean NIMH-TSS score was significantly lower than that of the MAC condition. The BT condition’s mean week 8 score was also significantly lower than their own mean week 0 score, whereas no such reductions were observed for the MAC condition. Upon completion of acute treatment at week 8, the BT group’s gains were maintained through an 8-week maintenance treatment phase.
BT produced superior outcome compared to a condition that controlled for participation in a pediatric TTM research study, non-specific therapist contact effects, repeated assessments, and the passage of time. Maintenance of gains following acute BT provides preliminary support for the durability of treatment gains.
Trichotillomania (TTM), classified as an impulse-control disorder in DSM IV TR,1 involves repetitive hair pulling that results in significant hair loss. In adults, TTM has been associated with significant functional impairment,2,3 psychiatric comorbidity3,4,5,6 and, in some cases, medical complications such as skin irritation, infections and repetitive use injuries to the hands.7 The disorder also appears to take a significant toll on affected children and adolescents in terms of associated impairment and comorbidity8, but small sample sizes and other methodological shortcomings of studies in the extant literature highlight the need for replication and extension. Individuals who ingest the hair are also at risk for gastrointestinal complications stemming from trichobezoars (i.e., hairballs) if the individual ingests the hair after pulling.8,9 TTM may also be more common than previously believed:2,10,11,12 hair pulling and associated distress has been found in 1% – 3% of college samples,13,14 which further underscores the need for early identification and treatment of this often disabling condition.
With the exception of recently published randomized controlled studies supporting the efficacy of olanzapine15 and N-acetylcysteine,16 pharmacotherapy for TTM in adults has generally not proven efficacious.17,18 Behavior therapy (BT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols have been found efficacious in randomized controlled trials in the acute treatment of adult TTM,8, 19, 20 yet relapse appears to be common following treatment discontinuation.21, 22, 23 Keuthen and colleagues24 found that while pulling symptoms did not significantly decrease from post-treatment to follow-up in a sample of adults with TTM, self-esteem declined and there was a downward trend among psychosocial impact scores. Moreover, despite the fact that clinical and survey studies converge to indicate that pediatric onset is the norm, there are no published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of any pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy regimens for TTM in youth to guide clinical practice.
The primary purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a RCT of BT for pediatric TTM and to develop patient recruitment, assessment, and treatment strategies toward the end of conducting a larger future study to examine the efficacy of BT more fully. The design involved randomization to: 1) a weekly BT package for developed for pediatric TTM; or 2) minimal attention control (MAC). The control group was selected to allow for estimation of the non-specific effects of participation in a research study for pediatric TTM, minimal contact with a therapist, repeated assessments and the passage of time. For ethical reasons, MAC participants were discontinued from the study at week 8 and offered open treatment by the study team; all patients randomized to BT participated in a maintenance treatment phase (4 visits over 8 weeks) that allowed for examination of the durability of gains following participation in acute BT. Based on our review of the adult literature on patient response to behavioral treatment for TTM, we generated an exploratory hypothesis that CBT, but not MAC, would yield statistically significant reductions in hair pulling symptoms at the end of the acute treatment phase (week 8), and that gains made during acute BT would be maintained through the maintenance treatment phase (week 16).
Participants were recruited into a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of behavior therapy for pediatric TTM that was being conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Twenty-four children and adolescents with TTM participated in the present study, with 12 participants assigned to each condition. Inclusion criteria were age 7–17 (inclusive), primary diagnosis of TTM, minimum IQ of 80 and minimum symptom duration of 6 months. Exclusion criteria were a primary diagnosis other than TTM, current bipolar illness, developmental disorder, thought disorder; current psychotherapy or current psychotropic medication. Provided that TTM was determined by the evaluator to be the primary concern, comorbid conditions were allowed (see Table 1 for sample demographic and clinical characteristics). As has been the case in other recent investigations of TTM in youth,4 criteria B and C (increasing and decreasing tension) of the DSM-IV-TR criteria for TTM were optional for inclusion, as these criteria have been found to exclude patients with clinically significant hair pulling.21,25,26 All 24 patients completed the acute phase (week 8) of treatment, and all 12 patients randomized to BT completed the 8-week maintenance phase. Because all MAC patients were offered open BT at week 8 on ethical grounds (withholding of treatment), no maintenance data on MAC are available. Patient flow from initial telephone screening through study completion is depicted in Figure 1.
At the intake meeting, study personnel provided a detailed description of the trial and its procedures, discussed associated risks and benefits, and encouraged parents/guardians and participating children to ask questions prior to providing informed consent (parent/guardian) and assent (child/adolescent) participant. Patients were randomly assigned to either BT or MAC using a computer-generated, randomized permuted blocking procedure. As is the case in most psychotherapy outcome studies, patients and treating clinicians were aware of the assignment to condition; masking was maintained for the primary and secondary dependent measures by use of a trained independent evaluator who was not otherwise involved in the patient’s care. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and a Data and Safety Monitoring Plan was developed in concert with program officers at the National Institute of Mental Health and was implemented during the trial.
Diagnostic criteria for TTM were assessed using the Trichotillomania Diagnostic Interview (TDI),12 which examined TTM diagnosis according to DSM IV criteria. Diagnostic criteria for other psychiatric disorders were surveyed using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children (ADIS-C),27 a semi-structured interview with established psychometric properties.27,28 The TDI and ADIS-C were used to assess diagnostic inclusion criteria, and were conducted at intake by evaluators trained to criteria in their use. The primary measure of treatment outcome was the NIMH Trichotillomania Severity Scale (NIMH TSS),29 which has demonstrated adequate psychometric properties in prior studies of TTM treatment.(see 30) The NIMH TSS total score ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 25 (severe symptoms), and is comprise of items that survey time spent pulling in the past week, time spent pulling the previous day, resistance to pulling, associated distress, and functional impairment. The 7-point Clinical Global Impression – Improvement scale31 was used to categorize the degree of change in TTM symptoms over time. In the version used in the current study: 1 = much improved; 2 = improved; 3 = minimally improved; 4 =no change; 5 =minimally worse; 6 = worse; 7 = much worse; consistent with other clinical outcome studies in pediatrics32 the patient had to be assigned a CGI-I score a 1 or a 2 from the IE at post-treatment to be classified as a responder.
Trained independent evaluators blind to treatment assignment conducted NIMH TSS interviews at weeks 0, 4, and 8 during the acute treatment phase; CGI-I scores were assigned by these same IEs at weeks 4 and 8. Notably, although the specific language of the questions was not formally adapted for use with this pediatric sample, study evaluators were highly experienced in conducting symptom assessments with children and adolescents with OC spectrum disorders including TTM, and their assessments were supervised for quality throughout the study. For the purpose of the current report, data from weeks 0 and 8 (end of acute phase) will be presented for both conditions; data from week 16 and from the naturalistic follow-up phase of the study were collected for the CBT condition only. At baseline, patients were assigned to be evaluated by the same evaluator throughout their participation in the study in order to minimize interviewer effects. In the current sample, test-retest reliability on all subjects completing both intake and baseline assessments (n=24) was acceptable (.70), even with different raters and interviews. Inter-rater agreement between the IE’s NIMH-TSS total score at baseline and the NIMH-TSS total score of that same videotape rated by a trained, independent rater was calculated for 50% of the sample and was good (.88).
Power calculations for estimating sample size in this preliminary feasibility study reflected our interest in detecting only a large effect size, and were based on data from an adult study of behavior therapy conducted by our research group.33,34 Using change scores calculated from the pre- to post-treatment results from that study, a sample size of 12 in each group afforded us 91% power to detect a difference in NIMH-TSS means of 4.6 (the difference between a CBT mean of 8.6 and a conservative MAC change score mean of 4.0), assuming that the common standard deviation is 3.2 using a two group t-test with a 0.05 two-tailed alpha level. Power for a dichotomous outcome (CGI-I responder vs. nonresponder) was estimated using a continuity corrected chi-square test. Specifically, a two group continuity corrected2 test with a 0.05 two-tailed alpha level afforded us 80% power to detect the difference between a CBT proportion of 0.80 and a MAC proportion of 0.10 (odds ratio of 0.028) with a sample size of 10 in each group.
Behavior therapy was conducted in accordance with a manual developed in the context of a treatment development grant, the manual from which has now been published.33 The acute treatment phase for behavior therapy lasted eight weeks and was conducted weekly; core elements of treatment included: 1) psychoeducation about the nature and treatment of TTM; 2) awareness training, in which participants were taught to become more aware of pulling behavior and pulling urges; 3) stimulus control, in which barriers to pulling were created based on participants’ report of high-risk situations; and 4) competing response training, in which participants were taught to engage in behaviors that were physically incompatible with pulling. Ancillary strategies were also permitted and included: progressive muscle relaxation (Session 5) and cognitive restructuring (Session 6); inclusion of these strategies was discussed in weekly supervision meetings with the Principal Investigator (MEF). Minimal attention control (MAC) was employed in this treatment development project to control for the effects of time and of repeated assessment; participants who received MAC were assigned to a therapist for 30 minute visits at week 0 and met again at weeks 4 and 8. Brief (10 – 20 minute) telephone conversations were conducted at weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7. MAC procedures were manualized, and included session outlines for both telephone and office sessions. These sessions included therapist inquiry about TTM symptom worsening and overall functioning, provision of emotional support to the family in the absence of specific treatment recommendations, and developmentally appropriate conversation or play depending on the child’s age. Notably, MAC did not match BT in the amount of clinical contact, nor was it intended to be an active intervention. MAC participants were offered open no-cost BT from the study team at week 8, thus no comparisons of BT and MAC were possible beyond week 8.
Doctoral level psychologists experienced in BT for TTM treated the majority of cases; supervised doctoral students treated the remainder. Clinical supervision for both conditions was conducted by the study’s principal investigator (MEF), an expert in BT for TTM and related conditions across the developmental spectrum. For BT supervision, weekly meetings were conducted to review clinical case material, view selected segments of BT sessions conducted in the previous week, and discuss the implementation of BT for all patients randomized to this condition. Although not assigned to psychotherapy per se, patients assigned to MAC were also discussed in these weekly meetings to review their current clinical status and ensure that their symptoms were not worsening. To prevent “bleeding,” care was taken to remind therapists not to recommend any proscribed therapy techniques for MAC patients.
All patients randomized to the BT condition entered an 8-week maintenance treatment phase upon completion of the acute phase of BT. Four in-person sessions (weeks 10, 12, 14, and 16) and four brief scheduled telephone contacts (weeks 9, 11, 13, 15) were scheduled. The in-person meetings include inspection of self-monitoring information, review of treatment procedures utilized, evaluation of current pulling behavior and urges to pull, and troubleshooting any problems that may have occurred; these sessions lasted approximately 30 – 40 minutes. The telephone contacts were designed to solicit similar information but typically took 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Upon completion of the maintenance phase of BT, all participants were provided with clinical recommendations as needed and encouraged to re-contact the study team if symptoms returned.
In order to assess maintenance of treatment gains, all BT participants (n = 12) were invited to participate in a re-evaluation of their TTM symptoms at 3 and 6 months post-maintenance treatment; they were also asked about whether they had initiated any psychiatric or psychological treatment since completing the maintenance phase of the study. To maximize participation, these evaluations were conducted either in person or by telephone depending on the family’s preference. Eight of the 12 patients assigned to BT participated in at least one follow-up evaluation; four were lost to follow-up and did not provide a reason not to participate (see Figure 1). None of the families who participated in the follow-up phase reported having initiated psychiatric or psychological treatment during the follow-up phase.
As depicted in Figure 2, the means and standard deviations on the IE-rated NIMH-TSS scores at week 0 were 11.6 (6.7) and 9.3 (4.5) for BT and MAC, respectively. At week 8, the NIMH-TSS scores were 3.5 (3.7) and 8.3 (4.0) for BT and MAC, respectively. To examine the effects of treatment, a 2 (condition: BT, MAC) × 2 (time: week 0, week 8) mixed model ANOVA was conducted, yielding a significant main effect for time, F (1, 22) = 17.7, p. < .01), and a significant group by time interaction, F (1, 22) = 10.7, p. < .01. Given the significant interaction, post hoc analyses were conducted to compare changes in NIMH-TSS scores from week 0 to week 8 separately by condition. NIMH-TSS scores in the BT group were significantly lower at week 8 than at week 0; t (11) = 4.1, p. < .01, whereas no such effect was found for MAC; t (11) = 1.1, p. > .05. Post-hoc tests comparing BT and MAC at week 0 and at week 8 indicated that the two groups did not differ significantly at week 0; t (22) = 1.0, p > .05, but did differ at week 8; t (22) = 3.0, p. < .01). Notably, an ANCOVA comparing BT and MAC on week 8 NIMH-TSS scores using pre-treatment NIMH-TSS scores as a covariate was also significant; F (1,21) =13.5, p. < .01. With respect to the percentage of patients meeting the definition of treatment responder (CGI-I of 1 or 2) at week 8, 75% of those assigned to BT and 0% of those assigned to MAC met this criterion.
All 12 of the patients randomized to BT also completed the maintenance phase; planned comparisons of NIMH-TSS scores from week 0 to week 16 were significant; t (11) = 4.2, p. < .01, indicating that NIMH-TSS scores were significantly lower at the end of the maintenance phase than at week 0. The difference between week 8 and week 16 scores was not significant; t (11) = 1.4, p. >.05, suggesting no further improvement or relapse (see Figure 2). Seventy-five percent of BT participants at week 16 met the criterion for treatment responder (CGI-I = 1 or 2), which is the same percentage that did so as at week 8. Notably, although most week 8 responders were also responders at week 16, one non-responder at week 8 had achieved this criterion at week 16, and one responder at week 8 no longer met this criterion at week 16.
All patients randomized to BT were asked to participate in naturalistic follow-up assessments using the NIMH-TSS at weeks 28 and 40; 8 of 12 BT patients (67.3%) participated in at least one of those assessments. Notably, three of the four patients who did not participate in any follow-up assessments were week 8 CGI-I non-responders. To maximize use of all available data for these exploratory analyses of treatment durability, the week 28 score was carried forward to week 40 for one patient, and mean substitution at week 40 (M = 3.5) was used to replace missing values for the four BT patients who did not participate in either follow-up assessment. Planned comparisons were then conducted on NIMH-TSS scores (week 0 vs. follow-up, week 16 vs. follow-up) using these data. Means and SDs were: 11.6 (6.7), 2.5 (3.4), and 3.3 (3.3) for week 0, 16, and follow-up, respectively. Results indicated that NIMH-TSS scores at week 40 were significantly lower than at week 0; t (11) = 3.8, p < .01, and that week 16 and follow-up NIMH-TSS scores did not differ significantly; t (11) = 0.7, p < .05. Seven out of eight (87.5%) BT participants who completed at least one follow-up assessment were classified as responders at follow-up on the CGI-I; the CGI-I response rate for BT drops to 7 out of 12 participants (58.3%), however, if those lost to follow-up are assumed to have relapsed. Notably, follow-up analyses conducted using more conservative substitutions of week 0 NIMH-TSS means (assuming relapse to baseline symptom severity levels) yielded similar findings (data not shown) to those presented here.
To the best of our knowledge the current study is the first randomized controlled trial that has examined the efficacy of any treatment for pediatric TTM, and its findings are encouraging with respect to the potential clinical utility of BT. BT was superior to MAC at post-treatment; moreover, acute treatment gains in BT were on average maintained over the course of an eight-week maintenance phase and through a naturalistic follow-up period. The absence of evidence for relapse following BT alone contrasts somewhat with findings from adult trials of behavioral approaches that included awareness training, stimulus control, and competing response procedures,35,36 and provides some preliminary support for the possibility that treatment of TTM during childhood or adolescence may be associated with more durable outcomes than does treatment during adulthood. Recent examinations of TTM phenomenology across the developmental spectrum have indicated a preponderance of automatic pulling in children and adolescents relative to focused pulling, which is not the same pattern typically observed in adults.37 Thus, it could be the case that treating TTM with BT before it takes on more complex affect regulation functions may be why treatment gains appear to be more robust and durable in the current sample than has been observed in the adult TTM treatment literature.4 In light of such developmental considerations, we also performed secondary analyses on the current sample to explore whether treatment outcome differences could be observed between the younger children and the older children who received behavior therapy in the current sample. A mixed model ANOVA, discussed in detail elsewhere,38 indicated that children ages 7–9 experienced comparable symptom reduction to the children ages 10–17 based on the NIMH-TSS; moreover, visual inspection of the plotted NIMH-TSS data between week 0 and week 8 suggested greater symptom reduction among the younger participants. Although low statistical power precludes drawing definitive conclusions, these findings suggest that even manualized BT can be tailored to the child’s appropriate developmental level.
The current sample is notable for phenomenological similarity to a sample collected as part of the Child-Adolescent Trichotillomania Impact Project,8 especially with respect to the pulling site information: scalp hair was by far the most common pulling site in both groups, followed by eyebrows and eyelashes. These two samples differed though in the number of active pulling sites reported: 57% of the CA-TIP sample reported more than one active pulling site, whereas only 33% of the current sample did. It is notable that the mean age of the current sample is about two years younger than reported for the CA-TIP sample. It is possible that the difference in the number of current pulling sites reflects a developmental trajectory for TTM in that the vast majority (97%) of the adult sample from the TIP reported multiple current pulling sites. Data on pulling styles collected from clinical samples across the full developmental spectrum will be critically important to examine in order to look at whether there are differences in the predominance of focused pulling (pulling with full awareness of the behavior and a clearly identifiable affective trigger) versus automatic pulling (pulling outside of awareness), as these different styles of pulling may necessitate different intervention strategies. New instruments have been developed for use with adults39 and children/adolescents40 that will facilitate a careful examination of the relationship between pulling styles and treatment outcome.
There are, of course, many limitations to what can be learned from a small treatment development project given its inherently restricted budget, duration, and scope. First, the small sample size of the present study limits the degree to which strong conclusions can be drawn about treatment effects. Second, while the MAC condition did control for the effects of repeated assessments and for the non-specific effects of participating in a clinical trial, it failed to account for the potential effects of therapist contact time, psychoeducation about TTM, and patient and parent expectancies of outcome. Third, the naturalistic follow-up period was relatively short, included only a subset (75%) of those who had been randomized to BT, and three of the four BT participants who did not complete a follow-up assessment had been week 8 non-responders, so it is possible that the data on durability of gains overestimate the long-term benefits of BT. Fourth, the absence of a treatment outcome measure adapted specifically for use with younger samples raises questions about the validity of conclusions; work is currently underway to examine the psychometrics of the NIMH-TSS with developmental adaptations to the language used to solicit information about pulling behavior and related phenomena (e.g., urges). Finally, information about pulling style in this sample was not collected, and thus the potential for differential response to BT depending on the preponderance of focused versus automatic pulling cannot be determined. A psychometrically sound measure of pulling style among children and adolescents with TTM has since been created,40 and will be valuable in the search for moderators and mediators of treatment response. Our research group is now taking the next steps to address some of these key limitations in the context of an ongoing NIMH-funded project41 in which we have: 1) increased the sample size from 24 in the present RCT to 60 or more in the ongoing study, which will allow us to observe whether the BT outcome can be replicated in a larger sample; 2) included an active comparison condition (Psychoeducation/Supportive Counseling) that will control for therapist contact time, psychoeducation, and other non-specific factors to ascertain whether the encouraging outcome achieved in the current trial is due to the specific components of the BT protocol; and 3) continued to treat and formally evaluate patients who receive open BT following participation in the control treatment, to permit greater statistical power to explore moderators and mediators of outcome, including pulling styles as measured by the Milwaukee Inventory of Styles of Pulling – Child Version (MIST-C).40 Recent encouraging findings for NAC in adults,16 a glutamate modulator, now open a potential avenue for exploration of its efficacy and safety in youth. Future studies should examine the relative and combined efficacy of BT and NAC, which would provide further information to guide clinical practice for the fairly large number of youth who suffer from TTM.
This research was supported by research grant R21 MH 61457 from the National Institute of Mental Health (M.E.F.)
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Clinical Trial Registration Information – Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Pediatric Trichotillomania; http://www.clinicaltrials.gov; R21 MH 61457;
Martin E. Franklin, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Aubrey L. Edson, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Deborah A. Ledley, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Shawn P. Cahill, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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So began her year-long investigation into how to be happier, taking a different topic for each month (health, family, home, money and so on), which fed into her blog, which resulted in her writing a Manifesto for her personal happiness (which included her twelve personal commandments and eight splendid truths, paradoxes of happiness and other happiness theories she rejects). Rubin’s first book The Happiness Project became a world-wide sensation apparently overnight, spawning not just her website, blog and second book, but an International happiness movement. Happiness Groups have been formed, with hundreds of blogs featuring her readers’ own happiness projects.
Rubin’s second book, Happier at Home, was published last month and this week she visited Houston as the speaker at the October meeting of the Great Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and I was pleased to have been allowed to sneak in to see her (even though I’m not a member and I’m not in commerce).
At first glance, it appeared that Gretchen Rubin was addressing a room full of already happy women (and a couple of happy men). They appeared to be professional, successful, smartly dressed, eloquent and intelligent – lawyers, realtors, entrepreneurs, bankers, life-coaches, financial advisers – so what could she tell them about being happier in their lives? But when she began by suggesting that one of the most important secrets to being happy was getting enough sleep, the assembled crowd laughed and shook their heads and muttered as one, “I wish”. They nodded in agreement when she suggested replacing huge holiday festivities with easily manageable ‘holiday breakfasts’ (and waved her secret weapon – a packet of food coloring – so pink Valentine’s scrambled eggs and green St Patrick’s pancakes etc). They typed notes into their smart phones about her suggestions for an immediate energy boost (jumping up and down a few times, making sure both feet leave the floor at the same time), or a cheap and speedy mood enhancer (having a hit of your favorite scents, using candles, small vials of liquids, or even just sniffing the vanilla essence in your baking cupboard at home).
None of Rubin’s suggestions to make yourself happier at home are rocket science, none of them come from deep clinical investigation (though many come from her extensive reading of philosophical and literature figures, particularly Samuel Johnson who features in the subtitle for the new book); her suggestions are all very obvious to anyone. But because of that, they are easy to miss, to forget or to dismiss as too easy or without value. She also told the audience that while her suggestions for happiness might not be able to clear a path through a huge trauma in someone’s life like illness, divorce, financial problems or bereavement, they are still useful tools to create moments of relief in what can sometimes feel like relentless misery.
Over the next few months, I will try to report on my own responses to her tools for happiness including my newly created empty shelf and my recent addiction to sniffing vanilla extract and coffee beans!), because couldn’t we all do with feeling a little bit of happy every day?
You can sign up for Gretchen Rubin’s daily happiness quotes, her regular email newsletter and also for her short and always sweet videos at The Happiness Project.


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Upper Playground Drops “Unusuowl” New Era Cap
Having recently hit you with fresh new Sam Flores shirts and a KC Ortiz time capsule, as part of its continuing partnership with supremely fresh Bay Area clothing company Upper Playground, DJBooth is proud to bring you the latest addition to the Upper Playground collection: a New Era cap from acclaimed artist Jeremy Fish.
The 59FIFTY New Era Cap from Jeremy Fish’s superFishal line is called ‘Unusuowl.’ The cap is made entirely out of wool and features a textured bill, an intricately embroidered Jeremy Fish owl on the front with a light paint splatter around the embroidery, and an embroidered superFishal logo on the back.
The cap, along with the full line of Upper Playground gear, can be purchased at DJBooth and Upper Playground's exclusive online store, here.
Written by Nathan S. on 06/30/10
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The US could be under a rightwing dictatorship by 2030, a Canadian political science professor has warned, urging his country to protect itself against the “collapse of American democracy”.
“We mustn’t dismiss these possibilities just because they seem ludicrous or too horrible to imagine,” Thomas Homer-Dixon, founding director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, wrote in the Globe and Mail.
“In 2014, the suggestion that Donald Trump would become president would also have struck nearly everyone as absurd. But today we live in a world where the absurd regularly becomes real and the horrible commonplace.”
Homer-Dixon’s message was blunt: “By 2025, American democracy could collapse, causing extreme domestic political instability, including widespread civil violence. By 2030, if not sooner, the country could be governed by a rightwing dictatorship.”
The author cited eventualities centered on a Trump return to the White House in 2024, possibly including Republican-held state legislatures refusing to accept a Democratic win.
Trump, he warned, “will have only two objectives, vindication and vengeance” of the lie that his 2020 defeat by Joe Biden was the result of electoral fraud.
A “scholar of violent conflict” for more than four decades, Homer-Dixon said Canada must take heed of the “unfolding crisis”.
Photo – Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO
Read more via The Globe and Mail


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Late last year, Netflix announced a new eight-part series from director Baltasar Kormákur (of Everest fame), which would film in Iceland. That turned out to be a boon for the production. Kormákur would be staying local, and this year, when COVID-19 hit, Iceland saw fewer cases and easier access to testing.
These factors have allowed Kormákur to proceed with the series, Katla, with additional precautions in place.
A recent article from the New York Times outlines how teams on Katla and a remake of Children of the Corn are continuing production in a world where Hollywood has been largely sidelined.
Kormákur saw his production briefly shut down, but came up with a system of color-coded armbands to keep different groups apart. Yellow armbands can be around the camera. Red armbands have to stay in video village. Cast, makeup, and costume team members have black armbands and stay separate.
There is rigorous daily testing and cleaning, and most on set wear masks. Craft services create individual boxed meals, rather than the normal buffet or grab-and-go situation.
Credit: Vancouver Film SchoolIn the case of Children of the Corn, the entire cast and crew quarantined together in a small Australia town in order to keep working throughout the pandemic. Team members were also divided by roles, tested regularly by on-set medical professionals, and everything on set got a thorough cleaning.
According to the New York Times, actors dressed in neoprene suits to provide protection during a scene that required close contact.
Producer Lucas Foster acknowledged that this was an expensive choice. It has added 20% costs to the film's $10 million budget.
It seems bloated budgets and extended shooting schedules are some of the main hurdles to overcome during this difficult time, but with supportive producers or studios, productions might start ramping up again.
Are these precautions enough? Are you ready to get back on set? Let us know in the comments!
What's next? See more on pandemic productions
What do you think of Steven Soderbergh as leader of Hollywood's COVID-19 committee? Check out ideas from producersBrian Kavanaugh-Jones and Chris Ferguson on how to create safe sets. And we consider what Hollywood might look like at the end of all this.
Source: New York Times


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Advanced Tort Law, Third Edition
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LGBT charity welcomes Welsh minister’s commitment to do more to improve LGBT domestic violence services.
Broken Rainbow UK, the LGBT domestic violence charity, welcomes Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh Minister for Local Government commitment to introduce an LGBT-inclusive bill later this month to reform domestic abuse services.
Responding to research into the barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in accessing domestic violence services, conducted on behalf of the Welsh Government and published last week Griffiths stated, ‘Regardless of their gender or sexuality, everyone should feel they can access free and confidential support if they are experiencing domestic abuse, harassment or sexual violence.
‘While the research published today identifies some examples of promising practice underway in Wales, there is more we and service providers can and must do tackle this crime and to promote the support services available to all victims.’
Shannon Harvey, Senior Researcher at NatCen Social Research, referring to the research, explains how it, ‘demonstrates how a narrow focus on the needs of heterosexual, cisgender women can leave LGBT people feeling that these services aren’t appropriate for them.
‘These LGBT people’s experiences of abuse remind us that even while patriarchy may be an explanation for many women’s experiences of victimisation, if we accept that violence is about power and control, we must acknowledge that other dimensions of power and inequality can play a part too.’
Jo Harvey Barringer, Managing Director (Interim), Broken Rainbow UK, echoed Shannon Harvey’s concerns for trans people experiencing domestic violence, ‘Despite legal protections in place for trans people this research suggests, in line with our own experiences of supporting callers to our helpline, that trans* women can still face difficulty in accessing women-only refuges.’
Broken Rainbow UK was pleased to announce during their first ever awareness month this May that they are also removing barriers to accessing their own services for individuals that cannot afford to call their helpline, with the introduction of a parallel Freephone 0800 number sponsored by BNP Paribas.
‘We know that members of the trans community can often be amongst the poorest members of the LGBT communities with increased difficultly in gaining employment, so we believe our new 0800 number combined with our existing 0300 will ensure everyone needing support can reach us’, Wendy Wilde, Service Delivery Manager, Broken Rainbow UK.


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This week in Oakland
This week in Oakland: Toasted Life party, and the Noname Book Club meetup
Other events include coffee and conversation with Councilmember Treva Reid, the announcement of Oakland’s new Youth Poet Laureate, and the East Oakland Futures Festival.
Map: Places in Oakland where you can see the Hayward Fault in action
Andrew Alden’s new book, ‘Deep Oakland: How geology shaped a city,’ is a lesson on earthquakes, topography, and Oakland history.
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The federal government will frequently charge individuals with a violation of 18 USC 1001 for giving a False Statement to a Government Agency. To be convicted under that section, a person must act “willfully” in making false statements to investigators. Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has quietly adopted a more defense-friendly position on such prosecutions. Federal prosecutors are now told that in order to prove a person acted willfully in providing a false statement to a federal agency, they must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew that making the statement was unlawful – not just that the statement was false. This is a material change in the government’s charging decisions that could affect future white collar investigations and prosecutions under Section 1001.
Such prosecutions have ensnared such high-profile defendants as Martha Stewart and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. In short, the government must now prove that the statement was false and the person making the false statement knew that making a false statement was unlawful.


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Another important area is the historic Tower Hamlets, located east of the City. It is in Claudius, but this now or not, nobody can confirm. We only know that the stone castle on the site began to build a wooden fort at the end of xi century, King William the Conqueror, Build it, he began to deterrence conquered Lyundenburga – so in the Anglo-Saxon called in those days, London. Check with Keith Yamashita to learn more. Build it until the end of his life, however, did not, and the castle was completed two centuries later. Getting to London is easiest by air used to England fell only by sea, but now a couple of hours you can fly from Pulkovo or Sheremetyevo airport Heathrow. It’s believed that Hikmet Ersek sees a great future in this idea.
Aeroflot and Transaero flies to London from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Tickets cost from 255 euros. British Airways also flies from both Russian capitals, but there is already a ticket worth of 300 euros. bmi Airlines operates flights from Moscow and Yekaterinburg. Also from St. Petersburg to London flights have "Russia." "KD-Avia flies from Kaliningrad, also offering connecting flights from many Russian cities. You can get to London and with a change somewhere in Europe – Prague, Frankfurt and Budapest.
In this case, you can change seats on a plane any budget airline ticket which costs about 50 euros. From Heathrow to central London there is a train Heathrow Connect, carrying passengers to Paddingtonskogo station. Leaving the station on Praed Street, you can go to the subway station Paddington, from where you can ride on three lines – on the line Hammersmith & City Line, on the Circle Line (Circle Line), as well as through the District Line.

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Game4u, the retail arm of Milestone Interactive, today opened its second store in Mumbai. The store is located at Infiniti Mall in Mallad (W), one of the main retail hubs of the city. The new store offers a complete range of consoles, accessories and games across all platforms. After opening its first store in Mumbai last year, Game4u has expanded north this year with stores in Ludhiana and Jalandhar, making this their fourth store overall.
The stores offers a high level of interactivity, with consoles set up for visitors to try out the newest games. Like other Game4U stores, it offers facilities such as preorders, easy payment options, trade-ins for old games, and of course, midnight launches for highly anticipated new releases. In the past, the Oshiwara store has hosted midnight launches for Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone 3.
Milestone plans to expand the chain further, with an aim to have 10 stores by the end of 2011 and 50 by 2014. If you don’t have a Game4U store in your city, you can also order from them online at game4u.com.


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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A judge set bond at $20,000 for a woman accused of kidnapping a car dealer during a test drive in Spokane.
KXLY-TV reports 32-year-old Kasandra Ayala was arrested on charges of kidnapping, taking a motor vehicle without permission and assault for the car chase on Saturday.
Ayala appeared in court Monday but it’s unclear if she has an attorney.
Spokane police Sgt. Terry Preuninger said a Dave Smith Nissan employee called for help during the test drive after the woman refused to pull over or let him out.
Police followed Ayala in a low-speed chase that ended when a sergeant used his patrol car to strike and stop the other ride.
Ayala and an officer both suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Information from: KXLY-TV, http://www.kxly.com/


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The Yenshui Beehive Festival, Taiwan
The Yenshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is a popular event in the town of Yenshui, Taiwan.
The festival dates back to the late 1800s when the area was blighted by a severe epidemic of cholera, the traditional customs of the time stated that the best way to prevent the cholera outbreak, and protect the villagers, was to parade the streets with a statue of legendary folk hero Kuanyu raised on a palanquin (what’s a palanquin, I hear you ask, well “a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.” of course, duh), setting off firecrackers and warding off the evil spirits responsible for spreading the disease. Kuanyu was a heroic figure in Chinese history from the 3rd century who has through the years become something of a saint to some of the peoples there.
Nowadays, the memory of this festival is kept alive with parades through the streets by a hundred martial arts teams and of course the obligatory thousands of fireworks. The festival has grown from a local tradition into a great tourist attraction bringing in visitors from around the world to see the famed palanquin (remember the description above?) and the statue of Kuanyu. Oh yeah, and the fireworks aren’t bad either. The fireworks are certainly still the highlight of the show however they are being closely followed by a spectacular lantern festival which sees the sky full and illuminated by the sight of the beautiful flying lanterns in the air, this is made even more special by the ignition of specially made stacks of fireworks in the shapes of chariots, golden ingots and giant teapots, all culturally significant items.
It is recommended that visitors see the exhibitions featuring sculpture, teapot designs and performing arts by local artists being held in the neighbourhood of the Kuanyu Temple while appreciating the fun of folk customs. And don’t forget the fireworks!!


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Legendary Fly Fishing pioneer, Chico Fernandez reminisces about the early days of the sport and the interconnection of all Florida water.
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The ideal candidate will be responsible for the technical design and implementation of new products and enhancements. They will be closely tied to all phases of the development cycle and work in a small team to deliver a high-end product.
Perform full life-cycle development tasks for feature development
Improvement of the company’s applications' on Google Play Store and Apple AppStore
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Nihilism in Film and Television
A Critical Overview, Citizen Kane to The SopranosPaperback - 2006
"This book explores the idea of nihilism (a pervading attitude that nothing matters), as introduced by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, through its appearance in modern popular culture. The author defines and reflects upon nihilism and explores its manifestation in film and TV"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Branch Call Number: 791.43684
Characteristics: ix, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.


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Located on Agadir beachfront, this 4-star hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool surrounded by palm trees. All guest rooms have a view and relaxation facilities include a sauna, hammam and massages. Free Wi-Fi is available in all areas. Views of the gardens, swimming pool or sea are offered in the rooms at Agadir Beach Club. All rooms are air-conditioned and also feature satellite TV. Some rooms have a private balcony. Dining options at Beach Club include a buffet breakfast, Italian cuisine, Moroccan specialties, fish dishes and international food. Guests can also enjoy a drink in the various bars, nightclub or piano bar. The hotel also offers an all-inclusive rate plan where guests can enjoy benefits such as a buffet breakfast, buffet lunch by the pool, a buffet dinner (or a-la-carte once per week) in one of the hotel's restaurants and drinks at one of the bars or restaurants. Free Wi-Fi in public areas, tennis courts and souvenir shops are just some of the other facilities on offer. Private parking is free on site and the hotel is just 0.6 mi from the N1, which leads directly to the Grand Port.WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Pets are not allowed.
Children of all ages are allowed.
Children 1 and under stay for free when using an available crib.
Children 12 and under stay for free when using an existing bed.
No extra beds are available.
Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Checkin Time: 14:00
Checkout From: 11:00
Checkout End Time: 12:00
Hotel important information: When booking half board, note that drinks are not included. Please inform Agadir Beach Club of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation. Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property. Food and beverage services at this property may be limited or unavailable due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Marrakech: Closed from Sat, Jan 23, 2021 until Sun, Jan 31, 2021 Please note that S'hour will be offered during the month of Ramadan. Agadir Beach Club has a limited number of parking places. For nonrefundable reservations guests are required to send a copy of their credit card and ID. Shuttle from the airport are available upon request. Supplement will apply. Please note a safty box at the room with Extra charge. A certificate of marriage is not necessary for foreign citizens.