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The chaos and horror that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., are not, I fear, a passing thing.
These attitudes of hate, the desire of a certain sort of white person to beat down or extinguish those whom they deem less human, less worthy, have never really gone away.
The hate has been underground, ashamed. In private quarters, they complained about political correctness and how those others just don’t know their rightful place. They complained about change, about progress, about their opposition to the rights and beliefs of others.
They refer to us as animals and parasites, as objects and property and above all as inferiors. They worship the false idols of the Confederacy, venerating a flag at its heart that signifies treason.
This culminated Saturday in an act of terror, a car driven into a crowd by a dogmatist, no different than the vile dogmatists who have driven into other crowds in other places in the name of other gods or ideologies.
Our president, two days later: “Racism is evil.” Thanks. (And then Tuesday he took that back.)
There is bad behavior, lots of it, on both sides. Brawls have broken out at other rallies. These “antifa” so-called activists are basically vandals looking for an excuse to break things. Smoke bombs and spray-painted slogans do nothing to change minds.
But if you see moral equivalence between these pseudo-anarchist punks who want to punch or pepper-spray people with whom they disagree and Nazis or the KKK, you've got problems.
The left needs to deal with its idiots. The right needs to take a long look at its allies, and make a decision. Real conservatives need to take back their movement. Man, do I miss real conservatives.
On Saturday, neo-Nazis and white supremacists marched in the streets of Charlottesville, ostensibly in defense of some Confederate monuments the city wants to remove.
They’re provocateurs, proudly proclaiming what they view as their own innate superiority. In photos of these angry young men, they look like nothing so much as earnest young converts to objectivism, guys who read "Atlas Shrugged" or "The Fountainhead" and have not yet realized that Ayn Rand was a hypocrite and not a particularly good writer. They’ve immersed themselves in a virtual echo chamber where their every transgressive idea is applauded and reinforced.
Their online mantras of “fake news” and “snowflake” and “go back to your safe space” are kindergarten playground taunts. No, I take that back. In kindergarten, the teacher would have scolded such childishness.
The left needs to remember that these “alt-right” guys have a right to their speech, however vile it is, under the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has upheld only the narrowest of exceptions to the First Amendment, and awful, pseudo-intellectual stupidity is not one of them.
Cut off one group’s speech rights, and yours could be next. Fight bad ideas with better ideas.
Even white supremacists and the KKK and their sympathizers have a right to speak without government interference. Consider it a form of truth in advertising, with their terrible beliefs revealed by the light. Let decent people everywhere mock and scorn them for their awful speech, and help the marketplace of ideas to relegate their bigotry to museum shelves, as a cautionary tale.
Let us never forget the lessons of the past.
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My favorite books from 2009 -- no particular number of them in no particular order.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
I read a couple chapters in high school and always meant to go back for more. When a copy of the book turned up under last year's Christmas tree -- thanks sister -- I prepared to tear through the pages in record time, but quickly found that I couldn't appreciate Dillard at high speed. It took me weeks to read this book because I kept flipping back to favourite passages, then wondering off on my own thought adventures. Beautiful. Leisurely. Provocative.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
I'm the last person I know to read this book. It's amazing that no one let the end slip. Of course the end is all important and I can't say much about the book without giving it away. Read it.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marques
Earlier this year my sister and I formed an exclusive book club -- just us -- and this was our first pick. We met downtown on several Sunday afternoons to talk about it, but found the design district and the capouccinos more compelling. Thus ended our book club; but we both agree that this is one of the best stories we've ever read. You have to suspend belief to read Marques because however real his world may seem at first glance, it's fantasy at the core.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
December snuck up on me and I didn't realize that advent had begun until it was too late. We're celebrating anyway, just a little behind schedule. Last night -- the third Sunday -- we lit our second candle. The first was lit three nights previous on a Thursday (oh no!) and perhaps this Wednesday or Thursday we'll lite another candle and be caught up for next Sunday.
Being behind doesn't bother me much. Life is busy and I'm pleased to be celebrating advent at all. Last night my husband and I settled on the couch, breathed the smell of a struck match, and took turns reading familiar Christmas passages from Isaiah and the gospels. We conteplated the flickering flames -- light in the darkness.

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The growth arrest- and DNA damage-inducible gene GADD45α is potently upregulated in response to stress stimuli. Here, two RNA binding proteins, the mRNA decay-promoting AUF1 and the translational suppressor TIAR, were found to interact specifically with the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of the GADD45α mRNA in HeLa cells. These associations were prominent in unstimulated cells, decreasing dramatically after treatment with the genotoxin methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). Analysis of both endogenous and chimeric GADD45α mRNA revealed that in untreated cells AUF1 strongly reduced GADD45α mRNA stability, whereas TIAR potently inhibited GADD45α translation. After genotoxic stress, AUF1 and TIAR dissociated from the GADD45α mRNA, thereby allowing coordinated elevations in both GADD45α mRNA half-life and translation rate, respectively. We propose that the posttranscriptional derepression of GADD45α critically contributes to its potent upregulation after DNA damage. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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'Shared restaurant' offers new dining solution
The city's first "shared restaurant" has started trial operation in Huangpu District, providing a new kind of flexible dining solution to diners.
In the new business model, consumers order meals from restaurants on an app, and the food is picked by a "third party" — the shared restaurant. The diners then have the meal at the "shared restaurant."
The Huangpu District market watchdog has granted the operation license to the shared restaurant located in SML Center, a shopping mall, on Friday.
At the restaurant, diners can order meals from seven restaurants inside the shopping mall with 86 cuisines and snacks available. The cuisine styles range from Hong Kong, Shanghainese to Sichuan, Xinjiang and northwest China.
The business model tackles the woes of waiting at popular restaurants. Consumers can order meals on an app in advance and have the meal immediately when they arrive at the shared restaurant. If there are long queues at popular restaurants inside the shopping mall when there is no empty seat, they will also be advised to turn to the shared restaurant to avoid wait.
"About 20 percent of diners leave on average when there is waiting at restaurants, and the idea of the shared restaurant originated from preventing that situation and providing better dining experiences to diners," said Li Xuan with Shanghai-based dining application Seat Now, which operates the shared restaurant.
The average waiting time of cuisine serving after consumers order a meal on the app is 17 minutes, and 25 minutes in peak time. The shared restaurant has cooperation with seven restaurants which give a priority in preparing and cooking food for the shared restaurant.
At the same time, diners who are friends or family are able to enjoy cuisines of different styles from different restaurants on the same table at the "shared restaurant."
The shared restaurant has 121 seats. More than 80 percent of its space is dining area, compared with 60 percent of traditional restaurants because it does not need cooking area.
There is no extra charge for diners who enjoy the same prices of cuisines at ordered restaurants because the profit model is from cooperation with restaurants.
"I come here out of curiosity because I have no idea what is a shared restaurant," said Julia Lin, a white collar worker in the area.
"I usually give up when the queuing time is over 15 minutes, and the shared restaurant seems to be a good option," she said. Lin ordered two cuisines from a Sichuan-style restaurant and she received the food after 20 minutes.
Officials with the Huangpu District Market Supervision and Management Bureau said there is no current explanation and regulation covering the new business type, and the bureau reported to the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, which hosted several rounds of experts' evaluation on the shared restaurant. The administration then issued guidelines on the new dining model, which demand that the dining venue, or “shared restaurant” should be in the same building as the restaurant, or at least within 800 meters.
The food delivery boxes should follow food safety standard, and disinfectant procedures must be ensured.
The “shared restaurant” has to be clean and must have disinfectant facilities. Oil-water separator is also a must.
If the dining venue has a capacity of more than 75 seats, a dishwasher is required, the guideline states.
All these requirements aim to prevent cross contamination and ensure food safety.
The shared restaurant is in talks with more restaurants inside the shopping mall, and another one is expected in Pudong New Area within this year.

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Mobile App Agency Reveals 10 Amazing Ways you can Pay with your Smartphone
Mobile app development company in London, Glance Creative Ltd recently created a tip sheet on the 10 amazing ways to pay with a smartphone. This can found at https://thisisglance.com/10-amazing-ways-you-can-pay-with-your-smartphone/
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Mobile app development company in London, Glance Creative Ltd recently created a tip sheet on the 10 amazing ways to pay with a smartphone. In this article, Glance takes a look at some of the most popular and best smartphone payment apps that are available today.
About Glance Creative
The London based mobile app development team at Glance Creative Ltd have been crafting unique iPhone/iOS and Android applications for the world’s biggest brands and brightest startups for over 7 years. In that time the mobile app agency in London has worked with the likes of Canon, CHANEL, The Times, The Ministry of Defence, Lucozade, CMC Markets and Universal Music as well as small startups and individuals across all manner of market sectors. One thing that is clear, regardless of industry or client, is the need for an app development company with a proven delivery process which takes an idea from initial seed to delivered product in a simple, easy-to-understand and effective way, which is exactly what they do.
More information about Glance Creative Ltd can be found at https://thisisglance.com/
The tip sheet on the 10 amazing ways to pay with a smartphone covers the following:
Google Pay – Information on how Google Pay allows people to send cash to phone numbers and emails. Recipients receive an email requesting them to verify their identity and then the cash is sent directly to their bank account.
Chase Mobile- Inside info on how most big banks need to sport a mobile app if they want to stay ahead and in favour with millennial customers as the majority of these customers would prefer not to visit their local branches to use an ATM machine or to make a money transfer.
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She spoke the words with the ease of someone whose working life is spent stringing the same clinical syllables together—Lorazepam, Quetiapine, Citalopram, Zopiclone, Sevredol, Diazepam. But there was a weariness to this mantra too, and not just because Tika Rayner has been nursing for 35 years. Six years ago her granddaughter Tammara, who lives in Tika’s West Auckland home, became addicted to synthetic cannabis. Tika became Tammara’s primary carer as she struggled with her addiction, and struggled to end it.
We spoke among the clutter of the lounge, the kitchen bench piled with dishes, the coffee table between us buried in traffic tickets, bills, and remote controls, the tiny figures of an ignored game scurrying across the screen of a tablet. The air was oily with the smell of Tammara’s menagerie—perhaps eight cats, half as many dogs, rabbits, birds, a turtle in the swimming pool—that shares the residence.
Tika is scathing about the various rehabilitation services Tammara has grappled with over the years—“bloody hopeless, bloody hopeless” was her assessment. The system, she says, is a piecemeal mess of overlapping agencies; consequently, the promised wraparound support never materialised. “What I found is a lot of these places only deal with the drug aspect. If I look at the acquaintances I know of Tammara’s who have been on it or are on synthetics, I would say only maybe 10 percent are straight synthetics users who can just go [to rehab] for the drug. The other 90 percent have got mental-health issues or other health issues.”
“Tammara did a detox… We went there for the interview. When we did the admission, I said, ‘You are going to look at her holistically?’ ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.’ Six hours later they were going to send her home by bus.” Incensed not only that someone so obviously fragile—suffering horrendous withdrawals, agitated, scared—would be sent across town in a bus but also that there appeared to be no contingencies for what must have been the expected erratic behaviour, Tika called the nurse in charge, making it understood that she knew what she was talking about. “They jumped around and put her in a taxi. My concern is that I checked: are you going to look after her holistically, are you going to look after her mental health? They didn’t do that. I’ve got the knowledge of the system. My concern is also for those who don’t know how the system runs.”
Tammara interrupted our conversation, pulling open the sliding door and dragging swirling sun-lit dust in her wake through the lounge. She was in tears, upset about a rumour she had heard about her boyfriend on Facebook. Her hair, a shock of died bright red, clashed with the pink of her track pants, the ever-present pounamu heart hanging from her neck and tattoo tear falling perpetually from the corner of her right eye. She mumbled hello through sobs and stepped back out into the sun, and to her sleepout.
Tika says Tammara’s journey towards rehabilitation has been like walking through a maze, one containing many dead ends, the names of which dotted the conversation—Community Alcohol and Drug Services (who declined to be interviewed for this article) and the institutions it administers: Altered High, Pitman House. Nowhere Tammara was directed, Tika says, addressed the ADHD or the post-traumatic stress disorder, the mental-health issues hidden beneath the addiction.
Sam*, like Tammara, became addicted to synthetics when they were still available over shop counters. “It was just convenient. It was legal; it was easy to get. You could just walk along the streets with a joint, you know? I was completely surrounded in it at one stage. I got hooked straight away. It’s so bad, man. But I didn’t realise until I had lost a few friends from smoking it.”
She started selling synthetics to support herself and her habit, stopping only when her source was jailed. She quit using too, and has now been clean for months, but her voice still falters when describing the difficulty of that struggle. “To quit synthetics it is… it’s a hard one, man. I guess it’s all in the individuals themselves really. It’s very, very hard. I knew a heroin addict that was 20-years plus on heroin. Before he started smoking synthetics he had been clean for a while from heroin. He was telling me that synthetics is nothing, that heroin is hard to get off. But he tried some synthetics and got hooked and he tried giving it up and he reckons synthetics was the worst. It was harder than heroin.”
One wall of Tammara’s sleepout is covered by screens. There’s an enormous TV that plays noiselessly as you talk with her, and under that a monitor relays footage from the security cameras installed around the property. Several years ago, Tammara was the victim of a brutal home invasion, during which a gun was held to her head as a dozen or so people broke into her room in the search for drugs and money, and the cameras—and the footage they provide of her dad tinkering in the driveway or dogs playing on the concrete outside—give her a sense of security.
A couch, where Tammara often sleeps, sits against the opposite wall, ashtrays and Vodka Cruisers well within reach on the coffee table in front of it, incense always burning, a bowl of crystals overflowing. Bars of light shine through the haze of chain-smoked Port Royal rollies, and you usually have to compete for space with Sasha, a great big gentle mutt. Once, after getting up from the couch after 20 minutes, about to leave, Tammara asked if I had met her new dogs. I said I hadn’t. She coaxed two as-yet-unnamed puppies—black, sleek, beautiful, with the huge paws of the nascently enormous—from where they had been sitting under the couch, unnoticed during my stay.
One morning late last year, a team of health workers and police stole across the screen: they had come, under the auspices of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act, to take her away. “I got woken up, pulled out of bed by the police… They took me inside and there was all these professional motherfuckers looking at me like I’m some science experiment.” Tammara, through tears, asked if she could say goodbye to her animals. She was told she couldn’t. “I didn’t even have my undies on… Cops grabbed me and took me to that place.”
To Waitakere Hospital’s Waiatarau Acute Unit. The act under which Tammara was incarcerated allows for someone who is “mentally disordered” to be “made subject to the provisions of the Act, irrespective of whether they also have a co-existing substance use disorder.” Although she denies it, Tammara’s attendant mental health issues may well have warranted her being put away for the initial five days of “assessment and treatment” the act allows, but they also forced her to detox from synthetics—a drug “harder than heroin” to quit—in a facility not equipped to deal with it. It wasn’t a pleasant experience. “I thought that shit only happened on movies, but nah, that shit’s happening right down the road from us as we speak right now. Those places just make you crazier, eh, they make you want to fucking go insane. They’ll rark you up and then they’ll go like, ‘Why are you like this? You need to calm down. You need to breathe.’”
I spoke to Tammara several times during her detention. We had first met about a month before, when a mutual acquaintance introduced us on a sunny second storey West Auckland balcony, the suburbs rolling over the hills beyond. She showed me her stash—the best part of an ounce of synthetics in a clear ziplock bag; she told me how regularly she needed to smoke to keep nausea from creeping up on her: “I couldn’t go half an hour without starting to be sick.” Accordingly, her life was an organisational nightmare: every appointment or activity—getting her nails done at WestCity Mall, say, or a meeting with her social worker or probation officer—had to be bookended on either side by an immediate smoke.
On those calls, the desperation—as that first half hour stretched into a day, then two, then three—was audible. She cried, begged for help getting her out, and pleaded for a ciggie. She broke down further at any mention of her animals or family, railed against the perceived coalition that had landed her in detention, and sobbed as she shared her belief that she was never getting out: that life now consisted of four walls, visiting hours, and little plastic cups of pills to be swallowed in front of nurses.
She was released after five days, days free of synthetics for the first time in years, but traumatised by the experience and yet more distrustful of officialdom.
For Tika, watching Tammara’s addiction peak was terrifying. It had fluctuated in severity for years—once, she even managed to quit by herself for a week or so—but by the time of her incarceration, she was smoking eight to 10 cones through a bucket bong upon waking every morning; this came at the height of last winter, when Police made the first announcement that synnies were killing users. “It scared the shit out of me,” Tika says. “I was quite aware of that because I used to say, in her 13-to-15-year-old years, when she was [sleeping rough] in Henderson, ‘Tammara, I think I’ll find you dead in a ditch.’ And when this [the deaths] was starting to happen, I said, ‘I’m going to say one thing to you. I think it might be dead-in-a-ditch time again.’”
Something had to happen, and even though Tika recognises that Tammara’s treatment was far from ideal, circumstances demanded a drastic intervention, and previous experience had soured her expectations of other avenues for treatment. “It was like under the carpet or in the back door sort of thing. It was not really the way it should have been done.”
I spoke to Dr Vanessa Caldwell, the national manager of Matua Raki, an organisation contracted by the Ministry of Health to develop resources and provide training for those working in the addiction sector, and mentioned the circumstances of Tammara’s detention. She said it sounded like an example of the silo effect—whereby information is shared inefficiently between or within organisations—which can mean “that someone isn’t actually getting the root of their issues addressed in a timely way. And that means they may be placed in places which are not that suitable.”
There is currently room for about 50,000 people nationwide, but estimated demand is at least twice that.
She told me there were a large number of features about the addiction-services system that need to be addressed, not least the difficulty of finding that initial help. “Nobody actually knows what number to ring or where to go straight up for help. People like me find it difficult to find which is the current number to ring, so how the public knows I’ve got no idea.”
Capacity, Caldwell says, also remains a problem. She says there is currently room for about 50,000 people nationwide, but estimates there is demand for at least twice as many. Ben Birks Ang, who as the National Youth Service Advisor for both Odyssey House and the New Zealand Drug Foundation, works on the frontline with young addicts, agrees there is a need for greater investment.
But Birks Ang says that will only go so far: there also needs to be a shift in thinking from what he calls our “War on Drugs mentality”. He notes the tendency to portray drug users—particularly users of synthetics and methamphetamine—as occupying only one end of the spectrum, as people whose lives have collapsed around them as a result of their drug use. “What that means for a teenager who is sitting there using substances, in particular synthetics or something like that, they’ll see all these extreme examples and go, ‘Well I’m not actually as bad as that.’ If they’re only seeing that, they think ‘I might not need to change now’ until it gets to a point when it’s very serious. And then it’s about needing an urgent, more crisis-style response, which isn’t necessarily the easiest way to make changes.”
Accordingly, that investment, he says, needs to be across the treatment spectrum: residential care, community support, home detox. Caldwell wants a system with the ability to be more reflexive, so when new substances—like synthetics—enter the market, the response can be swift. It’s about getting, she says, “good information about where there are high levels of need and where we can immediately channel resources to address that and get support to where it’s needed most.” For that, she pins her hopes on the government’s Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, announced earlier this year.
The often-symbiotic nature of mental health and substance abuse, the phenomenon so evident to Tika when she looks around at her granddaughter’s acquaintances, was noted also by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern when she announced the details of the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction as part of the new government’s plan for its first 100 days in office. “Mental health and addiction,” the press release read, “are often interlinked—they need to be considered alongside one another.”
She noted, too, that demand for services had grown rapidly—in 2016/17, more than 170,000 people used mental health and addiction services, a growth of 71 percent on a decade earlier. Of course, not everybody seeking treatment for addiction will need residential care, but in the 2016/17 year there were only 482.5 district health board-contracted beds available across the country for in-house treatment. Given the critical nature of the synthetics crisis—at least 25 dead—I asked Minister of Health Dr David Clark what needed to change. But he wouldn’t be drawn, saying only, via email, that “The Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction services has been given broad terms of reference. The Inquiry is in its very early stages and I do not want to pre-empt its work.”
And yet people continue to die. Take the case of Memphis Pitman, whose story was posthumously relayed by his mother, Natasha Sadler, to RNZ. Pitman suffered from schizophrenia and smoked synthetics to self-medicate—it was “the only thing that would shut the voices off”. Late last year, two of his friends died after smoking synthetics and Pitman sought treatment for his addiction, only to be met with a familiar refrain: there are no beds. He, too, died not long after.
“What it means,” Sadler told RNZ, “is we just need money put there. Stop building prisons—build places where you can get our people well.
“My son died—it’s the ultimate cost to pay.”
By that brutal metric, Tammara is lucky. But she’s lost a lot to synthetics: her promise as a figure skater—she once placed fourth in the country for her age group—an older friend she regarded as another mother who died after smoking, and, for five days, her freedom. Her forced abstinence, however, didn’t last. After being clean for some two months, Tammara relapsed when a synthetics-smoking friend came to stay. There were parties, drinking. “Things just started getting to me again and I couldn’t sleep… so I had some, and then I bought some, and then I bought some more.” She slipped into old habits, back into that “negative way of thinking, like fuck this, fuck it all.”
The day she told me this, Tammara was hysterical. She was in tears when I arrived and a screaming match with Tika raged over the paving between her sleepout and the house. Her boyfriend Tremayne met me at the gate with a plate of steak and eggs in one hand. He said he’d let Tammara know I was there. And later, pacified by weed, Tammara was happy to talk.
She is determined to not let that weekend of relapse be the end of her journey towards recovery; the memory of forced detention, and her separation from all she loves, is her motivation. “I was like, ‘Fuck this, I can’t do this. This is either going to make me or break me.’ I can’t let my Sasha down,” she said, taking an affectionate handful of the big dog’s scruff.
*Not her real name
This article originally appeared on VICE NZ.
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Deciding to conquer an addiction to alcohol or drugs could be the most important choice of your life. As soon as you understand that you have a problem and need assistance, understanding what next actions to take can be confusing.
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Individuals don’t quit using medication or alcohol . Getting sober is a slow process that can take weeks, months, or perhaps years. Lots of people fight with lapses and relapses throughout the course of the recovery journey, so don’t be too hard on yourself should you experience temporary reverses.
However long you have been abusing drugs or alcohol or how bad your addiction is, there are certain steps that anybody struggling with a dependence has to take should They Wish to know how to quit abusing drugs or alcohol, including:
- Committing into stopping.
- Determining and establishing goals.
- Selecting a treatment plan.
- Getting support during therapy.
- Planning to live an addiction-free life.
If you are committed to taking the steps required to stop abusing alcohol or drugs, treatment professionals and associates of your support team can assist you.
Dedicate to Quitting Forever
It can be very helpful to write a listing of all of the reasons why you want to get sober and clean, and the things all you have lost as a result of dependence. Obtaining sober takes some time and time, and those registered in a treatment plan must be fully committed to beating their addiction. There are lots of reasons to devote to getting sober. Lots of people want to reconstruct the connections that they had with spouses, their children, or household members. Others need to prevent being under the effect of substances that make them behave.
Whatever your reason for quitting, you need to dedicate to becoming substance-free. Motivation to recuperate is closely correlated with ongoing sobriety, so it is essential to your long-term achievement which you think about what is motivating you to want to make this life change. It can be useful to write a list of all of the reasons you need to get clean and sober, and the things all you have lost due to dependence.
In the past, people thought that you had to “hit bottom” before you can successfully recover. But lately, research shows this to be a fantasy. If you can locate the motivational factors, you don’t need to drop everything until you recover from addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Establish Goals for Recovery
Setting goals for the restoration can allow you to maintain your motivation. Frequently it can be beneficial to personally recognize some of your underlying values. Knowing what you value in life can help you set goals which are important and pertinent for you.
If you’re consciously struggling with your dependence, it could be best to think of short-term goals–things that you feel you can achieve in a few weeks’ time. Establish goals which are specific behavioral goals, things which other people could observe doing, not obscure goals like “feel better” or “be happy.” Early in recovery, your targets should be related to your own addiction. Applying a deadline to your goals can help in keeping you.
Examples of goals include:
- Discovering a particular problem and developing a plan for dealing with it going forward.
- Managing feelings by tagging, understanding, and actively expressing feelings.
- Talking about the shame and guilt of abusing drugs or alcohol to learn how to associate feelings with actions in a wholesome way.
- Learning techniques to help manage anger, control impulses, and reduce depression.
Decide on Remedy and Get Sober
When you quit using alcohol or drugs, you have to make sure you do it at a healthy and safe way. Entering an addiction rehabilitation (rehabilitation) center can assist you in many ways.
Depending upon your primary substance of abuse and how much time you have been applying, you may first need the assistance of some medically supervised detox (detox) application. Alcohol and drug rehab centers are made to keep you apart from the temptation you will experience if you attempt to become sober independently. After conclusion of this detox process, these programs can provide you both the emotional support and a structured plan to prevent a relapse.
Alcohol and Drug abuse treatment can be sought in many different settings and program forms. Many with relatively chemical use problems decide to attend residential or inpatient rehabilitation programs. Treatment at a residential setting takes the out of a home environment that is challenging and eases focused recovery efforts for a period ranging from a few weeks or more if need be.
Outpatient rehabilitation programs exist that offer substance abuse treatment interventions similar to those provided in a residential atmosphere, however are administered in a less and somewhat less immersive time intensive setting. Oftentimes, outpatient programs are great fits for people with home environments and support systems that are robust. Outpatient treatment entails focused recovery programming for several hours per day, for several days a week.
Preparing for Cravings and Avoiding Relapse
It is not uncommon to experience cravings within the first couple of months after you stop drinking alcohol or using drugs. You must understand this and have a plan for the times when a craving occurs.
There are many approaches. You’re able to speak to a relative or friend. By doing things such as listening to music, or running errands themselves distract in the craving. For others, reminding themselves of their reasons helps. Possessing a written relapse prevention plan will be able to help you remember what to do if an impulse strikes.
Try to prevent any temptation. Throw all of the alcohol and drugs in your residence away. You may have heard that the old adage, “Stay away from people, places, and things” It is important to determine relapse triggers and avoid situations as well as people who have contributed to a dependence or request them to not drink or use drugs around you.
It’s essential to be honest with folks about your limits. Where there’ll be alcohol or drugs do not attend parties. Taking steps like these may go a very long way.
Trigger situation prevention along with other relapse prevention skills are among many lessons you will take in some kind of substance abuse rehabilitation program.


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Former labor organizer Summer Lee, 34, came out on top in the Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District Democratic primary on May 17, narrowly leading against DNC establishment favorite Steve Irwin in a tight race.
While the race is still too close to call, the pro-reparations progressive candidate Lee, 34, has declared victory. Irwin, a 62-year-old business and labor attorney, has yet to concede.
Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district is located in north-central and northeastern Pennsylvania, including the Northern Tier region, parts of the Susquehanna Valley, State College and part of Happy Valley.
Lee and Irwin ended the night neck and neck while University of Pittsburgh Professor Jerry Dickinson, 35, trailed a distant third in the three-way race to represent the city of Pittsburgh and surrounding areas on the Democratic ticket, The Post-Gazette reported.
As of 6 a.m. on May 18, Lee had 46,589 votes to Irwin’s 46,143, according to Allegheny and Westmoreland County elections divisions. Dickinson had 12,154 votes.
Irwin has been an Allegheny County Democratic Committee member for more than 30 years.
Lee earned a law degree from Howard University and has represented the 34th District in the state House since 2019. She has been vocal in her support for reparations and economic justice.
“While we have folks’ attention, here are 10 things more powerful than powerful ppl saying Black lives matter: 1. Reparations 2. Dismantling oppressive sys & institutions 3. Acknowledging harm of racial- capitalism & abandoning 4. Wealth & pwr distribution 5. Medicare4all,” Lee tweeted on July 14, 2020.
On June 2, 2021, Lee tweeted, “Corporate pride. Corporate Juneteenth. Corporate BLM. There’s no place for performative corporate sponsorship in our movements and remembrances. Keep your flags, your hashtags, your diversity &inclusion statements… Give us reparations. Taxes. Dismantle.”
Lee continued to speak out for reparations despite being trolled on Twitter. On June 19, 2021, she tweeted, “A Troll was taking the time to explain to me how systemic racism doesn’t impact EVERYTHING and that we can’t change the past. I asked: if one creates a harm or dangerous condition, do they have a duty to repair or mitigate? He said ‘I never accused you harming anyone.'”
Lee added, “And this my friends is why we need both critical thinking skills and reparations!”
Lee picked up powerful endorsements, including the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Justice Democrats and SEIU HealthCare Workers PA. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders joined her at one campaign stop, the Post-Gazette reported.
It was a tough campaign for Lee. In the last days of the race, she faced an onslaught of ad spending in support of her competition,Irwin, by AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. AIPAC is a highly influential lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to Congress and executive branch.
In less than a month, the United Democracy Project — the political action committee for AIPAC — spent more than $1 million on ads in Pennsylvania’s 12th District., most of them attacking Lee, The Intercept reported.
But it is possible that Lee will be in the final election for Pennsylvania’s redrawn 12th Congressional District.
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“They hit us with everything they had, and we clawed, and we ran, and we got the power of the people. We’re out here in Western Pennsylvania fighting for the future of the whole country,” Lee said to supporters from her campaign headquarters. “They say a Black woman can’t win. Well, we came together. We can’t be stopped. We have a lot of work ahead of us. When we set out to do this, we believed a better world was possible; now we have to go do it.”
Photos: State Rep. Summer Lee, seeking the Democratic Party nomination for Pennsylvania’s 12th District U.S. Congressional district, is endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke) / Steve Irwin, Ballotpedia, https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Irwin


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The ACC has a long and rich history in Greensboro. After leaving NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum, where it was held in the early days of the conference, it moved to the Greensboro Coliseum and that’s still the spiritual home of the tournament.
The headquarters are there too and have been since the beginning. But that may not last much longer.
New Commissioner Jim Phillips is doing what he says is a “fiduciary responsibility to ensure that remaining headquartered in Greensboro is what is in the best long-term interests of the Conference.”
He also says this: “Let me be very clear — there is no imminent decision on a possible relocation of our Conference office. We are simply doing our due diligence as we enter a new chapter in our storied history. This is part of our responsibility as we undertake a holistic review and assessment of the ACC.”
This is where Phillips, who so far has been pretty sure footed, may come to realize that he’s still an outsider.
The city is going to blow a gasket and the old ACC schools, most of all the Big Four, may not like this one bit.
Phillips seems a lot smarter than Larry Scott, the former Pac-12 Commissioner, who alienated conference members in a lot of ways, not least of all by moving headquarters to expensive real estate in San Francisco where he had a suite with a personal chef that cost $7,500 - per night. (the conference is talking about moving to Las Vegas to cut costs).
Greensboro plays a central part in ACC history and culture. We hope he really thinks this through.


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Stranger Things 4' will premiere in the summer of 2022
"What's the name? Stranger Things 4 premiering Summer 2022," Netflix wrote on Twitter with a comedy video, highlighting the episodes of next season's episodes. The episode titles revealed in the clip are The Hellfire Club, Vecna's Curse, The Monster and The Superhero, Dear Billy, The Nina Project, The Dive, The Massacre At Hawkins Lab, Papa, and Piggyback.
And if the release month and episode headlines were enough to increase the excitement among fans, Netflix also unveiled a new show teaser. Theatre shows Eleven in California, getting used to his new life and school.
In a comic book, she writes to Mike that everything is going well (even though we see her classmates mistreating her) and says she can no longer wait for the spring break. However, Eleven can't have a good thing that lasts too long, after disappearing in the dark, viewers find scary music under a roller rink rifle and a frightened Eleven looking, as well as helicopters, explosions, and Joyce retreating. a doll that looks scary.
As a deadline, the new announcements come as part of Netflix's 'Stranger Things Day' celebrations, aimed at commemorating the world day of November 6, 1983 - the day Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) disappeared for the first time. a downward-looking feature in the first season of ‘Stranger Things. The series includes Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbor, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Cara Buono and Sadie Sink.
'Stranger Things' has long awaited the fourth season. The third season was launched in July 2019 but due to the coronavirus epidemic, which shut down its production, it will be broadcast in 2022, as it was able to return to production in September 2020. Created by Matt and Ross Duffer, 'Unknown Things' produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment.
The twins work as writers, directors, major producers and exhibitors in a series alongside senior producer/director Shawn Levy and producer Dan Cohen of 21 Laps and producer Iain Paterson.


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American Horror Story has a new theme in its grasp, but only Ryan Murphy and a select few actually know what it is. Us Weekly reports that the AHS writers are currently eyeing a script about Slender Man for the sixth iteration of the FX anthology show. An “insider” told the magazine, “Someone else wrote the script, and AHS wants to adapt it to fit the show. They have to buy the rights. Then they’re going to figure out the cast from there.” Slender Man is a fairly recent entry into the horror canon (although tall creepy men have long existed in children’s nightmares), starting as a meme in 2009 before eventually making headlines in the 2014 “Slender Man stabbing,” in which two 12-year-old girls stabbed another girl because they worshiped Slender Man.
But wait! E! News refutes these reports, saying that, according to their inside source, next season’s theme most definitely isn’t Slender Man; instead, the source says, the show will revisit an idea mentioned in previous seasons. (FX had no comment when we reached out.) One possible idea we have is a version of American Horror Story: Antichrist. Talking about Hotel, showrunner Ryan Murphy has said that we might see the Antichrist baby from Murder House in season one again. You remember that nasty little baby that murdered Connie Britton from within, right? Might we get a touching bildungsroman of the little tyke himself?

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More travelers are going among Alderney and Southampton regardless of slices to the quantity of booked flights.
The course, worked by Guernsey’s national aircraft Aurigny, saw a 3% expansion in traveler numbers in 2018-19.
The quantity of individuals utilizing the Southampton administration rose from 11,619 of every 2017-18 to 11,968.
It thinks about to a 7% fall in the quantity of flights worked by the aircraft from 2,726 to 2,584 in a similar period.
The association is required to see further flight decreases as one of Aurigny’s three Dorniers will be removed from administration this year.
A further 7,000 seats are expected to be sliced from April to September 2020, as per the States of Alderney.
The figures structure some portion of the main report to profile travelers landing in Alderney by means of ship or plane.
The direct Southampton administration represented 46% of the 26,177 air travelers who landed in the island between October 2018 and September 2019.
An aggregate of 392 Alderney inhabitants were recorded as requiring the flight way for therapeutic treatment.
Christian Harris, States of Alderney Chairman of the panel for the travel industry and financial improvement, said the discoveries were “hard proof” of the significance of the Southampton interface.
The staying 54% of voyagers landing in Alderney originated from Guernsey, which saw a 17% decrease in the quantity of flights among July and September 2019, tumbling from 839 to 696 from the equivalent 2018 period.


Protect your object from Irish weather with anti rust spray
Anti-rust spray is the ideal solution for both preventative maintenance and use in wet, rainy environments like we have in Ireland. Anti rust spraying is carried out in a wide range of engineering markets, including oil and gas, construction, petrochemical and marine. But of course it is also the number one do it yourself spray coating in the automotive industry.
And that’s no wonder.
Anti rust spray (also known as anti corrosion spray) Provides superior lubrication and long-term rust prevention to all metals subjected to rust and salt corrosion.
It is also an excellent rust inhibitor and lubricant for extending the life of metal parts and electrical components. As an added benefit it also prevents future moisture contamination. A few more benefits:
- Protect tools, machinery and general equipment over long periods of downtime
- Preserves engine blocks, pistons and components from atmospheric rusting
- Easy to apply aerosol – for controlled anti rust spray application
- Non-conductive rust inhibitors
- Safe to use on most other surfaces as well including rubber, fabric, plastics and paints.
How to apply anti rust spray
It’s far less time consuming to prevent rust in the first place than to wait and deal with the rust itself. Anti rust spray is a corrosion protectant that lasts up to a year. There are different application methods to apply the spray. The right application method depends on the type and purpose of the coating. Here are a few examples:
Anti Rust Spray for Cars, Trucks and Boats: Clean your car or other vehicle regularly and follow up with directly spraying on rims, motor parts, engines, fuel lines, the chassis and other metal areas of the vehicle. Pay extra attention to spray it into narrow spaces. Re- apply regularly.
Prevent Rust on objects around the House: Clean existing rust with a rust removing liquid and let dry completely. Apply the aerosol spray evenly by following the instructions on the spraycan.
Industrial grade protection: contact a professional so the right corrosion inhibitor product is used and followed up by a heavy duty rust prevention treatment. Need help selecting a specialist near you? Contact us and we’ll match your product to a local coating partner in Ireland.
Expert tip: If you wish to selectively cover small parts, spray it on a small paint brush and then apply it with this brush
Anti rust spray products in Ireland for cars and other vehicles
There are many available anti rust spray products for application on metal parts from motorcycles, cars and bikes. For an overview of which products are on the market, please see the table below:
|Anti Rust Spray Brand||Price (RRP) EX VAT||Substrate|
|Haupa 170164 HUPrustEx||€7,56 400ml||Stuck screws, corroded connections, nuts, bolts, joints|
|ACF-50 Anti-Corrosion Formula||€19,90 400ml||Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, electrical systems and electronic components|
|Hammerite Direct to Rust Metal Spray||€13,80 400ml||Iron, steel, even on existing rust|
|Finol De-Watering Anti-Rust Agent||€6,15 400ml||Iron, steel|
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|Scotchkote 1600||€15,80 400ml||Pipes and supports, electronical switches and controls|


As the US presidential elections in November, this year are coming to a close, the heat of both sides is increasing. In such a way, the way the two books have caught everyone's attention, it is quite interesting.
All efforts to stop the publication of these two books were made by President Donald Trump, but first, the book of former National Security Advisor John Bolton won the court battle and then the book written by Trump's niece Mary Trump was also going to market in the same week.
Controversies, scandals and revelations have played a significant role in US presidential elections. There is hardly any election in which various sensational revelations are not revealed.
Recalling the 2016 elections, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both faced a variety of charges. Especially with Trump's shrunken thoughts and colorful revelations, so many revelations came out that even after that there would have been something left, it is difficult to think.
But every day is a new day in politics. This is still a new election. It is obvious that once again people have to use their vote, then a series of fresh and convincing candidates is being started.
In this sequence, when it came to the publication of these two books, President Trump's efforts to get them banned got the most attention. If the American President wants to hide something, then it becomes the biggest factor to arouse the curiosity of the people. The background of the authors is about to spice it up further.
Mary Trump is Donald's niece (daughter of his stepbrother). She too grew up in the Trump family. Describing Donald Trump as the world's most dangerous man, he has titled his book 'Two Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man'.
There are reports that among other things it has been said that how Donald's father and Donald himself honestly considered it stupid to pay taxes. John Bolton has also closely watched Trump as president.
According to the news, his book The Room Where It Happened describes how President Trump has been seeking help from foreign heads of state to win elections.
He told Chinese President Xi Chin Fing that he could ensure his (Trump's) victory, citing China's economic strength. However, it will take time to clarify how much and how these books affect the electorate. Right now it can be said that in this era of electronic media and social media, American elections are a big morale booster for books.
John Bolton is the one who has worked under the Trump administration and thus cannot state himself as totally against it just because things were not in term according to him. Donald Trump has stopped the book from getting into the public domain for the US general public.
Will this affect the ongoing political race for the next US president? Only time will tell the impact of Bolton Vs Trump but the true nationalist citizen will vote for the better option between Biden and Trump and not get affected by a wannabee and opportunist ex-security advisor.


The dean of my former law school is known to quote Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Taking that quote to heart, I must refuse to presume malice on the part of Rep. Joe Seiwert regarding his explanation that lightly shoving another person would lead one to a domestic violence conviction, and instead presume ignorance.
Seiwert’s comments regarding domestic violence were made at a legislative forum after lawmakers were asked about their views on proposed legislation restricting firearms for persons with a protection from abuse order against them or convicted of domestic violence.
Seiwert’s comments minimized the pain and suffering that survivors of domestic violence have experienced. Domestic violence doesn't discriminate based on gender, race, age, or socio-economic status; it can happen to anyone and is a repeated pattern, leaving the victim feeling very vulnerable.
According to national statistics, one in four women and one in seven men will be a victim of domestic violence during their lifetimes. Locally, BrightHouse reported that in 2018 it fielded 1,500-plus crisis calls. More frightening is that the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide for women by over 500 percent.
Seiwert’s statements are demeaning to those who have experienced and lived through domestic violence situations, which are often life-threatening and nearly impossible to leave.
Siewert’s examples would not meet the criteria for a PFA, nor would his example of “spanking his foster children,” which was wholly irrelevant, (although, DCF Manual §9.1 does forbid spanking foster children). If Seiwert truly knows individuals who have been charged for the foregoing, he should refer said individuals to a good defense attorney.
The fact of the matter is that Seiwert was insensitive to victims and should consider educating himself prior making ignorant statements.


RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local prosecutor says a former North Carolina congressional candidate won’t face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation that’s already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a new election.
The Wake County district attorney announced on Wednesday she was closing the matter related to the Rev. Mark Harris, who ran for the 9th Congressional District seat in 2018.
Harris got the most votes in the November election but an investigation soon began into allegations centering around a man named McCrae Dowless.
Dowless and some of his workers have been indicted on ballot fraud charges in state court.


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Free Printable: Monster Silhouettes
Project time: 30 Minutes
Materials: Free Monster Silhouette printable + Printer + Pretty Paper + Tape + Scissors
Finished product: Adorable paper monster silhouettes
Use ideas: Halloween party decor, Harvest party decor, Seasonal decor, Monster birthday theme
These blobs of teeth and bright eyes are a festive addition to any party, and make a cute seasonal decoration too!
I put these little guys in my front window, but get creative! You can have them peeking out from behind book shelves, cabinet doors, under the fridge, or lamps; the monster hiding possibilities are endless!
1) Print out the monster guides. Note: I printed mine on regular white printer paper and used them as a guide/pattern on my darker paper.
(8.5 x 11 regular paper size)
2) For quicker crafting time, hold the guide paper on top of the silhouette paper and cut the guide and silhouette at the same time.
Helpful hint: when cutting out the eyes, punch a hole with the scissors in the center of the eye and cut a circle in a spiral form, from the center out. That way you don’t have to bend the paper. And don’t forget to cut some pupils! (It’s ok to say pupil in a blog post when it’s around Halloween time, I checked.)
3) Once you have your silhouettes cut out and ready to go, get some tape and start pasting these little sneaks all over!
I pasted them on my front walk window, but if I didn’t have a little one trying to rip them down, I would have loved to have them sneaking all over the house! (Behind bookshelves, cabinet doors, under lamps, in the pantry, etc!)
- You can add some colored tissue paper behind their eyes if you wan to add some ‘glowing’ color! I kept my palette to two colors, dark gray and light gray, but feel free to use any and as many as you want!

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Strattera, a medication prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), works by increasing the levels of a brain chemical called norepinephrine. This helps to improve attention span, impulse control, and other ADHD symptoms. However, because of its impact on the brain, Strattera can also affect sleep. It is known to cause insomnia, a common sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Insomnia can be a side effect of Strattera, and it can also be caused by the change in brain chemistry that the medication produces. As a result, people who take Strattera may experience sleep disturbances and feel tired during the day. It is essential to discuss any changes in sleep patterns with a healthcare provider, who may provide suggestions or recommend changes in dosing or medication.
The Relationship between Strattera and Sleep
The Relationship between Strattera and Sleep: Strattera is a medication commonly prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, one of the common side effects of Strattera is difficulty sleeping. This is because Strattera is a stimulant that affects the brain's neurotransmitters, including norepinephrine. Norepinephrine is responsible for regulating wakefulness, alertness, and concentration, which is why Strattera can make it harder to fall asleep or stay asleep. It's important to talk to your doctor if you experience insomnia while taking Strattera, as they may be able to adjust your dosage or prescribe a different medication that won't interfere with your sleep. Additionally, there are lifestyle changes and tips that can help minimize these side effects and promote better sleep.
Common Side Effects of Strattera
Common Side Effects of Strattera: While Strattera is an effective medication for treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are some side effects associated with its use. The most common side effects of Strattera include headaches, stomach pain, and decreased appetite. Insomnia is also a common side effect of Strattera, which can exacerbate attention and focus issues in those with ADHD. In some cases, Strattera can also cause dizziness, nausea, or dry mouth. It is important to discuss any concerns or side effects experienced with Strattera with a healthcare professional. They may suggest adjusting the dose or switching to a different medication if the side effects become too severe.
Simple Lifestyle Changes to Promote Better Sleep
Simple Lifestyle Changes to Promote Better Sleep: Maintaining good sleep hygiene can help to improve sleep quality while taking Strattera. This can include establishing a regular sleep schedule, avoiding screen time before bed, creating a relaxing sleep environment, and practicing relaxation techniques like meditation or deep breathing. Additionally, avoiding caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol close to bedtime can help to promote better sleep. Making these simple lifestyle changes can both improve sleep quality and help to avoid or reduce insomnia while taking Strattera.
Tips for Avoiding Insomnia While Taking Strattera
Tips for Avoiding Insomnia While Taking Strattera: Insomnia is a common side effect of Strattera, and it can disrupt your sleep cycle. To avoid insomnia while taking Strattera, there are some simple lifestyle changes you can make. Try to establish a regular sleep schedule, avoid caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine, and create a calming bedtime routine. Make sure your bedroom is comfortable and free from distractions, and consider using relaxation techniques like deep breathing or meditation. If these lifestyle changes aren't enough to help you sleep, talk to your doctor about adjusting your dosage or trying a different medication. Remember, it's important to get enough sleep while taking Strattera to help manage your symptoms and promote overall health and wellbeing.
The Importance of Consulting a Healthcare Provider
Tips for Avoiding Insomnia While Taking Strattera: - Take your medication in the morning to reduce impact on sleep. - Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine, which can disrupt sleep. - Exercise during the day to promote better sleep at night. - Practice relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to reduce stress and anxiety that can interfere with sleep. - Create a relaxing bedtime routine that includes dimming the lights and avoiding electronics before bed. - Consider talking to your doctor about adjusting your medication dosage or trying sleep aids if insomnia persists.
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Welcome to the Masri Institute Website
The Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources at the American University of Beirut (AUB) was established in June 2007 through a generous endowment pledge of $5 million by AUB Trustee Munib Masri
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Oil Price Fluctuations and Future Market Prospects
The first Masri Institute- ESCWA Lecture Series on Energy and Sustainability will be held on April 19, 2016 at the American University of Beirut.
Interface Science of Plastic Solar Cells
The Masri Institute will be hosting Dr. Tobin Marks on April 7 & 8, 2016. The lecture will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016 . In this seminar, challenges and opportunities in molecular photovoltaic interface science are illustrated. It will be seen that such rational interface engineering along with improved bulk-heterojunction polymer structures guided by theoretical/computational analysis, affords exceptional fill factors, solar power conversion efficiencies greater than 10%, and enhanced solar cell durability.
You can view the lecture on the following links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6CSdNhekdc (part one)
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Financing Energy Projects in the Middle East: Uncertainties and Opportunities
A public workshop on Energy Finance in the Middle East was held on Friday, January 22, 2016. The workshop offered an understanding of current and emerging financing models of energy projects in the region highlighting the challenges that investors and governments face, particularly when considering renewables and nuclear power projects. Different themes were discussed from Regional Outlook and Country Perspectives to Country and Technology-based Challenges, Models of Project Financing and Risk Management and Influences.
The 5th International Workshop: "Emerging Energy Scenarios in the Middle East: Challenges and Implications" The Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources (Masri Institute) at the American University of Beirut is proud to have hosted its 5th International Workshop: “Emerging Energy Scenarios in the Middle East: Challenges and Implications" on Friday, May 22, 2015. The workshop brought together worldwide academics, industry experts and policy makers together to thoroughly assess the different energy pathways proposed for the region.
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In what some would call a rather interesting move, Leica has decided to open it’s first store in the U.S. in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is interesting because, well, let’s face it, Leica is unapologetically not a bargain brand. They are also building a series of studios, classrooms, and other spaces to support the retail location.
The reason I’d call this a foolish move is twofold. One, with the current economic climate, opening a store that caters to a high end crowd seems a bit arrogant. More importantly, the location seems strange. Why Florida? Why not L.A. or New York, or somewhere else known for it’s photography culture? I wish Leica the best, but I find this a questionable move, and one that they may regret in the long run. It is going to be an amazing set up though, and I wish that Nikon and Canon would do something similar.


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The chapters in this volume make a number of important contributions to our understanding of the persuasion process and have a number of implications for advertisers in developing and testing advertising campaigns. The first section of these concluding remarks contains a discussion of the contribution of the papers toward providing a better understanding of the persuasion process. The implications of the papers for advertising practitioners are discussed in the second section.
As mentioned in the introduction, the dominant model of the persuasion process in the early to mid 1970s was one where individuals actively processed the content of the message in a persuasive communication. According to this model, which has been termed the high involvement/verbal response model, individuals had to go through a series of independent stages that included attention, comprehension, yielding and retention of the message in order for persuasion to occur. Since then, considerable effort has been directed at identifying alternative models of the persuasion process, the mediators that affect this process and the variables that determine which of the alternative models may be operating. The chapters in this volume provide further insights into

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The Chinese side expressed its readiness to jointly examine pricing, transportation and logistics of exporting fuel to Nepal
Kathmandu, December 25
Nepal and China today agreed to have a long-term trade in petroleum goods, including cooking gas, petrol and diesel, and improve trans-Himalayan connectivity to boost bilateral trade.
After Nepal proposed to import fuel from the northern neighbour, Chinese side expressed its readiness to jointly examine pricing, transportation and logistics for the same.
The two sides sealed an eight-point deal during a bilateral meeting of Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing this afternoon.
“China has advised the respective companies of the two countries to jointly examine the matters relating to price, transportation and other logistics,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
This is a step towards diversifying Nepal’s fuel dependency, after Nepal Oil Corporation and China’s state-owned company PetroChina inked a framework agreement on buying Chinese fuel in October.
Thapa’s visit to China comes at a time when Nepal is facing severe fuel shortages due to blockade in the Tarai since September.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang told reporters that Beijing was assessing how it could support Nepal in addressing its energy needs.
He said China had a strong desire to see a peaceful, stable and prosperous Nepal and assured Thapa of support for Nepal’s development endeavours.
During the bilateral meeting, Chinese side invited Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to visit China at an early date and expressed likelihood of a high-level visit from China to Nepal in 2016.
According to MoFA, the two countries also agreed to upgrade and make operational existing border points and develop other crossing points to promote connectivity.
China also agreed to give priority to reopen Araniko Highway, which has been disrupted since the April 25 earthquake.
The two sides also dwelt on Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement and tasked bilateral inter-governmental mechanism to advance negotiations to conclude it.
China also announced to provide additional fuel to northern areas of Nepal bordering Tibet and assured Thapa of taking up agreed projects for post-quake reconstruction as per its earlier pledge.
Finance Secretary Lok Darshan Regmi and Chinese Vice Minister for Commerce Zhang Xiangchen signed an agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation, under which China would make available 900 million RMB as grant to repair and upgrade Araniko Highway and other inter-connections.
This assistance was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he had a meeting with the then Nepali president Ram Baran Yadav in Boao, Hainan, in March.
No visa fee for Chinese tourists
KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday that Nepal would waive visa fees for Chinese tourists.
Thapa was reciprocating China’s gesture of lifting of travel advisories issued in the context of earthquake in Nepal with immediate effect.
According to Minister for Information, Communication and Technology Sherdhan Rai, Friday’s meeting of the Cabinet decided to waive the visa fee for all the Chinese nationals who visit Nepal.
A version of this article appears in print on December 26, 2015 of The Himalayan Times.
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User Principal Name (UPN) for service discovery is used by Jabber for Windows. The client who entered windows using domain credentials will not be prompted for credentials in Jabber until not connected to a network.
There are scenarios wherein some customers do not have the same login details for jabber as they have on Windows logins. Therefore, we always see requests from customers to fix this.
Note: UPN is by default enabled
There are ways in which we can disable UPN discovery off, but we are going to discuss creating a custom jabber file that has UPN Discovery disabled. The reason is simple as if there are 100+ users and for each customer device we cannot ask them to install with Command line. Therefore, a suitable option is to create a customer Jabber installer file.
– Microsoft Orca which is a part of Windows SDK
– .NET FRAMEWORK
– CiscoJabber-Admin-ffr.<version> .zip
Microsoft Orca tool is the easiest and recommended tool to create Customized Jabber Setup files.
The tool is a part of the Windows SDK kit, can be downloaded here.
The High-Level procedure is as below.
|Step 1||Get the Default Transform File||You must have the default transform file to modify the installation package with Microsoft Orca.|
|Step 2||Create Custom Transform File||Transform files contain installation properties that you apply to the installer.|
|Step 3||Transform the Installer||Apply a transform file to customize the installer.|
After you have met all prerequisites, you can begin the process of creating a customer Jabber installer.
Follow The Below Steps For A Detailed Procedure.
– Extract both Zip files in different folders.
– When you install Microsoft Orca, it will look like this.
Go to File > open > navigate to CiscoJabberSetup.msi and click open
It will give the below table once you open it.
Click on Transform and then apply the transform
Select CiscoJabberProperties.mst from CustomInstall folder.
Once you apply the transform, it will give you open the Property options as below.
Modify the properties as –
UPN_DISCOVERY_ENABLED = False
Clear = 1
Delete the rest of the entries which are not required.
Once you modify the two entries, go to Transform and generate a transform. Save the transform as a modified name.
Open again the CiscoJabberSetup.msi
Go to transform > apply transform > select the new transformed file we created. (In our case CiscoJabberPropertiesICG.mst)
Go to Tools > options > Database and Select “Copy embedded Streams during “save as””
This is the final step. Click file > Save transformed as
Enter the desired file name. Click Save.
This will create a customer Jabber installer file with UPN discovery off. And feel free to circulate the installer in the entire network to all users.
Follow the above procedure to create a custom Jabber installer with UPN Discovery off. In case you want to modify other properties, you have the option to do so.
We hope this article helps you in creating Jabber custom installer with UPN discover disabled.
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One of our first stops in Spain, after we left Madrid, was the Alhambra in Granada, located in Andalucia. Andalucia is well known for it's Arabic influence, and Granada is host to the grandest of all Arabic structures in Spain, La Alhambra. Once a palace and fortress for the last remaining Moores in Spain, it's name translates as "the red fortress" in Arabic. Though it's red clay walls were once whitewashed, they now stand a redish-brown for all to see from the distance.
The most impressive thing, in my opinion about the Alhambra, or indeed, most of the Arabic architecture we saw in Andalucia, was the incredible intricate tiles and detailed patterns on nearly every surface of the palace. There's no need to hang paintings or tapestries for decoration because the structure itself is decoration. And we noted that the palace has such an uncluttered feel to it compared to other palaces and churches we've seen in our experiences. Of course, it is impossible to say how it looked back when people actually lived here. They must have had furniture and paintings to add some clutter, but we could just imagine that it must have always felt so open and airy just as it does today.
The palace was built around the theme of a "paradise on earth" and so you always feel slightly enchanted by not only the architecture, but also it's gardens and outdoor areas as well. It's tremendous gardens, reflecting pools and walkways are nearly as impressive as the buildings themselves. Can you imagine living here?
M.C. Escher spent some time here studying the interlocking patterns of the Alhambra, and you can see this influence in his artwork, if you are familiar with it.
The photo below is from the Palace of Charles V, a holy Roman emperor who wished to build his residence close to the Alhambra in th 1500's. It's built in a Renaissance style but it's sad because next to the rest of the Alhambra, it simply can not compete in beauty and elegance.
La Alhambra is located in Granada in Andalucia, Spain. Entrance is most conveniently purchased at the Librería de la Alhambra (Alhambra Book Store) located in the center of town. Tickets are 14 euros ahead or 13 at the door, but buying ahead means no lines and you can just enter when you're ready. This is a must see in Spain, which is probably why the entire city is flooded with tourists all year round... but, it's worth it!


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The Netherlands, 1953
24 x 38 in (61 x 97 cm)
Vintage travel poster for a Dutch cruise line, boasting trips from Holland to Indonesia and back via the Ceylon Straits. The poster features a graphic illustration of a birdseye view of a cruise ship, the fine details succeeding in capturing the ship in its full glory.
"N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Nederland' Amsterdam. Holland - Indonesie, via Ceylon - Straits, vice - versa." (N.V. Steamship Company 'The Netherlands' Amsterdam. Holland - Indonesia, via Ceylon - Straits, vice versa.)
Artist: Reyn Dirksen
Condition: Good, please note scratches along the poster border
Poster is linen-backed on canvas


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Iconic former player and manager Otto Rehhagel has praised the progress made by his compatriot Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp’s “Unique” coaching
The iconic football coach Otto Rehhagel sang the praises of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, saying he is “unique” and able to take responsibility for any team in the world. The 81-year-old coach has rich football experience, curated the German record for 832 Bundesliga games, and led Greece to an unlikely victory at Euro 2004 in Portugal. Jurgen meanwhile frolics his niche in the football pantheon of dreams, when Liverpool have won with dramatic comeback over Barcelona. And the former boss of Mainz and Borussia Dortmund continued this trend, leading the Anfield club to the touching distance of his first Premier League title.
Klopp inspires his squad
Otto is full of admiration for what his compatriot has achieved, and says that now he is in a position in which he can make a career in any direction he wants.“Jürgen’s career is unique, just wonderful.” “I was disturbed that he would not lose the football game! “Klopp can inspire his team – and Liverpool has a lot of money. But with the players signed by him, he made the right choice.” I can’t say where his career will edged. He is still young and will grow. The English championship is now essential for him too. He can do anything in the future.
Liverpool squad respects Jurgen
“He could be the coach of the national team, the coach in Bayern Munich – anything he wants. All doors are open for him.”Otto says the secret is that a good coach knows how to build a squad and is allowed to put it together. “I could not score goals from the bench, and Klopp also can’t,” he said. “But if you have an absolute word, you can assemble your team. Klopp has a perfect name in Liverpool. He knows how to strengthen his squad. Liverpool could come within four wins of the Premier League title when it hits West Ham at Anfield on Monday. A win would regain a 22-point lead over second-placed Manchester City, with 11 games left.


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The Main Event for the WWE Championship between Kofi Kingston and Kevin Owens. Editorial credit: Bjoern Deutschmann / Shutterstock.com
Based in Stanford, Connecticut, Horowitz will oversee the bulk of WWE’s original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. He will also be responsible for WWE Studios, which is based in Los Angeles.
In January 2021, WWE announced a $1 billion deal that saw the shut down of the WWE Network app. The company’s OTT service’s programming and subscribers have now been migrated to NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, Peacock, which now has WWE’s content.
Horowitz brings over two decades of experience in sports media and joins WWE from DAZN, where he served as EVP of Global Content. Before that, he was at FOX and helped develop hit sports show First Take. Horowitz was notably fired from his role with Fox Sports in 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct.
Alongside Horowitz, the wrestling giant also hired Samira Shah as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Matt Drew as Senior Vice President, International. Additionally, the company elected Steve Koonin, Connor Schell, and Nick Khan to its Board of Directors.
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With a big game between Michigan State and Michigan coming up this weekend, let's take a look at MSU's best player...
Greg Jones might be the best linebacker in the country, he was the top linebacker in the Big Ten last year and a first team All-American.
A Senior this year Jones has the Spartans undefeated heading into their big game against Denard and company this weekend. Jones is off to an incredible start as he already has 40 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 interceptions. Jones is the unquestioned leader of the MSU defense and the way he is playing right now he will be seeing a lot of awards coming his way at the end of the year.
(you don't want to get hit by this guy)
Greg Jones brings a lot to the table as far as talents, he moves very well and is extremely instinctive. He ran a 4.6 his senior year of HS and you can bet that 4 years later he is in the 4.5 range which is good for LB's. We can not strees his instincts enough, you can't teach them and Jones seems to always be around the ball. He will have a tough task in trying to slow down the elusive Denard Robinson this weekend, and it will be a great match up to watch.
Looking forward to the NFL, Jones will certainly be one of the top LB's heading into the draft. We have told you about his talents, but scouts obviously also look at negatives as well. Jones is not a huge MLB, and would certainly be undersized a bit in the NFL. He also has yet to show if his top end speed is as good as it needs to be. Nevertheless this kid is extremely talented and you will be hearing his name a lot more this season.


During the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend, Bonhams held its yet another classic car auction, bringing in a total of £22.6 million.
The highlights of the whole auction was a 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus that saw two bidders battle with the hammer finally hitting at £10.7 million.
The Ferrari 375-Plus is powered by a 330bhp 4.9-litre V12 engine instead of the 4.5-litre unit found under the bonnet of the standard model. It also comes with a Formula One transaxle, while the lightweight Pininfarina body is finished in red.
The same car was raced in 1954 by Umberto Maglioli in the Mille Miglia and later by Froilan Gonzalez at Silverstone who won the race with this unique Ferrari.
Other high sales included a 1902 De Dietrich sold for £998,300 and a 1975 Lamborghini Countach that went for £953,500.


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Elcome International unveils new-generation marine electrical switchboard systems
New ELSYS products make debut in Booth B6.119 at SMM 2012.
Elcome International, the leading marine solutions provider and system integrator in the Middle East, and one of the largest in the world, today announced the introduction of the new ELSYS family of marine electrical switchboard and power management systems. The products are being shown to the international maritime market for the first time at SMM 2012 in Hamburg, Germany, September 4-7, 2012.
The ELSYS systems use state-of-the-art design technologies with new-generation switch-gear components to reduce the size and weight of the switchboards. The modular design allows flexibility to satisfy performance requirements and meet space limitations.
“The ELSYS systems are designed and manufactured in our modern switchboard production facility in Dubai by our highly-trained electrical design team with many years of marine experience,” said Jimmy Grewal, Executive Director of Elcome International. “We design, build, install and service complex integrated electrical systems, including main and emergency switchboards, control consoles, motor control centers, feeder panels and distribution panels for naval, coast guard and commercial marine vessels to meet applicable industry standards including IEC 60439-I, IEC 60068 and IEC 60529. Moreover, our facility is under the quality control of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).”
Elcome can supply a full turnkey electrical package for marine vessels using in-house manufacturing and proven components from major international electrical suppliers, including distribution boxes, battery chargers, rectifiers, transformers and integrated automation systems.
Target market segments for the new products include bulk and container carriers, multi-utility vessels, anchor handling tug/supply vessels, bollard-pull tugs, offshore supply vessels, and DP1/DP2 diving, pipe-laying and cable-laying vessels, both newbuilds and retrofits, according to Elcome.
“We provide a value proposition that cannot be matched by other maritime-industry suppliers,” said Grewal. “We build a compact, lightweight, state-of-the-art product line meeting the most stringent standards at an attractive price, backed by our international shipboard service organization and technical support team.”