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You ever have one of those days when you get out of bed on the stupid side?
One. I sprayed the lawns for weeds. Afterwards, I thought that the bottle of weed killer wasn't any lighter. I pulled the cap off the bottle, and sure enough, the hose that sucks up deadly chemical poisons was not connected to the cap. I have been watering my weeds for the last month instead of napalming them.
Two. I made a loaf of bread, turned the oven up flat out, let the oven get really hot, put in the loaf and then went to water the weeds for 15 minutes. When I came back, the oven had gone out and the loaf was anything but baked and crispy.
Three. I made a lime tart. This called for some blind baking. This is where I really went stupid. The instructions said to put the pastry in a tin, line the pastry with baking paper and pour rice or baking weights on top. I line the baking tin, put in the pastry and then poured rice all over the pastry. 10 minutes later, I was picking soggy rice out of half cooked pastry.
It was shortly after that point that I decided it would be safer to return to bed.
How about this. On Saturday the Baron (my wife) and I went picking field mushrooms.
You've gotta eat mushrooms fresh, so we got them ready for dinner that night. I was careful, checked around to make sure we were eating the right sort. Their gills were the right colour, the stem broke away from the gills just like it should, there were no lumps on the top like there would be on a toadstool, etc.
And if there was a little funny yellow stain at the base of the stem, when we broke it, well, what to make of that? We figured it was because they were just old...
So we went ahead and fried the mushies, and 10 minutes later we were munching away.
As soon as we finished dinner I found a website that informed us we had probably just been eating... the Yellow Stainer Poisonous Mushroom. Looks just like a field mushroom, but the bottom of the stem stains a bright yellow when you break it, turning to a brown later. The website cheerily informed us we'd start vomiting within two hours.
(Funnily enough it didn't happen which either meant we were immune, we were old enough for it not to make a difference, or it was one of the closely-related non poisonous species.)
Welcome to my got-out-of-bed-on-the-stupid-side life!
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Whether for movie nights or when you’re on the go, popcorn is a delicious snack. But you may have heard that eating popcorn can be dangerous for little kids. Can toddlers eat popcorn? We talked to two experts to get all the information.
While there are so many different types of snacks that toddlers can eat, popcorn is a big no, says Dr. Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP. “I don't ever recommend popcorn for toddlers. A major choking hazard, popcorn can easily become stuck in a young person's airway because of its size and shape.”
Along with raw vegetables, popcorn is one of many choking hazards for babies. “Around age four, their risk of choking is reduced because their airways are more developed. But you should also make sure your little one has developed sufficient chewing skills to handle solid foods like popcorn,” explains Chanel Kenner, RD.
A toddler's diet should consist of soft foods that are easily mashable, according to Dr. Casarees. “Toddlers should avoid all small, round pieces of food that can get stuck in the airway or be aspirated.” Examples of this include nuts, popcorn, whole grapes, and hot dogs.
However, just because a food is mushy doesn’t mean it's safe. For example, while some types of fish are mushy, they aren’t an ideal part of a toddler’s diet. “Large fish like shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish can contain high levels of mercury and should be limited,” says Kenner.
In addition to popped kernels, there’s a list of other foods that toddlers should also avoid. “Infants under the age of one should not consume honey because of the risk of infant botulism,” says Kenner. “Foods made with raw or undercooked eggs, such as homemade mayonnaise or certain cookie doughs, can pose a risk of foodborne illness. Unpasteurized Dairy products can also contain harmful bacteria and should be avoided.”
Yes, a toddler can aspirate popcorn. Aspiration is when something is inhaled into the lungs, which Dr. Casares says, “can cause significant damage.”
This is particularly true for large hard pieces of food or unpopped kernels. “If a toddler attempts to swallow them and they get lodged in their airway, it can lead to choking and, in some cases, aspiration,” explains Kenner.
While your two-year-old might be fine if they accidentally eat popcorn—Dr. Casares advises watching them closely for any signs of choking or aspiration.
“Choking signs include cyanosis (becoming blue in the face), grabbing at the throat, and fast and hard breathing,” she says. “Children who aspirate may also have difficulty breathing. They may develop a new cough or fever, or may have difficulty feeding.”
However, accidents happen such as when older siblings share their snacks. If this is the case, you may be able to let this one go, at least for now. “If your child appears to be eating the popcorn safely and without any signs of distress, such as choking or difficulty swallowing, there is likely no cause for concern,” says Kenner.
Mini rice cakes, puffs, and snap pea crisps are good examples of crunchy snacks that aren't choking risks for toddlers.
Around age four or five is a good time to first try popcorn. At that age, their airways are more developed and choking is less of a risk. However, you may want to wait a little longer depending on how good your child is with trying new foods.
When offering popcorn, make sure it's served in small, manageable pieces. Avoid whole kernels or large pieces because of the risks of choking. You can also break the popcorn into smaller, bite-sized portions.
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Volume 19, Issue 5 - Dec 2000
Volume 19, Issue 4 - Dec 2000
Volume 19, Issue 3 - Sep 2000
Volume 19, Issue 2 - Jun 2000
Volume 19, Issue 1 - Mar 2000
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Effect of Sawdust Treatment at Oil Contaminated Soil
Lee, Jong-Sik ; Lee, Yong-Hwan ; Hong, Seung-Gil ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 191~193
To find out the countermeasure to plant damage at soil contaminated with oil, several adsorbents such as muck, peat, sawdust and PEAT SORB were treated at diesel oil contaminated soil. As the results, sawdust and PEAT SORB showed better effect of oil adsorption than muck and peat. Removal rate of diesel oil with sawdust treatment was higher than 95% at the condition which the ratio of adsorbent amount to oil was higher than 1:2(w/v). And the releasing amount of oil from adsorbent-oil complex was very small. With the oil treatment of
at tillering stage, rice plant height and chlorophyll content were lower than control at non-adsorbent treatment, but those were increased at sawdust treatment.
Optimum Management Plan of Swine Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Removal of High-concentration Nitrogen
Shin, Nam-Cheol ; Jung, Yoo-Jin ; Sung, Nak-Chang ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 194~200
The amount of swine wastewater reaches about
per day at live-stock houses in the whole country. A half of the swine wastewater resources are too small to be restricted legally. This untreated wastewater causes the eutrophication in the water bodies. In case of swine wastewater treatment, the solid-liquid separation must be performed because feces(solid phase) and urine(liquid phase) have large differences in nitrogen and phosphorus concentration. It is necessary to assess exactly the concentration of the pollutants in swine wastewater for planning the wastewater treatment facilities. A full-scale operation was carried out in K city and the plant is consists of conventional plant, the supplementary flocculation basin of chemical treatment process and
basin for nitrogen removal. The improved full-scale swine wastewater treatment plant removed the
of total-nitrogen(T-N) to 120mg/l of T-N and
of total-phosphorus(T-P) to
of T-N. Accordingly, as a results of operational improvement, the removal efficiencies of T-N and T-P were over
, 99%, respectively. The continuous supply of organic carbon sources and the state of pH played important roles for the harmonious metabolism in anaerobic basin and the pH value of anaerobic basin maintained at about 9.0 for the period of the study.
Soil Quality Assessment for Environmentally Sound Agriculture in the Mountainous Soils; Analysis of Sediment Data and Suggestion of Best Management Practices
Choi, Joong-Dae ; Park, Ji-Sung ; Kim, Jeong-Je ; Yang, Jae-E ; Jung, Yeong-Sang ; Yun, Sei-Young ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 201~205
were built on a sloping field of a high plateau in Kangwon Province, Korea. The plots were treated with different tillage, residue covers and fertilizers, corn and potato were cultivated, and sediment discharge was measured from the plots for 3 years. Agricultural management practices were monitored around the plots to develop adequate best management practices. The least sediment occurred from the plots with no-till and 100% residue cover
and with contour tillage and vinyl sheet cover plots
. The largest sediment was measured from the plots with up-and-down till and no cover (
from corn and potato plots, respectively). The type of organic and commercial fertilizers seemed not to affect sediment discharge. Sediment discharge from contour plots were largely dependent on the collapse of ridges due to the flush of water stored in furrows. The sediment discharge from contour corn and potato plots with no residue cover was
, respectively. No-till with residue cover, vinyl cover for tuber crops, construction of furrow dam, frost heave research, furrow and ridge tillage with furrow dam after tuber crop harvest, limited stalk harvest of row crops, use of winter cover crops, and other common best management practices were recommended to minimize the sediment discharge from a high plateau sloping land culture.
Effects of Source and Application Rate of Phosphorus on Growth and Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Formation of Trifoliate Orange in Volcanic Ash Soil
Kang, Seok-Beom ; Jwa, Sung-Min ; Moon, Doo-Khil ; Han, Hae-Ryong ; Chung, Jong-Bae ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 206~212
The effects of two phosphorus sources (fused phosphate and rock phosphate), applied at different rates, on growth, arbuscular-mycorrhizae(AM) formation in roots and nutrient contents of trifoliate orange grown in an uncultivated volcanic ash soil were investigated in a greenhouse. The seedlings were either inoculated with AM fungi or left uninnoculated. Growth of seedlings were best in the treatments of 156-272 mg P/kg with fused phosphate. Although the applied P in the rack phosphate treatments were nearly same or much higher comparing to the fused phosphate treatments, seedling growth were significantly less. Soil available P in the treatment of 272 mg P/kg of fused phosphate was maintained in the range of 3-5 mg/kg during the experiment, and the AM formation was about 60% in average. In the treatments of lower rates of fused phosphate application or of rock phosphate application, soil available P were lower than 3 mg P/kg and AM formations were less than 30%. Significant increases were found in seedling growth and nutrient absorption due to AM fungi inoculation, and the effects were much more significant in the treatments of higher AM formation. In most of citrus groves in Cheju island, soil available P is much higher than 200 mg P/kg, and average AM formation in citrus roots is less than 30%. Results obtained in this study show that the formation of AM can be increased at much lower level of available P than the present levels found in citrus groves.
Studies on the Phytoextraction of Cadmium and Lead Contaminated Soils by Plants Cultivation
Jung, Goo-Bok ; Kim, Won-Il ; Moon, Kwang-Hyun ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 213~217
In order to select more proper plants for phytoextraction at the heavy metal polluted areas, 11 species of non-edible plants were cultivated at the cadmium(Cd) and Lead(Pb) treated soils and analyzed the content of the absorbed Cd and Pb in each part of plants. Plants include three fibers(Linum usitatissimum, Cannabis sativa, Gossypium spp.), three flowers(Calendula officinalis, Rhododendron lateritium, Portulaca grandiflora), and five trees(Pinus thunbergii, Magnolia kobus,
maximowiczii, Euonymus japonica, Fraxinus rhynchophylla). Yield of tree species were higher than that of fiber and flower species. Cd and Pb were highly accumulated in root rather than leaves and stems. The Cd content of plants was in the order Portulaca grandiflora > Calendula officinalis > Gossypium spp. > Linum usitatissimum, Pb was Cannabis sativa > Linum usitatissimum > Fraxinus rhynchophylla. Total absorbed Cd by each plant was in the order
maximowiczii > Euonymus japonica > Rhododendron lateritium, but Pb was
maximowiczii > Rhododendron lateritium > Euonymus japonica. Total absorbed Cd and Pb contents in plants were negatively correlated with the residual Cd and Pb in the treated soils. It was estimated that
maximowiczii, Euonymus japonica, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, and Rhododendron lateritium were the most effective species for phytoextraction in the polluted area considering yield and heavy metal uptake.
Heavy matal removal in leaching water from the region buried tungsten tailing
Lee, Dong-Hoon ; Oh, Sae-Gang ; Choi, Choong-Lyeal ; Park, Man ; Choi, Jyung ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 218~222
rested mine areas give lots of effect on around-environmental changes after mining development. Leaching water at reclaimed land has been eluted from the solid components through physical, chemical, biological procedures by waters percolated through reclaimed site. The element analysis of waste tungsten ore tailing, leaching water analysis and removal of heavy metal by zeolite were performed to investigate the influent of acid rain on the released contents of H. M. The heavy metal contents in leaching water were determined to be As
. As deionized water and simulated acid rain (pH 3,4) were percolated through columns packed tungsten ore tailing, the amount of Mn, Na, Ca which were dissolved by pH4 solution was higher than those by distilled water. However, W and Mo were eluted easily by high pH solution. The change of heavy metal concentration by column experiment packed zeolite was effective a little because heavy metals were adsorved much more by zeolite.
Changes of Polyamine Content and Phytoavailability in Lactuca sativa cultivated in Cadmium and Arsenic Treated Soil
Moon, Kwang-Hyun ; Koh, Mun-Hwan ; Kim, Won-Il ; Jung, Goo-Bok ; Kim, Kyung-Min ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 223~227
Absorption of Cadmium(Cd) and Arsenic(As) by lettuce following to the change of polyamine content in lettuce were examined to find the effect of these elements on lettuce growth and on the basic resistance mechanism. As the contents of Cd and As were increased in soil, the contents of these elements were significantly increased in lettuce but lettuce growth was decreased. Sequential fractionation experiment of the Cd and As treated soil was shown that exchangeable, dilute acid extractable, and organically bound form, which were more mobile and phyto-available, of Cd were increased by 5.6, 42.9, and 56.7% during a growing season whereas 17.6, 25.0, and 24.1% were increased in case of As, respectively. Specially, the Cd content of leaves and roots in lettuce was positively correlated with exchangeable, dilute acid extractable, and residual form of Cd in the treated soil. However, the As content of roots in lettuce was positively correlated with all chemical forms of As in the treated soil. The contents of putrescine and cadaverine, a kind of polyamine, were also increased in lettuce as both elements were increased in soil.
Decontamination of Waste Water Polluted with Phenolic and Anilinic Compounds Using Plant Materials
Lee, Jung-Eun ; Park, Jong-Woo ; Kim, Jang-Eok ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 228~233
This study was carried out to estimate the possibility on the removal of phenols and anilines, which were contained in pulp or dye waste water, and the reusability of plant materials, shepherd's purse and turnip. Most of phenols catalyzed with shepherd's purse were removed more than 90% in the presence of
, and the removal was ranged from 53.1% for 2,6-DMP to more than 99% for 2,4,6-TCP when turnip was used as catalysts. The removal of anilines catalyzed with shepherd's purse was ranged from 42.2% for 2-CA to 78.7% for 3,4-DCA in the presence of
, and in case of turnip, from 31.5% for 2-CA to 90.0 % for 2,4-DCA. The reuse of plant materials was proved to be possible for not only the batch method but also the continuous method. No decreasing removal was observed during 30 cycles in waster water contaminated with 100ppm of 2,4-DCP. However, it was observed that the removal was decreased with increasing the number of cycles in higher concentration of 2,4-DCP(800ppm). Therefore, it could be suggested that the number of reusable cycles depends on the initial concentration of substrates.
Study on the Growth of Soybean and Corn in Artificial Media
Kim, Sun-Joo ; Yoon, Chun-Gyeong ; Kim, Hyung-Joong ; Yang, Yong-Suck ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 234~241
For the recycling of sludge as soil conditioner, the firing technology in pottery industry was applied to the sludge treatment, and produced artificial media with many voids. To produce artificial media using sludge, chabazite and lime were used as additives, and the mixture of sludge and additives was thermally treated in the firing kiln at about
for about ten minutes. The effect of mixed artificial media into upland soil was investigated through the crop growth experiment and the physical & chemical characteristics of the mixed soils were analysed. The pH of artificial media was higher than that of the control soils. After the plant growth experiment, artificial media plots almost contained more CEC, OM, TN, TP and
than upland soil plots. From the growth analysis, growth of soybean and corn in the artificial media plots was better than that in the original upland soil plots. The yield of soybean and corn in the artificial media plots were about 46kg/10a, 194kg/10a, respectively, which is higher than that in the control. Heavy metals in the artificial media plots were lower than the standard regulation. Therefore, the artificial media produced from sludge can be mixed into farmland, and crop production can be increased additionally.
Variation of Water Chemical Components and Estimation of Suitability as the Source for Irrigation Water at Seo-Lake in Suwon
Kim, Jin-Ho ; Lee, Jong-Sik ; Ryu, Jong-Su ; Ahn, Eui-Young ; Ahn, Seung-Gu ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 242~246
This study was carried out to show the chemical variations of monthly water quality and to estimate the quality as irrigation water at Seo-Lake. The water quality was surveyed at 6 sites for 7 months from May to November in 1999. The average concentration of
at Seo-Lake was 47.8mg/L. This value meant that the organic matters at the lake would exceed to the crop damage level (50mg/L). Especially, the values in May and in July were 83.07mg/L, 80.64mg/L, respectively. The average concentration of
was appeared to 2.84mg/L. But it was shown 5.72mg/L in May. That could put a restraint on the productive power of the crops. It was supposed that happened by eutrophication. And the water pollutant levels were high at stagnation part of the lake. But average water quality of the lake could be used for irrigation. The result showed that the research and the management of water quality were needed to make the lake water more suitable as the source for irrigation.
Chemical Properties of the Greenhouse Soil and Nutrient Contents in Leaves and Stems of Carnation, Lily, and Rose.
Hwang, Ki-Sung ; Ho, Qyo-Soon ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 247~251
This study was conducted to investigate tissue nutrient contents and salt accumulation in plastic house soils cultivating lily, rose and carnation. The soil tested had high total salts, available phosphate and exchangeable potassium. The soil cultivating rose had highest salt concentvation followed by chose of carnation and lily. Tissue nutrient contents of lily were higher than chose of carnation and rose. In comparison among cultivars, the nutrient contents were as follows; 'Snow Qeen'>'Le Reve'>'Casa Blanca' in lily; 'Marina'>'Super star'>'Mary Devor'>'Madelon' in carnation; and 'Cocktail'> 'Marina'>'Maderon' in rose. The range of the nutrient contents were: T-N:
in carnation; T-N:
in lily; and T-N:
in rose. The amount of nutrients uptake per plant was high in order of: K > T-N > Ca > Mg in lily; and T-N > K > Ca > P > Mg in rose.
Prediction of water quality in estuarine reservoir using SWMM and WASP5
Yoon, Chun-Gyeong ; Ham, Jong-Hwa ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 252~258
SWMM and WASP5 were applied for pollutant loading estimate from watershed and reservoir water quality simulation, respectively, to predict estuarine reservoir water quality. Application of natural systems to improve estuarine reservoir water quality was reviewed, and its effect was predicted by WASP5. Study area was the Hwa-Ong reservoir in Hwasung-Gun, Kyonggi-Do. Procedures for estimation of pollutant loading from watershed and simulation of corresponding reservoir water quality were reviewed. In this study, SWMM was proved to be an appropriate watershed model to the nonurban area, and it could evaluate land use effects and many hydrological characteristics of catchment. WASP5 is a well known lake water quality model and its application to the estuarine reservoir was proved to be suitable. These models are both dynamic and the output of SWMM can be linked to the WASP5 with little effort, therefore, use of these models for reservoir water quality prediction in connection was appropriate. Further efforts to develop more logical and practical measures to predict reservoir water quality are necessary for proper management of estuarine reservoirs.
Classification and Nomenclature of Raw Food Materials for Tolerance Setting of Chemical Residues and Contaminants
Lee, Su-Rae ;
Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture, volume 19, issue 3, 2000, Pages 259~269
Raw food materials including agricultural, fishery and livestock products have been classified differently from either production or consumption aspects. Though a unified classification scheme based on residue potential of chemicals such as pesticides, veterinary drugs and environmental contaminants is needed for tolerance setting and regulatory work, diverse classification of food mateials brought about much confusion. This study attempted to point out problems encountered in applying the residue limits toward several food commodities and to propose more reasonable classification of food materials in accommodation of Codex standards. Some suggestions were proposed in establishing residue limits of chemicals including pesticides on the basis of food classification scheme attempted here.

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Date: Sunday, September 22, 2019
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Hello awesome people!
You asked and we listened. Our Dairy Alternatives workshop last month was such a success. Many of you saw our Instagram stories and photos on Facebook and asked us to do another session soon. So here it is again! Don’t miss it this time around because it’s going to be a while before we do this class again.
Come, let’s teach you how to make delicious, nutritious, cholesterol-free dairy alternatives (or as we like to call them, better-natives) with nuts, seeds and grains. Discover a whole new world of plant based milks and derivatives.
In this interactive demonstration, Chef Susmitha Veganosaurus and Chef Ram Khatiwada of Carrots, India’s first vegan restaurant, will demonstrate how to easily prepare mylks, curds and cheese, none of which come from a cow! Plenty of tips and tricks on the best use for each mylk will be shared.
You’ll also get to taste all these unique plant based products and go home feeling the enthusiasm and confidence to make them yourself.
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Not only are these products extremely healthy, nutrient rich and tasty, they’re also a sure fire conversation starter. Imagine serving a cup of hot, creamy chai to someone, and as they sip, telling them that the chai has absolutely no animal milk in it. The reaction would be priceless. Come and learn about the various benefits of going dairy free and experience the goodness of the alternatives.
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Nantucket is one of the most beautiful and picturesque places in the world. If there isn’t a scene fit for a painting in front of you now, you probably just have to turn your head. To most of us, though, painting is an art form left to the professionals. Now, thanks to Mer’s Anchored Artists, even the youngest people on the island can have a chance to excel.
The Samuel Owen Gallery of 46 Centre Street is teaming up with Meredith Hanson of Mer’s Anchored Artists this Thursday August 18 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Come down to Centre Street for a fun showcase of Nantucket’s youngest up-and-coming artists. Artists whose work is on display range from 6 to 18 years of age. Sign ups for Mer’s classes will also be available. The class is designed and taught by Meredith Hanson for kids of all ages and all levels of experience.
Mer takes her students on multiple locations, from her own home and garden to some of the most sought after scenes on the island. Mer strives to inspire all of her students to find their own “inner artist.”
Lee Milazzo, owner of the Samuel Owen Gallery, actually named the gallery after his two boys, Samuel and Owen. He says, “Kids have such great creativity and they’re not hindered by anything. Their work is free, pure, and raw.” Since the gallery opened two years ago, Lee has wanted to feature artists from the island. “The island has long been a haven for artists, this will give us an opportunity to start cultivating art at a very young age.” Mer is an oil, acrylic, and gouache painter who studied Art and Art History at Wheaton College in Norton, MA. After graduating from Wheaton in 2011, Mer packed her bags and moved to Nantucket. With an eye for color and love for exploring, Mer has journeyed all over the island to find the best painting locations.
To begin the lesson, Mer introduces a tonal painting approach. Students pick from various transparent hues to begin their wash. Drawing skills are sharpened and structured in the first few stages of the painting. She teaches and guides her students through color mixing and how to “edit” a painting. The paintings are done with acrylics, which are not only safe for students to use, they dry quickly so your artist will be able to bring home a finished and fabulous work of art.

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Hello and happy Tuesday readers! Today I am sharing three cards that were inspired by fellow cardmaker, Ivana Camdzic. I first discovered Ivana through Instagram and was drawn to her beautiful use of pastel colors and her stunning layout photography. I have later come to learn she is a foodie, a traveler and also married to a wonderful man named Mark. So, we have discovered much more in common through our social media friendship than just our shared passion for papercrafting! What I have also realized after creating these cards is that I really like pastel colors and that even though they are considered more non-traditional for holiday cards, they are equally as stunning! I do hope to incorporate many more of these soft colors in the future.
Here are the beautiful cards created by Ivana that inspired my cards:
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Smoky Slate cardstock. Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of silver star patterned paper (source unknown). I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner. I die cut the wreath in both Mint Macaron and Pistachio cardstock. I punched little white flowers to adorn the wreath and placed clear rhinestones in the center of the flowers. Lastly, I die cut the sentiment "joy" from silver glimmer cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the card.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock. I die cut a piece of music patterned paper (source unknown) and adhered it to the center of the card. Using the Hello Winter Nice and Neat Dies from Neat And Tangled, I die cut the word in Cherry Cobbler and white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment to the middle of the card using foam adhesive. I stamped the leaves, greenery and berries using the Spruce and Sprigs stamp set and coordinating dies from Papertrey Ink. I adhered the berries, leaves and greenery to the top left and lower right side of the frame to make the sentiment pop.
The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock. Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner. I die cut the wreath in both Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo cardstock. I placed pink rhinestones in the center of the wreath. I cut a 4" x 1 1/2" sheet of birch gold foil paper, notched both ends and placed it behind the wreath. I die cut the "believe" sentiment from gold glimmer cardstock and white cardstock. I layered the two on top of each other and adhered the sentiment to the center of the card using foam adhesive.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing a variety of ways to incorporate pastel colors into your holiday cards. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!
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WASHINGTON - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
"If you're born in a neighborhood or town where the only high school is one where graduation is not the norm, how is this living in the land of equal opportunity?" asks Bob Balfanz, the researcher at Johns Hopkins University who defines such a school as a "dropout factory."
There are about 1,700 regular or vocational high schools nationwide that fit that description, according to an analysis of Education Department data conducted by Johns Hopkins for The Associated Press. That's 12 percent of all such schools, no more than a decade ago but no less, either.
Baltimore Talent Development High School Principal Jeffrey Robinson, center, walks down the hall with students Daysia Hall, right, and Zakirah Archable Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007 in Baltimore.
While some of the missing students transferred, most dropped out, Balfanz says. The data tracked senior classes for three years in a row to make sure local events like plant closures weren't to blame for the low retention rates.
The highest concentration of dropout factories is in large cities or high-poverty rural areas in the South and Southwest. Most have high proportions of minority students. These schools are tougher to turn around because their students face challenges well beyond the academic ones - the need to work as well as go to school, for example, or a need for social services.
Utah, which has low poverty rates and fewer minorities than most states, is the only state without a dropout factory. Florida and South Carolina have the highest percentages. About half of high schools in those states classify as dropout factories.
"Part of the problem we've had here is we live in a state that culturally and traditionally has not valued a high school education," said Jim Foster, a spokesman for South Carolina's Department of Education. He noted that South Carolina residents once could get good jobs in textile mills without a high school degree, but that those jobs are now much harder to come by.
Federal lawmakers haven't focused much attention on the problem. The No Child Left Behind education law, for example, pays much more attention to educating younger students. But that appears to be changing.
House and Senate proposals to renew the five-year-old No Child law would give high schools more federal money and put more pressure on them to improve, and the Bush administration supports the idea.
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Recap: Mets 9, Reds 4
Mets 9, Reds 4: Ronny Cedeno belted a three-run home run to cap a five-run eighth inning and give host New York a split of the two-game series.
David Wright doubled in the go-ahead run off reliever Logan Ondrusek (3-1) in the eighth and reached base in all five at-bats as the Mets rallied from a 4-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak.
Lucas Duda had a two-run double and Justin Turner had two RBIs on a single and sacrifice fly for the Mets, who got the tying and winning runs off two relievers - Aroldis Chapman and Ondrusek - that had yet to give up a run this season.
Cedeno's blast was his first since he went deep for Pittsburgh on May 28, 2011, and doubled his RBI total for the season.
Joey Votto belted a solo homer and Ryan Lanigan added an RBI double in a three-run fifth inning to stake the Reds to a 4-0 lead.
New York chipped away at the deficit on Duda's two-run double in the fifth and sacrifice flies by Mike Baxter in the sixth and Turner in the seventh.
Bobby Parnell (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey lasted six innings, striking out a season-high eight and giving up four runs on five hits.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chapman had a string of 19 1/3 scoreless innings spanning 15 appearances snapped. Ondrusek had worked 15 1/3 scoreless innings in 17 appearances. ... The Mets had the bases loaded with no outs in both the sixth and seventh innings, but could manage only single runs on the two sacrifice flies. ... Votto has hit in 11 of his last 12 games, raising his batting average from .282 to .317. ... Reds starter Mat Latos drove in his first run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. He's 0-for-11 on the season. ... The Mets open a three-game interleague series in Toronto while Cincinnati makes a short trip to the Bronx to face the Yankees.


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Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory viral illness. Each year, approximately 2800 Australians die directly from the seasonal flu, complications due to the flu, or pneumonia. Influenza A and B are the major types of viruses that infect many parts of the body, including lungs. Influenza is an airborne virus and is transmitted by sneezing, coughing, and talking.
Persons with influenza may have symptoms including a fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, muscle aches, headaches, runny nose and watery eyes. Children may experience vomiting and diarrhoea in addition to these symptoms. Although the fever and body aches usually last for 3-5 days, a cough and fatigue may persist for 2 weeks or more.
The period between infection and onset of symptoms (incubation period) for influenza is 1 to 4 days. A person with influenza may be contagious for 3-7 days after the onset of symptoms. Children may be contagious for longer than 7 days.
Influenza can be prevented with a high degree of success when a person receives the current influenza vaccine. These vacinations remain the the single most effective form of prevention in spreading the flu in the community. The vaccine is made each year so that it contains the influenza strains that are expected to cause illness in that year.
The vaccine does not cause influenza. It does not contain 'live virus'. Generally, people have no reaction to the vaccine. Some people may experience mild side effects such as tenderness and redness at the injection site. These side effects usually clear within a day.
Persons with allergies to eggs or chicken products should talk to their immunisation provider prior to vaccination, as it is prepared from influenza viruses grown in eggs.
In years in which there is a good match between the vaccine virus and the virus strain causing illness, influenza vaccine is generally considered to be 70%-90% effective in preventing influenza illness in healthy adults. It is important to know that it takes about 2 weeks after influenza vaccination for a person to develop protection against influenza infection. Also, influenza vaccine does not protect against respiratory illness caused by other viruses.
No, it is absolutely impossible to get influenza from the vaccine. The viruses in the vaccine are inactivated and incapable of causing influenza. Instead, the person is protected from influenza by antibodies that are formed by the immune system's response to the vaccine. The amount of antibodies in the body is greatest 1 or 2 months after vaccination and then gradually declines. For that reason and because the influenza viruses usually change each year, a high-risk person should be vaccinated each autumn with the new vaccine.
The Australian vaccine for the year 2011* contains:
*As approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) on Influenza Vaccines (published by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on 13 October 2010).
For healthy children and adults, influenza is typically a moderately severe illness. Most people are back on their feet within a week. For people who are not healthy or well to begin with, influenza can be very severe and even fatal. Symptoms have greater impact on these people and complications can occur. Most of these complications are bacterial infections because the body can be severely weakened by influenza such that its defences against bacteria are low. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common complication of influenza. Also, the sinuses and inner ears may become inflamed and painful.
Anyone can get influenza, especially when it is widespread in the community. People who are not healthy or well to begin with are particularly susceptible to the complications that can follow. For anyone in a high risk category, influenza is a very serious and potentially fatal illness.
For individuals who are at increased risk of influenza-related complications:
For those who can transmit influenza to person at increased risk:
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May 13, 2016
In 2015, Agri SA established a Drought Disaster Relief Fund to aid the severe drought conditions which hit South Africa in the last two quarters of 2015 and during the first quarter of 2016. The fund has thus far provided immediate relief in the form of livestock feed and humanitarian aid such as food parcels and water to farming communities in distress.
Agri SA has partnered with Shoprite to bring relief to farming communities across the country which were mostly affected by the drought.
Through its #ActForChange Fund, Shoprite customers have helped to raise over R200 0000 for drought relief efforts during March and April this year. The #ActForChange Fund was launched following requests by consumers who want to make a difference in communities affected by natural disasters such as the recent droughts, as well as in the communities experiencing serious challenges such as poverty and food scarcity.
As part of on-going relief efforts, on 12 May 2016, Shoprite and Agri SA delivered food parcels to 150 impoverished farming families in the community of Jozini in the Umkhanyakude District in KwaZulu-Natal. Agri Roodeplaat and the Agri SA Hope Grass Project in collaboration with Kwanalu also distributed fodder to farmers in the Makhathini Flats Community.
Phenias Gumede, Vice President of Agri SA presided over the handover ceremony which took place on Thursday in Jozini. Christo Van der Rheede, Deputy Executive Director of Agri SA and National Coordinator of the Drought Relief Action Plan describes the collaboration between Agri SA, Shoprite, Kwanalu and various other role-players to bring relief to drought stricken communities as a humbling experience. This according to an der Rheede does not just bring hope to many of the local people, but it bears testimony of a South African people that really care about each other.

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TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. President Takahiro Hachigo, still battling quality problems after nearly a year in office, aims to strengthen the company’s production footprint, streamline r&d and focus more on electrified cars to reboot the automaker.
Under the comeback blueprint unveiled Wednesday in Tokyo, Hachigo previewed plans to export more vehicles from Japan to North America and Europe to take advantage of slack capacity at home.
Hachigo also said he will create new positions at the base of product development with the sole purpose of developing more exciting vehicles. The new positions will focus on overall product concept and such areas as performance and design.
He also set a bold electrification goal to derive two-thirds of Honda’s global sales from green vehicles such as hybrids, plug-in hybrids, fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles by 2030.
That’s up from a paltry 5 percent of worldwide sales today.
The overhaul’s objective will be creating a nimbler company through more integrated global operations and a revamped r&d process more focused on products that evoke Honda’s glory days when the brand was envied for its cutting-edge cool.
“We have come to see some issues in the front lines of our development and production facilities,” Hachigo said at a news conference here at the company’s global headquarters. “This could seriously harm the engine behind Honda’s creativity.”
Honda’s effort to build a global network of six regional production and product development hubs overburdened support activities from Japan, Hachigo said. Hachigo’s predecessor, Takanobu Ito, introduced the strategy and put Hachigo in charge of setting it up.
Hachigo said the system will stay in place but needs to be tweaked for clearer lines of responsibility and delegation.
When Hachigo took the helm last June, he inheriting a company from Ito that was reeling from a series of blows.
The Japanese carmaker’s reputation, long envied as innovative, had slumped into ho-hum territory, with critics saying some recent products failed to stand out in the mass-market crowd.
The carmaker has also been hit with a string of embarrassing recalls of the redesigned Fit small car in Japan that forced Honda to delay several product launches and overhaul its r&d strategy.
The problems have carried into Hachigo’s tenure, notably with this year’s stop-sales order on some redesigned Honda Civics to fix a piston ring problem that can cause engines failure.
Honda’s image has been further tarnished by the spiraling recalls of faulty airbag inflators made by supplier Takata Corp., which have been linked to nine fatalities in Honda vehicles. Honda has recalled 30 million inflators worldwide.
‘Work in progress’
Honda embarked on a revival program to slow down and improve product development while strengthening the integration of the company’s far-flung regional operations.
Hachigo has also prioritized going back to basics to engineer more exciting cars.
But the problems with the 2016 Civic, which won the North American Car of the Year Award in January, shows how tough the makeover can be.
“What it says is whatever quality measures they’ve put in place, they still seem to be getting the kinks out of it,” said Chris Richter, a Tokyo-based auto analyst with CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. “It still looks like a work in progress.”
Hachigo largely sidestepped comment on the Takata airbag problem, saying that the company’s top priority is determining the root cause of the failures and accelerating the replacement of airbags.
Even though Honda is Takata’s biggest customer and a minority shareholder, Hachigo added that the company wasn’t planning to provide any financial aid to the troubled supplier.
“I don’t think Honda will be doing anything on its own,” he said.
Hachigo outlined the new strategic direction a day after unveiling sweeping management changes to inject fresh blood into Honda's top executive ranks and put his personal stamp on the company.
“This personnel change reflects the change of generations,” Hachigo said. “That was the major objective.”
As part of the overhaul, Hachigo appointed new people to key roles in charge of r&d, North America and automotive operations.
The changes clear the top ranks of some prominent older-generation executives who served under Hachigo’s predecessor, Takanobu Ito. The reorganization must still be approved at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in June.
Taking charge of North America will be Toshiaki Mikoshiba, 58, who formerly headed Honda’s European operations.
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, 58, will become head of the carmaker’s quasi-independent development company Honda R&D Co. He now oversees the company’s automotive business.
Takashi Sekiguchi, 57, will lead Honda’s automotive division. Sekiguchi was previously in charge of global automotive sales strategy and automotive programs covering such vehicles as the Accord, Civic and CR-V.
In terms of streamlining global production, Hachigo said he wants to soak up extra capacity in places such as Europe and Japan by having them export more cars to other markets.
Europe will be the export hub for the new-generation Civic hatchback that will debut at next week’s Geneva auto show.
Japan, meanwhile, may also begin shipping Civics and CR-V crossovers to North America, after beginning exports of the Fit to North America last year, he said. Japan will also export the CR-V and HR-V compact crossover to Europe.
Canada, which currently ships the CR-V to Europe, will cease those exports and target production at North America.
Finally, to better tap booming demand for crossovers in North America, Honda will add production of the Acura MDX to its plant in East Liberty, Ohio, in 2017. That will come in addition to MDX output already coming out of Honda’s Alabama factory.


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Golden spiral warms to rising sun,
follows as day unfolds,
offering gladness in its turning
Even in our most cherished moments, it’s there—this “something more,” a feeling that all life can offer is not enough. C. S. Lewis says of our best experiences, “They are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited.”
This print of an original artwork by David Arms hangs in the dining room of our home. It is rich with symbolism, as is all of David’s art. On this Saturday that is called silent because Christ has been crucified but not yet risen, I stand and consider the meaning portrayed by the artist and more importantly, the meaning and mystery of all that Christians celebrate in their remembering during Lent, the week called Holy, and this time when we wait in vigil and anticipation of Resurrection. I am Eastering. Each year that passes (now 76 for me) I am more aware of all that I do not know yet all that I know that I have been given. The name of this painting is The Last Supper.*
*This is the story of the Last Supper portrayed symbolically. The sparrow is the most common and lowly of man. The blackbird represents sin. The nest with the three eggs (home in heaven with the trinity) is where this scene is leading. The floating table meaning God is in control. And most importantly, the white dove is Jesus.
When we were little girls, my sister and I played under our raised back porch, shaded by two magnificent hydrangea bushes. The huge leaves and blooms were part of our tea parties. At times the leaves were the plates and blossoms separated into dainty cookies and cakes. Other times the same leaves and flowers became bridal bouquets or fancy hats. I was amazed when I learned the colors of the blooms can be changed by what is added to the soil. Only pink and bkue blooms can be influenced. White blooms never change! I am thankful everyday for the beauty of God’s creation, and that He gives the same gift of these blooms over and over. I am reassured that the lovely white hydrangea blooms like the ones on my kitchen table are not going to change. Everytime I look at them I smile and think, “Again!”
Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, “Do it again” to the sun; and every evening, “Do it again” to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that he has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.
Clear shining light,
Clear shining light,
Your face lights up our way
Light of the world,
Dawn on our darkened day
Advent is neither just a period on the church calendar nor my personal one. Advent has become an important preparation time, a time to reflect on my path, entering into the darkness of unknowing, opening to new possibility and radical availability. Light coming into darkness.

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Fourth Annual CaGBC Legacy Event
Monday, June 6, Eva's Phoenix
The CaGBC has chosen the new Eva’s Phoenix location as the
Legacy Event beneficiary for 2016. Eva’s Phoenix provides transitional housing
for 50 homeless youth (age 16 -24) at a time for up to a full year, and
employment and pre-apprenticeship programs for 150 homeless youth each
year. Eva’s Phoenix is the only transitional shelter for youth of its
kind in Canada. In the spring of 2016, Eva’s Phoenix is relocating from
11 Ordnance Street to 60 Brant Street in downtown Toronto. Although this
is an exciting move for Eva’s Phoenix, they are losing access to an
outdoor green space at the new facility. The CaGBC has teamed up with Greening Homes
(a healthy renovations firm who take a holistic approach to minimize
the environmental impact of renovations) to ‘bring the outdoors in’ at
the new Eva’s Phoenix location.
This project, sponsored by Interface,
is unique in that Eva’s youth have been included in the entire process:
from the initial design charrette where they determined what important
features they wanted to see inside their new home, to the final vote on
the winning design. Join the CaGBC, Greening Homes and the youth at
Eva’s Phoenix on June 6th as we bring the outdoors in and leave our
legacy behind at this beautiful new facility!
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please go to our registration page now.
Please note that only Conference delegates have the opportunity to
participate. If you are interested in supporting this event, please
The CaGBC and sponsors began the Legacy Event in 2013 to provide
conference delegates with the opportunity to donate their time and
skills and leave a lasting change on the host city.
In 2013, delegates worked with volunteers, site residents, and city professionals to rejuvenate the Vancouver Native Housing Society’s seniors’ residence.
In 2014, legacy volunteers worked with Toronto’s Alexandra Park Community Centre to revitalize the centre with flower boxes, park benches, fresh paint and new carpeting.
In 2015, CaGBC partnered with Vancouver’s Gordon Neighbourhood House and 15 legacy volunteers to build raised planter boxes filled with herbs and vegetables that fill the community food bank.
Legacy Event Sponsors


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The Council of the Laity in the Philippines organized its annual “Walk for Life” on February 24 to protest extrajudicial killings and the push to reinstate the death penalty in the country. The following article was published in the March-April 2018 issue of NewsNotes
In the Philippines in February, marches, protests, fasts and a “Walk for Life” marked the 32nd anniversary of the nonviolent overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship, called the EDSA People Power’s Revolution. On February 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered along the 54 kilometers of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to call for the restoration of democracy, culminating months of nonviolent direct action training by the Catholic Church.
It was the power of the people that ended the oppressive Marcos regime. Hence, it came to be known as the EDSA People Power’s Revolution – one of the prime examples in modern history of the power of active nonviolence.
This year’s commemoration of that proud moment in Philippine history took place under a cloud of threats to Philippine democracy: Under the guise of President Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ over 7,600 Filipinos have been victims of extrajudicial killings – possibly exceeding the number of victims from the martial law years under Marcos. Duterte has stated his support for bringing back the death penalty and he arranged for a hero’s burial for the remains of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Duterte is also trying to change the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which reestablished democracy after the People Power Revolution, to establish a federalist government which critics claim will only consolidate power in the hands of Duterte and a privileged few.
For nine days before the February 25 anniversary, Catholic farmers, fishermen, nuns, and priests staged a fast and protest at the People Power Memorial in Manila to dramatize their opposition to the proposed rewriting of the 31-year-old Constitution. “A shift to federalism,” said one participant, Fr. Robert Reyes, “will only give greater powers to family dynasties and landlords in the provinces.”
Benedictine nun Mary John Mananzan, one of the organizers of the newly-formed Movement Against Tyranny, agrees but went further, saying the goal of the proposed revision of the Constitution is to “concentrate all power in one man’s hands” and “is a formula for complete tyranny and dictatorial rule…we cannot allow another era of darkness.”
Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president

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The man who has devoted the majority of his professional career to the growth of Central Wyoming College has retired after more than 30 years.
Mohammed Waheed, who brought his young family to Riverton in 1981 to help CWC launch a public television station, became an important figure in positioning the college to become a leader in technology and distance learning while establishing a progressive student services program to help all students, especially those who were at-risk, to survive and thrive.
Retiring as Vice President for Student Services, Dr. Waheed came to Wyoming in search of a quality place to raise his two daughters and a son who was later born in Riverton. The community and the college have been greatly enriched by his choice.
“You have changed so many lives through your work,” Perry Hammock, the past president for the National Council of Resource Development, said in a recent email to Dr. Waheed. “You can move on to your next life journey with contentment and pride.”
CWC Psychology Professor Jewel Dirks, who worked for Dr. Waheed for many years as the director of CWC’s Student Support Services Program, estimates he brought more than $50 million into the community through various grants he prepared on behalf of CWC. The grants opened many new jobs at the college to better serve students.
“His grant writing capabilities are nationally known,” Dirks said, remembering that many institutions attempted to hire him away from Central.
Waheed is very humble and always shares success with colleagues, often saying “it takes a village” to write a grant. Many of the successful grants were developed in consultation with faculty and staff, he noted.
Though he is pleased with the work he’s accomplished in his decades at CWC, Mohammed is most proud of his staff, family and his Muslim faith.
Born and mostly educated in India, Mohammed and wife, Roxanne raised two doctors and an educator in Riverton who all began their higher education at CWC. Oldest daughter Mona is a family practice physician in Riverton and son Aziz is a Riverton Middle School teacher and coach. Daughter Sana is an internal medicine doctor in St. Louis.
“We are grateful to the community for adopting and accepting us,” he said, recalling there were colleagues who doubted he would spend more than a year in Wyoming.
After finishing his doctoral work, Waheed was hired by then CWC President Richard St. Pierre. While Wyoming’s first public broadcasting station was being launched at CWC, he prepared utilization manuals and trained faculty to offer telecourses – CWC’s first stab at distance education.
To better serve site-bound students in this geographically isolated state, he expanded into radio courses and then into computer-assisted instruction. He encouraged the faculty to tape their lectures so that students who had missed class could review the material or so that the lectures could be available for summer sessions when faculty was off campus.
CWC really jumped ahead in distance education after Dr. Waheed and then Vice President Joe Dolan were successful in obtaining a five-year Title III grant to support academic and student services programs. From there, the two were again successful in getting a $10 million Star Schools grant that allowed the college to build an instructional technology program. With the grant, CWC developed the Interactive Classroom Network, which made it possible for college lectures to be shared with other schools in the CWC service area. It also provided funds for K-12 educators to take technology courses to improve their teaching skills.
Other grants in which Dr. Waheed played an important role include several college prep programs, Gear Up, Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound as well as one of the country’s largest Student Support Services programs. Waheed also played a key role in a community-based job training grant to develop the college’s Environment, Health and Safety program as well as a physical therapist assistant program.
Student success was always the main focus of his job. “I have always had an open door policy with our students, and have assisted them in all aspects of their lives, giving them the tools necessary to overcome personal crises and challenges,” he said. “It has been such a blessing to know that I have been able to help so many of our students rise above their issues and succeed in their chosen paths.”
Waheed, who turns 62 in August, is multi-lingual and has traveled almost every inch of this country as well as in Canada. He has promised his wife to take at least one year off and they will hit the highways to visit family and friends. Part of his family will join him on another trip to Mecca as well.
“I am honored to have played a part in shaping CWC as we know it today and I hope to remain connected to the college after my retirement,” he said.

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Chance The Rapper is hosting a star-studded music festival for his Chicago stop of his “Magnificent Coloring World Tour”.
Reports from the Chicago Tribune suggest Chance The Rapper’s return to Chicago will be Sept. 25 at the U.S. Cellular Field. Billed as the “First ever music festival at U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago’s South Side”.
The “Magnificent Coloring Day” festival will feature Chance The Rapper along with Skrillex, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Tyler the Creator, Lil Wayne and others. A countdown clock is currently counting down to purchase tickets later today.
It’s well known Chance The Rapper’s relationship with U.S. Cellular Field and the Chicago White Sox. The U.S Cellular Field has a 40,000 seating captivity. With selling out the Chicago Theater this past year, there’s no doubt Chance The Rapper and his guests will have no problem in selling out.
Tickets for the “Magnificent Coloring Day” festival will be on sale on http://chanceraps.com


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ADB Eyes to Invest $50 Million in Avaada Energy for Expansion of Solar Projects in India
Published Date | 2019 March 26
The ADB investment in Avaada will enable the company to expand its renewable energy capacity; will positively influence the solar energy market over the coming years
India: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to invest US$ 50 million in solar power project developer Avaada Energy to help the company scale up photovoltaic solar energy generation capacity in India. Avaada has secured power purchase agreements of about 1.7 GW. With the current equity investment, it is well funded to surpass the capacity of 2 GW. The investment in Avaada will show a positive signal to global investors to continue supporting the growth of renewable energy in India. The investment in Avaada will come equally from ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources and Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP). LEAP is a funding arrangement provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is also administered by ADB. The project will contribute to the Indian Government’s goal of increasing the share of renewable energy generation capacity from about 20% in 2018 to 40% by 2030. It will also help to reduce India’s emission intensity of its GDP by 33-35% by 2030. According to BlueWeave Consulting, The global solar energy industry is expected to grow with a promising growth rate over the coming years. The recent investments by global financial giants reinforce India’s prominence in the global clean energy sector. The solar energy industry is rapidly growing worldwide and renewable energies are the best solution for sustainable development of the planet, especially in developing countries. The growth of the solar energy industry is driven by an increase in environmental pollution and provision of government incentives & tax rebates to install solar panels. Moreover, the decrease in water footprint associated with solar energy systems has fueled the demand in power generation sectors. Also, the demand for solar cells has gained major traction owing to a surge in rooftop installations, followed by an increase in applications in the architectural sector. Furthermore, the demand for parabolic troughs and solar power towers in electricity generation is expected to boost the growth of the market of concentrated solar power systems. It is highly preferred due to an efficient form of unconventional energy and a convenient renewable solution toward growing greenhouse emissions and global warming. It is being increasingly used in the commercial, industrial, as well as residential sectors. In addition, the increasing investments in renewable energy owing to the rising environmental concerns regarding the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions are driving the global solar energy market over the forecast period. According to BlueWeave consulting’s upcoming report, Titled-“ Global Solar Energy Market, by Technology (Photovoltaic Cells, Concentrated Solar Power Systems), Solar Module (Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, Cadmium Telluride, Amorphous Silicon Cells, and Others), Generation (First, Second, and Third), and Application (Agriculture & Horticulture, Architecture, Transportation, and Others), By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East And Africa); Size and Forecast, 2019-2025” – For many years solar was considered as the main pillar of a future renewable energy based system. Demand for a solar panel is increasing prominently all over the world. North America market for solar panels has been growing rapidly especially due to the growth of residential solar applications in the U.S Global solar panels market is characterized by improving conversion efficiency by key market participants. Key companies operating in this market include Suntech, Sharp Solar, First Solar, Trina Solar, Yingli, Hanwha Solarone, Canadian Solar, SunPower, SolarWorld, and Renewable Energy Corporation. According to BlueWeave Consulting’s upcoming report, Titled- “India Solar Energy Market, by Technology (Photovoltaic Cells, Concentrated Solar Power Systems), Solar Module (Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, Cadmium Telluride, Amorphous Silicon Cells, and Others), Generation (First, Second, and Third), and Application (Agriculture & Horticulture, Architecture, Transportation, and Others), By Region (North, West, East & South); Size and Forecast, 2019-2025”– The India solar energy market is estimated to have high growth over a forecasted period due to rising focus of the government towards sustainable energy generation, availability of abundant sunshine throughout the year makes the country an ideal location for solar power generation. Rapid population growth and increasing urbanization and industrialization is driving demand for energy, traditionally met by coal and crude oil.

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Adventures with Python: Warsaw’s bike parkings
Python has always been a language I wanted to improve in. Mostly because of its data tools. Also being an active bicycle commuter I to grab data from a crowd-sourced Warsaw’s bicycle parking location aggregator. Once scrapped the dataset is straightforward: lat-lng coordinates, number of racks at a given location, its address and some additional data.
At this point I should warn you, dear reader, that unlike in my previous blog posts there are no code snippets here and I write about very basic stuff.
Warsaw is divided into 18 districts (or suburbs).
Asking how many racks are in each of those districts already gave me an opportunity to experiment with Python’s ecosystem. Here are some useful tools I’ve discovered:
- Shapely for all geo operations. I’ve used it to determine if a point (rack location) is within a polygon (suburb boundaries)
- lxml — a great XML library. Used for mangling OpenStreetMap data. I used OSM for obtaining the district boundaries.
- pandas — the starting-point for data analysis in Python.
- IPython Notebook — Python in your web browser
- TileMill (unrelated to Python) — a desktop app (OSX/Win/Ubuntu) for styling and displaying map data. Supports input in GeoJSON, CSV and Shapefiles among others
Here are the results:
Śródmieście (downtown) unsurprisingly has the most racks (764), Ursynów (490), Praga Południe (416) and Mokotów (402) are next. Sadly, in the centrally located Żoliborz (65) and Wola (100) it is the hardest to safely park your bike.
What’s next? I’ve started reading Python for Data Analysis from O’Reilly. As there are a few other Warsaw datasets I might just use them for practicing what learn.
The city cycle transport official recently announced (pl) which districts will be setting up new bike racks. Perhaps it’s a good idea to check the numbers and put some pressure on the less active districts (Żoliborz or Wola).
Originally published at maciejb.me on April 22, 2014.


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Ronnie the Dog Ornament
Ronnie the Dog is ready for the snow! Outfitted in a blue sweater and red cap he already has a snowball on top of his head. You can play with Ronnie without getting cold or wet, he's waiting for you to come take him home for your holiday décor or give as a gift to your favorite dog lover.
Approx. 3.75" high with a string loop for hanging.
Ethically produced in collaboration with a Nepalese development project with 100% fair-trade materials, these felted friends are handcrafted by expert local craftswomen.
Due to the hand-crafted nature of these products, each one may vary slightly from the image shown.

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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a stopgap spending bill before Friday’s deadline. The final vote was 87-11.
The House-passed bill now goes to President Biden for his signature.
The unusual legislation funds four federal agencies through January 19, 2024, and the others through February 2, 2024. The goal is to give Congress more time to negotiate long-term spending bills. If that doesn’t happen, a blanket 1 percent spending cut will hit all agencies in April. So far, the House has passed seven and the Senate has approved three.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., chose this approach to appease a group of House conservatives who hoped to use rolling deadlines to force spending concessions. But the same conservatives who proposed the plan voted against the bill in the House earlier this week because the stopgap failed to reduce spending.
House Republicans are sharply divided on spending, and their infighting is already threatening to derail Johnson’s promise to pass spending bills for next year. So far, Republicans have been unable to pass several of their own entirely partisan spending bills in recent weeks.


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Feel free to experiment – you’re finding, collecting, & defining, or expanding your own style – Don’t be afraid to combine something Country, with perhaps something French or Mediterranean or Tuscan, or something English or even Asian, & throw in some Shabby Chic or Kitsch, or even a well chosen thoughtful ‘bad taste’ item.
If it says something about you & holds its own as an item of interest & character – feature it as a center piece, give it pride of place, & then build around it. Arranging Your Furniture. Arranging your furniture in a room to make the room do what you want is key to maximizing the livability & ambience of your room.
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Be careful using colors that are too dark, or too strong – you should tread carefully with dark browns, dark reds & dark greens – they can overpower a room & make it seem daunting, uncomfortable, unrelaxing & even claustrophobic.


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Life insurance companies are uniquely positioned to ride out periods of financial uncertainty. During the 2008/2009 market crash, no structured settlement recipient missed any payments; the same holds true for the current COVID-19 crisis. Structured settlement payments remain safe, secure and paid on time. This is due to the conservative nature of their assets (mainly investment grade bonds) and how life insurance companies manage their portfolio, in addition to the extensive regulatory safeguards surrounding the life insurance industry. Only one life insurer in the country (not involved with structured settlements) went into receivership during the prior financial crisis while over 600 banks became impaired in the first few years of the Great Recession, according to the FDIC. The number of problem banks during that crisis peaked in 2011 when nearly 900 banks, or 12% of all FDIC insured institutions, were considered to be troubled (Crisis and Response: An FDIC History 2008-2013).
State insurance regulators, specifically the states’ Departments of Insurance, are charged with guarding insurance companies’ financial health. Each state has its own insurance laws and regulations, under which the regulators supervise how an insurance company operates within that state. The Insurance Department will license all insurance companies transacting business within its boundaries, review and approve all policies offered for sale in its state, and require annual statements of all insurers’ financial positions so that the state regulators can evaluate each insurance company’s solvency and compliance with insurance laws. These regulators also perform periodic reviews and exhaustive audits of the insurance companies’ financial position on a regular basis.
One of the strongest safeguards for annuitants is the annuity reserve, a legal reserving system developed by regulators to protect contract owners and annuitants through prudent, conservative asset management and accounting practices, and to ensure that insurance companies always have sufficient assets to pay claims and other commitments when they are due. Every life insurance company must establish an annuity reserve to protect its contracts and contract owners. The insurer’s required statutory reserve is based on the contractual provisions of its annuity contracts, which must be approved by state regulators. This reserve represents the liability of the life insurance company and is established as a way of determining or measuring the amount of assets the company must maintain in order to be able to meet its future commitments under the annuity policies it has issued.
An additional measure of safety is surplus. Surplus is the amount by which a life insurance company’s assets exceed its liabilities. The surplus protects the policyholders and third parties against any deficiency in the insurer’s provisions for meeting its obligations. The determination of the optimum amount of surplus a company will retain must be based on experience, current conditions, and the primary goal of maintaining a strong company that is able to pay all claims as they arise. A.M. Best, one of the primary insurance company rating agencies, assigns a Financial Size Category rating, or FSC, to insurance companies. The FSC is designed to provide a convenient indicator of the size of a company in terms of its statutory surplus, and ranges from Class I (less than $1 million in surplus) to Class XV (more than $2 billion in surplus).
If an insurer appears to be at risk of not being able to pay its obligations, state regulators can take control of the company. The regulators are charged with supervising the company’s turnaround, which can include selling it to another company, putting it into liquidation or into runoff. If a company enters liquidation, the regulators in charge make sure that policyholders are paid first before most other creditors. With a structured settlement annuity, the policyholder is the life insurer’s assignment company, a special-purpose company that only accepts structured settlement obligations and owns the annuities that precisely match those obligations. It engages in no other risk-taking activities and does not take on any obligations aside from those precisely matched with the annuities.
If the company does not have enough money to pay all of its claims, regulators turn to the state guaranty funds to make up the difference up to the limits specified by that state’s guaranty fund. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have guaranty funds that may cover the claims of insolvent insurance companies. All insurance companies that do business in the state pay into the fund, so regulators have a pool of money to use when necessary. Coverage for annuities varies by type of annuity and by state, and typical coverage amounts range between $250,000 and $500,000.
Through strict state insurance department regulations, the establishment of state insurance guaranty associations and because of the insurance industry’s history of financial stability, structured settlement annuity policies are secured by many state and industry safeguards.
For more information on A.M. Best ratings on various life insurance companies, visit the A.M. Best website.
For more information on your state’s insurance department, visit the NAIC website.
For more information on state laws regarding guaranty funds for annuities, visit the NOLHGA.

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March was an exciting month for the Daughters in the Emmitsburg Province! March 15th we had Sr. Elizabeth Ann (Liz) Sjoberg's "sending on mission". Here she is signing on the dotted line in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Basilica.
Then on March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation we renewed our vows. This is the 200th anniversary of Mother Seton's vows made at St. Mary's on Paca St. in Baltimore (where her she lived for a year and St. Mary's Seminary had been located). Archbishop O'Brien celebrated Mass for about 36 of the Daughters of Charity in the small downstairs chapel on Paca St. It was a powerful experience renewing my vows in the same space that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton first made her own vows. In all my years renewing my annual vows, this is the first time I have done it with so many Daughters. I was very touched by the experience. What a great boost for my vocation!

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Join the Community Garden!
Located on the west side of the Gilpin County Fairgrounds near the Recreation Center, we provide garden space, water, and planting advice. Please see the 2017 Policies and Contract for more information. Required meeting Saturday, April 29 at 4:30pm at the Exhibit Barn (230 Norton Dr.)
Mountain Plant Sale
Saturday, June 10 9:00am sharp Gilpin County Fairgrounds
Mountain-hardy plants and shrubs with advice from Colorado Master Gardeners.
New Thermal Camera available- for FREE
A thermal camera has been added to the already popular Home Energy Audit Loan Kit! FLIR Thermal Camera video Use the entire kit to find energy leaks and inefficiencies in your home to help you save energy and money. Call the Extension Office to reserve a Kit for free: 303-582-9106. Borrowing the Thermal Camera requires a $100 fully-refundable deposit. Find more information on HEAL Kits here.
Teen Tech Thursdays
Middle and high schoolers, join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday at the Gilpin County Library for Teen Tech Thursdays. Build robots using lego EV3s and tablets while hanging out with friends. Be sure to reserve your spot here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2nKQtZZqkUSVWVEuYqJggPvwJ5jPfLW0msvA1Qu-3E7K0-w/viewform?c=0&w=1
Rainwater Collection is now legal!
Get more information on collecting rainwater.

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When the history of punk music is discussed, the usual ‘hall of fame’ names pop up— The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and Blondie. Behind-the-scenes players like Don Letts are sometimes overlooked.
The London-born Letts, whose parents are Jamaican, gets his deserved spotlight in Rebel Dread, a film tracing his career to the 1970s when he was part of the punk movement that shook the British class system. His work as a film-maker, music video director and activist are covered in detail.
Rebel Dread — which had recent screenings in New York and Los Angeles — is directed by William Badgley and co-produced by Phil Hunt and Mark Vennis. It contains interviews with some of Letts’ longtime friends and collaborators including Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, John Lydon of The Sex Pistols and fellow British journalists Chris Salewicz, and Vivien Goldman.
Letts, who played a major role in bringing the punk and reggae communities together in the United Kingdom, spoke to Forbes magazine about the project which was officially released last November. Last week, it played at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
“From what I can tell, my only discernible talent is having good taste, and apparently, in the 21st century, that’s some serious currency. But joking aside, the whole process [of making the film] has given my work meaning and that is rewarding,” he said.
Letts is best known in Jamaica for directing Dancehall Queen, the 1997 movie starring Paul Campbell and Audrey Reid. He also co-directed One Love, a 2003 movie starring Ky-Mani Marley and Cherine Anderson.
His parents settled in London in the mid-1950s and as a black youth in a white country, Letts encountered bouts of racism. While colour prejudice in the UK escalated during the 1970s, the punks’ embrace of reggae and Rastafari made the dreadlocked Letts their kindred brother.
Letts’ indiscriminate tastes in music has won him friends in rock, pop and reggae. His skill as a film-maker earned him slots as director of music videos for The Clash, Musical Youth and Ratt.
Rebel Dread has had screenings throughout the UK as well as in Ireland. The film has got consistently strong reviews for its depiction of a bona fide punk/reggae icon.
“We were like-minded rebels. We were outsiders. People often say to me, ‘Well, what did punk get out of reggae?’ What punk got out of reggae was the basslines, as you can hear in some of The Clash tunes and The Slits tunes and later on with Public Image Ltd. They liked the kind of musical reportage quality of the lyrics. On the other side of that coin, people say, ‘What did reggae get out of it?’ And what reggae got was exposure. That’s all it needed because the brothers and sisters could do the rest themselves, and it was on the back of the punk rock explosion that reggae entered the international arena,” Letts told Forbes.
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Fountains of Wayne announced this week a special meeting in concert after one of their co-founders passed away recently by coronavirus.
The band announced the presentation beneficial against the pandemic as a ceremony to honor the memory of Adam Schlesingerand support Fund for Assistance against the Pandemic in New Jersey (NJPRF).
It might also interest you: “One World: Together At Home” will be released as a live album
In honor of Adam, will play with Sharon Van Etten in ‘Jersey 4 Jersey'”reads post Twitter.
Tune in at 7:00 PM tomorrow night for “Jersey for Jersey” – featuring some of NJ’s biggest stars: @springsteen, @jonbonjovi, @WhoopiGoldberg, @charlieputh, @sza, @DannyDeVito, @halsey,@chrisrock, @KellyRipa, @chelseahandler, @saquon, @itstonybennett, @fountainsofwayn, & more! pic.twitter.com/hsPSJLbEo6
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy)
April 21, 2020
The virtual event will also count with the participation of Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Tony Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg, Halsey, Danny DeVito, SZAamong other artists associated with the state, and will be the first presentation of Fountains of Wayne since 2013.
It might also interest you: Taylor Swift cancels all his concerts and show of 2020
For his part, Adam Schlesinger died last April 1, at 52. Originally founded the band along with Chris Collingwood during the decade of the 90s, achieving international fame with the simple ‘Stacy’s Mom’ 2003.
“Jersey 4 Jersey” it will transmit the next Wednesday, April 22.

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Hunger is not always visible, but even when you can't see it, hunger is widespread. From developing countries to the United States, children and families don't always have enough to eat. Knowing the hunger facts will help us work towards a solution together.
Right now, 1 in 5 American kids don't have enough food and don't know where their next meal will come from.
16.9% of children live in poverty.
To put it in perspective, that’s 1 in 6 children who live in poverty.
For many families in the U.S., the past several years have been difficult. Higher food prices, economic instability, and other factors have made providing for a family even harder. 1 in 10 households in the U.S. is food insecure. That means these families don't have enough money or resources to buy enough food for everyone in their household.
As recently as 2021, 5.5 million children lived in food insecure households.
More than 22 million U.S. households use SNAP benefits to help with food costs, as of April 2023. Sometimes known as "food stamps," SNAP is the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. People who receive SNAP benefits can use it to buy groceries, seeds, and plants for food. SNAP cannot be used to purchase hot food or household items like cleaning supplies, vitamins, or diapers.
Approximately 92% of SNAP benefits go to households with incomes at or below the poverty line.
With recent cuts to the program and higher costs at the grocery store, the assistance doesn’t go very far. 16 million U.S. households have had less SNAP benefits since March 2023. Families with kids have lost $223 per month on average.
Two federal nutrition programs help children during the school year have free or reduced-price meals. These programs can help reduce food insecurity, obesity rates and poor health. It also helps struggling parents stretch their budget further.
Approximately 2.3 billion people were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021. That’s almost 1 in 3 people or nearly 30% of the global population.
22% of children under 5 years old—nearly 1 in 4 —experienced stunted growth in 2020.
1.7 billion people lack basic sanitation services.
Malnutrition is the single largest contributor to disease in the world.
2 billion people drink from contaminated water sources. Having access to clean water allows for better hygiene practices like hand washing, which can prevent infectious diseases and illness.
Approximately 45% of deaths among children under 5 years old are linked to undernutrition. Undernutrition means a person is not getting enough nutrients to grow and thrive. Other outcomes include wasting and stunting.


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Car horns get louder as if protesting the traffic jam on Al-Azhar Street in old Cairo. Vans and cars are parked chaotically on two-narrow streets planned long before the days of sport utility vehicles. Pedestrians march out of market packed into narrow alleys between ancient building, to cress the busy street.
The neighbourhood, which was built during the Fatimid era, has always been considered the oldest part of Cairo. Writer and researcher Fathi Hafez El-Hadidi, however, proposes a different narrative.
In his recently published book “Urban development of Cairo Streets,” El-Hadidi argues that “Misr,” the neighbourhood known now as “Misr Al-Kadima”, is the oldest part of Cairo. The neighbourhood dates back to the Pharaonic time.
“This is where the story of the prophet Moses actually happened,” he said.
El-Hadidi, who worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Public Works, which oversees the planning and naming streets, and the construction and maintenance of public buildings, used government archives to conduct research for the book. The result is a sort of urban encyclopaedia that documents how streets “were originally built and how they survived,” he said. It examines the city’s streets from “the beginning” utill the 21st century.
“Cairo is as old as the Nile,” El-Hadidi said.
Since the city was built, its planning has affected the social life within its neighbourhoods, El-Hadidi said.
Because neighbourhoods with narrow streets, such as Al-Azhar, have been hard to navigate through since they were built, “only residents understood the nature of these neighbourhoods,” he said.
“The streets were so narrow that people from different buildings could have conversations from their windows,” he said.
The way the streets were planned changed during the Khedival time. The French “Boulevard,” which is a wide street that allows cars, was copied to the streets of Cairo, inspiring Khedive Ismail to build Downtown Cairo with wider streets, such as Ramsis and Talaat Harb.
Before the Khedival time, streets in Egypt followed the traditional design of narrow alleys. Khedive Ismail, however, built Downtown as a new city centre, copying the European model.
“He was educated in Europe, so he changed the model of Fatimid Cairo totally,” El-Hadidi said.
The project builds upon El-Hadidi’s 2009 book “Studies in the City of Cairo”, which documents seventeen of Cairo’s squares.


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What happens when business leadership splits their attention in the business or doesn’t focus on changes in the marketplace?
A wise man once said, “Keep your hand on the plough and remain focused so your rows will be straight and your harvest will be plentiful.” In an agricultural society, this made sense; it was something that farmers could relate to:
If they took their hand off the plough, the blade wouldn’t break up the ground so that they could plant their seed; if they took their eyes of the plough, there was a great chance that their rows wouldn’t be straight so that they couldn’t plant as many rows. Straight rows provides the greatest efficiency of space in planting.
In either case, their crop yield – how much product the farmer would get from the crop – would be much lower than it would be had they paid attention to their work.


Nokia launched its first Android phones – the Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 with Android 7.0 Nougat – at MWC earlier this year. Recently Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer of HMD Global confirmed via Twitter that all new Nokia smartphones will be getting Android 8.0 Oreo update. The timeline for the update, however, hasn’t been confirmed. Android Oreo, Google’s latest Android version which was announced last month is only available for Pixel and Nexus devices in the Android beta version. A bunch of other companies like HTC, Sony, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Asus have also confirmed that their devices will be getting the Android 8.0 update soon. The Nokia 6 which is priced at Rs 14,999 supports dual-SIM cards and has a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) resolution IPS LCD display with 2.5D curved glass coating and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor along with Adreno 505 GPU and 4GB LPDDR3 RAM. The handset comes with 4GB RAM. On the storage front, the Nokia 6 comes with an inbuilt 64GB storage, which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128GB. It is powered by a 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Phase Detection Autofocus and f/2.0 aperture. There is also an 8MP front-facing camera with 84-degree wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture. The 4G LTE-supporting Nokia 6 comes with Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, USB OTG and Wi-Fi as connectivity options and packs a 3000mAh battery. The smartphone measures 154 x 75.8 x 7.8mm, has dual speakers powered by Dolby Atmos tech, 3.5mm headphone jack and a fingerprint sensor at the front on the home button. Nokia 5, priced at Rs 12,899, has a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with 720×1280 pixels resolution. The display is coated with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass. The smartphone sports a 6000-series aluminum build and comes in four colour variants – Tempered Blue, Copper, Black and Silver. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. The Android 7.1 Nougat-based handset has a 13MP rear camera with PDAF and f/2 aperture along with an 8MP front-facing camera with 84-degree wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture. The Nokia 5 is backed by the same 3,000mAh battery and sports the same connectivity features as the Nokia 6. Nokia 3, priced at Rs 9,499, features the same built as the Nokia 5, but has a smaller 5-inch IPS display with HD (720×1280 pixels) resolution. The handset sports an 8MP autofocus front and back camera sensors with f/2.0 aperture. Powered by the quad-core MediaTek MT6737, the Nokia 3 includes 2GB RAM with 16GB expandable storage. It is backed by a 2630mAh battery and sports a polycarbonate back along with an aluminum frame.