Israel is an undeclared nuclear power: it has a nuclear plant in the southern city of Dimona, in the Negev desert, and is believed to have a formidable nuclear arsenal, but the government has always maintained a policy of "strategic ambiguity". Israel – like India, Pakistan and North Korea – is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The main atomic reactor in Dimona, officially for civilian use, was built with French help and became operational in the early 1960s.
Within a few years the CIA concluded Israel was producing nuclear weapons at the plant, but it was not until 1986, when Mordechai Vanunu, a technician at Dimona, spoke to the Sunday Times that the extent of Israel's nuclear arsenal became clear.
Four years ago Israel's then prime minister, Ehud Olmert, accidentally acknowledged Israel's nuclear capability when he told German television: "Iran, openly, explicitly and publicly, threatens to wipe Israel off the map. Can you say that this is the same level, when they are aspiring to have nuclear weapons, as America, France, Israel and Russia?" Formally, Israel says it will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons in the Middle East and has led calls for a hardline policy to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. The current prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has said a nuclear-armed Iran is the greatest security threat facing his country.


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What is the connection between art and social change? I’ve pondered this question for many years. Art is a deed staged not to accomplish a social or political goal but as an end in itself. Yes, an act could be art, but what about activism?
In order to properly follow up on my experience with Creative Time’s social practice summit, and given my heretofore lack of involvement with #OccupyWallStreet protests, I was pretty much obligated to visit Creative Time’s Living As Form exhibition at the historic Essex Street Market. I mean, the art included, for the most part, is all about progressivism and alternative modes of operating within our faulty society. And community! I love that word, community! As a dutiful citizen of the world, surely taking in an exhibition dedicated to valuing people doing stuff together over commercially-based, materialized practice would amount to me contributing something, somehow. Right?
Last Friday, I attended Creative Time’s third annual progressive social practice-centered summit, this year held in conjunction with their Living As Form exhibition. The summit was a day-long affair, stuffed to the gills with presentations about current examples of the intersections of art and politics. Over thirty artists, groups and thinkers presented in quick-fire, 8-minute succession, tackling a wide range of concerns, from the recent protests in Madison against the union-busting legislature to squatting to abortion, among other, less specific but otherwise community-oriented projects.

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Penelope Fitzgerald wrote her first novel 20 years ago, at the age of 59. Since then, she's written eight more, three of which have been short-listed for England's prestigious Booker Prize, and one of which, Offshore, won. Now she's back with her tenth and best book so far, The Blue Flower. This is the story of Friedrich von Hardenberg--Fritz, to his intimates--a young man of the late 18th century who is destined to become one of Germany's great romantic poets. In just over 200 pages, Fitzgerald creates a complete world of family, friends and lovers, but also an exhilarating evocation of the romantic era in all its political turmoil, intellectual voracity, and moral ambiguity. A profound exploration of genius, The Blue Flower is also a charming, wry, and witty look at domestic life. Fritz's family--his eccentric father and high-strung mother; his loving sister, Sidonie; and brothers Erasmus, Karl, and the preternaturally intelligent baby of the family, referred to always as the Bernhard--are limned in deft, sure strokes, and it is in his interactions with them that the ephemeral quality of genius becomes most tangible. Even his unlikely love affair with young Sophie von Kühn makes perfect sense as Penelope Fitzgerald imagines it.
The Blue Flower is a magical book--funny, sad, and deeply moving. In Fritz Fitzgerald has discovered a perfect character through whom to explore the meaning of love, poetry, life, and loss. In The Blue Flower readers will find a work of fine prose, fierce intelligence, and perceptive characterization.
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Fitzgerald never repeats herself, and her latest novel, named Book of the Year by 19 British newspapers in 1995, is her most original book yet. Here she reconstructs the life of 18th-century German romantic poet Novalis, focusing on his boisterous family, his struggle to articulate his longings, and, most tellingly, his passion for 12-year-old Sophie, a simple child he intends to marry despite the furious reservations of family and friends. Fitzgerald doesn't make it entirely clear what draws Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis's real name) to little Sophie?but that is precisely the point. Throughout, he is carried aloft by an inchoate desire for something beyond that is summed up in his little story of the blue flower: "I have no craving to be rich, but I long to see the blue flower....I can imagine and think about nothing else." As a counterpoint to her protagonist's beautifully captured romanticism, Fitzgerald successfully evokes the sights, sound, and smells?and the constant sorrows?of domestic life in 18th-century Germany. A little treasure; highly recommended.?Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"
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For a historical novel, The Blue Flower is vanishingly slim. It has 55 brief chapters--essentially vignettes of a few pages each--concluding with an incredibly spare and moving afterword. The German I found off-putting at first, but it’s mostly people’s names, nicknames, and place names and adds a lovely antique shade to the prose. (If audio is your speed and German is not, I definitely recommend the audiobook read by Derek Perkins—he gives marvelous voice to the ensemble cast and dispatches the German with utmost fluency!)
So what is The Blue Flower? Better to start with what it’s not: it isn't, first of all, anything like an 18th-century Lolita story, although it’s hard not to make that link. Surely Fitzgerald wrote with this knowledge, although we don’t see her dropping any hints to that effect: the story feels deeply rooted in its time period. While the poet and philosopher Fritz von Hardenberg is attracted to young Sophie von Kuhn's looks, the way he describes her to others and speaks to her directly makes it clear that he’s primarily attracted to his self-created idea of the girl.
Fritz calls Sophie “my heart’s heart.” For me, the “heart’s heart” of The Blue Flower lies in how it imagines the lives of two very different families, and in the questions its asks about the fragility of childhood and youth. Childhood and young adulthood in The Blue Flower look all the more fleeting and strange given how uncertain it was at that time for a person to survive to any great age.
Social expectations for young women and girls also weave into the novel's reflections on youth: Fritz’s family and friends are startled and even shocked at his attachment to a twelve-year old girl, but since she is expected to marry at sixteen, how much (or how little) time has she left for childish things anyway? Does she become genuinely attached to him, and if so, in what ways? In the case of Fritz’s close friend Karoline Just, what happens if you are only in your twenties, yet feel that life has passed you by?
But I don’t mean to make the book sound like a puzzle to be labored over. While some have experienced this as a dry or demanding read, or felt that Fitzgerald is overly harsh to her characters, the families’ emotions struck me as powerful and deeply felt. I think I will continue living with this book, again and again.
Ultimately, the book is about that ideal, or about the notion of reaching towards a romantic ideal, the blue flower, the distant horizon. But the Blue Flower of the title is only mentioned two or three times, in a quotation from the opening of Novalis' unfinished novel HEINRICH VON OFTERDINGEN. Fitzgerald knows that to establish the horizon, one first has to map the ground at one's feet. (This is especially true of Novalis, whose romanticism was not an escape from the real world, but a belief that everything in it -- human beings, animals, plants, even the rocks -- might communicate with one another on an equal footing.) Much of the book is concerned with daily life and domestic details, but its first impression can be disorientating. Fitzgerald writes in a clean but curious style that seems at times like an awkward translation from German (the definite article before some people's names, for instance, or the use of "maiden" instead of "girl"); oblique references to Kant and other thinkers of the day are tossed in but never explained. The reader is plunged into life in full spate, a busy repetitive life where the details of daily routine serve as ballast to flights of intellectual enquiry. But the strangeness wears off, the writing simplifies, and the book's ultimate effect is to give the stamp of absolute authenticity to everything that the author describes.
This is not a conventional love-story, or indeed a conventional novel in any sense, although it is filled with memorable people. Ideas are sketched in with a few deft strokes, then left suspended. The author assumes that readers have either a good knowledge of the political and intellectual history of those watershed times, or that they can pursue these things on their own. She does not use the novel as a means of explaining history, let alone an aesthetic, but attempts a much more daring task: making you experience it at first hand -- even without quite knowing what you are experiencing. Perhaps a bit disappointing at first, this turns out to be a depth-charge of a book that stirs the mind long after the ripples of reading it have disappeared.

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Insufficient allocation, lengthy procedure, difficulty in bank-related services, and lack of information about the procedure left 68 per cent of businesses unable to avail the government's stimulus package, the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem) said Sunday.
However, effective implementation of the stimulus package is critically important and assessment is urgently required on the package implemented so far. The packages need to be redesigned and expanded amid the current wave of Covid-19, they said.
The government should undertake a sectoral approach to gauge the needs and identify the necessary policy measures for the worst affected industries such as leather and tannery, light engineering, transport, retails, restaurants, food processing, they added.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be a priority in channelling the loans and stimulus packages. Also, effective implementation of the stimulus package is critically important. An assessment is urgently required on the stimulus package implemented so far, the experts suggested.
The observations came up at the webinar "Covid-19 and business confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the fourth round of a nationwide firm-level survey."
Sanem, in collaboration with Asia Foundation, initiated the quarterly Business Confidence Survey in July 2020.
The third round of the survey was conducted in January and the fourth round in April 2021, which covered 253 firms from the manufacturing sector and 250 from the services sector.
"The sectors that need priority are light engineering, transport, retail, and leather and tannery as their recovery rate is slow. The stimulus packages are having positive impacts on the firms' recovery," Sanem Executive Director Selim Raihan said.
"The firms, on average, have been able to recover 57 per cent of their damages occurred during this pandemic (March 2020 -March 2021), according to the survey. It shows the firms have not got back to the pre-pandemic situation, and it might take a while for them to be able to do so."
Selim said the business confidence for April-June 2021 deteriorated compared to the one during January-March 2021; posing a threat to future businesses.
The survey also found that the majority of the stimulus package recipient firms were from the manufacturing sector - 82.7 per cent of all firms.
Amongst the industrial sectors, 58 per cent of the RMG firms received the stimulus package, whereas this rate is 40 per cent for the textile and 30 per cent for the leather industry. Also, it was the large firms who had greater access to the stimulus package: 46 per cent of the surveyed large firms received the stimulus package in contrast to 30 per cent medium firms and 9.0 per cent small firms.
Former lead economist of the World Bank Dhaka Zahid Hussain said recovery across the economy has been experienced to some extent; however, it has not been uniform across all sectors.
"Time and again, it has been evident that large firms are at an advantage compared to micro and small firms. Large firms often have more influence and power, leading to better bargaining power and hence, giving them better access to stimulus packages," he added.
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Rizwan Rahman said the central bank and monetary institutions must formulate strict guidelines for the banking sector to ensure that loans are disbursed to small and micro-enterprises.

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What the Abilene Reporter-News liked and disliked: Baby swans
1. Wylie High seniors walk. Outdoors and beginning at 9 p.m., the Wylie ISD had its in-person graduation. At a football stadium. Who knew Bulldog Stadium would be renamed Hugh Sandifer Stadium, and that the first big event would be a graduation? Such are the times we live in. Abilene and Cooper high schools will have similar stadium ceremonies next month.
2. Honoring Rodney Holder. It took awhile, but an assembly of more than 10 people finally was OK. That allowed for a roadside gathering Wednesday morning near a sign that declares the greater portion of Loop 322 now is the Officer Rodney T. Holder Memorial Highway. The event allowed for several speakers to recall the impact Holder had as both a police officer and member of the community, an impact that obviously continues today.
3. Juneteenth is a special day. This year especially, it's important to absorb a piece of history - that slaves in Texas did not hear about President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect Jan. 1, 1863, until June 19, 1865. Still, the date is revered and is observed these days beyond Texas. Two NFL teams, Dallas and Carolina, joined other teams in giving all employees the day off to observe its historical significance.
4. Chicks are chic at the zoo. Three coscorba swans were born May 3 at the Abilene Zoo. That just has to make you smile during a time smiles may be hard to come by. The zoo recently has lost some longtime residents and visitor favorites, but life does go on.
5. Movie madness. The Paramount Theatre announced its big return to showing films in July, and Cinemark theaters will reopen next month, too, with a combination of classics and scattered new releases. Open already is the Town & Country Drive-In, which opened June 21, 1956, then closed, then reopened in 2000. Look for our story on that in Sunday's print and online editions.
1. Reason for the fire season. The fire outlook isn't good, as dryness and low humidity combine to make conditions ripe for grass and wildfires. It is important to know that and not contribute to the problems with a thrown cigarette and welding in windy conditions, to name just two causes of outdoor fires. As of Friday, 82 of 254 Texas counties had issued burn bans. Taylor does not have a ban but Nolan (west) and Callahan (east) do.
2. Not playing ball. Dr. Anthony Fauci recommended this week that Major League Baseball not have its World Series in October, due to COVID-19 concerns. Given that it's almost July and no baseball, that means, at most, a three-month season. Could we live with a Mr. September? And now a U.S. Open tennis tournament with no fans. Our sports future is not looking much brighter.
1. And this in from Cowboys country ... Count on the Dallas Cowboys to provide a Hmmm. First, news broke this week that running back Zeke Elliott tested positive for COVID-19. That news, he said, may be a personal health violation. Who broke the news before his agent? Then, ESPN, needing something to do, began to review the 2010s, naming the best players from each team. For Dallas, it was offensive lineman Tyron Smith, with tight end Jason Whitten and Zack Martin, another offensive lineman, chosen honorable mention. No Tony Romo? There was outcry, but remember how many times the quarterback was blamed for a loss? Tony was nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame.
2. Going Fourth. The Abilene Community Band won't play its traditional July 4 concert in the shade of Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. We thought that could be pulled off due to the outdoor setting and enough room for folks to spread out. Maybe not. Maybe the musicians would be too close together. Now, Key City Brass will play. Same setup, but just five musicians this time. And so our original thought still stands — a patriotic concert can be done.
3. Whataburger to the rescue. Once again, you can get your gift (remember earrings for mom?) from Whataburger. How about a T-shirt imprinted "Dad bod: Powered by Whataburger?" The "o" is a hamburger. Want dad to melt into the background? Then don't buy him bright orange Whataburger swim trunks (and don't start with buns jokes, either). But you still can get him Justin Whataburger boots, or running shoes (get your buns in gear ... sorry, we couldn't resist). Dad's so fast, everyone else has to ketchup. OK, we'll stop.


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Emmy Meyers is the founder of Lacy’s Hope Project. An organization built to destigmatize sex trafficking and bring it to an end. Emmy, a survivor and advocate, and I talked about her life and how it lead her to create Lacy’s Hope Project.
Madison Grace: What have you been up to this summer?
Emmy Meyers: This summer I have been working, focusing on being a new mom to a 8 month old baby boy and doing things with my organization. I am a full time Executive Director of a small assisted living facility in Ozaukee county.
M: That’s a lot to balance. What was life like growing up and what is life like now? Can you talk a little bit about your experience?
EM: I grew up in Milwaukee until about the age of 8 and then we moved to the suburbs. My dad was an addict and my mom worked full time as a nurse to support my sister and I. When I was about 6 I watched my dad overdose on drugs and spend about 2 and a half months in ICU.
While growing up I was molested for several years by 2 older boys that were family friends at that time. Unfortunately, that had put me into the 94% category of children that become re-victimized as adults. My mom moved us to the suburbs to get away from the “city life”. Little did she know that I would only be emerged in “the life” and risk behaviors of the suburbs. In high school I was the all around American girl. I was in soccer, track, gymnastics, FFA, model , forensics, cheer leading, played the violin and so on.
At age 18 I got a boyfriend who I thought was my knight in shining armor. He was not. He did drugs and that ultimately led to my demise. I started dancing at a local strip club so I could pay for college. I had always met girls that had pimps and never understood why some girl would want to give all of her money to some guy who was rude, demeaning and physically abusive. Until it happened to me. I was in an incredibly abusive situation with a man. I was staying at his house trying to get clean from drugs and he ended up branding the back of my leg with a hot metal pipe.
After that I called my drug dealer who had been selling me the “dream” for months. He promised to keep me safe. I would have a roof over my head and everything that I could ever need. I took him up on the off when he sold me the dream because I had no other options.
That's just it. Everybody seems to think trafficking is a choice. That we willingly choose to be prostitutes but that is not the case. I did not wake up when I was little and say, “when I grow up I want to be a junkie and a prostitute.” Nobody has ever said that. It was a choice of a “better and safer option” instead of losing my life.
In 2013 I met two woman from the FBI that changed the course of the rest of my life. They offered me help. A safe place to stay and were willing to meet all of my basic needs. Just like the trafficker promised to do when I was on the brink of losing my life to my abuser. I took the opportunity and began changing my life around.
M: It seems almost your whole life has lead to the creation of Lacy’s Hope Project. For those who don’t know what is Lacy’s Hope Project and its mission?
EM: LHP is a non-profit organization that I created in hopes of changing the way our culture looks at the topics of human trafficking and addiction. The name pays homage to what my name was in the life and when I started dancing. I want to break down the stigmas of both topics and create positive change for generations to come.
We are a survivor- founded initiative devoted to shedding a light on the sex trafficking that happens every day, everywhere. Through community awareness and education, we will dispel myths of the sex trade and drug addiction, encouraging prevention and offering actionable solutions. By speaking for those who can’t, we will fight for change and inspire hope.
M: Like you mentioned, sex trafficking isn’t a super popular topic, what should people know?
EM: I want people to know nobody is immune to sex trafficking or addiction. There is no family or person that is immune from this. It can and will affect people from all walks of life. Sex trafficking is not something that only happens overseas or to foreign minorities. This problem is sweeping over our nation at more alarming rates than any other time in history. Sex trafficking has been recorded in ALL 72 counties of Wisconsin. It is time for people to wake up and become educated..
M: What can people do to support the LHP?
EM: What can you do? Well, you can start by simply talking about it. Bring up the conversation to any one and every one. Let people know what you know and why it is important. Share share share; talk about us on social media to your friends, and so on. Sharing the website would be incredibly beneficial as well. But most importantly we are looking for people to make monetary donations to keep our mission alive. Without the generous support of donors we would not be able to travel through the entire state to train medical professionals, first respondents, law enforcement and general community members. We also provide support for survivors of sex trafficking that are looking for help to leave their traffickers and getting back on their feet.
To learn more about Lacy’s Hope Project go to, http://www.laceyshopeproject.org/.


It’s going to be an explosive night! BTS will be performing at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Oct. 14.
The K-pop supergroup will be among other big names in music performing that night. Alicia Keys, Luke Combs, Bad Bunny, Post Malone, Demi Lovato, Sia and En Vogue have also been announced as performers for this year’s ceremony.
BTS are nominated for best duo/group as well as top social artist (fan voted). Malone leads with 16 nods in 15 different categories.
This year’s show will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson for the third time, and will broadcast live from L.A.’s Dolby Theatre. It airs at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
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With graduation approaching, mature student Alex Dimopoulos feels confident in his ability to find work after school is over – even though he is quite aware that his job prospects will be affected by the economic downturn.
“There is a competitive market, but that makes for a better employee,” said Dimopoulos, who is in his fourth and final semester in business administration as a supply chain management major at SAIT Polytechnic.
He credits his course with helping him understand how larger businesses are run.
“I knew how to run a small business,” he said. “With SAIT’s program, I was able to take my knowledge to the next level.”
Dimopoulos had previous experience when he was younger running his family’s restaurant, AC’s Restaurant and Lounge in Cochrane.
The 25-year-old said he feels confident that he will get a job based on his past experience, and with his job interview skills.
His classmate Charles Ivan Berdin said that most of his friends in his class are choosing to stay in SAIT and go for their degree right after they finish their two-year diploma, rather than seeking full-time employment after graduation.
“Staying in school gives them an advantage when the economy starts to pick up,” he said.
He also is confident in the skills he has gained through SAIT and is hoping to get a job on the logistics side of supply chain management, he said.
Although he is a mature student, Dimopoulos said he did not feel comfortable at SAIT at first in regards to the social aspect of school, but he quickly changed his mind.
“[I] realized in the first week that SAIT has awesome people,” he said. “[SAIT] is comfortable for mature students and it is more of a guided learning experience, which I like. We represent a mix between book smart and working with your hands.”
He has completed a course from SAIT before, having received his red seal in the cooking program in 2012.
“What I enjoyed about the cooking program is the exposure to world-class chefs and instructors,” Dimopoulos said. “Working for family, you learn different aspects of the industry than what a seasoned chef at SAIT could give you.”
We represent a mix between book smart and working with your hands. – Alex Dimopoulos
Dimopoulos chose to return to SAIT for business so he could find a job with good benefits that was also in the food industry.
He was looking for a new challenge that would allow him to use his previous cooking experience and hopes to land a procurement job in the supply side of the restaurant industry after graduation, he said.


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Mary Greeley Medical Center Nurses Honored with 100 Great Iowa Nurses Award
Ames, Iowa-Mary Greeley Medical Center is proud to announce that Terry DeWald, R.N., and Bret Peyton, R.N., have been selected to be honored among the 100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2010. DeWald is a registered nurse on the Oncology Unit and Peyton is a registered nurse in the Emergency Department at Mary Greeley Medical Center.
DeWald came to Mary Greeley Medical Center after hearing from her daughter, who was also an Oncology nurse, who spoke positively of the medical center. Much of DeWald's background was in long term care, but she enjoys working in Oncology. "I like the challenge of learning something new," she says. She also likes getting to know the patients and their families.
Peyton became interested in medicine after completing a basic-level EMT class in 1985. He came to Mary Greeley Medical Center in 2007 with over a decade of nursing experience. He credits the Emergency Department staff for their teamwork. "I've been very fortunate to have worked with professionals who have encouraged me," he says. "We're more of a family than coworkers."
The 100 Great Iowa Nurses award recognizes that the nurses have made a meaningful and lasting contribution to humanity and their profession and are viewed as a mentor to others. They exemplify the principles on which the 100 Great Nurses Celebration was founded.
The Mary Greeley Medical Center nurses will be among those honored on Sunday, May 2, at the 6th annual celebration of Iowa's Great Nurses. The 2010 honorees will gather at a reception at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines with their family, friends and colleagues, as well as past years' recipients, to be recognized for their outstanding careers and achievements.
Nurses selected for the honor represent many sectors of health care, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and school and office nurses. The primary sponsors of this event are Mercy Health Network, the University of Iowa College of Nursing, the Des Moines Register and Iowa Health Systems. Similar celebrations of the nursing profession are held in the states of Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.


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Do I need a lawyer? 2. Who can send my court documents?3. How do I get a copy of the court records? 4. What if I need documents that are translated before they are filed in my case?5. How do I get a copy of my divorce/paternity judgment or custody/custody and visitation orders? 6. Can I check my file online?7. If my case is in another county, why can`t I file my files in San Diego?8. If my case is in another state, but I now live in California, how can I impose/change it?9. How do I get a marriage license? Can I marry a judge? 10.
Where can I submit a guardianship case? 11. Where can I apply for adoption? If there are two custody cases in different states, judges in both states should know. Judges usually plan a conference call to discuss which state is the right state to deal with custody issues. You can submit an “Ex Parte Request for UCCJEA Conference” to ask the Nevada judge to schedule an appeal with the judge in the other state. This form is available on the Miscellaneous Forms page. It must be more than a small problem for the court to make changes of custody or visitation. Change must be significant — something big that influences the ability of the child or one of the parents to care for the child. If you and the other parent agree on custody and visitation, your child probably won`t need a lawyer. You can check your case online to see when the hearings are scheduled. Visit Look Up My Case for information on how to access your online application. To find a lawyer who can help you with your respective legal issue, please consult lawyers and legal counsel.
No no. The court cannot require parents to contribute to the costs of their education. However, if you and the other parent agree to be equally responsible for future education costs, this agreement should be part of a court decision so that it is enforceable in the future if necessary. 5. How can I get a copy of my divorce/paternity judgment or custody/custody and visitation orders? The most common option to seek a trial for custody issues is: no centralized registration system, depending on each county. I have opened the district courts for which public searches have been found: in some cases, parents can file a petition for custody and assistance for minor children to ask for custody of children and access warrants. The Tribunal dismisses cases in which there is no activity in the case for a period of time. Under certain circumstances, you may resuscitate your case if you apply within 30 days of your release.

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Gallium Nitride (GaN) FETs or silicon MOSFETs in a synchronous buck, boost, or half bridge
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device are TTL-logic compatible, which can withstand input voltages up to 14 V regardless of the
VDD voltage. The LM5113-Q1 has split-gate outputs, providing flexibility to adjust the turnon and
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We’ve recently seen more and more interest from our clients in responsible investment and impact investment strategies, but how much “impact” is really being created and where is the potential for returns coming from? We’ve been staying on top of the most recent impact investing trends to find out.
Impact investing is not unique to real estate or specific sectors within real estate and our clients have found many ways to implement sustainability and better social practices in their investments. For the purpose of this article, we have chosen to focus on three of the fastest growing real estate markets in the space:
1. Affordable homes
2. Senior living
3. Eco-friendly real estate.
Affordable homes have become increasingly popular as pressure has grown on the government to meet the rising demand for social housing. Private equity houses and large institutions have leapt at the opportunity to form JVs with housing associations and local authorities. However, whether redeveloping or building new homes, it is difficult to find a balance between creating affordable housing and meeting return requirements. Our clients are trying to find a middle-ground through introducing shared ownership schemes or blending affordable housing with high end residential.
Pure impact investors are concerned that the “affordable housing” banner is being used to raise funds whilst the focus of the investments themselves is still on meeting return requirements rather than making a difference. As the market is still finding its feet, institutions have the ability to lay the foundations from which future investors will follow. Should we be focusing on securing government funding or should the private sector be meeting the demands of a growing housing crisis by accepting lower returns? If we continue to work on the current affordable model, how long will a residential asset in a prime location need to be sold as an “affordable home” before it can be rebranded as high-end residential?
Senior living has seen an increase in activity with private equity and institutional investors alike tapping up smaller independent living and care platforms with the view to scale their investments over the coming years. Despite the heightened impact of Covid-19 on senior living, our clients are capitalising on the UK’s growing senior population, although questions are raised on the impact these new investments are having on those most in need.
The UK has been leaning towards a ‘residential for sale’ model with limited ‘residential for rent’ units, making it difficult for low-income households to buy or rent suitable senior accommodation. This is further aggravated by a reduction in government fees which has further limited the availability of government funded-care homes. Will investors take a broader approach to support those who can’t afford high-end senior living, or will the government need to increase its funding to support the senior living space too?
On the topic of broadening our investment approach, whilst currently seen more on the continent, green and eco-buildings are also growing in popularity. The UK market saw its first net-zero carbon buildings in early 2020, following in the footsteps of institutional impact investors such as the Dutch investor, Triodos Investment Management, who launched their first carbon-neutral real estate fund in 2014.
With the boom of the tech-age, institutions are aware that the future will be built on energy, and therefore energy efficiency. Eco-buildings are not only good investments from an impact investing perspective, but they also help to create sustainable and cheaper energy usage. Although we need to be careful of ‘greenwashing’ investments, eco-buildings have the ability to lead the way on supporting and improving an industry that is becoming increasingly reliant on technology. The benefits of sustainable buildings are not limited by sector. Any building, whether a data centre or warehouse can be made to be environmentally sustainable, which allows all investors to benefit and have an impact in this area.
The original genesis of impact investing was that capital could be deployed to have a genuine social impact, with the scale of returns perhaps a secondary consideration. As power becomes increasingly decentralised and business giants begin to take the lead on solving our social and environmental problems, we are given the opportunity to choose what power our investments have over benefiting the wider world.
The financial impact of coronavirus is not yet being felt to its full extent, but will institutions rise to the challenge of supporting those most in need through responsible investing, or return to the same investment cycle again? How can we promote impact investing in less obvious asset classes, not just in high impact sectors such as senior living and sustainable buildings? Is there a way that the impact investing model can be scaled up to increase returns? Can investing to have an impact be profitable across the risk-return spectrum, and through the next real estate cycle?


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Interesting move by Hardie Grant. in buying Quadrille it’s acquired one of those interesting properties that has book solid print viability (lovely books) and decent prospects of digital expansion via online niches:
Hardie Grant, set up in 1997, employs 150 staff across offices in Melbourne, Sydney and London. In London, it has a staff of seven, selling Australian books into the UK as well as commissioning new titles. The company previously distributed Quadrille’s titles in Australia.
Stephen King, m.d. at Hardie Grant Books UK said: “We’ve been in the UK now for four years, and are very interested in expanding our reach in international markets. Quadrille is a great fit for us—one of their Carluccio books was the first title we distributed in Australia in our early days.”
Cathie said: “Hardie Grant have been Quadrille’s distributor in Australia for many years, and are already close colleagues of the company, so we are delighted to have found a like-minded, independent partner to take the company forward in its illustrated books and stationery publishing and strengthen its presence in the digital arena.”

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The U.S. government says it's doing everything it can to get Brittney Griner home ... but now there's a Justin from Canada looking to help out, too -- and it ain't Trudeau.
Justin Bieber is reacting to Griner's 9-year sentence for bringing cannabis oil into Russia ... saying it "hurts" to hear the news, but he doesn't want to sit around and do nothing.
"If anyone knows of anyway (sic) I can help please let me know."
Bieber is just one of many notable figures furious over the sentencing -- Kyrie Irving called on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to provide more info about Griner's status.
"What is truly happening with our Queen @brittneygriner @POTUS @VP?" the Brooklyn Nets superstar tweeted. "Please give us an Update."
WNBA star Lexie Brown added ... "Anyone that goes back to Russia to play is insane."
"Praying for BG man…this is breaking my heart seeing her right now 😔😔😔."
Ex-NFL star Robert Griffin III's reaction was simple -- "BRING BRITTNEY GRINER HOME!!!"
The NBA and WNBA released a joint statement ... saying Griner's verdict and sentencing was "unjustified and unfortunate," but reaffirmed the organizations will stop at nothing to make sure she comes home.
As we previously reported, the U.S. has made Russia a "very good offer" to bring her back to the States.
No clue how Bieber can personally help ... but it's worth a shot??


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Before you continue into a serious dating relationship, you need to ask the following question: “Is there already abuse going on in the relationship and how can I get out of it?” Considering that 33.33% of all teen girls are abused by their dates there’s a 1 in 3 chance that abuse is going on right now.
The truth is that the longer you stay in the abusive relationship, the more intense the violence will become. It does not get better over time. And, no one is justified in attacking you just because he or she is angry. No one, including you deserves to be abused. Nope, you don’t. That is not your purpose in life.
You cannot change someone who is abusive. You can only change you. To try to change someone else is a dangerous exercise in futility! So, it is a correct statement that staying in the relationship will not stop the abuse.
No way…it will only encourage the abuse. But, be warned, getting out of a relationship is often the most dangerous time. You might need help of counselors and others to get out safely.
Since, over time, the abuse will get worse. You need to make a safe plan to follow when the abuse happens again. Please, if you are in an abusive relationship, get professional help on this, maybe from a school counselor or parent.
Here was one question and answer for staying in an abusive relationship: I’ve tried several times to end my relationship, but my partner says life would not be worth living without me. I love my partner and don’t want to hurt my partner. What should I do?
The answer: Your partner has low self esteem. This is one of the early warning signs of abuse. People with low self-esteem do not like themselves very much. In a dating relationship a person with low self-esteem may say, “I’m nothing without you,” or “You are my world.” This is not real life. Your partner is the one responsible for learning to like himself/herself. As long as you stay in a relationship like this you allow your partner to use you as a crutch and your partner may never seek the help she/he needs.
This article copyright 2008 by Linda Culbreth. You may freely reprint this article as long as you use exactly like it is with no changes, additions, or omissions, including the resource box.


The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder has been adjourned until next month.
Ontario Provincial Police have accused Dr. Brian Nadler of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital earlier this year.
Police say they were called to the hospital on March 25, after which Poidinger was declared dead and Nadler was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Police have said they are investigating the doctor in connection with several other deaths at the hospital.
Nadler received bail in July and his lawyer says his client maintains his innocence.
His case is next up in court in L’Orignal, Ont., on Sept. 1.


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An index based on volumes published by Dr. Heinz Marxkors, Bielefeld, Germany
This index lists names of emigrants from specific districts in the former kingdoms of Westphalia and Hanover (the present-day states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony) as found in volumes published by Dr. Heinz Marxkors. Most volumes list emigrants that may have settled anywhere in the U.S., but some deal specifically with emigration to St. Libory, St. Clair County, Illinois. For a list of titles, type "Marxkors" in the catalog search box that appears on the top right corner of this page.
Information in the volumes can vary but may include birth place and date, parents’ names, name of spouse, date of marriage, and other information.
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City AM has launched a membership scheme for London professionals that will see content about partner companies appear in the paper and its magazine.
The free business newspaper’s membership programme City AM Club will be open to 5,000 people and set members back £240 a year.
It offers members-only events and discounts on luxury goods, food and drink from 60 partner companies including Virgin Active, The Ned hotel and the Royal Berkshire Shooting School.
City AM chief operating officer Harry Owen told Press Gazette the paper has been working on the project for a year.
Asked if the membership scheme was set up in response to pressures on advertising revenue seen across the industry, Owen said: “Last year we had a great year on ad revenue and saw our print [revenue] go up year-on-year.
“It wasn’t necessarily anything to do with that. But this is a deliberate piece of diversification.”
He later added: “The club is not a reaction to declining revenues. It is a genuine play to engage our audience and have a deeper relationship with them, not a different way of making money.”
With this in mind, Owen said he had heard nothing from advertisers to raise any similar worries at City AM, adding: “In all honesty, no. Not from our perspective, and this isn’t me just talking good game.”
He added: “There’s still a space for display [advertising] when it comes to brand building, big announcements, driving recognition but I do find myself sitting with clients who specifically say I would like to meet your audience face-to-face.”
When people sign up for the club information is gathered on their likes and dislikes which will be used to create events targeted at specific groups, Owen explained.
Partner companies of the club will also be profiled in the newspaper and the bi-monthly magazine as part of the deal.
A City AM Club sponsored content page in yesterday’s paper profiled M Restaurant, one of the scheme’s partners. Today’s paper features no City AM Club partner content, only several adverts for the scheme.
Owen said this brand content was “not simply puff pieces” and would “particularly” appear in the 100-page City AM magazine.
The title’s bi-monthly magazine launched last year and covers lifestyle, food, drink, travel and property.
In terms of City AM Club editorial content, Owen said: “It is inherently in our interests as City AM Club and therefore City AM to talk about our partners, but of course we’re doing so in the context of the club, not necessarily them as a brand in their own standing.
“It’s a proper partnership approach to that and our editorial integrity has always been really strong.
“These are not simply puff pieces. We want to find out more about the brands that are part of the club.”
City AM editor Christian May touted the club’s launch in an interview with Press Gazette last year, saying a “crude look at the numbers suggests it will be eminently worthwhile”.
Handed out around London, the City AM newspaper has a distribution of 86,073 copies per issue, according to the latest ABC figures.
City AM said its typical readers are professionals with an average salary of £87,000.
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Proud day despite an official slip-up
Not even a bizarre case of mistaken identity could take the smiles off the faces of the North Shropshire army at the British Ladies Association’s presentation lunch.
They were the first recipients of the new President’s Cup at the function at Winnington Park in Northwich on Sunday – even if national officials seemed not to know it!
Chris Sayers, chair of the North Shropshire Ladies association, explained: “The only thing that put a damper on things was that they announced the winners as Cheshire, writes Malcolm Fletcher.
“And to make things worse, not only did they announce that, but they had also engraved the trophy wrong as well.
“It wasn’t quite as bad as the Oscars that went wrong, but it did spoil our moment.
“Having said that, we still had a good day and are very proud to be the first recipients of this newly-formed competition.”
The President’s Cup was launched in 2017 as the second tier of the county championship, and North Shropshire won it thanks to victories over Cheshire, South Staffordshire and Merseyside.
New North Shropshire president Janice Broad declared: “Well done everyone – let’s hope for similar next year.”
That’s when they will return to the main 16-strong championship with group matches with Cumbria, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
It was back to winning ways with a vengeance for Shrewsbury Indoor Bowls Club when they took on Bromsgrove.
Just seven days after losing the first match of their winter friendly series at Tamworth, they bounced back with a strong second half showing.
Shrewsbury won the five rinks of four players encounter at Bromsgrove by 12 shots on Saturday, much to the delight of vice-captain Cynthia Hedley.
“In a very competitive match, all five rinks showed level scores during the first half of the game,” she said.
“However, as the determined Shrewsbury team became accustomed to the fast green, their score pulled away from the home team.
“And in their last away game before Christmas, they succeeded in returning to winning ways with a creditable victory of 92-80, winning four of the five rinks played, the best being Joe Pope, Martin Wear and Lorna Williams with skip Rose Higginson.
“This was Shrewsbury’s sixth win out of the seven matches played so far this season and this coming Sunday the club are at home, against West Midlands Police (2pm), visitors welcome.”


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- Over 600,000 homes without power in eastern US due to storm
A powerful coastal storm knocked down trees and left more than 600,000 homes without power in the northeastern United States on Wednesday. The state of Massachusetts was the hardest hit, with 495,000 homes without power as of 9:00 am (1300 GMT), according to the poweroutage.us website.
- People can get justice with free legal aid: Supreme Court judge
Stating that not even one per cent of people fighting criminal cases are availing free legal aid, senior judge of the Supreme Court and executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority, Justice Uday Umesh Lalith on Sunday said there is an urgent need to send across the message that people can gain access to justice through free legal service on one hand and to keep available to them quality legal assistance on the other hand.
- Kerala govt to launch project to keep school children off drugs
In a major initiative to wean school children away from the growing scourge of alcohol, narcotics and substance abuse, Vimukthi Mission of the Excise Department in Kerala is all set to launch a project to channelise the energies of students into creative pursuits of arts and sports, besides helping them improve their academic performance.
- Hidayatullah National Law University, THINK-B sign MoU with eye on exchange of services
"The MoU of HNLU with THINK-B is a significant collaboration for the university to contribute to the professional requirements of the state government for development of Bastar and in a way is an opportunity for paying back to the state for all the support the university has received," said HNLU vice chancellor Prof. (Dr.) VC Vivekanandan.
- TAFE rolls out nation-wide service campaign for tractors
Tractor manufacturer TAFE Ltd (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd) has unveiled nationwide tractor service campaign towards reducing the cost of maintenance ensuring hassle-free cultivation season for the farming community, the city-based company said on Tuesday.


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Q: We have a security system on my 10th grade son’s computer so I know he is using marijuana and alcohol. He is a good student and I’ve known his friends a long time. They are all starting to party weekly. How do I let him know what a bad idea this is and encourage him to stop while still keeping the lines of communication open?
Heather, in Cleveland, OH
A: Have you seen the billboards and commercials that say “Parents: The Anti-drug”? I think this message is great, to a point. I don’t like it because it implies that good parenting means kids will never so much as look at drugs. And that is not realistic. The strong message, though, is that parents are a big part of the solution to kids and drug problems.
Does anything stress us out like the fear of raising a kid only to have them ruin their life with drug use? The easiest, most normal thing in the world is to assume that all your great parenting will pay off, “all kids experiment a little,” stick your head in the sand (or in front of the TV) and hope for the best.
First let me say to readers that I think Heather and her husband are doing the right thing monitoring their son’s computer use. Until teens grow up and move out (or start paying us rent) we are responsible for supervising them. Many kids need this level of supervision. Please do not get wrapped up in protecting his privacy at the risk of his safety – privacy is a privilege, not a right. Despite what our teens would say.
It drives me a little nuts when parents talk about the big dangers of the teen years – substances, sex, violence – as if they are just watching. This is not the same as commenting about what your friend or neighbor’s kid is doing.
Now we’re the parents. Our roles matter. If anything is going to stop your child from doing something dangerous, it is going to be your reaction and the consequences you impose that tip the scale. That is what the “anti-drug” message means.
As a parent your child expects you to have a role in his choices. He may say he expects complete autonomy, but he doesn’t really expect that, or probably even want it yet. You are not a casual observer in his decision making process – you are the speed bump that should make him slow down (or break his axle if he doesn’t). Your anger or concern or the punishment he would face if you “found out” do play a part in what he chooses to do.
All that said, he will make the final decision about this. You cannot be there to change his mind at the last minute. So how you lay the groundwork for his thought process and expectations does matter.
When a teen is involved in or considering a behavior that you believe is dangerous you have several options about how to handle it. Here is a guide to the decisions.
1. Talk to your spouse or parenting partner if you have one.
Decide between the two of you what level of experimentation, if any, is acceptable to both of you. Be clear with each other about boundaries and limits. This is the time to consider this child and his developmental stage. Does he need (as a sophomore in high school) to be drug free? Is trying something once or twice acceptable to you? Are certain substances OK with you but not others? Try to be concrete about this.
Note that you first decide what is OK with you and then decide what you will tell your child. For example, you may decide that you expect your child to try alcohol or pot and then decide what you will do if he does. You need to know when you would drug test, get counseling, involve the police. Think these aren’t issues for parents whose kids experiment with drugs? Oh, but they are. You may decide on all of that between you but still choose to say: Don’t touch drugs.
2. Sit down with your son.
Be clear and informed about his situation. Either tell him you know what is going on or tell him you know these issues will present themselves soon. You do not have to tell him how you know.
Make the consequences of substance use clear. Remind him of the framework of expectations in your house. Hopefully this is already clear – he needs to be safe, you need to know where he is, he has to meet curfew and academic and other requirements. He needs to be respectful at home. Then add this expectation, and explain the consequences of using (or trying if that is how you decide).
You do not have to be angry during any of this. You can be compassionate, understanding, friendly and firm. Let him know that you are always a safety net for him or his friends if someone is in a bad spot. You will get them home safely from anywhere, at anytime, if necessary.
Be the parent. These are not theoretical issues, and your child needs your guidance.

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Sex Robots Will Soon Be Able to Produce Babies
Could you imagine having a baby with a robot? Here's how it works.
Many sex robot inventors are constantly looking at ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve user experience.
However, Barcelona-based inventor Sergi Santos has been grabbing headlines worldwide with his latest idea: Sex robots having children.
The current capabilities of Santos' sex robots
Currently, Samantha responds to touch and can even display timidness and insecure behaviors. Santos’ next development stage is to give sex robot Samantha an orgasm. For now, she can produce the sounds of an orgasm.
But his ideas don’t stop there. Santos hopes to propel Samantha’s abilities to a whole new level.
He wants his sex robot to produce a baby bot.
How a sex robot can ‘give birth'
Technically, there is no birth involved.
Santos plans to develop an algorithm that merges Samantha's AI personality and the characteristics of her human partner. The resulting child would then be 3D-printed.
In an interview with The Sun, Santos said:
“Using the brain I have already created, I would program it with a genome so he or she could have moral values, plus concepts of beauty, justice and the values that humans have.”
Robots like Samantha provide more than just sex
Santos’ latest visions for his sex robot inventions show that there is much more to robots like Samantha than sex.
For humans, sex robots mean companionship and possibly, in the future, a chance to produce a family. A solution to the loneliness that plagues many single people across the world.
Adding feelings and more intricate technology to sex robots like Samantha means humans can have a more interactive experience.
Image sources: Pixabay, Synthea Amatus


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Have the kids line up in the corner of the ice on the opposite side of the goal you want them to shoot on. Place two cones 5 to 10 feet away from the wall, on a line towards the far end of the rink. The athletes objective is to handle the puck from one length of the ice to the other, executing bank passes around each of the cones.
Skating close to the wall towards the far end of the ice, bank the puck/ball off the boards as you approach each cone. After receiving the bank around the last cone, take a good hard shot on goal. Drill can be done with or without a goalie.

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Located in the Culinary Studio within the Wine Market and hosted by Château Élan's own professional Chefs. Observe, learn, and get a taste of Culinary expertise.
This is not a class, but a demonstration by Château Élan's own Chefs loaded with the sights and smells of all things foodie.
Demos begin at 3 p.m. and cost $25 per person. Each demo lasts approximately 1 hour. Limited space available.
Tickets are only sold the day-of event in the Wine Market.
We recommend purchasing tickets Saturday morning to assure a spot.
Subject to Availability.

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Past Mario games have let the blue-suspendered hero roam around fully rendered 3D landscapes. Now, for the first time, players can see true depth of their environment without the need for special glasses. Super Mario 3D Land is a 3D evolution of classic Mario platforming featuring new level designs and challenges.
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The Kingston represents just the first phase of a multi-year redo of the Commons of McLean apartment complex, soon to be transformed into Anderson Park.
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Dec 12, 2016
Along the quickly evolving Anderson Road corridor of eastern Tysons, the newest feature on the eastern skyline has taken the emerging city's architectural style to another level.
Nov 02, 2016
The much anticipated second tower at the edge of Tysons East, the Kingston at Anderson Park, is now topped out at its final 15 story height.
Aug 12, 2016
Kingston is only phase 1 of the overall Anderson Park project which will include over 2000 apartment units within a half mile of the McLean metro station.
May 24, 2016
What was once a 30 foot deep pit along Anderson Road at the former Commons of McLean property is now the quickly rising Kingston apartments.
Mar 03, 2016
The Commons of McLean will continue to be the name for the remainder of the existing apartments in East Tysons not yet under redevelopment, but LCOR is taking a big step towards reinventing this corner of Tysons.


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Dance: The critical list
Henri Oguike Dance Company and Britten Sinfonia
The two ensembles collaborate for the first time, and Oguike premieres two new works, one of which is Concerto for Double String Orchestra, to celebrate Michael Tippett’s centenary.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Thu, Fri
Ghost Enthusiastic performances and quality stagings are the hallmarks of the London Children’s Ballet’s productions. This year’s subject is Oscar Wilde’s comic ghost tale.
Peacock Theatre, WC2, Thu-Sun

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WASHINGTON Six years ago, candidate Barack Obama stood before Iowa voters and unveiled a plan designed to extend health care to all Americans.
“We can do this,” he said with confidence. “The time has come for universal, affordable health care in America.”
Three years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law a plan designed to extend coverage to more than 30 million uninsured people.
“This is what change looks like,” he exulted.
Not so fast.
Obama's message now boils down to this: Be patient, not yet, adjust your expectations.
A look at how the scope of Obama's health care plan has narrowed in recent years:
PUBLIC OPTION? Never mind.
Obama once trumpeted the idea of providing a public option in health care – in essence, a government-run plan that would be one of many choices for people seeking affordable care. That idea, popular with liberals but opposed by conservatives and many moderates, never made it into the health care law. In the quest for a workable compromise, Obama deemed it expendable.
LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE? Buh-bye.
When the president signed his health care plan into law, it included a proposal to provide basic long-term care insurance at an affordable cost. Before the program ever got off the ground, though, the administration ditched it last spring for fear it would turn into a financial drain. It could take years before lawmakers tackle the issue again.
COVERAGE FOR THE NEEDIEST? Not in every state.
The law envisioned millions of the neediest Americans gaining health insurance by enrolling in Medicaid, with coverage starting in January. But the Supreme Court threw a wrench in that plan last year when it gave states the right to opt out of the Medicaid expansion plan. Because of Republican opposition in many states, it looks like nearly 2 in 3 of those who would qualify for new Medicaid coverage may be out of luck because their state lawmakers have not agreed to expand the program.
WHAT'S LEFT? Plenty.
Starting next year individuals will be required to carry health insurance or face fines. People who are uninsured will be able to shop for affordable coverage through online marketplaces. Middle-class people who don't have coverage through their jobs will use the marketplace to apply for tax credits to help pay their premiums. Low-income people will be steered to the Medicaid expansion – if their state participates. Insurance companies will be required to accept people regardless of their medical problems. A number of other changes already have taken effect, including a provision that allows young adults to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26 and a ban on lifetime limits on insurance coverage.
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But, Madam, let your grief be laid aside,And let the fountain of your tears be dry'd,In vain they flow to wet the dusty plain,Your sighs are wafted to the skies in vain,Your pains they witness, but they can no more,While Death reigns tyrant o'er this mortal shore.
People complain about their griefs and sorrows and how they pray to God but find no relief from pain. But grief itself is a gift from God. It is the symbol of His compassion.sarada devi
I really believe if, instead of shutting ourselves into our sorrows and keeping all the light of heaven out of our souls, we opened them to receive Him, Christ would so come to us that the season of our deepest grief and anguish would become one of the richest and most precious of our whole lives.arthur kenney
The human brain cannot release enough neurotransmitters to feel emotion a thousand times as strong as the grief of one funeral. A prospective risk going from 10,000,000 deaths to 100,000,000 deaths does not multiply by ten the strength of our determination to stop it. It adds one more zero on paper for our eyes to glaze over.eliezer yudkowsky
Every burning tear, every harrowing fear, every festering grief, every corroding care, every shooting pain, every piercing remorse; the sighs and moans of lazar-houses reeking with putrefaction and death; the shrieks and wails and clanking chains in hospitals swarming with maniacs; and the curses and blasphemies of dungeons where guilt rots and raves these, all these, are but feeble reverberations of those dismal truths, " Sin reigns unto death." " Death hath passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
When a child can be brought to tears, not from fear of punishment, but from repentance for his offence, he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from grief at one's own conduct, be sure there is an angel nestling in the bosom.horace mann
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.henri nouwen
Love and grief our hearts dividing, With our tears His feet we bathe; Constant still, in faith abiding, Life deriving from His death.james allen
'Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.william shakespeare
Broken spears lie in the roads; We have torn our hair in our grief. The houses are roofless now, and their walls Are red with blood.Miguel Leon-Portilla
Dark tree! still sad when other's grief is fled, The only constant mourner o'er the dead.lord byron
The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.
grief is a species of idleness.
Small things are best: grief and unrest To rank and wealth are given; But little things On little wings Bear little souls to Heaven.frederick William faber
They moved so gently, that their footsteps made no noise; but there were sobs from among the group, and sounds of grief and mourning.charles dickens
Hidden away amongst Aschenbach’s writing was a passage directly asserting that nearly all the great things that exist owe their existence to a defiant despite: it is despite grief and anguish, despite poverty, loneliness, bodily weakness, vice and passion and a thousand inhibitions, that they have come into being at all. But this was more than an observation, it was an experience, it was positively the formula of his life and his fame, the key to his work.thomas mann
One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, because to laugh is proper to the man.
To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art! draw near! Here lies the friend most lov'd, the son most dear; Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he died.

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Creppel said it has taken years to build his business, which includes the 1834 Woodland Plantation home on roughly 50 acres, an old church he uses for special events and a restaurant that serves Louisiana cuisine.
Susanne Romig, marketing director for Nottoway Plantation, said a big obstacle to the plantation tour business has been Mother Nature. But high gas prices and the bad economy have hurt, too, she said.
Hurricane Gustav in 2008 ripped off a section of Nottoway's roof and collapsed several chimneys. While closed for repairs, the owners expanded the property by adding a carriage house, ballroom and nine Acadian-style cottages modeled after the property's original slave quarters.
"Hospitality anywhere in the world is tough, but here in Louisiana there are so many factors," Romig said. "Weather is one of the biggest things that can affect business."
For months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, local tourism was all but dead.
Norman Marmillion, owner of Laura Plantation, which offers tours in French and English, said 95 percent of his business comes from New Orleans. After Katrina — with New Orleans abandoned for a time— he had no business and was forced to let most employees go.
Marmillion said business is back to about 85 percent of pre-Katrina levels. He's looking forward to the return of steamboat cruises along the Mississippi River in April after a four-year hiatus. "That's been the missing link in our business," Marmillion said. Two riverboats are expected to resume service in April, and two more in 2013, Marmillion said.
Mary Plantation may lend itself nicely to tours, Creppel said. The home, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, is one of the oldest surviving structures in Plaquemines Parish. It has a formal dining room and bath downstairs and three bedrooms with two bathrooms upstairs. Some of its hardware dates from the 18th century.
A stable has been converted into an air-conditioned guest house and captures the character of the main house with red brick floors, cypress wall paneling and a fan-shaped stained glass window above French doors.
Behind the house is a building likely used as a dairy and livestock shed. It resembles a raised log cabin and reflects early Louisiana construction methods.
The plantation's contents, including some of the earliest-known fine Louisiana furnishings, will be sold immediately after the March 10 property auction. Included is furniture from the collection of McBurney, who purchased the home in 2003. The McBurneys have holdings across the nation and are selling Mary Plantation to devote more attention to interests in Europe, Alford said.
The original home was expanded in 1827. But it fell into neglect over the years until the 1940s when biologist Elmer "Eric" Knobloch and his wife, Marguerite, bought it and added modern amenities and rare tropical greenery to the gardens.
For decades, the Knoblochs hosted tours, picnics and parties at Mary, and it became a magnet for preservationists and naturalists. The house suffered only minor damage during Katrina in 2005 and was quickly repaired.
Alford thinks the plantation's charm will draw interest, whether as a primary residence or tourism venue.
"An auction is the way to go with a property like this," Alford said. "It's unique. It's one moment, and you have to act in that moment or you lose it."
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McLean Crime Blotter: Home Burglary, Police Officer Assaulted
These incidents were among those reported in the McLean Police District recently.
The following incident information was obtained from the Activity Report provided by Fairfax County Police Department’s Public Information Office. The incidents included are at the discretion of the PIO and are not to be considered all-inclusive.
Fairfax County Police logged the following incidents in the McLean Police District. (See a map of the district here.)
The report contains information for the week that ended Wednesday, Feb. 20. In that time across all of Fairfax County, police reported:
- 21 charges related to domestic violence
- 66 charges related to drugs
- 50 charges related to DWIs.
Addresses listed indicate block numbers, not necessarily a specific address. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction.
ASSAULT, 7800 block of Leesburg Pike, 5 a.m. Feb. 16 - Officers responded for a suspicious person. They found a man allegedly intoxicated. When officers attempted to arrest the man, he allegedly kicked an officer. The 25-year-old man from Arlington was charged with drunk in public and assault on a police officer.
ASSAULT, Segundo Place/Seven Woods Drive, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16 - Two men got into an argument which led to a fight. One of the two men was charged with assault.
BURGLARY, 8100 block of Strawberry Lane, 9:30 p.m. eb. 19 - A resident reported someone entered their home and stole jewelry and cash. There were no signs of forced entry.
The McLean Police District of the Fairfax County Police Department includes Merrifield, Dunn Loring, greater Falls Church, McLean, Tysons Corner and Great Falls.
More crime news is always available in our McLean Patch police and fire news section here.


If you are a OnePlus fan, we have a great news for you. Even though it’s not official the next OnePlus phone will most likely be called the OnePlus 5. With leaks and rumors everywhere on the internet. A listing appeared on an online shopping site gearbest.com for the OnePlus 5 which seems to reveal it all. The dual camera back along with a front facing fingerprint scanner and the display shows that it is almost identical to the current-gen OnePlus 3T.
According to the listing, the OnePlus 5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 along with 8 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The OnePlus 5 gets a 5.5 inch 2560 x 1440px AMOLED display (Finally, OnePlus decided to up from the 1080p standard). The phone also will supposedly feature microSD expandability up to 128 GB.
The camera specification listed on the website is of 24MP, but the photos and rendering shows two cameras. The front camera is mentioned as 16 MP which is essentially the same as the OnePlus 3T. The listing also mentions that the battery is of 4000mAh with their fancy “DashCharge 2.0”.
The price mentioned is $688. But, gearbest.com usually export Chinese smartphones at higher prices so that’s not yet confirmed. By the way, gearbest.com had given credible information for the Xiaomi Mi 6 in the past.


The Stroudsburg Seventh Day Adventist Church wants to renovate its West Main Street community center to accommodate an expanded food pantry and to add a health and wellness center.
"This would provide not only health care services but also information on things like proper dieting, reducing childhood obesity and self-help tools for people with diabetes and other conditions," said church member and Pocono Medical Center nurse Herline Raphael.
What: Seventh Day Adventist Convention, inviting Seventh Day Adventist churches from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
When: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday with a 6 p.m. gospel concert.
Where: Fernwood Hotel and Convention Center, Route 209 and River Road, Bushkill, 570-588-9500.
Focus: Discussing community outreach services the Seventh Day Adventist Church has provided so far and how to expand those services. Raising money to expand those services and help church members with various illnesses.
Short-term goal: Renovate the Stroudsburg Seventh Day Adventist Church's West Main Street community center to expand the food pantry and add a health and wellness center.
Needed donations: Building materials, paint, a stove, a refrigerator with a working freezer, medical equipment and supplies, clothing bins and a van for residents with no personal transportation.
For information: Call 570-421-0891, stop by 2085 W. Main St., Stroudsburg, or visit stroudsburgsda.org
The center currently provides donated clothes, furniture in good condition and food to the needy.
Specific items needed include: building materials, paint, a stove, a refrigerator with a working freezer, medical equipment and supplies, clothing bins and a van for residents with no personal transportation, said community center Director Jamala Asiyo.
"And while we have some church members with professional backgrounds in building renovation, we welcome more community volunteers to help," said the Rev. Livingstone Aaron, church pastor.
"You don't have to be a Seventh Day Adventist to be a volunteer or benefit from the community outreach services we provide. Though we're a sectarian organization, when it comes to serving the community, we serve everyone, regardless of religious affiliation."
That's been one of the church's philosophies for the more than 100 years the church has been in Stroudsburg, Livingstone said.
And since all of the church's community outreach efforts have functioned solely on tax-deductible donations, the church hopes to rally more such support at Saturday's Seventh Day Adventist Convention at the Fernwood Hotel and Convention Center in Bushkill.
"The four components of the Seventh Day Adventist mission are proclaiming the Gospel, health and wellness, community outreach and education," Aaron said. "This upcoming convention will focus not only on what we've done so far, but also on developing more comprehensive strategies for carrying out our mission as we go forward."
What led to the church's community center began more than 20 years ago, when several church members began collecting donated clothes for the less fortunate and soon discovered they needed a space to store those clothes, Asiyo said.
Though local resident Edith Funk made her garage available, the space quickly proved too small as more and more donations poured in.
Church member Bob Christman, the West Main Street building's previous owner, then agreed to sell that building to the church, providing a larger space where clothes and later food and furniture could be stored, Asiyo said.
"Donors drop the clothes through a chute that comes down to the basement, where church members and community volunteers separate and sort the clothes by size and gender for adults and children," Asiyo said. "We then hang the clothes upstairs in men's, women's and children's sections.
"Right now, people needing clothes can pick them up only on Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to noon," she said. "We hope to expand pickup times to three to four days a week."
Aaron said the church also will use part of the money from donations raised at the convention to support medical expenses for church members with various illnesses.
A longer-term goal is starting an Adventist Community Development Center on 14 acres of church-owned land off North Fifth Street, near Big Wheel Roller Skating, in Stroud Township, Aaron said.
This would be a more centralized location providing expanded and other community outreach services.


Hope College's Max Kuiper and Gareth Ulmer both have been honored by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for their lacrosse performances last week.
Kuiper was named MIAA Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week and Ulmer chosen Defensive Player of the Week for their contributions to the Flying Dutchmen's nonleague victories against Concordia, Michigan and Monmouth, Illinois last week.
Kuiper tallied 12 points over two matches, including five goals and seven assists.
In a 13-5 win vs. Concordia on Tuesday, the sophomore from Grand Rapids, Michigan (Forest Hills Central HS) collected two goals and five assists.
In a 12-3 win at Monmouth on Saturday, Kuiper registered three goals and two assists with two ground balls.
Ulmer, pictured at right, helped the Flying Dutchmen yield only eight goals.
On Tuesday, the sophomore from Delaware, Ohio (Rutherford B. Hayes) had nine caused turnovers and picked up five ground balls.
On Saturday, Ulmer recorded two caused turnovers and registered three ground balls. Hope shut out Monmouth during the second half.


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Frederick Jameson, Postmodernism, Capitalism, American culture
It has become commonplace for anthropologists, historians, and other researchers to discuss the cultural and historical construction of "selves." One now-classic description of this sort is the historian E. P. Thompson's account (1963, 1967) of the way industrial capitalism created a greater time consciousness among English factory workers. More recently, the literary critic Frederic Jameson has written about the psychological effects of late-20th-century capitalism. Using as his evidence works of architecture, poetry, music, and other artistic and intellectual productions, he has argued that (at least in the United States, the focus of his description) the standardization of our environment, saturation of our consciousness by mass media, and local dislocations caused by the globalization of production have produced a new dominant consciousness: a postmodern schizo-fragmentation (1991:372) characterized by floating emotions, inability to "organize . . . past and future into coherent experience” (1991:25), and compartmentalization of diverse bits of information in unconnected mental regions.1 Jameson's discussion, like Thompson's, has become an influential account of the psychological effects of political-economic change. His stimulating analysis deserves a thorough investigation. How well does it fit late-20th-century U.S. Americans?
On the basis of my interviews with some urbanites and suburbanites in the United States, I will argue that Jameson's account of "postmodern schizo-fragmentation" is only partly right. Each person whose talk I have analyzed did have disparate schemas that can be traced to heterogeneous social discourses and practices.3 However, emotionally salient life experiences mediated their internalization of social discourses and led to a partial cognitive integration of them. This was true across boundaries of age, ethnicity, color, class, and gender for my interviewees, suggesting problems with not only Jameson's account but also others that expect a "rupture of narrativity" among marginal or exploited groups in this society (e.g., Ortner 1991). My research also throws suspicion on studies that infer general forms of consciousness from art works or theories created for an elite audience.
© 1997 American Anthropological Association. Any inquiries regarding permission to reprint or use in any manner the following material should be directed to both the American Anthropological Association and Wiley-Blackwell.
Strauss, C. (1997), Partly Fragmented, Partly Integrated: An Anthropological Examination of "Postmodern Fragmented Subjects". Cultural Anthropology, 12: 362–404. doi: 10.1525/can.1922.214.171.1242


In this work a novel method is used to fabricate uniform thin layer electrodes based on nano-silicon composite material. The manufacture process, based on a combination of Laser assisted Chemical Vapor Pyrolysis and Electro-Spray Deposition, allows the forming of highly uniform and highly porous surface electrodes. By controlling the particle synthesis and deposition parameters it is possible to obtain samples that are highly reproducible in terms of their morphology. Electrosprayed nano-composite electrodes show high specific capacity. The capacity retention of these types of electrodes is strongly dependant on the binder's nature. The capacity fading mechanism has been further investigated and we suggest a simple mechanical model, which is supported by one of the two CMC binding mechanism already proposed in literature.


Strong, potentially damaging winds developing in California
High wind warnings were posted north of San Francisco Bay on Tuesday as a blustery and potentially damaging offshore flow developed in California.
Strong winds, with gusts from 40-50 mph (64-80 kph) were occurring at upper elevations in North Bay mountains and were predicted to spread to lower terrain later in the day and overnight, the National Weather Service said.
RELATED: California to see new round of dry, gusty, offshore winds
The warnings will be in effect until Thursday morning and strongest gusts could range from 65 mph to 95 mph on the highest ridges and peaks, forecasters said.
“Watch out for falling tree limbs today and drive carefully!” the Bay Area weather office wrote.
Wind advisories were scheduled for elsewhere in the Bay Area, the Central Valley, a portion of the Sierra Nevada and large areas of Southern California.
The winds were being caused by a “robust pressure gradient” developing between an area of increasing surface pressures over the central Great Basin and an area of low pressure along the California coast, forecasters said.
“This will set the stage for a relatively strong offshore wind event which begins today and should persist into mid-week,” the weather service said. “Strong to locally damaging wind gusts and elevated fire weather concerns are the primary hazards.”


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We simply love eggs. So at least once in a week, I give eggs in lunch box.
Todays box had chapathi, boiled egg burji and fruits(apple, cantaloupe and grapes) topped with honey.
Few days back when I had requested for kids’ lunch box recipes, one of my readers asked me to post lunch box ideas for adults. I gave it a thought and finally decided to click pictures of hubby’s lunch box and post them here. I do not know how long this category will continue, because it becomes very difficult to click pictures early morning when I usually run here and there to finish cooking lunch and breakfast before 8AM. This category will only have pictures and the links(if possible) of the dishes.
I use the tupperware boxes which I got from India. I have tried with different types of lunch boxes but liked tupperware because the food does not smell in these boxes and also even the watery dishes do not come out from the boxes. I like to fill all the 4 boxes though I perfectly know half of it comes back without being touched :).
I could not think of any good way of including fruits in our diet. And we hardly used to have any fruits after dinner as well. Mostly, because I prepare a very heavy dinner after which we are so full to have anything else. I know a heavy dinner is not a healthy habit, but still dinner is the only meal when we can relax a bit and eat, whereas lunches are had in our busy schedule/office. So I started including assorted fruits in lunch (I was inspired by Meeta’s blog).
Today’s lunch is jowar roti, engayi(I filled it in two small boxes, am sure one will come back untouched :)) and fruits – watermelon, grapes, pineapple, apple mixed with one tea spn honey.

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RAIPUR: As many as 6,247 cases were settled in the National Lok Adalats
organized at various district and tehsil level courts by Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority
(CGSLSA) under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority
(NALSA) on Saturday.
The state-wide National Lok Adalats were organized under the guidance of chief justice of Chhattisgarh
high court and CGSLSA patron-in-chief justice PR Ramachandra Menon and CGSLSA executive chairman justice Prashant Kumar Mishra. Out of 6,247 cases settled in the Lok Adalats, as many as 3,376 were pending cases in courts and about 2,871 were pre-litigation cases. As many as 308 benches were established across the state for settlement of cases in National Lok Adalats.
Among the settled cases, about 472 cases were of motor vehicle accident claims in which settlement amount of about Rs 15.49 crore was recovered. As many as 456 cases of cheque bounce were settled with the consent and mutual understanding between the parties, in which settlement amount of about Rs 6.98 crore was recovered.
Similarly, about 200 marital cases were resolved with mutual consent and 327 other civil cases were resolved in the state-wide National Lok Adalats. Besides, 1,486 compoundable offence cases pending in various courts across the state were settled.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra inspected National Lok Adalat organised in Bilaspur district court. He held a discussion with the judges, advocates and the parties concerned and asked them to dispose maximum cases in a single day.
The highest number of 747 pending cases were resolved in Raipur
district while the second highest number of 545 pending cases were resolved in Bilaspur district.
As many as 999 cases were resolved in National Lok Adalats held in Raipur district and tehsil courts. Out of 999 cases resolved, 747 were pending cases and 252 were pre-litigation cases. About 13,901 cases were put forth in the National Lok Adalats in Raipur district.
As many as 36 benches were established in the Raipur district court. In addition, tehsil-level National Lok Adalats were held in the courts of Gariyaband, Tilda, Deobhog, and Rajim. More than 12,000 people came in the National Lok Adalat held at the state capital. The National Lok Adalats in Raipur district were held under the guidance and supervision of Raipur district and sessions judge Ram Kumar Tiwari.