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Sectarianism tackled at Seaview
Published: Mon, 3 Sep 2012
Around 200 girls and boys from interface areas across Belfast recently came together for a soccer sevens tournament at Seaview Stadium in North Belfast.
The event, which was held on the 14th of August, was organised by the Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) and was funded by our Community Cohesion Unit and the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.
The tounament, which is now in its second year, is aimed at cultivating and sustaining positive relations at a local level right across the city. So, as well as competing on a round robin and knockout basis, the children will also attend Good Relations Workshops focusing on the similarities and differences between their communities.
Neill McKee from SLIG commented, “Real progress is being made day in day out in interface areas across the city, so today is all about building on the positive relationships that already exist as well as forging new ones. We highlight the similarities and differences that exist between interface communities, dispel myths and misconceptions and try to break down some of the barriers that are synonymous with a segregated society.”
Our Director of Housing and Regeneration Gerry Flynn said,“The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey highlighted that over 80% of people aspire to live in a mixed neighbourhood, so it is essential that the development of positive relations at a local level, regardless of religion or ethnic background, is at the heart of what we do as an organisation. That is why projects like this are so important to us. Not only are they fun but they give the children an opportunity to see at first hand what it would be like living in a shared community. And, if we uncover the next Jonny Evans or Chris Brunt along the way that would be a bonus!”
Bebhinn McKinley, Policy Officer with NI Community Relations Council added, “CRC have been working through the Interface Working Group and Interface Community Partners for several years to create the conditions to transform and regenerate interface areas. The environment has changed significantly recently and we have seen substantial progress. Through this project SLIG have again demonstrated their commitment to improving relationships and supporting young people in interface areas.”
Tony McCusker, Chair of NI Community Relations Council added, “CRC is pleased to support this initiative and the work to build better relationships between communities, particularly involving young people.”
Gerry Flynn also expressed his thanks to Crusader’s Football Club for hosting the event. Teams from the following interface areas participated:
- Inner East Belfast
- Lower Ormeau
- Sandy Row
- Waterworks (North Belfast)
Immaculata (Falls) won the Under 13 boys, Inner East won the Under 16 Boys and Waterworks won the Under 16 Girls.


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A Post-colonial Analysis of Cultural Identity Crisis in J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace
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|Keywords||Post-colonialism Disgrace Cultural Identity Crisis ApartheidPost-colonialism Apartheid|
The so-called cultural identity refers to a kind of judgment of the cultural value.That is to say groups or members in a certain culture recognize the new elements intheir culture or the different elements outside their culture as the one coincident withtheir traditional cultural values. After the disappearance of the apartheid policy, agreat change happened in the culture of South Africa. Therefore, the ending ofcolonial rule in South Africa led to a series of cultural identity crisis. The whitecolonizer, the descendant of white colonizer grown up in South Africa the black, andblack have all shown exclusion or disaffection towards the new culture. Coetzee madea precise description of the cultural identity crisis in the new South Africa in Disgraceby describing the characters’ psychology and behaviors in the novel.The main problem for the paper to study is which kinds of cultural identity crisiscaused by the end of the colonialism in the new South Africa in novel Disgrace. In thefirst place, the paper revealed the white cultural identity crisis by analyzing theprotagonist Lurie’s morality spiting, the obscuring in his languages and his socialidentity’s change. Second, the black cultural identity crisis was revealed by analyzingthe inner hatred of Petrus, his change from “slaves” to the “masters” and hiscontradictions with Lurie. Thirdly, by analyzing the perplexities in Lucy’s heart, herdisgust of white identity and her compromise to the black culture, the paperperformed cultural identity crisis the “otherness” experienced in the process from theuncertainty of their value to so-called deterministic. This paper argues that in SouthAfrica, colonial rule and apartheid has been smashed, but the cultural identity crisislike a shadow are still existing between the black and the white. The racial superiorityawareness and the self-defense tendency of whites, the inferiority consciousness andthe resist tendency of the blacks are deeply rooted in the culture of their nation.Taking into account the special historical background of South Africa, the only way toresolve the crisis is the cooperation and coexistence between the two races. After the disappearance of the apartheid policy, a great change happened in theculture of South Africa. The white colonizer, the black, and the descendant of whitecolonizer grown up in South Africa have all shown exclusion or disaffection towardsthe new culture. Therefore, the ending of colonial rule in South Africa led to a seriesof cultural identity crisis. The so-called cultural identity refers to a kind of judgmentof the cultural value. That is to say groups or members in a certain culture recognizethe new elements in their culture or the different elements outside their culture as theone coincident with their traditional cultural values.Coetzee, a famous contemporary writer in South Africa, got the Nobel Prize forLiterature in2003. Coetzee made a precise description of the cultural identity crisis inthe new South Africa in Disgrace by describing the characters’ psychology andbehaviors in the novel. The main problem for the paper to study is which kinds ofcultural identity crisis caused by the end of the colonialism in the new South Africa innovel Disgrace. Coetzee is a prolific writer. The novel he created has beautifulwriting ideas, brilliant text organizations and profound. In addition, Coetzee’s writingstyles of criticizing the rationalism and pseudo-morality of Western civilization arealso sharp and penetrating. His several novels depicted the human nature under manymasks accurately. In the human’s history of against the barbaric and ignorance,Coetzee expressed the firm support for the vulnerable experience of individuals’struggle through writing. Disgrace is a metaphor of a new chaotic society in SouthAfrica, which made a wise and profound study on the issues South Africa’s identityand culture after apartheid policy was lifted in South Africa. His novel Disgrace wonthe Booker Prize in1999. According to the novel’s accurate and subtle narrative,Disgrace became a milestone of his creation in a sense---Coetzee is the first man won the Booker Prize for twice.South Africa became a British dominion in May1910. The British named SouthAfrica as the Union of South Africa. On May31,1961, South Africa withdrew fromthe British Commonwealth and the established the Republic of South Africa. In1948,the KMT made full implementation of the apartheid regime to suppress the resistancestruggle from the people of South Africa. In1989, de Klerk, the new leader of KMT,made the implementation of political reforms, and to cancel the ban on blackliberation organization. After independence of South Africa, the apartheid system wasabolished in this land. Therefore, the cultural system gradually of which the white hasbeen taken proud had lost the advantage of its existence. The status’s advantage of thewhite settlers as a master has gradual disappeared. The inner world of the white feltinto the unprecedented fear and confusion. Under the prosperous surface of the whiteculture is the loss of morality, the changes of the identity and the collapse of theWestern civilization. At the same time, the black culture felt into the mud algae ofrevenge. After independence of South Africa, with the abolition of the system ofapartheid, blacks got independence and freedom and enjoyed equal human rights astheir former white masters. However, black culture was not led to the right path withthe nation’s independence. The crimes committed by white settlers on this land in thehistory were indelible. It is also difficult for the black to accept the coexistence withthe white. Therefore, and the racial inferiority and resist tendencies of the black didnot disappear with the collapse of the apartheid regime. Revenge tendency of theblack culture is serious. The racial conflicts were unprecedented sharp. In addition,the descendants of white settlers who were born and grew up in the land of SouthAfrica went into the realm of dilemma. On one hand, they grew up in South Africa,who was the beneficiaries and the successor of the South African culture. But theywere well aware of the crimes committed by their ancestors in this land, and alsoaware of it is difficult to be accepted by the local black. On the other hand, they arefar away from European continent and the Western civilization. In Europe, it is stilldifficult for the local whites to accept them. Therefore, the South Africa, there hasbeen a group of marginal people group living in the middle of both black and white culture but was exclusive by both the two. This kind of marginal people are called as“otherness”. The culture of “otherness” was also felt into crisis after the end of theapartheid.The cultural identity crisis brought about in new South Africa after thedisappearance of the apartheid can be studied in three aspects in this paper.At the first place, the white cultural identity crisis. This crisis is mainly reflectedin the falling of social moral standard, the collapse of Western civilization and thechange of the white’s social identity. At the alternate point of the old and the new era,the whites lost their own master status, the traditional European languages lost itsreproductive capacity, the white color and the corresponding cultural systems lost theadvantage of its existence. The protagonist Lurie in Coetzee’s novel Disgrace is atypical white people at the turning point of the old and the new era. The culturalidentity crisis led to the split of his morality. As a university professor, he became aclient. And even because of an improper relationship with his student he was expelledfrom the collage. As the pet of the Western culture, Lurie proficient a variety ofEuropean languages. However, with the independence of South Africa, he had to giveup his linguistics courses and turn to teach other courses. As a white settler, Lurie hisowner status also disappeared with the disappearance of the apartheid regime. He wasangry all day because he enjoyed the same treatment as his former black slave. Heindulged in memories of the past and could not accept the reality. But he can not finda solution. Therefore, he split into a deep confusion and pain.Secondly, the black cultural identity crisis. This crisis is mainly reflected on thechanges of the black’s social status and the contradictions with the white culture. Afterthe independence of the South Africa, although the black got the equal social status asthe white people, the black’s hostility and resistance towards the white did notdisappear with the independence of the race. On the contrary, the contradictionsbetween the black and white are unusually sharp, the racial problems areunprecedented serious. Petrus is the representative of the black in the novel Disgrace.This character reflected the living conditions of black people after the independenceof South Africa. Compared to Lurie’s weakness and incompetent, Petrus is a determined and brave man. However, under his brave and determined appearance,there is a heart full of hatred. The black suffered the unequal treatment and oppressionboth physical and psychological in the old South Africa in where full of racialsegregation. After the independence of South African, Petrus gained the equal socialstatus as Lurie. But instead of accepting the white, he thought about revenging the sinthe white implemented in the old days. Therefore he remained indifferent in face ofthe rape scene of Lucy, ignoring Lucy’s call for help. He married a white man’sdaughter, Lucy, which is only to obsess with his father’s farm, to recover the land oftheir ancestors.Thirdly, the “otherness” cultural identity crisis, and the desire for racialcoexistence the author wanted to express. The so-called “otherness” refers to a specialgroup of white growth in South Africa and did never return to their Europeanmotherland. They know they are Europeans but did not know of the European culture.They are familiar with the culture of South Africa, but also know that they are not thereal South Africans. They live between two cultures, but do not belong to any of them.They are a group marginalized people in the society. These special kinds of people arecreated by the South Africa’s special history. With the racial independence, SouthAfrica gave rise to this kind of people living between the black and white cultures.Sustained by the two cultures, they are hard to be accepted by any kind of them.These people are the descendants of white settlers living in South Africa. Lucy is arepresentative of them. She is strong and independent. This kind of independence isnot only reflected in economy, but also reflected in terms of ideology. Lucy’sindependence also means that woman’s resistance and subversion in man’s rightsociety. She did not indulge herself like her father, did not lost in spirit like her father.Facing with the change of her social status, she was brave. Facing with life, she wasstill optimistic. Coetzee also expressed the desire of the coexistence between thewhite and the black through the character of Lucy.This paper analyzed three kinds of cultural identity crisis in the novel. In the firstplace, the paper revealed the white cultural identity crisis by analyzing the protagonistLurie’s morality spiting, the obscuring in his languages and his social identity’s change. Second, the black cultural identity crisis was revealed by analyzing the innerhatred of Petrus, his change from “slaves” to the “masters” and his contradictions withLurie. Thirdly, by analyzing the perplexities in Lucy’s heart, her disgust of whiteidentity and her compromise to the black culture, the paper performed culturalidentity crisis the “otherness” experienced in the process from the uncertainty of theirvalue to so-called deterministic.Although the apartheid system has disappeared in South Africa, but this thecontradicted and defensive condition between the black and the white has still existed.On the contrary, it caused a series of cultural identity crisis: the white cultural identitycrisis, the black cultural identity crisis and the “otherness” cultural identity crisis.These all can be found in the characters in the novel. Finally, Lurie and Lucy findtheir own way to get rid of this kind of crisis, though the ways they found are totallydifferent. However, the problems that exist in the reality of South African society donot as easy as easy as in the fiction world of the novel. In any case, Coetzee expressedhis hope for the South African future through writing this novel. That is the racialcoexistence between the black and the white. This paper argues that in South Africa,colonial rule and apartheid has been smashed, but the cultural identity crisis like ashadow are still existing between the black and the white. The racial superiorityawareness and the self-defense tendency of whites, the inferiority consciousness andthe resist tendency of the blacks are deeply rooted in the culture of their nation.Taking into account the special historical background of South Africa, the only way toresolve the crisis is the cooperation and coexistence between the two races.

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One was needed to inaugurate the eliminations of this new season of the ” star Academy
! This Saturday night is friend who was the first candidate to leave the adventure, after a second bonus full of emotions. Throughout the evening, the students shared the telecrochet stage with Lewis Capaldi, Juliette Armanet, Amir, and Julien Clerc. The Candidates’ Weekly Ratings were also revealed, revealing a compound top three led by Anisha (17/20), followed by Chris (15/20) and Louis (14.8/20).
At the end of the evening, the verdict fell when Nikos revealed the results of the public votes. Unsurprisingly, it was Julien who was saved, with 48% of his votes, ahead of Ahcène and his 27%, then Amisse, who counted 25% of the votes. Installed on the side of the stage, it was their comrades who had to decide between the remaining nominees, voting one by one, for the Ardennais, or the Parisian. The votes ended in a tie, with five points each, and as the rule dictates, it was Julien who made the final choice. A difficult choice for the darling of the public who was barely recovering from his emotions. He finally decided to save Ahcène.


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Myalup Easter Fair Art Exhibition 2019
Saturday April 20 & Sunday April 21
Registrations open now
Closes Monday April 1, 2019
HARVEY ART PRIZE January 2019 CLOSED
And the Winners are:
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2. Works on Paper: Street Life to a Sweet Life by Yvonne Chapman
3. Mixed Media: Out of the Ashes by Yvonne Chapman
4. 3 Dimensional: The Artist by Daniel Dagostino
5. Novice: Bush Magic by Debbie Payne
6. Youth: Diondra by Georgina Dowd
Best Themed Piece: Fire Line by Christine Blowfield
Harvey Art Prize Award: Boab Trees by Jos Coufreur
The Margaret Jones Peoples Choice Award: Flossy Girl by Angela Doust
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Thank you volunteers, sponsors, artists and visitors for helping to make it a great event .
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Reminder: Entries have now closed; Artworks are to be delivered in person to the Harvey Recreation & Cultural Centre on Thursday 3rd January 2019 between 10am and 4pm.
The first Harvey Art Prize was held in 1968 and has continued to be held in Harvey annually & then bi-annually until 2015. In 2017 the Harvey Art Society partnered with the Shire of Harvey to hold the Recovery & Regrowth Exhibition. Following the success of this event, the Harvey Art Society has decided to continue with tradition and will once again recommence the Harvey Art Prize Award Exhibition with support from Alcoa, the Shire of Harvey, Harvey Recreation & Cultural Centre & other sponsors. This is a chance for experienced and novice artists to be part of an important cultural event in the Harvey Shire in January 2019.
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(Photo of Marcie Wessels by Roxyanne Young)
In honor of UC San Diego Extension’s first 50 years, 50 Voices of the Future asks thought leaders about the trends, breakthroughs and social advances they foresee over the next 50 years.
It might seem both tempting and cynical to conclude that book reading is going extinct, especially among kids, who live in an age of virtual reality and other fast-evolving forms of gadgetry. But many authors, Marcie Wessels among them, don’t buy this type of thinking. The way Wessels sees it, as long as your story is well-told, you’ll find an audience, even if that story comes in the form of words written on hundreds of pages of paper, with a spine holding all that paper together. Wessels – a children’s author whose first book, Pirate’s Lullaby, was published last year – believes the written word will always have the power to connect with people. Of course, when your target audience is the very youngest of readers, having some pictures alongside those words is always helpful, too.
(1) Why is the work you do important?
I tell stories and stories are what connect us. They are what have always connected us and what will always connect us. Books and stories are windows and mirrors. They’re a way for us to understand ourselves and our experiences. But they’re also a window into other cultures and other lives. Books in general help us become more empathic and open-minded. And with children, books can open up a whole new world. Children are naturally curious and books fulfill their desire for knowledge and can ignite their own curiosities.
(2) What are the influential/exciting developments happening in your field now and why?
The We Need Diverse Books Movement. It was started by people in the kid-lit world who feel minorities and different points of view aren’t represented within the canon of children’s literature. The population of the United States is changing, and its cultural diversity should be better reflected in our literature. Everyone should have access to books. And everyone should have access to telling his or her own story.
(3) What’s the next big thing
New technologies like e-books are giving more people access to a platform for telling their stories. But there is also a renaissance of sorts in traditional publishing for children. Some of the most talented writers and illustrators are creating beautiful pieces of art in a form that is underappreciated – picture books. There’s an increased respect for visual story-telling. Look at the growing popularity of graphic novels or highly illustrated stories. There’s a need for that, a call for that. My son was a bit of a reluctant reader but when I gave him a graphic novel, it opened up a completely new world for him.
(4) How big an impact will your field play in shaping the future of the San Diego region and beyond?
I read somewhere that 20 percent of people in San Diego County are either illiterate or functionally illiterate, which is a huge problem. It can be prevented in future generations by instilling in kids a lifelong love of reading and learning. In the spring, I had the opportunity to partner with Words Alive, a local literacy organization, which goes into underserved schools and does story time with the kids. It was exciting to work with others in the community who are also interested in putting books into the hands of kids – kids that might not otherwise have access. If I go out into the community, do a story time and inspire one child to read, I feel I’ve done my job.
(5) Hop into your time machine…what does the future look like for this field in 50 years? How can individuals/companies get prepared for what’s next?
In recent years, publishers have created enhanced e-books that embed music or videos or link to content on the web. This may be just one of the ways we tell stories in the future. But books will always exist. The medium we use to tell a story may change, but stories will always be told. Stories fulfill a basic human need. Who doesn’t love a good story?
Learn more about the UC San Diego Extension specialized certificates in Children’s Book Writing and Children’s Book Illustration on our website, or view the online information session on YouTube.


[Replay] Celsius Talk on Stakeholder Engagement
When done properly, stakeholder engagement can be the key to the success of a district energy network. Yet, there are many different stakeholders, and each is to be engaged in a particular way. In the framework of the 2021 Euroheat & Power Congress Virtual Thursdays, the Celsius Initiative is partnering up with the REWARDHeat and ReUseHeat projects to address the question of how utility companies can better engage with the end-users.
To set the stage, we heard from Lithuania’s largest provider of heat, Vilniaus šilumos tinklai. Though it already runs one of the greenest, most efficient and well-accepted district heating systems in Europe, it continuously looks to improve its system as well as its services.
We also learned about the REWARDHeat study assessing which comfort factors (e.g., indoor temperature or air quality) are the most important to customers. It includes customers’ engagement in the heating and cooling solution, their comfort demand as well as their willingness to pay for “greener” heat supply.
Moreover, the ReUseHeat dashboard gathers real-time monitoring data at district level to map all power flux, from heat source to end-users, and CO2 emissions, making it possible to hypothesize how a city and its inhabitants perceive such a service. This demonstration of a local energy management dashboard represents a first of a kind solution to raise acceptance and awareness of sustainable district heating among end-users.
Listen to the discussion between:
- Paulius Martinkus, Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at Vilniaus šilumos tinklai
- Dmytro Romanchenko, Expert in Energy Systems Models at the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL)
- Christian Keim, Project Manager at EDF
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A poem from a hungry pup
Original Mother's Day gift idea!
Fun cat poem
Groomer nightmares in today's original cartoon!
Cute and fun puppies and kittens from around the internet in time for spring!
Sunday Funny original cartoon, Those magical poodles!
These dogs are prepping for Derby time and donning their favorite hats
Easter pets from around the internet are on parade with our weekly captions!
Cats & dogs square off over bathroom territory! Original illustrated cartoon for your Sunday Funny!

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when questions contains the answers to a different problem on a test
how do japanese chihuahuas say hello
i lost five followers for posting this
when I was younger I used to watch Winnie the Pooh all the time and everytime I saw pooh eating honey I was always like “mmmm that looks good” so imagine my disappointment when I saw honey for the first time. Pooh is eating like nacho cheese lookin honey he had me excited for nothing
no, bro. Pooh is eating raw, unpasteurized honey. Like this:
Oh my God. I’ve literally thought this my entire life.
"tea is just leaf water!" "yeah well coffee is just bean water!" wow, it’s. it’s like everything is made of things. this door is just wood rectangle. this poster is just ink paper. this lemonade is just lemon water. wow, it’s like you can combine ingredients to make things that are more enjoyable than the initial parts of the equation. sure is a magical world we live in
sometimes i remember that like white people dont eat rice that often like sometimes they have meals that are just meat and vegetables and its like??? wheres the rice??? what are you doing??? your plate isnt complete???
We have one kitten left at work and he does not like to be ignored! He demands you pay attention to his cute!


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In the world of dog training, few topics are as controversial as the use of shock collars. These devices, which deliver an electric shock to a dog’s neck as a form of behavior correction, have been the subject of heated debates among dog owners, trainers, and animal welfare advocates. While some argue that shock collars are an effective training tool, others contend that they are inhumane and potentially harmful.
This article aims to provide an unbiased look at the pros and cons of using shock collars for dogs. We’ll delve into the benefits and drawbacks, backed by research and expert opinions, to help you make an informed decision about this contentious training method. Whether you’re a seasoned dog owner or a first-time pet parent, understanding the implications of using a shock collar is crucial to ensuring your furry friend’s well-being.
Pros of Using Shock Collars for Dogs
- Effective Training Tool: Some dog owners and trainers find shock collars to be an effective tool for correcting unwanted behaviors, especially in situations where the dog is not responding to other training methods. Source
- Immediate Correction: Shock collars can provide immediate feedback to the dog, which can be beneficial in correcting behaviors that are dangerous or destructive. Source
- Range: Many shock collars have a long range, allowing the handler to correct the dog’s behavior from a distance. This can be particularly useful for recall training or in situations where the dog is not within immediate reach. Source
- Adjustable Intensity: Most shock collars allow the intensity of the shock to be adjusted, enabling the handler to use the minimum level of stimulation necessary to achieve the desired result. Source
- Versatility: Shock collars can be used for a variety of training purposes, from basic obedience training to more complex behavior modification. Source
- Alternative Modes: Many shock collars also offer alternative modes of stimulation, such as vibration or sound, which can be used in place of the shock feature. Source
- Control Over Timing: Shock collars give the handler control over the timing of the correction, which can be crucial in associating the correction with the unwanted behavior. Source
- Prevention of Unwanted Behaviors: Shock collars can be effective in preventing unwanted behaviors, such as chasing cars or wildlife. Source
- Training in Specific Situations: Shock collars can be useful in training dogs in specific situations where other training methods may not be effective, such as in high-distraction environments. Source
- Useful for Stubborn Dogs: Some dog owners find shock collars to be particularly useful for training stubborn dogs who may not respond to other forms of correction. Source
Summary of Pros:
Shock collars for dogs can offer several benefits as a training tool. They can provide immediate and effective behavior correction, especially for stubborn dogs or those not responding to other training methods. The adjustable intensity and alternative modes of stimulation allow for customization to the dog’s needs. With a long range, shock collars can correct behavior from a distance, making them useful in various situations, including high-distraction environments. They can also help prevent potentially dangerous behaviors.
Cons of Using Shock Collars for Dogs
- Potential for Pain or Fear: Shock collars can cause pain or fear in dogs, which can lead to increased stress and anxiety. Source
- Risk of Over-Correction: There’s a risk of over-correction if the shock collar is used too frequently or at too high a level, which can confuse and frighten the dog. Source
- Negative Association: Dogs may associate the shock with their surroundings or people present at the time of the shock, rather than with their behavior. This can lead to fear of certain environments or individuals. Source
- Injury Risk: If not fitted correctly, shock collars can cause physical injuries to a dog’s neck, including burns. Source
- Ineffective Without Proper Training: Shock collars are not a quick fix and require proper training techniques to be effective. Without proper training, they may not correct the unwanted behavior. Source
- Can Increase Aggression: In some cases, the use of shock collars can increase aggression in dogs, especially if they associate the shock with another animal or person. Source
- Not Suitable for All Dogs: Shock collars may not be suitable for all dogs, particularly those with health issues, elderly dogs, or very young puppies. Source
- Technical Failures: Like any electronic device, shock collars can malfunction, leading to unintended shocks. Source
- Dependence on the Collar: There’s a risk that the dog may become dependent on the collar, behaving well only when the collar is on. Source
- Ethical Concerns: Many people consider the use of shock collars to be inhumane and prefer other training methods. Source
Summary of Cons:
Despite their potential effectiveness as a training tool, shock collars for dogs also have significant drawbacks. They can cause pain or fear, leading to increased stress and anxiety. There’s a risk of over-correction, negative associations, and increased aggression. If not fitted correctly, shock collars can cause physical injuries. They require proper training techniques to be effective and may not be suitable for all dogs. Technical failures can lead to unintended shocks, and there’s a risk of the dog becoming dependent on the collar. Ethical concerns also surround their use.
The use of shock collars for dogs is a contentious issue, with strong arguments on both sides. While some dog owners and trainers find them to be an effective tool for behavior correction, others argue that they can cause pain, fear, and other negative effects. It’s crucial to consider both the pros and cons, as well as your dog’s individual temperament and needs, before deciding to use a shock collar.
Ultimately, the goal of any training method should be to ensure the well-being of your pet. If you choose to use a shock collar, it’s essential to use it responsibly and in conjunction with positive reinforcement techniques. Remember, a well-trained dog is a happy dog, and a happy dog makes for a happy home.


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Drogo had it made. The German shepherd mix was rescued from Sarajevo and whisked 1,700 miles away to a new home in Scotland after Emma Campbell saw a friend's distressing social media post about the plight of street dogs in Bosnia.
His new family was ready to give the timid dog an amazing life. Campbell was slowly taking him for walks around the island of Arran so he could get familiar with his new home.
One day, about four weeks after Drogo had arrived, Campbell drove him a short distance from her home. The plan was to walk back with the dog so he could learn the area. She opened the car door to get ready for the walk and scared Drogo bolted.
That was last October. The elusive pup has evaded capture ever since.
"I honestly didn't think it would go on this long, but I always felt that he had the potential to survive out there," Campbell tells MNN.
She and her family have taken extreme measures to bring Drogo home. They tried luring him into traps with tempting barbecued sausages and sirloin steak. They put out items scented with a female dog in heat. They asked a shelter worker Drogo knew in Bosnia to send a T-shirt with her smell. They enlisted the help of a volunteer team of expert dog finders.
The family even adopted Drogo's sister Goldie in hopes that would somehow inspire the dog to return.
"I've learned a lot about these dogs in the last eight or nine months — since before we got him too, as I was in touch with the shelter for approximately three months before he arrived," Campbell says.
"They are very resilient dogs, not like your usual domesticated dogs."
Captured ... on camera
Drogo has become a local celebrity as followers track his progress on the Finding Drogo Facebook page and watch as his image is captured on wildlife cameras around the island.
He's been spotted on camera just steps away from entering a trap and even came within about 65 feet of Campbell in a field before taking off again, according to the BBC.
Experts believe Drogo is likely in survival mode, where he's regressed to his primal instincts.
"A dog that has entered Survival Mode prioritizes things in the following order: Survival, Food, Water, Shelter. When a dog has entered survival mode, very often EVERY human is viewed as a predator — even the one that has fed, loved, walked, bathed and pampered them for the last 2-4-12 years," Finding Drogo posted on Facebook, quoting information from Petsearchers Canada.
When a dog is in survival mode, he feels like utterly he's on his own.
"All humans are predators who want to capture and harm them. People yelling (calling a pet's name), shaking a food container (loud noises), cars, other dogs barking and pursuing, squeaking toys, a door slamming — these will all invite a fight or flight response. In most (95%+) this will result in a flight response rather than fight."
The good news is it's almost always temporary. Once a dog is caught, he'll usually return to his earlier personality with little change, the experts say.
As for Campbell, although she admits she has been discouraged a few times, she says she's not giving up.
"At least two times when there was about six weeks between sightings we had feared the worst and spoken to the kids about him going over the rainbow bridge, then he pops up somewhere," she says. "Me, I am pretty stubborn, and I owe it to this dog to get him to safety. I brought him here, so I feel 100 percent responsible for him."


text: Harkin is releasing the second single teasing her forthcoming self-titled debut record. The artist, Katie Harkin has been a touring member of several indie rock big shots like Sleater-Kinney and is now going solo. Up To Speed sees the artist put her musical knowledge into practice and create a melodic and catchy track. Indie Rock at its best, the fuzzy guitars echo over crunchy drumbeats. ‘It’s about trying to convert a desire to escape into genuine propulsion rather than just a sprint into the void‘, the musician says about the track. In collaboration with Warpaint’s Stella Mozgana and Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, Harkin creates and intriguing cosmos and makes us look forward to the debut LP which arrives on April 24.

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Modeling the adsorption of phosphate in agricultural soils of Southern Ontario
This thesis is an investigation of the behaviour of phosphates (P) in southern Ontario agricultural soils with the development of a soil assemblage model. The model was used to predict P availability in soils with varying pH and soil texture. The model considers the aqueous speciation of P and the complexation of P onto two reactive surfaces: clay minerals and iron oxides. Clays were separated from four representative soils from southern Ontario and were used to develop the soil assemblage model. Goethite was chosen as the representative iron oxide and was synthesized in the laboratory. Clay and goethite proton and P binding constants were determined with potentiometric titrations and batch adsorption experiments. All data was analyzed with the program FITEQL. The model was tested with soils sampled from an agricultural field in Parkhill, Ontario, which were characterized for soil texture, pH, and calcium, magnesium, dissolved organic carbon, extractable iron and P content. Model predictions were most accurate for the sites with the lowest soil clay content and in general were accurate around the actual soil pH of the site soils.

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We deserve security. Those who think the poor refugees come in peace and are being treated unfairly by the racist Lebanese people are naive. What is interesting however is the reportage in today’s LBC news about the growing number of illegal business open by Syrians in Lebanon and the State doing nothing about it.
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- Grease trap FAQ
- Wastewater hauling information
- Recreational vehicle hauling
Frequently asked questions about grease traps
A grease trap (or interceptor) is a plumbing device that collects grease and prevents it from going down your drain. This device must be installed by a licensed plumber.
The City of Winnipeg Sewer By-law requires that all commercial, institutional, and food service preparation operations have a grease trap.
A grease trap protects your sewer and saves you money. Fat, oil and grease hardens as it cools and sticks to the inner lining of sewer pipes, eventually causing a blockage. By preventing grease from going down your drain, you won't have to spend money:
- cleaning and disinfecting after sewer backup,
- hiring a contractor to clean the buildup from your sewer,
- repairing or replacing your sewer pipe if the blockage is severe.
- Wastewater enters the grease trap from your sinks and dishwashers.
- The water cools and the grease and oil harden and float to the top of the trap.
- The rest of the wastewater flows through the trap and out the exit pipe to the sewer.
- The grease, oil and fat remain in the trap.
The both do the same thing – collect grease and prevent it from going through your private sewer service pipe into the City sewer. They differ only in size and location. Grease traps are fitted to the plumbing inside a facility, usually under the sink, and grease interceptors are outside the facility a few feet under the ground and are very large.
A licensed plumber can determine which of these devices is best suited for your facility. They will consider the volume and flow rate of wastewater from your sinks, dishwashers and mop sinks to determine proper sizing.
Blockages will occur if the trap is not cleaned often enough. A grease trap which is not cleaned will eventually clog.
Yes. The ground up solids from food waste grinders (or garburators) settle to the bottom of the trap and take up room. The trap will clog up with grease more quickly and will need to be cleaned more frequently.
Grease traps back up either because they need to be cleaned or because an outlet is blocked. If you buy a large unit you will need to clean it less often because it will hold more grease. But all grease traps will clog if you don't remove grease regularly.
All grease traps will clog if you don't remove grease regularly
Clean under-the-sink grease traps weekly. If grease traps are more than 50% full when cleaned weekly, then clean them more frequently.
Yes. A grease trap not only collects grease, it removes fats and oils, such as:
- fats from butter, margarine, shortening and mayonnaise,
- cooking oil,
- salad oil,
- grease from cooking or baking.
- Use dry paper towels or a spatula to wipe all grease and food waste from cookware into the garbage before washing in the sink or dishwasher.
- Use strainers in your sinks to catch food waste. Empty the strainer into the garbage.
- Put greasy foods in the garbage, not down the drain or in the food waste grinder.
- Pour small amounts of cooking oil and grease into a container with a tightly sealed lid (e.g., coffee can, small ice cream pail) and once it hardens, put it out for regular garbage collection. Do not pour it down the drain.
Yes. The maintenance log is a record of how often you clean the trap and how full it is each time. It is required under the Sewer By-law to ensure that maintenance is performed regularly. The by-law also requires that the maintenance records for the previous 12 months be available for inspection.
Yes. Under part 13, section 80, of the Sewer By-law, an owner could pay penalties of:
- for a first offence, a fine of not less than $1000.00
- for a second offence, a fine of not less than $2500.00
- for a third offence, a fine of not less than $5000.00
In addition, the City can take remedial action at the owner's expense. As a result, the owner could be charged the following:
- the cost of sewer cleaning to clear grease blockages,
- the cost of correcting problems in neighbouring properties (e.g., sewer backup) as a result of violating the By-law requirement to have a properly functioning grease trap.
You can request a conditional waiver if there is no cooking or cleanup on site. We will review your operation to determine if a waiver is appropriate.
Hauled wastewater program
The City of Winnipeg accepts and treats wastewater from companies who haul wastewater from holding tanks, septic tanks and portable toilets and other wastewater containers. The hauled wastewater facility is located at the North End Sewage Treatment Plant (otherwise known as North End Water Pollution Control Centre or NEWPCC). Three receiving lanes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for licensed companies to dispose of their hauled wastewater.
Companies who haul wastewater must have a licence with the Water and Waste Department to use the NEWPCC hauled wastewater facility. To apply for a licence, please contact our Industrial Waste Services Branch by email at WWD-IWSB@winnipeg.ca or phone at 204-986-6455.
The City of Winnipeg has one of the lowest disposal fees for hauled wastewater in Canada, according to a 2019 survey of hauled wastewater fees across Canada.
The fee covers the cost of treating the hauled wastewater as well as the operation and maintenance of the hauled wastewater facility. Hauled wastewater is more difficult and expensive to treat than regular wastewater because it is more concentrated.
Rates are effective January 1 of each year, unless otherwise noted.
|Type of Fee
|Hauled wastewater disposal fee
|Overstrength Leachate Rate
|Wastewater Disposal Vehicle Licence
|To be approved for April 2024
|Wastewater Hauler's Licence
|To be approved for April 2024
Can recreational vehicles use the hauled wastewater facility at NEWPCC?
No. Recreational vehicles can use the RV wastewater disposal station located at the South End Sewage Treatment Plant (otherwise known as the South End Water Pollution Control Center or SEWPCC) on the south Perimeter Highway (100 Ed Spencer Drive).
I have a septic tank. How much will it cost to have it emptied and hauled to the NEWPCC hauled wastewater facility?
Costs for disposal can vary. Please contact a licensed waste hauling company for prices.
Recreational vehicle sewage disposal facilities
Please be advised that the North End Sewage Treatment Plant (NEWPCC) Recreational Vehicle Sewage Disposal facility will be closed as of April 30, 2019 due to construction at the plant. Other parts of the facility remain open.
Alternative recreational vehicle sewage disposal facilities can also be found at sanidumps.com
We have one sewage disposal facility for recreational vehicles (RVs) which is open May through October.
|South End Sewage Treatment Plant (SEWPCC)
100 Ed Spencer Drive
|- 24 hours
|- Drive-Thru loop
|- No water
There is no charge for recreational vehicles to use the sewage disposal facilities.
Owners of RVs do not need a licence to use the sewage disposal facilities.
Visit sanidumps.com for other recreational vehicle sewage disposal facilities in the Winnipeg area (Winnipeg locations are near the bottom of the page)


One thing about President Barack Obama that you can count on: He takes his revenge seriously.
Barack Obama has proven that repeatedly during his time in office. Just witness the number of sudden retirements, transfers and missing personnel related to the Benghazi coverup. The man has more vendettas than the Italian Mafia Wives Club.
His current spate of political hits began when Republicans wouldn’t give in to his threats about sequester cuts and raise taxes like he wanted.
The GOP told President Barack Obama to go ahead and cut the government on the theory that he would be going along with one of their major policies for a change.
President Obama, who saw his popularity and political capital plunge when the sequester deadline struck and the Republicans didn’t bow, has now settled on making the cuts as painful to the GOP as possible. That means making the public suffer.
That’s why, instead of cutting exorbitant government salaries, pensions, throwaway grants for meaningless studies or curtailing entertainment and travel expenses for government bigshots, you get things like refusing to refurbish and refuel an active duty aircraft carrier, cutting back school programs for low-income kids and reducing meat inspections.
Whereas President Bill Clinton swore that he felt constituents’ pain, this president wants the public to feel his pain as he nurses his wounded narcissism.
The ultimate plan is to make the voters angry and then blame the Republicans for his own inability to lead and achieve a compromise — in other words, a continuation of his presidential election campaign.
And that possibility tickles his ego no end.
Now, however, Barack Obama has upped the ante by cutting back on air traffic control towers across the country. The FAA has targeted at least 149 control towers for closure.
The personnel being let go are contract workers not directly employed by the FAA and not in a government union, so government jobs are still safe.
What’s not as safe is airline passengers flying into or out of those airports where pilots will have to coordinate their own landings and takeoffs by communicating with each other over an open frequency.
While airline pilots are well trained and highly skilled in those techniques, lack of traffic controllers still adds a serious burden to a pilot’s duties.
The FAA maintains that those airports affected are small ones with only light traffic, but the list includes some airports in the middle of major metropolises, such as Hollywood.
This president has put U.S. agents in harm’s way before, even resulting in the deaths of nonmilitary government personnel. But this is the first time he has played his revenge games with the lives of civilian passengers.
The only reason I can think that President Barack Obama would willingly do that is that he hopes to be able to pin a fatal air crash on Republicans.
It sounds sick and twisted and beyond belief, but this is the leader of the administration that gave us the Fast and Furious gunrunning program that delivered weapons to drug dealers, apparently for the purpose of whipping up voter support for gun restrictions.
The other possibility is that he’s looking for an excuse to either greatly curtail or eliminate air travel, a notion that is supported by the increasingly outrageous and degrading TSA inspection procedures at airports. That sort of a strategy would fit into the Agenda 21 long-term goal of making ours a far less mobile society.
What’s clear, though, is that the real fat cats have yet to suffer from the sequester cuts. There’s no talk of cutting back the top ranks at the EPA, the IRS, the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, any of the country’s 17 spy agencies, the Department of Agriculture or any of scores of other bloated agencies.
But wherever the government actually touches your life, from your child’s schooling to food safety to air travel, that’s where the sequester is hitting.
That’s what they mean by “targeted cuts” — you’re the target, you get to do the bleeding.
Just ignore that man in the Oval Office holding the sword.


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Bridging the Confidence Gap
In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.
Have A Question About This Topic?
Here are 5 reason why you may consider working through retirement.
Understanding how capital gains are taxed may help you refine your investment strategies.
There have been a number of changes to Social Security that may affect you, especially if you are nearing retirement.


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1/2 can of your favorite frozen concentrate juice
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of sugar
A little less that a cup of water
1 tray (12-16) cubes of ice
Combine all into a blender. Mix until most of the ice cubes are no longer in chunks. Serve immediately.
Perfect treat for a hot afternoon!!


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We said in an item headed Deloitte chief cleared in disciplinary hearing, page 28, February 23, that a tribunal upheld a complaint about Deloitte's audit of Capital Corp. In fact the tribunal dismissed the complaint.
Leader: When New Labour ministers talk about "rebalancing" the criminal justice system in favour of the victim, count the constitutional spoons. In the real world the criminal justice system is not the zero sum game that such language implies.
Letters: Your article (Schools up for sale, February 20) misunderstands our proposals for trust schools. This is not about "handing over" schools. Trust schools will certainly benefit from the sense of autonomy and responsibility that comes with ownership of their own assets.


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Hey! Did you know that Turn the page book club is 2 years old? I feel like we should have a party with Jelly and Ice cream and party games, but I can’t be bothered to make Jelly and my freezer is shite, so I have decided to celebrate by sharing a list of our favourite books. Here are the book that scored a collective 4.5* out of 5.
Holes – Louis Sachar
I gorgeous wee book, intended for kids, but written so beautifully that adults are charmed by it too! I gave this my first 5* rating.
Elizabeth is missing – Emma Healey
Fast forward to August 2015, and this was our 2nd book for the month, it was and unexpectedly beautiful wee book, and all who read it loved it.
Room – Emma Donoghue
A tough read, with a lot of heartbreaking moments, we fell in love with this book as we fell in love with 5 year old Jack, and wanted nothing more than for him to experience the world outside his room.
Station Eleven – Emily St John Mandel
The book with the beautiful cover, this post apocalyptic story was a big hit with the group. It isn’t what I’d call gritty, but it does make you ponder the future.
A man called Ove
Wonderful with a capital W, my second 5* book came in December 2015 in the shape of Ove. I loved that cantankerous old git, and cared very much about his life and the fact that he was ready to end it. It was funny, it was sad, it was pretty damn near perfect!
The boy in the striped pyjamas – John Boyne
It will come as no surprise that we rated this highly, it’s always rated highly, and there is a reason for that, it is so utterly heartbreaking real that you cannot fail to be moved.
The language of flowers – Vanessa Diffenbaugh
It wasn’t heartbreaking, but had a lot of heart. It also had a lot of flowers, and we found ourselves hoplessly intrigued by the meanings of these flowers. It is not perfect, but I think that the best word for this book is spellbinding.
Stoner – John Edward Williams
It’s the book where ‘nothing happens’, well nothing significant anyway. Stoner simply lives his life, and we watch him do it. In theory this book sounds dull, but it really pulls you in. This is a remarkable book because it is is beautifully written that it doesn’t matter that there is no plot, we loved it anyway.
The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project is a joy, it’s funny, it’s full of heart, and it kind of succeeds in explaining to some extent what Asperger’s Syndrome is like from the perspective of someone with it. Think Sheldon from TBBT and you’re part of the way there, it’s just lush.
The Universe vs Alex woods – Gavin Extence
You’re 17 years old and you have just been stopped coming back into the country with a dead man in your passenger seat and a glove box full of dope, that’s how the book starts, enjoy!
The Kite runner – Khaled Hosseini
A gorgeous, beautifully descriptive book. The Kite Runner paints a thousand pictures, some are beautiful, exotic and romatic, others are dark and violent, but all evoke emotions. This is a roller coaster ride, and you will be glad that you got on it.
In cold blood – Truman Capote
This book is really chilling, it’s the story of real life story of Perry & Bobby, who killed a family in Kansas in 1956. The book is written as though it is a work of fiction, but it is not, it is a true life crime and the story was written after Capote spent many hours interviewing the two boys.
The vanishing Act of Esme Lennox – Maggie O’Farrell
One of my favourite books EVER! I read this years ago and loved it, then it went on the book club list and I worried that on reading it again I would feel differently, I didn’t. For me this is an easy 5*, I adore the characters and the plot is fantastic, the rest of the group loved it too luckily.
I let you go – Clare MacKintosh
A thriller that thrilled at long last! We were all absolutely thrown by the plot twist and just thought that it was so well written that we all gave it really high scores. There was one part of the plot which I didn’t love so I gave it 4* but it was a definite hit.
After 2 years and 50+ books we have fourteen 4.5* rated books, I’d say that was fairly successful. Of course we have read some utter crap, but I have only given up on 2 books and to be fair Karen even finished Lolita, so we are a hardcore group of bibliophiles. So, as long as people keep writing them, we’ll keep reading them, and who knows maybe one day we’ll find that illusive 5* book.


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June is asparagus season in Alberta and ChefGail's favourite farmer Edgar Farms from Innisfail in Central Alberta, produces some of the sweetest on the planet.
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Sprinkle flour on work surface and roll out pastry to 10” x 16” rectangle.
Trim if uneven and place on cookie sheet.
Lightly score the edges with a knife, 1” from the edge.
Piece the dough with a fork about ½” apart and bake for 10 minutes until lightly golden.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle pastry with the shredded cheese.
Place spears along the pastry, alternating the tips. Brush with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake until spears are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Hopefully we’ll still have the gorgeous Mediterranean vegetable until mid-July. The family has been grown asparagus plants since the 80′s and now has 50 miles of continuous rows that is harvested by hand! No need to break off the steams of this produce — it is cut above ground so all of the stalk is green and tender.

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The evolution of 2nd-generation, 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S specifications, great attention was paid to the engine, chassis and aerodynamics to create a grinding machine to provide more intense emotions and performance even more scintillating. Similarly, suspensions, internal shock absorbers, springs and anti-roll bar bushings are re-tuned 2018 Vanquish S to give a sharper edge also been the most sporting sleep mode, without compromising its ability to provide smooth driving quality on request.
Visually, the Vanquish S can be easily distinguished by a new aerodynamic package. Carbon fiber fashioned sight, this front splitter and revised rear diffuser combine to provide a significant reduction in the frontal lift with minimal additional strength penalty. Combined with great-looking new quad tailpipes 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S has more aggressive appearance, quite suitable for most openly of the Aston Martin sporting GT production model.
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S aspect can be further improved with a series of new options. These include carbon fiber hood louvers, new rims diamond turned forged 5-spoke and a choice of striking graphic packs painted. A new Vanquish S badge sits proudly on the tailgate, as the perfect piece of jewelry.
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S Interior
Inside, the Vanquish S can be further personalized with a choice of spectacular new quilted leather ‘Filmography’ and the use of new materials and finishes such as satin dash chopped carbon fiber. Sumptuous Bridge of Weir leather Caithness offers a touch of luxury and tactility, while Vanquish S embroidery on the headrests provides a detail crafted finishing.
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S Engine
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S 2018 model will be equipped with V12 6.0 liters engine, which now produces up to 600PS (from 573PS) and enjoys sensational throttle response, thanks to a freer-breathing revised intake system. These higher volumes intake manifolds allow a larger volume of air to flow into the engine at high speeds, creating an unstoppable and a strong feeling of power output up to redline. On the basis of this increased intensity, the calibration of the transmission ratios to 8 Touchtronic III has been revised to offer faster gear changes and greater refinement at low speeds for a greater sense of precision and directness.
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S Release Date & Price
2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S will available in both coupe and Volante and the recommended retail price starts from £199,950 in the UK, €262 950 in Germany and $312,950 in the United States, deliveries will begin in December 2017.


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The Craft Lightning Halloween edition is here with tons of easy Halloween crafts. We are kicking off day 1 with tons of fun from our partner bloggers. They brought some awesome crafts that you can make in 15 minutes or less! If you missed any of the fun, be sure to check out the other round ups from day 2, day 3, and day 4.
I am starting today with a mason jar craft cause y’all know that is my weakness. Click over to Busy Mom’s Helper to see this witch Halloween mason jar with instructions on how to make your own. Too cute right??


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Reagentless biosensors to detect multiple analytes
Although biosensors are in widespread use to detect and report analytes, such as the level of nutrients in food and beverage samples, blood glucose in patients, and contamination in water samples, many suffer from deficiencies that limit their usability, or are ad hoc technology solutions that exploit fortuitous properties of a particular biomolecule, limiting the ability to systematically build product development pipelines. For instance, many sensor systems deploy enzymes that require additional reagents as part of the detection, resulting in relatively complex detection schemes; many deploy proteins that are not robust, requiring cold-chain distribution systems; many require that the analyte is presented in a narrow concentration range. The Duke fluorescent biosensors present a solution that is reagentless, robust, simple, and generalizable, capable of meeting analyte detection needs in many different fields of use.
Duke inventors have developed a suite of reagentless biosensors for monitoring multiple analytes either singly or in combination. This technology is intended for multiple applications in medical diagnostics, food and beverage safety and development, and industrial, environmental, and research settings. Specifically, the inventors have developed a suite of fluorescently responsive biosensors based on engineered ligand-binding proteins derived from bacteria. These biosensors can accurately determine analyte concentrations continuously or episodically using small samples by direct contact and do not require multiple, additional reagents. Furthermore, the sensors are typically based on thermophilic proteins, and therefore are robust. These features enable simple, low-cost fabrication, distribution, and operation.
To date, biosensors have been developed to detect the levels of various analytes including glucose, lactate, galactose, glutamate, urea, bicarbonate, calcium, creatinine, chloride, and potassium. The suite of available analytes is extensible by a bioinformatic discovery process of new ligand-binding proteins devised by the inventors. The single fluorophores incorporated into the biosensors report on analyte concentrations by detecting local internal protein conformations, via a mechanism determined by the inventors. Conversion of a ligand-binding protein into a fluorescently responsive biosensor is achieved by protein design methodologies created by the inventors. This fluorescent response mechanism encodes an analyte-dependent color switch, resulting in self-calibrating ratiometric signals. The inventors also have developed a straightforward immobilization method that simplifies incorporation of the biosensors into instrumentation such as optodes for continuous monitoring or disposables for point-of-care measurements.
This technology can be used in point-of-care clinical diagnostics, continuous monitoring of patient status (including animals in veterinarian practice), wearable devices, sample monitoring in process engineering, agricultural technology, and environmental monitoring.
The technology can also be used as a research tool. For example, these biosensors can be developed into a kit to measure analytes in vitro.
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Busted! The same day that reports surfaced claiming Rob Kardashian has moved into Blac Chyna’s house, the reality star was spotted sneaking in and out of her gated community, all but confirming their new living situation. Click here to see the first pics!
Sorry Rob Kardashian, but it looks like you’ve been caught red-handed! Just two weeks after striking up a hot and heavy romance with Blac Chyna, 27, the 28-year-old has reportedly moved into her house and now we have the first pics to prove it! The reality star was spotted entering and leaving the gated community in which Blac lives on Jan. 26, seemingly confirming the couple’s shocking new living situation. See the new pics below!
While he’s done his best to keep out of the public eye as of late, Rob couldn’t escape the watchful eye of the paparazzi on Jan. 26 as he was photographed sneaking in and out of Blac’s gated community where he’s reportedly been living for the past five days now [CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICS]. As previously reported, the model is helping Rob get back into shape, and he’s reportedly been using her at-home fitness equipment to keep up his workout routines. Blac even showed off one of their workout sessions on Snapchat, no doubt to prove that despite the Kardashians’s mounting fears, she really is having a positive effect on her man.
While the move no doubt comes as a shock considering the fact that two have only been dating for two weeks now, it certainly couldn’t have come at a better time for Rob. As HollywoodLife.com previously reported, Khloe kicked him out of her house as soon as she caught wind of the relationship. In fact, Khloe has already taken to social media on more than one occasion to share her disapproval of the relationship, which is no doubt in response to the fact that Rob has decided to hook up with his sister, Kylie Jenner‘s, arch-nemesis of all people.
Speaking of Kylie, the 18-year-old lip kit queen is said to be absolutely “livid” about the situation, and can’t understand why her brother would want to betray her. “Kylie has her own take on why Rob is hooking up with Blac Chyna,” an insider told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “She’s convinced he has a hidden agenda and he’s trying to piss off the entire family. Rob is doing this for shock value and it’s totally not cool.” Yikes!
HollywoodLifers, are you shocked that Rob and Blac are already living together? Do you think it’s too soon? Let us know in the comments below!

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Greetings in 2023! After the past few surreal years, life is finally starting to feel a little bit more normal. We can see friends again, attend events, and dine in restaurants (and not have to be outside, even). And that is such a huge relief. On the flip side, rising inflation is causing many people […]
The global pandemic disrupted food access for many people, especially Americans in the most marginalized populations. But it also spurred remarkable solutions using creative thinking, smartphone technology, and the sheer boots-on-the-ground human drive to help the hungry, one person at a time. Here are several inspiring stories.


Bukola Saraki vs Abdulfatah Ahmed – The war between immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Governor of Kwara Abdulfatah Ahmed is renewed as the government announced that it will demolish Saraki’s family house
The Kwara State government announced that it will demolish the popular family house of the Sarakis last month. The decision generated heated controversies between the followers of Sen. Bukola Saraki and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The decision was reached after a panel by the Kwara State government recommended that the house be demolished because it was acquired illegally. The demolition was done over the night and the once celebrated house popularly known as “Ile Arugbo” now lies in ruins.
The land will now be used for the construction of a secretariat by the government. Many aged women staged multiple protests and kept vigil at the house before it was demolished overnight.
The state government plans to build a secretariat on the land this year. See pictures


text: Even among the many dance-music superstars slated to play this year's Global Dance Fest, Kaskade stands out as something special. The Utah-born DJ has crafted his own signature sound out of an unusual blend of disco-kissed deep house and big-room trance. Somehow he manages to balance these two disparate genres into a unified whole, leaning heavily on female vocals and sexy bass lines to tie it all together. In the studio, he's crafted a series of artist albums and a slew of hot remixes for mainstream artists including Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake, as well as underground acts such as Mark Farina and Colette. He's also dropped a number of fine mix discs and played clubs and festivals all over the world. Saturday, July 17, he brings it to the Global Dance crowd at Red Rocks for the festival's second night.


text: The group announced today that it has agreed to purchase all shares in Australia-based National Foods from San Miguel for €1.7bn to expand its presence in the growing health foods market. Kirin will join an increasing number of global companies expanding into the production of higher value goods like nutritional products. One of the major drivers behind this industry shift has been an attempt to offset increasing ingredients costs through diversification. Just last week, Kirin - currently the second largest brewer based in Japan - said it was raising prices for its core beer brands for the first time in seventeen years as result of tightening commodity costs. The company now says it is aiming for "a quantum leap" in sales growth by 2015, through extending its focus to new product ranges and international markets. The company says it expects part of this increase to be achieved through a targeted growth in overseas revenues of 30 per cent. "By adding National Foods' strong brands to its product portfolio, Kirin is laying the strong business foundations in the field of "food and health" business in Asia and Oceania," the company stated. In the Australian market alone, the purchase of National Foods could prove a prudent strategy if the country's dairy market continues its recent growth momentum. Between 2001 and 2006 the markets for yoghurts and non-milk dairy products in Australia have risen by 50 per cent and 34 per cent respectively, according to consumer analyst Euromonitor. By comparison, growth in sales of milk products has slowed down to just 14.3 per cent. Kirin will also expand its product portfolio of functional and dairy goods. Since June 2005, Kirin has been in a formal collaboration with Japanese dairy group Yakult to produce functional and well being products in the country. The group is not alone in expanding into production of health and wellbeing products for the food and beverage industry. Leading multinationals including Danone and Nestle have during the last year announced plans to refocus their entire operations towards the health and nutrition markets for improved profitability.


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Dear Father, Lawrence Kudlow, 70, has been appointed Donald Trump’s Economic Adviser and the director of the National Economic Council. Kudlow will work with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, and Commerce Department Wilbur Ross. Kudlow, who formerly worked as the Chief Economist at both Paine Webber and Bear Stearns, shares President Trump’s tax cut and deregulation policies. However, Kudlow has opposed Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum. Kudlow has expressed his concern for rising budget deficits. Kudlow and Trump met years ago when Trump was interviewed on Kudlow’s radio shows. Kudlow, a Vietnam war protestor in the 1960s, has successfully recovered from drug and alcohol addiction. Father, I ask that Mr. Kudlow will call out to You for guidance, direction, and wisdom. Surround him with godly advisors. Transform his heart and mind. May he follow Your voice on economic policy, whether he realizes it or not. I pray that his actions will foster the optimum economy for Your church to flourish in ministry. I thank You for his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. May his influence in the government help our nation successfully reduce the drug epidemic in America. Amen.
Dear Father, Connor Lamb, 33, a Democrat and former Marine, has narrowly won a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania. He has a 627-vote lead as of yesterday afternoon in an election where the Republicans will most likely call for a recount. Given that President Trump won this district by 20%, the election is considered a strong indicator that Republicans may lose significantly in this November’s mid-term elections. Combined with the results of other recent special elections around the country, Democrats are emboldened to challenge Republicans in deep-red districts. Mr. Lamb positioned himself as an independent, not beholding to Democratic leadership in Washington, a centrist and a more traditional Democrat, focusing much of his campaign on reforming student loans, jobs, affordable health care, union rights, economic fairness, and protecting Medicare and Social Security. His campaign did not focus on controversial social issues such as gun-control. It is believed his anti-Nancy Pelosi stance resonated with voters on both sides of the aisle. His opponent, Rick Saccone, campaigned in near total endorsement of President Trump’s agenda. Father, I ask that the final election results will be truthful. May their be no unethical or illegal manipulation of votes in this very close contest. May the candidate who truly has more votes be elected into the office. Father, assuming that will be Connor Lamb, I ask that You will give Connor wisdom beyond his years. Surround him with godly advisers. May the churches in his district flourish in ministry because of his actions while in office. I ask that You will lead Connor into a personal relationship with You if he doesn’t already have one. Transform his heart and mind and give him the values that You want him to have. Meet his needs and protect his family as he now serves in public office. Amen.
Dear Father, C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo as been appointed by President Trump to be the new pick for Secretary of State. Mr. Pompeo has extensive international expertise and credibility with foreign governments. Experts believe Mr. Pompeo, who believes America needs to take a role in international politics, will counter President Trumps isolationist and America-first diplomatic policies. Mr. Pompeo has also taken a tougher stand on Russia than has the President. It has been reported that the ouster of Rex Tillerson, a former Exxon executive, has been celebrated by many in the State Department. Mr. Tillerson has been criticized as a poor leader who alienated much of his staff. He disagreed with President Trump in many key issues of diplomacy, including the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Father, give Mike Pompeo success in his new office. May he strengthen America’s relationships with foreign countries. I pray that America will be more compassionate to the world’s poor because of Mr. Pompeo’s policies. I pray that Your church will be more effective ministering to people in spiritual need throughout the globe because of his Mr. Pompeo’s actions. I pray You will surround him with godly advisors. I ask that You move him to seek wisdom and understanding from You. Meet his every need and protect his family as he too serves in public office. As for Mr. Tillerson, I pray that You will draw him close to You. Lead him into a life changing experience with Your grace and mercy. Meet his every need and give him a role in advancing the cause of Christ. Amen.
Dear Father, a pilot and a weapons system officer have died in a Navy F-18 crash near Key West, Florida. It is believed that the plane caught fire before crashing into the ocean. The two victims were able to eject from the plane by parachute but later died of their injuries in the hospital. Father, I ask for Your compassion and kindness to surround the family and friends of the two victims. May Your church be gracious to the families. Walk with these families through the grieving process. Use this tragedy to strengthen their faith. May they one day share stories of how Your amazing love gave them incredible peace in this very dark hour of their lives. Amen.
Dear Father, Sam Altman, 32, is a Silicon Valley billionaire who is said to be prepared to pay someone $ 10,000 to kill him in the belief that his brain will be digitally uploaded to a computer, enabling him to live forever. Altman, who made his wealth from founding Y Combinator, a venture fund company, will have his brain embalmed so that his memories can one day be transferred into the body of an android. Netcome is one of the leading businesses in this field, working with federal grants and MIT scientists to develop this technology. The practice is considered physician-assisted suicide which is legal in only five states. Father, many humans do not understand the nature of the “soul”. It is not the collection of a person’s thoughts and memories. I could record every moment of my life into a computer. However, those recordings will be merely bits and bytes in a file. There will be no soul in the computer that has emotional attachment to those memories or the ability to make program-free moral choices. There will be no consciousness, not anymore than my Word autobiography document is able to think on it’s own. The soul is an amazing supernatural gift from You given to us at conception. Your Word tells us that our souls will survive the death of our bodies, including the death of our brains. Mr. Altman is going to live forever, thought the enjoyment of that eternal life depends upon what he does with the message of the cross of Jesus Christ. Father, I ask for Your mercy on Sam Altman. Lead him to the true source of eternal life. Bring him into a life-changing experience with Christ. May his heart and mind be transformed. May he find hope for eternal life because of his deep love for You. May he awaken one day soon, before his assisted-suicide, and realize he needs to trust You with his life and death and not try to take charge of it himself. Amen.

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Peltz Makes Quick Work of Cadbury Schweppes (CSG)
Nelson Peltz activist target, Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE: CSG), announced today they intend to separate its confectionery and Americas Beverages businesses. Many now expect the Americas Beverages, which includes Dr Pepper and 7Up, to be sold.
On Tuesday, Cadbury Schweppes noted that Peltz and his affiliates amassed a nearly 3% stake in the company.
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“Yesterday NPR fired me for telling the truth. The truth is that I worry when I am getting on an airplane and see people dressed in garb that identifies them first and foremost as Muslims.
This is not a bigoted statement. It is a statement of my feelings, my fears after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 by radical Muslims. In a debate with Bill Oâ€™Reilly I revealed my fears to set up the case for not making rash judgments about people of any faith. I pointed out that the Atlanta Olympic bomber — as well as Timothy McVeigh and the people who protest against gay rights at military funerals — are Christians but we journalists donâ€™t identify them by their religion.
And I made it clear that all Americans have to be careful not to let fears lead to the violation of anyoneâ€™s constitutional rights, be it to build a mosque, carry the Koran or drive a New York cab without the fear of having your throat slashed. Bill and I argued after I said he has to take care in the way he talks about the 9/11 attacks so as not to provoke bigotry.”


UPDATE: Now E! online has also independently verified that NBC is planning to move Jay Leno out of the 11:35 p.m. time slot within the next year.Maybe Jay Leno isn't the Freddy Krueger of late night after all. If The Hollywood Reporter's sources are correct, his reign at 11:35 p.m. may finally be coming to a close... for real this time.
THR is reporting that, according to "two high-level industry sources," NBC will announce in May that Jimmy Fallon is replacing Leno in 2014. While the network still denies the rumor as "categorically untrue" -- the possible change was first reported last December -- the sources explained the rationale is in part the result of stiffer competition for a younger audience.
Sources believe the network will bring in Fallon partly out of concern about the competition on ABC, which moved younger-skewing Jimmy Kimmel to the 11:35 time slot in January.... Leno's 'Tonight' still performs well for NBC, regularly besting his late-night rivals. But Kimmel is competitive in the 18-49 demo.
With NBC falling to an unprecedented fifth place, the network is likely to put all options on the table. Moving Fallon to the coveted spot may allow NBC to fight demographic fire with fire.
Both Fallon and Kimmel have found ways to give their shows life beyond their time slot by creating segments that seem custom-made for Internet sharing. Kimmel's show got a boost from the one-two punch of "F*cking Matt Damon" and "F*cking Ben Affleck," while Fallon has spun viral gold with comedy bits like Neil Young singing "Pants On The Ground" and memorable guest segments such as the recent "Evolution Of Mom Dancing" with Michelle Obama.
Of course, this news raises several questions. First and foremost, "Is this for real?" Second, will Fallon move production to Los Angeles or stay in New York to avoid he and his staff getting Conan'd? Third, and perhaps most importantly, if Fallon goes to "The Tonight Show," who takes over the "Late Night" slot?
If you're betting, we'd say put your money somewhere in Tina Fey's general vicinity. After all, she signed a four-year contract with NBC late last year.
"Late Night With Tina & Amy"? Works for us.
Read the full story on Fallon potentially replacing Leno at The Hollywood Reporter, and let us know what you think of the possible shakeup in the comments.
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Saturday Night Live Audition
Jimmy Fallon's life changing audition from 1998 may have only lasted for 8 minutes, but in that time he crammed in over 20 flawless impressions.
1998 Featured Player
In one of his first appearances, in the first episode of the 24th season, Jimmy sings alongside Colin Quinn on Weekend Update.
Saturday Night Live 1999
Debuting one of his signature characters, 'Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy' with guest host, Jennifer Aniston.
The Boston Teens
Playing another one of his signature characters, Pat Sullivan (Sully) as Rachel Dratch plays his girlfriend, Denise McDenna.
A Flawless Impression
A memorable moment in September, 1999 when Jimmy Fallon does Jerry Seinfeld better than Jerry Seinfeld.
Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey teamed up to do "Weekend Update" in September, 2000 and made a perfect pair.
This "Season's Greeting" recurring skit beginning in January, 2000 provided laughter and music.
Jarret And Gobi
Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz had great chemistry as two college slackers in this, "Jarret's Room" skit, premiering in 2000.
The Bloater Brothers
In February, 2000 Jimmy Fallon as Kip and Chris Parnell as Wayne, are two brothers who do not know when to stop with obnoxious jokes.
Another Amazing Impression
In December, 2001 Mick Jagger as himself and Jimmy Fallon as Mick Jagger's reflection in this hilarious sketch.
Jimmy Fallon cannot keep a straight face in this 2001 sketch, but can you blame him? Just look at Will Ferrel.
Fallon and Fey at 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Backstage
Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon, with the Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Emmy award.
Jimmy Fallon as the hilarious radio dj, Joey Mack in this "Z105" skit with Eric McCormack in 2002.
Oh My God! Randy!
In this 2002 "Wake UP Wakefield!" sketch, Jimmy plays Maya Rudolph's ultimate high school crush, Randy Goldman.
With Queen Latifah in 2002 filming scenes for
The Barry Gibb Talk Show
In October, 2003 Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake are the perfect duo to play brothers, Robin and Barry Gibb. Thankfully this became a recurring sketch.
45th Annual Grammy Awards
In 2003 Jimmy Fallon was nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album, The Bathroom Wall. This is him at the award show.
Top O' The Morning
In this 2003 recurring sketch, Fallon and Meyers play two Irish brothers, Patrick Fitzwilliam and William Fitzpatrick, hosting a morning talk show. Here they are joined by Ray Liotta as Sean Quinland.
Jimmy's Last Episode
The season 29 finale marked Jimmy Fallon's departure from "Saturday Night Live." This "Grease" parody sketch was his goodbye.
Premiere Of "Fever Pitch"
Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore attend the World Premiere of their new movie 'Fever Pitch' April 6, 2005 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
2005 MTV Movie Awards
Jimmy Fallon served as host for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Proving his talent as an actor with Sienna Miller on the Set of 'Factory Girl' - November 20, 2006 in New York City. Jimmy played, Chuck Wein.
Jimmy And His Wife, Nancy Juvonen
Juvonen is a film producer who owns the company, Flower Films, with Drew Barrymore. The two met while filming "Fever Pitch" and married in 2007.
2008 Sundance Film Festival
At the screening of, "The Year Of Getting To Know Us" in 2008 at Sundance. Jimmy played, Christopher Rocket, alongside Tom Arnold , Sharon Stone, and Lucy Liu.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Premiere
The show debuting, March 2nd, 2009 started off with a bang, with guest, Robert DeNiro, and performer Justin Timberlake.
His First Monologue!
Totally killing it.
Double Dutch With Rosario Dawson
Proving he's got more than a good sense of humor in this February, 2010 show.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 190 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jimmy Fallon plays beer pong with Jessica Alba on February 3, 2010 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Always Surprising His Guests
Interviewing Emma Stone in September, 2010.
Getting his guests into sticky situations in this July, 2010 show.
Work It Jimmy!
Showing his smooth dance moves with Cedric the Entertainer on June 15, 2010.
Acting the part of an astronaut, in a sketch with Sir Ben Kingsley on May 24, 2010.
In a hilarious sketch with Zach Galifanakis on November 3, 2010 in which the two are forced to use mannequin arms as opposed to their actual arms. Chaos ensues.
Jason Sudeikis Visits "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"
Jason Sudeikis and Jimmy Fallon playing around during a taping of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' on September 1, 2011.
Neil Patrick and Chris Kattan Join The Fun
Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Higgins, and Chris Kattan posing during a visit 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at on July 27, 2011.
Ryan Gosling And His Dog Make The Perfect Guests
On July 20, 2011 Ryan Gosling brought along his dog, George to accompany him on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." Fun was had by all.
Jimmy Fallon as, Neil Young, Performs "Sexy And I Know It" alongside Bruce Springsteen on March 2, 2012.
Dance To The Music
Jimmy Fallon during Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's performance with The Roots on March 2, 2012.
Barack Obama Visits!
President Barack Obama laughs as he tapes an appearance on the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" at Memorial Hall on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday April 24, 2012.
Tug Of War With Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with Jimmy Fallon in the Blue Room of the White House during a taping of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," for the second anniversary of the "Let's Move!" initiative on Jan 25, 2012, at the White House in Washington.
Having fun with Zooey Deschanel on November 19, 2012.
Robert Pattinson and Jimmy Fallon play 'Water War' during a taping on November 8, 2012.
Tina And Jimmy, Together Again
Jimmy showing off some of Tina's glamour shots, on February 28, 2013 in New York City.
This hilarious sketch aired on February 22, 2013 and was part of Obama's Let's Move Campaign. Both Jimmy and Michelle have some serious skills.
Justin Bieber giving bunny ears to Jimmy Fallon on February 5, 2013 in New York City. We'd be scared to.