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Public Lands and Recreation Tourism Gathering Brings Together Ontario-Minnesota Collaboration in Gooseberry Falls State Park – Joseph N. Alexander Visitor Center, Two Harbors MN – October 26
Heart of the Continent Partnership will be hosting a roundtable gathering at the visitor center of Gooseberry Falls State Park. A discussion on cross-border partnerships, along with presentations by Lake County Historical Society, Minnesota DNR, Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site and from Ontario, Path of the Paddle Association, will be held on October 26, 2017 in Two Harbors MN.
The Heart of the Continent Partnership (HOCP) is getting together in Two Harbors at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Joseph N. Alexander Visitor Center for those interested in tourism opportunities to identify and map the region’s special values, places and stories. HOCP is a coalition of public land managers and interested community stakeholders from Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario who recognize the benefits of geotourism and are committed to sharing the uniqueness of the region with the world as a great place to live, work and raise a family.
Community members are invited to the general meeting Thursday afternoon, October 26th (1:00 – 5:00), Gooseberry Falls State Park Visitor Center and Thursday evening – 6:30 pm at Castle Danger Brewery (17 7th St Two Harbors, MN 55616) will have a presentation about Canada’s newly opened Trans-Canada Trail by representatives from the waterway section of “The Great Trail”, Path of the Paddle Association.
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The Acoustical Effect of Musicians' Movements During Musical Performances
Acoustic musical instruments act as dynamic sound sources communicating the expressive intentions of a performer to the audience in a dedicated spatial environment. From an acoustical point of view, the directivity of musical instruments is relevant both for the loudness and timbre of an instrument at a certain position in the audience, as well as for the spatial characteristics of the generated sound field. Musical instruments, however, are dynamic sound sources always moved by musicians as an element of their performance on stage. This work aims at assessing the acoustical effect and the perceptual relevance of these movements. For this purpose, we have recorded solo musical performances with all standard orchestral instruments with an optical motion tracking system, as well as the corresponding audio signals. The effect of the movements was evaluated by analysing the spectral fluctuation and the time-dependence of room acoustical parameters in a virtual acoustic environment in anechoic and reverberant conditions. In a subsequent listening test, an auralization of the static and dynamic musical performance was presented to listeners by binaural synthesis, showing that the signal-related fluctuations are clearly audible both in anechoic and reverberant situations. We discuss different approaches how to consider these effects for the simulation of natural acoustic sources in virtual acoustic reality.
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State testing and teacher evaluations are merely symptoms of a system that means to fail the majority of our students, forcing them into a standard that prepares them for nothing more than menial labor even after college.
Last night at the RCSD monthly business meeting parents advocated for their children by speaking out about the budget cuts to their school, forcing them to abandon the expeditionary learning style of education which has been successful for many years.
Educators advocated for a School Resource Officer to be placed at Wilson in light of the recent shooting event.
Successful schools’ budgets are cut and SRO’s denied while the Division of Teaching and Learning continues to command more than $25 million of the district budget though they have shown no significant impact on student success.
The majority of the work done by this division centers around compliance with the Common Core State Standards.
Children are being denied an expeditionary learning experience and a safe learning environment so that State Common Core Standards can be followed.
This is a symptom of the disease that is Common Core.
It is not enough to fight against the symptoms alone. As with a cold or the flu, you must also fight the cause.
Parents are coming together and raising their voice. Now we must rally around removing the cause of our children’s educational failure and begin a campaign to end Federal and State Common Core legislation.
Once that has been accomplished it will be necessary to put an end to the current dehumanizing system of education whose goal is to prepare our children for their college and career path.
We must remove the “middle class, white male” bar in education that denies all of our children the opportunity to reach their full potential as confident, strong, self-disciplined, gifted and talented, respectful, productive, human beings that are involved in creating a better world for everyone.
Common Core symptoms have made us all feel sick but it is the disease that is our current system of education that is causing our children’s failure.
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I know a lot of people have been waiting on this since the first of this year. If not for Wuhan strain I would have had this sooner but.. So I have decided to post updates as I do the review for a couple reasons. First because it took so long to get the gun. Second is because of the current weird panic buying ammo situation. It has become hard to find ammo in .38 or 357mag and since I don’t own either of those, I did not have any significant amount on hand. So, if I wait till I gather up as much ammo as I usually need for accuracy testing who knows how long it will be. With that in mind I am going to just do it as I get it. That will give people something to see without having to wait forever.
I had some full wad cutters in 38 spl on hand left over from some other something. The first day I had the gun, I set down at 25 yards and fired this group. This load was very accurate and the Python felt like I was shooting a rimfire.
After some hunting I turned up some more ammo at a gun shop an hour drive away. The Double Tap 200 gr hardcast l357 magnum load.
Not fun to shoot but who could complain about that accuracy? Target was shot off the bench and bags from 25 yards.
I then went on to shoot the 38 wad cutter handloads at 50 yards. Below is the group shot at the 50 yard slowfire target. Fired from bench and bags.
I then fired the Double Tap load at 100 yards from bench and bags. I shot at the head using single action then the body using the double action. I struggled with this. I need new glasses bad and can’t get them because the eye doc isn’t taking appointments because of the plague.
I can say that the trigger of the new Python is an improvement over the originals. The old ones were already pretty sweet. The DA pull on the new Python feels like something you’d expect a gunsmith to deliver. The pull is slick and smooth all the way through and with very very little little stack. I think it was DG who asked me to remove the grips so he could take a look and I will do that later on. We got a lot more to do with this but it’s gonna come out in parts as I get more ammo selection ( hopefully).
Below is a target I fired off hand using double action at 25 yards using some 357 Winchester white box stuff a friend found in the bottom of a sock drawer.


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DETROIT (AP) — Taro Hirose scored his first NHL goal early in the third period, just 8 seconds after Anthony Mantha completed his first hat trick and the Detroit Red Wings went on to beat Boston Bruins 6-3 on Sunday night.
Mantha scored twice in the opening period to give Detroit a 2-0 lead and scored again 1:17 into the third period to tie the game at 3. Hirose, who signed March 12 as a free agent from Michigan State, put the Red Wings up 4-3 while their fans were still roaring after the tying goal.
Filip Hronek gave Detroit a two-goal cushion with 7:57 remaining in regulation, and Dylan Larkin added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
Jimmy Howard had 31 saves for the Red Wings, who have won five straight for the first time this season.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots for the Bruins, who are trying to hold off the Toronto Maple Leafs to finish second in the Atlantic Division.
The Bruins took a one-goal lead into the third period after David Backes redirected a shot into the net with a minute left in the second. Boston's Jake DeBrusk scored early in the second and Brad Marchand tied the game midway through the period with a franchise-record 26th short-handed goal.
Even though Detroit will miss the playoffs for a third straight year, coach Jeff Blashill is expected to get a two-year contract extension this week. The rebuilding franchise is developing young players such as Mantha and Larkin under Blashill and the team is playing hard for him even though it has been out of contention for much of the season.
NOTES: Marchand's short-handed goal broke Boston's record set by Rick Middleton between the late 1970s and late 1980s. ... Detroit D Danny DeKeyser left the game with a lower-body injury.
Bruins: Play at Columbus on Tuesday.
Red Wings: Play Pittsburgh at home Tuesday.
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Joe Biden and the Democrats have become wildly unpopular.
Their new strategy appears to be silencing their critics.
Now, Democrats are using one nightmarish tactic to stop Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Democrats claim that democracy is under assault, but they leave out the part where they’re the ones undermining it.
For example, Democrats have devised a strategy to stop conservative Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election.
Reuters reported that “a lawsuit seeking to block Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from seeking reelection, alleging she is unfit for office because of her support of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol, can proceed, a federal judge ruled…In a legal challenge filed with the Georgia Secretary of State, a group of voters claimed Greene violated a provision of the U.S. Constitution passed after the U.S. Civil War known as the ‘Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause.’ Greene sought a temporary injunction against that lawsuit, arguing it was unlikely to be resolved before Georgia’s primary elections on May 24. Judge Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia wrote in a 73-page ruling on the injunction that the court focused on whether Greene could ‘establish a strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits of her legal claims.’”
Blocking a duly-elected official from seeking re-election is the Democrats’ latest attempt to stop the strongest opponents of the establishment.
If the regime can decide who gets to run and who cannot, the country is speeding toward being nothing more than a banana republic with just the illusion of choice in elections.
Reuters added that, “Greene has downplayed and justified the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, in which supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, battling with police to gain entry to the building. The attack followed a fiery speech by Trump near the White House [where he] repeated his false claims that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread fraud…She said in a statement earlier this year that she opposes all forms of political violence.”
The corporate-controlled press has tried for a year to portray Donald Trump, Greene, and any other Republicans willing to push back against the Left as “insurrectionists.”
The entire narrative is bogus, and the government’s case is already falling apart, as one January 6th defendant was acquitted after arguing that Capitol Police ushered him inside the building, which was captured on camera.
In addition to Greene, Democrats are also attempting to stop other conservatives including Congressman Madison Cawthorn from running again in North Carolina.
Stay tuned to Unmuzzled News for any updates to this ongoing story.


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I don’t know whether it’s just because I’m paying more attention, but these days, film score seems to be cool… ish. The very fact that film composers like Hans Zimmer and Brian Tyler are selling out stadiums with live performances of their film scores, seems to be an indicator. There are also a number of podcasts on the subject, including Edith Bowman’s Soundtracking, which keep popping up.
“when a piece of classical music underscores Dwayne Johnson flexing his pythons behind the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, all of sudden it is afforded a bit of sex appeal.”
Now it may just be that niche subjects can find airtime online in a way they never could in conventional media, but it’s certainly becoming more prominent. When was the last time that a wildlife documentary film score made it to the top of the iTunes download chart? See Planet Earth 2.
This is great for film because hopefully people become more aware of the important role that music plays, but it’s also great for classical music. It’s long since been an uphill struggle for purveyors of classical music to expand their audience.
Classical music doesn’t really have sex appeal and the audience is generally viewed as old and stuffy. But when a classical piece of music underscores, Dwayne Johnson flexing his pythons behind the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, all of sudden it is afforded a bit of sex appeal. This just highlights the mutually complimentary nature of film and sound. Each enhances the other.
One of the reasons that film score is so often classical, aside from the epic feel afforded by an orchestra, is because the sound doesn’t date. Classical music has been used in film since the 1930s and is still going. Granted pioneers like Hans Zimmer have fused the orchestral sound with sound design elements, but the core is still classical.
On 16th June 2017, SCORE: A Film Music Documentary is released. It promises to bring together the Hollywood composing elite for a privileged look behind the scenes of scoring movies.

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Foreclosure resales dipped slightly last month as a percentage of all housing resales in Orange County, though they remain elevated vs. 18 months ago.
DataQuick reported today that 41.5 percent of the pre-owned homes sold in February had been foreclosed upon sometime in the past year. The majority of those are believed to be “REOs,” or repossessed homes being resold by the lenders who seized them.
In January, foreclosures’ share of the resale market peaked at 46 percent in Orange County, up from 6 percent in August 2007.
Regionwide, foreclosures accounted for 56.4 percent of Southern California resales activity last month, DataQuick said.
The research firm reports that the large share of foreclosures skews overall price trends, making the price drop seem more dramatic than it is. Homes in the upper half of the market are barely selling, and hence are underrepresented, DataQuick said.
For example, home loan data show that the number of high-end sales financed by so-called “jumbo” loans has decreased, while lower-priced homes sold using Federal Housing Administration loans went up.
Homes sold with loans greater than $417,000 — the former “jumbo” loans — accounted for just 21.8 percent of Orange County home sales, down from almost 60 percent of sales before the credit crunch, according to DataQuick.
At the same time, FHA mortgages made up about 38 percent of all Southern California purchase loans in February, up from 6.4 percent a year ago.
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It was my first time volunteering at the concho garden. A group of friends and I arrived and received a mini orientation and what were the goals for that day. We decided to go to the garden and dig up the wood beams surrounding the beds, since they were old and worn out. Then, we helped transport them to a dumping location on university property. It was a lot of fun.
I got to talk to prospective UT students and interact with other people that also are apart of SHARE volunteers through the Admissions office.
While rushing for Alpha Kappa Psi, we had a philanthropy event where we wrote letters to students to student with terminal illnesses. Just to make them happy and let them know people care about them.
I enjoyed meeting and getting to know other people within ULN, and to package up the bags for the homeless people. I got there, and it was pretty organized, but it was upsetting that we ran out of supplies really fast, but hopefully in the future there will be more commitment for a huge event like this.
It was a bit unorganized, and it involved the people there to step up and figure out how to handle the situation. I understand it was a last minute event as well, but in the end I was happy that we got everything organized and prepared for the people that suffered from the floods near that time.
I volunteered to help move the food on November third, from ULN to the Hope Food Pantry. It was a bit disorganized, but it was also last minute which could have been the reason for lack of organization. Many freshmen and I showed up to the pantry and didn't know where to go, who to talk to, and left waiting for one of the mentors to show up. However, in the end, we organized ourselves to get all the food sorted for the pantry.

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5 Reasons You Should Be Having More Sex
Sex really is nature’s best medicine.
Everyone wants to feel healthy, fit, vital, right? There are plenty of ways to achieve that pinnacle of health, like eating right, exercising, and sleeping enough—but those are all painstaking efforts that involve things like going to bed at 9 p.m. and eating plain, dry salad like a goat. Thanks but no thanks.
Lucky for you, we know of a really easy and enjoyable way to get healthy, stay healthy, and live your best life: have lots of sex. That’s right, folks. Doing it every chance you get is good for you. It’s definitely more fun than gnawing on a cucumber, even though it offers the same health benefits! Well, close enough.
Behold, five ways sex is good for you. Hopefully this will inspire you to live a healthier life, if you know what I mean.
1. Sex keeps the cold and flu away.
Researchers found that people who have sex a few times a week have higher immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels, which is your body’s first line of defense when exposed to viruses and bacteria. The IgA antibodies fight off invading organisms when they first enter your body, thus keeping you from getting sick.
And obviously, the higher levels of IgA you have, the less likely you are to get sick. So, yeah. Have more sex this cold and flu season. You’ll thank us later.
2. It protects you from cancer.
From prostate cancer, specifically. Seriously!
When you don’t ejaculate regularly, the fluid in your prostate becomes stagnant and full of viruses and bacteria, which can lead to serious prostate issues, including cancer. Yikes. And researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently revealed exactly how bad it is to keep it in your pants for too long, and how healthy it is to cum often.
The researchers found that men in their 20s who ejaculated at least 21 times a month were 19 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer, and for men in their 40s, that number jumped to 22 percent, suggesting the health benefits of sex just get better and better as you get older.
That said, to keep your member and all the plumbing happy, have sex. Self-love works, too.
3. Have sex, sleep better. It’s a win-win.
You know how you pass out right after sex and drift away into a relaxed, deep slumber? There’s a reason for that. During and after sex, your brain releases a strong cocktail of norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin, which makes you feel happy, affectionate, and really sleepy.
Additionally, right after a male has an orgasm, his prefrontal cortex, which is basically the motherboard of the body, slows to a glacial pace, allowing you to happily zonk even while your girlfriend tries in vain to keep you awake for some pillow talk.
Plus, in her new book, The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, Arianna Huffington mentions that sleeping just a little bit more “can actually be an alternative to Viagra,” which means you have better sex when you sleep more, and combined with the fact that sex makes you sleep, it generates a never-ending cycle of restful nights and amazing sex. Yes please.
4. It’s a powerful stress reliever.
Getting all up in those sheets can improve your mood and relieve anxiety through a couple different mechanisms. And no, it’s not just because sex feels good (though that’s one reason).
When you have an orgasm, your body floods with endorphins and other feel-good hormones, so you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, thereby making all the stress and vexing nonsense in your life just fall away into nothing.
Plus, a study by researchers at Princeton University found that having sex every damn day results in neurogenesis, or cell growth, in the hippocampus, which is the area of your brain responsible for keeping emotions and stress levels in check, meaning better stress management. Yay!
Another study also found that people who took a romp in the hay daily for two weeks showed lower stress-related blood pressure than those who just jerked off solo or chose the pure life and abstained altogether. Again, sex trumps celibacy.
5. Sweet, sweet pain relief.
Achy all over? You should take something for that, like an Advil, or a roll in the hay.
Getting it on releases a rush of hormones and neurotransmitters that make you feel pretty damn good, and when you feel that good, you forget all about your aches and pains. Maybe that’s why old people in nursing homes boink like rabbits. Arthritis medicine? No thanks! Some ‘vitamin D’ will cure all.
Well, what are you waiting for? Get frisky, people! It’s for your health.

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Liverpool Harriers were the top placed local team in the annual National Cross Country Relays held at Berry Park, Mansfield.
The course offers runners a mixture of parkland and wooded sections with lots of undulations making it a tough and exciting competition for clubs nationwide with varying distances throughout the age groups.
The senior men’s team of John Ashcroft, Ben Russell, Daniel Cliffe and Matt Jackson finished in a superb fourth position in a time of 1:02:09, with Northern Six Stage champions Morpeth Harriers sealing victory on the day.
John Ashcroft (15:32) got off to a good start, finishing 16th on leg one before a strong run from Ben Russell (15:33), moving through 10 places to set up in-form Daniel Cliffe with the perfect opportunity to move Liverpool into medal contention.
Cliffe stormed through the field into second position in 15:21, handing over to club mate Matt Jackson to set up an exciting final stage with several teams in the mix for medals.
Despite an excellent performance on leg four, Liverpool narrowly missed out on a National medal, finishing just two seconds behind bronze medalists Tonbridge with Jackson recording 15:42 on the final stage.
Liverpool Harriers B team, consisting Harry Harper (16:30), James McNally (16:37), Richie Burney (16:34) and Ben Martin (16:41), finished in 25th position with Wirral AC finishing in 55th position thanks to solid runs from Phillip Robertson (16:52), Alan Woods (18:12), Steve Spence (17:21) and Phillip Langan (17:21).
The only senior women’s team present was Wirral AC with Sarah Kearney (11:20), Chloe Dalton (14:17) and Caroline Brophy (13:22) finishing in 65th place overall, an improvement on 77th in 2014.
There was further success across the junior races with Liverpool Harriers medaling in both the junior men’s and girls under-15s age groups.
The men’s trio of Cameron Field (8:46), Dan Jarvis (9:04) and Matty Shirling (8:45) secured second position following a storming final stage from Shirling to bring the Wavertree based club into the medal positions.
In the same race Liverpool’s B team finished 16th overall with Wirral placing 50th.
Liverpool’s under-20 female counterparts finished a brilliant eighth thanks to a string of excellent runs from Hannah Delaney (9:01), Danielle Webb (9:50) and Sophia Brennan (10:02) with Wirral finishing in 19th.
The leading local performance in the U17s race was Wirral AC, with Alex McBain (9:42), Ieuan Kearney (10:18) and Joe Wigfield (9:48) sealing 23rd position on the day with Wirral’s B team finishing a very respectable 42nd.
Wirral also showed their strength in the U15s age group, securing 14th place thanks to first-rate performances from Tom Spence (6:40), Martin Hurst (6:57) and Arran Kearney (6:43).
Following success in the Northern Cross Country Relay Championships the exciting Liverpool Harriers U15s girls squad again produced another set of startling results on the national stage.
Lucy Miller (7:13) got Liverpool off to a splendid start on leg one, finishing in fourth position before Faye Ireland (7:11) moved them up into second place with Ella McNiven (7:04) maintaining position on the final stage to clinch a tremendous silver behind Herne Hill Harriers.
Liverpool’s B string narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing in fifth position with star performances from Jess Cook (7:15), Emma Gordon (7:32) and Katie Miller (7:25) with Wirral finishing in seventh with their trio of Krystina Martindale (7:27), Juliet Hodder (7:34) and Katie Thompson (7:36).
Women's duo in first three behind Kirk in Norton Priory
Action returned to the roads on Sunday with the popular route around Manor Park Industrial Estate in Runcorn being revised for the Norton Priory 5.
Starting and finishing at Norton Priory Museum and walled gardens, the Stockport duo of Josh Lilly and Andy Nixon quickly broke away from the field chased by Salford’s Nathan Kilcourse.
In an exciting finish both runners were given the same time of 24:51 for the five-mile distance, with Lilly claiming the narrowest of victories over team-mate Nixon with Kilcourse settling for third. The first local athlete home was Liverpool Harriers’ Paul Sankey finishing in fourth in a time of 27:16.
In the women’s race it was Stockport-based Elinor Kirk who was triumphant with the Swansea Harrier crossing the line in 27:22 and fifth overall.
Yours truly was second female on the day in 29:49 with club-mate Rachael Burns rounding off the top three in 30:35.
In the mixed team event Liverpool Harriers also secured the team title.


Richard Elliot (born January 16, 1960) is a Scottish-born American saxophonist.
Elliot was a member of the funk band Tower of Power, playing tenor sax for five years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album Take Me All the Way. His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man Loves a Woman", which had also been remade by Michael Bolton. Other well-known songs include "In the Groove," "Take Your Time," "Crush," "Chill Factor," "Corner Pocket," and "Sly," as well as remakes of classic pop songs such as "I'm Not in Love" and the Luther Vandross hits "Here and Now" and "Your Secret Love."
Elliot participated with fellow saxophonists Paul Taylor and Gerald Albright, as well as keyboardist Jeff Lorber, in the "Grooving for Grover" concert series. The series honored the legacy of the late Grover Washington, Jr.
Elliot was known for his zebra-striped tenor saxophone. In 2011, he switched from LA SAX Saxes to Dakota Saxophones, which the owner, Peter LaPlaca, sold for Dakota.


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10 Warning Signs of an Alcohol Problem You Might Be Overlooking
Are you worried that your relationship with alcohol might be becoming problematic? Often, the signs of alcohol misuse can be subtle, sneaking up on us without notice until they become glaringly obvious. But catching these signs early can make all the difference in getting back on track. Let's delve into some of the red flags that might indicate it's time to take a closer look at your drinking habits:
1. Loss of Interest in Non-Alcohol Related Activities
- Have you found yourself losing interest in hobbies or activities that don't involve alcohol? Making excuses to avoid social situations unless alcohol is involved could be a sign of dependency.
2. Planning Life Around Alcohol
- Do you find yourself constantly planning your days, vacations, or meals around alcohol consumption? This preoccupation can signal a deeper issue with alcohol dependency.
3. Sensitivity or Avoidance of the Topic
- Are you uncomfortable discussing...
In today's world, the struggle with addiction is all too common. Whether you're battling addiction personally or trying to support a loved one on their journey to recovery, it's essential to approach the process with the right mindset. In this blog post, we'll explore a powerful message emphasizing building yourself up rather than tearing yourself down when facing addiction.
Recognizing the Need for a New Approach
Even if you're talking about yourself, you don't need to tear yourself down anymore because, I promise you, addiction has already done enough of that.
Addiction can be relentless in its destructive nature. It chips away at your self-esteem and can leave you feeling defeated. The first step toward recovery is recognizing that your addiction does not define you. Instead of dwelling on self-blame, it's time to build yourself up.
Shifting the Focus to Strengths
What you need is you need to build yourself up enough to realize that you do have the strength to conquer this.


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Coventry-based international development charity Feed The Hungry has announced plans to bring together local businesses to mark World Food Day on Saturday 16th October. ‘The BIG Food pack’, aims to bring together 32 teams from local businesses, charities, and other organisations across the region to collaborate in sending a shipping container of 285,000 meals to children living below the poverty line in Zimbabwe.
‘The BIG Food Pack’ event will be held over six days in October and hopes to see businesses come together in teams of ten people to take up the challenge of packing as much food as they can over a two-hour shift, in addition to making a financial contribution to enable the container to reach Zimbabwe.
Hunger and food insecurity have increased dramatically in Zimbabwe during COVID with 2.4 million people in urban areas struggling to meet their basic food needs. The need continues to grow as Zimbabwe remains in a severe lockdown. It is estimated that 38,000 children are currently suffering from acute malnutrition and 4.1milllion children are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance due to food insecurity and other health and safety concerns.
Director of Feed The Hungry, Gwyn Williams, says,
Over the last year, we have seen people from across Coventry and Warwickshire step up and help those most in need locally. As a charity, we are acutely aware of the devastating impact COVID continues to have in communities across the world, and even as our own lockdown ends, we are excited to see the local business community engage with Feed The Hungry’s mission to feed vulnerable children across the world.
Food packing involves taking raw, dry ingredients – rice, soya, lentils and micronutrients – and putting them together in meal bags. These are then sealed, boxed, palletised, and sent by freight to one of Feed The Hungry’s trusted partners around the world. Teams work together to pack everything needed, but also helps businesses build their social responsibility programmes and camaraderie among staff.
More information here: www.fth.org.uk/big-food-pack
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Car Amplifiers, commonly called amps, are electronic devices that's sole purpose is to amplify the sound and allow for the owner to alter sounds from the amplifier for the desired depth and sound effects. Most headunits come with built in amplifiers but they are usually insufficiently powered to deal with powerful sound packages.
External amps are common in sound competition cars, in fact, I can't think of a single sound competition car that I have ever seen without one or several amplifiers, but I rarely see them in vehicles that do not have aftermarket sound packages that are significantly more powerful than what was originally installed in the car.
Car amplifiers are really not necessary for drivers who have a traditional sound package or an OEM stereo package. They are more commonly used when a subwoofer is involved because the built in amplifier in the headunit is not nearly powerful enough to deal with wattage required to produce the desired subwoofer effect.
Subwoofers are extremely powerful speakers and need a great deal of power to run appropriately. Because internal amplifiers are pretty basic and underpowered hooking up a subwoofer to a traditional internal amplifier will likely cause subpart sound and bass, or in some cases, won't work at all. In such cases an external amplifier mounted into a trunk can correct sound distortion and help to power an amplifier.
People who are interested in adding serious horsepower to their sound system will likely need an amplifier that is external from the headunit but it is not a necessary item for your basic sound package and I honestly wouldn't suggest it for someone who is only looking to change out the speakers without adding a subwoofer. They also take power away from the vehicles charging system and when inappropriately installed can cause a slew of problems related to the amps power and ground cables.
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Try to eat green leafy veggies and stay away from dry beans, peas or corn. I have to admit, I would not be able to eat that soup if blended. When I prepare myself to start this diet I make a large pickling pot full and bottle the soup. Is that ok? When I do this, I lose the 22 some lbs after 4 weeks. Please Select Less than 10 10 to 15 More than Then get back on the scale on day 10th under same conditions as prior weight taking and then the last time on day 15th under the same conditions again. My new weight on that morning was Add Lipton Chicken Noodle soup mix, along with the other ingredients, to a large pot.
I did this soup diet, lost 12 lbs in one week. Lost close to 32 lbs in 6 weeks. Most versions of the diet forbid alcohol while on the diet. So no worries, you are burning body fat and not just losing water. Can you use seasoning on the vegetables? Listen, the concept is quite simple and you only really need to know one thing. Also changed my diet to being healthier for the next 2 weeks and not only did I keep 22 lbs total I had lost but also lost another 5 lbs for a total loss of 27 lbs in one month. But i was also exersising everyday. The first part, first stage of this diet is to shock your metabolism by going from high calorie intake to almost none for a few days. Drinks Allowed. Jimmie,I put the skim milk in a blender with the bananas and make a banana smoothies. The benefits of this diet are many, starting from the obvious ones such as the fact that you lose unwanted weight as quickly as possible.
Dairy products are generally considered to be part of a healthy diet. The more you cheat or divert by changing ingredients on the days, the less you will lose. But your body needs carbohydrates for energy and brain function. First time in like 20 years doing this damn diet have I reached the 17 lbs loss. Read below my previous comments and information on olive oil and salad dressing. Named after the hospital where it was supposedly invented to treat overweight cardiology patients before surgery, it actually has no scientific credentials, with several hospitals even issuing statements disowning it. Sacred and the Profane, The. But my question is, eating 6 tomatoes is more than just 2 cups of other vegetables. The American journal of medicine, 2, I this catastrophic?

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Earlier today, we reported that Samsung may be preparing to take the wraps off a new Gear VR, together with a dedicated controller, next month that’ll work with the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, and now the one-handed controller (ET-YO324) has been spotted passing through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in the United States.
As is usually the case, the accompanying documentation doesn’t shine a light on the functionality or specifications of the device. There is a sketch of the unit included, though, which gives us a (very) brief look at its design. We have to say, judging by the image, the Gear VR controller could easily be mistaken for a PlayStation Move handset. We just hope it doesn’t have the same glowing orb on the top.
In all seriousness, we wouldn’t be surprised if the final product doesn’t resemble this sketch. Samsung’s previously submitted slightly off-base renders to the FCC that merely show where the battery compartment and certification details will be positioned on the device. We also don’t expect it to look like the attachable render (pictured below) that made the rounds last year, because — obviously — that’s a two-handed unit.


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Our next guest’s background is so fascinating – it is hard to know where to begin. Prize-winning novelist, playwright, theater director and actor Carey Harrison was born in London in February 1944, during the World War Two 'Blitz' that rained down bombs on the city. His parents, stage and screen actors Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer, brought him to Los Angeles when he was a year old, and then to New York when he was 5.
This morning we welcome NY Humanities and James Shapiro, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. James joins us to discuss Shakespeare’s Shakespeare's legacy and how he has been read in America.
Basilica SoundScape is a three-day festival of sound, sight and taste in Hudson, NY this weekend. It is a curated program featuring a wide range of music, visual art, and literature that aims for specific connections and overlaps.
The musical menu includes Michael Chapman, Julia Holter, Endless Boogie, Deafheaven, White Lung, Majical Cloudz, solo sets from Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire playing material from his upcoming solo album, and the Swans doing a planned two-hour set.
We are very happy to continue our weekly feature on the RT, entitled – Ideas Matter: Checking in with the Public Humanities. It is our chance to check in with the Humanities Councils throughout our 7-State area to discuss important ideas and why they do indeed matter. This morning we welcome the folks from NY Humanities to discuss the importance of remembering World War One through literature.
For the last century, readers have been captivated by Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and the story of its famed “lost generation” expats at Spain’s Festival of San Fermin — fighting alcohol, depression, impotence, and each other.
The 3rd Annual Jane Austen Retreat takes next weekend at the Wiawaka Center for Women on Lake George on Sunday, June 29th.
Participants will join scholars and enthusiasts in exploring Austen's world through facilitated discussions of Mansfield Park, viewing and discussion of film adaptations of the novel, and presentations from local JASNA members Mary Huber, Nancy Duell and Dr. Susan Jones.
In E. B. White on Dogs, the author's granddaughter and manager of his literary estate, Martha White, has compiled the best and funniest of his essays, poems, letters, and sketches depicting over a dozen of White's various canine companions.
Norman Mailer was one of the giants of American letters and one of the most celebrated public figures of his time. He was a novelist, journalist, biographer, and filmmaker; a provocateur and passionate observer of his times; and a husband, father, and serial philanderer.
J. Michael Lennon knew Mailer for thirty-five years, and has written the new biography, Norman Mailer: A Double Life.
This morning we’ll discuss MassHumanities Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care – it’s a six-month long program that allows medical professionals to reflect on their work through the power of literature. Hospitals host scholar-led discussion groups and together they explore works of fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction that illuminate issues central to caring for people, whether they are well, sick, or dying.
Our guests are Pleun Bouricius, Director of Grants and Programs for MASSHumanities, and Robert Meagher, Professor of Humanities at Hampshire College.

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A-ha have returned with their new album and film, ‘True North’,This film also include a special behind-the-scenes featurette, exclusive to cinemas.
The original idea for True North was for the Norwegian trio, formed of Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, to record their first session in the wonderous studio location just 90km above the Arctic Circle then to film it. Eventually, the project expanded into more of a production, and they were joined by the talented Norwegian Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic. What spawned from these sessions is a magnificent album, and film to match, that details the band’s vision of a collective connection to the environment.
Since their worldwide breakthrough with ‘Take On Me’ in 1985, a-ha have continued to adapt and evolve. Now, with what is both their 11th studio album and the documentation of its creation, a-ha have entered a new phase.

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The word here is the comfort and complicated look. This set includes a tufted back rest and nail head highlight that provides the subtle look. Its gray color contributes to its impressive appear. It can fit up to 8 inches mattress. That alone tells you how comfortable the set could be. Notably, it doesn't incorporate a mattress. So you may want to buy one. The trundle features a castor to enable easy access. You may also pull the trundle that people take a seat on. Simply to mention, it may need assembling, however its super easy to assemble.

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The modern automotive brake system has been refined for over 100 years and has become extremely dependable and efficient.
The typical brake system consists of disk brakes in front and either disk or drum brakes in the rear connected by a system of tubes and hoses that link the brake at each wheel to the master cylinder. Other systems that are connected with the brake system include the parking brakes, power brake booster and the Anti Lock system.
When you step on the brake pedal, you are actually pushing against a plunger in the master cylinder, which forces hydraulic oil (brake fluid) through a series of tubes and hoses to the braking unit at each wheel. Since hydraulic fluid (or any fluid for that matter) cannot be compressed, pushing fluid through a pipe is just like pushing a steel bar through a pipe. Unlike a steel bar, however, fluid can be directed through many twists and turns on its way to its destination, arriving with the exact same motion and pressure that it started with. It is very important that the fluid is pure liquid and that there are no air bubbles in it. Air can compress, which causes a sponginess to the pedal and severely reduced braking efficiency. If air is suspected, then the system must be bled to remove the air. There are “bleeder screws” at each wheel cylinder and caliper for this purpose.
On a disk brake , the fluid from the master cylinder is forced into a caliper where it presses against a piston. The piston, in-turn, squeezes two brake pads against the disk (rotor), which is attached to the wheel, forcing it to slow down or stop.
This process is similar to a bicycle brake where two rubber pads rub against the wheel rim creating friction.
With drum braks, fluid is forced into the wheel cylinder, which pushes the brake shoes out so that the friction linings are pressed against the drum, which is attached to the wheel, causing the wheel to stop.
In either case, the friction surfaces of the pads on a disk brake system, or the shoes on a drum brake convert the forward motion of the vehicle into heat. Heat is what causes the friction surfaces (linings) of the pads and shoes to eventually wear out and require replacement.
The disk brake is the best brake we have found so far. Disk brakes are used to stop everything from cars to locomotives and jumbo jets. Disk brakes wear longer, are less affected by water, are self adjusting, self cleaning, less prone to grabbing or pulling and stop better than any other system around. The main components of a disk brake are the Brake Pads, Rotor, Caliper and Caliper Support.
So if disk brakes are so great, how come we still have cars with drum brakes? The reason is cost. While all vehicles produced for many years have disk brakes on the front, drum brakes are cheaper to produce for the rear wheels. The main reason is the parking brake system. On drum brakes, adding a parking brake is the simple addition of a lever, while on disk brakes, we need a complete mechanism, in some cases, a complete mechanical drum brake assembly inside the disk brake rotor! Parking brakes must be a separate system that does not use hydraulics. It must be totally mechanical, but more on parking brakes later.
Drum brakes consist of a backing plate, brake shoes, brake drum, wheel cylinder, return springs and an automatic or self-adjusting system. When you apply the brakes, brake fluid is forced under pressure into the wheel cylinder, which in turn pushes the brake shoes into contact with the machined surface on the inside of the drum. When the pressure is released, return springs pull the shoes back to their rest position. As the brake linings wear, the shoes must travel a greater distance to reach the drum. When the distance reaches a certain point, a self-adjusting mechanism automatically reacts by adjusting the rest position of the shoes so that they are closer to the drum.
The parking brake (a.k.a. emergency brake) system controls the rear brakes through a series of steel cables that are connected to either a hand lever or a foot pedal. The idea is that the system is fully mechanical and completely bypasses the hydraulic system so that the vehicle can be brought to a stop even if there is a total brake failure.
On cars with automatic transmissions, the parking brake is rarely used. This can cause a couple of problems. The biggest problem is that the brake cables tend to get corroded and eventually seize up causing the parking brake to become inoperative. By using the parking brake from time to time, the cables stay clean and functional. Another problem comes from the fact that the self adjusting mechanism on certain brake systems uses the parking brake actuation to adjust the brakes. If the parking brake is never used, then the brakes never get adjusted.
The power brake booster is mounted on the firewall directly behind the master cylinder and, along with the master cylinder, is directly connected with the brake pedal. Its purpose is to amplify the available foot pressure applied to the brake pedal so that the amount of foot pressure required to stop even the largest vehicle is minimal. Power for the booster comes from engine vacuum. The automobile engine produces vacuum as a by-product of normal operation and is freely available for use in powering accessories such as the power brake booster. Vacuum enters the booster through a check valve on the booster. The check valve is connected to the engine with a rubber hose and acts as a one-way valve that allows vacuum to enter the booster but does not let it escape. The booster is an empty shell that is divided into two chambers by a rubber diaphragm. There is a valve in the diaphragm that remains open while your foot is off the brake pedal so that vacuum is allowed to fill both chambers. When you step on the brake pedal, the valve in the diaphragm closes, separating the two chambers and another valve opens to allow air in the chamber on the brake pedal side. This is what provides the power assist. Power boosters are very reliable and cause few problems of their own, however, other things can contribute to a loss of power assist. In order to have power assist, the engine must be running. If the engine stalls or shuts off while you are driving, you will have a small reserve of power assist for two or three pedal applications but, after that, the brakes will be extremely hard to apply and you must put as much pressure as you can to bring the vehicle to a stop.
The most efficient braking pressure takes place just before each wheel locks up. When you slam on the brakes in a panic stop and the wheels lock up, causing a screeching sound and leaving strips of rubber on the pavement, you do not stop the vehicle nearly as short as it is capable of stopping. Also, while the wheels are locked up, you loose all steering control so that, if you have an opportunity to steer around the obstacle, you will not be able to do so. Another problem occurs during an extended skid is that you will burn a patch of rubber off the tire, which causes a “flat spot” on the tread that will produce an annoying thumping sound as you drive.
Anti-lock brake systems solve this lockup problem by rapidly pumping the brakes whenever the system detects a wheel that is locked up. In most cases, only the wheel that is locked will be pumped, while full braking pressure stays available to the other wheels. This effect allows you to stop in the shortest amount of time while maintaining full steering control even if one or more wheels are on ice. The system uses a computer to monitor the speed of each wheel. When it detects that one or more wheels have stopped or are turning much slower than the remaining wheels, the computer sends a signal to momentarily remove and reapply or pulse the pressure to the affected wheels to allow them to continue turning. This “pumping” of the brakes occurs at ten or more times a second, far faster then a human can pump the brakes manually. If you step on the brakes hard enough to engage the anti-lock system, you may feel a strong vibration in the brake pedal. This is a normal condition and indicates that the system is working, however, it can be disconcerting to some people who don’t expect it. If your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, read your owner’s manual to find out more about it.
The system consists of an electronic control unit, a hydraulic actuator, and wheel speed sensors at each wheel. If the control unit detects a malfunction in the system, it will illuminate an ABS warning light on the dash to let you know that there is a problem. If there is a problem, the anti-lock system will not function but the brakes will otherwise function normally.


Beam me up, rotty: Sonequa Martin-Green getting cast as the main character of Star Trek: Discovery (opens in new tab) is great news for her, but pretty much a death warrant for her counterpart Sasha in The Walking Dead, right? Filming two prominent roles in separate TV series would make for an overstuffed calendar, but Martin-Green's refusing to expound on the implications for Sasha.
"Well, I can’t say anything,” Martin-Green told Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab). “I can say that the story is as impactful and powerful and dynamic as it always has been, and there’s nothing to worry about where that’s concerned.”
I just want to pause for a moment and applaud the masterful way she dodged the question there. With diplomatic skills like that, the U.S.S. Discovery could hardly ask for a better lieutenant commander. The Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Gimple was more openly optimistic about Sasha's chances when queried by EW.
“Sonequa Martin-Green can do anything,” Gimple said. “I’ve seen her battle a horde of walkers this year while simultaneously battling a stomach flu that would have had most people crying in the dirt. She can fulfill the duties of a Lieutenant Commander on a Constitution-class starship whilst battling walkers, Saviors, and whatever gets in Sasha’s way.
"We’ve had to juggle before," Gimple added. "I will certainly juggle for Star Trek any day of the week. Okay, maybe not on Sunday.”
Note how he never actually says Martin-Green will remain on the show and that Sasha fans need not fear her grim demise at the hands of walkers / bikers / scheduling conflicts, just that she could stick around. Maybe Starfleet should offer Gimple a diplomatic post as well.
The Walking Dead Season 7 (opens in new tab) will return from its winter break on AMC on Feb. 12. Star Trek: Discovery still has a "flexible" launch date after a string of delays.
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Argentina's Agriculture exports are expected to drop by US$ 14,000 million due to the recent drought, according to projections from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange released this week in Buenos Aires. The new figures might have an impact on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of between 1.1% and 1.8%.
The fall in grain production implies a reduction in exports, in tax collection linked to the sector, and in its contribution to GDP, the report on the 2022/2023 harvest made by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange read. Due to the prolonged drought, smaller corn, soybean, and wheat harvests are forecast.
These figures mean a blow to the President Alberto Fernández administration which hoped to collect additional foreign currency to bolster the country's meager coffers to meet targets agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding a fiscal deficit reduction.
September's projections have been largely affected by recent adverse weather consisting of droughts and frosts. Even the most optimistic scenario now entails significant losses and lower revenues from agroindustrial exports.
In the case of the soybean complex, production could fall from the 48 million tons expected in September to between 41 and 35 million tons, which would represent a drop of between 16% to 29%. In the case of corn, foreign sales could fall between 16 and 36%, it was also reported.
With all items bound together (wheat, barley, corn, and soybean), export forecasts already heralded a 6% decrease from last year, which has worsened amid the latest weather developments. The fall in exports could vary between 21% or 33%, affecting the availability of foreign currency by US$ 9.226 billion for scenario A, and by 14,115 million for scenario B, the report warned.
The so-called soybean dollar implemented twice during 2022 allowed Economy Minister Sergio Massa to bring some relief to the country's treasury. But in the present conditions, an encore use of the tool would lose efficacy due to the smaller volumes, even though exporters are expected to push again for a differential exchange rate, in view of the possible fall in exports while there is still a relevant grain surplus.
According to the new assessment, the Argentine government faces a drop in the collection of export between US$ 2.182 and US$ 3.328 billion.

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There are internal adjustments a tech makes. Be sure to call it in, get an estimate. This was posted widely in AVS Forum so I'll stop here.
PN50C450B1D model with red pixel issue. I downloaded firmware update and the problem was fixed but changed to a different problem. The first set of red pixels were bright red and seemed relegated to certain images, like peoples faces or hands, not the entire screen. Now, that problem is fixed but there are duller red pixels that cover the entire screen and are not image specific. Help?


Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service: youth united feeds community
Despite the impending weather on Saturday January, 19th, over 30 student volunteers from North Hagerstown High School's Youth United showed up prepared to cook and feed for those less fortunate. Check out the great article from the Herald-Mail here.
Thanks to all of our students, volunteers and everyone who helped to make this event a success!
A special thank you to Otterbein United Methodist Church for donating us the use of the kitchen and dining room hall.


Here is the latest message in our series, “Reporting Spreads Resistance.” We are honored that leaders in the movement for justice in Israel/Palestine have agreed to share what they value in Mondoweiss’s journalism in order to help us raise $120,000 by December 31. Please read Nada Elia’s thoughts, and if you agree that the very act of documenting Israel’s crimes and disseminating the truth is an essential form of resistance, join her in giving. And please be sure to check out the messages from Diana Buttu, James Zogby, Laila Abdelaziz, Nadya Raja Tannous, Felice Gelman, and review highlights of our reporting from the past year!
Like the majority of Palestinians, I am a Diasporan, the daughter of refugees. My parents are from Jerusalem, I was born in Iraq, and I grew up in Lebanon. I was fifteen when I was first arrested, by the Beirut police, for joining an anti-sectarian protest. Being arrested by the brutal “Squad 16” police force, when I was merely marching in the streets, was quite the eye-opener.
A few years later, I was working as a journalist, covering the Lebanese (un)Civil War, and I learned firsthand how corrupt the media can be, as I was consistently pressured to change my choice of words, and even told which questions to ask, and which not to ask, of our politicians. I quit journalism, and came to the US to get my PhD.
Fast forward another few years: as I was walking in Boston, a car with “Support the Troops” stickers intentionally splashed mud all over my coat. Yells from inside the car made clear that the trigger for their fury was the kuffiyeh I wore.
These early experiences, emblematic of many, many others, illustrate my path to a life dedicated to opposing racism, sectarianism, institutional violence, to protecting free expression, and to using non-violent means to demand equality and justice. Today, I am a scholar-activist, still pursuing my lifelong passion, of writing for good. And my experiences being silenced for my views or vilified for my ethnicity are a great part of why I cherish Mondoweiss and support it as an outlet for voices calling urgently for change in Palestine.
The activist tool I dedicate the most time and energy to is one that uses grassroots economic pressure to fight for Palestinian human rights: the thriving Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. I believe that BDS will play as important a role in restoring Palestinian rights as the global boycott of South Africa did in ending apartheid there. The BDS movement is growing and will achieve its full potential impact through mass information—by more and more people learning how they can advance the movement, and by corporations and governments understanding the breadth of BDS support. This is where Mondoweiss plays a pivotal role.
Earlier this month, I rejoiced at an exciting BDS victory. I was deeply moved by the news that the massive international security company G4S was selling most of its Israeli business amid widespread condemnation for its complicity in Palestinian human rights abuses.
It is obvious that this move would never have happened without the smart, strategic and increasingly widespread application of pressure by BDS supporters.
The Stop G4S Campaign cost the company contracts worth millions of dollars around the world, and it was able to do so because of mass information. People everywhere took a stand against G4S because they had read important coverage of how the company helped Israel run prisons holding Palestinian political prisoners without trial, subject to torture and ill-treatment.
I’m a member of the Steering Collective of US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, which formed in the aftermath of Israel’s 2008-2009 assault on Gaza. We not only refuse to normalize apartheid, we also promote Palestinian culture. And we are witnessing a slow but steady increase in high-profile entities recognizing the cost and “reputational damage,” as the Financial Times put it, of maintaining trade and other economic support of Israel’s crimes. Over these past several years, the growth in our movement’s success has been enabled by constant reporting and opinion pieces published in Mondoweiss, where they reach hundreds of thousands of readers regularly.
I’m a reader of Mondoweiss’s valuable coverage; I’m also a writer who reaches a wide audience by publishing in Mondoweiss. In both these respects, I value the site and its work to promote justice in Palestine through BDS and other strategies.
If you, like me, see a future where the power of grassroots activism leads to more triumphs such as the G4S victory this month, then I urge you to join me in supporting Mondoweiss as a key movement tool. By connecting those of us building power, Mondoweiss makes a difference that is essential for any hope of justice in our lifetime. Please give so that the voices you see here continue, and multiply, and reach more people.


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My hope is that I can use the Webinars to train and empower a legion of people dedicated to a wine industry that focuses on the CONSUMER in a new and inviting way. Hope you can join us and please feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone and everyone you think may be interested in joining the mission!

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Mochudi Centre Chiefs has always been branded as one of the top four teams in the country, at least in terms of following. The team attracts big passionate crowds to their games, matching the likes of Gaborone giants Township Rollers and Gaborone United, or even equaling crowds that attend Lobtrans Extension Gunners games.
The difference between the “Pride of Kgatleng” and the other three teams aforementioned is that the trio had won the elite league before whilst Chiefs is yet to clinch it. As a matter of fact, when Chiefs can claim to have won the league is when they won the first division arrangement to return to the elite league back in the late 90s.
What perhaps boggles many people’s minds is that Chiefs had never run short of quality when it came to the playing squad. A flashback to the 80s will show that the team had national team players of not, such as the explosive Mothusi “Killer” Kooitsiwe, Jerry Phetlhe, the stylish Ridwell Nfolwe, the incisive Malunga Mariri, the robust Zero Kgetlhwe, the acrobatic Skep Madisa, the dribbling wizard Louis “Teenage” Tlhowe, the deceptive Kaizer Mamapilo, the lanky Tennyson “Fashion” Maposa to mention but a few. Despite the class that was the generation of these players, Chiefs failed to bring the league honours to the Kgatleng capital.
In the 90s, the team continued the trend of having classy players in their books. The likes of Edwin Masire, the late Irvin “Careca” Moyo (May his soul rest in peace), Mariri, Charles Matsila, Linos Chalwe, Robinson “Sthibo” Munkasa, Barnes Maplanka, William Lefitilwe and others did not outdo their predecessors as the league title continued eluding the team.
The late 90s saw the team signing players who were at the peak of their games. Names like Itumeleng “Dhoba Dhoba” Duiker, Terrence Mophuting, Tshepiso “Sox” Molwantwa, Moses “Killer” Dipatane, Modesto Chilundumane, the Maposa brothers, Stephen and Joseph, Nicky “Boomshaka” Phale, Douglas Mwamba and Ernest Miti but the league title proved elusive.
At the beginning of the current season, Chiefs did not want to be seen as departing from their trend as they went in full swing to sign the cream of Botswana players. Football enthusiasts need not be reminded of the plundering forays of former Notwane FC’s number 10, Pontsho “Piro” Moloi, the penetrative instincts of former Santos and Mogoditshane Fighters’s Jerome Ramatlhakwane, the combative midfield skills of former Police XI’s lanky player Oteng “OT” Moalosi, The trio joined “Maapara-nkwe” recently to beef the already exciting squad. The team might yet win the ownership of cool-as-ice defender Gobonyeone “Shoes” Selefa from Notwane.
The team already had a formidable playing brigade. The likes of free-scoring Kekaetswe “Mara” Moloi, the prodigal son, Molatlhegi “Teenage” Podile, the influential Noah “Stooge” Kareng, the effervescent Stanley Tsolope, the slippery Othusitse “Jabu” Pilane, the rough-riding Zachariah “Mwenemutapa” Muzadzi, the blessed hands of Raphael Nthwane and Noah Maposa, the tough tackling Boniface “Zolo” Makolo and the sturdy Calvin Masire all strut their stuff for starting positions at Chiefs.
The team’s Public Relations Officer Clifford Mogomotsi believes that the current season could be Chiefs’ season.
“Like in any other season, we will be trying to win things. We are an ambitious team that wants to put a smile on the faces of our loyal fans. Just wait and see. We will do it this season. Definitely we will do it,” said Mogomotsi.
Last week Chiefs visited the Copper and Nickel mining town of Selebi-Phikwe for a showdown with FC Satmos. From that game, one could say Chiefs have really sent warning bells to their future opponents.
At one stage, Chiefs trailed 1-2 after Satmos’ Thobo “Fish” Kgoboge had shocked them with a scorcher to put the Selebi-Phikwe side in the lead.
In the second stanza, Chiefs regrouped. This was the game in which new recruit Moloi was at his element, eliminating numbers through his fancy footwork. The former Notwane player bagged a brace. Other new recruits, Ramatlhakwane and Moalosi scored a goal apiece and Chiefs returned south of the Capricorn with a 4-1 victory. They are currently perched at the top of the Mascom Premier League log.
Said one of the Satmos players after the game, “Chiefs will be the team to beat this season. They have depth in their playing squad. Their players are all experienced and from my own observation, on paper they are the best team in the league at the moment. Moloi is deadly. He is difficult to pick because he is surrounded by equally dangerous Chiefs players.”
Whether Chiefs will finally land the elusive league title to their base still remains to be seen.


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In a few minutes, when you have this short article on free budget worksheets, you will know why it is important to use guides to control where your money comes from and more importantly, where it goes. It will provide a planning tool that helps you plan how to allocate your money on items such as housing, transportation, insurance, clothing and personal care items, savings, medical expenses, entertainment and other expenses. Not many things, it seems, are really free. However, budget worksheets are one very effective way to get a handle on one's money and begin the path to peaceful debt_freedom.
At the end of the week, transfer all your purchases to your monthly expense record worksheet. On this worksheet, you will have a comprehensive view of all expenses for the month and how much you spent in each category such as food, household, and medical just to name a few. You will also record your monthly expenses such as utilities, car payment, credit card payments, and investments.

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The Maharal in his commentary on Avos (6:1) says that happiness flows from completeness, just as grief is the result of loss and deficiency. One of the things that make us feel complete is connecting to the people in a community. I spent last Shabbos out-of-town and the degree of connection among the members was palpable. In an out-of-town shul or community each person’s contribution is needed more, leading to a greater sense of connection. This is a great benefit of an out-of-town community.
Connection and happiness can be improved in any community. Rav Itamar Shwartz, the author of the popular Bilvavi and Da Es seforim, teaches the goal of chesed is to increase our connection to others. There are many opportunities to give in our Shuls, on an institutional or personal level. In my morning minyan, there is a gentleman who moves the talaisim from storage to each person’s seat. This act creates an unbelievable bond between him and the members. We can all look for opportunities to do these acts of chesed, thereby increasing our connection to others.
In addition to acts of kindness, we can also create connections in our minds and hearts. On the flight home, I was on a small 240 seat plane and there were 11 orthodox Jews who all happened to be sitting in the last 3 rows. As we took off I observed several of them saying Tehillim and/or Tefillas HaDerech. At that point I felt a strong connection to a group that was collectively acknowledging our Creator. As the Ramban at the end of Parsha Bo writes “the purpose of raising our voices in prayer and the purpose of Shuls and the merit of communal prayer is that people should have a place where they can gather and acknowledge that G-d created them and caused them to be and they can publicize this and declare before Him, ‘We are your creations’”.
Our purpose in life is to connect to G-d and to connect to other people with our thoughts, emotions and actions. In the process, we increase our happiness and more importantly take a step towards that day when “Hashem will be One and His Name will be One”.

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