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The Daily Star
When Benjamin Franklin died 221 years ago this month, the entire Western world mourned, yet his gravestone reads (in full), “Benjamin and Deborah Franklin 1790.” That seems impossibly austere, as his epitaph could have included “... Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, eldest signer of the U.S. Constitution, statesman, diplomat, political theorist, scientist, inventor, America’s first postmaster, innovator of the lending library, visionary of the fire department, printer, writer, publisher, satirist ...” It’s so seriously hard to know where to stop, that the unadorned inscription begins to make sense. The man, after all, speaks for himself.
That Franklin was a polymath (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning) is indisputable. Beyond his scientific and literary intellect, he was also remarkably astute in matters of society and politics, and his knack for diplomacy was unparalleled. In the Colonies and abroad, Franklin was a standout personality. Noted for his engaging native wit, he was as comfortable in a working-class Philadelphia tavern as he was in a European statehouse. Of course we can never know the whole of Franklin’s words and thoughts, but we do have a fairly nice slice of “the language of Franklin” (including his acclaimed autobiography), thanks to the miracle of the printed word, the promotion of which was one of his most cherished causes.
Consistent with his polymathic tendencies, Franklin wrote essays, letters, articles and verse, all from the varied vantage points of inventor, critic, social commentator, advice columnist, humorist, civic activist ... you name it, he could be it.
When his printer brother James refused to print his letters in the Boston paper New-England Courant, 16-year-old apprentice Ben submitted an amusing piece under the pseudonym Silence Dogood.
It was so well-received that 13 more letters from the widow Dogood soon followed. The series was abruptly ended when James angrily discovered the true authorship.
Lucky for us, the young Ben Franklin fled the restraints of his brother and took refuge in Philadelphia, where his contributions to American English would flourish. In his 20s, he adopted his most famous pseudonym with the publication of “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” a best-selling Colonial annual supposedly written by Richard Saunders. As “Poor Richard,” Franklin had immense fun with words, creating puzzles, household hints and nuggets of wisdom.
Befitting April (when “our date with the IRS” has a tendency to evoke thoughts of fiscal responsibility), I leave you with the following excerpts from “The Way to Wealth,” a 1758 essay compiled by Franklin as a collection of advice from Poor Richard. Now, these may sound too trite or old-fashioned to be of current value — and yet, it just may be that the most costly financial advice we can get today does not appreciably improve on the timeless common sense of a certain Mr. Saunders:
“Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.” “There will be sleeping enough in the grave.” “Get what you can, and what you get, hold.” “He that lives upon hope will die fasting.” “Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.” “A fat kitchen makes a lean will.” “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.” “Beware of little expenses: a small leak will sink a great ship.” “He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.” “Creditors have better memories than debtors.”
And finally, if you think your taxes are too high: “We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.”
Edmeston resident Christine A. Lindberg, senior U.S. lexicographer for Oxford University Press, is the principal content editor of Oxford’s American English dictionaries and thesauruses. Opinions expressed by Lindberg in this column are done so independently, and do not necessarily reflect the policies and practices of Oxford University Press. Have a question or comment relating to the English language? E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org. Selected submissions will be answered here periodically.

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A study by the State Bank of India (SBI) shows that there was no actual rise in cash withdrawals after the RBI abolished all limits on it.
The study states that demonetisation may end up permanently eroding about Rs 1.7 lakh crore worth cash from the system, which is equivalent to about 1.1 per cent of GDP.
It reveals that there was no surge in cash withdrawals after the RBI abolished all limits on March 13.
"In a span of one week (i.e. between March 17-24), cash withdrawal has declined by Rs 20 billion (Rs 2,000 crore)," reads the SBI research.
WHAT DOES THE REPORT SAY
The RBI data says that cash withdrawals dropped drastically after 50 days of note ban (From November 10 - December 30).
It reached a peak of Rs 52800 crore on the January 13 weekend, but came down to Rs 32500 crore during the March 24 weekend, said the report.
In March 2017, RBI lifted all restrictions on cash withdrawals and the government said that new legal tender worth over Rs 10 lakh crore will be remonetised into the banking system by January 2017.
If such reports are to be believed, then India is fast veering towards cashless transactions post demonetisation.


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Japan’s latest mental agility puzzle involves looking around this most glittering and delicious of consumer societies, fumbling with the anaemic yen in your pocket and calculating how ludicrously cheap the whole place will feel to a foreign visitor.
Morning television show hosts, seasoned economists, TikTok influencers; limited-edition Puma trainers, Samurai Mac burgers, iPhone 14s. Anyone can play, and everything looks (to a holder of dollars buying yen at a 24-year low) like an absolute bargain.
Everything, it seems, but the ever-cheap Japanese stock market.
Later this week, after two-and-a-half years with almost no tourists, the game will switch from theory to practice. Japan is restoring the long-suspended visa waiver for tourists and business visitors and lifting the restrictions on airport arrivals. What it hopes will be free-spending hordes will be allowed back into a country that had built a hospitality industry scaled for 40mn annual guests (and a one-off slew of Olympic spectators) whom Covid ensured never showed.
Expect Instagram to heave with selfies taken beside baronial sashimi feasts costing the equivalent of $15 as visitors celebrate the spending power of a dollar roughly 30 per cent higher than when they were last here in 2019.
Fumio Kishida, a prime minister who has been in power for a year without convincing investors that he has a serious growth plan, has hungrily seized on the potential here. Japan, he told parliament, will pursue measures to “maximise the benefits of the weakening yen”, and set an annual target for foreign tourist spending of $35bn.
That is likely to remain ambitious until Chinese visitors, who accounted for about 30 per cent of total arrivals in 2019, are allowed to travel more freely, but spending by Americans, Europeans and Taiwanese will still be powerful. So powerful that some analysts argue the effect on stabilising the yen could be more meaningful than the emergency $20bn strengthening intervention undertaken by the Japanese authorities in late September.
But the other group that should return in force from next week is investors — fund managers mostly from the US, Europe and UK. The “touchy-feely” Japanese market’s listed companies tend to make their investment cases best when physically visited. These visitors may, along with everyone else, depart Japan with suitcases laden with purchases that exploit the yen’s weakness. Their portfolios, meanwhile, are likely to remain underweight Japan.
There are four main reasons for this. The first is that while the yen is weak because of Bank of Japan’s resolutely ultra-loose monetary policy and its divergence with the rate-hiking US Federal Reserve, the underlying market is cheap for good reason. Japan’s old problems — resource poverty, ageing demographics, a decade of energy policy paralysis — are all still gnawing away and Kishida has come nowhere close to reproducing the kind of “Japan is changing” narrative that the late Shinzo Abe so effectively peddled at home and abroad.
The second reason is that the visitors will find an enormous and diverse market of profitable companies that local investors are not themselves buying. Over the past seven years, there have been successive waves of shareholder activism. Comparatively small campaigns have been able to demonstrate that Japan’s iron-fisted grip on corporate value could be unclenched when investors were prepared to risk applying pressure. But the more tectonic pressure — the sort that would have come from the major Japanese pension funds and insurers and more permanently changed Japanese companies — has never followed.
A third reason has been the situation at Toshiba — a Japanese icon for which as many as four separate foreign private equity-led consortiums may soon compete in a multibillion-dollar deal. There are smaller Japanese government-backed funds involved, but there is a striking absence of an ambitious local bidder whose existence would signal the presence of some domestic spark of big-picture risk appetite.
The fourth reason that investors may walk away from this visit with less than everyone expects, is that they see nothing to suggest much will have changed if they leave another three-year gap.
If, as many now fear, a global recession is coming, much of corporate Japan will look comparatively — and, arguably, attractively — robust for its relatively low leverage and huge piles of cash. This is the exact rainy day for which these companies have saved through successive years of sunshine — a priority on survival over ambition which, for all its validity, is even now not the emphasis visitors are after. Investors will guess that when the storm clouds eventually clear, corporate Japan will remain cowering, in what looks more bunker than bargain basement.

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Letters to the editor: June 19
Published 12:00 am Sunday, June 19, 2022
Cannon Ballers shoot themselves in the foot
Like previous writers, I was saddened to learn that the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers have plans to host “Pride Night” to celebrate homosexuality. I too have enjoyed many games there in a family friendly atmosphere, welcoming to all.
Now before the letter writers begin their coordinated rebuttals, let me say that I’m not offended or hurt, and I don’t hate anyone. Like most reasonable people, I now accept each person’s right to the lifestyle they choose. But therein lies the rub — acceptance was obviously not the homosexual political machine’s ultimate objective, and legalization of same-sex marriage was not the end goal. Now, the push is to force teaching that homosexuality and transgenderism is normal and desirable — to children as young as kindergarten. A message of casual acceptance has morphed into one of active promotion. Those woke cities, media organizations, companies, churches and others who have been coerced into “celebrating Pride” now find themselves accomplices, promoting what is unhealthy — mentally, spiritually and physically for individuals, and ultimately destructive to our society
For that reason, the Cannon Ballers will have shot themselves in the foot, and in the process wounded their host city, Kannapolis, that has done such a great job of reinventing itself as a welcoming place for all to enjoy.
— Tim Deal
AP is not truth in newspapers
The AP, also known as the Associated Press, is the primary source for this newspaper to news outside of the Salisbury area. It is the main reference for other papers and TV networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN as well. The Associated Press is also, in my opinion, the most biased. Gone are the days of straight, truthful news reporters like Walter Cronkite and Huntley and Brinkley. Now you have news opinion talking heads. If you really desire to find out what is going on in our country and the world, you need an unfiltered source.
A year ago, I was introduced to The Epoch Times, a newspaper that follows a strict truth and tradition format. The news articles are separated into nation and world in the front of the A section. Opinion articles appear in the back of the A section. Truth and opinion are separated. Photos are labeled as to the date and location of where they were taken. No mistaking the full scale riots of 2020 for a “peaceful protest.” There is also a mind and body section, a life and tradition section and a home section. For information, just Google The Epoch Times.
I am a subscriber to the Salisbury Post, primarily for the local news and events. Lately there have been many letters and articles published here that seek to fracture us as a nation. Instead of one nation under God, some in our country want to divide us into groups: gay, straight, black, white, hispanic, liberal, conservative and the list goes on. Remember: One nation under God means any God or no God, if that is your choice.
The United States will always have enemies; nations that seek to destroy us. Divide and conquer. That is their strategy. We cannot let that happen. We must pull together as a nation. A United States.
Whether the Salisbury Post decides to print my letter remains to be seen. If they do, it will demonstrate that they too are fair and impartial
— Drue Gillis

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Weekly Market Report
Mark Dyson, Managing Director
Massive increase for EMI
15 December 2017
The final wool market for 2017 opened up retaining the positive momentum from the previous week, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) increasing by a massive 61 cents clean for the week to finish the year out at 1760 cents per kilogram.
This represents the strongest market increase seen heading into the Christmas three-week recess for many years, with an annual increase of 29.9 per cent year-on-year
Solid gains were seen across all the Merino micron categories, with values increasing between 20-43 cents clean on day one.
The finer crossbred fleece types also made some ground increasing by 10-15 cents clean, with further gains in the carding wool sector with all categories lifting 40-50 cents clean.
The strong market trend continued into the second day’s selling with further gains of 30-70 cents clean across all Merino micron categories, with the carding types also lifting 40 cents clean as buyers looked to cover off on indent order prior to the annual Christmas recess.
The final day’s selling saw price levels retreat marginally by 5-25 cents clean as the market made adjustments in an endeavour to find a new base level after the two days of significant gains.
Wool sales resume the week commencing January 8th, 2018.

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NBC to re-air 'Sound of Music Live!' on Saturday
The hills will be alive once again Saturday when NBC re-airs The Sound of Music Live!
The original, live airing last week pulled in more than 18 million viewers, so not surprisingly, NBC has already announced plans to do another live musical next year. For now, fans can re-watch Carrie Underwood’s version on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
The cast recording of The Sound of Music Live! is now available, and a DVD version of the performance is being released Dec. 17. A scheduled Saturday airing of It’s a Wonderful Life will now air Friday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. ET.


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Category Archives: Teaching
Check out the reviews just added to the site: NEW: Review of The Beats: A Teaching Companion (2021), edited by Nancy M. Grace, by John Shapcott. NEW : Just for Jolly, by Phil Baker.Review of Soft Need #23 (Expanded Media Editions, 2020) … Continue reading
Newly digitized material uploaded to Vimeo, HERE. On November 20, 2003, Ed Sanders was briefly interviewed by Kurt Hemmer before entertaining the audience reading and singing his inspiring poetry at Harper College. Produced by Kurt Hemmer. Production and post-production by … Continue reading
As a tribute Kurt Hemmer has posted this wonderful conference call between his Beat class in Pullman, Washington and di Prima from 2000. Enjoy!

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This did not come as a large surprise after EurActiv published an article with minutes from a December College meeting where the Commissioners “regretted that…citizens’ initiatives did not always move European law or the European project forward…and ultimately generated Euroscepticism”. Nonetheless, the ECI hearing gathered many speakers, each explaining the possible benefits of a reformed ECI Regulation. Assya Kavrakova stressed the significance of the ECI as the first transnational instrument of participatory democracy not only in Europe but in the world. As pointed out in the presentation from Carsten Berg from the ECI campaign, the ECI is currently in danger of becoming a “democratic window dressing” instead of a “usable tool of public participation” as it was set out to be. Without revision, he noted, the ECI will remain inoperative and unproductive – a mere semblance of participatory democracy. In the mission of empowering citizens, however, appearance will not be enough.
Our partner in the ECI Support Centre, Sophie von Hatzfeldt from Democracy International, concluded that citizens need more involvement in the process, calling for deeper reform of the ECI process rather than small changes. One of her suggestions was naming citizens co-legislators, providing them with a stronger follow-up after an ECI is completed. Another was giving more weight to an ECI by allowing European-level referenda when five-million signatures have been reached. Empowering citizens is key to the ECI, and without tangible results, motivation to initiate an ECI will only further abate.
For the present, however, the Commission is resistant to revise the ECI Regulation as Juncker’s team puts their focus on “bigger” issues. As ECAS Director pointed out, however, it is hard to measure the gravity of and public interest in the ECI project because the ECI is unique and cannot be compared to anything that the Commission has put forth in the past. Its menial statistical presence since 2011 (only 3 ECIs have been successful) does not necessarily label it as a “small” initiative, but is more likely indicative of the complicated registration process that makes ECIs incredibly challenging and frustrating to complete. As ECAS Director added, “collecting one million signatures across at least seven countries within twelve months is easier said than done”, and considering that about 40% do not even make it to the registration stage, a reform of the ECI Regulation is clearly necessary. What needs to be done in terms of reform has already been discussed and is well-known, the question is now when such a reform is going to take place, she contented. ECAS Director also made the point that new channels for engaging with citizens are needed at EU level beyond ECIs, which serve rather a specific purpose. She pointed in particular to complementary eDemocracy tools including crowdsourced legislation – an area in which ECAS is keen on advancing.
Overall, there is much to be done in terms of the ECI, but as all of the speakers pointed out, with some revision a user-friendly and accessible tool for participatory democracy is within reach. The ECI is a unique tool, and when it reaches its potential, not only will citizens feel individually empowered, but the European project as a whole will progress.

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US soldier in court over Afghan killing rampage
A US Army soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians in a drunken rampage in March sat quietly in a military courtroom overnight as prosecutors outlined their case against him.
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is accused of two murderous forays from his barracks into nearby villages.
Prosecutor Jay Morse said he would present evidence proving "chilling premeditation" on the part of Bales.
The shootings of mostly women and children in Afghanistan's Kandahar province marked the worst civilian slaughter by US forces since the Vietnam War and eroded already strained US-Afghan ties after more than a decade of conflict in the country.
Bales faces 16 counts of premeditated murder and six counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of assault and wrongfully possessing and using steroids and alcohol while deployed.
If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
The hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state is expected to last two weeks and include witness testimony in Afghanistan carried by live video, including villagers and Afghan soldiers.
At the end, military commanders will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to refer the case for trial by court-martial.
Bales, dressed in camouflage Army fatigues, his head shaven, embraced his wife in court before the hearing began.
He then sat silently watching the proceedings from the defence table as Mr Morse summarised the prosecution's account of the events of March 11.
According to Mr Morse, Bales had been drinking and paid a brief visit to the room of a fellow soldier before he left the Army post, called Camp Belambay, and went to a village where he committed the first set of slayings.
Mr Morse said Bales then returned to the camp, told some others what he had done and left again, moving on to a different village and committing additional killings.
He called Bales's actions "deliberate, methodical".
The prosecution then showed a video shot by night-vision camera from a surveillance balloon over the camp, showing a figure they identified as Bales walking back to the post wearing what they described as a cape.
He is seen being confronted by three soldiers, who order him to drop his weapons and take him into custody as he is heard saying, "Are you f***ing kidding me?"
Prosecutors said Bales had been armed with an M1 rifle, a pistol and a grenade launcher during the killings.
Bales, who is not expected to testify during the so-called Article 32 hearing, had been confined at a military prison in Kansas from March until he was moved in October to Lewis-McChord, where his infantry regiment was based.
John Henry Browne, Bales's civilian lawyer, has suggested Bales may not have acted alone and may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Last month, Mr Browne said that he and an Army prosecutor planned to question five to 15 Afghan villagers and military personnel as key witnesses from Kandahar Air Field.
Bales also has two military defence counsellors, Major Gregory Malson and Captain Matthew Aeisi. Major Malson represented Army Sergeant William Kreutzer, who was sentenced to life in prison three years ago for killing an officer and wounding 18 US soldiers in a 1995 shooting spree.
Separately, Bales is subject to a review of his mental fitness to stand trial, often referred to as a "sanity board".
The Army has not disclosed the status of that evaluation.

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The Hungarian railway makes travelling with trains faster, more reliable and more convenient at the same time.
Thanks to the European Union’s Cohesion Fund investment of EUR 166 million (approximately EUR 53 billion), passengers will soon be able to travel on better trains to and from some of the Hungarian cities – said Corina Cretu, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy on Wednesday in Brussels.
The Commissioner said that the EU contribution would allow the purchase of 11 high-capacity, double-decker railway vehicles that would run on the Budapest-Székesfehérvár-Gyékényes, Budapest-Hatvan-Miskolc-Szerencs-Sátoraljaújhely and Budapest-Szolnok-Debrecen-Nyíregyháza-Záhony railway lines.
The investment makes travelling faster, more reliable and more convenient at the same time.
The trains with 600 seats will also have space for wheelchairs and bicycles. In addition, Wi-Fi network, audio-visual systems, security cameras and sockets will also be installed.


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October 9, 2020
1965-2020 ~ On Thursday October 9, one week before his 55th birthday, Simon Patrick McGuckin, son, brother, uncle, friend, passed away suddenly.
Simon was not average – pretty much in any way. Those of you who knew him well, know he could be incredibly funny, quick witted and a hard worker. Simon loved to “Giv’er”; up on the ski hill, out on a trial bike, “skurfing” on the lake, unless he was taking a masterful nap or chowing down.
He enjoyed listening to music and creating pottery. To all the people that shared a smile with Simon along the way, please light a candle and remember him well.
Finally at Peace SP
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering
softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who grieve,
to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. Obituary-

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He is considered one of the most successful warriors and leaders of the ancient world and perhaps even in complete history. He turned the small Macedonia where he had started into one of the greatest empires in the world.
His empire stretched from southern Europe to the borders of India where he just couldn’t pull his empire through.
Here are 5 amazing facts about Alexander the Great.
1. He Got All The Way To India
That you knew Alexander the Great had a great empire seems obvious. But did you know that it extended all the way to India?
In the year 327 BC Alexander’s army managed to reach India.
Nowadays we fly there but in the time of Alexander the Great, it was a gigantic achievement to even get there alive without communication tools and decent means. To make it as far as the countries there is magisterial.
He wanted to conquer India. His empire was to be the greatest on earth but India was not so easy to conquer and this was to be one of the most deadly campaigns of his time.
2. He Died Very Young
Alexander the Great died at the young age of 33. This may have been due to illness or wounds in the battles he fought but we do not know for sure why he died.
Most likely he died of some kind of fever.
It has been a mystery for a long time where Alexander the Great was buried but we now know that prior to his burial there was quite a bit of discussion about where he should be buried.
We still do not know where Alexander’s tomb is located.
3. Alexander Had An Alcohol Problem
As discussed in the previous section, there have been many speculations about how Alexander the Great would have died.
One thing we know for sure is that he was incredibly fond of drinking mainly alcoholic beverages. This excess alcohol consumption would have also caused his health to deteriorate.
He was also said to have had liver problems which led one to suspect that he may have died from this.
Alexander often was drunk and had frequent arguments with those around him.

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How Generic For Ambien Saved My Sleep!
Barely a year ago I read an article about generic for Ambien online, saying that it has become very popular in its field and has been playing a great role in defeating sleep disorders.
Just after a month of reading it, I myself started having difficulty in sleep. Either due to work stress or some personal life and relationship issues.
I waited for a month and when it persisted, I thought of visiting a doctor. I consulted all my sleeping issues with the doctor and eventually got diagnosed with Insomnia. Even though it was at a beginning stage and not severe, I still had difficulty.
The doctor prescribed I take Ambien, to treat my insomnia and sleeping disorders. If you ever suffer from any sleeping disorder, make sure to consult your doctor for medical advice.
Furthermore, he advised me to buy Ambien online, after showing my prescription.
Even though I’m still in the middle of my treatment, but I would still like to share all the information I know about generic for Ambien in this article. So, make sure to read it thoroughly.
Generic For Ambien Overview
Ambien is a sleep medicine prescribed by a doctor to treat insomnia. It has an effect on the brain, causing a person to become tranquil and sleepy.
But the question arises, how does Ambien accomplish this?
Well, to answer the question, It binds to the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor and inhibits signaling pathways in the brain and central nervous system, inducing drowsiness and sleepiness.
Generic for Ambien is available in two formulations/strengths :
Ambien and Ambien CR.
Ambien CR is an extended-release formulation with a quick-dissolving outer layer to assist people to fall asleep quickly and a slow-release interior layer to help them stay asleep.
Generic for Ambien must be prescribed by a doctor, who will assist you in determining which form is best for you.
Ambien, which is also known as Zolpidem Tartrate, is a sedative that is also known as a hypnotic. It has an effect on the chemicals in your brain, which might become unbalanced and create sleep issues (insomnia).
As mentioned above, Patients order Ambien online because it is used to treat insomnia in the short term (difficulty falling or staying asleep). This drug induces relaxation to assist you in falling asleep.
Furthermore, it can also be used for things that aren’t listed here. For more information, if you wish to buy Ambien online, consult your doctor.
Formation Of Ambien
My keen interest in knowing about generic for Ambien kept getting deeper, as I continued reading about this medication zolpidem tartrate.
Ambien is manufactured by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis and has been among the most commonly prescribed sleeping pills/medicines in the United States since its introduction in 1992.
A number of people who took Generic for Ambien and experienced severe and unexpected side effects filed lawsuits against Sanofi-Aventis, claiming that the prescription caused erratic behavior, drug addiction and withdrawal, and other harms.
The onset of sleepiness after consuming Ambien is rapid, prompting the makers to emphasize that the prescription should be taken immediately before going to bed.
Patients have also complained that the prescription does not wear off in a timely manner, leading in daytime grogginess.
However, the most troubling effects of Ambien tend to be unexpected actions that may occur and associated memory loss.
Ambien users may appear to awaken and engage in activities such as driving, eating, or other actions that they do not recall performing in the morning.
As a result, a number of famous “celebrity” events, such as vehicle accidents and social media conversations, have occurred, causing harm or disgrace.
The Classification of Zolpidem Tartrate is as follows:
Ambien pill is categorized as a sedative and hypnotic due to its effects in assisting a person to fall asleep.
Ambien for sleep is a medication of the class of anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics. It is classified among other anxiolytics (anxiety relievers), sedatives, and hypnotics that are not related to other medications in their respective classes and have distinct methods of action.
Ambien tablet is a Schedule II-restricted drug. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifies it as a Schedule IV drug, which implies it has a low likelihood of being addictive and of becoming reliant on it.
Available Strengths Of Generic For Ambien
Tablet form, Immediate-Release: Schedule IV
- Ambien 5 mg
- Ambien 10 mg
Tablet, Ambien CR (Controlled-Release): Schedule IV
- Ambien CR 6.25 mg
- Ambien CR 12.5 mg
While generic for Ambien is a prescription medicine for the short-term and momentarily treatment of adults who find trouble in falling asleep.
Ambien CR is a prescription medicine for those adults who have trouble falling asleep and/or waking up often during the night.
Both, AMBIEN and AMBIEN CR should not be given to children under the age of 18 years.
Benefits Of Ambien
Zolpidem Tartrate(generic for Ambien) is a prescription medicine that is given to adults for the treatment of sleeping difficulties or disorders such as difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep.
It reduces brain activity to allow for sleep.
Other uses for this medicine may be prescribed. For more information, make sure to consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Generic Ambien (zolpidem) side effects
Although some of these side effects appear in a very common manner. Whereas some of them are uncommon and found out only if the person either takes Ambien dosage more than prescribed or does not take the required precautions with it.
The following are zolpidem tartrate side effects:
- Pain In The Abdomen
- Anterograde Amnesia
- Dizziness; Diarrhea
- Higher Infection Risk
- Sleep Problems
- Unusual Behaviour
- Diminished Concentration
- Drug Addiction
- Falling without realizing
- Strange Gait
- Hepatic Diseases
- Lowered Degree Of Consciousness
- Libido Dysfunction
- Muscle Wasting
- Depression Of The Lungs
- Skin Reactivity
- Disorder Of Speech
- Withdrawal Symptom
Furthermore, it enables other more side effects that affect one’s daily lifestyle, such as:
- Getting out of bed and not knowing of the activities that you are doing.
- Abnormal behavior and thought-process
- More of aggressive and outgoing behavior than normal
- Constant Suicidal thoughts
- Acting weirdly and strangely
- Losing memory
- Severe reactions to allergy
- Swelling of the throat or the tongue
- Trouble in breathing
- Vomiting and Nausea
Get emergency medical help if these symptoms appear after taking AMBIEN CR.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the above side effects or any other side effects that worry you while using AMBIEN or AMBIEN CR.
Ambien Dosage (Proper Dose For Zolpidem)
While you order Ambien online, remember that doctors give the lowest effective dose for the patient.
The recommended starting dose for women is Ambien 5 mg, and for men, it is either 5 or Ambien 10 mg, given only once each night, directly before bedtime, with at least 7-8 hours before the desired time of awakening.
If the 5 mg dose does not work, it can be increased to 10 mg.
Higher morning blood levels following usage of the 10 mg dose enhance the risk of next-day impairment of driving and other activities requiring complete alertness in some people.
The total dose of generic for Ambien should not exceed 10 mg once daily, just before going to bed. One should take Zolpidem tartrate as a single dose and should not take again that night.
Because zolpidem side effects clearance is lower in women, the recommended starting doses for men and women differ.
People with Disabilities
Patients who are elderly or disabled may be more vulnerable to the effects of zolpidem tartrate. AMBIEN 5 mg once daily, immediately before bedtime, is the recommended dose in these patients.
Patients with mild to severe hepatic impairment do not remove the medication as quickly as healthy people.
Generic for Ambien 5 mg once daily, immediately before bedtime, is the recommended dose in these patients.
One must avoid Ambien(Zolpidem Tartrate) in patients with a severe hepatic impairment since it may contribute to encephalopathy.
When used with CNS depressants
Because of the potential for cumulative effects, One needs to adjust the Generic for Ambien dosage while using it with other CNS-depressant medicines.
Precautions And Warnings
On January 10, 2013, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reduced the recommended zolpidem dose for women from 10 mg to 5 mg for immediate-release products.
Additionally from 12.5 mg to 6.25 mg for extended-release products due to new data indicating that blood levels in some patients may be high enough the morning after use to impair activities requiring alertness, such as driving.
Women appear to be more vulnerable to this risk than males since they clear zolpidem from their bodies at a slower rate.
You may get out of bed while not fully awake after taking zolpidem and engage in an activity you are not aware of.
Additionally, You might not recall anything you did during the night the next morning. You should be aware that impairment from sleep drugs can exist even if you are completely awake.
An individual is most likely to engage in these behaviors if you consume alcohol or takes other sleep-inducing medications while using zolpidem.
Zolpidem And Pregnancy
While taking generic for Ambien, make sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories – A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.
This medication falls into category C. In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Select Generic Ambien?
Cost is one of the reasons why generic for Ambien is more preferred than Ambien. Brand name medications, such as Ambien, are typically more expensive. According to a study if you buy Ambien online, or order Ambien online, then you will know that the price for Ambien is almost $20 per tablet as compared to generic for Ambien.
Does Generic Ambien Work As Well As The Name Brand?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved generic Ambien in 2007 as a treatment for short-term sleeping disorders as well as insomnia (for its sedating effects). Ambien’s generic name is zolpidem tartrate, or simply zolpidem. It is offered as a pill or as a spray. Zolpidem tartrate belongs to the sedative-hypnotic medication class.
Is Ambien A “Benzo”?
Generic for Ambien is not a ‘benzo’. It comes under a class of drugs of hypnotics/sedatives. It treats insomnia and other sleeping disorders.
Medical Guidelines For Taking Generic Ambien?
- Make sure to take this medicine orally by mouth on an empty stomach. One must take it once a day, most of the time before going to sleep.
- Do not take it along with a meal.
- If you buy Ambien online, the dosage would be based on your age, gender, and medical condition.
- Let your doctor know if you take any supplements while your generic for Ambien treatment is going on.
- Make sure not to increase your dose and take it for the time your doctor has prescribed.
- Women have usually prescribed a lower dose initially than men because it takes some time to wear off.
Is Ambien And Zolpidem The Same Thing?
Generic for Ambien is also zolpidem. It further comes in an extended-release form known as Ambien CR.
Is It Bad To Take An Ambien Every Night?
Yes! If it is not present in your prescription to do so. Make sure to take it as it is. Also, taking it every night could develop into an addiction. Thus creating problems for your own health.
Is Ambien And Lorazepam The Same?
Lorazepam, also known as Ativan (brand name), is a benzodiazepine. It treats anxiety and panic attacks whereas Ambien helps in treating both acute or chronic pain.
Is Ambien A Controlled Substance?
Buy Ambien online because it is a federally prohibited substance (C-IV) because it has the potential to induce dependence.
How Long Does Ambien Last?
Generic for Ambien last up until 2 hours whereas its withdrawal symptoms start to appear within at least 48 hours of consumption.
What Is Zolpidem Tartrate?
Zolpidem tartrate is a medication that helps treat sleep disorders such as insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, etc. It acts as a sedative that provides the body with the type of sleep it needs.
What Is The Generic Name For Ambien?
If you order Ambien online, you will get to know that people also refer to the generic for Ambien as Zolpidem Tartrate. Furthermore, it helps in treating sleeping disorders.
Is Ambien Safe?
It is the safest and less addictive sedative as compared to any other sedative in the market. Make sure to buy Ambien online from an authorized online pharmacy.
What Are The Side Effects Of Ambien?
- Loss of appetite
- Rapid heartbeat
- Slow breathing rates
- Impaired vision
- Allergic reactions
- Memory loss
- Inability to concentrate
- Depression and/or suicidal thoughts
- Emotional blunting
- Muscle cramps
How Long Does Ambien Take To Work?
Ambien does work relatively faster than any other sedative comparatively. Ambien acts swiftly and only stays in the body for a brief period of time.
It has a rapid beginning of action within 30 minutes, with most people experiencing peak effects between 1–2.5 hours, depending on whether they took the immediate-release or extended-release version of the medicine.
After sharing all the information I had about generic for Ambien, I feel like patients who suffer from sleeping disorders must order Ambien online from a reliable source. Rite Aid pharmacy is such an authorized online pharmacy that lets you buy Ambien online without any issue and complication.

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I am a bit of a loner but have always had lots of friends.
One of the reasons for this is because some chose me and wouldn’t take no for an answer. An example of this was Jackie. We became friends when we were about 9 years old and met while walking to our different primary schools. I would find her literally waiting for me at the end of my road. At first I tried to ignore her, or not say much in reply to all her banter. But then I just got used to her being there. Next thing I knew she was knocking on my door asking if I could come out to play. That’s what we did in those days 😉
She was kind of fun in a hyper-active way, so we became best friends for quite a few years. By the time we went our separate ways – six years after we had met – we had been through quite a bit of growing up together. Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees. So I won’t ever forget her even though I didn’t initially want to be friends.
In retrospect I think I have only ever really chosen one friend and that was way back in primary school.
I loved Clare. From the moment I set eyes on her I had to have her. I was 6 or 7 years old! She already had a best friend at that time so I started playing with them both. Each night – and when I went to church on Sunday – I would pray that Clare’s best friend would leave. And she did. Jesus came through for me 😉 Clare’s friend moved to Scotland. We lived in Kent, so that was far enough away. I was elated. Then…
We became inseparable and quite isolated. She was shy and because my home life was not what a child should tolerate, I threw everything into my relationship with her. She reciprocated. Read More…
Reading through the other posts about friendship SnakeCharmer said that some of the best friends are those that happen by surprise. That was certainly the case with Vic. When I first met him I thought he was the weirdest person ever. My girl friends and I would laugh at him. But then Vic and I landed the same Saturday job when we were fourteen and I got to know the real him, not the person I had been assuming he was.
Immediately we became best friends. Hung out over the park together. Played tennis. And he was weird, but that was OK. I have always been a bit quirky so our friendship worked. He played the piano and got himself into a band. The girls thought he was cool then.
When we were older we became lovers. I write about it now and then. We had a good relationship but perhaps we should have just remained friends. Because when we split up that is precisely what we did. Once we both had children – and had separated from the significant other – we took the kids on holidays together. Our children became friends too. In fact Vic will be visiting Mona, with his son, in NY this spring.
Surprise friends can indeed be some of the best we will have. Vic will always be my friend because he accepts the changing person in me. But I think generally it is healthy for friends to come and go as we change our life situation or ideals. It is all part of evolving. A normal aspect of life…


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For as much then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same…
Shall we ever quite fully realise the mighty and joyful truth that there is no death for the Christian? In his beautiful tribute to the quaint old town of Nuremburg. Mr. Longfellow makes this mention of its peerless artist:
"Emigravit" is the inscription on the tombstone where he lies:
Dead he is not, but departed — for the artist never dies."But how much grander the thought that "Emigravit" may most fittingly be the inscription on every Christian's tombstone I — not dead, but only gone before to that blessed land of peerless beauty, where blossom unfading flowers, and everlasting fountains flow. Why should we not give up the use of the word death as applied to the Christian? — for death is the alienation of the soul from God, not the quitting of earth for heaven.
Parallel VersesKJV: Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
WEB: Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,


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Stating that there was a neighborhood in Yedikule Fortress during the Ottoman period and that the first mosque was built here after the conquest of Istanbul, Turan said, “We do not plan to build this neighborhood, but here again, in line with the opinions of the conservation boards, we are planning to produce a few detachable places where we can welcome our guests. We are doing very detailed studies on how we will reach the tower, how we will get people to the tower, how the disabled access will be.
Turan stated that the restoration of the collapsed wall of the citadel took a year and they put the wall back on its feet, adding that they have saved the fortress for 100-200 years.
Explaining that the technical team conducts very detailed investigations about any play or crack, Turan said, “We will turn Yedikule Fortress into a place where visitors can come, where cultural and artistic activities can be carried out, and tourists can come. “This is an important destination where tourists will stay for another half-day in Istanbul,” he said.


Retail NZ backs food tampering bill
The bill was proposed by National Party spokesperson for food safety Nathan Guy, who said the “industry is calling for it, consumers are calling for it, but the Government is just sitting on its hands.”
Retail NZ’s Greg Harford noted that it is essential that New Zealanders have confidence in the food and grocery sector, including at the retail sector.
“Indeed, our export sector and our economy are dependent on public confidence in food safety being maintained,” Harford said.
“The recent needle issues, and the baby formula threats a few years ago demonstrate how vulnerable our food sector is to criminal activity. While industry is doing its bit to safeguard security, we believe it is essential that there is a specific criminal offence dealing with this issue.”
Harford calls the recent food-related scares “economic terrorism”, and have imposed massive costs onto retailers, leading them to waste enormous amounts of food.
The proposed penalties would send a message to would-be criminals that the sabotage of New Zealand’s food supply would not be tolerated, said Harford, and echoes the actions already taken by the Australian Commonwealth Government to strengthen penalties in place associated with food terrorism.
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This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS3 in Art and Design for children aged 11 to 14 in years 7 to 9. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with understanding processes and techniques, and it focusses in particular on painting skills.
The art of painting covers a broad spectrum of materials - from watercolours to oils, acrylics to tempera - and also techniques. The wide variety of painting materials can be used in an almost limitless number of processes, and on many different surfaces, to produce vibrant, stunning and unusual results. A knowledge of the countless different combinations of materials and ways of using them will increase the choice available to you and improve your creative skills.
Paint can be applied using brushes or other tools such as palette knives, rollers or sponges. Almost any surface can be painted, from paper and wood to glass, concrete and plastic. Painting is one of the earliest forms of creative expression known to man - from the early cave paintings depicting figures and abstract thoughts, through the beauty and breathtaking detail of the Renaissance, to the abstract, modern works of today. Almost anyone can paint and its therapeutic benefits to mental health and general well-being are well documented.
Paintings through the ages have stimulated debate, sold for millions of pounds and even spawned countless postcards and tea towels. Whether it be the famous Mona Lisa or the not so famous work of a small child, everyone has their own opinions on painting and most people have their favourite.


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This cowl is certain to provide a beautifully vibrant pop of colour to any winter outfit. Co-ordinating perfectly with a navy jumper or coat this orange and navy cowl is warm, sytlish and contemporary. These cowls are popular gifts, each unique and made using traditional weaving techniques.
The fabric for this cowl has been woven using a deflected doubleweave design on an 8 shaft floor loom using blue and shades of orange warp with a navy and bright orange fine merino lambswool yarn for the weft. The deflected doubleweave pattern has areas of long warp and weft floats and upon washing a degree of differential shrinkage occurs to create a soft edged mosaic pattern.
Approximately 29cm x 72cm
Handwash gently in warm water, dry naturally and press.
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“Snowshoeing is way better than running. You’re lifting something heavier than a running shoe…and the effort required is greater. For the same distance and terrain, the workout is far superior.” Snowshoeing is an aerobic exercise relies on the body’s consumption of oxygen. By definition, it involves the repetitive use of the body’s large muscle groups; it increases the heart rate and it improves cardiorespiratory endurance.
The health benefits of aerobic exercise such as snowshoeing are tremendous. According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, aerobic exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and certain types of cancer. It reduces high blood pressure, helps controls blood sugar, and boosts levels of high-density lipoprotein, the “good” cholesterol, while lowering low-density lipoprotein, or “bad” cholesterol. It also strengthens the heart, making it pump blood more efficiently. As the heart beats faster, lung capacity increases. With a healthy diet, aerobic exercise also helps with weight loss. And it can diminish symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.
An hour of snowshoeing burns more than 500 calories, based on a body weight of 150 pounds, according to CalorieCounter.com.


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AP3 puts out tender for e450m equity mandate
SWEDEN- AP3, the SKr 126bn (€13.9bn) third Swedish National Pension Fund, has put out to tender an active European small/mid cap equity mandate, expected to be in the range of e200m-e450m.
The move forms part of the Swedish pension fund’s strategy to reduce its share of funds that are managed passively, and step up its presence in actively managed funds, which it feels will add value.
At the beginning of October AP3 also put out to tender an active US small/mid cap equity mandate for between $200m and $400m.
One or more managers will be selected for the mandate, which will most likely use the HSBC European Companies Index, Salomon smith Barney Extended Market Index or any of the CapRange series. Tracking error limit is expected to be at least 4%.
Applications should be received by 25th November.


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Cordio Medical Is Using Patients’ Voices To Spot Heart Failure
As fluid builds up in the lungs, the “engine” of a patient’s voice is smothered. Medtech Insight spoke to Cordio Medical’s CEO about how the company’s smartphone-based software could warn clinicians almost three weeks in advance of decompensation.
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Syrian Encounter - an evening with Orontes Quartet
The Victoria Guitar Society is proud to present the first concert of the its 2019-2020 International Concert Series! For our first concert, "Syrian Encounter - an evening with Orontes Quartet", the Orontes Quartet, hailing from Syria, will be joined by guest artists BC writer Deborah Campbell, guitar and rythm master Celso Machado and oud stylist Bèro Saker for a multimedia stage show featuring Syrian poetry, prose, solo and ensemble guitar, percussion and oud. Orontes Quartet has been performing together since 2015 when they were brought together in Beirut by US guitarist Susan McDonald. They have performed several times in Damascus at the Opera House in concerts with the singing and guitar divisions of the Higher Institute of Music as well as with the Syrian State National Orchestra. They have taught and performed at several festivals in Lebanon and Syria and released their first CD "The Clock" in 2016. Since coming to Canada to do a fellowship with Dr. Alexander Dunn at the University of Victoria, the quartet has performed in several major Canadian cities. In Canada under the auspices of the Institute for International Education - Artist Protection Fund, Orontes is excited to play at Victoria's venerated Alix Goolden Hall on October 18 at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $15-30 and available at Ivy’s Books, Long & McQuade, Good Earth Coffee House Oak Bay, Tanners and www.victoriaguitarsociety.ca

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A growing number of police agencies across the country — including three in Vermont — are pledging to bring more women into their ranks. “You want a diverse force,” said Cpl. Carolynne Erwin of the Burlington Police Department, adding that she believes police departments everywhere could benefit from recruiting more women. “I think we can deescalate situations.” Erwin is proud…
Police in Vermont are pledging to advance women in policing, making changes they say will help identify any gender disparities while eliminating barriers.


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Why are other nails attracted to the stuck nails?
Objective: Steel nails normally don’t stick to one another. But when you touch the pole of a permanent magnet to one of the nails, the nail becomes a magnet. When this nail touches another nail, that nail becomes magnetic, and so on.
Why do iron nails get attracted towards the magnet?
Magnets attract iron due to the influence of their magnetic field upon the iron. … When exposed to the magnetic field, the atoms begin to align their electrons with the flow of the magnetic field, which makes the iron magnetized as well. This, in turn, creates an attraction between the two magnetized objects.
Can two iron nails attract each other?
There will be no reaction between the two iron nails when you bring them close or even if they are touching each other. –If the one of the nails is magnetized, then the two nails will be attracted to each other. If both of the nails are magnetized, then the two nails will repel each other.
How are nails magnetized?
You can magnetize a nail by touching a magnet to it, by prolonged contact with a magnet, or by building an electromagnet from it.
What should be done to cause the attracted nails to fall from the electromagnetic nail?
If the electromagnet is strong enough, the nail may stay magnetized for a while, until the random jiggling of the iron atoms eventually moves them out of alignment again. To demagnetize the nail rapidly, drop it several times onto a solid surface, such as a cement floor. This knocks the iron atoms out of alignment.
Why can a magnet attract pins but not matches?
Why can a magnet attract pins, but not matches? Magnets can only attract three sorts of metals. Pins are made out of one of those three, however matches are made out of wood. … The space around a magnet in which a magnetic force acts is called the magnetic field.
Is an iron nail magnetic yes or no?
Iron is not naturally magnetic, but it isn’t hard to turn it into a magnet. If you bring an iron nail close to the north end of a magnet, the south ends of the tiny magnets inside of the iron start to line up because they are attracted to the magnet, turning the iron into a magnet in the process.
Is comb magnetic?
Your comb itself is not really “magnetic.” By running it through your hair, your’re causing it to get “charged” up with static electricity. This creates a small amount of magnetic activity.
Are steel nails magnetic?
Although miscellaneous steel items such as bolts, screws and nails are not normally magnetized, they can become that way if exposed to magnets or magnetic fields. The iron in certain types of steel is attracted to magnets and can itself acquire its own magnetism.

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IJM-Pampanga Field Office Director Atty. Reynaldo Bicol Jr. lauded the DOLE Regional Office in his commendation letter to Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, which read:
“The DOLE Regional Office No. 3’s dedication in our common goal of eradicating any form of human-trafficking is exemplified in the closure of seven establishments in the provinces of Pampanga and Tarlac, as well as Olongapo City, over the past twelve months which include Aby Lyn Wine Bar, Jumping Jack Flash Bar, Shadow’s Mini Bar, Nasty Duck Bar, and Aries 06 Bar and Grill, among others.”
The closure of these bars, according to Bicol, resulted in the prevention and protection for many women and young girls and will no longer be exploited, because of their economic conditions, in such establishments.
“The DOLE Regional Office No. 3’s swift anddecisive action serves as a deterrent to further violations on anti-trafficking and child labor laws,” Bicol said.
To date, the anti-human trafficking rescue team comprising the IJM, DOLE, PNP, and other concerned agencies have already rescued 40 women, of which, 12 are minors.
Bicol also took the opportunity in his letter to Baldoz in lauding the leadership of the DOLE Regional Office No. 3 for its cooperation and close-coordination with the IJM.
“We would like to commend present and former DOLE-Regional Directors, Atty. Ana Dione and Raymundo Agravante, along with Med-Arbiter Atty. Remedios Vegim-Teves, and Sheriff Gregorio Sigui Jr., for their valiant effort as leaders in helping demonstrate that justice for the poor is possible,” Bicol said, adding:
“They exhibited remarkable leadership while coordinating with our IJM staff and their team during field operations which helped secure the closure of multiple establishments that were exploiting women and minors. They responded with professionalism and dedication to the call of duty.”
Director Dione, who also received a copy of the IJM’s commendation letter, welcomed and expressed her appreciation for the good news for the DOLE Regional Office No. 3.
“We are truly honored to receive such citation from the International Justice Mission. For the past years or so, we have been working closely together with the IJM, along with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other concerned agencies, as a full-forced rescue team in ensuring that women and young girls, especially those from the poorest of the poor families, would be alleviated from sexual exploitation,” Dione said, adding:
“Rest assured that we will continue to our work with dedication, through convergence with our partner agencies from the public and private sector, to always be on the lookout with vigilance in our quest to finally end or minimize the incidence of human trafficking.”
Bicol said in his letter that IJM recognizes and greatly appreciates the work of the DOLE in its fight against human trafficking.
“We are always looking forward in supporting the DOLE’s efforts in the future as it continues enforcing the law in behalf of exploited women and children in this region,” Bicol said.


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JOHOR BARU, Sept 18 — Johor will be the state that determines whether Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN) or Perikatan Nasional (PN) clinches the 15th general election (GE15), said PKR’s Rafizi Ramli.
The party’s deputy president said this was because the southern state had the most parliamentary seats in the peninsula.
He also said its 26 parliamentary constituencies are considered key to forming a federal government.
“In Malaysia, the state with the most parliamentary constituencies is Sarawak with 31 seats. Johor comes second with 26 seats, followed by Sabah with 25 seats.
“If we want to change the country and government in Putrajaya, the numbers must come from Johor as there is no other way.
“For any political party, be it PKR, Umno, BN, Bersatu (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia) or PN, no coalition in this country can form a government if it does not win Johor’s parliamentary seats,” said Rafizi during the southern zone Ayuh Malaysia Truck Tour at the Johor Baru parliament service centre grounds here last night.
Present at the event were PKR vice-president and Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim and Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasrullah Nasir, who is also the party’s strategic director.
They were joined by a 150-strong crowd, consisting of PKR supporters and the public.
Rafizi, who is also Johor PKR chief, said the people of Johor must realise the important role that they play in determining the general election’s outcome.
The PKR political strategist said this was the reason why he was appointed as Johor PKR chief, before reiterating that he had no plans to be fielded as a candidate in the state for GE15.
Later, at a press conference, Rafizi said the Johor state election at the start of the year cannot be used as a yardstick for GE15 as the situation and conditions were very different.
“Any party that contests the general election this time by focusing on the results of the Johor state elections will have problems as the results do not really represent the real situation," he said.
Rafizi explained that many factors had influenced its outcome polls and it was difficult to pinpoint if many voters had sat out the March state polls or were just fence sitters.
“We found a low voter support for PH, especially among the Malay community, and we are not sure what caused it,” he said, adding that the Johor voter sentiment was difficult to read.
On PKR’s preparations for GE15, Rafizi said the party and PH are seen as standing a good in Johor as the people’s support for Umno and BN is the same as before GE14.
“Although Umno appears to have won, it does not represent the true support and its perceived advantage for GE15.
“This is because support for Umno in the Johor state election did not increase beyond the GE14 figures in 2018.
“Umno’s voter support remains at around 41 per cent or 42 per cent, meaning that the majority of voters rejected them,” said Rafizi, highlighting that the voter turnout for the state election was only at 55 per cent to 57 per cent.


By Saket Suman
Jaipur– Hollywood heartthrob Angelina Jolie had once expressed her disagreement over the age-old saying: “What doesnt kill you makes you stronger”, and had then quipped that “our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity”. The same stands true for the just- concluded Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). An 11-year-old cultural gathering, the festival has now come of age and its impact is fast seeping into India’s cultural ethos.
If there is one thing that has been a constant companion of this annual gathering of writers and bibliophiles, it is its unpredictability. No matter how many editions of this festival one has attended, it is near to impossible to anticipate what waits the visitors. JLF never ceases to surprise and this “wow factor” is perhaps what keeps the interest of even the oldest of its visitors alive in the literary extravaganza.
But the journey has not been easy and, therefore, the consequential responsibility that lies on the shoulders of its organisers — Sanjoy Roy, Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple — is equally noteworthy.
In a saga of difficult times when attacks on free speech are constant and the space for reasonable debate is fast shrinking, JLF stands out as an oasis of bliss amid a dreary desert where the public discourse has gone horribly wrong. Over the years, it has stood as a champion of free speech and has featured authors with death threats and bounties on their heads. With placards bearing false identities at airports, hotel bookings made under different names for “controversial” speakers often featuring in surprise sessions, the festival has stood true to its core values — and has even risked numerous arrest warrants and FIRs against its organisers.
On their part, the organisers have nver demurred and this will be forever recorded in the pages of India’s recent cultural history.
This 11th edition of JLF was no different as it featured sessions on wide-ranging topics and themes over the course of five days. Whether it was the creative genius of Amy Tan or the journalistic experience of Charlie English, all came to the fore during the event.
The festival, as Dalrymple described it, set up a “mini university” for thousands of its visitors and it can be aptly said that every one of them learnt something new. This year the orgganisers had booked 4,000-plus hotel nights to host over 500-plus speakers and over 178 musicians who participated in 205 sessions and 19 concerts of infectious music played morning and night. And still, managing to have the festival free for all visitors, solely funded by corporate sponsorships, is also commendable.
On the flip side, it cannot be denied that the festival has turned repetitive in some ways. Behind all glitz and euphoria associated with the event, the primary reason JLF is so successfull is its brilliant content, brought together by Gokhale and Dalrymple. And therefore when the “social media’s absolute darlings” – the likes of Shashi Tharoor, Amish Tripathi and Ashwin Sanghi – wax eloquently on what they do at dozens of similar events, it is but yesterday once more for most visitors – mundane, humdrum and a repetition of what they hear so often. This disappointment was heard clearly not only inside the premises of Diggi Palace but also on Twitter and other social media platforms this year.
Tharoor is undoubtedly a brilliant orator but what is his brilliance worth to the festival when he is going to sound the same bugle that he does at every single event? Sanghi’s new book will surely be a bestseller again but what else but disappointment can his session offer when he is going to chart the same anecdotes and analogies — “99 per cent luck and 1 per cent bloody good luck” and the likes — once again? And as if to suggest that hundreds of interviews and reviews of Tripathi’s last book wern’t enough, the festival hosted a session with him again – and for what purpose? The launch of a new cover of his last book! It would be just fine had Tripathi shared anything new, but none-at-all, whatsoever. A quick search on YouTube will reflect this monotonous saga more appropriately, for those with doubts.
It cannot be denied that celebrity speakers are huge crowd pullers and this may be the festival’s own way of first attracting new visitors by showing such celebrities and then keeping them engrossed in other sessions that take place simultaneously, but there is no greater disappointment than the moments when one sees his expectations shatter before his eyes. The so-called bestselling Indian writers at this year’s edition did just that.
The festival may also reconsider some of its regular moderators who, mildly put, deviate from the given theme, even to the disgust of noted speakers at many occasions.
JLF should also understand that with success comes equal responsibility and even as one salutes their commitment to free speech, it may seem a little too absurd for a writer to plainly boast that “the mystery of my novel is a result of whisky pegs” – with the presence of hundreds of young school children with their impressionable and vulnerable minds. But if one is going to prevent a writer from talking of liquor on stage, you may well one day demand that they do not write anything as such in their novels too.
There is no “Right-Wrong” answer to this, both assertions have their own merits and finding a balance between the two, in a way that both the writer and the visitor have their liberties as well as pride of place, is an area that organisers may wish to dwell in as they begin preparing for the next edition.
Jeet Thayil showed the way when he was asked to read a passage from his book, based on suicide. “I am not sure I should do this, there are many school kids here,” he said before giving out a spontaneous disclaimer on the act. The point is simply that most books cater to a certain demographic audience based on age. We have children’s novels, adult novels and so on but a festival like this breaks all such barriers, where a 7-year-old is seen sitting opposite his teenage sister, and just around the corner may be an elderly man, somewhere in his eighties.
These aside, JLF’s impact on India’s cultural ethos is clearly visible; culture and literature are fast seeping into both the habits and practises of the new India – and this annual gathering certainly has had a great role to play in bringing these aspects into the mainstream public discourse. (IANS)


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What if who you are on the outside doesn't match who you are on the inside? Grayson Sender has been holding onto a secret for what seems like forever: "he" is a girl on the inside, stuck in the wrong gender's body. The weight of this secret is crushing, but sharing it would mean facing ridicule, scorn, rejection, or worse. Despite the risks, Grayson's true self itches to break free. Will new strength from an unexpected friendship and a caring teacher's wisdom be enough to help Grayson step into the spotlight she was born to inhabit? Ami Polonsky's moving, beautifully-written novel about identity, self-esteem, and friendship shines with the strength of a young person's spirit and the enduring power of acceptance.
by Joelle Charbonneau
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the crown, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances—and rivals for the throne—can be deceiving. When Eden’s king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option—to take part in a Trial of Succession that will determine which one of them is worthy of the crown. As sister and brother, Carys and Andreus have always kept each other safe—from their secrets, from the court, and from the monsters lurking in the mountains. But the Trial of Succession will test the bonds of trust and family. How long before suspicion takes hold and the thirst for power leads to betrayal? With their country and their hearts divided, Carys and Andreus will discover exactly what each will do to win the crown.
Say No to the Bro
by Kat Helgeson
Say No To the Bro is more than an engaging tale about an unlikely pair of seniors trying to thwart a prom tradition. When Ava, a new student at Patterson and the new football coach’s daughter, is nominated for Prom Bowl, her only goal is to get out of the embarrassing tradition as quickly as possible. She joins forces with Mark, the school quarterback, and the couple quickly realizes there’s a bigger picture at play. Friendships are tested, norms are challenged, expectations are changed, and the two find themselves in the thick of moral dilemmas left and right. Helgeson has written a book that hits many relevant issues found not only in high schools today, but in society as a whole: sexism, stereotyping, popularity, privilege, and more. Say No To the Bro is an effective vehicle for debate and discussion that will keep readers thinking about the implications of their own assumptions and actions well into the future.
Other Broken Things
by C. Desir
Natalie is angry. Ever since she got a DUI, it seems like the world is crashing in on her. She is court-ordered to attend AA meetings, which she hates. Her parents no longer trust her, and her friendships -- or what she thought had been friendships -- are all changing. As Natalie fumbles through her attempts at sobriety, and faking her way through the 12 steps of AA, she meets Joe. Joe is a recovering alcoholic who sees right through Natalie's denial. As Natalie keeps attending meetings, and eventually starts listening, she realizes some things. Maybe she really is responsible for some of her problems. Maybe Natalie really is an alcoholic. Admitting it might help, or it might make things even harder.
Flip the Bird
by Kym Brunner
Mercer Buddie wants two things in this world: a girlfriend and the chance to prove to his master falconer father that he’s not a flake. With hunting season fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Mercer has only a short time to work with Flip, a red-tailed hawk he irreverently named to show his dad that falconers don’t have to be so serious all the time. When Mercer meets Lucy, he falls hard for her gorgeous looks and bubbly personality. He thinks his love life is about to take flight, until he discovers that Lucy and her family belong to a fanatical animal-rights organization called HALT—a group that believes imposing any sort of restrictions on animals is a form of cruelty. Mercer soon realizes that if he wants to keep seeing Lucy, he’ll need to keep his love of falconry and his family’s raptor rehabilitation center a secret from her, and Lucy’s involvement with HALT from his family. With humor and honesty, Mercer’s story shows how growing up means making difficult choices…and sometimes, being rewarded in unexpected ways.
The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
by Michael Tackett
Clarinda, Iowa, population 5,000, sits two hours from anything. There, between the corn fields and hog yards, is a ball field with a bronze bust of a man named Merl Eberly, a baseball whisperer who specialized in second chances and lost causes. The statue was a gift from one of Merl's original long shot projects, a skinny kid from the ghetto in Los Angeles who would one day become a beloved Hall of Fame shortstop: Ozzie Smith.The Baseball Whisperer traces the remarkable story of Merl Eberly and his Clarinda A's baseball team, which he tended over the course of five decades, transforming them from a town team to a collegiate summer league powerhouse. Along with Ozzie Smith, future manager Bud Black, and star player Von Hayes, Merl developed scores of major league players (six of which are currently playing). In the process, Merl taught them to be men, insisting on hard work, integrity, and responsibility. More than a book about ballplayers who landed in the nation's agricultural heartland, The Baseball Whisperer is the story of a coach who puts character and dedication first, and reminds us of the best, purest form of baseball excellence.
Special thanks goes to Roberta Sejnost, Leslie Forsman, Carol Owles, Julie Hoffman, Mallory P., Sherry Sejnost, Sheila Ruh, Amy Potts-Ostrowski, Donna Vorreyer, and Tammy Potts for their help in writing the book descriptions for the 2018 books.


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Friday, 10 January 2020
Full Circle I Suppose?
All the books I'm interested in at the library have long waiting lists of holds on them, so I dropped off some books and did a quick wander into the YA section looking to see if one of the last in a series I was waiting for might just magically have been there (knowing that was unlikely but still... a gal can dream!) and I saw a book by an author I've read before and liked, and so I picked it up, was interested enough in the premise to take it out and so I did, yay!
And when I got home and took it out to look at it again, I realized what a big (600 page) heavy book it is and I said "that's going to be too heavy to hold in bed!" and boom, there it was, me being my mother. I can't tell you how many times over the years I've heard my mother say this and so it made me smile to have that very thought.
Now it turns out that this book is actually kind of two books at once, which is, I think, what makes it so heavy and huge (and to be honest, I'd kind of like to read them as separate books and I kind of like one part more than the other, but I'm waiting to see how they tie together as the blurb said they would) and I've managed to read it in bed, but yeah, it's certainly not a one handed read and it does take some adjusting to get it read!
But yeah... I hear ya Mom! (And thanks for helping me learn to love to read.)


On October 26 through 28 Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) General Philippe Lavigne is on a visit in Lithuania. He met with Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Valdemaras Rupšys, MoD Defence Policy Director Vaidotas Urbelis and Director of the Regional Cyber Defence Centre Col Romualdas Petkevičius. The guest also visited the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania and the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence.
The main aim of the SACT visit to Lithuania is to learn about the current and prospective challenges in Armed Forces transformation that countries are facing and on the ways the countries plan to employ partnership, cooperation and multilateral projects to tackle them. SACT priorities and activity plans focusing on the new NATO Strategic Concept and its implementation, as well as the NATO Defence Planning Process, in the changing security situation, and development of critical new capabilities from a multi-domain point of view were also presented.
“Superiority in military conflicts is and will be held in the future by the militaries that made timely investments in modern technologies, quicker decision-making mechanisms and who integrate the most recent military concepts. The SACT priorities we were briefed on during the meeting are a clear guidance for further building and development of the Lithuanian Armed Forces,” said Lt Gen V. Rupšys after the meeting.
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and Lithuania’s Chief of Defence discussed the unique roles of the Allied Command Transformation in the area of innovation and experiment within the Alliance. Due to the war against Ukraine and the threats in the region, the present-day situation pushes to find new methods of warfare with assistance of the latest innovation and military cooperation.
Chief of Defence underscored that the visit had helped Gen Philippe Lavigne to acquire a clearer view of Lithuania’s ability and challenges in strengthening its Armed Forces through cooperation with defence industry. “The Lithuanian Armed Forces has executed a number of logistical operations when delivering military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine: our warehouses are getting emptier. Funds is not enough to refill it, we need to strengthen the defence industry.”
“Russia is a long-term threat, therefore Allies need to have relevant capabilities to address it. NATO has to learn the lessons of the Russian war in Ukraine and to integrate it in warfare concepts,” noted MoD Defence Policy Director V. Urbelis.
This is the first visit to Lithuania for Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, while regionally, late last year he had a visit to Estonia for an international cybersecurity exercise and met with the Chief of Defence of Estonia. From Lithuania Gen Philippe Lavigne will travel back to the United States.
Photo credits: Alfredas Pliadis
Video credits: Sgt Spct 1st Class Lukas Tamošiūnas: https://we.tl/t-7LQArnxQPp


Last year, Canadians waited a median of almost 20 weeks to receive specialist treatment after being referred by a general practitioner, according to a new report from The Fraser Institute. In practical terms, that’s the equivalent of getting a referral this week and waiting until May for treatment.
Such waits are endemic to government-run healthcare systems.
Canada’s single-payer system, which prohibits private insurance for medically necessary procedures, is a prime example of the pitfalls of total government control. Twenty weeks of waiting is bad enough. But some areas in Canada fare even worse. The median wait for treatment from a specialist following referral from a GP in New Brunswick is nearly a year.
The story is much the same in the United Kingdom’s government-run healthcare system. As of September, more than 4 million people were waiting for routine treatments. That’s a drastic increase from 2011, when 2.6 million patientswere waiting.
These wait times are exacerbated by the nation’s shortage of qualified medical personnel. England is short 11,500 doctors and 42,000 nurses. Some health officials are proposing group appointments, where doctors see up to 15 people at once.
The British doctor shortage is unlikely to improve. Roughly four in ten general practitioners say they’ll likely quit within five years, according to recent research from the University of Manchester.
Some American politicians want to import these waits stateside. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed government-financed healthcare legislation would outlaw private insurance and force everyone into a government-run plan. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently announced that he is open to holding hearings on government-financed healthcare.
It’s a safe bet that the millions of Canadians and Britons languishing on waiting lists for necessary care won’t be invited by Democrats to testify.


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With harmonies, a strong bassline, good breaks, and good layering this is premium, fast indie rock. All of this adds up to a really good record with plenty going on and plenty worth listening to. There is serious fun in the playing by this spirited combo, where their tangible enthusiasm and raw energy come through B-grade production. Their unflagging energy from track to track and infectious choruses make each song an anthemic sleeper classic.
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On Monday morning, President Donald Trump cast doubt on a report that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “most fervent wish” before her death was to “not be replaced until a new president is installed,” as reported by her granddaughter. Fox News prime-time host and Trump confidant Tucker Carlson had dismissed the report in the hours after Ginsburg’s death was reported Friday night.
On September 18, NPR reported that “just days before her death, as her strength waned,” Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." Carlson cast skepticism on the report by saying that viewers should take it with a “grain of salt.” Carlson concluded that he is “going to choose not to believe that she said that, because I don't think that people on their deathbeds are thinking about who's president.”
Over the weekend, while many conservative media figures attacked the idea that lawmakers should consider Ginsburg’s request, a few conservative personalities also cast doubt on whether Ginsburg made that request at all.
On September 21, Trump repeated these claims on Fox & Friends when asked about Ginsburg’s statement by the co-hosts, saying that he doesn’t “know that she said that” and suggesting that the statement was written by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).


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You know by now that I’ve got this problem I call Fiber Infatuation. I’m a thread-a-holic, and I love anything that has to do with embroidery threads. It’s rather a sickness, as I end up with a glut of threads that I rarely use. Sometimes, I just organize them and separate them for the fun of it. Weird, I know. I’m afraid I might be the Silas Marner of the Thread World…
You Can Twist Flat Silk and Embroider With It!
Yesterday, Carol-Anne of Threads Across the Web posted a magnificent article on using flat silk. She shows us what the Japanese flat silk looks like in its original state, and then doubled thicker. And then – oh, wonderful! – she shows us how the Japanese silk looks when you twist it with different numbers of strands.
She’s got the silk all lined up there, so we can enlarge the photo and look at the different threads created from the original flat silk.
Then, she takes the whole post further, by showing us what the twisted threads look like when stitched.
As I commented on her post, I’m going to suffer from Thread Distraction until I can play with some Japanese silk and make up some of that glorious twisted thread to stitch with. I’m just twitterpated with the whole idea!
Types of Flat Silk and Where to Find It
I buy my Japanese flat silk from the Japanese Embroidery Center in Atlanta, Georgia. They have a nice website and online shop that you should visit if you’re interested in these threads. You can also find handmade needles there, and different types of Japanese golds.
Besides Japanese flat silk, I’ve worked with Eterna, which is a Chinese flat silk with a little (barely noticeable) twist to it. (They’re no longer in business.) I’ve also worked with Helen Stevens’s silk – which is the same as Piper’s silk – and with Soie Ovale by Au Ver a Soie (the flat silk that I used on the wool on the Agnus Dei project).
Additionally, I’ve used Kreinik’s soie platte, which is very similar to the Au Ver a Soie flat silk. Overall, so far, I like the Soie Ovale best, because it seems to have more body.
But… with this new information from Carol-Anne, you can bet your little boots I’m going to play with the Japanese silk and try to come up with a nice twist to stitch with.
Strangely enough, when looking up close at some old ecclesiastical pieces, I’ve noticed that sometimes, there are threads that look just like a softly twisted flat silk. I can’t help wondering if perhaps the same technique was used. I can’t wait to play and find out!
I’ll be sure to let you know how my efforts pan out.
Progress on Silk and Goldwork Christmas Ornament
Other news: I did, in fact, get the green shading done on my Christmas ornament.
For those of you who expressed an opinion on the direction of the ornament, thank you! I’m taking it all into consideration!
But – WOE IS ME – you know what I did? I started couching on some pearl purl, and in snipping a piece of it, I cut straight into one of the satin stitched red diamonds. I just grazed about three threads with the very tippiest tip of my goldwork scissors. How forlorn was I, I cannot begin to say!! Tomorrow, I’ll give you a few photos of the green shading with the beginning of the goldwork, along with a view of the snipping tragedy, and I’ll tell you what the remedy is in a situation like that!
Enjoy your weekend!

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Behind the spanking new skyscrapers lies the sad truth for immigrant workers. Dubai’s labour laws are unkind. Dubai has undergone a massive transformation, from a fishing and pearl diving centre on the shores of the gulf, to an ultra-modern city-state of today in a matter of just a few decades. Modern Dubai is a cosmopolitan […]
A story of some Migrant Labours, are alone on Eid days and were badly missing their Love ones in Dubai.


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You are all aware of the fact that we live in a competitive world; everything around us is turning into a competition. Parents are pressuring their children even more than they used to, I mean that is not something new, that is old news, but it’s a problem now more than ever. Children feel the pressure from their parents for academics, sports, social behavior and even their looks, and not all of the children can deal with that pressure, in fact, on most of them that pressure will reflect in a negative manner.
First you need to realize that children are not different than adults when it comes to pressure, they all feel it on the level as we do, in fact they feel it even harder. They are more emotionally fragile than the adults and the fact is that putting too much pressure on the most gifted and smartest child can break him and ruin that child completely. But, we do need to put in some pressure, so what is the difference between normal and healthy amount of pressure and overdoing it?
Let’s use an example to explain. According to John Hopkins University and the studies they made there are two types of pressure, external and internal. External pressure is the bad one, which is when parents pressure their children for results, meaning high test scores, great grades, winning in sports, and getting trophies. Those children feel a significant amount of pressure and are more likely to have consequences from that kind of pressure. Internal pressure can be considered as healthy pressure, which is when you focus on your child’s understanding of the material he or she is studying or simply trying to improve in something rather then showing constant high results. The fact is the studies that John Hopkins University made showed that children that were under internal pressure have the same results concerning academics, sports and everything else like the ones that were under external pressure, with one significant difference. The kids that were under internal pressure showed faster improvements in every aspect, learning, social development and confidence.
Now it may look that internal pressure is the way to go, but it’s not that simple. Parents need to emphasize both of the pressure types, but in a moderate amount in addition to academic support and guidance, the children will feel less pressured and the fact is they will show the results we all want for our children. Balancing is the hard part, but that is done not by yourself, you need to talk to your child and see his or hers point of view. Once you get their side and know their limits you should respect them, like we said in the beginning, overdoing things never leads to a good result. Perfect example of what we said is a child that is told that it’s more important to enjoy what he is doing rather than excelling at it will end up excelling at it, because if the child enjoys what he is doing he or she is bound to understand and master whatever he or she is doing.

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text: The Canton Chamber of Commerce has hired a new executive director to replace retiring director Sally Hill who has served at the helm of the organization for the last 20 years. Allison Bauer started work Nov. 13. Bauer, a 2016 SUNY Potsdam graduate who majored in business administration, recently returned to the area from Nashville, Tenn., where she and her partner have worked and resided for the last year. Bauer, left, is pictured with outgoing director Sally Hill. Hill has served as director for the last 20 years. She retires officially on Nov. 22. For more about this story, click here.


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Ras Irie wants more conscious reggae songs
Reggae artiste Ras Irie is hoping his record, 'Carty Carty', will be the key to his rise in the music industry.
According to the artiste, who hails from Black River in St Elizabeth, conscious music is the answer to Jamaica's problems.
"Road a gwaan wicked right now, even in the tourist areas gun a buss. So, we have to create some real conscious music because it seems like dem youth ya unconscious. I am making the type of music to wake them out of that unconsciousness. We are lacking in some good content because the youth dem just a focus on one thing, which is not usually the right message. The sad thing is that dem a get support because some of the man dem in the business who have power to do better only have a low standard. Mi not saying they should get no support, but balance out the thing," he said.
No newcomer to the scene, Ras Irie has been actively releasing music, whether entering freestyle competitions or releasing music through digital distribution outlets.
The artiste states that his music has been influenced by the way of life taught by the Rastafarian religion, coupled with spirituality and reading books.
"People not reading much again, so now is the time for us as musicians to teach as much as we can. The only thing this generation is reading is gossip and social media. So, the real, deep content needs to be produced and released in order to bridge that gap. If we don't do that, then years from now we gonna be in a dark place," he said.
Ras Irie stated that he wants local radio to pay more attention to conscious music. He also gave credit to radio stations like Hitz FM and Hot 102, which he says have been making an attempt to keep reggae music alive.
"I want people to see me as a man who has spent a lot of time improving my musical skills and trying to embrace reggae, to the fullest. Radio, it is now time to come on board and let us save our music from a destructive path. Play some reggae yuh nuh! Play some real youth who a seh real things," Ras Irie said.