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I sometimes wish I could film my life so maybe you could understand just how alone I am living up here in New York… How burnt out I am from the constant long hours, no sleep, no food, and stress. My life is work and the rabbits all day, every day.
You seem to think life is just a walk in the park… You never have a problem with other colleagues— you get to do lots of fun things, without any pressure put on you or people making you feel like you should be questioning yourself constantly. You don’t have to worry that you will loose your job, or be talked about behind your back.
I am extremely jaded of my life currently, nothing shimmers like it used to— no one makes me feel alive and awakened like I did before, including you. You are a thorn in my side, that makes me bleed when I try to walk away.
How can you possibly fix what’s broken, when you don’t seem to want to change anything about the process. You are missing the most basic element of this entire situation— my will to stick through it. You don’t do things to bring me joy, or to boost my spirits— you only do things that bring me down. And you make my life a harder life to live day to day.
I have enough responsibilities right now, and the last thing I need is this chore of a relationship getting in my way.
If you can’t make things easier for me, and you can’t find ways to bring me happiness instead of arguing with me constantly then move along. I don’t have time to waste any longer.

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Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
GPS may be standard these days in cars and cell phones. But the aviation industry still largely relies on outdated radar technology. Alaska is one of the first sites in the nation to change that. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today air traffic control is officially launching the satellite-based system in the state, after a long testing period.
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Love is the essence of all good House Music! Whenever we are away from it for too long, we just wanna get back home to it so we can see (and hear) our baby! Our doll again! The new single from Davide Migliardi is full of funky passion & jackin' energy! There's no fakin' the funk here! It's the real deal! GET JUICED!!!
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A new inner-city destination for Edmontonians.
Located in Louise McKinney Riverfront Park in Edmonton’s North Saskatchewan River Valley, the Riverfront Buildings, Plazas and Staircase project provides an integrated solution containing a full-service 50-seat restaurant, two plaza spaces, and a connecting series of accessible ramps and staircases mediating between the existing and proposed elements within the park.
The project was developed to become a destination within the river valley accessible to all Edmontonians. GEC’s work on this project has developed our understanding of the Edmonton river valley. The plaza’s location at the top of the riverbank allows the restaurant to create a gateway to the park with its large roof cantilever, welcoming visitors from the surrounding urban environments to the riverfront park. Being located in a prominent natural area within the City of Edmonton, special attention was given to concealing and integrating the building’s mechanical systems to ensure the natural beauty of the park is maintained.
Phase I of this project will include a new accessible pathway system that will switchback through the site linking proposed and existing park programming. The path will also provide an additional barrier-free access through Louise McKinney Riverfront Park opening the river valley to more Edmontonians. Phase II of this project will include the restaurant and plaza upgrades. As a result of a detailed master planning exercise, the restaurant was relocated to the top of the river bank within the new Louise McKinney Plaza. A Riverfront Plaza will be created around a second set of existing buildings located closer to the water’s edge.


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Job Title: Social Media Manager
- Develop and implement comprehensive social media strategies to increase brand visibility, engagement, and audience growth across various platforms.
- Create and curate engaging and visually appealing content for social media channels, including images, videos, infographics, and animations.
- Utilize graphic design skills to design compelling visuals, including social media posts, banners, ads, and other promotional materials.
- Manage social media platforms, including content scheduling, community management, and responding to inquiries and comments in a timely manner.
- Conduct social media listening and monitor trends, conversations, and competitors to identify opportunities and develop relevant content.
- Analyze social media metrics and generate reports to track performance, identify trends, and make data-driven recommendations for optimization.
- Stay updated on emerging social media platforms, tools, and best practices, and propose innovative ideas to enhance social media presence.
- Ensure brand consistency across all social media channels and develop guidelines for tone, voice, and visual identity.
- Monitor and manage social media advertising campaigns, including budget allocation, targeting, and performance optimization.
- Stay abreast of graphic design trends and techniques to continuously enhance the visual appeal of social media assets.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Graphic Design, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years experience as a Social Media Manager or similar role, including experience in graphic design.
- Proficiency in graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or other relevant software.
- Strong understanding of social media platforms, trends, algorithms, and best practices.
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- Creative mindset with a keen eye for aesthetics and visual storytelling.
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Google has added a new feature to the Gmail app on Android. The app now allows users to send and request money on the go with the popular email app. Whether users have to split a dinner bill or have to figure out the finances for a group trip, they now have a fee-free way to settle up with friends without having to leave the Gmail app.
This functionality is already available to Gmail Users on the web and Google is now expanding it to the Android app. Users can exchange money with anyone using this service, not just those who have Gmail addresses.
It’s very easy to send money in Gmail. The process is the same as sending an attachment. Tap on the attachment icon and choose whether you want to send money or request it from someone.
They can do that from within the email itself, there’s no need to install a separate payment app. It’s also possible for the money to be sent directly to the recipient’s bank account. Best of all, it’s completely free for both the sender and the recipient.

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UN Global Compact Roundtable at GreenBiz 23
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023 9:00 AM
February 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Network USA will host a series of invite-only roundtables at GreenBiz 2023 throughout the day on February 15, 2023. Companies will share their views on the UN Global Compact to help inform how the United Nations engages US companies on corporate sustainability. Companies interested in attending this event can request an invitation here.

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St. Anthony Chapel, a Romanesque-style church located in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was founded by Father Suitbert Mollinger, a Belgian-born missionary and priest, in 1880.
The son of a wealthy family, Mollinger used his inheritance to build St. Anthony’s as a place of worship that could host his growing collection of thousands of relics, which would come to be the largest collection of sacred relics outside the Vatican.
Before coming to the U.S., where he was ordained a priest in 1857, Mollinger had lived in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy, where he studied medicine at the Universities of Rome and Genoa. After receiving the call to priesthood, he left Europe to become a missionary in the United States, eventually settling in Pittsburgh, where he founded a school and convent.
At this time, Mollinger’s relic collection grew due to the rise of nationalism in Europe during the 19th century and the resulting clashes with the Catholic Church in Germany and Italy. Land disputes between the new Italian state and the Papal state led to the destruction of many monasteries. Relics would often get lost or stolen, so Mollinger tried to acquire some in order to preserve them.
In Germany, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck’s “Kulturkampf,” or “culture struggle,” called for state intervention over education — which at the time was mostly provided by the Church — and ecclesiastical appointments. The Church resisted, and some bishops and priests were arrested and forced to leave the country. Many thought that relics were in danger and thus attempted to send them to safer locations.
The chapel at Troy Hill became one such “relic sanctuary.” It is estimated that between 1868 and 1892, 800 cases containing 5,000 relics were transported from Europe to the newly built St. Anthony Chapel, whose entrance archway bears the inscription: “The bodies of the saints rest here in peace.”
Among the chapel’s relics are the skull of St. Theodore, the complete skeletal remains of St. Demetrius, a piece of the shroud of Jesus, a tooth of the chapel’s patron, St. Anthony of Padua, and particles of the True Cross of Christ.
But the relics were not the only reason why Mollinger became such a beloved figure for Catholics in Pittsburgh and from all over the country.. He was also known as a miraculous healer who used his spiritual gifts and his medical training to treat over a 100 patients each day. In a clinic inside the rectory he would treat patients and then bless them with one of the chapel’s sacred relics.
Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims would flock to Pittsburgh from across North America to attend the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, during which the bearded priest would preside over his famous healing service. A small museum of artifacts pertaining to Mollinger’s life includes a collection of crutches canes, and eyeglasses, abandoned by those who claimed to have been cured. His legacy still endures today and is symbolized by the towering granite monument built in his honor on top of the hill of the parish cemetery in Reserve Township, Pennsylvania.

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Cheesy Cornbread Drop Biscuits are fluffy and slightly sweet in the middle, full of flavor with a crisp exterior. They make the perfect pairing to soups and salads.
Are you a fan of soup? Me, too! But if you’re like me, you like to dab up every ounce of it from the bottom of that bowl, you need something to dip, something like these Cheesy Cornbread Drop Biscuits!
January is National Soup Month
January is National Soup Month. That might be one of the best things January has to offer? Typically, at least where I live, January means bitter cold, grey skies, and gloom. In fact, by the end of the month, it feels like about January 87th. It just drags on and on and on…..
I make a whole lot of soup in January. I bet we have it for dinner a couple of times a week. But sometimes there just isn’t time to dice up all of those vegetables and cook a pot of soup all day. Sometimes, even “foodies” like me need an easy way out. Last week, I had one of those days.
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Soup & Biscuits in a Snap
The kids headed back to school after winter break, and it was time for me to get myself back on track with work, and with the clutter left behind from the holidays.
It was one of those days where, before I knew it, it was lunchtime. Then the next time I looked I was rushing out the door to get them at school. The day flew by and I hadn’t even given a thought to what was for dinner that night. I went digging around my pantry, to see what I could scare up.
We needed something to warm us because it was a frosty -14 outside.
Enter my day saver: Idahoan® Steakhouse® Soups. Their potato soups cook in 5 minutes, with only one added ingredient … WATER. It can’t get much easier than that!
Idahoan Steakhouse Soups are available in four delicious varieties: Loaded Potato, Creamy Potato, Cheddar Broccoli and Cheddar Potato. They bring together real, red Idaho potatoes with flavorful seasonings and rich cheeses to provide a creamy taste in every spoonful.
Look at that rich bowl of soup! Everything I made for dinner, I had on hand. I whipped up a pot of Idahoan Steakhouse Soups Loaded Potato, opened up one of those bags of lettuce where all of the toppings and dressing is right inside, and made a batch of Cheesy Cornbread Drop Biscuits to go along with it all.
In about 30 minutes, dinner was served.
Does that look like something that was prepared in a rush?
How do I make the Cheesy Cornbread Drop Biscuits?
It’s easy! The cornbread biscuits come together really fast. All you need is a box of cornbread muffin mix, some flour, a bit of seasoning, cold butter, buttermilk, and shredded cheese.
Mix it all up, drop by 1/4 cup sized scoops onto a cookie sheet, and bake them for 15 minutes. Serve them warm alongside a warm bowl of Idahoan Steakhouse Loaded Potato Soup, a small salad on the side, and dinner is done!
I had everything on hand, right up to the green onions and I added some leftover bacon to the top.
So the next time you feel short on time, and you can’t make a big pot of homemade soup, take the easy route. Of course, adding one of these Cheesy Cornbread Drop Biscuits to the side is sure to please!
Now, let’s make some Cheesy Cornbread Biscuits!
- 1 - 7 ounce box Cornbread Muffin Mix
- 1 cup self rising flour
- 5 Tablespoons cold salted butter, sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons chives
- 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese (or cheddar, whatever you have on hand)
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet, or line it with a baking mat like I did.
- In a bowl, using a pastry blender, or two butter knives, combine, cornbread mix, flour, sugar, garlic powder, chives and cold butter. When combined, add in cheese and buttermilk, mix until combined.
- Drop by 1/4 cup scoops onto prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Serve hot with butter.
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 186Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 341mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 5g
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Avocado Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #salad #dressing #recipe
30-Minute Homemade Marinara ~ quick, flavorful sauce made with ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, garlic and a touch of balsamic vinegar | FiveHear...
Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing and Dipping Sauce | cookingwithcurls.com
Butternut Squash Alfredo Sauce Recipe – garlic and Parmesan Alfredo pasta sauce made from butternut squash. No cream and gluten free, this 4-ingredient healthy version is perfect for pasta lovers!


Intel Network 7260.hmwg Wifi Wireless-ac 7260 Driver Download Install Update
I just got the card and put it in my desktop system. I do have a connection to 1. It does not offer a Bluetooth driver. I installed the latest Bluetooth driver My Device Manager has the following:.
Finally, I cannot get the system to see my Bluetooth headsets. They work fine with my Windows 8. Any ideas what I can do to get it working? Also, is there any chance Intel will replace the card since I can't connect an antenna to connector 2? Thank you for the reply. Would you recommend I get the same card again, or a different Intel card? I actually started out this process by asking ASUS support for help, and the help I r3eceived was woeful at best.
They actually told me that my motherboard came with the card in the Combo II setup, but of course it did not. I'll try a second Intel card and see if I have better luck.
PS I am easily getting max internet speeds, I haven't tested network transfers though. Go to original post. This is a computer translation of the original content. It is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon as complete or accurate.
Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
I just got the card and put it in my desktop system. I do have a connection to 1. It does not offer a Bluetooth driver. I installed the latest Bluetooth driver My Device Manager has the following:. Finally, I cannot get the system to see my Bluetooth headsets.
Windows 10 Intel Wireless-AC 7260 driver requires further installation.
By ntam , February 14, in MSI. No, the card just work without any changes in the bios, indeed was plug n play, windows 7 detect the new hardware but didn't found a driver so I download the drivers from the intel web page installed and everything works fine! Will the wireless button in Quick Launch Touch Sensors work with this card buttons bar on the keyboard? Somebody has clue about this? Make sure you uninstall the drivers for the previous wireless adapter first, after that install the new card then the new adapters. The soft buttons are typically a hardware killswitch, so you won't have to worry about them not working. Thanks Emxiaks, I updated the post with my experience, it could be handy for others in the communitty. Any half size WiFi card will work ootb. Looking into a killer ac WiFi card myself buy might just hold of and get a new msi gt Then sell my old ms16f2. I'm having problems getting my intel hmw card working on my GT Windows detected the card and tried to install it but it failed.


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Discussion Guide for Secondary Level Educators
After students read A Nation of Immigrants (Harper Perennial, 2008) by President John F. Kennedy, engage them in furthering their understanding of immigrant communities and immigration issues in the U.S. – historically and in contemporary times – by using some of the suggested topics and questions below.
“We Are America”
In the Foreword to the new edition, ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman describes recent immigrant rights marchers carrying banners that read “We are America” (page xiii). How does the makeup of today’s “we” in that slogan compare and/or contrast with the country’s demographics before the passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965?
Kennedy opens the first chapter by describing the observations of a nineteenth century French political thinker and historian, Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote in his famous work Democracy in America (1835) that America was a place “that did not restrict (Americans’) freedom of choice and action” (page 2). How much freedom of choice and action did immigrants of that time actually experience in America? Did their country of origin or race play a role in the degree of freedom they had? Explain your response.
Americans are Immigrants
Kennedy argues that “every American who ever lived, with the exception of one group, was either an immigrant himself or a descendant of immigrants” (page 2) and that the exception – Native Americans – were considered by some to be immigrants themselves. Would you consider Native Americans immigrants? Do you think the label “immigrants” is an appropriate term for African Americans, who Kennedy acknowledges were “bought and sold and had no choice” in immigrating to this country (page 7)? How would you define an “immigrant”? How do we understand the term “immigrant” today, and does it match with who Kennedy considered immigrants?
Reasons for Immigrating
In Chapter 2, Kennedy outlines three main reasons why immigration to the U.S. took place: freedom from religious persecution, political oppression and economic hardship. To what extent do you think these still apply today?
Xenophobia and Nativism Today
Kennedy writes “But emotions of xenophobia – hatred of foreigners – and of nativism - the policy of keeping America ‘pure’ … continue to thrive” (page 38). How does he support this claim? Who does he identify as targets of such xenophobia and nativism? In what ways do these emotions still influence today’s public opinion about immigration and immigrant communities?
Coded Language of Xenophobia and Nativism
In the Foreword, Foxman reports that while the immigration debate has included valid and sincere arguments on both sides of the issue, it has also been framed at times by vitriolic anti-immigrant – and particularly anti-Latino – rhetoric and propaganda, not only from extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan but also anti-immigrant groups that have positioned themselves as legitimate, mainstream advocates against illegal immigration. While the former do not hide their hatred, the latter groups use coded language to provide the veneer of respectability yet aim to demonize immigrants: “However, under the guise of warning people about the impact of illegal immigration, these anti-immigrant groups often invoke the same dehumanizing racist stereotypes as hate groups” (page xiv). Kennedy also notes the use of such coded words in the late 1800s to exclude and demean, such as the specific use of the word “American” to exclude Chinese immigrants, and “foreigners” and “savage hordes” to instill fear of immigrants “taking over” the country. Research what these coded words and phrases are, and how anti-immigrant advocacy groups, the media and politicians in the 19th, 20th and 21st century use them to exclude, demoralize and make immigrants (whether legal or illegal), and those who are perceived as immigrants, seem sub-human. To what extent, if any, has this language changed throughout the centuries?
Addendum to “Give me your tired…”
In contrast to the ideals set forth in Emma Lazarus’ words on the Statue of Liberty, Kennedy paints a different picture of the U.S. by adding to her quote, “as long as they come from Northern Europe, are not too tired or too poor or slightly ill, never stole a loaf of bread, never joined any questionable organization, and can document their activities for the past two years” (page 45). Why do you think Kennedy felt it was important to add to Lazarus’ quote? What would your addendum be, given the present-day attitudes frequently expressed about the immigrant community?
Write a brief analysis of one of the photos in the section of immigration photographs, using some or all of the following questions:
What does the photo tell you about the immigrant(s)?
What do you observe the immigrants carrying?
What are some of the things you think they might have brought with them in their packs and baskets?
Why do you think these things might be important to them?
What can you surmise about the people in the photograph from their appearance?
What, if anything, can you tell about their economic situation based on the clothing they are wearing?
Fallacy of Melting Pot
In Chapter 5, Kennedy uses the phrase “melting pot” to describe how immigrants from a variety of ethnic backgrounds can blend into a “single nationality” as Americans. However, he is quick to share the limiting nature of this phrase: “We have come to realize in modern times that the ‘melting pot’ need not mean the end of particular ethnic identities or traditions” (page 35). Discuss in your own words whether you agree with Kennedy’s argument of the limited use of “melting pot.” What other words or phrases may work better to describe this situation, e.g., tapestry?
Civil Rights Movement
In Chapter 5, Kennedy argues that the process of integrating Americans under one nationality failed in the case of African Americans. He shares, “Today, we are belatedly, but resolutely, engaged in ending this condition of national exclusion and shame and abolishing forever the concept of second-class citizenship in the United States” (page 35). What is he referring to? Do you think African Americans were (and continue to be) shortchanged in this effort? Who else is missing from efforts to be brought into the “full stream of American life”?
In Chapter 6, Kennedy discusses several laws and acts that have posed discriminatory limitations on immigration, namely and pointedly against Asian immigration. How does Kennedy explain the racist nature of these laws? Consider the following acts, court cases and programs, and explore how they have upheld racial discrimination, whether intentionally and/or as a result of historical racism.
1790 and 1795 Naturalization Act
1857 Supreme Court Case: Dred Scott v. Sanford
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
1923 Supreme Court Case: United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
1924 Immigration Act
1952 Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarren Walter Act)
1954 Operation Wetback
Map of Immigrant Communities
Following Appendix A (pages 52 and 53), there is a pictorial representation of the ethnic majorities in each of the fifty states in the early 1960s, entitled “A Nation of Immigrants.” Update the representation to reflect current demographics, using Census data.
Behind the Scenes
In the Foreword, Foxman shares that Kennedy, who was a junior Senator of Massachusetts, accepted ADL’s request to write this essay, and A Nation of Immigrants was published in 1958. After being elected President in 1960, Kennedy used this essay as a blueprint to advocate for a fairer immigration law that was not based on race or ethnicity. How does he organize the essay? Why does he start with the contributions of immigrants? How does he end the essay? Do you think this essay successfully argues against racial quotas and the need to reform the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act?
Civil Rights Movement
During the time of this book, the Civil Rights Movement was challenging the racist laws and practices in this country. How did the Civil Rights Movement impact and influence the immigration debate?
Impact of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
In tribute to the death of President Kennedy in 1963, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This act removed racial quotas inherent in previous immigration laws, thus leveling the immigration playing field. During his remarks at the signing of the immigration bill, Johnson echoed what several other proponents of the law argued that though reparative, “this bill that we will sign today is not a revolutionary bill. It does not affect the lives of millions.” From your perspective, do you agree that it was not a revolutionary act? Why or why not?
Visual Representation of Today’s Immigrants
The section of photographs in A Nation of Immigrants highlights the experiences and identities of immigrants to the U.S. up until the mid-1960s. What photos would you add to bring the collection up to the current day? Using the Internet or other print resources, research and identify photos of recent immigrants that accurately reflect current patterns of immigration or responses of people in the U.S. to immigration policy. Write a brief paragraph to serve as a caption for your selection(s).
A Nation of Immigrants: A Guide for Today?
In the Introduction, Massachusetts Senator and brother of John F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy espouses the relevance of this book, “Written five decades ago, its powerful vision still guides us” (xi). In what ways did this book increase your understanding of the immigrant community and immigration issues? If you were invited to contribute an Afterword in the book, what would you add to help other readers understand this topic?

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An ordinance requiring contracting companies to maintain, to the greatest extent possible, a workforce composed of 40% qualified Newark residents.
A policy on obligations of developers and contractors to seek local employees, service providers and businesses to meet their needs.
Major economic development projects and infrastructure investment can present both tremendous opportunities and significant threats for communities and residents. Using a community benefits approach, as a local government official you have powerful tools available to ensure that these projects provide the greatest social, economic and environmental benefits while also not harming surrounding neighborhoods. In short, community benefits are assets available through economic development that meet real community needs. Examples include community access to living wage jobs, affordable housing, health and community services and open space.
Public construction projects are an expenditure of public tax dollars; as such, public agencies have an opportunity to develop policies for public construction projects to benefit taxpayers with employment and business opportunities. Targeted hire initiatives create institutional mechanisms to increase the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged workers and businesses in public construction projects based on work availability. Many public agencies have used targeted hire to leverage their investment in construction into good jobs for those who need an economic boost. For communities that experience historic disinvestment and chronic un- and underemployment, such work can create lasting stability for families and a pathway to revitalize the local economy.
An executive order outlining the process for considering environmental concerns and equitable development in public contracting.
We are in an unprecedented moment in U.S. history. It is a time of resurgent racism and inequality, but also of newly energized and ambitious activism. We propose that the most effective way to take advantage of that momentum and reclaim American democracy is through investment in progressive organizing in the nation’s cities. Throughout the country, cities provide the diversity, social bonds, union strength, coalitional relationships and experience necessary to achieve governing power in the interest of the common good. Despite deep investments by right-wing interests to diminish government and promote a radically pro-corporate agenda, city-based organizations continue to win an extraordinary range of policies that improve people’s lives, from wage increases and public school improvements, to affordable housing funding and climate resiliency solutions, to immigrant protections and criminal justice reform. Support to expand organizing in cities can drive and implement a new forward-looking vision for the country as a whole.
The City of Seattle supports construction jobs and meaningful employment for those in our community through programs that prepare and train workers for careers with family-sustaining wages. In early 2015, the Seattle City Council adopted a new City law, proposed by Mayor Ed Murray, to create construction career opportunities for those in our community.
A fact sheet summarizing local hiring policy for San Francisco.
Most targeted hiring programs include mechanisms that do two things: 1) Maximize the chances that workers from the targeted category who are already in the construction industry will get called to work on that job. 2) Create opportunities for new workers - aspiring apprentices who want training and a construction career - to get trained and hired. Calling up workers who are already on the bench is sometimes referred to as zip-coding (meaning the hiring hall determines which workers meet geographical targeting) or name-calling (the hiring hall tags specific workers who meet other kinds of targeting criteria). Achieving the right balance of these two elements of a targeted hiring program requires local leaders to work together. How many workers are on the bench (and out of work), how many targeted workers are already in the construction workforce, how many apprenticeship openings the targeted projects will create - all of these considerations help determine the right balance.


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Along with fellow judges Rob Van Winkle (a.k.a. Vanilla Ice) and Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan), Arden is appearing on this six-part original series. The show challenges ordinary Canadians to form glee clubs with their co-workers and compete against another workplace team for a $10,000 donation to their charity of choice.
AOL TV caught up with Arden to talk about 'Canada Sings,' what being a judge is all about and why she's done with all things 'Idol.'
by Chris Jancelewicz, posted Aug 2nd 2011 2:30PM
If someone asked you to list the things Vanilla Ice is up to, the last thing you'd probably say is "Acting as a judge on a Canadian singing contest/TV show." But it seems Vanilla Ice (a.k.a. Robert Van Winkle) is doing just that.
Along with fellow judges Jann Arden and Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan), Van Winkle is appearing on six-part original series 'Canada Sings.' The show challenges ordinary Canadians to form glee clubs with their co-workers and compete against another workplace team for a $10,000 donation to their charity of choice.
Unlike 'Idol,' these people have never sang before, and they're not seeking fame for themselves -- and that's partially what drew Van Winkle to the show. AOL TV caught up with the '90s phenomenon to talk about what brought him on board 'Canada Sings,' why he loves music and why this is anything but another 'Idol.'
by Stephanie Earp, posted Aug 2nd 2011 12:35PM
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Fresno State’s engineering college has been renamed the Lyles College of Engineering to honor a $10 million commitment by Bill Lyles, his family and companies. The Lyles gift, announced by university President John D. Welty on Aug. 18, will be matched by $10 million in support gathered by the university for the Lyles College in the coming years. The total impact could be $20 million for the college. Lyles said Fresno State is a key component in his vision to encourage excellent mathematics and science education beginning in the region’s middle schools. A ceremony celebrating the naming of the college will be held on campus at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3. For more, click here.
Choosing America Project invites stories from campus
The Choosing America Project has invited Fresno State and the community to submit stories from immigrants who chose to live in America. The project is looking for authentic dramatic short stories (1,500-4,000 words) that epitomize the experience of Fresno State students, professors, writers, editors, educators, colleagues, friends, and community leaders as immigrants. The goal of the project is to turn some of these stories into short films. Whether you're from Germany, England, Italy or the Czech Republic, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, or Cuba; whether you immigrated to America as a child, a young adult, or with your own children; whether it was your decision or your parents'; whether you immigrated in the '20s, '50s, '80s or just yesterday — your special story is welcomed. Send your story to email@example.com. For more, click here.
FresnoState Magazine details university’s green initiatives
The fall 2008 issue of FresnoState Magazine, published by the Office of University Communications, focuses on the university’s commitment to environmental sustainability. Articles detail research, student recycling, organic food production, solar-power projects, the campus arboretum, the heightened priority of sustainability, the university’s efforts to lead the community on environmental issues and some of the staff and faculty making it happen. FresnoState Magazine also profiles the champion Fresno State baseball team’s season; new coaches Jeanne Fleck (swimming and diving) and Sue Behme (lacrosse); benefactor William Lyles; and Katie Johnson’s (Alumni Association) passion for the outdoors. Art and design professor Doug Hansen provides his signature portrait of a campus tree, selected by Ellen Jamra, executive director of Advancement Services. Copies of the magazine, which is published twice each year, are delivered via campus mail to staff and faculty. Each issue is available electronically at FresnoStateNews.com or www.fresnostatenews.com/Magazine/FSMagFall08-Full.pdf.
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Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) Extracted from Acid Hydrolyzed Falcata Wood Kraft Pulp as Reinforcement to Glycerol-Plasticized Starch (GPS) Biofilm
Author : Rodelas, John Joemmel Riego
Major Adviser : Guerrero, Gino Apollo M.
Major Co-Adviser : Razal, Ramon A.
Committee Members : Carpio, Rowena B.; Eusebio, Ramon Christian P.
Year : 2020
Month : July
Type : Thesis
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This study focuses on the establishment of extraction methodologies for the isolation of CNC from Falcata wood pulp via sulfuric acid hydrolysis by determining the parametric effects of varying reaction temperature, acid concentration, and reaction time on the process yield. Its application as reinforcing material to the production of glycerol-plasticized starch biofilms was also explored. The highest mean yield was achieved at 45°C after 45 minutes of acid hydrolysis using a volume fraction of 50% sulfuric acid with a value of 3.48% and 3.59 upon verification. Furthermore, all main effects (reaction temperature, acid concentration, and reaction time) as well as the reaction time–reaction temperature interaction and reaction time-acid concentration interaction were found to be significant. The average particle size which represents the CNC length was found to be 221.6 nm using Dynamic Light Scattering analysis; with a polydispersity index of 0.556 which signifies a higher tendency of aggregation. However, accurate dimensions of the CNC such as diameter and aspect ratio were not reported and confirmed due to the absence of imaging characterizations done to the sample. Finally, reinforced glycerol-plasticized starch films were produced but due to deformities as well as limitations in accessibility of analysis instruments, characterizations were not done.
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The Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health (EPOCH)
One way in which to conduct a study specific to the community is by using the Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health (EPOCH), a measurement tool designed for collecting data on environmental factors that are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. EPOCH measures both objective factors as well as subjective perceptions of the environment of community members.(1) EPOCH has two parts, EPOCH 1 that assesses the physical environment and EPOCH 2 is an survey of participants’ perceptions of environmental factors in their communities (2). This instrument has been tested in both urban and rural communities (n = 84) in 5 different countries on different continents (Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, and India) with a sample size of 2,360 individual respondents, or an average of 28 respondents per community surveyed, and found to be a reliable measure (reliability > 0.8) for all of the community-level measures.(1)
- Link to EPOCH 1 Survey Instrument. Source: Chow et al 2010. (2)
- Link to EPOCH 2 Survey Instrument. Source: Corsi et al 2012. (1)
EPOCH In Use in Recent Studies
The EPOCH instrument was used to collect data on these CVD risk factors in a large city in Southeast Asia (Karachi, Pakistan), an area in which there has not been a lot of research conducted on CVD environmental risk factors.(3)
- This study focused on two different middle to high income communities in Karachi with a study population of young adults 18-25 years old (n = 120).
- These communities were found to be exposed to CVD risk factors in their environment, such as a high proportion of tobacco shops and fast food restaurants compared to recreational parks and vendors or stores selling fresh fruits and/or vegetables, as well as perceive tobacco use by men as socially acceptable in their communities.
The EPOCH instrument was recently adapted for use with a photographic evaluation of the community built environment, and called the EPOCH Photo Neighbourhood Evaluation Tool (EP-NET). (4)
- This method was found to be a reliable and reproducible way (intra-class correlation for most (87%) of the survey items of > or = 0.70) to assess these specific built environment factors across a diverse, international range of communities. EP-NET involves a systematic method for taking and analyzing the photos.
- Link to EPOCH EP-NET Survey Instrument. Source: Source: Corsi et al 2014. (4)
- Link to EPOCH EP-NET Instruction Manual. Source: Source: Corsi et al 2014. (4)
Another study used EPOCH to specifically study one CVD environmental risk factor, tobacco advertising, across both urban (n = 235) and rural (n = 227) communities in 16 different countries with 11,842 individual study participants. (5).
- Lower-income countries were found to have higher levels of tobacco marketing than higher income countries.
- However, even in countries that had ratified the (FCTC), there were still high levels of tobacco marketing.
- Almost half (45%) of study participants reported seeing at least one type of tobacco ad, and 10% reported seeing at least 5 types of tobacco marketing in the 6 months prior to the survey.
- Urban communities were found to have higher intensities of tobacco marketing than rural communities.
EPOCH is an instrument that can be useful for measuring environmental CVD risk factors when assessing the community’s health. It has been found to be reliable in both urban and rural communities as well as across a diverse range of countries at various levels of development.
Links to the PDFs of the EPOCH survey instruments:
- EPOCH 1 Survey Instrument. Source: Chow et al 2010. (2)
- EPOCH 2 Survey Instrument . Source: Corsi et al 2012. (1)
- EPOCH EP-NET Survey Instrument. Source: Corsi et al 2014. (4)
- EPOCH EP-NET Instruction Manual. Source: Corsi et al 2014. (4)
- Corsi, DJ; Subramanian, SV; McKee, M; Swaminathan, S; Lopez-Jaramillo, P; Avezum, A; Lear, SA; Dagenais, G; Rangarajan, S; Teo, K; Yusuf, S; Chow, CK. (2012). Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health (EPOCH): an ecometric assessment of measures of the community environment based on individual perception. PLoS One;7(9):e44410. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044410. Epub 2012 Sep 4.
- Chow, CK; Lock, K; Madhavan, M; Corsi DJ; Gilmore, AB; Subramanian, SV; Wei, L; Swaminathan, S; Lopez-Jaramillo, P; Avezum, A; Lear, S; Dagenais, G; Teo, K; McKee, M; and Yusuf, S. (2010). Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health (EPOCH): An Instrument to Measure Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Five Countries. PLoS One. 2010; 5(12): e14294.Published online 2010 Dec 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014294
- Hussain, MA; Noorani, S; Khan, A; Asad, H; Rehan, A; Kazi, A; Baig, MZ; Noor, A; Agil, A; Bham, NS; Khan, MA; Hassan, IN; and Kadir, MM. (2015). The Role of Neighborhood Environment in Promoting Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease among Young Adults: Data from Middle to High Income Population in an Asian Megacity. PLoS One. 2015 May 6;10(5):e0124827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124827. eCollection 2015.
- Chow, CK; Corsi, DJ; Lock, K; Madhavan, M; Mackie, P; Li, W; Yi, S; Wang, Y; Swaminathan, S; Lopez- Jaramillo, P; Gomez-Arbelaez; Avezum, A; Lear, SA; Dagenais, G; Teo, K; McKee, M; and Yusuf, S. (2014). A novel method to evaluate the community built environment using photographs–Environmental Profile of a Community Health (EPOCH) photo neighbourhood evaluation tool. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 4;9(11):e110042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110042. eCollection 2014.
- Savell, E; Gilmore, AB; Sims, M; Mony, PK; Koon, T; Yusoff, K; Lear, S; Seron, P; Ismail, N; Calik, KBT; Rosengren, A; Afridi, A; Rahman, O; Chifamba, J; zatonska, K; Mohan, V; Mohan, D; Lopez-Jaramillo; Avezum, A; Poirier, P; Orlandini, A; Wei, Li; McKee, M; Rangarajan, S; Yusuf, S; and Chow, C. (2015). The environmental profile of a community’s health: a cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2015;93:851-861G. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.155846


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I was fully surrounded. The more awful I felt, the more intensely they gawked at me.
The intense music was shaping the pulsating patterns and visions that surrounded me. When I began to dismiss the inner guards of my consciousness, the visions and patterns became stronger. Black, dark orange, and dark red outlines, filled with scary and grotesque animated faces that reminded me of Polynesian wood carvings, all moving with the same daunting expression, slotted neatly in an encompassing three-dimensional grid system, so delicate in design. I was fully surrounded. The more awful I felt, the more intensely they gawked at me. The menacing faces were intimately connected to my feelings.
There was only one thing I didn’t want to do and that was to fully dismiss the guards and surrender myself. I did everything I could to resist letting go. It seemed clear that if I surrendered, the psychic storm might forever consume me in its suffering and madness. Although I had drunk ayahuasca about 25 times previously, this time I had entered a whole new level of experience.
Feelings of fear increased to terror. The intensity then peaked with a sense of absolute renunciation. I uncontrollably vomited and roared in an emotional explosion into the plastic bucket next to my mattress. I joined the guttural chorus of other members of the ceremony. Vomiting from what felt like the bottom of the universe, my body took command of the situation. My stomach and neck muscles flexed to an intense degree to remove what felt like an ancient toxic filthiness. I was coughing, spitting, splattering, and sweating.
Exhausted, I then lay down. Within literally a few seconds the visions waned and then completely disappeared. I went from being the victim of a multidimensional visionary attack to a completely sober human back on earth. No patterns. No visions. No scary faces. Instead, a sense of profound peace expanded my consciousness.
The feeling was far beyond any sense of relief I had ever experienced. I had landed in a state of true grace.
Despite the roaring music and sounds of distress from other members of the ceremony, I found myself with an incredibly calm perception, reminiscent of a relaxed ocean horizon with no wind. The feeling was far beyond any sense of relief I had ever experienced. I had landed in a state of true grace.
For the rest of the ceremony, I felt incredibly present, simpler and freer in my thoughts and perception, as if time had slowed down and more of the substance of life welcomed in. A sense of gratitude, love, and clarity filled my thoughts. Although I wasn’t thinking very much, which was a lovely change from the usual noise of my mind, I would have the occasional profound epiphany. In retrospect, the ideas seemed basic or trite, but at the time they struck me with a clarity and deep significance that is usually absent.
“A balanced kindness towards others and myself is the key”, I thought to myself.
Reflecting on life, I had the sense that I need to not care about certain things while really caring about other things. I needed to hone virtue and conviction and heightened love for the things that are in my life and for the journey I am on.
I walked outside and sat on the grass. There was no wind. The moon illuminated the countryside. I felt the power of optimism and mystery working in tandem. I felt the freedom to love and the freedom to wonder, including the freedom to just be. It is hard to put into words, and it risks sounding like a bunch of shallow rhetoric; however, the experiences were so real and the world so present and true.
Ayahuasca seems to use the body as a medium to flush out deep dimensions of mental sickness.
“How is this possible”, I thought to myself. I had the sense that ayahuasca was working with the body’s natural means of healing itself, through expelling toxins, sweating, vomiting, crying, and stretching muscles. Mental and emotional distress were being released, purified, healed. Ayahuasca seems to use the body as a medium to flush out deep dimensions of mental sickness; to target the causal unconscious layers that reside in the body yet permeate thoughts, actions, and perceptions.
When in the strongest part of the ceremony I had the undeniable embodied sense—as if the visual landscapes of my body, both internal and surface, were seen, smelt, felt, and understood in one collaborative act—that health and well-being are organized at ultra-deep unconscious levels that permeate all the way up to biological formations and ordinary perception.
The core appeared as a kind of terminal of energy exchange that mediated my connections with persons and things. I got the sense that health and well-being is built on a foundation of conviction—conviction in love, and conviction in knowing madness and sickness in the world without allowing it to cripple me through fearing it.
The hardest thing for me to convey is that this sense of conviction was definitely not simply a concept. It was an embodied presence that was condensed most in the chest and the stomach. Even when the ayahuasca had largely worn off I was much more in tune with this core sense of conviction. This embodied groove is the elder of perception, and it needs to be respected dearly by thought or le cogito.
This was the central message of my journey that night. It whispers to me and appears in my embodied perception from time to time. I am a different person now. As I wrote in my diary while sitting on the grass, shortly after purging:
- Ayahuasca Gave Me a Backstage Pass to the Theatre of Well-being - December 4, 2018
- New Documentary Shows Veterans Treating PTSD with Ayahuasca - November 8, 2018
- The DMT Drug Is not a Drug, it’s Much Stranger - October 8, 2018


text: Neal Adams is an icon in the world of comic books. There are many reasons. He was very influential in having DC Comics recognize Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster for creating Superman. He brought an extreme realism to comic art & also brought in issues with politics ( drug use, racism, etc..). Then he also did a lot of "wrap-around" covers. Here's an example. This is the cover for Batman #238. It's really cool how the front & back is one seamless image...cool! Thanks Neal.