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Presentation on theme: "Atmosphere: the envelope of gases that surrounds the Earth."— Presentation transcript:
1 Atmosphere: the envelope of gases that surrounds the Earth. Earth’s SpheresAtmosphere: the envelope of gases that surrounds the Earth.
2 Earth’s SpheresHydrosphere: water part of the Earth, including surface and subsurface water.
3 Hydrosphere Refers to the watery part of the Earth. Most of the Earth’s water is in oceans but also in lakes, streams rivers, groundwater and glaciers.
4 Hydrosphere97% is salt waterThe remaining 3% is fresh water, 2/3 of the total freshwater is frozen in the ice caps of the North and South Poles.
5 HydrosphereThe hydrosphere also includes water found in the atmosphere and the amount tied up in the cycle.
6 Earth’s SpheresBiosphere-Includes all living things on Earth
7 Earth’s SpheresLithosphere: outer solid shell of the Earth that extends 70 km or more from the crust and part of the Asthenoshere
8 Lithosphere Includes the earth’s crust and the upper mantle. It is 100 km thickThe lithosphere is broken up into plates. They can move around independently of each other.The plates float around on the asthenosphere, the liquid portion of the mantle.
9 Earth’s SpheresAsthenosphere: partially melted layer of mantle below the lithosphere. This is responsible for plate tectonic movement.
10 1. Crust: 10-65km thick A) Thickest under the continents. B) Low density.C) Lighter rock.D) Solid.
11 2. Mantle: The upper mantle contains magnesium, silicon, and iron. A) 2900km ~ the thickest layer.B) Made up of heavier rocks.C) The upper mantle contains the Asthenoshere which is soft and flowing.
12 3. Outer Core: the base of the mantle A) Liquid iron and nickel.B) 2175 km
13 4. Inner Core: solid iron and nickel. A) Spherical in shape.B) km in diameter.
14 AtmosphereThe gaseous layer, extending from the surface of the earth to outer space.It is made up of a mixture of gases with some suspended solids and liquids. The most common gases areNitrogen 78%Oxygen 21%1% water vapor and others
15 - The earth was NOT structured like this 4 billion years ago - The earth was NOT structured like this 4 billion years ago. - According to the Protoplanet Hypothesis, the surface of the earth looked like the moon does. - The rock throughout the earth was same all the way through.
16 - As the earth heated, iron and nickel melted, flowed downward toward the center. On the way it melted lighter materials and forced them upward to the surface. - The lighter rock became solid and formed the crust.
17 Layers of the Atmosphere The atmosphere filters ultraviolet rays and protects living things from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
18 5 Layers of the Atmosphere The layers become less dense (thick), the farther away from the Earth’s surface you go.
19 Troposphere 1. Troposphere – surface to 10 km (~6 miles) above. Contains most of the gasesThe air we breathe is hereMost weather occurs here.
20 Stratosphere 2. Stratosphere – 10km-45km (6-28 miles) above The air is very thin here, but wind still blows.Airplanes fly in the lowest partsContains the ozone layer, which protects us from the Sun’s UV rays.
21 Merge with Outer Space3. Mesosphere4. Thermosphere5. Exosphere
23 “It’s often said that you cannot get something for nothing, but the universe may be the ultimate free lunch.” Alan Guth---physicist
24 How did the Earth Begin? meteroids,asteroids,comets No scientist knows for certain how Earth was formed or from what it came.There are a number of theories on the origin of earth.All of these theories must consider the following scientific facts:
25 How did the Earth Begin?A. All planets revolve around the sun in the same direction (counter clockwise)B. The paths or orbits of planets are all nearly circular.C. Orbits of planets are in nearly the same plane.D. The sun rotates on its axis in almost the same plane as the planets
26 How did Earth Begin?E. Most planets rotate in the same direction as the sun.F. 6 planets have moons and most revolve around the planet as the planet does the sun.G. The sun’s rate of rotation is slower than expected by scientists.
27 The Big 3 1. ENCOUNTER HYPOTHESIS The Solar system began approximately 5 billion years ago with our sun already in existence.The sun is hanging out when a star or perhaps a comet passes very close to the sun.
28 ENCOUNTER HYPOTHESISA collision happens and HUGE amounts of gas from the sun explode out of it but move in the same direction around the sun.After a million years, the gases shrink into ball shaped bodies.The larger ones become planets and the smaller ones become moons.The ones that never shrank became comets.
29 NEBULAR HYPOTHESISA HUGE cloud of gas rotates through space, this cloud is called a nebular.The nebula cools and shrinks, making it spin faster.The spinning increases causing it to throw off a ring, then another until it has thrown off nine rings.Each thrown ring becomes a planet.
30 NEBULAR HYPOTHESISThe cloud at the center shrinks A LOT more. The shrinking causes compression which causes heating and it becomes a fiery HOT star.The sun, planets and moons are all spinning in the same direction as the original nebula that they came from.
31 PROTOPLANET HYPOTHESIS This is the theory most in favor right now.The solar system began with a great cloud of gas and dust.The cloud shrinks under the pull of its own gravitational force.The material concentrates in the center where compression causes it to get really hot and it forms the sun.
32 PROTOPLANET HYPOTHESIS Unlike the Nebular hypothesis, there are no rings.10% of the cloud’s matter forms a single disk around the sun.Both the disk and the sun rotate slowly.
33 PROTOPLANET HYPOTHESIS Gravity within the disk causes material to collect in several huge whirlpools called eddies.Write this on bottom of notes!Eddies_beginning of sun formationplanetesimalsprotoplanetssun ignitesplanets and moonsThere are some leftoverscomets, meteors asteroids, planetoids(large asteroids)Link
34 How does the Earth evolve over time? There are 3 theories on the evolution of the universe:1. The Big Bang TheoryProposed by Le Maitre and GamnlowIn the beginning…All matter in the universe was concentrated in an EXTREMELY dense and hot fireball.20 billion years ago: a HUGE explosion occurred
35 The Big Bang TheoryAll that matter was broken into pieces and thrown with high speed in all directions.Eventually this formed stars and galaxies and these bodies are STILL moving away from each other.As the matter cooled from the explosion, Hydrogen and Helium gas formed.1 billion years later, the first stars were born.
36 2. Steady State Theory Proposed by Bondi, Gold and Hoyle The theory: The number of galaxies in the universe is constant and new galaxies are continuously created out of empty space when galaxies leave our universe.The mass of the universe remains the same.
37 3. Pulsating TheoryThe universe is supposed to be expanding and contracting alternately…in other words pulsatingRight now it’s expanding.The expansion is stopped by the pull of gravity and begins to contract again.Once it reaches a certain size, an explosion would occur and the universe starts to expand again.


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Gluten-free grains do not exist. This is a misnomer. Below, these are so called ‘gluten-free flours’. But, even these have their own ‘gluten’. I will explain, below.
Gluten free flours
- Cassava root
- Flax seed
- Garbanzo bean
- Tiger nut
- Green banana
Wheat flour can contribute to inflammation in our bodies. This is a result of immune function breakdown. Leaky gut syndrome can be caused by eating wheat products and even so called gluten free grains like quinoa, brown rice, and corn (and, a host of many others.)
This is due to every grain having its own gluten protein. Other grains have names for their gluten, and the one present in wheat is named gliadin.
So, what this means is that many people who do go on a gluten free diet because they have a gluten intolerance or sensitivity (coeliac or celiac disease) buy foods made with other grains such as corn, and they still suffer from the effects of gluten.
Their symptoms don’t improve, they don’t heal or get better, but may even get sicker. This is because the gluten they are suffering from is gluten from other grains that have been deemed harmless.
Did you know that gluten can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies due to decreased absorption because of organ tissue damage?
Gluten can also impact the types of bacteria present in the gut. A healthy gut flora with plentiful good bacteria is important to fight the bad bacteria.
Wheat flour is an ingredient (often, a hidden one under different names) in many processed foods, soups, gravies and many more. You always have to read labels to know for sure what's in the foods you eat.
I have found other ‘refined’ grains (gluten) affect me adversely, such as corn. So, the only one I used to eat that seemed to be the most benign was brown rice. But, now I don’t eat any, as it has small traces of arsenic, cadmium and lead. I especially don’t want liver and kidney problems. Furthermore, rice still has gluten and also has lectin.
Rice seems to be a good ‘absorb-er’ of the before mentioned heavy metals. Therefore, if you just have to have your grains, you could try millet and quinoa instead, as they have very low nearly undetectable traces of arsenic in them. But, if you have an intolerance to gluten, any ‘grain’ may pose a health problem for you.
Non coeliac gluten sensitivity – A new disease with gluten intolerance
‘Until recently gluten intolerance has been believed to be typical of celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy (WA). In the last few years, however, several study results have been published that have proved that gluten intolerance can also affect people who do not suffer from any of the above mentioned diseases. The new syndrome has been named non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) or gluten sensitivity (GS). It has been included in the new list of gluten-related disorders published in 2012. Researchers believe that NCGS is the most common syndrome of gluten intolerance. This review discusses many aspects of NCGS epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical spectrum, and treatment and current tools to identify patients suffering from CD, WA, and NCGS [1 ]’.
It may be better not eating any grain at all, because there is no apparent requirement for it in our diet. There are other foods in the plant kingdom with superior nutrition. But, recently I have discovered I am feeling OK eating ‘organic non-GMO sprouted whole grain bread and cereal’. I am beginning to believe that for some reason ‘refined grains’ no matter which cause problems.
So, there just might be something about ‘sprouting’ that makes eating many grains OK to eat for some of us who have a sensitivity to gluten. Therefore, if you can eat whole grain, why limit yourself? Expand your diet and eat grain if it doesn’t bother you. Listen to your body! But, why not try ‘experimenting’ as long as you feel safe about it.
Source- 1 URL ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25245857
Website Title Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland).
Publication Month April
Publication Year 2015
Article Title Non coeliac gluten sensitivity – A new disease with gluten intolerance.
Date Accessed March 07, 2018
Note- before you change your diet contact your doctor.

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Can Sharks see at night?
One very important feature of shark sight is the tapetum lucidum, which is how sharks are able to see in the low light created by murky or deep waters. Because of the tapetum lucidum, a shark can see about 10 times better than a human can in dim light [source: Shark Trust].
What are the 6 senses of a shark?
Sharks have six highly refined senses: smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight, and electromagnetism. These finely honed senses, along with a sleek, torpedo-shaped body, make most sharks highly skilled hunters. They often serve as top predators – keeping populations of prey species in check.
Why will a shark die if you pull it backwards?
Sharks can drown when pulled backward because water gets inside their gills. Sometimes, fishers kill sharks pulling them backward for a while when taking them back to the shore. The process of breathing in a shark is interrupted when pulled backward.
Can Sharks sense fear in humans?
Discovery. Sharks can’t smell your fear…. but they can feel it! Using their super ability to sense electricity, sharks are able to detect the heartbeat and movement of their prey.
What happens when you punch a shark in the nose?
“If… a shark bites you, what we recommend is you should hit the shark in the eye, in the nose, or stick your hand in the gills,” says Chris Lowe, of the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab, in an instructional video. “Those are all sensitive tissues and quite often it causes the shark to release.”
What are sharks afraid of?
Great white sharks are often thought of as the most fearsome predators in the ocean. But even these sharks are afraid of something. A new study found that when great whites have encountered killer whales, or orcas, near their hunting grounds, they’ve fled and stayed away.
Are sharks scared of us?
Sharks have been known to attack humans when they are confused or curious. If a shark sees a human splashing in the water, it may try to investigate, leading to an accidental attack. Still, sharks have more to fear from humans than we do of them.
Are Sharks evil?
Although shark attacks can seem vicious and brutal, it’s important to remember that sharks aren’t evil creatures constantly on the lookout for humans to attack. They are animals obeying their instincts, like all other animals. It is very rare for a shark to make repeated attacks and actually feed on a human victim.
Can you kill a shark by pulling it backwards?
Moving forward: Sharks are the only fish that can’t swim backwards — and if you pull a shark backward by its tail, it will die.
Can sharks smell humans?
Sharks have a heightened sense of smell and olfactory system that is hundreds of times stronger than a human’s. Their nostrils, located beneath their snouts, are used only for smelling and not for breathing. Sharks really don’t like human meat and generally aren’t interested in the bodily fluids people excrete.
Why we shouldn’t kill sharks?
Consuming sharks will increase the level of mercury you ingest which will in turn increase your risk of neurological disorders, autism, infertility, Coronary heart disease or even death. Sharks regulate the behaviour of prey species, and prevent them from over-grazing vital habitats.
Do sharks sleep at all?
While some species of sharks do need to swim constantly, this is not true for all sharks. Some sharks such as the nurse shark have spiracles that force water across their gills allowing for stationary rest. Sharks do not sleep like humans do, but instead have active and restful periods.
What senses do sharks use?
In addition to those we have – sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste – sharks have two other senses, mediated by specialized receptors: electroreceptors and lateral lines. A shark’s most acute sense, the one it may use to detect prey from the greatest distance, is probably its sense of hearing.
What animal does not sleep?
The bullfrog was chosen as an animal that doesn’t sleep because when tested for responsiveness by being shocked, it had the same reaction whether awake or resting. However, there were some problems with how the bullfrogs were tested.
Do sharks really die if they stop moving?
Most of them don’t die if they stop moving. Only about 21 have to keep moving because they are obligate ram ventilators, which means they have to swim to breathe. Many sharks have to swim, these are the ones who can’t flow the water into their gills to get oxygen to keep breathing.
What happens if a shark is upside down?
Some sharks go into tonic immobility when they are turned upside down. During tonic immobility, the dorsal fin(s) straighten, and both breathing and muscle contractions become more steady and relaxed. Great White Sharks are not so responsive as other species when tonic immobility has been attempted.
Do sharks poop in the ocean?
Yes, and we have video evidence! Today was incredible at Guadalupe Island.. The bowel movement of the great white shark pooping wasn’t necessarily THE highlight, but it was pretty awesome (except for those who were trapped in the cage down current of the shark poop). The sharks were amazing today.
Do sharks use echolocation?
Sharks use the lateral lines to detect patterns in the water that suggests there is an injured or distressed animal in that direction. Sharks also combine lateral lines with their own swimming patterns to create an echolocation field!
How far can Sharks hear?
Sharks can hear low frequencies much better than humans, ranging from 10-800 Hertz (for reference, humans can hear between Hertz), and can hear prey up to 800 feet away. In combination with their formidable sense of smell and speed, this makes them fearsome predators. (The big ones, at least.)
Are sharks deaf?
Well it is speculated that sharks have a very well-developed hearing sense because it works with the lateral line that enhances and detects vibrations. So they can hear prey that is near. And although they may not have ear lobes they do have ears.
Can a shark kill a dolphin?
Large sharks prey on dolphins, they particularly target very young calves and sick adult dolphins as these are the weakest and most vulnerable individuals. Dolphins use their strong snouts as a powerful weapon to ram sharks, targeting their soft underbellies and gills to cause injuries.
What happens if you poke a shark in the eye?
If you poke something in the eye, it will stop what it is doing. Sharks have a protective eyelid-like barrier called a nictitating membrane, but it’s designed to protect from a thrashing fish caught in that shark’s jaws and not from fingers.
Can a shark hear your heartbeat?
Try not to panic, but sharks can detect your heartbeat in the water. What’s actually happening is that these sea predators, as well as rays and skates, can respond to the heartbeat of their prey through their super-sensitive electro-sensory organs.
What do you do if a shark circles you?
As the shark swims around you, keep your head on a swivel and try to maintain eye contact. “Sharks are ambush predators,” Peirce explains. “If you’re turning around and facing it the whole time while it circles you, it’s not going to be half as comfortable as if it’s able to sneak up from behind.”
What colors do sharks avoid?
Since sharks see contrast colors, anything that is very bright against lighter or darker skin can look like a bait fish to a shark. For this reason, he suggests swimmers avoid wearing yellow, white, or even bathing suits with contrasting colors, like black and white.
How far away can Sharks hear your heartbeat?
What smells do sharks hate?
As reported by Discovery Channel, the first significant discovery was that sharks hate the smell of rotting shark carcasses and quickly swim away from the scent.
How do sharks drown?
Sharks, like other fish, use their gills to breathe. Water flows through the gills and out the gill slits while the gill filaments extract oxygen from the water. The flow of water through the gills is essential for sharks to breathe, otherwise they will die of lack of oxygen – drowning. …

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The global tech market has been suffering from the chip shortage around the world and so is the smartphone industry. The worldwide shortage of chips has already led to repercussions as many of the smartphones scheduled to launch have been postponed and many of those have been cancelled as well. For the pre-existing smartphones in the market, it is more than likely that the manufacturers have opted to increase the price tag. The prefatory smartphone from Realme – Realme C21Y is the latest device to join the long list of smartphones the prices of which have been hiked. According to reports, Realme is going to hike the prices of the handset very soon and mentioned below are the details.
The Changes in Price
As per the rumours, Realme is going to increase the prices of both variants of Realme C21Y by Rs 1,000. The first variant of the device comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage and is currently priced at Rs 8,999 in India. The starting range of Realme C21Y is now expected to cost Rs 9,999. On the other hand, the other variant of the smartphone that comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is now speculated to be priced at Rs 10,999. The current price of the same variant is Rs 9,999.
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Contemporary observers of politics in America often reduce democracy to demography, and presidential elections are no exception. But do differences in class, gender, race, and religion really determine the vote? The Performance of Politics develops a new way of looking at democratic struggles for big-time power and it explains what happened, and why, during the 2008 Presidential campaign in the United States. Through a series of simple but telling concepts about meaning and performance in public life,illustrated with vivid examples drawn from a range of media coverage, participant observation at a Camp Obama, and interviews with leading political journalists, Jeffrey Alexander argues that images, emotion, and performance are the central features of the battle for power. While these features havebeen largely overlooked by pundits, they are, in fact, the primary foci of political actors. Winning depends on creating images so that candidates can become heroes. Obama and McCain carefully constructed heroic self-images for their campaigns and the successful performance of those representations characterized not only each candidate's actual rallies, and not only their media messagesbut also the ground game. Money and organization facilitate the ground game, but they do not determine it. Emotion, images, and performance do. In other words, demography isn't destiny and political parties can't always delivery the vote. Though an untested Senator and the underdog in his own party,Obama, through his moving performances, succeeded in casting himself as the hero and McCain the anti-hero, as the only candidate fit to lead in challenging times. Drawing on these themes, Alexander then reveals several periods of shifting public opinion and isolates the drama of Obama's celebrity, the effect of Sarah Palin on the race, and the emerging financial crisis through an engaging narrative that conveys the immediacy and excitement of the final monthsof the historic 2008 presidential campaign.


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On our doorstep, you will find the Yorkshire Dales, the Peak District, but also big cities such as Manchester and Leeds and smaller towns such as Halifax, Huddersfield, Oldham and Rochdale to offer a variety of enrichment activities for our pupils.
Manchester International Airport (MAN) 40 minutes
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Towards Effective Anti-Corruption Strategies in Ukraine: Removing the Cornerstone Without Toppling the Building
38 Pages Posted: 25 Jul 2009 Last revised: 9 Feb 2010
Date Written: March 1, 2006
The work presents a theoretical framework, and offers a tentative analytical framework for building strategies for combating systemic corruption of the kind that is observed in Ukraine. It argues that, as in some other countries undergoing the process of modernization, corruption in Ukraine plays an important social role by filling gaps between formal (often impracticable) rules, and informal ones. At the same time, it creates incentives and provides the means for maintaining and widening these gaps, as in the critically important case of 'capture' of the state by extorting officials endowed with abnormal administrative discretion and affiliated with crony businesses. Systemic factors of such kind make corruption so persistent and anti-corruption so necessary for development. Effective strategies should primarily address the real sources of corruption, and take into account the possible side effects. Otherwise anticorruption efforts can bring only limited success, and may even become counterproductive, as demonstrated in the examples of previous anti-corruption attempts in Ukraine. Meanwhile, prior to the Orange Revolution, systemic factors prevented the implementation of effective anticorruption strategies. In order to facilitate the creation of anti-corruption constituencies, it is proposed to classify the corrupt deals as embezzlement, collusion, overtimes, and extortion based on the interests of involved and suffering parties. Implications from this theoretical analysis are combined with some standard political economic recommendations in the tentative analytical framework for policy making and public advocacy. As examples of its application, tentative anti-corruption strategies are suggested for some forms of corruption in Ukraine, such as capture in setting up legislation and extortion in its enforcement; embezzlement in budget execution, collusion in procurement and regulation, and asset stripping in state-owned firms; collusion and extortion in public services; and extortion in the public administration.
Keywords: corruption, policy making, policy implementation, political economy, transition, governance, Ukraine
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United Development Company (UDC), one of the leading Qatari public shareholding companies and master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, announced its financial results for the third quarter of the current year 2014.
The company recorded a net profit attributable to owner of the company of QR559m, compared to net profit also attributable to owners of the company in the third quarter of 2013 of QR505.8m, an increase of approximately 11%. Net profit, including non-controlling interest amounts to QR588.7m.
Showing growth across its various portfolios, UDC posted a third quarter earnings per share of QR1.58, up 10.5% from the same period last year of QR1.43. Q3 gross profit was reported at QR909.7m, compared to QR747m for the same period last year.
Commenting on the latest financial figures, Turki Mohammed Al-Khater, UDC Chairman and Managing Director, said, “We have achieved good results in the third quarter of the year, thanks to our diligence in improving all aspects of our operations and implementing quality control mechanisms more effectively, therefore attracting more quality-seeking investors to The Pearl-Qatar.”
Al-Khater credited the forward looking vision of UDC’s Board of Directors, high level of commitment of management and staff, customer care, market leading products and services and ongoing commitment to customer service improvement as the main reasons for UDC delivering these exceptional results.
“We are committed to sustain the growth, profitability and stakeholder expectations, by working effortlessly to complete more phases of our flagship project The Pearl-Qatar and to conclude winning partnerships in all our other sectors of operations,” he concluded
During its 15 years of activity, UDC has played a key role in the development of Qatar and the region through the creation of successful partnerships, companies and real estate developments, including Qatar’s only man-made Island, The Pearl-Qatar. Owned and developed by UDC, the Island is located 350 meters offshore of Doha’s West Bay District and is one of the largest mixed-used urban developments in the Gulf.

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Summary: Metallization is a process consisting of three phases.
Metallization is an advanced manufacturing method that can alter the property of plastics, woods and other materials not normally associated with being “durable.” The process has also substantially reduced costs of products in the retail market. Vacuum metalizing something boils down to three separate processes that completely transform metals like aluminum.
Protecting the Substrate
When you want to metalize something, that “something” you’re metalizing is broadly known as the “substrate.” The metallization process transfers the properties of the metal to the substrate, but that requires superheating the metal until it breaks down into a gas. PVD coating equipment is designed with extreme temperature control in mind, such that you can super heat and super cool at precise intervals.
The substrate is essentially entering a cloud of metallic particles that are ionized, or charged with energy. The particles bounce off of one another, breaking into smaller atoms and smashing into the substrate. Sometimes, sputter deposition is used for a more precise coating. Like anodizing.
You can think of this process as three separate phases all taking place within a vacuum. The vacuum helps control temperature, which would otherwise destroy the substrate.
Aluminum is one of the most popular metals to use for this process because it adheres well to silicon dioxide, and has a low boiling point. This makes the metal ideal for vacuum deposition, but aluminum is not the only metal used. In some cases, especially when the manufacturer wishes to reduce the effects of electromigration, small amounts of copper may be added.

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Unfortunately, trauma is fairly common among Americans — approximately 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one trauma during their lives. For many, the event(s) can have a long-lasting effect, leading to a psychological disorder known as post-traumatic stress disorder, which is commonly known as PTSD. In fact, about 8 million people in the United States have PTSD at any given time throughout each year.
At the Institute for Advanced Psychiatry, Dr. Diana Ghelber and our team understand the effects that PTSD can have on those who suffer from the disorder, often greatly limiting their abilities to function normally. Thankfully, we offer several effective approaches that can help you move on from your trauma to lead a happy and productive life.
Here’s a look at what PTSD is and how we can help you find relief.
PTSD has long been associated with veterans of war, even earning the name “shell shock.” While soldiers are certainly more likely to experience trauma than civilians, PTSD can develop in anyone who’s experienced or witnessed trauma, regardless of their age, gender, or race.
While trauma may mean different things to different people, the most common causes of PTSD include:
- Sexual violence
- A natural disaster
- Physical abuse
- Death of a loved one
Of course, not everyone develops PTSD after a trauma, but for those who do, we typically look for symptoms that fall into the following four categories:
- Intrusive thoughts, such as flashbacks or nightmares
- Avoidance of the people, places, or things that serve as reminders
- Negative feelings about themselves or others
- Arousal and reactive symptoms — outward behavior problems
The severity of PTSD can range from a mild nuisance to a debilitating condition that forces the person to retreat entirely.
After an extensive physical exam and psychological evaluation to determine whether you’re suffering from PTSD, and to what degree, our goal is to help release you from your trauma, which we can do with one or more of the following:
Also called talk therapy, this type of psychotherapy gives you the opportunity to process the trauma with us as we discuss the event, the effects it had on your life, and how you can move forward by reframing it.
If your PTSD is severe, we can explore whether medications may help you with some of the more severe symptoms, such as anxiety and depression.
Ketamine infusion therapy
This therapy uses the drug ketamine to offset treatment-resistant conditions like depression. We administer the therapy in our office and many of our patients experience near-immediate relief from their PTSD symptoms.
If PTSD has a hold on your life, please contact our office in Fort Worth, Texas, to set up an appointment.

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Are lies about fat keeping you fat and putting your health at risk? In today’s episode we get into fat facts. We discuss the myths and misconceptions about dietary fat, the truth about calories, saturated fat, cholesterol and much more. Plus, we talk about the whole food fat sources that can help you reach your goals!
Myths: Most of us believe that fat makes us fat, eating cholesterol raises serum cholesterol and fat intake leads to heart disease. None of those things are true. In today’s episode we go through where these myths came from, what the facts are, and how dietary fat can actually keep you healthy and lean.
Facts: Fat is structurally and functionally essential in the body. Listen to the full episode to understand how fat improves your mood, increases satiety, strengths your immune system, supports hormone balance and much more. We go into the difference between saturated, unsaturated and trans fats and which types of fats are healthiest for life and fat loss.
- Track your food intake, hormonal biofeedback and progress
- Focus on whole-food fat sources like coconut, avocado, grass fed beef, wild-caught fish, hormone-free dairy products and whole-food derived oils
- Limit trans fats and processed foods
- Eat fats in their whole food form when possible


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The Lincolnshire event returns over the late August bank holiday weekend with Four Tet, Honey Dijon, Bradley Zero, Peach and more.
Tue, 28 Jan 2020
New names include Todd Terje, Kenny Dope and Inner City.
Tue, 21 Jan 2020
Floating Points, Floorplan, Josey Rebelle and more will play the North London festival, now taking place in July.
Tue, 14 Jan 2020
The second edition will see the likes of Ross From Friends, Joy Orbison and Sally C at the at the superclub this March.
Tue, 07 Jan 2020
Theo Parrish, Afrodeutsche, DJ Python, Honey Dijon, Blawan and more are set to play the Dutch Easter weekender.
Thu, 14 Nov 2019
The North Quarter label head will host four nights at the Brixton club starting January 10th.
Wed, 14 Aug 2019
The Brainfeeder affiliate will play four Fridays at the Brixton club this autumn.
Mon, 15 Apr 2019
The UK festival has detailed the bulk of its dance programme for this year's event.
The UK producer follows up his first album with three cheery club tracks.
Six exclusive tracks from Ostgut Ton's delayed mix.
Ross From Friends graduates from lo-fi house on his intimate debut LP.


Lavrov says 'Crimea is not a problem, it is a part of Russia'Russian Politics & Diplomacy December 02, 20:42
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Lavrov wonders why UN is not using Castello Road to deliver humanitarian aid to AleppoRussian Politics & Diplomacy December 02, 19:24
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Russia's top diplomat says he urged de Mistura not to delay intra-Syrian talksRussian Politics & Diplomacy December 02, 18:58
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MOSCOW, March 23. /TASS/. A German diplomatic source has neither confirmed nor denied reports on the possible trilateral meeting of the Russian, German and US top diplomats in Moscow.
"At the moment, there is no such information," he said ahead of the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier who will hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday. Steinmeier arrived in the Russian capital on Tuesday.
The meeting will focus on the bilateral relations in all areas. The two sides will continue to exchange views on key international issues, including the progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the promotion of the peace process in Syria, European security issues, the fight against international terrorism (which is especially important in light of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels), the OSCE issues.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is arriving in Moscow on Wednesday for talks with the Russian leadership. This is his third visit to Russia in less than a year. He came to Russia in May and December 2015.
In Moscow, Kerry will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and will be received by the Russian leader. "A wide range of issues is expected to be discussed during the meeting with the president," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He noted that the Syria and Ukraine issues would top the agenda of the meeting.


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A local vet surgery took in three of the cats from Orchard Way, Woolavington, between 4 and 11 November and knew of two others from the same area that had also died.
The first cat was found on 4 November in Orchard Way – Sabrina, a female black cat had collapsed and later died at the vets. The second cat, Bluebell, a black and white female cat was found on 10 November and Marmalade, a ginger and white male, had to be put to sleep by vets on 11 November.
Blood tests on the three cats pointed to antifreeze as the likely cause of the poisoning.
RSPCA animal welfare officer Alison Sparkes said: “These cats suffered unnecessarily – poisoning causes a lot of pain and distress and is often fatal. It may be that they ingested the antifreeze accidentally in which case we would urge people to be careful when using the chemical – to clear up any spills and to store and discard it safely.
“There is also the worrying possibility that someone did this deliberately so if anyone has seen anything suspicious please contact us on 0300 123 8018.”
While we do not know if these incidents are deliberate or accidental we do want to remind people that deliberately poisoning an animal could mean a £20,000 fine and/or six months in prison under the Animal Welfare Act.
If you are concerned that your pet may have been poisoned please contact your vet as soon as possible. They will ask for details of when you suspect the poisoning occurred and about the symptoms.
You may be asked to bring in your pet as soon as possible.
Signs that your animal could have been poisoned vary and can include any of the following:
lack of appetite
breathing difficulties and bad breath
People should be careful when putting down any substances which are potentially poisonous to ensure that other animals are not affected (e.g. slug pellets) and that substances are stored appropriately and properly disposed of, rather than dumping them on a roadside or in a park.
For information on how to detect poisoning log onto www.rspca.org.uk/poisoning

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Jerk Shrimp with Pico de Gallo and Avocado Crema
Scotch Bonnet-Braised Beef Short Rib with Fall Greens and Polenta
Peanut-Coconut Brittle Drops with Oloroso Sherry
The monthly Beard Box meal kit for two is shipped overnight and costs $100. The portions are generous, and it is a delight to experience the emerging chefs’ creativity while supporting the James Beard Foundation.
For decades, cooking at the James Beard House in New York City’s Greenwich Village has been an aspiration for many chefs and considered a career milestone. In May of 2021, they launched the Beard House Fellows program, which re-envisions the potential of the historic space into a hub of training and professional development for talented emerging chefs.
Each Fellow has a one-month residence at the Beard House where they receive hard skills training along with the opportunity to develop a meal kit that is available across the country.
May 2021 – Nicole Merino
June 2021 – Mimi Chen
July 2021 – Theodore Coleman
August 2021 – Sofia Mendoza
September 2021 – Kencito Vernon
Curated Meal Kit by Chef Kencito Vernon
First and foremost I would like to thank the Chef for his service. He is a US Army Veteran. Second, to congratulate him on his Jamaican Influence Beard Box.
Chef Kencito Vernon curated a custom Beard Box that included all the ingredients and instructions to create a delicious dinner for two. Guests also had the opportunity to meet Kencito through a virtual event, where he demonstrated how to prepare his dishes and discussed his “Caribbean Essence” inspiration.
The Three Courses
Note: All the foods in these images were included in the Beard Box with the exception of some extra cilantro and a serrano pepper used as garnish.
Suggested Wine Pairings
Selected by Kencito Vernon and Tahiirah Habibi
- Kumusha Sauvignon Blanc 2021
- Brown Estate Chaos Theory 2019
- Hartley & Gibson’s Oloroso Blend Sherry
How To Assemble the Beard Box
Note: I used half of the avocado for the avocado crema, and sliced the other half to serve in the lettuce wrap with the shrimp.
Best wishes for much success Chef!
Update! More James Beard Fellows
Meal Kits Crafted by James Beard House Fellows:
Part 1 with July Fellow, Chef Theodore Coleman here
Part 3 with October Fellow, Chef Nashali Rivera here


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Three unidentified women posing near the side of the road in Thorp, Washington.
"Women" (1945). Thorp Mill Photographs. 401.
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North Beach is a small northwestern area of the Jacksonville Beaches community that shares a zip code with Atlantic Beach. This growing area along the Intracoastal Waterway is not yet as developed as the other beach communities and offers affordable homes just minutes from Mayport Naval Station, beaches and nightlife!
Living in North Beach
North Beach has several subdivisions as well as rental communities. The area is wooded and private and offers access to the Intracoastal Waterway. The beaches and nightlife are just a stone's throw away. Home prices in this area are generally less than half of the other beach towns - Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach making this an unbelievable value to live in Coastal Jacksonville, Florida.
North Beach Subdivisions:
Atlantic Beach Preserve
Atlantic Beach Preserve is a recently completed community of new two-story townhomes off A1A.
Coastal Oaks is an intimate gated community with 108 homesites wrapped by sweeping coastal oak trees.
Cypress Cove is a 487 unit subdivision built in the 1980's-1990's, consisting of modest single family homes and duplexes.
Deerfield Lakes is a condominium community with low fees, a community pool and a dog park located off Assisi Lane.
This HOA free neighborhood offers a neighborhood boat ramp and is navigable to the Intracoastal!
Adjoining Cypress Cove, this subdivision built in the 1980's-1990's, consisting of modest single family homes and duplexes.
Just over the Wonderwood Bridge is Mayport Landing! A community of attached two story townhomes with low HOA fees.
This small Key West style community on a short cul de sac is walking distance to Dutton Island Preserve!
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ATLANTA — In the past couple of weeks, motorists in the Southeast have seen gasoline prices going through slow and steady declines, according to AAA’s Auto Club Group.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel fell one cent in Tennessee, two cents in Florida and three cents in Georgia at press time.
“Gas prices in the Southeast are falling at about the same rate as they did during June 2013,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA Auto Club Group. “However, the discount at the pump could end anytime. The summer months tend to be more volatile with increased demand, geopolitical tensions and the potential for hurricanes.”
High demand and positive economic news are keeping a floor on gas prices. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported the highest four-week gasoline demand figures in 35 months. So far, supplies have met the heightened demand.

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One plan would be to create a point threshold for qualification. Of course, qualification would not equal instant immigration. With caps, candidates could remain on a waiting list for years.
The second approach would be a scoring system that ranks candidates, placing them in order on the immigration list.
Either way, Siskind believes the point-based approach will have a negative impact on the high-tech industry, to the detriment of both employers and employees.
The current approach to labor certification requires employers to state who their candidate is, establish that they attempted to recruit within the U.S., and verify that they will pay a competitive wage for their candidate's services. The point system would dispel this process, including the guarantee that employers are attempting to recruit U.S. workers. As for employers, they lose the ability to define specific needs.
"It's not good for anybody. There is nothing strategic about it. It just limits our immigration to smart people, but that is all it requires," Siskind says.
Kim Berry, president of The Programmers Guild, also expresses concern about the merit system, noting that currently an H-1B visa holder cannot convert to green-card status unless the employer demonstrates that no U.S. citizens are available and willing to fill the position. Berry says this minimal protection of the American worker will be lost.
"Now, even if unemployment exceeds 10 percent in some professions, Congress will continue to flood in workers with no labor market test," Berry says.
Nevertheless, UC Davis' Matloff believes replacing the current employer-sponsored policy with a point system would reduce the de facto indentured servitude that foreign workers undergo as they wait years for a green card.
"Since this exploitability is one of the two main ways employers currently use to get cheap labor from the H-1B program, the proposal would benefit American programmers and engineers," Matloff contends.
Up for debate
It is too early in the process to know how the provisions of Senate Bill 1348 will ultimately play out in the high-tech sector, especially as many political pundits believe the House of Representatives' version of the bill will be so different that the final compromise bill may not in fact see the light of day in this session of Congress. Moreover, the Senate Bill itself is in flux, with a flurry of amendments under consideration; in fact, many of the sections discussed above may under significant before the bill is finalized.
Whatever the verdict on Senate Bill 1348, the atmosphere around immigration reform will assuredly remain charged. And as we get closer to the primaries, politicians will likely drum up more rhetoric while looking to forego putting themselves on record with substantive votes.


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I. What is trail mix?
The origins of Trail mix can be traced backed to 1910 when it was first mentioned by Horace Kephart in his camping guide. Trail mix is considered as the go-to snack for hikers and trekkers as it is super easy and convenient to carry and acts as an energy booster!
Typically, a trail mix consists of different types of nuts, seeds, and dry fruits. But along the way, people added their own elements to it and improvised this special snack-mix. Now, there are several versions of it, each with a unique twist to it. SnacQ’s Masala Trail Mix consists of peanuts, cranberries, dark raisins, almonds, and pumpkin seeds along with a tangy twist of lemon and seasoning. An all-in-one snack which works as a great option for savoury snackers as a nutritionally balanced snack.
When you come home after a long walk or after an intensive work out session, you need a perfect nutrition booster which provides you energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals. That's when Trail mix comes in handy. An ideal blend of flavourful ingredients like nuts, seeds, and dry fruits.
II. Why is trail mix healthy?
Nutrition Benefits of trail mix:
- Nutritionally balanced with protein, carbs and good fats
- Source of energy provided by nuts (almonds, peanuts) and dried fruits/berries
- High plant-based protein content from sources such as nuts and seeds
- Source of heart healthy fats such as Omega-3 from nuts & seeds
- Source of antioxidants, and essential vitamins and minerals
It’s all about the nutrition in the ingredients. We’ve covered the benefits of the respective ingredients below:
Nuts form the base of any trail mix. They are tasty and super healthy given high content of protein, fibre, and unsaturated fats. In addition, nuts are also a good source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Given the nutrient rich profile of nuts, they are known to reduce the risk of heart diseases, lower cholesterol levels and regulate blood glucose levels. Nuts when consumed in moderation may help in aiding weight loss. You should also watch out to make sure that the nuts in your trail mix aren’t roasted in oil as it adds extra calories without any incremental health benefits.
SnacQ’s Masala Trail Mix includes healthy nuts such as Peanuts and Almonds. Also, it’s worth noting that SnacQ’s Masala Trail Mix is roasted without a drop of oil!
Seeds are an important addition to your trail mix. Seeds contain high amount of fibre, high protein from vegetarian sources, heart healthy fats and essential vitamins and minerals that are great for you. SnacQ’s Masala Trail Mix contains pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, that is full of valuable nutrients.
Consuming seeds helps you feel full for longer given the high amounts of fibre in the seeds. This may help you manage/reduce your weight. In addition, seeds are also known for helping reduce the risk of heart diseases and diabetes.
Consuming trail mix as your go to healthy snack for your mid-meal cravings is an excellent way to include seeds as part of your regular diet.
- Berries – For many people, berries are the best part about trail mix. They add a vibrant texture and colour to your trail mix. Let’s not forget, the long list of health benefits too. Berries have natural sugar present in them that provide you with energy. In addition, they are a great source of fibre, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
SnacQ’s trail mix contain cranberries that are a rich source of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Manganese. Also, rich in antioxidants, cranberries are good for your heart, gut health and even your teeth.
III. Why should trail mix be your go to healthy snack?
It’s an all-in-one snack that provides you with carbs for energy, protein for muscle building and recovery, heart healthy essential fats, antioxidants and key vitamins, minerals.
Moreover, it is tasty, healthy, and convenient. You can take it anywhere with you – for outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling, for travel (work or vacation) and even to your office or college to consume as a mid-meal snack with your tea/coffee breaks. At SnacQ, we also produce trail mix in pocket-sized packs that you can literally put in your pocket! Trail mix is also a super convenient snack to eat as you don't need to put in any extra effort to prepare it. You can enjoy this healthy snack as it comes. Just open the packet and dig in!
IV. How to make sure your trail mix is healthy? How to choose the right healthy trail mix?
While choosing the correct trail mix for yourself, there are a couple of things that you should keep in mind. Trail mix is healthy and convenient, but you also need to be mindful about the type of trail mix you choose, and the ingredients used.
Make sure to check the nutrition label and other important information (such as the ingredient list) mentioned. For better health benefits, you should go for a trail mix that contains healthy and high-quality ingredients such as seeds and nuts. You should also avoid trail mixes that contain too much of chocolate, candies or trail mixes that contain a high level of added sugar or sodium.
It is also good to ensure that your trail mix is not roasted in oil as it adds unnecessary calories without providing any supplemental health benefits. Keep an eye out while buying your trail mix for candied dried fruits/berries that are loaded with artificial sugar, which not only adds extra calories but also lacks any health benefits.
It is also important to consider the portion size. Nuts and seeds provide maximum health benefits when consumed in moderation.
At SnacQ, we make our trail mix with no oil, no artificial sugar, and no preservatives! Learn more about our SnacQ Masala Trail Mix .
In summary, trail mix is considered as a healthy snack as the nuts, seeds and dried fruits make up a nutritionally balanced snack. Trail mix provides you with energy through carbs, and aids muscle building and recovery through high content of vegetarian protein. In addition, trail mix provides you with healthy fats such as Omega-3 that are good for the heart, antioxidants and essential vitamins and minerals that benefit your heart, eyes, skin, and other body parts.
However, choosing a healthy trail mix is very important. You should be careful about nuts and seeds that are roasted in oil, candied berries/dry fruits and ensure that trail mix doesn’t have too much of chocolates or other unhealthy ingredients. Also, nuts and seeds are best recommended to be consumed in moderation so watch out for the portion sizes.
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Widen our paths of
enlightenment, great poet.
Unveil our eyes from
the world lays before us.
Show us the stars
and the heavens
so we may hear
the ticking tock
of time eternal.
Reveal to us,
the grandeur of god
and the incarnates
that surround him;
reveal to us death
and show us the fears
that we push away.
Only you can do this
with your shaman quill,
only you can expose us
to a higher truth
we would deign to see
if given the choice.
Even now as you spiral dance
and burn and build new paths,
show us the light of the sun
as it shares the sky with the moon.
Show us the dark of the night
as it greets the sunny day. Dance.
The eternal trance of thought
weighing not on our minds;
strip away the corporeal pleasures
of society; rid our words of everyday
life and mediocrity; take us above
the boundaries of reality, above
ephemeral solidarity; leave these
words barren of what we know
of this world; leave them full of
promise so that as the shadows
set permanent in our eyes, with
divine light shall we see.
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“First Thought” is a poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved. “First Thought” is forthcoming in Michael’s new collection of poetry, The Vanishing Poet. Out April 21, 2020 from Virgogray Press.
by MIchael Aaron Casares
“Death is a poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved.
Sitting in the cordial mythic
reality paved as actuality,
a venue synthesized by the
conmen of history, the sun
rises behind the eyes. It breaches
the bubble, pops the protective
layer of lies cocooned over us.
The world tick-tocks in double time
dreams and schemes overlapping,
we pull the intravenous matrix rich
soup we’ve been given to drown
our illusion in delusions of ardent
life, compromising congregations,
concessions and conditions for the
corruption made law by the influence
of greedy bankers and the businesses,
the bureaucracies, and the governments
they own. The corporate life condones
it; prefers the snake to eat itself; prefers
imposed symbiosis, a parasite sick
needing to live on the hollow bones
of angel wings, the molted feathers of
infirmed black and white doves. It
identifies as a mite, a diseased flea,
a lethal bacteria, a viruses virus, a
is the loss of path,
the removal of self
from the sovereign
being, the sovereign
entity, the sovereign
source, the multi-
then gifted free will;
now, we can no longer
judge ourselves or
responsible for the life
we are living. Now,
we pass the torch,
and pass the torch
on any opportunity
given by divine
sanction: the call
to open our eyes,
to open our minds,
to remember; and
to finally decide a
path to take, to be a
conduit to ascension,
to exist as one believes,
to fade into non-existence,
to continuously learn and refine,
to be a cog in the wheel; to sigh
and groan, or step back, look inside
breathe deep, and appreciate.
“Dissociative Drip Drops of Unwanted Musings” is a poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved.
⊗⊗DISCLAIMER: FINAL WINTER POEM OF THE SEASON⊗⊗
A silver glow was cast on me,
a silver casque of frozen clemency,
Illuminating wan light into softening sad night
like a phantom once happy now without blithe.
What radiance I saw thereof,
that helmet cold with lack of love,
and I stared deep into the pallid eye
placed by sovereignty within the sky.
Lo!—What feeling unkindly laid on me,
that silver casque of sullen clemency.
That death or doom this light cast down
like despondent child with cause for frown!
Upon myself and upon us all,
a winter gloss, a willful pall.
“Winter Pall” is a sonnet written by Michael Aaron Casares. The piece is shared as an excerpt from his epic poem, The Winter King, published in 2010 by Shadow Archer Press. All rights reserved.
A new dawn arises.
One in which the sun of old
has red shifted away, has collapsed
and expanded, has swollen and reddened
and burst with every electron and molecule
its life blood, its soul energy, and it has buckled
into a distant, miniscule star white as the grave’s
A new dawn arises.
One in which the dew of old
is not frozen as before; one where pedal
and plant awake to the fresh drops of the sky
sliding to their stems. Dewy dew drops drop catching
the sunlight in their eyes, reflecting the dreams
of old when love and mercy were in unison,
together, living for the stars.
“St, Cristobal” is a poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved. “St. Cristobal” was published as an “Epilogue” in the epic poem, The Winter King, published in 2010 by Shadow Archer Press. The Winter King is out of print with no current plans for reprint.
playing the lotto
again, puffing on
that pipe like peace
is going out of
ladies and hippies before
receding hairlines turned
them to businessmen,
knew a thing or two about
connecting the soul,
the spirit energy,
Standing before the arch
of acceptance, light rays beaming
between sympathy and empathy,
dance around the fire of forgiveness,
discern if it is for herself or others,
she bows her feathered brow
with respect and not a crooked
bone in her body.
Crying as if this state of mind
could never be achieved,
she can’t stop now.
She won’t turn away
or surrender at the next
checkpoint. She’ll roll the
dice and play the game
until they call her number.
“Triple Leaf” is a poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved.
Amber tufts cotton
Carnation hearth majestic
Fired light distant gold
Warm Ember Horizon
by Michael Aaron Casares
“Camelia Dawin” is an ekphrastic haiku poem written by Michael Aaron Casares. “Warm Ember Horizon” is a photograph taken by Michael Aaron Casares. All rights reserved.

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Über happy with how it turned out. Mother dearest wasn't too keen, but I think she secretly likes how it turned out.
Counting down the days until I start at my new Sixth Form College (!!?!!!) so until I go back to a school routine I am trying to make the most of having time to watch RuPaul's Drag Race and Bob's Burgers in my pyjamas until 3am, sleeping in and I also plan on going to a few photography exhibitions that I read about on the Time Out website so I am not being a total potato. Off to decorate my school notebooks, will be posting pictures of the final products soon...
Before I leave, here are some of the songs on my latest playlist. They aren't anything new or hip, but neither am I.


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PMs have wasted our money on foreign aid
I have read some history.
I know that hundreds of thousands of UK citizens have lost their lives during wars, world wars, plagues and pandemics during a single type of ‘happening’, but, I never thought, for one second, that I would live to witness some event that could take over 50,000 lives of United Kingdom citizens in such a short and cruel period of time.
The first officially recognised case of the coronavirus in the UK arrived in our nation on January 31, but just 282 days later, the disease had taken 50,365 innocent people, 59,365 people that have left families grieving.
It is truly shocking, I am still dumbfounded at the numbers.
But, the numbers get worse.
According to the figures from the UK’s statistic agencies combined with the Department of Health, the number of deaths with coronavirus/COVID-19 on their certificate of passing – as of November 11 – was at least 65,200!
We are an island nation and could/should have been better protected. The fault lies at our Government’s feet, hands and greedy, grubby minds.
I am not blaming Prime Minister Boris Johnson, by no means. He has had his shortcomings, but he was infected with the disease.
The problem with the recent governments of the United Kingdom is that they have cared too much about starving children, space races, and ballet dancing classes in countries like Ethiopia.
All our most recent Prime Ministers, whether it be Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, or May, cared about was their images abroad – to hell with their own starving, freezing, destitute and hopeless own citizens.
It was always foreign aid with that lot, and their reciprocal rewards later on.
The Prime Minister and his advisors could have dealt with the pandemic better, mistakes have been made, but when Boris Johnson inherited the keys to our Brexiting nation, a nation of hope and dreams for the future, he could not have envisaged such a horror.
The fault of the United Kingdom, especially England, to be so unprepared for such a crisis is not the result of Mr Johnson’s failures, per se, but that of the most recent former tenants and lunatics that called No 10 their home.
One after another, they ploughed funds from our taxes into Foreign Aid.
Our nation delivered, painfully, while others flourished.
At that time it seemed inconsequential to many, they believed the rhetoric, they believed the spin, but now, the truth is out, and what our previous recent Prime Ministers, their cabinet members and advisers had done to, not only this country, its NHS, and the livelihoods and lives within its borders, is almost paramount to a stealth genocide.
For too many years, they have stolen our money, and left us to freeze, starve, both, and then die.
I have always had hopes that Boris Johnson was cut from a different cloth, and that he was – even though, Eton-taught – one of us.
I had hoped for Mr Johnson to be our new Churchill and I’m not giving up just yet, and neither should anyone else.
What a first full year as PM he has had. £150,000 for that job? Take a hike!
Councils need to build thousands of homes
The waiting list for council housing in England will almost double to two million people next year, amid alarming figures suggesting that hundreds of thousands are already facing the threat of eviction as a result of the COVID-19 fallout.
While government guidance states bailiffs will not be used before January 11 in England. With evidence that renters on low incomes are using up their limited savings, cutting back on essentials and borrowing money to stay afloat, a new analysis warns that the waiting list for council houses in England will exceed its peak following the 2008 financial crisis as more and more people are unable to afford their homes.
The warning is contained in a study commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) and social housing groups.
Another study has highlighted the growing number of people facing rent arrears, which are estimated to total £400m in England and Wales.
Around 2.5m households across the UK are worried about paying their rent over the winter and 700,000 are already in arrears, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
It found 350,000 households have been served an eviction notice or spoken to about eviction by their landlord, raising the prospect of an uncertain winter for thousands of families.
The shadow housing secretary said the latest findings revealed “the scale of the crisis hitting renters right now”.
She said: “An estimated 700,000 households are in rent arrears. For comparison, that is more than the total number of households in Birmingham and Sheffield combined.
“Around half of these households are two months behind – in England that means courts would be forced to automatically grant repossession orders.
“These numbers should shock government ministers into action. They need to make real changes to housing law and the benefits system so they can keep their promise, that ‘no-one will lose their home because of this crisis’.
“Without action which seeks to address growing arrears, any ban on eviction or enforcement only kicks the can down the road.
“Building 100,000 council homes for rent a year would bring significant social and economic benefits, from tackling our housing crisis and reducing rising levels of homelessness to wiping millions off welfare bills.”
New target will mean less young are mobile
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the government will be releasing details of a new ‘Road Toll’ system to offset the £40billion shortfall in fuel tax revenue in 2030, from when the only new cars sold will be electric.
However, I haven’t heard any suggestions of a scrappage scheme.
Bringing this date forward will mean a shortfall in cheap second hand electric and dual fuel cars on the market as ex-company or hire vehicles.
This means our 18- to 25-year-olds need to save £20,000 for their new electric car in 2030 , along with saving up their mortgage deposit.
Obviously the road tax on existing dirty vehicles will go up as well.
An 18-year-old with a 1.1 litre Ford Fiesta will pay £3,000 insurance and lots in road tax , or pay out £20,000 for a new electric car.
The consequence is that more young people will not learn to drive and not own a car.
This means two thirds of the 4.5million unemployed from 2021 will not be mobile and able to find a new job outside of a five mile radius of their town or village, thus they will waste a lifetime on benefits.
It also means the bottom will drop out of the dirty second hand car market, as well as the tax payer-funded financial compensation package, that will compensate car manufacturers for thousands of their unsaleable new scrap cars that will be sent to the crusher from their large vehicle storage compounds.
Unless they pre-register them and sell them as second hand from 2030, thus making a mockery of the Prime Minister’s emissions climate change targets.
We need a new mass workers’ party
Relations at the top of the government have become so putrid and precarious that it only took the appointment of a new press secretary – Allegra Stratton – to trigger a chain of reactions leading to the exit of two of the closest staff to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Stratton had refused to work under the director of communications Lee Cain and a plan to mollify him by promoting him to the role of chief of staff fell apart.
It was widely reported that Johnson’s partner, Carrie Symonds, among others, had intervened against it.
Cain resigned, followed a few days later by the notorious senior advisor Dominic Cummings, derided and ridiculed across the country ever since his disregard for lockdown rules and subsequent ‘explanation’.
In part, the fault lines over Brexit were resurfacing in this latest bloodbath.
Cain was part of the 2016 EU Leave campaign which was headed by Cummings and Johnson.
Tensions have escalated during the final weeks of negotiations with the EU over the end of the transition period, and now Biden’s victory in the US has thrown an additional factor into that cauldron.
The party infighting has become more entrenched as different line-ups search in vain for a way out of the multiple and severe crises.
Myriad internal ‘factions’ exist: the Northern Research Group, Common Sense Group, One Nation Caucus, China Research Group, the Blue Barricade, among them.
The total dysfunction of the Tories underlines why the capitalist establishment has been so positive about the election of Starmer as Labour leader and his counter-revolution against Corbyn and Corbynism.
They need a political fall-back position that poses no threat to the capitalist economic interests.
But the only way to end the Tories wretched state is to hasten their end and get them out of office – an urgent task of the workers’ movement.
This needs to go along with laying the basis now for the building of a new mass workers’ party that can offer a socialist alternative to them all.


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Hi all you Rockin Readers,
Featured here: a fabulous, fantastic female reader- just like you! Any women who might like to be featured, please, get in touch with me!
Within our sharing with each other, we offer further reading inspiration and ideas to one another. Books can be a means of connecting, as well as sharing potentially life changing reads with each other. It can be from others that we hear of phenomenal reading, of which we may never have stumbled on otherwise. As you all know, books have the power to change lives.
So ladies, lets share this power of the written word with one another! As well as, get to know each other a bit more in the process.
For this entry, Melissa is the fantastic female reader featured!
1. What are 3 books you’ve read which have changed your life? In what way(s) were they life changing?
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff- A biography written about a deeply misrepresented and misunderstood world leader. The life, death, and political machinations of Cleopatra are so much more nuanced and integral to the development of global politics in the ancient world (thereby the basis for our own understanding of civilizations) than we have been taught.
Schiff paints the world of Egyptians, Romans and those affected by their domination in rich and colorful terms that transported me into the wide, gilded streets of Alexandria and down the lazy, winding Nile on a huge royal barge.
I bought the book after watching Schiff”s interview with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Her explanation on the show of how women’s roles in history are painted over with the madonna/whore complex so clearly demonstrated how our understanding of the world is narrowed and reconstructed by whichever men would benefit from changing the narrative. She won a Pulitzer for this book and I can’t emphasize enough how deserved it was.
This explanation and the biography itself showed me that we have to ask, in every historical context, who is telling this story and what did they get out of it. We have seen in the subsequent #MeToo movement how the very idea of believing a woman’s narrative, even about her own body, is so counter-intuitive to society as even being impossible for some.
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine- such a childhood favorite! I must have read and reread this story 50 times since I was about 10. This fantasy/ fairy-tale retelling is such a fantastic re-imagining of the traditional role of girls in their own stories. Ella is narrating the story from start to finish, and while problematic in some ways, this was the first novel I remember reading where the main character reflected who I was as a rather tom boyish, unpretty, stubborn young woman.
I have often reflected on this novel as being formative for me at a time when we have to start making choices about who we will be, and what we will value about ourselves. Pre-teen novels can shape a very significant portion of our young adulthood and Carson Levine is owed a huge debt of gratitude from my teenage self.
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit– A must read for every grown person ever! Solnit’s essay details the ways in which women are marginalized, dismissed, and ignored by men who would never consider themselves misogynistic. She describes how women are conditioned by internal and external pressures to allow these situations to pass without comment. For only being 60 pages, this book profoundly altered the way I interact with the world. I began to note the instances where I felt unsafe to express myself (is it physical threat? emotional? professional?) and consciously start to push those boundaries.
I credit Solnit and her essays with showing me how to be a strong, assertive, and confident person in situations where I would have been much more reticent.
2. What are 2-3 fictional books that you’ve read which have continued whispering to you long since concluding them? Books you were incredibly riveted and/or emotionally moved by, and which you have never forgotten?
–100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
–Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
–What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
3. What is the best bookish place you’ve ever been? (Library, bookstore, an event of some sort, a class, you name it related to books).
Less than one place, but Davor (my husband) and I spent a whole day on a book pilgrimage around Dublin last summer. We visited four very different stores in various corners of the city and spent about an hour in each, aimlessly perusing and salivating over all the things we needed to add to our list of must reads.
4. What is your ideal reading scenario? Paint us a picture. The locale, what you might be drinking or eating, etc.
I am in my bedroom of the house we lived at in Los Angeles. The walls are papered with magazine pages of punk bands and the far wall has a giant metal book shelf holding about 200 of my perennial favorites. I’m huddled under my navy blue comforter. The windows are open, the breeze carries the barking of the neighbors dogs and the smell of chlorine from the backyard pools. I have a mug of blackberry tea, coupled with a plate of apples and cheese on my bedside table.
5. What, in relation to books, fills you with the greatest joy or excitement?
The way I can find pieces of myself in characters who seem otherwise so unlike myself.
When I open a new nonfiction knowing I will learn something or consider an approach I hadn’t thought of before.
When an author makes me smile or gasp or shake my head with disappointment at a choice the character has made.
6. If you could drop into the world of any book you’ve read, which would it be, and why?
The London of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley! Or the Baltimore of Edgar Allen Poe! All of that dark, Gothic fog intrigues me. I love how complex and shadowy the line between science, myth, and religion becomes as the stories progress. Western Europe was going through such a monumental change between 1850-1900 and that comes through in the literature.
7. Which fictional character have you found to be most memorable or affecting? Why?
Humbert Humbert from Lolita. He is such a despicable mess of a man and the narration of his twisted logic and crimes makes the reader want him to suffer in every possible way. What is most affecting about Humbert is that you know men like this exist in our reality; they come across to most people as ‘good men’, cultured, well dressed, educated. But at heart they are predators of the worst kind. There aren’t many villains who are the narrator of the story and Nabakov has written him to sick perfection.
8. Why are you impassioned by and in love with reading?
Primarily because nothing shows you the breadth and depth of a culture, social group or time as the literature it produces. I can read 1000 different views of Christianity in the Roman Empire and its historical implications. I can learn about how the LGBTQ+ community has existed in South America in so many forms of acceptability.
Books provide access to the whole world, across the written history of mankind…all the beauty and warts.

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In 1958 and at the age of 19, John Henry Barrett became paralyzed after being shot in the neck by a friend following an argument. Nearly sixty years later, a Florida medical examiner deduced that same gunshot is what killed him, ruling Barrett’s death a homicide.
Barrett died on May 13 at the age of 77 due to septic shock, a urinary tract infection and paraplegia, which are all natural causes. Yet, after the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner spoke with Barrett’s sister, she mentioned the shooting.
Despite Barrett’s death being ruled a homicide, double jeopardy prohibits the shooter from being charged. CBS 12 reports the person who shot Barrett was arrested and served time for the crime. During a 1974 interview with the Miami Herald, Barrett told the newspaper that despite being wheelchair bound, the shooting helped him pursue his real passion, which led him to the pulpit.
“If the accident hadn’t happened, I would have spent all of my life as a farm worker,” Barrett said.
Barrett was the pastor at New Macedonia Baptist Church up until his death. Barrett’s great-nephew remembered him for his booming voice.
“His voice was very commanding,” Robert Lee said. “He was handicapped, (but) if you close your eyes and you hear him speak, you wouldn’t know that.”