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I want to share something that’s a little fresh, maybe even a little raw for me.
It’s not some great thing I discovered 10 years ago, or 5, or even 1—that I can share from an oh-so-wise place.
This is happening right now.
One of the things that I thought I’d tamed were the tapes in my head that would tell me I was ridiculous, weird, incompetent, wrong, lame… You know the ones.
I really thought I’d licked them and fully embraced loving and accepting myself.
I’d upgraded the messages about following my own path and speaking my truth and all that stuff, but very recently I realized how often I judge what I feel in my body and try to shut it down.
You feel lots of sensations when you’re highly sensitive + observant + an empath.
Feeling is kind of all you do.
But I’ve been dissing my neurological system for ages it turns out. Telling myself, those sensations are wrong, stop feeling that way, no one else finds this hard, you’re weird for feeling all this stuff, just deal.
The thing is, truly loving yourself doesn't just mean loving the parts you like—it means loving all the parts, even the ones you're working on.
I realized I needed to find some times/spaces to observe all the sensations and not suppress or judge them.
Yesterday morning at yoga I drew a card before class from one of the decks of oracle cards. It was linked with sensuality—relating to the perception of things through the body—and I paid attention. Those signs and reminders happen for a reason, after all.
I decided to use my yoga practice to observe through my senses without shutting anything down.
This whole thing may sound weird, but stay with me.
There was so much sensory stuff going on: tingling in my fingertips, muscles that tightened and cramped, energy flowing across my face like a piece of soft fabric—I could even feel the blood pumping through my arms as I lifted them above my head and brought my sweaty palms together.
And gratitude. So much gratitude I felt like my heart might burst.
I was in awe that these kinds of sensations are going on all the time for me, not just when I take the time to keenly observe.
My big aha was that I want to be in a state of amazement, love, and gratitude for my highly attuned senses, to love even the parts of myself that sometimes annoy me, and to end the messages of STOP THAT, YOU’RE WEIRD, ENOUGH WITH THE SENSITIVITY ALREADY.
I'm focusing on embracing all the ways I experience sensory stimulation and appreciating how incredible my neurological system is.
And I'm replacing those negative messages with this simple mantra: ALL SENSATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
It's definitely a work in progress.
This topic is a little messy and unpolished because I want to convey that even when you’ve done lots of personal work, there’s always another level of growth. And there's always more you can learn about yourself and love more deeply.
My question to you is this: Are you willing to get a little messy and shake things up? Growth and insight don’t happen when you stay in your comfort zone and keep things that same.
It happens when you take a step into the unknown, toward your truth. When you suspend those negative messages for a minute—the ones that tell you (wrongly) that you’re not worthy or deserving of better—and take a small leap of faith.
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Mom is Pomeranian, Dad is Chihuahua. Males and Females. 8 weeks old. All have had 1st parvo shots and have been de-wormed. for sale to good homes only. Born Feb. 24, 2014 Top picture is Mom, Second picture is Males, Third picture of 2 puppies are Females.
Adorable pom/ chi puppies.2 females , 1 male.The male is the lightest colored baby with the light colored mask :) Ready the end of April at 8 weeks old.Will be UTD on shots & wormings. Parens are my pets.Pups are raised underfoot & come prespoiled :). Good homes a must. Mother is 5- 6lb Pomeranian. Father is 3 1/2 lb teacup Chihuahua..Pups are started on peepad training & doing great. Thanks for looking.
we are an elderly couple who are moving and can not take our little 7 month old baby girls with us. they are up to date on shots and have been wormed. they are create and house trained, and love to run, jump and play with anyone. we wish we could take them with us, but since we cannot we would like to find them a good home. they come with collars and sweaters, we hope to hear from you to contact us you can either call us at 19895883563 or email us at [email removed]
(810-308-2072) pom-chi female pups born 2-21-14 ready 4-04-14 taking deposits $50.00 will hold puppy until april 4th which puppy will be 6wks old includes 1st shots & wormed full grown will be between 8 to 10 lbs
Chi-A-Pom puppies, one male and one female. Mom is a fawn and white AKC chihuahua, and sire is an AKC reg black and tan Pomeranian. Female pup has more coat and looks more like a pom, the male is shorter coated and looks more like a chihuahua. Pups will be ready in a couple weeks. They will be UTD on shots and wormings. Friendly loveable babies, looking for their furrever homes.. will make excellent pets,, Please let me know where you are located at when you reply,, also what kind of home you ...
Grey and white female. Weighs 2 lbs. should be max of 3
Lbs. very playful.loves to cuddle. Gets along well with other dogs, cats, and children. Potty trained. Up to date on vaccinations and well checks.
Chihuahua - Gavin The Shy - Small - Baby - Male - Dog
Gavin the Shy had such a rough start that he is having a hard time trusting. While he has improve significantly since coming to His Hands Extended Sactuary from a horrible puppy-mill life, he still is not sure that the good times are going to last. He will need a special family who can foster his courage and help him grow into the happy little guy we are regularly catching glimpses of now. He is an interesting combination of two breeds with the ...

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FORGET the imminent arrival of the winter season next week. Warming winds of change are suddenly blowing through the Big Apple's long-troubled business sector.
The changes in part reflect the improving national economy, as well as some people's perception that Mayor-elect Rudolph Giuliani may be more accommodating to the city's business community than his predecessor, Democrat David Dinkins.
Mr. Giuliani, a Republican, will be sworn into office in a public ceremony Jan. 2.
Giuliani has been given some breathing space in his pledge to help improve the business climate. Crime is overshadowing the economy as the dominant local political issue - a factor that was evident in polling data even before the November mayoral election.
At the very least, the expanding national economy provides Giuliani with a ``window of opportunity'' to help spur local business growth, says Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducts frequent polls in the New York area.
New York City lost an estimated 375,000 jobs in the recent recession, roughly half of the 700,000 jobs lost in the greater-New York metropolitan region, including northern New Jersey and Connecticut. While most of the lost jobs were manufacturing and service positions, many highly paid professionals - particularly older males in middle-management positions - found themselves out of work.
In addition to pushing up dollar outlays for social service agencies, the business downturn has reduced local tax revenues. Some city officials now say the mayor-elect could face revenue shortfalls of up to $2 billion next year.
BUT after years of losses, there finally appears to be new job growth in New York City. ``The recession is bottoming out here, and we see 1994 shaping up as a time of gradual economic improvement,'' says Amos Ilan, manager of economic trends for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the area's main regional planning group.
Job growth in the New York area is expected to reach at least 0.5 percent next year. While the gain is minimal, it represents ``the first year of actual net job creation since 1989,'' Mr. Ilan says. ``There will be a slow but steady improvement in the economy,'' propelled by gains in the financial services sector, service trades, and - late in 1994 - companies that trade abroad.
Trade-linked firms will benefit from expanding economies in Europe and Japan, Ilan adds. Tax collections also will be bolstered by the growing economy, which will provide some help for Giuliani, he says.
Earlier this week, Giuliani appointed long-time confidant Peter Powers as deputy mayor for operations. Mr. Powers, an attorney, will oversee such sensitive areas as labor relations, transportation, and emergency services, as well as the city's department of general services.
Political analysts stress that Giuliani will need to gain as many concessions as possible over time from the city's municipal labor unions - a task that proved daunting even for Mayor Dinkins, who had close ties to organized labor.
New York City businesses are expected to add new jobs in the first quarter of 1994. About 14 percent of the firms in New York plan to add employees, compared with 10 percent who plan to reduce staff, according to a new survey by Manpower Inc. About 72 percent of the businesses envision no change in employment.
The 14 percent of firms planning to hire is still slightly under the national pattern of 18 percent, says Mitchell Fromstein, chairman of Manpower. Nationally, Mr. Fromstein notes, the gap between companies hiring new workers and firms firing workers is greater than at any time in the past four years.
Low inflation, gains on Wall Street, and an expanding service sector will spur local job growth, Ilan says. Ironically, the financial sector's gains stem in large part from the industry's downsizing in the late 1980s, when many administrative and clerical jobs were eliminated, saving banks, brokerage houses, and insurance offices substantial labor costs.
And cutbacks continue. Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment bank, dismissed 7 percent of its brokerage force - about 30 brokers - this week. The decision was apparently taken to help prepare for a possible plan to take the firm public in 1994.


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Beijing: In the backdrop of the plummeting property market and continuing COVID lockdowns which have hurt the country’s business sector immensely, China’s intention to not provide help to citizens economically by giving out economic stimuli such as subsidies is unwavering, media reports said.
It seems like China is finally facing up to the limits of economic stimulus as anxious consumers hold back from more spending or borrowing amid continuing COVID lockdowns. There are no signs that Beijing is prepared to rain serious “helicopter money” down on the public, reported Nikkei Asia in an article written by Joe Zhang, a co-chair of SBI China Capital Group in Hong Kong.
He highlighted that just as amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries gave subsidies to companies to retain staff and paid cash to citizens to ease the economic pain, China turned away its head in doing the same, reported Nikkei Asia.
It is worth noting that while three weeks ago, the State Council announced a package of 19 measures to support the economy which had a value of the infusion of funds at 1 trillion yuan ($143.7 billion), it is still a far cry from the 4 trillion yuan of stimulus spending Beijing unleashed during the global financial crisis in 2008 when the country’s economy was only about one-third the size it is today.
China’s lockdowns and transport restrictions have hurt small and midsized businesses. Most property developers report seeing little benefit from the policy announcements of recent months while their sales have kept shrinking.
As per observers the true debt level of local government can be opaque and is likely far bigger than official statistics would have believed. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been acquiring failing private competitors of late.
Even in the real estate sector, troubled private developers have been selling off assets to state-owned rivals over the past year.
During the World Economic Forum in July Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a speech to global business leaders said that the government would avoid “flooding the market with stimulus.”
The implication is that the authorities are weary of the same old playbook after four decades. For the government, there is now profound doubt about the desirability of credit as a development strategy and soul searching is underway in the bureaucracy.
Add to that, the bursting of the property bubble and the collapse of hundreds of thousands of businesses in the past year. Then there is a crisis stemming from loans gone bad to countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, an issue causing international embarrassment in places like Sri Lanka. (ANI)

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John Herdman was leaving the stage when it was announced that the player of the match would be the next to face the media. The recipient of the FIFA award stunned Canada’s head coach. “Kevin de Bruyne is the player of the match? Wow,” he said. If there was any insult, it was only Canada’s.
The Belgian playmaker was embarrassed to be singled out for praise as Canada brought everything except the clinical touch to their first World Cup for 36 years. His faithfulness to Roberto Martinez’s team, and Michy Batshuayi’s ruthless finish, were the only highlights of a worrying night. “I don’t think I had a great game. I don’t know why I have the award, maybe it’s the name,” De Bruyne admitted. “I didn’t play a good game, I was included, but the good thing was we found a way to win.”
Martínez claimed that Belgium deserved the win – they were together – despite admitting that a journalist had a point when he asked whether it was his team’s worst performance in the tournament. “It depends what you mean by worst game,” replied the Belgian head coach. “Technically, yes. But the worst performance? No, we won, and you don’t win by chance. Belgium won mainly thanks to Canadian fumbles and Thibaut Courtois’ impressive goalkeeping.
Canada made 21 attempts at goal while Belgium had nine, but only hit three. One of them was an Alphonso Davies penalty and that too went past Courtois. Canada has now gone a record four games without scoring at the World Cup. His sore heel stood between a memorable night and an undeserved defeat. “We showed we belong here,” said the English-born Herdman. “I’m sure our fans walk away proud that we are a footballing nation.”
Davies, who has pledged to donate all his World Cup earnings, was clearly defiant. Canada was not. They went ahead in numbers and exploited gaps in a creaking Belgian defense where Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen showed their combined ages of 68.
A second Canadian penalty claim was missed by errant match officials when Eden Hazard played a reckless backpass to Buchanan, which was caught by Vertonghen. Buchanan was flagged offside. VAR noticed another penalty appeal when Richie Larrea beat Axel Witsel for pace and the midfielder was caught on the calf while chasing. This time it favored Sikzwe’s early decision to award the goal kick.
Canadian captain Atiba Hutchinson, at age 39 the second oldest outfield player in World Cup history behind Roger Milla at age 42, went wide after an excellent run by Davies. Alistair Johnson forced Courtois into a fine save and David selfishly opted to shoot when Larrea was completely unmarked inside the area. His effort went into the arms of the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
Belgium hardly felt threatened until a minute before the break when Canada was undone by a probing ball out past Alderweireld’s defence. The pass sent Batsui running through the gap between the otherwise impressive Lotus…


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4 md Carrots. slivered
1/3 c Vodka
1 t Sugar
1 T Grated orange peel
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1. In a deep, 1 1/2-quart. heat-resistant, non-metallic casserole place slivered carrots and Vodka. Sprinkle sugar and grated orange peel over carrots. Dot with 1/4 cup butter or margarine.
2. Heat, covered, in Microwave Oven 10 to 12 minutes or until carrots reach
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Scandinavians, driving Route 66 in classic American cars, swing through Springfield
For John Butts, it's not unusual to see Route 66 travelers from Europe.
Butts, a front desk staffer at Springfield's Route 66 Rail Haven Motel since 1995, said European Route 66 tourists are pretty common this time of year. They often rent Harley bikes in Chicago. Then it's off on the Mother Road, through Springfield, west to Los Angeles.
Thursday and Friday, Butts saw something much less ordinary. A caravan of 22 vintage American automobiles — gleaming Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Cougars, some convertible, none air-conditioned — stopped by Rail Haven on an eight-week tour of the United States, mostly along Route 66.
All the cars belong to drivers hailing from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, who will travel along a 2,385-mile route. Each vehicle was shipped across the Atlantic to port at Secaucus, New Jersey, at a cost of $16,250, according to the Cruise66 website. A pair of delivery trucks travel with the group, hauling luggage and, just in case, spare auto parts.
Their tour group — the Cruise66 auto club — is celebrating the 90th anniversary of Route 66.
After a "warm-up" journey through the Northeast and upper Midwest, Cruise66 spent a weekend in Chicago and got going down Route 66 in the past few days.
They arrived in Springfield around 8 p.m. Thursday, just as stormy weather broke over the Ozarks. They checked into the Rail Haven motel, dined at nearby George's Steakhouse (praising the friendliness of its staff, according to everyone interviewed by the News-Leader), and hit the hay.
Friday morning, the Scandinavians were up early, breakfasting outdoors and packing their cars while locals gawked, smartphones in hand, and chatted them up. The day's agenda included a cruise through the Ozarks, lunch in Kansas and a visit to the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees in Oklahoma. They planned to stop in Tulsa on Friday night.
Before 8 a.m., Ruth Nissen and Lars Andersen were getting their 1968 Pontiac Bonneville ready for the road, sweltering in the Missouri heat. The couple hails from Toftlund, Denmark. They said they're the only Danes in the Cruise66 group.
This trip is their second American vacation, after a road trip in Arizona three years ago.
"We love all the historic places," Nissen said. Her favorite thus far was a scenic stretch of Highway 20 in New York state — she thinks. "There are so many states!" she said. "The scenery was really beautiful."
"And very, very friendly people," Andersen said.
Andersen added that everywhere he goes in America, Americans turn out to talk to them about his American car.
"They remember these cars when they were young, and we hear their stories," he said.
Another couple, Per and Mariane Lognseth, were making their second U.S. trip, after traveling the Lincoln Highway three years ago.
At 8:15 a.m. they were at the head of the caravan in their 1969 Mercury Cougar.
When asked why they own a vintage American car, Per Lognseth replied, "Lunatic, you know," but added, "we love the shape, the V-8 engine."
A new American car would be too heavily taxed to buy and too expensive to maintain, said the Lognseths, who live outside Oslo, Norway's capital.
They're not only going with the main caravan down Route 66 to Santa Monica, California, but they plan a side trip including San Diego, San Francisco and Reno, Nevada.
So far, they're enjoying themselves, they said. Mariane's favorite places included Niagara Falls and New England; Per said Ford and GM tours in Detroit, and his visit to Chicago, were all memorable.
Wenche Lindholm and Odd Nielsen, from southern Norway, said that their favorite aspect of the Route 66 adventure has been "all the kindly people."
A ferry trip across Lake Michigan was pretty great, too, and they're keen to see Native American sites along the way.
Lindholm and Nielsen said the trip has been a lot to absorb in such a short time.
"For a Norwegian, everything is so big here," Odd Nielsen said.
"The roads are so wide."


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Subsurface Drip Irrigation System. Subsurface drip irrigation is a low-pressure, high efficiency irrigation system that uses partially or wholly buried drip tubes or drop tape to meet the crop water requirements. This irrigation system involves placing tubing with emitters on the ground along side the base of the plants.
There is little known about a rare herb that some Kenyan farmers are making a fortune out of the feathery green plant which many people have definitely seen it being used to make delicious salads but they have never been keen to know more about the herb. The Dill herb has a sweet fragrance that adds an enticing flavor to meals and most chefs fancy including it at the last moment when preparing flavor fish, potatoes and various soups as it conjures magic in terms of the aroma.
This guide will show you how to check the pH level of your soil without having to purchase an official soil testing kit. Not all plants are alike. Some like soil that is more acidic, whereas others like soil that has a higher alkali content. If you already have a type of plant in mind, you may have to add a soil amendment to make your plant thrive.
1. Aerate your lawn. Lawn aeration simply means punching holes throughout your lawn to about 3 inches deep. With regular lawn aeration, you can help give your grass a proper medium to grow in, which loose soil and better air circulation. Your grass will also make better use of water and nutrients.
1) The Lord's Prayer The Lord's prayer is one of the oldest prayers, which was taught by Jesus to his disciples as written in the Gospel of Luke 11:1-5 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.
Passion fruit farming is one of the most promising agribusiness ventures. This is because of the high returns expected when the business succeed. However, most of the people interested in it are not aware on what it takes to get started. Here are the things you need to get started:
Fences play a very important role to human beings. They help in enhancing security and privacy at their residential areas, gardens and work places. There are many methods that can be used for fencing. Most of the people like using concrete blocks, bricks, iron sheets, timber and synthetic materials for fencing.
Many human beings have become extra inquisitive about executing methods that don't damage the earth. In addition to being top-notch for the surroundings, natural landscaping too can offer blessings to your pockets and on your fitness. ￼1. Localization of plants. One of the high-quality approaches to exercise natural panorama is to utilize local vegetation.
On our daily basis we buy many goods packed in buckets of different sizes. Such goods include cooking oil, paints, fertilizers, pesticides, flour, diesel, petroleum and pesticides. We also use cars for transportation purposes and after their tires are worn out we replace them with new ones.
Hello, I'm going to talk about all indoor plants and glad that you have decided to read about thistopic. They are the best air purifiers, who will fight for you, with harmful elements present in the air of your house. Here are the descriptions, features and requirements that could help you decide which one of them will be perfect for your home decor.
Mourners. Photo/ courtesy. There was a somber mood in Gatanga in Murang'a County during the burial of a middle aged woman who had succumbed while giving birth. Stella Njeri Macharia, 30, whose body was laid to rest yesterday at her parents’ compound was attended by hundreds of mourners.
Source: Genesis 6:12-22 The above verse found in the holy book for christians which is the Bible talks about the story of a holy man known as Noah. Noah was a holy man together with his family. God instructed him to build an Ark because God would destroy the world using floods. Noah obeyed God by building the Ark. People laughed at Noah after explaining to them on why built it. After completing the Ark, Noah and his three sons namely, Ham, Shem and Japhet together with their wives entered the Ark. Also animals
Hilly areas are characterised by steep slopes, thin soils, quick water seepage into the soil and high rate of soil erosion. All these factors decreases crop production in hilly areas. This article discusses ways in which a farmer can use to overcome the above named factors to enable him or her experience huge harvest.
Yams and arrow roots belong to the same class, they are all tuber crops. This class include also crops like cassava, sweet potatoes among many other that may belong to the same class. The difference that emerge between arrow roots and yams is that yams are more expensive per kgs compare to arrow roots.
Banana is a very productive plant that is mainly grown in Gusii highlands.This plant has a double profit if it is grown well where there is fertile soils with enough rainfall.Large scale of the plant can improve the economy due to is demand in Kenya. First you should dig a very wide hole that is 1feet wide and 1feet deep.This is to make sure that the banana plant is hold firmly in the soil for a period of time also is to preserve moisture.Before planting ensure you start by putting in compost manure which will help the plant grow strong and also this is to make the deep soil more fertile and ready for planting.
Papaya or pawpaw as it is commonly known in Kenya is a plant belonging to the genus Carica. It produces edible blackish fruits which are oval in shape. The fruits becomes yellow in colour when ripe. Papaya are rich sources of vitamin A, B, D, C and E. All these vitamins helps the body in fighting various diseases such as beriberi, rickets, scurvy and night blindness.
The Sedlec Ossuary looks like any other church from the outside. It is a small chapel located in Sedlec, in the suburbs of Kutna Hora, in the Czech Republic. However once you enter the chapel you soon realize why it's entirely different from other churches.
A controversial video of church members in Nigeria has emerged. From the video, it was apparent that the congregants could be seen under the influence of the powerful Holy Spirit. Almost everyone could be seen wobbly and falling down as a preacher continued with his sermon in the background.
Welcome if you are already be a tomato farmer or are interested in joining this multimillion industry, take a seat and enjoy the ride. Any crop venture's success is dependent on the seed. However you do everything else right, if you have inferior seed your yields will be low hence realize low returns.
Landscaping is a hobby that may extrude the face of the surroundings regardless of how small the household’s garden is, and at the same time promote the coexistence of your compound with the natural biodiversity around your home, by creating a blend with the natural environment ,this the need to discover methods of executing a sustainable landscaping techniques which include:

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It is important that everyone have a gym workout plan or else you may spend countless hours on a gym exercise routine that makes no sense for what you are looking to accomplish with your gym workout. If you consult with a professional and map out a gym workout plan you can use your time more wisely on a gym exercise that will help you achieve the results you are looking for in the most efficient amount of time.
The gym routines for women differ from many traditional workouts that are featured for men. Gym workout routines are varied depending on whether a woman is looking to get more toned; lose weight, or simple become more active with no set goal in mind. The gym workout plan that is recommended for one woman may differ vastly from the gym workout plan that is presented to another. This is why it is important to take into account the body type of each particular woman along with her fitness goals before trying to determine what gym workout plan is going to be right for her. This is all part of the consultation and many gyms with specialized trainers will offer gym workout plans to their clients for an additional charge.
Most will agree that a gym workout plan will help you if you know what you want but are baffled about the best way to get there. That is why we have specialists, known to many as fitness trainers that can help. With this in mind, we should seek out the resources out there to help up develop a gym workout plan that is right for us. This will save time, energy, and countless hours of agonizing over whether the gym workout plan that we are currently utilizing is something that is fitting the needs and desires that we have.

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Just as water does not stop at the international boundary in the middle of the Great Lakes, climate change is having dramatic effects on both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the shared waters.
In its triennial report issued last week on Great Lakes water quality progress, the International Joint Commission (IJC) called for the two nations to begin coordinating the response to wide fluctuations in water levels, warming lake waters, shrinking ice cover, threats to biological diversity, and storms of increasing intensity that release large pollution flows to the Great Lakes and their tributaries.
Established under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty between the U.S. and Canada, the IJC prevents and resolves boundary water conflicts between the two nations, and is charged under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement with independently assessing and reporting on the governments’ progress.
The climate change threat to the Great Lakes requires more urgency from the U.S. and Canadian governments, the IJC said. Three years ago, the IJC said, “the unprecedented threat of climate change should compel both community and basinwide responses, and recommended that the Parties develop a binational approach to climate change adaptation in the Great Lakes as well as invest in a binational vulnerability assessment.” Neither nation has taken action on the IJC recommendation.
In last week’s report, the IJC said, “The Commission believes it is important that the [U.S. and Canadian governments] focus on climate adaptation and managing for resilience since mitigation measures at a regional scale like the Great Lakes basin may have limited potential to ameliorate impacts in the region, despite the incremental value that those actions have.” The IJC offered its services to convene key Great Lakes parties to identify and further explore essential elements of a binational climate adaptation and resiliency strategy.
“The climate crisis is time critical, and the IJC’s recommendation to develop a framework for responding to climate change impacts by adapting and building resilience is urgently needed,” said Liz Kirkwood, FLOW’s Executive Director. “The IJC’s offer to convene stakeholders in the region as a neutral third party is exactly the kind of role the Commission was meant to play.”
Last year the IJC appointed Kirkwood to fill an at-large seat for a three-year term on the Great Lakes Water Quality Board.
In a related recommendation, the IJC called for work to eliminate outbreaks of cyanobacteria algal blooms in Lake Superior. The outbreaks of cyanobacterial algae, formerly unknown in Lake Superior, have appeared in the western end of the lake near Duluth and Ashland in 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and east of Thunder Bay in 2019. The southwestern shore of the lake experienced at least three extreme (500- or 1,000-year) storms beginning in 2012. The IJC said increasing evidence points to the increase in storm intensity and the onset of algal blooms as a climate-driven phenomena.
The report also calls for improved environmental reporting on the Great Lakes and better public engagement by the two nations. “…[For] some stakeholders and rights holders the Commission was told that the [U.S. and Canadian governments’] engagement is lacking. Commenters noted that the Agreement does not adequately formalize a ‘seat at the table’ to engage or institutionalize the participation of Indigenous and Métis governments in implementation decisions, and a number of individuals representing community groups and nongovernment organizations expressed concern about the adequacy of engagement of frontline communities in government decisions about the Great Lakes.”


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My Shark Show
My Shark Show is an epic action game where you can jump through flaming hoops, break boats and devour meat to impress the crowd. Complete all the tricks quickly to gain the most appreciation and applause!
How to play My Shark Show?
My Shark Show is a fun game where you’ll need to perform various tricks in front of a crowd. Complete all of them as fast as you can otherwise the crowd begins to lose interest and they’ll leave your show. There are different tricks you can perform, they can range from jumping through flaming hoops to diving through underwater hoops.
You also gain coins for successfully completing a show and even gain bonus coins if you complete multiple tricks in a single move. Exchange these coins for unique skins in the shop. The skins you can buy do not offer any competitive advantage but they do look pretty cool!
What are the controls for My Shark Show?
- Use the WASD or Arrow keys as your directional controls to control your shark.
- Tap on the screen to maneuver your shark.
- Intuitive controls. The controls for My Shark Show are really simple to understand allowing players of all skill levels to play and enjoy the game.
- Customizations. Purchase unique skins for your shark to personalize it.
- Casual game. The game is designed for casual players so you don’t have to continuously strategize and think of ways to complete the level. Simply perform the tricks in the quickest time possible to gain the most points.
Azerion Casual Games

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Motivating Smokers--Reduce Child Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.|
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00005396|
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 26, 2000
Last Update Posted : February 18, 2016
|Condition or disease|
The study tested the hypothesis that motivational intervention would yield greater reduction in smoking-related indices, compared to a usual care comparison condition. The study also predicted that the motivational intervention would differentially impact on cognitive and behavioral mediating mechanisms that accelerate behavior change and maintenance. Finally, the study tested the hypothesis that the motivational intervention would yield greater reduction in household exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and therefore would also result in a significantly reduced number of children's respiratory illnesses.
This study utilized a community health center that served a low SES population in Rhode Island. The population was approximately 40 percent Hispanic and 45 percent Caucasian. Subjects were randomized to two intervention conditions:(1) a motivational intervention, that utilized self-help, telephone counselor calls, and motivational interviewing to provide feedback about children's health status and household concentrations of nicotine; (2) usual care, which included provision of self-help materials only. A repeated measures design was used (baseline, 3- and 6-month follow-ups). Outcome measures included household nicotine concentrations, movement through the stages of readiness to change, smoking cessation attempts, point-prevalence abstinence rates, and children's health status.
Several important public health priorities for research in lung health and prevention were targeted in this study, including: (1) reduction of ETS exposure among children from low income families, a group that has had a particularly high prevalence of chronic ETS exposure;. (2) development and evaluation of an intervention that was specifically tailored to match the characteristics of smokers who were low in motivation to quit smoking, a group that constituted 80 percent of the lower SES smoking population, yet that had been largely ignored in smoking research; (3) smoking intervention with an underserved, low-income and ethnic population that had poor access to standard approaches to smoking cessation and a particularly high smoking prevalence (household smoking prevalence = 60 percent); and (4) assessment of the impact of reductions in household ETS exposure on the respiratory health of children in the context of a longitudinal study.
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.
|Study Type :||Observational|
|Study Start Date :||September 1994|
|Actual Study Completion Date :||August 1999|

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Friday, May 20
CLAMBAKE, the newest documentary by Andrea Meyerson is currently touring the film festival circuit. Our next screening is in Portland, OR on Friday, May 20 at QDoc: Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival. Andrea will be in attendance for a Q&A immediately following the screening!
For more information and tickets queerdocfest.org/film/clambake

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Learning from… Ruscha and Venturi Scott Brown, 1962–1977 examines the relationship between the seminal illustrated books by artist Edward Ruscha and architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown that deal with the architecture and urbanism of the everyday in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the 1960s and 1970s.
Ruscha’s Every Building on the Sunset Strip and Venturi and Scott Brown’s Learning from Las Vegas share an approach to images that is almost anthropological in its spare, non-judgmental rendering of previously unnoticed elements of the urban experience of Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The documents in the exhibition reveal the forces behind the making of two canonical books in contemporary art and architecture, and the unexpected relationship between them.
Learning from… Ruscha and Venturi Scott Brown, 1962–1977 brings together books from the CCA Collection, McGill University, the MIT Press, and the National Gallery of Canada Library.
Curated by Mirko Zardini, CCA consulting curator.
Graphic design by Louis-Charles Lasnier, Montreal.
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4Flutes 2015 © Registered Charity 1099734 | Company Limited by Guarantee 04851061
Events, workshops and inspiration for flute players of all ages and abilities
Players of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend 4Flutes events. Please put an approximate grade on the booking form you submit as this will allow us to put you into the most appropriate group. If you haven’t taken any grades please write the scales you can play comfortably including the number of octaves. We recommend a minimum of G major, F major and E minor one octave for participants to get the most from the event.
If you are unsure or have any other queries please don’t hesitate to contact us.
- Sunday 8th October
- Arrival 9.30 - 9.45am
- Event 10am - 4.00pm
- FREE informal concert 4.00pm
- £25 per person
- Saltash Social Club, Saltash, Cornwall. Nr Plymouth
- All places need to be booked in advance
Flute days are a wonderful opportunity to meet and learn from international artists normally only available to students at central colleges and conservatoires. 4Flutes aims to provide a fun and informal day to learn and develop new techniques, explore new repertoire, be inspired and meet other flute players.
So whether you are a music student looking to build your flute playing experiences or a student young or old who has just learnt their first few scales this is the perfect opportunity to get involved.
Flute Day 2017 with Jessica Quiñones
No other flautist ever has, or ever will, have the
unique blend of talents, creativity, strengths and musical perspectives that you already possess.
Let’s help it to flourish together.
We are delighted to welcome Jessica to this years event. Jessica is a truly inspirational artist and teacher with a unique perspective on being a flute player. Discover ways of making your tone sing and your heart soar in this fantastic one day event with workshops and ensemble playing.
Jessica is originally from the deserts of New Mexico in the sunny American Southwest and after originally pursuing the traditional classical flute career she deviated from the more formal path to share and explore her outstanding creativity more personally with her audiences.
Having delivered over 75+ professional recitals across the globe Jessica’s fallen in love with creating music that allows her to express spontaneity, playfulness, sensuality, improvisation and rhythmic groove in performance.
Specialising in the tango flute music of Astor Piazzolla, Jessica earned a Ph.D. at the University of Huddersfield, UK in musicology and flute performance. She also holds further flute degrees from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music (USA), and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.
Now living in Cornwall Jessica designs training courses for flute teachers, deliver academic papers, writes for numerous music publications, give university workshops and regularly deliver masterclasses as well as running an active flute studio teaching clients from all over the globe.
“I believe that everyone has the potential to be musical and to create song. Flute playing is a celebration of your freedom, authenticity and personal expression– unique from anyone else’s on this earth.”


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The cost of living in San Francisco is so expensive that families making nearly $120,000 a year qualify for low-income housing, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A four-person household with an income of as much as $117,400 meet the threshold to qualify for subsidized housing in San Francisco County, as well as in the nearby counties of San Mateo and Marin.
The threshold rose by more than 10 percent over last year, according to HUD's recently released 2018 income thresholds for affordable housing.
The Bay Area counties' threshold tops all others in the nation, the East Bay Times reported.
What is the median income for a family of four in the Bay Area?
The median family income for a family of four in those counties is $118,400, according to the HUD report. Families of four making as much as $73,300 are considered "very low" income and those bringing in $44,000 annually are considered "extremely low" income.
By comparison, the median income for a household of four in Dallas County, Texas, is $77,200 a year, and the threshold for subsidized housing is $39,600.
In Los Angeles, the low-income threshold for family of four is $77,500.
And, in New York City, households of four earning $83,450 a year are eligible to apply for low-income housing, according to the East Bay Times.
How much is apartment rental?
A one-bedroom apartment runs about $2,560 a month and a three-bedroom goes for more than $4,150, according to a recent survey of 2019 Fair Market Rents for San Francisco.
And the median price for a single-family home in the Bay Area broke a record high of $935,000 last year, the East Bay Times reported using data from Core Logic.
The Bay Area has struggled for several years to find solutions for more affordable housing options.
Federal income limits for affordable and subsidized housing have risen consecutively over the last four years, the report showed.


The Guard of Honour carry the casket of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore March 25, 2015.
The United States joined nations and leaders around the world in condemning the attack on two Christian churches in Lahore, Pakistan by suicide bombers.
Authorities detained overnight (and then released) opposition parliament member Nurul Izzah for alleged sedition – a move, according to rights activists, aimed at intimidating the opposition into silence.
The United States remains a strong partner in bringing the countries of South and Central Asia together economically.
Tajikistan has not held what Western observers would consider a free and fair election since 1992.
Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American blogger was killed the evening of February 26 while walking through Dhaka.


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National Intercollegiate Band
History of the NIB
One of the most exciting programs Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma began over half of a century ago has been the National Intercollegiate Band. This ensemble continues to make a significant contribution to the advancement of the collegiate band. Open to all qualified musicians, whether or not they are members of the Fraternity or Sorority, the NIB brings members face-to-baton with some of the most dynamically stimulating composers and respected conductors in America. Dr. F. Lee Bowling, Kappa Kappa Psi National President (Alpha Iota) from 1941-1947, is regarded as the Founder of the National Intercollegiate Band.
The NIB was Bowling’s cherished idea and through the years he worked to develop a plan that firmly established the organization as a national service project for the Fraternity and Sorority. Bowling had placed his belief in such an organization on the results of the intercollegiate band which had been held since 1933 by the colleges and universities of the Rocky Mountain area. Each college sent representatives to a chosen place where much time and effort was given to the preparation of a concert. These concerts were sponsored by the chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi. The success of this movement gained headway to some extent before the war and district intercollegiate band concerts were held in the states of Oklahoma and Ohio. He presented such a plan to the Tenth National Convention at Corvallis, Oregon, in August, 1941. It received the endorsement of the convention and a promise was made to have the first National Intercollegiate Band at the next National Convention.
However, due to the Declaration of War and subsequent changes in the nation, the national conventions scheduled for 1943 and 1945 were not held. In fact, ninety percent of all fraternity chapters became inactive and only five chapters were able to remain active throughout this period. After the close of the war Bowling revived his plans and started to build an intercollegiate band which would perform as part of the 14th Biennial Convention in 1947 at Oklahoma A and M College (now Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The first NIB featured 125 select student musicians from more than 16 colleges. The program from this concert featured eleven musical selections and ten different conductors -- including Bowling, Charles Wiley, Hugh E. McMillen, J. Lee Burke, William A. Scroggs, and Dr. Bohumil Makovsky. The concert opened with John Philip Sousa’s famous march, Semper Fidelis, always faithful. In the words of Dr. Bowling:
"The 1947 National Intercollegiate Band had been in the planning stages for many years. Actually, the prototype of this national venture had been well established. This was the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Band which rendered the first concert by an intercollegiate band in Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado in February, 1933. The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Band gave five concerts in Colorado in 1933 and represented six colleges -- the University of Colorado, University of Denver, Colorado College, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University, and Colorado School of Mines. These Intercollegiate Bands continued as a great musical experience during the spring terms, the last concert being given during Music Week each year in the Denver Auditorium with a KOA broadcast. The University of Utah was also represented at the Music Week concert in 1933. The University of Wyoming became a regular participant in 1934. The first concert following the interruption caused by World War II was at the University of Northern Colorado. During the post-war years District Intercollegiate Bands have played an important role at a few district confabs."
Dr. Bowling’s patient, competent, and concerned guidance also secured for the Sorority the necessary action taken by Kappa Kappa Psi to include Tau Beta Sigma in its national programs of service to bands. The National Convention of 1947 was the first convention that established mutual cooperation and shared concerns between the Fraternity and the Sorority. The Kappa Kappa Psi delegates voted to accept Tau Beta Sigma as a sister organization, and extended in perpetuity to the new Sorority the courtesy of sharing in all of its publications and in the NIB program. In 1949, Dr. William Revelli served as guest conductor for the Second National Intercollegiate Band with the final concert being presented at the Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver before an audience of over 10,000 people. Revelli would again serve as conductor of the NIB in 1971 -- the only conductor in the history of the NIB to serve twice.
At the 1997 National Convention, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the National Intercollegiate Band. The 1997 National Intercollegiate Band was conducted by Professor John L. Whitwell, Director of Bands at Michigan State University. Renowned composer John Zdechlik conducted the premiere performance of the 1997 commissioned work, entitled Rondo Jubiloso. Alan Bonner, National Executive Director of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and former Commander and Conductor of the United States Air Force Band, served as guest conductor. Colonel Bonner conducted John Philip Sousa’s Semper Fidelis, which was the first selection on the program of the first National Intercollegiate Band in 1947.
The 1999 National Intercollegiate Band Concert was conducted by Dr. David A. Waybright from the University of Florida. The concert featured the world premier of two exciting peices: Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving Drums by Daniel Bukvich, the 1999 Commisioned Composer, and From This Wilderness. . ., a KKY commissioned work, by Roland Barrett. The later was conducted by the Kappa Kappa Psi National President and Director of Bands at Iowa State University Dr. Michael Golemo. Other selections included The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa; Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa, Mvt. II, Ira Hearshen; Pineapple Poll Suite from the Ballet, Mackerras-Duthoit, arranged by Arthur Sullivan; Blue Shades, Frank Ticheli; and Chester Overture for Band, William Schuman.
The following is a list of the professionals that have
joined in making the National Intercollegiate Band the
successful program that it has become over the years:
Roger Fenn, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Tulsa;
Hugh E. McMillen, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Colorado;
Leonard Haugh, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Oklahoma.
Dr. William D. Revelli, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Michigan.
Dr. Thor Johnson, Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. A. Austin Harding, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Illinois.
Dr. Frederick Fennell, Conductor, Eastman Wind Ensemble.
Lt Col William F. Santelmann, Conductor, United States Marine Corps Band.
Paul Creston, Composer-Conductor, White Plains, NY;
Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, Conductor, Director of Bands, Florida State University.
Dr. Richard Franko Goldman, Conductor, The Goldman Band of New York City.
Cmdr Charles Brendler, Conductor, United States Navy Band.
Vaclav Nehlybel, Composer-Conductor, New York City.
Keith Wilson, Conductor, Director of Bands, Yale University;
Siguard Rascher, Guest Artist, Clinician.
Norman Dello Joio, Composer-Conductor, New York City;
Dr. Leonard Smith, Guest Artist, Conductor-Soloist, Detroit Concert Band;
Mr. T. N. Retif, Guest Artist, Choral Faculty, Tarrant County Junior College.
Dr. W. Francis McBeth, Composer-Conductor, Arkadelphia, AR;
Dr. William D. Revelli, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Michigan [retired];
Dr. John D. Mohler, Guest Artist, Associate Professor of Clarinet, University of Michigan.
Col Arnald Gabriel, Conductor, United States Air Force Band;
Raymond Crisara, Guest Artist.
Dr. Martin Mailman, Composer-Conductor, University of North Texas;
William C. Moffit, Conductor, Professor of Instrumental Music, University of Houston.
Carmen Dragon, Conductor, Glendale Symphony, Glendale, CA.
Dr. Donald E. McGinnis, Conductor, Director of Bands, Ohio State University [retired].
Dr. Gary T. Garner, Conductor, Director of Bands, West Texas A & M University;
Dr. Terry Milligan, Conductor, Faculty, University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Donald Hunsberger, Conductor, Professor of Conducting and Ensembles, Eastman School of Music;
James Sudduth, Conductor, Director of Bands, Texas Tech University.
Dr. William P. Foster, Conductor, Director of Bands, Florida A & M University;
Robert E. Foster, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Kansas.
Dr. Harry Begian, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Illinois [retired];
John Wakefield, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Maryland.
John Paynter, Conductor, Director of Bands, Northwestern University;
Joseph Missal, Conductor, Director of Bands, Oklahoma State University.
Ray E. Cramer, Conductor, Director of Bands, Indiana University.
Paula Crider, Conductor, Assistant Director of Bands, University of Texas, Austin.
James Croft, Conductor, Director of Bands, Florida State University.
John Zdechlik, Composer-Conductor, Prof. and Chair, Music Dept., Lakewood Community College [retired];
John L. Whitwell, Conductor, Director of Bands, Michigan State University.
Dr. David Waybright, Conductor, Director of Bands, University of Florida
Daniel Bukvich, Composer
Lt. Col. (ret) L. Bryan Shelburne, Jr., Director, The U.S. Army Concert Band
Dr. Timothy Mahr, Conductor-Composer
Julie Giroux, Conductor-Composer
Don Wilcox, Conductor, Director of Bands, West Virginia University
Dr. John E. Stamp, Jr., Conductor-Composer, Conductor of Bands, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lt. Col. Alan L. Bonner, USAF (ret.), Conductor, National Executive Director - KKPsi & TBS
Michael Haithcock, Director of Bands, The University of Michigan
Philip Sparke, Composer, London, England
Frank B. Wickes, Conductor, Director of Bands, Lousiana State University
Eric Ewazen, Composer, Julliard Schools
Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Conductor, Director Emeritus, "The President's Own" the United States Marine Band
Mark Camphouse, Conductor, George Mason University
The F. Lee Bowling Award
The F. Lee Bowling Participation Award is
given to the College or University with the largest
amount of members in the National Intercollegiate Band.
Click HERE to view the list
of recipients of this award.


Smart City Telecom employees participate in Greater Orlando Heart Walk
To honor the memory of a former employee, Smart City Telecom will be participating in the Greater Orlando Heart Walk on September 26. The company’s participation in the charity event will be in memory of Ernie Moore, who passed away from a heart attack in 2014. Funds raised by the event will support the research studies and programs of the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association.
The Orlando walk is just one of the AHA’s many events nationwide, which see engagement from more than one million participants across hundreds of cities. These events support the AHA’s mission to promote healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and strokes through physical activity. At the time of publication, Smart City Telecom has raised more than $5,000 for the Orlando event.
To participate in an event near you, volunteer, or make a monetary contribution to the organization, visit the American Heart Association’s website at http://www.heartwalk.org.


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Where Yesterday Lives: by Karen Kingsbury
Author: Karen Kingsbury
|Where Yesterday Lives|
Ellen Barrett is a noted journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of the hometown and love she left behind. She returns, trying to make peace with the people who still live there, with change, and with the future God proffers.
Ellen Barrett, thirty-one, is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist
with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories
of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest
of five siblings, Ellen longs for the time, long ago, when they were
happy--when they were a family.
Then tragedy strikes. Now Ellen's beloved father is dead, and she
must leave Miami and return to her childhood home on the shores of
Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, Michigan.
As she returns to a world that was, an avalanche of memories is
unleashed. And so Ellen's quest begins--a quest to make peace with the
people who still live there, with the losses and changes that time
has wrought, and with the future God has set before her.
Story Behind the Book
"Each of my novels is a piece of my heart. "Where Yesterday Lives" was my first-ever novel, and as such it is somewhat autobiographical. The childhood story of Ellen Barrett, her love for her parents and siblings, is my story--though her current story and struggles are fictional. "On Every Side "sheds light on the struggle for religious freedom in today's climate; something I am passionate about. Finally, "When Joy Came to Stay" is the story of one woman's battle against depression and the secrets of her past." --Karen Kingsbury
Physical Info: 1.1" H x 8.28" L x 5.28" W (0.77 lbs) 401 pages
Carton Quantity: 24
Publisher: Multnomah Publishers
US SRP: 14.99 US
Pub Date: September 15, 2006
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A vibrant celebration of the Levant is at the heart of the 2016 Beiteddine Art Festival, one of Lebanon's major cultural events which opened on 8 July and runs until 9 August.
Under the title Yamal el Sham, the title of a Syrian folkloric medley composed by the iconic Syrian playwright and composer Abu Khalil Qabbani, three outstanding Arab musicians will come together to celebrate the region’s timeless cultural and musical heritage on 23 July.
The performance, which is a production of the Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal (Arab World Festival of Montreal), will bring together two oud masters — the Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma and the Lebanese musician Charbel Rouhana -- who will perform alongside with the Syrian singer Lena Chamamyan.
The three artists will perform “under the sign of hope, peace and tolerance,” as is mentioned on the festival’s official website, and will be accompanied by the Lebanese oriental orchestra and Canadian ensemble Okto Echo directed by Katia Makdissi-Warren.
Adorning this year’s programme is also a celebration of the iconic Lebanese composer, singer and songwriter Zaki Nassif who died in 2004, organised in collaboration with the American University in Beirut and the Zaki Nassif Program for Music.
Five Lebanese artists will come together on 29 July to celebrate the late musician: Soumaya Baalbaki, Joseph Attieh, Ziad Ahmadiye and Ranine Chaar will perform and revisit a selection of the legendary artist’s songs, along with Guy Manoukian on the piano. They will be accompanied by a 60 piece orchestra and choir conducted by Elie Aliah will accompany the musicians.
In parallel to this year’s concerts and performances, an exhibition titled Palmyre, Cité Martyre and curated by Michel Almaqdissi and Leila Badr will take place.
According to the festival’s official website, the exhibition comprises “photos and documents reflecting the recent destruction of Syrian heritage as well as archaeological Palmyrian pieces from the AUB Museum.”
Launched in 1985, the Beiteddine Art Festival "came as an act of faith in Lebanon’s cultural role and power of creativity, a call for normality amidst the chaos and madness of war. It was born and has grown in very difficult times and made it against all odds," the festival's website reads.
"As of 1987, when Nora Jumblatt and an executive committee took over the organisation of the festival, it gradually gained regional and international recognition" and throughout the years it hosted hundreds of important international artists and spanning across music, performing and visual arts.
All events take place within the 200-year old Palace in the Chouf mountains, considered to be a jewel of Lebanese architecture.
For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture


The departure of Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security will undoubtedly bring a deluge of comments regarding the effectiveness and results of her tenure. The change in leadership, however, should also provide the nation with a much-needed opportunity to review and evaluate the department as a whole.
The secretary's decision to resign comes at a significant crossroads in the history of our national security. On the one hand, the Boston Marathon bombing has reawakened fears about homegrown radicalization, homemade explosive devices and the vulnerability of hometown events. This attack has caused many of us to wonder, "Is anywhere in America truly safe?"
At the same time, the revelations of the NSA leaker, Edward Snowden, that the federal government has the ability to compile email records and monitor nearly every phone call made in our country, has made many wonder whether the spying in the name of security is worth of the loss of our individual anonymity.
Juxtapose these two events, and you have the very complex tableau that faces our society.
Benjamin Franklin once famously said, "Those who would trade their liberty for security deserve neither." Inherent in that statement is the notion that security and freedom are not mutually exclusive. What is needed, however, is a rigorous cost-benefit analysis, which weighs the impact on every individual versus the safety of the whole. The Supreme Court has ruled that though individual liberties my be abridged, that abridgment must come as a result of a compelling rationale and be done in the least intrusive way.
Is it fair to say that the capture of millions of phone records of unaccused Americans is the least intrusive way to achieve the compelling purpose? Perhaps it is, but that analysis needs to be a part of a robust and open dialog with the American people.
Unfortunately, in the harrowing days following 9/11, our government had to scramble to try to establish a domestic security infrastructure to defend against a nonstate, asymmetric enemy who wore no uniform and would attack innocent civilians who were simply going to work on a clear Tuesday morning. The threats were ubiquitous, unseen and potentially crippling to our country. In light of this, there were hundreds of programs created, thousands of security personnel hired and billions spent to protect us from this new foe.
Truth be told, there were and are programs and protocols that are more "security theater" than real protective strategies. Once created, the historic inertia of government allows these ineffective programs to languish -- and have the potential, if not to harm, then at least to undermine the confidence of the American people that the government really knows how to protect them.
How can we provide a scalable, flexible, cost-effective and innovative set of solutions that can also add value to our everyday lives? What's needed are innovative programs that don't look at past attacks (such as the shoe bomber), but anticipate the next one. What's needed is to "bake in" security systems that make us safer from all kinds of hazards, not just terrorism. What's needed is a program that engages the public more effectively, rather than scaring the populace with the media's sensationalized coverage.
Americans should embrace the post-9/11 paradigm, but demand that the systems that protect us do so in a way that keeps our freedoms. The time is now for an honest debate about the best way to defend this nation.
Michael Balboni, a former state senator and former New York State deputy secretary for public safety, is managing partner for Redland Strategies, a management consulting agency specializing in homeland security.


WOOD RIVER — A Dorsey man who kicked out the window of a police vehicle after a resident caught him burglarizing her home was charged Friday with two felonies, police said.
In a press release, Deputy Chief Dan Bunt said at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Wood River police received a 911 call from a resident in the 200 block of Picker. The caller advised she returned home and confronted a man in her kitchen. The man fled the residence through the back door.
Officers from Wood River, East Alton, Roxana and Hartford quickly set up a perimeter. An Alton K-9 unit was requested to respond. As the K-9 unit arrived, the suspect was spotted inside the perimeter and was apprehended after a short foot chase.
The K-9 unit was able to assist in an article search of the area. Several items of evidence were recovered during this search.
While being transported, the suspect kicked the rear passenger window out of a Wood River police Explorer.
The case was presented to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday for formal charges. The suspect, Brandon S. Tate, 31, of the 300 block Prairie Town Road, was charged with residential burglary and criminal damage to government-supported property, both felonies. Bond was set at $150,000.
Tate also was wanted on a felony warrant out of Alton for offenses related to a motor vehicle; bond set at $75,000. He will be transported to the Madison County Jail later this afternoon.


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“I’m very passionate about freedom,” Mr Perrottet told reporters on Monday.
“Freedom is the overarching value that I hold and that is that people of different religions, cultural backgrounds have a great place in our society.”
He has spoken about how his religious beliefs have had a fundamental influence on his work in politics, including his views on issues such as abortion.
Past statements from Mr Perrottet to gain renewed attention since announcing his tilt at the leadership, including a social media post praising Donald Trump’s election as US president in 2016.
He has also previously warned Australia should stop “throwing money” at welfare because it is contributing to rising divorce rates and described the approach of some to climate change as a “gratuitous waste”.
Time for a ‘conservative spring’
In 2016, Mr Perrottet declared it was time for a “conservative spring” following the election of former US President Donald Trump.
In a post on his official Facebook account, Mr Perrottet described the election win as “a victory for people who have been taken for granted by the elites”.
“If you stand for free speech, you are not a bigot,” part of the post reads.
“If you question man-made climate change, you are not a sceptic. If you support stronger borders, you are not a racist.
“If you want a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, you are not a homophobe.
“If you love your country, you are not an extremist.
“These are mainstream values that people should be free to articulate without fear of ridicule or persecution by the Left.”
Climate change and welfare
A year earlier, Mr Perrottet had also described the “almost religious devotion of the political left to climate change,” as an example of “gratuitous waste” when addressing a conservative think tank.
He later stated that he believes in the “science of climate change” but defended his comments saying they reflected criticism of the approach of some to addressing the problem.
Other comments that attracted attention include previously pointing out a connection between Australia’s welfare system for rising divorce rates and declining fertility.
In a speech to the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), Mr Perrottet quoted the US politician Daniel Moynihan’s view that “marriage was penalised and single parenthood subsidised” by the welfare system.
“Some have argued that social security replaces the role of children in old age by socialising the traditional duties of the family,” he said.
“As one commentator has asked, why have children at all when the state will take care of you in your old age?”
A devout Catholic, Mr Perrottet voted against decriminalising abortion in 2019 – warning supporters of the legislation they were on the “wrong side of history”.
At the time, he said he couldn’t support laws that stopped “the beating heart of an unborn child”.
“Faith is important to me and my view in the Liberal party when it comes to those types of issues – we always have a conscience vote,” said Mr Perrottet, addressing the matter on Monday when questioned by reporters.
“People shouldn’t be ruled out of public life because they have a Christian faith.”
In 2015, he also spoke in defence of the Catholic Church publicly distributing a booklet in their school system outlining their views same-sex marriage.
“Our right to free speech comes with the responsibility to not incite violence or hatred,” he said.
“Arguing your view on the definition of marriage clearly passes this test.”
Mr Perrottet has also opposed laws to force priests to disclose child abuse arguing “the confessional seal is sacrosanct for every priest in every penitent no matter what sins are confessed”.
He has foreshadowed that he would push for a conscience vote on the consideration of assisted dying laws in NSW.
More recently, Mr Perrottet faced criticism last year for his handling of the $38 billion state-run insurance scheme icare.
The scheme is supposed to look after millions of workers when they get sick or injured on the job but has faced scrutiny for leading to underpayments through mismanagement.
“When you make mistakes in public life you put your hand up and say I made a mistake,” Mr Perrottet said on Monday, in relation to the scheme.
“I still believe despite the challenges – that scheme is better than where it was when I took over.”
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He also gained media attention for opposing an extension to NSW’s lockdown in July, arguing it was time to change the thinking on COVID-19 and to learn to live with infections.
The NSW treasurer also entered into a dispute with the federal government over the need for more economic support – calling on them to reinstate JobKeeper as the Delta outbreak took hold.
Following this, he became one of the architects of a financial rescue package to provide support to those who had lost hours of work during the pandemic.
What his leadership will look like?
Mr Perrottet first entered politics in 2011 after winning the safe Liberal seat of Castle Hill, before changing seats to Hawkesbury in 2015 and later the northwest Sydney seat of Epping, ahead of the 2019 election.
In his inaugural speech, he declared he would lead based on the ideals of sacrifice, generosity, freedom and opportunity.
“I believe in freedom, because it is only by exercising freedom that individuals can develop the habits of generosity, hard work, fairness and concern for others,” he said.
“I believe that these habits have made our country great and are ultimately the foundation for the pursuit of the good life. You cannot do good without striving to be good.”
Mr Perrottet is tipped to take the top job after securing a deal that would see Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres become deputy Liberal leader, and Environment Minister Matt Kean named as Treasurer.
He will face a ballot against NSW planning minister Rob Stokes to determine who succeeds former premier Gladys Berejikilian, amid an investigation from the state’s anti-corruption watchdog.
Mr Perrottet has argued his leadership will help ensure stability as the state prepares to reopen to fully vaccinated people on 11 October after more than 100 days of COVID-19 lockdown.
The NSW treasurer is expected to continue to lead with focus on economic reform if he takes out the leadership.
“We all want to get the kids back in the classroom, we all want businesses to be open, we all want people back in work,” Mr Perrottet said.


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Small Child really likes rice, so I often save a little leftover rice from dinner the night before to make a rice salad for his lunch. A little can go a long way, especially with some added ‘extras’ like chopped pepper, cucumber, carrot, tomato, raisins etc. I sometimes shape the rice and let him do the mixing, or mix it all together so it’s ready to eat.
In this lunchbox, he had some leftover basmati rice, shaped with a cookie cutter into a square, decorated with red pepper features, with chopped red pepper and raisins to mix in with it. On the side he had some German sausage slices, rolled and skewered onto picks, and some crinkle cut raw carrot slices in a silicone cup.
For dessert he had a peeled and sliced kiwi fruit, decorated with a ladybird cupcake pick, some fruit juice stars with a little frog pick, some raspberry organic yoghurt in a car-shaped tub and some ‘banana crisps’ (dried banana slices).
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Una Healy from The Saturdays proudly showed off her growing baby bump in a sparkly gold dress at Capital FM's 2011 Jingle Bell Ball. Una is expecting her first child with her rugby player boyfriend Ben Foden.


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Workforce health continues to be focus of concern by the Biden-Harris Transition team. President-elect Joe Biden announced new members of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board.
The team of leading public health experts is helping President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the transition prepare to implement a robust and aggressive response to contain the virus. The COVID-19 Advisory Board is co-chaired by Dr. David Kessler, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith.
The board is one component of the president-elect’s and transition’s consultations as they develop implementation plans for day one. In recent weeks, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris have met with business leaders, labor leaders, essential health care workers and first responders, bipartisan governors and mayors.
“As COVID-19 surges across the country, I need a team advising me and a transition that offers diverse perspectives and viewpoints. Ms. Hopkins, Dr. Jim, and Dr. Michaels will strengthen the board’s work and help ensure that our COVID-19 planning will address inequities in health outcomes and the workforce,” said President-elect Biden.
Biographies of the advisory board members are listed below in alphabetical order:
Jane Hopkins, RNMH
Jane Hopkins, RNMH, trained as a nurse in England, specializing in mental health. Hopkins worked for over 20 years as a bedside nurse, most recently at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and Snoqualmie Hospital. Hopkins was a bargaining team member before becoming an organizer, and later Executive Vice President, with SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. Hopkins serves on Washington State’s COVID task force and Safe Start Advisory Board, the Washington Workforce Board, and the boards of the 1199NW Training Fund and the Washington State Labor Council. She received the Black Lives Matter Award from the SEIU Washington State AFRAM Caucus. Born in Sierra Leone, Hopkins immigrated to the U.S. in 2000.
Jill Jim, PhD, MPH, MPA
Jill Jim, PhD, MPH, MPA, is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and the Executive Director at Navajo Nation Department of Health. Her career has focused on preventing chronic diseases and addressing healthcare and health disparities among American Indians/Alaska Natives. For 18 years, she has served urban and tribal communities in non-profit, state, federal agencies and most recently tribal government, serving as a cabinet member for the Navajo Nation Nez-Lizer Administration. Her leadership has been essential to the COVID-19 response on the Navajo Nation, as the Navajo Department of Health is authorized to respond to the declared public health emergency.
David Michaels, PhD, MPH
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University. He served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health from 2009 to January 2017, the longest serving administrator in OSHA’s history. During the Clinton Administration, Dr. Michaels served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health, charged with protecting the workers, community, and environment around the nation’s nuclear weapons facilities. Much of his research focuses on protecting the integrity of the science underpinning public health, safety, and environmental protections.
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By BINITHA JACOB
September 7, 2021
A horse was completely raptured by a woman’s pregnant belly and did not turn her head away from it for quite a while. The four-legged friend named Angel has developed a special interest in Megan Vaughan’s baby bump and always wants to do a little inspection of her belly.
“Every time I’m with my horse, she has to do a belly check,” Megan wrote on YouTube as she posted the heartwarming video. Angel is already building a relationship with the little one, and Megan has no doubt that the gentle horse will be a great present in the baby’s life.
“She’s going to be a great big sister!” Megan added.
This is too precious 😍 pic.twitter.com/n4fUSwlj97
— The Sun (@TheSun) September 7, 2021
After Megan shared the precious moment on YouTube, she was asked, “Does she do that in pasture?” “Yes!” she replied. “Pretty much every time I’m around her.” This certainly is not the first time a woman bearing a child has captured an animal’s attention. A few years ago, an orangutan named Rajang became quite famous after he was seen kissing the bellies of at least four pregnant women.
Through the glass window of his enclosure at the Colchester Zoo, Rajang was seen stroking the glass and giving kisses when a pregnant Maisie Knight arrived. At the time, Maisie was expecting a child and was 37 weeks into her pregnancy. When Maisie visited the zoo in the UK, she was surprised to see that Rajang was completely fixated over her baby bump.
“Rajang ignored me and just stared at Maisie, it seemed like he was intrigued by her and after a few seconds he pointed at her belly,” Jamie told Mirror about the 2015 incident. “I said to her to put her belly to the glass and Rajang started to softly rub the glass where her belly was pressed against it. Out of nowhere Rajang leaned forward and kissed the glass. Both our hearts melted and we were filled with excitement and joy.”
Jamie was the one who recorded the interaction that went viral on social media. During the incident, he also tried to share the spotlight and capture Rajang’s attention. But the orangutan was only interested in a belly that had a baby growing inside. “I put my belly too [sic] the glass and got a dirty look,” Jamie said, according to ABC7.
Rajang was in his 40s when he began gaining attention from the corners of the world. The staff revealed that he’s the most loved resident at the zoo and is “very interactive” with visitors.
Without a doubt, Rajang has a soft spot that he harbors just for pregnant women. On another occasion, he greeted another expectant mother named Morgain Cole Abbott and sent a lot of love to her baby belly through the glass. “I think I’m going to cry,” Morgain said.
“It was amazing,” the pregnant woman said about the orangutan, as quoted by HuffPost. “He kept looking me right in the eye and then gesturing and pointing at my bump. Made me really emotional. Just an incredible creature.”
In 2018, it was announced that Rajang passed away.
“Sleep tight Rajang”
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 12, 2018
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