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Less noticed in a flurry of high-profile rulings on race, voting rights and gay marriage was how the U.S. Supreme Court rounded off its term by delivering a string of victories to businesses and employers.
Just this week, the court handed wins to generic drug manufacturers facing design-defect lawsuits, employers battling harassment and retaliation claims and landowners struggling to obtain permits for construction projects. In all four cases, the court was split 5-4 with the conservatives in the majority.
Overall, during the term that started nine months ago, the Supreme Court has delivered a series of victories for corporate defendants on class action lawsuits and arbitration, curbing the ability of consumers to file mass claims against companies over such matters as defective products and unfair practices. Comcast Corp and American Express Co were among the big winners in those cases.
As progressive groups have been quick to point out, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the main group representing business interests, received a favorable outcome in 14 of the 18 cases in which it filed friend-of-the-court briefs.
The court's business rulings represent "troubling trends that reach back a decade or more, with the court's conservative majority making it harder for consumers, workers and small businesses to go to federal court and hold large corporations accountable," said Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a progressive legal group.
Kate Comerford Todd, chief counsel for appellate litigation at the Chamber's litigation arm, brushed aside suggestions that the court - led since 2005 by Chief Justice John Roberts, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush - was overly friendly to business.
Citing a popular view within the business community, she said the court was merely reining in the plaintiffs' lawyers who can make millions of dollars in a single case representing multiple plaintiffs in suits against corporate defendants. "We see a court that has in recent years beaten back the plaintiffs' bar's aggressive campaign to contort the rules and law to serve their purposes," she said.
COURT'S FINAL WEEK
As is normal for the court in its final week, it issued rulings in some of its most divided cases. On Monday it issued two rulings that limited the ability of employees to make harassment or retaliation claims against employers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The court ruled against an African-American Ball State University catering assistant who claimed she was harassed on the basis of race and a University of Texas doctor of Middle Eastern descent who claimed he lost his job in retaliation for complaining of bias. The rulings prompted liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to call out the majority in a statement from the bench, saying they had "corralled" Title VII.
The Chamber of Commerce filed briefs in both cases in support of the employer. Todd said the rulings simply set clearer rules for employers and employees alike. "The court's Title VII cases this week provide much needed clarity," she added.
On the same day as the employment decisions, the court also issued its ruling on whether generic drug makers could be sued under state law for design defects in medications that already have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Justice Samuel Alito wrote on behalf of the majority that although the case "arises out of tragic circumstances," the lawsuit was blocked as a result of the FDA's approval of the drug and the warnings that accompanied its sale. The ruling was a "straightforward application" of federal law, he said.
Perhaps the least-noticed, most significant case - and thus branded by some as the term's biggest "sleeper" - was Tuesday's ruling on land-use permit applications. Ruling in favor of a Florida landowner, Coy Koontz, the court expanded the ability of property owners to challenge permit conditions imposed upon them by government land-use agencies.
Under Supreme Court precedent, government agencies have always had to provide a justification to impose conditions, but the court expanded the limitations on such requests by saying that legal review can be triggered even if officials deny a permit application and in instances in which the only condition is a money payment. Alito again wrote for the majority, making note of the "special vulnerability of land-use permit applicants to extortionate demands for money" from government agencies.
Close observers of land-use law say the decision could limit the ability of government entities to require developers to pay for the environmental impact of a project. Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, said the ruling requires regulators "to justify the burdens they would impose," which he believes encourages accountability.
The Chamber of Commerce filed briefs in the permit application case in support of the property owner and the generic drug case in favor of the drug maker. Scott Nelson, a lawyer with the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, said he was wary of attributing too much to the chamber's winning record. "It's not a situation where there's a majority that sits down and looks to see if the Chamber of Commerce files a brief and this is the way we should vote," he said.
This article is by Lawrence Hurley of Reuters.

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The DfT has launched a consultation about South East London train services and seems to be suggesting that the routes through Lewisham and Deptford might in future only terminate at Cannon Street although very little detail is given. The document says:
"There would be a limit to the improvements that could be made to the timetable without also reducing the number of central London stations served from certain locations at particular times. An example might be for all Metro services on the north Kent (between Dartford and Charlton), Greenwich and Bexleyheath lines to terminate at Cannon Street only.
"We believe that the simplicity of a regular service to a single London terminal throughout the day would benefit both regular and occasional passengers. A simpler service can help deliver a step-change improvement in the punctuality of both Metro and Mainline services. We are aware that losing direct connections to particular central London stations has the potential to inconvenience a number of passengers, by requiring them to change their usual journey patterns."
This obviously has some major issues if you don’t pay for the tube. It could significantly add to journey times travelling from Cannon Street to Victoria and put a lot more pressure on TfL There is aconsultation Sat 1st April 10:00-13:00 Lewisham Glass Mill Leisure Centre.

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The founders of Aussie fintech unicorn Airwallex have launched their own venture capital fund, with the aim of raising $200 million for investment into up-and-coming startups.
The fund, Capital 49, will focus on backing early-stage, high-growth startups that are connected to the Airwallex ecosystem, including in e-commerce, Software-as-a-Service, digital technologies, business services and fintech.
Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex is a fintech designed to make cross-border payments easier, more transparent and more cost-effective for businesses.
The startup has raised hundreds of millions in venture capital, and at last count — in March 2021 — had a valuation of US$2.6 billion ($3.4 billion), a number that tripled in the space of two years.
It also has more than 800 employees based across 12 offices, globally.
The new fund is partly intended to help support new tech companies on their own global growth journeys.
In a statement, Airwallex co-founder and chief Jack Zhang said the founders’ experience of being embedded in the fintech and startup ecosystem showed them how businesses with a clear tech advantage stand out from the competition.
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“Airwallex could not have achieved what it has today if not for the players within our ecosystem,” Zhang said.
“We will continue to empower businesses to grow without borders by providing them access to capital, a global network and deep insights and expertise, while ensuring we continue to generate financial returns for our investors.”
More details are expected to be announced towards the end of 2021.
Airwallex isn’t the first local tech company to create its own venture arm. In September last year, Atlassian launched a $70 million fund for investment into early-stage startups building apps for its cloud products.
The fund has since invested in the likes of Trello tool Hipporello, Confluence note-taking tool Meetical and pre-sales platform Vivun, as well as larger partners like Slack, Zoom and InVision.
This all plays into a broader trend in the ecosystem, and the knock-on effect of successful local tech companies.
We have seen the emergence of startups headed up by early employees of Atlassian and Canva, for example.
At the same time, local tech leaders are investing as angels, and just last month a group of local founders, leaders and investors clubbed together to form the Aussie arm of early-stage investment group The Fund.


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Nadir EL Ahly of Egypt have equaled Kotoko’s five loses in the final of the CAF Champions League. Ghana’s Asante Kotoko was the club with the highest loss in the finals.
Ahly were hoping to clinch their record 11th title of the most prestigious club trophy in Africa but that could not materialize. They had won the last two editions in 2020 and 2021. Unfortunately their dream of a record third consecutive title was blown away by WAC.
Kotoko have won only twice of the African Club trophy and lost record five times in the final. They won in 1970 and 1983 respectively but lost in 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982 and 1993. meanwhile Ahly have also lost in 1983, 2007, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco have won their third trophy after beating Ahly. They last won in 2017 after beating same rival, Ahly.
Zouhier El Moutaraji scored a brace to ensure WAC defeat Ahly. He scored in each half to ensure his side claim their third title, The match took place on Monday night at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca.
WAC first won the title in 1992 and it took them 25 years to win their second title in 2017. They equal city rivals Raja Casablanca on third titles apiece.
The Moroccan side lost two finals before winning their second title in 2017. They lost both the 2011 and 2019 finals to Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis.
ES Tunis have also lost four finals and are just one loss adrift of Kotoko and Ahly.
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Anti-Naxal drive: CRPF to carry out plan with state police
With coordination issues between central and state forces being raised in the wake of the Dantewada massacre, the CRPF on Thursday said it is conducting anti-Maoist operations in close consulation with Chhattisgarh police and a joint offensive will be carried out.india Updated: Apr 08, 2010 13:00 IST
With coordination issues between central and state forces being raised in the wake of the Dantewada massacre, the CRPF on Thursday said it is conducting anti-Maoist operations in close consulation with Chhattisgarh police and a joint offensive will be carried out.
"We will do our planning in close consultation with the state DGP and the state officers. We will have good coordination with them and it will be a joint plan," CRPF Director General Vikram Srivastava said referring to the intensification of the anti-Naxal operations.
Issues relating to coordination among police forces were at the centre of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's discussions with the officials of the Chhattisgarh police and para-military forces during his visit to the state yesterday in the aftermath of the killing of 75 CRPF men and one policeman by the Naxals in Dantewada.
While at a press conference, the Home Minister had maintained there was no lack of coordination, official sources had said that during a closed-door meeting with functionaries of the two forces, Chidambaram had spared none and asked them to show greater coordination and understanding during operations in the thick jungles of Dantewada.
On coordination, Srivastava said that there was no difficulty as far as the CRPF was concerned and that it "is as desired."
"There is no problem in coordination. The state officers never command the field commanders. They are in touch in a coordinated way," he said.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Dantewada S R P Kalluri had during media interactions on Tuesday claimed that the state police was not aware of CRPF movement in the jungles.
Srivastava said the CRPF contingent, which was attacked by the Maoists, was on an area domination duty and the men fought bravely. "We will contain this problem," he said.
The CRPF chief said the force was looking into all aspects "very minutely" including operational details. "We will take suitable action," Srivastava said.
On if there was some slip-up that led to the killing of the 76 security personnel in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Viswa Ranjan said that apparently the contingent was not able to anticipate the ambush area.
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if some people were trapped, others would have reacted. What seems is that they were not able to read that the ambush point
and the whole company walked into the (Naxal) trap," he said, claiming that even the world's best forces may not be able to
react if caught in such a way.
He said in Raipur that the police was trying to reconstruct the scene and a clear picture will emerge only after talking to the injured personnel, who were currently in a state of trauma.
Ranjan said more complex operations will be launched and these could be done in various ways including a joint operation with clear demarcation of roles.
Maintaining that mistakes in the past have been committed by CRPF, which has a long history of combat, as well as the state police, he said that the unfortunate part was that in this incident, they lost heavily because of a
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More than a million people were reached with a request to pray for India amidst the ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases.
Church leaders in India asked Christians around the world to join in a day of prayer and fasting on 7 May.
Around 1.2 million people across 76 countries – including India, Pakistan, Philippines, Egypt, Kenya, Brazil, Italy and Canada – have so far been reached via Barnabas mailing lists and social media channels, including the Barnabas Today Facebook page.
Twelve wide-ranging prayer points, coming out of the Indian Church context, guided Christians around the world to lift up: India’s hospitals and medical services; all those affected by the ongoing pandemic, whether directly through infection or in in terms of finances and mental health; the Indian Church and individual Christians; cries for an end to the pandemic.
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Thank you very much to all who prayed or fasted last Friday. Please continue to intercede for India in this time of affliction.
The second wave of Covid-19 infections in India has led to hospitals becoming overwhelmed and to the average number of deaths rising from over 300 per day to more than 3,000 per day.
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Games for the consoleEdit
The games they made for this console were quite peculiar and many of them have been considered cringy and terrible by some, but they are thier own unique thing. How else to talk about them but to give some examples of games and explaining them:
- Ice Age (2002) released the same time the movie, Ice Age, was released in theatres. However, the Ice Age game has no resemblance to the Ice Age movie whatsoever. It is a blatant rip off of Super Mario Brothers, except Mario was replaced with a Mammoth and Luigi was replaced with a Sloth. The only characters recognizable in the game from the movie were Manny and Sid (You play as them in the game), Scrat (an enemy creature seen twice in Level One), Carl the Rhino (Boss fight at the end of Level 4) and Soto the Sabertooth as the final boss. Diego was not even in the game! WTH? And another odd fact about the game is that despite it being on a 16 Bit console, the graphics and music are in 8 Bit. Possibly because they wanted you to know it was a rip off of Super Mario. However, it is quite a fun game, having to collect 40 acorns in each level to unlock a bonus level. It is terrible, but ironically fun.
- Revenge of the Sith (2005) was a remake of a RotS game by Ubisoft, as The Collective had made a RotS game for the PlayStation 2 and XBox. The game by Ubisoft has been considered not only better than the game by The Collective, but also considered better than the very movie that both games are based on. In the Ubisoft version, you can follow the perspective of either character (Anakin or Obi Wan) and always can go back to play the other perspective, but rather than following the storyline of the movie like The Collective's version of the game, you can follow the character's stories. After completing levels, you can upgrade force powers and after killing boss fights, you can unlock cool new powers. But like all movie based games for GBA, they are going to have something weird in them that makes you wonder if it really was based on the movie: After fighting through the Invisible Hand and defeating Count Dooku, (playing as Anakin), you have to fight through Battle Droids on Coruscant! However, to justify this, Obi Wan explains to Anakin that they are remaining Droids from the Battle of Coruscant, (you will remember this if you saw Star Wars Clone Wars 2003) And from Obi Wan's perspective, after killing General Grievous and fighting through Order 66 Clones, he hides in a cave and comes across two Magnaguard Droids and has to fight them. (Those are the ones that always hang around Grievous, which is weird to see them as in the movie and the other game that after Grievous is killed, the Magnaguards apparently do not exist anymore).
- Shrek: Reekin' Havoc (2003) a sequel to the game Shrek: Hassle at the Castle, which is based on the storyline of the movie. Reeking Havoc is a dissapointing game as there are six levels, and you only play as Shrek in two of the levels. The other four, you play as Fiona. And the odd thing is, she is in human form, which makes no sense as she transformed into an Ogre at the end of the movie. Also, Donkey does not appear in the game, which feels weird to see too.
Those are just a handful of examples. As you can see, some are cringy and terrible yet very fun to play, and some are so dissapointing that you would wish you never knew they existed. The GBA is a very significant console.
IGN ranked the console with an 8 out of 10, as they found it's specifications great but they did not like the location of the shoulder buttons, but moreover liked it. ABC pointed out the system's lack of a backlight which occasionally got in the way of playing games (But that was fixed as soon as they made the GBA SP with backlighting to it)\
People praised the Game Boy Advance's graphics, grip and larger screen, stating that "You've never had as much fun playing old games."
A reviewer for CNET, Gladstone, scored the system with a 7.0 out of 10, praising its graphical performance and backwards compatibility but being considerably critical of the system's lack of a backlit screen, noting that it makes it "nearly impossible" to play in normal lighting conditions. Gladstone ultimately suggested the sleeker and backlit GBA SP over the system despite noting that its cheaper price may "appeal to gamers on a lower budget."
Over all, the Game Boy Advance has been considered a great console.
Other interesting facts about this console Edit
The GBA is backwards comaptible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. Because of the console not having a backlight, they made a newer model, the GBA SP, which supports a backlight. When they made the next generation of console, the DS, they included a GBA port at the bottom. Sadly, it is not backwards compatible. Same goes for the GBM (Game Boy Micro), a GBA player the size of a pocket that was considered terrible and a foreshadow to the DS as it was made LITTERALLY A YEAR AFTER THEY RELEASED THE D.S.!

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- FIESS 2011 Conference
- Two Upcoming Co-op Conferences
- Tamarack's Evaluating Community Impact Workshop
- The Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research - New Issue
- Applied Research Fund at Mount Royal University
- MBA in CED – An Advanced Program with Community at its Core
Momentum, a Calgary based non-profit organization, has an innovative way to fortify financial literacy in communities across Canada. The program is called Train the Trainer (TTT) and, like all the work pursued by Momentum, is premised on the idea of capacity building. The process begins by equipping local leaders with the tools and the confidence needed to establish their own (or improve upon an existing) financial literacy initiatives. Through outreach and facilitation the hope is that with greater financial literacy, people of all income levels will be in a position to save and become debt free.
From the group’s onset, Momentum has set its sites on addressing root causes of the persistent levels of poverty amid a city with such elevated rates of economic growth and prosperity. Their approach is asset-based, which sees the path to transcending barriers as equipping people with tools, be it financial, social, personal or otherwise.
Despite its roots as a free program, TTT has since adopted a social enterprise approach to ensure its long term sustainability. By having program participants cover the basic costs of delivery, the popular program has been able to continue its goals after the initial block funding expired. This crucial transition towards sustainability is both a practical and symbolic victory for the group as it reinforces their belief that social enterprises contribute to building capacity and community economic development. This past year has been a pilot phase for TTT's social enterprise model, but the feedback so far has been very positive. Based on the number of program participants - 30 organizations have participated this year alone, which then have the potential to reach thousands of Canadians with their newly acquired financial literacy capacity. - it is clear that Train the Trainer is meeting a substantial need.
Click here for more information on the Train the Trainer program. For a glimpse of financial literacy in action, check out these online videos: Facing up to Debt, Financial Literacy - The Big Picture, and Saving for Goals.
For more information about the Train the Trainer program and its two-day intensive workshop, contact Brian Hill at 403.204.267 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Join more than five hundred delegates, including community organizations, government, students and social entrepreneurs who will come together to examine ways to reduce poverty and build stronger communities in Manitoba. The theme for this year's Gathering is "Enough, For All, Forever," and will feature many opportunities to discuss how we can build stronger, fairier, and more sustainable communities.
The 2011 Gathering will include a keynote speech by the always engaging Silver Donald Cameron, 20+ workshops and a free lunch catered by local CED food providers.This free, all-day event takes place on October 21st at St. John's High School in Winnipeg's North End.
Housing Strategies Inc.
Housing Strategies Inc. is a Calgary-based consulting company dedicated to fostering healthy, inclusive and sustainable communities. They offer a range of services to municipalities, non-profits and private developers, including: Housing Needs Assessments; Community-Based Housing Plans; Community Engagement; and Feasibility Studies
Community Futures Saskatchewan
Community Futures Saskatchewan and its 13 Community Future Development Corporations (CFDCs) are non-profit corporations developed to help communities grow at the local level. Their main services include business loans, business skills training, local entrepreneur development, and community and social economic development. They provide services for people in rural and northern Saskatchewan who are interested in setting up, expanding, or considering a small business.
It was been a busy and transitional summer for CCEDNet's Manitoba office. We wished Spark Coordinator, Fio Pasquarellii farewell as she began her maternity leave earlier in the summer. The Spark office is fortunate to have CCEDNet Member Coordinator, Lindsey McBain come in to fill Fio's position. Lindsey can now be reached at 837-7275 and email@example.com
CCEDNet also welcomed Sarah Leeson-Klym as this year's CD/CED Gathering Coordinator. You can contact Sarah with any questions related to the Gathering at firstname.lastname@example.org
In other news, CCEDNet's Regional Cooridinator, Brendan Reimer is now on Twitter. Follow Brendan at @brendan_ccednet to find links to great CED-related news items, stay informed about our Manitoba office's activities, and access insightful commentary in 140 characters or less!
The Northern Summit on the Social Economy is taking place at the Northern United Place on November 22-23 in Yellowknife, NT. Over the last five years, the Summit has provided participants from all over the North with a forum to share research information, engage in public discussions, and broach a variety of topics relevant to the needs of local social economy organizations.
This summer, eight youth participated in a PhotoVoice research project to explore poverty and their perspectives on the issue in Pangnirtung. The project was organized by the Pangnirtung Youth Club with support from former CCEDNet Create Action intern Kerri Tattuinee of the Nunavut Anti-Poverty Secretariat.
Using the PhotoVoice methodology, participants were provided with digital cameras and went out into the community to use the cameras to answer the question: What is poverty to me? In all more than 150 photos were taken, but three central themes emerged: Our Inspiration; Our Challenges; and, Our Solutions for the Future.
(Source: Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction September Newsletter)
A call has gone out to all Inuit organizations, municipal and territorial government bodies, non-governmental organizations, community groups and individuals to share their knowledge and contribute to Nunavut's Poverty Reduction Action Plan. Make a submission to the Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction and have your say about what needs to done to reduce poverty in Nunavut. Your perspective is needed.
For submission guidelines and more information, visit www.makiliqta.ca and contact Tim Stiles at (867) 975-7755 or email@example.com. Deadline: September 23, 2011.
(Source: Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction September Newsletter)
Enp has launched the Social Enterprise Learning Toolkit, learning modules on the following topics: Governance, Leadership, Blended Value Design(Financial Analysis and Social Value Models), Product & Markets, Business Operations, Customer Relations, Marketing, and Risk Analysis. Each module includes slide presentations, worksheets and references to relevant documents and other resources. The Social Enterprise Learning Modules cover basic elements and information about planning and operating a social enterprise. Each module covers key principles and offers leads and links to further resources.
The 2011 International Forum on the Solidarity and Social Economy is being held on October 17-20 in Montreal, Quebec. Participants can expect a participatory and interactive atmosphere, as the Forum is intended as a meeting place for people and ideas related to the social and solidarity economy from around the world.
Click here to register and learn more
Business Succession and Employee Ownership Oct 11-13, 2011: experts share their experiences with co-operatives as a solution to the growing challenge of business succession.
North American Worker Co-op Conference Oct 13-15, 2011: an historic occasion to discuss best practices with worker co-operators from Canada, the U.S., Spain, France, Italy, and Argentina.
The Evaluating Community Impact: Capturing and Making Sense of Community Outcomes workshop is a three-day, interactive learning event designed to increase the capacity of leaders involved in community change efforts to better understand and evaluate the outcomes of these efforts. Due to popular demand, Tamarack is once again offering this workshop to enhance the capacity of communities.
This workshop is geared towards people involved in community change initiatives with an interest and some basic experience with evaluation.
The Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSERJ) is an online open access bilingual peer-review publication. ANSERJ is dedicated to providing a stimulating and vibrant forum for the open dissemination of contemporary high-quality, peer-reviewed research on nonprofits and the social economy. The most recent edition includes articles on the gender dynamics of Canadian activism, the social and economic benefits of community recreation, voluntary participation in CED, among others.
The Institute for Nonprofit Studies at Mount Royal University is once again inviting applications to its applied research fund. Two proposals will be funded to a maximum of $7,500 each. Applications should address practical issues in the area of governance, sustainability, or policy. Letters of Intent are due on October 14thand full proposals will be due on November 14th. The full application form is available on request. More information and previously funded research are profiled in the applied research section of the Institute web site.
Cape Breton University’s Master’s of Business Administration in Community Economic Development is designed for learners and graduates who aspire to play leadership roles in the public sector, in Third Sector organizations, and in community-minded businesses. The program curriculum, in addition to business subjects found in traditional MBA programs, focuses on economic development, leadership, strategy, governance, managing change and international management.
The program also strives for accessibility, as students can complete the program program by attending classes in the summer or on alternate weekends in their city and complete the courses over 22 months.
For the latest CED postings visit the National and Regional job pages on CCEDNet's website
Positions to post? Send them to firstname.lastname@example.org

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Foster the spirit of togetherness and be a champion of change in Indigenous education!
Take part in this 5K walk/run on Mount Royal to show your support and create awareness about Indigenous education! As a part of McGill Indigenous Week and Orange Shirt Day, we walk to remember Canada’s history of Residential Schools and acknowledge their lasting impacts.
Indigenous Education Matters!
Every Child Matters!
A Faculty of Education Initiative
Open to everyone, come rain or shine. Please bring your own water and wear an orange shirt.
For more information, please contact mindy.carter [at] mcgill.ca or john.sylliboy [at] mail.mcgill.ca


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It doesn't take an extraordinary amount of insight to realize that children view the world in a much different way than adults. But it's certainly quite an accomplishment to show this successfully through film, and director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith do just that with their second film, Son of Rambow.
The idiosyncrasy that defined their first film, 2005's Disney adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continues with Son of Rambow, but there's enough narrative meat that the filmmakers are able to hold back on the abnormality. Based around an early-'80s British private school, the film centers around two students, Lee Carter (the bully) and Will Proudfoot (a whimsical boy). Lee convinces Will to be a stuntman in a movie he's shooting with his older brother's camcorder. After Will is exposed to the badassitude of First Blood (the first Rambo movie), he refashions Lee's film into a sequel called Son of Rambow (the "W" was added to satiate copyright laws outside of the meta-film).
What really makes the film is the level of creativity that went into its production. This could've been just another feel-good fluff film, if it weren't for the innate quirk found in Jennings and Goldsmith's script, as well as the child actors who amazingly carry the story (first-timers Bill Milner and Will Poulter are Will and Lee, respectfully and confusingly). With a story this earnest, you aren't required to bring with any special attributes to the film. The elements that make the film unique -- the completion of the bathroom stall mural, shooting the climax under a towering, abandoned power plant, the semi-animated sequences featuring talking scarecrows -- are immediately apparent.
However, there are some slight misfires in the side-plots. In one, we follow the exploits of French exchange student Didier, whose Flock of Seagulls hairdo and red leather jacket prove funny and affecting, but do nothing to aid the bigger picture. In another side-story, Will is forced to confront his family's high-strung Christian sect that doesn't so much disallow Will's imaginative worldview as much as it decides simply not to mess with it. The sect provides a good adversary to the protagonist's inventive personality, but it's also overly heavy for a movie that's so playful. Although both side-plots are solid stories in their own rights, they feel like misfits in this film.
But these low-points can't stifle Son of Rambow's heart from grabbing the attention of the audience. As a film that celebrates puerile imagination and makes you wonder why creativity is less accepted in adulthood, Son of Rambow is equal parts nostalgia and insight.


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Stem cells are cells that can specialize into many different types they fall into two main categories: adult stem cells and pluripotent (plu ree po tint) stem cells. In a typical stem cell transplant for cancer very high doses of chemo are used, sometimes along with radiation therapy, to try to kill all the cancer cells this treatment also kills the stem cells in the bone marrow soon after treatment, stem cells are given to replace those that were destroyed. While our same-day stem cell protocol (described above) is the premier stem cell treatment available in the united states, some patients may benefit from the expanded numbers of cells that are delivered by a cultured stem cell procedure. Stem cell therapy (sct), is the utilization of these cells in order to assist the body in the healing and regeneration of its existing cells depending on the conditions, stem cells can be delivered through the blood stream or directly to the organ that is in need of treatment. Peripheral blood stem cell (pbsc) donation is a nonsurgical procedure to collect blood-forming cells for bone marrow transplants pbsc is one of two methods of collecting blood-forming cells for bone marrow transplants.
Stem cell therapy effectiveness whether or not stem cells therapy is effective in treating osteoarthritis is a controversial subject among medical professionals, and research in the area is ongoing. After undergoing stem cell therapy for knees, he saw profound improvement in his knee function he could run, swim, bike and even go through training with his teammates a real patient immediately after receiving stem cell therapy in his left knee. Stem cell research is one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary biology, but, as with many expanding fields of scientific inquiry, research on stem cells.
The detailed study of the biology of mouse stem cells led to the discovery, in 1998, of a method to derive stem cells from human embryos and grow the cells in the laboratory these cells are called human embryonic stem cells. What is stem cell therapy stem cell therapy is a type of treatment option that uses a patient's own stem cells to help repair damaged tissue and repair injuries. Craig a kohn describes the role of these incredible, transforming cells and how scientists are harnessing their medical potential lesson by craig a kohn, animation by qa'ed mai category. Embryonic stem cells offer hope for new therapies, but their use in research has been hotly debated different countries have chosen to regulate embryonic stem cell research in very different ways. Stem cells appear quite frequently among trending topics in today's medical news due to their aptitude for facilitating regeneration while much is known about these fascinating cells, researchers are constantly finding new ways to integrate stem cell therapy into care regimens for a variety of conditions.
Once stem cells have been allowed to divide and propagate in a controlled culture, the collection of healthy, dividing, and undifferentiated cells is called a stem cell line. So, the embryonic stem cells are used to build our bodies, to go from one cell to trillions of specialized cells, and the somatic stem cells are used as sort of a repair system for the body, replenishing tissues that need to be replaced. For decades, stem cells have attracted the attention of medical researchers and others because they have the capacity to develop into specialized cells that make up a variety of organ and other tissues these so-called building blocks of nature can literally transform into any other type of. Our stem cell therapy is an innovative therapy that is recommended for a wide variety of chronic conditions, yet many people are learning about it now for the first time these are not embryonic stem cells or cells from fetuses.
A stem cell is essentially a blank cell, capable of becoming another more differentiated cell type in the body, such as a skin cell, a muscle cell, or a nerve cell microscopic in size, stem cells are big news in medical and science circles because they can be used to replace or even heal damaged tissues and cells in the body. Stem cell technology is a rapidly developing field that combines the efforts of cell biologists, geneticists, and clinicians and offers hope of effective treatment for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases stem cells are defined as totipotent progenitor cells capable of self renewal and. Embryonic stem cells embryonic stem cells are obtained from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, a mainly hollow ball of cells that, in the human, forms three to five days after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm.
Embryonic stem cells (escs) are stem cells derived from the undifferentiated inner mass cells of a human embryo embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they are able to grow (ie. These mesenchymal stem cells, or mscs, are essential to successful patient outcomes and at stem cell arts we utilize the patented regenexx ® stem cell protocol, which is capable of yielding much higher concentrations of these important cells.
An induced pluripotent stem cell, or ips cell, is a cell taken from any tissue (usually skin or blood) from a child or adult and is genetically modified to behave like an embryonic stem cell as the name implies, these cells are pluripotent, which means that they have the ability to form all adult cell types. Learn all about stem cells, a class of undifferentiated cells find out about the different types of stem cell and how they are being developed to aid treatments featured news in this category. In the laboratory, scientists have cloned stem cells from human skin and egg cells this is significant because the process could eventually be used to produce organs or other parts that are. A stem cell is a cell with the unique ability to develop into specialised cell types in the body in the future they may be used to replace cells and tissues that have been damaged or lost due to disease.

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by P. L. Travers and Mary Shepard
Four classic stories about the most famous nanny in the world, all together in a fabulous new boxed set Who can slide up banisters, banish naughtiness with a swift "Spit-spot," and turn a make-believe sidewalk drawing into a lovely day in the park? Mary Poppins, of course From the moment the beloved nanny arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life for the Banks family is full of excitement. This box set features four adventures in paperback: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in the Park.
Mary Poppins Boxed Set
P. L. Travers (1899-1996) was a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer, lecturer, and the creator of Mary Poppins, as well as several other books for adults and children.
Mary Shepard (1910-2000) was the daughter of Ernest Shepard, illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh books and The Wind in the Willows. Her illustration work on Mary Poppins books spanned fifty years.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date: October 2015
Page Count: 1040
Reading Level: Ages 10-12
- Juvenile Fiction > Classics
- Fantasy & Magic

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Carmenta Bioscience raised a round of funding on January 02, 2014. Investors include
Life Science Angels.
Carmenta Bioscience is a privately held medical technology company dedicated to improving maternal and fetal health. Spun-out of Stanford University School of Medicine in 2012, Carmenta Bioscience is …


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Maryland foster children could be reunited with their families sooner with the help of a new public-private initiative that is designed to deliver intensive counseling, drug treatment and other support to parents.
Government, business and philanthropic leaders gathered with Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday to announce the "Maryland Opportunity Compact," which is being launched with more than $2 million in donations from businesses and such charities as T. Rowe Price and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state also has earmarked $2 million from future savings expected as a result of the program.
The initiative is modeled after a program developed in San Diego in which judges presiding over foster cases can order addicted parents accused of abusing or neglecting their children into treatment and impose sanctions for noncompliance. The effect, in many cases, is a reduction in the average length of stay in foster care and speeding up family reunification.
The parent "will be immediately referred to an available drug treatment slot and will be assigned a case manager," explained Andrew Freeman, board president of the Family League of Baltimore, which also has helped fund the initiative. "It's a fabulous idea."
Until now, judges could recommend treatment for parents but could not provide the resources to back up their recommendations.
The "treatment court" model, which will be launched in Baltimore, will not only help families but is also expected to save the state money, said Arlene F. Lee, executive director of the Governor's Office for Children. Sixty percent of the money saved will be reinvested in the program in ensuing years. The other 40 percent will go to additional prevention-oriented efforts.
"We all know kids need families," Ehrlich (R) said. "We improve the odds for kids in vulnerable situations" with programs such as this.
An initial expenditure of $2.5 million should be enough to provide drug treatment and intensive support to the parents of 250 children identified by family courts, state officials said. If the initiative can match San Diego's success, it could save as much as $30,000 a child in costs associated with providing foster care, according to Baltimore's Safe and Sound Campaign, a nonprofit group that is part of the compact. The typical foster child in Baltimore now spends about three years and 10 months in the state's care, said Martha Holleman, the campaign's policy adviser.
The compact is similar to the "Reason to Believe" campaign in Baltimore, a public-private partnership launched two years ago by Mayor Martin O'Malley, a Democrat who hopes to run against the Republican governor in 2006.
"We are glad to see the state has recognized the success we have had in Baltimore and are implementing it on a state level," said Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman for the mayor.


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Wisconsin boy recovers after being shot by mother
MONTFORT, Wis. — A young Wisconsin boy who was shot in the head by his mother more than two years ago has been released from a brain injury rehabilitation facility in Arkansas.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that 11-year-old Joey Slaight was released from the facility in April. He recently celebrated the progress in his recovery with a trip to Texas.
Slaight now lives with his aunt and uncle, Andra and Jason Munoz, and their children in Oklahoma.
Andra Munoz says Slaight has cognitive skills that are about at the first-grade level and also has vision problems.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says Morgan Slaight shot Joey Slaight and his brother in January 2015 after she returned from an emergency detention at Winnebago Mental Health Institute for threatening to kill herself.


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Las Vegas apparently has everything. Amid the lights, glitz, roller coasters, fake international landmarks, dams and miles and miles and miles of desert, there is now a tropical oasis destination that out-classes every other “casino pool” on The Strip. Encore Beach Club
, located at the Encore Resort and Casino
, has re-written the rules. It has changed the game into what can only be described as a European hot spot in one of America’s most tourist-friendly destinations. Think of it as a luxurious pool similar to Nikki Beach
in Miami, but combined with the utter essence of everything that is Las Vegas. Top it off with elegance and stir in a dress code that says “dress to impress... until you are by the pool, of course." Once you complete the recipe, you'll have a delicious beach club all ready for you to savor.
Daytime poolside temptation at its most decadent, the 60,000-square-foot venue features three multi-tiered pools, daybeds, and 26 VIP cabanas, each featuring a private refrigerator and flat screen TV (just in case you get bored with the natural scenery). Eight ultra-exclusive bungalows are also available when you absolutely can’t go without an infinity hot tub or a private bathroom with showers and personal temperature controls for everything.
When the sun goes down and it’s time to dance, the ultra-posh Surrender
nightclub opens. Encore Beach Club
gets bathed in subtle and sensual lighting, highlighting the cocktails and wine cellar and transforming the place into a world-class Las Vegas nightclub. With 5,000-square-feet and access to the outdoor oasis, Surrender
nightclub provides ample space to socialize and dance during any one of their weekly special events which will take you well into the morning hours.
Encore Beach Club
is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Surrender
nightclub goes from 10 p.m. until whenever it’s appropriate to close. Who wants to put an ending time on a party anyway?

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Catching up on posts again with this sweet Cleveland family photo session from Fall 2017.
We met in an area of the Cleveland Metroparks on a sunny evening in October. The weather was better than ever, with a full warm sunny backdrop for their portraits. We spent a lot of time snuggling and making sure both mom and dad got sweet images with their little man. This little pumpkin was as adorable as can be, so happy and just adored by his parents. Can you feel it in these images?! I aim to end each session with shots of mom and dad together, and I just love these! Enjoy some favorites from their family session 🙂
Molly is a full-time family, maternity, and newborn photographer serving Cleveland, Akron and surrounding Northeast Ohio areas. A Pittsburgh girl turned Ohioan. Lover of coffee and her three daughters.


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Director, Producer & Co-Writer
Spotlight Conversation: The Glorias
Julie Taymor has worked with a long range of films. Her credits include Fool’s Fire, Oedipus Rex starring Jessye Norman which received an Emmy Award as well as the International Classical Music Award, Titus, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange; Frida starring Salma Hayek which garnered six Academy Award nominations and won two; Across the Universe which received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, and many more.
Her Broadway adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and became an instant sensation that received 11 Tony Award nominations. The show has played over 100 cities in 19 countries, and its worldwide gross exceeds that of any entertainment title in box office history. Other theater credits include the play Grounded, starring Anne Hathaway, Turn Off the Dark, The Green Bird, and Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass, which earned five Tony Award nominations including one for her direction. Operas include Oedipus Rex, The Flying Dutchman, Salome, Die Zauberflote and more.
Taymor is a recipient of the 1991 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, as well as a 2015 inductee into the Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater, the recipient of the 2015 Shakespeare Theatre Company’s William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, and a 2017 Disney Legends Award honoree.


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- Powered by a spring;
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Are you looking for a gift for the perfect gift for a friend, colleague or boss? Look no further, since this model has it all: collector’s value, a wonderful DIY experience and historical significance… since it’s based on Elvis Presley's famous vehicle!
Elvis Presley wasn’t just a rock star and an extremely popular musician; he was also an avid collector of cars. He owned more than 1200 different vehicles, mostly Cadillacs. He generously gifted them to his friends, fans and even his dentist.
Each part of the model perfectly mimics the real-life Cadillac – from the elegant shape of the car body to a familiar look of the hood and door handles. The miniature seats and engine are designed based on the legendary car.
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We’re very grateful to local photographer Brigitte Bott for this month’s fantastic shot. Always keen to shout about what a wonderful place Chorleywood is and to promote our local creatives, this cover does both jobs – beautifully. Hurrah.
Last month we wrote about the original Chorleywood Station Estate and the efforts to preserve its Edwardian character, we should be equally proud of the later Whitelands Avenue development that truly placed Chorleywood at the heart of Metroland.
Prouder still that Chorleywood remains one of the few places to have sustained the Metropolitan Railway Developer’s dream of providing fresh air and country living a short commute from London.


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AN OPEN LETTER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
We ask for urgent measures to ensure that no one in Croatia, due to the loss or reduction of income related to the situation caused by the worldwide pandemic, loses their home. We urge you to:
1. Immediately establish a moratorium on all evictions and foreclosures that may result in the loss of a primary home,
2. Stipulate that the banks, similar to what other countries already did, allow a moratorium (without penalties) on housing loan instalments on primary home during the epidemic crisis,
3. Allow that all the rental payments for the primary home be forgoed for those who have lost their income or their income has been reduced due to the spread of the epidemic, and
4. Urgently house all the homeless in empty public apartments owned by local municipalities and the Republic of Croatia
Croatia is the European champion in the number of short-term employment contracts of up to three months, and many people earn their monthly wages through various forms of self-employment, which usually means they do not have permanent wages but depend on occasional projects and temporary jobs that are now being largely canceled. The loss of income due to the cancellation of projects and jobs, as well as staying in necessary self-isolation with reduced or no income for all who cannot work from home will significantly affect the ability to pay for housing costs. From a public health perspective, it is unacceptable that people have to choose between their health and not losing their home.
In addition to the cost of housing that at the moment prevents many from putting theirs and the health of others before everything else, we need urgent solutions for those most vulnerable – homeless people who need to be provided with homes immediately. In Zagreb alone, according to the data of the City Office for Property and Legal Affairs, there are over 500 vacant apartments managed by the City, and if this is added to the number of state-owned apartments, there are certainly sufficient resources to satisfy these needs right away.
Following the example of the successful Housing First program implemented worldwide, we urge the Government and local authorities to house these most vulnerable groups in our cities in available public housing units. According to the information provided by Croatian Homeless Network there are about 2000 people living on the streets of Croatia, which, when compared to the number of empty housing units, proves that local authorities and the State have more than enough resources to address this burning issue.
Knowing that the crisis caused by the global pandemic can only be mitigated by reducing social contacts, isolation and proper hygiene, one of the first steps the Senate and cities must take is to enable everyone living in Croatia to enjoy a safety of home. This means not only to shelter people from contagion, but to assure them that losing income will not result in loss of their home or plunge them deeper into the debt spiral.
We hereby demand from local authorities and the Government of the Republic of Croatia to apply these measures and thereby guarantee the safety of home while increasing the chances of successfully fighting against the pandemic at the same time.


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Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur's landmark hotel is situated in 50 acres of landscaped gardens. It is one of the most luxurious hotels in the city. There is a connecting walkway to the Suria KLCC shopping centre and the 88 storey Petronas Twin Towers are located directly opposite the hotel. What really sets the hotel apart is its commanding central location and the consistently superb service.
The hotel rooms vary depending on their view. The deluxe city view rooms look out on to the city; premium city view rooms have close up views of the Petronas Twin Towers; the deluxe park view rooms overlook the greenery of KLCC parklands. The premium city view rooms are worth the small upgrade to ensure you have an excellent view of the towers.
The Mandarin Oriental club rooms (24th floor and above) are very good value and include: Complimentary lunch at the club lounge (12.00-2.30pm weekdays only), afternoon tea (3.00-4.30pm daily) and evening cocktails/wine/beer/canapés (5.00-7pm daily), Laundry, pressing and dry-cleaning of up to five garments per day, In room internet access and wi-fi in the club lounge, Option to take breakfast in the club lounge (6.00-10.30am weekdays, 6.30 - 11.30am weekends/public holidays).
The hotel has seven excellent restaurants. Pacifica is a stylish seafood restaurant that offers some of Kuala Lumpur's most exclusive fine dining, serving fresh seafood. Lai Po Heen specialises in classic Cantonese cuisine with seafood and dim sum specialities. Wasabi Bistro serves traditional Japanese fare with a modern take. Lounge on the Park offers a tranquil lounge setting with live music and scenic views of the park, ideal for afternoon tea, light snacks and cocktails. Biba’s Cafe is a contemporary, all-day cafe, featuring a gourmet coffee bar and buffet counters that serve international favourites and local specialities. Cascade Restaurant and Bar Alfresco offer poolside dining, featuring a selection of light snacks and healthy juices. Sultan Lounge is a chic late night lounge featuring a vibrant mix of a well heeled local crowd and music from international Djs. All restaurants offer a children's menu.
The hotel's infinity pool is a lovely spot to enjoy some sun and take in the cityscape. There is also a shallow wading pool for children. There is a fantastic spa, and for the more active, tennis courts and a very good fitness centre.
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The following activities are designed to give you the most authentic experiences of the area where you’re staying. We work with local guides, who use their knowledge and often a resident’s eye to show you the main sights and more out-of-the-way attractions. Our specialists can also suggest outdoor pursuits and activities, such as cooking classes, that will introduce you to the traditions of the area’s inhabitants.
Besides learning to prepare a traditional Malaysian home-cooked meal, this cooking tour will also allow you to gain an interesting insight into the cultural and social composition of the country.
Despite the fast paced development, Kuala Lumpur has managed to draw a fine balance of multi-storey buildings, skyscrapers and historical sites amidst lush greenery. The garden city image of KL during the city tour can prove to be extremely fascinating.
This tour gives you a hands on experience of Kuala Lumpur from the ground and takes you to some of the lesser known areas as well as the key city highlights.
The 88 storey Petronas Twin Towers reach 452 metres into the air. On this tour you can walk across the glass bridge between the towers, looking straight down to the ground as you cross!
Enjoy a gastronomic journey of discovery via a walking tour of Kuala Lumpur. Accompanied by your local food guide, the evening tour allows you to sample some of Malaysia’s most famous dishes.
By far the most shocking and spectacular celebration within Malaysia is the Hindu festival, Thaipusam which happens every year in the Hindu month of Thai (January/February) when the constellation of Pusam is in its ascendancy.


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It’s OK to be Blue24 MAR
This month our chosen charity, York Mind, are raising funds and awareness around mental ill health with their ‘It’s OK To Be Blue’ campaign.
It’s Ok To Be Blue aims to help tackle the stigma surrounding mental ill health. By highlighting just how common feelings like low mood, anxiety and depression are, It’s OK To Be Blue shows that ‘mental health’ affects everybody and no one should be made to feel ashamed for suffering from mental ill health.
Here at brightfive, we took part in a little ‘blue’ fundraising of our own at the start of the month. Additionally, to support the campaign, March’s blog features tips to help improve and maintain mental wellbeing. Whether you suffer from mental ill health or not, we could all benefit from taking the time and care to tend to our mental wellbeing. Here are just a few practical examples of how we can be a little kinder to ourselves and cultivate better mental health...
Nurture your relationships
Healthy relationships are one of the most important factors in mental wellbeing. Spending time with people who care about us and whose company we enjoy makes us feel good and builds up our mental resilience. Many people have an inclination to retreat from loved ones when their mental health dips. Although it may feel counter-intuitive at these times, being surround by a strong support network can be incredibly helpful in aiding recovery and avoiding relapses of mental ill health.
So, make time for family and friends - it’s good for you! It can also be hugely beneficial to seek out opportunities to form new relationships. Activities such as sports, volunteering or even a befriending service are just a few ways to make new connections.
If someone you know is having a hard time, reach out to them. Spending some time together could have a real positive impact on their mental wellbeing (as well as your own!).
Look after your physical health
Mental health and physical health are closely linked. Eating well, exercise (particularly outdoors) and getting enough sleep are important foundations of good all-round health. Working to improve physical health has been proven to have a significant positive impact on mental health.
Even small changes in diet and physical activity can, over time, make a big difference. This is good news, because even if the idea of hitting the gym and blitzing your own kale smoothies fills you with dread, you can still take some positive actions you can really feel good about. Simple steps could include swapping some unhealthy snacks for more fruit and veg, and increasing your physical activity by driving less and walking more.
We all know that smoking and excessive drinking can have devastating affects on our physical health. Well, research shows these habits take their toll on mental health too. So, all the more reason to reign in the booze and finally quit the tobacco.
Sleep is another important factor in our physical and mental wellbeing. Anyone who's suffered from insomnia (or has had a young child) will know all too well how quickly a lack of sleep can begin to affect the immune system, memory, emotional stability...the list goes on.
Prioritise getting a good night’s sleep. Set a sensible, regular bedtime and a helpful night-time routine if you have difficulty dropping off. If you’re having issues with sleep, don’t put up with it - see your GP.
Do what you enjoy
Doing stuff that makes you happy, makes you...happy. It seems a no-brainer really. But so often we don’t make time for our ‘hobbies’. They seem unimportant, indulgent, or we feel too tired or busy to get round to it.
When you invest time in the things you enjoy doing, you are investing in your own mental wellbeing. Whatever your ‘thing’ is - football, walking, reading, drawing, book club, raising homing pigeons, extreme ironing - our hobbies help us in so many ways. They help us relax, connect to other people, gain new skills, overcome obstacles, improve our fitness, and enjoy a sense of ‘flow’ which takes our minds away from day-to-day stresses and strains.
Make time to do something you enjoy, or get out there and try some new activities. Resist feeling guilty about the more ‘productive’ things you could be doing. Time spent looking after your mental wellbeing is time very well spent indeed.
Show kindness to others
We’ve written before about how committing charitable acts make you healthier and happier. When we feel we’ve done a ‘good thing’, we get a hit of feel-good hormones in the short term. In the long term, these good deeds begin to shape our perception of ourselves, improving self-esteem and giving us greater a sense of fulfilment and purpose.
More good news: good deeds are contagious! Think about it. You’re struggling to get out at a busy junction and some saintly driver stops and let’s you pull out. A few yards up the road you see another poor soul desperately looking for an opportunity to join the flow of traffic. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know I am much more likely to stop and let that person in front of me if someone has recently shown me the same kindness.
Acts of kindness can be big bold gestures, they can be fundraising or regular volunteering, and they can also be small things like this. You can improve someone’s day (and, consequently, your own) just by helping with a heavy bag, sending a nice text to a friend, bringing in treats for your work colleagues. Or even just flashing a stranger a warm, genuine smile. Actively looking for opportunities to show kindness to others improves your mental wellbeing, and generally makes this a nicer world to live in.
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist..)
This goes back to my earlier point about indulgence and guilt. Many of us feel pressured to always be doing something ‘worthwhile’. Any time not spent working towards progressing your career, attaining a model-physique or generally ‘improving’ yourself can feel like a shameful waste. Guilt-inducing lifestyle titbits like this don’t help either...
Kara’s day may work for her, but it seems a bit puritanical to me. While most of us aren’t anywhere nearly this worthy, we regularly feel guilty that we’re not living up to these kinds of expectations.
Treating yourself (by which I don’t just mean an almond milk cappuccino at the weekend) is a necessary part of cultivating good mental health. It’s important to give yourself time, space and permission to relax. Treat yourself to activities that make you feel good - a holiday, a massage, a nice long walk, an extra hour in bed reading a good book, a weekly yoga class, a 10 minute meditation. And hey, sometimes you need to treat yourself to a great big pizza and 4 solid hours of Netflix. Guilt-free.
It's OK to be blue
So, there we have some practical tips which can improve mental well-being. However, part of what ‘It’s Ok To Be Blue’ is all about is acknowledging and accepting that we can’t always control our moods. Sometimes - no matter how much running, meditating or healthy eating we undertake - we are all going to have times when we feel less than great, and that’s ok.
And, while we can all work to improve our own mental health through generally taking greater care of ourselves, mental illness - just like physical illness - can affect anyone. Anyone suffering from mental ill health deserves to be taken seriously and to receive appropriate treatment, advice and support. Which is why organisations like York Mind are committed to ensuring anyone suffering from mental ill-health gets the help they need.

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Cash boost for Ugandan malaria research
Malaria research activities at Uganda's Makerere University have been boosted by grants from the African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET).
The university's medical school has received US$386,000 for a two-year project, launched on 2 August, which will be based at the Mulago Assessment Centre in Kampala, Uganda.
Charles Wanga, communications officer for AMANET told SciDev.Net it will increase the site's capability to conduct malaria vaccine trials.
The project, he said, will improve existing laboratory infrastructure and capacity and enhance general research.
About one million people die from malaria worldwide each year — mostly pregnant mothers and children under five — according to the World Health Organization. Malaria kills over 300 Ugandans per day, according to Wanga.
"If developed, a malaria vaccine will significantly contribute to saving precious lives by complementing current malaria intervention measures which focus on drug treatment and mosquito control," he added.
Parasite resistance is a major barrier to effective drug treatment and methods to control mosquito populations also have limited effectiveness.
AMANET has also given US$50,000 to the Health Research Ethics Project at the Makerere Faculty of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee to improve the process of reviewing research to ensure that it is ethical and of sound scientific quality.
Wanga said the three-year project will improve communication between the research ethics committee and researchers, and improve the committee's reviewing of research protocols and their implementation.
Nelson Sewankambo, dean of Makerere University Medical School, was recently quoted in the New Vision newspaper saying research ethics are important in medical trials because they "help avoid mistakes that might endanger people's lives".
He added that because there is always a risk of harm associated with research, sound ethical standards must be observed.


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A Very Deep Hole
Wuzzat above? Big feet on the netting of a big boat: © Kimball Livingston
In San Diego, as I write, Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing Team is showing off the 90-foot trimaran that they say will be their boat for an America’s Cup match six months from now, and Ellison is explaining that, in his view, Hillary didn’t climb Everest “because it was there, but because he was there; he was there on his own voyage of discovery.”
No doubt it’s been that and more for Ellison. Also on the bill is Harrison Ford, the actor, who notes, “I am distinguished in this company by knowing little about sailing and very little about the America’s Cup. I’m here for the ride. The little I do know about sailing I learned from my friend Jimmy Buffet, who explained to me that a boat is a hole in the water and you pour money into it.”
He gives a little nod to the big tri in the water behind him.
“It must be a very deep hole.”
Call this event a commissioning, though already, in a tent alongside San Diego Harbor, the team has built new floats (the outer hulls) for this machine, and it’s likely that newer-generation floats and who knows what else are in the pipeline. Wing masts?
“We’ve obviously been looking at wing masts,” was the allowance from BMOR CEO Russell Coutts. “They achieve a higher lift coefficient than a soft-sail setup. However, they are complicated. It would be a huge challenge.”
Notice he didn’t say they wouldn’t go to hard sails. Everything in this game is a challenge. One announcement today was that James Spithill will helm (Coutts will be aboard, he said, “if it’s best for the team”). Spithill’s take on the overall process is that, “All the members of the team, from designers to engineers to the sailors have been doing things they’ve never done before. ”
BMOR will certainly, however, install an engine and powered winches. The team leaders say they don’t want to do that, but it will allow them to race with fewer crew (“loing my mates” Spithill called it) and now that Alinghi has gone down that road, they have no choice. Coutts also voiced the opinion I’ve held for some time, that there is a chance for this to be a spectacular match, when we actually get two boats together. Here’s Coutts again regarding the BMOR trimaran and the Alinghi catamaran: “The two boats are within a couple of meters of each other in beam, and perhaps a meter and a half in length overall. There is every chance that we could see exciting, close racing.”
Alinghi has announced tiny Ras al Khamaih in the United Arab Emirates as the venue for a match in February, and that is still an open book, apparently. Ellison commented, “We think nothing bad about the UAE, but we are concerned about the suitability of this particular spot.” Russell Coutts expanded upon that, saying, “We do not believe the UAE is rules compliant, but we’re going to look at the conditions, and look at the logistical support, before we decide whether or not to oppose the choice.”
On Sailing a Monster Tri
It’s no surprise to find that Spithill will be at the wheel for the racing, but now that it’s official, it’s of interest to hear him say that, “Everybody who sails these big boats knows that you have to be on edge to be going fast. Without a doubt this is the best sailing I’ve ever done. We’ve seen speeds in the forties.”
At which point Tom Ehman interjects, “Tell them about going faster than an ACC boat with the mast alone.”
The team will probably go to the gunfight with three rigs of different sizes. “We’ve been sailing with the big rig for a few weeks now,” Spithill says. “It’s a handful. “The thing I notice is how windy it is [the boat is always going fast] and the wheels are a long way from the trimmers. What you want to do with something like this is carry as much sail as you can, upwind. Downwind you just hang on. It’s all about getting that middle hull out of the water. Sea state governs how you sail, because if the waves get up, you have three hulls pushing through the water. ”
Russell Coutts puts in a final comment about sailing angles: “What is remarkable is how narrow the wind angles are, both upwind and reaching. A normal boat [normal high performance boat, I think he means] might look at 20 degrees upwind. In these boats, that’s normal downwind. And when the boat is really at speed, it’s out of the water riding on the foils. There’s an opportunity to have a spectacular event. This won’t be like 1988.
“A monohull is more suited to America’s Cup racing – you shouldn’t mess with the America’s Cup too much, but a different series, say we had 10 of these boats on the line – the sport needs that.”
And, this being live, you will have read this after I wrote it first person, but what the heck. I’m being called to the boat. Wanted to put up more pics but—
Hit publish. Hit publish. Bye bye.


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David Villa only bid goodbye to New York City FC and MLS a month ago, but he'll face some familiar opposition in a few of his first games with his new club.
Vissel Kobe – the J-League team with which Villa signed on Dec. 1 – on Friday announced a preseason tour of the United States that will see them face Columbus Crew SC, LAFC and Toronto FC in Southern California.
In addition to Villa, Kobe also feature World Cup winners Andres Iniesta and Lukas Podolski, who should provide the MLS trio a stern challenge as they ramp up to the 2019 regular MLS season.
Columbus will be the first team to face the Japanese side, on January 28 (10 pm ET) at the Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, California, the home of the USL Championship's Orange County SC. LAFC will then play host to Kobe at Banc of California Stadium on Jan. 31 (10 pm ET) before Toronto face them back in Irvine on Feb. 2 (10:30 pm ET).
Villa crossed the Pacific after four glittering seasons with NYCFC, where he signed as the club's first Designated Player and wore the captain's armband for the duration of his time there. He finished his MLS career with 77 goals and 26 assists across 117 regular-season appearances, plus three goals in seven playoff games for the Cityzens.
Vissel Kobe, who will also face Orange County during their tour, finished 10th in the J-League during the 2018 season.
The 2019 MLS regular season will kick off on March 2.


The Kid Stays In The Picture
“Luck doesn’t just happen, it’s when opportunity meets preparation.”
photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt 1968 (via LIFE)
“The Kid Stays In The Picture” (2002):
A documentary about the life and times of the legendary film producer, Robert Evans based on his memoir (narrated by the man himself). As a head of Paramount Studios, he produced a number of great classics such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Love Story (1970), The Godfather (1972) and Chinatown (1974).
The film’s title comes from the time when Evans was cast as the bullfighter in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises (1957). Hemingway was apparently furious that the studio had hired a “pretty-boy” actor (Evans) for the lead role and demanded that Evans be removed from the movie. Some of his co-stars were also less than keen on Evans and made their objections known to producer Darryl F.Zanuck in a written statement. Evans realised he had a fight on his hands and threw himself into the project – training with real matadors and bulls to make his performance as authentic as possible. When it came to the first day’s shooting, Evans gave an exceptional performance that made Zanuck stop and declare, “The kid stays in the picture. Anyone who doesn’t like it, can leave.” There were no more protests.
After Zanuck’s edict, he decided to be a producer, the one who called the shots.
“When you own property, you’re king.”