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Addiction Medicine Physician (M60240) VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
The Division of Addiction in the Department of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is seeking a board-certified physician. The successful candidate will be expected to have clinical and teaching experience as well as willingness to collaborate with research.
The Addiction Division is one of the top academic addiction medicine programs in the country with division faculty having over $6.5 million in NIH funding as PIs, in fiscal year 2020. Notable areas of research include brain imaging in young adults at risk for addictions, medication development for opioid and cocaine use disorder, and translational research from basic science to community engaged research, as well as behavioral phenotyping patients with addictions. Faculty in the Division are also members or leaders of the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies and the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research within VCU.
Clinically, the Division oversees an addiction consult service within VCU Health System, a dedicated multidisciplinary addiction treatment outpatient (MOTIVATE) clinic, and emergency room consultations for addictions.
The Division oversees the Virginia Health Practitioners Monitoring Program (HPMP), which refers healthcare professionals with a substance use disorder or mental health or physical condition for appropriate treatment and provide ongoing monitoring of treatment progress, which allows them to maintain their licensure.
The Division has an active collaboration with state government in research and policy related to addictions, with opportunities for faculty to develop expertise in this area.
Educationally, the Division has an ACGME accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship program, with HRSA funding to support up to 4 fellows annually. The Division also trains residents, medical students, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students.
The Division also has an active collaboration with the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in areas of research and education.
The core responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, providing clinical coverage and supervising and teaching fellows, residents, and medical students within the VCU Health System. In addition, the successful candidate may collaborate in federally funded addiction research as a co-investigator.
Applicants should have a U.S. medical degree or equivalent (M.D. or D.O.) with licensure (license-eligible) to practice in the State of Virginia and DEA licensure including X waiver. Post-doctoral credentialing in Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry are required. Successful applicants will have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment, or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
VCU Department of Psychiatry http://psych.vcu.edu/ employs over 80 fulltime faculty and has well-funded research in genetics http://vipbg.vcu.edu, addictions, child and women’s mental health, and psychopharmacology. VCU Psychiatry is highly ranked by NIH for research funding and its residents and faculty ranked #1 for teaching in VCU’s School of Medicine. VCU is a large urban university with robust health science campus and 750-bed university hospital. Richmond, the State Capitol, has moderate climate and a rich mix of history with modern facilities, excellent suburban housing, and public/private schools. Low cost of living.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with interests in academic psychiatry and addiction medicine. Salary, rank, and tenure status are contingent upon the candidate’s qualifications. Interested applicants should apply online at http://www.vcujobs.com/postings/100976. Only electronic applications will be accepted. All submitted applications must include a letter of interest and CV. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Frederick (Gerry) Moeller, MD, Chair, Division of Addiction, at Frederick.Moeller@vcuhealth.org, or Cynthia Greiner, Associate Administrator, Division of Addiction, at Cynthia.Greiner@vcuhealth.org. HR questions should be directed to Tammy Beltz, HR Manager at Tammy.Beltz@VCUHealth.org.


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BELLO WINTER MUSIC, a weekend music festival (Thur Jul 6–9) is the perfect getaway to warm your musical hearts this winter. Come join some incredible international, national and local acts that will light up the pubs, halls and street corners of the beautiful, picturesque town of Bellingen on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Following a similar format to its much loved summer sister festival, The Mullum Music Festival, Bello Winter Music takes place throughout the many delightful (and cozy!) venues of Bellingen, including The Memorial Hall, Diggers Tavern, No 5 Church St, The Bellingen Golf Club, and St Margaret’s Church Hall, spilling out into the streets and cafes for a family-friendly, affordable weekend of music, celebration and community.
Precisa de um lugar para ficar durante o festival? Compare todas as ofertas de hotéis disponíveis e Airbnbs aqui.

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Lola Apartment Encorts
Guests can stay in Lola Apartment Encorts apartment when visiting Valencia.
The property is 20 minutes walk from Plaza Ayuntamiento. Los Tres Mares and El Serrano are situated a 5-minute walk away.
The apartment offers great lodging near El Saler Centro Comercial.
The Maties Perelló - Mestre Aguilar bus stop is accessible in 5 minutes' walk and Bailén subway station is in a 10-minute walking distance.

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The art of botany: how to draw flowers, plants nature better - Digital Arts
The art of botany: how to draw flowers, plants & nature better - Digital Arts
Art and Design
How to Draw Worksheets for Young Artist: How To Draw A Nice Tree Worksheet drawing lesson
Experiment with watercolour by overlaying tracing paper to see how colours and shapes interact.
Karl Blossfeldt- sketchbook GCSE
artist study: A Level Art
Original watercolour painting shell study III by SeasideStudiosUK
Frank Auerbach. I really like this drawing because its showing the intensity of how the artist has smudged, compressed, softened and scratched with the charcoal to re creative depth portrait.
How to Draw Worksheets for The Young Artist: Garden
How To Draw Daisies Worksheet this the worksheet from the lesson on how to draw daisies. You can see it at http://drawinglessonsfortheyoungartist.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-draw-daisies-lesson-and.html#
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Sunday, June 24th, 2012 at 7:00pm
Pianist/composers Scott D. Davis and Michele McLaughlin are hitting the road on a dynamic and uplifting West Coast Tour. Both artists offer a variety of music that stretches beyond the contemporary solo piano genre. Their contagious and energetic styles will leave you feeling awestruck and inspired. Join Scott & Michele for an incredible night of music you're sure to love and tell your friends about.
This is an in-home concert at a private residence. The address will be provided with ticket purchase. Seating is limited to 50 and doors open 30 minutes before start time.
In-home concerts are a unique and fun way to experience a piano concert. They're up close and personal around the piano with the artists. If you've never attended an in-home concert before, they're a real treat, the energy at these concerts is unlike anything else. They're so much fun! Come and experience a piano concert like you've never experienced before.
Learn more about Scott at www.inspiringpiano.com
Learn more about Michele at www.michelemclaughlin.com
Learn more about the tour at www.touringtheivories.com


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I had an absolute blast talking about my book Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir with these lovely ladies for their book club in Bend this week. I thank them for choosing my book and inviting me to discuss it with them. The day reminded me how much I love writing my own stories, talking about…
I’ll be talking Oregon Travel and Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler 2nd Edition at Powell’s Books on Hawthorne on August 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Would love to hear your ideas for what Oregon destinations you’d like to explore. Hood River? Wine Country? The Oregon Coast? Astoria?
See you soon!
This photo is of Nye Beach, one of my favorite Oregon places. It’s featured in the Newport chapter of the book.
Happy day tripping!
Just confirmed – I’ll be talking about Oregon travel based Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler, second edition, at Powell’s Books on Hawthorne on August 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Looking forward to standing at the podium at the City of Books again!
(Pic from four years ago, at event for first edition release)
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I have an event coming up this month in tandem with the release of Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler, second edition. Hope to see you there! Traveling Oregon’s Backroads and Quick Getaways May 21, Sunriver Deschutes Public Library, noon As the editor of Cascade Journal, the author of “Day Trips…


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Clean Water Across America: A Partnership with LifeStraw and Airstream!
June 27, 19
In case you haven't heard yet, we've hit the road this summer with Airstream! That's right, we've partnered with the maker of the iconic "silver bullet" travel trailer for our "Clean Water Across America" tour. From June through August, we'll be executing a social and cause-focused campaign celebrating outdoor adventure and efforts to protect water as one of our most precious natural resources, while also advocating for a reduction of single-use plastics. The tour will stop at outdoor events, festivals, national parks, and targeted retail locations.
Brand Ambassadors, Andrea Loeffler (left) and Harry Yuan (right) with #AstridtheAirstream
Courtney Kerin (left) and Emily Jackson (right), fierce whitewater kayakers, at GoPro Mountain Games with their LifeStraws before a practice run
Our next big stop is the 6th annual Adventure + Gear Mountain Fest in UT June 28-30. Some additional stops are as follows:
- Jackson Hole, WY
- Chicago, IL - Outside Experience
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Chesterton, IN - Indiana Dunes State Park
- Lexington, KY
- Asheville, NC
- Roanoke, VA
- Washington, DC - LifeStraw HQ
- Philadelphia, PA
- New York, NY
- Niagara Falls, NY
Astrid the Airstream!
Travel cross-country, including all stops in between, will be documented via social media platforms as well as this blog. Be sure to follow the Clean Water Across America tour by following @lifestraw, @airstream_inc, and #CleanWaterAcrossAmerica!

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Turkey Ponders Counter-Action if US Adopts Armenian Genocide Bill
Turkey said Wednesday that it was working on counter-moves against its key ally the United States and Armenia if US legislators adopted a bill recognizing the controversial 1915 killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
"Against a possible negative outcome, naturally, we are contemplating measures and we are re-evaluating those previously outlined," foreign ministry spokesman Huseyin Dirioz told a press conference.
Much to Turkey's anger, a House of Representatives subcommittee approved last Thursday a draft bill recognizing as genocide the controversial crackdown on Armenians, despite the vocal opposition of the Washington administration.
The text will be voted in the House International Relations Committee on Thursday, and if adopted, will be taken up by the full House.
Turkey's counter-action would be drawn up on a basis "that will not harm Turkey's national interests, will not play into the hands of Armenia and Armenian circles, and will take into account the special relationship between Ankara and Washington," Dirioz said.
He declined to comment on specific measures in the package.
Turkey's most influential decision-making body, the National Security Council, will also discuss counter-moves against Armenia and the United States when it convenes for its monthly meeting Friday.
Turkey has warned the United States that the adoption of the bill would seriously harm the friendly ties between the two countries, and further damage Ankara's already chilly relations with Yerevan.
In a rare comment on foreign affairs, the head of Turkey's army, General Huseyin Kivrikoglu, said Wednesday that "before passing judgement on the history of others, nations should first look into their own histories" -- in an apparent reference to the US massacres of native Americans.
"If they have worse incidents in their history, they should move to clear these incidents first," the general said.
Turkey categorically rejects claims of genocide, saying that thousands of Turks also died in what was internal fighting during the dissolution years of the Ottoman Empire.
Armenia maintains that up to 1.3 million of its people were massacred, while Turkey puts the figure at around 300,000.
Turkey does not maintain diplomatic relations with Armenia due to Yerevan's international campaign for the recognition of its genocide claims and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, a close ally of Turkey – ANKARA (AFP)
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- Dave Brockie, the founder and lead singer of costume-wearing band GWAR, has been found dead- US Weekly
- Justin Bieber gets a tattoo at 40,000 feet- TMZ
- Aly Michalka celebrates her birthday with Vanessa Hudgens- Just Jared Jr
- First teaser for Zoe Saldana‘s Rosemary’s Baby- Entertainment Weekly
- Kate Hudson and her fiance Matthew Bellamy are doing just fine- Lainey Gossip
- Jessica Simpson is looking skinnier than ever in short shorts- TooFab
- Check out the new music video from Kelis- MTV
- Heidi Klum shows off her bikini body in the Bahamas- Popsugar
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The actor, known for his role as the father of Claire Danes‘ Carrie Mathison on Homeland, as well as a stint on White Collar, passed away at his home on Friday (March 21). He had been battling skin cancer since being diagnosed in 1992.
James had an impressive resume of credits in television, film, and the stage.
You may recognize him from television shows The Practice, Boston Legal, and 30 Rock, movies such as Cold Mountain (2003), Real Steel (2011) and The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), and on stage with the Roundabout Theater Company’s Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, among many more credits.
Our thoughts go out to James‘ friends, family, and loved ones during this time.
The 49-year-old fashion designer was found by her assistant at around 10am this morning in New York City, the police said. The police do not suspect foul play, but the Medical Examiner’s Office will determine a cause of death.
L’Wren, who started her career as a model and then a very influential celebrity stylist, has been in a long-term relationship with rocker Mick Jagger since 2001.
We send out our thoughts and condolences to all of L’Wren‘s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. More Here! »
David Brenner, most known for his 158 appearances on Johnny Carson‘s The Tonight Show, has died at the age of 78.
The comedian and actor passed away after losing his battle to cancer on Saturday (March 15).
“Brenner died peacefully at his home in NYC surrounded by his family at his side,” David‘s rep shared in a statement to THR.
During his lifetime, David wrote five books and also starred in 1989 romantic comedy Worth Winning.
David is survived by his partner Tai Babilonia and his sons Cole, Slade, and Wyatt.
We send out our thoughts and prayers to David‘s family and friends during this difficult time.
Sheila MacRae, most famous for her role in the beloved show The Honeymooners, has died at the age of 92.
The actress’ death came suddenly and she passed away from old age on Thursday (March 6) in Englewood, N.J.
“She had a great life, my mom, she really did. She was quite a broad,” Sheila‘s daughter Heather MacRae said to the AP. “Fascinating, almost like an Autie Mame character.”
We send out our thoughts and prayers to Sheila‘s family and friends during this difficult time.
Harold Ramis, most famous for his role in the beloved film Ghostbusters, has died at the age of 69.
The actor passed away on Monday (February 24) at 12:53am in Chicago surrounded by his family. He died from “complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels,” according to the Chicago Tribune.
Harold was not only an actor, but he also wrote and directed such comedy classics as Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Groundhog Day, Analyze This, and many others.
Harold is survived by his wife Erica Mann and his three children, Violet, 37, Julian, 23, and Daniel, 19.
We send out our thoughts and prayers to Harold‘s family and friends during this difficult time.
John Henson, Muppets puppeteer and son of the late Jim Henson, has died at the age of 48.
The puppeteer passed away on Friday (February 14) from a sudden heart attack.
“It is with great sadness that we confirm that John Henson… died at age 48 of a sudden massive heart attack… while at home with his daughter,” the Jim Henson Company said in a statement on Facebook.
They added, “John served as a shareholder and board member of The Jim Henson Company. He leaves two daughters, Katrina (15) and Sydney (10) and his wife Gyongyi. A private service is being planned.”
We send our thoughts and prayers to John‘s family and friends during this difficult time.


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Friday, May 28 | Crowell Reading Room, 6028 HSSB | 3:00-4:30
Sophia Rochmes will discuss Jean Mielot’s Speculum Humanae Salvationis for Philip the Good (1396-1467), a draft of a manuscript containing Mielot’s translation of the Latin typological book. This minute provides ample evidence to discuss issues of production and use of luxury manuscripts in the court of Philip the Good, including the relationship of text to image, the relationship of format to use, and the functions of books in the ducal library.
Ulrich Keller will share his research on text/image packages published in mass circulation magazines like LIFE, and in popular, large-edition books. Photographs shot for and published by LIFE with captions and texts have a way of resurfacing decades later in art galleries and museum exhibitions as expensive collectors’ items, assuming a very different appearance and meaning compared to the original publication.
Presentations will be followed by discussion. We certainly hope to see you there!

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The Magnificent and massive Hindu Temple about to be inaugurated this week was a dream of many Hindu families residing in UAE.
Eighty-two-year-old Businessman, Vasu Shroff, said he had dreamt of building a temple for thousands of Hindu worshippers in the UAE for decades.
After the government and related authorities of Dubai granted land for the temple in Jebel Ali three years ago, his son Raju Shroff volunteered to take on the project’s task.
The temple is constructed with brass spires that cap light white domes and will officially open on Tuesday, a day before the Hindu festival of Dussehra.
Final touches add a sheen to hand-carved pillars decorated with bells, flowers and elephants, as emerald and saffron inlays on marble floors are being polished.
For Mr Shroff, the temple was high on a list of philanthropic initiatives he aspired to set up since coming to Dubai 62 years ago.
Businessman Vasu Shroff said, “I had a dream to have our temple,” During an interview, he said that he was seated in the temple community area filled with marigold flowers.
“I used to pray day and night, hoping we would get land for the temple. When the government granted us land, I handed it to my son. Once he took on the responsibility, I was so happy,” he added.
Mr Shroff, chairman of the Regal Group, arrived in Dubai as an ambitious 20-year-old and established what was to become one of the oldest businesses in the Emirates, starting with textiles and expanding to technology and property.
He remembers a time when cars drove on sandy streets with no electricity and donkeys ferried water.
There was one Hindu temple in Bur Dubai, where the community gathered to pray.
His family started the second place of worship in 1958 in an old building in Dubai’s historic Al Fahidi district.
Mr Shroff’s elder brother and brother-in-law placed the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh religious scripture, in a small room that grew from a tiny shrine to several rooms.

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Dalhousie University will provide international field courses in Ghana — a non-traditional destination — and the USA, focusing on delivering culturally appropriate mobility experiences for African Nova Scotian students. In partnership with the University of Ghana, Youth Bridge Foundation (a Ghanaian foundation committed to bridging gaps for positive youth development) and selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities partners. The project objectives are creating online and in-person international learning experiences and cultural connections, including service learning in Ghana.
Students’ international and cultural experiences will lead to academic and employment benefits. Institutional linkages with partners will be strengthened, and community linkages and connections will be developed.

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Queen’s Hall Concerts Manager
The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Queen’s Hall Concert Manager to join the team. We want you to help us deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.
The Queen’s Hall Concert Manager will be an experienced concerts or tour manager and will act as the key liaison in the venue between the Edinburgh International Festival, visiting artists, the BBC and resident hall staff.
See link below for further details.


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Clinical research paper
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
The purpose of this research was to better understand the perceptions, experiences, and opinions of Master of Social Work (MSW) students and recent graduates in regard to personal therapy. Specifically, this study sought to investigate the factors that are involved in the process of professional development through the use of personal therapy. This study utilized a mixed methods design to survey 82 MSW students or recent graduates. Data was collected through an online questionnaire that asked participants questions, in both a qualitative and quantitative format, regarding their perceptions of and experiences with personal therapy in reference to professional development. Findings reveal that the majority of MSW students and recent graduates report personal therapy to be important to their professional development, specifically in the areas of increased selfinsight, increased emotional functioning, increased understanding of the therapeutic process, and increased efficacy in their own practice. Participants indicated that they found personal and professional development to be deeply interrelated. Findings also indicate that participants encounter a number of barriers in obtaining personal therapy, as well as a lack of discussion around the topic, during their MSW education. These findings highlight the need for further discussion among MSW students, educators, and professionals in regard to the use of personal therapy for professional development.
Janssen Von Bank, Danielle Marie. (2013). Clinical Master of Social Work Students: Personal Therapy’s Influence upon Professional Development. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/msw_papers/200

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Island Chicken ~ Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes & mix well. Add chicken & cook. Add bell pepper & pineapple & cook. Pour in pineapple-soy mixture & cook until sauce comes to a boil. Serve with boiled or steamed rice.
Martha Stewart's LIGHT Sesame Chicken -- The sticky sauce is simple yet flavorful and comes together quickly by whisking honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger (my contribution) and sesame seeds together. It’s really just enough sauce to generously coat the chicken with very little extra. If you like a lot of sauce or would like some for your rice you can double it.

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America’s bee colonies are dying off at an alarming rate. This trend is so alarming that politicians in Washington are paying attention. Last month, the Obama Administration released a national strategy to “promote the health of honey bees.” The problem is, this strategy doesn’t acknowledge that the colony collapse epidemic is tied to rapidly disappearing prairies and grasslands spurred by federal policy: ethanol mandates written into law by the Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS. Despite the evidence, the administration refuses to admit this policy is part of the bee problem.
The RFS mandates increasing amounts of biofuels be blended into the U.S. fuel supply. That incentivizes farmers to overplant corn, which is used to produce more than 80 percent of all fuel ethanol in the U.S.—at the expense of native prairies, grasslands and other key bee habitats.
More than 6,000 beekeepers recently reported losing an average of 42 percent of their colonies in the last 12 months—an 8 percent increase over the reported loss in the previous 12 months—according to a preliminary report from the Bee Informed Partnership, a consortium of research laboratories, universities and federal agencies.
Research indicates the problem is two-pronged: land conversion (native grasslands and prairies plowed into farmland) and increased pesticide use. Both can be traced back to federally-imposed ethanol mandates.
Here’s where it gets interesting. Bee colony keepers in America’s heartland reported the worst losses. Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin reported colony losses of 61.4 percent, 62.4 percent and 60.2 percent respectively. Not coincidentally, these states are at the epicenter of government-mandated ethanol boom, which has significantly increased corn production and subsequent pesticide use. In Iowa, the leading corn producer in the U.S., an estimated 38 percent of the state’s total land mass was allocated for corn planting during the 2014 farming season. To meet the ever-growing federal mandates for corn ethanol fuel, land not fit for agriculture has been converted to farmland, necessitating the corn seed in Iowa and elsewhere be increasingly treated with pesticides that have been linked to significant bee colony collapse.
The effect this collapse could have on the global food supply is troubling considering pollinators, such as bees, are responsible for 35 percent of the world's food production. Bees pollinate a significant portion of our nation’s crops, but the once biodiverse acreage in our heartland—varied croplands, native prairies and conservation lands—have been whittled down to a single cash crop: corn, which has limited nutritional value for pollinators like bees. Since the RFS went into effect in 2005, Corn Belt states alone have lost 2.8 million acres from the conservation reserve program—prime bee habitat.
As another twisted unintended consequence, the Ethanol Lobby (made up of Agriculture Bigwigs and ethanol refiners), in order to promote cash crops, is threatening small farmers’ livelihoods who rely on bees to pollinate the diverse array of crops they grow. Small farmers are now forced to shell out big bucks to truck in bee pollination services to pollinate their crops. Increased production costs can trickle down to the consumer and cost you more at the grocery store.
The connection between federal ethanol mandates and bee losses is clear, and only Congress has the power and will to change it—especially since the Obama Administration isn’t willing to side with the science. Tell your member of Congress to protect the honeybees that are so vital to our agriculture, our food supply and our economy by reforming the RFS.


text: Kyle Graham is a boy who has autism. He doesn't talk to his family or anyone and it starts to cause problems with his parents marriage. They decide to get him a golden retriever dog to see if it would help him. At first they do not get along. When his grandparents try and get him more involved with the dog is when Kyle starts to get to like the dog. Kyle begins to hate his dog agane when his grandparents die. His parents try and help him but nothing works. Kyle ends up getting worse so his parents have to help him get along with the dog agane.

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There is a seriously dangerous attempt being made by the fascist communal forces led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to destroy the pluralistic, secular and democratic fabric of our incredible nation around, and even inside the peaceful campuses. In fact, the diverse and dissenting voices are now getting cowardly blocked, attacked and silenced. Democratic and peaceful protests are being suppressed using inappropriately indecent tactics. Students are being suspended, they are being asked to pay huge fines without citing any proper reasons. No one, especially the deprived and marginal sections are allowed to uphold their personal views, opinions and ideas in this so-called “New India”.
Many neoteric incidents expose the eager and political propaganda of a menacing divisive section and their coalition to demolish all our humanistic, liberal, democratic, secular and scientific outlook and ideologies. Huge funds using power and positions are being collected from the crony capitalist forces to enhance and strengthen their economic growth. The actual New India at present is best, but only for businessmen like Nirav Modi and Vijay Vittal Mallya.
Rapes, corruptions, unemployment, farmer suicides, problems faced by the ‘Medium and Small Scale Industries’ etc. are not considered by the present NDA govt.
Discontent is being expanded along the discriminatory, anti-women, anti-Dalit, anti-minority policies of the present government under Narendra Modi. The situation of hostility spread by the RSS-BJP led Sangh Parivar alliance makes the situation much worse in this new age of extreme global discontent. Equality, peace, harmony, love and freedom should be our primary goals, and it can be guaranteed by the strongly protected constitution and also through the committed voice of the citizens including students. We have already witnessed a lot of developing threats from institutions around the country. Even our premier institutes like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Hyderabad Central University (HCU) are not free from these types of perils.
Our common enemy has reached the front door, and it’s our time to act wisely. They would misuse or misinterpret our customs and past; they will feed terror, riots and tensions, their political target and attempts are to polarise Indians on extreme communal and religious grounds. Our resources, venerated – ideas, values, democracy, judiciary etc. are getting affected too. In this period where our constitution, institutions, rights, morals, dynamic history, science, common sense etc. face severe challenges, it’s time for us to get awakened and truly informed about the actual facts. But, even the obnoxious pillar of Indian democracy; i.e. the paid media are hiding realities from the people. And those who are showing valour to write or report truths are forced to live in complete fear. They are getting lynched, shot to death, are being – harassed, defamed, threatened and tortured.
The same treacherous section (obviously the propounders of Hindutva politics ) is indeed not bothered about the serious and sensitive questions and doubts about the future raised by the Indian people, mainly by the most vibrant youths. They doesn’t show any character, concern or mind to respond to those substances and this itself proves the intensity of intolerance and threat our country is facing. We have to put forward an inclusive value-based vision originating from the legacies of great masters starting from Mahatma Gandhi to build an India which could fulfil the unending dreams, hopes and aspirations of our young men and women. So now it’s the responsibility and duty of each one of us, the proud Indians to protect our rights and dignity guaranteed with the strongly founded and well-written democratic constitution drafted by our beloved Babasaheb. We have to raise our clutched fist in solidarity with the voices of common, deprived and marginalised sections. Their voice should also be heard louder in this time of massive socio-economic and political distress.


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As an overseas doctor working part-time in the National Health Service, my mother suffered a 'triple whammy'. Being a woman, qualifying outside the UK and working part-time could not have put her any lower down on the career ladder. All three obstacles were huge barriers to any real hope of career progress. This meant taking a job in the less competitive end of the job market, which was a job that nobody else could possibly want: working part-time in a large community hospital as a non-training doctor. I saw life at the very top end of inequality. It meant being witness to a perpetual career treadmill of someone doing the work of a junior doctor; with no hope of becoming a consultant.
A few days ago, a final offer for the Junior Doctors Contract came after an equality impact assessment was carried out by the government. Under the new contract, the pattern of pay distribution depends on working patterns, but it was the sheer gall of both the wording and the dismissive attitude toward female doctors that made me question not just how little the government value doctors but if it values women doctors at all. The impact assessment had the temerity to state 'Whilst this (the contract) may disadvantage lone parents (who are disproportionately female) due to the increased cost of paid childcare in the evenings and weekend, in some cases this may actually benefit other women, for example where individuals have partners, it may be easier to make informal, unpaid childcare arrangements in the evenings and weekends than it is during the week due to the increased availability of partners and wider family networks at weekends and in the evenings.' That has to be one of the longest patronising statements that I've ever seen. Here's the punchline. 'Any indirect adverse effect on women is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim'. Reaching for the sick bowl?
The document had clearly been phrased after legal scrutiny but missed key ingredients that also needed to be considered. It had skilfully failed to disprove that the reason for any indirect discrimination was because any available option that reversed this would have been more costly. In other words, there should also have been no reasonable, less discriminatory alternative.
With this bombshell, we have really taken a huge step backwards in time with our treatment of women and it's got little to do with the colour of the tie worn by men holding political office. The Representation of the People Act that gave the vote to some women over the age of 30 was passed under a Liberal Prime Minister and the Equal Franchise Act that finally gave the vote to all women over the age of 21 was passed under a Conservative government. Yet never before has the UK been subject to such regressive reform against women than the current junior contract.
In 2009, the British Medical Association published The Pay Gap for Women in Medicine and Academic Medicine, finding that only 60% of the gender pay gap could be explained because women in a similar job to men were younger, had fewer years of experience, were more likely to have had career breaks and were less likely to hold high profile administrative or research posts. Even after comparing with another doctor having a similar background and in a similar job, significant gender differences were found at all levels of training.
The free text responses from anonymous feedback makes for disturbing reading that may leave you close to tears. Here are a few.
"Am about to go on maternity leave, with inevitable consequences on research projects during this time; it will take 1-2 years minimum post leave to re-build group."
"They had very stereotypical views about women with young children. A female colleague who was childless was promoted over my head despite much lower experience, but I applied for promotion through an appeal process and got it."
"How many male consultants do the supermarket shopping..."
"Unable to attend meetings and sit in committees due to childcare difficulties"
Many women are literally backed into a corner and compelled to change to part-time employment. Even then, it remains a slippery slope of inequality. Again, some further responses from the survey.
"I had to wait 8 years for a part-time consultant post"
"Being part-time, still regarded as inferior to full-time male colleagues"
Others echoed the challenges faced by others.
"You need to have 110% commitment to progress. I have made many personal lifestyle sacrifices"
"Hate to say it but I still think you have to work twice as hard to get anywhere especially if you are of an ethnic minority and female"
Seeing my own mother's career suffer, this was no surprise at all to me. The worst is still to come.
"People make judgements on first impressions and you have to work hard to show them otherwise"
"The old boy network"
"Alpha male culture"
"It is still a man's world - especially at the top."
With another set of strikes by junior doctors looming large, the public should know that female doctors are likely to be severely disadvantaged by the government's Machiavellian approach to imposing a contract that will prove to be their downfall.
There is one message that Jeremy Hunt needs to hear loud and clear. After the next election on Thursday 7 May 2020, don't say we didn't tell you so.


CFMs. If you have been looking at the specs sheets of HVAC devices (ACs, furnaces, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, and so on) you have probably come across a unit labeled as CFM. What does CFM stand for in HVAC?
In HVAC, CFM stands for Cubic Feet Per Minute. It is a standard unit of airflow volume. It tells you the volume of air that is being moved by an HVAC device every minute.
Example: A 2-ton mini split AC unit generates 800 CFM. What does that mean? Well, it simply means that such an air conditioner will blow 800 cubic feet of air out of the indoor air handlers. CFMs are basically a measure of what volumetric quantity of air is being moved every minute in cubic feet.
Why Does CFM Matter In HVAC?
CFMs do matter quite a lot. Namely, every HVAC device from the air conditioner to furnace and air purifier has to move air. This is the only way how an air conditioner can cool a space – by moving many CFMs of cold air, the furnace can heat a space – by moving many CFMs of warm air, and an air purifier can deliver the clean air back into your home.
If these HVAC devices cannot move air effectively (problem of lower-than-required CFMs), you will get hot spots or spots with unventilated air.
Example: As a general rule, you will need about 400 CFM airflow per ton of cooling. If you were to have a 2-ton air conditioner with only let’s say 300 CFM (while you would generally need 600 CFM), the AC unit will have quite a lot of cooling power but that cool air will not be adequately moved throughout the rooms. What you get is that some rooms are cold but other rooms are hot; we talk about uneven or heterogeneous temperature distribution.
All in all, when checking the HVAC device specs, it’s quite useful to know what CFM actually stands for and have an idea of how many CFM you would need.


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GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) -- A Garland County man, with two previous murder convictions, is back in custody facing similar charges.
Witness reports say in the latest case, the man dumped the victim's body in his pick-up truck Tuesday evening and took off but authorities still don't know where she is.
On Thursday, search crews focused around the crime scene, a rural area of U.S Forest Service land near Jessieville.
When you get into U.S. Forest Service land and gravel roads, authorities usually ditch the patrol cars for horses and four wheelers.
Garland County crews combed the woods Thursday for the body of 49-year-old Connie Ann Snow while her alleged killer, Randy William Gay, sits behind bars for her murder.
According to arrest reports, the shooting played out in front of a logging crew, three witnesses who'd been working on equipment. The report said just before the shooting, Gay pulled up in his white Chevy pick-up with Snow in the passenger seat.
Reports say Gay, who'd worked for the logging crew as a night watchman, got into an argument with Snow. Witnesses heard Gay telling Snow to get out of the truck and then saw Gay pull out a long gun, firing one shot at Snow who dropped to the ground.
Gay reportedly then asked the witnesses if they had any plastic. They didn't; so with one witness helping out, Gay put Snow's body in the back of his pick-up and drove off.
It wasn't until Wednesday authorities tracked Gay down at a Mountain Pine apartment, crossing off one piece of this mysterious murder with more steps from the horses searching for another one.
Authorities will continue their search Thursday, focusing in the Mountain Pine area near Highway 227 and Blakely Dam Road.
We're also told the FBI is involved here since the murder happened on federal land. No one from there or the sheriff's office would speak on camera Thursday.
A sheriff's spokesman did say they didn't know the relationship between Snow and Gay. And reports had no information on a motive here.
As for Gay's prior history, he was convicted of murder in Garland County in 1978 and again in Montgomery County in 1992.


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A new book argues that the region has been hopelessly poisoned by profit. Is there a way to reform it?
It’s time to challenge our country’s dangerous obsession with self-reliance.
The narrator in Rebecca Makkai’s novel I Have Some Questions for You has a healthy skepticism of true crime—but a decades-old murder pulls her in deep.
Despite a history of embarrassment, the Academy has somehow managed to hold on to its prestige.
The Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez shows how violence can haunt and destabilize a civilization.
Bob and Sheryl Guterl saw their family as a kind of “ark for the age of the nuclear bomb” and attempted to gather “two of every race.”
Searching for Virginia Woolf on the Isle of Skye
Ireland’s fiction laureate has a special understanding of the human heart.
Censored and then forgotten, Anatoly Kuznetsov’s Babi Yar, about the Nazi occupation of Kyiv, is again painfully relevant.
Dorothy Sayers’s most famous character is a detective who solves crimes with elegance—but he finds the deeper enigmas of human beings always out of reach.
Americans disparaged the British as arsonists. But the rebels fought with fire too.
His enchanting new novel is a triumph.
I’ve been locked up in maximum-security prisons for two decades. My time on Rikers Island was worse.
Lauren Fleshman’s memoir, Good for a Girl, recalls her life as a runner—and the culture she says the sport needs to change.
Creative partnerships can be a challenge for fragile egos—but they also provide a lifeline in difficult times.
It took a pandemic to imagine a more humane city.
A 1933 novel tracks the Nazis’ rise to power in real time.
Marguerite Duras’s second novel, The Easy Life, shows that all writing is practice.
What Shirley Hazzard’s life can, and can’t, tell us about her fiction
Scandals have taken a toll, and faith is flagging in Europe and the U.S. But Catholicism isn’t on the wane—it’s changing in influential ways.


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In a hearing Tuesday, California Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys for both sides in the Prop. 8 case. Their ruling on legal 'standing' may affect more than the ban on same-sex marriage.
President Obama should copy the Republican strategy on judges: Go young.
Elena Kagan, if confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, would shift the balance dramatically – with three women and a Jewish-Catholic bloc. So would the high court look like We the People?
Replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens depends largely on who President Obama nominates. But given Obama's political standing these days, confirmation by the Senate is unlikely to be quick and easy.


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Using ambient media to promote HIV/AIDS protective behaviour change
journal contributionposted on 2006-01-01, 00:00 authored by T Turk, Mike Ewing, F J Newton
To date, more than 19 million people have died from AIDS and nearly 40 million are HIV positive. Behaviour change communication campaigns have been implemented, with varying degrees of success, to initiate and sustain proactive behaviour among target groups at risk of HIV. The efficacy of these campaigns may be enhanced by focusing on behavioural determinants including recipient knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS, as well as perceptions of personal risk. This study therefore examines a pilot programme designed to assess the utility of using ambient media to influence young adults’ intentions to engage in proactive HIV/AIDS prevention strategies. Ambient media, in the form of washroom posters, were used in high-risk settings such as Indonesian bars and cafés. Results indicated individuals exposed to the ambient washroom poster were more likely to report AIDS messages had strongly influenced them to change their lifestyle in order to minimise infection risk and to use condoms as a means of reducing their infection risk. A comparison of ‘high risk’ intervention and control cases revealed those exposed to the washroom poster were more likely to acknowledge they were at personal risk of AIDS. Future research needs to examine the degree to which reflective mirrors embedded in posters enhance message personalisation. A number of other findings are important to note. Knowledge of transmission vectors appeared variable, with some modes being better understood than others. © 2006 Advertising Association.

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"I hope so!" We use these three words in almost every area of our lives. Hope tends to be something we take for granted until it runs in short supply. When hope seems to get scarce in our lives, things can become very difficult. Days can get dark and nights can seem interminable.
Thankfully, the Bible has lots to say about hope, and it gives us several stories about people who went through hopeless times in their lives. The Hope Factor dives into several of these biblical accounts, giving compelling and encouraging ways that God brought hope into desperate situations. Because hope isn't only for Bible times, this book also explores modern-day "Hope Heroes" who provide powerful examples of what hope can look like in very challenging circumstances.
If your hope is in short supply, this book will give you the biblical inspiration, practical tips, and exercises you need to activate hope in your life!

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Freddie the Frog and the Secret of Crater Island
4th Adventure: Crater Island. By Freddie the Frog. Mystic Publishing/Freddie Frog. Hardcover with CD. 48 pages. Published by Mystic Publishing (HL.9971505).
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This eagerly-awaited fourth book in the Freddie the Frog® Book series teaches six note names and completes the treble clef staff that the book, Freddie the Frog and the Thump in the Night, introduced. Freddie and Eli discover a buggy world under the azaleas. The two friends join the Blue Beetle Bugs in their quest to find the secret on Crater Island, (middle C)! The Secret of Crater Island includes peek-through pages and an audio CD which includes the dramatized story, sing-a-long songs, and jam tracks to play along with the 12-Bar Blues. Ages 4-9.
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Understanding the country of origin of carpets and rugs is a complex matter, which is sometimes difficult even for a seasoned professional to assess in person. There are infinite looks of rugs and carpets that appear almost identical from country to country. The region where the area rug or carpet is woven plays a large factor in its value.
No one knows precisely when and where the technique of weaving first started; there is no doubt that the weaving in general, started in Central Asia. The Nomadic tribes used flat weave techniques to make their tents to protect themselves from the elements. In addition, they started to use kilims, (flat weave) carpets to cover their earthen floors. As Nomadic tribes started to spread across western Asia, they spread their weaving techniques.
Iran has long been known as a major producer of hand woven carpets. Since the Oriental rug established a strong presence in the West, well over a century ago, the term "Persian carpet" has become a general term that could be applied to certain Turkish, Central Asian, or Indian carpets/rugs.
It is estimated that Iran produces approximately three-quarters of all the hand-woven rugs and carpets in the world. Iran has the highest and most diverse number of weaving groups from master workshops to nomadic tribes, and as a result, it produces the most diverse styles worldwide. Rugs are produced almost in all parts of Iran. Some well-known Persian styles include Ardabil, Bakhtiar, Baluch, Bijar, Isfahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshagan, Kashan, Kerman, Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Najafabad, Qashqai, Qum, Sabzevar, Sarough, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd and Zanjan.
While Persian carpets still carry a mystique, other carpets and rugs from different countries with Iranian designs are flooding the market. Many of the "Persian" carpets and rugs are from China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey.
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This week we entered September and beautiful fall is coming. we feel weather change and also the colors will change as well. Based on Pantone Color Institute Report and New York Fashion Week Runaway, Autumn and Winter offer a rich narrative color palette representing versatile yet timeless concept, a 'less is more” mindset. More info can also be found at my article I will share link below.
Before we dig deeper I would like share my inspiration. I found a very cool Japanese comic book called A Manga Guide to Western Typeface (漫畫歐文字體的世界) first published in Japan by Ashiya Kuniichi. The artist assigned one character to one of the most commonly used 25 fonts in Design, and each one has his or her own personality. It makes font learning more interesting. It looks like the English version is coming soon this fall late September.
The Font Helvetical is a typical good student. He is born in a good family, outgoing, work hard and very busy. While Arial is a little brother, he is nice and mild and he has mixed feelings toward Helvetical. Gill Sans is not very socialized nerd guy, he looks cold, but deep down he is a good person. It’s a very fun comic book to help us learn to remember these fonts.
Inspired by this book, I decide to make my comic version 2020 to 2021 fall and winter color. I was so fascinated by Japanese fashion comics during that time in 1980s. I will make my color trend story by using artworks from my sketchbook back to that time. Enjoy!


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I was sad, once again, to be leaving Islay. I pottered around the hotel room for a bit, idly picking up and discarding items to pack. Then I realised I’d better get a move on if I was going to see anything before catching the ferry.
My original intention had been to push north to Oban via the island of Colonsay. But it turned out – I hadn’t read the small print – that the ferry only ran on Wednesday and Saturday. So I was going to have to return to the mainland and drive the 55 miles to Oban.
Change is as good as a rest, so I departed from port Ellen, having arrived at port Askaig. No real reason other than timetables. But before that, a little more of Islay, as I had time to kill.
I was intrigued to note the Spanish lorries picking up shellfish.
Remember that next time you order mussels in Garrucha. Although I know they’re from local waters – I know some of the fisherman. Especially one. He once got caught packing the big mussels on the outside of the net, then filling the inside of the tunnel with the little ones. Thus ensuring a good price per bag. But that’s another story.
It’s interesting that Spain is one of the largest importer of Scottish shellfish. Razor blades, or the delicacy navajas, for example. The Scottish don’t eat them, but the Spanish pay big bucks for them.
I had one of two options: take a distillery tour or wander around. I don’t drink whisky, and am too embarrassed to admit this to a Scotsman, so I decided to wander around instead. I went to Oa.
The Oa is a peninsula of Islay which is a bit wild. It has another RSPB reserve on it. I wandered over and found a lovely old lighthouse.
In fact, yesterday’s blog post was dictated into the phone whilst sitting on a sheltered rock around the front of that lighthouse. Out of the wind, in the sun. Just here:
The rest of the Oa is described as the wild part of Islay. Compared to Jura it’s a pussycat.
I was surprised by the number of red phonebooths still in use on the isle. I stopped at one and found it fully functional. I counted six, there may be more.
I was also delighted to find the town cinema, parked up.
Time came to depart and off I pottered to the ferry. The ferry men were an amiable bunch, as are all the islanders here. They asked an group of Americans behind me if they’d purchased any whisky on the island, them kidded that they were the official whisky tasting team. How we all laughed. Well, maybe you had to be there.
And off we went, on the MV Finlaggen. A newish ferry, sharp and clean. Well, they’re all clean. A bevy of grey seals watched us leave.
I was lucky enough to see not one, but two pods of dolphins on the way back. Why people rush into the canteen to eat and hide from the elements on these trips, I do not know.
As usual, I perched at the front of the ship. This means I now know the secret access code onto the restricted deck. I shan’t post it here, but if you are going aboard and fancy knowing it, give me a shout.
But no whale yet. I saw a whale on the last Lewis – Oban trip and it was magical. But nothing here.
Back on the mainland I headed north. I spent a happy few hours wandering around several stone age sites on the way up, and found the darkest forest I’ve ever seen in my life. You couldn’t see more than four trees in, amazing.
Plenty of Atlantic culture cup and saucer drives, too. You don’t get those in Almeria, the Argar are assumed to have killed them all off.
Eventually I reached Oban, a town I love. It’s a lovely town, Victorian which hasn’t lost its charm. Although there are now more chain shops than the last time I visited. But it’s still as lovely as ever.
I was staying at Greencourts guesthouse. Clean, ample rooms and, as I was to discover the next morning, another ample breakfast. Also good internet. It was slightly spoilt by charging hotel prices for a what is essentially a b&b, but since Oban seemed to be full I guess they could get away with it.
I fllitred amongst the seafood stands of the port, eating what were basically raciones of fresh seafood. Delicious stuff.
Later, just because I’m essentially a fat pig, I had a fish and chips from Norris. You can’t go to Oban and not have a takeaway from Norris. I have one once every five years on average.
After I finished stuffing my face – and, i should add, I had a 99 as a pudding- I staggered with belly full up to McCraigs tower, which was almost on the way back to the guesthouse. I sat there for a while, digesting, and listening to the tannoy announcements on the ferries they blasted out across the bay. Surely there’s no need to have the announcements on so high.
And afterwards, to bed, to sleep like a king.


N.W.A. founding member Arabian Prince has joined France-based modular MIDI controller manufacturer Joué as an advisor and lead brand ambassador, the company announced Monday (Jan. 13). The Grammy-nominated producer will help guide the company in its entry into the U.S. market.
“An instrument like Joué fits into what’s happening in music tech, as the whole way people see their creative output is changing,” said Arabian in a statement. “The lines are blurring between artist, DJ, and producer. The people who were just artists are becoming DJs. There are amazing DJs who are getting into production. A product like Joué makes sense to creatives who don’t fit into one single box.”
Joué founder and CEO Pascal Joguet added that Arabian Prince “is a great bridge between DJs, electronic music artists, and hip hop producers, and shares our commitment to empowering people to make music with what they have.”
A press release notes that Arabian Prince first experience Joué’s products firsthand when he met the company’s French team at an event in California. The company notes that he will work with them to develop additional Pads -- which are silicone overlays that make Joué products “flexible and pleasant to the touch” -- that pay tribute to classic drum machines and other vintage tech products for musicians.


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US President Joe Biden signalled his support for the Cuban protesters on Monday, saying that Havana should respond to the demands of the people.
“We stand with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the tragic grip of the pandemic and from the decades of repression and economic suffering to which they have been subjected by Cuba's authoritarian regime,” Biden said in a statement shared by the White House.
According to the US president "the Cuban regime" should "hear their people and serve their needs at this vital moment rather than enriching themselves.”
Biden also said that the people of Cuba were bravely defending their basic and universal rights, including to peacefully protest.
Large demonstrations were held in at least eight Cuban cities on Sunday, including Havana, with protesters decrying food and medical shortages, as well as rising prices. The COVID-19 pandemic has exasperated the country's poor economic conditions, with some demonstrators complaining of suffering from hunger.
According to reports from Reuters, chants for freedom were heard during the protests, with people calling for President Miguel Díaz-Canel to step down.
President Díaz-Canel on Monday blamed the worsening economy on US trade sanctions that have been in place for nearly 60 years. He earlier accused "the American empire" of instigating the large-scale protests with "anti-revolutionary mercenaries.”
"There is a group of people... hired by the US government, paid indirectly through US government agencies to organise these kinds of demonstrations," Díaz-Canel reiterated on Monday.
He has been calling on his supporters to take to the streets in response.


Proposed Firearm Storage Ordinance
The Saratoga City Council has considered proposed regulations for storage and reporting lost/stolen firearms. The proposed ordinance would require firearms to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a safety device when they are not in the immediate control or possession of the owner at home. Additionally, lost or stolen firearms would need to be reported to law enforcement within 48 hours.
A Community Meeting was held on May 29 to answer questions and receive input.The City Council then considered the regulations at the June 20 City Council meeting. You can view the June 20 meeting agenda, including the staff report and draft ordinance. At the meeting, the City Council directed staff to revisit the item. This page will be updated when more information is available.
You can also submit feedback by completing this comment form or emailing the City Council. All comments collected from the Community Meeting, comment form, and email will be shared with the City Council at the June 20 City Council meeting.
Proposed Sections of the Saratoga City Code
Article 6-35 – Firearms.
6-35.010 Storage of Firearms in a Residence.
Except when carried on his or her person, or in his or her immediate control and possession, no person shall keep a firearm (as defined in California Penal Code 16520 or as amended) in any residence owned or controlled by that person unless the firearm is stored in a locked container (as defined in California Penal Code 16850 or as amended) or the firearm is disabled with a safety device that is listed on the California Department of Justice’s roster of approved firearm safety devices.
6-35.020 Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms.
Any person who owns or possesses a firearm (as defined in California Penal Code 16520 or as amended) shall report the theft or loss of the firearm to Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office within forty-eight (48) hours of the time he or she determined or reasonably should have known that the firearm had been lost or stolen, whenever: (1) that person resides in the City of Saratoga; or (2) the theft or loss of the firearm occurs in the City of Saratoga.
California Penal Code References:
- California Penal Code 16520 defines “firearm” as a device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.
- California Penal Code 16850 defines a “locked container” as a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, keylock, combination lock, or similar locking device. The term “locked container” does not include the utility or glove compartment of a motor vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the purpose of this ordinance?
The Saratoga City Council chose to consider these regulations as a proactive effort to firearm safety within the Saratoga community. The ordinance is intended to prevent firearm-related injuries and violence by reducing access to firearms by those who should not be in possession, such as children or criminals.
2. Why is Saratoga considering a mandatory 48 hour reporting period for lost or stolen firearms versus the State of California’s 120 hour reporting period?
Earlier notification of lost or stolen firearms would make law enforcement officials better equipped to immediately identify them during the course of an investigation. The ordinance proposes a 48 hour reporting period to provide an opportunity for early identification and to reduce the chance of lost or stolen firearms being used in additional crimes. Possession of a stolen firearm can also be an enhancement to other charges.
Alerting the Sheriff’s Office as quickly as possible also allows Deputies to better patrol neighborhoods in the vicinity of the theft or loss. In addition, knowledge of a theft or loss can help Deputies in investigating crimes involving firearms; the sooner Deputies have this information the more effective their investigations can be.
This reporting time period is comparable to neighboring communities with similar regulations, including Sunnyvale (48 hours) and San Jose (24 hours).
3. How will the City of Saratoga interpret “in his or her immediate control and possession?”
Typically, an arm’s length distance is used as an indicator of “his or her immediate control and possession.” The application can depend on a number of factors, and each incident would need to be evaluated by officials who would consider all involved circumstances and facts.
4. How would these regulations be enforced and what would be the penalties?
The City of Saratoga would not proactively seek violations and enforcement opportunities. If a violation is discovered during the course of another investigation, the ordinance would be enforced as appropriate. A violation of these regulations would be an infraction, which could be subject to a warning or administrative citation.
5. Would these regulations only apply in Saratoga?
Yes, all sections of the Saratoga City Code are only applicable and enforceable within the City of Saratoga.
6. Can you provide statistics or information about firearm violence and the importance of reporting lost or stolen firearms?
Please see the Additional Resources section above.


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All of us are drawn to the DC Universe for different reasons. Some people do it for escapism, others do it for the extraordinary artwork, nostalgia, or a combination of various reasons. For me personally, I enjoy long-running serialized narratives. Others read comic books because they admire the characters and wish they had the strength and wisdom of their favorite superheroes.
Dorothy Spinner falls into that last category. If you’ve been watching HBO Max’s Doom Patrol, then you might have an idea about some of the problems Dorothy has recently been facing. With its fourth episode, “Casey Patrol,” the series took a break from the Buttpocalypse storyline (if you know, you know) to catch up with Dorothy, Maura Lee Karupt and Danny the Ambulance. The episode was an interesting character study on Dorothy and the relationship she has with her favorite comic book character, Space Case.
Space Case is the superhero alias of Casey Brinke, a character who was introduced in Gerard Way and Nick Derington’s mind-warping Doom Patrol run. In the comics, Casey was a paramedic whose life was turned upside down when she discovered that she was actually a comic book character who had somehow entered the real world. Naturally this led to some existential trauma. “Casey Patrol” marks her live-action debut and while it takes a few liberties with her story, most of what we see is pretty faithful to the page, including her costume.
When we catch up with Dorothy, she is in a funk. She is living inside Danny’s pocket dimension, closing herself off from the world. She only rarely comes out of her trailer and spends most of her time reading Space Case comics. Dorothy feels detached, pushing away friends like Maura Lee and Danny, but when she meets Space Case, she can’t contain her excitement.
Well, she’s as excited as you can be when all of your neighbors are being transformed into brainwashed cyborgs. If you get a chance to rewatch the episode, pay attention to Dorothy’s body language every time Casey speaks.
As the action unspools, it starts to become clear why Dorothy is drawn to Casey. Dorothy has not fully processed the death of her father Niles and has unresolved feelings about the way he raised her. At first, Dorothy tries to hide this by telling stories. She creates a fantastical tale about how she and the Candlemaker stole a trinket that allowed her to commune with her father’s spirit. In reality, this was a Dead Boy Detectives adventure and she was too scared to use the trinket.
Casey, on the other hand, doesn’t fear adventure. She doesn’t need the Dead Boy Detectives or her imaginary friends to go on heists for her. Casey’s archenemy Torminox is a mutated version of her father and Space Case has no anxiety about facing him.
Seeing something here? Everything that is hard for Dorothy comes easy for Casey. No wonder Dorothy admires her.
However, as the episode progresses, we realize that Casey has more in common with Dorothy than it initially appears. Once Space Case realizes she’s in the real world and her actions have consequences, she begins to lose her confidence. She’s afraid to face her father, fearing that she might destroy him and lose him forever. As Casey confesses her insecurities, it dawns on Dorothy that both of them must face their fears, especially when it comes to their fathers.
I thought about the parallels between Casey and Dorothy, and there are few more that the show didn’t explicitly point out. Both of them grew up away from the real world, sheltered and isolated. Niles forced Dorothy to hide away in Danny, fearful of what would happen if his daughter ever entered the real world. Casey spent her early existence as a comic book character. Once she enters the real world, she struggles with the concept of mortality, much like Dorothy did in Doom Patrol season two.
Perhaps there is something to the link between these two characters. Is it possible that all of us have more in common with our favorite DC superheroes than we realize? Is that why we’re drawn to them? Unfortunately, Green Lantern or Firestorm won’t be popping out of a comic book to share their personal traumas anytime soon, so we won’t be able to test the theory the way Dorothy did. However “Casey Patrol” does have me wondering if there is something under the surface of our relationships to our favorite characters.
Think about your favorite DC hero and ask yourself what you might have in common with them. Maybe we’re drawn to the Doom Patrol because we’re all weirdos and freaks. I may not be Brendan Fraser’s brain in a robot body or a mummified man with commitment issues, but all of us can relate to feeling different. Maybe we’re all a lot closer to the colorful characters we love and follow on adventure after adventure than we realize.
The first six episodes of Doom Patrol's fourth season are now streaming on HBO Max. Have you seen any sentient walking butts exhibiting strange and unusual behavior? Visit our official Doom Patrol series pages to report them.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone writes about TV, movies and comics for DC.com, is a regular contributor to the Couch Club and writes our monthly Batman column, "Gotham Gazette." Follow him on Twitter at @TBUJosh.
NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of Joshua Lapin-Bertone and do not necessarily reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros.


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The gaming industry is exploding, generating more than $100 billion globally. Combined revenues from gaming and software and hardware are estimated to be at $149 billion, on par with the sports industry, according to the WalletHub study. About 45 percent of gamers worldwide are women.
Over 50% of the Gen Y and Gen Z population are gamers, this community of gamers is significant. Gaming and esports are rapidly changing how we interact with each other and in the world by redefining how people are entertained, career paths for professional players, cultural expectations are formed and how friendships are formed.
According to Newzoo, “there are more than one billion female game enthusiasts in the world. While some outsiders may still be surprised by the popularity of gaming among girls and women, many others have embraced it. Over the past decade, gaming has evolved into all-round entertainment that includes viewing, playing, as well as enjoying the latest innovations in hardware. This has given way to more diversity in how individuals, male and female, enjoy games.”
Austin’s growing prominence in the gaming scene
According to WalletHub, Austin, Texas was placed in the top ten as the best city for gamers. The website created a cumulative score that combined values in Gaming Environment, Internet Quality & Coverage, and Gamer & Developer Opportunities. This total score was used to rank 100 cities across the United States. Austin ranked 9th scoring highly in all but Internet Quality. The results of the report can be found here.
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Bumble recently added a ‘gaming’ badge that Bumble BFF users can easily showcase on their profiles to help people who love gaming to connect and play with each other. Gamers on Bumble BFF can now filter their matches to easily find other gamers to connect within their communities.
Bumble teamed with Gen.G, the esports organization to form “Team Bumble” which features the world’s first all-women group of professional Fortnite players. The players are Kristen "KittyPlays" Valnicek, Madison "maddiesuun" Mann, Tina "TINARAES" Perez, Carlee "Carlee" Gress and Hannah "Hannah" Reyes.
Building healthy open-minded social spaces
Double A Labs recently partnered with Bumble and Gen.G to build and celebrate inclusivity in gaming with the first Team Bumble BFF Meet and Greet in Austin. By bridging the digital with the physical, the intent was to create an immersive experience to help gaming fans find friends with the Austin community. What better location to host this than Austin’s newest gaming bar, Valhalla which is the brainchild of Hans Goss. By creating opportunities for building healthy and open-minded social space for everyone to game and amplify these players are strong influencers for redefining the perceptions of gaming communities.
Fans spent time with the players and watched Kristen "KittyPlays" Michaela play games with some lucky fans live from Valhalla.
This event is an important part of creating fun spaces for women to attend gaming functions. Where they can be a part of a community where they feel like they are a part of something big and that they belong in gaming.
“This is a great example of the positive role models we need in the gaming and esports communities, said Amber Allen, CEO of Double A Labs. It’s important to Double A Labs to support and raise the profile of all talented players because it helps us all feel comfortable and confident that we are part of a community that supports us as a gamer.”


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Stranded Book Log Part 8Finally got the shot!
by Dan Hartman
Aug. 5, 2013Day 21
The wind was howling this morning. Kelly was along and right away we realized it was going to be impossible to photograph on the summits. I've got a spot just above Rock Creek Overlook where one can climb up onto a natural hollow. Here you're out of the wind and the rocks are alive with pika, golden mantled ground squirrels and marmonts. Also the whole area is ringed with white-bark pine trees. The only downside is half of the trees have died.
We worked the area for a while then headed back down to the cabin. Along the way we spotted a cow moose near the Fire Tower road entrance, then east of Fox Creek, a grizz grazed out in a meadow. I was surprised to see one still this low.
It had rained all night, so the way up to the Beartooths was fogged in. I reached my favorite pika spot and began working along a rocky ridge. All around me was closed in with fog but the little rock rabbits didn't mind and were busy gathering grasses. I had been so engrossed with photographing I didn't realize the fog had dissipated. I noticed now and was a little taken back! A few feet to my right lay a sheer drop of 200-300 feet. Far to the east rose Beartooth Butte and farther on Pilot-Index. To the South, the haunting Sawtooth Peak and many peaks beyond. For awhile, I had been like the pika. My whole world was just what I could see close around me. But now a curtain had been lifted and the realization of what a tiny speck this slope was against the huge Beatooth-Absaroka Mountain Range.
I'm filling in gaps for the book, working on scenes, flowers, insects and redoing shots I know I can improve on. One such shot is of pika running through the rocks. Well, today I got that photo! I was getting shots of a pika hauling in grasses to his main pile. He was pretty much oblivious of me, although he once came down to where I stood and sniffed my shoes! Any way, he suddenly appeared on a rock fifty feet away and I sensed something cool was about to happen. The nearest rock was a foot and a half away. Would he make the jump? I swung the camera and focused. Then just had time to engage the motor drive when he jumped! Got it!
Note: A band of goats appeared at the mineral lick just east of West Summit this morning. Still no wolverine.
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2011 Record: 9-4, 5-3 MAC
2011 Bowl Game: 37-15 win at New Mexico Bowl vs. Wyoming
Head Coach: Steve Addazio
Odds to win Big East: 30/1 (biggest underdog in conference)
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Junior quarterback Chris Coyer proved to be a great southpaw versatile quarterback that helped make the Owls one of the success stories of the MAC. Moving to the Big East may spell a quite different story though, as Athlon magazine predicts only a 1-6 record in the much tougher (yet still not THAT tough) conference.
Coyer started the final four games of the season and completed 60% of his passes with a TD to INT ratio of 6:0. Granted, this is a short time to gather so much, but it offers a lot of promise for an Owls team that finished 39th in scoring but did so by virtue of playing in such a weak conference.
They have a new offensive coordinator in Boston College’s Ryan Day. Day will likely employ the same schemes with only minor alterations, but will likely look to put the ball in the air a tad more. They have a Penn State transfer QB in Kevin Newsome, but it is unlikely he challenges Coyer for the starting role, unless Coyer’s performance in those four games really was just a fluke.
At running back, Matt Brown is a bit on the small size, but should prove to be a decent option. Losing Bernard Pierce will hurt, but Brown should be able to provide some similar production, though obviously not the same level as Pierce, who will start his career in the NFL this fall. Brown ran for 916 yards and was over 100 yards in a game on five different occasions.
Boston College transfer Montel Harris is naturally going to help address any deficiencies as well, and should solidify any holes the Owls have at running back. Expect Harris to be quickly integrated to the offense from day one if healthy.
Their receiving core is of dubious merit with only one returning player who even caught more than three passes. They will need improvement at the WR positions to remain relevant in the Big East, and that is unlikely as college football oddsmakers have predicted Temple to finish last in the conference.
The defense was stellar last year, but the Owls just lost two high caliber players to the NFL. That aside, they were third in the nation in points surrendered (only 13.9!) so something must remain from a squad that played that well, especially returning 25 letterman from it.
What will change, however, is the roles that those 25 players play, as without their former standouts, they will need WLB Blazer Capongero to be prominent and big for them defensively.
At nose tackle they have Levi Brown and they also sport end Marcus Green and tackle John Youbouty.
In the secondary, they may be in more trouble, because both their corner backs Mo Jones and Zamel Johnson both lack experience and to a lesser extent, talent. Justin Gildea falls into the same boat, too, of course, though he did lead the team with three interceptions last season. Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater may be in for a rude awakening when he realizes the MAC was one of the worst conferences and things are about to get a lot tougher.
The Owls field goal kicker is ostensibly very good, but most of his longer attempts were not as stellar, hitting only 9 of 15 from 30+ yards. His punting was among the best in the nation, though, because he punted for an average of 46 yards. He also was good for 22 touchbacks on 78 kickoffs.
Brown should be good for returns again, but may not do quite as many now that he is the primary ball carrier, along with Harris, who will do his fair share of returns as well, we expect.
As I’ve said already, this will be a year of transition for Temple playing in the Big East, after having spent seven years in the MAC.
“These kids, they all really want to play on the BCS level,” commented Addazio.
As to whether or not they can is a whole other matter of debate, and Athlon magazine predicts only a 1-6 Big East record, with the team performing much better against weak non-conference opponents, where they are expected to finish 4-1 in those matches.


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The writer who sheepishly refers to himself as the “man who killed Gwen Stacy,” proved this week that 25 years removed from his last sustained run on a Spider-Man ongoing series and 40 years removed from his final issue of Amazing Spider-Man, he has as much of a handle and understanding for Peter Parker and Spider-Man as he’s ever had.
Gerry Conway, a man so humble he often dismisses being called a “living legend” and instead embraces being the “most hated man in comics” after he shockingly disposed of Gwen Stacy in the early 1970s, made what I will confidently call his “triumphant return” to Spider-Man with the first installment of his “Spiral” miniseries within a series (also known as Amazing Spider-Man #16.1).
It’s a bonafide, no fuss/no muss back to basics street level story reminiscent of something one would have read in a Spider-Man comic when Conway was barely 20 years old, making history by ending the age of innocence in the industry, and creating unhinged vigilantes like the Punisher. For the past six months, I’ve made no secret about the fact that after a seemingly endless parade of histrionic storylines that featured a citywide pandemic, the world ending via global warming, Peter being murdered by having his body switched with his dying arch-nemesis, and Spider-Man meeting 900 (or so) analogues in himself, I was desperate for something as simple and easily digestible as what “Spiral” presumably presented.
But even after welcoming this series with open arms, I still read this first issue (which features art from Carlo Barbieri) with a discerning eye. Conway is considered one of the greats for a reason, but like a professional athlete making a return to the field/court a number of years after he initially retired, there’s always a sense of skepticism and doubt. As a fan, you never want to see one of your favorites embarrass himself, and despite the fact that the “gang war” concept is one Conway has conquered many times over during his time as a Spidey scribe, there was also a risk of his more grounded style coming across as being out of touch or dated, especially when compared to the theatrics of current ASM writer Dan Slott.
I’m not about to get into a Slott vs. Conway debate here, because, by all accounts, Slott welcomed Conway back onto the book for “Spiral” with open arms, while Conway has been nothing but gracious towards Slott for the opportunity. Plus, even with my recent dissatisfaction with Slott’s story, he’s also proven many times over that his over-the-top style can lead to some epically great storytelling. There’s plenty of the room in the sandbox for both, especially if the net result are Spider-Man comics that I thoroughly enjoy reading.
With all that said, there was something quite refreshing in the familiarity of having Conway’s voice – and more importantly, his voice for Peter – front and center in a Spider-Man book. Through “Spiral’s” first issue, that’s definitely my biggest takeaway. When compared to other writers who have either filled in for Slott during his ASM run (Christos Gage), or who wrote “B” titles or ancillary series alongside Slott (Chris Yost and Mike Costa … I’m not even going to count Matt Kindt’s Marvel Knights Spider-Man since that book’s tone was so far off the reservation I don’t even know if it can honestly be called a Spidey title), Conway approaches his story with such a higher level of confidence, he’s able to go in an entirely new/different direction with Peter’s voice while still making it read contemporary and current.
In other words, I think Conway has actually gotten better as a writer during his time away from Peter/Spider-Man. There is just something in the way ASM #16.1 doles out varying levels of inner monologue from Peter, dialogue, and then narration – and then mixes in the perspective of Yuri Watanabe/Wraith lending the book with a vintage Marvel Team-Up feel – that demonstrates a top-notch comic book writing. There’s a bite and an edge in Peter/Spider-Man’s patter with both allies and adversaries. He’s funny without being goofy. He’s cerebral in sarcasm. He’s hardly impetuous, but he admits that his freestyling ways have a habit of making trouble for himself and anyone around him.
But more importantly, “Spiral” appears to be one of my favorite kinds of Spider-Man stories – one in which Peter/Spider-Man’s sometimes naïve worldview is challenged from multiple angles. ASM #16.1 does an amazing job drawing parallels between Peter and Yuri, before drawing a line firmly in the sand as to where these characters are starkly different. As a police officer, Watanabe attempts to be “by the book” and procedural, until she accepts the fact that she can accomplish far more operating as a vigilante like the Wraith. Meanwhile, as Spider-Man, Peter admits to operating outside the confines of the law, but also adheres to an arbitrarily established moral code of “with great power there must also come great responsibility.”
The truly great Spider-Man stories are the ones that push back hard against the boundaries of power and responsibility. Yes, at the core of that mantra is be responsible with the power you yield, but who defines responsibility, and does responsibility limit power? Using the power of proper procedure, Watanabe ends up with a dead partner, a busted case and a hardened criminal on the loose, apparently dealing drugs to judges. As the Wraith, Watanabe cuts a deal with Mister Negative that provides her with the evidence she needs to independently shut down Tombstone. Spidey realizes that his ally just made a deal with the devil in working with Negative, but all the same Watanabe does potentially achieve justice (and vengeance) for her fallen comrade. So did the ends justify the means? We won’t know until we read further.
It’s patently obvious that “Spiral” is going to be a story filled with misdirection, false reveals and red herrings. There are true crime elements that are heightened via the power of fantastical superheroics. Upon first reading it, I wondered if Barberi’s art style was too contemporary and stylized for such a gritty, street level story as this, but it definitely grew on me after some subsequent readings. Either way there was a fair amount of thought that went into the layout and visual flow of this story. Bring on part two.


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The broad equity benchmark dipped 0.2%, or 7.66 points, to 3,687.26 in relatively thin trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 200.94 points, or 0.7%, to 30,015.51. The Nasdaq Composite eked out a 0.5% gain to close at 12,807.92, supported by a 2.9% jump in Apple shares.
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