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To many homeowners, insulation is simply the material used to keep winter nights just that much more bearable. They live with whatever insulation was put into their house without much consideration of the potential energy lost by poor insulation. That is where we, as industry experts come in. As home construction professionals, it is your job to impart your wisdom upon the otherwise clueless home buyer/owner. Stress that insulation is not just an important bastion against the bitter cold winter air. A simple explanation of the energy loss that can occur in a poorly insulated home should be enough to convince them of the importance of this building material. Plus, here at United Building Supply Inc. you can get the absolute best insulation around, and enable homeowners to save money on their heating and air costs this year.
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Ultimately, you want to be sure that the materials you install in any home are of the utmost quality. Working with underqualified materials produces a less-than-satisfying finished product. Don’t leave your next job up to chance, trust the experts at United Building Supply to help you find the best remodeling products around.
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At the end of the day, United Building Supply Inc. is your one stop shop for all of your building materials. We truly have it all, from windows and decking, to soffit, trim, and fascia. We are a full service provider of top notch building supplies, and encourage all builders and architects to take advantage of our great prices and even better products. For the past 30 years we have cultivated relationships with some stellar manufacturers, and we are proud to share the spoils of those relationships with you. Be sure to browse our website to discover all of the items we have to offer.
<h1> The Aesthetic Pleasure of Marvin Bay & Bow Windows </h1>
Whether you are building an entirely new home to live in or looking to renovate a currently standing structure, the fact remains that homeowners enjoy having a home that is unique. Unique homes can be distinguishable by a particular room, an addition to the backyard, or even memorable doors. In the same vein, bay and bow windows give a home that extra bit of flair – that special something that sets the home apart from its contemporaries. The windows crafted by the fine folks at Marvin Windows perfectly embody that unique quality that homeowners seek out on a regular basis. Their windows are made of the best materials and can be easily blended into the look of a traditional or modern home.
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A bay window gives character to the home. It allows guests to see the outside world from multiple perspectives, and gives the illusion of more space without actually sacrificing that space. A bow window is designed to let in more natural light, effectively harnessing the light from the sun to keep the home well lit. From an environmental standpoint, these two styles of window have a purpose that goes beyond their visual appeal.
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At the end of the day the success of your building projects hinges on the combination of proper, professional craftsmanship and quality building materials. Your customers, whether you are a contractor or a builder, will appreciate your usage of worthwhile materials in their home. At United Building Supply Inc., quality building materials is our specialty, and it is one we would be happy to share with you. Discover great building material brands such as Marvin Windows and many others by visiting us online! We can also be reached on the phone at 920-564-3888. We look forward to hearing from you!
The Difference of Fiberglass Doors
The entryway to a home is not something that homeowners give an undue amount of thought or consideration towards. Frequently it is an overlooked aspect, and the components that make up said door are as equally ignored. However, the materials that make up your door matter, and even after 25 years, one material in particular continue to be the most advanced. Fiberglass can satisfy today’s and tomorrow’s homeowners by offering the appearance of wood doors and coupling it with the strength of steel doors – without the drawbacks of either! Thermatru makes some of the best doors that feature a winning combination of security, energy efficiency, performance, and aesthetics. Here at United Building Supply Inc., we are happy to carry Thermatru, the genuine pioneer of the fiberglass door category, a truly trailblazing company.
Wood, Steel, or Fiberglass?
Wood doors are the original, offering a beautiful, natural look and warm feel and touch that exudes all the positive feelings homeowners associate with a warm home. Steel provides other advantages such as fewer maintenance issues, cheaper cost, security, and superb insulation value. Both of these options are surpassed by their newer, younger counterpart: fiberglass. Fiberglass includes the strengths of both wood and steel doors – and then some. Unlike wood, fiberglass won’t absorb moisture, fade, or require regular maintenance. Similarly, it distances itself from steel, which is easily dented, commonly undergoes paint chipping, and experiences scratches that can lead to rust. For us, the choice has never been clearer. Fiberglass truly is the material of the future, and with insulation value five times that of wood, it doesn’t appear to be bowing out anytime soon.
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Whether you are attempting to tackle a massive project with multiple exterior renovations or you have just a few small tweaks to make to a home, the experts at United Building Supply Inc. are here to help. We have all the exterior remodeling products you could possibly need! Visit us online today or just call 920-564-3888 to speak with us and learn how we can help you see your projects through to completion.
The Foundry Siding: Born From Nature, Designed For Life
Whether inside a home or out, cedar is a treasured building element in many homes today. It has fantastic curb appeal that is as immersive as it is stunning. The biggest drawback with genuine home features made from cedar is the meticulous, ritual upkeep they require. One company has found a handy solution to that problem, engineering cedar-like shingles that are not only attractive but come maintenance-free too! Unlike its wood counterpart, the Foundry’s shingles never rot, warp, buckle or crack. You can offer customers a choice among a wide selection – from shingles with a subtle grain detail to staggered shakes that carry a bold rustic dimension.
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The vinyl siding offered by The Foundry presents an exact portrait of cedar shake and shingle style. The difference between the siding and real cedar is the relative toughness – this vinyl siding is tougher than wood and it is fire-resistant! In addition, this particular brand of siding is engineered for sustainability. Consider for a moment all of the wonderful benefits of vinyl siding: low-maintenance, increased product life, wind and water resistance, color retention, and impervious to insect damage…the evidence supporting the value in purchasing this siding is nearly overwhelming.
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As any contractor can tell you, one of the keys to making customers happy is finding the delicate intersection of practicality and sheer beauty. Some of the most beautiful products for exterior remodeling are not the most practical. When you work with us at United Building Supply Inc., however, you can rest assured that each and every one of the products you use have pronounced value. The siding can enhance the shape and overall image of the home, while the right windows can light the inside of the home in just the right way. Similarly, the trim of the home brings out the paint color, while a deck is a welcome addition to just about any home!
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Whether you are looking to undergo a major project, or you are simply looking to make a small tweak or addition to a home – we at United Building Supply have you covered. Look to us for all of your remodeling needs: from windows and doors, to quality siding, cost-effective insulation, and the best in soffit, trim, and fascia. No matter what you are looking for, the experts at United Building Supply have the necessary industry experience and are prepared to help meet your needs. Visit us online or give us a call at 920-564-3888 to learn more about all that are practical and aesthetically pleasing in nature.
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The doors of any home can either hinder or help the overall beauty. Doors have the propensity to be an elegant decorative piece, or serve more as a pragmatic entrance and exit. Other doors can find the fine line between the two, and effortlessly enmesh elegance and practicality.
As a contractor, your success rate of selling sell a given client on the services you offer is largely dependent on the quality of the materials you utilize. Once you have established yourself as a trusted, knowledgeable worker that has your client’s best interests at heart – the next step is selling them on top-notch building materials that will improve their home. Here at United Building Supply Inc., we have the necessary materials that will help you get the job done and keep your customers satisfied.
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For many years now the professionals at United Building Supply Inc. have made life easier for contractors and builders. We have been supplying contractors here in Wisconsin with great supplies such as decking, windows, and siding that enable them to do what they do best. Over time we have established many mutually beneficial relationships with building supply companies. These relationships have allowed us to pass great supplies at unbeatable prices to all interested builders and contractors. The doors provided by Tru Tech Doors are an excellent example of this. As the new name in doors, Tru Tech has demonstrated a tremendous attention to detail and product features time and time again. We recognize their great qualities and have made them a staple of our door offerings.
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Strengthening and Empowering Individuals,
Groups and Communities
Basic and Advanced Self-Defense
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BENEFITS OF A SELF-DEFENSE/SELF-AWARENESS PROGRAM:
Forewarned is forearmed
Improves situational awareness
81% of women and 43% of men had experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime.
In 2016, Bend had 66 assaults per 100,000 people. The US average was 250 per 100,000 people.
Every 98 seconds someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. That means every single day more than 570 people experience sexual violence in this country.
DO YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSET TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ONE OF THESE CRIMES?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF CONFRONTED BY AN ATTACKER?
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Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) has the following employment opportunities within the High Performance Program.
National Training Centre Coaches (NTC Coach) – 2 positions
The NTC Coach is a key role within RCA’s High Performance Framework. As the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed to the summer of 2021 it is imperative that RCA’s High Performance program takes every advantage to develop athletes over a full 4 year quadrennial leading up to Paris 2024. The NTC Coach will directly oversee athletes in the first year of the 2024 quadrennial, focusing on individualized development to ensuring athletes are progressing along RCA’s High Performance Pathway.
The NTC Coach will work closely with RCA’s HP staff and key Sport Science Sport Medicine (SSSM) practitioners. This is a full-time position commencing in October 2020. Work location is based out of RCA’s National Training Centre at Quamichan Lake in Duncan BC.
For a full job description, please see the link below. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply via email by the deadline of September 14, 2020 to email@example.com. Applications should have “Application for National Training Centre Coach” in the subject line.
Application Deadline: September 14, 2020
Applications to: firstname.lastname@example.org
Rowing Canada Aviron is the National Sport Governing body for rowing in Canada. Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is an inclusive organization. Fairness, respect, equity and inclusion are included in RCA’s corporate values. RCA welcomes the involvement of all persons in its programs and services, leadership and employment regardless of language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, physical ability, or marital or family status.
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Not so long ago Mahli & Me had a sale on her Facebook page.
I picked up some Reunion charm squares that I had been admiring for a while.
Soon they will become a new baby quilt. I just had to share them with you. The fabric is Reunion by Sweetwater for Moda.

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Suffolk: Imports stopped to prevent sweet chestnut blight
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The sweet chestnut could be the latest of the region’s trees to be toppled by disease, it is feared.
As experts wait to see the full scale of the devastation caused to the region’s ash population by chalara dieback, the Government has moved to ban imports of sweet chestnuts from countries affected by a deadly fungal blight.
It is hoped the move will prevent the infection – Cryphonectria parasitica, which is already killing chestnuts across Europe and North America – from sweeping through nurseries and woodland.
Julian Roughton, chief executive of Suffolk Wildlife Trust, said swathes of trees around Ipswich could be affected but added that both chalara and acute oak decline remained the more critical diseases in terms of impact on biodiversity and landscape.
Mr Roughton said: “Sweet chestnuts tend not to be so good for wildlife in that it’s not so good for invertebrates, but obviously it has a landscape importance. There are some very old sweet chestnut trees, which are, in themselves, fantastic.”
He added: “Sweet chestnut as a tree within Suffolk is more restricted to free-draining soils so we tend not to get it much on the heavier clays, but we do get chestnut woods round the Ipswich area, south of Ipswich and coppice wood.
“Ash dieback and acute oak decline are the big ones in terms of biodiversity, and sweet chestnut doesn’t come close to the impact that those two diseases are likely to have. If it does take hold it will be more localised because it is a more local tree and it’s not a tree that is critical for biodiversity. Of course sweet chestnut has its place and has its value but compared to ash and oak, it’s in a different league.”
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Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced the embargo after an independent task force set up to look at tree and plant health. He also intends to implement a national plant health risk register, which would identify new threats from pests and disease, allowing the authorities to take preventative measures to tackle future outbreaks.
There are about 44 million sweet chestnuts in Britain, with the tree prevalent in the south-east of the country.
Officials hope the sweet chestnut ban, which should be imposed before the next planting season in autumn, will prevent the quick spread of the disease.
Ian Boyd, the chief scientific adviser to the department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, said the Government has learnt from ash dieback, which was widely present before action was taken to stop imports, and the ban would put Britain ahead of the sweet chestnut blight. So far only pockets of blight have been discovered in Britain.
In contrast, the main hope for ash is trees that are disease resistant. Scientists from the Forestry Commission and Forest Research are using a two hectare site at Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve Arger Fen and Spouse’s Grove, near Assington, to study genetic resistance to the toxic fungus.


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On 12 January it will be two years exactly since an earthquake devastated Haiti. It is estimated 220,000 people died and 1.5 million people were made homeless. According to the International Organization for Migration, 600,000 Haitians still remain in inhuman conditions, most living in camps for transitional shelters with little prospect for a positive change in their situation.
To mark the date and advance the process of reconstruction, 7,500 Haitians are marching on Parliament to deliver a letter of demands to the authorities. Two of the main demands are the distribution of land through a national housing strategy by 2013 and the delivery of decent, safe and low-cost housing. The document also asks for more transparency regarding the use of funds donated to the country and suggests that an annual report with the gifts and achievements is produced and is accessible to the international community. It also calls for the implementation of an agricultural development policy to ensure farmers' access to local markets and inputs.
The march, which will cover about 10 km in the capital Port au Prince, is an initiative of the Je nan Je campaign (Eye to Eye, in English), supported by ActionAid, which mobilizes 800,000 Haitians and local movements representing vulnerable groups such as women and smallholder farmers.
Although the current scenario does not show great progress, the electoral process, held in May last year, allowed the search for a closer dialogue between the government and civil society.
It is essential that the prime minister acknowledges that the traditional models proposed by experts so far have failed. The solution should be found in partnership with the Haitian people
says the executive coordinator of ActionAid Haiti, Jean-Claude Fignolé, arguing that the process of rebuilding the country must involve Haitians in the planning and implementation of activities.
Without land and labour, Haitians begin the migration to Brazil
The power of the devastating earthquake that destroyed lives, homes, institutions, documents; a tumultuous electoral transition process; and the absence of a clear land policy, despite land rights being guaranteed in the Constitution, are some of the reasons for the delay in Haiti´s reconstruction process.
The consequences are clear to anyone who walks through the capital Port-au-Prince, thousands of people live in precarious tents surrounded by piles of garbage, unemployed adults and unattended children. The scene contrasts with the volume of aid received to rebuild the country.
The lack of prospects has led to a significant wave of people seeking to rebuild their lives elsewhere. Four thousand Haitians have entered Brazil since the earthquake in 2010. However, in the last weeks of 2011 the flow of migration increased, driven by networks of people trafficking.
The government of the Northern state of Acre, which has received an influx of Haitians in recent days, initiated a plan to transfer the immigrants to other major cities of the country. Among the new destinations of Haitians are cities such as Northern Porto Velho, Southeastern São Paulo, and Southern Florianópolis and Porto Alegre.
"Brazil has a tradition of solidarity and welcome. Our country was built by different peoples and cultures and that's one of the good things about it. But the federal government must work on a clearer plan on how to absorb this population that arrives. It is not enough to give them humanitarian visa and ID numbers. Haitians are escaping a precarious situation and should not be faced with another such as unclear labor conditions, poor health assistance and housing," says Elisa Hugueney, policy adviser for ActionAid Brazil.
"In addition to having a plan, which should provide proper shelter, work, health and Portuguese basic domain, the government must also enhance international cooperation to crack down on human trafficking networks taking advantage of people´s despair. And, crucially, to seek dialogue with the Haitian government to move forward in rebuilding their own country in terms that respond to Haitians needs", she adds.
This article originally appeared in Portuguese on the ActionAid Brazil website.


A 28-year-old Ugandan visitor allegedly stabbed a man when he tried to rape her in her flat in Fareej Al Marrar area, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.
After stabbing, SK, Ugandan, the accused, EK, left the flat and the building shouting “I have killed someone.”
Then EK went to the police station and reported the crime.
PW, 27, Ugandan, watchman, testified that he met his friend the victim, SK, on the day of crime at around 9am.
“The victim asked me to drop him in Fareej Al Marrar area at around 11am; upon reaching here he told him that he’s going to the third floor of the nearby building. I waited for him and called him on his mobile but he did not answer. So I went into the building and saw a woman wearing a short rose-coloured skirt rushing down the stairs with her hands stained with blood. Another woman whom I knew was coming out of the building’s lift. I asked the woman why she ignored me. She answered me that her friend had stabbed a man, so I called the police. When police arrived, I went with them into the flat and saw the victim in a pool of blood; I do not know why the accused stabbed him,” he testified before the court.
Major Adel Abdullah testified that while he was investigating a theft, he received information about a murder in Fareej Al Marrar area.
“I saw PW at the entrance of the building. He told me that his friend has been stabbed by a woman whom he saw leaving the building, saying: ‘I killed him… I killed him.’ I notified the officer on duty in the police station who told me that the accused came to the station to report the crime and was in a very confused state of mind and was saying: ‘I killed somebody’”, he said.
Lieutenant Daifullah Saeed testified that on April 7 at around 12.30pm while he was on duty, the accused came to the Naif Police Station crying and shivering. She informed him that she had killed a man who had attempted to rape her.
She told the officer that she was lying on her bed in her room when all of a sudden a man whom she had met once approached her and wanted to have sex with her. She resisted but he insisted onsex with her, so she took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed him and rushed to the flat’s door which was closed; but her roommate Sara opened the door for her. Asking her the whereabouts of the knife, she said that she got rid of it. On asking her about the reason for stabbing him, she said that it was in self-defence to protect her hounour as the accused wanted to sexually assault her.
The accused was taken to the scene of the crime and admitted that she killed SK. She initially told the officer that she threw the knife in the street and later admitted that she had hidden it in a flat on the fourth floor. Police broke into the flat and confiscated the knife underneath a sofa.
Forensic doctor Ashraf Ibrahim, 52, testified that there were no traces of violence in the room or on the body of the victim and the accused.
The accused stabbed the victim on the left side of his chest, cutting deep enough to reach his heart. The victim had only one stab and it seemed that he did not defend himself.
Forensic reported that the victim was lying on his back on the ground between two beds in a pool of blood due to a deep wound in his chest. There were also traces of blood at the flat’s entrance and door and on the stairs between the third and fourth and the second floors.
There were also traces of blood on the bell button of another flat in the building and the knife used in the crime.
The Prosecution accused EK of premeditated murder and asked the Court to implement the stiffest penalty. The Court will reconvene on August 2.
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The A-Team's grizzled, tank-flying rogue soldiers couldn’t best Will Smith's kid at the box office, but how’d they fare with the critics? The reviews are in, and they are decidedly not as terrible as you might think! EW’s Owen Gleiberman liked it, calling it “trash so compacted it glows”; so did The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern, saying, “If you're a fan of causeless effects, consequence-free causes and digital Dada, let the silly times roll.” On the other hand, the L.A. Times' Kenneth Turan was so aghast he actually wrote the following line: “I pity the fool, as TV star Mr. T might say, who mistakes this for genuine entertainment.” Wow! But who cares what those experienced, knowledgeable, and articulate movie critics think? Let's hear your opinion: give us your best all-encompassing one-sentence A-Team review in the comments below (and do not abuse your semicolons and em-dashes to buy you more words!). Think Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is now an Oscar front-runner? Feel that the quality of Bradley Cooper’s smirking was at an all-time high? Want to use the phrase “I pity the fool” in an even more flippant manner than Kenneth Turan? Review away, and only one period allowed!
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With Black Friday looming, Kit & Kin, the sustainable, B Corp certified nursery brand co-founded by Spice Girl Emma Bunton, is offering families the opportunity to make a big difference to our planet (and big savings too).
Kit & Kin’s 2022 Black Friday campaign focusses on rainforests by doubling its contribution to the World Land Trust, the organisation that is dedicated to rainforest conservation and counts Sir David Attenborough as one of its patrons. New customers will also enjoy £20 off.
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“At Kit & Kin we are passionate about helping to look after the world our children will grow up in. Thanks to our incredible customers, we have already saved thousands of acres of trees through our partnership with the World Land Trust, and we hope the Black Friday event will allow us to save even more. With every customer subscription personally saving five trees, think what a difference we can make! Saving money and rainforests at the same time, what’s not to love?!”
With Kit & Kin, parents don’t have to choose between saving money or the planet, as this campaign does both. During the promotional period (Tuesday 22nd – Tuesday 29th November) Kit & Kin will double its normal donation to the World Land Trust to help purchase and protect acres of precious rainforest, a vital ecosystem that provides clean air, lifesaving medicines and safe havens for some of the world’s most endangered species.
Having already saved thousands of acres of trees through its giving back programme, to which each subscription personally protects 5 trees, the brand wants to use the Black Friday event to emphasise the importance of its partnership with the World Land Trust.
Kit & Kin proudly donates to the World Land Trust all year round and has done so since launching in 2017. From the carbon neutral factory producing its eco nappies to the sustainably sourced ingredients used across the product ranges, the purpose-led brand is dedicated to putting the planet first and this year’s Black Friday initiative certainly reinforces its strong eco credentials.
The thoughtful offer will apply site-wide at kitandkin.com (except existing subscriptions) from Tuesday 22nd – Tuesday 29th November. Simply use code BF20 at checkout.

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Kumana National Park
As far as Kumana is concerned, all of us remember the birds. This is called the paradise of bird in Sri Lanka as there are more bird in Kumana than any other in national park. There are two reasons for the increase of birds in Kumana. One reason is the fact that the impact of electric waves on it is minimize. Also, there are many species of butterflies, roam freely in here. The other reason is its location. If you look at the world map, you can realize this story. From here, on the map, there is no other land until the birds meet Australian continent. So, this is the land where the migrant birds who come from the Australian continent find from the first time. This is why Kumana which is a place full of birds every day. In April and July the density of birds in Kumana increases.
Isn’t there anything else to see, rather than birds in Kumana? To find the answer for that, we tried to look around in Kumana. This national park belongs to the Ampara district. The main entrance to this is Panama. If you come to Panama from Colombo, You have to travel through Ratnapura, Monaragala, Siyabalanduwa and Pottuvil. If not, you can come to Panama after reaching Pottuvil passing by Ampara, Akkareipattu or passing by Batticaloa and Kalmune.
All right, let’s start the journey. We went these by a safari jeep. We entered from the main gate after buying tickets at about 2.00 pm. This was the best time to watch the animals. Throughout the park there are villus. The safari jeeps go through the villus. As the result of the heavy rainfall the trees had been restored and the path had become mud. So, we had to travel carefully.
Kumana has been a national park in December 1969. This was enlarged for several times and it is done in 2006, for the last time. It has a land area of 35,664 hectares. But, due to terrorism, Kuman was a restricted area for the tourist, from 1985 to 2003.
Everywhere there were birds and some were playing in the villus. In this bitrd paradise everywhere we could find herd of deers. Also we found some herd of bulls and herd of wild pigs. We found the best scenery of our journey after that. Two mother elephants, eating grass with their infants in the villu. We didn’t get tired though we watched it for a long time. We continued as we had to travel a long journey.
When traveling, watching all these, we found the ‘giant hearth’. Three natural stones are placed as a hearth. In Kumana, there is a bastion build for bird watching. We started the journey again after been there for a while. Next we stopped at the Kebilitta area. We found a shrining room of Lord Buddha and a kovil which is built for God Kataragama. The bears who have a habit to drink the oil these lamps can find in this area.
We said good bye to the Kebilitta area and reached to the Kumana tank. Kumana was a well-developed settlement for a long time ago. Not only the tank in the forest, but also the archeological evidence found in there, prove that it was a settlement in the past.Written By – Jeewana Pahan Thilina & Chandana Ponnamperuma Translated by – Umesha Sewwandi


Dad leaves his family a Porsche 928, though it’s not a golden goose
When car lover Umberto Antonacci passed away in November 2020, he left several classic vehicles in his garage. One, covered by a sheet, turned out to be more special than the others.
According to The Daily Star, of Oneonta, New York, Umberto’s favorite ride was a gold-painted 1979 Porsche 928.
“It was his pride and joy. He babied that car,” says his wife, Maria Antonacci. “When he first got it, he would just drive up and down the driveway, then around the block. He loved cars and collected them.”
Umberto’s son, Al Antonacci, says that although his father pampered the Porsche for a long time, by the time the cover came off it had been sitting for about 10 years. Mice had destroyed some of the wiring. Al wanted to get the car running again, so he took it to a local dealer he had used before. The mechanic considered the 928 a rare vehicle, but we’re not exactly following that logic except to say that a 928 with a five-speed manual is more desirable than one with an automatic transmission.
A 1979 Porsche 928 (with a 4.5-liter eight-cylinder engine) has a #3 (Good) condition value of $24,000.
Umberto’s wife says her husband—who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy as a child—owned a business in Queens, and he searched for a German-speaking mechanic to work on the car … by listening to people talk. “Every place he went, he would notice an accent and ask if (that was) German in his accent,” she says. His plan worked; Umberto found a German mechanic in the Monroe, New York, area.
In addition to the Porsche, one of the other two vehicles in Umberto’s garage was a 1982 van (make and model unknown). The Daily Star says Al Antonacci hopes to restore the van and use it himself, but he may have to sell the Porsche in order to make that happen.
We’re guessing it won’t be easy to let the Porsche go at any price, but the car’s backstory may be worth its weight in—you guessed it—gold.


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Sorry, Internet: Rosie O’Donnell Confirms She Won’t Play Steve Bannon on ‘SNL’
As for impersonating Donald Trump — “Alec is too good,” she tells TMZ
Published 9:46 am, Friday, February 17, 2017
With a sad shake of the head, Rosie O’Donnell destroyed the Internet’s dreams of seeing her play Steve Bannon on “Saturday Night Live.”
TMZ approached the target of Donald Trump’s wrath as she was leaving Nobu in West Hollywood on Thursday to ask, once and for all, if she’ll ever play the White House’s top adviser on the late night show. She said, “No.”
But we pretty much knew this already…
Last week, O’Donnell’s reps confirmed to TheWrap that she would not appear as Bannon on the forthcoming episode, despite the Internet pining on her behalf after the actor went so far as to change her Twitter profile picture to this:
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Born in Breslaw, Germany in 1768, Schleiermacher was the son of a Prussain army chaplain. J. S. Stewart. Knowledge has under both forms the same object, the relative difference of the two being that when the conceptual form predominates we have speculative science and when the form of judgment prevails we have empirical or historical science. Central to their understanding of religion is the idea that religious experience, characterized in terms of … Two years later, in 1796, he became chaplain to the Charité Hospital in Berlin. Schweizer was himself deeply influenced by Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834) theology. That interest is borne out by his Confidential Letters on Schlegel's Lucinde as well as by his seven-year relationship (1798–1805) with Eleonore Christiane Grunow (née Krüger) (1769/1770–1837), the wife of Berlin clergyman August Christian Wilhelm Grunow (1764–1831). In his earlier days he called it a feeling or intuition of the universe, consciousness of the unity of reason and nature, of the infinite and the eternal within the finite and the temporal. Kant had done this before and Schleiermacher apparently had been strongly influenced by Kant, of course, without denying the influence of Schelling … Schleiermacher’s thought continued to influence theology throughout the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. Religion is the miracle of direct relationship with the infinite; and dogmas are the reflection of this miracle. "Schleiermacher's thought and influence are both too sprawling, rich, and complex to permit capsule assessments, yet summarize we must, while taking select plunges into detail. In conclusion, this paper provided a broad overview of the conception of experience and how Schleiermacher's theology influenced its importance in the religious formation. Andrew Bowie. , Schleiermacher continued with his translation of Plato and prepared a new and greatly-altered edition of his Christlicher Glaube, anticipating the latter in two letters to his friend Gottfried Lücke (in the Studien und Kritiken, 1829) in which he defended his theological position generally and his book in particular against opponents on both the right and the left. The title of Richard Crouter's Friedrich Schleiermacher: Between Enlightenment and Romanticism places his study right in the centre of the current debate about this 19th century philosopher. In the latter we plant it out into the world. As a result of these possible misunderstandings, the need for the grammatical side of interpretation is glaring. " However, the extent of an interpreter’s understanding of a text is mostly limited by his or her own potential to misunderstand a text. Our "organization" or sense nature has its intellectual element, and our "intellect" its organic element, and there is no such thing as "pure mind" or "pure body." by Terrence Tice, Richmond, VA. 1999 text tr. ", "Bavinck and Barth on Schleiermacher's Doctrine of Revelation", Protestant Theology from Rousseau to Ritschl, The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Schleiermacher's Perspective on Redemption: A Fulfillment of the, Schleiermacher: A Critical and Historical Study, L'épreuve de l'étranger. Fachrizal Halim The idea of questioning the essence of religion was partly addressed as a response to the Cartesian cogito’ during 17th century. Schleiermacher topic announcement has already given rise to some compare/contrast speculation re. , The first two characteristics provide for the functions and rights of the individual as well as those of the community or race. Ordained in 1794, he accepted a post as a Reformed preacher in Berlin. AKA Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher. Kenklies, Karsten. It connects the moral world by a deductive process with the fundamental idea of knowledge and being; it offers a view of the entire world of human action which at all events aims at being exhaustive; it presents an arrangement of the matter of the science which tabulates its constituents after the model of the physical sciences; and it supplies a sharply defined treatment of specific moral phenomena in their relation to the fundamental idea of human life as a whole. Lacking scope for the development of his preaching skills, he sought mental and spiritual satisfaction in the city's cultivated society and in intensive philosophical studies, beginning to construct the framework of his philosophical and religious system. At the same time, he studied the writings of Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and began to apply ideas from the Greek philosophers to a reconstruction of Kant's system. Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher has been described as the Father of Modern Theology. Friedrich was sent at age 15 to a boarding school run by the Moravian Brethren, a pious evangelical group that traced its roots back to Jan Huss. , The same year, Schleiermacher lost his only son, Nathaniel (1820–1829), a blow that he said "drove the nails into his own coffin", but he continued to defend his theological position against Hengstenberg's party and the rationalists Daniel Georg Konrad von Cölln (1788–1833) and David Schulz (1779–1854), protesting against both subscription to the ancient creeds and the imposition of a new rationalistic formulary.  The interpreter can then evaluate what the effect of the work was on the author’s context. Some of Schleiermacher’s most important philosophical workconcerns the theories of interpretation (“hermeneutics”)and translation. In his Christian Ethics he dealt with the subject from the basis of the Christian consciousness instead of from that of reason generally; the ethical phenomena dealt with are the same in both systems, and they throw light on each other, while the Christian system treats more at length and less aphoristically the principal ethical realities — church, state, family, art, science and society. Their ideas on these subjects began to take shape in thelate 1790s, when they lived together in the same house in Berlin for atime. In the first case we receive (in our fashion) the object of thought into ourselves. The neo-orthodoxy movement of the twentieth century, typically (though not without challenge) seen to be spearheaded by Karl Barth, was in many ways an attempt to challenge his influence. That is why hermeneutics falls within the fields of both philosophy and theology. While therefore we cannot, as we have seen, attain the idea of the supreme unity of thought and being by either cognition or volition, we can find it in our own personality, in immediate self-consciousness or (which is the same in Schleiermacher's terminology) feeling. The impact of Schleiermacher's work on hermeneutics is significant.  As humans, therefore, interpreters approach a text with some shared understanding with the author that creates the possibility of understanding. In the Berlin-Kreuzberg district, Schleiermacherstrasse was named after him in 1875; an area in which the streets were named after the founding professors of the Berlin University. There, Schleiermacher met the poet Friedrich Schlegel who became his friend and had a significant influence on him. He was educated in Moravian schools, then at the Theological Faculty at Halle which had been founded by and still under the influence of pietism. It does not appear that Schleiermacher was influenced by Irenaeus, 1 or that he was consciously renewing and continuing an approach to the mystery of evil whose foundations had been laid in some of the earliest thinking of the Christian Church. "Understanding" for Schleiermacher is the art of experiencing the same process of thought that the author experienced. F.D.E. Both are conceived and practiced by Schleiermacher not only in his exegetical work within the field of the New Testament; they rule his whole effort in the field of ancient philosophy, as witnessed by his translation of Plato. 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The ontological basis of ethics is the unity of the real and the ideal, and the psychological and actual basis of the ethical process is the tendency of reason and nature to unite in the form of the complete organization of the latter by the former. His father has said that faith is the "regalia of the Godhead," that is, God's royal due. On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers is a book written by Schleiermacher dealing with the gap he saw as emerging between the cultural elite and general society. Here Schleiermacher became acquainted with art, literature, science and general culture. Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃlaɪɐˌmaχɐ]; November 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity.  He was one of the first major theologians of modern times to teach Christian Universalism. The German philosopher and Protestant theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834) is generally credited with having laid the foundations of modern hermeneutics, or the art of systematic textual interpretation. Similarly belief in God, and in personal immortality, are not necessarily a part of religion; one can conceive of a religion without God, and it would be pure contemplation of the universe; the desire for personal immortality seems rather to show a lack of religion, since religion assumes a desire to lose oneself in the infinite, rather than to preserve one's own finite self. Edited by Jeffrey A. Wilcox, Terrence N. Tice, Catherine L. Kelsey, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Terrence N. Tice.  The interpreter must understand how its original audience understood this language.. Paperback: Ulrich Barth / Claus-Dieter Osthövener (Hg.). Here freshly researched, unprecedented stories regarding modern American thought and religious life show how the scholar Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) provides ongoing influence still. Meanwhile, he studied Spinoza and Plato, both of whom were important influences. This uniformity is not based on the sameness of either the intellectual or the organic functions alone, but on the correspondence of the forms of thought and sensation with the forms of being. However, he attended the lectures of Semler and became acquainted with the techniques of historical criticism of the New Testament, and of Johann Augustus Eberhard from whom he acquired a love of the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. From 1802 to 1804, Schleiermacher served as a pastor of a small Reformed church in the Pomeranian town of Stolp.
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Shared on Reddit, the video of the mama cat making a dog babysit her kittens is simply adorable.
Dogs and cats are famously known for being enemies. But that doesn’t seem to be the case in this house where a dog and a cat seem to be rather good friends. Such good friends in fact that the cat, a new mama, felt it was safe for her to let her doggo friend babysit her kittens while she takes a little break. A video of the sweet moment has been posted on Reddit and it will easily make your day.
The adorable video opens to show a small pet bed. On its edge is a cat looking rather relaxed. Behind the cat you can see a dog and around the pooch are tiny little kittens. The tiny kitties can be seen cuddling with the dog or climbing all over it.
The video also shows the mama cat bringing one of her babies back on the bed and placing it near the others, all sitting comfortably around the doggo’s tail. The whole thing makes for an adorable watch.
Take a look at the video below:
Since being shared a day ago, the video has collected over 3,700 upvotes and several comments from people on Reddit.
“I’m sure she didn’t even ask, just carried her babies over to the dog and took a hard earned nap. So cute though, the dog’s expression at the end kills me lol,” commented an individual. “Dog is thinking: ‘Hey! I didn’t sign up for this!’” reacted another.
“What a nice family. Great to see such caring animals,” shared a third. “Dogs like ‘you gotta be kitten me’,” joked a fourth.
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People talk a lot about the wisdom of crowds, but the truth is that large packs of people are better at judging some things than others.
Almost 16,000 of you cast some 136,000 votes in our Best Beach Books Ever poll. Whether such a vote can determine literary quality, who can say? But there's one thing a multitude of book-loving NPR types can most definitely do, and that's pick a list of books that will appeal to... book-loving NPR types.
Which means, if you're reading this, you stand an excellent chance of finding the book that will make your summer vacation among the 100 audience favorites below. Happy travels!

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Notes on CIDP–part 3
see disclaimer at the top of the thread.
[B]Time for therapies to work[/B]
There was discussion about how long it took therapies to work. IV IgG and PE were fastest. Steroids pretty fast but not as fast as those. Cyclosporin and cyclophosfamide may work next fastest. Methotrexate, azathioprine, and mycophenolate seem to take a long time to work—possibly as long as 12-18 months. When deciding if a treatment is working, IV IgG or steroids should get at least a three month trial, but azathioprine may need a trial to determine effectiveness of as long as 18 months.
[B]Determining if something works.[/B]
There was discussion about these points.
Definition and subgroups of CIDP
Doses and duration of the trials as too small a dose or too short a trial can adversely effect results and make one think that a medication may not work when it potentially would at a higher dose or if given more time to work.
Scales for assessing benefit. The current scales are not optimal.
There was discussion that in myasthenia gravis, progress has been made once they started defining not only remission off medications but also pharmacological remission (remission due to the use of drugs).
[B]Long term outcomes.[/B]
In a paper from 2006 JNNP with author Kuwasera or something like that, 38 patients with CIDP who had been treated with any therapy was looked at back in time to see how many improved. About ¼ were said to have a complete response, 60% a partial response, and the remaining 10-15% got worse despite any treatment given. The percentage of people responding to any of the big 3 is about 60-80% and none have been statistically proven to be better than the other in the CIDP population.
[B]Features that affect Chances of not doing as well[/B]
Delay to start treatment for more than a year
There was discussion of the huge impact that this illness has socioeconimically. About 40% of the patients in the outcomes survey had been on prolonged disability and about a 30% still were. More than half had to stop working for on average 5 years. There were on average long hospitalizations. IV IgG is very expensive. The illness and treatments for it have a high medical cost, but there is also a huge societal cost in lost work. Because the latter is so much greater than the former and because the impact on individual patients is so great, more studies of treatment need to be done even though this is a rare disease. .
Many thanks to the many neurologists that so kindly provided information and answered questions at these talks including Drs Lewis, Hughes, Barohn, Koshi, Lisak, and Parry and the others no less important. This is an awesome group of neurologists and they deserve to be honored for their committment to these rare disorders.

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Monday December 31, 2007
If you are out celebrating New Year’s Eve tomorrow night, as you are elbowing your way to the bar, listen out for the sounds of other-worldly chanting: it may be a cohort of Buddhists come to enlighten you as you relax with your friends.
According to the BBC website, Buddhist monk Hogen Natori and his companions have organised a regular spot in a jazz bar in Tokyo where they perform chanting for the gathered crowd, and then in the interval hang out with the audience, drinking and smoking, chatting and, er… making balloon sculptures. Hogen Natori is unconcerned by criticisms that such behaviour is unbefitting of serious Buddhists. Over a cigarette, he explained to BBC reporters that people “think Buddhism is very difficult, and deep and serious, but Buddhism is much more than that – exciting, funny even. I want to spread this kind of teaching.”
The pious can rest easy in their beds, however. According to my learned sources here at thinkBuddha (and I assure you that they are very learned indeed), there is no single Vinaya rule that specifically forbids the making of balloon sculptures.
I wonder if this raises an interesting question about the connection in the West between religion and high seriousness. But that, of course, is a terribly serious question. So instead of worrying about things like that, I’m going for a cigarette and a stiff whisky, and then I’ll have a go at making some Buddhas out of balloons.
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Posted on July 09, 2020
With the increase in positive COVID tests in South Florida, officials in Miami-Dade County have reinstituted some restrictions meant to lower the likelihood of contracting the virus. Owners of Miami timeshares, especially in Miami Beach, should be aware of these new rules if they intend to head to South Florida in the next couple of weeks.
Bars were already closed statewide following a ban put in place by state officials on June 26. Now, indoor dining is off-limits in Dade County along with gyms, party venues and short-term vacation rentals. Restaurants are still open for takeout and outdoor dining.
Timeshare resorts are still open, and pools can continue to be open along with grooming services. Miami beaches reopened yesterday following a closure over the July 4th holiday weekend. Masks are required when in public; however, they are not required inside vacation accommodation, while swimming or while eating or drinking.
No COVID-related policy changes have been announced for neighboring Broward (including Fort Lauderdale) or Palm Beach counties as of the time of this writing. Beaches are open and Broward officials state that the majority of complaints received are due to restaurants not following protocols. Masks and social distancing requirements are in effect for these counties as well.
Over the four-plus months of tracking the Coronavirus, Miami-Dade County has seen 53,974 cases with 4,206 hospitalizations and 1,068 deaths. This in a county of just over 2.7 million people. Overall, the state of Florida has recorded 3,841 COVID-related deaths. For comparison sake and to put this into perspective, the American Cancer Society estimates that 45,300 Floridians will die of cancer in 2020.
Puerto Rico and Barbados are the latest destinations requiring COVID testing for vacationers prior to arrival. Puerto Rico is planning to reopen to tourists on July 15 and, while U.S. citizens can travel freely to the island, proof of a negative COVID test is required upon entry - with the test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Quarantine restrictions will apply to those who cannot provide a negative test result.
Barbados arrivals will need to provide proof before going through immigration. This follows Hawaii’s requirement for proof of negative testing upon arrival once the mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement is lifted on August 1.
Palm Springs has added more requirements to its existing mask order. Timeshare owners as well as all visitors and residents will now need to wear masks while outdoors, even while standing, walking, running or bicycling, if they are on a sidewalk adjacent to a business. Masks must also be worn while exercising in a fitness center.
For patrons seated at a table or bar at a restaurant, they do not need to wear a mask unless … get this … an employee approaches them. When an employee such as a waiter or bartender approaches them, everyone in the group must put their mask back on while the employee is present. Picture that in your mind each time a bartender comes up asking if you’ll have another.
The majority of branded timeshare resorts are open in the U.S., with updates on the leading resorts below:
Bluegreen Vacations –Hotel Blake is now open, with the City of Chicago implementing quarantine rules for visitors coming from designated states. This means all Bluegreen Club resorts and Club associate resorts with the exception of Pono Kai Resort are open. Please go to https://www.bluegreenowner.com/featured/travel-advisory-resort-status for more info.
Capital Vacations – still no change as Coral Sands (Grand Cayman) and Sea Palace (St Maarten) are the remaining Capital timeshare resorts reported as closed. Please go to https://www.capitalvacations.com/covid.php for more details
Club Wyndham – the majority of Wyndham timeshare resorts are open, with Club Wyndham Midtown 45 and Margaritaville Island Resort Pigeon Forge the latest to reopen. Wyndham resorts in San Francisco and most Hawaii resorts are closed until August. For more information on the status of Wyndham timeshare resorts, please go to https://clubwyndham.wyndhamdestinations.com/us/en/covid-19-information/list-of-impacted-resorts.
Diamond Resorts - Sea of Cortez Beach Club in San Carlos, Mexico is now open. Otherwise there is no new update on the status of U.S.-based Diamond timeshares as Alhambra Villas, Crescent Resort on Miami Beach, Marquis Villas Resort and five Diamond Hawaii timeshare resorts remain closed. Go to https://www.diamondresorts.com/covid-19-update for the latest information.
Disney Vacation Club – this Saturday is the big reveal as Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks reopen, with Epcot and Hollywood Studios reopening next Wednesday. DVC resorts in Orlando, Hilton Head and Vero Beach are open, but no word yet on the reopening of villas at Grand Californian or Aulani. Please visit https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/ for more details.
Grand Pacific Resorts – no change here as Indian Palms Vacation Club in Indio, California, remains closed until September 1. All other Grand Pacific timeshare resorts are open. For more details please go to https://grandpacificresorts.com/resort-reopening-updates/.
Hilton Grand Vacations – West 57th Street by Hilton Club is due to reopen next week. Otherwise, most Hilton timeshare resorts in Hawaii, New York City and the Hilton Grand Vacations Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile are still closed. The remaining U.S.-based Hilton timeshare resorts are open. Please go to https://www.hiltongrandvacations.com/en/travel-alert for more details.
Holiday Inn Club Vacations – Mount Ascutney Resort in Brownsville, Vermont is scheduled to reopen next week. All other Holiday Inn timeshare resorts are now open, so for more details please visit https://holidayinnclub.com/safe-travels/resort-updates.
Marriott Vacation Club – Marriott’s Waikoloa Ocean Club remains closed due to the state of Hawaii’s emergency quarantine restrictions. Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at The Mayflower, Washington, D.C., is still due to reopen on July 25. Marriott Vacation Club Pulse San Francisco and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse New York City remain closed until further notice. The remaining U.S.-based Marriott timeshare resorts are open. For more information please visit https://hub.vacationclub.com/resort-updates/.
Westgate Resorts – Westgate Leisure Resort, Westgate Blue Tree Resort, Westgate Palace Resort and Westgate Towers Resort are all scheduled to open on August 3. Westgate New York Grand Central and Westgate Tunica Resort remain closed until further notice. The rest of the Westgate timeshare resorts are open, so please visit https://www.westgateresorts.com/coronavirus-travel-advisory/ for the latest information.
WorldMark – Crotched Mountain Resort in New Hampshire is scheduled to reopen on July 19. The majority of WorldMark timeshare resorts are open with the exception of San Francisco and several Hawaii resorts that remain closed until early August. For more info please click on https://www.worldmarktheclub.com/news/covid19_impacted_resorts.shtml.

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At Campbell, we recently hosted our first Cultural Immersion Week. Throughout the week, we had learning and development opportunities, to help us improve our collective cultural understanding and appreciation, to build a stronger culture at work.
A key pillar of our company’s strategic plan is building a winning team and culture. By understanding and appreciating our cultural differences and uniqueness, we can become better leaders, employees, and people—and create a sense of belonging for all. The energy, even virtually, was inspiring, as we heard from guest speakers, Campbell leaders, and fellow employees.
Chris Bashinelli—actor, activist and host of Bridge the Gap—kicked off the event with a conversation with our Chief Culture Officer, Camille Pierce. Chris shared stories from his travels and life as a nomad to demonstrate the importance of building bridges across different cultures. He talked about how we can use shared experiences to appreciate each other’s differences.
“Appreciation is defined as recognizing the full worth of each other.”– Chris Bashinelli, actor, activist and host of Bridge the Gap
“Appreciation is defined as recognizing the full worth of each other.”
Each day we explored a different culture, led by our colleagues. By better understanding and appreciating one another, we can build stronger relationships at work.
Cultural Tour of Latin America: Our Chief Human Resources Officer, Xavier Boza, and Ximena Fernandez, Human Resources Head at Campbell Latin America, hosted a tour across Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil—highlighting each country’s beauty and influence through art, music, and food. The tour was virtual, but our meeting chat was bursting with excitement.
African Diaspora Art: We learned about the impact of African Art on the world and Black America. We celebrated Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their impact on pop culture by watching a clip from Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance—which showcased the distinctive and unique marching band style of HBCUs.
So you think you can dance Bharatanatyam? We watched a live performance of the classical Bharatanatyam dance, one of India’s oldest dance traditions. We learned the dances’ history and used the mudras—symbolic hand gestureswhich are used to communicate—to say: “Today, I saw a deer, a bird, and a bee.”
Exploring our roots: We explored Native American culture through music, dance and song with members of the Lumbee tribe—located near our Meals & Beverages plant in Maxton, North Carolina. Over 30% of the plant’s employees are members of the Lumbee tribe—which is the largest tribe on the east coast.
Spoken word artist Janet Rogers, a First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations territory in Ontario, Canada, moved us all with her words and poetry—beautifully sharing how “the opposite of racism is connection.”
Food is what we do. So, we highlighted different cultures through cooking demonstrations from Campbell chefs who helped us prepare recipes from cuisines across Latin America, the African Diaspora, Asia, Indigenous Canada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands.
Award-winning chef, Chef Deborah VanTrece, and our Chief R&D and Innovation Officer, Craig Slavtcheff, served as the finale. Chef Deborah taught us about the universality of food—and how it can connect us across different cultures.
Chef Deborah, owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours on Atlanta’s west side, has spent many years exploring the meaning behind “soul” in Southern cooking. She’s an entrepreneur on a mission to ensure women and African American representation in the culinary industry. Chef Deborah’s journey has become a 25-year career, but her passion for food and feeding people has always been foundational in her life.
“What I know how to do is cook to bring diverse groups of people to the table to start a discussion. Starting a discussion is the beginning of us having a peaceful and loving existence.” – Chef Deborah VanTrece
“What I know how to do is cook to bring diverse groups of people to the table to start a discussion. Starting a discussion is the beginning of us having a peaceful and loving existence.”
Cultural Immersion Week is one way we’re hearing stories from different cultures to help us create a more inclusive workplace and build a winning team and culture.
“I deeply believe in the power of telling our stories, individually and collectively, to drive awareness, understanding, empathy, and ultimately, action. This week helped us create the space for our team to share their stories and grow their cultural competency, so we can build a culture of understanding at Campbell.” – Camille Pierce, Chief Culture Officer
“I deeply believe in the power of telling our stories, individually and collectively, to drive awareness, understanding, empathy, and ultimately, action. This week helped us create the space for our team to share their stories and grow their cultural competency, so we can build a culture of understanding at Campbell.”
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With COVID-19 case count increasing in Kerala and the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) crossing 17%, the Tamil Nadu government has closed the by-roads connecting to its neighbouring state. In response, Kerala Chief Secretary VP Joy wrote a letter to his Tamil Nadu counterpart to keep the by-roads open and said that shutting it down creates problems for the people.
The by-roads have been shut with only a main road open at Kaliyakkavilai, the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu (in the southern most part of the states). The letter stated that shutting off by-roads between Kerala and Tamil Nadu would affect the mobility of people living in both states, as several of their relatives and friends live across the border. Sources from the Kerala Chief Secretaryâ€™s office state that there has been no response to the letter from Tamil Naduâ€™s side so far.
Tamil Naduâ€™s stance is to get people to take the main road at Kaliyakkavilai check post and allow them into the state after checking their e-pass and doing a swab test at the border. The border by-roads which are closed include Market Road, Panangala Road, Kaduva Kuzhi Road, Vanniyakode Road, Puliyoorsalai Cooperative Road, Manaladi, Ramavarmanchira, Undancode Roads, Kacherinada, Fathimapuram and Punnamookal Roads, closed down by the Tamil Nadu police and revenue authorities.
Thankayyan, a local egg trader at Kaliyakkavilai border said, "The Tamil Nadu revenue and police officials have unilaterally shut the roads, causing much inconvenience to the people of Kerala as well as the local people of Tamil Nadu. We have relatives and friends across the border and also for the people of Tamil Nadu, there are relatives and friends on this side. We are expecting a positive response from Tamil Nadu to the Kerala Chief Secretary's letter."
The roads have been blocked by filling in soil, making it difficult for the people to cross. Police barricades have also been set up at the borders and movement is completely curtailed.
A senior police official at Kaliyakkavilai told IANS, "We are expecting a government order to open a few roads at least, as we understand that Tamil Nadu government will bring out an order following the request from the Kerala Chief Secretary."
People from the border areas of Parassala are depending on Tamil Nadu markets for their vegetables, fish and chicken and this again is creating problems for the local people.


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What I find disturbing is how commercials are seen as a form of entertainment at this point. 3 million dollars to tell me to drink your beer and how much to actually produce the commercial? All for a few seconds on the tv *shaking my head*.
I like how Bull153 keeps saying that he's not going to do these news montages again - yet he keeps doing them! Seems he can't even stop from telling himself lies.
Speaking of mentally ill, I think people who are paranoid and delusional should also be prevented from owning guns. Anyone who thinks they will gun down half a dozen armed intruders or people who want guns to "prevent government tyranny" or whatever, should absolutely be prevented from owning guns as well.
"There seems to be little interest in these tidbits of craziness, so this will be the last installment."
When is that big Australia move coming up again Bull153? Or did that have about as much truth as the quote up top?
Well do you not see government tyranny crimeriddendump building up? The warrant less wiretapping, NSA spying on citizens, government infiltrating groups to destroy movements, the assassination of US citizens abroad, the government cracking down on dissent, the militarization of police, etc, etc? You been to a protest before? I've been to protests where the cops brought out armored vehicles, assault weapons, dressed like Darth Vader. Who is all of this stuff for? For what reason does the police station need a tank? Just in case it gets hit by the super deadly water bottle?
The militarization of Police is one of the greatest travesties in US History.
So why should people who want to protect against government tyranny have their guns taken away? I mean sure some of them are the Alex Jones type who think the government is trying to make boys feminem through chemicals in the water, but I don't think it's crazy to say that our supposed rights have been detioriating for quite a while now and that it's becoming more tyrannical and intruding more into our lives. The War on Drugs and The War on Terror are being used to crackdown on the poor who want to stand up for themselves.
I think revolts against tyrannical governments seem be the right thing to do. However, I think similar violent revolts against legitimately democratically elected governments is the antithesis of the whole notion of democracy and free speech.
I think there are answers to the war against the poor but, don't think more violence is a part of the solution.
Hello Bull153, The deaths of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield are unquestionably tragic events. But many questions do remain surrounding what happened and why it happened. News reports right now are sketchy at best. Just as you took issue with The Sovereign's repeating a Facebook assessment (The "killed by a gun, while holding a gun, surrounded by guns" reference), you have also introduced speculation here by "wondering" if the shooter actually had PTSD "or did this guy have issues to begin with and should have never been in the military to begin with". If your theory is correct, it seems strange that he served in the military for four years without his behavior raising any red flags to those in command over him. The comment, "No way should he have been allowed around firearms" is your opinion and a judgment call. When I first read about the incident, I thought much the same thing as you about the advisability of putting a gun in a disturbed soldier's hands (he is currently a Reservist, I believe). However, subsequent reports that I read stated that Chris Kyle had created a foundation designed to help Veterans assimilate back into society and that he had taken several other Vets suffering from PTSD to the gun range as part of therapy. I know only a smattering about PTSD, but think perhaps (and now this mere SPECULATION on my part) he believed that these Vets felt safer and more in control with the familiarity of a weapon in their hands on the gun range, as if that could make sense for them in a world (back home) where the parameters of war and the ways needed to function in that type of high stress environment no longer applied. We may never know all the reasons and motivations for this tragedy. But I think that your speculation or my speculation is not really productive. You mention mental illness, which is indeed a problem our society does not adequately address. But I would be interested in the actual percentage of those who are mentally ill who subsequently act violently with some type of weapon and the percentage of firearm deaths caused by the mentally ill as compared to firearm deaths (murder, suicide, self-defense, law enforcement) overall from those who are supposedly sane. Murders by the mentally ill are often prominent because they are so horrific, unfathomable, and may involve mass shootings. But the "gun problem" in the United States can not be hidden behind or swept under the "mental health issues" rug. It is far more complex and far-reaching than that. Debunking the cherished myths of a "gun culture" mentality is a first step. Sincerely, Karen
So crimeriddendump a democratically elected government can not be tyrannical? So when the state is stomping on your neck, rushing into your protests with batons raised, spying on you, wiretapping you without a warrant, trying to put you jail for supporting "terrorist" groups(While you have a Republican who not only gave support verbally to the IRA, a terrorist group according to our government, but had fundraising events for them. The same Republican who has hearings on Muslims because he thinks they're becoming too radical the freakin' hypocrite), will put you in jail for not snitching on your comrades, will infiltrate your group to try and disrupt your activities if you're against the wars and the bankers who are screwing us all over. When was the last time you voted that it was alright for the U.S. government to spy on you? We have a "democratic-republican" style system in a undemocratic society.
Many people who voted for that "progressive" Quan in Oakland didn't expect to get cracked down on by OPD(Coordinated by the FBI across many cities who elected Democrats thinking they would represent their will but didn't). People try to stand up against the injustices in society and get COINTELPRO style treatment by the government. If I make some articles saying I support FARC or the PFLP I'm liable to get put on some list or for the government to come knocking down my door. You don't think that's real, ask the Freedom Road Socialist Organization about being infiltrated by pigs and getting their homes raided because of their support.
But everything is fine, I'll be sure to tell my friends Katherine Olejnik and Matt Duran that everything is okay, this is a legitimate democratically elected government that wouldn't put them in jail for months(and counting) for the crime of not talking to the police about people they knows' political beliefs, that it isn't tyranny.
Any tragedy such as this will have multiple opinions from multiple sources. We now know that both victims were shot in the back, which means they were comfortable and didn't perceive any danger. I know that a familiarity with weapons for a military member can be an enjoyable and safe experience, but with the wrong individual at the wrong time without safeguards, tragedies can and will occur.
I think in some cases those who suffer from PTSD can be helped through fellowship with other veterans even at a gun range. But until you are confident of the individual and there are adequate safeguards in place, it's better not t allow those with mental issues around loaded firearms.
Here are a couple of articles that may help to understand PTSD and gun range therapy:
D36 - ICRD
“The belief that one's own view of reality is the only reality is the most dangerous of all delusions” - Paul Watzlawick
“The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth” - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
People are in jail at this very moment for not giving information to people they knows' politics over to the police who have been trying to map out the activity of anarchists in Seattle for a while now. They were ordered to court in relation to some windows being smashed at a courthouse. At least one of the people being held captive by the "justice" system was not even in Seattle that day but at her job in a different city. They have been in jail for months now because they are not giving out information about anarchists. They have not even been charged with anything.
Members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization face charges because of their support of two guerrilla movements, one in Colombia, the other in Palestine. Have they committed violence? Is voicing support for FARC enough to get you arrested?
And you act like the police aren't attacking/arresting peaceful protesters, that it's just the violent ones. How many times was MLK and others beat and arrested by the police? I reject that stance anyways, people being brutalized by cops have the right to fight back. If your protest is being attacked by police I hope they get their pig faces smashed. Why shouldn't people be able to fight back with force when force is being used against them?
Liberals are the worst, they see the state encroaching upon our lives but turn around and tell conservatives they're crazy and paranoid about the growing police state we have. And I really think it is just stupid partisan garbage, get mad when the PATRIOT ACT is put into law but don't even bat an eye when Obama resigns it and even worsens what GB was doing that was so bad according to them. But they still call others crazy for wanting to arm against this government.
Plus I think resisting violence is a lot more inspiring then sitting in a drum circle letting the cops handcuff you and take you off to jail. Linking arms with hundreds of other people and pushing the cops down a whole block before they retreated created the best feeling I've ever had in my life. Empowerment, euphoria, I would trade getting drunk or high any day for the feelings I had at that moment in my life. I think the only time I've had a better feeling was watching my nephew be born which brought me to tears.
What is wrong with fighting back against violence? I'm not down with that turn the other cheek stuff.
Hello Capitalists_Nightmare, I don't see linking arms and forcing police to retreat as "violent behavior", but more like "active protest". I understand your attitude, but I also believe there IS an important place for non-violent resistance, like the Occupy protest at the UC Davis quad where seated peaceful students were pepper sprayed (more like "pepper hosed") by campus police and other officers. Because there was no violent confrontation or skirmish between the two sides, the police came across as being oppressive and over-reactive, in contrast with the stoic restraint that the protesters showed. This, in turn, sparked more public outrage against "authority figures" than bottle launching or rock throwing protesters could have ever inspired (in my opinion). There were follow-up investigations resulting in firings or resignations of some personnel, public reprimands in reports, lawsuits found in favor of the protesters, and UC policy changes. Being pepper sprayed was probably not a feel-good or euphoric moment, but the aftermath and consequences DO seem empowering, to me. I think it is probably a natural reaction and human nature to want to fight back to defend oneself against oppressive behavior, but "that turn the other cheek stuff" highlights the one-sided aggressiveness or the fascist-like actions of SOME police personnel or security officers, shining a white-hot spotlight on reprehensible actions or behavior done in the name of maintaining so-called "public safety" or "order". Sincerely, Karen
I understand that and agree with you Karen, there is an important place for non-violence and violence. Looking for public support, there are always times and places for both(something insurrectionist anarchists don't seem to understand as they want to make every march a window smashing fest). But I think there is a big distinction between opposing violence from a tactical point and opposing violence from principle.
Like in this instance you had exactly what you described, peaceful non-violent protesters getting assaulted by police which created a reaction which helped the movement, which made more people sympathize with them, which made more people feel they were compelled to join them. What I don't agree with is saying that someone would be in the wrong if, given that situation, instead of taking it stood up and punched one of them in the face. Obviously they wouldn't have gotten as much support but would I say they were wrong? Tactically they were, but I sympathize with them. We saw in Oakland a person get shot in the face with a gas canister and then a flash grenade thrown into the crowd when they tried to help. He was not being violent, he was just standing there peacefully. In response to OPD actions there was a general strike called and thousands upon thousands of people had showed up.
I think that if at that point the police attacked the demonstrations and the demonstrations were defeated(whether they put up a fight or not)it would have been devastating for the people who took part. With that much support though if they repelled the police attack against them it would only have been more galvanizing for the protesters. I saw this too, because in January there was a large protest where Occupy Oakland was going to occupy and abandoned building that eventually led to a confrontation and it led to the protesters being demoralized and scattered. When I was there on May Day and we fought back and won when the police tried to do the same it gave the thousands of people there energy. I talked to many of them, most were talking about how Occupy Oakland got it's balls back after January and that it reminded them of the November 27th general strike. I think this fighting spirit that Oakland had is the main reason why after so many other Occupations sizzled out after police repression it continued to grow and still to this day it's doing stuff. I like to think it's because it had a more working class militant base then others.
Hello Capitalists_Nightmare, Since I am not a part of the Occupy protests, I am not going to counter YOUR experience with the movement, but I do disagree that there needs to be a distinction between "opposing violence from a tactical point and opposing violence from principle". I believe that there can be both, simultaneously. My example would be the protests for Civil Rights led by Martin Luther King. When people saw (as I did) television coverage and pictures of demonstrators in Alabama and other Southern states getting brutally beaten by police wielding clubs and the officers' eyes and facial expressions were clearly filled with hatred, when these protesters were fire hosed and set upon by attack dogs, this emphasized and exposed police brutality on a national stage and gave the cause a resonance and sympathetic response it might not have as effectively elicited otherwise. But I believe non-violence was not ONLY or merely a tactic for Dr. King, but a strongly held principle. I respect principles more than "tactics". Even though I understand but disagree with your point about active or violent retaliation as inspirational, I respect the passion and belief behind your words and not that you just see it as a calculated way to best act. Myself, I stand behind non-violence, both in principle and as effective method or tactic in the fight against injustice or oppression. This does not mean that I NEVER can recognize a case where violent "push-back" is necessary, only that often "violence begets violence" and, when at all possible, is best avoided. When I see pictures or T.V. footage of a bleeding,wounded police officer, I do not think, "Wow, I need to support these demonstrators' cause", but that is just me. Sincerely, Karen
And the Civil Rights movement was co-opted into acceptable currents by the capitalist class, with Dr. King being the leading reformist they could negotiate with. Dr. King wasn't challenging the whole structure of society(Being able to sit in the same restaurant as white people wasn't going to destroy the system, the ruling class could scrap that but tried to hold onto it to give a sense of solidarity with white working class folks), other militant currents like the Black Panthers were not just opposing the abuse of black people in the South but black people across the nation. Not only that but they tried organizing black, white, Asian, Latino, etc, workers to stand up for themselves to because they were a party of class struggle. And they were national, not just in the South. In Oakland, L.A., NYC, Detroit, etc. White people, especially the upperclass, feared the violence from these groups, feared that the pacifist middle class reformists could not control the people's righteous anger so they have people like MLK who they can hold up and say "We negotiated, the problem is fixed". As if that was the end of the struggle! They killed/jailed/demoralized the rest of the people who still wanted to fight and White America was perfectly fine because black people had civil rights now.
The struggle against capitalism can't be a pacifist one because we can't simply go up to the capitalist class and ask nicely if they'll please hand over the factories, the stores, their private property, to the working class and expect them to simply give it up. And if history has taught us anything it's that the capitalist class doesn't gaf about "democracy" if it has a very unfavorable outcome for their class, that they'll drown the streets in blood if they have to take the power back.


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As we suffer through yet another mass shooting, it is heartening to see the strength, courage and passion the students of Parkland possess. The youth activists who are leading this innovative fight to stop the powerful NRA have momentum and the ability to create change. Our history shows when young people lead, the adults will follow. Never again… the time for change is now and Parkland, I am with you.
This painting is my offering to survivors everywhere, but uniquely painted as a gift for the Parkland shooting victims.