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But there's still too much drink-driving, even drug-driving, and people need to realise it's not a game.'' But she is pleased that comments from the public show the police have a good relationship with residents. The station is a nice work- ing environment and it's clear that it's well cared for by posi- tive staff who are passionate about the community. They seem a happy bunch.'' Ms Collins says police are still seeing some issues with young people smoking cannabis but is quick to point out it's not the norm. But for the youth who do smoke, it's difficult to deal with when it is normal behav- iour from adults in the home.'' She believes in the merits of preventative policing and says comments on how police oper- ate on the island indicate that they are quite light of touch''. It's about stopping people doing something stupid and keeping people on the straight and narrow.'' During her visit, Ms Collins was also made aware of the issue of family violence on Waiheke, usually accom- panied by the abuse of alcohol. But the police have been taking some proactive steps around family violence and they have noticed that it's had an effect,'' the minister says. Waiheke police station is open on weekdays but police are on call 24 hours, seven days a week. The daytime number is 372-1150 or call 111 in an emergency.
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In Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust v EG  EWHC 2990 (Fam), the Court considered whether a person who has mental health problems, but has capacity to make their own accommodation and care choices could lawfully be placed in a community placement under conditions which deprived of the person of their liberty, rather than having to be remitted into hospital. The case arose as a consequence of the Supreme Court decision in Secretary of State for Justice v MM  AC 712, where the Court found that a restricted patient could not lawfully be discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) into a placement where the restrictions on that person amounted to a deprivation of liberty.
The key provision under consideration was section 72(1)(b)(i) MHA which states that a tribunal “shall direct the discharge of a patient liable to be detained […] if it is not satisfied that he is then suffering from mental disorder or from mental disorder of a nature or degree which makes it appropriate for him to be liable to be detained in a hospital for medical treatment.”
Lieven J held that, on a purely domestic statutory interpretation, section 72(1)(b)(i) MHA did not cover the detention of a restricted patient in a community setting (pursuant to section 17(3) MHA) where that person has not resided in, or been treated by, a hospital for a considerable period of time. She decided the previous cases only applied where someone had been detained in and was receiving treatment in a mental hospital.
However, Lieven J went on to hold that if, as was the case on the facts of the case before the court, the person’s Article 5(1)(e) ECHR rights would be breached if they were forced to return to hospital, then relying on the interpretive power under section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the phrase “liable to be detained” in section 72(1)(b)(i) should be construed as meaning liable in law to be detained for treatment, even where that treatment is being provided in the community (so long as it could lawfully be provided in hospital). Lieven J held that construing the provision in this Convention compliant way, does not go against the grain of the legislation but rather fulfils two of its important purposes: a) allowing patients to be detained in less restrictive settings, and b) ensuring that the protection of the public and an appropriate level of detention can be met.
The practical consequence of the decision
The effect of the decision in EG is that a mental health patient can be lawfully deprived of their liberty in a community setting pursuant to section 17(3) MHA provided no part of their care plan involved treatment in hospital. The Judge decided that the alternative option of forcing them to be detained in hospital for treatment would be a breach of their Article 5 right.
This is significant as prior to the decision in EG, and because of the decision in MM, patients for whom a) constant supervision (amounting to a deprivation of liberty) was necessary for their own protection and the protection of the public and b) contact with and treatment in hospital had a negative effect, were unable to lawfully receive care and treatment in the community.
On 30 January 2021 the Government produced a White Paper proposing to fill the gap left by MM with the introduction of a new power of “supervised discharge”. However, until a legislative solution is formalised, the judgment in EG will ensure that patients receiving care and treatment in the community in circumstances that constitute a deprivation of liberty will not suffer the distress of facing detainment in hospital, provided that it can be shown that to do so would breach their Article 5 right.
Georgina Fenton is a barrister at Landmark Chambers.
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Atlantis is located along the pristine, white sand beach of Paradise Island. A dynamic destination that launched as a first-of-its-kind modern marvel of nature and engineering, Atlantis has embarked on a new chapter tied to a meaningful connection with the ocean, Bahamian culture and the spirit of the property’s over 7,500 employees. The resort’s new, immersive programming connects guests to the rich history, art, people, food and festivities of The Bahamas.

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Spend your next vacation at this comfortable home in Flagstaff. Take in the view from the living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows while you warm up next to the gas fireplace, or sip your morning coffee and kick back on the large deck while you gaze at the Ponderosa Pines.
This rental is just a short walk to the Continental Country Club where you can golf or visit the new Oakmont Restaurant. Hike or bike the Campbell Mesa Loop trails, less than a mile from your door. Skiing, snowboarding, and cross country skiing are close at Snow Bowl, only 20 miles away. And just six miles away, enjoy the local dining and shopping in downtown Flagstaff, or take a tour of Northern Arizona University.
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Published in 1986, ‘Facts are Facts’ by the late Wali Khan was an instant hit. ‘Facts are Facts’ is an attempt to contest text book versions of Pakistan’s history. In a bid to generate debate, the Viewpoint is serializing this text
Muslim League and princely states
One-fifth of the Indian territory was under princely rule. The inhabitants of these states comprised two-fifth of the total population; out of forty crores they totaled sixteen crores. There were approximately six hundred states of varying sizes. The Congress and the Muslim League were at loggerheads on the future of these states. The Congress policy was that the people of every state should decide their own destiny. The Muslim League's stand was that this right should be exclusively vested with the ruler. His subjects should simply follow him to whichever side he chooses.
The map of India was broken into fragments of various sizes, each of which comprised a Princely State. Across the country one saw various examples of governance by Nawabs and Maharajas. Some states were equal in size to small countries of Europe. One such example, the Nizam's Kingdom of Hyderabad, with a population of two crores, was approximately the size of Italy. The League had in mind Princely States such as Hyderabad Deccan, Bhopal and Rampur where the rulers were Muslims and the majority of inhabitants non-Muslims. Kathiawar's states such as Junagarh and Manawader were in a similar predicament. Although these states were at a distance from the Pakistan border the distance was not as vast as the distance between Karachi and Dacca. On the basis of this argument presented by the Muslim League, the accession of these states to Pakistan was feasible. No one could take an exception to their logic that the ruler should decide the fate and future alliance of his state.
The League did not consider it necessary to consult the people of the states. Never having approached the British for the rights of the people of India, they could not be expected to concede the rights of the people living in an Indian State under a Muslim ruler. They were, in fact, anxious to impress upon the British that the Muslims of India did not want them to leave. The Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell, wrote that the British should stay on in India for a while; at least the Muslims did not want to see them go. "He [Liaquat Alt Khan] said that in any event we [British] should have to stop for many years yet, and that the Muslims were not at all anxious that we should go." [Wavell, p. 207].
The majority of the Muslim League leaders was indifferent to the fate of the Indian Muslims. Ironically, however, the decision for accession of the Indian States was being made on the basis of Islam. The leaders were indifferent to what would happen to Kashmir [where the Maharaja was a Hindu while the majority of the population was Muslim] in case the right of the ruler deciding about accession was conceded. How would they rationalize their double standards— one for the accession of Hyderabad, Bhopal, and Rampur and the other for the accession of Kashmir?
Kashmir presented another difficulty for India. Its boundaries did not coincide with India's boundaries. Fortunately, this problem was resolved by the Muslim League when it agreed to the partition of Punjab. When the report of the Boundary Commission was received and the District of Gurdaspur was included in India, it extended Indian boundaries up to Kashmir. Since both the political parties, the Congress and the Muslim League, had accepted that the verdict of the Boundary Commission would be final and binding on both, the Muslim League did not have the right to object to the District of Gurdaspur becoming a part of India. If the Hindu Maharaja of this state wanted to accede to India, the Muslim League had no moral or legal right to question this decision. They had already declared that the accession of the Indian states would be decided by the rulers. In this manner the Muslim League presented Kashmir to India on a golden platter. Thanks to her leaders, Pakistan lost to India another territory with a Muslim majority.
(To be continued)
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Music and summer go hand in hand, and some of the most memorable moments come from the ballads sung and the melodies hummed. Windows are rolled all the way down while we cruise through back roads, acoustic jam sessions take place by the lake, and seventh-inning stretches have everyone singing in sync. Many of today’s biggest names in music are headlining national tours that will bring everyone together to fill venues around the soulful state.
Drumroll please…Here is our round-up of 10 must-see performers stopping by Minnesota this summer.
Chance the Rapper, St. Paul
May 12, Xcel Energy Center
Chance the Rapper had the biggest year of musical career in 2016. Now, the South Side Chicago rapper is close to selling out St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on stop No. 12 of his world tour. The newly awarded Grammy winner, who performed in the Twin Cities twice last summer on the “Family Matters Tour” and at Rock the Garden, is back on a much bigger stage. The gospel-rap masterpiece “Coloring Book” won Best Rap Album and even changed the rules of Grammy eligibility for all artists who release music on streaming-only platforms. If this tour is anything like past Chance journeys, expect an array of aesthetic appeals wrapped in joyful melodies and good vibes.
Tickets to experience this magnificent and colorful day are available at stpaultickets.com.
Tony Bennett, Moorhead
June 1, Bluestem Amphitheater
Tony Bennett may be turning 91 this year, but the multitalented artist will continue to blow the audience away with his soothing show tunes when he comes to Moorhead this June. The ageless performer has thousands of classics at his disposal, and is sure to perform his hits such as “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “The Good Life” and “I Wanna Be Around.” The humanitarian has a distinct voice that has been recognized for the last 60 years and sets the highest bar for pop music. Purchase tickets at bluestemamphiteater.org.
Alice Cooper, Hinckley & Mankato
When a complaint about the decibel levels of his concerts was brought to Alice Cooper’s attention, he replied “I guess I could have my snake swim over some ear plugs ... It’s the least I could do.” Snakes and fake blood have followed one of the world’s most beloved heavy metal entertainers ever since his first solo album, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” in 1975. Alice was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, where he reunited with former band members and insisted there was (figuratively speaking) “no bad blood.” Alice is scheduled to perform in Hinckley and Mankato this summer, giving fans the opportunity to see the artist’s captivating visual show. Tickets are still available to purchase through Ticketmaster.
July 15, Grand Casino Hinckley
“Kisstory” will continue to be made in Minnesota as another tour is bringing the band closer to its fans this summer. The KISS legacy continues to live on for generation after generation to rock out and mosh to songs like “Detroit Rock City,” “Forever” and “Hard Luck Woman.” There seems to be an unbreakable bond between fans and this band. See them live at Grand Casino in Hinckley and purchase tickets at Ticketmaster.com.
July 1, Treasure Island
Believe it: Journey’s saga will live on with a 2017 tour with special guest Asia. The band has established itself as one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, producing some of the most well-known songs in modern music. The tour stops at Treasure Island where there will be a significant amount of gleaming cellphones illuminating the arena when the band plays their all-time favorites and Billboard hits. Tickets can still be found at Ticketmaster.com.
Santana, Prior Lake
July 13, Mystic Lake Casino
If you ask me, Carlos Santana is one of the most underrated living guitar players. For rhythmic enjoyers, Santana and his band provide a World Series sweep, a first-round knockout and a game seven buzzer beater. The Latin-American rock band that had hands clapping with its 1969 Woodstock performance will once again have the applause from fans at Mystic Lake Casino in July. Tickets are available through Vividseats and Ticketmaster.
Billy Joel, Minneapolis
July 28, Target Field
The “Piano Man” and living legend that is singer-songwriter Billy Joel is on tour and swinging for the fences at Target Field. Billy Joel has 33 Top 40 hits, 23 Grammy nominations, and has sold more than 10 million copies of his albums. While the concert doesn’t start at 9 o’clock on a Saturday, you can guarantee there will be a crowd settling in to see the iconic musician. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Guns N’ Roses, Minneapolis
July 30, U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium will welcome Guns N’ Roses for its seventh national tour since forming in 1985. Just a few blocks away lies the historic First Avenue, serving as a physical reminder of the “paradise city’s” deep roots within the music culture. Tickets and VIP packages are still available at Ticketmaster.com for a rock performance that will undoubtedly have listeners dressed in ripped Levi’s and the band’s famous two pistols and rose T-shirts.
Chris Stapleton, Duluth
Aug. 3, AMSOIL Arena
Get a good dose of country as double Grammy nominee Chris Stapleton travels to the shores of Lake Superior for the All-American Road Show tour. The established songwriter has written for artists such as Adele, Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker. The patriotic singer steps out from behind the curtains on this tour. Tickets are available exclusively through chrisstapleton.com.
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, St. Paul
Aug. 25-26, Xcel Energy Center
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill might be the most dominant couple in the country music world. The beloved duo is on tour for the first time in a decade, and they’ve come a long way since their first duet together, “It’s Your Love.” The Soul2Soul II Tour marks the 20th anniversary of the couple’s first tour and will captivate the hearts of all who come watch them perform for two nights in Minnesota. For more information on the tour, visit Soul2SoulTour.com, TimMcGraw.com or FaithHill.com.
Musical performances are always finding their way to the state of Minnesota. Additional concerts coming this summer include John Legend at Northrop (June 7), J. Cole at Xcel Energy Center (July 21), Coldplay at U.S. Bank Stadium (Aug. 12) and Lady Gaga at Xcel Energy Center (Aug. 21).
Find more music and arts events to keep you busy this summer on our Festivals & Events page.


Correspondence A - Z, 1923-01 - 1923-12
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet [Vice-Admiral Sir John de Robeck], thanking LSA for his congratulatory message to the Fleet following its spring cruise; Lucy Baldwin; Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, on a disagreement between LSA and 1st Lord Curzon [Foreign Secretary]; Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Beatty [1st Sea Lord] on the Cabinet's refusal to allow the Navy control of its own air forces (2); Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen on opposition to him; Winston Churchill, thanking LSA for sending him telegrams relating to naval projects which Churchill had been responsible for, and advising him not to be intimidated by the press; Sir James Craig, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland [later 1st Lord Craigavon] on the Naval Reserve in Ulster; 2nd Lord Cromer, Lord Chamberlain [earlier Lord Errington]; Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour; 1st Lord Curzon, asking LSA not to make a statement on foreign affairs and also on negotiations with Raymond Poincare [Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, France] over German war reparations, on negotiations with Turkey and also commenting on Vice-Admiral Sir Osmond Brock [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station] (5); Sir Charles Davis; 17th Lord Derby [earlier Lord Stanley] on disagreements between the Admiralty and the Cabinet over control of naval air forces, France's occupation of the Ruhr [Germany] over war reparations and his concerns about the League of Nations and Lord [Edgar] Robert Cecil [President of the League of Nations Union, later 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood] (6); Sir Bertram Falle [later 1st Lord Portsea]; Francis Fisher; Sir [James] Percy Fitzpatrick (3); J L Garvin [Editor of the Observer] on the attitude of the press in the General Election [January 1924] (2); Nevile Henderson, acting British High Commissioner in Constantinople [later Istanbul, Turkey] on LSA's visit to Turkey, particularly to the Caliph; 1st Lord Islington [Chairman of the National Savings Committee, earlier John Dickson-Poynder], thanking LSA for his speech in support of National Savings; Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister; 1st Lord Lee of Fareham [former First Lord of the Admiralty] on subjects including two new warships being built (2); 2nd Lord Linlithgow [Civil Lord of the Admiralty, earlier Lord Hopetoun]; [William] Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada]; Captain Herbert Meade [commander of the Naval College, Dartmouth (Devon), later Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh] on LSA's visit to the college; Arthur Meighen on forthcoming Imperial Conferences and British responsibility for Canadian defence; Ugo Mifsud, Maltese Minister for Industry and Commerce, on an agreement between Malta and Australia over Maltese emigration; Sir Oswyn Murray [Permanent Secretary, Admiralty]; Sir Douglas Nicholson [Vice-Admiral commanding Reserve Fleet]; Francis Pember; 1st Lord Plumer [Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Malta], on Maltese gratitude to LSA for his support in their relations with Australia over emigration, and the role of the Mediterranean Fleet (2); Massimiliano Debono, President of the Malta Senate; 2nd Countess Roberts, sending LSA a copy of a prayer by 1st Lord Roberts; Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa]; Sir Richard Squires, Prime Minister of Newfoundland [later part of Canada]; 1st Lord Stamfordham [earlier Arthur Bigge]; Sir Fabian Ware, on LSA's good example in political life; 1st Lord Weir on a proposed Home Defence Air Force and LSA's suggestions for developing civil aviation; William Ormsby-Gore [Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, later 4th Lord Harlech].
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Blacks classification of tooth prepcavities as well. Black developed a cavity classification system way back in 1908, and its still in use today. The criteria defined for each of the grading segments is outlined in table 1. Involve the incisal edges of all anterior teeth and the cusp tips of all posterior teeth. The procedure for the removal of the carious lesion is the same as that of a class i. Cavity preparation and placement of restoratives wsava 2001. In general, the tooth preparation for a class iii direct composite restoration involves 1 obtaining access to the defect caries, fracture, noncarious defect, 2 removing faulty structures caries, defective dentin and enamel, defective restoration, base material, and 3 creating the convenience form for the restoration fig. Class iii, iv, and v direct composite and glass ionomer. Class ii cavity preparation introduction a class ii carious lesion develops apical to the contact area on the proximal surfaces of posterior teeth. The instruments used for cavity preparation and restoration are required during dental school college in pre clinical training it self.
Minimal intervention dentistry mid is a response to the traditional, surgical manner of managing dental caries, that is based on the operative concepts of g. Plain or serrated tips variety of sizes, angled tip. Mid is a philosophy that attempts to ensure that teeth are kept functional for life. If the carious lesion is present only in proximal surface and not involve the occlusal surface, the class ii cavity should include all pits. Hence the use of slot type of cavity preparation with reduced loss of the tooth structure is indicated for class iii cavities in primary anterior teeth. Amalgam cavity preparation class i preclinical operative dentistry dc, du 2. A classification system for variations in cavity design and finish has been developed for application on models of teeth with class ii cavities for amalgam restorations. It is high time we fully realised the importance of preserving healthy tooth structure. Wound closure manual to aid you in your quest for excellence. Blacks classification system defines five classes of cavity the sixth class was added later. In this video you can watch the burs that i use when i make cavity preparation in posteriors.
The effects of the applied sutures were recorded on days 2, 5 and 7 after the surgery. Preparation design for posterior composite restorations should differ from that for amalgam restorations in the following manner. This manual includes helpful information to assist you in critical decision making, and provides an overview of materials available today as well as basic principles of tissue healing and wound closure. Amalgam cavity preparation class 1 free download as powerpoint presentation. After the dentist decides which tooth or teeth to restore, the anesthesia is administered and the rubber dam placed. Class ii defects affecting one or both proximal surfaces. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess cavity.230 1344 751 1040 218 1396 1170 665 665 431 800 522 1390 849 137 1109 1478 358 494 59 1492 1337 165 1201 762 1126 513 927 941 620 999 981 560


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I'm trying to add a standard Samsung SSD as the system drive of my Z620 on either SATA-0 or SATA-1. The SATA-0 and SATA-1 connectors are 'hard mounted' in 3.5-inch drive bays 0 and 1 of the modular drive cage. I have two 3.5-inch to 2.5-inch adapter brackets and, when inserted into the standard HP 3.5-inch drive trays, neither come even close to aligning the drive connectors to the cable connectors. Does the Z620 require a special HP 3.5-inch to 2.5-inch adapter bracket? Or maybe I'm overlooking something? Thanks.
I used the item that is linked above. My setup is exactly like this (Image is from a reviewer from the Amazon link).
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The unhappy players of Genshin Impact have started to review bomb the game because of following growing frustrations from the community over the game’s treatment. Regular Genshin players haven’t been happy with the game too. With the release of the 5-star character Yoimiya, it was poorly received, too, with complaints of broken abilities and a feeling that minimal thought had been put into her overall gameplay design.
Recently, there was an anniversary Livestream for Genshin Impact in August, which didn’t make things much better for the developers. Apart from the English stream being over an hour late, the revealed rewards for its anniversary event were slammed for being pretty stingy.
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Most of the players being angry have now started to leave 1-star ratings for Genshin Impact on both the Google Play Store and the App Store. Many people have reported that the game has almost dropped 3 stars in rating, so it almost went from 4.6 stars to 1.5 stars in just a couple of weeks. However, it seems like Play Store has started to remove some of the 1-star ratings. The 1-star reviews are being reported to Google as bot reviews and removed. Google does have a policy that doesn’t allow “spam or fake reviews,” which explicitly prohibits manipulating app ratings.
However, there’s still no response from miHoYo yet. With how long the silence has already been, it’s uncertain whether we’ll be seeing an acknowledgement from the developer anytime soon. It’s pretty sad to see Genshin Impact getting review bombed as it has been one of the games with immense fanfare, and everyone seemed to be enjoying it before.

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Gianluca Di Marzio reports that AS Roma could make a move for Gladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria in January.
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AS Roma remain keen on signing Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
The Serie A side were already linked with Zakaria during the summer, but weren't able to agree a deal for him before the transfer window closed.
Per Gianluca Di Marzio, Roma are now looking into the possibility of bringing the Swiss international to Rome in January.
Zakaria has featured five times for Gladbach this season, racking up two goals and an assist. His contract expires at the end of the season.

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Health promoting food and feed from micro-algal omega-3 fatty acids, pigments, and bioactive peptides produced on food industry side streams
This project was funded by the Academy of Finland in 2014-2017, and focused on mixotrophy, i.e. the ability of algae to use organic nutrients or phagotrophy in addition to photosynthesis and inorganic nutrient uptake. Further, the project focused on kleptoplasty, a phenomenon in which a protist steals chloroplasts form algae and use them for photosynthesis. The research was done at the University of Helsinki and at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, United States using e.g. laboratory-scale feeding experiments, microscopy and staining methods, species-specific qPCR and other molecular methods, metabolomics analysis (fatty and amino acids, sterols) with GC-MS, and feeding experiments with zooplankton. The research hypothesis was that mixotrophy affects the biochemical composition of the organisms, but this was not supported by the studies. However, kleptoplastic protozoa were shown to be able to significantly modify their prey populations.
The project (2017-2018) responds to the global need of sustainable sources of health promoting omega-3 fatty acids that are presently mainly obtained from over-exploited natural fish stocks and non-sustainably farmed fish. It also aims to decrease waste generation by using food industry side stream waters as a culture medium of the algae and aim to zero-waste in the algal biomass utilization. The laboratory studies apply genomics, transcriptomics and other molecular methods for omega-3 production optimization. The project is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Päijät-Häme Regional fund, The Finnish Food Research Foundation and R. Erik and Bror Serlachius Foundation.
Algae Factory -project drew on latest research to take advantage of industrial waste streams to grow sustainable and nutrient-rich valuable raw materials out of microalgae, e.g. for the food and cosmetics industries. It was funded by Business Finland's 'New Business from Research Ideas' funding, the work was shift to commercial operations in late 2019.
Microalgae are a source of various high-value ingredients, such as long chain omega-3-fatty acids (EPA and DHA) and other bioactive lipids, antioxidants, pigments, vitamins and proteins. Upcycling the side streams of industrial production to grow algae for the generation of valuable functional ingredients follows the principles of circular economy, while providing a waste water treatment solution.
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I grew up in the church singing the song, "Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so..." It was an easy song to sing and to remember, and it embedded in my little mind and heart that Jesus loves me. Here recently I have begun to ponder on the love of Christ that preceded the foundation of the world. I believe, as John 1:1-4 and Hebrews 1:2 record, that Jesus existed with the Father and the Spirit before anything was made. God, the Trinity, being infinite and all-knowing knew that when He created this world what would happen. He knew that Adam and Eve would sin. He knew that sin would enter into his newly created world and separate mankind from himself. God knew that a sacrificial system would have to be made to bridge the separation. And what baffles me is that the Son knew that creating the world would eventually mean him taking on human flesh (though not losing his deity) and would mean his death. The Son, God, chose to give himself up for us before the foundation of the world, and then "chose us in him before the foundation of the world." (Eph. 1:4) (How COOL is that??? So baffles my finite mind!)
All that to say is that his love is infinite. He chose to love us before he created us although he knew of our sin, he knew we would reject him, and he knew of the cost. "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8) The Bible, being a history of God's salvation for us, is focused on the cross. The Old Testament is looking toward the cross and moving us toward the cross because the cross was in God's mind from the very beginning and at the cross is God's greatest love displayed. And what makes it an even more amazing, incredible love is that it was a choice made before Genesis 1:1.
"For the love of Christ controls (or compels) us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised."
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As an atheist and a secular humanist, it seems to me that whenever religion is thrown into the cauldron of a judiciary system in a bid to form a religious court, more often than not, the askew judgments and gross abuse of human rights become centerfold: From gross misogyny to outright ridiculous punishments of victims & criminals alike, religious laws belong to a somewhat archaic age, when it was customary for thieves to have their hands chopped off, or mandatory stoning for convicted adulterers.
For various obvious reasons, most democratic, modern nations do not ascribe such ridiculous concepts of law into their statutes, and while some countries still practice the ancient, non-reversible death penalty in their books, it is safe to say that as civilized countries go, most countries have removed a significant number of barbaric punishments from the law books.
There are, however, some religiously-charged countries, particularly in the Islamic mold, that still dish out unacceptable punishments for certain crimes, and it really galls me to say that most of these supposed "crimes" are merely deliberate acts of lynching meant to subjugate one particular class of human beings: Women.
Saudi Gang-Rape Victim is Jailed
By Frances Harrison
An appeal court in Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of lashes and added a jail sentence as punishment for a woman who was gang-raped.
The victim was initially punished for violating laws on segregation of the sexes - she was in an unrelated man's car at the time of the attack.
When she appealed, the judges said she had been attempting to use the media to influence them.The attackers' sentences - originally of up to five years - were doubled.
According to the Arab News newspaper, the 19-year-old woman, who is from Saudi Arabia's Shia minority, was gang-raped 14 times in an attack in the eastern province a year-and-a-half ago. Seven men from the majority Sunni community were found guilty of the rape and sentenced to prison terms ranging from just under a year to five years. But the victim was also punished for violating Saudi Arabia's laws on segregation that forbid unrelated men and women from associating with each other. She was initially sentenced to 90 lashes for being in the car of a strange man. On appeal, the Arab News reported that the punishment was not reduced but increased to 200 lashes and a six-month prison sentence.
Subjugating Women and Stoking the Male Ego
For all intents and purposes, the Syariah (Muslim Law) has, within its tenets, rules that subjugates women: In Saudi Arabia, women can't drive cars, step out of their homes without the mandatory burkas (The ugly veils that make them resemble out-of-place Martians), & yes, generally speaking, women are conspicuously absent in a large proportion of a male-dominated social setting.
In short, Muslim women living under the shadow of the law live a shady, oppressed kind of existence, their survival deemed as nothing more than tools for raising children, looking after the household and yes, perpetual sex slaves for males destined for 72 virgins in Paradise.
The idea that a rape victim should be able to seek legal recourse without undue fear of reprisal is strangely absent in Islamic courts: As for the case in question, the farce just keeps snow-balling into gross miscarriage of justice: For the mere act of getting in a car with a male driver, she gets 200 lashes, up from the earlier sentence of 90 lashes.
A Muslim apologist can argue that the male rapists didn't go scot free: But how does one justify one deserving punishment for a misguided (& misogynistic one at that) one?
This is another classic example why religion should never be allowed to meddle in court matters, or any other issue for the matter. Wherever religion trots on secular ground, the end result is often a disaster in the making.
"When I began to study the Koran, the holy book of Islam, I found many unreasonable ideas. The women in the Koran were treated as slaves. They are nothing but sexual objects. Naturally I set aside the Koran and looked around me. I found religion equally oppressive in real life. And I realized that religious oppression and injustices are only increasing, especially in Muslim countries. The religious terrorists are everywhere. But if I criticized Muslim fundamentalists and mullahs in particular, it is because I saw them from close quarters. They took advantage of people's ignorance and oppressed them. They considered women as chattel slaves and treated them no better than the slaves of the ancient world."
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It’s not unusual to hear human resources professionals declare that they’re fighting a war for talent. A new study from LinkedIn puts into context just how competitive it is to not only lure employees, but to retain them.
LinkedIn surveyed 18,000 workers in 26 countries, asking them a series of questions about their job satisfaction and workplace values. The whole report is insightful, but the responses to one particular question are especially revealing. Participants were given a list of 18 career-related activities and were asked to say which ones they had done or experienced in the last month.
A full 39 percent of them said they’d been contacted by a recruiter during that time period. That so many workers received overtures from a recruiting professional is evidence of how aggressive the hunt for candidates has become. And it is perhaps evidence that LinkedIn and other social networking sites have made it easier than ever to search for candidates, especially passive job seekers—the ones who aren’t looking for new work, but could be swayed by the right opportunity.
Also noteworthy is the wide gap between how many people explored a new job with their current employer (14 percent) and those who explored a job at another company (29 percent). The difference suggests that a greater share of employees would rather jump ship from their current employer than stay put and wait for the right opportunity.
A variety of factors could account for the distinction: Millennials have come of age being told that the days of the loyal company man or woman are over. In turn, they have expected and perhaps even welcomed the idea their careers would bounce them from company to company.
But that gap could also suggest that some companies are not building a clear pipeline for career advancement, or are not clearly communicating those options with employees.


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“We applaud Congress for getting the job done—passing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—and doing what is right for students, teachers, and public education,” said CEA President Sheila Cohen. “ESSA represents a new beginning for students who have suffered too long under Connecticut’s failed policies of top-down reform and a broken system where excessive test prep and standardized testing rules the classroom.”
The U.S. Senate today passed ESSA after it passed the House last week. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law tomorrow. Read CEA’s news release here.
“ESSA gives students new opportunities, support, tools, and time to learn,” said Cohen.
The bipartisan bill reauthorizes the federal education law known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The most recent version of ESEA, known as No Child Left Behind, was signed into law by President Bush in 2002. Read more
NEA Government Relations Director Mary Kusler updated CEA members on ESEA reauthorization at the start of the 2015 CEA Summer Leadership Conference.
NEA Government Relations Director Mary Kusler told Connecticut teachers gathered this morning for the start of the CEA Summer Leadership Conference that the Congressional Conference Committee finalizing an overhaul of federal education policy will make key decisions after Labor Day.
“We can start the school year with optimism that we can get this done,” Kusler said. She stressed, however, that strong teacher activism is necessary so that U.S. Senators and Representatives can send the best bill possible to President Obama’s desk.
“We have waited for 15 years for No Child Left Behind and its punitive measures to go away,” said CEA President Sheila Cohen. “We have made an important start this year, and we need to continue to advocate on behalf of our students.” Read more
CEA President Sheila Cohen discussed the Senate’s reauthorization of ESEA recently with Senator Chris Murphy in Washington D.C. Above Cohen and Vice President Jeff Leake speak with Murphy (center) during his visit to a past CEA Summer Leadership Conference.
The U.S. Senate is currently debating federal education policy that will impact the future of teaching and learning for years to come. Educators know firsthand how important it is that a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allows time for students to learn and ensures educational opportunity for every child.
That’s why CEA leaders and members have been communicating with their senators and urging support for a “dashboard” of core indicators that will help states and districts identify and begin to close opportunity and resource gaps. CEA members have emphasized that all students must have access to a well-rounded education, no matter where they live.
When CEA President Sheila Cohen met with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy last month in Washington, D.C., to discuss the ESEA reauthorization bill, she stressed teachers’ concerns about the overtesting ushered in by the current iteration of ESEA—also known as No Child Left Behind. Read more
Congress is working on a re-write to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) — the current iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Educators know firsthand how important it is that a new version of the law allows students to learn rather than focus on high-stakes standardized tests.
This is an important moment for American education. As educators we must make sure Congress gets new legislation right.
- Sign an NEA petition to share a new vision for public education and show Congress that educators and voters are paying attention.
- Contact your members of Congress and tell them that ESEA must promote opportunity for all and time to learn. Call 866-331-7233 or email your representatives and ask them to focus on three core goals.
- Create a new generation accountability system that includes an “opportunity dashboard” to ensure all students receive a quality education.
- Reduce the amount of mandated standardized testing, and allow more time for students to learn and more time for teachers to teach.
- Ensure every student has a qualified educator who is empowered to lead.
The debate over mandated standardized testing took center stage today as the Republican-controlled 114th Congress gets ready to make its mark on education policy. At issue is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and whether the nation’s education law should include a requirement that states annually test their students.
ESEA reauthorization is long overdue. The law hasn’t been reauthorized since 2001 when it was christened No Child Left Behind, and the consequences of its most recent iteration have been called off for most states due to waivers granted by the U.S. Department of Education.
Republicans have begun work on a rewrite to ESEA, and one aspect of the draft legislation that’s getting attention from President Obama’s administration is a proposal to end federally required annual testing. The legislation would instead allow states to design their own testing schedules. Read more

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Suzanne's youthful lightness and hope is constantly crushed by events, and her attraction to the wrong men.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 106 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with premium TV channels provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided on request.
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Some people argue that internet addicts should just exercise more self-control to stop their excessive internet usage. Whilst there is some truth to this, I argue that the reason people become addicted to the internet is because they have poor impulse control in the first place. So instead I recommend installing software and changing your computers settings so that it is almost impossible for you to waste your time on the internet.
This method outlined below still enables internet usage for things such as work and studying, however when set up correctly it helps to prevent the user from visiting websites or online activities that they have become addicted to.
So here we go, here’s my method for curing and preventing internet addiction, I hope it helps:
1. The first thing I want you to do is to create a list in a new text document. First, go onto your computers desktop and create a new file and name it “websites to block”. You can do this by right-clicking on the desktop -> select new -> text document:
2. Next, I want you to start typing into this document a list of all the websites where you are currently wasting your time on. Brainstorm and write down every single website you’ve been to and wasted a significant amount of time on. Make the list as large as you can. Write down the URL or address of that website, not its name. These might include some of the following types of websites:
-social networking websites (Facebook)
-internet messageboards and forums
-social media websites
Your list may look something like this, except a lot larger:
Now I want you to separate the list into 3 separate groups:
List 1 will contain any websites which you use for communication such as email or social networking websites.
List 2 will contain any websites which you need to use as part of your work.
List 3 will contain any other websites which you waste your time on.
Your new list may look something like this:
3. The next thing I want you to do is to install a new website browser called Firefox. If you already have Firefox installed then please go to step 4. Firefox is the world’s best and most popular website browser and the reason I want you to download and install it is because you can change the settings on this browser in a way which you are unable to with Internet Explorer. Trust me on this one. It is very important that you take this step. You can download the latest version of Firefox from here:
4. Once you have followed the instructions on the Firefox homepage and installed your new website browser you need to take your next step which involves installing a plug-in. A plug-in is a piece of software that integrates with Firefox enabling you to change the way the program works.
I want you to install a program called leechBlock which is a productivity tool that helps you to stop visiting time waster websites. In fact, with the way I’m going to use it, it makes it almost impossible for you to do so, including with Internet Explorer. You can download the leechBlock plugin from this location here:
5. Once the plugin has been installed you will need to restart Firefox so make sure you have done this. Now it’s time to set up leechBlock correctly:
With Firefox installed and restarted go to menu bar at the top of the Firefox window and select Tools -> LeechBlock -> Options
6. You should then see a window that looks something like this:
7. Select the “access control” tab on the top right corner of the screen and change the settings so both the buttons are checked under ‘extension manager’ and a 64 character code is required to access the file. The settings should look like so:
8. Now select the “block set 1” tab on the top left corner of the window. I want you to change the name of this tab to “time waster websites”. Now go back to your “websites to block” text file and copy in list 3 (the list of sites which you don’t use for work, studying, email or communication. Instead only put in here general unimportant time waster websites). I want you to copy and paste this list into big text box which says “Enter the domain names of the sites to block”. After you have done this click the ‘Next’ button.
9. The new tab, “When to block” should now be open. Set up this new tab as shown in the picture below. Once you have done this, click next.
10. The tab “How to block” should now be open, configure this new tab so that it is the same as the settings shown in the picture below.
11. Now open block set 2 and repeat steps 8-10 with list 1 (websites used for communication) from your “websites to block” text file. However, on the “When to block” tab I recommend configuring the settings as following:
a) You want to set it up so that you can only access your email at certain times of the day such as 11-12am or 4-5pm, this can help you to stop your Facebook/Email addiction. To do this, change your settings as shown in the picture below,
once this is done click next and complete the “How to block” tab as was done in step 9.
b) Or you can set it up so that you only have a limited amount of time to access the websites each day, say 60 minutes. To do this change your settings as shown in the picture below,
once this is done click next and complete the “How to block” tab as was done in step 9.
12. You can then repeat similar steps with list 2 from the “websites to block” text file. Either limit the time you can spend on the website or only allow yourself to access the websites at certain times of the day so you can complete your work, basically do the same as in step 11 except for under a new tab with a different set of websites.
13. Double check that everything has been set up correctly then select OK. Now try to visit one of the websites which you have blocked permanently from the “time waster websites” tab. If leechBlock has been set up correctly then you will be unable to do so and instead will see a something like this:
14. This will now stop you from accessing these websites in the time periods you have specified. If there is an emergency or you need to change the settings then you can do so by entering the 64 digit character password which will look like something shown below (make sure you enter the character with the correct Upper or Lower case formats). This is a great way of preventing people from accessing sites on impulse because most people are too lazy to enter the 64 digit password, however if you really need to access a website then you can change the settings:
15. It’s not over yet, we still need to disable Internet Explorer otherwise you’ll just be tempted to start feeding your internet addiction again. Close down Firefox, and open up a new text file. In this text file I want you to write a lengthy password, something you would never be able to remember, something like:
It is important for you create your own password in this text file. With the password created I want you to now print off this password onto a piece of paper. If you don’t have a printer then write the password out onto a piece of paper and double check to make sure the password is correct. Take that piece of paper with the password stored on it and place it somewhere safe in your house or workplace.
Next, highlight the password from the text file and copy it like so.
16. Now open Internet Explorer and select “Tools -> Internet Options” from the menu bar at the top of the browser.
Then choose the ‘content’ tab.
Click on the ‘Settings’ button under ‘Content Advisor’. After this a window should pop up, now choose the ‘General’ tab.
Make sure both the boxes are not checked in the ‘User Options’ section. Then click on change password button. A new window will pop up and in it you should enter the password you created in step 15, just copy and paste it across. When you have done this click ‘OK’ then ‘Apply’ then ‘OK’ and you should be back at the content tab.
Now click the ‘Enable’ button in the content advisor section, you may have to enter you password again.
Once this is complete Internet Explorer should now be disabled. But you’re not quite finished yet. It is very important now that you delete the text file that contains your password to Internet Explorer and then empty the recycle bin on the computers desktop. Remember you still have the password stored elsewhere on paper for safe keeping. So do this right away, delete the password and empty the recycle bin on the desktop. If you don’t do this you’ll be tempted to change back your settings with ease.
17. You’ve now finished setting up an internet control system which will regulate how much time you spend on the internet, as well as where and when you can spend it.
There is one last thing that I recommend you still do. Create a new text file on your desktop again and this time label it as ‘to block in the future’. I recommend that if in the future you find yourself wasting away the hours on any new websites that you’ve discovered then you should immediately add them to this text file. Then every couple of days, enter the 64 digit pass code and add these to the list of blocked sites.
18. That’s it, you’re done. Sit back, relax and enjoy you new found freedom from internet addiction.


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Sudan filmmaker jailed for 'public nuisance' released
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Khartoum (AFP) –
Prize-winning Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, who was sentenced to two months in prison for causing a "public nuisance", was released by a Khartoum court on Thursday, along with four other artists.
"Hajooj Kuka, Doaa Tarig... and three other people were released by the appellate court," their lawyer Othman al-Basri told AFP.
Kuka, along with four fellow artists belonging to the "Civic Lab" collective, were in Septembre sentenced to two months in jail and a fine of 5,000 Sudanese pounds ($90) for causing a "public nuisance" and breaking a curfew imposed over the novel coronavirus.
The Civic Lab collective was formed in the wake of -- and inspired by -- mass protests that last year brought down autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
According to Sudanese activist Tahani Abbas, police arrested the eleven artists on August 10 while they were rehearsing a play following a complaint from neighbours.
Kuka had in August said on Twitter that he and others were "attacked during a theater workshop in #khartoum by islamists instigators. The police stood by the attackers and arrested us".
Basri said the cases of the six other artists will be reviewed on Monday.
Steven Markowitz, who produced Kuka's recent film "aKasha" -- shown at the Venice film festival -- took to Twitter to praise the decision.
"Great news!! Hajooj and the four artists have just been released... International pressure made a difference," he wrote.
"There are still six artists in jail pending appeal and many more people who have been arbitrarily detained in Sudan."
Markowitz had condemned what he called the "fake charges" against the artists, urging supporters to lobby for their release.
Another Kuka film, "Beats of the Antonov", won the People's Choice Documentary Award at the 2014 Toronto film festival, and the Sudanese filmmaker was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body responsible for the Oscars.
Sudan is undergoing a precarious political transition under a joint civilian-military government that was formed on the back of months of protests following Bashir's ouster in April last year.
Bashir had come to power in an Islamist backed coup in 1989.
© 2020 AFP

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August 15-17, 2014
7:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
"LESS" is a one woman show about being a homeless female. A large portion of women on the streets come from abusive pasts and broken homes leaving them powerless to control the downward spirals of their lives. The women in "LESS" will depict the harsh realities of a life where most only have three choices: panhandling, stealing or prostitution. See how thin the veil is between being normal and being homeless, because it can happen to anyone.
The evening will also further tie in the theme of homelessness with a gallery of paintings by Ben Love, a previously homeless artist, and music from The Open Door Band, comprised of homeless and previously homeless musicians.
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text: Saxophonist Dave Pietro has opted to conjure up the sounds of Brazil by way of his own muse. Rather than exclusively relying upon the work of, say, Antonio Carlos Jobim or other noted Brazilian composers, Pietro has composed many of his own Latin-inspired pieces. His mixed ensemble features both American jazz players -- including pianist David Berkman, guitarist Pete McCann, and trumpeter Scott Wendholt -- and Brazilian musicians, including drummers Paulinho Braga and Duduka Da Fonseca and percussionist Waltinho Anastacio. The intermingling of musicians -- the jazzmen bringing improvisational acumen, the Brazilians adding rhythmic spice (Anastacio is featured on three solo “interludes”) -- enriches the melodic qualities of the compositions. A gifted saxophonist, a crafty arranger, and a clever composer, Pietro admirably evokes the pleasures of Brazilian music without ever going for a spot-on imitation. His own music never loses its American flavor, and that element adds richness to this delightful and engrossing project.


Blog: Green snubs Rose
Leonie Barrie | 5 April 2007
For all his successes, from launching Designers at Debenhams to fronting Tesco’s growth as a clothing force to be reckoned with, Terry Green will probably be best remembered for presiding over the collapse of Allders in 2005 with debts of more than GBP300m. So it’s perhaps surprising that his rumoured move to M&S has come to nothing, since it would have proved once and for all that his credibility in retail circles is intact again. Instead, Green has used the discussions to negotiate what is believed to be a big pay rise and a new and more powerful role at Tesco.
Green's rejection is an embarrassing snub to M&S, but also a sign of Tesco's growing power in clothing retail. The saga also raises questions about high-level executive shortfalls at M&S, where CEO Stuart Rose keen to concentrate on strategic issues instead of taking a more hands-on approach to the day-to-day running of the business.
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Over the past month, Donald Trump and his team failed to offer any clear plan to ensure Americans would "Buy American, Hire American" - while the British government's attempts to clarify the specifics...
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* From Washington Square News: City looks to build restaurant in Union Square
— Previously on WSP Blog: The Union Square Pavilion & Privatization of Public Space
* Should someone be a City Parks Dept official and head of a private conservancy?
That’s how it goes at Prospect Park (via The Brooklyn Paper).
— Previously on WSP Blog: Prospect Park and the “sad legacy” of public-private partnerships


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The pandemic pushed many couples to quickly get serious. For some, getting back to normal is going to mean breaking up.
Ned*, 25, hooked up with a coworker one night over the summer. Before he knew it, they were spending all their time together and dating exclusively. “It just kind of happened,” he says. “Between the pandemic and the office, we really couldn’t stop seeing each other.”
Now, several months into the relationship, he sees that it probably should have been a one-time thing. But their lives became entangled, and now he can’t imagine untangling them until the pandemic is over. They are both far down on the list of vaccine eligibility, and currently aren’t really able to see friends or meet new people. To add to these complications, she has since lost her job, and although they don’t live together, they often share costs, like groceries and vet bills for the cat they co-adopted.
“It’s time for [the relationship] to be over. But it doesn’t feel like a time we can end things—until she finds a job, or the pandemic ends,” he says. “It was just something we kind of got forced into and by the time I was able to look back and say, ‘This isn’t something that I see as a long term thing,’ we were already down in the rabbit hole.”
Ned admits there is nothing wrong with the relationship in the day-to-day. “She’s lovely. We don’t fight or anything. We make dinner every night,” he says. “It’s just, she’s very much in the place where she wants to be married and have children in the next year or two, and I am not."
The circumstances of the pandemic forced a lot of daters to get serious much quicker than they might have normally. From becoming exclusive after only a few dates, to moving in together after only a couple months, the COVID DTRs happened quickly. But 10, 11 months in, some quarantined couples are reexamining their hasty unions, and wondering, how did I get myself into this? And more importantly, how do I get myself out?
The sense of lives becoming intertwined, personal mobility thwarted by financial and logistical hurdles, and the reality that it’s way harder to meet someone new right now anyway so you might as well stick to the one you’ve got, lest you risk Being Alone, have kept some couples GQ spoke to in a kind of limbo, waiting the relationship out until the vaccine becomes more widely available, or herd immunity is actually achieved, or whatever post-pandemic life becomes provides an exit strategy. History, both recent and century-old, has given us reason to forecast a great post-pandemic uncuffing. We know in Wuhan, China, divorce rates spiked once quarantine lifted. And plenty of observers have already drawn comparisons between life after the vaccine and the party-and-sex-fueled Roaring 20s, which followed the 1918 influenza outbreak.
In the meantime, some twosomes feel trapped. Liam*, 29, realized back in August of 2020 that he and his partner needed to split up. They got into a heated argument about having kids—she doesn’t want them, but he does—which made Liam ask himself, “What’s the point in being together?” But they tabled the issue. “I think we left it drunk and passed out and then didn't speak about it. There was a vague discussion of Zoom-based couples therapy which didn't go anywhere.”
Liam is reluctant to break up, though, because as a freelancer whose work has “pretty much dried up” due to COVID, he can’t afford to move out right now. He’s also reluctant to broach the issue because, “I'm worried if we talk about it too much she would break up with me, as she is in a better situation financially to do that.” Although he recognizes that it’s unfair to her that he’s stalling—“if I had split up at the time [of the argument] she could have been moving on”—he feels that his hands are tied due to his financial situation. On a day-to-day basis, things between them are “basically fine, just a bit, uh, quiet...an atmosphere of ambivalence.”
Others are experiencing a sort of hangover-effect of COVID's accelerated relationship timeline. In April 2020, Chris*, 32, moved in with the woman he was dating after only three months. He had been living with his parents, and for safety reasons, they wanted him to stop going between houses, so it just made the most sense if he wanted to continue seeing her. “I wouldn’t have moved in with her otherwise, I was trying to save money to get my own place,” he says. In November, they signed a lease together, and now he feels that they really rushed into things and actually “have nothing in common.”
“I feel like I made one of the worst decisions of my life,” he says, noting that they’ve also had some drunken screaming matches, one during which she punched him in the face in front of their friends. “But I still care about her and love her, I just OD’ed on her and I really want my independence back. I think about [breaking up] daily, but I just try to appease her and make her happy, hoping to rekindle the feeling I had,” he says. For now, he‘s committed to riding out the lease. “However, if we get into another drunken shouting match, I am walking and we can figure out how to handle breaking the lease early.”
Pandemic life doesn’t exactly foster an ideal environment for making careful, well-thought-out decisions. “We’re in a state of crisis. We’re not thinking long term, we’re thinking with our amygdala: fight or flight,” according to clinical social worker Leah Aguirre. “You’re really acting out of that crisis mode, putting out fires. You’re not thinking rationally, because you can’t.”
There’s also the fact that time doesn’t feel real anymore. “A lot of us thought this wouldn’t have lasted a year,” Aguirre points out. Initially, some couples who got to shack up or spend more time together in what felt like “a long staycation, fun at first,” may later recognize “they need space, or there are traits they’re not fond of, or it’s just not a good fit. You’re seeing a lot of qualities in a really short time that it might have taken years to see, like how someone handles stress.”
And because some quarantine partnerships form as a way of coping with “the sense of being disconnected from everyone else,” she says a significant other can be “more of a comfort, someone who makes them feel less alone, versus someone they are happily in a relationship with.”
Alina*, 31, doesn’t foresee her relationship outlasting the pandemic. She has been seeing her girlfriend almost daily for five months since they met, says they are “quite serious,” but also have “crucial incompatibilities,” from differing viewpoints on monogamy and wanting to have kids to their approaches to COVID safety.
“If it weren’t for the pandemic I wouldn’t have gotten involved with someone who has so many red flags,” she says. “I think we’re staying together for now as we both feel we’d be miserable apart, and the two main things that we both want aren’t really possible given the current times. I do think about breaking up constantly, but I’m not willing to let her go, which I realize may be quite selfish. But she says the same.”
With a true post-COVID reality still achingly far away, relying on the comfort of any companion to get through the day is perhaps understandable. But check back in six months or so.
*Names have been changed.
This originally appeared on GQ US | Kate Mooney


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It takes a lot of guts to pose in just a pair of skimpy camouflage underwear -- but that's exactly what Kevin Federline did for his first appearance on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp."
A 232-pound Federleezy took the "before" pics for his stint on the reality show -- in which he hoped to shed 30 lbs.
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CED grants $145,500 to the Ville de Waterville to renovate its outdoor spaces.
WATERVILLE, QC, June 30, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Shared public spaces such as municipal parks are at the heart of communities across Canada. They draw in residents and visitors alike, supporting local businesses and jobs. In so many places across the country, these spaces have seen a significant fluctuation in use due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton–Stanstead and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Member of Parliament for Brome–Missisquoi, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED, announced a non-repayable contribution of $145,500 to the Ville de Waterville under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) to support a major revitalization of Parc Huntingville.
This project, valued at $246,000, aims to completely upgrade the facilities and equipment in the park, which was built in the 1970s.
The project consists of rejuvenating this magnificent park, while making it more accessible to people with limited mobility. CED’s assistance will focus on purchasing and installing fixed street furniture in the picnic area and playground modules. The contribution will also be used to construct a trail that will enable visitors to better appreciate the tranquillity and view out over the Rivière au Saumon, as well as overhaul the ball diamond used by many leagues. Lastly, some of the improvements will also make it possible to hold new events in the park.
The Government of Canada recognizes that community spaces promote social interaction and physical activity. By providing better access to recreational programs and facilities, we are contributing to the well-being of communities, families, and individuals across the country. Our economic recovery is closely linked to the vitality of our local communities and their shared spaces.
“By revamping Parc Huntingville with new furniture and play structures, the Ville de Waterville is enhancing its citizens’ quality of life, promoting social inclusion, and dynamizing the community.”
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton–Stanstead and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
“Thanks to our government’s support, the Ville de Waterville will be able to provide quality spaces for its citizens and many visitors to come together. This assistance reflects our government’s commitment to boost economic development in communities of all sizes in all of Quebec’s regions. Congratulations on this engaging project, and I look forward to seeing you out enjoying the fresh air in the Estrie region this summer!”
The Honourable Pascale St‑Onge, Member of Parliament for Brome–Missisquoi, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for CED
“We had been seeking funding for this project for some time. CED’s Canada Community Revitalization Fund shared exactly the same objectives we had for this project. Most of the equipment in the park had reached the end of its useful life. Thanks to this major financial assistance, we will be able to give the park a real facelift in one go! Our citizens have been awaiting this moment for some time now and, with the pandemic, pressure to access high-quality, attractive outdoor recreational spaces became very high. Through our actions, I have no doubt that our citizens will once again be charmed by this magnificent spot, as will all the visitors passing through who take the time to discover it.”
Nathalie Dupuis, Mayor of Waterville
- The CCRF was launched in June 2021. A total of $500 million has been granted over two years to Canada’s regional development agencies (RDAs), including $107 million for CED to invest in shared and inclusive public spaces in Quebec. As public health restrictions ease, the Government of Canada remains committed to investing in shared spaces to make them safer, greener, and more accessible. This in turn will stimulate local economies, create jobs, and improve quality of life for Canadians. This funding helps communities:
- adapt community spaces and assets so that they may be used safely in accordance with local public-health guidelines, and
- build or improve community spaces to encourage Canadians to re-engage in and explore their communities and regions.
- The CCRF is being deployed under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP).
- CED is a key federal partner in Quebec’s regional economic development. With its 12 business offices, CED is present to accompany Quebec businesses, supporting organizations and regions into tomorrow’s economy.
SOURCE Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions