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Surgery and physiotherapy aren’t the only solutions for injury. Adapting your diet can help support a quicker recovery too.
How Our Body Reacts to Injury
Any injury can lead to inflammation. However, it is a crucial part of the natural healing; it provides a big challenge for our immune system, which is heavily dependent on lots of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals to provide adequate protection.
When injured, the body triggers the immune system to start a complex chain of reactions to start the healing process. Specialist immune cells travel to the injury site, with some destroying infection and engulfing /bacteria and others isolating the affected place.
Healthy cells near the injury place also become more active, using extra energy and oxygen to rebuild the damaged tissue. So good nutrition is vital.
Your food choices can either actively inhibit or help a speedy recovery, so read on to find out how you can help yourself with these Nutrients for Wound Healing:
How Your Diet Can Help
1. Boost your friendly gut flora
Did you know around 70% of your immune system is located in the flora (beneficial bacteria) in your gut? You can actively help yourself heal more effectively by ensuring adequate levels are maintained, so they can continue to protect you by producing vitamin K and white blood cells for effective wound healing.
Ensure regular supply of foods that have:
a) Prebiotics (an excellent source of fuel for this flora)
Found in: onions, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes
b) Fermented foods containing live cultures
Found in: sauerkraut (great added to salads), chickpeas, plain bio yogurt
c) High-fiber foods
Such as flaxseed, oats, apples, and barley.
2. Keep up your vitamin D levels
Vitamin D is a hormone that supports regulate various critical health processes in the body – regulating your friendly gut flora is one of its crucial roles. Our bodies can produce vitamin D but require regular sources of sunlight to do so. Having deficient sunlight for much of the year, many struggle to maintain sufficient vitamin D(1).
Ask your physician to check your vitamin D levels. There are few dietary sources, so if your levels are found to be low, your physician may recommend a high-quality supplement (liquid versions tend to be well absorbed). Or seek advice from a professional Nutritional Therapist to advise on the most effective evidence-based supplements.
Found in: oily fish and egg yolks
3. Top up on essential fatty acids
Omega 3s provide well-evidenced natural anti-inflammatory properties. Reducing red meat and dairy consumption can also help mediate inflammation as these foods are high in arachidonic acid – which at greater levels have been proven to spur inflammation.
Found in: avocados, oily fish, seeds and nuts, and green leafy vegetables
4. Cut down on sugar
Sugary drinks and foods promote inflammation – as blood sugar levels increase, so do inflammatory factors. Sugar also depletes levels of crucial immune vitamins such as zinc and vitamin C. So, if you want to reach for sugary snacks, opt protein-based snacks instead.
Sugar alternatives: ½ avocado with hummus or oatcakes with tuna (protein doesn’t spike blood sugar levels).
[Read: Foods that curb Sugar Cravings]
5. Eat your greens
Including your diet full of green leafy vegetables is another way to help yourself. Most greens contain vitamin E, vitamin C, and zinc – all potent antioxidants that help inhibit inflammation and reduce free radicals (toxic waste products produced where inflammation is present).
Good sources: broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, cabbage and kale and green herbs such as mint and parsley
Rainbow of vegetables
6. Eat every color
The vibrant colors found in fruit and vegetables are due to their vitamin and mineral content, so including a wide range of naturally colorful fruit and vegetables in your diet ensures you’re receiving an adequate supply.
Red, yellow and orange colors found in peppers, tomatoes, apricots, and squash are good sources of beta-carotene (which we convert to vitamin A). Vitamin C and Flavonoids (potent antioxidants) are found in dark-skinned berries (especially elderberries and wild blueberries), kiwis, and citrus fruits. Selenium-dense foods such as brazil nuts help decrease stress factors and decrease inflammatory prostaglandins in the body.
7. Eat protein for recovery
We are dependent and physically built of protein to replace and repair worn-out and damaged cells, so ensure every meal includes easily digestible sources.
Good sources: eggs, fish, poultry (free-range if possible for lower levels of saturated fat and better quality protein ), brown rice, oats, lentils, beans, and quinoa.
8. Watch the wheat
It can be easy to consume excessive wheat on a typical day. As well as gluten being hard to digest protein, wheat also contains lectins, which can help stimulate inflammation. Go for gluten-free natural grains as an alternative.
Wheat alternatives: buckwheat, quinoa, millet, and amaranth
Some well-researched anti-inflammatories to get into your diet are:
Fresh coconut (raw chunks, coconut butter, and coconut water )
Turmeric, which can be added to stews, soups, smoothies and when cooking vegetables/grains)
Ginger (clean but don’t peel when using; otherwise, you’ll lose some of its advantages).
Give your loved one (or yourself ) the best possible chance for an uneventful and speedy recovery from surgery by stocking up on nature’s best medicines: food. The types of food you take will vary depending on the medications you are on and your surgery and so talk to your physician about your post-surgery diet.
But no matter your restrictions, this list of foods will benefit you in multiple ways: these foods will decrease infections, speed up the healing process and increase your strength and energy.


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The Department of Health sold its NHS information strategy to the national press with the promise of patients being able to book GP appointments online.
Most of the broadsheets ran something on the strategy ahead of its launch on Monday. The Times headline was “Online booking for GPs to avoid that wait on phone”.
But few gave the long-awaited plans significant column inches and none got much further than the DH headline grabber on GP appointments. There was some discussion on whether the most vulnerable patients had access to broadband but the papers suggested overall it was a good move.
The closest the Guardian got to health on Monday was to discuss the possible merger of the union Unite, which has around 100,000 NHS members, and the Public and Commercial Services union. The two are reportedly preparing to “deepen” their existing alliance to fight the government’s austerity agenda.
The Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail carried warnings from the dental faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons on the danger posed to children’s teeth by high acid and sugar levels in fruit drinks and smoothies.
Sticking with fluid intake, Nick Forbes, the leader of Newcastle council, told a conference that the city had a “drink problem”, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The same paper also criticised the NHS for funding a “human rights week”, under the headline “NHS event ‘celebrates’ its transgender staff”. Spending money on equality and diversity was not the sort of thing the NHS should be doing when it was trying to save £20bn, was the view of the Patients Association.
Lastly, the Mail asked readers whether they were suffering from “social jetlag”, caused apparently by working long hours, a hectic social life and constant snacking.

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In San Antonio you can find flyers advertising “We Buy Home Fast in or near San Antonio, TX“. With that said not all ugly houses companies are the same. As you may have already discover. Thrust Daniel is one of this companies. A lot of homeowners may ask why should they sell via a real estate investor. Here are the top factors why.
Home investment companies buy homes, and they are often found virtually all around the world. For those who have a property you’d love to sell, then consider selling via home investors. Why sell through home investors? Of course you do, which explains why you can examine out of the reasons below.
If you sell a residence via home investors, then you’ll be shocked at how quickly the full process is. It is possible to sell your property within a point of a couple of weeks, and in some cases it may be below that. Should you sell the standard way, your home could sit available on the market for months or perhaps a year or more.
The process is faster whenever you go by way of a home investor. On top of that, the fitness of your house is irrelevant. Home investors are renowned for purchasing any sort of home, even very old ones that are in dire need of repairs.
Many people are surprised at simply how much they can get for their home whenever they sell via a home investor. All you have to do is request a quote and they can inspect your home before you make an offer, which you could refuse, accept or ask for a somewhat more. The choice is perfectly up to you, but the chances are you’ll be impressed with what a home investor offers you for your house.
Property investment companies look after everything associated with this process, including every one of the paperwork, legal side of things and the closing. For those who have never sold a home before so you were to get it done through a real-estate agency, then you’d probably become stressed out at the amount of paperwork involved, plus the a number of other things involved. By doing business with a house investor, you won’t have to deal with such headaches.
The truth is, the procedure is straightforward, fast and simply. You basically request a quotation, accept the offer and wait until you get the money. At worse, you might be required to sign several components of papers, but apart from that you will find no strenuous requirements involved.
Finally, you need to sell your residence to some home investor because you’ll get cash fast, which means you can get the amount of money you require at the earliest opportunity. You can even avoid foreclosure by selling to an investor, and we are all aware how stressful staying in foreclosure could be. If you need cash for anything and you will have a residence you only don’t want anymore, then make contact with a home investor. The sooner you are doing this, the earlier you may get an offer and the sooner you can find cash.
Why sell via an investor through home investors? In addition to the above reasons, there are many some other reasons. However, all this boils down to having the ability to sell your own home fast and at an excellent price. Just speak to a home investor today to discover what you can get for your residence. For more details about We Buy Home Fast in San Antonio, Texas, check out our We Buy Home Fast blog!

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I was happy to find “All is Bright” it’s a 31 day devotional journey to color your way to Christmas. It has a beautiful cover and the devotional pages are very well written. I enjoyed the way it just talked to me, it was easy to read and easy to understand.. This will be a wonderful way to relax during the Christmas season and read about the story of Christ’s coming. The coloring pages are beautifully done and so.. well adult Christmasy!! There is even a section at the back with some fun family activities to enjoy. I know I can enjoy reading and coloring this beautiful book any time of the year and I will be certainly be pulling it out every December to once again enjoy reading the devotions.
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This Christmas season, celebrate the birth of our Savior through beautiful design and devotion. Grab your colored pencils, cozy up with your favorite blanket and a cup of tea, and settle in for a night of peace and wonder with All Is Bright. For lovers of the Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest coloring books, All Is Bright is the perfect way to transform the Advent and Christmas seasons for your whole family, re-centering the holidays on the miracle of Jesus’ birth. Combining 31 days of rich content by the beloved and inspirational Nancy Guthrie with intricate designs that will reconnect you with the heart of Christ, this coloring book devotional journey reminds us all of what the season really calls us to: worship.

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The concept of mirror ownership is unique to multi-owner disk sets. Unlike a RAID-1 volume in a Solaris Volume Manager shared disk set, a RAID-1 volume in a multi-owner disk set usually has an owner associated with it. The ownership of the mirror volume is chosen by the volume manager. The owner of the volume is one of the nodes designated in the node list for the disk set. Only the owner of the RAID-1 volume can write to the volume. If a non-owner node wants to write to the volume, the ownership switches to the node doing the write operation. The following output from the metastat -s diskset-name command shows nodeone as the owner of the RAID-1 volume, d24.
# metastat -s red red/d24: Mirror Submirror 0: red/d20 State: Okay Submirror 1: red/d21 State: Okay Pass: 1 Read option: roundrobin (default) Write option: parallel (default) Resync option: optimizedresync Owner: nodeone Size: 825930 blocks (403 MB)

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August 15 2023
Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports
On Thursday August 24 2023, INAGAKI Goro, KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, and KATORI Shingo will appear as special event guests at the TOKYO PARASPORT FORWARD event to be held around the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building!
ODA Tokito, the wheelchair tennis player who won the Wimbledon Championships held last month, and SATO Tomoki, the athlete who just returned from the Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships, will also appear as guest athletes!
Details about the days’ media coverage will be announced at a later date.
Thursday, August 24, 2023, 19:00 to 20:00（tentative）
Citizen’s Hall（2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo）
250 people selected by lottery （free admission）
Wheelchair seating and seating with sign language support are available.
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|INAGAKI Goro||KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi||KATORI Shingo|
May 8, 2006（17 years old）
Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
At the age of 9, he developed osteosarcoma and has lived using a wheelchair. When he started playing wheelchair tennis at the age of 10, he became the youngest player to achieve numerous achievements, including winning the single and double championships at the World Jr. Masters, a tournament to determine the world No. 1 under 18-year-olds, and ranking first in the World Jr.
In June 2023, he won the French Open, and won at Wimbledon in July.
He is currently ranked number one in the world. Professional wheelchair tennis player.
Photo courtesy of AP / Aflo
September 8, 1989（33 years old）
Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
At the age of 21, he developed myelitis, resulting in the paralysis of his left arm, losing sensation in his lower body, and becoming a wheelchair user. In 2013, he competed in the 10 kilometer wheelchair men’s division of the Tokyo Marathon. He won at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
At the Rio 2016 Games, he won two silver medals, and won two gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Games. He currently holds four world records.
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We received a video message from KUNIEDA Shingo, who achieved the “Lifetime Golden Slam” by winning four major tennis tournaments and the Paralympic Games, and announced his retirement in January this year. It will be shown during the special event, so be sure not to miss it.
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A New Haven, Connecticut teacher is facing legal trouble after she was caught on video pulling the hair of one of her students.
On Feb. 1, a 49-year-old teacher Jennifer Wells-Jackson pulled the hair of 12-year-old student Destinique James while other students screamed for her to stop, as seen in the video. Wells-Jackson pulled her hair while she was in an altercation with another student, People reported. Police were called to the scene at King/Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School where Wells-Jackson was arrested and charged with risk of injury to a minor and second-degree breach of peace.
“There’s certain things you say and there’s certain things you don’t say, there’s certain things you do and certain things you’re not supposed to do especially when dealing with people’s children,” James’ mother Destinie James told WTNH. “At the end of the day, there’s no justification for putting your hands on someone’s child.”
According to the school’s site, Wells-Jackson was a literary coach at the school and has been teaching there for over 24 years.
“The district takes student safety very seriously,” a rep from. New Haven Public Schools told FOX61. “The school and the district are cooperating fully with the investigation by the New Haven Police Department.”
Wells-Jackson has since been released on $20,000 bond.
WNTH noted that Wells-Jackson is the fourth teacher from the school district to get arrested this year. In January 2022, paraprofessional Sonnetta Powell, 31, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds and breach of peace after being accused of having a loaded gun on the grounds of Brennan-Rogers School, NBC reported. In December 2020, FOX61 reported that teacher Deron Beasley was charged with risk of injury to a minor, ConneC-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree assault after allegedly having a physical altercation with a student at Edgewood School. In November, 46-year-old teacher Paul Vercillo was arrested and charged with risk of injury to a minor, assault in the third degree and disorderly conduct after being accused of attacking a student, WSFB reported.

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Description: Not much to say about this lesson because it's just the logo from Smosh. Up next we will learn "how to draw Smosh" or the Smosh logo. The two arrow shaped heads point to the right and are all black in color. There is also some paint that drips from the logo which adds some life to the whole unit as a mark. Anyways, drawing Smosh will be both easy and fun so let's get started. Peace out people.

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This morning started out like any other morning. Dragged myself out of bed, drank my first (of many) cup of coffee. Then headed for the shower. After dressing I did what I do every morning. Clean the cat box. Exciting I know, but someone has to do it.
I have two beautiful gray and white cats. Brother and sister, named Notwen and Pouncer. And they are big cats! Notwen the male probably weighs a good 30 pounds, Pouncer maybe a bit less. Every morning I have to clean their cat box, because well, being big cats they produce a lot of waste!
Most mornings I clean it without really thinking about it. I mean it’s cat poop. Do I really want to think about cat poop? This morning Notwen is sitting watching me, probably wanting me to hurry up so he can use the kitty bathroom. And my mind goes back through the years and all the fur babies I’ve had. Almost every single one of them rescued from bad situations. They were either in an abusive home, or they were running in the streets, unfed and unloved. Neither situation I can tolerate.
Memories came rushing back of my past pets. My babies. There was Bubba, who when she was a tiny pup I couldn’t tell if she was female or male, but the name Bubba seemed to fit, and so it stuck. She was a pure black Cocker Spaniel, and one of the most intelligent dogs I ever owned. Then there was Gray, a beautiful gray German Shepard I rescued off the streets in Ft. Worth, TX.
Gray had been beaten and starved. I took her to my favorite vet and he told me she was about 6 months old and must have been beaten before because he could see old wounds and old broken bones. My heart was hers from that first day till she passed 13 years later.
Can’t forget about the cats in my life either, especially Fred. Fred was a special cat that showed up one day and stayed. He was a male cat, a beautiful black and white short hair. Fred had an identity problem though. Well, Fred thought he was female. One day Fred showed up with a very pregnant female cat I named Wilma. You know Fred and Wilma, from the Flintstones??
Now, I really don’t think Fred was the father of Wilma’s kitties. Because Fred just never wanted a female in that way. Fred brought Wilma home because he wanted to raise her kittens. Yeah, he even tried nursing them, but that idea didn’t go far. They finally worked out a deal, Wilma nursed the kittens, and Fred took care of them otherwise. He wouldn’t even let her near them unless she was nursing! Wilma didn’t seem to mind, she lounged in the sun and enjoyed a life of leisure.
Some of my memories are bitter sweet. But, they all made me smile this morning. Made my day a little brighter. I never had children of my own, except for my fur babies. Those children gave me so much love, so much companionship, so much unconditional acceptance. My life was forever touched with their love.

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Or get a friend to go fishing on your behalf. That’s how I came to be cooking fresh trout a few years ago. My friend caught more than he could eat while camping, so he brought me some extras. And he told me how to cook them.
Pan-Fried trout is a no-nonsense recipe, especially if you’re camping in the woods and know how to light a fire. I confess I have never been camping, and I have never rubbed two sticks together to create a spark. I don’t have a cast iron frying pan either, although I do have a frying pan big enough to hold three trout.
If you don't fish or have a fisherman friend , the fish counter at most grocery stores can get you fresh trout.
Luckily, my friend gutted the trout, so all I had to do was rinse them off, coat them with cornmeal and pop them into a hot frying pan for a few minutes per side.
We should have gone into the backyard and sat on the grass to eat dinner by moonlight. But that would have been too much like camping.
Pan-Fried Trout – serves 3
3 cleaned trout (about 3/4 pound each)
1/3 cup cornmeal or flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
2 tablespoons canola oil or butter
3 lemon halves
Rinse the trout in cold running water, making sure all the insides have been cleaned out. Set aside.
Put the cornmeal or flour, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper, if using, into a large paper bag and shake.
Put the oil or butter into a large frying pan or wok and begin heating over medium-high heat. When it’s hot, put a trout in the paper bag, hold it closed and shake it several times to coat the trout with the mixture. Put the trout into the hot pan and repeat the process with the other trout. Cook for about 3 minutes per side, or until the coating has browned and the flesh of the fish has turned from translucent to white. Pull up a piece of the skin to check. Also, to test for doneness, see if a fork slides easily into the trout in the flesh near the tail.
Serve immediately with a lemon half per person. Advise diners to eat the top layer of fish (and skin, if desired), and then gently pull away and discard the backbone. Then eat the bottom layer.

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Microsoft have released the trailer for Deadlight. The game will be out today on Xbox 360. You can check out our review over here.
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BRUGES, April 24. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia, the European Commission and Ukraine are set to hold talks on problems over gas supplies to Ukraine, Russia's Ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, told an international conference on EU energy policy.
“It would not be quite honest and wise to expect that problems Ukraine is facing could be settled through efforts of Russia or the Russian Gazprom company,” he said. Ukraine’s gas debt “has already exceeded $2.2 billion. Russia has once again postponed switching to advance payments for gas, which is envisaged in the contract between Gazprom and (Ukraine’s state energy company) Naftogaz,” Chizhov added.
"We expect that consultations between Russia, the European Commission and Ukraine will take place shortly to produce a solution to this complex and critical situation,” he said.
Consultations were due on Thursday in Bratislava, Slovakia, where energy agency heads of the EU, Ukraine and Slovakia were to meet on reverse gas supplies.
Chizhov told ITAR-TASS, however, that the European Commission was not ready for consultations with Russia's participation. He said EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger had sent a letter to Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, signaling European Commission's intention to organize such a meeting but “specifying neither the timeframe nor the venue”.


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|dcterms.abstract||The Maharashtra government’s latest plan to involve industries and NGOs in its new afforestation programme is well-timed. But if not executed properly it might prove counterproductive to the effective functioning of the Forest Right Act, 2006 (FRA).
As the State minister for forest and environment, Sudhir Mungantiwar, rightly said, the existing policy is not invoking the desired response for afforestation of degraded forests. Joint forest management will encourage industrial establishments and NGOs to undertake afforestation in the vicinity of their working areas.
But critics see the move as an effort to refurbish the Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) — often criticised as handmaidens of the forest department — as part of the tripartite agreement, a strategy which implies scuttling the authority of tribal village panchayats .
Given the history of JFMC and being a State that is at the forefront of FRA implementation, it is essential for Maharashtra to ensure a few basic prerequisites to enable the participation of tribals before initiating a new programme.
The issue of rapid deforestation has become a focal point after the publication of the FRA and a report on climate change vulnerability of forests and forest dwelling communities.
The government’s Maharashtra Village Forest Rules, 2014, was struck down by the ministry of tribal affairs (MoTA) because it violates FRA. Meanwhile, the government distributed over 2.40 lakh acres of land. Critics argue that the State failed to take legal action against those whose claims were rejected as they had encroached upon forest lands after the cut-off date of December 13, 2005.
The previous report has also produced statistics on CO2 emissions due to the deforestation; this has been questioned by activists and NGOs for the use of inappropriate methodology. Though village panchayats enjoy authority over the forest and its minor forest produce under FRA, they face challenges from forest and revenues officials over rights.
Meanwhile, many States have already diluted the spirit of the FRA by circumventing the powers of village panchayats by enacting new forest laws and acts. The FRA status report published by MoTA in 2012 confirmed that the law has not benefited the majority. And though village panchayats possess the authority to declare any area as forest area, they have to go through sub-divisional, district, and state level committees for approval. Such committees have the representation of forest and revenue officials; still, the State is failing to iron out fake claims and encroachments.
Meanwhile, instead of initiating corrective measures to tackle procedural flaws and corruption, the government has been on a mission to override the powers of tribal village panchayats.
Ensuring the involvement of tribal village panchyats is essential to afforestation. Instead of repeating the age-old revenue-maximising and industry-oriented plantation methods, the indigenous community’s knowledge can be used to generate systemic and viable information on traditionally ignored vital aspects of the forest biomass.
Therefore, it is essential for the government to design guidelines in accordance with indigenous biodiversity knowledge and practices before involving NGOs and cooperatives in the programme. Without this, afforestation will be exploited commercially by individual groups.
The writer is an assistant professor at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
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Out of 175 children so far tested after the April fire at the cathedral, 16 have levels of lead in their blood above the threshold at which an initial alert is raised, according to figures from the Paris regional health authority. Two have concentrations above the level at which lead poisoning is officially declared, though one of these cases is not apparently linked to lead from the blaze. Meanwhile the parents of one child with high lead levels in his blood have spoken of the “Kafkaesque” response of the authorities to their plight. Pascale Pascariello reports.
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A comment from esteemed blogger Daphne Anson citing two pieces about anti-Chinese sentiment in France prompted me to have a further look.
The Telegraph piece by David Chazan, is a report about a demonstration that took place in August. The Chinese demonstrators were demanding protection from “muggers who they say prey on them because they are seen as easy targets.”
Chazan gives this fatal incident the passive treatment:
“The death of a 49-year-old Chinese tailor after being badly beaten in a robbery earlier this month has lent new urgency to the long running complaint that Asian immigrants are systematically attacked and robbed in the French capital.”
“……Chaoling Zhang, the father of two who died on August 14 after being punched to ground in the north-eastern suburb that is home to some 4,000 Chinese immigrants. No arrests have been made over the attack.”
(The BBC did report the incident at the time)
“The father-of-two had been attacked by three men while walking with a friend, a police source said.”
The BBC’s recent article by freelancer Kevin Ponniah A killing in Paris: Why French Chinese are in uproar was published on 26th October 2016 and includes the following passage:
“During a recent trial of three youths accused of 11 attacks in a three-month span in Aubervilliers, the defendants insisted the ethnicity of their targets was just a coincidence. But when interrogated by police, they reportedly admitted to seeing Chinese people as "easy targets" with money on them.”
So it seems that the police did make some arrests. The BBC’s piece describes the killers of “Zhang Chaolin", a 49 year old Chinese tailor as “three teenagers” and all reference to ‘ethnicity’ is confined to the term “ethnic Chinese”. Kevin Ponniah deals with the tribulations of various ethnic Chinese individuals and the wider issue of anti-Chinese racism in France. He focuses on a Paris suburb, apparently a kind of Chinatown, Aubervilliers, which he describes as:
“A working-class and immigrant-heavy area, home to more than 1,200 mostly Chinese wholesalers, Aubervilliers is an important European textile centre. Buyers come from far and wide to haggle over Italian-made coats and Chinese-made shirts.”
Here is a nice piece about Aubervilliers, “Europe's made-in-China clothing capital.”
In stark contrast to the BBC’s standard reporting of murdered ‘nameless’ Israelis, the article gives the victims of French anti-Chinese racism the ‘full Palestinian victimhood’ status without any mention of the ethnicity of the perpetrators. As Daphne Anson says, this leaves the impression that the anti-Chinese racism is coming from the indigenous “white” French.
The Telegraph has this, albeit somewhat buried in the depths of the article:
“Community workers say many muggings are committed by members of other minorities living in the area, generally of Arab or African origin.
Paris officials corroborated the figures but declined to identify the robbers by ethnic origin.”
A link takes you to this Telegraph report about trouble in the banlieues of Paris from 2005.
"A country in flames… French cities teeter on the edge of anarchy"
But is this *“NTDWIist” attitude unique to the BBC? I Googled, and came up with several pieces from France 24 which were just as evasive.
France 24 - lots about the victims, nothing about the perpetrator.
Reuters, a similar story, but the piece did include this ‘random’ information:
“Tourist traffic in Paris has dropped significantly since attacks by Islamist militants last November, leading to sharp declines in sales for luxury goods makers but also for the capital's retailers, hotels and restaurants.”
Googling ‘Aubervilliers’ produced this: European 'No-Go' Zones: Fact or Fiction? Part 1: France
Soernn Kern. January 2015.
“Another township of Seine-Saint-Denis is Aubervilliers. Sometimes referred to as one of the "lost territories of the French Republic," it is effectively a Muslim city: more than 70% of the population is Muslim. Three quarters of young people under 18 in the township are foreign or French of foreign origin, mainly from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. French police are said to rarely venture into some of the most dangerous parts of the township.
The southern part of Aubervilliers is well known for its vibrant Chinese immigrant community along with their wholesale clothing and textile warehouses and import-export shopping malls. In August 2013, the weekly newsmagazine Marianne reported that Muslim immigrants felt humiliated by the economic dynamism of the Chinese, and were harassing and attacking Chinese traders, who were increasingly subject to robberies and extortion. The situation got so bad that the Chinese ambassador to France was forced to pay a visit to the area.
In response, the Socialist mayor of Aubervilliers, Jacques Salvator, suggested that the violence could be halted if Chinese companies would agree to hire more Arabs and Africans. The Chinese countered that Muslims do not work as hard as the Chinese, that they are more demanding, and that they complain too much, according to Marianne.
After local officials refused to act in the face of increasing Muslim violence, the Chinese threatened to "call on the Chinese mafia" for protection. Muslims responded by launching a petition to have the Chinese expelled from the area.
Also in Aubervilliers, the magazine Charlie Hebdo reported in 2012 that the town hall was obligating non-Muslim men who want to marry Muslim women to convert to Islam first, even though France is ostensibly a secular republic. One such man, Frédéric Gilbert, a journalist, was told:
"You can convert in any mosque in three minutes. All you need do is to repeat 'with conviction and sincerity' this sentence: 'I recognize that there is no god but Allah and that Mohammed is his prophet,' and the Imam will agree that you have converted to Islam.’”
Well I never.
My friend, a fusspot, once deconstructed a burger he was suspicious of, only to find a beetle-like corpse within.
“Seek and ye shall find” said a onlooker, disapprovingly. In other words it’s your own fault; if you’d been less picky and just eaten it you’d have been none the wiser.
Is this what I’ve just been doing, seeking and finding, and if so, would we have been better off none the wiser?


Kluber pitches 8 innings; Indians beat Red Sox 2-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched eight innings while Carlos Santana and Ryan Raburn homered, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Kluber (9-16) ended his rocky season with a strong performance, allowing three hits and striking out nine. The right-hander, who won the AL Cy Young Award last season, recorded his first victory since Aug. 14.
Santana led off the second with a home run while Raburn’s homer started the fourth. Both landed several rows deep in the bleachers in left field.
Craig Breslow (0-4) gave up both home runs, his only mistakes in 5 1/3 innings. The veteran left-hander made his second career start after 522 relief appearances.
Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his 33rd save.
Boston designated hitter Brock Holt left the game in the seventh inning after being hit by a pitch on the left knee. He immediately went down and stayed on the ground for several moments. Holt was helped to the dugout by manager Torey Lovullo and a trainer.
The start of the game was delayed by rain for 30 minutes. Showers continued throughout the night, making the 49 degree temperature even more uncomfortable for the crowd of 17,342.
Kluber, who struck out seven in the first three innings, didn’t allow a hit until Travis Shaw’s one-out single in the fourth. Sandy Leon singled in the fifth and eighth.
Kluber’s difficult season took another downward turn when he strained his right hamstring and missed three weeks in September. He was winless in his next three starts, allowing 10 earned runs in 13 2-3 innings.
Dustin Pedroia, who missed 42 games with a strained right hamstring earlier this season, was scratched with the cold and wet conditions. David Ortiz, who hit his 37th home run Friday, was also out of the lineup.
Red Sox rookie center fielder Mookie Betts drew a first-inning walk and has reached base in 36 consecutive games.
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Most of the commercials that you see for adopting animals show all these sad-faced cats and dogs while text blares, “THESE ANIMALS NEED A HOME!” Maybe they are aiming for hopeful looks from the cats and dogs, but it might make people wonder what the conditions are like there to even go in. Then there’s the commercial for a cat shelter called FurKids that is 100% Grade A – Awesomeness.
To get an idea of what this commercial’s like, remember the “Airplane” and the “Naked Gun” movie franchises where there’s a joke a minute? This has even MORE jokes per second than those films. They fly fast and furious, and it made me love every single frame of it.
There’s a ton of creativity here, and although the commercial is shot on the most shoestring of shoestring budgets – it’s so much better than other local-type videos like those blaring auto dealer ones. What really makes it is the earnestness of Paul Preston, who owns Furkids. He is such a ham, and he grabs the punchline of each joke with true zest. He’s also hugely self-deprecating – at one point, he even pretends to eat a can of cat food, and he walks around with a“Kick Me” sign on his back.
This commercial is nowhere near as effective if he just stands in front of the place reading stiltedly from a script. By the end of the commercial, I wanted to run into a FurKids facility and just scoop every single one of those cats into my arms and then run off with my new pet. They are that adorable.
So, enjoy yourselves, people of Atlanta. You have a FurKids. This commercial is a laugh-a-minute and an adorable way to encourage us all to bring some love into our homes with a pet, especially by adopting a rescued one.


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Youth wing of Burundi ruling party accused of gang rape
Human Rights Watch has issued a report accusing the youth wing of the ruling party to have gang-raped women and girls whose male relatives are suspected to be opposition activists. HRW said that 323 cases of rape or sexual assault, affecting 264 women and 59 girls, were reported from May to September 2015.
HRW interviewed more than 70 survivors who have fled to a refugee camp in Tanzania.
HRW researchers found out that women were being targeted by the Imbonerakure, the youth wing of President Pierre Nkurunziza's ruling party.
The report said that some of them were tied up and raped at gun or knife point, as their families and children were nearby and forced to watch.
"These women had been harrassed before, by members of the Imbonerakure or other security services in their villages. After this pattern of harrassment, they would be visited one night by a gang of Imbonerakure or other security services and would be brutally raped by gangs of these people. They were often told during the rapes, 'We are raping you because your husband is a member of an opposition political party'. In other instances, women said that the perpetrators said to them 'Your husband is a rebel, is not here, so we're going to rape you instead'," Skye Wheeler, the women’s rights emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch, told RFI.
"It seems to be the case that these rapes are being perpetrated against women who are seen to have some kind of links to the opposition, usually through a male member of their family. So what we believe is that these rapes are part of a wider pattern of political oppression against the opposition in Burundi."
What's more, Wheeler said the women were too scared to seek help from the police.
"When I asked women if they had reported their rapes to the police, the look of incredulity on their faces sometimes was really shocking. I mean, they just looked at me like I was crazy, they told me 'how can I possibly report the rape to the police who are part of this crisis?' It was completly impossible for them," Wheeler said.
She said the fear was so great that in the majority of cases, women did not even report to hospitals or clinics for medical assistance, because they were again afraid that it would be found out that they were somehow connected with the opposition, often through their husbands, or that they were telling people that they had been raped by this group and that would lead to further problems for them.
Not unheard of in Burundi
According to Cara Jones, an indepedent researcher specializing in post-conflicts development in Africa's Great Lake region, this is not unheard of, and there's clearly been an increase in violence in Burundi in the past year. She said there have been reports of torture, mass killings and gang rapes for a while.
Besides, she said, what worried her was the fact that reports suggest the violence that took place in the run-up to last year's elections are still on going.
"The post-conflict violence is particularly fascinating in Burundi because it seems as though the ruling party has already won what it needed to win, so the need to use violence should have been diminished by the third term," Jones told RFI.
She said it seemed that these rapes, intimidations, and violence was in order to keep the party at the top, and prevent any serious opposition from coming into play, perhaps for the next election.
"To be frank, the level of gang rapes describe in the Human Rights report, coupled with the high profile assassination of Hasfa Mossi doesn't speak well to the future of Burundi in terms of looking to reduce the level of violence. I thinks that this level of violence will continue until the next election," Jones said.
She added that many journalists who live abroad in fear, as well as many higher profile citizens who have fled the country if they could. What seems clear, Jones said, is that the level of extra-judicial targeting is still very high despite the election being over.
"The youth wing that is associated with the ruling party, it seems from recent turns in the internal dynamics that the directives for the violence are coming from the top levels of the regime. This isn't just rogue soldiers deciding to rape or something like that, this seems to be a targeted and specific measure designed to reduce internal opposition within the country."
Presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe declared that HRW had damaged its credibility through the "publication of falsehoods".
RFI tried to get a response from the Burundian government, which did not respond to the request.


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This is a close up of the stack and whack I made for my husband. I used to look like this, once!
LOL Barbara. I love this quilt.
Barbara I love it.
now that is an interesting quilt
what a great fabric for stack and whack gini
Wow - that's incredible! Great job!
How funny Barbara! I'd like to see the whole quilt.


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The couple was seen closely eyeing some pricey bling in a couple of major jewelry stores — especially major diamond baubles that could only be described as the kind usually slipped on a woman’s left-hand ring finger. (read more)According to some insiders, they'll soon be engaged. Rumor Explodes on Twitter Naturally, the Sun-Times’ article sent Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.
In December 2015 she shared an Instagram video of her son adorably running around to her 2013 collaborative album with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Foreverly. ” she captioned the post, along with the hashtag “he wouldn’t stop.” I don't usually sit around listening to my own records but #foreverly came on shuffle and turns out it's good toddler music! The kid is learning about technology with #thegodfather. #goofygrin @phlow42,” she tagged an Instagram photo of her child with Candles frontman Jason Abraham Roberts.


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Dispensaries: In states where marijuana is legal for recreational use, dispensaries are a common sight. They are much rarer in states with more restrictions. In states that permit the use of medical marijuana, hemp-based CBD oils do not normally require a prescription but marijuana-based oils do. Like brick-and-mortar locations, dispensaries offer more customer service. However, as noted, this may not be an option depending on the buyer’s state of residence. Also, CBD oil prices tend to be significantly higher at dispensaries.
Weight plays a role in the effects of CBD oil, and bottle size should be selected based on how much you weigh. Let’s say you weigh less than 130 pounds and desire light CBD oil effects; this means that 11 mg or less will probably suffice per dose, giving roughly 40 doses from a 450-mg concentration. If you weigh more than 230 pounds and desire strong effects, then this same concentration will supply roughly 10 doses.
Typically, CBD is taken as an adjunct treatment along with prescribed medications, either to counteract the pharmaceutical’s side effects or further aid in existing symptoms. However, patients must be careful in using CBD in conjunction with pharmaceutical drugs, as research has shown that CBD may cause some vital medications to become less effective, as a result of how CBD interacts with certain enzymes and proteins.
As illustrated above, Hemp Oil Drops comes with many benefits, unlike other oils. It has managed to rank on top as the best CBD oil in the market for pain, anxiety, and the entire wellbeing of the body. The fact that almost everyone can afford it makes it accessible to many people. The hemp oil is Colorado certified, guaranteeing safety and quality. If you are looking for a reliable CBD oil, you might need to try out Hemp Oil Drops.
CBD, as a standalone medical treatment, does provide patients with more benefits than it does negative side effects. Though it may not cure symptoms permanently, it may prove a far better alternative to that of a drug that holds an array of negative after effects. All in all, CBD in itself is a natural, non-psychoactive, and very safe alternative to many modern medications being prescribed today, though there is much to be learned about its full potential.
So I got an ignite CBD disposable vape pen and I just took my first hit and the sides of my head in the front like both of my temples feel really weird and it’s a very uncomfortable feeling like I’m kinda freaking out. Idk if it’s bad or not but there are also some essential oils in the vape also. Please help quick. I wanna know if I’m okay and if this is normal and if it will go away.
Of course we can't forget our furry little friends! These biscuits are MAPLE BACON flavored! They are the classic no brainer purchase! Giving your pet medicine is always such a messy process. You’re fiddling around with syringes, paying too much and forget trying to hide the stuff in their food in a way that they don’t find it! Canna-Pet has created these organic biscuits with every allergy I’ve heard of in mind. None of the bad stuff (GMOs, corn, wheat, soy) and all of the good (CBD). This is a smart buy all around as one biscuit just twice a day provides daily wellness for your family member while keeping pricey veterinarian bills to a minimum.
This is the second time Moon Mother Hemp Company has placed among the top five brands on our ranking. The Colorado-based company, which was founded about a year ago, sets the bar very high for quality (including USDA-certified organic hemp) without charging the moon for its products. Their tinctures taste so good, you may be sad you don’t need more.
Just last year, Herbivore launched Emerald, a hemp-infused oil, and a few months later, it's unveiling its CBD-infused twin. Like the original, the new Herbivore Botanicals Emerald 100mg CBD Deep Moisture Glow Oil formulation packs a hydrating punch, but also provides the calming and soothing effects of the ingredient. Plus, the brand will donate $1 from every Emerald sale to support cannabis legalization efforts as well as female-owned organizations in the cannabis industry.
Using rigorous review methodology, Gloss and Vickery conclude that based on the low quality of the reports available, there is insufficient data available to draw any conclusions regarding the efficacy and or long-term safety of CBD in treating epilepsy (11). From the data available, it does appear that daily doses of 200 to 300 mg were safe in this small group of patients for a short period of time (14).
Another incredible property of the CBD oil is its’ ability to counteract pain and inflammation. CBD oil’s pain fighting properties are so powerful such that it’s even used as a pain remedy for the advanced stage cancer patients. A 2012 research study published in Journal of Experimental Medicine revealed that CBD oil helps suppress neurophatic pain and chronic inflammatory without causing any analgesic tolerance. The study suggests that CBD interacts with the brain receptors. The receptors which are attached to the cells all throughout the body, receive the chemical signals from certain stimuli, and in turn create pain killing and anti inflammatory effects. CBD can also disrupt the activity of the pain receptors, and instead causes the release of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine which erase pain and discomfort. This is why CBD oil is commonly recommended for all kinds of pain, ranging from lower back pain, to the full body agony caused by cancer.
If you talk to someone who has studied cannabis, they will tell you that cannabinoids (or phytocannabinoids, in plants) were part of the human diet for a very long time, dating back centuries. Your body even produces its own cannabinoids that are called endocannabinoids. Adding cannabis plant derivatives to your wellness plan gives your body more cannabinoids to use.
Cost is another consideration. Most CBD oils are sold in concentrations of 300 to 750 mg, although this may range from less than 100 mg to more than 2,000. A good indicator of price-point is the cost per milligram. Low-cost CBD oils usually fall between five and 10 cents per mg; mid-range prices are 11 to 15 cents per mg; and higher-end oils cost 16 cents per mg or higher. Given these varying per-milligram costs, a bottle of CBD oil may be priced anywhere from $10 or less to $150 or more.
In many industrialized countries, chronic pain has gotten regarded as a public issue. If you have ever experienced pain, then you know that it’s not a good thing. In many countries and across cultures, cannabis has been used for centuries to treat and maintain pain. But within the previous few years, the number of people using CBD oil for treating pain skyrocketed. A fact is that its effectiveness led to its increase in usage, and becoming more popular with many people. Even the number of medical professionals recommending the use of cannabinoid for managing pain has gone up.
Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, is a natural phyto-cannabinoid (or plant-based chemical compound) found in cannabis plants, including hemp and marijuana. Unlike other cannabinoids — namely tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — CBD does not produce any psychoactive effects, and will actually counteract these effects to a degree. CBD will induce feelings of sleepiness; for this reason, it can be an effective soporific for people who struggle to fall and/or remain asleep due to insomnia and other sleep disorders.
Sleepiness or drowsiness. This side effect of CBD oil should hardly come as a surprise, as high doses of CBD oil may be used as a sleep aid for those struggling with insomnia. At low doses, CBD oil causes relaxation and diminished pain or anxiety — both conditions that can contribute to insomnia. At higher doses, it can produce drowsiness. If CBD oil causes drowsiness for you, don’t take CBD oil before operating machinery or driving a vehicle. Remember, CBD oil can sometimes take several hours to kick in.
You bet! Pain relief is one of the main uses for CBD creams. Whether you have a pulled muscle, sore joints, or just general aches and pains from your day-to-day life, any one of the previously mentioned CBD topicals will be a tremendous help. I’ve personally used CBD lotion to treat minor back pains from weightlifting and was astounded at how quick it worked.
CBD is a chemical found in marijuana. CBD doesn't contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana that produces a high. The usual CBD formulation is oil, but CBD is also sold as an extract, a vaporized liquid and an oil-based capsule. Food, drinks and beauty products are among the many CBD-infused products available online.
The key is to effectively gauge exactly how much CBD oil it takes to start managing your pain. If you start off right away with a maximum dose of a 600 mg tincture, you will have no idea how much of the product it actually took to treat your condition, and how much you wasted (this is also important because you do not want to exceed dosage and end up developing a tolerance to the active cannabinoids).
Researchers at the Department of Pharmacognosy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK, basis the study conducted on mice found that CBD oil has analgesic properties and may relieve chronic pain of all kinds . It can disrupt the activity of pain receptors in the body and instead cause a release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine – “feel good” compounds that can ease discomfort and pain, even if the pharmaceutical painkillers have no effect.
The effects of CBD on receptors in the immune system may help reduce overall inflammation in the body. In turn, CBD oil may offer benefits for acne management. A human study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigationfound that the oil prevented activity in sebaceous glands. These glands are responsible for producing sebum, a natural oily substance that hydrates the skin. Too much sebum, however, can lead to acne.
Customer Service: It’s difficult to find contact information on Calm by Wellness’s website, and their email address is listed incorrectly in two places (we tried sending them an email but it was not delivered). We were, however, able to get a response through Facebook, and the company does offer free shipping and a generous 30-day return policy on all orders.
I know this was a huge post… like I said, I’m an absolute mess. I’m not suicidal, but I swear I don’t know why I’m still fighting to stay in a life that doesn’t seem to want me and I know I have GOT to do something!! If anyone, someone can read this and give me honest, real feedback about a suggestion (keep in mind, I’ve spoken to my doctor. I’ve had years of therapy and I’m STILL this much of a mess) I would really appreciate it. I need to know how to be prepared if I want to try this as my last resort. I have no idea what I’d even buy! I know nothing about CBD or hemp or marijuana or THC (except that THC is the thing that gets you high). I don’t even have anyone in real life I can ask about any of this other than my doctor who pretty much just tried to be very statistical about it. if you actually read this, thank you from my whole heart… thank you.

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Ireland as it will look: empty.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has already given his backing to this mass suicide pact, explaining that "It is surely God's will to return Ireland to the state it was in when He created it - empty. Or, if it wasn't, don't expect me to speak out until after we've all been killed!"
The actual mechanism of the mass extermination of the Irish people is still to be decided. Historically, potato famines were very popular, but nowadays the only consequence of a potato famine would be that the Irish would no longer have to put up with that arch-bore Gary Lineker advertising his unhealthy snacks. Still, that alone makes this seem like a good idea.
Enough to make you yearn for another potato famine.
Clearly some more systematic way for the Irish to destroy themselves is required. Prime Minister Varadkar has organized a survey asking people which groups they would like to see exterminated first, and the following sections of the population were particularly disliked:
children, adults, the young, the old, the middle-aged, the religious, the non-religious, the whites, the blacks, the other races, tinkers, tailors, soldiers, sailors, rich men, poor men, beggarmen, thieves, fathers, mothers, males, females, people of undecided or indescribable sex/gender, tourists, local residents, hairy people, bald people, heterosexuals, homosexuals, anything else-sexuals, people called "Martin", people not called "Martin", the employed, the unemployed, the sick, the healthy, ...
For each of these groups it is possible to find someone who dislikes them, so into the suicide booths they go!
Ah yes, the suicide booths. Well they will look like this:
New-look suicide booth (no longer required for its original purpose).
There have already been some comments from devoutly religious British politicians on the MIDA ("Make Ireland Dead Again") plan. Theresa May thinks it's a wonderful idea, but Jacob Rees-Mogg doesn't. Still, if MIDA is a success, then the United Kingdom is certain to follow suit.
Administrative note: for the last 5 days I have not received e-mail notifications about comments posted on this luvvly blogg. So I have only just realised there was a backlog. Sorry.


Notice: Board of Health Meeting April 6th, 2016
BOARD of HEALTH MEETING
April 6, 2016
City-County Health Department
Lge. Conference Rm – Meeting Starts @ 11:30 a.m.
115 4th Street South, Great Falls
CALL TO ORDER 11:30 am Bill Bronson
Establishment of Quorum Bill Bronson
- Approve Minutes from March 2nd, 2015, Meeting* Bill Bronson
- MCIAA Compliance Checklist – Shelter Review Revisited Carey Ann Shannon
- Environmental Health Report Sandy Johnson
- Prevention Services Report Trixie Smith/Jill Furan
- Communicable Disease Report
- Finance Report Casey Mohler
- Health Officer’s Report Tanya Houston
- Public comment on any public matter that is within the Board of Health’s jurisdiction MCA 50-2-116.


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Wind River/Bighorn Basin District
|Release Date: 05/01/12|
BLM Pulaski Award Shared with Fremont County Firefighting Partners
The prestigious Pulaski Award, presented to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wind River/Bighorn Basin District (WR/BBD) fire program, will be temporarily located in both Lander and Riverton in recognition of the BLM’s partnership with Fremont County Fire Protection District.
WR/BBD Fire Management Officer Chuck Russell is sharing the recognition with partners by sending the award to locations throughout the area. “We could not have received this award without our great fire staff and cooperators,” Russell said. “I want the Pulaski Award to travel so that all the folks who came together to help develop these relationships can enjoy it.”
In Lander, the Pulaski Award spent a week at Lander City Hall and now the community can see it at the Lander Volunteer Fire Department. The award will then wrap-up its tour with a month at the Fremont County Fire Protection District Headquarters in Riverton.
“It is an honor to share the Pulaski Award with the BLM and the other cooperators,” said Fremont County Fire Protection District Chief and Fire Warden Craig Haslam. “It pays tribute to the years of cooperative effort with the BLM and other federal agencies. We enjoy the opportunities that we have had in the past to work together and look forward to the same ongoing relationship in the future.”
“We appreciate the relationship we have with our local BLM office and the support they give us on projects we work on together,” said Lander City Fire Administrator Nick Hudson. “Congratulations to the district for receiving this award.”
The Pulaski Award, a 30-inch bronze statue of a wildland firefighter created by Larry Noland, is named for a young forest ranger who led his crew through thick smoke, heat and flames to the safety of a railroad tunnel during the Montana/Idaho inferno of 1910. Also named for this ranger is a half axe/half hoe tool used commonly in wildland firefighting. The award was first presented in 1998.
In addition to Lander and Riverton, the award has traveled to the following locations since June 2011: Cody Fire Department, Cody Interagency Dispatch Center, BLM Cody Field Office, Lovell Fire Department, Big Horn County Fire Warden’s Office, Worland Fire Department, BLM Worland Field Office and Thermopolis Fire Hall.
The WR/BBD and their partners, fire wardens from Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties and Wyoming State Forestry, came together in 2002 and identified the following goals and objectives to address as a group: 1) Promote safety in suppression and preparedness operations, 2) Provide rural fire departments and partners current course offerings, 3) Improve cooperator involvement and interaction with federal agencies, 4) Improve Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) community protection, and 5) Open lines for collaborative training between cooperating agencies. The group realized early on that it would take a commitment by all members at the local, county, state and federal levels to be successful.
After the cooperative partnership was initiated, the group recognized that firefighter safety is a primary concern and that risk to firefighters required immediate action. As a result, the WR/BBD fire staff and their partners took action and taught 10 courses (160 hours of classroom instruction) to 110 students from eight different departments. Due to the success during that first year, the WR/BBD has continued the effort each year since 2002. During 2009 and 2010 the WR/BBD provided 22 courses (224 hours of classroom instruction) to 144 students from 16 different departments engaged in wildland fire.
“The group's work is one example of the success that can be realized by getting employees from a variety of different organizational disciplines involved in resolving critical issues through a collaborative effort,” NIFC Governing Board Chair Gary Bowers said. “The work of the WR/BBD is an excellent example of how we can set aside jurisdictional boundaries and work together to strengthen the fire workforce.”
For more information, please contact BLM Fire Operations Supervisor Aaron Thompson in the Lander Field Office at 307-332-8400 or at email@example.com.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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Images: Oklahoma tornado devastation
Last winter we profiled u local member EasternBalletInstituteNH who shared adorable photos of their puppy Nanook. They've shared more photos, so lets take a look at Nanook as he's grown over the past year!
The storm system behind Monday's Oklahoma twister and several on Sunday was threatening a large swath of the United States on Tuesday evening.
Additional tornadoes were not expected in devastated Moore, Oklahoma. But a severe thunderstorm watch was is...


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Every so often we may feel that it is time that we deserve a pay rise. This could be because you feel that you are working hard but often it is because we need extra money to cover our costs, repay a loan or save up for something. It is wise to try to reduce your spending in this sort of situation so that you can have the most available for the necessities that you need to pay for. However, it can be difficult to do this or it may not be enough and so a pay rise could be your only choice. Sometimes it can seem like this will be a very difficult thing to achieve. However, there are things that you could do so that you can get paid more.
- Work more hours – if you have the opportunity to work more hours then this will get you more pay. This may not be the way that you are hoping to get more money, it is obviously better to get more pay for the same work, but there may not be this opportunity. You may have some spare time that you will be able to use by working more, but this will not be the case for everyone depending on what other commitments they have.
- Find out how to get a rise – If you do want to try for a pay rise then you need to know how they are awarded in the company that you work for Some have a specific procedure for applying or you may have to prove yourself during your appraisal or something like that. Find out if there is anything formal that you have to do. You could look at company policy on their website, speak to a colleague or your boss to find out.
- Work hard– if you are looking for a pay rise then this is a good time to start working extra hard. You want to make yourself seen and make sure that people feel you deserve a rise. You should not be too obvious, but just getting your head down, working hard and producing results should be enough. Do everything that you are asked without complaint and stay late to do extra work if necessary.
- Do more than necessary – it can be good to do even more than this. If you can ask people if they need help and do a bit more than necessary for your job then this should help you to show how enthusiastic you are and how much you are prepared to do. You need to prove that you are worth more money.
- Do some training – it is worth thinking about whether doing some training will help you. If you can learn some new things then you might become a more valued member of the company and they may reward you for this. If you have to pay for the training then you will have to think about whether you are prepared to risk investing that money in your future and whether you feel that there is any training that you can do which will increase your chances of getting a pay rise. It would be well worth discussing this with your boss or employer before you try it.
- Look for promotion opportunities – it might be easier to find an opportunity to get a promotion rather than trying to look to get more money in your current role. It is worth finding out whether someone in the role that you do could get more pay or whether you have hit a ceiling and need to think about looking elsewhere. Take a look at what other positions are available and think about whether they are roles that you like or would like to do and if you have the right qualifications and experience to be able to do the job.
- Consider changing jobs – it might be that you will need to change company in order to earn more money. Sometimes applying or a job with a new company can be the only way that it is possible to get a pay rise. This can be much more daunting as working with a new team in a new company is something that is unknown. It is possible you may have to travel further or do a harder job as well. However, it is well worth looking to see what opportunities are available so that you can decide whether this will be a good option for you.
This may seem like a big effort and you will have to decide whether you think that it is worth it. Obviously, you will need to think about your financial situation and whether you feel that you need to get a pay rise and therefore need to try one or more of these things.

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Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have cleaned Masaka City in the ongoing civil-military activities gearing towards the commemoration of the 40th Tarehe Sita anniversary.
The UPDF Chief of Civil Military activities, Brig General Emmanuel Rwashande hailed Masaka residents for maintaining the existing Civil Military relationship between soldiers and the civilians.
“UPDF is a force from the people and therefore giving back to the people is a symbolic gesture that is necessary to cement the relationship,” Gen. Rwashande said.
The Commander of the UPDF Armoured Brigade, Brig Gen Deus Sande, also encouraged residents to preserve the peace that has led to infrastructural development in the area.
He added that UPDF is now an exporter of peace as a result of the stability enjoyed in the home country.
Herman Sentongo, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Masaka district, commended UPDF for soldiering and maintaining the Civil Military responsibilities required from a professional soldier.
“I salute UPDF for bringing a new era of soldiers. Thank you for working with the people to develop our country,” he added.
The Chairperson of Masaka Central market, Betty Nakayiza, also lauded UPDF efforts in maintaining the peace and stability.
She remarked that UPDF discipline has got more people involved in income generating activities.
Relatedly, the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Hon Vincent Sempijja, commissioned similar Civil Military activities in Lukaya amidst jubilation from soldiers, police, locals and boda boda riders.
Meanwhile, there has been a notable 20-40 percent refurbishment on all selected infrastructure in Masaka Greater sub-region by the UPDF Engineers Brigade, according to Brig Gen Emmanuel Rwashande.


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Ohmygosh! This video is so freakin' cute.. now I gotta go buy some Chanel polish. hehehe. Happy Friday, hun!xx Love & AlohaSwing by to enter my $100 Shopbop Giftcard Giveaway!
How cute. Some people are just so creative! I NEED a manicure big time. My poor nails are so neglected at the moment. Have a wonderful Friday, Sue! xo
How cute! Yes, by Friday I am also in need of a manicure!Happy Friday!xxJoanna
This amazing! Such a great way to begin my day today. What an amusing video. Thanks for sharing!
This is brilliant! Definitely need a manicure and in a fun colour!Have a great weekend xo
The mirrored staircase was my favorite part. Yes, my hands are in need of a little elegance. Time for a manicure! Happy weekend!
Sue,This was so fun, I started dancing in my office. Kidding, but I loved it!xo,~R
How fun! For someone who wanted to be a Rockette as a girl, this is just up my alley - or stage! Happy weekend, Sue.xxoo
This has to be my fave so far. Wonderful!Have a lacquery weekend luv.xx C
Beautiful dancing hands!
Adorable!! Reminds me a little of the Hermes video with the hands. I'm hoping they photoshopped that hand - it's perfect!!
That was so much fun!
Got something to share? Would love to hear it. I read every single comment:)


[cars name="Lexus"] has unveiled what is surely the ultimate hybrid, the LS600h. Perched at the top of the LS range, the hybrid has a long-wheelbase body, individual rear seats, and a 4.3-liter V-8 teamed with two electric motors, a dual-stage CVT, and all-wheel drive. Lexus claims the LS600h will provide the performance of a V-12 while feeding owners’ smugness with its V-8 fuel economy. Prices likely will top $100,000. For a mere $2.50 (plus tip), New Yorkers and San Franciscans can join the gasoline-electric revolution by hailing a hybrid taxicab. Manhattan, the birthplace of gridlock, may be the ideal environment for hybrids; some 82,000 gallons of fuel could be saved each day if New York’s 12,053 cabs (mostly gas-guzzling Ford Crown Victorias) were replaced with hybrids. So far, only nineteen Escape hybrids (plus a few Toyotas) have joined the ranks. Thirty ply the streets of San Francisco.
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