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Stephanie Gangi’s debut fiction novel The Next earns its place as my favorite book of the year! Joanna DeAngelis is dying of cancer. And she’s angrily cyber-stalking her ex-lover. In fact, she carries her rage straight into the afterlife, where as a ghost, she continues to torment him. While her twenty-something daughters grieve and learn to let go, Joanna, in her alternate realm, must eventually do the same. Sexy, smart, and poignant, The Next is sure to be a popular book club pick. I’m so pleased to welcome Stephanie Gangi to BCB today.
Tabitha Lord: You’ve skillfully combined elements of a page-turning thriller with the deep, complicated relationships typical of women’s fiction. And it’s a ghost story! Where did the spark for this book come from? Was it a ghost story first?
Stephanie Gangi: Thank you! I’m loving that combination – thriller, complicated relationships, and a ghost story.
Honestly, the story originated with heartbreak, my own. My broken heart happened to coincide with the mega pop hit by Adele, Rolling in the Deep. That song was everywhere as I walked the streets of Manhattan, trying to keep myself together in the wake of a bad break-up. There’s violence and a “crazy-ex-girlfriend” drive to the lyrics and it felt like a soundtrack. I wanted to explore a woman’s rage, the thing she usually suppresses – or I do, anyway – the kind of rage that men dread. She’s really mad and completely unleashed.
To me, the worst betrayal would be to leave a woman in her most dire hour of need. What would happen if she was sick, weak, facing the end of her life? What if her rage lived on? And the only way to resolve it, to “get over it,” was revenge?
TL: This is Joanna’s story, but it’s also Anna’s and Laney’s. How did you determine how much time would belong to Jo and how much to her daughters in crafting the novel?
SG: So all that rage I just mentioned – how much can one novel bear? It began as Jo’s story, but I couldn’t have her just rant on and on – she’s already pretty intense. Yet I didn’t want to shy away from her anger. My “solution” was to alternate the story lines, and try and pull back from the rage and revenge story, give the readers, and myself as the writer, a break from the intensity and show the woman inside the ghost … through her beloved daughters.
I have beloved daughters of my own, and as an only child, it’s been so satisfying to see the sister bond between them! I admit, I’m a little envious. As a writer, I’m fascinated with how sisters interact. They can be the most brutal with each other, and yet, profoundly tender and supportive. They have a secret language. I wanted to capture all of that that. I’ve been gratified by readers who see The Next as a sister story, as well as a mother-daughter story.
TL: The girls’ journey through grief is told with such emotional authenticity. There is sorrow and disappointment, anger and fear, but also healing and joy. Were you drawing on personal experience as you led the sisters through this loss?
SG: I actually teared up reading this question, so I guess the answer is absolutely. Yes. I’ve been disappointed. Who hasn’t? I’ve been confused and afraid. I’ve experienced great loss. I’ve blundered along. I’ve navigated breast cancer since the late 1990s, so in a way, I’m always waiting for the other shoe to drop. And my own daughters have borne witness to that, and through all the loss, learned to appreciate the grace of healing and hope. All of it has given me – and, more importantly, my girls – the capacity to love the one wild and precious life we have, to paraphrase the wonderful Mary Oliver poem. This is it, my life, mine, in all its complicated glory! Readers have commented on the dynamic of dark and light in The Next, and how it felt so real to them. What more can a writer ask for?
TL: I love dear Tom. He’s a faithful, loyal boy, and of course, he can “see” Joanna. What inspired you to include him in the story?
SG: I have a fantastic standard poodle named Enzo. I was getting up at 4 a.m. and writing this novel, my debut at age 60, by the way, since I have a day job. He was usually snoring at my feet in the pre-dawn hours. Now and then he’d rise up and nudge my arm with his big, brown muzzle, as if to say, Come on! Take a break! So, in a way, Enzo forced his way into the book. The loyalty and devotion of dogs has sustained me for my whole life and I wanted to honor that. The more Enzo made his presence felt, and he can be pretty insistent, the more it made sense to include him in the narrative – he became the embodiment of the devotion and loyalty and love Joanna did not get from Ned. It took her a while to recognize that it was something she’d had all along, from her daughters and her faithful.
By the way … Tom was my father’s name. I wanted to honor him, too. He was a great husband to my mother and father to me.
TL: Ned’s relationship with Trudi certainly highlights the intimate yet superficial culture surrounding social media. Social media added another dimension to this story in that Jo was able to “cyber-stalk” Ned after his betrayal, and remain obsessively focused on him right up to time of her own death. Can you talk a little about how this very recent phenomenon helped shape the story?
SG: As a narrative “device” – pun intended – social media offered a few angles for me. I am fascinated by the obsessive way we interact with our cellphones, and Jo is no exception. She is sick and she is weak, but she can muster up the energy to reach for the phone and tap into it to fuel her rage against Ned. She’s as addicted to that easy drip drip drip of imagery and information as she is to morphine in her final hours. Next, I love the idea of never really dying once you’ve got a cyber footprint. Your past interests, Likes, Friends, searches, selfies, dating, banking – it all lives on after you’re gone. Talk about taking the concept of “the ghost in the machine” to the next level. And yes, I’m as repulsed and yet drawn to the quick hits of consumer+celebrity culture as everyone else. I have to actively shut it down to shut it out.
TL: Let’s talk a little more about Ned. While I never got to the point of forgiving him for his actions, I certainly came to understand him, and even feel empathy towards him. Was this what you hoped the reader would feel toward him?
SG: Ned is at the top of the list of controversial characters. Reader reactions are passionate, that’s for sure! I don’t want to overstate it, but it’s almost been a generational divide. Younger women in particular have been outraged by Ned. They’ve taken Joanna to task for starting up with him in the first place, and then sticking with him. They are more fierce and demanding than I’ve ever been! We drag a lot of baggage into romantic relationships, and the less fierce among us set it down and ignore it. Maybe we even reframe our ideals and compromise our integrity to accommodate love, to stay lovable. And yet, those bags are still sitting over there, waiting to be unpacked. Ned was very much in love with Joanna, and she with him. I certainly did not want to portray Ned as a straight-up bad guy. His intentions were good, but intentions are no substitute for actions. The road to hell, and all that.
TL: I’m always interested in an author’s process. How long did this story take to write, from the first draft to the final edits? And what is your revision process like?
SG: The Next took me two and a half years from start to finish. I write in a software program called Scrivener, and it’s scary-easy to see how many drafts I wrote – seven. Seven! There were two points along the way when I was ready to give up, both after I’d already secured my literary agents. I was sure the book was done, I simply could not see any way to make it better and not once but twice my agents shook their heads, pushed it back to me and said, A little more. I am so grateful! I took some breaks and of course, saw they were right.
I actually love the revision process more than the early drafting. Early drafting is terrifying: What am I doing? This is nuts! Where am I going with this? It’s a daily – no, hourly – struggle. But once the whole thing is set down, once you understand the setting and the chronology, the conflicts and resolution, once you are intimate with the characters (and by way of them, yourself and your motivation and your process) you can go very quiet and very still and close your eyes and search inside yourself for where the story needs to be better, stronger, tighter, truer. That’s exhilirating, searching for the truth in the words. I love that. I live for it now.
TL: Are you working on something new? Would you be willing to share a little?
SG: One of the joys of 2017 has been writing in a genre I haven’t tried before – the personal essay. I’ve published three this year and have a fourth coming in early 2018. That has been a great experience. It turns out I have something to say about aging and love and mothering and being a late bloomer, and my words have resonated with readers.
I’m deep into the pain and humiliation of writing my second novel. It’s untitled at the moment but in my head I call it “The Humbler,” because, well, I am at its mercy. I thought it would be easier, and in a way it is, I understand my own process. At least I think I do. But I’m trying to raise the bar for myself and my readers, with a wider scope, a bigger story. It’s about a woman with a complicated past – her childhood was stolen and exploited by her artist mother – and how, on the cusp of age 60, she has a decision to make: exploit the past herself and profit from it, or shut the door on it once and for all. This woman has to figure out how to turn the scars of her childhood into skin thick enough so that she can finally take control of her life, with a ticking clock. There’s another crazy dead mother, although this one is a ghost only in her daughter’s mind! The backdrop is rock and roll and photography, two subjects that – as a quintessential boomer – have exerted a tremendous cultural influence on me. It’s fascinating to take a look at how those influences – and we – have aged and adapted (or not!) over the years. Iconic rockers are closing in on 80, and photography is certainly not just for artists anymore!
TL: I definitely look forward to reading that! Thank you so much, Stephanie.
Stephanie Gangi is a poet, essayist, and novelist living and working in New York City. Her work has appeared on LiteraryHub, Bust, Catapult, and TueNight. Her award-winning poem, Four, was anthologized in the Hippocratic Prize Anthology, 2014.

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Youtube Original Series BEST.COVER.EVER. Premieres Today to a Global Audience
YouTube Original music competition series Best.Cover.Ever. premiered today exclusively on the Best.Cover.Ever. YouTube channel to audiences around the world. The series, hosted by Grammy Award-winning artist Ludacris and Executive Produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine North America, launched its first three episodes from the series, which feature Demi Lovato (Episode One), Katy Perry (Episode Two) and Jason Derulo (Episode Three). The series is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
In the first episode, join Demi Lovato and Ludacris as they surprise two very talented bands, AHMIR, a Boston based R&B group and Nashville's own Anthem Lights, to ultimately decide who has the Best.Cover.Ever.AHMIR is a Boston-based R&B vocal group. AHMIR got its beginnings over a decade ago when members Leon Jones and Michael "Big Mike" McDonald met as featured soloists in their respective college choirs. With Kelly "KC" Washington and Mark "Sing-Sing" Robertson rounding out the group, AHMIR maintains a focus on giving back and has been involved with the Pixel Project, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society, along with other organizations. Anthem Lights, based in Nashville, consists of Caleb Grimm, Chad Graham, Joey Stamper and Spencer Kane. With origins going back 9 years, the pop vocal group shares a common upbringing singing in church and choirs and even got their start singing faith-based, Christian music.
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The biotech firm Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) will maintain patent protection until 2037 for a leading treatment for cystic fibrosis. In other words, the company will be able to produce billions in blockbuster revenues for the next twenty years.
Several medicines have been developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals to treat cystic fibrosis, a dangerous genetic disease that impairs lung function. There is no full cure for the disease, but Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ treatment improves the condition of patients and improves the quality and life span of the disease. Currently, Trikafta, which obtained FDA approval in last year, is the leading cystic fibrosis drug. The drug is appropriate for the treatment of 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients, giving the organization $960 million in revenues in the third quarter of 2020, or around 60 percent of overall quarterly revenues.
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In August 2020, regulators in Europe have approved the commercialization of Trikafta, which will add around 20,000 more potential patients to the 18,000 living in the U.S. In addition, in Australia, Canada and other countries, Vertex Pharmaceuticals intends to commercialize the medicine.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is widening the reach of its other cystic fibrosis treatments alongside the promotion of the new drug. In particular, it is necessary for the company to enter the market for the treatment of infants and children, because the company’s medicinal products were initially only licensed for the treatment of adult patients.
The patent of Vertex Pharmaceuticals for successful Trikafta therapy will remain in the U.S. and EU until 2037, which ensures that the business will remain exclusive for nearly two decades.
Without debt, Vertex Pharmaceuticals managed to accumulate $6.2 billion in capital and cash equivalents. The firm unveiled a $500 million share buyback program last month, which runs through 2022.
On December 14, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) was up 1.77 percent to $228.13.

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One of the great benefits of Your Right Livelihood: A Training in Doing the Work, Art, and Service You Love is the face-to-face weekly opportunities to talk with luminary writers, teachers, and change-makers about what’s calling to you in your work, art, and life. The training, which launches Sept. 25 and ends in mid-December, led by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and Laura Packer, helps people both navigate their callings and their livelihoods (read an interview with Laura and Caryn to learn more).
In addition to the two-day opening retreat — to be held Sept. 25-27 at the Casa Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona (where the Power of Words conerence starts shortly after our retreat ends), the weekly video-conference live meetings with guest teachers helps us get to know each other voice to voice and face to face, and it gives participants the chance to ask our guest teachers questions and discuss many dimensions of making our life’s work come true. The training also includes a 10-week online class, one-on-one coaching with Laura and Caryn, and lots of extra supports and resources.
This year’s crop of guest teachers includes:
- Dr. Harriet Lerner, one of our nation’s most respected voices in the psychology of women, and the “how-tos” of navigating the swamps and quicksands of difficult relationships. She lectures and consults nationally, and is the author of numerous scholarly articles and 12 books including The Dance of Anger, which has sold more than three million copies with over 30 foreign translations, and her recent book, Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurt.
- Gregg Levoy, author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life and Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life, writes for, consults with, and speaks to thousands of people regularly on finding and following your life’s work and passions. See a SPARKS session, hosted by the TLA Network, featuring Gregg Levoy talking about callings and right livelihood.
- Donna Washington a professional author, storyteller and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for over thirty years. She has been featured at numerous festivals, schools & libraries theaters and other venues around the world, and she has released nine CDs and four children’s books. She offers a range of multicultural folktales, personal narratives and stories of her own creation.
- Doug Lipman is a renowned storyteller, storytelling mentor and teacher, and innovator. Doug loves to help artists and other self-employed professionals become comfortable (and effective) in marketing their own work. He says, “We tend to view marketing as something pushy and dishonest – which much marketing sadly is. But true marketing consists of discovering who is hungry for what you love to do—and letting them know you’re available to do it.
- Kim Go is an interfaith minister, former minister of congregational life, public speaker, coach, author, ritual celebrant and expressive facilitator. A focus of her work is the project, Alive and Mortal, an online group to address grief and impermanence. She says, “We work togetherto learn expressiveness around grief and find our voice. This aids us to use the power of the group to move out into the world to speak of our grief and love story that we carry with an expanded language.
- José Faus is an artist, writer, teacher, and mentor. A native of Bogota, Colombia and long time Kansas City resident, he has participated in mural projects throughout the Kansas City area, Mexico and SantaCruz de la Sierra, Bolivia where he traveled under a State Department grant. He is a founder of the Latino Writers Collective and sits on the boards of the Writers Place, UMKC Friends of the Library, The Latino WritersCollective and the Charlotte Street foundation.
- Rob Peck, is an author, humorist and recovering perfectionist! True to the title of his new book, It’s a Juggle Out There, Rob’s moving speeches and uplifting seminars focuses on three things simultaneously: Stress management, Streamlining, & Simplifying.
- Heather Forest is a modern-day bard fusing poetry, prose, original melody, and the sung and spoken word. A pioneer in the American storytelling revival she has shared her repertoire of world tales in theaters, schools, literature conferences, and storytelling festivals throughout the United States and abroad. A multiple award-winning author and recording artist, she has published seven children’s picture books based on folktales, three folktale anthologies, eight audio recordings of storytelling and a popular educational web site StoryArts Online.
Find out more about the training here. You can also schedule a discovery call with Laura or Caryn to talk about the training and your life by going here.


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Local charity, The Sara Lee Trust, are holding their annual Christmas Fair on Saturday December 12 at St John the Evangelist Church, Pevensey Road, St Leonards, 10.30-2.30pm
The Trust’s Fundraising manager, Maria Gonet says it will be a fun-filled event for all ages. “Please join us for our Christmas Fair, offering fun for the whole family regardless of the weather,” she said.
“There will be so much to see and do with wonderful Christmas shopping, fundraising stalls, Santa’s grotto, a Grand Christmas Raffle featuring amazing prizes including a luxury weekend break, a 32” TV and a designer handbag, and a children’s area.”
There will also be a Children’s Christmas themed fancy dress competition and judging will take place at 1pm.
Delicious homemade refreshments including soup, savouries, cakes, mulled wine, mince pies, hot and cold drinks will also be available.
Maria added: “We are also looking for donations of cakes and items for the tombola – if anyone can help please either bring them toSt John’s church on Friday December 11 between 9am and 2pm, or bring them along to the fair on Saturday December 12.”
The Sara Lee Trust provides complementary therapies, counselling and creative therapies to people in Hastings and Rother living through cancer and other life threatening illnesses; with support for their families and carers.
For further information visit the website at: www.saraleetrust.org or https://www.facebook.com/SaraLeeTrust

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As a nutritional therapist I am very aware of which foods may be beneficial for health. One food of particular personal interest is cacao. Being a chocoholic, I really enjoy a good piece of quality dark chocolate with my matcha tea on a daily basis and it´s eaten with a good conscience! Here´s why:
One of the most nutritious foods known to man is raw cacao, also known as “food of the gods”. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which contribute to numerous health supporting and disease preventing properties extensively supported in scientific literature (1).
Cacao comes from the Theobroma Cacao tree growing in tropical areas of South America, Asia and Africa. Exposure to natural elements such as wind, rain, sun and soil quality are important factors determining the antioxidant* capacity of the cacao bean. The more environmental exposure to the tree, the more plant-chemicals (phytonutrients) develop. These act as antioxidants and provide protection to the tree and to those who eat it the beans. Polyphenols are a large group of phytonutrients, which include a category called flavonoids. The high flavonoid content is what makes cacao a “superfood”. Cacao has several unique flavanols** only found in the cacao bean. Flavonoid content in cacao is dependent upon the extent of the processing (2)
*antioxidants are naturally occurring compounds. Some we make naturally, but ability may decline with age. They protect the cell membranes and DNA molecules from oxidative damage, which contributes to ageing and disease.
** Flavanols are an extension of the flavonoid family.
To be palatable to the consumer, beans are firstly fermented and then dried in sunlight. This is where differences occur between mass produced chocolate and the “raw” cacao versions. Commercial cocoa powders and even dark chocolate varieties differ from cacao since they undergo several processes. This includes roasting at high temperatures (at 248°F/120°C and higher) (3) and addition of an alkalising agent to destroy any acidity, known as “Dutch processing”. Processing alters the nutritional value and may generate toxic compounds by changing the structure of natural fats in the cacao bean creating potentially harmful molecules called free-radicals* (4). “Antinutrients” such as white sugar and hydrogenated oils may be added to increase taste and texture.
*Free radicals are a natural by-product of metabolism. They also come from pollution, sunlight and environmental toxins including smoking. An excess of free radicals contributes to age related degeneration and disease.
True raw cacao products are minimally processed and kept at temperatures below 118°F/48°C). The beans are left to ferment for approximately 6 days, then dried in sunlight to reduce bitterness and enhance the chocolate flavour. Temperatures are regulated and kept below 122°F/50°C (5), therefore retaining more of the nutrients and antioxidants including the phytonutrients polyphenols compared with more processed products. Fermentation even at low temperatures reduces iron, phosphorus and magnesium levels of cacao, yet copper increases. However, fermentation reduces phytate* levels improving the bioavailability of the remaining minerals.
*Phytates are naturally occurring compounds in the cacao bean, which protect the seed before germination. However they can bind to minerals and prevent absorption.
Nutrients & health benefits of cacao
Several important minerals are found in cacao including: magnesium, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, iron and sulphur along with the essential fat oleic acid, fibre and vitamins E, B2, B1, B5, B3 and B9, traces of vitamin A and C.
The most abundant mineral in cacao is potassium, which contributes to maintain fluid balance, regulates muscular contractions and nerve transmissions.
Cacao is one of the richest sources of magnesium. Magnesium is required for enzyme reactions and as a co-factor for more than 300 biochemical processes in the body including energy production and muscular contraction. It is known as the “relaxation mineral” with optimal levels supporting sleep, mood and energy. Low levels have been associated with chronic disease. It is the most common mineral deficiency in the West.
Cacao has an iron content of 7.3mg/100g, compared with spinach (3.6mg/100g). To obtain the benefits of plant based non-heme iron, combine with vitamin C (such as lemon, kiwi, orange, berries) to enhance absorption (2).
Cacao is extremely rich in antioxidants having more than blueberries, goji berries and green tea (2). Raw cacao powder is rated highly in ORAC scores (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) for the quantity of antioxidants per 100g. This is a measure antioxidants effectiveness to absorb free radicals. See ORAC scores at end of article.
Cacao flavanols have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet properties. They have demonstrated benefits to cardiovascular health through ability modulate blood flow and thereby control blood pressure (6) and regulation of cholesterol levels. They also increase levels of the hormone adiponectin, regulating fat mass in humans.
Chemical messengers in cacao
Cacao is able to impact mood via several chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. It contains a compound called phenylethylamine (PEA), which acts as neurotransmitter upon the central nervous system promoting feelings of well-being and happiness and improving alertness.
Another is a fatty acid neurotransmitter called anandamide, meaning “bliss”, also contributes towards mood elevation and alertness by regulating blood pressure and blood sugar levels (7). Additionally cacao contains a protein called tryptophan. Tryptophan is required to produce the neurotransmitters, serotonin, known to improve mood and melatonin, required for sleep and an important anti-oxidant.
Theobromine is another compound of cacao and is similar to caffeine, yet a nonaddictive stimulant with positive impact upon the vascular system promoting blood flow, concentration and mood (8). However, it may cause headaches in sensitive individuals. It is highly toxic to cats and dogs as they have difficulty degrading it, so never allow animals to eat chocolate.
In summary, organic raw cacao is an excellent source of nutrients for non-sensitive individuals. Remember that despite the high antioxidant levels of raw cacao other compounds such as caffeine and theobromine, may be too stimulating for the central nervous system and oxalic acid may impact absorption of calcium levels in the body. It is suggested that 40-50g daily is sufficient to provide beneficial effects in non-sensitive individuals.
How to include raw cacao to the diet:
Raw cacao is the best form of chocolate to eat. Obviously some find it bitter and may need time to wean taste buds away from the sweetness of mass produced varieties. Examples of how you can introduce 100% raw cacao into the diet are listed below:
Hot chocolate for one: Add 1 tablespoon of raw cacao powder to a large mug. Warm up 150ml of plant based milk on a low heat. When heated pour onto cacao powder and add ó-1 teaspoon of yacon syrup. If desired sprinkle with cinnamon.
Banana, berry and cacao nib smoothie: Blend ó frozen banana, a handful frozen berries with 50ml of plant milk and 100ml of filtered water. When smooth add to glass and top with cacao nibs/coconut flakes. You can also soak chia seeds over night in the plant milk and add to the smoothie for more essential fatty acids!
Add raw cacao nibs to a bowl of sweet berries (seasonal blueberries, raspberries and strawberries) or a salad to give a kick and the vitamin C from peppers, lemon juice will aid iron absorption from the cacao.
ORAC scores for the Top 10 Antioxidants Foods (per 100 grams)
1) Cloves, ground 314,446
2) Sumac bran 312,400
3) Cinnamon, ground 267,536
4) Sorghum, bran, raw 240,000
5) Oregano, dried 200,129
6) Turmeric, ground 159,277
7) Acai berry,freeze-dried 102,700
8) Sorghum, bran, black 100,800
9) Sumac, grain, raw 86,800
10) Cocoa powder,unsweetened 80,933
19) Roasted cocoa powder 40,200
27) Organic Goji Berries 25,300
31) Chocolate, dark 20,823
61) Blueberries 5, 347
91) Broccoli 3, 083
Note: this is for cocoa powder. Raw cacao ranks higher, approximately 95,000
- R. Rucker, 2009. Nutritional properties of cocoa. Appendix 10, p. 943-946. Grivetti, Shapiro (Eds.), Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Ruscigno, M., 2014. Superfoods for Life, Cacao: – Improve Heart Health – Boost Your Brain Power. MA, USA. Fair Winds Press.
- Murray, m., Pizzorno, j., & Pizzorno, l. 2005. The encyclopedia of healing foods. New york: Atria books.
- Djikeng, F. T. et al., 2018. Effect of traditional and oven roasting on the physicochemical properties of fermented cocoa beans. Heliyon, 4(2).
- Hurst, W.J., et al, 2011. Impact of fermentation, drying, roasting and Dutch processing on flavan-3-ol stereochemistry in cacao beans and cocoa ingredients. Chemistry Central Journal, 5, 53.
- Cifuentes-Gomez, T., et al., 2015. Factors Affecting the Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion of Cocoa Flavanols in Humans. J. Agric. Food Chem., 63 (35), pp. 7615–23.
- di Tomaso E, Beltramo M, Piomelli D. 1996. Brain cannabinoids in chocolate. Nature. 382(6593), pp. 677-8.
- Franco, R., et al., 2013. Health benefits of methylxanthines in cacao and chocolate. Nutrients, 5(10), pp. 4159-73.

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Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens. The concept of citizenship comes from ancient Greece and Rome, where only adult males with property had the right to vote and to be part of the political process. In the United States, your gender or wealth does not prohibit you from participating as a citizen.
Following the American Revolution, the leaders of the new nation came together to establish a national government. The first document set forth by the delegates was the Articles of Confederation, under which the central government was too weak, which caused many problems. Congress had no power to tax, to regulate trade, or to enforce its laws. The federal government lacked a national court system (judicial branch) or central leadership (executive branch), and changes to the articles required unanimous consent of the thirteen states. The delegates met and designed a new form of government for the United States, the Constitution.
The Constitution, which achieved ratification in October 1788, established our form of government as a republic. To protect the rights of citizens, amendments were added to the Constitution as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights includes the first ten amendments, giving rights to the people and states, thus putting limits on the power of government. Some of these rights include freedom of religion, speech, press, and the right to assemble and petition. Since adoption of the Bill of Rights, many more amendments have been added. Because of this, some have said that the Constitution is a “living document.”
BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The Founding Fathers feared the tyranny they had experienced under British rule. Therefore, they created a federal government consisting of three branches: the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch. This form of government created a system of checks and balances so that one branch does not become more powerful than the other two. The executive branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the United States. This branch consists of the president, vice president, and a Cabinet of the heads of the various departments of government. The legislative branch is responsible for lawmaking and consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form Congress. The judicial branch is the court system, made up of the U.S. Supreme Court and more than 1,000 other federal courts. This court hears and decides arguments about the meanings of laws, how they are applied, and whether they violate the Constitution. Florida Government (Benchmark: SS.7.C.3.13; SS.7.C.3.14)
- Why is it important to have freedom of the press?
- Why was the U.S. Constitution written?

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard knows she isn’t back. She's just happy to be here.
“Being back on court just reminds me of how much I love it. I’m just so grateful for that; I could be sitting at home still recovering,” Bouchard told the Star after her first practice at the Australian Open Sunday.
“I wasn’t sure if I’d be ready, tennis-wise. Maybe symptom-wise I’d be ready, but not tennis-wise,” she added. “I worked hard to get back into it, and I feel great now.”
The 21-year-old from Montreal won more matches than any other player during the two weeks of tournaments leading up to the first Grand Slam event of the season.
That’s not a mind-blowing result in itself; the ranks of the WTA Tour have been decimated by injuries and withdrawals as the stars want to dispense with the preliminaries and get to the main event.
The fallout from her fall in the rankings (she was No. 49 to start the season) meant she could only enter the smaller tournaments rather than the Australian events in Brisbane and Sydney that had far more ranking points available.
So she went to Shenzhen, China, and won two matches. Then she went to tiny Hobart, Tasmania, and won four more before falling 6-1, 6-2 to Alizé Cornet of France in the final Saturday.
New coach Thomas Hogstedt pointed out that the field in Hobart might not have been the strongest, but the opponents Bouchard faced were quality players — Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck, American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Camila Giorgi of Italy, and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, who has been in the top 10 and is a former Australian Open finalist.
“I definitely have moments where I feel like I remember what it’s like to play matches and to fight and to play my aggressive game,” Bouchard said. “And there have definitely been moments when I have felt uncomfortable and weird — almost like, ‘I forget how to do this.’
“It’s almost like I’ve been relearning what I used to know and what I used to do well,” she added. “It’s this weird process I’ve never experienced before. But there have been some positive signs, especially in Hobart, and (I) just want to keep building.”
For the most part, with the notable exception of the Hobart final, Bouchard’s serve has held up well. Given her struggles with it in 2015, it’s hard to remember that it was once a weapon. When Bouchard won the Wimbledon junior title in 2012, she regularly served 110 miles an hour and professed it to be her favourite stroke.
Last season, it was her serve that absorbed the brunt of the pressure, breaking down technically when things got tight even when it looked fairly solid during practice.
Bouchard’s confidence that took a beating in 2015 also looks to be returning.
At 3-3 in the third set of her semifinal match in Hobart against Cibulkova, it was as though a switch flipped. Instead of playing not to lose, Bouchard suddenly remembered how to play to win. She began to hit out on the ball, putting more pressure on Cibulkova to counter. And the Slovak was unable to match it.
It was almost full circle; the last singles match Bouchard played at the U.S. Open before suffering the concussion that forced her to withdraw from the tournament came against Cibulkova.
“In a couple of matches, especially in the second round against Van Uytvanck, deep in the match, I was fighting. It was close — 4-all or something like that. I was like, ‘Okay, this is what I love. This is what I love to do,’ “ she said. “I tried to get myself really into the match and feel like the old me.”
Bouchard’s first-round match at the Australian Open Monday against Aleksandra Krunic will answer more questions. If the Canadian can beat the diminutive Serb with a surprisingly potent serve, she could face No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round. If she loses, her ranking will drop out of the top 60, and the work will continue.
But after the near-ennui of 2014 when winning at big tournaments became old hat, to the befuddlement of 2015 when nothing went right, the Bouchard of 2016 speaks with palpable enthusiasm about having the opportunity to even try.
“I try to kind of self-analyze sometimes and make sure things are okay (with the concussion issues). But I’ve been playing tournaments two weeks in a row, which I haven’t done in a long time. I haven’t played this many matches in a long time as well. To be physically okay, for now, day by day, is a really great thing. I’m just grateful,” she said.
“I don’t know if I feel like the old Genie yet. It’s a work in progress. I definitely feel better day after day,” she added. “The past two weeks, match after match, I’ve been feeling better. But I still know I have a long way to go. I feel like my level is still too up and down, a bit too inconsistent.”


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The word ‘potential’ may be overused, but American cattle producers no doubt see plenty of it in the China market.
That’s because the Asian giant – which is already the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans and a major purchaser of American pork – remains in the midst of significant downswing in domestic cattle numbers and beef production. (We periodically make comments on the world beef situation; please see our article on the Brazilian cattle industry, April 7, 2016).
According to the latest numbers, China’s cattle herd in 2016 totalled just over 100.2 million head, down slightly from a year earlier and the lowest in 27 years.
In country of almost 1.4 billion people where tastes and food choices are rapidly diversifying, that represents a tempting opportunity. The trouble is, the U.S. is still essentially shut out of the mainland Chinese beef market, one of just a few international markets that never reopened to American product following the discovery of BSE in a dairy cow in Washington State in 2003.
As the graph here shows, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Hong Kong are the top destinations for US beef exports. Conspicuously absent is mainland China.
At the time of the discovery and the subsequent closing of the Chinese market, there was little impact on the U.S. industry; China had never been a big importer of foreign beef anyway. However, that all changed in 2012 when red hot economic growth and dwindling domestic production led to a sharp increase in imports.
Indeed, in July of last year, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reported that China was importing more beef on a monthly basis than it did in the entire 2011 calendar year. And that trend is continuing. According to USMEF numbers, China’s beef imports in 2015 amounted to 495,000 tonnes, up 56% from a year earlier. In December of last year alone, the country’s beef imports set a monthly record of 65,159 tonnes.
(In June, the USDA forecast 2016 total U.S. beef exports at 1.1 million tonnes, with exports making up about 9.6% of total estimated disappearance).
For now, U.S. competitors are cashing in, and that includes Canada, which also went through its own BSE crisis in 2003 but has since regained access to China. In fact, China became Canada’s second largest beef export market in 2015, accounting for an estimated 10% of all Canadian shipments. (The U.S. still remains far and away Canada’s largest export destination, with more than 71% of sales).
Beyond Canada, Australia remains a major beef supplier to China, although Brazil has recently taken over as the largest provider largely based on its ability to supply large amounts of the relatively cheap frozen cuts that China tends to favour. Uruguay and New Zealand are also major suppliers.
So what are the long-term prospects for the Chinese market?
On the supply side, it doesn’t appear as if China has much likelihood to expand. Its own cattle herd has been in decline for a number of years and a variety of factors suggest it will be difficult to break that downward trend; chief among them is the fact China is basically tapped out on the pasture land and forage to even feed its herd.
On the other side of the supply-demand equation, Chinese demand for beef has soared, especially with year-on-year double-digit growth in the foodservice industry and the Westernization of food retailing, particularly in urban areas, the USMEF said.
What’s also important to note is the latest beef import numbers for China don’t reflect the huge amount of beef that is illegally smuggled into the country from India, or the amount of American beef that also makes its way into the country on the sly from other export destinations, such as Hong Kong and Vietnam. So demand is ripe.
Meanwhile, a report released earlier this month by Market Reports World predicted that in the next few years, the demand for beef in China will continue to rise. Import volume of beef will also continue to grow because of the low growth of China’s beef production, it said. “There are a lot of investment opportunities in Chinese market for many global cattle breeding enterprises, beef processing enterprises and beef trade enterprises.”
To that end, it would seem the U.S. is ideally poised to fill the void. As mentioned in a previous post, American pastures on the southern Plains are on the rebound after years of drought, and American producers are now expanding their herds.
What’s needed now is just a means of finally breaking back into the Chinese market. If it can be done, it will be worth it. Last summer, USMEF president and CEO Philip Seng said the U.S.’s lack of access to China was a significant lost opportunity. And at an industry conference earlier this year in San Diego, Seng said he was hopeful the Chinese market would finally reopen soon, perhaps as early as sometime this year.
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MYSTERY WESTHAVEN LAUNCH
I have been sent the above photo by Scott Taylor, son of the late Mac Taylor, the Westhaven based boat broker. Scott advised that he had been going through a box of old negatives which he converted into digital photos and came todays woody is one of them.
Scott commented that the photo was probably taken by himself over fifty years ago while he was tagging along with his Dad at Westhaven Marina.
Are we able to ID the launch – to me it screams late 1940’s Lidgard bridge-decker and I suspect I know the owner – but I have been wrong before 🙂

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Halle Berry poses naked for shower selfies that cause a stir
Halle Berry is feeling her best self on social media, taking to Instagram to share a pair of selfies that highlighted her natural beauty.
The snaps saw her simply pose in front of the mirror of her shower, fogged up to carefully blur out everything except for the actress and the tight curls in her hair.
Halle stunned her fans with a pair of nude shower selfies
However, what really turned up the heat for the images was that the star appeared to be posing completely naked, again making use of the foggy mirror to cover herself up.
"Hump day self love," Halle characterized the shots, and her fans loved it too, leaving heart emojis galore in the comments section.
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Some identified with the message of self love as well, as one of her followers commented: "Self love everyday sista," and another also said: "Mother you showing out now."
The Monster's Ball actress isn't afraid to show off some of the more revealing facets of her life at home, sharing another similarly risqué video ahead of the Oscars captioned: "Guess who's going to the ball tomorrow," which you can check out below.
WATCH: Halle Berry gets fans talking with naked bathroom video
Halle made quite the splash after at the 95th Academy Awards on March 12, subbing in for Will Smith as she joined Jessica Chastain to present the Oscars for Best Actor and Actress.
In her Tamara Ralph gown, Halle and Jessica presented the award for Best Actor to an emotional Brendan Fraser for his stirring turn in The Whale.
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The move turned out to be particularly fitting as the 56-year-old, who'd won the award over two decades ago for Monster's Ball, presented the trophy this year to Michelle Yeoh.
Everything Everywhere All At Once star Michelle became the second person of color to win the Oscar for Best Actress in the Academy's 95 year history, following none other than Halle herself.
The two previous winners presented Best Actress to Michelle Yeoh
Michelle also became the first Asian actress to win the award, topping off a fantastic night for the A24 film, which won a total of seven Oscars that night, including Best Director and Best Picture.
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text: Tony Hart was adored by millions. A regular fixture on British television for over 40 years, he entertained and inspired generations of children. In this heart-felt, very personal account of his life, his daughter Carolyn paints a complete portrait of her father. Packed with charming anecdotes, moving stories, and fond memories, this is a wonderful tribute to a much-loved man. Includes a foreword by Morph (with a little help from his creator, Peter Lord, co-founder fo Aardman Animations).

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Anurag Kashyap movie tells the story of a five-member band Parasites and their struggle to remain floating in the strong currents of life's ordeal. This Tutu Sharma production features Tejaswini Kolhapure, younger sibling of yester year actress Padmini Kolhapure, Kay Kay Menon , Aditya and Joy Fernandez. In these male dominated musical scores we have legendary Asha Bhonsle and the younger lot Sunidhi Chauhan sharing one song each. Variety is the buzzword of Vishal Bharadwaj and he offers us a taste of various musical arrangements. Give an ear to these songs 'Yeh Kaisa Hai Sheher', 'Tamas' and 'Yeh Jism'.


With the emergence of the Esthesis Quartet in 2022 following the launch of ARTEMIS in 2020, the jazz world has been blessed this decade with two jazz supergroups comprised solely of wildly accomplished female musicians. Because ARTEMIS is on Blue Note and includes marquee names like Renee Roses, Ingrid Jensen and guest vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, they’ve grabbed international festival attention and won a JazzTimes readers’ poll for Best New Artist. Yet Esthesis Quartet, currently dropping their fascinatingly played, dynamics rich second collection Time Zones, boasts a feat that not even ARTEMIS can top.
In the male dominated world of jazz academia, there are only six women across the country who are department heads of jazz programs – and the quartet has two of them, pianist and vocalist Dawn Clement (Metropolitan State University of Denver) and drummer Tina Raymond, Director of Jazz Studies at Cal State Northridge. Together with Swedish born, NYC based flutist Elsa Nilsson and Emma Dayhuff, the most recent bassist to graduate from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance in Los Angeles, Esthesis Quartet launched like so many unexpected projects during the first Covid lockdown, via mutual respect and Zoom sessions.
Using the term Esthesis is far from a random cool name choice; it translates to the elementary sensation of touch – something that the world could only do once the lockdowns eased. The intoxicating, multi-movement opening number “Blue Light,” which jumps quickly from a sweetly melodic flute/piano duality into a barn-burning, high intensity flute/drum jam, is the perfect microcosm of the seven track collection’s ever-shifting journey of emotional highs and lows, sweeping from lyrical charm and slow burning sensuality to frenetic and explosive cathartic energy. The same compelling dynamics are at work on a more thematically based level on “Brush Fire,” which melodically, rhythmically and harmonically captures the slow growing, then quickly engulfing trajectory of SoCal’s deadly 2018 Woolsey Fire.
The quartet offers a unique balance of moods throughout, following Clement’s ethereal vocal ballad “The New Yorker” (with graceful music set to Megan Fernandes poem “Scylla and Charybdis”) with the trad jazz hustle and bustle of “Hollywood” and the ominous but grooving “Peter Gunn Theme”-styled madness of “Serial” (inspired by a podcast of the same name) before toning down for the lovely, mid-tempo flute driven gem “First Light.” Following Nilsson’s edict to Dayhuff to “Go as fast as you want!,” Esthesis Quartet wraps the endlessly engaging set with the breakneck-paced inspiration of “Getting Through.”


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As the global trend for a complete ban on genetically modified organisms (GMO) escalates, it comes as no surprise to learn that the multinational corporations — the ones producing and marketing these highly questionable seeds and associated products — are suddenly going all out to corner unsuspecting farmers in Pakistan.
Markets in most European countries, along with the majority of South American countries, Russia and numerous other nations around the globe are now closed to these corporations. India is on the verge of following suit. Corporations, including Monsanto and Synergen, are reportedly pressuring the National Bio-Safety Committee of the Ministry of Environment to grant them full and unrestricted access to potentially lucrative markets here.
The controversy surrounding GMO seeds and food items containing GMO products has been raging for some years now. Those supporting GMO products claim that there is no scientific proof of them being dangerous to human, animal or environmental health. Those standing against the products claim otherwise and cite cases such as GMO-related food allergies from GMO corn products, the recent deaths of cows in Texas after they consumed GMO grass and the mutation of insects that have developed resistance to the pesticides that are ‘in-built’ in GMO plants. The uncontrollable cross pollination of GMO crops with wild plants has reportedly decimated some indigenous species and caused others to grow to unnatural proportions, in Canada for example, and this, opponents say, is just the tip of the potentially lethal GMO iceberg.
The battle for control of global food supplies via aggressive marketing of GMOs — seeds of which must be purchased each season — promises to get extremely nasty in the months to come. A variety of moves aimed at making it illegal for commercial and private growers to cultivate heritage varieties of edible plants from which seeds can be saved — at no cost, for growing in future years — have also been put in place and they just add to the mess. Protestors in America are increasingly taking matters into their own hands by physically uprooting or burning GMO crops. There are reports that Monsanto is investing heavily in its own private army to safeguard its commercial interests.
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin spoke out for many when he furiously denounced Monsanto recently, saying that it may “take a war to stop them”. Yet, sadly, the cotton lobby in Pakistan appears set on demanding that GMO cotton be made available as soon as conceivably possible. Lobbyists claim that only by growing GMO cotton — which is claimed to be highly productive and requires less inputs as pesticides are already inside the plants — will farmers be tempted back from their recent swing towards rice cultivation instead.
The cotton lobby, however, has failed to factor in the reason farmers are now opting for rice: there has not been a good cotton crop since 2009, as each year since then, huge losses have been incurred due to torrential rain and floods, which cotton cannot tolerate — but rice can. Introducing GMO cotton will not alter this climatic fact.
Allowing even a single GMO variety to be marketed in Pakistan is to invite disaster in and the National Bio-Safety Committee would do well to examine the situation in Indian Punjab, where the cultivation of GMOs literally killed fertile land and resulted in thousands of farmers committing suicide due to massive accumulation of un-payable debt.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th, 2013.
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THE Queen asked to appear in the London Olympics opening ceremony’s James Bond spoof film, according to Liverpool writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.
The event’s director Danny Boyle contacted Buckingham Palace for permission for making the film, which did not initially include the Queen playing herself.
To his astonishment, not only did the Palace endorse the idea, but added the bombshell that the Queen had requested to take part.
Frank, 52, who was scriptwriter in Danny Boyle’s creative team, said: “The idea originally came from our designer Mark Tildesley.
“Danny said this idea must have come from somewhere, a film like Austin Powers or Johnny English.
“It sat on his desk and when we eventually found nobody else had used it, Danny contacted the Palace. Our whole office was stunned when we got the reply saying the Queen not only gave permission but wanted to be in it.
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Frank also managed to smuggle in a few personal touches like using the motto of St Helens, where he went to school: Ex Terra Lucem – (out of the ground comes light). He said watching the event with his wife Denny and two of his seven children was a “fantastic, but eerily calm” experience.
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Experts from the Arms Control Association (ACA) supports the call by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany for immediate inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of Iran's recently disclosed uranium enrichment facility near the city of Qom. ACA experts also endorse the intention of these governments to seek from Iran "concrete steps to create confidence and transparency in its nuclear program" when Iran meets with the UN Security Council permanent members and Germany (the P5+1) on October 1. (Continue)
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The improved communications that Bario, in the Sarawak region of Malaysia, now enjoys with the outside world has led to perceivable improvements in the lives of the local Kelabit communities.
e-Bario is a research project undertaken by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) with the support of the International Development Research Centre of Canada and the Government of Malaysia. Its objective is to demonstrate the opportunities for sustainable development in a remote and isolated rural community from the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Beginning in 1998, the project was undertaken against the background of the Government of Malaysia’s aggressive adoption of ICTs for national development and the underdeveloped infrastructure and scattered population of the Nation’s largest state, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. It has as its rationale the delivery of equal access to ICTs for those remote and marginalised communities that characterise rural life in Sarawak, and which contain more than half of the State’s population. Many such communities are un-served by road and have access to meagre or non-existent telecommunications services. The objectives were to demonstrate that access to ICTs, specifically the Internet, could precipitate significant improvements in the lives of such communities.
The methodological approach was to conduct a pilot telecentre implementation within one remote community. The remote highland community of Bario in northern Sarawak was selected. It has a population of around 1,000 people and is the traditional centre of the Kelabit ethnic group of Borneo, which consists of around 5,000 people. Baseline studies were conducted in order to understand the conditions of life in the chosen community and computers were progressively introduced, beginning with the school. A community telecentre was established with the intention of providing community access to computers and to the Internet.
Bario is a remote and isolated community accessible only by air. Before the e-Bario project, communications were limited to rudimentary radio links. Electricity is obtainable from household generators or solar panels. It represents an extreme example of the digital divide. Despite its isolation, the community includes two schools that participated in the study. A computer laboratory with satellite Internet connection was established in the junior-secondary school, and the schools teachers were trained how to use computers. As the school children readily took to the computers, this had an immediate effect in acculturating the entire community towards the use of ICTs. Over time, the research team formed a close relationship with the project’s community steering committee, and this allowed them to jointly formulate a development agenda designed to make effective use of improved access to abundant information sources within initiatives that reflect the needs, aspirations, problems and opportunities within the community.
With the assistance of Telekom Malaysia, a community telecentre was established which consisted of computers with satellite (VSAT) access to the Internet as well as public telephones and a reliable generator-driven power supply, augmented with solar panels and batteries. In July 2002, the project was handed over by the research team to the community, with a local management committee and a project manager.
e-Bario has delivered a variety of important benefits to the community. In the school, the pupils have benefited from earlier exposure to ICTs than would have otherwise been the case. This has had the effect of accelerating their learning, not only in computer subjects but also in other areas of the curriculum in which access to the Internet has broadened their knowledge base and expanded their learning horizons. Not least among these benefits, the pupils’ English language ability has also improved, owing to its predominance on the Internet. This is a highly desirable outcome in view of the Malaysian Government’s emphasis on English language teaching in the national curriculum.
The Bario community is also using the telecentre to promote its local tourism activities through their website. Bario has enjoyed a steady trickle of visitors who are attracted by the unique culture and hospitality of the residents as well as the pristine highland rainforest environment.
Tourism is a significant contributor to the local economy as it generates incomes for a range of individuals, many of them women. There has been an increase in the number of lodges and restaurants providing accommodation and meals since e-Bario began. The increase in tourism has had the effect of doubling the number of flights between Bario and Miri, the nearest town on the coast.
This has also improved the agricultural economy. Bario is famous for its rice, which is grown organically, and is highly sought after due to its light taste and delicate fragrance. The increase in the number of flights has enabled farmers in Bario to send more rice to the urban markets, and this in turn has stimulated rice production.
Another benefit relates to the use of the telecentre by the local clinic, which became the first rural clinic in Sarawak with Internet access. The medical technician at the clinic has been able to share medical information with doctors in the towns, obtain better information about the drugs at the clinic and about the common ailments among the residents.
The Kelabit community of Sarawak, whose heartland is in and around Bario, regularly conduct on-line discussions on topics that affect their future. The e-Bario telecentre now allows Kelabits living in the highlands to participate in these discussions on an equal footing with their compatriots in the towns and overseas. The Kelabit community is preserving their cultural heritage by capturing the recollections of the old folks online, and developing digital library.
The improved communications that Bario now enjoys with the outside world have lead to a number of significant impacts. Family interactions have greatly improved, and this has been most keenly felt at the time of family emergencies, such as at times of sickness and bereavement. Previously, relatives often heard about such emergencies well after the event when it was too late to act. Additionally, the telecentre played a crucial role in co-ordinating search and rescue operations after a helicopter crashed in the nearby rugged highlands. Flight operations have also been enhanced by the improved communications that provide pilots with vital weather conditions that can be highly variable over short distances in the highland terrain.
The e-Bario experience has been shared nationally and internationally with several agencies, including presentations organised by UNESCAP, IDRC and the Government of Malaysia. The project has also won several awards, as follows:


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