International Film Sector Rallies in Support of Ukraine from celebrities like Sean Penn and Angelina Jolie to Cannes dedicating daily to honour the capsulate country, the worldwide entertainment industry is participating in an exceedingly key role in maintaining.
BACHENNYA METELYKA Butterfly Vision – city pageant COURTESY OF Cannes pageant
The war in Ukrayina seems a world far away from the red carpet glamour and high-profile dealmaking of the seventy-fifth city pageant. apart from many walking the Croisette this year, the brutality and destruction being formed on the country since Russia’s Feb. twenty-four invasion keep front and centre, with the long-run consequences of the conflict still unknown.
“Our final days shooting Butterfly Vision were at intervals the Donbas region in April 2021, the first time once associate degree outsized kind of Russian troops began gathering on the border,” says Ukrainian director Maksim Nakonechnyi of his international organisation sure Regard title, the only real Ukrainian pic in Cannes’ official alternative this year. (The documentary A rationalization of Destruction — getting a special screening in town from celebrated Ukraine film producer Sergei Loznitsa — might be a German-Dutch co-production.) “Our DCP [digital cinema print] delivered merely some of the days before they started bombing Kyiv. once the attacks started, which we tend to be dashing to the underground, I called our postproduction organizer, and he aforesaid, ‘Don’t worry, notwithstanding what happens, we’ve got a finished copy of the film.’”
The struggle to complete the Ukraine war documentary Mariupolis a combination of — in addition to a city special screening — was even extra painful. Lithuanian film producer came to the capsulate Donbas region of Ukraine for a follow-up to his 2016 film. but in early April, he was captured and dead by the Russian army in Mariupol. Kvedaravičius’ betrothed, Hanna Bilobrova, an administrative body co-directed the film and was with him at the time of his death, was ready to get the footage out of the country and edit it in time for its premiere in the city.
Doing notwithstanding it takes has become a college of thought among Ukrainian filmmakers, many of whom have chosen to stay in their country of origin to fight on the frontlines or to document the war and its aftermath.
Support for Ukraine has come from many quarters of the international trade, whether or not or not it’s celebrities like Sean Penn or Angelina Jolie visiting the combat zone to focus the world’s attention on the conflict, or companies reaching bent producers and directors in Ukraine to help where they will.
“We’re acting as associate freelance film foundation, at the facet of the Polish Film Academy and far of Polish and European organizations, to support Ukrainian filmmakers, considerably those documenting the war in Ukrayina,” says Violetta Kaminska of Poland’s Apple Film Productions, one altogether many European corporations providing wise facilitate for his or her colleagues across the border.
Nu Boyana, a motion picture and tv backlot located in Sofia, a European nation and in hand by The Expendables producer Millennium Media, is actively recruiting Ukrainian refugees and has organized a weekly job truthful to go looking out employment at intervals the region for those eager to fly the coop the war. Currently, letter Boyana has quite dozen Ukrayina professionals — furthermore as makeup artists and assistant directors — engaged in productions rather like the Renny Harlin action film craftsman.
“We even have Ukrainians operative basic jobs. My goal, if they’d want to stay and work in the studio, is to gift them some coaching job. Most of the people who came were girls with youngsters, and thus the most issue for them was, but will we have a tendency to get them day take care of the kids?” says letter Boyana business executive Yariv writer. “The state of affairs transcends economics. The business will come and go, and it will do what it should do. Right now, it’s relating to serving our human family.”


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Finals week begins this Wednesday. It may be crazy because I know that I have an immense amount of studying to do for five finals but I am actually really excited. I’m excited because in a little more than a week I can officially say I am half way through my senior year! In some ways time has flown by so quickly since I first stepped foot on campus as a freshman in 2009 and in other ways it seems like an eternity ago. So, knowing that I am going to have incredibly little down-time this coming week, I decided to make a delicious and nutritious batch of muffins to eat for a quick and easy breakfast with yogurt or as an afternoon/evening snack.
I went searching for a banana muffin recipe because, despite my aversion to fresh bananas, I really enjoy them in baked goods (especially banana bread). I chose a recipe that combined the classic flavor of banana with a hint of peanut butter for extra staying power, flavor and protein. Also, instead of the usual canola oil, this recipe calls for greek yogurt and used part whole-wheat flour. Perfect (well almost perfect, perfect requires a small handful of chocolate chips stirred into the batter before baking).
Peanut Butter Banana Muffins (slightly adapted from here; makes a dozen muffins)
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 2/3 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 t baking soda
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1 C all-purpose flour
- 3/4 C whole-wheat flour
- chocolate chips, cinnamon sugar for topping (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with baking cups and lightly spray with canola oil.
Mix the wet ingredients together–mashed banana, honey, peanut butter, yogurt, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and cinnamon).
Add the wet and dry together and stir until just combined. If desired, fold in about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into the muffin tin until the cups are 3/4 full, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and bake on the middle rack in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
These muffins are delicious. They have all the right flavors and retain their moistness without the addition of a lot of fat and they reheat really well. I have a feeling I am going to be munching on them a lot this next week. Here’s to muffin munching brain power!

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Here’s Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s new ad on welfare requirements:
Here’s the statement that former President Bill Clinton released this morning:
The act emerged after years of experiments at the state level, including my work as Governor of Arkansas beginning in 1980. When I became President, I granted waivers from the old law to 44 states to implement welfare to work strategies before welfare reform passed.
After the law was enacted, every state was required to design a plan to move people into the workforce, along with more funds to help pay for training, childcare and transportation. As a result, millions of people moved from welfare to work.
The recently announced waiver policy was originally requested by the Republican governors of Utah and Nevada to achieve more flexibility in designing programs more likely to work in this challenging environment. The Administration has taken important steps to ensure that the work requirement is retained and that waivers will be granted only if a state can demonstrate that more people will be moved into work under its new approach. The welfare time limits, another important feature of the 1996 act, will not be waived.
The Romney ad is especially disappointing because, as governor of Massachusetts, he requested changes in the welfare reform laws that could have eliminated time limits altogether. We need a bipartisan consensus to continue to help people move from welfare to work even during these hard times, not more misleading campaign ads.
But that letter does not unilaterally repeal or waive the law. Instead, it gives states the chance to make changes to their welfare programs and still be counted as meeting work participation requirements. It’s a leap to assume that governors and legislators will seek to return to “plain old welfare” and that the Obama administration will give them the go-ahead.
And, in 2005, Romney joined several other GOP governors in promoting “increased waiver authority.”


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Amidst a constant flow of news frequently centered on difficulties, obstacles, and emergencies, it becomes essential to recognize the positive occurrences within the work truck fleet industry.
Concentrating on heartening narratives, we have compiled a selection of the most motivational news updates in August 2023.
Top Fleet Stories
Here are the top eight fleet stories of the month to brighten your day from August.
- Top Tech of 2023 — Ryder System recently awarded the title of "Top Tech" for 2023 to local technician Cody Morris. As a reward, Morris received a substantial cash prize of $50,000 at this year's Ryder Top Technician Skills Competition. This annual event serves as a platform to recognize, highlight, and provide incentives for Ryder's most exceptional truck maintenance technicians.
- Top-Performing Warehouses — Isuzu Commercial Truck of America revealed that its parts distribution center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has been recognized as one of the top-performing warehouses in North America according to Carlisle & Co.'s 2023 North American Parts Benchmark.
- Helping the Community — Nearly 100 Bendix employees from the Huntington operation joined forces to construct a house for a local family in Huntington, Indiana. The construction was done in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne.
- Celebrating Milestone — Marion Body Works commemorated a significant milestone – the delivery of its 15,000th cab. This unit was crafted for Spartan Motors. A celebratory event was held on August 16.
- Scholarships for the Admirable — Transervice Logistics granted four $2,500 scholarships to the offspring of its staff members. These scholarships, intended for the upcoming 2023 Fall Term at the college of their preference, were bestowed following a selection process led by the Transervice Executive Team. The chosen recipients demonstrated commendable academic accomplishments, active community engagement, and admirable personal attributes. As part of the application, candidates were also tasked with submitting an essay detailing the reasons for their eligibility for the scholarship.

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While experts have noted that lightning can indeed strike twice at the same location, the reason the lightning channel is “reused” remained unclear. But now an international research group led by the University of Groningen may have finally solved this mystery.
Using the Low Frequency Antenna Array (LOFAR), a Dutch radio telescope made up of thousands of antennas scattered across Northern Europe, researchers were able to observe the development of lightning flashes in unprecedented detail.
Research has shown that negative charges inside a thundercloud are not all discharged in a single flash. Instead, some of them are stored inside structures that experts call needles. The researchers determined that a negative charge through these needles could cause a second discharge to the ground.
“This discovery is in stark contrast to the current picture, in which the charge flows through plasma channels directly from one part of the cloud to another or to the ground,” said Professor Olaf Scholten.
The study's first author, Dr. Brian Hahr, explained that the reason the needles have never been seen before is because of LOFAR's “superior abilities”.
"These needles can be 100 meters long and less than five meters in diameter, and are too small and too short-lived for other lightning detection systems."
For their observations, scientists used only the Dutch LOFAR stations, which cover an area of 3200 square kilometers. They analyzed raw time trails measured in the 30-80 MHz range.
“These data allow us to detect lightning propagation at a scale where, for the first time, we can distinguish the primary processes. Furthermore, the use of radio waves allows us to look inside the thundercloud, where most of the lightning resides,”said Dr. Hare.
High-resolution 3D images of the lightning clearly showed a break in the discharge channel at a location where needles are formed. These appear to discharge negative charges from the main channel, which then re-enter the cloud. As a result, the reduction of charges in the channel causes the break.
But then, once the charge in the cloud is built up again, the flow through the channel is restored and there is a second discharge of lightning. Based on this finding, lightning can strike in the same area repeatedly.
"VHF emissions along the positive channel are caused by fairly regularly repeating discharges along the previously formed side channels-needles," explained Professor Scholten. "These needles seem to be draining the charges in a pulsed manner."
“From these observations, we can see that part of the cloud is being recharged, and we can understand why the lightning strikes the Earth can be repeated several times,” said Dr. Hare.


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I also threw in To The Stars - and Beyond (The Second Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories), mainly because Charles Gramlich has a tale in it, and I loved the cover.
Today the wife gave me a hall pass and I went shopping. In addition to shoes, music and comics, I picked up some books, too. Arturo Perez-Reverte's latest (perhaps last) tale of Captain Alatriste, Pirates of the Levant. The Ramsey Campbell novelization of the Solomon Kane movie (which I still haven't seen!) Finally, I bought the Baen anthology, Mountain Magic. I have Drake's Old Nathan collection (included,) but the book includes a set of Henry Kuttner tales, too. I would have gone the e'route on that one, sometime, but for this little tidbit on the Baen E'books site;
Unfortunately the Kuttner estate does not allow publication of electronic versions of his works. So we had to remove all of the Kuttner stories from the WebScriptions version. In their place we've added Manly Wade Wellman's John the Balladeer stories. Certainly they fit the books theme of Mountain Magic.
I guess that isn't a total surprise. I noted Saberhagen's estate seem to be handling his e'books, outside of any given publisher. Also, not surprising some Silver John tales were substituted, as I think Drake is in charge of the Wellman publishing estate, so it wouldn't be a tough sell.
(I've run into something similar with some of my vinyl blues LPs having different content on CD - not just augmented, but different...)

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Preds Insiders: Darren McFarland (Oct. 25, 2021)
-0:00, Recapping the back-to-back road games this weekend, losing at Winnipeg and winning emphatically in Minnesota.
-25:15, An update on Phil Tomasino's young NHL career so far and why the guys were happy to see him playing on Saturday night after a mistake Thursday vs. the Rangers.
-39:00, Looking ahead to this week starting with Tuesday's home game against the Sharks
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Review Kamakura Tour
Arigato gozaimasu…thank you very much for being our Kamakura guide. It was an amazing experience; one that we’ll all treasure for a lifetime. The walking tour and visiting the spectacular sites were something we had only read about in books, but to see them in reality was magical. The views were breathtaking and awe inspiring; your knowledge of the area and it’s rich history is truly admirable. Thank you again for leading a great tour!
Frankie, Sandy and Kalama ,Hawaii ,USA
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Media in Latin America have traditionally been consolidated into the hands of a few wealthy families and large media conglomerates. Over the last decade and a half, however, several governments in the region, including Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay, have moved to democratize media.
During the first decade of the 21st century, Bolivia’s “classic” newspapers have disappeared. Beyond print, radio has traditionally dominated Bolivia’s media landscape, a reality due in large part to the country’s multiethnic and multicultural makeup. For perhaps the same reason and also because of its high degree of politicization, Bolivia leads the world in community broadcasting.
With the recent revelation that President Hugo Chávez underwent emergency surgery to remove a cancerous tumor during a visit to Cuba in mid June, an explosion in political speculation has been swirling through the streets of Venezuela and catching fire around the world.

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This Voltmeter Unit is a voltage meter that can monitor the voltage in real time. The 16-bit ADC (analog-to-digital) converter ADS1115 is used internally to communicate through I2C (0X49).
In order to ensure the measurement accuracy, there is a built-in DC-DC isolated power supply, and the I2C interface is also electrically isolated through the low-power isolator CA-IS3020S.
This prevents noise and surges on the data bus or other circuits from entering the local ground terminal to interfere or damage sensitive circuits. Each unit is individually calibrated when leaving the factory, with an initial accuracy of 0.1%FS, ±1 count, and a maximum measurement voltage of ±36V.
The EEPROM (0x53) has built-in calibration parameters when leaving the factory. Please DO NOT write to the EEPROM, otherwise the calibration data will be overwritten and the measurement results will be inaccurate.
- ±36V range
- LED power indicator
- 16-bit ADC conversion
- Resolution: Auto range, Count ≤ 16V, 1mV; Count > 16V, 7.9mV
- Inital accuracy 0.1%FS, ±1 count
- Built-in CA-IS3020S isolation chip, anti-interference
- Isolated DC-DC
- Up to 1000 VRMS isolation withstand voltage
- Development platform: Arduino, UIFlow (under development)
- 2x LEGO compatible holes
- 1x Voltmeter Unit
- 1x Grove Cable (20cm)
|Resolution||Auto range, Count ≤ 16V, 1mV; Count > 16V, 7.9mV|
|Inital Accurancy||0.1%FS, ±1 count|
|Communication protocol||I2C: 0x49|
|Product Size||65 x 24 x 8mm|
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Dave's Mental Meanderings
Poem - "What Lies Ahead"
Down in the shade when the clouds start to fade
With the afternoon temperature rising,
Detached from it all as I watch the great squall
Recede to the western horizon.
Silently staked at my sidewalk spot
Where the crowd has long since ignored me,
Listless and easy but missing the breeze
That the mountains can always afford me.
In failing to conjure a carbon copy
Of memories my mind often renders,
I see there’s no way to deal with the past
But unconditional surrender.
The slow march of time leaves no man behind
And old friends become of the new,
Proudly they walk on the sidewalks of life
From whose cracks together we grew.
One by one they turn as they run
To catch a last look at my face,
We’ve got nothing to do but solemnly scatter
And surrender our youth with grace.
We’d do well to let slip our midnight visions
Where we’re going we’ll no longer need them,
The nightmare road soon won’t bear the load
Of what once were the pictures of freedom.
Such are the thoughts that weight heavily now
But haven’t yet quite taken hold
As I sit in my room in the afternoon gloom
With photographs that now seem so old.
When I venture outside ‘neath the low evening sun
I’m met with further reminders,
Sights that will age into dusty old prints
For those who now call us old-timers.
The laughing and crying and holy upheavals
That we all gave up long ago,
They mirror the memories of my own, now cast
In the light of nostalgia’s soft glow.
We must toss to the tide our free-wheeling days
For soon we’ll come to the shore,
But me, I’ve still got that old traveling bone
And there’s still some more magic in store.
For a few more days I’ll lay low in the haze
Living a life less frantic,
At the end of the week, still high so to speak,
I’ll be airborne across the Atlantic.
Without thinking twice I’ll heed the advice
That I’ve given myself many times,
Bury the dead, for it’s what lies ahead
That will one day fill up the rhymes.

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A traditional ceiling fixture design with a twist. This piece allows the dining or living space to feel classic cosmopolitan. The contrast of the matte black powder-coated iron build and light lamp shades is always pleasing to the eye whether lit or dimmed.
Materials: Iron in matte black powder coated finish. Off-white cotton shades.
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Peer reviewed: Yes
Type of study: Review
Subject of study: People
Funding: Government/research council
A major new review of the world literature has found that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is 10 to 40 times higher in certain susceptible groups than the general population. These groups include children in care, people in correctional services or special education services, Aboriginal populations, and people using specialized clinical services.
FASD is a serious, lifelong, disabling condition that affects individuals from all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. It is caused by alcohol consumed during pregnancy. Alcohol is a toxic substance that can readily cross the placenta, resulting in permanent damage to the brain and other organs of the developing embryo and fetus. An estimated one in every 13 infants prenatally exposed to any level or type of alcohol will develop FASD; about 630,000 infants are born with FASD in the world each year.
This study used data from 69 studies representing 17 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia. The studies included five sub-populations: children in care, people in correctional services, Aboriginal populations, people in special education services, and people using specialized clinical services (genetic clinics and clinics for developmental disabilities or psychiatric care).
The estimated prevalence of FASD in these groups ranged from 10 to 40 times higher than the 7.7 per 1,000 global FASD prevalence in the general population. For example, FASD prevalence among children in care was 32 times higher in the United States and 40 times higher in Chile; prevalence among adults in the Canadian correctional system was 19 times higher; and prevalence among special education populations in Chile was over 10 times higher.
Lead author Dr Svetlana Popova says, “Public policy and clinical care for people with FASD needs to recognise the severity of the problem globally. Routine screening protocols should be established to identify people with FASD in child welfare, special education, justice system and other settings to provide appropriate support and early interventions. Service staff should be trained in FASD awareness, identification, and interventions to provide better care. Women should completely abstain from any type of alcohol during their entire pregnancy and while trying to get pregnant.”
This review was restricted by the limited number of studies, some of which were dated and had methodological weaknesses. Countries need to conduct rigorous epidemiological studies to understand the size and severity of this serious but preventable alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder.
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This paper is free to download for one month after publication from the Wiley Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.14598 (after the embargo has lifted) or by contacting Jean O’Reilly, Editorial Manager, Addiction, firstname.lastname@example.org, tel +44 (0)20 7848 0452.
To speak with lead author Dr. Svetlana Popova: contact her through CAMH Public Affairs (Canada) by email(email@example.com) or telephone (+1 416-595-6015).
This study was funded by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
Full citation for article: Popova S, Lange S, Shield K, Burd L, and Rehm, J. (2019) Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder among Special Sub-populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Addiction 111: doi:10.1111/add.14598.
Addiction is a monthly international scientific journal publishing peer-reviewed research reports on alcohol, substances, tobacco, and gambling as well as editorials and other debate pieces. Owned by the Society for the Study of Addiction, it has been in continuous publication since 1884. Addiction is the number one journal in the 2017 ISI Journal Citation Reports ranking in the substance abuse category (science edition).

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Batman – The Telltale Series has a worldwide debut this Summer, and a new blog from Telltale Games has revealed new screens showing us more on what to expect. They published a partial cast list: Troy Baker will be Batman, Travis Willingham is Harvey Dent, Erin Yvette will voice act Vicki Vale, Enn Reitel was casted as the iconic Alfred Pennyworth, Murphy Guyer is playing Lieutenant James Gordan, Richard MicGonagle is Carmine Falcone, and finally Laura Bailey will voice the character of Selina Kyle.
Here’s a flashback to the game’s announcement back in December 2015.
According to Telltale Founder Kevin Bruner:
“We’ve been hard at work at Telltale creating an all-new iteration of the iconic Batman story that puts players in the suit of billionaire Bruce Wayne, just as much as it will put them behind the mask, deciding how to carefully navigate a complex drama, rich with action, crime, corruption, and villainy lurking around every corner of Gotham City. The complex life and fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne has lent itself to becoming a bold evolution of the signature ‘Telltale’ role-playing experience, and we couldn’t be more excited as we prepare to debut the series to players across the world this summer.”
Batman – The Telltale Series is arriving on consoles, PC & Mac, as well as iOS and Android coming up this Summer. Besides being available digitally, the console version will also have a Season Pass Disc that gives access to the five episode season as each part becomes available. Tune into Telltale’s Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates on when the Batman series episodes will arrive.


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Today on the 99th Episode of Proof to Product I’m joined by our friend and Tradeshow Bootcamp alumni, Emily Asher. Emily is an artist, calligrapher and the owner of Emily Rose Ink, a boutique wedding stationery studio based in Chicago. Emily started designing wedding stationery as a side hustle while working as a high school English teacher, but since taking the leap to make it her livelihood, her wedding stationery has been featured in countless publications and blogs, including Vogue, Martha Stewart, Style Me Pretty, and Oh So Beautiful Paper.
Early on in her business journey, Emily made the decision to intentionally narrow her focus, from art prints and greeting cards, to custom wedding stationery. Although this felt like a risk at first, this allowed Emily to perfect her design aesthetic, grow customer relationships, and solidify her business foundation. As a result, Emily’s wedding stationery business took off and her designs made celebrity status. Seriously… She just did Hillary Swank’s invites!
On today’s episode, Emily shares her startup story. She talks about how she got her foothold in the stationery industry, what inspired her to dive fully into her business, and why it was important for her to narrow her focus to solely doing custom wedding work. Emily also shares what she learned from celebrity weddings, how she manages her growing business today, and what’s coming up next for Emily Rose Ink!Read More


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This blog touches on 4 common unhealthy coping mechanisms. Struggling with mental health issues can feel exhausting. You may want to escape from your symptoms so badly, but continue to face them every day. So badly, you just want to feel better and leave all of this behind you.
Unhealthy coping mechanisms feel good at the moment. However, there are difficulties that may come with continuing to use them. Therefore, it’s important to be aware of alternative coping mechanisms, and have other resources available to you.
At New Leaf Marriage & Family Therapy in Simi Valley, we know that it’s hard to break from using these coping mechanisms. But, you truly have the power to heal, recover, and switch up the way you cope.
Trauma therapy in Simi Valley, CA helps you effectively manage symptoms of PTSD. We provide a space for you that is compassionate and non-judgmental. Make sure to read our blog on What is Trauma Therapy?
4 Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Self-harm
Self-harming behaviors include: self-mutilation, such as through cutting, burning, or punching, to deliberately injure yourself. Individuals struggling with strong emotional pain may turn to self-harm in moments of crisis or distress.
Those who self-harm may feel an instant release of negative emotions as soon as they create the injury. Any feelings of distress calm down, and it feels like they’re back to level base. However, the core problem itself is not resolved, and will resurface again soon.
Therapists will collaborate with their clients to come up with an extensive list of healthier alternatives. Some popular alternatives include drawing with a washable marker, hugging yourself, or channeling the feelings through movement or exercise.
4 Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Substance use
Individuals may use substances to cope with issues at hand. Popular substances can include: alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, psychedelics, prescription medications, and more. There are many different scenarios where an individual would be introduced to a certain substance and begin using it.
It’s possible that an individual will struggle with a substance use disorder alongside having depression, anxiety, PTSD, or more. This is called comorbidity, where two or more disorders are occuring at the same time.
To cope with the symptoms of another mental health disorder, an individual may turn to substances. They may want to forget what is distressing them (currently, or in the past), and seek to escape the discomfort.
However, with chronic use of a substance, the body will develop a dependency and physical health issues can arise when trying to stop. Therefore, please seek out medical support or a rehabilitation center to safely detox. From there, seek out a dual diagnosis treatment center.
4 Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Negative self-talk
Negative self-talk can occur without us really realizing it. We may not be used to countering it and sticking up for ourselves. Instead, we listen to it as if it’s the truth about ourselves. This influences our behaviors and perceptions moving forward.
It can be difficult to counter negative self-talk, especially when you kind of believe it. For example, you may struggle with social anxiety. When you go out, you feel that everyone’s eyes are on you, judging you. This makes you feel uncomfortable, and you begin to blame yourself.
You think, “Ugh, I don’t even know why I came. I’m so awkward. I probably look really weird right now. My outfit doesn’t look anything like everyone else’s. Everyone knows each other, except for me. I’m probably unwanted here, and should go.”
This doesn’t necessarily help you cope with anything, but it’s an unhealthy way to address your discomfort or anxiety. It’s unproductive, and can make you feel bad about yourself. When in reality, you don’t need to feel that way, or believe these thoughts.
Anxiety therapy in Simi Valley helps you find ways to decrease negative self-talk and increase acceptance, self-love, and self-compassion. Check out our blog on 5 Ways to Quickly Ground Yourself.
4 Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Avoidance of issues
You can avoid your issues through a number of ways. Two ways have already been described above; self-harm and substance use. So, what does it mean to be avoidant of your issues? How do you know when that is occurring, and what to do about it?
Avoidance involves active efforts towards denying, minimizing, or avoiding directly dealing with something. So, maybe you deny the severity of your trauma and the effect it has on you. Maybe you minimize how much you are really struggling, to hide it better from others.
You may try to navigate daily life as if nothing is going on, or that nothing has happened. Therefore, you hold it all inside of you and try not to crack. This can be a lot to carry all of the weight of the situation. It’s really hard to bottle it up inside of yourself. All you want is to release it and feel better, but you can’t face it yet.
You don’t need to be alone throughout your journey. You deserve to properly heal from past experiences, and create a life that you want for yourself.
In-person therapy in Simi Valley is ideal for those seeking a separate, safe space from their home. Check out our blog on Online Therapy or In Office Therapy to understand what format is best for you. Another great blog to read is ours on if you need Therapy or Medication to address your issues.
By seeking out support, you can begin your journey to feeling relief. You don’t have to go through finding the right level of support alone, either.
Consider calling our therapy group at (805) 774-1506 for a free consultation on how you or a loved one can get started today!
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Konde Boy has confirmed to the world that bongo music is in his blood. And no matter where he goes or with whom he merges with, the crown is his.
This he assures fans once more after getting nominated for the coveted 2019 MTV EMAs awards.
Most captivating is fact that he is the only artiste from East Africa to score in the nominations under the Best African Act category.
An award that has been graced to the industry’s bigwigs who this time around, are missing.
2014, Kenyan boy band Sauti Sol scooped it, 2015 was Diamond’s time and 2016 saw his archrival, Ali Kiba bag it home.
The 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards will be held at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain on Sunday, the 3rd November 2019.
This comes as the fourth time the event will be going down in Spain.
Other African nominees include South Africa’s Nasty C and Prince Kaybee, Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Teni and Togo’s Toofan.
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Baking is my favorite pastime, and I normally have my freezer well-stocked with breads, muffins and cookies. This recipe for rolls with a refreshing orange flavor has been in the family as long as I can remember. We especially enjoy them for breakfast and brunch.
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- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
- 1 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 5-1/4 to 5-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, shortening, sugar, orange juice and peel, salt, eggs and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each into 12 balls. Roll each into a 10-in. rope. Tie into a knot and tuck ends under.
- Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over rolls. Yield: 2 dozen.
Originally published as Orange Bow Knots in Best of Country Breads 2000, p78

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20-year-old student shot and killed a woman in her home and two commuters during carjackings, shot up vehicles on a Southern California freeway and committed suicide as police closed in on him Tuesday, authorities said.
The shooter, Ali Syed, was an unemployed, part-time student who lived at the Orange County residence where the first victim was slain, Tustin police Chief Scott Jordan said, adding Syed stated to one carjacking victim: "I don't want to hurt you. I killed somebody. Today is my last day." (AP)


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Women in the World
LAST UPDATED : Jun 07, 2019, 05:57 AM IST
- ICC announces fixtures for men's and women's T20 World Cup 2020
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced fixtures for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 on Tuesday, with the edition marking the first occasion when the men and women tournaments will be held as standalone events in the same year and in the same country.
- Shagun best placed Indian in women's trap at Changwon Shotgun World Cup
Shagun Chowdhary shot 65 out of 75 to emerge the best-placed Indian at 34th position after day one of the women's trap shooting qualifiers at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Changwon, Korea.
- Ahmedabad likely to host U-17 women's WC football matches
Ahmedabad is likely to host matches of under-17 Women's World Cup to be held in India next year. Gujarat government officials on Tuesday said they were in talks with Fifa, international governing body of football, officials to host some matches, including the semifinals, in the city.
- 'Ridiculous rule!' Cricketers fume at boundary count deciding World Cup winner
After the 'Super Over' too failed to end the tie between England and New Zealand in the 2019 ICC World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday, the trophy was awarded to the hosts because they had hit more boundaries (fours and sixes) than New Zealand. That has led to multiple cricket experts questioning what they feel is a 'ridiculous rule'.
- Women's World T20: Felt bad to see Mithali Raj sitting out, says Jhulan Goswami
Former India speedster Jhulan Goswami couldn’t help but recall her team’s loss to England in the 50-over World Cup final last year. Goswami said while she respected administration's decision but as an Indian fan felt bad for Mithali. The decision to drop Mithali backfired as the team lacked a sheet-anchor on the slow track. India lost the World T20 semi-final to ENG by 8 wickets.
- CoA likely to meet Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj; players asked to maintain 'decorum'
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) could summon Indian women's team skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Mithali Raj following the senior most player's controversial omission from the ICC Women's World T20 semifinal against England.
- Women's World T20: Selector backed move to bench Mithali Raj
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, coach Ramesh Powar and selector Sudha Shah finalised the playing XI and participated in the decision to drop Mithali. Mithali had scored back-to-back half-centuries in the matches against New Zealand and Ireland before being rested for the final group game against Australia due to a niggle.

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Idiomz da Prophesayer, more commonly know as Idiomz; or, more recently as Grandpa Flawless, is an emcee, beatmaker, filmmaker, and connoisseur of the style of hip-hop known as boom-bap (golden era hip-hop). With a solid grasp of tone, diction, flow, and wordplay Idiomz uses his skills to create a soundscape that is considered to be the backdrop for a theocentric lifestyle. The music of Idiomz is crafted to engage, connect with, relate to, minister to, reflect with, and celebrate the listener using classic snares, dusty kicks, and rhythmic cadences as the foundation.
Idiomz released his first full-length album, “Come Hell or High Water” in 2009. He then followed up with the EP, “The Gemini Effect” which was recognized as one of the top ten independent CHH releases of 2013. In 2015, Idiomz released “Renaissance Man” which received airplay in over twenty countries and led to multiple touring opportunities worldwide.
Idiomz continues to tour both domestically and abroad sharing the reason for the hope he has in Christ through music. As well, he is also working on new material meant to compel listeners into a familiar yet safe place audibly that will also inspire, encourage, and uplift.
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- Posted by: Joyce Watson MS
- Category: Feature
A charity rugby match will take place in Cardigan on Saturday (26 May) to raise funds for a Welsh armed services charity.
Healing the Wounds helps deliver treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffered by serving personnel and veterans.
The match at Cardigan rugby club (kick off 2.30pm) has been organised by friends and relatives of Lance Sergeant Dan Collins, who ended his life on New Year’s Day this year after battling with PTSD.
Mid and West Wales AM Joyce Watson is supporting the event and helping raise money on the day.
L/Sgt Collins, from Llechryd, Ceredigion, served with the Welsh Guards for twelve years. He toured Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Iraq before serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Friends of L/Sgt Collins describe how he struggled to cope after two of his best friends were killed in Afghanistan and he himself narrowly escaped death, being shot at twice and involved in two separate bomb blasts. On one occasion he was shot by a Taliban sniper while on foot patrol.
He received support and counselling through the military as a serving soldier but was said to be deeply troubled by his experiences in Afghanistan.
Ms Roach and Dan’s family have called for more support for service personnel and veterans suffering from PTSD.
With the encouragement of Dan’s mother Deana and sister Megan friends of the west Wales serviceman decided to raise awareness and money for Bridgend-based charity Healing the Wounds with a memorial rugby match.
Local businesses have donated money and prizes for a raffle. Joyce Watson AM has given a pair of train tickets donated by First Great Western – first class open returns for anywhere on the network. Speaking ahead of the event, Mrs Watson said:
“I was deeply moved by L/Sgt Collins’ tragic story – I just wanted to help support the event in some way.
“I grew up in Cardigan and still have family there, so it felt very close to home for me.
“In such sad circumstances, it’s wonderful that the community has come together like this to support such a vital cause.”
Mrs Watson explained that her own father suffered as a PoW in the Second World War.
“He didn’t experience post-traumatic stress, as such, but I understand that adapting to civilian life was difficult after his experiences.”
Healing the Wounds was founded in 2009 by Kevin Richards, a former combat medic with the Royal Regiment of Wales. The charity helps provide PTSD treatment for members of the armed forces and aims to establish a treatment centre in Wales.
Organisers of the ‘Dan Collins memorial rugby match’ may be available for interview; please contact Liz Davies for details – 07811431097 / 01239 614437 / [email protected]


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The Biography of WheatBook - 2007
The growing of wheat as a staple food source made permanent settlements possible, particularly for settlers moving west. In this fascinating new book, children will learn how one of the world's most important food crops is grown, harvested, sold, and processed into food products.
Publisher: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Company, 2007.
Characteristics: 32 p. :,ill. ;,29 cm.

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Chicago Opera Theatre 2018 Review: Iolanta
Under Baton of Lidiya Yankovskaya, Tchaikovsky’s Final Opera Is IlluminatedBy Marjorie M. Rusche
Tchaikovsky’s final opera, “Iolanta,” sung in Russian with English supertitles, received a heartfelt and naturalistic production by the Chicago Opera Theater on November 11, 2018, at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago. With a libretto by the composer’s brother, Modest, “Iolanta” is a 85-minute opera with four scenes presented seamlessly in one act. It explores themes of a young woman’s coming of age, isolation, tragedy, deception, and the healing power of love.
Under the baton of Lidiya Yankovskaya, the new COT’s Music Director (the only woman to hold that position in a Top-50 opera company in the United States), Tchaikovsky’s score became transcendent. With the thorough preparation of the score and empathy with the composer (both having Russian roots and then Western influences), she lovingly guided the singers and orchestra through every ebb and flow of the music, shifting from tenderness to passion, while keeping the pace of the opera moving ahead.
Setting the Mood
Staging (Scottish director Paul Curran) worked with the music to give a realistic, clear, and illuminating presentation of the drama. The Scenic Design (Alan E. Muraoka), Lighting & Production Design (Driscoll Otto), and Costume Design (Jenny Mannis) were imaginative and effective with limited means. The only off-moment in this opera, incongruous with the rest of the production’s aesthetic, was when columns of projected eyes suddenly appear in an Andy Warhol-like pop art fashion, eyes very similar to a certain installation in Millennium Park. This looked suspiciously like a left-over projection from a COT production of Donizetti’s “Il Pigmalione” last Spring.
In Scene one, Iolanta (Katherine Weber, soprano, a princess and daughter of King Rene played by bass Mikhail Svetlov), is serenaded, bestowed with flowers, and cared for by her faithful yet deceptive attendants Brigitta (Katherine Peterson, soprano), Laura (Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano), and Marta (Emma Ritter, mezzo-soprano). They have been ordered by her father King Rene to shield Iolanta from the facts of her royal birth and her blindness. Iolanta appreciates their company, but in a tense-sounding agitated recitative, has started to sense that something is missing from her life.
The modular blocks of stage set shift and in Scene two Bertrand (David Govertsen, bass-baritone), a guard set outside of Iolanta’s isolated dwelling place, warns Almeric (Aaron Short, tenor), the king’s new messenger, not to reveal the secret of Iolanta’s blindness to her.
King Rene arrives with the physician Ibn-Hakia (Bill McMurray, bass-baritone), who states that Iolanta must become aware of her blindness before she can be healed. Dubious, the king refuses permission for the doctor to treat his daughter, but then sings a heart-wrenching big-tune aria about his love for his child and his willingness to do anything to shield her from suffering. Mikhail Svetlov, a true Russian bass with an exceptionally sonorous voice, evenness of tone throughout his entire range, and soulful emotion, made this one of the musical high points of the evening.
Scene three opens with Iolanta’s betrothed from birth, Robert (Christopher Magiera, baritone), accidentally arriving at Iolanta’s rural hideaway with his friend Count Vaudemont (John Irvin, tenor). Robert wants to call off his marriage to Iolanta since he has fallen in love with another woman (who never appears in the opera). Vaudemont discovers Iolanta’s isolated garden, sees her and falls in love. She awakens, comes to meet her two unknown visitors, and offers them wine. Robert leaves, and in another musical and dramatic high point of the production, Iolanta and Vaudemont gradually fall in love.
A Realistic Portrayal
Weber gives a realistic and convincing portrayal of a blind woman navigating her world through smell, touch, and hearing. Iolanta keeps bringing Vaudemont a white rose (purity) instead of the red rose (passion) he requests. In one of the most poignant moments of the opera, she asks him “What is red?” He realizes she is blind and then describes the world of light and color. The music, with both voices now warmed up and lyrically soaring, grows ever more rapturous as they declare their love for each other.
The lovers are discovered together in Scene four. King Rene – in what drew a few unintentional situational laughs from the audience – asks Vaudemont “Did you tell her anything?” King Rene threatens to execute Vaudemont for trespassing the boundaries of Iolanta’s sanctuary. Yet, the truth ultimately heals. We say that love is blind, but here Iolanta’s newly awakened love for Vaudemont is a catalyst for her recovery from blindness. Ibn-Hakia encourages Iolanta to undergo treatment by him to restore her sight in order to save her new lover. She agrees, and is led off-stage.
Another production high point occurs when Iolanta returns onstage with her new vision. At first, frightened of the flashes of light (effective lighting that reinforces the drama) she appeals to the doctor who helps her through the transition from the unknown (blindness) to known (sight). After Vaudemont assures King Rene that he will love his daughter whether she is sighted or blind, and Robert returns to request release from his previous betrothal to Iolanta, the king agrees to the marriage of Iolanta and Vaudemont.
A joyous ensemble finale ensues with the power of love and light triumphing over suffering. The orchestration of this opera (two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four French horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, harp, timpani, and a small, yet particularly rich-sounding, string section), was stellar and added much to the depth of the dramatic experience.
The chorus sounded terrific. Christopher Magiera, Mikhail Svetlov, and Bill McMurray delivered consistently beautiful singing in lead roles each time they appeared on stage, with ease of vocal production, solid breathe support, and spot-on intonation.
“Iolanta” will be presented on Thursday, November 15th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 18th at 3:00 p.m. at the Studebaker Theater.


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LiZiqi is a Chinese internet personality, YouTuber, and business mogul. LiZiqi is the girl who holds the Guinness World Record for having the most subscribers for a Chinese-language YouTube channel. LiZiqi has a net worth of $10 million as of July 2022.
|Real name||Li Ziqi|
|Liziqi Net Worth||$10 million|
|Famous For||Traditional Chinese culinary arts|
|Birth Date/ Birthday||6th July 1990|
|Birth Place||Mianyang, China|
|Liziqi height||5 ft|
|Occupation||Food Vlogger, culinary artist, YouTuber|
Li Ziqi’s Early Life and Childhood
Li Ziqi, a popular food vlogger from Sichuan, China, had a difficult upbringing. Her early childhood was marred by her parents’ divorce. She was forced to reside with her grandparents at the time. According to Li Ziqi’s story updates, her grandfather encouraged her to pursue her cooking skills.
He was a better teacher because he used to cook at village events. Later, Li Ziqi relocated to the city to work and improve his living conditions. Li Ziqi spent 7-8 years there. Her grandmother’s sudden illness compelled her to return to her village. Li Ziqi began to appreciate a calm existence and decided to stay.
Li Ziqi had always aspired to raise her family’s living standards. As a result, Li Ziqi decided to try something else.
LiZiqi’s Professional Career.
Liziqi began posting films in 2015, inspired by her passion for traditional food and artistic endeavors. She shot the video by herself with an iPhone 6. Liziqi received little notice, but she continued to publish movies until her video titled peach wine caught the attention of meipei, a Chinese internet platform, in 2016.
Her video was published on the platform’s first page, and her channel started gaining new subscribers. This was Liziqi’s best moment; the peaceful music and the art of enchanting nature made the route to superstardom. Liziqi will be well-known all across the world by 2022.
Is Li Ziqi a married woman?
According to the Li Ziqi relationship discoveries, there is no information regarding Li Ziqi’s husband. She is currently single and has no previous relationship history.
Liziqi Net Worth
LiZiqi is the popular Chinese vlogger and YouTuber Li. Liziqi Net Worth is estimated to be at $10 million in 2022. She is a Chinese internet sensation, YouTuber, and entrepreneur.
LiZiqi is well-known as the girl who broke the Genius World Record. She received the award for having the most subscribers for a Chinese-language YouTube channel. Li Ziqi, a Chinese food vlogger, is from the southwest China countryside. She is well-known for both her artistic and traditional Chinese cooking abilities


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Who is Art Parkinson?
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He’s also popular because of his film roles in Kubo along with both Strings. Parkinson began out as a kid actor. In age seven, he’d already begun taking roles up for display productions. His first film role was asYoung Kenneth from the horror film, Freakdog at 2008. Likewise, he acted at theIrish horror film Black Touch at which he played the role of Peter. It might be implied that the young Irish actor has a flair for horror and very extreme films. In 2014, he had been throw forGary Shore’s dark dream epic film Dracula Untold.
Parkinson played with the (direct ) function ofOllie. His personality was that of a ten-year-old boy caught up in a huge earthquake in California. The A-list celebrity ‘s profile didn’t embarrass himthushe describes his encounter with him as beautiful, educational and fun. He also worked with Paul Giamatti while operating on the job at the USA. Art Parkinson was the voice of Kubo at Travis Knight’s Kubo along with both Strings where he worked together with award-winning celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron. His character in the film earned him an Annie Award nomination for the Finest Voice Acting in 2016. Picture source Parkinson’s fame came with his first and only function for TV yet from the HBO show, Game of Thrones. Playing the job ofRickon Stark, Parkinson functioned as the god of Arya Stark reluctantly played with Maisie Williams. The voice actor combined the Sport of Thrones ‘ group in 2011. Following 14 episodes, it was declared he wouldn’t be returning to the 5th season alongside Natalie Tena who played the use of Osha. Art Parkinson was born into a Christian and a art-loving household. His mom Movania is a performer.
Not a great deal of details are known about his daddy. In addition, he has two brothers, with whom he attended a play school run by his or her mommy. Apparently, the 3 brothers shared a similar interest. Since Parkinson made his very own expert advancement from the acting world, so did his brothers- Pearce and Padhraig. They’re famous for incorporating in a fantastic variety ofIrish-British TV productions. Even though they acknowledge being somewhat envious of Art’s huge break using all the Game of Thrones and following huge endeavors, they adore him and couldn’t be pleased with him. Art Parkinson was a pupil ofGaelscoil Cois Feabhail at Moville. While performing his primary education there, he had been regarded as a soccer enthusiast. Even after college, the bilingual actor loves playing soccer. Parkinson is a down to earth person who’d be seen serving coffee and cakes at his family-owned Londonderry caf. According to his mom, the GOT celebrity who’s the youngest of her kids loves helping out in the store whenever he isn’t touring the world acting together with his senior Hollywood coworkers. She superbly admits that Parkinson doesn’t allow his highlight reel minutes overshadow his enchanting and humble real life character. Picture source We can declare that Art Parkinson’s household is your normal one we frequently encounter. In the course of a meeting, the actor revealed that although he had been a throw of Game of Thrones, his parents don’t allow him watch the show due to itsR18 content. He’s only allowed to watch episodes which concern him. He narrated his disgust visiting a spectacle of this show in which a 3-year-old kid ‘s throat was slit open. Body Dimensions: Unknown
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New varieties of melon, which will be much sweeter and more nutritious than those presently grown, may soon be available in your neighboring markets.
Scientists with Texas AgriLife Research have mapped the melon genome with hundreds of DNA markers.
The researchers say that their work may make it easy for plant breeders to grow tastier and healthier melons.
"This will help us anchor down some of the desirable genes to develop better melon varieties. We can identify specific genes for higher sugar content, disease resistance and even drought tolerance," said Dr. Kevin Crosby, who completed the study with Drs. Soon O. Park and Hye Hwang. For the study, the Deltex ananas melon was crossed with a wild melon called TGR 1551.
The researcher further revealed that DNA was extracted from leaf tissue collected 21 days after planting, and results from those tests were integrated into partial maps created by other scientists.
In addition to the complete map, the researchers located genetic markers linked to fruit sugars, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and male sterility, which is useful for developing hybrid varieties.
The trio said that the genetic map would be helpful for future studies in identifying fruit sweetness, quality, size, shape, and resistance to disease.
A research article on the study has been published in the Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Sciences.


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Councils urged to boost Indigenous workforce
The Local Government Centre of Excellence is pushing for increased levels of Indigenous employment to address ageing council workforces.
The National Local Government Indigenous Employment Position Paper has been unveiled in Alice Springs, setting out a framework to encourage Aboriginal employment.
The paper's author, Adrian Stephens, says Indigenous people are an untapped pool of talent that councils must utilise.
"They're having to understand, 'what's going to happen to us if we don't make some moves to attract more people in the next ... couple of years?' Those organisations that fail to do that will have real problems over time," he said.
"Generally in local government across Australia there is an ageing population and there is going to be a need to fill the gap over time and there is an untapped talent pool of Indigenous people who could be employed to take on more employment in local government."

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Faced with heavy neighborhood opposition, city officials have backed away from a plan to build a fire station at what is now the Oak Grove Trailer Park.
The city wanted to buy the Stirling Road property and use it for a training area, maintenance center and fire station to serve Port Everglades and Hollywood's northern neighborhoods.
But residents of the Lakes of Emerald Hills, just south of the site, voiced strong opposition to a fire station near their homes.
City Manager Sam Finz said the city would look elsewhere. The city has dropped consideration of two other options, the Hollywood Gun Club and land east of Southwest 32nd Terrace that will be used for a new library.
While the trailer park site has not been ruled out, Finz said he wants to search hard for other options before taking to the City Commission a proposal that so many people oppose.


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By: Rianna Turner
This week has been one of the rainiest the Coastal Bend has seen this summer. The dreary days and lack of sun can be nice if you’re trying to avoid the perils of sun sickness, but unfortunately, the dense humidity and slick roads can make outdoor activities and travel unenjoyable. Curling up with a good book can be the perfect activity on a day when you’re confined to your home, and these new titles have some quality that will pair with the weather perfectly.
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us – Hanif Abdurraqib
Now, I may be making a biased suggestion — it is a rainy day and this is, in fact, the book I am reading. However, this collection of essays on music, pop culture, race, and most of all, experience, is perfect for an overcast day such as this. The breezes and rain on the windows might transport you to the Midwest, where Abdurraqib grew up and began to listen to the world around him. That’s really what the book is about: listening to your people, your culture, and the music that carries those sounds to your ears.
Two Dollar Radio
The Terrible – Yrsa Daley-Ward
Yrsa Daley-Ward is well-known for being an Instapoet. If her name seems familiar, it’s possible you’ve seen her name tagged in a post, under a group of words that might have left you frozen. The Terrible captures Ward’s essence outside of poetry; this is her memoir, and it is sure to require the attention and captivation only allowed by reading on rainy days.
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An American Marriage – Tayari Jones
This novel details the plight of a pair of newlyweds, Roy and Celestial, as they face circumstances neither of them could have imagined. Soon after they marry, Roy is wrongly convicted of a crime, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Their marriage is tested, torn, and wrought, and this love story finds its way into the hearts of the characters who have been treated the same way.
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Still Lives – Maria Hummell
The protagonist of Still Lives, Kim Lord, is an artist and prominent voice in the feminist community. Before her exhibit that focuses on violence against women is unveiled, she disappears. Getting to the bottom of the mystery is an unlikely figure, museum editor Maggie Richter, who uses the skills she learned from a failed journalism career in an attempt to excise herself and her acquaintances from blame. This book has been described as avant-garde and new-age noir, a perfect mystery to devour all of in one day, from the confines of a blanket.
The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster – Sarah Krasnostein
There are often times when I realize a job has to exist, although I’d never considered it before. I had that realization when learning about “The Trauma Cleaner” — a book about Sandra Pankhurst, a woman who specializes in cleaning up after homicides, suicides, fires, floods, hoarders, addicts, life, and death. Sandra recounts her own trauma while tidying away the trauma of others, and is described as “the extraordinary true story of an extraordinary person dedicated to making order out of chaos with compassion.” The book has just enough gore to still be a viable rainy day read, while carrying the potential to lift you out of a dreary day funk.
St. Martin’s Press
Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang – Lamont “U-God” Hawkins
This memoir found its place onto just about every “Best Reads” list of the year thus far. Great for music lovers and readers alike, this is the story of Lamont “U-God” Hawkins and his ascent into the Wu-Tang Clan. This quote from Hawkins gives a gist of what the memoir covers: “It’s time to write down not only my legacy, but the story of nine dirt-bomb street thugs who took our everyday life — scrappin’ and hustlin’ and tryin’ to survive in the urban jungle of New York City — and turned that into something bigger than we could possibly imagine, something that took us out of the projects for good, which was the only thing we all wanted in the first place.”


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Anadolu Medical Center is one of the leading hospital in Turkey with a capacity of 201 beds situated outside the Istanbul and surrounded completely by nature. It has a strategic partnership with the Johns Hopkins Medicine, world-renowned medical centre that ranks number one in the USA. This partnership helps Anadolu Medical Center to provide the highest standard of services in the field of health. In addition to this, the centre is accredited by Joint Commission International, one of the world’s highest quality benchmark for healthcare providers. The hospital started as a specialized centre for cancer care, covering the multi-faceted aspect of cancer care including diagnosis tests, treatment, emotional support, nutritional care, pain management, and close follow-up for possible recurrence. It further expanded its services over the over to include a variety of medical programmes and super sub-specialists in the field of Medical Oncology, Hematology, Radiation Oncology, Oncosurgery (Specialised), Bone Marrow Transplant, Interventional Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Uro-oncology and Breast Center.Anadolu Medical Center is now an established facility with centre of excellence programs in other specialities as well, including cardiology, oncology, women’s health and neurological sciences.The hospital keeps acquiring new and better technologies such as robotic surgery, radiosurgery, targeted immunotherapy and chemo/radioembolization at the oncology institute within the greater facility of general hospital.Over 175 medical professionals collaboratively work to provide patients a comprehensive, yet personalized treatment plan. The weekly tumour board helps keep a check on critical cases. At Anadolu Medical Center, the focus is on patient centric care by expert in the field of medicine and in the most timely manner. They offer all the healthcare services under one roof, with services from a variety of specialities in one campus location. This allows them to provide the fastest service possible to the patients, and no waiting time. The Patient Centred Care Department is the first of its kind in Turkey and the entire region, aiming to serve patients with a highly efficient approach.


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Do Assassins Really Change History?Roundup
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Days after John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theater and shot Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister, declared that “assassination has never changed the history of the world.” Was Disraeli right?
One view, the “great man” theory, claims that individual leaders play defining roles, so that assassinating one could lead to very different national or global outcomes. In contrast, historical determinism sees leaders as the proverbial ant riding the elephant’s back. Broader social, economic and political forces drive history, so that assassinations may not have meaningful effects.
Prominent examples of assassinations raise intriguing questions, but do not settle the matter. Would the Vietnam War have escalated if John F. Kennedy had not been killed? Would the Middle East peace process have proceeded more successfully if Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel had not been assassinated?
For any given individual historical episode, it is hard to know for sure. But averaging over many such examples, statistics can begin to provide a guide.
To better understand the role of assassinations in history, we collected data on all assassination attempts on national leaders from 1875 to 2004, both those that killed the leader and those that failed. There’s a lot of data: Since 1950, a national leader was assassinated in almost two out of every three years. (Today’s leaders may rest considerably easier than those in the early 20th century, when a given leader was about twice as likely to be killed as now.) ...
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The Planning and Management Division administers permitting programs for use of the state's surface waters and groundwaters and cooperates with various agencies and organizations in technical studies to determine the amount of water available in Oklahoma's stream and groundwater basins.
To ensure the fair apportionment and future conservation of Oklahoma's abundant water resources, the OWRB directs separate, though closely related, programs that provide critical information on existing surface and groundwater supplies. This multi-faceted monitoring network also provides real-time data to enhance and complement Oklahoma's existing flood forecasting and warning capabilities; guides operation of state lakes and reservoirs; contributes vital information to the state's drought monitoring and response efforts; and facilitates agreement in interstate stream compacts.
To help ensure that future water supplies are available and used wisely, Planning and Management participates in various planning activities, including maintenance of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan and promotion of its associated recommendations.
Appropriation of stream and groundwaters in Oklahoma, overseen by the OWRB's Permitting Section, is the foundation of the state’s water management activities. Each year, permitting staff help fulfill the individual water needs of Oklahomans through the processing of hundreds of water use permit applications, which are considered for approval by the nine-member Water Board or Executive Director (in the case of 90-day provisional temporary and “limited quantity” permits). Staff administer and maintain approximately 12,000 stream and groundwater use permits on file at the agency and provide annual reports of water use.
As demands for state waters approach supplies available in individual stream systems and groundwater basins, it becomes increasingly important to accurately determine amounts of water available for appropriation to current and future users. Fulfilling this requirement, staff of the Board's Technical Section routinely conduct and update studies of the state's 49 stream systems and 71 groundwater basins. Results from studies of these defined hydrologic units dictate the amounts of water that may be reasonably withdrawn while generally reserving supplies for future use. Technical staff also cooperate on a variety of water resource studies and monitoring programs in cooperation with federal and other state agencies, organizations and local governments. The section also licenses pump installers and drillers of water, geothermal, observation and monitoring wells in Oklahoma.
The OWRB is the state agency specifically authorized to plan for and encourage the use of water resources in a manner that will best serve the many needs of the people of Oklahoma. This is currently being accomplished through implementation of Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan recommendations. The agency routinely participates in cooperative planning studies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and U.S. Geological Survey.
The Planning Section also coordinates state floodplain management and flood hazard mitigation activities, administers a state dam safety program, and coordinates the well driller and pump installer licensing program.
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