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grandfather to our Milesius. The venerable Bede extolls, in the highest manner, the learning, the sanctity, and munificence of the Irish nation, and acknowledges, that by them the Saxons were converted to christianity, and instructed in letters. Nor is Camden lefs diffufive in his acknowledgment of the bounty and humanity of our ancestors; yet this lame Camden, the moment he enters on that part of their history, in which they oppose the English tyranny and oppression, declares them a cruel and barbarous people, though still adhering to the same laws and customs, which made them fo conspicuous in times of freedom and independency! Nor have subsequent British writers, from that period to this day, blushed at pouring out the most illiberal and unjust abuses on our country, and her gallant sons. This being the case with the South-Britons, what ihall I say of their northern neighbours? This people, though con. fessedly an Irish colony, protected and supported by the mother in times of distress, and at length, through her means, arriving at the supreme command of that country-the Irish, the vernacular tongue through the whole state two or three centuries ago, and still the language of one half-Yet North British writers have, within a century past, been even, if poffible, more fcurrilous and severe than their southern neighbours. Thus much, I hope, will suffice, for an eternal answer to all the arguments from Strabo, Mela, and Solinus.'
Here we lhall for the present take leave of this Author, intending to give a farther account of his performance in our next Review. Art. IV. A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland. In a Series
of Letters to John Watkinson, M. D. 8vo, 6 s. Boards. Cadell. 1777: N this Survey of part of an island, less known perhaps to
Englishmen' than any of the other territories dependent on the British crown, the ingenious Author, to use nearly his own words, presents us with sketches of the country through which he travels; and comparisons of its present state with that which it formerly exhibited, and is capable of exhibiting in tuture. Left these representations should seem overcharged with ftill life, he heightens and animates the prospect with human figures, as they present themselves before him; and to vary the scenery, intersperles retrospective, present, and future views of manners, cuftoms, and arts. In his progress, without any other attention to method than what naturally arises from the course of his pereginations, he judiciously discusses a great variety of subjects, on which he throws much new light. The principal of these are, the political itate of Ireland, the neceffity of an union with England, accounts of the Oak-boys, Steelboys, and White-boys; the Itate of religion, and the impolicy of
the penal laws against the Roman Catholics ; manufactures, commerce, and agriculture; ancient history, monuments, and remains of antiquity; physical observations with respect to climate, temperature, &c. and accounts of learned men and artists ; together with a variety of anecdotes occasionally introduced.
In our further account of this miscellaneous work, we shall imitate the Author's general plan, in not following any other method, in the extracts which we shall give from it, than that of prelenting them in the order in which they occur.
The Author's first letters are dated from Dublin. In one of these he relates the many striking singularities of a Mr. M-e; a gentleman of fortune, and a member of the Irish parliament; who had lived much at Rome, where he had made a most pleasing collection of pictures, which the Author visited at Summerbill, in the neighbourhood of Dublin. This Virtuoso, greatly foaring above his Dutch guides in gardening, and disdaining to piddle with the spade and sheers, in shaping his parterre into mathematical figures, and cutting his trees into globes and pyramids, nobly resolved to indulge his minute genius in executing the following gigantesque plan.
. Instead of following nature, says the Author, in ornamenting his demesne, he took up the whimfical thought of cutting it into the form of a thiftle. I have it from a gentleman, who has often seen the park, that he cut a deep and wide trench, of a mile in
ference for the bulb of the flower, with double ramparts from thence, forming the petals, with clumps of trees representing the down; the avenue to his house was for the stalk, and the several fields branching from thence, and from each other, delineated the leaves. This indeed was madness, but you must allow there was method in it.'
Speaking of the Irish language, the Author is inclined to ascribe to it a very high antiquity, principally on the authority of Major Vallancy; who has brought to light some very old Irish manuscripts, particularly one intitled, Lessons for a Prince. It was addressed to that celebrated monarch of Ireland, Brien Boiromhe, who exterminated the Danes at the battle of Clontarfe. The style, says the Author, which is not unlike [that of] the Proverbs of Solomon, marks the very high antiquity of it; and the fine moral and poetical spirit which animates the whole piece, fufficiently evinces that civilization had made a considerable progress here before the invasion of our fe, cond Henry.
In an essay on the antiquity of this language, the same learned soldier has shewn, from a collation of the Irish with the Punic, that the former has a strong admixture of the Phoenician. His mode of proceeding, says the Author, is very fatis.
factory, factory. He takes that scene of Plautus, wherein a Carthaginian flave is introduced speaking in his mother-tongue; and comparing it verbum verbo with the Irish, which is now generally acknowledged to be the purest dialect of the Celtic, thews the agreement between the two languages; which is indeed so striking, that even a person who understands neither may per. ceive it, by a bare inspection of the words.'
We know not whether the Author meant to consider the Irish howl, or the Cry which the females set up in this country on conducting their dead to the grave, as originating from the Phænicians : but, after taking notice that this custom, or the Conclamatio as it was called by the Romans, was anciently practised by the Hebrews and the Greeks likewise; he adds, that it is evident that the Phænicians ufed it, from the testimony of Virgil, who was very correct in the Costume of his characters.-· The Conclamatio over the Phoenician Dido, as described by him, is similar to the Irish cry:
Lamentis, Gemituque, & fæmineo Ululatu
Testa fremunt. « The very word, Ululatus, or Hulluloo, and the Greek word, of the same import, have all a strong affinity to each other.' In his progress the author meets with
occasions to lament. the prevailing attention to the breed of sheep, the consequent depopulation of the country, and the neglect of agriculture; as well as the restriction or rather the suppression of the woolen manufacture, which he endeavours to prove, has been ruinous to Ireland, is injurious to England, and beneficial only to France. He likewise thews the bad policy of our penal laws against the numerous Roman Catholics of this kingdom; for the repeal of which he strongly pleads, both on the principles of equity and policy. In answer to those who exclaim against the virulence of Irish Popery; he observes that though our laws no longer consider the Roman Catholics there as absolute outlaws and enemies, they are treated in many respects as aliens : and how can we expect that they, who are the body of the people, can cver be zealous friends of government, whilst they despair of reciprocal acts of friendship and protection?
. But granting the disaffection of the Roman Catholics of Ireland were as malignant, as it is represented to be by their well-meaning Proteftant neighbours, is not that a fufficient reason for altering a conduct towards them, which experience has proved so ineffe&ual to reclaim them? Can they expect cordial affe&tion in return for legal interdicts? Can partial laws command more than partial obedience? If a yoke be heavy, will it not gall? If chains are iron, will they not sometimes rattle? Loose these chains, throw off this yoke, and repeal these laws; confer benefits, expect affection, and receive gratitude. Before you hope for the duties of loyal subje&tión, impart
the bleflings of an equal dominion. Before you think of reaping the fruits, low the seeds of true self-interest, Make people happy, and you may make them loyal.'
The causes of the various risings of White-boys, Oak-beys, &c. have been so little understood on this side the water, that we cannot perhaps give any more acceptable extracts from this work, than by transcribing a part of the authentic information with which the Author furnishes us on these subjects. The insurrection of the White-boys, which cannot even yet be said to be quelled, is related and accounted for thus :
• The original cause of the rising of the White boys was this: *" Some landlords in Munster set their lands to cotriers far above their value; and, to ligbten their burden, allowed commonage to their tenants, by way of recompence : afterwards, in despite of all equity, contrary to all compacts, the landlords inclosed these commons, and precluded their unhappy tenants from the only means of making their bargains tolerable." Too ignorant to know the law, and too poor to bear the expence of it, they betook themselves to violence, as their only resource. As mobs se'dom rise without suffering some grievance, and never subside without doing some injury; so these insurgents, having no, prospect of redress, began to direct their vengeaace against the clergy. The deluded rabble, smarting under the galling load of oppression, Aed every where for relief, but where they ought. And, in order to divert their attention from themselves, it became the policy of the landlord and grazier to cherish, or at least connive at, the spirit of curcailing the church of its pictance.
• In some places they will not suffer the parson to have any asistant in letting his tithes. And if any one be so hardy to lend his aid, he risques the loss of his ears, or his nose, or both. In other places, they refuse absolutely to pay those dues the law fpecises. And ią all, they pay with grudging and ill blood: So that the case of the clergy in this province is deplorable. For how can a man of liberal sentiment submit to the low drudgery of chaffering and dodging with each parishioner, most of whom would use every art chicane can devise, to outwit and deceive him? If the parson give up to each demand, his income is frittered down to nothing; and if he does not, he muft ftudy all the little tricks of bargain-making, and so degrade
* See An Inquiry into the Causes of the Outrages committed by the Levellers or White boys, printed 1762, where the following ludicrous story is told from Saunderson's K. James: “ A commotion was stirred up by some commoners, against engrossing their grounds, when the King in a hunting journey happened to pass that way, and turning short at the corner of a common, happened near to a countryman fitting by the heels in the stocks, who cried Hofannah! to his Majefly; which invited the King to ask the reason of his reftraint. Sir Tbomas said, it was for stealing geese from the common. The fellow replied, I beseech your Majesty, 'who is the greater thief, I, for stealing geese from the common; or his worship, for stealing the common from the geefe? The King immediately ordered the witty fellow to be released, and the common to be restored to the poor.”
himself to the level of a rithe dealer. And sunk so low, he inevitably loses all that influence wherewith the fanctity of his character had invested him, and which a propriety of conduct would have infallibly secured.
• There is another cause which immediately tends to distress the clergy, and remotely to stop the progress of agriculture. The House of Commons in one of those frantic fits, to which all popular assemblies are incident, passed a vote, some twenty or thirty years ago, whereby, any lawyer was declared an enemy to his country, who Thould appear as council for the recovery of a due called Agisiment or Herbage, which had ever been paid in lieu of the tithe of grass. But as this vote had the sanction of only one branch of the legislature, it could neither assuine the form of a law, nor be binding upon those who paffed it, but during their political exiflence as a parliament. It has, nevertheless, to all intents and purposes, acquired the force of a law; for the claim is totally relinquished.
. Now if the parfon alone had suffered by this most iniquitous decision, one might be brought to believe that no great harm had been done by it. But this very vote contributes to repress industry, and to walte the country. Whereas, if the parson had been allowed to receive that herbage to which he was intitled, agriculture might have been revived, and depopulation restrained. Herbage would have acted as a premium upon tillage, by being a tax upon palturage.
• Thus you may observe, that a rich grazier, who pays perhaps ten thousand pounds a year rent, may not be subject to as much tithe, as a wretched cottier, who holds but ten acres of land. No wonder then, that both the clergy and the poor should be equally distressed. And as little wonder, that insurrection should rear its head in this illfated country; the first landlords of which are absentees, the second either forestallers or graziers, and where the only tiller of the ground stands in a third, and sometimes in a fourth degree from the original proprietor. Something should be thought of, something done, to rettore the rights of human nature, in a country almost usurped by bullocks and theep.'
The rising of the Oak-boys proceeded from a very different cause; and the disorder has long ceased, by the application of a proper remedy to the complaint.
• The highways in Ireland," says the Author,' were formerly made and repaired by the labour of the housekeepers. He who had a horse, was obliged to work fix days in the year, himself and horse: he who had none, was to give fix days labour. It had been long complained, that the poor alone were compeiled to work; that the rich had been exempted; that instead of mending the public roads, the sweat of their brows had been waited on private roads, useful only to the over. feers. At length, in the year 1764, in the most populous, manufacturing, and consequently civilized part of the province of Ulter, the inhabitants of one parish refused to make more, of what they called job roads. They rose almost to man, and from the oaken branches which they wore in their hats were denominated Oak boys. The discontent being as general as the grievance, the contagion seized the neighbouring parishes. From parishes it flew to baronięs, and


Mid-State Fair, July 2016
From Left to Right: Pat Mierkey, Jimmy Kirin, Berl Howell, James Mierkey, Jennifer Piccolotti, David Quinday, Teddy Strauss, and Jeff Gurule
It all began in October 1993 when the Yosemite Jazz Band established its roots in the mountain community of Oakhurst, California, located just outside of Yosemite National Park. Berl Howell, our band's fearless leader, approached Teddy Strauss and Jim Kirin about forming a traditional jazz band. Other local musicians came on board and it wasn't long before the band was rolling. In the summer of 1994, the newly formed band began performing at the Oakhurst Pizza Factory, which has become an annual tradition. The band quickly gained a loyal following and many gigs ensued.
The Yosemite Jazz Band added more local musicians over the years, including Jeff Gurule, James Mierkey, and Sigal Cossman. We share a lot of fun performing for our friends.
As you plan your trip to Yosemite National Park and find yourself in the Oakhurst area, please stop by and see us. The band performs every Thursday night at the Pizza Factory from 6:30 PM through 8:30 PM, from May through September. Enjoy a pizza, the warm summer evening, good company, and our traditional jazz sounds.
[Unfortunately, the events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has suspended the Oakhurst Pizza Factory performance until futher notice. We hope conditions improve soon.]
The band's repertoire includes an entertaining blend of Dixieland jazz, early swing, gospel, and traditional jazz favorites. The Yosemite Jazz Band performs for dances, county and state fairs, jazz festivals, weddings, funerals, memorial services, parties, family reunions, conferences, church events, and grand openings. No matter what your function or event, an entertaining performance by the Yosemite Jazz Band is sure to please.
To contact the band, please email Berl at email@example.com
Last Update | August 4, 2021
No performances are currently scheduled. Please check back.
Berl is the energetic leader and founder of the Yosemite Jazz Band. Berl began playing traditional jazz in the California coastal community of Ventura where he performed with the Volunteer Dixieland Fire Brigade and The Untouchables Jazz Band. Soon after relocating to Bass Lake, Berl began performing with the Oakhurst Community Concert Band and formed the Yosemite Jazz Band. Today, Berl resides in Coarsegold where his enrichment of life continues through music, especially through traditional jazz. His extreme soulful playing and good-hearted enthusiasm is inspiring to both the band and the audience.
Teddy Strauss - Clarinet/Saxophone
Teddy, co-founder of the Yosemite Jazz Band, has been playing clarinet nearly all his entire life. In high school, the sounds of the Count Basie Band caught his ear and promted him to take up the tenor sax just to play jazz. Teddy has performed in musical pit bands, traditional jazz bands, symphony orchestras, clarinet choirs, and community concert bands, including the Oakhurst Community Concert Band. His raspy singing voice and energetic playing style contribute greatly to Yosemite Jazz Band performances.
The "Drummer-Man" is a Yosemite Jazz Band founding father and charter member. Originally from Joliet, Illinois, Jimmy performed with numerous bands in his youth throughout the Chicago area, including the one in the above photo. Jimmy's love for traditional jazz once lead him to participated in the World's Largest Band at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee for listing in the "Guinness Book of World Records". Jimmy performs with the Oakhurst Community Concert Band where he can be seen in the back row pounding on a variety of percussion instruments. His Chicago-style rhythm is fundamental to the Yosemite Jazz Band's beat.
Jeff resides in North Fork, the exact center of California, where he can almost always be heard strummin' or pickin' a banjo. After gaining experience playing experimental finger style solo guitar, Jeff discovered the powerful feeling of playing music with others through drumming. It was just a matter of time before the drums and strings collided and coalesced into a banjo on his knee. Jeff’s enthusiasm for the banjo and music in general knows no bounds, as he's performed in numerous bands playing jazz, bluegrass, Brazilian, and African percussion. Jeff joined the Yosemite Jazz Band in the summer of 2001 to perform traditional jazz tunes on his plectrum banjo and tenor guitar. You may also find Jeff a pickin' and a grinnin' on his five-string banjo with a local bluegrass band, or perhaps while riding on the Sugarpine Railroad. Jeff is an inspired musician who can easily jam all night and greet a sunrise... with a banjo on his knee.
James joined the Yosemite Jazz Band in 2002 as its piano player, lead vocalist, and official emcee. James began playing music and singing early in his life as a result of his parents' dedication to music. He started out playing drums when he was six years old and soon thereafter began playing the piano. James has an extreme interest in all forms of jazz music, especially traditional jazz. His enthusiam in theater has segued toward directing and producing musicals and performing on stage at the Golden Chain Theater in Oakhurst, where he also serves on their Board of Directors. James has many talents, as he is a music teacher at the local elementary schools and is involved with numerous musical projects by taking on the roles of musician, arranger, musical director, and recording engineer.
Sigal Cossman - Bass
Sigal is our most recent band member, joining the Yosemite Jazz Band in 2021. More coming soon.
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A former Speedweek champion has thrown his hat into the ring to contest the entire Clay-Per-View Speedweek later this month with Luke Dillon the latest driver to confirm that he will compete in all five rounds. Not only is Dillon a former overall Speedweek champion but he has also captured feature event wins on the Speedweek tour previously and he is always a consistent frontrunner at this time of the year.
Unfortunately, due to several cancellations of Sprintcar events throughout South Australia Luke will enter Speedweek a little short on seat time compared to his main competitors but having said that Luke has been racing Sprintcars for long enough that he will be able to adapt quickly. In his three starts this season Luke has already claimed a feature event win during the opening round of the Sprintcars SA Southern Shootout Series at Whyalla and as a result of his victory he currently tops the South Australian based series point score.
“Speedweek one of the best times of the year to get good adequate seat time against some of the best drivers in the country. It also gets us prepared in good stead for the Warrnambool Classic every year and with the Australian Title there as well this year it will be even more important” commented Luke when we caught up recently.
Of the drivers confirmed so far Luke is by far the most experienced driver with multiple main event podiums at a majority of the Speedweek tracks therefore don’t be surprised to Luke topping the time sheets in qualifying or the #81 XXX Chassis being parked in victory lane, especially at the Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway.
The confirmed driver line-up for all 5 Nights of the 2023/24 Clay-Per-View Sprintcar Speedweek includes Jessie Attard (N55), Chase Randall (USA9), Chad Ely (S98), Scott Enderl (S11), Randy Morgan (Q54) and Luke Dillon (S81).
Keep an eye on the social media channels and the official Speedweek web page (www.speedweek.net.au) for further driver announcements in the days ahead.
2023/24 Clay-per-view Sprintcar Speedweek Calendar:
Nights 1 & 2 – December 26 & 27, 2023 – Murray Machining and Sheds Murray Bridge Speedway (SA)
Night 3 – December 28, 2023 – Borderline Speedway, Mount Gambier (SA)
Night 4 – December 30, 2023 – Avalon Raceway, Lara (Vic)
Night 5 (Final) – January 1, 2024 – Premier Speedway, Warrnambool (Vic)


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As most Canadians know, Indigenous people occupied the land known as British Columbia for thousands of years prior to European contact. But how did they lose and then start to regain their legal rights? And how are they encountering new legal resistance in recent years?
I’ve written this short essay to offer some insights to new Canadians. It might also be useful to Canadian-born residents unfamiliar with this history.
We’ll start from the mid-19th century. By then, the Hudson’s Bay Company had been active on Vancouver Island for several years.
In 1849, Britain decided to create the Colony of Vancouver Island, which included the Gulf Islands. It was leased to the Hudson’s Bay Company for 10 years. Then in 1853, Britain followed up by creating the Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Officials in Victoria governed the area, which is now known as Haida Gwaii.
The British Parliament then created the Colony of British Columbia in 1858. It absorbed Haida Gwaii into this new entity. This colony extended from the coastal mainland to the Rockies while excluding regions north of the Nass and Finlay rivers.
Next, in 1866, the Crown created a new Colony of British Columbia. This amalgamated the Colony of Vancouver Island with the Colony of British Columbia.
British Columbia could be admitted into Canada under section 146 of the Constitution Act, 1867. This allowed the federal government to approve the British Columbia Terms of Union under an order-in-council on May 16, 1871. It took effect July 20, 1871.
Feds assumed authority over Aboriginal people
Under Section 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867, the federal government retained jurisdiction over such areas as postal service, military, currency, criminal law, banking, and issues relating to Indigenous people.
Under Section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, the province had control over a wide range of subjects, including health, education, and management and sale of the public lands.
However, Indigenous people claimed that in the absence of treaties, they had never given up their title to their traditional territories. They staunchly defended their land rights. And over the years, their legal representatives pointed to King George III’s Royal Proclamation in 1763, which laid out the rules for how colonial administrators would interact with First Nations people.
In addition, the Royal Proclamation established principles and a process for how the government would acquire land, as well as guidelines for negotiating treaties. First Nations leaders have long maintained that this was not addressed under the Terms of Union in 1871.
The B.C. government’s response back then was that Indigenous issues were a federal concern. In the meantime, the province felt that under Section 92, it was entitled to sell public land and license companies to extract resources.
To deal with the growing outrage among First Nations, the federal government introduced the Indian Act. It took effect in 1876. The goal was to assimilate First Nations people. Over the years, it was repeatedly amended, quashing legal and cultural rights.
In 1879, the federal government continued down this road by creating an Indian residential school policy. Churches were contracted to administer these schools. Ottawa had an explicit goal of obliterating Indigenous languages and culture and separating children and youths from their parents.
Douglas treaties confer rights
Long before that, the second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island and the Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Sir James Douglas, negotiated 14 Douglas Treaties with some Indigenous people on southern Vancouver Island and in the area around Port Hardy. Douglas agreed that those who signed the treaties and their descendants would retain village sites. Indigenous people negotiated the liberty to hunt over unoccupied lands and carry on with fisheries as they had done in the past.
These treaties were negotiated orally and were later written down. Douglas maintained that those who agreed to treaties had given up their land to the Crown forever—which Indigenous people have tried to challenge since then.
In the early 1880s, the Nisga’a people in northwestern B.C. began petitioning the provincial government for their land rights, sending delegations to Victoria. That didn’t sway the authorities.
Then from 1927 to 1951, the Indian Act prohibited Status Indians from hiring lawyers or seek advice and fundraise for land claims.
In 1965, a Supreme Court of Canada decision called Regina v. White and Bob led to a recognition by the courts and governments that the Douglas Treaties conferred treaty rights to signatories and their descendants. The case concerned two Indigenous hunters, Clifford White and David Bob, who maintained that game laws did not apply to them on Vancouver Island. That’s because their treaty rights superseded these laws.
In 1969, the government of Pierre Trudeau unveiled the White Paper, which explicitly aimed to assimilate Indigenous people by removing their legal status under the Indian Act. This prompted a furious reaction in Indigenous communities, forcing the government to back down.
Nisga’a ruling led to land-claims process
A key turning point came in 1973 with the Supreme Court of Canada’s Calder decision. In this case, Frank Calder and other Nisga’a elders sued the B.C. government. They claimed that title to their lands in northwestern B.C. had not been extinguished when B.C. joined Canada in 1871.
Canada’s highest court ruled in Calder that Aboriginal title existed when King George III issued the Royal Proclamation in 1763. This marked the first time that the Canadian legal system had admitted that Aboriginal title existed on its own and did not arise as a result of colonial law.
However, the court was deadlocked on whether the Nisga’a had a valid claim to their traditional territory. Three of the judges ruled that even though Aboriginal title had existed, it was extinguished when B.C. joined Canada in 1871. Three other judges ruled that Aboriginal title had not been extinguished. The seventh judge dismissed the case for technical reasons.
“While the Nisga’a did not win their case and the ruling did not settle their land question, it did pave the way for the federal government’s Comprehensive land claims process, which sets up a process for Aboriginal groups to claim title to their territory,” wrote Tanisha Salomons on UBC’s Indigenous Foundations web page. “The province of British Columbia, however, refused to acknowledge Aboriginal title until 1990, when the British Columbia Claims Task Force was established.”
Musqueam achieve two big wins
Another major turning point came in 1982 when Canada repatriated the constitution. Under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, existing aboriginal and treaty rights of Aboriginal peoples of Canada were recognized and affirmed. Aboriginal was defined to include “the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada”.
The definition of treaty rights includes “rights that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired”. Aboriginal rights, on the other hand, were not defined in the Constitution Act, 1982.
The next major court ruling came in 1984 in Guerin v. The Queen, which established that the Crown had a fiduciary duty to First Nations. This meant that the Crown was required to act in the best interest of a First Nation. The case concerned the lease of the land for the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club on Musqueam Indian Band land.
The Musqueam were also at the centre of another monumental Supreme Court of Canada decision in 1990. It concerned the Aboriginal fishing rights of Ron Sparrow. He was arrested for violating federal law restricting Aboriginal people to “food fishing” with small nets. The Musqueam argued that restrictions on their fishing rights, which they had never given up, infringed on their Aboriginal rights under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
As a result, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that only conservation of natural resources could justify an infringement. This case, known as the Sparrow decision, set the stage for the rewriting of fisheries regulations pertaining to Indigenous people.
Court creates tests for Aboriginal rights
Another significant ruling on Aboriginal rights came in 1996 in a case involving Stó:lō First Nation member Dorothy Van der Peet. She had been charged with selling salmon that she had caught under a food-fishing licence. Under the law, this allowed her to use the catch for food and ceremonial purposes.
In the Van der Peet case, the Supreme Court of Canada expanded on the Sparrow ruling to include a test for determining an Aboriginal right under Section 35. The court ruled that governments must take into account the perspective of Aboriginal peoples. Furthermore, these rights must be practices, customs, and traditions that have continuity from prior to contact with European settlers. Plus, claims of Aboriginal rights needed to be adjudicated on a specific rather than a general basis.
Two other decisions, known as Marshall 1 and Marshall II, affirmed hunting, fishing and gathering rights promised to Indigenous peoples under 18th-century treaties.
The courts were slower to define the Aboriginal rights of Métis people. One major case, R. v Powley, concerned the arrest of two men, Steve and Roddy Powell, who had shot a moose without a licence in 1993. The two claimed a constitutionally protected Métis right under Section 35.
In 2003, the Supreme Court of Canada articulated a “Powley test” to define Métis rights. The decision noted that the term Métis “does not encompass all individuals with mixed Indian and European heritage; rather, it refers to distinctive peoples who, in addition to their mixed ancestry, developed their own customs and recognizable group identity separate from their Indian or Inuit and European forebears.”
“A Métis community is a group of Métis with a distinctive collective identity, living together in the same geographic area and sharing a common way of life,” the court stated.
Two major land decisions in B.C.
The most comprehensive ruling involving Aboriginal title came in the Supreme Court of Canada’s Delgamuukw v British Columbia decision in 1997. It acknowledged that title existed after B.C. joined Canada. Moreover, it is a collective right and includes a cultural relationship to the land. Plus, it acknowledges jurisdiction over how the land is used. Therefore, title is more than simply occupation of the land.
In Delgamuukw, the court ruled that the Crown can justifiably infringe upon Aboriginal title under certain circumstances. It also affirmed the legal validity of oral history.
Meanwhile in 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a leading decision on the Crown’s duty to consult Aboriginal groups prior to resource extraction on unceded territory. In Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), the court stated that “the Crown, acting honourably, cannot cavalierly run roughshod over Aboriginal interests where claims affecting these interests are being seriously pursued in the process of treaty negotiation and proof.”
“The Crown is not under a duty to reach an agreement; rather, the commitment is to a meaningful process of consultation in good faith,” the court declared. “The content of the duty varies with the circumstances and each case must be approached individually and flexibly.”
It added: “The effect of good faith consultation may be to reveal a duty to accommodate. Where accommodation is required in making decisions that may adversely affect as yet unproven Aboriginal rights and title claims, the Crown must balance Aboriginal concerns reasonably with the potential impact of the decision on the asserted right or title and with other societal interests.”
The court also stated that third parties “cannot be held liable for failing to discharge the Crown’s duty to consult and accommodate”.
Political authority fragments
Ten years later, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark ruling by recognizing that the Tsilhqot’in Nation has Aboriginal title over part of its traditional territory. In Tsilhquot’in Nation v. British Columbia, the court stated that Aboriginal title right can be justifiably infringed by the government for a “compelling and substantial public purpose”.
There was a mixed reaction to the ruling. While many celebrated, lawyers Bruce McIvor and Kate Gunn noted that it has a disturbing jurisdictional implication.
“In Tsilhqot’in the Supreme Court made the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history,” they wrote. “However, the Court also reduced Indigenous Peoples’ ability to rely on the federal government’s exclusive legislative authority when provinces seek to enact legislation affecting Aboriginal title and rights. According to the Court, provinces are now entitled to attempt to justify infringements of Aboriginal title and rights.”
The two lawyers stated that this and another 2014 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources), ran contrary to many Indigenous Peoples’ understanding about their relationship with the Crown. Until that time, they were “entitled to look to Canada to fulfil the Crown’s obligations”, according to McIvor and Gunn.
“For Indigenous Peoples, the decisions mean they must now deal with the prospect of provincial governments attempting to justify decisions that infringe Aboriginal and Treaty rights,” McIvor and Gunn declared. “For the provinces, it means fulfilling the onerous obligations imposed by the Supreme Court for decisions affecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples.”
In effect, the division of powers in Sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, are not as clear-cut as they appeared to be for the first 147 years of Canada’s existence.
UNDRIP embedded in B.C. legislation
In B.C., the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act took effect on November 29, 2019. It meant that B.C. had become the first Canadian jurisdiction to adopt standards in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Under the Declaration Act, the province must release annual reports on progress on implementation developed in consultation with Indigenous Peoples in B.C. Last year, it published its first Declaration Act Action Plan.
Not everyone, however, is impressed with how governments are dealing with the UNDRIP. Kahnawake Mohawk policy analyst Russell Diabo, for instance, has accused the Trudeau government of co-opting national Indigenous organizations and First Nations governments.
Furthermore, Diabo has insisted that the federal goal is to convert Indian Act bands into “fourth-level ethnic governments”.
“So, in summary, if First Nations want to opt out of the Indian Act, they now have three options,” Diabo wrote in First Nations Strategic Bulletin. “The first option is to sign a legally binding modern treaty—in areas of Canada where there are no historic land treaties—which, as described above, is a fast-track to the termination of sovereignty.
“The second is to sign a self-government agreement, which will also fast-track them to the termination of sovereignty by subjecting them to the federal and provincial powers under the Canadian Constitution,” he continued. “Moreover, under this option, as noted above, the ‘self-governing’ First Nation will be considered a fourth order of government—below not only the federal and provincial governments, but also with less power than municipal governments. Or, the final option: assimilation into Canada’s property and tax systems through the federal First Nations Land Management Act and the First Nations Fiscal Management Act.”
White Paper 2.0
In effect, Diabo has declared that the federal government is implementing a “White Paper 2.0 termination plan”. According to him, UNDRIP legislation provides the cover.
“Since the Conservative Harper government, a First Nations Private Ownership Initiative (proposed legislation) is being worked on by the federal bureaucracy to privatize former reserve lands into private property (fee simple) as the next step following the development of First Nations Land Codes (under the FNLMA),” Diabo wrote in 2020. “The Trudeau government has renamed this privatization land scheme as the Indigenous Land Title Initiative, but it is still a private property policy.”
This short history of the evolving legal landscape does not address the horrors of the smallpox epidemic of 1862. Nor does it deal with the devastating long-term effects of the Indian residential school system. It does not speak of the dreadful response of governments, police agencies, and the media for decades to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Moreover, this essay doesn’t report on the findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples or Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada or National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls final reports. For more information on this or on specific legal cases, click the links above.

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Tony Stamp talks to Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear about their new album Painted Ruins.
Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear is on the line from a hotel in Chicago.
It’s all going well, until I mention a New York Magazine profile of the band from 2012 that portrayed them as financially struggling. There’s a thudding silence down the phone line.
I’ve touched a nerve.
“Well first of all, that article was total clickbait, and we were fooled by it. We were told it was just going to be a profile of us as a band, and then he started asking questions about health insurance, and the square footage of our apartments.”
He laughs, mercifully, and I realise the interview is salvageable. Ed clearly doesn’t suffer fools, but he’s also quick to see the funny side.
“We’re not like, huge. We are fine. But it’s not like we wanted to do this record because of money. It’s not like ‘well, we’re broke! We’ve run out of our savings!’
“That said, we have to tour, and make music, and do it on a regular basis to live. And that’s fine, and I’m so grateful for it!”
Plenty of fans are grateful too. Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead has called Grizzly Bear his “favourite band in the world”, and Jay-Z and Beyonce were once spotted attending one of their shows.
This despite Ed’s own admission that their songs require ‘around five listens’ to really get into.
When asked why he thinks people are prepared to invest so much in them, he says “I hope it’s music that lingers with you in the long term as opposed to burning out really fast.
“We don’t deliberately try to make it that way. In fact it’s funny – to us, a lot of these songs feel immediately catchy. It’s just that, this many years into our career, I know that our music does not translate the way we hear it to the general public.
“Most people don’t listen immediately and go ‘whoa, that’s so catchy!’”
Ed affects a faux-Californian bro accent for that last part, then continues ‘in character’: “earworm!”
He chuckles, pausing to let me finish laughing.
“You know, with the whole short attention span culture that we live in, a lot of people just don’t even bother. What are you gonna do?
“You can’t force people to hang around and give it another spin.”
Grizzly Bear play New Zealand Festival, 3rd & 4th of March 2018.


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Whether you are an elite SEO or newbie – do not ignore what is about to be revealed about the new Google keyword ranking factors.
That speaker was John Limbocker & he has been in the game since before SEO even had a name.
He revealed an awful lot of interesting things about how Google has changed in the past year including some very important changes in Google keyword ranking factors.
What You Will Learn
- The 3 new major Google keyword ranking factors that are affecting you NOW!
- A SHOCKING DISCOVERY How Google knows exactly which websites you visit & for how long WITHOUT Google Analytics, Google Chrome, Google Toolbar or Google Search
- How to beat the new SEO ranking factors
- How to manipulate search box recommendations
- Best practices for faking the new google search ranking signals
The New Google Keyword Ranking Factors
The biggest revelation were the 3 new major Google keyword ranking factors that are in play right now – but more importantly he told us how to fake them.
He also revealed precisely how Google was collecting user engagement data. They know exactly which websites you visit, from where, how long you spend there, how many pages you visit and whether you bounce.
They have that data available for every single website in the world since 2006 regardless of whether it has Google Analytics installed or the user is using Google Search, Google Toolbar or Google Chrome.
John also shared precisely how Google are using that data in combination with the 3 new major ranking factors to rank websites today.
I asked John if he would be willing to share some of what he revealed at the conference exclusively for the readers and he agreed.
Make sure your sitting down for this one!
This is 100% content end to end – there is nothing to buy
Wrapping It Up
If you’ve watched the video then I’m sure you are just as blown away as the entire audience was in Vegas with what John has just revealed to us.
I can’t believe Google are snooping on us all like that! But it comes as no surprise really and we can use it to our advantage as John said.
I have seen the fantastic results paying attention to the 3 new Google keyword ranking factors John shared and I’ll have a detailed case study for you early in the new year.
IF you want to hear more from John then check out his site that is jam packed with hours of stuff like this.
Let’s open up the discussion to how this changes SEO moving forward – I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions.

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Most engine blocks are solid from an aluminum alloy, but iron remains to be used by some manufacturers. The engine block can also be known as the cylinder block due to the large gap or tubes referred to as cylinders that are solid into the integrated construction. The cylinder is where the engine’s pistons slide up and down. The compression ratio on the typical engine is in the range of eight:1 to 10:1.
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If the camshaft and crankshaft become out of sync for no matter cause (the timing chain skips a gear cog, for example), the engine won’t work. The corporate holds great proficiency in the manufacturing of automotive gasoline engines within the 2-cylinder, 3-cylinder, 4-cylinder, 5-cylinder, 6-cylinder, 8-cylinder, 12-cylinder, 16-cylinder and gasoline-electric hybrid configurations.
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By the Thirties, a lot of the know-how used in automobiles had been invented, although it was typically re-invented again at a later date and credited to someone else. For example, entrance-wheel drive was re-introduced by Andre CitroÃ«n with the launch of the Traction Avant in 1934, although it appeared a number of years earlier in road automobiles made by Alvis and Wire, and in racing cars by Miller (and may have appeared as early as 1897).
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Our mighty 60 EFI FormulaRace packs a punch. Flywheel – A 4 cylinder engine produces an influence stroke each half crankshaft revolution, an 8 cylinder, every quarter revolution. Automotive service This means that a V8 can be smother working than a four. To keep the combustion pulses from generating a vibration, a flywheel is attached to the again of the crankshaft. The flywheel is a disk that’s about 12 to fifteen inches in diameter. On a normal transmission car, the flywheel is a heavy iron disk that doubles as a part of the clutch system. On computerized outfitted vehicles, the flywheel is a stamped metal plate that mounts the heavy torque converter. The flywheel uses inertia to clean out the normal engine pulses.
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The engine has two varieties one is the inner combustion engine and another one is the exterior combustion engine. Well, it is simply an alignment or the form of cylinders. Nonetheless, for sureÂ heavy-obligation engine requires excessive cooling charges such as in racingÂ vehicles copper alloys may be used. With direct gas injection, every cylinder will get its own injector, which sprays gas straight into the combustion chamber at just the best time to combust.
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The compression ratio on the average engine is in the range of 8:1 to 10:1. Class-leading four.6-liter displacement and a proprietary V8 architecture are enhanced by the Mercury Racing Quad Cam 4 Valve (QC4) design with double overhead camshafts and aluminum cylinder heads that maximize airflow and power. A major breakthrough got here with the historic drive of Bertha Benz 24 in 1888.
This 4-cylinder 1.zero-liter lengthy- stroke powerhead is tuned for torque. A hole in the lower part of the cylinder wall allows gas and air. In today’s most fashionable engines, gasoline is injected straight into the cylinders near the top of the compression stroke. It has to do with the form and number of cylinders an engine has.


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ohio.com — From the network: MTV, a division of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), today unveiled the results of its new landmark generational study, "The New Millennials Will Keep Calm and Carry On," investigating the shifting dynamics between younger and older Millennials in the United States. ...
sportingnews.com — There's an intense NFL rivalry between the Falcons and Saints in the NFC South. but an Atlanta radio station took it several steps too far on Monday morning. Hosts of a morning program at all-sports 790 The Zone have been suspended indefinitely for making fun of Steve Gleason, a former New Orleans special teams standout who is batting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a crippling disease.
ohio.com — The official word: CBS, America's #1 network, will premiere nearly all of its new and returning series during official premiere week (Sept. 23-29), following the Network's Sept. 22 broadcast of THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, which will air live, 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM, PT.
ohio.com — When the comedy Hot in Cleveland begins a run of new episodes at 10 p.m. Wednesday on TV Land, it will start with some extra drama. The first episode will air live. No film. No tape. No retakes. Excellent opportunities for on-air bloopers, unscheduled bursts of actors' laughter, and maybe a curse or two.
enjoy.ohio.com — Two old friends decided a while back to write a novel together. You may have heard of them: Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg. Evanovich is author of the best-selling Stephanie Plum novels (One for the Money, Two for the Dough and so on), among other works.
ohio.com — With "Man of Steel" in the air, the bride and I revisited "Superman: The Movie," the first of the Christopher Reeve films. We watched the DVD-special Richard Donner cut, complete with remastered audio that made our home theater sit up and take notice in a way it seldom does.
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Lieu issued the following statement after the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on bail reform. Rep. Lieu has been a vocal advocate for bail reform, and has introduced legislation to reduce and eliminate the use of money bail.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee held a historic markup of H.J.Res. 79, which would facilitate the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). If ratified, the ERA will enshrine women’s equality in the Constitution by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. H.J.Res. 79, which was introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), would remove the arbitrarily short deadline for ratification established when Congress originally passed the ERA in 1972.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) delivered remarks on the House floor supporting a House resolution to formally acknowledge the Armenian Genocide.
Congressman Lieu’s remarks as prepared:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you Chairman Engel and Chairman Smith for your leadership.
The United States of America should never be afraid to tell the truth and yet for too long, we did not recognize Armenian Genocide. That ends today.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, or CASE Act, this week. This bill creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office to decide small claims copyright disputes.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed the SHIELD Act (Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for A Lasting Democracy Act). This comprehensive legislation will strengthen the resilience of our democracy and protect against foreign interference in America’s elections, including by foreign governments.
WASHINGTON – Today, former prosecutors Congressman Ted W.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-NY) today sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking him to investigate whether the Chief Executive of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, attempted to bribe President Trump after it was reported that he met with the President and offered him some form of support in exchange for a commitment to oppose new gun control measures.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the House's move to open an impeachment inquiry into the President.
"Congress has two grave powers: the power to declare war and the power to impeach. Impeachment should never be the first option for Congress. It comes with huge institutional and political implications for our country. It requires careful consideration and strong evidence.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined Reps. Omar, Grijalva, Levin, McGovern, Lowenthal and Beyer in urging U.S. officials in India and Pakistan to leverage U.S. relationships with Indian and Pakistani governments to deescaate the crisis in Kashmir.
In the letter, the Members urge the U.S. officials to:
WASHINGTON– Today, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and Lou Correa (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to nullify recent policy changes from the Trump administration that would strip automatic citizenship rights from certain children of U.S. military service members and government employees who are born abroad.
Under the new policy, children of service members and government employees who are born abroad would not be automatically considered U.S. citizens, and will instead be required to undergo a complicated application process.


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The COO of Beyond Meat Inc. was suspended after being arrested on allegations that he bit a man’s nose during an altercation after a college football game in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Doug Ramsey has been suspended, effective immediately, the plant-based meat company said in a statement Tuesday. He was arrested on charges of making terroristic threats and third-degree assault, according to court records. Ramsey was allegedly in a parking garage when a Subaru pulled in front of his Bronco, making contact with the front passenger-side tire, according to a report by local station KNWA/KFTA.
Ramsey got out of his car and “struck the back windshield of the Subaru,” according to the report. The Beyond Meat executive allegedly began punching the car owner, who had abandoned the vehicle, and also “biting the owner’s nose, ripping the flesh off the tip.” He also “threatened to kill” the other man, according to the report.
The executive was released Sunday on $11,085 bond, according to court records.
Ramsey, 53, became Beyond Meat’s chief operating officer in December after a three-decade career at Tyson Foods Inc. His arrest is the latest blow to the plant-based protein company, which last month cut its revenue outlook for the year and said it would. cut 4% of its workforce.
Ramsey and Beyond Meat did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company’s shares rose 1.4% in after-hours trading Monday, but are down 74% so far this year.
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ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1868.v1
Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Suicidal ideation and attempt, risk factors, women, HIV, Indonesia
Online: 30 October 2023 (09:40:42 CET)
HIV diagnosis and poor HIV management have various detrimental impacts on the lives of people living with HIV (PLHIV). As part of a large qualitative study investigating HIV risk factors and impacts, with the suicide topic not being a focus, this paper describes factors contributing to suicidal ideation and attempts that arose naturally in the stories of women living with HIV (WLHIV) in Yogyakarta and Belu districts, Indonesia. The participants were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. Guided by a qualitative data analysis framework, the data were thematically analysed. Findings indicated participants experienced immense psychological challenges due to the infection, spousal transmission, fear of mother-to-child transmission, and losing a child due to AIDS, which triggered suicidal ideation and attempts. The women’s lack of awareness of HIV management strategies resulted in them feeling trapped and overwhelmed. Associated negative thoughts and the anticipation and experience of stigma relating to their HIV status were influencing factors for thoughts of suicide among participants. Lack of social support from family and friends during the early stage of HIV diagnosis, compounded with pre-existing financial difficulties, lack of income, unemployment, and feeling overburdened, also triggered the women’s thoughts of suicide. Other influencing factors for suicidal ideation and attempts among the women were family breakdown following HIV diagnosis and this was reflected in family disputes, husband-wife separation or divorce, mother-child separation by other family members, reported concern about future relationships, and fear of being rejected or abandoned by their partner due to their HIV positive status. The findings indicate the need for a nuanced approach to counselling within HIV care interventions for couples to support the acceptance of each other’s HIV status whilst maintaining psychological wellbeing. Additionally, the findings indicate the importance of HIV education and awareness among community members for the de-stigmatisation of HIV and to increase the acceptance of PLHIV within families and communities.
ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1958.v1
Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Biographical disruption; biographical reinvention; additive strategy; subtractive strategy; hope, optimism, resilience; men living with HIV, Indonesia
Online: 28 June 2023 (07:42:26 CEST)
HIV diagnosis and management have often caused disruptions to the everyday life and imagined futures of people living with HIV, both at individual and social levels. This has been conceptualised, in a rather dystopian way, as ‘biographical disruption’. This paper attempts to re-cast data from interviews with 40 men living with HIV (MLHIV) in Yogyakarta and Belu, Indonesia, in a slightly more positive light. Our analysis uses the concepts of additive and subtractive resilience strategies and we show how, rather than having a purely disrupted biography, participants talked about their experiences of ‘biographical reinvention'. Study participants were recruited using the snowball sampling technique, starting from two HIV clinics in the settings. Data were collected using one-on-one in-depth interviews, and a qualitative framework analysis was used to guide step-by-step data analysis. The findings showed that despite the disruptions in their everyday life (i.e., mental health condition, work, activities, social relationships, etc.) following the HIV diagnosis and management, MLHIV in our study managed to utilise their internal assets or traits (i.e., hope, optimism, resilience) and mobilised external resources (i.e., support from families, friends and healthcare professionals) to cope with the disruptions. An interweaving of these internal assets and external resources enabled them to take on new activities and roles (additive resilience strategies) and give up health compromising behaviours (subtractive resilience strategies). These were effective for most MLHIV in our study not only to cope with the HIV repercussions and improve their physical and mental health conditions, but to think or work on a ‘reinvented’ biography which encompassed resilience, hope and optimism for better health, life and future. The findings indicate the need for HIV interventions and healthcare systems that provide appropriate support for the development and maintenance of internal assets of PLHIV to enable them to cope with the repercussions of HIV and work on a ‘reinvented’ biography.
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Subject: Medicine And Pharmacology, Psychiatry And Mental Health Keywords: COVID-19 outbreak; lockdown protocols; individual and social activities; mental health challenges; older people; Indonesia
Online: 19 September 2022 (07:51:50 CEST)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused detrimental impacts on different population groups throughout the world. This study aimed to explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic’s mandatory lockdown protocols on activities and mental health conditions of community-dwelling older people in Jakarta, Indonesia. A qualitative design using one-on-one in-depth interviews was employed to collect data from the participants (n=24) who were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. Data analysis was guided by a qualitative data analysis framework. The findings showed that before the COVID-19 outbreak participants engaged in different kinds of regular individual and social activities. However, the COVID-19 outbreak and its mandatory lockdown protocols significantly influenced both their activities and social life, which led to social disconnection and financial difficulties for them. COVID-19 outbreak, mandatory lockdown protocols, and disruption of individual and social activities of the participants also caused mental health challenges to them, including feelings of loneliness, loss, sadness, stress, and anger. The findings suggest that there is a need for intervention programs addressing the socio-economic and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on older populations to help them cope with these challenges. Future studies involving large-scale older populations to comprehensively understand COVID-19 impacts on them are recommended.

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I know I shouldnt be doing this to myself, but... my husband had nerve sparing robotic surgery this past Monday. He is doing well, and we have our follow up appointment in about five days to have catheter removed and get biopsy results. I was looking for information from other guys who have had the surgery .. has anyone found out after the surgery that their cancer was worse than the original biopsy indicated? I was so blindsided when my husband was diagnosed since he is only 48 and it was a fluke he found his cancer.. Thanks guys!
Glad to hear that your husband went through the surgery well...which is the typical and expected result. Tell him that the catheter will be a distant memory soon...!
The surgery pathology report is the next important piece of information about his case, and then in a couple of months his first post-surgical PSA test will be the next big event.
The biopsy that he had pre-surgery was simply a sampling of tissue—a small sampling—typically less that 1% of the total prostate tissue. His assigned Gleason score of 3+3=6 was based on the cells found in that sample. It is not uncommon that small amounts of more aggressive (higher Gleason) cells are found with the more thorough pathological examination which takes place post surgery. I've seen results of several studies (each reporting slightly different results) which show that somewhere between 20-30% of radical prostatectomy (RP) pathology reports end up with a higher Gleason score...with the most common being 3+3=6 going to 3+4=7...this is known as "upgrading". [This is exactly what happened in my case.]
This type of "upgrading" should bring little additional concern; the exception being the case of high initial PSA (your husband's was low; less than 3 ng/mL).
Surgical margins are a more relevant indicator of the long term success; negative margins being favorable, positive margins being unfavorable.
Thanks for the info KCON. Did your change in gleason from a 6 to a 7 change your treatment?
No...perhaps the way I worded my earlier reply was unclear. My biopsy Gleason result (which was, of course, before surgery) was 3+3. After surgery, Gleason was "upgraded" to 3+4 as a result of the pathological analysis of the removed prostate. There has been no need for any additional post-surgical treatment, and all functionality has been completely restored.
Welcome to the board! It's always good to hear that prostate surgery went well, and I'm glad for you both.
Kcon answered your question about the biopsy, but I wanted to respond to another aspect of post surgery care regarding the meeting on Tuesday that you mentioned:
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KCON, yes, you answered my question. I really appreciate the info. I think I need to just take a deep breath, and wait for our appointment with the surgeon on Tuesday and stop freaking out.
The doctor will explain follow-up PSA testing to monitor for possible recurrence, though recurrence is unlikely. Many men still are monitored with a traditional PSA test that is sensitive only down to less than 0.1 (<0.1). However, "ultrasensitive" PSA tests are now available that can accurately and reliably measure PSA down to <0.01 in a normal clinical setting. In fact bwonka recently posted about his result of 0.008. These ultrasensitive tests are useful because they give early peace of mind or early warning of a recurrence. Typically, the early warning is a year or more earlier than the warning coming from monitoring with standard PSA tests.
Here is what some research has indicated, plus a grain of salt or two for considering these results. Ideally, the PSA after surgery should be <0.01, provided a brand of ultrasensitive test is used that is capable of getting that low, which is what the patient needs. A PSA of 0.01 is also excellent (also indicating an extremely low likelihood of a recurrence), and 0.02 is very good. A result of 0.03 is okay, and 0.04 is a concern, with 0.05 and higher indicating a likely recurrence. Sometimes a little healthy prostate tissue is left, and the first and subsequent PSAs will be higher, such as .08, for example, but steady. Therefore it's not just the result that's important but the trend in results, especially if the first one is on the worrisome side of the range. There can also be some very minor normal variation in results due to day to day patient variation in PSA production and to slight differences in lab processes, though those are usually tightly controlled.
The point of all this is that, if your husband's doctor does not explain that he regularly monitors patients with such ultrasensitive tests, you can ask the doctor to use an ultrasensitive test that is sensitive down to <0.01.
Sometimes I've heard doctors oppose such tests, asking "What's the point when the standard for a recurrence is a PSA of .2 or more that stands up on a retest?" The point is that there are mild lifestyle and mild medication tactics that you and your husband can use that are reported to be effective in preventing or slowing a rising PSA. A daily glass of quality pomegranate juice or equivalent supplement may be all that is needed, for example. Also, follow-up therapy, such as radiation - if needed, that comes on the early side is thought to be often better than later therapy. Finally, a superb early result, like the one Bwonka got, is wonderful for peace of mind.
Once again, congratulations on the successful surgery experience, and I wish you and your husband a smooth recovery.
That's great to hear! Excellent results...as expected!
Now, a little time for surgery & effects recovery, and then the really good part...he'll be getting regular PSA tests going forward but it is highly likely that he will never have to deal with Prostate Cancer again!


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JKK to organise “EU Film Festival” from August 1
This five day event will provide a platform to all the award winning short films from Europe and will attract many cinema lovers of Jaipur. This will be a chance for the Jaipurites to witness and explore European culture.
Jaipur: Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) will play host to “European union (EU) Film Festival” from August 1 to August 5. Short films from European countries will be screened for five days from 11 am to 9pm.
In the festival which is being organised in the partnership with JKK, newest award- winning films of European Union will be screened.
According to Pooja Sood, Director, JKK, this five day event will see screening of all the award winning short films from Europe and attract many cinema lovers of Jaipur. This will be a great opportunity for the Jaipurites to witness and explore European culture, she added.
The festival will kick off on August 1 from the opening film “The Magic of Children” directed by Ruth Rieser at 11 am, then at 3 pm, a film from Croatia “Cowboys” will be screened and the first day of the festival will be completed after the screening of “Boy on the Bridge”, a film form Cyrus, at 6 pm.
Three films will be screened from 11 am to 9 pm daily with the timing being 11 am, 3pm and 6pm.
On August 2, Labyrinthus (Belgium), Tiger Theory (Czech Republic) and Kills on Wheels (Hungary) will be screened at 11 am, 3 pm and 6 pm respectively.
On August 3, Little Harbour (Slovakia), Walk with me (Denmark) and the man who looks like me (Estonia) will be screened at 11 am, 3pm and 6pm respectively.
On August 4, Mother knows best (Portugal), Nine Month Stretch (France) and Unexpected Journey (Finland) will be screened at 11 am, 3pm and 6pm respectively.
And on the last day of the festival, August 5, a film from Netherlands, “ Letter for the king”, “The lesson” from Latvia and a Lithuania’s film, “ When you wake up” will be screened commencing an end to the five day long inter country film festival.

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Almost all major domestic airlines had passenger declines in 2009 with a few exceptions, most notably Southwest Airlines, jetBlue and Allegiant Air. AirTran, Alaska Airlines, Continental, jetBlue and Southwest all had higher year-on-year performance in terms of demand as measured by revenue passenger miles.
Load factors increased at the majority of domestic airlines because most of them cut capacity by at least the same amount as the decrease in demand. For Southwest, load factors went from 71.2% in 2008 to 76% in 2009; other carriers showed load factors for the year of between 79% and 82%; Allegiant was the exception, breaking 90% for the first time.
More than 120 new routes have been announced by U.S. airlines for the first half of 2010, according to anna.aero; 14 have already been launched.
Among the larger carriers, Southwest will bring 27 new routes; American, 22; and Delta, 17. Most of the new service will be domestic or to the Caribbean, but some will go abroad, such as Delta’s services to Abuja, Accra and Lagos, Africa; American’s Beijing, China, service from Chicago, Ill., and Madrid, Spain, service from New York City, N.Y.; United’s service from Chicago to Brussels, Belgium; US Airways flights from Charlotte, N.C., to Rome, Italy; and Continental’s flights from Newark, N.J., to Munich, Germany.

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The intrinsic role of electrical current on the electric field-assisted sintering (EFAS) process of stainless steel 316L nanoparticles has been revealed by both ex situ and in situ experiments. A novel device on the Si chip that has been designed and fabricated to fit into the sample holder of a transmission electron microscope for these experiments. The evolution of nanoparticle morphology and microstructures during the EFAS process has been studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which has been combined with the simultaneous measurement of the electric voltage and current changes. A four-stage mechanism for the EFAS process of stainless steel 316L nanoparticles has been proposed based on these experimental investigations.


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K9 Design Grooming Salon is happy to see everyone again!
- Call us now to book a grooming appointment for your fur babies! We are working hard to service you and your K9 in a clean and safe environment.
- We will be open our normal hours and due to the Washington State Department of Health and the Governor’s “Safe Start” requirements, K9 Design will be providing curbside pickup and drop off as well as touchless payments and receipt.
- Also, be aware that we will be asking all clients some basic questions concerning COVID-19 and symptoms for the safety of everyone. Please be patient for this may take us a few extra moments before you drop off your pup.
*Please call us 15 minutes prior to your appointment for us to get your card information in our system and answer our COVID-19 questionnaire. When you arrive to drop off your dog just pull up to the curbside in front of our door and we will come out to you and assist your dog inside. Unless your dog needs extra assistance getting out of the car, no need to get out, we will do it all for you! The same goes for when you pick up, just wait in your car and we will bring your happy K9 Design pup to you! Thank you so much — everyone continuing to work together helps everybody!*
Stay safe, stay healthy and see you there!

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We Are in The Forefront to Explore & Generate Best Practices for Coaching at Scale
We explore and implement new methodologies in our wide spectrum of coaching toolsRequest a Demo
Our Science: Academically Researched Digital Coaching Journey
87% of users generate coaching satisfactory content on the platform
Based on the research conducted by Kadir Has University with 15.300 rows data, the content generated by users is 87% satisfactory. This means that if the question is asked by a coach in a face-to-face session the answer is good enough to move on to another question.
Coaching First, Digital Second
Created through the synergy of approaches of diverse coaching schools and human science theories
The content structure of the SparkUs platform is designed by a group of coaches and HR Tech experts, which aims to mimic the experience of the coachee on a coaching journey.
We shaped our platform’s structure according to the principles of coaching. The SparkUs Platform:
Provides a safe space for self-reflection
Ensures non-judgemental language is used
Aims to empower the user
Focuses on both exploration & action
Digital Transformation of Coaching Journey
Design thinking methodology applied to Coaching Journey. A Blended Approach…
When we founded SparkUs, we embarked on a journey with a lot of skepticism. We were not sure if the platform could provide a solid benefit, let alone undertake a proper coaching function.
We had one north-star: The efficacy of coaching experience. We crafted the digital coaching journey to mimic this experience. We focused on the recipient rather than the coach.
We re-iterated the journey until we were satisfied with the outcome. We developed a user-friendly digital tool that generates coaching results.
However, we are aware that the human element is crucial to complete any coaching journey. Therefore we took a blended approach to combine technology and human touch.

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National University Research and Innovation Office Launches the Center for Resilient Philippines
During the Foundation Day celebrations last August 01, the National University Research and Innovation Office launched the Center for Resilient Philippines.
The Center for Resilient Philippines (CRP) is a multi-disciplinary institution committed to improving the country’s ability to plan for and recover from, natural and man-made disasters and disruptive events without compromising long-term prospects for development. The CRP offers an integrated, whole-of-nation, ICT enabled resilience effort that is based on a better understanding of the risk environment and disaster impacts, partnerships and shared responsibility, and adaptive and empowered communities.
With the advent of natural disasters and calamities in the country recently, there is an imperative for academic institutions to take part in the development of resilient communities in the Philippines. CRP is National University’s contribution to its vision of nation building. It is in support of the government’s National Resilience Council, National Disaster Risk Reduction Management, to name a few.
CRP strengthens the core value of National University of resilience in character during difficult times.
CRP supports National University’s Academic, Research and Community Engagement (ARC) framework where academic, research and community engagement endeavors are integrated into one framework. This is where the university’s constituents engage in research and CE activities in their academic undertakings.
CRP is the university’s contribution from an academic institution to UNISDR’s movements in building sustainable communities in support of the initiatives of SM.
As one of the leading academic institution in the field of Information and Communication Technology, National University sees its contribution in the development of digital-based solutions that are useful and meaningful for the community as one of its key areas. The CRP undertakes four program areas which are networking, research, training and consultancy. National University Vice President for Academics and Research and Innovation Office Director Dr. Rachel Edita Roxas invites the NU community to participate in these program areas.


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Dream about smiling baby makes any day pleasant, doesn’t it? A child’s laughter tends to calm the hearts of many people, so this dream can be seen as something positive. But do you know what it means to dream of a baby smiling?
In general, dreams with a baby smiling, contrary to what people imagine, have no connection with pregnancy, for example. The meaning of this dream can be linked to moments of changes, news and even the end of stages to the beginning of others. In addition, some dreams also talk about feelings, which can also be positive or negative. How is this part of your life?
Therefore, it is always good to try to remember as many details of the dream as possible, as it is this information that shapes the interpretation. If you recently dreamed of a smiling baby and you want to know more about the meaning, try to remember your daydream more clearly!
DREAM OF A BABY SMILING AT ME
There are several examples of dreams in which babies are smiling, and each of them has a peculiar meaning. In that case, if you dreamed of a baby smiling at you, it means that you need to be more optimistic! Despite the baby smiling, the sign that this dream is passing is that you are surrounded by negative thoughts.
So it’s time to deal with this situation. Try to see things from another perspective and let your guard down a little, giving a chance for good feelings to enter your heart. You must maintain balance, that is, not be too optimistic or too pessimistic!
DREAM OF A BABY SMILING IN YOUR LAP
Dreaming of a baby smiling in your lap can show that a good path is forming in your direction. By being in your lap, the baby represents this moment of prosperity that is coming, indicating that you will have a moment of peace to put your head in place and enjoy with the people you love.
In addition, the dream is also a great warning for you to slow down a little, as you can end up being overloaded in everyday life, compromising your health. Take advantage of this quiet moment to recover your energies and take time to take better care of yourself. After all, your health needs to be your priority!
DREAMING OF A BABY SMILING WHILE PLAYING
Dreamed of a baby smiling and playing? That means you’re on the right track! Generally, the baby smiling and playing is a sign that he has been developing well. Therefore, if you are in a project, for example, the dream shows that you are flowing very well, getting closer and closer to the end.
Dreaming of a baby smiling and playing is also a good sign of luck, indicating that you are ready to face the possible challenges that are about to knock on your door. You will soon have very good times and therefore this dream is represented as a messenger of great luck!
DREAM OF A LITTLE BABY SMILING
Have you dreamed of a small baby smiling, for example a newborn? This dream usually talks about a new phase that will start soon. Because the baby is very small, the phase will be one of many changes, where you will grow with each stage completed.
It’s common to be afraid of new paths, so don’t feel awkward if that happens. Just focus on your adaptation and take one step at a time, always looking for the best way to be able to find yourself better within this new phase.
DREAMING OF A BABY SMILING WITH TEETH
If you dreamed of a baby smiling with teeth, then such a dream shows that you might end up being harmed by someone. Babies usually have teeth from the first year of life, but this ends up varying from child to child. Despite being a good thing, this baby’s teeth can indicate falsehood and envy.
So beware of certain people in your life, as one of them may be conspiring against you. Avoid talking about your achievements and start keeping an eye on everyone around you, looking for signs that show who this envious person is around you.
DREAMING OF AN UNKNOWN BABY SMILING
To dream of an unfamiliar baby smiling shows the presence of a feeling that you still cannot handle. Are you having anxiety attacks? So the dream can be a representation of that most unstable moment in your life, where everything can change from one day to the next.
If it is too difficult to deal with, it would be good to seek professional help! Sometimes talking to an unknown person is much easier than telling something to someone close, because of the fear or guilt that the person feels when sharing problems with someone close to them.
DREAM ABOUT BABY SMILING AND HAPPY
Dreamed of a baby smiling and happy? That means it’s time for some changes to happen! If you are going through a difficult time, this dream is a very positive sign, as it indicates that this tense moment has its days numbered. The change that comes will transform your life overnight!
Right away, everything can seem strange, something that is common within sudden changes. But, little by little, you adapt to each step taken, showing that you are capable of overcoming differences and facing new perspectives. Just be patient!
DREAM OF HOLDING A BABY SMILING
If you dreamed of holding a smiling baby, know that this dream is related to the small victories you will have in the coming days. If you’ve been working on a project for a while, for example, the rewards of that effort will come soon!
Just be careful not to end up running over yourself within your own anxiety. Keep taking one step at a time and allow everything to fall into place at the right time. Your life will get better soon, but you have to respect the time needed to make it happen in the best possible way.

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Chef’s Tip: Swap your favorite Mushrooms for the White/Button Mushrooms. Stir in cooked Noodles or Rice for a heartier dish. Swap out fresh Corn Kernels for the Baby Corn.
- Pat tofu dry with paper towel. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add tofu; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. Add remaining oil to pan and heat. Add mushrooms to pan and sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat.
- Combine miso and water in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a simmer. Stir in reserved tofu, mushrooms and baby corn. Simmer 3 minutes or until heated through.
- Stir in hot Path of Life (10 oz.) Asian Wok Quinoa blend. Serve in bowls topped with green onions and chili oil, if desired.
Serving Size: 4

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Priscella Vega is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered city government and education for the Daily Pilot. She received a first place award from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2019 for her reporting on whether the city of Huntington Beach had overcome the racist episodes of its past following the arrest of four members of a local white supremacist group. Before joining the Pilot in 2017, she worked for the Daily Breeze covering the Palos Verdes Peninsula and for the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a general assignment intern. Vega earned her journalism degree from Cal State Long Beach in 2015 and is a native Spanish speaker. She enjoys traveling, practicing yoga and live music.
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Un bombero fuera de servicio mató a un compañero e hirió gravemente a un capitán en un tiroteo en la estación de bomberos de Agua Dulce el martes por la mañana, dijeron las autoridades.
An off-duty firefighter killed a fellow firefighter and critically wounded a captain in a shooting at Agua Dulce fire station Tuesday morning, officials said.
A la policía y a los funcionarios electos les preocupa que el pandemónium que se produjo en la ciudad ponga de manifiesto el poder de las redes sociales, que pueden difundir información a lo largo y ancho, provocando que los acontecimientos se salgan de control.
Police and elected officials worry the pandemonium that occurred in the city highlights the power of social media, which can disseminate information far and wide, causing events to get out of hand.
Although the vote does not officially greenlight the pilot plan, the board expressed unwavering support to keep it alive.
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This paper presents a monitoring method of strip rolling mill based on the digital twin model. Compared with the traditional monitoring methods, this method effectively reduces structure complexity and test cost of the monitoring system. In this paper, the coupling vibration mechanism model of the dynamic characteristics of roll system and bearings of four-high mill was established, and the digital twin model of strip rolling mill vibration was built based on the mechanism model. Consequently, the traditional monitoring test of the rolling mill was carried out to verify the accuracy of the digital twin model. Through analyzing the test results, it can be found that when the rolling force fluctuation is more obvious, the rolling mill roll system vibration becomes more intense. According to this phenomenon, the measures were put forward to suppress rolling mill vibration. In conclusion, the rolling mill vibration monitoring theory based on digital twin model provides technical support and theoretical basis for improving equipment operation stability, reducing test cost and improving product quality.


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Northern Trust announced today that it had introduced a Web-based system for managing the institutional benefit payments process. Northern Trust Benefit Payments PassportSM provides real-time access to participants’ plans, enabling plan sponsors to query and update participant information through the Internet.
Northern Trust processes over 12 million benefit payments a year and files more than 1.3 million tax forms on behalf of its clients. Benefit Payments Passport gives clients a secure and real-time alternative to manual forms, and allows them to initiate stop payments, receive photocopy requests, reschedule pending payments, reissue payments and request duplicate tax forms, all on-line.
“We are excited to be able to provide our plan sponsors with complete automation and flexibility by using this new system,” says Geordan Capes, Vice President and Benefit Payments Client Servicing Manager at Northern Trust. “A vast majority of our clients have already migrated to the new system and the response we are receiving is overwhelmingly positive. Our online access to participant data clearly illustrates Northern Trust’s commitment to applying leading-edge technology in order to make our clients’ lives easier.”
Craig Silver, Technology Systems Administrator for Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) added: “We are pleased with the quick access to our participants’ data. Benefit Payments Passport is very intuitive and easy to use but if we do come across an issue, Northern’s team is right there to resolve the problem. It’s the combination of technology and people that is so important to us.”

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For people on limited budgets investing in a retirement plans may seem impossible. Financial advisor will sugget clients pay off their bills first and then start investing monthly in a plan but the reality is that most people carry a debt balance and are not willing to live without debt.
Fine art investments are possible for those on a limited budget. Art advisors will tell collectors to buy what they like from artists who have sold at auction. Auctions results will let you know what price point the artwork is valued. The artwork from the studio may be selling for less but may not have a market value yet. If you buy directly from the artist, the artist may be flexible on how you pay, offering a payment plan or a cash discount. If you’re buying directly from an artist, make sure to get a purchase receipt and purchase artwork you are willing to hold onto as you cheer on the artist’s career.
The debt reality for beginner investors means that investing cannot wait for beginning investor to pay off their debt. For beginning Investors, investments need to be added to the budget even if you carry a monthly debt balance.
To start conservative beginner investing, collectors need to be know where they are in life and what type of assets they are able to accumulate.
To have a rounded investment portfolio, a beginner investor will work to pay off debt, purchase a few investments and put money aside for larger investments and work with a financial plan.
Types of Investments
Stocks and Bond accounts are accessible online for daytraders and those investors interested in long term stock investments. It is not advisable to sell stocks regularly. Each time you sell a stock, the investor incurrs a fee. A daytrader incorporates these fees into their gains but a beginner investor will be investing small amounts and will lose their gains if they are selling the stocks over a short period of time.
Real estate investments
if you are able to find a rent to own property or a property where the owner will hold the note. With these types of properties, you will get more flexibility regarding how you make the investment. If you want assistance in this area, you can let the real estate agent know you want to purchase a house where the owner will hold the note. If your real estate agent does not understand this, keep looking for an agent that focuses on this type of properties or is networked to find a house for you to buy.
Funds are perfect if available through work environments. Do not be afraid to ask if there is a pension plan at work that offers matching funds. If there are no matching funds from an employer, talk to a financial advisor about your retirement account options and the tax benefits for your income level.
Collectibles have investment value depending on your interest and the market. Some collectibles lose value while others have retained their value over decades. The rule with collectibles is to collect what you like from dealers who give you receipts. The receipts are valuable when you want to sell the asset at auction or to another dealer.
The rule of thumb for selling collectibles outside of auction is that you will get a quarter of the value. If you are looking to use collectiibles as a short term investment, you need to purchased them in that range.
For long term asset investments, collectibles may be used as collateral for larger investments or may be sold as a lot at auction. Remember that collectibles sold at auction are subject to commission and may be subject to income or capital gains tax.
Exchanging collectibles may not incur a tax until the exchanged collectible is sold. If you are a beginner investor, start your collectible investment journey by meeting other collectors and learning the market.
If you are interested in collecting other tangible assets as a beginner, spend time researching the assets that interest you and learning how those assets are sold. Most assets have a base value and may be liquidated for retirement or in case of emergency.
Intellectual property assets are also collectible by beginners. Patents, copyrights & trademarks are all typs of traditional intangible assets that a beginner investor may purchase from the owners. This type of investment is perfect for those who are interested in purchasing the assets and then renting, leasing or investing their purchase into another investment at a later date.


Welcome to musicpark Leipzig 2019
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musicpark from 1 to 3 November 2019
Because we love music!
New sounds for Leipzig: musicpark – the music experience fair – opens for the first time in November 2019. The event for music lovers, trade visitors and dealers presents industry players in the field of acoustic, mechanical and electronic musical instrument brands, manufacturers and accessories. The focus is clearly on the music experience. At the fair visitors can not only discover the complete range of instruments, but also listen to them in various concerts and even try them out for themselves.
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Delaware Sew Bee
Delaware Township Offices
9090 131st Street, Fishers, IN
9:30 am-3:00 pm
For additional info, contact Chris Behme: firstname.lastname@example.org
Join us to sew on your personal sewing projects. Bring a lunch or visit one of the local eateries. Make sure to pack your sewing machine, supplies, and ironing implements, plus an extension cord if you have one. All are welcome to join in the fun.
We will make Name Tags and Lanyards in August for those who are interested. You can make the Call Me from a by Annie pattern, or use the Mudsock Block to make a name tag. Susan Juffer has offered to use her embroidery machine to make the name tag, so bring a 6″x6″ piece of your fabric for her to work her magic. There will also be a Lanyard option for the Mudsock Block, you will also need to bring a D ring or make a loop with ribbon or fabric, to attach the block to the lanyard.
For the Mudsock Block version please bring your fabric, a backing fabric, and batting to make your block.
For all other items please refer to the pattern or tutorial for supplies.

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