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A recent survey carried out by children rights body, ANPPCAN, indicates that the number of children taking to the streets has for the past four years increased.
At the same time, child care institutions commonly known as orphanages that were largely started to accommodate orphans and other homeless children have equally registered an exponential growth over years.
According to the Gender ministry database, in 1996, Uganda had only 35 child care institutions. Today, there are more than 500 child care homes and out of these, only six centres are run by the State. So, whereas child care homes were initially started to take orphans and other homeless children off the streets, the number of street children has quadrupled.
So where is the problem?
First, it is safe to say that the initial mission of child care homes was hijacked by a group of individuals who are profiteering from these care centres.
Most care centres initially provided a safe environment for homeless children with emphasis on child rehabilitation and family reunification where this was possible. Today, child care institutions have turned into business. Some individuals, under the guise of child support, start care centres to fleece donors.
Other centres have become adoption centres that have fuelled the current child trafficking craze. In fact, the ministry of Gender database (2012) shows that there are more than 200 child care centres that are not registered or suitable to care for children.
Another 100 centres are hidden and their activities not monitored.
There is another category of profiteers. These are individuals who ferry children and their mothers from as far as karamoja and station them on various streets in Kampala to beg. Children as young as three years are a common site on our streets, 'working' to pay their masters. These children are paid on commission basis depending on their daily collections.
So every time KCCA enforcement officers and police round up these children and take them back to their areas of origin, they are ferried back by profiteers.
Yet some of the children who are taken to Kampirigisa Rehabilitation Centre are forced to escape back to the streets because of overcrowding, poor hygiene and underfeeding at the centre.
Street begging and child hawking have also greatly fuelled increased number of children on the streets.
Yet in 2013, KCCA designed a policy that was aimed at outlawing street begging. Under this policy, the donors of street beggars were, among other sanctions, to be imprisoned so as to discourage begging.
Of course, the policy was shelved due to public pressure and the inability of KCCA to relocate and offer an alternative source of income to street beggars. In Malawi, street begging in major cities and towns was outlawed and former street beggars rehabilitated into more useful and productive citizens.
In the 2015/16 Budget, the Gender ministry will receive a paltry 1 per cent of the national Budget.
This perennial underfunding will continue to constrain the ministry's capacity to implement policies such as Orphans and other Vulnerable Children policy under which issues such as street children are addressed.
More so, it will be difficult to implement the alternative care framework. This framework is a partnership between government and civil society that emphasises family preservation, resettlement and alternative care framework for children without parental care in Uganda.
There are many attendant risks associated with raising children in an institutionalised setting. In fact, the preamble to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children that Uganda ratified emphasises the need for children to be brought up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. Parents, communities and government must not abdicate their responsibility.
Hence each of these must play their role so that every child's right to shelter and other basic necessities of life are granted as the law provides.
Stuart Oramire is a Child Rights Advocate working with Centre for Children's Rights.


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MMI Ends the Month in Neutral Territory
Our Major Market Indicators ended the month in the neutral zone this week, further confirming the recovery from the sharp selloff which bottomed in mid-October. The S&P 500 index has roared back from the low of 1820.66, closing this past Friday at 2067.56, a gain of 13.6% from the low. The index closed just below its all-time high which it hit intra-day on Friday the 28th. This week the MMI rose to 57.33 from the prior week's 52.00. Below, the weekly graph of our Major Market Indicators shows the trend over the last few months, and the fall-off into bearish territory followed by the recovery into the neutral zone.
MARKET SENTIMENT INDICATORS: Bearish
The market sentiment indicators improved from the prior week as a group. While still bearish in the aggregate, sentiment indicators improved markedly from the prior week. The put/call ratio on the CBOE (61/100) and the ARMS index on the NYSE (1.51) both improved into bullish territory this past week. One of our sentiment indicators, the TIM Group Market Sentiment indicator continues to flash bullish, as does the level of short interest. Recently released mid-November short interest ratios on the NYSE (4.50 days) and the NASDAQ (4.36 days) are at bullish levels, implying there is fuel for short covering in place.
However, the remainder of the sentiment indicators are bearish, and that outweighs the bullish factors. The VIX and VXN implied volatilities have settled back into a low teens range after flirting with bullish levels above 20 during the recent correction. The VIX ended the week at 13.33 and the VXN to 14.74. The put/call ratio on the S&P 100, at 66/100 fails the bullish test. The ARMS index on the NASDAQ is also outside the bullish range (0.53), as is the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey which itself is too bullish (thus we consider it bearish – retail investors being consummate trend followers all the way to the top). Consensus Index and Market Vane also fall short of bullishness, as does our measure of confidence: the ratio of high grade bonds to intermediate grade bonds is too narrow a gap, with the high grade group yielding 79% of the intermediate grade bond category. Overall, the aggregate of market sentiment indicators is still bearish in our judgment.
TECHNICAL INDICATORS: Bullish
A majority of our technical indicators score bullish at this time. However, only 8 out of 15 indicators are bullish, vs. 9 out of 15 last week. Bullish readings are coming from new highs outpacing new lows by a ratio of 2.2:1, the weekly ratio of advance vs. decline volume on the NASDAQ is bullish, at 1.64:1, and all the indexes we're tracking (S&P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ composite and Russell 1000 equal weight ETF) are above their 200 day moving averages, except for the Russell 2000 equal weighted ETF (a proxy for the index) which is now just barely below its 200 day average.
The remaining advance/decline ratios are not supportive, with one of them, the weekly advance/decline volume ratio on the NYSE falling out of the bullish range this week, accounting for our reduced score this week.
LIQUIDITY INDICATORS: Bullish
Our liquidity indicators are bullish. Money market funds balances remain over 10% of the market cap of equates, which provides buying power to support stock prices. Total flows as calculated are registering a strong value, as detailed below. We had a positive week of mutual fund flows, at $6.6 billion, but this was composed of $1.6 billion negative outflows from traditional funds vs. $8.2 billion inflows to ETFs. Our four week total of fund flows is a positive $33.3 billion. The corporate acquisition market was muted this week due to the holiday. M&A for the trailing four weeks stands at $59.3 billion, with the big deals this past month including Activis buying Allergan, Halliburton buying Baker Hughes, LabCorp buying Covance, and Publicis buying Sapient. Announced stock buybacks continue strong at $36.5 billion for the trailing four weeks coming from over 85 separate announcements.
IPOs activity was non-existent this past holiday shortened week, and only $25.0 billion worth of new market capitalization added to the market over the trailing four weeks. Secondary stocks offerings were also muted this week, pulling $31 million out of market liquidity for the week (and $8.1 billion for the trailing four weeks). Insider selling pulled $1.7 billion out of the market in the most recent week and $7.0 billion out in the past four weeks.
One very unusual recent liquidity event was the net withdrawal of funds from hedge funds in October. We calculate the equity related withdrawal from hedge funds at over $1.9 billion.
Overall, we count up a net increase of liquidity to the domestic market of approximately $87.1 billion for the past four weeks, which is enough to warrant a bullish rating.
VALUATION INDICATORS: Neutral
Our valuation indicators score continue to track at a neutral level. Our fair value target for the S&P 500 is 2611, representing a 26% upside from the close on November 28th. The target uses a 21.9x multiple applied to 2014's estimated operating earnings of 119.09. Our fair value target multiple is arrived at using an intermediate grade bond yield rather than the ten year Treasury bond, due to the artificiality created by Quantitative Easing. The S&P 500 is trading at 17.8 times the trailing four quarters operating earnings. This is above an historical norm of 15.5 times operating earnings. The S&P 500 is now trading at 17.4x 2014E and 16.1x 2015E. The upside to the fair value target is sufficient to rate bullish. So too is the ratio of the S&P's earnings yield vs. the Single-A 10-year bond yield.
Those bullish factors are offset equally by some bearish indicators. We estimate the total domestic market capitalization is trading at 103% of replacement cost of the asset base of non-farm, non-financial corporate businesses. By this metric, our calculation of Tobin's q, stocks are slightly expensive. Also, compared to GDP the market is at a 42% premium, which is bearish in its own regard. Small cap stocks, as judged by comparing the T Rose Price New Horizons Fund to the S&P 500 are still not cheap, at a 1.81 times ratio. However, they look a lot cheaper if we substitute the P/E of the Russell 2000 – 1.23x, or the equal-weighted Russell 200 ETF – 1.09x. Nevertheless, the small cap Russell 2000 index has lagged the S&P by 1104 basis points year-to-date on a price basis.
Overall, valuations are neutral, with bullish indicators offset equally by bearish indicators. However, on a forward basis, the S&P 500 is priced above historical averages.
EARNINGS MOMENTUM INDICATORS: Bearish
The MMI score for earnings momentum did not change this week, but earnings momentum remains weak. So far 99% of companies have reported third quarter earnings, and the ratio of positive to negative earnings surprises stand at a positive 4.4x, a bullish sign. Another positive indicator is the "PEG" ratio. The ratio of trailing P/E on the S&P 500 divided by the trailing EPS growth rate is under two times at 1.93x. This ranks on the cheap side of the divide.
However, the earnings momentum category remains in a bearish mode, due to the remaining indicators we chart scoring in the bearish camp. Earnings estimates for Q4-2104 as well as the full years 2014 and 2015 have been coming down at a rapid pace. Q4-2014 estimates have been lowered to 3.8% growth, vs. 8.8% at 9/30/14. Yet reported earnings have come in ahead of forecast so for in Q3-2014, at a positive growth rate of 8.0% so far, vs. a +4.6% estimate as recently as September 30th. This is a familiar pattern: estimates start out high, and are reduced in the weeks and months preceding earnings season, only to see companies beat the reduced expectations.
Full year 2014 EPS estimates stand at a 5.8% rise, compared to +6.9% at 9/30/14. 2015 estimates have also come in; now the street forecasts 9.4% growth vs. 11.8% as recently as 9/30/14.
Overall, the indicators show a bearish backdrop as earnings estimates continue to get cut, despite the recently revised calculation of +3.9% real growth for GDP of Q3.
The chart below shows the number of positive vs. negative earnings preannouncements issued so far for Q4-2014 by companies. The negatives far outweigh the positives.
MONETARY POLICY: Bullish
The Federal Reserve has ended its balance sheet expansion (for now). Current policy is to hold the overnight Fed funds rate down at zero to 25 basis points, and lately has hovered around 10 basis points. The most recent policy statement refers to "considerable time" before any rate increase would occur. We don't believe the Fed funds rate target will change anytime soon – meaning at least for the next five or six months. But the money authorities left themselves room to alter course when necessary, taking their cue from inflation expectations.
Our excess liquidity indicator is bullish at 282 basis points. This is evidence the Fed is still in easy money mode, providing more than two-and-three-quarter percent more liquidity than the current nominal GDP growth rate. This figure takes into account the decreased velocity of money in recent periods. The recently released velocity figure for July 2014 shows a continued decrease in velocity.
Junk bonds are pricing at a higher yield this week than last. Using the HYG fund as a proxy, the yield-to-maturity of that fund stood at 5.56% this week vs. 5.74% last week. The spread vs. 10 year Treasuries tightened to 3.32%, and this is not bullish.
The breakeven spread between 10 year T-bonds and 10 year Treasury TIPS stood at 185 basis points, indicative of weak inflation expectations. This is close to the bottom this spread has posted in recent years. This represents the market's expectation, not the "official" inflation data, which stood at 1.7% for the year ended September 2014. Inflation at this level is supportive of keeping the Fed Funds target at its current near-zero level.
CONCLUSION: Neutral
In summary, our MMI score moved up into the mid-to-high range of the neutral zone to 57.33 this past week. The bearish components in the MMI are the market sentiment and earnings momentum factors, while technical, liquidity and monetary policy categories send a bullish signal, with valuation at neutral. The market has just experiences a very sharp rally after a correction, but the Major Market Indicators are not telling us to be a buyer at present. Instead, we are getting a neutral signal, and thus we are keeping a neutral, cautions posture.
Greg Eisen
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Fractures :: Cast Care Instructions
Children are very active. They love to run, hop, skip, jump and tumble. Whether your child is an active athlete or just a toddler jumping on the bed, there's a good possibility that he or she will take a spill at home or on the playing field at some time. These falls are usually harmless. But, when a child sustains a significant fall or trauma the velocity of the fall combined with the pressure of hitting the ground could be enough to fracture, or break, a bone.
When a bone breaks a change in the normal alignment of the limb may occur with associated soft tissue damage and swelling of the limb. If not recognized and treated early the fracture is at risk for healing in a position that may alter function in the future.
Most children's fractures, however, are at low risk for problems. Appropriate evaluation by an orthopaedic surgeon experienced in pediatric orthopaedic trauma will determine the nature of the skeletal (bone) injury, will provide counseling about treatment options, and will allow for longer term follow up to assess the outcome of the injuries.
Common Fracture Locations
Children's bones heal faster than adult's bones. This has two important consequences. First, it means that a child with an injury should see a doctor as quickly as possible, so the bone gets the proper treatment before it begins to heal. Ideally, this means seeing an orthopaedic specialist within five to seven days of the injury, especially if manipulation to align the bone is required. Second, the period of immobilization required for healing will not be as long as for an adult.
To make the diagnosis, the doctor will examine the child and probably use X-rays to assess the alignment of the fracture. Occasionally, the doctor may request other diagnostic tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or ultrasound.
Who's at Risk?
Symptoms of a fracture include:
Treatment depends on the type of fracture and the degree of displacement.
Nonsurgical Treatment
Some fractures may simply need the support of a splint or cast until they heal. If the bones do not break through the skin, the physician may be able to push (manipulate) them (Closed Reduction) into proper alignment without surgery. This may require an injection of a local anesthetic or having your child be sedated for the procedure.
Surgical Treatment
Surgery to align the bones and secure them in place may be required if:
After the bones are aligned, the physician may use pins, metal implants, or a cast to hold them in place until they have healed.
A stable fracture may require three to four weeks in a cast. A more serious injury may need to be immobilized for six to twelve weeks.
If the fracture disrupts the growth plate at the end of the bone, the physician will probably want to watch it carefully for several years to ensure that growth proceeds normally.
Closed Reduction (realigning the bone) and placing the fractured (broken) limb in a cast is the most common way to that a child's fracture is treated.
Occasionally the attempt to realign the bone is unsatisfactory or the fracture cannot be reduced. In these instances an open reduction (realigning the bone through an incision on the limb) in the operating room with anesthesia may be necessary and the bone may be held in place with metal implants (wires, screws, plates or rods).
The bone will straighten as it grows. The remodeling process may continue until (and beyond) skeletal maturation in response to constantly changing stress patterns imposed by continued growth and development. The degree of remodeling is greater in younger children, who have an immense capacity for growth and change. The following example is not a growth plate fracture, but it demonstrates the enormous remodeling potential of a child.
Children's fractures must be watched carefully to ensure proper long-term results.
Regular follow-up visits to the doctor may continue for at least a year after the fracture.
Patients whose fractures are treated with a metal implant may need a separate procedure to remove the implant. Removal of the orthopaedic implant may be done in the clinic or in the operating room (depending on the type of implant used). This is typically performed after an adequate amount of fracture healing has occurred.
Cast Care Instructions
What is a cast?
A cast is a hard splint that completely encloses part of an injured arm or leg in the best position for healing. The purpose of a cast is to prevent all movement and protect a broken bone or torn ligament until it heals. The inner layer of a cast is cotton padding to protect the skin. The cast itself can be made out of plaster or fiberglass.
How can I take care of my child?
What are the signs of a tight cast?
If the cast is too tight, it can decrease circulation in the fingers and toes. The most common symptoms of a cast that is too tight are the following:
When does my child need to be seen again?
Most children who have a cast need close follow-up.
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Rhine Falls Tours
- Be prepared to get wet, especially if you elect to take a boat ride.
- Wear sturdy shoes so you can comfortably explore the scenic riverside trails.
- The falls are accessible to wheelchair users via the Neuhausen am Rheinfall entrance on the north side. Wheelchair users can drive right down to the Rhine Falls basin, and an elevator provides access to the boat landing.
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Supersaver: Zurich Highlights Tour, Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein from Zurich
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Journey through idyllic vineyards and farming villages to Rhine Falls, Europe's biggest waterfall on your private tour from Zurich. Travel by minivan through ... Read more
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Spend a day with your private tourguide in East-Switzerland, just you and your tour guide! Visit the old town of Schaffhausen and stay along Europe's largest ... Read more
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Black Forest and Rhine Falls Day Trip from Zurich
Visit the breathtaking Black Forest region and the Rhine Falls – Europe's largest waterfall – in one day on a tour from Zurich! The full-day trip starts with a ... Read more
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Rhine Falls Tour from Zurich
Marvel at the Rhine Falls, Europe's biggest waterfall, on this half-day tour from Zurich. Travel to Northern Switzerland, a beautiful wine growing region with ... Read more
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Join this full-day tour to the amazing Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfalls, and Zurich from Munich in one day! Sit back and relax on the comfortable coach ... Read more
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 114480
default 'Computer' entry has broken link
Last modified: 2014-03-16 22:41:46 EDT
[notting@nostromo: ~]$ rpm -q nautilus gnome-vfs2
Double click on 'Computer'.
Double click on 'Network'
Error dialog:
The action associated with network:/// is invalid
You can configure GNOME to associate a different application or viewer
with this file type. Do you want to associate an application or viewer
with this file type now?
<cancel> <associate action>
Is 'associate action' really HIGgy?
Click on 'Associate action':
Application "nautilus" (process 2150) has crashed
due to a fatal error.
(Segmentation fault)
I have the same problem. This is using nautilus-2.5.5-1. Furthermore,
if I select File/Open Location... and type in smb://computername, it
shows the shared folders on that server with no problem.
Double-clicking on one of the folders to open it produces the same
dialog box as Bill explains above. If I then again select File/Open
Location... and type in smb://computername/sharename (using the shared
folder I just tried to double-click), it opens the folder with no
problem. From there I can browse deeper into the shared folder's
directory structure with no more problems.
Fixed in gnome-vfs2 2.5.6-3
Just upgraded to gnome-vfs2-2.5.7-1 and this problem is only partially
fixed. Opening Network now works, and opening a computer inside
Network also works. But when I try to open a shared folder inside a
computer, I still get the "Associate Action" dialog box and the folder
doesn't open.
The way I found to fix this was to go to Main Menu -> Preferences ->
File Types and Programs. Click "Add Service". Type in a description,
"smb" for the Protocol, and "nautilus %s" for the Program. After that,
opening shared folders worked fine. Shouldn't this entry be part of
the defaults?
(doesn't look like I'm allowed to reopen this bug. should i refile
under a new bug?)
smb: certainly should not be in the mime info. You don't want to
launch a new nautilus every time you open a directory on smb. I don't
understand why it doesn't work though. It works well for me...
Anything I can do to help narrow down the problem? I'm running the
latest packages from Fedora devel. The computers are on a local LAN
and part of the same workgroup. I'm connecting to Samba (the version
from RedHat 7.2), Windows 2000, and Windows XP servers.
I can try removing and reinstalling all the packages involved. Would
that just be gnome-vfs2, gnome-vfs2-smb, and nautilus?
I removed the above packages (along with gnome-vfs2-devel), made sure
there were no left over files, and then reinstalled the packages. I'm
still seeing the same problem.
I see the same problem too, unassociated action when double clicking
on smb:// share lists
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 119446 ***
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Highway 99 near Fresno, Calif. has been closed for hours after a bus crash killed six people. See for yourself: The bus is barely recognizable. It's amazing that 41 people made it off, although many are injured.
The California Highway Patrol says the bus driver swerved to avoid another accident. The bus hit a concrete divider and another vehicle, then went down an embankment and hit a tree just after 2 am PT.
A passenger said the scene was a mess and passengers were helping to get each other off of the bus.
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Some people dropped out from their school, and some of them might be caused by money problem. But going to the school is not only the way to get the bright future. As we know, more and more parents make decisions to teach their children at home. There are a lot of pros and cons on homeschooling, so parents need to educate themselves completely about what it takes to be successful in homeschooling. Read the fact of homeschooling here.
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"Song of the Forest provides an important new interpretation of the impact of Stalinism on Soviet environmentalism. Brain indicates how forestry policies developed under Stalin that were in their own way strongly conservationist. Well-written and easy to read, Brain's study is a welcome contribution to the expanding field of environmental history and will be of interest to specialists in Soviet history, too, for shedding light on the dynamics of Stalinist society."—Paul Josephson, Colby College
"Demonstrates the continuing importance of the forest, such a quintessential part of life in czarist Russia, in the Soviet period. Highly recommended." —Choice
"Makes for a lively read . . . is extensively researched, and it is an important contribution to the small but growing field of Soviet environmental history."—The Russian Review
"Will change profoundly how [scholars] understand the environmental legacy of the Soviet Union. Offers the most important contribution to Soviet environmental history made to date in the twenty-first century. . . . Engagingly written and well-priced."—The NEP Era
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"With an extensive examination of bureaucratic records and forestry journals, Stephen Brain has written the remarkable story of the romantic, prerevolutionary Russian forester Georgii Morozov and his posthumous contribution to the unique strain of environmentalism that developed in Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union. In this lucid and engaging book, Brain has recovered a little-known chapter in the history of forestry and significantly reshaped our understanding of the Soviet Union's conservation record."—The Historian
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Prolonged calcium influx after termination of light-induced calcium release in invertebrate photoreceptors
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In microvillar photoreceptors, light stimulates the phospholipase C cascade and triggers an elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ that is essential for the regulation of both visual excitation and sensory adaptation. In some organisms, influx through light-activated ion channels contributes to the Ca2+ increase. In contrast, in other species, such as Lima, Ca2+ is initially only released from an intracellular pool, as the light-sensitive conductance is negligibly permeable to calcium ions. As a consequence, coping with sustained stimulation poses a challenge, requiring an alternative pathway for further calcium mobilization. We observed that after bright or prolonged illumination, the receptor potential of Lima photoreceptors is followed by the gradual development of an after-depolarization that decays in 1–4 minutes. Under voltage clamp, a graded, slow inward current (Islow) can be reproducibly elicited by flashes that saturate the photocurrent, and can reach a peak amplitude in excess of 200 pA. Islow obtains after replacing extracellular Na+ with Li+, guanidinium, or N-methyl-D-glucamine, indicating that it does not reflect the activation of an electrogenic Na/Ca exchange mechanism. An increase in membrane conductance accompanies the slow current. Islow is impervious to anion replacements and can be measured with extracellular Ca2+ as the sole permeant species; Ba can substitute for Ca2+ but Mg2+ cannot. A persistent Ca2+ elevation parallels Islow, when no further internal release takes place. Thus, this slow current could contribute to sustained Ca2+ mobilization and the concomitant regulation of the phototransduction machinery. Although reminiscent of the classical store depletion–operated calcium influx described in other cells, Islow appears to diverge in some significant aspects, such as its large size and insensitivity to SKF96365 and lanthanum; therefore, it may reflect an alternative mechanism for prolonged increase of cytosolic calcium in photoreceptors.
© The Authors, 2009 . This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. The definitive version was published in Journal of General Physiology 134 (2009): 177-189, doi:10.1085/jgp.200910214.
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Aerial view of the Jewish Children's Home (as it was known after 1925) which was constructed on St. Charles Avenue in 1887. As reflected by the Home's annual reports, enrollment reached its peak in 1913 with 157 children, of whom 27 were full orphans, 121 were half-orphans, and the remaining 8 had parents who were destitute. The vast majority of the children that year were born in the United States (122), while the rest were born in Russia (20), England (6), Germany (3) , Rumania (2), Hungary (1), Jamaica (1), and India (1). JCRS Photo, 1940.
A few sections of the Home's original iron fence are still standing today at the Jackson Avenue site. Author's photo, 2015.
The original Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans stood at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Chippewa Street from 1856 to 1887. Louisiana State Museum photo.
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For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the rich history of the Jewish Orphans Home in New Orleans. For nearly two decades after the orphanage closed in 1946, the same imposing red brick structure -- a refuge for up to 150 orphans, half-orphans and other dependent children from throughout the Deep South -- housed the Jewish Community Center and the offices of the Home's successor agency, now known as the Jewish Children's Regional Service. Throughout the 1960s, before and after the old building was torn down to make way for the current JCC, I regularly visited the site to attend day camp, take ballet lessons, and meet with social workers. I am also keenly aware that - had the Home remained open for about two more decades -- I likely would have lived there.
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In 1946, in response to changing norms in dependent child care and the advent of Social Security, the Home closed its doors as a residential facility, having fostered and educated a total of nearly 1800 children over 90 years. The JCRS, the Home's successor agency, continues to care for needy Jewish children throughout the Deep South, and is the oldest continuously operating Jewish social services agency in the nation.
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Here are the active adult community homes for sale in Covered Bridge, Manalapan NJ
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Covered Bridge is an active (55+) Adult Community in Manalapan in Monmouth County. There are actually 2 Covered Bridge communities – Covered Bridge I & Covered Bridge II. There are more than 1800 homes in the two Covered Bridge sections. Covered Bridge was built between 1972 and 1982.
The homes are mostly in buildings of 8 or 10 units each – 4 or 5 uppers and 4 or 5 lowers. There are no elevators. There are also some ranch-type single level homes. The homes are either 1 or 2 bedrooms, with 1 or 2 baths. Home prices are at the lower end range. Heat in all of Covered Bridge is electric. All homes are attached. Ownership is condo.
Covered Bridge I and Covered Bridge II each have a clubhouse, pool, tennis and a fitness center. Covered Bridge is adjacent to the Pine Brook Golf Course, an 18-hole, par 61 executive-length golf course with golf center. Pine Brook Golf Course is one of the Monmouth County public golf courses
Conveniently located on Route 9. in Manalapan, Monmouth County. the Over 55 Community of Covered Bridge offers easy access to major transportation roads, shopping and medical services. There is also a S.C.A.T. bus
Covered Bridge I allows you to have 2 pets when you move in, and Covered Bridge II allows two pets when you move in, but they cannot be replaced.
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The NFL's Disregard and Disrespect of the FlagPosted: September 28, 2017 Filed under: Entitlements, freedom of speech | Tags: American Flag, freedom of speech, National Anthem, NFL, republic, Respect 2 Comments
The NFL's Disregard and Disrespect of the Flag
by JBS President Emeritus John F. McManus
Even though many National Football League players, plus some coaches and owners, have championed Colin Kaepernick's insult to the nation's flag, he is no hero. As of this writing, he's also no longer an NFL player.
Kaepernick is the self-serving individual whose refusal last year to stand during the playing of the National Anthem and the simultaneous honoring of the American flag has spawned similar demonstrations throughout the NFL. Kaepernick sought to draw attention to himself by claiming his action constituted a response to cops killing black Americans. He offered himself as a symbol for what he contends is a form of deadly racism. He has become a hero to the Black Lives Matter movement.
We know of no complaint this man has ever registered about black babies being slaughtered via abortion. Approximately 15 million have been butchered since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for murder in the womb in 1973. The Alan Guttmacher Institute, a supporter of such carnage, noted in 2017 that pregnant black women are five times more likely to kill their unborn child than white women. BlackGenocide.org has pointed to an older Howard University study noting that black women over 50 who have had an abortion are five times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who have never submitted to the grisly practice. If Kaepernick is completely unaware of such facts, he has been victimized by the news media that now supplies him with inordinate amounts of attention.
Kaepernick is the son of a white woman and a black man. His biological father took off immediately after finding out that he had fathered a child. Kaepernick's mother, realizing her inability to care for her baby, carried him to term, and immediately placed him up for adoption. A white couple answered the call, raised him, gave him the Kaepernick name, and provided care for close to 20 years. Kaepernick is surely not a victim of racism.
Having attracted huge amounts of attention through his initial refusal to honor the flag and the anthem, Kaepernick upped the ante by later wearing socks carrying a portrayal of policemen characterized as pigs. He never mentioned the five Dallas policemen who were deliberately sought out and murdered by a black sniper. Nor did he speak out about the black murders of scores of fellow blacks that have become routine in Chicago.
To date, the NFL's officials have refused to condemn the actions of players, coaches, and owners who have chosen to follow the Kaepernick lead. The league has stiff rules against wearing ads on their uniforms or demonstrating "excessive" joy after scoring a touchdown. There are even penalties for not having one's shirt properly tucked in. Should not loyalty to country be expected of millionaire players, owners, and coaches?
Claiming that the entire matter should be judged, not by a racial test but by the answer to a single question, columnist Pat Buchanan asks: "Do players, before games, have a right, as a form of protest, to dishonor and disrespect the flag of the United States and the republic for which it stands?" If so, he and others contend, then the NFL should start preparing for plenty of fans who will find something else to do with their dollars and their time when the NFL takes the field.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against former high school football coach Joe Kennedy who made it a practice to gather the players for silent prayer before a game. Kennedy was fired, appealed to get his job back, but was rebuffed by the federal court. Still, Kaepernick is a hero to many.
Patriotic and religious expressions are under attack. Ultimately, the values that made our nation the envy of the world are the targets. Resistance to such a campaign is needed. It is Kaepernick and those who honor him who should be shunned, not the flag and the national anthem.
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Mr. McManus served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the late 1950s and joined the staff of The John Birch Society in August 1966. He has served various roles for the organization including Field Coordinator, Director of Public Affairs, and President. Mr. McManus has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs and is also author of a number of educational DVDs and books. Now President Emeritus, he continues his involvement with the Society through public speaking and writing for this blog, the JBS Bulletin, and The New American.


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Are there areas of legalism or hypocrisy in your life?
Geoff Botkin explains in this video that from reading Scripture, it is clear that Christ hates hypocrisy and legalism. A father ought to be concerned about what his children and family believe to be pious conduct. What they may think is pious conduct may not actually be biblical. We can be guilty of following traditions of disobedience by becoming pharisaical in our conduct. We would then be teaching as doctrine the commands of men and thereby worship in vain.
Many Christians are guilty of having forms of pietism where they believe that the sum of our Christianity is comprised of the quality of our quiet times that we have or how close we feel we are to Christ. We must realize that we must take his standards of holiness as they are laid out in Scripture and not simply base our actions on how it makes us feel.
Matthew 15:9 (NKJV) – "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."


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Watching a video by Bunny (ka Graveyardgirl) reminded me how much I wanted to try Charlotte Tilbury lipsticks. I love the packaging and with the full on glam image of the brand it's nice to own something with that old Hollywood feel. I went for the shade "Bitch Perfect" from the K.I.S.S.I.N.G. range, so named because it contains an anti-oxidant extract from the lipstick tree.
The shade is a pinky coral, for me that was exciting as lately I have persistently been reaching for mauve shades and my choices were starting to bore me. I also purchased her lipliner "Lip Cheat" in the shade "Pillowtalk". This lipliner gets great reviews and the color matches the lipstick really well.
User experience: the lipstick is moderately stiff and skips a little when applying. The feeling on the lips is not immediately emollient, but remind me a little of the feeling of putting on petroleum jelly. The color applies patchy, and although my lips are exfoliated, the pigment bunches up giving the impression of dry lips. The pigment is gone within around an hour, but the emollient feeling on the lips actually increases as times goes by and continues post the pigment fading. This was very disappointing. I really like the shade and expected far better performance. The only way I could keep the color staying longer was to entirely cover my lips with lipliner and apply the lipstick on top of that, the pigment still bunched though. The lipliner also bunched and flaked.
For me this is a big product fail. I will continue to use it though for a bit as I like the shade, unless I encounter something with a better formula of the same shade. I was rather hoping this lipstick would be my go to and was hoping the pretty metallic tube would be a staple in my handbag.


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Finally, a story about a lying, fraudulent cheater that is not about our President! This is Catherine Blackett, a 22-year-old from Derbyshire, England.
Blackett recently broke up with her 42-year-old ex-boyfriend, Thomas Raven. Now, not every guy who dates women 20 years younger is bad news. But this one sure is.
On January 12th, Blackett took to Facebook to "out" her ex as a lying scammer in order to protect other women from the same fate. This story is a doozie.
He lists his career as "voice-over artist and part-time model," so that's obviously red flag #1. But it gets even worse. In the post, Blackett details how Thomas Raven, whose real name is Paul Christopher Slaney, lied, spent thousands of dollars from her credit card on himself without her permission, and even opened up fraudulent credit cards under her name.
"He goes for women of all ages, he tends to pick out the vulnerable ones so he can easily manipulate them," she wrote. "He will wine and dine you, buy you flowers, tell you everything you want to hear. He'll promise you the world... But things will change. I hate to say it but I am one of many who have fallen into his trap."
Where things get really interesting is in the comments section of the post, where other women who have been involved with him have spoken up with their own stories. Clearly she's not the first.
I haven't seen this many furious women since the Women's March. Luckily, there hopefully won't be many more. Because Blackett even shared her story with the London Mirror:
According to Metro UK, Raven responded to Blackett's allegations by saying: "I am not a bad person. She's just bitter and it all spiraled out of control."
And yet... all these women's stories suggest otherwise. Good luck to Raven scoring a date now that he's known around the world as "Facecrook."


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Author: Ruby RussellPlace: CroatiaDate: 10 March 2010
BJ Nevenko is originally from Petrinja in central Croatia and moved to Graz, Austria in 1991, shortly after war broke out in Yugoslavia. Starting out as a journalist, Nevenko's passion for music eventually took over and he became a pioneer of a Europe-wide movement that is re-interpreting traditional Balkan sounds. His Balkanica DJ nights have been electrifying audiences in Graz since 2004 and his current band, La Cherga – a seven-piece outfit combining acoustic drums, strings, percussion and vocals with electronic beats – seem to be almost continuously on tour. Nevenko took time out of his hectic schedule to talk to Southeast Europe: People and Culture about his eclectic influences and how all he's ever wanted was to change the world.
How did you begin to mix Balkan music with more urban sounds?I started as a DJ in the mid '90s playing reggae records and dub – Transglobal Underground, Asian Dub Foundation, that kind of stuff. I was playing every weekend around Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Then, in the late 90s, I started to produce my own stuff and to combine electronic riffs with this Balkan roots music – particularly from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and a little from Bulgaria. At the beginning I was playing with samples and quickly I involved musicians I would meet at parties. Most were from The University of Music and Dramatic Arts here in Graz, which draws great musicians from all over Southeast Europe.
So you were working with highly trained musicians?They were all jazz musicians with an interest in roots music from Southeast Europe - Kletzmer or Macedonian folk music for example. But they were also interested in working with modern production, combining electronic beats and drawing on DJ culture. Jazz musicians are always interested in exploring strange music they have a natural tendency towards experimentation, so we made some interesting tracks. This is how I formed the band Balkanizer, and we played concerts in Austria, Germany, Holland and Italy. There were really not many bands on stage playing this sort of music at the time.
Tell us, please, about your latest project, La Cherga.I founded La Cherga in 2007 and since then it's really left me with no time for anything else. Last year we played between eighty and ninety concerts, from Copenhagen down to Istanbul. For me, this is the ultimate connection between east and west. We have a complex mix of influences, including dub and rock 'n' roll. It brings in everything I've been listening to over the years – it feels like the zenith of everything I have been working on throughout my musical career.
Did you always want to be a musician?I have always been passionate about music, but I studied political science in Zagreb and went into journalism. I wanted to change the world. But when you're young, you're impatient, you want to see immediate change and I realised that it was very, very hard to change the world as a journalist. Also, as a journalist, emotion is forbidden and I was an emotional young man! After working for two years at the American Embassy I set up a Montessori kindergarten with two women friends. Again, I wanted to change the world! This project was based on the idea that we can make the future better if our children grow up in a better environment. The kindergarten is still going now and I am proud of it. And I got a lot out of it. The children really inspired me, plus teaching left me enough free time to develop my music.
So, after journalism and teaching, is music another attempt to change the world?In a way! Music is a bridge between people and cultures. I have met so many people in the past who I shared no language with, but we understood each other through music. It's a universal language. Wherever you are in the world you can understand almost everyone on the dance floor.
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Inva Mula, born in Tirana, Albania in 1963, is one of the leading sopranos of her generation. Famous to filmgoers as the voice featured in the Diva Dance in Luc Besson's Fifth Element, she has performed to great acclaim across the world, and is a regular performer at La Scala in Milan. Her album Il bel sogno is performed with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ivo Lipanović and features famous arias by Puccini, Gounod, Massenet and Verdi.
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The One World Human Rights Festival will take place in Pristina from 12-16 December. Its aim is to promote human rights, freedoms, and democracy, but also to feature meaningful debates on issues like human rights, civil society, foreign policy, environmental policy, etc.
The Tirana International FIlm Festival (TIFF) is the first international cinema festival of its kind in Albania and will be held from 5-10 December
Gibanica is a delicious pastry made with Serbian white cheese and can be made for a festive occasion or as a comforting familiar snack.