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The School Parliament Members presented an Assembly on the Parents and Children's Questionnaires after they had assessed the results. They had 98 responses and below are some of the comments made in Assembly by the School Parliament to make St Peter's CE Academy and the local community a better place.
Would you like more Sports Facilities – read by Lila:
"Yes, the most popular request was balls. We had a variety of other answers including trampolines, rugby tackle bags, swimming pools and tennis courts! (we should be so lucky!). So we have decided to fundraise for more balls for the playground. The two most popular suggestions are bouncy balls and basket balls".
What competitions would you like in school that aren't sport related? – Read by Hannah:
"The results showed that Arts was the most popular answer. Maths and reading were also popular competition ideas. Further down the list was a dance competition. An unusual answer was to have a hair and nail competition which 3 people would like.
We will be speaking to the House Captains and will ask them to arrange an Arts or Maths competition in the New Year."
Would you be happy if Parliament were in charge for a day after SATS? – read by Jamie:
"Over half of the school filled in the questionnaire and of those there was a massive amount of voters that said they would like School Parliament to the run the school for a day. Some of the ideas School Parliament are thinking about doing is no writing for the day, or outdoor lessons and a games day. Watch this space…..!"
What can we do to improve our school environment? – Read by Amelie:
"There were 76 answers for this question. My favourite answer was to do a school litter pick because it will make our playground tidier. Some of the other answers were:
We have discussed focussing our attention on a litter pick and buying more bins to have around the school. We will begin work on this in the New Year."
What hobbies and interests do you have? – read by Tyler:
"The most popular hobbies you gave were football, swimming, dancing, basketball and running. Some of you like riding your bikes, playing with Lego, going to cubs, knitting and of course playing with friends.
In contrast, your parents most popular clubs and hobbies when they were at school were netball, hockey and then football. Choir and drama were also high on the list. There were a few more interesting hobbies given by your parents/carers – stamp collecting, Scottish dancing and belonging to a steel band!"
Have you used the peace garden? – read by Estelle:
"75 of you have used the peace garden and 7 of you haven't got round to using it yet! For those that haven't used it yet, it is open on Monday/Wednesday and Friday at lunchtimes.
Please go and use it as much as you want. It is a time for reflection, peaceful thinking, remember a time or a loved one."
Have you got a brilliant idea of somewhere to go for our next school outing in the summer? – Read by Hannah:
"In total we have had over 48 different ideas for our summer day outing next year. Some of the suggestions were a day trip to Turkey – ummmmm – no!
Another idea was to visit Liverpool Football Club – I don't think so!
Going to a zoo was a popular answer and the School Parliament Members now will be investigating a zoo to visit and proposing this for our next summer outing."
Would you like to take part in a debating society? – Read by Keira:
"44 of you would like to take part in a debating society, which is a great response. 32 of you don't want to get involved, which is perfectly fine, however, debating helps us in so many ways, such as, it helps you to become good speakers, have good listening skills, learn how to research the topics you are debating over, as well as quick thinking.. So hopefully we can change your minds in the future.
We have decided to look into debating in the Spring term and perhaps start a lunchtime club."
What would you like to see the School Parliament become involved with? – Read by Estelle:
"We had 42 suggestions, some of them being cooking classes, welcoming new visitors or pupils, community work, anti-bullying, emotional support for peers, fundraising for school equipment, having a pupil voice in the school and visiting the Town Council.
We've already visited the Town Council and had a great time asking the Mayor lots of questions.
One of the suggestions that the School Parliament Members have decided to focus on in the New Year is the safety of school drop off in the mornings. It is very busy on the road at the bottom of school in the morning and School Parliament are going to think of ways to encourage all parents/carers to be careful and thoughtful whether in the car or on foot."
What local charity would you like to support next? – Read by William:
"There were 40 charities mentioned that your parents would like to support.
The 1st charity that we will donate some money to will be Khula. Do you remember the bags of clothes that you brought in to school before the October half term? We managed to collect 50kg of clothes, which fundraised £87.50. Khula is a charity that helps children in South Africa. The name Khula means "to grow". It is a charity that began in 2007 helping schools that need everything from pens and pencils to toilets.
Their main aim is to improve life for the children in the rural area. These children travel big distances to get to school, have lots of chores to do at home as well as their school work.
The children show lots of drive and ambition and this money will make a difference."
Which charity would you like to support? – Read by Tyler:
The most popular charity suggestions were Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary, Air Ambulance and St Peter's Church. The School Parliament have decided to nominate Air Ambulance for their 1st fundraising charity.
Then in the Spring Term, they will fundraise for Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary in Raunds and hopefully we can go and visit them with the money that we raise to see how the money will be spent.
We now have to get busy in the New Year deciding how we are going to raise monies for these charities."
Closing Speech – read by Jamie:
"Thank you everyone for your responses to the questionnaire sheets and your parents too. We were really impressed about how many of you did the questionnaire. We have been through all the questionnaires and will try to use as many of them as possible."


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Original airing: 12 Sep 2016
Language: Hindi
Network: StarPlus
RunningTime: 21 minutes
Plot Summary: It is the story of little Avni, an illegitimate child, whose father Ashish and her mother Asha/Ayesha are not married but consider themselves as husband and wife. Despite being unmarried, Asha applies sindoor on her forehead to avoid social problems. Asha and Ashish still have a living-together relationship, which is unknown by the rest of the world and specially Ashish's family and his mother.However, Avni gets continuously teased by others because of her father's absence. She deeply wishes for her family to become a 'normal' one but her father stays away most of the time due to her grandmother Dayawanti, who does not know that her son has another family but later comes to know about his son and Ayesha's relationship through email, because Ashish is too scared to tell this face to face. Dayavanti already gave her word to his god figure man, Hemant, that she will give her son's hand for his daughter Neela. Neela also use to like Ashish secretly and later confessed it to him on phone. Later somehow Dayawanti convinces Ashish to get engaged with Neela as Hemant (bhai) is diagnosed with brain tumour and she doesn't step back when she gives her tongue. Dayavanti also dislikes Muslims as in the past few Muslims had attacked their old house and burned it. As Ayesha is Muslim she fails to accept her as her daughter in law. Ashish wants to get married with his mother's blessing so that is the reason he didn't get married during those 11 years. Later Ashish gets irritated after his mother continuationly insults Asha and Avni, Ashish decides to go and live with Asha and Avni. Avni is very happy that her family is now a 'normal' family. Later while Ashish is doing some personal work, he gets a call from Neela which Avni picks up, after having a small conversation with Neela when Avni hears that Neela is Ashish's fiance, she gets angry and saying it's a wrong number she keeps down the phone. When in the colony Tia and her mother calls her a fake daughter, Ashish decides to marry Asha. Avni is excited at hearing the news, and immediately begins preparations for the wedding. She invites everyone in the colony, and decides to call Dayawanti to invite her as well. Shocked and confused, Dayawanti locks herself inside her own house (kicking everyone else out) in an attempt to bring Ashish back. Realizing that Ashish is the only one that can console his mother, Ketan (Ashish's brother) calls him, telling Ashish of the situation. Ashish leaves in the middle of the wedding, and after speaking to his mother, is influenced not to marry Asha anymore.
Star Cast:
|Arsheen Namdaar
|Avni Mehta
|Barkha Bisht Sengupta
|Asha Mehta Ayesha Haider Avnis Mother
|Gulfam Khan
|Nanno Fatima Banu
|Pooja Verma
|Hetal Mehta
|Puru Chibber
|Ketan Mehta
|Rajesh Singh
|Fatimas Nephew Tiku
|Reema Lagoo
|Dayavanti Mehta Ashishs mother Avnis grandmother
|Sayantani Ghosh
|Neela Parekh Ashishs second wife
|Viraf Patel
|Ashish Mehta Avnis Father
|Vivek Madan
|Hansmukh dayawantis son in law
|Loknath Pandey
|Mahesh Bhatt
|Dhaval Gada
|Guroudev Bhalla
Music Director:
|Arjuna Harjai
|Shuhas Sudhir
Production Company:
|Dhaval and Guroudev Productions Pvt. Ltd


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While Germany is home to 3 million Turks, the European nation is also home to Turkey's most notorious enemies ranging from Fethullah Terror Organisation (FETO) to the terror group PKK. The approaches Angela Merkel's government have taken to Turkey are not only contradictory but dangerous. While Merkel and her ministers claim they want to expand trade with Turkey in areas covering both goods and services and while Turkish workers in Germany have long played a positive role in the development of Europe's richest nation, this is the same government that threatened to cut off military supplies to Turkey because the Turkish Army began conducting an anti-terrorist operation against the PKK's Syrian branch YPG earlier this year.
While the German government still refuses to recognise FETO as a terror group, thus allowing the organisation to indoctrinate the young with its cult like "educational" institutions, news has emerged that the German intelligence services have open lines of communication with the group responsible for staging the failed July Coup of 2016 which aimed to overthrow the legitimate government of Turkey.
While the German government's answer to a parliamentary question from the Left opposition party regarding its links with FETO did not elaborate on the nature of Berlin's links with a terror group, the very fact that Germany admitted that its intelligence agencies are in communication with FETO is a worrying sign given Germany's bleak record of hosting anti-Turkish terror groups and organised criminal elements.
In 1993, four German neo-Nazis committed a murderous act of arson on the home of a Turkish family in the city of Solingen. Five members of the family including two small children died in the attack while 14 others were severely injured. The event marked one of the low points in post-war race relations in Germany. However, in the Merkel years violence and terrorism against Turks in Germany while the spreading of hatred against Turkishness continues to expand at a rapid pace.
In May of this year, mourners throughout the world commemorated the savage attacks, but in Solingen, one man who came to mourn the racist attack found himself on the receiving end of police brutality. 44 year old Hakan Canik attended a memorial to the slain victims of the 1993 attack only to find that supporters of the terrorist group PKK had gathered in order to mock the victims of the attack while glorifying a murderous terrorist gang.
The unarmed Canik attempted to gather a counter-protest to the PKK supporters but was told to move on by German police. As he was walking away, Canik was violently assaulted by German officers. Canik later told reporters,
"I protested against the terror supporters because they were holding banned posters of Abdullah Ocalan and PKK. I told that to German police but they told me leave rudely. I was about to leave when suddenly a police officer pushed me and held me on the ground. They tied my hands behind my back. I told them I could not breathe because I have asthma but they mocked me instead".
It was further reported that during the brutal police assault on Canik, his watch and phone were both destroyed. Apart from the self-evident use of violent and excessive force on an unarmed man whose only intention was to peacefully demonstrate against a terrorist group that has killed 40,000 in its decades long campaign of violence, it is becoming all too clear that the German state is becoming not only sympathetic to the PKK but is actively harbouring PKK members and supporters while doing nothing to stop domestic PKK style attacks against Turks in Germany.
Since the beginning of March of 2018, over 42 PKK inspired attacks against Turks have taken place on German soil while the German government continues to feed domestic violence through a foreign policy of overt Turkophobia. This year, mosques frequented not just by Turks but other Muslims have been firebombed in Germany while Turkish owned shops have been attacked throughout the central European nation.
The silence of German officials on the recent wave of violent attacks by PKK cells in Germany has been complemented by a grossly offensive statement from Germany's Interior Minister who recently stated "Islam doesn't belong in Germany". The clear implication is that the PKK does belong in Germany while practitioners of one of the world's great religions are not welcome. This is an affront both to those who value the freedom to worship and the freedom to do so without the threat of terrorist violence.
The anti-Turkish sentiments of major European leaders are already widely known. This became especially apparent when Turkey's President Erdogan was disallowed from speaking to the Turkish communities in Germany and the Netherlands last year. By contrast, Barack Obama peacefully addressed a large crowd in Berlin prior to his election without incident, while in 2017, a newly elected US President Trump addressed a mass gathering in Poland.
The anti-Turkish sentiments that Angela Merkel's government has fostered have spiralled into a direct threat to the peace and security of Germany's three million strong Turkish community. Radical Kurdish social media mouthpieces that vocally support the PKK have called to reduce Europe into "rubble and ash". Thus, while Turks and Muslims are the first and most apparent targets of PKK terrorism, all Europeans are explicitly threatened by recent statements from pro-terrorist social media.
The PKK has a record of targeting both state and civilian targets, including resorts where the terrorist group has in the past killed European nationals. In its decades long campaign against the Republic of Turkey, the PKK have killed more people than the entire body count of Americans killed by terrorism in the history of the United States, including those killed on 9/11.
The German government's condemnation of Turkey's anti PKK/YPG Operation Olive Branch in Syria has now met with an equal willingness to look the other way against PKK acts of terror on its own soil. This irresponsible attitude puts the lives of all German residents at risk. The irrational strategy of Berlin's elite appears to be aimed at attaining support of Germany's Kurdish population, as well as an attempt to pander to the growing anti-Islamic far-right in the country. Oddly, they don't seem to care about further alienating the large Turkish population who now live under constant threats of violence on formerly peaceful European streets.
This is the complete opposite of a sensible approach. All German and European political leaders must condemn all acts of terrorism and move against PKK cells based on their open threats that are being made on social media. The failure of Germany and its EU colleagues to condemn PKK terrorism, take radical police action to stop it and monitor pro-PKK social media, means that the wider international community must speak out and act out.
It is high time for the United Nations Security Council to condemn German leaders for their dangerous stance on the PKK unless Berlin takes urgent action to rectify the current situation. Germany's refusal to use its own police resources against the threat of PKK terrorism, let alone its refusal to cooperate with Turkey to neutralise a common threat ( a height of negligence that is on par with any other state which harbours violent terrorist groups), means that the world's highest international peace keeping body must take decisive action. Germany has become a giant safe haven for PKK terrorists and their fellow travellers and the sooner this is reversed, the sooner the streets of both Europe and Turkey can be places of peace.
Just because Germany is the largest European economy does not mean it is above the law, nor does it mean Germany's clearly anti-Muslim and anti-Turkish leaders can somehow get away with putting all German residents at risk because of their offensive prejudices. The UN Security Council must condemn Germany and put forward a resolution which would force its government to work with Turkey and the wider international community in order to fight this very real and very dangerous problem. This is the only peaceful, proper and secure way forward.
Germany is now guilty of more than just negligence when it comes to fostering an attitude of racism against Turks. Germany is now overtly taking the side of PKK terrorists while admitting to intelligence collusion with FETO, all the while Turks living and working in Germany are becoming victims of an increased number of attacks whether by PKK supporters or police who exert undue and unjustified brutality against Turks standing peacefully against a terrorist cult.
Germany seems happy to buy Turkish products, eat Turkish foods, employ Turkish workers and use Turkish economic services but hypocritically has allowed its soil to become a swamp in which every terrorist enemy of the Turkey and Turkishness is allowed to swim. This swamp must be urgently drained.


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Who Are You?
Today's world is busting at the seams with all forms of idealistic visionaries trying to make our mark. Popular terms used to describe are entrepreneurs and influencers. Less attractive translates to hustlers on the Internet market scene trying to peddle wares of self-development, transformation and dream manifestation. What distinguishes one from the other?
Surely it must be more than just a tally of social media followers. It seems to me that ultimately it boils down to how effectively and successfully we manage to craft our stories.
Take mine for example: 25 years of UN service, coupled with 15 years of mindfulness through yoga and a whole lot of creative energy in between. When we meet supposedly like-minded beings, the gauging, mundane question is: 'what do you do?'
I cringe whenever I hear this as sub-consciously it brings up feelings of unworthiness and lack. Yet, my glossy dossier of life experience, travel and such infused with my passions and visions thankfully quickly over-ride my feelings of self-doubt filling me with the re-assurance that everything in my life has successfully prepared me for who I am.
What might one discover about me if that question were re-framed to ask: 'what is your purpose?' Many modern-day professionals no longer fit into a tidy box of a singular job description. Self-awareness gives rise to enhanced consciousness, which oftentimes reveals more than meets the naked eye.
A quest for a purpose-filled life often means that we're always 'on the clock.' In other words, there's no 'punch out time' when one chooses to live on purpose and with passion. Work is play and play is work. Immense fulfilment is gained from our livelihood, which brings forth abundance in all areas of our lives.
As a transformation coach, regularly I meet people who have quit their 'day jobs' in search of depth and meaning to their lives. I certainly left the organizational confines of a seemingly respectable job for similar reasons. Who I was choosing to be and what I did for a living didn't set my heart on fire. I knew what I knew and I knew what I didn't know. What I've learned in the last six years – since taking an insane leap of faith into the vortex of the unknown – is that my richest possibilities are born from this limitless well.
Perhaps seduced by a plethora of self-development gurus, I focused on getting to know, understand and love myself. Love? Where is there room for this in the workplace? And yet in its absence, there is 'no-thing.'
Nowadays I fill my heart and my time with my purpose: supporting able and willing beings to step into the fullest version of themselves. How? One way is offering yoga classes to a vast cross-section of 'self-seekers' and offering experiential mindfulness workshops that support this process. The demographic that my services attract are just like me: educated, healthy and curious beings wanting to 'step out of the proverbial societal box,' the one built during their formative years and into the expansiveness that growth offers and delivers.
Rather than what I do, I prefer to present who I am being: 'A global catalyst for change' usually starts my elevator pitch. This, having sparked genuine interest, I dare to take you on a journey – from whence I have come to where I am now.
Living, leading and loving by example, I trust that you're able to pause long enough and let your own heart lead you.


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Publicly available flight information appears to back website Asia Sentinel's claims that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak went on a European holiday, after a working visit to Netherlands to deal with the Flight MH17 issue a fortnight ago.
Information from the popular flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows that the Royal Malaysian Air Force VIP transport plane 9M-NAA had been seen at several European airports, including at some of the locations named in the report.
However, there is no public data on who was on board the aircraft.
Additionally, there appears to be gaps in the data, making it unclear if either Najib or the aircraft had been in Cannes, France, as claimed.
The aircraft can be also used by the Agong and other heads of state, ministers, deputy ministers, foreign dignitaries and senior civil servants.
On Wednesday, Asia Sentinel reported that "the prime minister and (his wife) Rosmah (Mansor) flew to Paris".
"They were reportedly joined by Chinese playboy Taek Jho Low and the former prime minister of Qatar, then are believed to have gone on to Sardinia in Italy, to Cannes on the French Cote d'Azur, then back to Sardinia with what was described as a large entourage of Chinese Malaysian tycoons.
"From Sardinia, the group flew to Rome before returning to London," Asia Sentinel added.
This journey supposedly took place from Aug 1, after Najib held a meeting and joint press conference on the MH17 crisis with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at The Hague on July 31.
The report quoted anonymous sources and claims that the prime minister's press secretary Azlin Alias did not respond to inquiries on the supposed trip.
"It was a holiday planned some time ago, well before the tragedies (of MH370 and MH17). Yet, it would have been prudent to postpone it, given all the things the country is going through," one source reportedly said.
Malaysiakini had contacted Najib's press secretary Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad today for verification of Asia Sentinel's report.
He said, "PM is on leave," and hung up when asked to elaborate, while attempts to contact Low have been unsuccessful thus far.
According to earlier news reports, Najib was supposed to travel to the Netherlands on July 30, arriving on July 31 for a two-day working visit to The Hague and Hilversum there.
However, according to flight information from FlightRadar24, the aircraft 9M-NAA had actually departed from Subang Airport on July 28 at 6.40pm, to Bangkok.
It remained in Bangkok for about two days before flying to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, with a stop of around two hours in Dubai. It reached Amsterdam on July 31 at 8.03am local time (2.03pm Malaysian time).
It then departed for Amsterdam the next day (Aug 1) at 10.08am local time (4.08pm Malaysian time), but the destination is not recorded.
Two days later. on Aug 3, the aircraft was seen leaving the Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport at 2.39pm local time (10.39pm Malaysian time).
Again, the destination for this flight was not recorded, but it was recorded as landing in Basel, Switzerland, about four hours later. An average flight from Paris to Basel takes an hour and 23 minutes.
From Basel, there is no further record of the aircraft's movement for six days, until it departed Basel on Aug 9 at 9.24am local time (3.24pm Malaysian time) for Sardinia.
About seven hours after the flight to Sardinia, the aircraft appeared in Rome and was on the flight to London.
It takes about 75 minutes to fly directly from Sardinia to Rome.
While there is no indication of a Sardinia-Cannes-Sardinia trip based on FlightRadar24's information, it is possible that the entourage had used other means of transport for the trip, or that 9M-NAA's trip on that leg was somehow omitted from the records.
Tracker can be turned off
FlightRadar24 uses each aircraft's Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system to track its flight.
However, the system can be disabled to make an aircraft untraceable to the online service, without affecting other air traffic controllers, who may track the aircraft via radar or through manual reports via radio.
9M-NAA's presence at these European airports is yet unexplained, but it still does not necessarily mean that Najib, Rosmah or any of those mentioned in the report were in those cities.
If Najib had been indeed been on holiday there, as Asia Sentinel reported, it would seem that he was working during his break.
On Aug 8, the prime minister issued a press statement commenting on Malaysia Airline's delisting from the stock market.


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And that marks Democrats' first job in this new era: We will stand up to bigotry. There is no compromise here. In all its forms, we will fight back against attacks on Latinos, African Americans, women, Muslims, immigrants, disabled Americans — on anyone. Whether Donald Trump sits in a glass tower or sits in the White House, we will not give an inch on this, not now, not ever.
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Artist and Teacher, Denise Hartley, Woman of the Year – V.F.W. Post 3199, Modesto, CA
MODESTO, Calif. – May 1, 2016 – PRLog — Denise Hartley has received the Woman of the Year Award by the Veterans of Foreign War Post 3199.
With this award she also received the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Representative Jeff Denham, 10th Congressional District, California; State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition, by Cathleen Galgiani, 5th Senate District; California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, by assembly members, Adam C. Gray, and Kristin Olsen; and by the County of Stanislaus, Board of Supervisors, and the Modesto City Council.
Denise Hartley is currently (2016) the art specialist at Ripon High School, California. She has two Bachelor of Art degrees, one in Fine Art, and the other in Philosophy. Her Master of Art degree is in Fine Art, New Media (digital art). She completed her teaching credential, and began her teaching career three years ago, in 2013. Denise is also a professional artist and muralist, and a Fine Art business owner, her work is found at www.dahartley.com
Artist D.A.Hartley has developed two separate and distinct art styles that follow a naturalistic theme. Her works are displayed in an Art Installation format, including paintings, video, water reflection pools, and peaceful meditation rooms. Her paintings are low relief and sculptural, created on large wood panels, with deep texture, oils, stains and gold leaf. Her most recent works are created in a Photo Realism style with a nature theme; as gnarled trees embedded in rock, and more contemporary abstract themes. Her art and philosophy blog can be found at https://friendnature.wordpress.com
Denise is passionate about getting her students art into as many art shows as possible in California. This is the third year her students have entered the VFW Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. Two of her students tied for First Prize, Ripon High School students Quieanna Burton and Ulises Martinez. Her many talented students have won prior VFW local competitions in Stockton, Ripon, Turlock, Ceres, and in Modesto, California.
Denise as Art Specialist, currently teaches 200 students at Ripon High School. She teaches drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and Art History. She is also qualified to teach computer generated Digital Art.
At Ripon High School she is the advisor for Art/Anime Club, and Fashion Club. For two years she has taken her advanced students to San Francisco art colleges and museums. Spring, 2017, she will be taking a group of students to Spain.
Her students have entered and placed top honors at exhibitions at the Haggin Museum, and the San Joaquin Department of Education's, Art Expressions Exhibition in Stockton; the Mistlin Gallery Student Art Show in Modesto, the Congressional Art Show, sponsored by Rep, Jeff Denham, the Youth Art Month show at Modesto Junior College, and the Turlock Regional Art Show at California State University, Stanislaus. Her students work has also shown at the Ripon Almond Blossom Festival, and the Ripon City Library, California. One of her students was chosen as an art scholarship recipient at Mistlin Gallery. Her past students have received scholarships, and are art/art history majors at several colleges.
In her art career she studied at the Art Students League in N.Y.C.; was trained by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in sculpture restoration; worked for U.S.Vice President Nelson Rockefeller as sculpture restorer for his art collection; she worked for the painting restorer at Whitney Art Museum in New York City; the Fresno Art Museum as registrar; and for the Fresno Metropolitan Art Museum, teaching drawing classes. She also worked for the Department of Education in Kauai, Hawaii, teaching young children on the Autism Spectrum. She loves working with children and young adults, and is the mother of seven children, and has six grandchildren.
BBC Program on Fracking, featuring Professor Iain Stewart.
ReBlogged from Lack of Environment: http://lackofenvironment.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/my-final-word-on-fracking/#respond
Professor Iain Stewart
Letter written to Professor Stewart by Lack of Environment, author Martin Lack: http://lackofenvironment.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/my-final-word-on-fracking/#respond
Herewith appended below is an email I sent today to Professor Iain Stewart (and copied to all those named in it).
Dear Professor Stewart,
I wanted to express my appreciation for the sensitive way in which you handled the issues in last night's Horizon programme and for all the facts, figures and research findings it contained. I was particularly interested in the evidence that shale gas has escaped from poorly-constructed wells in the USA. Even if the UK can improve on the 6 to 7% failure rate in the USA, 100% success (i.e. no failures) is highly improbable. Therefore, if fracking must be pursued (for whatever reason), this would make it imperative that the BGS establish baseline monitoring for methane as soon as possible. Would it be possible to get a copy of the transcript of the programme (or a list of References)?
Given my geological background and my MA in Environmental Politics, I have written a great deal about Fracking and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) on my blog. However, having started out very much opposed to both Fracking and CCS, my position has evolved as a consequence of 'exchanges of views' I had last year with Professor Peter Styles (Keele) and with Professor Robert Mair (Cambridge/Royal Society). As a result of these exchanges – summarised or linked to here on my blog – I would agree with Peter that we probably need shale gas. However, I believe Peter also agrees with me that we probably cannot afford it*. I also understand that the remit of the Royal Society specifically excluded the long-term sustainability implications of pursuing fracking.
Nevertheless, this leaves me wondering whether you could encourage the BBC to do a second programme to address the consequences of humans burning all the Earth's fossil fuels simply because they are there; and/or the need for 'Western' per capita energy consumption to be drastically reduced? Having read David MacKay's book, Sustainable Energy: Without The Hot Air, I think our biggest problem is that most people do not think holistically about the problems we face or, even worse, they seem to think concepts such as 'ecological carrying capacity' are just eco-Marxist propaganda. However, although it would seem that CCS is now going to be essential in order to minimise anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD), I think it is also the biggest obstacle to getting politicians to take decisive action to decarbonise our power generation systems.
Even if such a second Horizon programme is not likely, I remain very appreciative of all you have done – and are doing – to raise the profile of ACD as an Earth Science issue that should be of concern to all.
Kind regards, [etc]
ReBlogged from Lack of Environment: http://lackofenvironment.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/my-final-word-on-fracking/#respond
* If fracking becomes the new energy boom, it is very hard to see how CCS will ever be able to be rolled-out on a global scale to keep pace with unabated CO2 emissions.
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State Terrorism–Arbitrary Killings, Rape, Torture, and Destruction of Property by Graham Peebles
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY by Friend Nature
Ethiopian military currently uses RAPE as a weapon. Suspected chemical warfare has influenced President Obama in his decision to provide arms to Syria; systematic RAPE by the military in Ethiopia, used as a war tactic, must be considered by President Obama as a CHRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.
Excerpt from the article by Graham Peebles:
With the international media banned by the Ethiopian government since 2007 and with an economic and aid embargo being enforced the region is totally isolated, making gathering information about the situation within the five affected districts difficult. I recently spent a week in Dadaab where I met dozens of refugees from the Ogaden; men, women and children who repeatedly relayed accounts of murder, rape, torture and intimidation at the hands of government forces. Accounts that if true, – and we have no reason to doubt them, confirm reports from, among others – Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Genocide Watch – who make clear their view, that the Ethiopian government has "initiated a genocidal campaign against the Ogaden Somali population", constituting "war crimes and crimes against humanity".
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This article may contain language depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be read by a mature audience.
by Graham Peebles
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 6, 2013
The Ethiopian military and paramilitary forces, operating in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, are, it is alleged, carrying out extra judicial killings and gang rapes; falsely arresting and torturing innocent civilians; looting and destroying villages and crops in a systematic attempt to terrify the people. This is the consistent message coming out of the region and from those who have fled persecution and are now in the world's largest refugee camp, in Dadaab, Kenya.
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Bill Moyers, Lawrence Lessig on Government Spying, Big Brother's Prying Eyes
Full Show: Big Brother's Prying Eyes
Whatever your take on the recent revelations about government spying on our phone calls and Internet activity, there's no denying that Big Brother is bigger and less brotherly than we thought. What's the resulting cost to our privacy — and more so, our democracy? Lawrence Lessig, professor of law and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and founder of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, discusses the implications of our government's actions, Edward Snowden's role in leaking the information, and steps we must take to better protect our privacy.
"Snowden describes agents having the authority to pick and choose who they're going to be following on the basis of their hunch about what makes sense and what doesn't make sense. This is the worst of both worlds. We have a technology now that gives them access to everything, but a culture if again it's true that encourages them to be as wide ranging as they can," Lessig tells Bill. "The question is — are there protections or controls or counter technologies to make sure that when the government gets access to this information they can't misuse it in all the ways that, you know, anybody who remembers Nixon believes and fears governments might use?"
Few are as knowledgeable about the impact of the Internet on our public and private lives as Lessig, who argues that government needs to protect American rights with the same determination and technological sophistication it uses to invade our privacy and root out terrorists.
"If we don't have technical measures in place to protect against misuse, this is just a trove of potential misuse…We've got to think about the technology as a protector of liberty too. And the government should be implementing technologies to protect our liberties," Lessig says. "Because if they don't, we don't figure out how to build that protection into the technology, it won't be there."
"We should recognize in a world of terrorism the government's going to be out there trying to protect us. But let's make sure that they're using tools or technology that also protects the privacy side of what they should be protecting."
A former conservative who's now a liberal, Lessig also knows that the caustic impact of money is another weapon capable of mortally wounding democracy. His recent book, Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress — and a Plan to Stop It, decries a pervasive "dependence corruption" in our government and politics that should sound a desperate alarm for both the Left and the Right. Here, Lessig outlines a radical approach to the problem that uses big money itself to reform big money-powered corruption.
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Photographer: Alton Christensen.
Lawrence Lessig on Government Spying.
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The Transformation of Society
Who are we as a nation, and what ideals do we represent?
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I had an interesting experience this week at Tuesday group (the aforementioned group that I wasn't sure if I'd fit into — I do). One of the girls, Sage, had a seriously difficult week with people who made her feel less than the gift that she is. And then something happened, beautifully, out of the blue.
She cried.
She didn't just feel the tears prick her eyes and swallow them down hard like I do, she actually buried her head for a moment and let herself feel the hurt.
And THEN she said out loud what had been said to her, acknowledging that it was painful. Such courage. I wish I knew what it felt like to do what she did, to make that choice. To say, "Someone undervalued me, but I know I'm safe here, and I'm going to let it hurt and show you that it hurt me, too."
Because, frankly, I barely cry in the safety of solitude with Jesus. You don't realize what a precious commodity tears are until you don't have them.
So thank you, Sage, for being gutsy. And thank you, girls, for loving well.


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Samsung has announced its Galaxy Tab S4 tablet which was launched on the 10th of August 2018. It is said to have 'tablet mobility and PC power'. Samsung has gone into the range more focused on portable productivity.
The tablet has a built-in storage of 64GB and 256GB and also includes an S Pen which comes in the box. The tablet includes four speakers for optimal sound and Samsung has stated that they have been tuned by audio manufacturer AKG. While people always have problems with battery life and are always looking to get a device with a long-lasting battery, Samsung has vowed that the tab has up to 16 hours of battery life and its battery capacity is also 7,300 mAh.
The Tab S4 has a 10.5 inch Super AMOLED display of 2560×1600 with a 16:10 aspect ratio. This is perfect for anyone who enjoys and does a lot of gaming. This will suit all gamers from those who love Fortnite, all the way to players at online slots brand mFortune playing their favourite games. The tab S4 display will make for one of the most pleasurable mobile gaming experiences. The tab is also really slim which is nice to hold between your hands and has no home button, it has new innovative technology such as a Iris and face scanner which makes the tab even more secure. It also offers LTE connectivity which is perfect for online gaming because it means fast loading and no lagging.
There's a tablet and then there's a PC, this incredible device offers both those experiences in one with Samsung's DeX, the tab gives you the feel of a PC and has a built-in software which allows this. This device is able to open up to 20 windows at a time which is great if you like to multi task or just have to do a few things at a time. DeX can be used with any Bluetooth keyboard and mouse which increases the feel of it being like a PC. DeX aims to make your experience with the tablet as pleasant as possible by allowing you to move apps around and puts your apps in quick access which is more convenient than constantly having to look for the apps you frequently use. DeX is actually a completely separate mode from Android which can either be accessed through the quick settings pull down when you dock the Tab S4 into a Samsung keyboard.
The tab is really fast due to its 4GB of RAM and is powered by a last-gen Snapdragon 835 processor. It also has the latest Android software which is 8.1 Oreo. It also has an incredibly high-quality camera of 13-mega pixels on the front and back. The tab has a USB-C, headphone jack and microSD slot, it also has a pin-connector which powers the keyboard.
This is definitely a new ground-breaking technology which is a must have for anyone who uses a tab and PC. Who wouldn't like to have the ability to have both in the palms of your hands. Samsung has definitely out done themselves with the Galaxy Tab S4.


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With the UK prime minister set to trigger Article 50 in the next few months, Chris West, Global Head of Telecoms and Alex Brown, Global Head of TMT at Simmons & Simmons discuss the impact of Brexit on the Telecoms sector.
With the UK's formal negotiations to leave the EU likely to start in March and expected to take at least two years, the details of the UK's future trading relationships remain unknown.
The possible outcomes of these negotiations will affect sectors differently. However, it is very important to consider the possible impacts on local, national and international business interests.
Brexit is just one part of wider global economic uncertainty. Elections in other EU countries this year - including France, Germany and the Netherlands – may create further uncertainty and will likely determine the approach taken by the rest of the EU.
In the meantime, the UK remains open for business and continues to provide a stable legal and regulatory environment, a large international talent pool and a competitive tax regime.
Issues for the telco industry, post-Brexit
With the future stance on regulation unknown, the telco industry in the UK is more sheltered than other sectors, with the preservation of existing laws anticipated in the short to medium term.
The EU's telecoms regulatory regime aims to apply a common set of principles and regulations across the EU. As a result, the UK's system is strongly affected by the EU. It is also fair to say that the UK's regulator, OFCOM, is the flagship model for others to follow.
The key issue is when official negotiations can begin without the UK getting into legal difficulties with Brussels. Until the terms of Brexit become clearer, depending on the agreement that is put in place and the speed of change that the UK implements, it is difficult to advise any action other than close monitoring of the situation.
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Discover Some Great Benefits Of Group Life Insurance Plans
Group life insurance plans is a kind of insurance plans which provides coverage forthe lives of a small grouping of people for instance employees of an organization, members of co-operative, members of a labour union and the personal members of a family. Depending on the terms of this insurance plans, every one of the personal policy-holders occur below one master group policy, that is owned from the employer, the co-operative, the work union or the head of the family, respectively.
The group members who have insurance plans within their employment rewards or separately shell out the dough have the possibility of naming beneficiaries and are also furnished with Certificates, that are susceptible to the Group Life Policy.
Which are the hallmarks of group life insurance plan?
This insurance coverage is usually less expensive than personal life insurance plans, as the insurance company incurs a smaller charge.
As group insurance plans includes a lower premium, these are less expensive to people who can't afford individual life insurance plans. Hence, group insurance plans will offer cover large chapters of the people, specially those who does not usually choose life insurance plan.
In the example of this insurance plans, the premium expense is not according to the person group-member's risk factors. Rather, the premium is similar for the covered by insurance persons inside the group.
A significant benefit from group insurance policies is always that every one of the persons inside the group is going to be covered by the insurance firm provided that they keep pay the premiums. Unlike individual insurance coverage, the insurance policy company doesn't need the legal right to reject an individual's insurance coverage due to his risk profile.
Generally, the insurance policy companies usually do not ask the person group members to undergo medical check-ups. Thus, those members who be unfit for individual insurance plan would still be qualified to receive group life insurance plans.
Frequently, corporate businesses offer their employees group insurance schemes. In certain cases, the company pays the premium, thus providing group insurance to the employee as a special perk. Whereas, in other instances, the company might want to pay part of the premium or contain it deducted from the employees salary each month.
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How To Find The Best Apartment Falls Church VA Has To Offer
Searching for an apartment for rent in Falls Church VA seems like it should be an easy task. As it turns out, however, it can actually be a little bit complicated.
There are a lot of factors that you need to think about before deciding on a place. Taking a little bit of time to prepare before you begin your apartment search can make the experience a lot less stressful. At the same time, it can also improve your chances of finding a place that you really like.
Setting a budget is an important first step. The amount of money that you pay for rent can have a major impact on your finances. If you analyze your monthly budget, you probably will find that your rent payment is one of your largest bills. This is true for the vast majority of people. That is why it is so important to make sure that you don't commit to renting a place that is too expensive.
Fortunately, if you are looking for an affordable apartment Falls Church VA has a lot to offer. That means that you should be able to find a wonderful place to live regardless of the amount of money that you have in your budget for rent.
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It goes without saying that you want to live in a place that is safe, as well. Not only should the apartment building be located in a safe neighborhood but it should also have extra security features. For instance, you may want to look for a building that has a gated entry or an on-site surveillance system that is designed to keep residents safe.
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If you are searching for an apartment Falls Church VA has a lot of different options. As long as you take a little bit of time to think through your requirements, you shouldn't have any trouble finding a place that is safe, comfortable, and convenient.


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Supreme Court of Georgia Forms Civil Justice Committee to Examine Access issues
- 5/3/2006
- State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
Atlanta, May 3, 2006-The Supreme Court, by order dated May 2, 2006, has
finalized the member selection of the Committee on Civil Justice. The Committee
will be chaired by Marc Gary, general counsel for BellSouth Corporation. Anne
Lewis, a partner at Strickland, Brockington & Lewis, LLP, has been selected to
serve as Vice Chairperson. Committee members will serve four-year terms.
Created in May of 2005, the Committee on Civil Justice will work to
strengthen Georgia's civil justice system by developing, coordinating and
supporting policy initiatives to expand access to the courts for poor and vulnerable
Although Georgia has made significant strides in meeting the needs of
indigent criminal defendants, for many of its poorest citizens requiring assistance
in civil legal matters, the promise of meaningful access to justice has been slow in
coming. In any given year, nearly 40% of the state's poorest citizens have at least
one civil legal need, but only 1 in 10 is able to secure legal representation.
Legal services programs, pro bono legal organizations, and volunteer
lawyers are currently working to meet the needs of indigent civil litigants, but their
efforts have been hampered by inadequate resources. Additionally, they are often
restricted in the types of cases they are authorized to handle, and their
geographical reach usually does not extend to those requiring assistance in the
more isolated areas of the state.
Building on the work begun by the State Bar of Georgia, the Committee on
Civil Justice will assist stakeholder organizations in developing strategic alliances,
eliminating duplication of effort, and securing the legal, financial, and political
support necessary to improve the delivery of services to those in need. Some of
the Committee's specific initiatives include: promoting public understanding of
access to justice problems; improving collaboration and training for advocate
organizations; increasing coordination of services; and encouraging lawyers and
judges to take a leadership role in expanding access to justice.
Committee Members:
Marc Gary (Chairperson)
Anne Lewis (Vice Chairperson)
Charles T. Lester, Jr.
Hon. William S. Duffey, Jr.
Hon. Wayne M. Purdom
Linda Klein
Thomas D. Hills
Rita Sheffey
John B. Long
Paul Todd Carroll, III
Representative Edward H. Lindsey, Jr.
Michael Tyler
Cubbedge Snow, Jr.
W. Terence Walsh
G. Sanders Griffith, III
Timothy Floyd
Richard H. Deane, Jr.
Terrance Dicks
Derek White
Hon. Willie Lockette
Victor Lai
Senator Seth Harp
Reverend Jane Fahey
Advisory Council Members:
Steven Gottlieb
Phyllis Holmen
Hon. Sharon Hill
Michael L. Monahan
Martin Ellin
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Spain's State Secretary for the European Union Fernando Eguidazu to the Zappeion Mansion in Athens on September 9. They gathered for the first Mediterranean EU member states leaders' meeting, also known as the "Club Med."
Tsipras had decided back in early June to host a meeting of the southern leaders in order to find a common approach towards joint challenges relating to migration, security and the economy. The meeting was just a week before the first informal EU Council is hosted by the Slovak Presidency in Bratislava.
The intention was for the heads of state and government of these seven EU countries to arrive to Bratislava with a common proposal for Europe's future, the so-called "Athens declaration."
Therefore, the seven leaders are now prepared to propose five sets of measures: to ensure the internal and external security of Europe, reinforce the cooperation in the Mediterranean and with African countries, foster growth and investment in Europe, strengthen programmes for the youth and, last but not least, to address the challenge of migration.
For instance, in order to ensure the protection of its external borders, they will call on the EU to strengthen controls and interconnection of relevant databases, but also provide the necessary tools, especially in the fields of police and justice, as well as developing cooperation to address the phenomenon of radicalisation, by adequate policies for the peripheries of European urban cities. They will also propose that the EU re-energise its Common Foreign and Security Policy and scale up diplomatic initiatives for conflict-resolution and crisis-management.
On the EU army proposal, the seven leaders suggest developing "European military capacities and the defence industry with a view to reach strategic autonomy, notably through a European research programme and a fund for security and defence, and set up progressively the EU's planning and conduct capability for European CSDP missions and operations". This is to be implemented by achieving "full use of the Lisbon Treaty's potential."
"The important event of today is that we are here [with] the common will to reinforce the cohesion and unity of Europe," said Tsipras in his opening remarks during the mini-debriefing session, suggesting that Europe is at a crossroads and that Europe will need to inspire its people at next week's meeting in Bratislava.
"President Hollande said that Europe's future is at stake in the Mediterranean," as those countries represent the forefront of Europe, added Tsipras. "We have to table our own approach, as an answer to national back-folding and entrenchment."
"We are not and we don't want to be another initiative towards a new division and disunity of the EU. All we need is a new unity," said the Greek Prime Minister, announcing the next meeting of the "Club Med" will be held in Portugal.
In turn, Hollande said the meeting in Athens brought together "countries that are different in size and of political sensitivity," further suggesting that this is a move of "unity and cohesion." The group of the seven aims for "stability and security" as the countries of Southern Europe have dealt with "difficulties in the name of Europe" during the previous months.
"We will be able to contribute with our own thoughts and conclusions in Bratislava's meeting," said Hollande, adding that a key issue to this is by expanding the "Juncker Plan" by increasing capacity and making it applicable to African countries.
Meanwhile, the Cypriot president suggested that "it is obvious that Europe should change political orientation in a series of issues".
Renzi pointed to Bratislava's unofficial EU Summit as another challenge. "The real challenge was this meeting that Tsipras organised," he said, adding it is a first step towards Bratislava, looking to the Maltese Presidency of 2017. "Europe cannot continue listing rules, nationalism and austerity," said Renzi insisting on a new European model of "soft power", a more "social Europe, of ideals and beauty." Spain's State Secretary Eguidazu endorsed the initiative on behalf of Spain's caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Portuguese President Costa suggested that Europe should be reviewed in its entirety, while the Maltese prime minister offered his support on behalf of the seven to the EU Commission and the Juncker Plan, asking for a doubling of its funding capacity.
Specifically on the "Juncker Plan", the seven leaders suggest a re-focus of the key priorities such as digital economy, low-carbon projects for energy, including energy interconnections and transport, infrastructure as well as research and training."
Furthermore, the EU leaders of the Southern member states, asked for European policies that support financing and investment, including the completion of the Banking Union and incentives for investment at national level, as well as policies and regulations for the digital single market, the energy Union and an industrial strategy.
This should come together with the promotion of employment and improved living and working conditions by implementing decisive growth-oriented structural reforms in order to improve the functioning of the markets, enhance competitiveness and create jobs.
"Investment projects in high unemployment member-states, and cross-border projects of common European interest that foster innovation and market integration," should also be promoted according to the seven heads of state and government, while tax evasion, aggressive tax planning as well as fiscal dumping must end.
On migration, the effective protection of external borders is "key" for the leaders, who will call on the EU "to step up the secondment of personnel to FRONTEX and EASO for the support of the asylum systems of front-line states, as well as implementing European Council's conclusions regarding the need to accelerate relocation, which is still advancing at very low rate". They will also call for the pursuing the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement in order to continue to prevent tragic deaths and migration flows in the Aegean.
The leaders seem to support the EU Commission's planning, as they will also ask for a new migration policy that fights "against irregular migration, establishing robust readmission and returns arrangements, advancing legal migration and mobility possibilities and addressing the root causes of irregular migration".


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Clayton Hickman is the longest-serving editor of Doctor Who Magazine (or at least he was until Tom Spilsbury came along.) In his retirement from editing DWM he spends his days on Twitter ranting about the new TARDIS and blocking those with a differing opinion to him.
Clayton oversaw the magazine between 2002 and 2007 and guided it out of the Wilderness Years and safely into NuWho.
He's also written for The Sarah Jane Adventures, appeared on Totally Doctor Who, narrated Doctor Who Confidential and done lots of stuff for the DVD range. And he's gr8 m8s with Gareth, with whom he co-wrote The One Doctor and Bang-Bang-A-Boom!


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Qualities Of A Good Accident Attorney
When one is involved in a car accident that is caused by negligence by other drivers they deserve to be compensated. Most of the victims will consider filing a suit in a court and will need to have a competent attorney to help them with the case. It is however difficult to choose the best attorney when one lacks experience in such cases but there are things that one should look out for in any attorney before they hire them to handle their legal suit. To choose a competent attorney, one needs to verify their knowledge of the law and also how versed one is with practicing the law.
Clients can easily obtain necessary information about a lawyer from the Lawyers' association as the association provides the profiles of the registered attorneys. From the information provided one can also establish whether an attorney they are out to hire has passed the relevant exams. From the association one is provided with a list of the attorneys that are verified to choose from. When one verifies that an accident attorney is qualified and registered with the relevant bodies they should proceed and look at the lawyer's background on education and cases they have previously handled. The lawyers are willing to provide such information to the clients as one good quality that an attorney needs to possess transparency.
It is advisable that a client visits the attorney's office for consultation rather than seeking information by use of a phone. It is during the consultation that a customer can have a review of the cases that an attorney has handled where they should seek to hire an attorney who has handled car accident related suits in the past. The level of competency of an attorney, however, should not be measured by the number of cases they have previously handled but how much the previous clients felt satisfied.
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I don't know how often I've gotten a call from someone requesting the help of my young men on some project or another. It's always put forward as a great opportunity for service. Usually I get really annoyed at these things because it seems to me they more interested in free labor than in helping boys.
Often, these well-meaning individuals bring up the idea that this could count as "service-hours" for rank advancements or the like. Or they offer to provide pizza, or doughnuts, or some other form of non-monetary compensation. That's all well and good, but I don't think that's what we're here for.
Robert Baden-Powell described the daily good turn like this:
"You Scouts cannot do better than follow the example of the Knights.
One great point about them was that every day they had to do a Good Turn to somebody, and that is one of our rules.
When you get up in the morning, remember that you have to do a Good Turn for someone during the day. Tie a knot in your handkerchief or neckerchief to remind yourself of it.
If you should ever find that you had forgotten to do your daily Good Turn, you must do two the next day. Remember that by your Scout Promise you are on your honour to do it. But do not think that Scouts need do only one Good Turn a day. They must do one, but if they can do fifty, so much the better.
A Good Turn need only be a very small one. It is a Good Turn even if it is only putting a coin into a poor-box, or helping an old woman to cross the street, or making room on a seat for someone, or giving water to a thirsty horse, or removing a bit of banana skin off the pavement. But one must be done every day, and it only counts when you do not accept any reward in return."If you remember your BSA history, you'll recall that William D. Boyce was lost in a London fog and received help from a Scout. The reason that experience was exceptional, and what led to Scouting coming to America was the fact that the boy refused a tip, claiming that he was a Scout and simply doing his daily Good Turn.
I think it's great that people not only recognize service provided by Scouts but actually associate Scouts with service. That just shows how much we have done. But I worry that maybe we're not exactly on the right track when we do service "projects."
Don't get me wrong; organized projects to provide service are great. Responding to pleas for help is a good thing. Young men in the LDS church do their duty partly by carrying out assignments from their Bishop to provide service to others in need. It is wonderful. There's no reason to stop.
What I wonder about, however, is the focus on doing "projects" to fulfill requirements. Or accepting "payment" (in the form of doughnuts) for service rendered. I think Scouts need to go back to the basics of a Good Turn every day.
A Good Turn usually isn't planned ahead. It isn't rewarded with pizza. It is a spontaneous act of kindness or thoughtfulness carried out selflessly simply because it is the right thing to do.
During my personal scripture study this week I had some similar thoughts. In the Book of Mormon, after the prophet Alma organized the church he ordained priests to teach the people. "And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God,... (Mosiah 18:26, emphasis added).
Shouldn't that be our attitude as Scouts? The only reward we should ever expect for our service is the grace of God to help us do even more.


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FASHION FORWARD: Washington's stylish set gathered at Saks Jandel to take in resort wear from J. Mendel and Etro and meet the men behind the celebrated design houses. The event, featuring a runway show of diaphanous evening and warm weather garments, benefited Knock out Abuse. THE FASHIONISTAS: J. Mendel's Gilles Mendel, ETRO's Marco Pievani and Robert Amaro, Andrea Roane, and Ludmila Cafritz.


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Kick Start Education at the SEN Spring 2017 Conference/
Twice a year we attend the SEN Design Group's educational and informative conferences. The SEN Design Group is the nation's first and largest kitchen and bath buying group. One of the key pillars of SEN is industry education, and the bi-annual conferences are one of the ways that SEN delivers top notch kitchen and bath design educational resources.
These conferences are a highlight of our annual schedule. It is the perfect opportunity to gain insights into the latest business practices, design techniques, and products from our vendors. They also offer a rare opportunity to meet industry colleagues, and to share experiences and insights. We leave these conferences on top of our game, ready to better serve our customers and deliver the best design projects possible. It's an intense four days of new products, workshops, and networking with colleagues, making it difficult to pinpoint the highlights.
While it is difficult to pick, here are the top 10 things we saw at the SEN Spring 2017 conference.
1. Showroom trends are changing, and we heard all about it from Elliot Sefran, the founding editor of the KBDN (Kitchen & Bath Design News).
2. Jodi Tramontin from Medallion Cabinetry provided plenty of information on how to get the most out of social media and we had an informative talk by communications expert Lynn Jensen-Nelson.
3. Product education is a very important part of the SEN experience. Mark Haaland from Emser tile offered insights on the use of setting materials and Tori Ross presented Silestone's new Eternal Series of quartz tops.
4. The amazing products from the Galley Workstation really caught our eyes. This display shows how their dresser, tap, and workstation are combined to create the perfect kitchen design to prepare food, cook, and entertain.
5. We welcomed back The Stock Market to the SEN Design Group and Robb Best of Elkay Cabinet Group offered his industry insights in an informative session.
6. Organization is key, and closet organization is no exception! This amazing new closet product from Elfa is sure to bring order to your wardrobe.
7. There were plenty of beautiful materials to see at this year's conference, like the wood countertops from Craftart, a new tile display from Emser Tile, and new geometric tile from Daltile.
8. Artisan Manufacturing showed us this awesome new sink big enough to handle the needs of any household and stylish enough to complement any design.
9. The elegant simplicity of this shaker style vanity cabinet from Hardware Resources really impressed us.
10. Finally, we found out that Toto toilets take 14 hours to get through the oven. Now, that is dedication to delivering a high-quality product for any bathroom design!
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Vasilash has more than 20 years of experience writing about the automotive industry, best practices and new technologies. His work has appeared in a variety of venues, ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Lightworks, a journal of contemporary art. He has made numerous presentations at a variety of venues ranging from the annual meeting of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) to the Center for Constructive alternatives at Hillsdale College.
Prior to his present position, Vasilash was editor-in-chief of both Automotive Production and Production magazines—predecessors to AD&P. He joined Cincinnati, Ohio-based Gardner Publications in 1987 as executive editor of Production magazine.
Prior to that, Vasilash had editorial positions with the Rockford Institute and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
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Multiplying by 9: Making Multiplication Easy
Multiplying by 9: Making Multiplication Easy
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Although I have never considered myself a history buff, I have always been fascinated with historical buildings. There is one particular building in Burlington that has always had my attention. The Kent Cottage is an old stone building that sits alone along one of Burlington's high tech roadways, Network Drive. From the front, the boarded up old house appeared to have darkened windows but when you look closely, you will see that they are not actually windows. They are boards designed to look like windows...very well done! From the side, the doors and windows are boarded up and a small, hidden addition sits in back.
For years, I never knew the history of this building or what it was called. But thanks to Google and lots of attempts at creative keywords, I found this great article written by Dina Accardi on www.wickedlocal.com. The article explains that the house was built in 1851 "for John Kent (1798-1870), a wealthy brewer from Charlestown who was born in Haughley, Suffolk County, England". He lived there with his daughter, Helen, until he passed away in 1870. Helen continued to live in the house until 1897. It appears that there were other residents of the house after the Kent family, but for years it has remained unoccupied.
When I read about the potential development of this building, I knew I had to get inside of the building and take pictures before it was renovated. With the help of the Burlington Planning Board, I was put in contact with Nordblom Company who currently owns the property. They so kindly allowed me access with my camera!
I was accompanied by one of their facility staff members who was armed with a flashlight. Even with that sole source of light, the building was pitch black and I couldn't see anything at all. I was shooting blindly with my camera and flash and I really had no idea what I was looking at until I downloaded the photos from my memory card. It's probably a good thing that I couldn't see what I was shooting because I may have run away! As you will see, the building was loaded with water and fire damage, mold and lots of holes in floors and ceilings. I was disappointed that I wasn't allowed up the stairs until I saw the images of the stairs and the underside of the bathroom floor with the cast iron tub exposed. Ok, I guess I am good with just the first floor.
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In NPH Peru, we have around 57 girls living with us and we have the commitment of supporting them and providing them with opportunities for education, service and leadership.
As is the case in many other countries, Peruvian girls are devalued. When girls remain in school it increase their earning potential, they marry later and have fewer and healthier children. These girls understand that education is important and will ensure that their own children are educated as well.
Women in Peru represent a minority in legal rights, the patriarchal culture is still noticeable. Women receive less pay than men and have fewer employment opportunities. According to UNICEF, 13,000 girls suffer sexual abuse every year in Peru.
In NPH, we educate our girls to be strong and stand up for their rights. We also organize workshops with the psychologist department to talk about different issues. Educating our boys is also really important too, we engage our boys to advocate and take action for achieving gender equality.
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Find Joy in the Journey/
Find Joy in the Journey
Life is certainly a journey. Sometime, I think God is up there grinning as he watches his grand plan all fall so perfectly in place. While we are on the journey of life, he always had all of the puzzle pieces all worked out. I often struggle with letting go and letting God. I like to be in control, I like to be the captain of my own boat and make decisions. I'm stubborn and impatient.
For the last few years, since becoming a mother, I have pleaded with God to allow us to find a way for me to stay home or work at home to spend more time with our little ones. I mean, it's been heavy on my heart-ugly cries and lots of rationalizing. But, for four years it just didn't seem to work out. Little did I know, God was planning something BIGGER for us. I had to be patient. I had to trust and find joy in this beautiful journey of life, which I did. I think this was also part of his plan. I had to be content with the beautiful life we already had. I had to find happiness when I wasn't getting my way.
For those of you that know us and are part of our journey you have seen first hand the divine plan play out. When I imagined God granting me the opportunity to leave my full time job to focus on our family I always thought he'd just magically gift us a lottery winning (it would help if we played the lottery) or possibly an inheritance from a distant relative (wishful thinking), or well anything other than starting a custom laser art shop. Here we are though, ONE year into Southern Grit and is my second week without an out of home full time position! God is so good! Its crazy scary, but also the most at peace I've ever been.
We cannot wait to see what happens next. No matter where the journey might take us, we will trust in His plan to know what is best. Southern Grit has given our family so many gifts. One of my grandest joys is working with our customers. I have meet thousands of people over the last year. Crafting pieces that are specially designed for nurseries, weddings, or cherished tokens of remembrance give me more joy than you could imagine. I seriously am giddy when new orders pop up and a new story unfolds.
Thank you for letting us into your world. Thank you for your support of this crazy journey.
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The dream of a smart city, where all our quantifiable needs are fulfilled by automated servants, has often seemed a little farfetched. It has, nonetheless, eternally been a human fantasy: that machine labour would offer freedom from those menial tasks that take up so much unnecessary time.
In this instance, civilisation would have reached the peak of human efficiency. The first stumbling block though is of course, energy.
With non-renewable fuels being a finite resource, all but the most stubborn countries are putting serious effort into energy alternatives. With the constant improvement in these technologies, the energy self-sufficient home is starting to seem like a real possibility.
The importance of finding sustainable, low-emission fuels has never been greater. Being able to sustainably power our own homes could be a huge step in the right direction. There are about 25 million homes in the UK alone, producing 40% of total UK emissions. Total energy production in 2017 was 0.4 per cent higher than in 2016.
This increase, though modest, was mainly due to rises in bioenergy and wind, solar and hydro-electric power. With the switch to energy efficient, self-sustaining homes will become increasingly reliant upon solar energy, as this technology is one of the most developed for domestic application. Companies like Tesla are already offering 'Solar Roof Tiles', however it is only a matter of time before products such as this become available for the mass market.
Another way homes will be able to move towards self-sufficiency, is in their efficiency. Currently, homes in Britain are some of the least efficient in Europe, and at the same time, Britain's building sector is identified as having the most potential for carbon emissions decrease in the future.
On a wider scale, many countries across the world have set very ambitious targets for energy efficiency improvements in new and existing buildings. Over 35% of buildings in Europe are over 50 years old, and improving their efficiency could lower EU energy consumption by 5-6%. Alterations to the EU Building Performance Directive also aim to be constructing energy-neutral buildings by 2020.
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