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SHOCKING footage shows cops shooting dead a man wielding a hammer who told officers "one of us is going to die tonight."
On Friday, Oklahoma authorities released a bodycam video of the horrific incident showing officers Brandon Vick and Josh Girdner gunning down Dominic Rollice, 49, on August 12.
In the disturbing video, Rollice is shown repeatedly refusing to follow the cop's request for him to drop the hammer.
Rollice is then filmed moving his hammer-hand back at which point the police open fire.
Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said the move indicated a possible intent to attack.
King said the officers' reaction was "necessary, not just justified."
He said: "Mr. Rollice reached for a hammer and all three officers heard him say, 'One of us is going to die tonight'."
A third officer Chase Reed, who fired a Taser at the victim, performed CPR on Rollice before medics arrived at the scene.
King said: "It brought tears to my eyes to see how Officer Reed stayed poised, stayed compassionate to a man who had just threatened to kill our officers, or basically made the threat that someone was going to die."
Officers were responding to a call by Rollice's ex-wife who warned that her former spouse was 'drunk' and things could 'get ugly real quick' according to News On 6.
She said: "Hey, can I get somebody to come over to my house? My ex-husband is in the garage. He will not leave. He's drunk and it's gonna get ugly real quick."
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting and will provide a report to the district attorney, who will decide whether the shooting was justified.
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State Issues
We must work together to balance a limited resource – water
In California, water is a public trust resource. It belongs to all of us, not just those who own the infrastructure to impound it and divert it to fields and cities. The state is legally obligated to balance its various beneficial uses, including protecting fish and wildlife species and the associated jobs, recreation and other uses.
This isn't an easy task in a state where water rights total five times the amount of precipitation that falls on the state.
From an environmental standpoint, the system is obviously out of balance. Before the Tuolumne River was dammed and diverted, an estimated 130,000 salmon spawned in its waters. Last year, fewer than 500 of the iconic fish returned.
And it's not just about salmon. The entire ecosystem is facing collapse. Healthy salmon populations transport tremendous amounts of nutrients from the ocean to upland habitats where they fuel an entire food web, from hawks and eagles to aquatic insects that feast on dead carcasses and in turn provide food for the next generation of salmon.
Of more than 100 species that depend on salmon, humans are at the top of the list. The beautiful thing is that with a healthy salmon fishery, we can harvest half the fish and they will still return in the same abundance the following year. What other animal provides such a gift?
Only 20 percent of the Tuolumne's natural flow now reaches its confluence with the San Joaquin. Of the diverted water, 80 percent is used for agriculture and 20 percent is put to urban use. Considering that approximately 10 percent of the Tuolumne's natural yield recharges groundwater, agriculture uses 60 percent of the watershed's entire flow.
A 2010 report released by the State Water Resources Control Board determined 60 percent of natural (unimpaired) flow from the lower San Joaquin River and its three main tributaries would be necessary to fully protect fish species. The current Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan proposes just 40 percent, with the flexibility to increase or decrease it 10 percent, depending on whether biological goals are met. This adaptive management approach acknowledges that non-flow measures could help revive native fish populations.
While environmental groups believe a higher starting point would achieve greater results, we agree that a combination of flow and non-flow measures is a fair approach. If the Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts can achieve established goals (yet to be determined) by improving habitat, controlling exotic predators and implementing other measures, they should receive credit for their successes.
We also support the adoption of biological objectives that can be achieved reasonably by the districts. Measures should focus on conditions influenced by the operations of Don Pedro and La Grange dams, such as spawning success, juvenile fish survival and the out-migration of young salmon. The districts should not be held accountable for conditions outside their control, such as salmon killed by the Delta pumps and poor ocean conditions.
As The Bee has pointed out on many occasions, we need a comprehensive approach to address the dramatic decline in salmon, steelhead and other river-dependent species.
For those who believe low river flows are not a major part of the problem, consider: Following the record 1982-83 water year, the Tuolumne's salmon population boomed. Juveniles were flushed downstream, and after growing in the ocean for 2½ years, almost 40,000 salmon returned to spawn in 1985. Similarly, during the extremely wet 1997-98 water year, so much water flowed down the Tuolumne that it spilled over Don Pedro Dam. Then, in 2000, nearly 18,000 fish returned to spawn. Graphs of salmon abundance and flow clearly show the two are closely related.
It also has been claimed that predation from non-native fish, such as bass, is the main cause of salmon mortality. Predation certainly is a problem, but consider this before placing your bets on predator control alone: Bass evolved in ecosystems featuring slow-moving, warm water, similar to what current river management has created. Salmon and steelhead, on the other hand, have adapted to fast-moving, cold Sierra streams. Until we address the extreme habitat shift humans have created, non-natives will continue to outcompete native fish.
Higher flows and cool water support a greater concentration of dissolved oxygen, dilute contaminants and provide faster-moving, turbid water that improves the ability of juvenile salmon to evade the bass. Higher flows also inundate flood plains, which serve as critical rearing habitat for juvenile salmon.
The explosion of water hyacinth is another example of a non-native species thriving in the Tuolumne's altered ecosystem. Higher flows are effective in flushing the invasive weed that has choked the Tuolumne in recent years.
We hope we can get to a place where all parties work together to meet the co-equal goals of supporting our economy and reviving our waterways. Through water use efficiency, we can achieve a balance that works for everyone. In the Bay Area, water use from the Tuolumne decreased 30 percent over the past 10 years. We know we can do it!
Peter Drekmeier is the Tuolumne River Trust policy director. He wrote this for The Modesto Bee.


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Happy Earth Day!! April 22 2019
Happy Earth Day! I hope everyone is having a fantastic day celebrating our planet because she deserves all the recognition we can offer. It has been a chilly and difficult winter but today is easily one of the nicest days of the year! We have not been too busy at the store today so I can only hope that y'all are out soaking up sunshine and replenishing your doubtlessly low Vitamin D stores.
Though our environment is suffering from our relentless onslaught of fossil fuel extraction, diffusion and exploitation we must remain positive when facing the future while considering all possible outcomes, terrible or great. Anything that can be done should be done and most causes are fought closer to home. Here in Missoula I believe we should continue to push the progressiveness of not only this state but also the nation.
Bike to work and walk downtown. Leave your car in the driveway and utilize free public transit. Support local businesses and vendors. Though most things can be bought off the web and delivered right to your front door does not mean they should be. Take advantage of the great shops and we are lucky to house here in town and get to know your neighbors.
The sun is out and you should be too. Distract yourself from the infinite queue of internet television and go hike some of the spectacular trails around town. Leave your phone at home and notice the clouds. Listen for birds and witness the sunset. There is no day as great as today. Love our planet and marvel in the magnificence of life.


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Skye Church launches new CD of Gaelic hymns
Published on 28 January, 2016
A Church in Skye has released a new CD of Gaelic hymns as part of moves to revive Gaelic worship in the Kirk.
The CD –Seinneamaid Còmhla (Let's Sing Praise Together) features songs from a Gaelic hymnbook produced last year by members of the Kilmuir and Stenscholl parish in North Skye.
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Angus Morrison, visited Skye to help launch the new CD.
Dr Morrison said:
"'It is my definite pleasure to welcome this wonderful new CD of Gaelic hymns from the hymnbook compiled by Catriona Macdonald, Amy Cruickshank and Neilian Murray.
"We have here an immensely valuable contribution to worship in Gaelic, a resource that can be used in churches, schools and colleges—in fact everywhere Gaelic is heard.
"Gaelic speakers will enjoy listening to hymns old and new, and it will also help Gaelic learners to hear some familiar tunes sung in Gaelic. I commend it most warmly."
Last year after their hymnbook was published, the Seinneamaid Còmhla group was invited to sing from the collection at events from Glasgow to the Uists. Now, with the release of the CD, their singing will be available for everyone to enjoy, along with tracks from The Brogues, a talented group of young musicians based in Glasgow.
Seinneamaid Còmhla showcases a varied selection of the 100 hymns in the hymnbook, in a mix of solos, duets, band, group and congregational singing. Among the highlights are a new and fresh take on some old favourites,such as 'Be thou my vision' and 'Take my life and let it be.'
Rev John Murray, minister for the Kilmuir and Stenscholl parish, says he is confident that local ventures such as this will keep the strong and distinctive use of the language in contemporary worship.
"It's fantastic having these home grown resources," Mr Murray said. "The attractive hymnbook and this CD will also help those involved in chaplaincy in Gaelic medium schools throughout Scotland.
"It just shows the depth and strength of Gaelic here that projects such as these come right through from idea to fruition."
The CD was funded in part by grants from the church's Novum Trust and Bòrd na Gàidhlig.


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The Diploma in Human Resource Management is offered on a part-time basis over a 24-week period. The learner will be introduced to the main HRM theories, and these will provide a conceptual and practical platform for participant learning.
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"The course offers a lot of practical elements, demonstrating how to apply various techniques in the workplace and this is what I most enjoyed about the programme. The lecturers were extremely helpful throughout my studies and this made the course a lot more enjoyable."
The objectives of this module are to provide learners with a clear understanding of the concepts and management functions of all businesses. To examine the environmental factors that influence management decisions. Furthermore, this module enables learners to understand the role of management in managing people.
This module is designed to provide learners with a clear insight into the behaviours within an organisation which can impact on a company's effectiveness. The importance of having an understanding of organisational behaviour is vital from both the individual and management's perspective. This module focuses on the interrelationship between the individual, the group dynamic and the internal environment within an organisation.
This module is an introductory law module for business learners, which provides an overview of the Irish legal system with particular emphasis on aspects of law which impinge on businesses as they operate. The focus is on Irish law but many aspects of European Law is also highlighted and discussed. The primary and central focus of the module is the application of law within business structures after the skills and knowledge have been taught. The focus of this module is to provide learners with a comprehensive overview of the important aspects of law which affect businesses in operation in Ireland and the European Union.
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Paskong Pinoy: Christmas Merienda
I started an Interior Design program at Philippine School of Interior Design last September and had my finals the second week of December. Being a parent in school has been more work than I realized but I am really glad I am doing it. I am also super grateful for a supportive spouse and our incredible yaya, Chanda Poppins, she's my saving grace. One of the finals was to set up a table scape using the elements of design we had covered during our first semester. Our chosen theme was Filipino Christmas Merienda and I'd love to share with you some of my favorite details from the set up.
The funnest part of the final for me was using local handicrafts to showcase the beauty of the Philippines after all, Philippine handicrafts are one of the reasons I love living here so much. I have felt connected to the Philippines through their textiles, handicrafts and markets. As a maker myself it's been a cross culture bridge for me to cross and immerse myself more in our new home country.
I already owned much of what we used for the set up which was nice and then I picked up some new pieces as well. For example, the rattan divider is something I have wanted for a long time but had no real use for it, this was the perfect excuse to finally buy one. I picked up the rattan divider at the Marikina Dry market.
One of my favorite details was Manong Sorbetero and his sorbetero cart. Our classmate arranged to have him come for the day of the final, it really is more fun in the Philippines.
table cloth from AllHome, peacock chair sourced here, capiz dishes from Robinsons Galleria
Since our theme was merienda we needed to serve food obviously. We had a spread of pancit, chicken lollipops, lumpia, polvoron and pichipichi.
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Being in school has been a wonderful challenge for my brain and also rejuvenating to my identity as an individual. It's actually been quite nice to only be seen as a student, a Tita for sure, but a student. My batch mates in class are extremely talented and I have admired so much of their work. These were two of the set ups from the other groups in my program, Persian themed and rustic Christmas dinner. The transformation of our classroom was incredible!
Puto Bumbong|
We weren't able to serve puto bumbong during our merienda but since this post is focused on this specific meal I wanted to share with my foreign readers a traditional Pinoy Christmas food. Puto bumbong is glutinous rice steamed and adorned with fresh shredded coconut and muscavado sugar. It is purple because glutinous black rice is mixed with traditional glutinous white rice and the blend makes a purple color. I think most often purple food coloring is also added for amplified color.
during my children's darling Christmas celebration puto bumbong was served which is where I took these photos
Nobody celebrates Christmas like Pinoys and I am so happy to learn their cultural practices around this holiday, especially their food. This was extra special as I got to contribute to the celebration through my final at school. Manila, I am so grateful for the opportunities you always share with me.


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Thinking Gaming is Just a Hobby? By 2021 Esports Alone Will Move 1.6 Billion USD
By Valente Villamil
The hours that hundreds of millions of people worldwide spend on gaming have evolved to become a multimillion-dollar business known as esports. With the support of sponsors, media and, above all, fans, video game competitions are set to grab hold of a huge slice of the entertainment industry from conventional professional sports leagues.
Just last year, esports market revenue worldwide was estimated at 655 million USD, a number that by 2021 will grow 2.5 times to 1.6 billion USD, according to Statista. Simultaneously, it is expected that the number of esports viewers will grow from more than 300 million to over 550 million, according to the same source.
Seen in the context of the video game industry writ large, estimated at over 100 billion USD according to an analysis made by the Financial Times, esports is an important growing source of business revenue; Indeed, the advent of esports has resulted in entirely new branches of the gaming industry to take shape, such as the MTL ESPORTS Academy, a Montreal based institution that focuses on training young players to become professional esports athletes.
It is the equivalent of a junior hockey school, where you might send your children so they learn and develop the necessary skills to become good players and, eventually, play in the NHL. Some of the best esports players today can receive a salary between $500,000 and $1 million USD per month, besting even the top earners in the National Hockey League.
"There is really a demand for that (the Esports Academy). People are not aware of it, like baby boomers and people from other generations with young kids or middle age kids who are passionate by gaming," said Benjamin Denis, marketing director of MTL ESPORTS Academy.
Behind Esports
But how can this burgeoning phenomenon be explained? The reality, according to Denis, is that for publishers and game developers such as Epic, Activision, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts (EA), esports leagues are being used as a marketing tool. Blizzard Entertainment, the mastermind behind Overwatch, a First Person Shooter with over 40 million players around the globe, is the quintessential example of esports as supportive to their business.
"For publishers, esports has another word, it's called marketing. So, when you are a publisher like Blizzard and you want people to play Overwatch, the best way to have that is to create an esports scene around it," said Denis.
This way, players find increased value in the games they play, which, in turn, will spark a financial return for video game companies.
"Right now, I could play any other game or I could play Overwatch. If I play Overwatch and I am good enough I can get into the pro scene, and if I get in the pro scene, I get 50,000 US dollars per year," added Denis.
Opportunity for Brands
Among the factors that support the rocket rise of esports is the pervasive and deep brand engagement between fans and esports. According to a Nielsen study, only 10% of fans have negative feelings towards brand involvement. This means that brands, that not only include gaming companies, have plenty of space to develop creative campaigns in esports events. Esports sponsors include software and equipment companies such as Twitch, Alienware, Nvidia and Hyper, clothing brands such as Adidas and Meta Threads, and even from the beverages industry.
Game On! Says Media
Another key component of the success and promising growth for esports is the media. Right now, social media and streaming remain the principal platforms for broadcasting esports events, with the easy access to these tools has helped to spread the word on professional gaming.
Big sports media companies, however, have already turned their sights into the gaming industry, which could bring esports to a massive number of people through television programming.
Currently in the lead of this trend is ESPN, which only last month closed a deal with Blizzard to secure the broadcast rights of Overwatch, although the details of the agreement have not been revealed. The sports network has also closed a deal with EA to host the Madden Championship Series - a pro esports league of the NFL inspired game, marking yet another milestone in the normalization of esports as a business and a pastime.
Do a Barrel Roll and its team of reporters will be following the ESports scene. If you would like to offer your own comment, please get in contact with us at http://www.doabarrelroll.ca.


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The Wonder Years are back with a new album and UK tour
The Wonder Years have announced their return with details of a new album 'Sister Cities', along with a UK tour. Dates and ticket details are below.
The pop-punk veterans will be releasing their sixth album on April 6 via Hopeless Records, before they hit the UK and Ireland for a run of tour dates. The release also coincides with a limited edition book from the band.
The Wonder Years tour dates and tickets
The band's upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates are below. Their main support act will be Sorority Noise. Tickets will be on sale from 10am on Wednesday February 7 and available here.
Wednesday April 11 2018 – LONDON O2 Academy Islington
Friday April 13 2018 – MANCHESTER Academy 2
Saturday April 14 2018 – GLASGOW Garage
Sunday April 15 2018 – LEEDS Stylus
Tuesday April 17 2018 – BRISTOL SWX
Wednesday April 18 2018 – DUBLIN Button Factory
Thursday April 19 2018 – BELFAST Empire Music Hall
Speaking of how grateful he feels for the band's continued existence around the release of their last record, frontman Dan "Soupy" Campbell told Team Rock in 2015: "We've played every day of being in this band with a chip on our shoulder. We have been the perpetual underdogs, even if it's just in our own minds. We've always played that way and written songs that way. We are the people that don't belong in the Top Ten. We weren't supposed to be there. We literally started our career as a joke and we spent the first five years of it playing basements. So it's very vindicating.
"I've said this phrase a couple of times, but it does feel like we're crashing a party we weren't invited to. We're the punk rock band that made it into the top 10. It feels really cool. I feel very re-energised. I get very doomsday-y, and I started feeling like 'I'm going to fuck this up and that will result in this thing which will result in this thing which will result in us breaking up eventually', but we had a top ten record and I got engaged. I'm happy and I'm excited and we want to just get out and play."


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I often have people asking me about what they should be reading with respect to this mission. What do people need to know about missions, cross-cultural dynamics, Latin American culture, Christian ministry, or the Christian life?
What I have done is to create a short Recommended Reading List for those interested in some of the basics of this mission to Argentina. There's plenty to read and take in there, but if you're looking for even more information please don't hesitate to email me and ask for more material!


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The most frail link between accelerating climate change and major catastrophe is not forest fires or more vehement hurricanes but a diminished food supply. If the world's food system fails to produce enough food, hundreds of millions of people, mostly in Asia and Africa, will be condemned to hunger. For millions of children, malnutrition will result in stunting, brain damage, disease, and premature death. Food shortages will set off riots and cause unstable states to collapse, giving demogogues the chance to seize power. Migration will increase from poor countries to more affluent ones, triggering resentment among settled residents and perhaps unleashing more waves of terrorism.
The changes needed to avert climate catastrophe must be made both in the external domain of public policy and in the internal domain of consciousness. Changes in policy to mitigate climate change are imperative, particularly in the two critical areas of energy production and agriculture. We must make a rapid transition from carbon-based energy systems to renewable sources of energy. Population growth must also be controlled, since an expanding population exacerbates the problem of food scarcity. But changes in agriculture are needed as well. Despite its productive power, modern industrial agriculture has been one of the major drivers of environmental damage. In a recent report, Olivier De Schutter, the UN Rapporteur on the Right to Food, advocates a conversion from the industrial agricultural model to "agroecology," a range of techniques that align agricultural production with natural processes, maximizing resource efficiency while reducing dependence on external inputs.
As the climate warms, such periodic phenomena as long droughts, blistering heat waves, and torrential floods become more frequent, reducing harvests and pushing up food prices. In the years ahead, violent fluctuations in the weather are expected to become "the new normal," further lowering yields and increasing world hunger. But gradual climate change, the slow warming of the planet, may be even more insidious, the more so because it occurs beneath the threshold of perception. On current projections, virtually all of Africa, Latin America, and southern Asia will witness reductions in fecundity. Large swaths of the US grain belt and the California fruit-and-vegetable belt will become less fertile, increasing hunger at home.
The crisis of climate disruption not only poses an imminent danger but also offers an opportunity—a call for us to reappraise the template of values that guide policy decisions and shape our major institutions. Though we veer ever closer to calamity, collapse is not inevitable. We can still pull back from the brink—if we act promptly and decisively. The climate crisis represents a juncture where the inner and the outer meet, where transformations in consciousness and a radical revisioning of public policy converge on a common center. Using the categories of classical Buddhism, we might describe the inner change needed as an endeavor to restrain the influence on human behavior of the three "root defilements"—greed, hatred, and delusion.
However, while the defilements of greed, hatred, and delusion may arise from within our minds, they do not stop there but spread beyond and assume concrete embodiments with political, economic, and ideological ramifications. Any effective remedy to our climate crisis must therefore seek to rectify the malignancies in our economic and political systems and the toxic ideologies that reinforce them. To effectively mitigate the influence of greed, hatred, and delusion requires a global ethic that valorizes generosity, human empathy, and social justice. These values should serve not only as guides to individual conduct but as the scaffolding for a new paradigm that can reshape policies and institutions. The new paradigm must affirm the intrinsic value of the person and the primacy of human solidarity. It must elevate mutual understanding and compassion over ruthless competition. The kind of compassion we need is not just personal kindness but a conscientious compassion wedded to a sense of global responsibility. Such compassion, bold and fearless, must inspire a willingness to act, even to take the radical political action needed to create a world that provides for everyone.
The threat of climate chaos has emerged as the overarching issue of our time. The risk that climate disruption poses to the world's food system requires us to make fundamental changes in agricultural technologies and modes of energy production. But we must also make changes in consciousness, collective as well as individual. The question we face is whether we will make the necessary changes in time, or like the moths circling the lamps, fly straight into our own conflagration. To avoid that fate we need above all an ethic that empowers us to take responsibility for the flourishing of humanity and the planet as a whole. The world's food system—our food system—is at stake, and that is an asset we cannot lose. In seeking to preserve a viable climate, our own best interests and the welfare of the world coincide.


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MP backs ivory ban to protect elephants
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert pledged his continuing support to save elephants from slaughter for the illegal ivory trade when he attended an event at Westminster held by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) last month (18 July).
Mr Herbert committed the Conservatives to ban on the ivory trade when he was Shadow Environment Secretary in 2010. He has urged the Government to lead a global ban, and has remained committed to 'choke not stoke' the ivory market.
IFAW believes it is now more vital than ever that the British public stand up for elephants by helping to end consumer demand for ivory products and keep up the pressure for a domestic ban on the ivory trade.
A new poll revealed that the vast majority of the UK public said that they would not be interested in purchasing ivory products and would welcome a UK ban. 95 per cent of those questioned said they would not be interested in purchasing antique ivory – ivory which pre-dates 1947.
Philip Mansbridge, UK Director of IFAW, said: "We are very grateful for Nick Herbert's support for our campaign. Time really is running out for elephants and if we do not act now it will be too late. Historically ivory has been seen by many as a status symbol and something to value, but the reality is that a piece of ivory represents a dead elephant, cruelly shot or poisoned for its tusks."
IFAW continues to call on the UK Government to ban ivory sales in the UK as a priority.
Mr Herbert said: "I continue to support a ban on the ivory trade. Poaching has had a devastating effect on elephant numbers which are now at an all-time low. It is a tragedy that poachers killed at least 20,000 elephants each year.
"As Shadow Environment Secretary I made the call for the UK to lead the world in banning stockpile sales, and future sales of ivory, through working with other countries."
Anyone wishing to donate ivory items is asked to post them to: Campaigns Department, International Fund for Animal Welfare, 87-90 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7UD. For queries or large items, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 020 7587 6700.
On 6 October the Environment Secretary Michael Gove, announced that the Government will ban the sale of ivory in the UK to help bring an end to the horrific poaching of elephants.
Around 20,000 elephants are being slaughtered every year due to the global demand for ivory, threatening elephants with extinction in some African countries. The Conservatives are leading the way on animal welfare by working to protect the world's elephants and ending the deplorable trade in ivory once and for all.
1. Photo: Nick Herbert at the IFAW event in Westminster.
2. The IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) was founded in 1969. IFAW saves animals in crisis around the world. With projects in more than 40 countries, IFAW rescues individual animals, works to prevent cruelty to animals and advocates for the protection of wildlife and habitats.
For more information, visit www.ifaw.org. Facebook www.facebook.com/IFAWHQ and Twitter www.twitter.com/action4ifaw.
3. To read Nick's article from 2010, published in The Independent, 'A unique chance to choke demand for ivory once and for all' see https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/nick-herbert-a-unique-chance-to-choke-demand-for-ivory-once-and-for-all-1878826.html.
4. To read Nick's article from 2010 'Nick Herbert calls for action against ivory trade' see http://www.nickherbert.com/news.php/12/nick-herbert-calls-for-action-against-ivory-trade.
5. ** Update ** To read the announcement from Defra, 6 October 2017, see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plans-for-ivory-ban


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Caitie adds a new term to our conversation on work/life balance: cohesion.
So-called experts on "business success" laud focus as the key to achievement, but they leave a lot of the details up to us. Should every role, project, contact, and hobby support some central mission? Or should your hobbies give you a much-needed break and keep you from burning out on that mission?
A cohesive plan may get you where you're going—as Max points out, you're unlikely to grow up to be an NFL quarterback if you're also the quarterback of jazz band. But how many of us stuck to the plans we made as teenagers? The Priority team's bottom line on cohesion, typically, isn't completely coherent. Whether you go all-in on one big thing or wear many hats, you make trade-offs between power and flexibility (and maybe sanity).
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Marylhurst University, which was recently known as Marylhurst College, is Oregon's oldest Catholic University It was also the first college for women in Oregon. There are a number of facts about Marylhurst University mentioned both on their website, and on other places, that while undoubtedly true, don't very well describe the unique position Marylhurst has in Portland's educational scene.
Marylhurst is located in the affluent southwestern suburbs of Portland, Oregon. The students there are mostly older (over 30) professionals who take classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the evenings and on weekends. The University even offers "prior learning credit", giving students credit towards a degree for relevant work or life experience.
The academic programs include standard majors in such subjects as psychology and sociology, as well as such more esoteric subjects as music therapy. It also offers certificates in Conflict Resolution & Mediation and Public Relations. The school also offers Doctors of Divinity. In whatever capacity students are studying, the education has a reputation of being somewhat soft, not in the sense of being easy, but in the sense of often dealing with amorphous theories and talks of paradigm shifts and the like. This is the type of school where talk of Jung, in just about any context, will get you far. Although the school was founded by an order of nuns, it is a mostly independent entity, and while it encourages spiritual belief, it is extremely non-doctrinal, with a variety of faiths and new age beliefs present among the student and faculty.
So this is the brief story of how a Catholic girl's college because a coeducational alternative university stressing new-age approaches to learning for people with professional careers. To fully understand the atmosphere, a visit to the campus, which is very beautiful and serene, would probably be in order. However, despite its strong niche market, it is not a likely drawing factor from students from far away.
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by Housesimple on 27th September 2016
Step aside Waitrose, there's a new supermarket affecting British property prices. The "Waitrose effect" is famous for adding nearly £40,000 onto house prices and a new study has found that Aldi is also giving property prices a boost, with prices jumping by £5,000 on average within weeks of a store opening.
Aldi's popularity
Aldi is the sixth largest supermarket chain in the UK in terms of market share and is well known for its low prices on luxury continental items like charcuterie, cheese and olives. The German company plans to open 80 new supermarkets across the country this year. Of the 11 that opened between January and April, the majority of locations saw a jump in property prices. The highest was in Chipping Norton, where prices rocketed by 130%. The supermarket chain is planning to open an additional 70 stores across the UK after announcing record sales, so an Aldi could be opening near you very soon.
How to benefit from the Aldi effect
You can use Aldi's website to find your nearest store. If there isn't one near you already, keep your eye on local news to find out if the firm's plans for expansion include your town. If plans for a new Aldi are in the pipeline, you should mention this in your property listing and during viewings. You should also find out how long it takes to reach the nearest Aldi (can you do it on foot, or do you need a car?) and mention this to potential buyers too. The same advice applies to Waitrose, of course.
What to do if you don't have a nearby Aldi
Just under a third (32%) of UK house buyers choose a property that's near shops and amenities. While Waitrose and Aldi are famous examples of stores with price boosting powers, it's likely that buyers will be interested in properties with convenient access to any supermarkets. When you're writing your listing to sell your house online, mention how easy it is to get to your local shops. As well as small supermarkets within walking distance, you should also mention superstores within half an hour's drive and any local farmers' markets.
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Love and chocolate seem to be a natural combination and in energy medicine, chocolates are considered to be a heart chakra food if they are of the right kind.
Unfortunately, most of the chocolates available at drug stores and bakeries fall into the unhealthy category. They are overly processed with refined sugar, artificial colours and artificial flavouring.
Luckily, there are some great chocolates out there that are delicious and healthy!
In general, aim for dark chocolate over milk chocolate as the sugar content is lower. Also look at the ingredients for raw cocoa instead of processed chocolate. Raw cocoa is a superfood that confers many health benefits. Among other things, it is great for cardiovascular health, has antioxidants and is a prebiotic (i.e. it feeds the good bacteria in your tummy).
I also find that with healthy chocolate, you don't need as much to feel satisfied. I'm fine with 1/2-1 square for a sweet little something after a meal.
Here are my personal favourites:
Sacred Heart Chocolate (sweetened with maple sugar)
- Twilight 69% Dark if you like a vanilla bean & salt combination (I am head over heels in love with this one)
- Goji Nibby 65% Dark if you like fruity chocolate with a little bit of salt
Giddy YoYo (Raw, Organic, and "free of refined sugar & all other nasty funk")
- Vanilla Bean & Sea Salt – 82% Dark
- Lemon-Lime – 82% Dark for a more fruity flavour
- Ginger – 76% Dark if you like some spice in your chocolate.
Ziabel Makuna Honey Chocolate Truffle Bars
- 72% Dark Chocolate (P.S. have this with a honey yerba mate – it's a heavenly combination!)
Olivia Chocolat
- 76% Dark Organic Cocoa sweetened with maple sugar
So go on and nourish your heart chakra while satisfying your chocolate craving in a healthy way. 🙂
Are you fond of healthy chocolate? Which are your favourites? Please share!


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Congratulations to all winners in the SANNZ (Student Architecture Network New Zealand) 24hr Competition!
The task put to the teams was to design an innovative transport system for Wellington City in the year 2030; one that eradicates the reliance on the 'motor car' and contributes to the rebranding of Wellington as a public transport-conscious city of the future.
The competition was a great success with 85 contestants and over 23 teams putting forward a range of incredible ideas about the Future Transport of Wellington.
S&T sponsored a $500 prize for the "Most Plausible" category which was awarded to B2A (Anastasia Globa, Stuart Taylor and James Richardson).
Principal, Dennis Chippindale, also volunteered his time as a judge of the event which promotes the ability, work and vision of students in the field of architecture.
To see the winning entries click here. You can also view them in person – from Monday the 16th to 19th of September, entries will be displayed in the Victoria University School of Architecture and Design, 139 Vivian St, Wellington.
1st Prize $1000 + 2 Tickets to an NZIA Event, went to ARCH AND CUTTERS (Grant Douglas, Declan Burn, Ben Sutherland and Ambrose Kelly)
2nd Prize $500 went to MEERLY CATS (Bel Fraser, Margot Bowen and Luke Bryant)
Highly Commended $250 went to HEART (Elliot Bickers , Joe McEwan and Noah Orr)
Most Plausible $500 Sponsored by Stephenson and Turner, Most Sustainable $250 Sponsored by Phillipa Howden-Chapman and Ralph Chapman was awarded to B2A (Anastasia Globa, Stuart Taylor and James Richardson).


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Rajen Gohen, Minister of State for Railways provided updates in Lok Sabha today on broad gauge conversion status on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad line. This was in response to query raised by Udaipur MP Arjun Lal Meena on Feb 25 seeking progress update.
Gohen informed that work on Ahmedabad-Dungarpur-Himmatnagar-Udaipur(299km) section was progressing at good pace. Work had begun on Modasa-Shyamlaji(23km) route at an estimated cost of Rs 1662 Crores. 233.69 Crores had already been provided out of the 675.25 Cr budgeted for 2016-17.
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Thursday, Sept. 14
- The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities will hold the 30th annual Mayor's Arts Awards at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. In addition to awards given to individual artists, organizations, patrons of the arts and educators, this year's special honorees include Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, co-founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Ari Roth, artistic director of Mosaic Theatre Company; and Davey Yarborough, jazz musician and educator. Admission is free; creative formalwear is suggested. For details, visit dcarts.dc.gov.
Saturday, Sept. 16
- The Office of the State Superintendent of Education will host the fourth annual Parent and Family Engagement Summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Admission is free; for details, call 202-299-2093.
- The Sibley Senior Association will host its "2017 Aging on Your Terms Conference" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Conference Room 1, Building A, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. The morning session will focus on "Aging in the Community Setting," and the afternoon session will focus on "Aging, Dating and Sex." Registration is required and costs $25 to $45; for details, call 202-364-7602.
- The D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold its 10th annual Tenant and Tenant Association Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kellogg Conference Hotel, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE. The day's events will include a legal clinic to provide attendees with an opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney to discuss their housing issues. There will also be an opportunity for eligible senior citizens or persons with disabilities to register to qualify for lower rent increases under rent control. Advance registration for the summit is required; to RSVP, visit OTA10.eventbrite.com or call 202-379-4591.
- The National Park Service, the Rock Creek Conservancy and the DC Preservation League will sponsor a cleanup day at the Foundry Branch trolley trestle in Glover Archbold Park. Volunteers will learn more about the historic site and remove invasive bamboo. Tools, gloves and training on how to identify and cut common bamboo will be provided; long pants, long sleeves and boots or sneakers are required to prevent contact with poison ivy. The cleanup will run from 9:45 a.m. to noon; meet near Canal and Foxhall roads NW. To register, visit dcpreservation.org.
Sunday, Sept. 17
- The Georgetown Ministry Center will host a "Conversation on Faith" with journalist Sally Quinn, author of "Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir," and writer, critic and magazine editor Leon Wieseltier. The Q&A and book signing — a prelude to the group's upcoming 2017 Spirit of Georgetown community benefit at Quinn's historic Georgetown home — will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown, 3240 O St. NW. Admission is free, but reservations are required; to RSVP, visit gmcgt.org/events.
Monday, Sept. 18
- The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will meet at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. The guest speaker will be D.C. auditor Kathy Patterson, who will discuss her office's work on improving school enrollment and capacity planning and on increasing school budget transparency. To RSVP, contact email@example.com.
Tuesday, Sept. 19
- The D.C. Department of Energy & Environment will host a public hearing on the findings of the agency's Reagan National Airport Airplane Noise Project. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at the Hardy Recreation Center, 4500 Q St. NW.
- The Crestwood Citizens Association and the advisory neighborhood commissioner for single-member district 4A08 will host a joint meeting to discuss the neighborhood's emergency preparedness plan, with a presentation by the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. The agenda will also include updates on the Beach Drive NW closure and issues related to Airbnb rentals in Crestwood. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at 1761 Crestwood Drive NW.
Thursday, Sept. 21
- The Western Avenue Citizens Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. The meeting will include presentations by Lt. Alan Hill and Officer Anthony McElwee of the Metropolitan Police Department's 2nd District and James Sebastian of the D.C. Department of Transportation. Nominations for officers will also be solicited.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
- The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a panel discussion on "Leading the Way on Climate Change: A Green Investment Fund, Carbon Tax and Public Bank." Panelists will include Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment director Tommy Wells and Chesapeake Climate Action Network executive director Mike Tidwell. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.
- The Foggy Bottom Association will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Paul's Parish, 2430 K St. NW.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
- The D.C. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration will hold a public meeting on the Francis Scott Key Bridge Architectural Lighting Project from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. The project proposes improvements to enhance nighttime views and accentuate the Key Bridge's unique architectural features by installing lighting on the bridge's underside.


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For his sophomore stab at directing, actor/writer/director Jon Favreau (Swingers, Made), took on this holiday comedy starring Saturday Night Live-alum Will Ferrell. Ferrell stars as Buddy, a regular-sized man who was raised as an elf by Santa Claus (Edward Asner). When the news is finally broken to Buddy that he's not a real elf, he decides to head back to his place of birth, New York City, in search of his biological family. Elf also stars James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, and Bob Newhart.
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Michael Kirby had been appointed Justice of the High Court of Australia in 1996. The nation went to the polls in March of that year, resulting in the defeat of the Paul Keating Labor government. Michael Kirby reflects on the Mardi Gras of that year: "As the Mardi Gras proceeded, the election returns came in, signifying a change of government. This was an impressive, peaceful demonstration of our parliamentary democracy, that it could occur without violence or tanks in the street. But as the Mardi Gras parade continued in the light rain, many people were wondering what the future held. What did it mean for the rights of LGBTIQ people in Australia under the government of the Honourable John W. Howard MP? Would the bipartisan principles that had so far guided Australian policy response to HIV/AIDS continue? Or would there be new and unexpected difficulties? There seemed to be a change of mood in the Mardi Gras as the evening progressed. The exuberance was moderated by the uncertainty and, in some quarters, fear and concern." - Edited extract from Telling Tales by Richard Hedger as reported in the Good Weekend of February 3, 2018.
The participants in the 1996 Mardi Gras could not have envisaged how significant that political change would prove to be in the upcoming years – that the more sombre mood of that Mardi Gras and the feelings of fear and concern would herald a legislative change that would cause so much angst to the members of the LGBTIQ community and their families and friends over the next couple of decades.
On Mardi Gras' 40th Anniversary on March 3 this year, we envisage that the mood will certainly be exuberant, after the resounding success of the Yes vote and the subsequent Marriage Equality legislation at the end of last year. To quote Michael Kirby from 2009:
"This is the one day of the year when members of the gay community can temporarily take over the streets, join family and friends in celebration and not feel second-class".
We hope that our children and all those in Australia, who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or gender diverse never have to feel second-class again. As Maureen and Vic's daughter, Janel, wrote to the Sunday Telegraph on 24/09/17 in her response to articles by Miranda Devine & Piers Akerman: "Marriage equality won't destroy religious freedoms, freedom of speech or affect the Safe Schools Program. The LGBTI community is not asking for special treatment, just equal treatment."
I forwarded PFLAG's submission to the Religious Freedom Review Panel last week. Many thanks to Ruth for her significant input. Thank you also to Pam and Geoff, who forwarded personal submissions.
The Expert Panel comprises:
The Hon Philip Ruddock (Chair)
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM
The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC
Father Frank Brennan SJ AO
Professor Nicholas Aroney.
The Prime Minister has asked the Expert Panel to report its findings by 31 March, 2018.
To quote Ivan Hinton from just.equal in his petition to the Ruddock Inquiry: "If freedom of religion is enshrined in Australian Law it should be accompanied by the caveats that exist in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, namely that : 'Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.'"
Thank you to Nurul from the Sydney Queer Muslims, who invited PFLAG to meet with their members at ACON in Surry Hills on February 3 to seek advice on setting up a support group to assist their families. Thanks to Maree, Sue & Les, Caroline, Gillian and Jean-Pierre for coming along with Ray & I to engage with the group and for your valued contribution to the discussion. Nurul was really touched that so many came. She said she found it very insightful and made them see the parents' journey and felt that it would certainly help them to get to the Muslim parents' hearts.
Thank you to Carriageworks who issued an invitation to PFLAG to attend The BackStories: Moya Dodd on February 3 and to Maree Lau for attending. Maree reported that she loved the show and it was an inspiring Australian Story with many parallels in the history of her own Australian/Chinese family. She said the presentation was perfect – informative and interesting and backed with great photos, film footage and soothing music.
Thank you to Pam and Arthur for attending the Parramatta Queer Forum Meeting on Tuesday, February 6. They have many events and projects coming up, including the Mosaic Art Exhibition, which will be launched on February 22, showcasing 7 LGBTI artists from Western Sydney, including our own webmaster, Stuart Garske. See details in newsletter.
Ruth and Ron reported that they had a great time at the Summertime Disco organised by the Three Sisters Social Group in Blackheath on January 27.
Natalie and I attended the Surry Hills Police Community Engagement Meeting at the Sydney Police Centre on February 8. It was chaired by Assistant Commissioner, Tony Crandell and attended by representatives from NSW Police, ACON, Twenty10, Inner City Legal Centre, City of Sydney, Mardi Gras, electorate officers for Alex Greenwich and Jenny Leong, Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, Equal Voices (Natalie) and MCC Petersham. It was great to learn that LGBTIQ is still a priority for NSW Police and it's always good to hear what is happening with all the allied organisations. Most groups are busy with planning for Mardi Gras & Fair Day and all the associated activities & events, ensuring that everyone has an enjoyable time and keeps safe.
Thank you to all who came to our Family Meeting on January 27. Although no new parents attended, it was lovely to catch up with many of our regular members and to share our stories.
I hope to see many of you at Fair Day at Victoria Park on Sunday, February 18 or at our Family Meeting on Saturday, February 24 @ 2pm for, as Rudy always says: "When you don't need PFLAG anymore, that's when PFLAG needs YOU to help others."
Parramatta Queer Forum in partnership with City of Parramatta, Parramatta Artists Studios, ACON, Western Sydney Bent Folk and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras proudly presents Mosaic: LGBTIQ Artists of Western Sydney.
The launch for the exhibition is on Thurs 22 February 2018 from 6pm at Parramatta Artists Studios – hosted by the fabulous Portia Turbo will include performances by Georgia Cranko, Melodiqa and readings from LGBTI writers from Western Sydney. A tour and talk about the exhibition will be held from 5:30pm that evening.
The exhibition will run from 23 Feb – 9 March 2018 and exhibiting artists include: Liam Benson, Georgia Cranko, Stuart Garske, Anna McMahon, Geoff Sellman, George Tillianakis and Dan Webb.
If you want to RSVP for the launch please drop me an email including if you're bringing anyone. And please spread the word!
Fair Day is on Sunday 18th February 2018 in Victoria Park, Camperdown.
Fair Day is a family fun day full of entertainment, food, fashion and stalls. Lots to see, do, buy and eat! It is traditionally the Mardi Gras season's biggest day-time event. Each year dedicated PFLAG people set up the stall early on the Sunday morning. We spend time chatting to our many visitors, giving out information, brochures and booklets, selling our rainbow merchandise, having a good look around, generally having a fun time, and then packing up at 4 pm.
This year, we will have for sale our rainbow fold-up umbrellas, kites, neck lanyards, PFLAG badges, caps and our DVD "Bouncing Castle".
This Years Raffle
We are fortunate to have 2 wonderful raffle prizes this year - a beautiful SEIKO Prospex diver's watch, kindly donated by Jason Lancett from SEIKO Australia and Vanessa Rodriguez has again kindly offered to donate some of her great Art Prints.
Tickets are $2 each, $5 for 3, $10 for 7, $20 for 15.
Helpers are very welcome and essential!
Fair Day is also a major fund-raising opportunity for us. Come for a couple of hours or for the day and enjoy the camaraderie, and the chance to talk about PFLAG.
This year we need people power to help set up the stall early on the Sunday morning (say 8.30 am – the parking is usually pretty good at that time) and also to help dismantle the stall about 3.30-4 pm.
Please phone Judy on 9869 1454 to register your enthusiasm and your willingness to assist.
February 18th 2018
Fair Day Victoria Park, Camperdown
March 3rd 2018
Mardi Gras Parade
Please do not forget to renew your membership for 2017/18 Thanks to all the members who have renewed already. If you joined after 30 June, 2017, you are deemed to be financial until end of 2018.
If you are on email, please help us reduce our costs by sending us an email with your details (which will remain confidential) and all future information will be emailed to you.
NSW Inc. PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians of Gays) is a group of people who share common experiences and provide support for each other. We listen and love. We help families have open, positive and loving relationships with their GLBT children and we work for their civil and human rights.
Saturday February 24 @ 2.00pm.
The next meeting of PFLAG NSW Inc. (Incorporating Western Sydney) will be Saturday February 24th at 2.00pm in the Conference Room, "175 Motel", Formerly Wesley Lodge Motel, 175 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, very close to Westmead Hospital and Train station. Car entry is only from Hawkesbury Rd via a boom gate.
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Coming from a medical family that includes several doctors and a physiotherapist, it was natural that Andrew was drawn to the healing arts. "The more research I did regarding health care, the more I realised that I didn't want to become a GP or a physiotherapist." For Andrew, the chiropractic logic made so much sense. He also experienced firsthand the benefits of chiropractic when he sustained a rugby injury years ago.
Andrew graduated from Macquarie University in Sydney. He enjoys caring for families and patients of all ages, from infants and children to grandparents. He has a particular interest in doing functional neurology. "My desire is to help people function better and experience their true health potential."
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Calling chiropractic a challenging and highly rewarding job, Andrew enjoys seeing patients realise their potential that they didn't think was available within them.
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When he's not working, Andrew enjoys spending time with his young twins and staying active outdoors with them as much as possible.
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Like Andrew, Michael played a lot of rugby while at boarding school which resulted in quite a bit of pain. "I couldn't really concentrate in school because of the tenderness and pain." He also didn't sleep well, and his family noticed that his posture was getting poor.
Resonating With Chiropractic
At the suggestion of a family member, Michael went to see a chiropractor who explained the philosophy of chiropractic. "I thought it made perfect sense and wondered, 'Why isn't everybody doing this?'" She performed an upper neck adjustment, and Michael realised that chiropractic was what he wanted to do.
Michael attended McTimoney College of Chiropractic in Abingdon, England.
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He enjoys working to get them better and educating them about their bodies and chiropractic and what we can do to make themselves healthier.
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A few more days like this, and the bears will be putting together a real streak. Once again, the market is failing to show the buoyancy to which investors have become accustomed.
Stock markets were generally down across Europe and Asia.
AP: In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 35 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,296.50 while Germany's DAX fell 59 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 4,296.50. The CAC-40 in France was 29 points, or 0.9 per cent, lower at 3,186.50.
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Futures had been up (slightly) here, but have now turned modestly lower.
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As a vehicle ages and its mileage accumulates, the value of the vehicle will decrease. This is called depreciation. If your car is stolen or written off in an accident, standard insurance policies will only cover the value of the car at the point of the incident, leaving you to make up the shortfall. A shortfall in this context is when a car insurance pay-out is less than the amount needed to settle the remaining finance. If in the event of an insurance write-off the settlement is equal to or more than the finance still owed, you will not need to claim on your GAP insurance policy because your car insurance has sufficiently covered you.
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Of all the many ideas I was given from this particular priest for the church website, this was by far the finest:
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If someone was to dismiss this publication as being "hassle-free" I would be completely dissatisfied. Defining this publication because of this is testament to an essential misunderstanding of the story being informed. Certainly whatever "comfortably" completed at the correct time; that's how the Crippled God intended it! The whole factor of this collection– all ten books– is that every little thing that has actually occurred, every fight and also fatality and also treatment, has happened for a very specific factor. Steven Erikson – The Crippled God Audiobook Free. The informing of this is for that reason all the more remarkable, since, in the end, this was the outcome of one male's imagination (two if you include Esselmont, though I have no idea how much both collaborate on their specific works).
The Crippled God successfully finishes up a hundred information from the ten books you have actually been hankering to see fixed, and also a great three hundred you had no suggestion also required resolution. For a lion's share of a quarter of guide– near completion– there is battle after activity after fight after activity. Individuals die. People you desire would make it through do not, as well as those you desire would pass away, well, they passed away too. The history of the Malazan Book of the Fallen lastly comes cycle. Facets of tale that Erikson has actually been talking these years back their heads from midsts you had actually never also considered, while various other threads you had been adhering to complete totally all of a sudden.
Much of what I want to state on having actually lastly completed 'The Crippled God', the last publication in Steven Erikson's 'The Malazan Publication of the Fallen', concerns my sensations on the series in its entirety. 10 books is a very long time to be reading, a great deal of financial investment, and also I wish to take my time to say what I have in my head. So remain tuned to the FBR Blog for my brand-new series, Finishing the Book of the Fallen. I will endeavour, then, to keep my comments restricted to this tenth and last book.
Just how do you finish an epic-fantasy series? It's a little like asking exactly how do you end a history book? Just what certifies as the "end" of your certain field of study? When you look at the Communist Transformation in Russia, just what is the last factor of that field of history? Do you push it through to the fatality of Lenin? Or Trotsky? Or Stalin? Or the fall of the Wall?
Creating a pull-quote is occasionally as straightforward as having the appropriate qualifications as well as eventually utilize the word "thrilling" or "awesome" near the book concerned. Various other times, a pull-quote is a perfect summary of a publication by a person who really "gets" it. This time, I'm not even mosting likely to trouble. The Crippled God is the excellent ending to among the best literary success of the last century. It's as simple as that.
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The means to end up an epic-fantasy collection is to a) give the viewers just what they desire and b) leave them desiring more; as well as yes, I do believe it's feasible since I think Steven Erikson managed it flawlessly.
There is something remarkably emotional by the way that Erikson has actually completed this tale. For the entire of the collection, Erikson has lived by the authors' expression "kill your darlings". he Crippled God Audiobook Download. However come the end of this story, as well as the funeral services are participated in by all your favourite darlings, minus the required few. Nonetheless, it does not tackle the complicated initiative that some publications wind up subjecting. Erikson hasn't already decided based on his very own love for a certain character, rather, it is merely the fashion where this historic tale has been informed; the focus needed to attach the viewers to a particular personality is virtually particularly engendered based on an understanding of the outcome.
In the world of Kurald Galain, home to the lengthy lost city of Kharkanas, a mass of evacuees stand after the First Coast. Commanded by Yedan Derryg, the Watch, they wait for the breaching of Lightfall, and the coming of the Tiste Liosan. This is a battle they could not win, and also they will pass away for a vacant city and also a queen without any topics.
Somewhere else, the 3 Senior citizen Gods, Kilmandaros, Errastas as well as Sechul Lath, work to ruin the chains binding Korabas, the Otataral Dragon, and also release her from her infinite jail. Once released, she will certainly be a force of utter devastation, and also against her no temporal could stand. At the Gates of Starvald Demelain, the Azath House securing the website is dying.
Awaiting Tavore and also her allies are the Forkrul Assail, the last moderators of humanity. Bring into play an alien power terrible in its size, they seek to clean the globe, to obliterate every human, every human being, in order to begin once again. They invite the coming blaze of massacre, for it will be of their own developing, and it pleases them to understand that, during the opponents gathering against them, there will be betrayal.
Therefore to and also end comes exactly what is arguably the very best dream series ever composed. This is certainly based on personal point of view and also followers of Wheel of Time, A Track of Ice and Fire and Robin Hobb's trilogy of trilogies (Farseer, Liveship and Tawny) are rather able to put a really strong case onward for their favoured jobs but couple of could deny that the quality and ambition of the 10 books that comprise A Story of the Malazan Publication of the Fallen are unrivaled within the style.
I am not going to assess The Crippled God thus. Any person analysis this evaluation has most likely already check out the preceding nine books in the collection and also is going to review The Crippled God despite reviews. The Crippled God Audiobook by Steven Erikson. The one point that I will state is that this last instalment does in fact offer (shock, scary) a lot more solutions compared to any one of the books that came before (all of which posed more inquiries compared to they addressed yet such was their nature).
Savaged by the K'Chain Nah'Ruk, the Bonehunters march for Kolanse, where waits an unidentified fate. Tormented by concerns, the army totters on the side of mutiny, however Accessory Tavore will not yield. One last act stays, if it remains in her power, if she can hold her military together, if the shaky obligations she has built can survive all that is ahead. A woman without gifts of magic, regarded plain, unprepossessing, showing absolutely nothing to instill loyalty or confidence, Tavore Paran of Home Paran implies to challenge the gods … If her very own troops do not eliminate her very first.
What follows is going to even more an event of the collection (whilst exploring why some just don't like it) as I honestly do not assume that there is anything that I can include that I have actually currently been claimed. I have actually lacked superlatives. Thankfully, on Fantasy Book Evaluation, together with the full testimonials, there are visitor evaluations. These aid form a far much better total perception of a book/series therefore I'm mosting likely to invest a long time sharing with you what readers around the globe think about Erikson's Magnus Opus.


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La Russa Retires After World Series Win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Three days after winning the World Series, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is retiring. The 67-year-old manager announced his retirement at a news conference Monday at Busch Stadium. The World Series win over Texas was the third of La Russa's 33-year career.
The manager guided the Cardinals to the championship despite losing ace starter Adam Wainwright for the season in spring training and despite being 10 1/2 games behind Atlanta on Aug. 25. La Russa retires third on the all-time wins list, just 35 behind John McGraw. In addition to this season, he won championships in Oakland in 1989 and St. Louis in 2006.
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