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EE unleashes 4G drone and blimp proofs-of-concept
The UK's biggest network appears to be making good on threats to build a fleet of mobile mobile masts.
The UK's biggest network appears to be making good on threats to build a fleet of mobile mobile masts.
Today is #SID17 - an annual recap of the changing online challenges faced by kids and parents
The Open Rights Group argues for education not censorship in a typically British way; suggestive cacti and nudge-nudge innuendo.
If Trump is successful in repealing the NDAA, the future of the UK-US data sharing agreement will be in doubt.
While Ford estimates that self-driving cars will go on sale in the next five years, the evidence suggests that it'll be a good while before that happens.
The UK may be on its way out of Europe, but sweeping surveillance powers are apparently quite the thing on the continent.
Privacy and civil liberties campaigners aren't waiting for the UK's Court of Appeal to decide whether the Investigatory Powers Act is illegal or not.
While the government has promised payments towards certain 'compliance costs' it's still unclear how smaller ISPs can stump up costs associated with mass data retention.
The built in 'clawback' scheme will see hundreds of thousands of extra homes passed with superfast, but by the time that happens, at least 25Mbps might
Snoopers' Charter incompatible with Human Rights Charter, says the European Court of Justice. Back to the drawing board, eh, May?
Sub 10Mbps speeds in Britain? In 2016? It's more common than you think.
Many have criticised Labour for not opposing the Investigatory Powers Act.
Details on which companies will be able to bid for fibre and 5G money are still to be confirmed.


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Perhaps you need extra take-home pay in your paycheck each month or maybe you have a little surplus income and want to increase your retirement savings. You can accomplish either or both of these objectives by tinkering with your employer-sponsored 401(k) contribution amounts and your IRS Form W-4 withholding allowances. You can change the number of withholding allowances, such as if you want to increase withholding levels, on your W-4 form as often as you'd like, which directly affects how much your employer withholds from your pay to cover your tax bill. If you start or increase 401(k) contributions, that reduces your paycheck, with the benefit of cutting your taxes.
While a tax exemption on a W-4 simply means that you will pay tax upon filing rather than through your paycheck, a 401(k) does not include any form of tax exemption and simply transfers money from your paycheck into a retirement account.
Finding IRS Form W-4
You've probably seen Form W-4 before; you fill it out any time you start a new job as an employee and receive a paycheck from a company. On the form, you declare how many allowances to have withheld from your pay to cover your income tax bill. The more allowances you claim, the less money is withheld. Employees typically claim more allowances if they have many dependents and need to take home more income each month. Claiming the least number of allowances, such as one or zero, withholds the maximum amount of money from your paycheck, guaranteeing that you'll get a refund at tax time. You can work with your tax professional to calculate the right number of withholding allowances to claim in order to break even at tax time. In other words, you won't owe the IRS, but you won't get a refund either.
Looking at Tax-Deferred 401(k) Plans
A 401(k) account, while not claiming 401k tax exempt status, helps workers put away money for retirement without having it taxed upfront, so the more money contributed to a 401(k) plan, the lower the remaining pay on which you have to pay taxes. Not only do you pay lower income taxes because you'll have a smaller adjusted gross income to report on your tax return, but you'll pay less in payroll taxes from each paycheck. This includes Medicare, Social Security and federal, state and city tax withholdings. Each of these are assessed as a certain percentage of your pay, so when earnings go down, these amounts go down as well. While you might reduce your pay by $150 each month for 401(k) contributions, you'll also lower your other taxes a bit. Since these two actions offset each other, you'll see your overall net pay decrease by less than your $150 contribution.
Obtaining Additional Information for Withholding
After increasing or decreasing the money withheld from your pay for 401(k) contributions, check that the number of allowances on your W-4 form still withhold the right amount of money to hit your goal, whether that's to owe, get a refund or break even at tax time. Contributing to a 401(k) plan lowers your income taxes, payroll taxes and helps you save for retirement. Changing your withholding allowances (if you decide to increase withholding, for example, has no tax benefit at all. You are merely changing the timing of the receipt of your pay; either you get the funds each month on your paycheck or you get a tax refund later.
Reporting Considerations
If you choose a high number of withholding allowances because you want to maximize the amount of pay you receive each pay period, you run the risk of owing money at tax time and not being able to come up with extra funds to pay the bill. If you file your tax return without paying what you owe, you'll receive a failure-to-pay penalty from the IRS, and the amount due will accrue interest until you pay off the balance.

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I spent this past week as an instructor in the memoir workshop at Houston's first annual Writefest, sponsored by Writespace. It's been a rich week, immersed in the voices of new and emerging writers with evocative and amazing stories worth telling. The experience has given me an opportunity to reflect on why we dedicate ourselves to this work, this storytelling, crafting our memoirs. The courage it takes to reveal ourselves.
We are the authors of our life story, a personal narrative that compels us to leave home to find our destiny. Each time we take a risk to leave the safety (and boredom in the routine sameness) of our lives, we embark on a new beginning and the excitement of possibilities. As storytellers, we explore the depth of our experiences for meaning. There is pride in accomplishment, hope in surviving tragedy, and joy in a life fully lived. By sharing our stories, we share both our fragility and fierceness. We share our humanity.
Irish poet John O'Donohue writes: "Perhaps the art of harvesting the secret riches of our lives is best achieved when we place profound trust in the act of beginning."
He adds: "To live a truly creative life, we always need to cast a cynical look at where we presently are, attempting always to discern where we have become stagnant and where new beginning might be ripening."
I love O'Donohue's word "ripening." I imagine my ideas for storytelling as seeds. When I give myself permission to sit and craft those stories, I can imagine a story ripening with each draft, each new revision. The hardest part of craft is to begin. Once that occurs, I can be vulnerable, honest, and authentic. The story swirls, ripens, flourishes.
Sometimes writing is play, often it's work, but oh my God, it is sweet ecstasy to see it finished.
Again quoting O'Donohue: "There can be no growth if we do not remain open to what is new and different. I have never seen anyone take a risk for growth that has not been rewarded a thousand times over."
When I explore my life experiences, I'm startled by the lessons they offer me. But as Carl Jung observed, an unexamined life is not worth living. Telling our amazing stories together may be living out loud, but it's preferable to living unconsciously. Indeed, if life is worth the risk for the rewards, so all the more worthy is the telling of those stories for others to hear and celebrate.


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@harith same I heard about it from TotalBiscuit. I remember him wanting to make he could do this partnership and still do right in the eyes of his audience. I'm not sure if it was this video or not where he goes over it:
How did you find Chrono?
This has actually been asked before, but has been dead for a little while
you can read a couple of other people's "chrono-source" there
i too heard about it from TB, but way back before the coins
i think he was like, "oh btw this new game store opened up, and i've (decided?)/considered to "partner" with them, because they feature only 1 game a day and makes it easy for me if i want to recommend the deal or not,"
-and i was like; cool, a new place to (maybe) get a cheaper deal than others on something i might want to play, -and i've checked the sales since
r/Gamedeals for me. Humble and Bundlestars, now Fanatical, got me on that subreddit so I always check out the new stores I see on there. Voidu and Razer Game Store are some newer additions and have had some great deals recently.
I was accompanying IsThereAnyDeal, when I ended up meeting with Chrono, since then, I'm here S2 S2 S2
TB when it launched, I have unsubscribed since but at least he brought me here.
Downward Thrust on youtube sent me here.
As said in the previous topic, I was on a Discord server where there was a "chrono.gg" role, and everyday someone would notify this role so they don't forget to spin the coin. I got curious and checked the site
I found out about the site from GameRiot, been clicking almost daily (I forget sometimes ), but only got around to going on the community page around when the Wormhole happened. Since then, been checking it every day.
EnhancedSteam had a new update.
I read the update notes and it said it added support for Chrono.gg's somethings or others.
I was like
wat dis?
Here I am.
I think it was a couple of years ago? I remember he advertised it on a few videos, but I can't remember which one had me checking out the site.
The Neogaf Steam thread.
Full disclosure. I also clicked a link to get here. Just knowing it existed wasn't enough for my web browser.
From TB's live streams
i really cant remember exactly but i found it while searching for some giveaways or something on google
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Gamehole event.
I originally heard of Chrono through either TB or Cadicarus, and at first I was a little cautious (I'm always a little cautious when something on the internet promises stuff for cheap). But, after talking to some friends about it and finding out they used the site, I was convinced to check it out.
Found out about Chrono.gg from a post on the "Free Games on Steam" subreddit. At first I was kinda skeptical thinking the site "might be" another Tremor Games" clone, boy am I thankful I was wrong
Also love the fact that members on here host their own Steam game giveaways a la "SteamGifts" but with better odds of winning
I found out about chrono.gg from muxybot for discord, it was one of the connections listed.
Caddicarus sent me here. Can't remember when exactly but it was around the time the Chrono Coins were introduced.
Caddicarus for me as well, but I think it was probably about a year after the first time I heard about it that I actually joined this place. I'm glad I did though!


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Fabric mushroom decoration
Fabric Mushroom hanging decoration. This natural toned linen toadstool was made because I was inspired by the seasons, nature around me and folk stories, I have made my fabric mushroom ornament so you can have the outside inside as part of your autumn decorations. This single handmade mushroom has a natural linen top, cotton gills and a beige linen stem in the same fabric as the top. Each piece of textile decoration has been delicately handcrafted for you, I design and cut my own patterns using quality natural fabrics. Making each enchanting piece completely unique. I have added a cotton hanging loop and tiny embroidery stitches in dark brown to add more texture. These autumnal decorations look great hanging from door handles, notice boards and anywhere at home that needs a touch of whimsy.
Approximately 7 inches or 18 cm long not including the hanging loop (measurements will vary from piece to piece)


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Global Health Scholarly Concentration Program
The mission of the Global Health Scholarly Concentration Program at Boston University School of Medicine is to develop a four-year, longitudinal scholarly concentration in Global Health for interested medical students with an established curriculum including mentorship, vetted global health experiences, and a rigorous scholarly capstone project.
Students chosen for the program will participate in the following required activities:
- Participation in monthly Year II Global Health Discussion sessions – Sessions will be led by fourth year medical students and faculty advisors who will focus on building applicable skills and deepening the knowledge base developed in Year I
- Participation in summer experience showcase – Develop research poster to present current work
- Complete a Capstone Scholarly Project – Create a deliverable (research paper, pamphlet, video resource, etc.) as the culmination of your research and participation in the concentration
B.U. medical students interested in applying to the Global Health Scholarly Concentration Program may complete the following form. DUE DATE: March 20, 2020, 5 PM EST. Students must be in academic good standing to participate in this program.


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I was so very happy with the response to my "Enjoy Being a Girl" giveaway! So many awesome peeps entered but alas there could be only one winner… and that was Katie from Fashion Frugality! So happy for her because she gets to partake in all of my favorite girly goods! I loved doing this giveaway so I have a sneaking feeling that there will be more in my blog's future…
I Enjoy Being a Girl Giveaway *Closed*
I enjoy being a girl, don't you? I enjoy the support and love that I have felt from all the ladies out there who have helped me make this blog into something that is growing and growing into something that I am proud of. As a thank you to all of my readers (and soon to be readers) I wanted to pay it forward sort of, or maybe pay it around, I guess, to people that I consider part of my online community of ladies. I have compiled some brand new awesome stuff for just this type of occasion and I am hoping that you like! These are legitimately my favorite things and I want you to have them too! You may have even seen posts on these very things! I guess this is my MUCH lower key version of Oprah's favorite things episodes. So what am I giving away?
For lookin' and feelin' like a lady: Tresseme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo, Aveeno Daily Moisturizer Lotion with Sunscreen and Maybelline Volum'Express Mascara in Very Black For girls nights in: Bridesmaids on DVD For a quiet night on your own: Tyra Banks' Modelland And to carry it all: Felix Rey Sequined Tote Bag
So all you have to do to enter, is leave a comment telling me how you follow me! You get an entry for each way you that you keep your eye on my blog (Google Friend Connect, Bloglovin, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest) and if you share it somehow? Totally an extra entry. Just make sure leave comments for each. Totes easy!
*This contest is 100% sponsored by me and I just want you all to enjoy being a girl! Giveaway runs until December 17th and I will totally choose a winner with random.org. Even if you are my real life family member or a new online friend, everyone has an even shot! This is international although be aware that Bridesmaids is a Region 1 DVD.
Blogiversary Winner!
Wow, I had such a good time with all the feedback that I got on my blogiversary! I would like to thank Gale of Wichser Studio, Erin of Petal and Pink, Kristen of Creative Stash and Stephanie of Earth Mama Artistry for making some absolutely fabulous items for one lucky reader! And that lucky reader is…. Ashley of Hudson's Happenings!
Congrats Ashley and thank you to everyone who entered or sent me words of encouragement/congratulations! Yay for keeping with it!
Loving Wichser Studio, Like Whoa!
So I recently discovered Gale at Wichser Studio and let me tell you that I am SO.EXCITED! Her jewelry has got a dash of vintage, a smidge of romance and a whole lotta character! I love handmade jewelry that is unlike anything you could purchase in a normal, run of the mill kinda store… and Gale designs just that! Take a look at some of my favorites from her Etsy shop. They are sure to please ❤ Let me know what you think!
Magenta Feather Long Beaded Necklace
Asymmetrical LadyGrace Earrings
Crochet Me a Doily Long Layered Necklace
Hey and you know what? Gale is doing a giveaway ending on February 4th, so head on over and enter before it's too late! Gotta love a good giveaway!
Ima Smockin', Don't You Worry
So I decided to make a smocked cuff for the 6 gals that commented on my blog post about my new creation. I have been smocking all weekend and cannot wait to get the cuffs out to ma girls! So if you commented on my blog post, expect an email from me in regards to your shipping address! YAY!
Remember, once you get it, I would LOVE feedback! XOXO Amanda
My Smocked Cuff Creation and Giveaway!
So anyone who knows me knows that I am OBSESSED with smocking. I will smock until the cows come home. If I don't have a project that I feel like working on? I'll sit and smock like others knit. It's just something that I have found that relaxes me, that I am good at and that I am pretty proud of… and I have only been doing it for 6 months. Anyways, I have been trying to figure out how I can work my smocking into my creations. My first swing around the block, I came up with a smocked cuff bracelet. Let me know what you think!
I chose a fabric that I happen to really like. Peacocks! The feathers are awesome and I felt comfortable enough in my smocking skills to use a fabric that I care about.
So I took half a fat quarter and started working. I used this technique and smocked it in probably one episode of Top Chef haha. I liked the effect because this fabric is a little stiff and definitely kept its shape when I smocked. I then folded it in a half like a strip, steam ironed the fold down and hand sewed the sides together for a clean edge. I measured my wrist and how long I wanted the cuff to be.
I wore this out last weekend and had SO many compliments that my heart was filled! People wanted to know where they could get MY cuff! I told them I made it myself and they were amazed. It was quite the confidence boost that something that I made garnered the attention that it did. So here is what I want to do. I want to make one of these for someone so they can #1 Let me honestly know what they think of it and #2 Have a one of a kind Amanda of Prim and Propah creation! Holla! So here is what I propose. You leave a comment on this post between now and Monday January 24th and I'll pick someone random to make a cuff for. In your comment, be sure to let me know what color schemes you love and I will do my best to accommodate! Geesh, I hope I actually get some comments on this post!


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Flatrock pot shop rejects retail licence, says new rules bad for small business
Dee Dee's Shop owner says profit margins for standalone stores too slim
One of 24 Newfoundland and Labrador retailers approved to sell marijuana once it is legal has turned down its retail license, saying the province's rules favour large corporations.
Dee Dee's Shop was approved by Cannabis N.L. to open a marijuana business in the Flatrock area of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, but owner Danielle Campbell said it decided to decline the licence after doing some research.
"Although we feel Dee Dee's Shop would truly be offering a unique experience, society is not quite at the point where financially we could fairly compete with the 'corporations,'" Campbell wrote in a statement to CBC News.
Cannabis N.L. picked 24 retailers out of 80 applications, but 10 of those will be located at Dominion grocery stores.
Most the locations are in what the province considers Tier 1, which are standalone stores restricted to people 19 and up, and Tier 4, in which products are behind a counter and hidden from view, similar to how convenience stores sell tobacco.
The list also includes a Tier 2 designation, which is a 19-and-over enclosed area in larger retail space, and for Tier 3, for a dedicated service desk in a larger retail space, away from the main cash counter.
"A Tier 1 [business] is going to have a difficult time in the marketplace; the profit margins are slim and customers will have lots of choices," Campbell wrote.
"At the end of the day for us personally, it is about maintaining respect within our community. Thank you again for the opportunity. We wish all other proponents much luck."


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George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley has won praise from civil libertarians by representing "out of the box" defendants, such as whistleblowers and terrorism suspects, in federal court cases.
At Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, Mr Turley took on another difficult case: defending the president of the United States against allegations that he abused his office.
But after seven hours of testimony, many of the Democratic legislators and legal experts who watched him deliver his contrarian take on whether President Donald Trump committed any impeachable offences weren't impressed.
"I am concerned about lowering impeachment standards to fit a paucity of evidence and an abundance of anger," Mr Turley said. "If the House proceeds solely on the Ukrainian allegations, this impeachment would stand out among modern impeachments as the shortest proceeding, with the thinnest evidentiary record, and the narrowest grounds ever used to impeach a president."
It was a stark contrast from what he'd said in 1998, when the House debated whether to impeach then-president Bill Clinton.
"While the Senate can decide not to remove a president in the interests of the nation for a variety of reasons… the House should not falter in maintaining a bright line for presidential conduct," Mr Turley said at the time.
Rep. Karen Bass, D-California, told The Independent that she was "taken aback" by the weakness of Mr Turley's arguments.
"I thought he was really weak and superficial – I was surprised," she said.
Rep. Pramilla Jayapal, D-Washington, concurred with her colleague's assessment, explaining that she "just didn't find [his arguments] compelling at all."
"A lot of his arguments were specific to process, but there's nothing about the actual content of the facts of this 300-page report we just got from the intelligence committee," she continued, noting that Mr Turley's testimony today contradicts his Clinton-era statements.
She also took issue with Mr Turley's suggestion that there is not sufficient evidence in the record to support articles of impeachment.
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What Ukrainians actually think about Zelensky — and Trump
"We have enormous amounts of evidence... nothing they [Republicans] have seems to be sticking because it's not defensible what the president has done, and I don't think Republicans should be trying to defend it. The president has clearly abused his power... the question is: what do we do about it?"
Florida Representative Val Demmings said Mr Turley's testimony left her "a little confused".
"It seems like his thought process on holding presidents who abuse their power accountable somewhat."
California Rep. Ted Lieu singled out one of Mr Turley's "weak" claims – that the definition of bribery Democrats are using is precluded by a Supreme Court case involving former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell – for ridicule.
"The freezing of military aid… is clearly an official act," said Mr. Lieu. "Even under his standard, this would qualify as criminal bribery – he's misstating what the Supreme Court actually found."
And Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland – himself a former American University constitutional law professor – called Mr Turley's argument that the House would abuse its power by impeaching Mr Trump for refusing to produce documents while cases over subpoenas were pending in court "ludicrous".
"It's why Trump is losing every case on this!" he said in a text message.
But there was one moment in which Democrats thoroughly agreed with Mr Turley.
When Republican counsel Paul Taylor asked Mr Turley if the impeachments of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton for obstruction of justice had to do with a request for "false information" put forth by the president, the professor answered in the affirmative.
In fact, Mr Trump did make a request for a staff member to create "false information" in February 2018, when according to the report compiled by former FBI director Robert Mueller, he demanded that then-White House counsel Don McGahn write a false memorandum saying that he'd never asked Mr McGahn to fire Mr Mueller from his job as a special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election after the New York Times published a story revealing that Mr McGahn had told Justice Department investigators that Mr Trump had done just that.
Asked whether Mr Turley had inadvertently made a good argument for impeaching Mr Trump, Mr Raskin replied: "I thought the same thing."
Mr Lieu said it was "a very good point" that Mr Trump had obstructed justice by Mr Turley's definition by demanding that Mr McGahn falsify evidence.
Another pre-eminent constitutional scholar, Harvard Emeritus Professor Lawrence Tribe, said Mr Turley's argument had backfired, and had "indeed" made a case for an article of impeachment against Mr Trump.
Mr Tribe also told The Independent that Mr Turley's claim that the record did not yet support an article of impeachment for defying congressional subpoenas because the courts were considering cases brought by the House to enforce them did not hold water.
"The contemplated Article of Impeachment for blanket defiance of all House subpoenas – unprecedented undifferentiated stonewalling – doesn't depend in the least on subpoenas working their way through the courts," he said.
And another impeachment expert – former Watergate deputy special prosecutor Nick Akerman – was even less generous when asked about Mr Turley's arguments.
"Most of what he says does not comport with the known facts," Mr Akerman said, concurring with Rep. Lieu's assessment that Mr Turley had misstated the Supreme Court's definition of bribery as laid out in the McDonnell case.
"Turley completely misuses the Supreme Court's opinion in McDonnell that simply requires an official act in exchange for something of value," he said.
"Here, the official act is Zelensky using his office to announce the investigations, Trump withholding the $391m appropriated by Congress for Ukraine's defence, and Trump using his official capacity as President to grant or deny Zelensky a meeting at the White House."
He, too, rejected Mr Turley's argument against an article of impeachment for obstruction of congress while court cases over the subpoenas were still pending.
"As the DC District court pointed out last week, the proper way to assert executive privilege is to respond to the committee's subpoena by showing up and then raising executive privilege on a question by question basis," Mr Akerman said.
"Here, Trump has not validly raised executive privilege for a single document, among the many which were subpoenaed, or on any particular testimony of any of his aides. Instead, he has just instructed his subordinates to ignore the subpoenas and has refused to produce documents."


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- 1 What is conjunctivitis?
What is conjunctivitis?
Conjunctivitis or " pink eye" is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the lining covering the inner eyelids and the whites of the eyes.
Types of conjunctivis
We have the following types of conjunctivitis:
- Infectious conjunctivitis: Is the one that is caused by infection of viruses or bacteria. (They are usually the same ones that produce other respiratory or sexual infections.
- Irritable conjunctivitis: It is produced by substances that cause allergy (pollen from plants, mites, animal hair, etc.) or irritation in the eyes (smoke, dust, etc.)
- Conjunctivitis of the newborn: It is a type of conjunctivitis quite usual in newborn babies. It is usually produced by contagion with the mother who presents in her body viruses or bacteria that cause conjunctivitis in the baby's eyes.
- Stenosis of the tear duct: It can also be caused by plugging of the duct that drains tears from the eyes, which is known as stenosis of the tear duct
Symptoms of conjunctivitis
The main symptoms of conjunctivitis are:
- Eyes irritation
- Eyes itching
- Red eyes
- Eyes swelling
- Eyes purulency
- Etc.
Causes of conjunctivitis
- Diseases: Conjunctivitis may be the manifestation of physical diseases, especially of allergic nature (Allergic conjunctivitis). Sometimes it responds to microbial infections, either bacteria (bacterial conjunctivitis) or viruses (Viral conjunctivitis) In the latter group, we will find most of the conjunctivitis resulting from cold, influenza, sore throat or other respiratory diseases.
Excessive fat, such as in seborrheic dermatitis, can reach the eyes when, after touching the forehead, we put our fingers on them.
- Emotional disorders: Nervous or emotional problems like depression, stress, etc. manifest themselves as an irritation of the conjunctiva
- Chemical aggressions: When some chemical products, such as lye or caustic soda, touch the eyes they usually irritate the conjunctiva, leading to very painful chemical conjunctivitis. This type of accidents are responsible for eye scarring and can damage one's eyes internally.
Factors that can predispose to the appearance of conjunctivitis
Some factors can predispose to the appearance of conjunctivitis. The most important ones are:
- Bad habits: The habit of rubbing one's eyes is the main reason for microorganisms to enter into the eyes.
Sometimes, the eyes suffer the results of negative habits of conduct, such as excessive reading in low light, activities that require excessive concentration in the same spot and the same distance (computer working, watching television, etc);
Work performed under artificial light, without sunlight, can occasionally redden the eyes.
- Poor eyes hygiene: A poor hygiene of the eyes with irritants such as detergents, soaps or cleaning products can cause eye irritation.
- Environmental situations: Working in an environment loaded with smoke, dust or other pollutants can cause conjunctivitis. Similar effects can occurs when working in a place with high luminic contrast.
- Unsuitable diet: A poor diet can lead to poor eye health. Essential fatty acids (omega 3 and omega 6), vitamin A and vitamin C are necessary to mantain eye health.
- Free radicals: A poor diet, aggressive environmental conditions and the oxidation of the body itself are the causes for the appearance of free radicals. Vision is one of the most sensitive senses and the most affected by oxidation.
Is conjunctivitis contagious?
It depends on the type of conjunctivitis that is treated:
- Conjunctivitis caused by bacteria or viruses (infectious conjunctivitis) is contagious.
- Allergic conjunctivitis because of irritating substances is not contagious,
How is infectious conjunctivitis transmitted?
This type of conjunctivitis can be transmitted by contact of the hands with the eyes after touching the eyes of a sick person or objects that are contaminated. Infectious conjunctivitis can also be transmitted through coughing, sneezing or swimming in the pool if the water is contaminated,
It can also happen that the conjunctivitis of one eye is produced in the other by contact with the fingers after the affected person has scrubbed the diseased eye.
This type of infections are very common among schoolchildren since some students who have conjunctivitis can easily touch the eyes of others who are healthy. For this reason, the presence of conjunctivitis in a boy or a girl is a reason for leaving school.
Diagnosis of conjunctivitis
The diagnosis of conjunctivitis is based on a physical examination by the doctor. It is the doctor who should discern conjunctivitis from other possible diseases of the eyes.
The doctor should be consulted especially:
- If the eyes swell and become redder
- If there is sensitivity to light or discomfort to the touch in the eyes or on the eyelids together with fever.
- You will also go to the doctor when the conjunctivitis does not go away after a couple of days in treatment
Treatment of conjunctivitis
The conjunctivitis of infectious type usually heals by itself. Conventional treatment of conjunctivitis depends on the type of cause that produces it. Sometimes antibiotics are needed in the form of drops or internal medicines to treat bacterial conjunctivitis.
For allergic conjunctivitis, antihistamine medications are often used together with drops to reduce inflammation and clean the eyes. Chemical conjunctivitis could require applying saline solution. Artificial tears could be very valuable for the treatment of viral and allergic conjunctivitis.
The natural treatment of conjunctivitis involves using a series of plant resources that will prevent or cure it.
More information about conjunctivitis and its natural treatment.
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Becoming an Ironman
Your carefully planned program for Ironman training should take into consideration the particular course challenges you'll be faced with on race day. 2007 10:49 Uhr Seite 50 BECOME AN IRONMAN 50 Becoming Ironman Rich Clark on his way to yet another of many course records 9 Faster Is Better: Biking We've been talking about the ongoing quest to post faster race results and the necessity of setting goals and working a plan in order to accomplish this. A Race Day Commitment to a Strong Run Perhaps the biggest contributor to an Ironman athlete having a fast run on race day is the commitment to it. An essential part of preparing for an Ironman is training the mind to be strong and positive on race day. To paraphrase the always entertaining sports legend Yogi Berra: An Ironman race is 50% physical. The Ironman training goal is a two-fold one: 1 To increase the amount of energy you have to work with on race day 2 To learn how to dole out that energy so you remain strong throughout the entire day Fitness is fairly objective and not unlike that of a pure biker. It takes training to get your belly used to this so that's when you experiment to find the right fuel and teach your gut to handle the level of intake that's going to be required on race day.2007 10:50 Uhr Seite 95 19 Critical Success Factors for a Great Ironman Ironman is a day of crisis management. It's All About the Run An Ironman race includes three disciplines and it's not over until you accomplish the 26.2 mile marathon. If your Ironman race was a mid-season race and you have another Ironman in your near future. If your goal race is an early season Ironman If a different Ironman race is your goal.
Why Busy People Need a Fast Track to Triathlon
You need a focused mindset and pragmatic adaptability to train and race while also performing at a high level at your workplace, within your family and social circles, and in your community. The reality is that in many cases, the pursuit of triathlon becomes all-consuming, especially when you are training for an Ironman triathlon. You've probably experienced this firsthand or witnessed it in friends or training partners, individuals who try so hard to achieve their goals in triathlon that the rest of their lives suffer. The goal is to attain the highest amount of quality training you can fit into your week while also maintaining high performance in the other important areas of your life. Your best training recipe might lead you to consistently log fewer hours of training most weeks, but the mission will be for those training hours to be very effective. Having coached multiple professional and age-group world champions and dozens of highly successful amateurs who live extremely busy lives, I've been able to develop a comprehensive framework and methodology that integrate triathlon training and racing into a full life. Training for a full Ironman or Ironman 70.3 is a metaphor for something much bigger. It's more than possible to gain performance with limited training time, and I believe focused training is the best avenue for success. My 14-week race-prep plan will show you how it works, but I hope you will see beyond the training plan and your goals for your upcoming race. Fast-Track Triathlete demonstrates how to successfully implement an adaptable, pragmatic approach to training in terms of both time management and the habits proven to support performance.
Bolton Endurance Sports Training
Robert is also a C.S.C.S, C.E.S, and C.N.C. In addition to being a Healthcare professional with 20 years experience in providing sports medicine, work hardening, aquatic, inpatient, outpatient and home-health rehab services for athletes, adults and geriatrics, Robert is an adjunct instructor at Indian River State College in the Physical Therapy department. Robert's athletic background includes being a former collegiate Division 1-AA football player, multiple USAT All-American Triathlete and 2-time World Championship Ironman Hawaii Qualifier and Ironman Florida finisher. Robert has won over 150 multi-sports events. Robert also enjoys surfing, paddle-boarding, baseball and basketball. Robert combines his knowledge, understanding and 30 years experience as a competitive triathlete and United States Lifesaving Ocean Lifeguard to develop safe, effective and customized training plans. Robert's objective working with today's typical multi-sport athlete is to promote a functional training program designed to address factors involving integrated balance, stability, mobility, movement efficiency, appropriate forms of flexibility, agile strength and neuromuscular control by training in different types of environments and training in different planes of motion. In summation, the goal with each athlete is to build a solid foundation by developing strength/power gained through multiple joints and planes and reinforcing quality proprioceptive movement patterns that will create flexible, durable athletes. If you would like more information about working with Robert, please contact him at robert.
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A regular President's Day weekend in years past would find John & I happily ensconced at our West Dover, Vermont condo surrounded by numerous Italian and Chinese American family members. For the first several years after getting married, we spent the bulk of our winter weekends, and plenty of off-season ones too, up at the condo. I refined my snowboarding skills on the face of Mt. Snow and successfully navigated all of its trails at one point or another from lilting down green runs like Long John and Deer Run to descending the double black diamond, mogul-infested ice minefield of Ripcord without incurring significant bodily harm. Our favorite act by far was the legendary Bruce Jacques who's still going strong at Cuzzins after a 26 year stint. On one super fun New Year's Eve, we ventured further afield and caught a middle-aged, slightly chunky, less edgy Tone Loc in concert at the Snow Barn. A couple of years ago, John and I took our snowshoes off-piste and summited Mount Snow. The few times a year that we did make it up, we would spend our weekends sprawled out on the teal chenille sectional couch watching marathon reruns of 'Mystery Diagnosis, 'Life in the ER' and 'Breaking Bad'. We would always go up for the full week between Christmas and New Year's and would spend days on end in this hermit-like state, bathing sporadically while John's facial hair sprouted to epic lengths. We had been using it less than in past years; we had both become slightly jaded by the mountain; and the West Dover area was feeling a little old to us. We have so many wonderful memories of times spent at Unit #34 over the past fourteen years that we will cherish forever.


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Gerard Reid to speak at The Solar Future NL conference in Utrecht
Alexa Capital's Founder to address the conference in June
Gerard Reid will be speaking at the Mining Journal Select conference in London on 24th June, about "The Convergence of Electricity in Transport: A Revolution".
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In its quest to promote health insurance in the country, the SECP, after detailed deliberations with the stakeholders, has proposed the draft regulations for Third Party Administrators (TPA) for supporting the health insurance business. Conceptually, a TPA is a business unit which processes medical insurance claims on behalf of insurers, often regarded as 'outsourcing' where certain tasks and administration activities can be performed in a much efficient and low-cost manner, thus resulting in the overall profitability of the business with improved customer services.
The emergence of TPA in Pakistan, like many other comparable countries, is expected to play an important role in developing the health insurance market and ensuring better services to insurance policyholders.
In order to elicit the public opinion and comments, the SECP has issued the draft TPA Regulations, 2013, which are also available on its website. At the publication of these draft regulations, Mohammed Asif Arif, Commissioner, Insurance, said that the emergence of TPAs in Pakistan is expected to play an important role in the health insurance market by ensuring better services to policyholders as the presence of TPAs is expected to result in addressing the cost and quality issues of the vast number of private healthcare providers in Pakistan by infusing modern management systems and enrichment of knowledgebase of managing healthcare services.
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After close monitoring of the global risk assessment by the World Health Organization of the COVID-19 pandemic, on behalf of the HUPO Executive Committee, Swedish Proteomics Society, Swedish Pharmaceutical Society and the HUPO 2020 Local Organizing Committee, we wish to share with you today that the HUPO 2020 World Congress (HUPO 2020), originally scheduled on October 18-22, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden will be postponed to October 24-28, 2021. The location (Waterfront Congress Centre in Stockholm, Sweden) will remain the same.
The postponement was based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the current travel restrictions put in place and, importantly, the toll currently being placed on our health care community. These restrictions significantly affect the ability of delegates, speakers, presenters, sponsors and exhibitors to participate fully in HUPO 2020. This decision also underlines our commitment to containing the virus and preventing further sickness and loss of life, as per WHO recommendations.
Given the postponement, we can automatically transfer your participation to the event in October 2021, at no cost. For those who prefer, participation fees can be fully refunded. Any travel and accommodation not directly booked through the Congress Secretariat will be at the discretion of the individual provider's policy. For information on hotel rooms booked via the Congress Secretariat, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Congress website.
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Committee Report on National Treasury & South African Revenue Service 2012 budget
Finance Standing Committee
15 May 2012
Chairperson: Mr T Mufamadi (ANC)
Meeting Summary
The Committee considered its Draft on the Strategic Plans and the Budget Vote 10 (National Treasury and SARS). It adopted the report after corrections and additions were made to it.
Members recommended that Treasury supply the Committee with a breakdown of the 6.3% increase requested as the figure was above the targeted 5% increase and Treasury had to set the standard.
Members recommended that Treasury explain how they would roll out the National Health Insurance (NHI) and what the framework for funding the NHI was. Members wanted the financial training that Treasury provided to municipalities be done in a collaborative manner to ensure custom made training. Members recommended that Treasury brief the Committee on the European debt crisis more often in light of the rapid changes in
Meeting report
Committee Report on National Treasury & South African Revenue Service 2012 budget
The Committee considered its draft report on Budget Vote 10 (National Treasury and SARS) for the 2012/13 financial year. The Chairperson tabled the report for consideration.
Mr D Ross (DA) wanted the reference to R845bn on page 2 to be followed by a time frame. The Committee agreed to add the phrase "Medium Term Expenditure Framework" (MTEF). He also felt that the wording was not right in the first paragraph of page 3. The Committee agreed to a change in the wording that reflected that rising fuel prices would put pressure on inflation dropping to 5.3% in 2013.
Mr T Harris (DA) moved that in that same paragraph the word "crisis" be inserted after the word "banking" and that Chinese growth be described by the word "slower" in place of "soft". He said the correct term for the infrastructure development plan was "National Development Partnership Grant" (NDPG). He said that the 5.2% referred to in 9.2 was the cost of living adjustment rate not the interest rate. He said the last line on that page should read "manufacturing sector created the least amount of jobs"
The Committee Secretary had to ascertain whether the acronym CIT stood for company or corporate income tax.
Mr Harris recommended that Treasury supply the Committee with a breakdown of the 6.3% increase requested as the figure was above the targeted 5% and Treasury had to set the standard.
Ms J Tshabalala (ANC) recommended that Treasury explain how it would roll out the National Health Insurance (NHI) and what the framework for funding the NHI was.
Mr D Van Rooyen (ANC) recommended that Treasury acknowledge the need to capacitate municipalities and that the financial training be collaborative rather than an imposed top down approach to ensure custom made training.
Mr N Koornhof (COPE) added that the Auditor General had reported that the Auditor General's reports did not appear to have an impact and that Treasury should ensure that the Auditor General's reports were enforced.
Mr Van Rooyen said that Treasury should look into Treasury related issues in the Auditor's report.
Mr Koornhof recommended that Treasury brief the Committee on the European debt crisis.
The Chairperson said that given the recent rapid changes the Committee was in need of meeting more than the quarterly meetings to keep abreast.
Mr E Mthetwa (ANC) recommended that the Committee be kept up to date with the Border Control interdepartmental task team's work.
Mr Harris recommended that Treasury provide information and report on the progress of the Job Creation Challenge Fund mentioned on page 56 of the strategic plan of the Department. He also recommended that Treasury report on its assessment of the ratings agencies and what strategies it had designed to mitigate any fears the agencies might hold
The Chairperson raised written recommendations of Mr S Swart (ACDP). The first one on the National Youth Wage Subsidy had been responded to. The second one on e-tolling had been dealt with in the previous meeting and the last one on corruption and public perception had in fact been raised by SARS itself in its presentation.
Mr Harris recommended that SARS provide a breakdown of the R63000 cost of compliance as quoted on page 33 of its strategic plan.
The report was adopted
The meeting was adjourned.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Crunchy Raspberry Oat Slice
Another delicious recipe from Time to Cook Online – I think it's quickly become one of Leigh's favourites! I didn't have any plain wholemeal at home and refused to buy a 1.5k bag just to try this recipe so we made it with half plain white flour and half wholemeal strong flour. Also we used pear and vanilla butter as filling the first time and damson cheese the second to use up some of our cupboard preserves. Delicious each time!
90g demerera sugar
125g wholemeal flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
pinch of salt
125g rolled oats
125g butter
250g seedless raspberry jam
1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan.
2. Grease a 20cm square cake tin or slice tin and line with baking parchment
3. Put all the ingredients except the jam into the bowl of a food processor and blitz until the butter is incorporated and the mixture looks like rough breadcrumbs. NB it is better to use the machine in a series of short bursts rather than letting the blades run for a minute or so to avoid over-mixing – you need to keep some texture.
4. Press 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the cake tin.
5. Put the jam into a saucepan and warm gently. Pour the warmed jam over the base mixture and spread evenly.
6. Scatter the remaining oat mixture over the top of the jam and press lightly.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Allow to cool before removing from tin and cutting into bars.
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Please note: if you are submitting an application through the Planning Portal, it will take the full payment for the planning application and will also charge you a handling fee of £25 (inc. VAT) for using the Planning Portal. We will be sent the application fee.
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You can pay online for planning applications. On the payments page, please select 'Miscellaneous', then 'Planning' and then the type of application you are applying for (please see the fees schedule below for the online payment reference related to the type of application you are submitting.) In the message box field of the payment form, please enter the site address, planning portal reference number or case reference number (if known) relating to the application being paid for when paying online. This information is crucial for matching the payment with the application.
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These mid-rise star print shorts are so perfect for the spring and summer! Get the effortless yet chic look with these shorts. They feature a mid-rise, tie waist drawstring, & side pockets. These are a relaxed fit.
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Greene County 4-H is hosting two days camps in August to which Orange youth are invited.
First is Cloverbud STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) Day Camp for youth ages 5-8. Projects include Junk Drawer Robotics, Kitchen Chemistry, nature, and more. The date is Monday, August 10, and the cost is $20.
Second is "Passport to Fun", a cultural journey exploring the crafts, cooking, music and dancing of 15 Asian and Latino countries. The event is for youth ages 9-18 and costs $16. The date is Tuesday, August 11.
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Rapala Aluma-Pro Gripper 6 Inch
QUALITY grippers help to handle toothy and spiky predators safely, and are a must for all serious anglers. Voted as AFTA's 2014 Best in Show Fishing & Boating Accessory, the new Rapala Aluma-Pro Gripper will help you safely come to grips with your fish. This handy tool is built for easy one-handed operation; there's an index finger trigger on the 9" model and thumb operated trigger on the 6" model. The Aluma Pro-Gripper has a skeleton style anodised aluminium body that's lightweight yet durable with a contoured design for comfortable use. A set of stainless steel jaws enable this product to be used in the harshest environments against the biggest fish in the ocean. Comes with wrist lanyard. Features
- Anodized aluminium body for lightweight construction
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Hi @Mateusz3
I can't give an exact date, but the merchant launch of the new Online Store Design Experience will be in 2020. In the meantime, we'll be adding more functionality to the developer preview where you can test out the new sections types, and prepare your themes and apps for the merchant launch. You can keep track of the updates over on our developer changelog, or keep tuned to this subforum.
Hope this helps,
Hey @Liam
Any update on the new UI for sections everywhere? I bought the Startup template expecting the have the same level of control over all pages on the website, not just the Home page. Do you guys have an expected release for non-developers? Thanks, -Nick
Hi @nickallen
As the new Online Store Editor, and sections architecture are still being built out, we don't have an expected release date for merchants. I will be sure to update here when there is news on an expected launch date, and for non-developer announcements for this feature, you can check the merchant-facing changelog.
Hope this helps Nick,
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Shopify | Developer Community Manager
I am using shoptify for my website for best paints in UK. Can someone guide for a problem?
Hi @pickpaint01 . What kind of issues you've faced?
Hi Liam,
I am testing this new UI in the Developer Preview and frankly there isn't much to see. Only works on product pages and there are no sections to adjust at all.
When you say (in January - its now July) that you will be adding more functionality in 2020 - I'm wondering what on Earth was available in January. There's virtually nothing to see. Feels like this is a loooooong way off. This new functionality has been promised since 2019 and it is already half way through 2020.
Please can someone at Shopify let people know real timelines - we can deal with delays but not misdirection
Toby Write
Yeah - totally agree. We've been waiting on this forever and a week now. Come on guys n gals in Shopify.
Trying to build a suite of commercial themes...not wanting to use old sections...but been dragging on now for a year. Not really what I'd call agile. A lot of Shopify's newer functionality has been a flop.
Also stopped mentioning this functionality to clients as it's plain and simple bad for our business (why would someone invest in a new custom build this year if this functionality is being released? they wouldn't.)
To be fair though sections themselves (v1) were rolled out without much architectural thought or planning (at least, to my mind). They made life easier but were a million miles from what's needed and this was plain from day 1.
My only hope is that they're busy trying to get it right once - so it's future proof/sensible/flexible. And kinda gives us + merchants what's need.
I'm shelving this project for another 6 months. Working on an app instead.


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Allergan are to invest €42m in their facilities in Dublin and Mayo to support increased manufacturing. Allergan have been in Ireland since 1977.
It is hoped a potential cure for pancreatic cancer will be found within 4 years. Researchers are expected to look for people with super-immune systems who can readily fight off cancer cells. The plan would be to use cell therapy whereby white cells from these humans to create the potential cure. Current research with a 'supermouse' provided astonishing results.
Significant numbers of surgeries for cancer patients are being cancelled according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association as hospitals cannot cope with the lack of beds and lack of staff. Dr Tom Ryan of the IHCA has said that 'patient care and safety is compromised'. One-in-Five hospital consultants are over 55 meaning they will retire in the near-future.
New research show that hospitals are carrying out less than half of the surgeries & procedures carried out 4 years ago. It covers all specialities. In January 2012 there were 15,374 operations carried out from waiting lists but in January 2016 this had decreased significantly to only 6,743. Lack of beds and staff was again cited as the main cause.
Boston Scientific have had to recall their Irish made heart devices made at their Galway plant, which resulted in shares plunging 7.3% at Feb end. The problem affected just the Lotus range of heart devices and the error was pinpointed and remedied.
Almost 4 in 10 men who need assessment for potential prostate cancer are not been seen to in the 20-day deadline set by the HSE. Just 65.1% are having their tests done in the required time. With women suspected of breast cancer, just 78.1% are being seen within 2 weeks despite a target of 95%. With regards to the prostate issue, the HSE cited a 74% increase in return patients using the service as the factor for the delay.
Minister for Health Simon Harris has made a submission to the Oireachtas outlining an 8-point plan for the future of the HSE. The plan includes more decision-making and more accountability to the hospital groups and community health organisation. Decision-making will now be brought "closer to the point of care and deliver a counter-weight to the over-centralisation of decision-making and accountability which impedes service responsiveness" according to Mr Harris.
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Master Kush Strain
$280.00 – $1,870.00
Indica / Sativa Ratio
- Indica Dominant Hybrid (30% Sativa / 70% Indica)
Average THC / CBD Level
Master Kush Strain, originally known as High Rise, is a cross between Hindu Kush and Skunk. It's buds look great and are bright green, covered in trichomes, orange, red and brown hairs. The smoke is very smooth and mellow with a sweet, earthy and sometimes citrusy taste. The high is a great creeper, so when medicating for insomnia be careful not to smoke to much as it just takes a few minutes to kick in. Regardless you will be falling asleep if you medicate to heavily.
Master Kush Strain is an indica-dominant strain from Cabin Fever Seed Breeders. This offspring of Master Kush and Empress Kush produces large, dense buds that tend to bend branches under the weight. This colorful, pine-scented flower is an ideal match for those suffering pain, nausea, and lack of sleep.
Medical Uses
The Master Kush strain is commonly used for the following conditions:
- chronic pain
- pain
- muscle spasms
- stress
- anxiety
- insomnia
Effects / Experience
The effects of consuming master og kush are some user have Body stone , happy, Uplifted, creative. Evening or day time use recommended
How to Grow master kush weed
Growing the Master Kush strain, the yields are more than the average Kush plant.
Although the plant is not easiest to grow, once you dial her in it's worth it from there.
This type of Kush strain grows well in all mediums, and you can use the scrog method.
When growing Master Kush outdoors it does not do well in a colder climate this is not a hearty plant.
Where to Buy Master Kush
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In my sky at twilight you are like a cloud
and your form and colour are the way I love them.
You are mine, mine, woman with sweet lips
and in your life my infinite dreams live.
The lamp of my soul dyes your feet,
the sour wine is sweeter on your lips,
oh reaper of my evening song,
how solitary dreams believe you to be mine!
You are mine, mine, I go shouting it to the afternoon's
wind, and the wind hauls on my widowed voice.
Huntress of the depth of my eyes, your plunder
stills your nocturnal regard as though it were water.
You are taken in the net of my music, my love,
and my nets of music are wide as the sky.
My soul is born on the shore of your eyes of mourning.
The moon glows like phosphorous on the vagrant waters.
Days, all one kind, go chasing each other.
The snow unfurls in dancing figures.
A silver gull slips down from the west.
Sometimes a sail. High, high stars.
Oh the black cross of a ship.
Sometimes I get up early and even my soul is wet.
Far away the sea sounds and resounds.
This is a port.
Here I love you.
Here I love you and the horizon hides you in vain.
I love you still among these cold things.
Sometimes my kisses go on those heavy vessels
that cross the sea towards no arrival.
I see myself forgotten like those old anchors.
The piers sadden when the afternoon moors there.
My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.
I love what I do not have. You are so far.
My loathing wrestles with the slow twilights.
But night comes and starts to sing to me.
The moon turns its clockwork dream.
The biggest stars look at me with your eyes.
And as I love you, the pines in the wind
want to sing your name with their leaves of wire.
The property started out as a summer home for a rich family. They originally grew their own grapes solely for their own wine production. As is the case with most of the wineries in the area they eventually turned the land into commercial vineyards, some selling their grapes and others making their own wines.
The wine of the original owner came from another aristocratic family and she was not happy to have views of more vineyards at her own home, so she created beautiful landscaped gardens.
View from the house out across the artificial lake. The gardens seem very Victorian in their style complete with faux grotto.
You can walk around a selection of vines that they have on the estate. They have a sort of display garden with a few rows of each grape variety that they use. You are free to go and try the grapes from the vines too. Although all the white grapes had been eaten earlier in the year there were plenty of red grapes left for us to sample. So we did some quality testing 🙂
We headed in and our tour guide Marco hit the lights, so we were plunged into pitch darkness. There was then a great show of lights explaining the history of the cellar with lots of different coloured lights across all the barrels.
We had fun posing with all the gift shop gear and picked up a few goodies. They had the most enormous wine bottles that I have ever seen, super magnums! The shop keeper was also bizarrely keen to get me and Michelle to do lots of silly poses! Which frankly we don't usually need much help with! 🙂
We also enjoyed a bottle of wine from the Emiliana winery that we had visited the day before and belongs to the same family. We had a lovely bottle of Coyam, which I would definitely recommend.


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Introducing: Law Holt
Hey Law, can you introduce yourself to the Music Fix readers?
I am Law Holt, a singer and writer of songs coming to you from a cheap establishment with complimentary wi-fi in North London.
And what can you tell us about your upcoming album, City?
The album was made in four days by two people. It is a front against both the Top 40 music made today and the 'alternative' stuff that is primed and packaged within an inch of its life. The album speaks of light and dark. It is full of voices which embolden these two opposites. And it is all tied together with a pretty pop ribbon from the tape machine.
Best track from it?
I think if an album is made properly then each track should be inextricable from the rest. Whilst Arthur Lee's are clearly the superior songs, they would lose their power in the wider context of Forever Changes if Bryan MacLean's were taken away. Recording it I always thought the best track was whichever one we had recorded that day. And City is about to be released so in many senses it no longer belongs to me. But if an album works as a piece then I suppose it's the singles that draw you in but tracks 7, 8 and 9 that change your life.
You were close to breaking through a couple of years ago, how difficult has it been to almost start again?
As is life. I don't expect any favours. I took some time out because I almost went blind so in that sense I feel fortunate. I live in the first world so my life is not difficult. You have taken the time to ask me questions making me luckier than most musicians who thanklessly plug away, unbeknown to the music industry. In answer to your question, I embraced that point of no return and decided to make something entirely new. Again. People operate with a kind of cultural amnesia. We have short attention-spans. We scroll blindly down never-ending feeds. The acts who were the next-big- thing when I started making music as LAW have since vanished and blown their advances. Next year's batch are being given the finishing touches, that little micro-chip that makes them cite Arthur Russell and Frida Kahlo.
How do you approach songwriting?
I write quickly so I don't have time to doubt myself. Tim my producer and manager plays the beat on loop and I write to it with a pencil in a cheap notebook. An hour later the song is there and I sing it. I am always singing to someone in a dark corner of the room. It's that straightforward and you should come and see it. There's no blood-letting or psychedelics. Just hard work.
You've collaborated with Young Fathers, how did that come about?
I met Young Fathers whilst I was working at a charity shop in Leith. From there we headed into the studio and we've since shared stages from Brixton to Soweto. We also share the same stubborn ideals about music. I heard that post-Brexit lots of neo-Nazi stickers have started appearing around where we met. Next time I play there I'll sing even louder.
What are you bringing to the music world that's different? How do you plan to stand out in a crowded market?
I have complete faith in my voice. I think we've lost an appreciation of it as a unique instrument. Billie Holiday had respect from and equanimity with the musicians playing on her records. People tend to regard female vocalists as hired-hands. Divas. Singers of other people's songs. That's not me.
I keep reading the phrase "death grips of pop"; what's that all about?
Someone wrote that about me in a review of 'Spit' and we took it. Originality often gets lost, so we thought by attaching ourselves to something that already exists we could tap into a consciousness. Check everywhere, it's a well-used trick. Journalists use it all the time when they describe an artist as "like so-and- so on acid" or a cross between "x, y and z."
Social media is everywhere today, what's your take on it? A blessing or curse for artists?
Artists should survive in the margins but I understand that to be successful we have to engage with people more directly. We sell personalities, we sell hairstyles. We sell so much before we can sell the music. I suppose we can only embrace it because it's not going to go away.
If you could only listen to one song this week, what would it be?
Barbara Jones- Walk this World, and I'd be walking it in tears.
What's the question we should have asked you today but haven't?
Q: When is your album out?
Finally, how do you take your coffee?
I stimulate myself in other ways.
As Law's already said her debut album is out on 26th August and will be available to download from all good online stores, and stream from the usual services.


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In the luxury hospitality field, rooftops have an irresistible attraction. This craze for rooftops is not ready to stop. Whether for a drink, relaxing around a swimming pool, watching a sunset, attending a party or attending a yoga class, rooftops are a hit in the hospitality sector.
Here the selection of the top 10 most impressive rooftop world-wild with spectacular and vertiginous views and amazing concept we all dream of.
First, The « Andaz » in Singapore that has a view over the Singapore skyline that leave us speechless.
Then, the « moon bar » at Banyan Tree in Bangkok that offers 360 degree views extending to the horizon in all directions take us directly to the 7th heaven.
In the third of the list there is the spectacular « Ozone Ritz-Carlton » in Hong Kong which is the world's highest rooftop bar on the ultimate 118th floor and offers a view of Hong Kong Island, gives you the impression of touching the sky.
In the 4th place, « l'oiseau Blanc » at the Peninsula in Paris which is the essence of romance and beauty that represent the city. Up there, it is possible to see the Eiffel Tower. This rooftop pay homage to French pilots who attempted the first flight between Paris and New York on the plane « l'oiseau blanc » gives you the impression of having wings. Last but not least, the QT Melbourne in Australia that is a site of yoga sessions by day and becomes a happening bar serving high concept cocktails by night.
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February 5, 2016 by Robert Franklin, Esq, Member, National Board of Directors, National Parents Organization
The picture I paint of the child welfare system isn't pretty, but it's also incomplete. This article fills in one of the key gaps, but, alas, doesn't improve the picture (ProPublica, 2/2/16). Indeed, it's all of a piece with what I've said so many times before.
It's about the New York City court system that is tasked with dealing with child protection cases. The article is mostly an interview with Abigail Kramer, a journalist who studied the child welfare courts in New York and wrote a report for the New School's Center for New York City Affairs. Perhaps what best conveys the state of those courts is the fact that, when Kramer describes their "absurd levels of dysfunction," it's a compliment. She's trying to express how they've changed for the better.
The main problem Kramer identifies is the preposterous amount of time it takes to get anything done.
Kramer cites Family Court statistics showing that some judges handling what are known as child protective matters – often involving the removal of children from dangerous households – have caseloads exceeding 500. Brooklyn's system seems particularly troubled. Kramer offers one way of appreciating just how troubled: When a judge determines that a child is at risk, he or she issues an order requiring the authorities to figure out if the child should be removed from their household. In Brooklyn, fully half of these cases have reached no such determinations more than a year after the judge issued the order.
These of course are cases in which someone believes that a child may be at risk for abuse or neglect and a decision needs to be made about what, if anything, to do. Should the child be placed in foster care? Does the parent need services like drug addiction therapy, job placement, housing support? Or should proceedings begin to terminate the parent's rights? Those are important issues, too important to wait for a year to decide.
What can happen to a child in a year if it's left with an abusive parent? Everything up to and including death. What can happen to a child who's placed unnecessarily in foster care? Ditto, plus the trauma of being separated from his/her parents and not knowing what the future holds.
Moreover, a judge with a caseload of 500 cases is an incompetent judge, not because he/she isn't smart, scrupulous and hard-working, but because no one can deal intelligently, compassionately or justly with that many cases. It's impossible.
So Kramer's emphasis on the glacial pace of proceedings in these courts, while altogether appropriate, may mislead ProPublica's readers. Yes, individual cases move slowly, but the judges don't. They're moving at a furious clip, trying to outrun the tsunami of cases they know is coming their way. Taking a long time to decide a case might, in some circumstances, indicate careful deliberation. Not here.
Five years ago, you could have walked into any child protective courtroom in the city and seen that it was contending with impossible circumstances. Judges had five or six hearings scheduled for the same time slot. Lawyers were running from courtroom to courtroom, missing trials. Families sat in waiting rooms all day. When things are so frenetic, it's impossible to stop and think about what would work better — either for a particular family or for the system as a whole.
When judges have that many cases, they're working as fast as they can and maybe even faster. That's not a good prescription for getting their rulings right. It's a good prescription for moving the docket, irrespective of the outcomes.
In short, the system Kramer describes is the worst of two worlds – impossibly tardy resolutions of cases, plus hasty decisions along the way.
But it's not just the volume of cases that makes things move so slowly, sometimes it's the cases themselves.
Cases can move slowly for lots of reasons. Families come in with complicated problems. It might take time for a parent to get into a drug treatment program, or to find stable housing. You want to allow for that time, so kids can safely go home. But delays also happen for more dysfunctional reasons — for example, because a foster care agency failed to provide a service that was ordered at the last hearing or an attorney shows up unprepared…
The tougher problem is that court proceedings depend on a universe of social services that function outside judges' control. When a parent is charged with abuse or neglect, she usually ends up with program of mandated interventions: parenting classes, therapy, drug treatment, etc. Sometimes those services are high-quality and helpful; sometimes parents spend half a year on a waiting list to see a mediocre therapist three subway rides away from home. Obviously that's going to slow things down, but the problems and solutions are much bigger than what can be achieved by a package of Family Court reforms.
I've argued long and hard for CPS agencies to emphasize provision of services to parents in need of them so that they can be better parents and their kids can remain with them rather than being tossed into the foster care system. And of course providing those services takes time. Parenting classes or drug treatment programs don't happen overnight, and while they're going on, the kids may well be in foster care. That can be problematical, for the kids, the parents and the court system, but it's usually better than the kids losing their parents and the parents their kids.
Kramer and the ProPublica writer, our old friend Joaquin Sapien, also point out that the court system dedicated to children's welfare cases is so bad for one reason at least. It deals almost exclusively with the poor.
"We have taken delay to a new level that other courts don't have," Chris Gottlieb, co-director of the Family Defense Clinic at the New York University School of Law, told Kramer. "This level of delay would never happen if the litigants were people who garnered respect."…
Yes, there are parents that need intervention in order to keep children safe, but when you spend time in Family Court, it's painfully clear that we apply a level of scrutiny to poor families that the rest of us would never tolerate. And our disdain is reflected in every piece of the process, from the dismal state of waiting rooms to the quality of social services to the time it takes to get a trial.
I don't doubt that for an instant. Indeed, I've argued much the same before. But the phenomenon extends far beyond the courts. The relative impunity with which CPS caseworkers go about their jobs is in part due to the fact that the parents they deal with are usually poor. That tends to mean they're uneducated and unable to know, appreciate or assert their rights. So caseworkers get used to running roughshod over them.
It's that sort of assumption by caseworkers that leads to cases like that of Alexander and Danielle Meitiv of Silver Spring, Maryland. The Meitivs are highly educated and comparatively affluent, which I suspect came as a great surprise to the Montgomery County CPS caseworkers who treated them and their children with such highhanded disrespect. The Meitivs are now suing them for doing so. I strongly suspect that it never occurred to those caseworkers that, perhaps for the first time in their careers, the behavior that poor, uneducated parents tolerate, wouldn't be acceptable to the Meitivs.
Abigail Kramer sees a bit of hope for the courts on which she reports. I hope she's right. But overall, her report adds to our understanding of the children's welfare system. At least in New York City, courts and CPS agencies compete to see which can be most dysfunctional, while letting children pay the price.
National Parents Organization is a Shared Parenting Organization
National Parents Organization is a non-profit that educates the public, families, educators, and legislators about the importance of shared parenting and how it can reduce conflict in children, parents, and extended families. Along with Shared Parenting we advocate for fair Child Support and Alimony Legislation. Want to get involved? Here's how:
- Become an official member of the National Parents Organization team.
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Together, we can drive home the family, child development, social and national benefits of shared parenting, and fair child support and alimony. Thank you for your activism.
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Throw-back. Finally visited the ABC after passing by it umpteen times. I know it seems a bit much for one, too much sweet stuff, but I just couldn't resist ordering the crumble and the financier. I thought the crumble slice wouldn't be sufficient and besides I am always tending to suffer from sugary cravings. Not a good thing, and I should really do something about it. Anyway, the coffee is not bad, I guess. Strong by my standards, which is fairly low.
I found the tray to be interesting the way it was customised but it can get a tad difficult to carry if you are going to have heavy plates on it.The crumble and financier were both good from my hazy memory. Perhaps the crumble may be too sweet for some, after all it contains berries/fruits so the tendency is that such pastries are sweeter. I would like to try the savoury stuff the next time I visit, if I could steer myself away from these sweet temptations.


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"When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with its fall,
but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze."
~ Thomas Carlyle
pondering silence ~ misha
One tree. Every day. For one year. This is an homage. This is a celebration. This is a hope
for raising awareness, and reverence. Symbiotic: to our very roots, and our branches ~
Beautiful words and an elegant visual creation, which I would surely love to have as a belt buckle. Or a pendant. Or in leaded glass in a wind chime.ReplyDelete
What Art said.ReplyDelete
Ah, Rick! What a comment. I'm seeing all the possibilities, especially given the fact that I've been working on the new pendant line and can see that very clearly, but mostly I'm digging the belt buckle and leaded glass singing in the wind.
And you, Leslie, coming in on the here here...
such amazing and supportive friends I have.
Yeah. This would look good as glass work.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Darrell.ReplyDelete


text: Tangiers Hookah Tobacco: The How-To Guide to Smoking Tangiers By Jono / Feb 28, 2011 share Facebook Twitter Google + LinkedIn Pinterest Email Share... Several words come to mind when describing Tangiers Hookah Tobacco: Esoteric. Intricate. Loyalty. Let me explain; Tangiers is a hookah tobacco that requires special instructions, care, patience, and work. But once you get Tangiers to smoke right (and believe me it will take some trial and error to get it right), you are a Tangiers fan for life. People swear by this stuff! However, many people can't get it right and give up. There are tons of videos and discussions all over the internet about how to smoke Tangiers, but you may find some conflicting advice. Let me lay it all out for you: 1. Acclimating your Tangiers Hookah Tobacco: Basically you're going to need to adjust your Tangiers to your unique climate conditions. Due to varying climates (temperature and humidity play a big role in this), each individual's acclimation process will be different. Keep in mind that it will need to acclimate in the environment you're going to smoke it in (you don't want to acclimate your hookah tobacco in your 45° garage and then smoke it indoors at 75°). Find a wide, shallow container to pour your hookah tobacco into. I find that it's best to use approximately 100 grams at a time. Mix it well and often. Once an hour is a good starting point. At first, your hookah tobacco will have an aroma similar to soy sauce or barbecue sauce. That's normal. But if you smoke Tangiers while it is in this state, you will have a harsh, difficult to enjoy session. Keep mixing, exposing all of your hookah tobacco to the air (in other words, without a lid or cover) until the soy sauce smell goes away. Pretend you're mixing cheese into your macaroni. You wouldn't want to eat the noodles without the cheese would ya? No. Believe me, you won't want to smoke this until all of it has been exposed to the air long enough either. A good rule to follow is to wait until your hookah flavor actually smells like what you ordered. Again, this process can take anywhere from 4 hours to several days depending on how often you stir, how consistent your environment is, and how well it's evenly distributed and exposed to the air. I understand this seems like a lot of information, but trust me, this is very important. Be patient. The payoff will come. 2. Packing your Bowl: Forget what you know about packing hookah tobacco. The rules do not apply here. Grab a Phunnel Bowl, Foil, and a small fork. You will want to pack your hookah bowl as densely as it is in the bag. How do you do this? Easy. Take your small fork and shovel your Tangiers hookah tobacco into your Phunnel Bowl, packing it down firmly until it is flush with the top of your bowl. Make sure you remove all tobacco from around the center spire. Place the foil on top of your bowl, pressing down to compact your hookah tobacco. This will even out any areas of your tobacco and ultimately show you if you need to put more on. The picture below is a good representation of a properly loaded bowl of Tangiers. 3. Air Flow: Once you have the right amount of hookah tobacco in your bowl and it is firmly pressed down (like the picture above), carefully lift the foil off the hookah tobacco just enough to flatten the foil around the bowl. This will create just enough of a passage between the spire and the foil for proper air flow. You'll want to poke medium sized holes in your foil and a lot of them. I recommend using a thick toothpick. Also, I find you get better air flow if you poke down into the shisha a bit, not just deep enough to puncture the foil. And don't forget about the center. You'll want it covered in holes as well. See below. 4. Heat Management: If you're using square Natural Hookah Charcoals (such as Coco Nara Coals or Exotica Coals), they tend to burn hotter than other coals, so you may want to cut them into 1/2 traingles. Next proceed by putting 2 half triangles on. The key is to start with low heat and then lit it simmer for about a minute. If it's not smoking right yet, add another half triangle piece. Keep adding heat until you start blowing some majorly thick puffy clouds. I like to rotate my coals while smoking Tangiers quite frequently - every 5 minutes or so. I have a Phunnel Bowl and I end up using 4 or 5 half triangle Coco Nara coals. They only last about 40 minutes, but then again, they're halves so I'm not wasting a lot of coal. If you're using Quicklight Hookah Coals, I recommend cutting them into halves as well. You DO NOT want to burn Tangiers hookah tobacco (or any brand of hookah tobacco for that matter). You'll end up needing to take out all of the burnt shisha and starting over. This requires a bit of patience as well. The key is to start slow with low heat and work your way up. This may not be the easiest or the fastest brand of hookah tobacco to prepare, but some of their flavors are untouchable! Ever stop to think about how many ingredients and steps go into making something as simple as a cake? I doubt it. All we care about is that the cake tastes delicious. That's the mentality behind Tangiers Hookah Tobacco. At first, it may seem crazy, overwhelming, and frustrating to get right. But once you get it right, it's worth it! Consider this a challenge! Happy Smoking friends!