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Greed, fear of legal action, and widespread commercial influences are contributing to a costly global trend towards unnecessary and potentially harmful medicine, experts say.
An international group of leading doctors and academics say up to one-third of many medical procedures are now being done unnecessarily, causing physical, psychological and financial harm that could threaten the viability of healthcare systems.
A landmark report in The Lancet medical journal said more needed to be done to address inappropriate medicine, which includes deliberate over-servicing by doctors for their own financial gain.
The researchers said about one in five knee replacements done after an arthroscopy to examine the joint in Australia were unnecessary, and that up to 70 per cent of operations to remove a woman's uterus (hysterectomy) in the US were inappropriate.
They also highlighted excessive use of allergy tests, vitamin D tests, colonoscopies, mammograms, MRI scans for lower back pain, and ultrasound screening for thyroid cancer.
In South Korea, the researchers said 99 per cent of a common type of thyroid cancer was now thought to be overdiagnosed, meaning it was never going to cause harm. Despite this, many people are being screened and having these cancers surgically removed, giving them a 2 per cent risk of vocal cord paralysis.
Over-use of medicine, which paradoxically exists alongside under-use of evidence-based medicine, is driven by defensiveness among health professionals who fear being sued; gaps in knowledge; erroneous beliefs; and lack of meaningful consultation with patients to understand their individual aims and preferences, the researchers said.
For example, some elderly people will not want a surgical investigation of a lump that could be cancerous when they're likely to die within a few years.
Other doctors may not have kept up with research showing that glucosamine for osteoarthritis of the knee offers little benefit to most patients, and some might be so frightened of missing a bacterial infection in a child that they prescribe antibiotics for viral infections such as coughs and colds that do not respond to antibiotics.
One of the researchers, Professor Paul Glasziou of Bond University in Queensland, said while there was a "fairly small" group of doctors in Australia who knowingly over-service, most want to do the right thing by their patients.
However, he said many well-intentioned health professionals were likely influenced by widening definitions of diseases driven by companies seeking to profit.
This applied to conditions such as "pre-diabetes" and new thresholds for high cholesterol, the latter of which has led to a growing proportion of people being prescribed lipid-lowering drugs with unclear benefits.
A new definition of chronic kidney disease has also led to large numbers of older people without symptoms being diagnosed, even though their urine shows no evidence of kidney damage.
The Lancet report said a fee-for-service payment system was likely fuelling the over-use of medicine in some countries.
"Physicians routinely act in conformity with their financial interests. Under fee-for-service payment, many specialties deliver higher volumes of services, distorted referral rates, and lower prevention activity than with fixed payment schemes, such as, capitation and salary," the researchers wrote.
The group said unnecessary medicine was expensive and likely to be undermining the sustainability of healthcare, with estimates it cost the US $210 billion in 2010.
Professor Glasziou said there was widespread recognition of the complex problem in Australia, and that many medical groups were working to reduce over-testing, over-diagnosis and over-treatment of people who could be harmed by medicine.
He said the federal government's review of Medicare was also looking at low value services to see if they still deserved taxpayer funding.
The part-time GP said some doctors might not be having detailed discussions with patients about the specific benefits and harms of tests and treatments, and what would happen if they chose to do nothing. He urged patients to prompt them so they know their options.
Researchers from the Lown Institute, University of Sydney, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the US, contributed to the Lancet series published on Monday.
Julia Medew is Health Editor at The Age.

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Pride Week: "Happy Birthday, Marsha!" Film Screening
October 1, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm MDT
Come see a free screening of "Happy Birthday, Marsha!" and get the chance to hear one of the Directors, Tourmaline, talk about the film to kick off Pride Week at the U!
Artist and filmmaker Tourmaline will share her experience of writing, directing, and creating films that unearth histories and stories of queer and trans women of color. Talk will include a screening of Tourmaline's short film, "Happy Birthday, Marsha!", a film that imagines transgender rights activist and performer Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson in the hours before the 1969 Stonewall Riots.
Coinciding with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month, the University of Utah celebrates its Pride Week during the first week of October. For 2019, Pride Week will be Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 and will highlight queeroes in modern-day, who are taking a stand against bigotry and discrimination. This year's theme, "Queeroes: Reclaiming Hero" will recognize the hero in all of us – especially the heroic efforts exerted by each LGBTQ+ person as they live their lives every day. To learn more about Pride Week visit lgbt.utah.edu.


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There is little in the way of written records concerning Fort Hill. In Benjamin Foster's Revolutionary War pension application he says that in 1776 & 1777 he and James Edmonds, another soldier, helped build a block house under Capt. Thomas Sawyer to protect the town. Foster talks about garrisoning the block house in later years.
Local legend says the site was the mound in North Clarendon village. This is the eastern edge of the Pinkowski farm and on the north end of the mound, part of Pleasant St. Extension.
With few details to go on we don't know what this block house/garrison looked like. The cover photo is of the Fort Halifax blockhouse built in 1754 in what is now Winslow, Maine (shown in the photo as it existed in 1936).
A 1931 Rutland Herald article (in the Documents collection "Relics From Ethan Allen Days") written by A.B. Congdon notes he built a blockhouse for his family's protection. He bought Dr. Elkanah Cook's property which was on the eventual Rutland Town/Clarendon boundary line. If it was, it would've been slightly north of the mound unless he also acquired property on the mound.
A special thanks to Mike Barbieri and Dawn Hance for surfacing Benjamin Foster's pension application.


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Watch: American Liberals Occupy Venezuelan Embassy, scream at anti-Maduro Venezuelans
"White saviors" screeching at Venezuelans that they must accept authoritarian rule.
The Venezuelan embassy in D.C. is being occupied by liberal American protesters who are refusing to leave, and are shouting at demonstrators from Venezuela about what's best for them.
Activists, led by Code Pink's Medea Benjamin, took over the Venezuelan embassy last month, when Nicolas Maduro's government pulled everyone out after the Trump administration recognized Juan Guaido as the rightful leader. Code Pink and their fellow leftists moved in, and now they refuse to leave, they say, despite the State Dept. labeling them trespassers.
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The Southtowne SpeakEasy was a dinner, auction, mystery theater. costume contest, and multi-media event, with loads of fun elements, a Mystery Radio play, and the "Hunt for the Hidden Chalice." Through the use of multimedia presentations, clues were revealed to help tables compete for the grand prize, the super-stocked "Hooch Wagon!"
In addition, throughout the night, videos were presented to introduce different segments of fundraising, and the work we do at Southtowne Rotary both locally and Internationally. In the end, more than close to $70,000 was raised for a variety of charity and club-focused projects.
The Event Program is Loaded with Information, details, and THANK YOUs to everyone who participated.
Click the Link Below to Download a PDF version of the SpeakEasy Program!
Follow along with the fun…the information…and the clues!
The SpeakEasy Intro to the Mystery and Introduction to Bill Harris
The Next Segment Introduced our Emergency Food Box Program, along with the Dessert Dash.
Southtowne Rotary does more than 400 Emergency Food Boxes each year, for families in need from our Head Start program partners.
Next on the agenda, was the Special Appeal for Friends of Buyijja.
At Southtowne Rotary, we have begun supporting the work being done by Friends of Buyijja, started by our own Rotarian, Patric Miller. The primary mission of this small but vital group, is providing education supplies and books for the village school in Buyijja. This school services 270 students, who before Friends of Buyijja became active, had no books, clean drinking water, electricity, or sanitary bathrooms.
This Special Paddle Raise plea, raised $5,900. Enough to fund an entire year of books and supplies.
The passing of one of our most beloved Southtowne Rotarians hit us all hard. But knowing that we could continue the kind of work that made him a passionate volunteer for decades, has allowed us to carry on his name.
The Bruce Shaw Scholarship for Homeless Youth is made possible through the Southtowne Rotary Foundation. This Special Appeal raised more than $15,000, and was matched dollar for dollar with another $15,000 by the Foundation.
While dinner was being served, a video reminder of the work we do, and a "Mystery Chalice Clue" was given.
Eugene Southtowne Rotary personifies the motto, "We Get Things Done, While Having Fun!" With a huge list of Local and Internationally projects, the work we do at Southtowne Rotary is felt here and around the world.
Fighting homelessness and hunger, creating educational opportunities with grants and scholarships, filling needs in foreign countries, and making sure that youth is served for a brighter future, Southtowne Rotary's legacy is broad and active.
And it's all done by members who know how to have fun!
Finally…it was time to reveal the location of the "Chalice of Service" as well as the recipient of the first Bill Harris Award for Getting things Done while having Fun!
The culmination of the amazing Southtowne SpeakEasy FUNdraiser, was the "final reveal" of the location of the "Sacred Chalice." Carried throughout the century by Paul Harris's brother, Bill, the Chalice came to rest in the storage area of the the Vet's Club, where Southtowne Rotary meets!
The final surprise, was the First Annual Bill Harris Award, presented to the member who best personifies, "Getting Things Done While Having Fun!"
Thanks to Everyone who participated in this amazing event! It could not have been possible without the amazing efforts of our volunteers, donors, those attending, and of course, the amazing Bill Harris!


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A new drive to encourage private schools to share their swimming pools is being launched by the government amid concerns about the number of children who emerge from primary school unable to swim. The Guardian reports.
This weekend the education secretary, Damian Hinds, who has three young children, called on private schools to open up their pools to state pupils in their area.
Fewer than half of all British children are able to swim 25 metres by the time they reach the age of 11. Schools will get a share of a £320m fund to help boost swimming lessons, he said.
The issue is likely to reopen the debate on whether private schools' ability to claim charitable status should be predicated on their willingness to share their sports facilities with state school pupils.
This year's figures from the Independent Schools Council, which represents 1,326 private schools in the UK, show that of 603 of its member schools that have pools, 304 already share them in some way with state school pupils.
Meanwhile, 72% of primary schools use public pools for swimming lessons, while 15% use their own pool and 10% use another private facility.
The Charity Commission updated its guidance in 2015 to encourage independent schools to report how they are opening up access to their sports and arts facilities, but stopped short of requiring that they do so to keep their charitable status.
Julie Robinson, general secretary of the ISC said "Headteachers who have opened up their facilities tell us it's a win-win for the schools and the community," said Charles Johnston, director of property for Sport England, a public body under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. "It allows facilities to be used at times when otherwise they'd be empty."
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As soon as Paige had gotten her vial, she started looking for Peter. He had to be somewhere close and she wanted to talk to him before their parents showed up. It took her a while but she eventually spotted him. He was one of those who had walnut-shaded skin and black hair though with no particular ethnic emphasis. Paige thought it made him cute, about as cute as Peter said she was.
"Hey Peter, you got time to talk?" asked Paige.
"Yeah, just a sec," said Peter before excusing himself from his group of friends. He and Paige walked over to an emptier hallway before he asked quietly, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Just the biggest topic of the day," said Paige as she held up her vial of Double-Up.
"Yeah, can't wait to try this stuff myself," said Peter as he held up his vial.
"What I'd really like is to watch you change," said Paige.
Peter grinned widely and said, "Watching you change would be awesome. But I don't think our parents would want us to be together like that."
"You know my parents like you," said Paige.
"Yeah, but I don't think they trust me to be alone with you very long," said Peter, "They'll probably trust us less after we've grown up."
"Adults have just as any rights to be with other people," said Paige, "Anyways, I thought of how we could watch each other's changes."
"If you could get past our parents," said Peter skeptically.
"Of course we can," said Paige, "They can't blockade the internet."
"I'm guessing you've got a better idea than to just post our changes on the web," said Peter.
"Duh, we've got webcams, we can just email our footage to each other," said Paige.
"Why not just do it over livechat?" asked Peter.
"I think we would be too distracted with each other," said Paige, "Just wait until 8 before drinking that stuff and make sure you have your webcam going. We'll meet up tomorrow for a real date."
"You think our parents would let us go?" asked Peter.
"I'm sure we'll find a way," said Paige, "I'll see you tomorrow." She kissed Peter on the cheek before heading for the front doors.
"Can't wait," said Peter before he started heading out.
The hardest part of Paige's little scheme was putting off taking the serum without her parents getting suspicious. The best way she figured to do so was act as if she was losing nerve. She started expressing concern if the serum would work or if she'd grow up looking pretty or not as well as what she'll be able to do with herself as an adult for a whole week. She didn't get too carried away with it so that her parents would second-guess about going along with the project or potentially talking herself out of it.
Fortunately, Paige's parents were being as supportive as they could. They encouraged her to try this sneak preview of adulthood and learn all she could from it. Paige was starting to feel a bit guilty about having to break a few promises, but it would still be worth it, right?
When it was almost 8, Paige changed into one of her mom's nighties. It was white, and it draped all the way down to her ankles and it barely bulged over the small bumps on her chest. But if she grew up the way she hoped she did, she guessed her nightie would make her look a lot sexier.
She set up the webcam of her computer and started up a recording file. She stood far enough away from the computer so that the camera could capture much of her body and have plenty of room above her to film her growth. "Hi, I'm Paige, I'm 12 years old, and I'm going to use Double-Up to become a grown-up," she said to the camera. With that, she drank up all the serum in the vial, even if it was kinda sour.
It didn't take long for her to start feeling the effects of the serum. She felt tingly all over her body, especially at her nipples. "Ooh, I'm starting to grow up," said Paige, already noticing her voice was sounding different. She looked at the camera image to see that her nightie was being pulled higher up her legs as her body was lengthening. Her face was also changing, becoming less round and more angular.
Then her attention centered on her breasts which were pushing further out. She put her hands over them to feel them growing. Of course, since her hands were still growing, it caused them to inadvertently rub against her burgeoning flesh. "Oh, that feels so good," she moaned, her voice deeper than before. She started actively rubbing her breasts, feeling them get rounder and bigger, her nipples so big and stiff.
Paige could have easily spent her entire growth just rubbing at her breasts, but she let her hands wander over her developing body. She slid them down her waist, noticing how slim and shapely it was, especially when she got to her hips. Her hips were spreading out quite nicely and her little girl's butt had grown into a full woman's ass.
Eventually, she felt the full-body tingle stop. Well, mostly stop, she was still tingling in a few places but she was sure it was because of where her hands had been. She looked at the camera image and gave a happy gasp. The woman that was on the screen was beautiful, the classic blonde bombshell. The nightie allowed plenty of cleavage to be seen and it draped well against her hips. Her curves weren't heavily exaggerated, but they were plenty sexy. She had to guess her breasts were large C-cups and her rear was just round enough to match.
Paige walked over to the camera and bent down so her adult face took up most of the top of the screen
while allowing a good look down her nightie. "Hi, I'm Paige, I'm 24 years old, and I'm all grown-up," she
said in her sultry new voice before clicking the end button. She'll definitely be keeping that video file for her to watch later, but she was gonna email a copy to Peter right now. Along with attaching the file, she typed a message on the email: 'Here's my growing-up vid, hope to be seeing you tomorrow. Call me when and where you wanna meet.' After that, she sent the email.
Naturally, they gushed over how pretty she was now. They probably would have kept up for hours talking about all the stuff she could do as an adult, but Paige eventually managed to excuse herself by saying she was tired and just wanted to take in her new body.
Once Paige had gotten back to her room, she quickly checked for any new emails. She found a reply from Peter and clicked on it. She read the message attached to it first: Hey Paige, can't wait to see you tomorrow. Call me in the morning. After that, she clicked on the video file that Peter had sent.
The video started with an image of Peter standing in front of the computer, bare-chested and wearing a pair of tied-up gym shorts that probably belonged to his dad. "Hi, I'm Peter and this video is for my girlfriend Paige," said Peter before drinking from the Double-Up vial. Paige watched excitedly for the changes to start.
It started off more subtly than Paige would have expected. Peter's lengthening of limbs and torso were so unapparent that Paige didn't really notice until he had gotten four inches taller. But soon she started noticing more changes, Peter's shoulders getting wider and his chest starting to expand out. Then Peter started gaining height at a faster rate as his muscles started becoming more defined. She watched his chest rise and fall with his breath, seemingly surging out with each breath in. Soon, he had a solid set of pecs and his stomach rippled before abs became visible.
Peter's face was getting squarer as he got older, his jaw and chin become chiseled. His throat was getting thicker and Paige thought she could make out his Adam's apple forming. He reached down to untie the strings of his gyms shorts which were probably getting a little tight by now. He let out a sigh of relief at that, his voice sounding a lot deeper than before. His shorts barely moved down as his growth was taking up the slack. Paige was able to see more of his legs as his shorts moved up, which were thickening with muscle.
While Peter's height was slowing to a stop, his body was still filling out. What started out as simply muscular definition was becoming chiseled artwork. Peter's muscles became larger until he was built like a football player. Just when it seemed to be over, curly black hair started sprouting in patches on his chest, arms, and legs. He wasn't excessively hairy, but he was definitely virile. Despite this, no stubble appeared on his face.
When Peter was done, he looked over himself. He flexed the muscles of his upper body, apparently looking very pleased with himself. Paige was pretty pleased by what she saw too. Peter had definitely grown up to be a handsome man and she couldn't help but try to look at the front of his gym shorts. She was pretty sure she saw a bulge, but she couldn't tell how big it was.
Then Peter leaned over to the screen and said in a deep man's voice, "Hey Paige, I hoped you liked the gun show. I'll see you tomorrow." With that, the video ended. Paige was touched that Peter actually put a message in his video for her. It made her feel a little guilty for being nonspecific with what she said in her video. But she'll have a lot more to say to Peter when they met up tomorrow.
In the meantime, Paige was eager to see more of her body. She took out her clothes, and stood there in only her pink lacy underwear. One of the pamphlets she explained about the changes their bodies went through in puberty. She was very interested in reading it all.


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|This baby rhino is in danger, as poachers might kill its mother for her horn. How do we stop the rhino poaching scourge, and secure this baby's future? Photo by Rob Thomson.
The policies of South Africa with regards to wildlife conservation have implications for other countries in the region, including Botswana. Although Botswana has very different policies, the close proximity of South Africa, and the many land borders between the two countries mean that their respective policies are likely to influence each other's conservation efforts.
In Part 1 of this series, we considered the recent South African proposal to export 800 lion skeletons from the captive lion breeding industry. This article delves into the even more complex topic of trading rhino horn, on the back of news that South Africa has allowed domestic trade, even though international trade is still banned. As mentioned in Part 1, there are four main differences between trading lion bones and rhino horn, listed below to refresh your memory.
- The lions that are earmarked for trade should all come from captive lion breeding farms, whereas the rhinos are currently kept under mostly natural conditions on large game ranching properties, where they remain part of working ecosystems.
- The groups lobbying for trade in lion bones are almost exclusively the lion breeders themselves, whereas the rhino horn pro-trade group comprises both rhino owners and rhino conservationists.
- In order to trade lion bones, lions must be killed, whereas a rhino's horn can be removed non-lethally, and it will regrow in time.
- The conservation threats to rhinos and lions in the wild are very different, so any idea that purports to help conserve these species should be viewed within that context.
Historical Context
To address the current poaching crisis, some suggest that we consider the historical context of the problem. What do we learn from this history? To answer this question, let's start with Operation Rhino. The incredible recovery of the white rhino population from a handful of individuals in the 1950s to nearly 20,000 rhinos in South Africa today was started by a far-sighted project called Operation Rhino. A key figure in this Operation, the late Ian Player, attributed much of the success of his work to the notion of private ownership and sustainable use of rhinos in South Africa. This project sparked what today is a thriving wildlife ranching industry, which hosts more wildlife on more land than the protected areas in the country.
The success of Operation Rhino, and the importance of wildlife conservation on private land in South Africa are agreed by the majority of conservationists, irrespective of their stance on trade. Where opinions diverge is over the question: can a similar strategy, based specifically on rhino horn trade, stop the current poaching crisis, or would it fuel still more poaching? Similarly, does banning trade in endangered species achieve its stated goal of reducing poaching, or does it actually serve to increase poaching? To try and answer these questions, groups on both sides of the debate turn to the history books.
Although one would think that studying the history of rhino horn trade, and the banning thereof, might lead to clear conclusions that are either for or against the trade, this is not the case. Historical analyses by those favouring trade suggest that trade bans, particularly the 2009 ban in South Africa, actually precipitated the current rhino poaching crisis. According to their analyses, small quantities of legally obtained rhino horn from South Africa during the 2000's obviated the need for traders to employ poachers to obtain their supplies. The fact that other African countries had banned hunting of their rhinos was the reason why poachers had decimated those populations long before they targeted South Africa. Poaching is a risky and expensive business, so surely if there were a less expensive way of getting horn (i.e. legally), then profit-oriented traders would choose that route instead.
Among the anti-trade lobby, the same historical data is used to support trade bans and suggest that rhino hunting in South Africa was the real cause for increasing demand in Asian countries. During the 1980's, rhino poaching in Africa was recognised as a major threat to the species, and CITES successfully lobbied several Asian countries to ban the domestic trade in rhino horn. During the 1990's, China removed rhino horn from the official list of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and encouraged practitioners to use legal substitutes for horn.
Anti-traders suggest that these measures led to the relative lull in poaching during the late 90's and early 00's, until Vietnam became a new consumer country. On the back of a rapidly growing economy, some Vietnamese wanted to show off their newly acquired wealth by using expensive products such as rhino horn for a variety of reasons (including treating hangovers). Around the same time that Vietnamese suddenly grew a taste for rhino horn, rather strange legal rhino hunts were happening in South Africa. Instead of the usual hunting customers – American or European males – hunts were being sold to young Vietnamese women, who could not actually hunt. It soon came to light that these women were actually employed by horn traders who would sell the horn from the trophy on the black market once the 'huntresses' returned home.
The discovery of Vietnamese 'pseudo-hunts' that were used to supply rhino horn on the black market led to the moratorium on all rhino horn trade within South Africa in 2009. The pro-trade lobby suggests that by cutting off the legal channels for obtaining rhino horn under a regulated trophy hunting system the moratorium forced traders to find another way of obtaining the horn – poaching. Anti-traders hold that the pseudo-hunts that were allowed due to South Africa's hunting industry actually stimulated the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam, without which there would have been no poaching crisis. As you can see, this is a chicken-and-egg argument, with both sides quoting the same basic facts, yet disagreeing on cause and effect. Did rhino hunting delay the poaching crisis or create it?
|These white rhinos are moving through the thick bush of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Park, the home of Operation Rhino. Photo by Gail Potgieter.
Trade Bans vs. Market-Driven Sustainable Use
Whether trade bans help or hinder conservation objectives is one of the key issues in this debate. The anti-trade side almost invariably points to CITES briefly lifting elephant ivory bans to allow African countries to sell stockpiles of ivory to consumer countries as Exhibit A for the importance of trade bans. Following the once-off ivory auctions, demand for ivory in the consumer countries spiked, as a once scarce commodity suddenly became available to more people. This drove increased elephant poaching, as traders found that illegally obtained ivory could now be 'laundered' and sold as though it came from the previous once-off auctions.
This story holds an important lesson for all conservationists thinking about the trade in endangered species. The question is: what exactly did we learn? For the anti-trade group, the answer is obvious – trading endangered species' parts is a dangerous business, as it may cause unexpected market reactions, and provide a way for illegally obtained parts to enter the market, further incentivising poaching. For the pro-trade group, the answer is also obvious – once-off sales don't work, and serve only to drive demand and increase the price of the 'commodity'. However, they argue that sustainable, long-term supplies could satisfy the market for horn and outcompete illegal poaching.
One key point that must be borne in mind here is that elephants must be killed for their ivory, yet rhinos can be dehorned non-lethally. The pro-traders therefore suggest that trade could be started with current stockpiles of rhino horn and continued sustainably by non-lethally dehorning privately owned rhinos on an annual basis. The idea of commercial ranchers using rhinos as a 'cash-cow' by dehorning them regularly is morally repulsive to most of those in the anti-trade group. Rhinos are wild animals that use their horns for many reasons, some of which we may not even understand – how can we reduce this magnificent animal to a semi-domesticated state, deprived of its iconic horn? There are a few counter-arguments from the pro-trade lobby to this ethical issue (barring those that simply dismiss moral arguments as 'bunny-hugging'):
- Only privately owned rhinos will be dehorned, thus allowing rhinos in protected areas to keep their horns, and also be less threatened by poachers.
- What is worse, a living rhino without its horn that is occasionally subjected to stress and sedation, or a dead rhino with its horn hacked off in the most inhumane manner imaginable?
- In the current poaching crisis, many private rhino owners and even governments are already dehorning rhinos, as a means of protecting them against poachers – not much will change with the suggested trade anyway.
|This black rhino in the remote desert of Namibia is also affected by the poaching crisis - the government recently launched an intensive programme to dehorn all of the rhinos in this region in an effort to deter poachers. Photo by Gail Potgieter.
Reducing Demand
Among those who do not see legal trade as an option, a key strategy to alleviate rhino poaching is to reduce demand for horn amongst consumers. Despite China's official stance on rhino horn, some Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners still prescribe rhino horn as an essential ingredient for serious illnesses, mainly fevers (not as an aphrodisiac, or a cure for cancer). The Vietnamese market is rather different, as rhino horn is seen as a status symbol by the nouveau riche, and their use for it has no basis in traditional medicine. Some of these end users have no idea that rhinos are highly threatened, or that their demand for horn fuels a veritable war in Africa that has cost many lives, both human and rhino.
Reducing demand requires an array of strategies including education, awareness building, and on-going engagement with potential user communities. If we could convince Chinese traditional healers to use horn from domestic water buffalo in Asia as a substitute for rhino horn (they have been shown to exhibit similar properties), then they would stop buying expensive horn from illegal dealers. If we convince people who use traditional medicines in Asia that rhino horn is made of keratin, and is actually just like human fingernails, then maybe they won't place their trust in horn to cure fevers. Finally, if the nouveau riche of Vietnam realised the destruction their luxury tastes actually cause, perhaps using rhino horn would become a social taboo, much like campaigns against fur worked in Western countries.
Such demand reduction strategies take time, money, and sustained effort, not to mention government willpower amongst countries that are notorious for turning a blind eye to animal abuse. Pro-traders that do not have a financial stake in rhino horn trade agree that eliminating demand for horn would be the gold medal for rhino conservation. However, they ask: how long is it going to take to realise this lofty goal? Can demand be reduced quickly enough to save the rhino from extinction? The traditional medicine market has used horn for millennia, and people who use it have long-held, deeply ingrained beliefs. Is it realistic to expect these beliefs to evaporate following media campaigns led by Western NGOs that tell them that their medicine is as effective as chewing your fingernails?
To these searching questions, anti-trade conservation groups reply with some good counter-arguments: 1) If demand elimination truly is the gold medal for rhino conservation, then that is where we should focus our limited resources, rather than fighting each other over legalising trade. 2) Yes, reducing demand does take time and effort, which we are willing to spend, but legalising the trade in the meantime will send out mixed-messages to consumers and undo all our hard work. 3) We believe that demand can be reduced (if not eliminated) to the extent that rhino poaching at least declines, provided that we use the right strategies to target the right consumer groups. Further research and funding is urgently needed to properly address the demand problem, rather than committing to the relatively unknown route of trade legalisation.
The Way Forward – Addressing Mistrust
I am sure that some pro-traders reading this article would have snorted in disgust at the last sentence of the previous section. "Further research and funding" is a typical call from anti-trade organisations, and the 'typical' disgusted pro-trader response to it, exemplifies the key problem with this debate. The goal for both sides of the debate is the same – to conserve rhinos. You would think that this provides enough common ground for the two parties to engage with each other in meaningful ways that would lead to an eventual resolution of the debate. The truth is, it is far more complicated than that. Conservationists who back either side of this debate are generally very different kinds of people with very different life experiences and perspectives. Consequently, they harbour deep feelings of mistrust for one another, and more often than not portray the other group with well-worn stereotypes.
|Just like this beautiful black rhino, we need to keep moving forwards for conservation. Photo by Gail Potgieter.
Pro-traders are frequently those who have experienced the plus side of sustainable use first-hand. Wildlife ranchers and game wardens that are involved with live wildlife auctions extol the value of the wildlife ranching industry and quote the success this has had in terms of boosting wildlife numbers. They have many years of field experience, and have lived 'in the bush' for much of their lives; they are outdoorsman and many enjoy activities such as fishing and hunting for meat. They are also frequently on the frontlines of the poaching crisis: they have seen mutilated rhinos first-hand, tracked poachers through the bush for kilometres, perhaps even watched their friends and employees die at the hands of poachers. They are hardened bush people who have an intimate understanding of the environment, even if they lack university qualifications.
Anti-traders usually come from an entirely different background. Many work for or have established conservation NGOs that emphasise such lofty goals as evidence-based conservation, and saving species through education and community outreach. A good number of them are not from Africa, but have fallen in love with the continent. By and large, they have degrees in biology-related fields and have studied various aspects of conservation in depth. They love wildlife and working in the field, but are more often than not stuck behind a computer writing funding proposals or analysing the data from their latest research. The best of the NGOs strive to use academic research to drive on-the-ground conservation efforts and closely monitor their results. They have a real passion for their work, even though they have never had poachers' bullets whiz past their ears, or watched a friend die for protecting wildlife.
This is not to say that the kinds of people who match the description in the first group are always pro-trade, or those in the latter group are always anti, but these are the stereotypes. As I have described them, one can see virtue in both groups, and I would argue that the conservation world needs them equally. Without boots-on-the-ground, dedicated people at the frontline of the poaching war, we would have lost all our rhinos already. However, without NGOs that continue to do research and outreach activities, conservation efforts will be rudderless and go largely unnoticed by the rest of the world.
Sadly, there is a deep level of mistrust between the most passionate and outspoken of those in each group. This is manifest when pro-traders dismiss all anti-trade arguments as 'sentimentalist' or 'animal rightist', implying that these supposed keyboard warriors cannot possibly understand the urgency for a radically new way of approaching conservation (i.e. legalising trade). It is also manifest by anti-traders, who cast the pro-trade argument as 'uncaring' or even 'self-serving', implying that pro-traders view individual wild animals merely as a means to an end, without considering their welfare.
The snide comments are particularly jarring when it comes to how the two sides fund their conservation efforts. Anti-traders cast wildlife ranchers as wealthy farmers who care only about the financial bottom line, and view their animals as inanimate assets. Pro-traders cast conservation NGOs as money-grabbing organisations who actually want to keep species endangered to ensure that they have a sustainable source of income from their gullible international donors. It seems that it is not enough to merely disagree about how to solve the current poaching crisis, but we must destroy each other's reputations and denigrate each other's contributions to conservation at the same time.
The two sides nonetheless agree on a few essentials: we are in a crisis, and something must be done about it; we are facing highly organised criminal syndicates; the current situation is leading to the extinction of the rhino – it simply cannot carry on as it is now. Yet how are we ever going to fix this problem if the very best of the conservation world – bush warriors on the frontlines, and charismatic NGO leaders with international support – cannot even sit around the same table and discuss these things without resorting to personal attacks? Although I have cast the two groups as polar opposites for the sake of revealing stereotypes, I believe that there are many in each group that are closer to the middle ground, and do not resort to attacking those who do not agree with them. Those towards the middle need to talk to others in their 'group' that are on the extreme edges, and create a true middle ground where conservationists from across the spectrum can come to a real agreement on the way forward. Perhaps the 'keyboard warriors' need to experience the frontline of the poaching war themselves, and the 'bush warriors' need to take a step back and listen to those who have researched the issue on an international scale.
To counter our highly organised, ruthless, common enemy, we need a unified strategy that everyone agrees on and works towards. If we achieve such a goal, then we can present a united front to the rest of the world and a strong proposal to CITES and local governments (in either direction) that shows that we have a concrete plan to combat the scourge of rhino poaching. The current situation where domestic trade is allowed in South Africa, with enough loopholes to stimulate uncontrolled illegal international trade, is a direct result of the conflict between the two groups, and is highly unlikely to improve the rhino's plight. Can we set aside our differences, for the rhino's sake?
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Lighting has come a long way from being a bulb with a switch. It has progressed to energy efficient bulbs to dimming lights to automated lighting. LIFX, a wi-fi enabled, multi-color, energy-efficient LED light bulb that you control with your smartphone, goes one (or multiple) steps further. This revolutionary light bulb not only brightens up your house, but it also has multi-color capabilities.
LIFX – KICKSTARTER Of The Week
Whether you're a fan of the bright white or the mellow yellow, it's clear that people have their own style when it comes to the perfect lighting color for their house's ambiance. Not too long ago, there wasn't much you could do when it came to choosing the right color (unless you were one of those people who put a colored paper on a bulb…or used a lava lamp). LIFX solves exactly this problem. These bulbs are smart, energy efficient, and relatively cheap for the life span (up to 25 years!).
LIFX is a multi-color, LED bulb that is controllable from your phone. Keep in mind that this is not the only smart bulb concept out there. Philips Hue delivers similar results as well but hey, it's always good to keep your options open.
The price may become an issue for many consumers as the starting price is $69 but it is a luxury good which lasts a long time so the investment may be very much worth it.
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How to Create a Sherlock Holmes Costume
According to the news Sherlock Holmes will be on the big screen again in a sequel to the 2009 film. For those who enjoy the ultra smart and witty Sherlock Holmes and his interesting relationship with Irene Adler it could be the perfect time to start thinking about the next costume contest for couples. You may find Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler are better suited to win than the typical Tarzan and Jane. The costume outlined below is similar to one of the costume looks from the 2011 Sherlock Holmes Sequel. You can of course go for the original version of plaid overcoat and matching hat we have seen before.
* Westcott (vest)
* Knit black pants
* Dress shirt
* Black overcoat
* Period shoes
Step 1:Sherlock Holmes is a dapper dresser, which means you need to find the best materials to recreate the look. You can purchase items or use items from your own closet. You can also decide to use fabric to create the appropriate look. It is best to get a pattern and build from material in order to recreate the perfect period costume; however, to save money and time you might see what you can adapt in your own closet.
Step 2: The Westcott or vest should have four buttons and be reddish brown.
Step 3: The dress shirt should be a dirty white or green, the color choice is really up to you. A regular 21st century shirt is not going to work without some adaptation if you want to be completely original.
Step 4: For the pants they should be formfitting and knit over other types of material since cotton was mostly used in the 19th century. Any dress pant may be enough to make the costume look alright though.
Step 5: For the shoes you will need to find something like wingtips or another dress shoe that could pass for the shoes of earlier centuries. Add in a little muck and some wild hair and you could fit in the new movie!


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Hidden fees can destroy a good 401(k), America's Best 401k can help you find your best option!
Posted by BoldTV on Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Investing for retirement is difficult when working, but having a 401(k) makes life easier. However, there are fees in 401(k) plans that may drain funds from your accounts that you aren't aware even exist. Knowing the exact fees taken by a company's 401(k) program can help determine how much money is lost.
What is a 401(k)?
In a recent survey by GoBankingRates, 43 percent of respondents in the 18-to-24 age group reported that they don't know what a 401(k) plan is. A 401(k) is a retirement plan that allows employees to put a portion of their pre-taxed salary into a 401(k) account. This money is not taxed until it is taken out of the account.
Employers will sometimes match contributions made by employees; some match the contributions dollar for dollar while others match a percentage of the contribution. The caveat is that employees will have to wait for the money to vest before gaining access to it, usually by working for the company for a set amount of time — the duration varies between different companies. After the money vests, it becomes available to the employee.
People aren't aware of the fees that may be taking a chunk of their 401(k) savings. America's Best 401k seeks to help people figure out the excessive fees that are part of their 401(k) plan. It also assists business owners set up a 401(k) plan that helps employees while also limiting corporate liability. America's Best 401k gives a solution for employees that believe their money is being mishandled and want to correct what's happening.
Choosing the right 401(k) plan helps invest in the future, but unfortunately, excessive fees may reduce the amount available when the money is finally needed later in life. America's Best 401k helps people get a sense of their 401(k) plan by comparing it to others and seeing where there may be excessive fees. Seeing potential dangers in current 401(k) plans helps avoid pitfalls that may diminish returns in the future.
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OBERST, Barbette A. - Barbette peacefully passed away at home on October 25, 2004, at the age of 85, after a short battle with cancer. Preceded by her husband of 54 years, John Oberst; her brother, Norman Eierman; and identical twin sister, Marie Pfister. Survived by her children, Jay (Kimberly), Ray (Arlene Cruz), Keverne (Dennis, deceased) DeSantis, Dennis (Lolita), Monica, Philip (Alicia), and Gerald (Jeannie); her 13 loving grandchildren; and three great grandchildren who will miss her dearly. Also survived by many other relatives and friends who she maintained contact with over the years. Barbette was born in San Francisco on June 8, 1919, and graduated from Balboa High School. Resident of South San Francisco. Member of All Souls Parish for over 50 years; charter member, past president and current treasurer of Young Ladies Institute - St. Theresa #227; member of All Souls Women's Club; Rise & Shiners and Monday Seniors bowling teams; past SSF 4-H leader; past Cub Scout Den Mother, Pack #80; past SSF Warrior Booster mom; and retired from JC Penney's after 22 years. Barbette was a Navy veteran of WWII, having served at NAS Vero Beach, FL. She loved playing bingo with her friends at All Souls. As an avid walker, her friends would see her walking to church, the store, to the park, and even walking home from the bowling alley or doctor's appointment. Visitation will be Thursday Oct. 28th from 3 pm to 8 pm with a Vigil Service at 6 pm at Garden Chapel Funeral Home, 885 El Camino Real, So.SF. The Funeral Mass will take place at All Souls Church, 315 Walnut Ave, So.SF at 10:00 am on Friday, October 29th. Committal Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to YLI Golden Jubilee Burse c/o YLI St. Theresa Institute #227, 545 Orange Ave, So. SF 94080, All Souls Church, 315 Walnut Ave, So. San Francisco 94080, or to your favorite charity. Garden Chapel Funeral Directors (650) 583-2510


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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 2:15 PM
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, March 27, 2017 - Many of this year's participants in the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival made their way ashore today to register for a week of world-class racing out of Nanny Cay, Tortola. The Marina is alive with activity - old friends catching up and first-timers partaking of the infamous Mount Gay rum drinks at the beach bar. With the breeze looking light for Tuesday's annual Round Tortola Race, Bob Phillips, Regatta Chairman is recommending a shorter course to ensure racers have an opportunity to get out on the water.
"The breeze is supposed to be out of the south so it looks like the perfect race is likely to be around Norman and Peter Islands, a 7-8 mile course as we want to get racers out AND back," Phillips said. "People are here to race and we want to be sure that they have some good racing rather than parked on the north side of the island. The beauty of the BVI is that we have lots of islands we can send them around - it might not be around Tortola, but it will be around an island somewhere!"
Newcomer to the Regatta this year is the X41 Godspeed, from Austria. Skipper Peter Steinkogler, formerly a chief sailing instructor for the BMW Sail Racing Academy, runs Godspeed, a sail racing academy in Austria. SteinKogler and Godspeed have had quite the adventure making it to Spring Regatta, after crossing the Atlantic in November with the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) from Las Palmas to St Lucia and finishing third after hitting a whale and landing a $10,000 repair bill.
Godspeed continued racing in Barbados, then competed in the Barbados to Antiqua race which they won. They also competed in the RORC Caribbean 600 and the Heineken Regatta. New crew have joined the boat for Spring Regatta and will spend 2-3 days of training prior to racing later this week.
"The BVI is marvellous, I just love the conditions here and the people are really friendly here in these islands," Steinkogler said. "But, as a European person you have to adjust your time schedule because here there is island time...once you overcome this, it's terrific!"
Sam of Hamble, the Sigma 38 co-owned by Peter Hopps and Serena Alexander, returns to the BVI Spring Regatta for the fifth time, this year with two BVI virgins on board. "We took second in class last year but with newbies on board, there's no telling how we'll do this year," Hopps joked. "We'll just sail as well as we can, as fast as we can."
Sam of Hamble is named after Alexander's son Sam who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011, and the boat was purchased as a training boat for the London Corinthian Sailing Club. Alexander said, "What better inheritance can Sam have than his name being all over the world teaching people how to sail and have adventures."
Scotty Bradford is boat captain on Elvis, the Gunboat 62 owned by Jason Carroll, based out of Newport, RI. This is Bradford's first time racing multihulls having spent many years racing maxi boats, and he's a big fan already. "After this, I'm not going back to monohulls, I can tell you that! This does everything I want to do." Bradford's been instrumental in organizing the Gunboat fleet to race, like putting together the rating rules which hasn't been easy.
"It's starting to gel and we're getting enough boats that it's now fun and everyone's getting more serious about it - upgrading equipment etc. Everyone's beginning to sow their oats a little bit and feel more comfortable - these boats aren't as scary as they are made out to be. We're flying a hull now and feel comfortable doing it and everybody else is getting there."
Elvis has been leading the Gunboat pack winning most regattas this past year but Bradford thinks they may get a wakeup call here in the BVI. "H2O is by far the best boat from the West Coast (USA) and I think they're going to be really fast, and for their first regatta ever, HH 66 just sailed really well in St Thomas and are also looking good..."
Nonetheless, there's plenty of work to be done on these big multihull racing machines and Bradford's team will be working on fitting a new sail before racing begins. "We're excited to have a lot more boats here and especially at these new docks at Nanny Cay," he said. "I love racing here in the BVI!"
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School Captain Astrid Pollard is on fire. Ever since she was assigned that oral presentation on Joan of Arc life has sort of, well, spontaneously combusted. People are looking at her funny. The frogs in Biology are singing to her.
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This is Eva Lokaj, the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Old Traditional Polish Cuisine. Beside her are her husband, Grzegorz (Greg) Gryzlak (right) and his best friend, Przemyslaw (Mek) Motyka (left), the co-owners of Old Traditional Polish Cuisine. This 3-person team began brainstorming how they could fill the void they saw in the New York food industry after realizing how underrepresented Polish food was throughout all five boroughs. At the time, Eva was working at Calvin Klein, Greg was working in construction and Mek was running a cafe in Ridgewood but they felt the need to create a solution since there were limited Polish restaurants to begin with and more and more were closing. So after about a year of research into the market and creating recipes for the menu, they decided to open a food truck with a five borough permit to not only re-introduce Polish food to consumers but to also be able to meet demand, whether it was in Manhattan or Brooklyn or Queens. The food truck gave them the ability to service more people by bringing the food to them directly on the street as well as to specific locations for private events, weddings, after parties and catering. The food truck officially launched in April 2013 and after five years of business, their mission is the same: to bring their culture and traditions to the streets of New York City.
Eva, Greg and Mek all felt a connection to Polish food because it's the food they grew up eating. However, Eva notes, the concept and passion for the food truck really started with Greg and Mek as a way to bring a piece of home to New York. Greg and Mek were both born and raised in Poland and emigrated to the U.S. when they were teenagers. Eva was born and raised in New York and although she speaks Polish fluently, had a more typical "American" upbringing. She went to St. Vincent High School and then Iona College and growing up she says she didn't have a lot of Polish friends. In fact, she hadn't dated any Polish guys until she met Greg through a mutual friend. However, her mother made sure that she understood her heritage and growing up her home was constantly full of Polish dishes that her mother created. So when Greg and Mek decided to pursue the food truck full-time, she left her job to help them run the business. She now does all the marketing and PR for the food truck as well as running their catering operations. She also works part-time as an office manager at a jewelry company. Luckily the schedule is flexible with a certain amount of hours that she's responsible for each week so she's able to coordinate her work at the jewelry company around marketing outreach, meetings and their catering schedule each week. Eva doesn't have any formal training in marketing but tries to work every angle to get their name out there. From social media to email marketing to creating doughnuts with the Polish flag on them in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of Polish independence, she knows that the more recognizable their business is, the more customers will be attracted to it.
Although the food truck gives them the ability to meet consumer demand directly, Eva says the logistics of the truck is also the most challenging part of the business. Every morning they load everything onto the truck and get to their spot for the day between 5AM and 7AM, depending on the spot. It's crucial that you get to the spot you want before construction crews come with their trucks and vans or before the street gets too packed so that you're ready to serve for lunch time. If you're late, you'll lose out on customers in popular areas or you could lose the food that you prepared for that day. However, over the years she says they've figured out how much food they'll need for each day on the truck so that's usually not an issue for them, especially since they now have a commissary kitchen in Brooklyn. They use the kitchen to prep the food needed for the truck, a majority of which they source from local Polish food vendors throughout New York. Their kielbasa is made by a Polish butcher specifically for them and their bread comes from a Polish bakery in the city. They work with a few different vendors to help create their dishes as they're not able to prepare all of the food themselves. However, they will create a few dishes on the truck (Hunter's Stew, grilled chicken, salads) and there's no one main chef, all three of them contribute to the cooking. Any other items that they can't get in the U.S. (such as Polish mustard, soda and water), they import from Poland to make sure that every item on their truck is Polish.
Just like their cooking, the inspiration behind their recipes comes from all three of them. Since they all grew up eating Polish food, they wanted to create a menu based off of their family recipes. However, every region in Poland adds their own unique spin on most dishes so they decided to combine each one of their "personal touches" to create their own recipes that they thought everyone would enjoy. They then had Eva's mother taste test everything and approve it before it was added to the menu. They want customers who try their food to feel like they're enjoying a traditional Polish lunch or dinner in Poland, so it was vital to them that each recipe was as authentic as possible. And it seems that they've succeeded. Customers will come to their food truck with a smile and say "This is how my grandmother used to make it!" or "I miss Polish food so much, I'm so glad that you guys are here!", which Eva says is the most rewarding part of the business. Being able to bring their food to diverse groups of people all over New York and have them appreciate what it is and the tradition behind it is their passion.
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Real Bride: Jessica K.
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Britton and I met in the fall of 2014 in Hays, where we both lived. We began dating shortly after we met and just fell head over heels for each other. Britton graduated from college in May 2015 and started searching for a job in the tiny town of Hays. Being a small town, it just wasn't able to offer anything to him. An opportunity came up with my work to transfer to Salt Lake City, so we decided to take that opportunity and move there together.
We took a trip there in October for a week (the first time being there for us both), found a place, and moved there right after Thanksgiving. We knew no one, and had no friends or family there to help us spend our time. This meant we did everything together, and it just created a stronger bond for both of us. In February 2016 we got our dog, Koba, and he has been such an added blessing to our little family. In April 2016, Britton proposed while we were out walking Koba in a park and I couldn't have been more surprised. From then on, we were planning a wedding for a year and a half.
I started looking for my dress in October 2016 in Salt Lake City. My mom had passed away over 20 years ago, so I went to all appointments on my own. It was really hard; I was trying to make a huge decision on my own, and I was never getting a real, true feeling that any of the dresses were the ONE. My aunt called me and insisted I come to Kansas City for a weekend so I could have a true bridal experience and look for dresses with the support of my family. I booked my flight and appointments at several salons, but didn't have much of a positive outlook because of the luck I'd had in Salt Lake.
One of the main reasons I had booked Altar Bridal is because I knew they carried Blush by Hayley Paige, and I was just in love with her dresses. When I got to my appointment, I had a really hard time understanding what I wanted in a dress, but Sara pulled the Orion dress from Blush by Hayley Paige and I just knew when I put it on that it was everything I wanted in a dress. She put a belt on and a long veil and it was just perfect, and everyone there with me knew it. All other appointments following that one were pretty much useless, since I knew that this was the dress. I called Sara shortly after and ordered the dress, and couldn't have been happier.
Britton and I got married in my hometown of Victoria, KS. Victoria is known for its large Cathedral that was recently established as a Basilica. It was insanely difficult to plan a wedding from two states away. I had so much help from family; I definitely could not have done it without them.
We wanted Britton to stand out from his groomsmen so we decided he'd wear a blue suit, while all of his groomsmen would wear gray. For my bridesmaids, I wanted a mis-matching sort of thing going on. I wanted people to walk into the wedding and not notice any true color scheme. I found a convertible dress that had sashes that each bridesmaid could customize to wear however they wanted. The colors turned out to be just beautiful. My cousin, Aubrey Hearld, created all of the bouquets and boutonnières. She used silk flowers so everyone could keep their flowers. She even adorned my bouquet with my mother's rosary at my request. They went beautifully with the bridesmaid dresses.
The whole day was just incredible and I couldn't have asked for a better day. After our wedding, Britton and I took a two week long (and much needed) honeymoon in Italy. We had a second reception in Salt Lake City, following our honeymoon at Squatter's Pub Brewery to celebrate with our friends in Salt Lake.
Jessica and Britton
October 7, 2017
Ceremony: Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, KS
Reception: Rose Garden, Hays, KS and Squatter's Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT
Gown: Orion from Blush by Hayley Paige
Belt: Modern Trousseau
Veil: Sara Gabriel
Hair & Make-up: Janae Tidwell of J Studio and Salon, Hays, KS
Photography: Amber Shaw Photography
Bridal Bouquets and Boutonnieres: Aubrey Hearld, Hays, KS
DJ/Live Music: Chad Stoecklein, Hays, KS
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Carmen is an opera that involves seduction, passion, infidelity, jealousy and murder. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875. It was considered quite scandalous for its time, and the reviews and audience reactions were far from positive. In fact, the opera was more popular overseas. and it wasn't revived in Paris until 1883, eight years after its initial release.
On 13 May 1975 Monaco issued a set of four stamps to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the premiere of the opera, Carmen. This beautiful set of stamps was designed and engraved by Albert Decaris. Each stamp represents one of the four Acts of the opera. In the last couple of blogs we were introduced to Carmen with an in-depth look at Act I and Act II of the opera and their related stamps. Click HERE to read about Act I. And HERE for Act II.
Act II ended with Carmen, José, and a couple of smugglers fleeing the Inn together to get away from the senior officer with whom José had just fought. So what will happen to the runaways...?
The lights come on. We are deep in the wilds of the mountains near Seville, Spain c. 1920. It is night time.
Carmen, a couple of her friends, José, and the smugglers are travelling further into the mountains. At some point during the journey, Carmen has become bored with the company of José. Hoping to be rid of him she starts taunting him and telling him to go back to the village. But he knows he can't. After fighting a superior officer, he would be charged immediately.
They find a spot to hide. Carmen's friends, Frasquita and Mercédès, pull out a set of fortune-telling cards to kill some time. Carmen joins them, they read her fortune. Carmen is stunned when they tell her that the cards foresee hers and José's deaths. Watching the women, the smugglers get an idea. They decide to take the women down into the town to the customs officials and have them use their feminine charms on them in order to move their contraband. They leave José there alone with the stash.
Not long after, José's sweetheart, Micaela (who we met in Act I), comes into the mountains. She spots José before he sees her. She is about to approach him when she hears him fire his gun. She hides behind some rocks, thinking he might be shooting at her. But she soon finds out that he actually is shooting at a man approaching. The man resolves from the shadows. It is Escamillo, the toreador. José, recognising the toreador, relaxes his guard and the two start chatting.
However, the atmosphere soon becomes tense when Escamillo starts talking about a woman he has fallen for, a woman named, Carmen. And worse still Escamillo says that she seems infatuated with some common soldier. He has no idea the soldier is José! Enraged, José challenges him to a knife fight. But Escamillo merely defends himself and doesn't fight back. Now José is really annoyed! He comes at the bullfighter again. Escamillo manages to get the better of him, but lets him go. He says he fights bulls not men! José attacks him for a third time. This time Escamillo's knife breaks. José has a chance...
...but then Carmen reappears with the smugglers. Escamillo takes the opportunity to leave. But before he does, he invites Carmen and the smugglers to his next bullfight in Seville. As Escamillo departs, Micaela is spotted hiding in the rocks. She comes out and begs José to return home with her as his mother is very sick. Carmen mocks him, telling him to run along home. After some more begging by Micaela, José agrees to go, but he promises Carmen he will return to her.
As José starts to walk off, the voice of Escamillo singing the toreador song can be heard. Carmen's eyes light up and she makes to dash off to find him. But José turns around and stops her from leaving...
Time for the Act III stamp.
In this lovely engraving Decaris has decided to capture the moment when Micaela starts begging José to return home with her. Micaela's dress has been picked out n stunning green. And the sash around José's waist is also green, illustrating their connection.
In this image we can clearly see José's reluctance to leave with Micaela by his posture. And to the left we see Carmen, standing there, mocking him. If you look closely you see the rose José gave her between her breasts. Perhaps taunting José. Again, a splendid composition!
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Women's Network Kigali speaks out against sexism in marketing
Yesterday a popular beer brand in Rwanda had to apologise and halt production of their labelling after being called out on Twitter. The company's #livelaughlager campaign featured sexist jokes on their products and advertising and was met with outrage from men and women online, including the Rwandan Minister of Gender, Solina Nyirahabimana. The illustrator of the cartoons was the first to apologise and distance himself from the campaign, but how can brands and individuals avoid this sort of marketing blunder and ensure that their communication is in line with their values and the values of the society? Lucy Schalkwijk, Founder of Career Women's Network Kigali (CWNK) joins CNBC Africa for more.


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Tourism chief welcomes survey that rates Dubai as world's best
An annual survey by a leading UK trade magazine has rated Dubai as the best long haul destination in the world for meetings and incentive travel. The Director General of the DTCM says he will build on the results.
The head of Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has welcomed a UK survey, which rates the emirate as the world's leading long haul destination for conference and incentive travel.
Director General Khalid bin Sulayem said, "Dubai has the facilities and services to compete with the best in the world and the results of this survey have established our success as an ideal incentive venue. Dubai is a favored destination by UK incentive travel organizers and we will not only sustain our strong showing in the UK market but develop it further."
The annual 'Trends and Spends' survey was conducted by the UK's 'Meetings & Incentive Travel' magazine in June 2002. It covers the full calendar year of 2001 and ranks destinations that are most popular for incentive travel. Dubai leads the long haul category, rated by delegate nights and is followed by Las Vegas, Cape Town, Mauritius, California, Savannah, Miami, New York, New Orleans and Orlando.
'Meetings and Incentive Travel' magazine contains industry news, destination reports and articles and its primary target audience is event organizers. It is rated as the UK's most informative and most authoritative publication on the meetings and incentives industry.
The UK is one of Dubai's principal travel origin markets in Europe, accounting almost 350,000 hotel guests in 2001 and registering a growth of 16% over the previous year.
Although the DTCM leads Dubai's official representations at trade shows around the world, Mr bin Sulayem recognizes that the award is the result of contributions and high performance by the many local private sector organizations, saying, "The incentive travel market forms an essential segment of the travel business that is integral to the development of the emirate's tourism industry and the contributions from the private sector have been a major factor in achieving these outstanding results.


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Microblading is one of the hottest beauty trends. Learn about the local expert who has been providing services to Dayton and now has a studio in OTR.
Erica Kidder, who has worked in the beauty industry since 2008, has focused on hair, waxing, and event style hair do's. But now, Kidder is shifting her focus, and is making women all over the Tri-State feel beautiful and empowered.
Kidder started in 2008 at Square One Salon and Spa, in Centerville, Ohio, and has since expanded her horizons. Keeping up with all the new beauty trends, Kidder has decided to open a salon of her own, that holds a focus on microblading as early as May 2. "After five years, I left to explore a career as a small business owner- the past three years I've worked within Salon Lofts. Last year, my passion for the industry expanded into permanent makeup, and with the addition of microblading, I quickly outgrew my loft. I made the decision to focus almost exclusively on microblading and I am now leaving Salon Lofts and opening my first salon."
Microblading is a newer concept, which is rapidly making its debut to the Greater Cincinnati area. "When I discovered microblading, it was only popular in bigger cities," explains Kidder. "I knew it was only a matter of time before it reached the Midwest. The service fascinated me. I love that there is an alternative to traditional permanent makeup, that typically leaves clients with a solid filled in eyebrow. Microblading offers the most natural result."
When someone talks about microblading, it can come off as a foreign concept. Microblading in short, is a non-permanent tattoo that fills and adds shape to one's eyebrow, and Kidder understands just how important eyebrows are to women. "This luxury of a permanent makeup service replicates hair strokes in the eyebrow, creating fullness, definition and balance," explains Kidder. "While microblading is deemed 'semi-permanent,' it is still in the 'tattoo' family. Due to the pigment being placed under the skin more superficially than a traditional tattoo, naturally it fades faster. Fading is considered a positive characteristic in microblading, as it allows for updates in shape, color and provides the ability to work with changes in aging skin."
During a microblading appointment, Kidder says, you can expect to spend up to three hours at your initial appointment. During the first part of this session, she collaborates on a shape that is perfect for you. "We will take time to choose the appropriate pigment color based on your skin tone, and existing brow hair," she says. "Once you approve your template, we will outline the brow and then provide anesthetics for comfort."
The microblading is done with a small hand tool with sterile, disposable needles to implant pigment into the skin. The second appointment, which is included in the package price, will take place no sooner than four weeks of your initial appointment, and no later than 12 weeks after. "This is a touch up appointment and is absolutely imperative to your results," Kidder says. "Without it, your results will not be optimal, as the service is only half done. The touch up corrects any irregularities in the microbladed hair strokes and it finishes the process."
Since this new concept can generate many questions for the client, Kidder offers one-on-one consultations for $25. "During a consultation, I will cover every question a guest has, but most importantly I address expectations," says Kidder. "We will talk shape, color, healing, pre-and post care, etc."
Since microblading isn't a permanent tattoo, it does require regular touch ups, fill ins, and a bit of TLC from the client after the session is finished. "For a tattoo," says Kidder. "A machine is used to implant the pigment deep into the skin, versus microblading, a disposable manual hand tool with sterile one-time use needles is used to deposit pigment into the upper dermal layer of the skin. This superficial placement allows for natural fading with the exfoliation of skin."
Depending on skin type, lifestyle, aftercare, and environmental factors, every guest will retain pigment differently, according to Kidder. For example, she says, if you have oily skin, you are a smoker, or you swim, or tan regularly, you will require more touch ups. "Some guests however will require more sessions without any of these factors applying to them," she adds. "If you want to maintain your brow, you must touch them up. They are designed to fade. Yearly touch ups are typical, and are $250. I offer a 'perfecting session' for guests who want to supplement their initial two appointments for $150. If you don't need a third visit, a yearly touch up is sufficient."
Kidder has an appreciation for microblading for many reasons, but her favorite is the empowerment the women have when they leave her salon. "Having the power to improve someone's self-confidence is by far the most rewarding part of microblading," says Kidder. "At the end of every service when I show my guest their new brows, I feel overwhelmed with the same amount of joy that they do. It's truly incredible to see someone smile ear to ear because of something you did. Last October, breast cancer awareness month, I had a very eye opening experience. I chose to do a giveaway on social media for breast cancer survivors who lost their brow hair due to treatment. I chose four winners during the month. The time I was able to spend with each survivor was incredible, and it proved to me that microblading is so much more than aesthetic. It's life changing. To give back a part of someone's womanhood is truly a humbling experience. To this day, I still think about how thankful I am to be able to add to their stories."
Kidder says she is thankful for her business growing quicker than she can keep up with, as she is booking clients into August. "I'm happy to see this service is gaining exposure." says Kidder. Currently, Kidder is with Salon Lofts in Washington Park Plaza, and her microblading sessions are $500. Her first available opening is at the end of July 2020.
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Jon McCarthy believes this weekend's trip to York City provides his Chester FC side with the perfect chance to right the wrongs of their FA Cup exit at the hands of Southport.
The Blues were well below par at Haig Avenue on Saturday and fell to a 1-0 loss to Steve Burr's Sandgrounders side in the fourth qualifying round, a defeat that ended their run of seven games unbeaten without conceding in all competitions.
After 701 minutes of football without being breached at the back, Chester were undone by Declan Weeks's 32nd minute goal and had their hopes of an FA Cup run dashed, leaving the 700-plus Blues fans who made the trip to contemplate what might have been.
On Saturday (3pm), Chester travel to a York side boosted by the arrival of ex-Wrexham boss Gary Mills but, like Southport, struggling in the National League.
And with the Blues set to be backed by another healthy away following owing to York's popularity as a tourist destination, McCarthy believes it offers the perfect chance to respond for his players.
"We were mightily disappointed with the defeat at Southport as we wanted so much to do something in the FA Cup for the fans," said McCarthy.
"We don't want to underplay how disappointed we were with it and there was a hangover for a couple of days after it for our players. It was the first setback we have had in a while.
"We had a phenomenal following at Southport and it showed some of our players how much of a sleeping giant this club is and how well supported it can be when you get people excited about the club again.
"Fortunately for us there we have a great chance to bounce back this weekend in similar circumstances and a chance to show we have learned our lessons from Southport.
"We will have another good following and playing another side who are struggling so it will be a very similar game in that respect.
"Our league form is still excellent and we have plenty of reasons to be positive going into the game and we want to give our fans something back this weekend. But it will be tough."
York will be boosted by the return of Mills to the hotseat after he replaced Jackie McNamara as manager just days after being sacked as Wrexham boss.
Mills led York to promotion to the Football League during his last stint as manager back in 2012 and McCarthy, a revered figure at York owing to a five-year stint as a player in the early 1990s , is well aware that his arrival will provide a boost to the Minstermen.
"They will get that lift that often happens when you get a new manager," said McCarthy.
"I've never made any secret of it, I rate Gary Mills. Why wouldn't I? He will be disappointed with how things went at Wrexham and want to put things right.
"He is a legend at York – maybe even more than me.
"They'll have a crowd there on Saturday who will be feeling a bit more positive and they will be trying to lift the players and try and turn things around. It will be a difficult place to go for us."


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35 and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgement with you face to face. 36 As I entered into judgement with your ancestors in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgement with you, says the Lord God. 37 I will make you pass under the staff, and will bring you within the bond of the covenant.
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The fires that broke out in Kineta, Western Attica, and in Eastern Attica last Monday have subsided, according to the Fire Department. However, hundreds of firefighters are still in the area, trying to eradicate the last points of fire origin through land and air means.
Trying to explain the causes of the tragedy, meteorologists say that the wind gusts recorded on Monday were the highest ones recorded during summer months in the last eight years, with their speed reaching 124 km/hour. Those wind gusts combined with low humidity levels created the ideal conditions for the fires to spread rapidly. There was no fire front, but the turbulence and the local windstorms resulted in the spreading of the devastating fires.


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Mrs. Doris Renee Dick age 52, of Corbin and formerly of Mt.Vernon passed Wednesday July 3, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 16, 1966 in Berea the daughter of Mrs. Phyllis Owens Parrett of Brodhead. She was a dental assistant, she enjoyed fishing, drawing, jewelry making, gardening, and was a member of the Christian faith.
Survivors are: one son; Dustin Kelley of Corbin. Two daughters; Stephanie Kelly of Carrollton, VA, and Amanda Munro of Slidell, LA. Two brothers; Scott Parrett of Mt.Vernon, and Kevin Parrett of Brodhead. One sister; Trina Wynn of Corbin. Her grandmother; Willetta Owens. Three grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by; her grandfather Clyde Owens, and by her step-father; Donald Parrett.
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RUAP National President Daniel Nalliah recently spoke at a series of meetings in Albury, Culcairn & Wagga Wagga in NSW.
Many interested people were greatly encouraged to hear all the good news of some of the major changes the current government has made on Multiculturalism, Free Speech, Immigration etc. as a direct result of talks had with RUAP before the last election.
On hearing of the changes people clapped their hands in great excitement.
He then also challenged the people to continue to stand for Australia's Judeo-Christian Heritage and to Rise Up Australia to Keep Australia Australian.
Some at the meeting commented, "My eyes have been opened to see some things I never thought of. Now I realise how important it is for us to Rise Up and govern this country. Thank you so much Mr Nalliah for not bowing down to the pressure brought upon you."