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Yoga in the Wild at Golden Ears
join in on yoga led by mat collective and then hike with activedays!
August 25, 2019
Mountains, Creeks, and Beaches … Oh My!
*This event is sold out!*
Nestled just an hour away from Vancouver, Golden Ears Provincial Park is one of the largest parks in our province! At over 62,000 hectares, no wonder Golden Ears houses many cherished areas for hiking, swimming, camping, canoeing, and more.
We'll start off the day with a yoga session led by our friends from Mat Collective. We'll soak in the fresh air while surrounded by the mountains and waters of North Beach. We'll also spend time swimming and using SUPS, playing beach games, and enjoying a snack from our friends at MEC and Organika! Afterwards, Parkbus will lead a hike to Lower Falls where we'll journey through hemlocks forests and get up close and personal to Gold Creek Falls. Name a better day than this!
We can't think of a better way to spend the weekend other than discovering Golden Ears Provincial Park, one of the city's favourite spots; a great destination to take in the beautiful nature we have to offer. Come with us and explore!
The area for yoga is a rocky surface. Please bring your own yoga mat if you wish! There will be nowhere to store your mat so please be aware that you will be carrying it on the hike if you are bringing one. We will also be spending a portion of our day at the beach so please bring a bathing suit if you'd like to go in the water or any fun activities to pass the time.
Ticket Prices
Regular rate............... $49
Students / Seniors....... $44
Children...................... $25
Includes bus and guided hike!
THIS ACTIVEDAYS TRIP IS ORGANIZED BY THE ACTIVEDAYS COMMUNITy, mat collective, and MEC. SEE ALL ACTIVEDAYS TRIPS AND JOIN US VIA OUR FACEBOOK GROUP!
9:00am: Pick-up at the Bank of China (1025 Dunsmuir St)
9:20am: Pick-up at MEC Vancouver (130 West Broadway)
11:00am: Yoga session at North Beach
12:00pm: Lunch break and free time at North Beach
1:30pm: Hike to Lower Falls trail
5:00pm: Depart Golden Ears Provincial Park
6:15pm: Drop-off at MEC Vancouver
6:30pm: Drop-off at the Bank of China
Your yoga mat!
Your signed waiver
A bathing suit
Lunch and snacks - in reusable containers if possible.
Water (at least 1.5L)
Hat, Bugspray, Sunscreen
Weather appropriate clothing
Whatever else you need to have fun :)
To us, facilitating this event is about creating an environment that you can engage with in your own way. This is your experience and everyone has their own relationship with the outdoors and their bodies. We want to meet you where you are at — you can take part in the hike, or wander off on your own adventure.
ActiveDays is also a community. This is an inclusive space to meet new people, share stories and have fun! To us, there is no better place to get to know someone than the outdoors. We all share a desire to get out, explore and move.
All ActiveDays participants are required to sign a waiver. We will bring printed copies of the waiver to sign on the bus. You can find a digital copy of a sample waiver HERE
The ActiveDays program is made possible in part by the support of our partners at Mountain Equipment Coop


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Barnack's Monthly for June 2017 is: "Cloth"Thank you to everyone who took part in May's Barnack's Monthly theme, which was filled with a wonderful array of more than 600 pictures and excellent ideas and interpretations of the theme! Thank you to everyone who helped to make it another successful month by generously posting their pictures and in particular to those people who posted for the first time - I hope you found it an interesting and rewarding experience and I hope it encourages you to share more of your pictures with us! The Barnack's Monthly theme for June 2017 is: "Cloth" Your pictures should include some form of cloth, or something made from cloth, or something that cloth is made from, or include the word "cloth" either by itself or as part of another word. It could be a dish cloth, a floor cloth, the Emperor's new clothes, the latest fashion, work clothes, party clothes, Sunday best, a wash cloth, a filled washing line, fancy dress, a business suit, a clothing factory, a weaving loom, a needle and thread, knitting needles and wool, sackcloth and ashes, a ball of wool chased by a kitten, a threadbare carpet, faded curtains, a cloth cap, a Fedora, a Bearskin, a buckskin jacket, a face cloth, a moth-eaten jacket, a shiny new suit, a waistcoat, those ol' blue jeans, the cloth canopy on a sports car, beaten carpets hanging out to air, washing on a line strung between buildings, a wedding dress, a ball gown, a cleaning smock, an apron, a sail on a yacht, a widow's veil, a burkha, a hijab, a niqab, a shawl, a scarf, or a skirt - it's entirely your choice so let your imagination run free! It would be a help if you give your picture a title so to help us understand your point of view but it's not compulsory. Members have asked if we'd very kindly name the camera and lens used - if you can remember - because it's interesting to know but, again, it's not compulsory just helpful. The rules are deliberately loose so go out and shoot with this month's theme in mind or start searching back through those pictures you took oh-so long ago that you'd forgotten about and start posting! It doesn't have to be your best ever shot and it's not a competition so you might surprise the rest of us and yourself - it's just about sharing some pictures, seeing others' take on the topic, and enjoying it! Everybody's welcome to contribute, any interpretation, any number of posts, pictures that have been posted on the forum before, any equipment as long as it and the photo complies with the forum's rules of either camera or lens or both made by Leica. Please post freely - especially newcomers and please remember there's no judging or criticism (good or bad) in this thread. So, if you'd like to show your acknowledgement or appreciation that someone has posted their picture then instead of posting a comment please use the "Thanks" button that you can find at the bottom right of every post. Please post away and I look forward to seeing your interesting interpretations of this month's theme. Note: Moderator Pop has very kindly assembled links to all of the past Barnack's Monthly threads as a single archive that can be found here: Barnack's Monthly Index. Thank you, Pop! Pete


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25 June 2019
The purpose of this Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export summerfruit to protocol markets for the 2019–20 season.
Export pathways for summerfruit protocol markets are:
Further details on specific market requirements (including area freedom) are available in the relevant work plans and protocols on the Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) Plants website. To access these documents, you must register as a MICoR Plants user.
Countries with protocols markets have specific requirements for importing Australian produce.
Farms and packhouses intending to export summerfruit to China, Taiwan and Thailand must be accredited by the department, prior to export.
Only crop monitors who have completed the online training and passed the assessment are eligible to conduct crop monitoring for protocol markets.
The online crop monitor training is now open via the Tocal College online eLearning hub.
If you have any questions regarding the summerfruit export registration system, please email Summerfruit Australia.
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email the Horticulture Exports Program.
David Ironside
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Plant Export Operations Branch


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7:00 AM | *Not nearly as harsh today as winds die down*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Mainly sunny, cold, but not nearly as harsh as Monday with much calmer winds, highs in the lower 30's
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid 20's
Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, chance for PM rain, upper 40's for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, periods of rain, near 45 degrees for late night lows
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, chilly, chance of more rain, there is a slight chance for a changeover from rain-to-snow before the precipitation ends as it turns colder late, upper 40's early in the day, temperatures drop in the afternoon
Mainly sunny, colder, mid 30's
Mainly sunny, even colder, upper 20's
Increasing clouds, cold, upper 30's
Strong high pressure will drift over the Mid-Atlantic region today and this will result in a much calmer day compared to Monday as the overall pressure gradient relaxes in the area. While still colder-than-normal, the cold weather today will be much easier to take as wind chills will no longer be a factor. Low pressure will push towards the Great Lakes on Wednesday and with this track to our west, milder air should push northward along the eastern seaboard. As a result, rain is likely to arrive here later tomorrow, but a few ice pellets cannot be ruled out at the onset across the far northern and western suburbs. The rain continues into Thursday and then colder air arrives at the end of the storm. In fact, there is a slight chance for a changeover late Thursday from rain-to-snow as the colder air mass arrives.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
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One of the trending stocks on Friday was Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP). The number of shares transacted for the day under observation was 11338333 contracts. Over the past one week, the average daily trading volume came in at about 6630300 shares per day. The regular trading started at $3.86 but as the trading evolved, the stock escalated, finishing the session with a gain of 3.59%. Its shares recently registered a price of $4.04 apiece.Avon Products, Inc. (AVP): A 165.79% Rally In This Year — But Still Has Room To Fall -26.98%
According to 9 stock analysts, Avon Products, Inc., is being kept at an average Hold, rating, with at least 3.01% of shares outstanding that are currently legally short sold. The shares of the corporation went up by 11.6% during the previous month. So far this year, the stock had gone up by 165.79%. With these types of results, analysts are neutral than before, leading 0 of analysts who cover Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) to advise their clients to include it in their buy candidate list. However, on the Street, the shares for the company have been tagged a $2.95 price target, indicating that the shares will drop -26.98% from its current levels. At the moment, the stock is trading for about -0.98% less than its 52-week high.
Avon Products, Inc. (AVP) has so far tried and showed success to beat the consensus-estimated 0, with their earning staying at $0.03 per share. This was revealed in their last financial report. Their revenue meanwhile grew by -11.65% from the last quarter, totaling $1.24 billion.AVP Is 4.2% Away From SMA20
The shares of the company (AVP) staged the smart recovery and have roared back some 210.77% after stumbling to its new 52-weeks low. The share price volatility of the stock remained at 3.26% for the week and by increasing the timeframe to a month, the volatility stood at 3.39%. As for the share price, it has gone above the 20 days moving average and is now hovering within a distance of 4.2%. Currently the price is sitting at 14.64% higher than its 50 days moving average. Analyzing the last five market sessions, the stock was able to report 4.39% gains, thus going up by 55.87%, compared with its 200-day moving average of $2.8778.
Livent Corporation (LTHM) was also brought into the spotlight with a -$0.03 drop. As the regular session came to an end, the price changed by -0.41% to $7.22. The trading of the day started with the price of the stock at $7.21. However, at one point, in the middle of the day, the price touched a high of $7.25 before it finally returned some of the gains. Analyzing LTHM this week, analysts seem to be content with keeping to their neutral forecast call at 2.6. Livent Corporation analysts gave 1 buy-equivalent recommendations, 0 sells and 8 holds. This company shares tumbled -63.72% from their most recent record high of $19.9 and now hold $1.07 billion in market value of equity.Livent Corporation Underpriced by 73.13%
LTHM's mean recommendation on Reuter's scale has so far not been altered from 2.5 thirty days ago to 2.5 now. This is an indication of a hold consensus from the analysts' society. They expect that Livent Corporation (LTHM) price will be reaching a mean target of $10.77 a share. This implies that they believe the stock has what it takes to lift the price another 49.17%. The recent close goes a long way in suggesting that the stock price is being underpriced by a 73.13% compared to the most bullish target.
The company during the last trade was able to reach a volume of 1135613 shares. That activity is comparable to their recent volume average trend of nearly 1861640 shares which they recorded over a period of one week. The stock price volatility for last week at the close of regular trading was 4.31%, pushing the figure for the whole month to now reaching 5.61%. Livent Corporation price was kept to a minimum $6.97 in intra-day trade and has returned -47.68% this year alone. At a certain point in the past four quarters, the shares traded as low as $6.22 but made a 16.08% recovery since then. [T5]


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Building in North to outstrip Dublin
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY in Northern Ireland and in Border counties is set to run significantly ahead of that in Dublin, according to a new analysis of planning applications.
The number of planning applications made to local authorities in Northern Ireland per head of population is twice the number made per capita in Dublin, according to planning data company Link2Plans.
Its first all-island housing construction index shows that although Dublin has just under 20 per cent of the island's population, just under 12 per cent of planning application were made in the county in the first six months of this year. This is the equivalent of one application for every 1,043 people.
In comparison, 28.3 per cent of Ireland's population live in Northern Ireland but the region accounts for 32.59 per cent of planning applications made, equivalent to one application for every 540 people.
Dublin's prospective levels of construction activity appear even lower when compared with Border counties.
Despite having some of the worst problems with vacant and abandoned housing, Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal collectively account for 7.87 per cent of planning permission sought, although these counties account for just 4.6 per cent of the population.
This gives these counties a rate of applications of 364 per head of population.
While this figure appears high, given the glut of housing on hand in these counties, a proportion of these applications could relate to permission sought to complete houses in unfinished estates or to undertake work to make dangerous estates safe.
In the Republic the number of planning applications made to local authorities in the first six months of the year was down by almost one-fifth on the first six months in 2011.
Just 6,934 applications were made to the end of June this year, compared with 8,522 in the same period last year.
Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim were the only counties to see an increase in applications, up 5 per cent, 7 per cent and 14 per cent respectively.
Sligo and Leitrim have similar problems with unfinished estates as Donegal and the other Border counties.
Dublin's commuter counties and local authorities in the west have seen some of the biggest drops in planning applications. The number of planning applications made to Kildare County Council fell by 41 per cent in the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011.
In Kerry, applications were down 38 per cent; in Clare they were down 35 per cent; and in Mayo they were down 31 per cent.
On the east coast the counties to the north of Dublin saw a similar drop in applications, down 31 per cent in Louth and 30 per cent in Meath.
In Dublin itself there was a drop of 16 per cent in the number of applications in the first six months of the year, while the average reduction nationally was 19 per cent.


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Confederation of African Football (CAF) have appointed Cameroonian referee Alioum Alioum to oversee the opening African Cup of Nations encounter between hosts Egypt and Zimbabwe.
Alioum, 36, and an Air Force Officer in his native Cameroon will steer affairs of the Group A clash that will open the curtains for the 32nd edition of the flagship continental championship. The Cameroonian is vastly experienced in the continental showpiece having officiated at the last four editions of the Africa Cup of Nations – 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
The 36-year-old also officiated several Egypt national team games, including their 3-2 win over Guinea in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as well as their 1-0 loss to Senegal in the 2015 AFCON qualifiers. He will be assisted by fellow compatriot Evarist Menkouande and Senegalese El Hadji Malick Samba. The fourth official will be Maguette Ndiaye from Senegal.
The match is slated for an 11 PM (EAT) kick off,
Read More: Find out the prize money up for grabs in the African Cup of Nations


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PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today hit out at PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang for continuously trying to divide Malaysians.
He said the latter's "highly provocative statement" on the need for the anti-ICERD rally to go on was the latest example of this.
"PAS wants to protest and are opposed to the fact that Muslim MPs are outnumbered by non-Muslim MPs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
"Instead of preaching national unity among all Malaysians of different ethnic and religious backgrounds, Hadi continues to try to divide Malaysians, by pitting the Muslim majority against the non-Muslim minority," he said in a statement here today.
Lim said Hadi's insistence on going ahead with the rally, in spite of Putrajaya's stand, clearly showed that the demonstration was no longer about protesting against ICERD, since the ICERD issue was no longer relevant.
"Rather, it is about the political survival and making political capital for PAS. DAP will leave it to Malaysians to decide, whether Hadi is making provocative statements pitting Muslims against non-Muslims, is extremist or responsible?
Lim also rebutted the figures on MP numbers given by Hadi, saying these were inaccurate.
According to Lim, Hadi had said that there were 66 non-Muslim MPs and 58 Muslim MPs in PH, when in actual fact, there were 62 Muslim MPs in the pact.
"The Bumiputera MPs, who include the non-Muslim Bumiputeras, outnumber the non-Bumiputeras 70 to 58 in the PH coalition.
"Does Hadi consider non-Muslim Bumiputeras from Sabah and Sarawak as not equal to the status of Bumiputeras, just because they are not Muslims?" he asked.
Lim, who is finance minister, also pointed out that the Cabinet, led by the prime minister, had already decided that it would not proceed with the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
He said within the Cabinet, Muslims outnumbered non-Muslims, where, of the 28 Cabinet ministers, 17 were Muslims (61%) and 11 were non-Muslims (39%). He further stated that among the 27 deputy ministers, 18 were Muslims (67%) and nine were non-Muslims (33%).
"Furthermore, there are 140 Muslim MPs compared with 82 non-Muslim MPs in Parliament. How can Muslim rights be threatened when Muslim MPs comprise 63% of MPs in Parliament?
"Using Hadi's logic, shouldn't the non-Muslims feel threatened by the 63% of Muslim MPs in Parliament?" the Bagan MP questioned.
Lim also said rather than just focusing on matters from "a single racial lens or one-dimensional religious perspective", one should be looking at the bigger picture.
"We want to make decisions which benefit the entire country and for Malaysians of all races, religions and backgrounds. We want to strengthen our institutions, improve our governance and uphold our integrity.
"After all, despite being led by a Muslim prime minister in the previous government, this did not prevent us from being branded as a global kleptocracy as a result of the 1MDB scandal, whose debts we will be servicing for the next 30 years.
"Similarly MIC and MCA leaders were also caught in financial scandals, highlighting that corruption is colour-blind or affects equally both Muslims and non-Muslims," he said.
Lim said if Hadi still wanted to go ahead with a rally, even though the issue had been rendered irrelevant, then he should use the occasion to protest against the financial scandals which had taken place under the Umno-led Barisan Nasional.
"This would be better, rather than distract the country from these financial scandals and corruption. This would be the right thing to do for all Malaysians, both for Muslims as well as for non-Muslims," he added.


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I have recently bought the said laptop but unfortunately it is pre-loaded with LINUX. I don't know how to use LINUX. I have the following queries: 1. What do I need to get Windows 2000 or later versions loaded on the laptop. 2. In case I manage to arrange for a windows software (original / pirated)are they on autorun format??? 3. Is it true that if I get a pirated version of the OS; I shall face problems if I hook on the internet??? 4. Plz. guide me for the command that I may be able to run a CD/DVD using LINUX... Expecting your prompt suggestions. Regards Devendra Singh GSM: 9810399819
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1. find a windows start up disk and reformat your hard drive. 2. Use a Windows CD (Genuine) and start your system from the CD and follow the prompts. 3. Using pirated Windows will cause all kinds of problems with updates, etc. 4. Use a GENUINE Windows CD and you'll be a lot happier.
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We've been home-growing plants locally for decades. It's only fair we help give back to our community in some way. One way we do this is through fund-raising programs for community organizations, non-proft groups, or other worthy causes.Read More
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In this Lazy Unit Study Inspiration Pack, your family will read Roald Dahl's book, The BFG. Together, you will discuss the book, chat about its characters, and compare and contrast two main characters. Then, wrap up your study with a family movie night and compare and contrast the book and the film! This pack includes writing prompts to take your learning to the next level.
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Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
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The number of visitors to New York City fell last year for the first time since 2001 when terrorists struck. But tourism declines elsewhere across the U.S. made it the most popular destination in the country for the first time in almost two decades, tourism officials said Monday.
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Small and inexpensive "netbooks" were some of the most popular computers in the recession, wooing consumers with their portability and prices that were often below $400. Now with the economy improving, consumers will be asked to open their wallets to new styles of computers, including some costing a bit more.
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Longing for Easter
Since January I have been a women longing for Sunday. This Sunday, Easter. I have been residing in a deep, dark puddle and I wasn't sure I would make it to this Sunday. I hoped and I prayed and put practices in place to help with the dark and to hold on one more day, take one more step, but honestly I was afraid. Afraid of this dark and afraid it would overtake me.
January brought the unexpected diagnose of Lymphoma to one of the many precious gifts that God has given me. Annie, our golden retriever was such a surprise and beautiful gift in another dark season. A gift that was not only for myself but our whole family. Annie, brought laughter and joy in a time where we had forgotten how to laugh and have a good time. She was a cuddle on a dark day, a smile when our hearts felt tender, a nudge when we forgot to look up. God, our Father was so good to give us such a gift that we didn't even know we needed.
Annie girl was only 5 years old. It was hard to believe that she had cancer and a cancer that was so close to Tim's cancer. We had celebrated on Christmas that we only had 9 more months to go till Tim ended the daily battle with cancer. This diagnose of Lymphoma seemed to be cruel and heartbreaking, as this life is at times. So I began the walk of heartache and grieving when we loose something we love. As hard as this was I wanted to live these last days with Annie, enjoying the time with her before the cancer overtook her. But to live with her was to walk in suffering as everyday I knew was a gift but not a promise of tomorrow.
I joked to a friend that it felt like someone had signed me up for a Degree in Suffering, unbeknownst to me. Apparently this is a class that I need to keep taking as the last eight years have been full of advanced classes with this theme. Leaning into the hard, the painful, the suffering is not something that we in America are really good at and I am no exception.
But all this hard, all this suffering is reminiscent of Good Friday. Jesus has been there and back in the suffering department. In the dying department. He knows it all well and how very fortunate for us that He doesn't leave us alone in it. As Barbara Brown Taylor says in Learning To Walk in the Dark, "I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light."
And so with longing for Easter, I also sit in the angst of Good Friday and I am becoming less afraid. I have almost made it to Easter when I really wondered a few months ago whether I would. God has me, no matter how deep the puddle and there is grace….


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Kevin Gates' career was put to a halt due to his legal issues, but the rapper came out stronger than ever when he was released earlier this year. Although he was setback from jumping back into his career due to his parole situation, the rapper built the anticipation for his first album since his release.
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Their happiness is not your happiness. My wonderful friend, Beth, spoke these words to me until I believed them. In our lows though, it can still be hard for our hearts to believe them.Read More
It's been nearly six months since I left New York. I've come back once again - this time, to rewrite the story between me and New York. One of the most power lessons I've learned this year is rewriting the narrative. This concept doesn't mean lying to myself about the truth of what happened. It doesn't mean pretending that trauma and hurt did not occur. It is, rather, the act of framing my part in my own story less as the victim and more as an active participant in my own narrative. Events happen to victims. Protagonists create the action. I am ready to be the protagonist.
Are you ready to engage with the story of this last year and rewrite your narrative? If your 2018 was as deeply traumatic and painful as mine, this is your opportunity to turn all of the incredible hurt into lessons.
Though Monday and this whole week has been hard, I'm incredibly grateful for it. They say that relationships, of any sort, with other people allow us to hold a mirror up to ourselves so that we see who we truly are. The final mirror that was held up to me in this relationship was that I function in a fallacy called "belief in a just world". What is "belief in a just world? How do we dismantle it?
With the amount of reading I'm throwing at you this week, it may feel like you, too, are in the grad school. Today, I'm bringing you a piece I wrote for yoga journal about twisting. Who doesn't need a good twist at the end of the year?Read More
This is my home. It's where I go when I don't know where else to go.
Particularly around the holiday season, I think about what it means to be home, what it means to have a home. I used to have this idea in my heart that I would feel home when I found another person that wanted to make one with me. Then I thought, maybe if I live the place where my heart feels settled, I'll finally find home. Then I thought, maybe if I found a group of people who believed in the same things I did, I would feel home. That idea got me closer to the truth but it still wasn't everything I knew home needed to be for me.
Last week we talked about what stress is. This week we start to learn strategies for taking it on and using stress to help us grow instead of allowing it to derail us. Strategy One is probably the kindest way in. It requires the least amount of discomfort. It's Gratitude. Gratitude is now this big buzz word in the wellness community, which like all things in the wellness boom, has its pros and cons. What does it mean to actually embody a lifestyle of gratitude though? Gratitude also does not mean ignoring that things get challenging or that there are moments, sometimes large spans of time in life, that are truly distressing. This would be simply ignoring the reality of the world we live in. Things get hard. People can be mean. Life circumstances may change and leave you feeling utterly unstable. In our modern lives, gratitude means embracing the stressors and instead of deciding that they are a threat, treating them as challenges from which we can learn and grow.Read More
Stress takes many forms but it is easiest to take the idea of stress learn it from the physiological perspective and translate it into the emotional and psychological perspective. Essentially, let's look at the body and then see how those same concepts apply to the mind. This week, we'll get a baseline definition for stress so that we can explore how to turn stress into our platform for growth.Read More
Do you ever look at your relationships, whether personal or professional, and see yourself as a gateway the other person or group was passing through? Emily and I were talking the other day about what it means to be a gateway person. I often find that teachers are gateway humans because that is our gift. The thing we are best at is elevating people to the next level, giving others the space to expand and evolve and change and grow. More recently, I've noticed and intimately felt this experience of being a bridge. There is some sort of deep knowing in people who are bridges that the role they play in other people's lives will always be temporary, perhaps explosive and impactful, but not permanent. Today, we delve into fully inhabiting the power of being a bridge.Read More


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There are so many amazing Black Female Photographers out there and I happen to be following some of these best on Instagram. I've decided to do a two part series of my personal list of the Top 20 Black Female Photographers that you should follow! These beautiful women were chosen based off of their work, content, contributions and their brand. Though the list goes on and on, here's Kamia Portrait's list of the Top 20 Black Female Photographers that you should follow!
Stacey Hamilton - Boston, MA
Stacey specialize primarily in Portrait photography. She's currently working on a personal photography project called, "DAT MLNN THO" (That Melanin Though) that highlights the diverse and unique beauty of Black women in Massachusetts. She's also on a personal journey to see more of herself and see the beauty in Black women that she didn't see growing up.
De'Mariah Newsome - Valdosta, GA
De'Mariah specialize in Family, Maternity, and Child portraiture.
Tina Smith - Atlanta, GA
Tina specialize in Lifestyle Photography and Wedding Photography.
Rina Starr (Shots by Starr) - Connecticut
Rina is a Lifestyle photographer/videographer based in Connecticut. She also does Portraits and Event photography.
Ayesha Lakes (PhoArtgraphy) - Stone Mountain, GA
Ayesha specialize in Portrait photography of maternity, babies & children. She's located in Stone Mountain but travels throughout metro Atlanta area.
Jordan Woods (The Refined Photo) - Washington, DC
Jordan specialize in Portraits/Wedding Photography.
Carolyn Grady (Rhythmic Images Photography) - Atlanta, GA
Carolyn specialize in concert/music photography and portraits. Preserving moments in time and capturing the essence of everyday life are two ways in which she approaches photography.
Jamenda Whitehead (Jamichelle Photography) - Cleveland, OH and Atlanta, GA
Jamenda specialize in Family, Lifestyle, and Portraits, with a future focus on Wedding and Engagement photography.
Brittany Richardson - Atlanta, GA
Brittany specialize in Portraits, Weddings, and Branding photography.
Barbara Grimes (Barbara Yvonne Photography) - Smyrna, GA
Barbara specialize in Family & Children Portraiture work and she's located in Smyrna,Ga. However, she service Families in the Metro Atlanta Georgia areas also!
Tina M Strickland (T Marie Images) - Phoenix,AZ
Tina specialize in portraiture.
Jessica Willis (JazzyJae Creations Photography)
Jessica specialize in Weddings, Family, Newborns and Fashion Photography. She travels throughout the United States.
Crystal Smiley (Crystal Noel) - Houston, TX
Crystal specialize in portrait/editorial photography.
Kirsten White - Turnersville, NJ
Kirsten specialize in Women's portraiture. She loves to photograph women from high school seniors to senior citizens! Giving women, particularly women of color, the experience of being pampered by her makeup artist and given celebrity treatment as they laugh, dance, and capture moments of joy forever makes me feel so fulfilled! Assisting them with quality photos to brand their businesses and help level the playing field is another professional high. She also specialize in Boudoir and glamour sessions to help raise self esteem and combat the negative stereotypes society still tries to force on women. She has recently added Destination Photoshoots to her offerings.
Paula Abu (Narcography) - London
Paula is known as 'narcography' and her work is a complete blend of Portraits, Fashion & Street photography. She's based in London mainly but will be transitioning to Miami,Fl next year for a while.
Kevia Gross (Blemished Photography) - Ashburn, GA
Kevia specialize in Portraits, Lifestyle photography and Natural light photography. Though she's based in Ashburn, Georgia she does take opportunities to travel.
Hannah Sterling (Hannah Sterling Photography) - Snellville, GA
Hannah specialize in Portraits, specifically Senior Portraits and Fashion Photography.
Tiara Monique (Tmonique Photography) - Augusta, Georgia
Tiara is a traveling photographer located in Georgia and she specialize in Portraits.
Jakeila Newsome (Jakeila Newsome Photography) - Sarasota, FL
Jakeila specialize in Portraiture and Documentary Photography.
Jordanne Ashley (Jordanne Ashley Productions) - New Orleans, LouisianaJordanne Ashley
Jordanne photographs a little bit of everything, however she's focusing on transitioning solely into Weddings, Editorial and Beauty photography.
I admire so many photographers of all shades but I really admire women photographers who are African American. I'm all about girl power, black girl magic and supporting others, I know first hand that It takes a perfect eye to be a photographer. Their work is unique, none of their brand are like anyone else I've seen, all of their approach is different along with their style. I'm so thankful for their willingness to be featured in my blog.
Currently, I am unable to travel and do networking events due to my day job, so I create my own networking opportunities such as this. I reached out to over 30 African American Female photographers (whom I am following on social media) and I've created friendships just by doing this. Even if you don't blog, still reach out to other people with the same interest as you. You never know how it can benefit you and them!
Make sure to comment your favorite Black Female Photographer in the comment section and make sure to leave their direct links! Once you've done this, don't forget to share this post with someone!
If your looking for a photographer, and one of these women are located in your area, reach out to them and book a session!
You can catch me on the next blog "Top 20 Black Female Photographer:Part 2" and "Top 15 Black Male Photographers"!
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In Radio Free Albemuth, his last novel, Philip K. Dick morphed and recombined themes that had informed his fiction from A Scanner Darkly to VALIS and produced a wild, impassioned work that reads like a visionary alternate history of the United States. Agonizingly suspenseful, darkly hilarious, and filled with enough conspiracy theories to thrill the most hardened paranoid, Radio Free Albemuth is proof of Dick's stature as our century's greatest science fiction writer.


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A tidy JS code = clean global scope = well organized functions in boxes (modules) independant.
What is Cross-Reference problem ?
Cross-reference in JS is when you accidentally override a function or variable ; because there is another function or variable with the same name.
Cross-reference can be frequent in javascript, because it just has function isolation. So a variable in global scope is not safe, and you must keep the number of global variable as low as possible.
You have to ban global variable in your code
☑ But don't fear: module pattern solve this !
Private function
Javascript has no notion of private inside object (change coming in ES6).
☑ Module pattern solve this today !
See module like a functions container : it isolate all functions inside from the global scope.
So the Module pattern
A module allow you to define functions in a scope (remember JS is function scoped).
Define a simple module :
var myModule = (function () {
// module code ...
// All code here is scoped in myModule
⤷ All inside the module is scoped in "myModule" which is the only variable in your global scope.
Module is a coding pattern that use an anonymous function to regroup generic function and allow to have private function inside module.
So your module should be prefixed to not use a common or reserved name (I prefix all mine with 'app_') !
Let's make it better : define private method or attribute and some public method :
var myModule = (function () {
'use strict'; // I strongly advice to set strict mode in each module
var privateMethod = function () {
// private
var someMethod = function () {
// public
var anotherMethod = function () {
// public
return { // Return methods we want to be public
someMethod: someMethod, // NOTE here you can change the returned name,
anotherMethod: anotherMethod // but don't : it's useless and error prone
})(); // Close your module
// And now you can call :
⤷ So you can organize your code in many modules containing methods dedicated to task
The module pattern should be used everywhere you can regroup generic functions.
Tips 2 : Use 1 singleton object for a tidy application
For storing variable/array/object to store your app parameters or state or wahtever should be stored you should use 1 object.
⤷ All your objects should belong in 1 singleton master object; I call it "app". So everything about your application state/parameters is in a single app object (it may have method too); and everything else is in some modules.
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The Long March-3B launcher launched at 1:56 am at the Xichang satellite center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, launching the 269th Long March rocket family mission.
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Thursday, 09 November 2017 08:05 AM
The neighbor of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul accused of assaulting the Kentucky Republican while he was mowing his lawn is scheduled to appear in court.
Rene Boucher is charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. His arraignment is set for Thursday in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Paul wrote on Twitter Wednesday that he suffered six broken ribs and a pleural effusion, which is excess fluid around the lungs. The injuries have sidelined Paul from the Senate as he recovers at his home.
The ongoing mystery is what led to the assault. Boucher's attorney has called it "a very regrettable dispute" that was "trivial."
Paul and Boucher have been neighbors for 17 years in a gated community.
A Paul friend says the senator was tackled from behind and slammed to the ground Friday.
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Cormega - On The Real lyrics
On The Real by Cormega
featuring Crystal Jenkins
Cormega the illest
niggaz feel this
my rhymes and raps
like dmx
i'll kill this
one final request
i'll fullfill the this
niggaz don't know the
sh*t i grew up wit
single parent home
welfare checks
no phones
still surviving multiplying
trying to make it
in the rap game
the only sane nigga
i never would complain
i put crack aside
tried the hip hop ride
stepped my game up
layed the b**ch up
in 99 i try to make my sh*t blow up
cause a nigga young as me
never thuggin
but still known as a g
can you feel me, no
but you know i'm there
creepin' through your crib at night
kill yo mamma
your brutha, your sister, and your wife
some call me trife
but its all cause i live a thug life
it's a thug life nigga
say whut???
it's a thug life nigga
say whut???
it's a thug life nigga
say whut???
it's a thug life nigga
say whut???
Crystal(Singin): Thug Life
sometimes fear takes control of us all
niggaz never realize
the seriousness of it all
jelously and envy
takin' over the streets
make a nigga like me wonder what
we did to deserve these feats
hungry children in the ghetto
with out enough to eat
families in housing projects during
the winter without no heat
speak about it all you want
with reverand jesse jackson
with faracon, cochran,
and mr. affirmative action
that's just step one son
apply it to life
just like the law about handguns
and remember no nigga out there
should have to lose his life
f**k it
i guess it's just thug life
them muthaf**kas on wall street
don't give a f**k about the ghetto
they would rather suck dick than help you
and ain't afraid to let you know
then they run for office
get up and talk sh*t
win your vote, get ellected
and don't do sh*t
i was born and raised
a new york native
sold drugs, got paid,
until the operation was raided
it makes me sick, day after day
that bum *(clinton) smokes celtzer(weed)
and gets mad paid
the government will never get rid of drugs
they get too much money for it
congressmen shoot up
and then go to work and legislate
sounds great
i wish i was a politician
my only mission would
be to smack crack and pretend like i'm listening
so f**k 'em
we'll handle our problems on our own
they'll probably get mad, try to to take our life
well nigga
that's just thug life
yo this is cormega
and i'm here to tell all of you
livin' on the streets
in housin' projects
and in ghettos
to keep ya head up
times are bad on the streets
killin' and sh*t
but i want each and everyone of you
to keep up hope
peace out
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KazNU's IT students to learn programs via Huawei products
ALMATY. KAZINFORM - The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Technologies Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, Kazinform correspondent reports.
The memorandum was signed by KazNU Rector Galymkair Mutanov and Deputy CEO of Huawei Technologies Kazakhstan Liyang Dongbo.
As part of the cooperation, two students of the IT Department and two PhD students of the Physics and Technology Department will go on an internship in a Chinese telecom company.
"Thank you for cooperation. This will greatly help our students. I think it is very important for them to undergo this internship and improve their professional skills," said Mutanov.
Besides, the university's Information Technology Department opens a class to train highly-qualified professionals specializing in IT, including Huawei products.
"It is a kind of a center equipped with computers and multimedia facilities. Here students can take a special course on informational programs and obtain a certificate. In the future, graduates and undergraduates can be employed by telecommunications companies where Huawei products are used. And they produce not only phones and computers but also server hardware, wireless network equipment, to name but a few," clarified Ualsher Tukeyev, Dean of the IT Department at KazNU.
The university has been cooperating with Huawei for two years now. Prior to this, the Physics and Technology Department participated in the company's educational programs.


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Why Can't I Sleep Even Though I'm Tired?
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Sleep problems are common, with one in three adults reporting issues with that all important shut eye. Though we can survive without sleep for long periods, day-to-day activities can become difficult, without rest. Often, we only notice how important sleep is when we must endure long periods without it.
While our sleeping patterns can be thrown off balance during stressful periods, such as moving house or completing a significant project at work, not all issues with sleep can be considered a 'sleep problem.' A sleep problem can only be diagnosed if an individual persistently experiences difficulty sleeping over an extended period of time. If you find yourself questioning 'Why Can't I Sleep Even Though I'm Tired?' then read on as help is at hand.
What could be behind my inability to fall asleep?
Despite the commonly repeated advice that we should all aim for eight hours of sleep per night, there is no real set rule for sleep as long as we wake up rested and refresh. However, we must acknowledge a sleep problem if our lack of sleep begins to affect daily life.
Most issues with sleep are caused by environmental factors found elsewhere in our lives. If we become overly anxious or worried, our bodies produce large amounts of the cortisol hormone which causes us to struggle to relax and switch off.
Sleep problems can also occur due to:
• A new sleep environment that you have yet to adjust to.
• Changes to your daily schedule, such as jet leg or night shifts at work.
• Faults in your sleep environment, including high levels of noise or light.
• Bereavement.
• Stress.
• Anxiety.
• Depression.
• Substance abuse, such as overconsumption of drugs and alcohol.
• Excessive consumption of caffeine.
• Side effects of medication.
• Mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or schizophrenia.
• Health issues, such as chronic pain or bladder problems.
Sleep problems may also arise due to physical factors. Some may occur due to genetic or biological makeup, affecting an individual's brain. They may also be related to an underlying health condition that you are unaware of, such as hormone imbalance or a bad reaction to newly prescribed medication. Consult your General Practitioner if you believe your sleep problem is related to a physical concern.
How can I treat my symptoms?
Psychotherapy and counselling can be useful tools for treating sleep problems. Speaking with a professional counsellor or therapist can help individuals identify the potential root causes of their sleep problems, including lifestyle choices or issues with stress. They may also provide information about relaxation and mindfulness techniques that can be used before bed to help unwind the body and mind. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) may be particularly helpful for individuals whose experiences of anxiety affect their sleeping patterns.
While some individuals are prescribed sleeping pills to help with their sleep problem, the use of medication is not a preferred solution for most GPs in the UK and their long-term prescription is actively discouraged.
Your GP may wish to talk you through a routine of improved 'sleep hygiene.' This involves identifying practical changes that you can apply to your lifestyle to help improve your sleep.
Improved sleep hygiene can include:
• Creating a healthy sleeping environment, such as keeping your bedroom dark and cool.
• Reducing time spent using electronics before bed, or removing electronics from your bedroom altogether.
• Following a regular sleep schedule across weekdays and weekends.
• Replacing your mattress.
• Exercising regularly.
• Reducing your intake of caffeine, alcohol, drugs, or nicotine.
• Discussing healthy sleeping arrangements and routines with your partner.
Some GPs may refer you to a sleep clinic if symptoms of your sleep problem do not improve. Sleep clinics can provide further treatment from specialists to help you see improvements.


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Replaced Runebooks for now with cheap items I would like to get rid of.
Price Example: Amib Chests- 5k each
Damn, wish I was quicker on that valorite colored chest, but I was at work, nothing I could do
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Yea, not much time to play lately to meet up with forum sales and not much of a seller via vendors so just trying to get a lot of cutter outta my homes.
Spring cleaning
Bucket- 50k
Flowerpot- 200k
Decorative Bones- 5k
Various Slayer weapons
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Middle Tables- 8500
Benches- 4250
Rails- 4250
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Middles- 12k
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Colored Ingots- 14gp per:
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Golden- 1972
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Thanks for the iron. Ive been on lookout for 10k+ lot for boat crafting
Pec Meat- 16K Each
Corrupted Plate Arms- 45K
Runic Verite War Hammer- 75k
67 Fishing Nets- 120K
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Cheer up FFS.
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Marking Sabarmati's centenary
How Sabarmati Ashram evolved to become a guiding light of India's freedom struggle, is a story that deserves to be known and shared.
Born in 1869, Gandhi had left the shores of India for London, in 1888. Minor interludes notwithstanding, he mostly stayed away, primarily in South Africa, to eventually return to India in January 1915. He was forty-five then, and had spent more than twenty-five years overseas. Rightly so, Gopal Krishan Gokhale, had advised Gandhi to desist from taking questions on India before acquainting himself with his own country. Gandhi had followed Gokhale to India. From Cape Town, Gandhi came to London in transit, where he fell ill, and had to extend his stay. His relatives and colleagues from Phoenix settlement, his advance party to India, had already arrived and were put up at Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan, in Bengal.
Tagore agreed to bear their expenses. Gandhi and Kasturba arrived in Shantiniketan on February 17 1915, and were accorded a warm public reception. Gandhi set about introducing changes in the everyday routine of Shantiniketan, allowed by Tagore, who conveniently removed himself from the scene. The servants and kitchen staff too withdrew from the manual task. But these changes could not sustain. The austerity introduced by Gandhi left little time for the inmates to pursue literary and extracurricular interests. Gandhi soon realised that Shantiniketan could not become another Phoenix.
The death of Gokhale in 1915 forced Gandhi to move out of Shantiniketan. Gokhale had wanted Gandhi to join his 'Servants of India Society'. He was supportive of Gandhi's idea of a community living on the pattern of Phoenix. However, with Gokhale gone, Gandhi could no longer expect to receive funds from the 'Servants of India Society'. Gandhi was not quite appreciative of the work being done by the Society, and felt that he would become "a disturbing factor" if he took its membership.
He, thereafter, withdrew his application to join the Society. Honouring Gokhale's desire, Gandhi did of course set about touring India immediately. After his Calcutta and Burma visit, he participated in the Kumbh Mela organized at Haridwar, where the Phoenix party had been requested to assist the organisers. Their past experience ensured that the work of scavenging became the party's special function. But Haridwar left Gandhi unimpressed. His experience there helped him decide where he should live and what he should do. He realised the necessity of establishing a permanent settlement which gave a practical vent to his ideas.
The first site of Ashram was Kochrab, founded on May 25, 1915. Jivanlal Desai, a barrister in Ahmedabad offered to let his bungalow to Gandhi's party of 35. An important issue was to settle the name of the ashram. Among the names suggested were Seva Ashram, Seva Mandir and Tapovan. Gandhi initially liked 'Seva Ashram' but then thought otherwise. Taking on the name of Tapovan would make them all 'Tapasvees'. He finally settled on 'Satyagraha Ashram' for it aptly conveyed his goal and method of service.
To regulate the conduct of ashram, Gandhi decided to formulate rules. This was promptly printed and circulated. At Kochrab, there were no servants and members were expected to follow a strict regime of vegetarian food, manual labour, social service, celibacy and prayer. At Gandhi's behest, the ashram inmates took vows which amounted to a demanding code of asceticism. Far from being an expression of Hindu orthodoxy, they challenged the basic tenets of caste ideology. No caste distinctions were to be tolerated.
The issue that generated great controversy was the admittance of an untouchable family into the ashram. Gandhi took in a Gujarati Dhed family at Kochrab, posing a direct challenge to Hindu orthodoxy. This issue afforded Gandhi an opportunity to demonstrate the efficacy of satyagraha. When supporters who had provided monetary assistance withdrew in protest, Gandhi threatened to shift the ashram to where the untouchables lived. The financial situation of the ashram improved unexpectedly when Gandhi received a donation from a wealthy textile magnet, Ambalal Sarabhai, who subsequently became his friend and a generous supporter.
Plague broke out around Kochrab, and Gandhi found himself unable to ensure the well-being of the children. With the assistance of a merchant, an alternative site was found, approximately three miles from Kochrab, on the banks of Sabarmati. As jail going was an expected outcome of satyagraha, Gandhi thought that the choice of site in the vicinity of the jail was most appropriate. The area, was comparatively cleaner and the open grounds provided place for construction of simple buildings by the party, which now numbered 40.
The responsibility of setting up and constructing the new ashram fell on Maganlal, Gandhi's nephew, who played a vital role in managing the ashram. The early phase of Sabarmati ashram is reminiscent of hardships associated with the establishment of Phoenix and Tolstoy farm. Simple structures of mud, bricks, tiles and wood painted with coal tar were erected, including a school building, a dining hall, kitchen, library and a room in which handlooms were installed. Initially Gandhi lived in the room with the looms but later shifted to Hridya Kunj, adjacent to the river bank.
In 1926, Gandhi decided to retire from public life for one year to attend to the affairs of the ashram. It was the longest period he would stay at Sabarmati. He decided to register the ashram as a trust and transfer the management to a committee, significantly reducing Maganlal Gandhi's workload. Unfortunately, Maganlal died in April 1928. His death was a crushing blow to Gandhi which also brought down the standards within the ashram.
There was high incidence of rule violation in the ashram. Vows pertaining to observances such as non-stealing, non-possession and control of palate were frequently broken. Gandhi insisted that all members of the ashram, young and old, married and unmarried, observe 'brahmacharya'. This aroused great controversy. Gandhi failed to foresee that many of his followers were either unprepared or unsuited for the arduous discipline and observing absolute vows. Violation of the vows of the 'brahmacharya' was a common problem.
The only alternative to avoiding a public scandal was to arrange marriage for offenders. Chhaganlal Gandhi, his cousin was once found guilty of petty larcenies. Once Kasturba, it was learnt, had retained a number of cash gifts over the years for her personal use, which under the rules of the ashram amounted to theft. Another incident was the seduction of a widow by a young man in the ashram. Gandhi decided to reveal these incidents to public.
Workers of Sabarmati had taken part in campaigns such as Champaran, Ahmedabad Mill Strike and Kheda. During the Dandi March, 78 men from the ashram were given the opportunity to prove their worth towards the cause of swaraj. On March 12 1930, they formed a column inside the ashram and began their walk towards Dandi. The twenty-four day march was a triumph for Gandhi's grassroots activism. About the ashram contribution, Gandhi wrote to one of the women ashramite, "How fortunate you are. You got beaten and also awarded jail sentence. All of you at the ashram have brought glory to womanhood."
The population of ashram considerably diminished by 1932; though the ultimate closure was primarily due to internal problems. In July 1932, Gandhi claimed that the government was planning to take possession of Sabarmati since the ashram had refused to pay revenues.
In a letter to the government he suggested that the home secretary take possession of the land and buildings. But the government did not respond to his offer. After consulting his close colleagues and worthy benefactors, he decided that the ashram be converted permanently into a colony for Harijans. Sabarmati never really regained its dynamism and nor was its role as an ashram revived. Several Harijan families came to live there along with a number of non-Harijans.
Today, the Ashram stands as a monument to Gandhi's life mission. To commemorate the centenary, the National Archives of India is mounting an exhibition of rare archival material and photographs connected with the life of ashramites. The month long exhibition will be open to the public of Ahmedabad from June 30.
(Raghvendra Singh is Director-General, National Archives of India. Views expressed are strictly personal.)
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