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Researchers have always wondered why mosquitos that carry malaria (Anopheles arabiensis) don't bite chickens. They have now discovered that the type of mosquito that causes malaria is repelled by chicken odor. And why should it not be? Chickens actively prey on mosquitos, as well as anything else that moves and fits into their mouths.
When researchers set up mosquito traps, many fewer mosquitos were caught in traps where a caged chicken was nearby. The researchers have even isolated the particular chemical on chicken odor that repels these kinds of mosquitos. These findings may lead to mass produced chicken odor insect repellants.
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a particular mosquito. The signs start to appear anywhere from 8 to 25 days after the person becomes infected. Symptoms of malaria typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches. In severe forms it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. In 2015 alone, there were 214 million cases of malaria reported worldwide, resulting in an estimated 438,000 deaths. Nine out of ten malaria deaths occur in Africa.
Despite the dire need in this major health crisis, no effective malaria vaccine yet exists, although certain medications are available. In many Asian countries, these medicines are substandard, if not flat out counterfeit. This causes many avoidable deaths. When properly treated, people with malaria can expect a full recovery. However, severe cases of malaria progress rapidly and cause death within hours or days. Cerebral malaria is one of the leading causes of neurological disabilities in African children.
Poverty can increase the risk of malaria, but malaria also causes poverty. The economic impact of malaria is said to cost Africa about 12 billion dollars every year. The slowness in producing a malaria vaccine might possibly have racial factors, as most of the people who most need the drug are located in Africa (i.e. non caucasian).
Despite global intervention efforts, malaria remains a major public health concern in sub Saharan Africa. The Anopheles arabiensis mosquito is an opportunistic feeder on all vertebrate hosts, especially outdoors, primarily using its sense of smell to detect and locate the host.
In field tests, the compounds derived from chickens included isobutyl, butyrate, napthalene, hexadecane, and trans-limonene oxide. These compounds, along with a number of generic host compounds, significantly reduced trap catches inside the house. Outdoors, these mosquitos randomly feed on pigs, sheep, and cattle (but not chickens). Indoors, they much prefer human meat. It seems, at first, like the solution is simple. Sub Saharan people should keep chickens. Unfortunately, in these poorest parts of the world, many people cannot afford to buy a chicken.
Does this mean when we go camping in the sub Sahara region, mosquitos won't bite us if we cook chicken over a campfire? Or does it have to be the odor of a live chicken? Either way, next time you go camping on a hot summer night in Africa, don't forget to bring a chicken.
A version of this article was published in Discover Magazine.


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I shot and edited this behind the scenes video for Bea Akerlund and Sequoia Emmanuelle that was published in Plastik Magazine. The editorial was an incredible collaboration between artists, designers, stylists, makeup artists and visionaries.. It was incredible to be a part of this team and to help showcase what went into this process of creation.
Photographer: Sequoia Emmanuelle / Stylists and model and creative director: Bea Akerlund / MUA: Ashley Joy Beck / Hair: Rene Cortez / Wardrobe / styling assistants: Jessica Huerta, Joshua David, Jes Lopez Nails: Robin Rene / Street artists: Presone & Donor / Location: Creatington / Head dress: Plumed Serpent / other pieces available at the Residency
While I was photographing the Ladyboys' family portrait this past Super Bowl Sunday at the home of acclaimed choreographer Ryan Heffington, I decided to make a short little video to Beyoncé's Flawless. The Quarterly magazine (UK) published my story on the Ladyboys as a part of their "tribes" issue. You can see this story in my personal projects.
High Desert is a short fashion film created by Sharlene Durfey / featuring Whitney Fierce / styling by Devin Winter / hair & makeup by Janna Velasquez and Lisa Satorn / 2nd camera by James Coronado / music by Caught a Ghost - No Sugar in My Coffee instrumental : 2014 +1 Records
Created entirely by Brandy Eve Allen during the Layers photoshoot by Sharlene Durfey. Styling by Devin Winter. Hair by Janna Velasquez. Makeup by Cristina Waltz. Models: Sarah Pauley (LA Models) and Hanne Sagstuen (Quest New York)
Secession designer and photographer Sharlene Durfey has put together a little glimpse into the day of shooting her second season for the women's collection.
The theme for Spring 2012 is The Four Muses.. for our purposes, each muse represented a creative element that went into the designing of this sophomore collection.
Recorded on Broadway in downtown L.A. on a Sunday afternoon. There's a very cool and quaint vibe that exists on those streets. I think it's safe to say model, Ana Colja stuck out amongst the crowd.. this debut collection designed by Sharlene Durfey was carried in various stores across the U.S. and the U.K.
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Champagne is the most famous and celebrated wines in the world. Whenever there is something worth celebrating, it's just seems normal to say, "Let's pop a bottle of Champagne to celebrate!". It is a celebration wine, it's sparkles are always glamorous, it serves the perfect welcome drink for that special evening, or afternoon or even morning.
Here are the 8 basic things you should know about Champagne if you like to know more!
1. You can't call it Champagne unless it's from the Champagne region
What does it means? Champagne is actually a wine region just 45 minutes train ride from Paris. Due to the strict French rules, you can't call anything bubbly "Champagne" unless it's grown and made from Champagne region. Hence there's NO Australian champagne, Californian champagne, or Spanish champagne.. So what can you call anything sparkling outside of champagne? Hm.. just simply, sparkling wine.
Of course, there are other bubblies from other regions can be called Cremant, Prosecco, Cava, Franciacorta.. but that would be another topic for another day.
2. The main 3 grape varieties of Champagne
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are the standard recipe or rather, the main permitted grapes in making champagne. Other than these 3, there are 4 more permitted grapes: Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Petit Meslier and Arbane (Good to know). Although some champagne producers might opt to use only 100% Chardonnay and call them "Blanc de blanc".
3. Most Champagne are non-vintage (NV) and meant to be drank young
Non-vintage champagne are the typical house-style of one particular producer. They are the blend from multiple-vintages and the style should be consistent every year. Price is often much cheaper than vintage champagne but doesn't mean vintage champagne is always better. Vintage champagne only crafted in good vintages and the price is higher due to the limited supply. Non-vintage champagne are best to consumed within 2-3 years. So, drink now, don't wait!
4. You can use a knife, a spoon or a sword to open a bottle of Champagne in style
The technique is called "Sabarge"! Thanks to Napoleon and its army who started the trend after French revolution. Make sure you practice first before impress your next party crowds.
5. "Extra Dry" doesn't mean extra dry?
When you are browsing through champagne bottles, most of the time you'll see a word "Brut" on the label. "Brut" is the most common style of Champagne meaning "dry". It should taste not sweet with only 0-1.2% of sugar in the bottle.
What happen if you like something slightly sweeter? Look for the label "extra dry".
"Extra Dry" or Extra-sec" has more sugar content than "Brut" champagne. Normally range from 1.2-1.7% of sugar.
6. Put some salt in the ice bucket – Quick chill your Champagne
Urgently need a bottle of Champagne but it's not chilled?
Simply put a few big tablespoon of salt in a bucket filled with ice and water, and leave the champagne bottle in it for just a few minutes. Viola!
By the way, the proper serving temperature for Champagne is 6-10 C or 43-50 F. Please don't put ice in your champagne! Just, don't!
7. How many bubbles are in a bottle of Champagne?
Yes, seriously! The smart science people actually tried to count how many bubbles are there in a bottle of Champagne. According to Moet Chandon and Heineken's studies between 1986-1989 there are 250 million bubbles in a bottle. Karen MacNeil in "The Wine Bible" (Workman, 2001) calculated 56 million bubbles. The latest study by scientist Bill Lembeck calculated 49 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne. So I guess stick to 49 million bubbles per bottle for now.
8. Champagne is not only women's best friend, but best friend for FOOD too!
Who says you must have red or white wine when comes to food pairing? Champagne's freshness and high acidity profile is such a food friendly wine. You can go with caviar, oysters for appetisers. Egg or creamy dishes, pasta, even a grilled steak would go well!
So, if you're not sure which wine to open with your next dinner? Just open a bottle of champagne!
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Daniel Sturridge faces a race against time to be fit for the Merseyside derby later this month.
Scans have revealed that the Liverpool FC striker will be ruled out for two to three weeks due to the thigh injury he suffered on international duty.
Sturridge will miss the Reds' home Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday as well as next Tuesday's opening Champions League group match against Ludogorets at Anfield.
The prolific 25-year-old frontman is also doubtful for next weekend's trip to West Ham and is unlikely to feature against Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup the following Tuesday.
However, Liverpool are hopeful Sturridge will have recovered in time to face Everton at Anfield on Saturday, September 27.
The England international tormented the Blues last term - coming off the bench to score a last-gasp equaliser in the 3-3 draw at Goodison before bagging a stunning double in the 4-0 win at Anfield.
Sturridge limped out of training with England last Friday and was forced to sit out their Euro 2016 qualifying victory over Switzerland on Monday night.
He returned to Melwood for treatment and initial fears about a long spell on the sidelines have now been eased after he was diagnosed with a minor thigh strain.
Sturridge has recovered from previous injuries ahead of schedule and medical staff believe he could yet play some part against West Ham but the Merseyside derby is regarded as a more realistic target for his comeback.
Losing Sturridge is a blow for Brendan Rodgers as the Reds look to build on their impressive 3-0 win over Tottenham prior to the international break.
However, the Liverpool boss does have plenty of attacking options as he looks to fill the void created by the absence of last season's 24-goal hitman.
He could hand a full debut to Rickie Lambert alongside Mario Balotelli against Villa or promote Lazar Markovic, Philippe Coutinho or Adam Lallana to his starting line up.
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The Other Side of the World is a short film that attempts to put a human face on warfare. Although set in 1918 the themes are very relevant to today's world. Just as in today, during the "Great War", young men travelled from New Zealand to the other side of the world to fight and die for causes that had little or nothing to do with them.
It's 1918 and the New Zealand division is rapidly advancing against te crumbling German forces. Bill, a young Maori soldier gets his first taste of warfare when his unit is shelled, and he runs away in panic.
He finds a barn, and goes inside to find some shelter. As he enters he hears the words "Wer ist da?" ("Who is that?") and finds himself looking down the muzzle of a pistol held by a German soldier.
The German commands Bill to sit down, and Bill realises that the German is seriously wounded. This leads to an uneasy stand-off. The German has a pistol, but he is injured and weak. Bill knows he is supposed to fight the enemy, but he doesn't have the taste for killing. For that matter, Bill has conflicted loyalties, and doesn't really know why he, a Maori from the other side of the world should be fighting this injured German.
The two form an uneasy truce, and despite not speaking a common language, gradually come to understand a little more about each other. However, this is a time of war, and they are on opposite sides.
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Other features include the band's endorsement of BlueChip picks (also featured in the March 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine); Hannah's new Collings mandolin; and many photos from the Bluegrass Jamboree tour in December, and from the Femme fatale recording sessions. The list of forthcoming appearances on page 4 includes the Picnic Festival at Namur, Belgium (3-5 September 2010).
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While the appeal of celebration with fireworks, barbecues and family gatherings sweeps across our nation today, many will not share this sentiment because of a devastating imposition our country faces. Millions are in jail and thousands have been lost due to our war on drugs. Many won't recognize the implications of this war, the direct attributions to our loss of liberties, loss of lives, and all of the other disparities it comes with. Though, today we remember such invaluable principles that set forth the independence of our nation from the tyrannous rule of Britain:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Bold and audacious, these words stand strong as a platform in which we describe the inalienable rights allotted to each human being. Whether or not the government that carries these words has every wholly acknowledged its full message is clear in its short, troubled history; however, the Declaration of Independence wasn't a means to explain government function or necessity but rather a declaration—an exclamation—of breaking free from tyrannous reign and outlining basic principles to which we would develop a new world.
It has been a difficult and trying process, lengthy and imperfect—riddled with complexities beyond imagination—heavily criticized, and at times incredibly destructive; however, our nation remains successful in its vision. Through diversity and the imperative of this document, the Declaration of Independence, we are empowered as a society to mold the fluency and success of our nation; we control the outcomes by the behavior and trending ideologies of society. Though this may seem a little plain, even basic to some, its importance is heavily ignored and largely misunderstood by the general public.
Current affairs for our nation are echoed around the world, varying in its impact, our impression is widespread. One of the many issues plaguing our state is one that holds many inequities and is the crux of a myriad of other inhibiting issues that we face—drug prohibition. The intense consequences that have stemmed from the prohibition of certain substances have been globally and individually devastating, especially in the form of civil rights and the progressive development of social structures.
Data from Congressional Research Service, a public policy research branch of the US Congress, shows that over 50% (101,929) of all inmates in federal prison are incarcerated for drug-related charges—including simple possession. The same report exposes that prison overcrowding is at 37% past is maximum capacity. Not to mention the millions on probation or parole.
With less than 5% of the world's population, America, as of 2008, housed approximately 2.3 million criminals—roughly a quarter of the world's prisoner population.
How is it that the land of the free can strip away the freedoms of so many citizens and lock them up? How do we justify a celebration of independence and the alleged freedoms that we so valiantly gloat on this day? Surely, there is some answer to these confused, misrepresentations of reality.
Perhaps, to say that our government is at fault for these inequities is inaccurate—a cop out. Founding father and the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, defined the right of liberty by explaining, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others." He believed that our civil liberties were the greatest defense against tyranny from majority rule and idealized a future in which men would be free of dependencies, particularly those caused by banking or royal influences.
One could argue that we are not adequately granted these rights due to external inhibitions like poverty and a lack of proper education or through criminal repercussions. However, it is expected that power corrupts and that balances are necessary.
It is our duty as Americans—granted this natural independence—to educate, build, design, and implement strategy. It is our duty to recognize tyranny and injustice and to act. The Declaration of Independence was most unique because of its convictions against Britain and its clarity of separation. It was however the following that truly gave us the tools to act on the principles designated to us in our declaration.
After establishing articles defining the functions of government and the separation of its powers, the Constitution—most significantly the Bill of Rights—grants us the inalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence impressed. These fundamental rights are the tools for which we are expected to utilize; whether in basic, daily living or in defense of an overreaching government—these rights are our strength, our ability.
So what the hell does any of this have to do with the war on drugs?
Simple, criminalization of individuals through a prohibition that cannot be enforced, for whatever reason, has proven to be a degradation to our civil liberties and has undoubtedly allowed the federal government to far over-step its expressed authority.
Incarceration rates barely begin to scratch the surface of the tragedy happening before our eyes. The ambient, cause-and-effect, of criminal punishment sets off a chain-reaction affecting the well-being of society: disrupting families, impeding worker qualifications, withholding student-aid to youth seeking a higher education, driving prices up for high-demand illicit substances; incentivizing underground markets which in turn creates illegitimate market disputes between outlaws and criminals; which in turn affects immigration, border violence, inner-city violence; which in turn disrupts public schooling and education institutions by irregular census data, causing a lack of adequate funding and producing less functional members of society—only to be perpetuated by the incentive to join illegal profiteering regimes, gangs, and sell drugs.
Though drugs may have their own unintended consequences and some pretty horrible effects on the user, none are as devastating as the backlash of prohibition. Prohibition is the excuse for stripping away the rights of minorities and the impoverished; it is the excuse to minimize your ability to become educated; it is the excuse to deny you your inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If that's not tyranny, what is?
This Independence Day, recognize your duty as an American to vocalize your distaste and the imperative for change. Recognize that your senators, your governors, your councilmen are not there to dictate how you live but rather for you to dictate to them how you want to live. Take with you that it is our inherent right to advocate the will of the people and to break free from the reigns that have destroyed the lives of countless millions of Americans. Acknowledge that these drugs have nowhere remotely devastated a society so much as its policies imposed. Believe that it is your voice that will make change for the better, that it is you that governs the government.
Remember these words:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.


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Serena, Venus and Tiger — sport can't go wrong
By Art Spander
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Murphy's Law? The contrived one that says anything that can go wrong will go wrong? It's been drop-kicked out of site. Or rolled into the cup for a birdie. Or maybe served into the back court for an ace. If you're running a sporting event this weekend, everything is going right.
College basketball needs no help, certainly. March Madness has arrived with the conference championships and then Selection Sunday. But it's the individual sports that get buried this time of year. Unless...
Unless out of nowhere Serena Williams, in her comeback, has to play sister Venus in a third-round match of the BNP Paribas tournament. Unless Tiger Woods, in his comeback, enters the final round of the Valspar Championship a shot out of the lead.
This is a TV producer's dream. Who doesn't care? Who won't watch? It's as if we stepped back into time, when all you knew about golf was Tiger or about tennis the Williams sisters. A distant replay brought into 2018.
Never mind the purists. The late team owner and promoter Bill Veeck said if he had to depend on baseball fans for his financial support he'd be out of business by Mother's Day. It's the fringe crowd that makes our games what they are, who drive up the Nielsen ratings.
Can Venus, who will be 38 in June, knock off younger sister Serena, who's returned to the game after what amounted to a 14-month maternity leave? Can Tiger, who missed the better part of two years with back troubles, earn a PGA Tour victory for the first time in four and a half years?
One event, the golf, is at Palm Harbor, Florida; the other, the tennis, is next door to Palm Desert, California, where the action Saturday night was delayed when rain moved in from Los Angeles, 125 miles away.
Venus, who hasn't won this year — she was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open — was first on Stadium Court One, defeating Sorana Cirstea of Romania, 6-3, 6-4, and was very unemotional about the victory, especially when someone pointed out that she could meet Serena — which she will after Serena's 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.
Yes, the irony of a Williams-Williams match at Indian Wells was unavoidable. In 2001, when they were supposed to play each other in a semifinal here, Venus withdrew four minutes before the match was to begin. The next day, when Serena faced Kim Clijsters in the final, the crowd booed her. Father Richard Williams said the booing was racist. Neither Williams returned to Indian Wells until Serena ended the boycott in 2015.
"I literally didn't even think about it," said Serena, who is 36, and of course, as the world knows, mother of a seven-month-old daughter. "That's, you know, totally gone out of my mind. First of all, 17 years ago seems like forever ago. Yikes.
"I wish it were a little bit later (in the tournament) but just happy to still be in the tournament at this point. I would prefer to play someone else, anybody else, literally anybody else, but it has to happen now. So it is what it is."
Which happens to be a popular phrase of Tiger Woods.
Venus always has been the more structured, more protective of the Williams sisters. And, just like Tiger, her interviews are not particularly newsworthy. Asked her mindset if indeed she was to play Serena, Venus said, "She's playing really well and just honing her game."
Even though at the time Serena had played only one match, two days earlier, since winning the Australian Open in January 2017 — her 23rd Grand Slam victory.
"Obviously I have to play better than her," said Venus, "and see how the match goes." The way the other 28 official matches between them have gone is 17 wins for Serena, 11 for Venus. From the 2002 French through 2003 Australian, they met in four straight Grand Slam finals, Serena winning all four.
The way the Williamses dominated women's tennis was the way Tiger Woods, 79 victories, 14 majors, dominated men's golf. They were the ones who kept us paying attention. On the weekend the clocks move forward — but golf and tennis, in a sense, have gone backward.


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Today we move to an overlooked genre... historical fiction! It's not a genre I avoid but I simply haven't seen anything interesting lately, until now.
Publication date: June 7th, 2016
Publisher: HarperTeen
A prehistoric fantasy—with allusions to Pride and Prejudice.Hunting, gathering, and keeping his family safe—that's the life seventeen-year-old Kol knows. Then bold, enigmatic Mya arrives from the south with her family, and Kol is captivated. He wants her to like and trust him, but any hopes of impressing her are ruined when he makes a careless—and nearly grave—mistake. However, there's something more to Mya's cool disdain…a history wrought with loss that comes to light when another clan arrives. With them is Lo, an enemy from Mya's past who Mya swears has ulterior motives.As Kol gets to know Lo, tensions between Mya and Lo escalate until violence erupts. Faced with shattering losses, Kol is forced to question every person he's trusted. One thing is for sure: this was a war that Mya or Lo—Kol doesn't know which—had been planning all along.
What do you think? I personally think it sounds interesting. I haven't seen any prehistoric YA like... ever? I'm a bit worried it may contain some insta-love but the actual "war plot" seems to have a heavier weight in the story so I'm all for it!
I have seen mixed reviews on Goodreads but the bloggers who received an ARC and posted reviews give mostly 4-5 stars. Who to trust? tchan-tchan tchan (that was an attempt of dramatic music)
Also, do you like the cover? I like it! Simple but enigmatic!
Are you excited about Ivory and Bone?


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Why People Leave Psychotherapy Prematurely
Needless to say, most psychotherapists dislike when their clients decide to quit therapy prematurely. They have a variety of reactions. Some become upset when their clients complain about lack of results, and there are also those psychotherapists who throw a temper tantrum when someone informs them that they want to abandon therapy!
One of my clients (I'll call her Joanne), a forty year-old woman, broke up with her partner because she caught him in bed with another woman! He kept contacting her on a daily basis. She felt attracted to him but was not sure about her feelings. Joanne told me that she was still in love with him but didn't want to continue the relationship. She was anxious because her mind wanted to forget her ex but her heart desired him. She needed help to clear up her thoughts and emotions.
I asked her what she had done so far to solve her problem. Joanne explained that she had been seeing a psychotherapist for ten sessions without any positive results. She had spent about $700 for a therapy that wasn't helping. For this reason, on the tenth session, she informed the psychotherapist that she decided to quit.
As soon as her therapist heard that Joanne didn't want to continue the therapy, she became upset and threw a temper tantrum! The psychotherapist, a psychiatrist specializing in psychoanalysis, criticized her by saying things like:
"You can't stop our therapy now because you are worse than you think you are."
"You will continue your blind steps."
"That trip you mentioned with your son, it's just an excuse. Instead of spending your money on this trip, you should be coming to therapy twice a week!"
After few weeks, Joanne sought my help. It took Joanne three sessions to sort out her mixed emotions and clear up her thoughts. She overcame her anxiety and was congruent about her decision to avoid her ex and start her new life.
Most therapists don't realize that they are selling a service. People have the right to hire and fire them. Clients bring a problem and want a solution. Competent therapists know this. First of all they are good at what they do and in most cases are able to make a difference in the lives of others. Secondly, they don't get upset or blame the client for wanting to drop out prematurely.
It's true that there are some clients that are difficult to work with and they sabotage the treatment. However, most people seeking help have a desire to cooperate, and if they show any resistance is because of fear of change. A professional therapist must have the necessary skills to help clients solve their problems, regardless of their degree of cooperation and resistance. Labelling a client as "resistant to change" denotes mediocre therapeutic skills.
Ogrodniczuk JS, et al. "Strategies for Reducing Patient-Initiated Premature Termination of Psychotherapy," Harvard Review of Psychiatry (March–April 2005): Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 57–70.


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Hitman: Blood Money Review
By Chris Commodore |
IO Interactive made its mark on the videogame world with the first Hitman game in 2000 and planted a flag with Freedom Fighters in 2003. The world, especially Europe, loved Hitman, and rightly so. IO has designed a stealth game that, while suffering from some easy-to-notice flaws here and there, boasts some of the most distinguished and well-honed level design in any game of its kind. Perhaps equally important, IO gave birth to a long-lasting, brooding iconic antihero with Agent 47.
With the third game in the series, Hitman: Contracts, IO hit a lull, as the team was simultaneously working on Blood Money and creating the newly fangled engine on which this new game was built. Contracts looked good enough and explored a dark, devious theme that hadn't been done before, but it played like all the others. This fourth game does several things to improve the series, both from a presentation and a playability perspective.
The screen splits to show off important actions.The results are solid -- the new notoriety system functions smartly, the upgraded currency system encourages players to be pennywise, and the text-sensitive controls and up-close fighting systems make this often very un-accessible stealth game more forgiving. The newly added features don't, however, alter the fundamental experience much beyond Contracts. So while fans of the series will notice all the new features in subtle ways, the gameplay is essentially like playing any of the previous games in the series. In other words, IO built a lot of good features around the core play, which was tinkered with and enhanced a little, but it basically left the 47's fundamental game alone. What we're left with is a good, familiar game of Hitman. It's more accessible, looks better -- significantly so on Xbox 360 and PC, anyway -- and is worth your hard earned money if you're a patient and obsessive stealth gamer.
IO's new game is an endeavor based on many little things that work comprehensively. The story is more intriguing, because it finds Agent 47, the ultimate assassin clone, being hunted down by a rival organization and hitman, while following a narrative that traces Agent 47's work via a reporter and an inside man bent on tracking him down. You'll want to see all the cutscenes since they reveal crucial information on yours truly, and they exhaustively -- and in a real-world manner -- explore the political and global issues around cloning. The CG dialog is refreshing and intelligent and doesn't just paint a nice pastiche. Similarly, the series has always relied on CG cutscenes, which have looked drastically different than the actual gameplay up until now. IO's rebuilt game engine features better lighting techniques and character models and the work shows up well on all systems, especially the PC and Xbox 360 versions, which appear unhindered by technical limitations.
The most dramatic changes in Blood Money, however, don't revolve around the story, but Hitman's actions and the systems around those actions. First, the training level is up-to-date. The first level is essentially a training level, which narrates your actions through a real-world level. Many other games have done this before, and now Hitman does it and does it well. The next things you'll notice are contact-sensitive controls, more kinds of control, and added Agent 47 nimbleness. Using a three-button system appearing on-screen, you'll find that doorknobs, items, secret stashes in drawers, and guns all are contact-sensitive. Run by an object that's useable and the right button is lit in the corner of your screen. This technique is done well and thankfully it makes controlling Hitman a little more natural without being too obvious. The only area that's a little wonky is climbing out windows (it's a little sticky and can be confusing in a quick situation).
The additional accessibility from better controls works on different levels. There are always situations in which Agent 47 must do things in a hurry. The more accessible control system makes performing simple acts -- like opening a door or picking up a briefcase -- less painful. The game still fundamentally functions like it did before, but the smarter interface works more intuitively most of the time. Opening a garbage can or a garbage truck, for instance, to dispose of an unclothed dead man, is not only new to Blood Money, but it's an action that can be handled relatively quickly and efficiently. Believe it or not, throwing a coin was one of the harder things we had to figure out, as was handling multiple items simultaneously. It's all do-able, of course, and this Hitman makes these simple things easier to do. But IO hasn't abandoned its former self, so if you've played Hitman before, you'll instantly feel comfortable with this. If you have never handled Hitman before, you might take a chance with this one.
IO worked on a lot of systems that revolve around your actions to tie the game into a more cohesive whole. Weapons carry over from one level to the next now, but they have a series of upgrades, some with as many as 11-12 different kinds. They range from bigger, more powerful bullets that can blast through doors (which is new), to silenced modifications to bridges and expanded clips. You'll handle rifles, sniper rifles (the Dragunov), handguns (SilverBallers), automatic rifles, shotguns, and more. The weapons function exactly like they did in the past, by pressing and holding a button to check inventory and by pressing the same button to unholster or holster a weapon.


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Ohio State Senator Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) compared a policy promoting renewable energy to Soviet Communism on Wednesday, calling it "some Stalinist government mandating, 'You must buy my stuff,'" reported Columbus Business First Reporter Tom Knox. And it's not the first time he's referred to the brutal 20th-century dictator when talking about a 2008 policy that requires utilities to provide 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025. In March, Seitz said the renewable energy standard reminds him of "Joseph Stalin's five-year plan."
Seitz was speaking at a hearing on Senate Bill 34, which would totally repeal the standard that Ohio legislators passed, and then-Governor Ted Strickland signed in 2008. Current Governor John Kasich (R-OH) has not said whether he supports the bill, and did not respond to a request for comment. Senator Kris Jordan (R-Ostrander), the sponsor of the bill, and Seitz are both members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an organization funded by fossil fuel companies, corporate interests, and the ultra-conservative Koch brothers that pushes controversial far-right policies at the local level, including Stand Your Ground laws, attacks on minimum wage laws, and school privatization.
ALEC spent much of 2013 trying to repeal state clean energy laws like Ohio's, and failed miserably. But they're still at it. Seitz sponsored a bill that would have only weakened Ohio's renewable requirement in 2013, but it didn't get enough support to move forward. So he's shifted support to full repeal.
Opposition to the renewable standard doesn't seem to reach much deeper than the Stalin comparisons. Since 2008, Ohio has added 8,000 new jobs in wind and solar, and efficiency programs have saved $1 billion for rate-payers. The standard has resulted in more than 1,000 renewable energy projects across the state, according to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission. A group of 2,000 veterans, military family members, and supporters came together to oppose the last attack on the standard, and a renewable standard is highly popular among Ohio voters.


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This is Brian Sloan, inventor of the Autoblow2, the blow job–simulating robot.
Now, he's crowdfunding his latest sex toy, the 3Fap, a "three-in-one male masturbator" that offers three orifices: mouth, vagina, and anus.
The 3Fap boasts using the 3D scanned body parts of the winners of a "Vaginal Beauty Contest," so you'll "kind of be having sex with genital beauty queens."
Each opening has its own control knob to adjust the level of suction.
Since its launch this morning, the 3Fap has raised $492 of its $40,000 goal.
Bonus points if you can guess how many times the word "fap" was used in this video:14181123
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Round 54, the Winter Round and Round 55
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Round 54, the Winter Round and Round 55
Round 54
Round 54 - Heroes and Traitors finishes on 20th December.
The End of Round Ceremony (EoRC) is scheduled for Friday, 20th December at 21:00 GMT for an hour in #planetarion on irc.netgamers.org (accessible via the com unit). It will consist of:
-interviews with the top players
-interviews with the top galaxy
-interviews with representatives of the top alliance
-the alliance competition (allcomp), where users will [tag] in their nickname for their alliance, and the winning alliance will win 3 credits.
There will be no havoc due to the starting of the winter round.
Winter Round
The winter round signups will open on 20th December, with ticks starting on 27th December at 20:00. The winter round will be a free round, with races, government bonuses and ship statistics available and confirmed at signup.
Code is based on the Round 54 code, with the following changes:
-Buddy packs of 6
-Covert op tweaks, announced in more detail at signup.
-No alliances
-No defence limitations
-2 Cluster defence ETA bonus
-Ticks will be 15 minutes long
-"Capture the Flag" mode enabled, with every galaxy having its own special asteroid.
-In-galaxy defence will be ETA 4 (news scan delays will change to 2 ticks to compromise).
There will be an official Planetarion mug awarded to the planet with the highest score.
Creators Hour
We will be having a Creators Hour in #planetarion (accessed via the com unit) at 21:00 GMT on Monday, 23rd of December
To ask a question, please /msg CH_Bot your question.
Round 55
Round 55 signups will open on Friday, 3rd January 2014 at 20:00 GMT.
Submissions for Round 55's name is NOW OPEN - please e-mail suggestions to
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, with the subject "Round Name Suggestion". Submissions will be open until the start of the winter round, with the winner (selected on a public poll) getting a free credit.
Round 55 Ticks will start Friday, 10th January at 20:00 GMT and continue for 7 weeks.
Changes for this round will be announced closer to the time.
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Congressman Ro Khanna (D-San Jose), left, recognized East Bay trans leader Tiffany Woods October 18 at Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino as part of his office's recognition of LGBT History Month. Khanna's 17th Congressional District stretches into southern Alameda County, where Woods works at Tri-City Health Care and is the director of its TransVision program. Woods wrote in an email that she was honored to be chosen by Khanna. "Many of my LGBTQ sheroes/heroes, who have inspired me as an out trans woman to continue being a changemaker, have been honored previously and I am honored to join them in recognition. As forces around the world, and in our own country, continue to work to take away our civil rights and liberties, our humanity, and oftentimes, our very lives, the very act of existing and coming out as our authentic an d true selves becomes more and more revolutionary and lifesaving for many who do not yet have a voice or whose voices have been silenced." Other LGBT community leaders honored by Khanna included Josh Selo, Philippe Rey, Roark Clayton, Gabrielle Antolovich, Thaddeus Campbell, Lance Moore, John Nguyen-Cleary, and Wiggsy Sivertsen.


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If you are considering refinancing your property, then kick-off your research at ForTheBestRate.com. We provide a platform to compare low mortgage rates making it easy to research multiple banks and lenders. Whether you are shopping for a 10 year home loan solution, a government backed product (i.e. an FHA or VA loan), a flexible adjustable rate mortgage, or a 20 year fixed rate home loan, the lenders and brokers on this site can likely get you pointed in the right direction.
Deciding if a Mortgage Refinance is Right for You
Refinancing can be a great way to reduce your monthly mortgage payment, pay your home loan off sooner or consolidate debt. But refinancing doesn't always make good financial sense for every situation. Low equity, little money to put down or an impending relocation and subsequent sale of the home are a few reasons refinancing may not be a great idea. On the other hand, refinancing can save a homeowners several thousand or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. But how do you know when a refinance will pay off?
The so-called "break even point" is the amount of time it will take before the savings from your refinance will exceed the cost. The break even point is different for everyone, since it is determined through a number of different factors, including…
- Your original loan amount
- The original interest rate
- The term of your original loan
- The term of your new loan
- The interest rate of the new loan
- The new amount being financed
- Estimated closing costs for the refinance
- How many payments you've already made on your original loan
Instead of trying to calculate all this on your own, an easy to do is to use an online break even point calculator.
If your break even point won't take place for three years, but you're job is transferring you at the beginning of next year, refinancing will obviously not make sense – unless you decide to keep your property and rent it out after you move. If your break even point will occur in 1 year, and you plan on being in your home for a long time, then refinancing could be a terrific idea. Every homeowner's situation is different, and you should always consider your own personal financial capabilities before entering into a new home loan agreement. What may work for one homeowner might not be suitable for another.
Where Can I Find Today's Mortgage Refinance Rates? – Right Here
You can use the rate table tables on ForTheBestRate.com to research mortgage pricing and closing costs from some of the leading mortgage companies in the marketplace. These participating lenders and brokers compete on price so you're likely to get a good deal. Keep in mind that rates may vary for multiple reasons such as a borrower's credit score, the amount of equity in a home, type of occupancy held (primary residence, second home, or investment property) to name just a few. We encourage you to shop around the rate table and reach out to multiple companies and ask for personalized quotes including Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) which give you an idea of settlement costs and Truth-in-Lending (TIL) statements which show loans' projected APRs.
We also recommend that you do some due diligence on the various companies you wish the work with to ensure that they have a positive track record of delivering loans on time and as expressed at the onset of the application process. You can typically find good information on the your State's Department of Banking website or the regulating body in your area and with the Better Business Bureau. Online reviews can be good and bad. You'll have to balance a lenders volume of business with the number of negative reviews as plenty of people use those outlets to gripe about not getting funding for circumstances beyond a lender's or broker's control.
Types of Refinance Programs
You can find information on a wide variety of residential refinancing solutions using ForTheBestRate.com. Below is a list of some of the most popular products in today's market:
- Conventional Fixed Rate Mortgages – This is the white bread of the mortgage world. The vast majority of homeowners in the US opt for 30 and 15 year fixed rate mortgages. With rates being so low in recent years, more people have been looking to shave years off of their with 10 or 20 year mortgages. With fixed rate mortgages, a borrowers loan remains consistent throughout the loan of the loan.
- Adjustable Rate Mortgages – The upside of variable rate mortgages is that they offer introductory rates, for a set number of years, which may be lower than fixed rates at the same time. The downside is that rates can adjust up or down after the introductory rate period ends. These intro periods typically last anywhere from 3 to 10 years depending upon the ARM product. The shorter the fixed period, the riskier the loan. On the other hand, the shorter the introductory rate period, often the lower the short term interest rate.
- Jumbo Loans – Non conforming jumbo refinancing solutions are are available to borrowers who are looking to finance loan amounts greater than the conforming loan limits for their area. Refinance rates for jumbo loans are typically higher than what's available in the conforming loan market. You can find lenders and brokers offering both fixed and adjustable rate refinancing solutions in the rate tables on this site.
- Government Backed Loans – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) all offer financing assistance through approved lenders. How they insure and back these loans varies. What they have in common is that they all help borrowers refinance and purchase properties with less equity and potentially more problematic credit than Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's conventional products.
The majority of the lenders and brokers found in the rate tables on this site offer refinancing assistance on primary residences, second homes, and investment properties. Please contact them for details on the pricing and available home loan products. Any property with more than 4 units will likely require commercial financing.
Choosing a Loan Term
Mortgage loans are generally offered in 10, 15, 20, 30, and sometimes even 40 year terms. The "term" is the amount of time you will repay the loan (with interest) over. Which mortgage term is right for you will generally depend on two things: your budget and your financial goals related to the property.
The shorter the term the higher the mortgage payment, so many homeowners will find they can only afford or qualify for the payment on a 20 or 30 year loan. If the higher payment is an option than your own preferences and priorities come into play. Would you like to own the home free and clear as soon as possible? Would you like to pay as little as possible in interest? Would you like to keep your monthly investment into the home lower so money is freed up for other purposes?
Check out the following pros and cons of shorter (10 or 15 years) and longer (20, 30 years or more) term mortgages to help decide what makes the most sense for your property:
Short Loan Term Pros:
- Lower interest paid over the life of the loan.
- Mortgage paid off years sooner.
- Lower mortgage rate
Short Loan Term Cons:
- Higher monthly payment.
- Can be tougher to qualify for due to higher payment.
Long Loan Term Pros:
- Lower monthly payment.
- Can be easier to qualify for.
Long Loan Term Cons:
- More interest paid – end up paying more for the home in the end.
- Additional years until mortgage free.
- Higher interest rate.
If you like the idea of paying off your loan sooner and eliminating some of the interest costs but don't want to commit to the higher payment of a ten or fifteen year loan consider making an extra payment a few times a year on your 30 yr home mortgage. Paying down the principal just a little can lead to huge interest savings and even shave years off your loan. Run the numbers using the extra payment mortgage calculator to see for yourself.
The Cost of Refinancing a Mortgage
Refinancing your existing mortgage can be a great way to save money and pay off you home sooner. During a low interest rate market, refinancing can make a lot of sense. However, don't go rushing into a refinancing deal until you understand the costs involved.
Essentially, there are two main types of refinancing programs: Rate and term refinancing and cash-out refinancing. A rate and term refinance involves adjusting the interest rate, the loan term or both, without any new money being taken out. This is the most popular type of mortgage refinancing plan, as it usually results in lower monthly mortgage payments. A cash-out refinance is when a homeowner refinances for more than what they owe on the home and gets to spend the difference. Both of these types of refinancing plans will require certain fees and closing costs. There is another type of refinancing loan that requires no upfront costs at all – the no-cost refinance – but for the purposes of this article, we'll talk about the costs that are usually associated with regular refinancing. Keep in mind, these are estimates only and your actual costs will vary depending on your area.
Most Common Costs Associated With Refinancing (will vary between lenders, brokers, and banks)
- Application Fee ($75-$400)- covers initial costs of processing your loan request and running your credit report
- Title Search and Insurance ($450-$1K+) – covers cost of examining the public records as well as the cost of a title insurance policy
- Appraisal Fee ($250-$450)
- Survey Costs ($125-$300)
- Lender's Attorney's Fees ($150-$500)
- Home Inspection Fees ($175-$350)
- Mortgage Insurance (0.5% to 1.0%)
- Points (.125% to 3+%)
- Miscellaneous – Keep in mind you could be charged additional fees not listed above depending on what type of loan you are refinancing. FHA mortgage insurance or PMI are a few examples.
To summarize, homeowners could anticipate spending 2-6 percent of the outstanding principal in refinancing costs. If you have any prepayment penalties, those will also have to be factored in as well as the cost of paying off any second mortgages you may have. Always check with the lender who holds your current mortgage if you are unsure about anything.
Should You Work with the Same Company You Used When You Bought Your Home?
If you're considering lowering your monthly mortgage payments or shortening the length of your loan by refinancing, you're probably wondering where to go for the best refinancing rates. Different lenders offer different rates and loan terms, which is why it's a good idea to shop around. That being said, the first lender you may want to contact is the company that currently holds your mortgage. They may be able to offer you a more favorable rate and lower fees in order to keep your business especially if they are holding your loan in their portfolio.
Mortgage lenders are in the business of loaning money. When you refinance through a separate company, they pay off your original loan and you then make payments to them – leaving your current mortgage lenders out of the picture. In order to keep your business, your current lender may offer surprisingly good rates – especially if you have a proven track record of making your payments on time. Naturally, your lender will still require certain criteria, (decent credit score, verify income, appraised value) so don't expect a rock bottom rate for simply being a loyal customer.
With all of that being said, borrowers should shop around. The vast majority of home loans are sold in the secondary market. When this happens, your previous mortgage lender or broker no longer has ownership of your mortgage (in the case of a broker, they never did in the first place). Therefore, they will not be able to adjust the terms of your loan and the advantages of working with your old originator diminish. While there is something to be said sticking with a professional who is familiar with your situation, consumers should still spend some time making sure that they are getting competitive pricing. A quarter of a percent in rate on a 30 year mortgage is not pocket change.
The information in this page is designed to help you make an informed decision when it comes to refinancing, but it does not replace the value of professional advice. Always check with a trusted mortgage professional or attorney before making any final decisions.


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Meth Rehab Programs Salem, North Carolina
If you live near Salem N.C and are addicted to Methamphetamines than you have no shortage of options to get help. They know you feel like you are all alone suffering with this addiction and there is no way for you to get out. They know what it feels like to be trapped in a world that you cannot change by yourself. That's why they are there to help you, they have helped thousands of people that felt the same way and now are living better lives without the burden of addiction always on their shoulder.
In Salem they are always trying to find the better way to help their patients, they thrive on the fact that they have the new best methods and have proven to be right in some cases. When you or someone you know have a methamphetamine addiction the toughest thing in the world is trying to find the best place for them to go to rehab. Before you can send them to rehab you have to convince that person that that is the right thing for them. If you can't do that then a professional in Salem might have a better chance.
Their job is to convince addicts that their life is spiraling down hill and the only way to make it any better is with help. That's what the rehab clinics in Salem do, they let you know that you are not alone and that there are people just like you out there having the same struggles and fighting the same impossible battle that you are.
Salem has been using a method of music therapy. It has an affect on the individual's mind that can control their emotions. It can take away anxiety, help the pain you are in without medicine and change your moods. This new way of therapy helps take the place of having to use drugs to help the patients get off of drugs.
In studies it has proven to work and if it is as good as they say it is there are going to be a lot more seen around medical facilities. The best part about meth Treatment centers in Salem North Carolina is that they don't just focus on the mental addiction or the physical addiction. They make sure that when you leave there facility that you are cleansed, mind, body, and soul. The physical withdrawals are just the beginning of your rehab.
Once the physical part is over that's when they can actually start to help you with the guidance and motivation that you will need to stay clean for the rest of your life. Methamphetamines are not something that just goes away after the actual physical cravings go away. You are going to want to go back time and time again. With the help you get from the meth treatment centers in Salem it is more than possible that you can stay clean for the rest of your life. All you have to do is make that choice.


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SADA & Google Apps Success Story: Kansas State Department of Wildlife and Parks
SADA Systems assists state department of wildlife and parks with a Google Apps workaround to comply with strict federal IT guidelines that limited storage to U.S. only data centers.
The Kansas State Department of Wildlife and Parks oversees more than 30 state parks, nature preserves, and fishing lakes and employs roughly 420 employees in five divisions: Executive Services, Administrative Services, Fisheries and Wildlife, Law Enforcement, and Parks.
Before SADA, Kansas State Wildlife had already been a Google Apps customer for a few months and loved the collaboration and communication capabilities. This forward thinking organization was preparing to migrate all of its email users to Google Apps, but ran into a slight hiccup–due to government regulations, Kansas State Wildlife is required to maintain its email storage strictly on U.S. premises. Gmail is stored in hyper secure databases all over the world so the goal was to find a way to limit the organization's email storage to only route to U.S. data centers. With the help of SADA Systems, the department was able to fine tune a solution.
After identifying the organization's specific needs and comprehensively evaluating government regulations for email storage, SADA developed a viable workaround that ensured complete compliance with aforementioned security policies.
- SADA migrated data from existing Google Apps and legacy email accounts to a secure SADA test domain.
- Google deleted all data & mailboxes.
- Google set up the Kansas State Wildlife accounts so emails would be stored in the U.S. only.
- Afterwards, SADA enables user provisioning and completes the Google Apps email migration.
With the help of SADA's thoroughness and knowledge of the Google Apps suite capabilities, Kansas State Wildlife was able to retain the Google Apps communication and collaboration tools it had come to love.
About Google Apps Partner SADA Systems
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What are IPP's?
IPP's are the privately owned projects mandated in BC since around 2002 when Gordon Campbell's government put into law a program preventing further expansion by the publicly owned BC Hydro except with regards to massive projects. Basically any new smaller than a single massive dam on the Fraser River type power projects will be privatized with power purchase agreements with BC Hydro. That's right, your public dollars are being used to fund private, for profit power projects in BC instead of government owned and run ones which would not be for the profit of private corporations.
Not only that, but often the rates which are agreed to in a 40 year term fixed purchase contract on these are not even disclosed to the public, even though public funds are used to buy the power. The companies don't even need to be Canadian. Your tax dollars are being used to purchase power at a rate often 3-4 times what we normally pay through BC Hydro from large corporations that are making huge profits and are often linked to the politicians that are entrenching this act, sounds a bit like Enron right?
This has created a 'gold rush' of sorts with companies snatching up all the water rights to BC rivers and creeks that are steep enough to generate power so that they can maximize profits off of our tax dollars.
An older map showing many of the proposed 800+ diversion projects
Aren't run-of-river projects 'green' power?
No, they are not. In fact California, the greenest state, considers it illegal, dirty, and unfeasible to build and operate these projects, and also will not buy power generated by them. Hundreds of kilometers of powerlines and transformers are needed, massive construction projects including tunneling through mountains, rivers are basically dewatered leading to destruction of fish breeding habitat or lack or sedimentary flow to create downstream fish breeding habitat, a lack of water and natural barrier created by rivers for animals, loss of natural water created erosion. Waterfalls are literally destroyed, natural beauty is removed from the area, places once accessible to people become inaccessible.
There is very little environment consideration or assessment for these projects as the only mandatory step for a project under 50 MegaWatts, which most are or claim to be (though some seem a lot bigger), is to have a federal environmental officer oversee the project. Provincially an environmental assessment isn't even required. Some groups of projects also can have a single environmental assessment even though there have been up to 4 projects under this single assessment.
The worst part is that the energy cannot be stored, there is no or very little backlog unlike a full scale dam, and the only time these projects generate enough power to be viable is during spring runoff, for about a 4 month period of the year.
Also the track record for construction and operation on these projects is horrible environmentally, with very little people to monitor companies basically have a green light to do whatever they want environmentally once the project is approved. Also situations like 'why legally get rid of this pollution which would cost a million dollars, when I could just dump it and pay a 10000$ fine' can potentially arise. The only thing we can do is try to hold them accountable as citizens, a tall order.
In fact, none of the power is being used in BC, and not many people want to buy it at this point, the price it is being bought from BC Hydro at is a lot lower than what taxpayers are under contract to buy it from the IPP for.
Another hurdle faced is recent changes to the federal Navigable Waters Act, which basically don't classify kayaks as vessels, so even though you can navigate a waterway, they can omit that fact based on the new rules. It is very important to look at the recreational loss, also on tourism of dewatering BC's world class steep creeks.
What if a municipality doesn't want one of these projects in their backyard?
Well, they better make a LOT of noise about it...and even then, the BC government, thanks to Bill C-30, can go ahead and put one in anyway...or 14, like are proposed in the Chilliwack River Valley alone. There was massive opposition to the project on Ashlu River from all the surrounding municipalities (excluding after a certain point the First Nations which reversed their view after they came to an 'agreement' with Ledcor, the company operating the project), and the provincial government went ahead with it anyway.
Basically with Bill C-30, passed in 2006, just before the Ashlu project was approved, the provincial government isn't required to consult municipalities for projects like these, but it also extends to other projects such as the gravel pit they are seeking to put in by Chilliwack River currently.
Another interesting fact is that these only create on average 6 sustained jobs for up to 6 projects as they are run remotely.
What can I do to seek facts and voice my opinion?
There are many links under 'links' on the right side of the page which you can look at, also at the bottom of this post. There are a few things a person can do. Talk to your members of government about it at all levels, the more they hear from concerned citizens the better, and find out parties positions on the issue, make it a factor when you are voting. When projects are being evaluated, there are periods of public commentary on the issue, place comments, this cannot be stressed enough, comments can be through the BC Environmental Assessment Office and/or the federal officer assigned to the project.
Spread the word! Let people know how they are being swindled, if nobody knows, and unfortunately it seems not enough people care about these waterways or realize what's happening with their tax dollars, nothing will happen.
If you see a project, protest it. There are a few examples of projects in the Kootenays which have been stopped because thousands of local residents have protested at once time, garnered media attention, and the pressure has forced the public representatives to actually DO WHAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS WANT! What a concept.
As paddlers, we can paddle these rivers and document it. At the very least we can seek mitigation on the projects in the form of mandatory recreational releases, gauges, and better access IF the projects go forward. We cannot be silent. As a paddler and someone who now cares about the environment, my blood boils every time the subject comes up or I even think of it..and I'm the last person you'd think would care as a red-blooded Albertan raised in the industrial heartland of Fort Saskatchewan where most production from the oilsands goes to be refined I grew up thinking nothing of the environment.
BC Environment Network
BC Creek Protection Society
Save Our Rivers Society
IPP Watch
Vancouver Sun Article
Vancouver Sun Article relating to Keyhole Falls
Good editorial 'Mad as hell'
Dewatering The Ashlu
Keyhole Falls on The Upper Lillooet, one of the next proposed diversions


text: May 14 May 14 DRAWING THE INNER ANIMAL WITH J.A.W. COOPER Walt Morton Art Review, Interviews WALT MORTON: Cooper, you are best known as a modern illustrator with a signature personal style that combines elements of nature, animals, human figures and sex, into complex and beautiful graphic designs. This constellation of interest evokes illustrators ranging from Aubrey Beardsley to Jean Giraud and forward. I am wondering if you see yourself in that designer-illustrator tradition? And who are your influences? Also I often see you characterized as a "pop-surreal LA artist" not coming from this European illustrator tradition. How do you see yourself?J.A.W. COOPER: Hmmm, that's a great question. I consider the fine-art work I do to be "Illustrative Fine Art" and closer to surreal (though not "pop surreal") than fantasy. One person early-on described it as illustrations of folklore from an alternate reality, which I greatly enjoyed. I also do quite a lot of personal work that is not intended for galleries, mostly ink and pencil sketches, which really run the gamut in subject matter and style. I pursue whatever I'm passionately curious about in the moment! My early influences were scientific illustrators like John James Audubon and Ernst Haeckel, as well as traditional ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock masters like Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige. As I progressed, Alphonse Mucha, J.C. Leyendecker, John Singer Sargent, Ludwig Deutsch, Jules Chéret, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Stepan Fjodorowitsch Kolesnikov all added to that list. WALT MORTON: You're a artist who can sculpt, paint, oil, gouache, pen-and-ink — skilled in many media — but it seems like your strongest super-power is drawing with a pencil. Can you talk about your relationship to pencil drawing? How you do it? How much time? Favorite drawing tools? What does mastery of the humble wood pencil give you?J.A.W. COOPER: The hours I spend sketching just melt away. Drawing is most definitely my first love; the immediacy of graphite or ink on paper, the potential of a purposefully unfinished sketch, the elegance and efficiency of line... I swoon. I feel like you can really connect to the mind of the artist through their sketches – you see their playful experiments and decisions and feel their "hand." My favorite tools change from month-to-month but currently they are the Blackwing 602, Colerase in Carmine Red, Pentel Aquash in Light Black, Pentel Colorbrush in Grey, and Kuratake Brush Pen. My favorite paper to sketch on is Canson Recycled 50 lb Bond in rip-out pads, and my favorite papers for more finished works are Stonehenge and occasionally Fabriano Artistico. Drawing with pencil or pen feels like carving shapes out of the air. WALT MORTON: Is all your drawing "sight size?" Do you do any measuring or kind of methodical /systematic approach to drawing like the Reilly method (or other) or do you just wing-it; all by eye?J.A.W. COOPER: I usually start very loose holding the pencil obliquely to the paper and do build some forms from the inside-out and some I just carve out. I usually indicate some center lines and anatomical landmarks and try to incorporate these guiding lines into the final drawing as design elements or using details that fall along them. Sometimes it feels like the drawing is a persuasive argument; "As exaggerated as this may look it is how I see the world and there is truth in it" and then you back up that statement with concrete details in the form of building lines and indications of anatomical shapes and landmarks. I always like the very initial sketches best because to me there are all these layers of information building an argument in the form of an image. WALT MORTON: You have developed recurring characters that appear in your art. Sphynx cats, psychic mutant tigers, red monkeys, etc. Are these special favorites to illustrate or is there a larger secret-world of story behind these characters, and might that become an illustrated story or book at some point? J.A.W. COOPER: The recurring elements especially recurring animals usually mean something to me symbolically; monkeys are usually violence and rage, the Sphynx cats are something between civilized/domesticated and wild, the cicadas almost always have to do with cycles of life and death, etc. I do have some ideas for stories but they revolve more around some of my sillier characters from my personal drawings than my fine art work. WALT MORTON: Content-wise, there are a lot of sexy women with cuddly animals, what's that message about — and is it PC?J.A.W. COOPER: In most of my work I see the humans as real and the animals as a part of the human; allegories for something inside them that we can't look at directly unless it is physically manifested somehow. There is often violence in my work and that is almost never intended literally either. As far as the nudity goes I guess I don't think nudity is always sexual and even when it is I don't think that sexuality is a dirty thing. I see the women I draw as simultaneously defiantly strong and vulnerable, but never weak or victimized. WALT MORTON: You are active on social media (+287,000 instagram followers 05/04/17) and have a lot of engagement with your fans and followers. What do you think this does for your career? Do you get direct fan sales much? Is social media just for hip Sphynx cats or is it required for all artists now?J.A.W. COOPER: I think that being prolific and engaged with a community helps to make my work more visible and also acts as a motivation for me to remain prolific and to indulge my many curiosities publicly. I generally prefer not to sell art directly but I think that it does help me to promote limited edition print runs and new work available through galleries. I absolutely do not think that social media is a requirement for all artists nor is it in any way an evaluation of your worth as an artist, it is only a tool and only a measurement of your ability to connect to a specific audience. Speaking personally, engaging with the warm and supportive community that I have found through Facebook and Instagram has been so rewarding! WALT MORTON: You've already been able to do a lot of various professional art ranging from magazine illustration to character design and fine art in galleries. But what's missing? What's the ultimate Cooper art project that you'd like to do — if you had the funding to do it?J.A.W. COOPER: Well it just so happens that I am currently running a Kickstarter campaign for the three-volume art book I am releasing through Flesk Publications! Putting together a collection of work like this has been a goal of mine for so many years and I have been unbelievably humbled by the incredible outpouring of support that this project has received. We were funded in the first 30 minutes and are now 857% funded on day 5 of the campaign! The most rewarding part of this whole experience has been the incredibly kind, moving, and, humorous messages and comments we have received; the cockles of my heart are bursting! The Kickstarter will run till Thursday June 8th, 2017 and if you would like to have a look at the books, prints, enamel pins, and goodies available you can follow this link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/481703930/the-art-of-jaw-cooper-three-book-set-with-prints WALT MORTON: It's great to see such a successful demonstration of an artist leveraging fans and followers to activation on Kickstarter. You got fully funded to do the book very fast, and now at this high-funding level you'll be able to do a super-nice book with extra pages, a slipcover, and prize incentives for fans. Flesk does quality books, I'm sure the publication will be a very cool art book. J.A.W. COOPER: The plan is to deliver books and prizes to Kickstarter backers starting October, 2017. Working with Flesk Publications has been an absolute joy, and utilizing Kickstarter has allowed us to directly connect to our supporters making publishing an art book more of a community event than the traditional methods of the past. WALT MORTON: Thanks for letting us know how you think about art, Cooper.J.A.W. COOPER: It is always a pleasure to communicate with you Walt! J.A.W. Cooper was born in England to a South African-British mother and an American father - both freshwater ecologists. Cooper grew up in Kenya, Sweden, Ireland, various other places across Europe, and California. 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Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Surgery
Laparoscopic surgery can be used for hernia repair. Instead of one long incision, four or five tiny incisions are made in the area around the hernia. A device called a laparoscope, which is a miniature scope attached to a video camera, is inserted into one of the incisions. The surgeon is able to see the hernia and the surrounding tissue and organs on a video screen.
Instruments used to repair the hernia are inserted through the other incisions and the operation proceeds in much the same way as open surgery. Advantages of this technique include shorter recovery time and less postoperative pain. A major disadvantage is that it must be performed under general anesthesia, which carries far more risks than local or epidural anesthesia. Laparoscopic hernia repair has only been used for a few years, and while research shows it to be safe and effective, long-term results are unavailable.
Eligibility for laparoscopic surgery depends on a number of factors. The surgeon must be able to see the interior of the abdomen clearly, and sometimes obesity or large amounts of scar tissue make that difficult. Also, the patient may not be a good candidate because other health problems prohibit the use of general anesthesia. The choice of surgical procedure is based on patient safety.


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CMC has its roots in the 1955 discovery of extensive bauxite deposits at Weipa in QLD. It was formed in 1960 by CRA (now Rio Tinto) and Kaiser Aluminium & Chemical to manage and market a group of aluminium concerns associated with this deposit. Following a selldown by Kaiser during 1982, CMC became a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, which currently holds 72.36%. In 1995, CMC sold its interest in Commonwealth Aluminium and its rolled products businesses to refocus strategic direction so that future investment would be more heavily biased towards bauxite mining, alumina refining and smelting. In 1996, CMC expanded its Boyne Island smelter (50% &59%) and its Tiwai Point smelter (79%) in NZ. Tiwai Pt smelter produces all of NZ's primary aluminium. Activities CMC is a supplier of bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium to world markets. At 31/12/99, CMC's Weipa proved reserves were 288m tonnes of bauxite. CMC is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Ltd, which holds a 72.4% stake in the Company. As at 24/2/00 Rio Tinto made a takeover offer for all the shares in the Company.


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As a kid I was obsessed with baseball and as an adult I've been strongly involved in beer culture, but I'm not sure I've ever had a more single minded 23 days in my life. It's been rewarding in many ways, it's been a drag in a few ways and and I will hereafter appreciate the gifts of flavor and variety in ways I previously could not imagine.
It is curious, and ironic, that while I've spent the past three weeks subsisting on beer and water, I've been very food-centric in my daily endeavors. For several years, I've plotted a cookbook, compiling my inspirations, inventions, tweaks and grandma-recipes in a folder. When Michelle and the boys busy themselves with a meal in the evening, I've taken to my notebooks and recipe cards to bring this plan into greater focus. Has anyone ever written a cookbook while fasting? Seems weird, but it's working out. Dreaming of food doesn't bother me at all. I can think it and taste it without putting it in my mouth.
In other news, I took a pee test today! It was a follow-up from yesterday's concern over my creatinine numbers, which speak to kidney stress. While I had been drinking quite a lot of water all along, I threw it down with greater gusto yesterday and that seems to have done the trick, flushing the bad guys away with great proficiency. My numbers today did not concern my doctor one bit.
I can certainly follow through on the water intake, but a catheter is sounding good right about now.


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Finals week is almost here at ETSU, but there are many activities students can enjoy the week before.
"For Dead Week, we are continuing our tradition of bringing massage chairs to campus for students to enjoy," said Sean Blayney, vice president of Buctainment. "We will have those April 25 and 26 (Monday and Tuesday) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Culp Atrium. It's totally free, too!"
The Charles C. Sherrod Library will also be hosting many events for students the week of April 25. On Monday, there will be an Ice Cream Social on the library porch from 2-3 p.m.
Alpha Xi Delta will be handing out study snacks in the library lobby on April 26 from 9 p.m. until midnight and on the 27th and 28th from 8 p.m. until midnight.
On Tuesday from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., the Sherrod Library will be hosting "Your Library, To Go!" Thirteen public libraries have been invited to come and make students aware of the things that are available to them in their hometown libraries.
Some subjects that will be discussed are R.E.A.D.S and Tennessee Electronic Library, which are statewide services for the people of Tennessee. They offer audio books, ebooks, student videos and magazines.
Many of their services can be accessed with only a public library card. The public libraries will be on hand to sign up students.
"We wanted them to be aware that once they leave here, there are opportunities for them to use resources other than Wikipedia and the Internet," said Jackie King, coordinator of Dead Week activities at Sherrod Library. "They can have good sources to find information about their careers. They have resources once they leave Sherrod Library."
There will also be a popcorn snack offered at 8 p.m. in the library lobby on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, there will be chair massage therapy in the library lobby from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. After that, there will be a hip hop dance party and pop bubbles at Borchuck Plaza from 1-4 p.m.
Paws for Finals with Therapy Dogs, always a favorite event of students, will be held in the library lobby from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Thursday. Students can interact with therapy dogs to relieve some stress before finals.
Also on April 24, Sherrod Library will be open 24 hours. The library will have Legos, puzzles and coloring available for students anytime.
"Something new we have is a table covered with a huge coloring page, and students can relax with that," King said.


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Vancouver, BC, Canada – Range Energy Resources Inc. (the "Company") (CSE: RGO) (FWB: YGK) announces that, on June 20, 2014, New Age Alzarooni 2 Limited ("NAAZ2") and Black Gold Khalakan Limited ("BGKL") commenced a proceeding in an English court to challenge the arbitration award that was recently issued in the Company's favor.
As previously reported, on May 27, 2014, the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") notified the Company of the final award issued in the arbitration proceeding that the Company commenced against NAAZ2 and BGKL. The arbitration tribunal awarded the Company orders and declarations which support the Company's right to obtain material information as to its investments, and to use such material information (which the Company must otherwise hold confidential) to produce public summaries of the status of the work at the Khalakan Block as is necessary to comply with applicable securities laws.
The Company owns 49.9% of the shares of NAAZ2, which in turn is the owner of 50% of the shares of Gas Plus Khalakan ("GPK"), the sole contractor for the Khalakan Block. BGKL owns the remaining shares of NAAZ2.
The Company commenced these arbitration proceedings on July 20, 2012 against NAAZ2 and BGKL. The Company commenced the arbitration to compel NAAZ2 to obtain from GPK material information regarding the development of the Khalakan Block and to confirm the Company's right to disclose to the public certain material information regarding this development.
NAAZ2 and BGKL are each challenging before the English court the power of the arbitration tribunal to provide the remedy granted to Range in the arbitration award as well as the procedure the arbitration tribunal adopted to reach its findings.
Toufic Chahine, the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors said: "The Company is disappointed that its joint venture partner, BGKL, and the company in which Range Energy Resources has invested significant shareholder capital, NAAZ2, have decided to challenge the arbitration award. BGKL and NAAZ2 commenced this proceeding even when both agreed that disputes among the parties will be exclusively and definitively resolved through final and binding arbitration. The Company commenced this arbitration to obtain what any shareholder in a company would want—namely, material information on that company's business activities. Unfortunately, BGKL and NAAZ2 have decided to pursue whatever means are available to deny the Company and its shareholders this material information. The Company will continue to vigorously pursue its rights under the NAAZ2 shareholders' agreement and the remedies granted to the Company under the arbitration award."
For further information on Range Energy Resources Inc., please visit the Company's web site at www.rangeenergyresources.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors:
Toufic Chahine
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