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A few weeks ago, my friend Margo (who is a blogger and YouTuber) invited me to participate in a charity project, and I jumped at the chance. I got the final product the other day, and it's super cool. Introducing… F*CK 2016 – A 2017 CALENDAR!
Margo and her friend Joey put this together in response to all the awful things that happened in 2016. I don't get political on this blog, but yes, I voted for Hillary, so the election results are on my list, but so are other horrific events like the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (only an hour from where I grew up) and the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Plus, on a much more personal level, 2016 was the year that I had to put down my dog, relinquish another dog, and watch as Richard Simmons' gym, where my fitness and weight loss journey began, closed its doors for good.
SO, YEAH. I'm done with 2016. Bring on 2017!
Margo and Joey reached out to artists to contribute artwork for the calendar, and Margo asked if I had a maze that they could feature for one of the months. OF COURSE! I spent the next evening creating a new maze specifically for the calendar. It references another big 2016 news story, North Carolina's HB2, the bill that, among other things, prevents transgender people from using the restroom consistent with their gender identity.
And now that maze graces the month of March – my birthday month!
Here's a close-up (click on it to see it bigger):
The directions are in the speech bubble: "Help me find the gender neutral bathroom before I wet my pants!"
Every month in the calendar features a different black-and-white piece of artwork. In addition to my maze, there are photographs, drawings, paintings – all sorts of beautiful images. All proceeds go to charity, and each artist got to pick a cause that would get a portion of those proceeds. I chose The Trevor Project, the leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevent services to LGBTQ youth. Other beneficiaries of the proceeds include the ACLU, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Planned Parenthood, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
The calendar costs $20. Visit the website to learn more and purchase your copy (plus one for all your friends). There's also a $10 PDF version that you print at home, and a $20 "grandma-friendly" version that's swear-free.
I'm also selling the original drawing of my maze on Etsy for $25. There's only one original, so this is a one-of-a-kind! All the proceeds will get added to the kitty to be split among all 12 causes. Check it out here.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Mazes make great gifts, and I just added a lot of new inventory to my online maze store! Every year I make my nephews and niece a book of mazes for Christmas, and this year, I've been chronicling the process on my Instagram feed. I've gotten a lot of great feedback, so I uploaded the mazes on Etsy. All nine of them are there, as well as two combo packs (you save 20% on the combo packs!). All the mazes are themed around places around the country, like Los Angeles, Chicago, Michigan, and Florida, and get ready, because they are tough! Check them out here.
Oh, and since my nephews and niece aren't getting their maze books until Christmas morning, keep your big mouth shut if you see them. Don't ruin the surprise!
Drawing mazes is something I've done my entire life, and as much as I love solving them, I really love the mental challenge of creating them. Having a creative outlet, like maze drawing and this blog, for that matter, is paramount to my mental health, and putting the final touches on an awesome new maze provides an incredible natural high.
Keep it up, David!
Follow me! I'm @keepitupdavid on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, and I'm on Google+ too! There's also a "Sign Me Up" box on this page (at the top of the right-hand column) where you can subscribe to receive new posts via email!


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Can we use will power to negate effect of general anesthetics?
Can we use will power to negate effect of general anesthetics?
Is it possible for an individual to consciously alter or negate the effect of a drug? For example, can an individual use his will power to remain conscious after being administered a general anaesthetic? Can an individual retain motor function using his will even after being administered skeletal muscular relaxants, eg succinyl choline?. Just out of curiosity..
Janarthan Rama Murti
Second Year Medical Student, AIMST University, Malaysia
E-mail: scientist768 at gmail dot com
To give or not to give lecture slides to students before I deliver the lecture?
To give or not to give lecture slides to students before I deliver the lecture?
E.S.Prakash, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia.
E-mail: dresprakash at gmail dot com
Supplement 1 Slides of an entire lecture [Sample]
Supplement 2 Slides used for providing a Preview of an upcoming lecture [Sample]
Supplement 3 Post-test [Sample]
Submitted 25 Feb 2010; revised, accepted and published 22 Mar 2010
Acknowledgment: The author is the editor and publisher of Medical Physiology Online.
This manuscript was reviewed and accepted for publication as a letter by Dr David J Solomon, Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. E-mail: dsolomon at msu dot edu
Dr Solomon is a member of Senior Advisory Board of Medical Physiology Online.
Please cite this article as: Prakash ES To give or not to give my lecture slides to students before I deliver the lecture? Medical Physiology Online 2010; available from http://www.medicalphysiologyonline.org
Prepublication Record: The prepublication record containing the original version of the manuscript, editor's comments and author's response can be accessed at https://medicalphysiologyonline.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/mpo-018-2010_prepublication-record.pdf
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, is properly cited.
Announcement: 8th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz, 2010
At the 7th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz held on 2 and 3 October 2009 at the University of Malaya [for details, click here], over 30 teams participated including teams from medical schools in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, China, Singapore, Srilanka, India, Philippines, and Indonesia. The team from National University of Singapore emerged the winner. The team from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok came second, and the team from Monash University, Malaysia team came third.
Mc Graw Hill Inc., donated a 2 -volume set of 'Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine' to each member of the winning team. Oxford-Fajar Malaysia also donated book prizes to the teams that came second and third. All the 30 plus University teams enjoyed another stimulating and memorable physiology quiz and new friends were made across states and nations.
The 8th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMSPQ) will be hosted by University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, and is tentatively scheduled for the last week of September 2010. There is no registration fee for participants, and organizers will provide free food and accommodation arrangements to all student participants. For further information, kindly contact the programme chairperson Dr Cheng Hwee Ming at hmingcheng at gmail dot com
Contributed by
Dr Cheng Hwee Ming
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E-mail: hmingcheng at gmail dot com
Question regarding "Choosing Sex"
I refer to the article "Choosing Sex" by Professor Capel published recently in The Scientist http://www.the-scientist.com/2009/10/1/36/1/ [accessed 6 Oct 2009]
My question is what would happen if none of these signals (Wnt, SRY, FGF9) were present in the first place. What would be the eventual fate of the bipotential gonad? Will both testes and ovaries develop or neither?
Ravivarma Panirselvam,
Second Year Medical Student
AIMST University, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
E-mail: ravivarmarao at gmail dot com
Conflict of interests: none
Posted in the "Ask a Question" Section by E.S.Prakash, Editor, MPO.
Increasing kidney oxygenation as a potential therapeutic avenue for kidney disease
Point of View
Increasing kidney oxygenation as a potential therapeutic avenue for kidney disease
Nikki R Adler, Department of Physiology, Monash University, PO BOx 13F, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Melbourne, Australia. E-mail: nradl2 at student dot monash dot edu
Manuscript received 23 Jul 2009; first decision 5 Aug 2009; revised 3 Oct 2009; accepted and published 3 Oct 2009
It is important to investigate the mechanisms of chronic kidney disease as it is a public health problem worldwide. The unique architecture of the kidney vasculature underpins the kidney's susceptibility to hypoxia. The countercurrent arrangement of arteries and veins in the renal cortex and of capillaries (ascending and descending) in the medulla contributes to decreased oxygen availability. Kidney disease is associated with loss of peritubular capillaries in the tubulointerstitium. Tissue hypoxia contributes to the progression and pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease. Hypoxia occurs in the tubulointerstitium prior to structural microvascular damage. Thus, hypoxia is a pathogenic factor in early stage renal disease. Approaches to increase intrarenal oxygenation form a potential therapeutic target. Presently, inhibition of the renin angiotensin system is used to treat chronic kidney disease. Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists and angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors afford renoprotection in part by altering the balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption, thereby treating chronic hypoxia in the tubulointerstitium. Erythropoietin (EPO) may confer renal cytoprotection and improve kidney oxygenation. However, its efficacy in the treatment of chronic renal disease in the human condition is yet to be established. Modulation of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) system, via prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, is a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of chronic kidney disease. Additional research should be conducted to further elucidate the mechanisms of kidney oxygenation and the adaptive hypoxic response.
Conflict of interests: none
Some rights reserved, N.R.Adler. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Letter regarding the article 'Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men' by Lichtenbelt et al.
Using integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography, Lichtenbelt et al [1] have demonstrated cold induced brown adipose tissue activity in lean and overweight healthy men. The authors also find a significant negative correlation between body mass index and brown adipose tissue activity.
In this study, body mass index (BMI) was used to classify subjects as lean (BMI < 25 kg/m2) or overweight/obese (BMI ³ 25 kg/m2). However, the percentage of body fat in overweight/obese subjects varied from 16.9 – 41.8%, the lower limit of this being much lower than that in 'lean' subjects, indicating that at least some of the subjects who were classified as obese were not 'excessively fat'. Indeed, for body fat percentage values between 10 and 20% (n = 10 in this study), the authors also found a steep inverse relationship between body fat percentage and brown adipose tissue activity (Figure 3B in Ref. 1). Although what is a healthy body fat percentage remains to be established from prospective studies [2] and obesity is not currently defined on the basis of body fat percentage or fat mass index (i.e., fat mass in kg divided by square of the height expressed in meters; Ref. 3), we are interested in knowing how the volume of brown adipose tissue and resting metabolic rate compared if subjects in this study were dichotomized on the basis of an arbitrary body fat percentage (say 20%) or fat mass index rather than BMI.
Secondly, since waist circumference, an estimate of abdominal adiposity, has been demonstrated to independently predict mortality, [4] we wonder if this was measured in this study and if so how it correlated with brown adipose tissue activity.
Conflict of interests: none
E.S.Prakash and K.R.Sethuraman,
Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, 08100 Semeling, Kedah, Malaysia
E-mail: dresprakash at gmail dot com
E.S.Prakash is the Editor and Dr K.R.Sethuraman is a member of the Senior Advisory Board of Medical Physiology Online.
Editor for this Submission: This letter was reviewed and accepted for publication by Dr Roger Evans, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. e-mail: roger dot evans at med dot monash dot edu dot au. Dr Evans is a member of the Senior Advisory Board for Medical Physiology Online.
Submitted 15 June 2009, revised 16 Jun 2009, accepted and published 17 Jun 2009.
[1] van Marken Lichtenbelt WD, Vanhommerig JW, Smulders NM, et al. Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men. New England Journal of Medicine 2009; 360:1500-8 [Abstract]
[2] Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB, Heo M, Jebb SA, Murgatroyd PR, and Sakamoto Y. Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000; 72: 694–701. [Full text]
[3] Schutz Y, Kyle UUG and Pichard C. Fat-free mass index and fat mass index percentiles in Caucasians aged 18 – 98 y. International Journal of Obesity 2002; 26: 953–960. [Abstract]
[4] Pischon T, Boeing H, Hoffmann K, et al. General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe. New England Journal of Medicine 2008; 359: 2105-2120. [Full text]
Please cite this letter as E.S.Prakash and K.R.Sethuraman. Letter regarding the article 'Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men' by Lichtenbelt et al. Medical Physiology Online 2009; available from http://www.medicalphysiologyonline.org
Some rights reserved © E.S.Prakash and K.R.Sethuraman, 2009. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Cardiac inter-beat interval complexity is influenced by physical activity
Benjamin J. Wilson1, Gus L. W. Hart2, and Allen C. Parcell3
1Department of Recreation Management and Youth Leadership, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; 3Human Performance Research Center, Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Correspondence to: Benjamin J. Wilson, 3838 S 1860 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA.
E-mail: benjaminjameswilson at gmail dot com
Submitted 25 Oct 2008; time to first decision 25 days; revision accepted and published 1 Jan 2009.
The complexity of physiological signals may be a more sensitive indicator of health than standard or average measurements. We examined cardiac inter-beat intervals of healthy subjects who are either physically active or sedentary to determine whether measures of complexity are more sensitive to subtle cardiac changes than standard measures. Subjects were pre-screened by self-report, and qualifying subjects were placed in either the active group (n = 10) or sedentary group (n = 10). Cardiac inter-beat intervals were recorded and subsequently analyzed using standard time and frequency domain heart rate variability measurements as well as multiscale entropy and the detrended fluctuation analysis, both measures of complexity. Of the measurements, the detrended fluctuation analysis was the only tool that significantly (P = 0.04) differentiated between the active and sedentary groups. This suggests that the complexity of physiologic signals is a more sensitive indicator of cardiac health than standard measures.
Please cite this article as: Wilson BJ, Hart GLW, Parcell AC. Cardiac inter-beat interval complexity is influenced by physical activity. Medical Physiology Online, 1 Jan 2009, available from http://www.medicalphysiologyonline.org

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Blockchain brilliance innovations have seen many individuals and organizations benefit immensely through real world solutions that the technology has come with. The entry of BlockTix (TIX), based on the Ethereum ecosystem, has seen the transformation of the event planning sector. The application puts event planners in control of all processes including advertising, distributing and trading of event tickets.
The modern investors is looking for promising ecosystems that are offering solutions to their lives and adding value to their digital holdings. Any shinny project that does not deliver on its promised has no place in the blockchain industry and this is the reason behind the BlockTix adoption.
The introduction of BlockTix mobile apps in the market seems to work well with event planners and the music and event goers and the connection between the two has made the BlockTix app a hot hit in a market that has been dominated by the traditional ticketing systems that are slow, easy to manipulate and expensive.
Entry of BlockTix in the Event Planning and Ticketing Market
BlockTix come into the limelight after a successful event that shook the entire world by storm in July 2018. The event that was billed the Neverland Festival took part in Landgraaf in the Netherlands was the first pilot project that put the BlockTix ticketing outfit into test and the success as seen the token popularity start to rise. The two day event attracted over 15,000 according to statistics of scanned tickets at the entrance.
The scanning went really well, however it happened to be the weekend after Augur launched so the Ethereum network was somewhat busy. We knew days before the event that the redemption on chain wasn't going to be smooth, so we built in a ticket redemption cache and queue on the mobile app so that tickets are scanned and immediately marked as redeemed on the local scanning device.
While scanning, we realized immediately that there are areas we can improve upon, and enhancements we can do to make ticket validation easier and ticket redemption across multiple devices faster. These improvements have already been discussed and are on their way to being implemented.
The pilot and the event were both really awesome, and we look forward to the next event where Blocktix will be used by even more people.
– Ryno Mathee
The success of the Neverland Festival has seen the popularity of the event planning and ticketing platform which has seen the second event that ended September become bigger and better. The transparency and convenience of BlockTix app saw the September 23 event, the FireBird Music Festival in Scottsdale, AZ become a huge success.
The recent event saw major names in the music industry take part and the list was quite uplifting for the BlockTix community and music goers in the US. The event details have already been posted on their official event page that you can have a look at.
BlockTix (TIX) Price Surprise Surge
The last 24hours have seen the TIX price surge defying the market blood bath during the same period. The market shift has seen the top 10 coins trade in the red while the TIX price gained by 83.66% (at press time) to trade at $0.291195. This comes after the team published their development progress update.
Some of the features that are pushing the TIX demands are the ease of use of the app and more importantly the cost of tickets which is incredibly low compared to traditional ticketing and the ordinary music and event lover can afford.
The BlockTix app has also cut out the middleman and the processed is now fast and seamless and for the event organizers, ticket manipulation and faking is a thing of the past. With the app compatibility with iOS and Android in the offing and their increased usability in the market, the sky is the limit for TIX as these will push mass adoptions and increased usage of the token.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Saute shallots and garlic in margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat until tender. Add mushrooms, and cook until mushrooms are tender. Remove from heat, and set aside.
Step 2
Combine milk, half-and-half, eggs, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Remove crusts from bread, and reserve for another use. Cut bread slices into cubes, and add to milk mixture. Stir in mushroom mixture and cheese. Pour mixture into a greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 50 to 60 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into rectangles, and serve immediately.
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This Hotpoint freestanding front loading Washing Machine features: a spacious 8kg capacity. A fast, resource-efficient 1600 revolutions per minute spin speed.
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Royal Family Members Going to Princess Eugenie's Wedding
Royal Roll Call: Which Family Members Will Be at Princess Eugenie's Wedding?
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Prince William
Is he going?: There's been no confirmation of William's attendance, but it's a pretty safe bet that he will be at his cousin's wedding, especially as his kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are rumored to have big roles in the ceremony.
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The idea for these pictures came from Bed Bath and Beyond a couple of years ago. They had stenciled "art" hanging on the wall of the store and they were selling for about $15 apiece. I thought... "hmmm... I can do that!" So I did!! And it probably cost me less than $15 for all four of them. What a deal!!
I hope you enjoy these and that it gives you some ideas for super easy and fun decorating. They really add a nice touch to my beach condo.
The mirrored card stock behind the cut out stenciled image
is amazingly reflective and really looks like expensive mirror glass.
It makes it a very cost effective and fun project.
I love this angelfish (at least that is what I have always called them!
The pelican looks pretty laid back and relaxed to me!
Enjoying the many inhabitants of the ocean and the shore helps me totally unwind. I can (and do) sit and stare at the beautiful view daily. And whether I just have a few minutes or longer, I love it!
Finally these are hanging up in my home - two on the left wall of the entry....l
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Budget 2012
Austerity is not working and everybody knows it. Everybody outside the Chamber certainly feels it, yet it is the only medicine that has been dished out by the Government today. What a pitiful disappointment for the tens of thousands of people who voted for the Government parties in the hope that they would represent something different. Far from being a crusading Minister coming to deliver something radical, the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is merely responsible for more of the same. He said his guiding principles for this delivery were fairness, jobs and reform, which is unfortunate, as these are precisely the three areas where the Government has fallen down. The only positive is that we will not have to listen to the Government parties bleating that this is all the fault of Fianna Fáil. This budget was its doing and it has chosen to continue the policies of its predecessors and to make ordinary people pay.
The points have been made and these announcements have been an absolute kick to people on social welfare. It is probably one of the most cynical exercises to pretend that core payments have been protected in order to provide a shield for the unleashing of a vicious attack on living standards of the most vulnerable in society. We now know the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is an equal opportunities butcher. The people in receipt of disability allowance will no doubt feel very proud that they are not being discriminated against and they can share the €4,500 cut that able-bodied colleagues received last year, with the reduction by €88 per week in disability allowance. It is €22 per week to those on disability between 21 and 24 and it is absolutely despicable.
When this is combined with cuts in gas and electricity, fuel allowances, rent supplement, one parent family payments and the benefit which the Labour Party indicated it would not cut – child benefit – it amounts to an absolute scandal. Listening to the Minister telling us that "The ageing population is already placing demands on essential health and personal social services", are we to say "shame on them"? Is that the appreciation we give them for years of service to this State? They can share in cutbacks of €150 million to €300 million outlined by the Minister, Deputy Howlin. It is a bit ironic to hear a Labour Party Minister outlining these cutbacks while at the same time standing over the biggest expenditure hikes in interest on national debt. The interest went up in the past couple of years by €2.9 billion but will rise by €6.8 billion in 2012.
In other words, all the hardship and austerity is to pay the interest on money borrowed to bail out banks and fund the fiscal deficit. The Taoiseach told us we were not responsible for this last night and the United Left Alliance agrees. We will take that argument to its conclusion and if we are not responsible for it, we should not pay for it as the price is pulverising domestic demand and making the overall position worse. We know this because the Government is only doing what the shower who went before did. Some €21.7 billion has already been taken from the economy in cuts and by the end of next year, that will have a cumulative impact of €58 billion taken from the economy, an average of almost 9% of GDP per annum. To simply undo the damage of Government cuts, we would need a growth rate of 3.5% over the next four years, and the Government is not even predicting that rate.
There can be no economic recovery without people to work. It is a total indictment of the Government that the only concrete proposals for jobs relate to job losses. It is interesting that the Minister pinpointed a moneyspinner of €104 million from the reduction in redundancy rebates to employers, and the Government is clearly expecting quite a few people to lose their jobs in order for that level of savings to be generated. The Government is standing over 23,500 job losses in the public sector, with 6,000 next year. These will be nurses, teachers, council workers, gardaí, staff in social welfare offices and people at the coal face in delivering public services. There is no doubt that this will lead to an absolute catastrophe which will far outweigh any vague commitments to encouraging private investment to deliver jobs.
We should see the assault on the public sector in the context of the OECD report, which has already shown that with fewer numbers and resources, our public service delivers a fine level of service. What will be the impact of cuts and job losses? We saw the uproar last year caused by the impact of health cuts in many regional hospitals but there are plans to cut another €500 million from that. The Government is to cut a system already pared to the bone. The Rotunda hospital has 800 daily visitors, with one midwife to every 47 patients, despite the recommended safety level being one for every 33 patients. How can cutting health staff possibly improve our health service? It cannot.
One of the most embarrassing aspects for the Labour Party must be education. We were told by the Labour Party before the election that investment in education is the most important type we can make in our own future, and that it is central to our longer-term economic recovery. It is not something that can wait for the recovery to happen. The Labour Party does not seem to share this belief and participated in a pre-election stunt; not only has it failed to reverse the increases in college fees etc., but it has increased those fees by another €250. Postgraduate students are already meant to cope on a pittance of a maintenance grant equating to approximately €40, and they will see that axed. There is also the scandal of the school transport primary charge being doubled to €100 per student. How is that going to deliver a knowledge-based economy? I have no idea, but it certainly is not.
What we have in the proposal outlined by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is the reality of upside-down economics. He talks about the need to create jobs but the only concrete proposals are to axe them. Where are the jobs going to come from? We have had an effective strike of private capital in this country in recent years, with a reduction in private sector investment of €33 billion. Despite the fact that the Government has failed to touch the Holy Grail of corporation tax, we have seen multinationals shed thousands of jobs this year. The reality is that the only way out of the crisis is a State-led programme of public works that would immediately put 150,000 to work on fixing our water infrastructure and delivering on our commitments in terms of hospitals and schools. Instead the Government's answer is to axe the capital budget, viable projects such as metro north and many other worthy projects that could put people to work straight away and generate a stimulus in economic activity that is so badly needed.
When we step back and look at what the budget will achieve, one could ask whether it will make this country a better place or improve public services. The answer is "No, it will not" on both counts. What it will do is stand over a further transfer of wealth into the hands of those at the top of society while at the same time inflicting unrelenting hardship on the backs of ordinary people.
The Minister, Deputy Howlin, is fond of telling us that we are not being practical and that we must live in the real world. The Labour Party was not set up to be practical. Historically, its role in society was outlined as being one which would transform the lives of working people, not one that would prop up the Fine Gael Party time and time again. Its founder, James Connolly, made the point that the moral is not to be practical in politics because to be practical means that one has schooled oneself to think along the lines and in the grooves of those who rob one. That is effectively what the Labour Party has done today. It is an absolute scandal and James Connolly would be turning in his grave.


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Top paramedic warns parents to not leave kids in cars as severe heatwave hits
A TOP paramedic has warned people to not leave children in cars as severe heatwave delivers scorching temperatures across south-east Queensland.
Possible storms have also been forecast to hit later today.
Queensland Ambulance Service clinical director Tony Hucker said heat-related illnesses could be fatal, urging people to take heat stroke symptoms seriously and to not go outdoors in the hottest part of the day.
- Read more: Water use rises in Redlands as scorcher January recorded
- Read more: Bureau's seasonal outlook forecasts more dry, hot temps
- Read more: Wildlife seek water as dry weather continues
- "The biggest risk is people dehydrating and overheating," he said.
"Look out for your older neighbours and young kids in particular," he said.
"Don't leave kids in cars at all on days like today and tomorrow, because it is super hot and cars get hot really quickly."
The mercury is set to reach 33 degrees today across the Redlands before peaking to about 34 degrees on Wednesday.
Temperatures forecast for coastal areas are below those tipped for inland towns, like at Boonah in the Scenic Rim, which could be baked by daytime highs of 42 degrees by Wednesday.
Logan is also set tipped to swelter, with a daytime high of 38 degrees forecast for Wednesday.
Severe #QldStorms with heavy rainfall and damaging winds possible across #SEQLD on Tuesday. Most likely across an area extending from the #SunshineCoast hinterland north through #Gympie & #Gayndah. Slight risk of large hail too. See your forecast at: https://t.co/DaDNVUgLwppic.twitter.com/YtcKIrAGOC— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 11, 2019
The heatwave this month has come after Queensland experienced an exceptionally dry and hot January due to a series of back-to-back heatwaves across the state.
Mr Hucker said avoiding heatstroke was doable, so long as simple planning was undertaken.
"If you are going to do strenuous activity, make sure you have lots of breaks and have lots of water with you," he said.
"Heat-related syndromes can be fatal if you don't manage it. If you take simple planning steps, you can avoid that."


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You will enjoy beach living in this spacious 3BR/2BA, updated and fully furnished condo featuring a fantastic open floor plan, tiled floors, granite kitchen countertops and breakfast bar- just perfect for entertaining family and friends. Located in the beautiful beachfront complex of Shoreline Towers in downtown Destin. Shoreline amenties include almost 500' of private beach, seasonally-heated sparkling pool; clubhouse with fully equipped fitness room, sauna, tennis and much more! Ideal for full-time residence, second home or investment property. A must see! See the Virtual Tour.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Not much doing......
13 comments:
- Butch said...
35 is all you'd want to do on that road and Ford guys are always bragging.
- March 22, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...
oh my word look at that snow! hey it's spring, what gives?
smiles, bee
- March 22, 2011 at 11:00 PM
- joanne said...
see...and you thought I was not paying attention.
- March 22, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- brattcat said...
From one of your most dedicated fans...even your pathetic is pretty darn entertaining. That truck's got 'cojones', making you trail behind him for ten miles.
- March 23, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...
Good scrounging - I've not even come up with some pictures lately.
Hope that snow goes away quickly - and spring suddenly appears.
- March 23, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- Traveling Bells said...
Sympathy comment: smiles!
Come on spring!!!
- March 23, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm with you! What the heck are we doing with more snow???
- March 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- Birdman said...
Sure! Nice truck shot. Now, I'll have some 'plaining to do. btw LOVE that snow shot.
- March 23, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Sarah Laurence said...
Wasn't the moon spectacular? A friend she almost drove off a bridge admiring it. Yeah, happy "spring" to you too!
- March 23, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Deb Shucka said...
This was a fun post to read. Winter is indeed taking its sweet time leaving - everywhere it seems. The truck picture is so gross - and those accessories are pretty common around here.
- March 23, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Beautiful shot of the super moon and yes, I love the shot of your snowy road! We have rain, rain and more rain out here! I'm so ready for a sunny day!
- March 24, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Keep the faith. Springtime will be here someday. I think? :-)
- March 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM
- Sharon Creech said...
Your eye is always an interesting eye.
- March 27, 2011 at 9:10 AM


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When injustices occur in our society, the expectation we have of our democracy is that the candidates and public servants we elected respond. We expect that they will prioritize the demands, needs and concerns of the people. We expect that when society is outraged, that they will be too.
The Black Lives Matter movement is forcing Americans to face the fact that racism still has a strong heartbeat within the American psyche, and we are also reminded that this disease plagues not just the people, but the very systems and structures we live, work, and play in.
Unfortunately, too few of our elected officials and candidates are talking about race, too few are championing an awakening of our humanity, too few are willing to take on the systemic challenges of our country.
This disconnect is particularly evident in the Presidential race where even the most progressive of the democratic candidates arguably are not saying and doing enough - not just on the issue of institutionalized racism, but on the solutions to dismantle it.
One of the most powerful ways racism is perpetuated in American politics is in the way candidate's campaigns are funded and the loyalties those funds create in the process. In a study released this week by Every Voice, we found that campaign donations from all of the more than 1,200 majority black zip codes to the ten candidates that are leading the money race ($1.3 million combined in the last fundraising quarter) cannot compete with donations from just one rich majority white community: the area around Central Park. The same goes for the 1,300 majority Hispanic or Latino zip codes in the study. This data shows the extreme demographic disparity among those who are able to give and those who are able to give less.
Nationwide, the top contributing zip codes to presidential campaigns are wealthier and whiter. Donors from these areas are the one percent of the one percent who, due to the way political campaigns are funded today, have more voice and power than the rest of us in our political system.
Voters understand that when big money dominates in elections, wealthy donors get access and undue influence while everyone else is left behind - and ahead of 2016, big money is dominant like never before.
To win, candidates have to spend a significant amount of time asking people for money who often have different priorities than the rest of us. This phenomenon also impacts who has the ability to run. Do you have contacts on the Upper East Side? No? Oh, then you should build up your Rolodex and consider running another time.
No wonder we're not seeing the outrage, the action, the leadership. It's because the folks who live in the area around Central Park in Manhattan, although they may have empathy, they don't have the same outrage because it's not their families, their brother, their sister, their cousin who is impacted by racial injustice.
It doesn't have to be this way. We can have a government that is of, by, and for all of us. At the state and local level, there are models of successful small-dollar electoral systems that shift incentives in ways that allow substantive candidates who may not have connections to elites, but have strong community support, to run viable campaigns. These systems open the door for more people of color and women to run for office - and win with the support of a more diverse donor base.
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Decoration Day or Memorial DayMay 27, 2017
On May 5th 1868, General John A. Logan declared that May 30th would be known as Decoration Day Nation wide, that date was chosen because it held no significance as an anniversary of any past battle in America.
This day is set aside for the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice by giving their all, its also to honor those who are currently serving and for those who have served in the military for this nation willing and for those who were drafted as well.
We have places in this country who are attempting to whitewash history by removing monuments to soldiers and generals and important figures from the civil war. It is because of the civil war that we have Decoration Day/Memorial Day, the civil war was not fought over slavery but it eventually has been taught that is all it was about.
Prior to the start of the civil war, the federal government was taxing raw products and finished products that came from the southern states. The representatives in the house and in the senate told the federal government that if the excess taxation did not stop that they would leave the union and form their on nation. About that time the southern states were also looking at freeing all slaves and giving each male slave a 1/4 or 1/2 acre for each year they lived on a plantation.
In President Lincoln's own words "we can not let the southern states leave for they fund the federal government" The federal government struck first by invading the southern states to prevent succession of the southern states.
President Lincoln issued the Emancepation Proclamation, on January 1st 1863, freeing all slaves, there was caveat to his speech, it only affected the slaves in the southern states while the civil war was going on. It wasn't until 4 years later that the slaves in the northern states and southern states that was loyal to the union were freed.
Prior to the civil war as I had stated the southern states were looking into freeing the slaves the same at Russia had in 1859. Prior to Lincoln starting the war with a surprise attack on Charleston harbor on April 8th 1861, to occupy Fort Sumter which at that time was a federal tax collection fort. The southern states were starting the process of freeing the slaves. The occupation of Fort Sumter by the federal government military and navy altered that course of action by the southern states.
After the civil war had ended and congress initiated the process of reconstruction which in turn allowed for people from the northern states to move to the southern states became known as carpet baggers. It as during the era of reconstruction that majority of the representatives from the southern states were former slaves that were freed by Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. The southern Democratic Party had created its response to the reconstruction time period which became known as the KKK party.
The klan was created as a response to the northern states using reconstruction era to have blacks in congress. The klan terroized and even killed blacks to get their point across. Up until the civil rights bill as passed by congress in the 1960's, there was 7 other attempts to pass civil rights legislation by congress but the democrats in congress blocked them all.
It as the democrats that created the Jim Crow laws, the separate but equal education system, the whites only and blacks only laws. It was the democrats in power in the southern states that used the police, the police dogs, water cannons, and the states national guards against the civil rights marchers in the late 1950's and the early 1960's.
The civil rights bill that was voted on in the house in 1964 was filibustered by Al Gore Sr in the senate until another senator from Minnesota rewrote several sections that dealt with voting rights, the original version ould enshrine in the constitution the right to vote regardless color, religion, or gender, the rewritten version had it so that the senate had to revote on the voting rights act every so often, that is when enough democrats in the senate agreed to vote to pass the civil rights bill so the president could sign it into law.
What is now known as Memorial Day is because of the civil war, there were to many men killed during the civil war and to think we have people who have been elected feel it's their right to remove monuments and to erase history because a few are offended by our nations past. To erase our past means that we as a nation are bound to repeat history. We need to embrace our past so that we do not repeat our past, but we are on the verge of repeating our past because a single political party prefers to keep groups of people as 2nd class citizens so that they will keep voting for them.
The civil war was not fought to keep a political party in power but to keep a young nation as a whole, every single soldier who has given their all in battle or in defense of this nation should be honored as well as those who are currently serving in the military and those who served and those who have retired from the military for they truly know what sacrifice truly means.
The song "If Your Reading This" best fits the term "giving it all"
It as first sung by Tim McGraw in 2007
If You're Reading This
Tim McGraw
If you're reading this
My Mommas sittin there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
Sure wish I
Could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played when we were kids
I'm laying down my gun
I'm hanging up boots
I'm up here with God and we're both watching over you
So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed
That it would go
And if you're reading this
I'm already home
If you're reading this
Half way around the world
I won't be there
To see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
Stand up for the innocent and weak
I'm laying down my gun
I'm hanging up boots
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes
So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed
That it would go
And if you're reading this
I'm already home
If you're reading this
There's going to come a day
When you'll move on
And find some one else
And that's OK
Just remember this
I'm in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace
And angels sing amazing grace
So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed
That it would go
And if you're reading this
I'm already home
There is another song that I will post the lyrics to as well for the soldiers who are still living, that fits them.
It's sung by Toby Keith the title is American Soldier
I'm just trying to be a father,
Raise a daughter and a son,
Be a lover to their mother,
Everything to everyone.
Up and at 'em bright and early,
I'm all business in my suit,
Yeah, I'm dressed up for success,
From my head down to my boots.
I don't do it for money
There's bills that I can't pay.
I don't do it for the glory,
I just do it anyway.
Providing for our future's my responsibility,
Yeah I'm real good under pressure,
Being all that I can be.
And I can't call in sick on Mondays
When the weekends been too strong,
I just work straight through the holidays,
And sometimes all night long.
You can bet that I stand ready
When the wolf growls at the door,
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady,
Hey I'm true down to the core.
And I will always do my duty,
No matter what the price,
I've counted up the cost,
I know the sacrifice.
Oh, and I don't want to die for you,
But if dyin's asked of me,
I'll bear that cross with honor,
'Cause freedom don't come free.
I'm an American soldier, an American,
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand,
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines,
So you can sleep in peace tonight.
American soldier, I'm an American,
American soldier,
An American
I found the soldiers Creed and its a good one and i hope that I am not offending anyone by just changing one word in the creed for it is meant to honor all soldiers.
A Soldiers Creed
I am an American Soldier.
I am a member of the United States Military – a protector of the greatest nation on earth.
Because I am proud of the uniform I wear, I will always act in ways creditable to the military service and the nation it is sworn to guard.
I am proud of my own organization. I will do all I can to make it the finest Military.
I will be loyal to those under whom I serve. I will do my full part to carry out orders and instructions given to me or my unit.
As a soldier, I realize that I am a member of a time-honored profession—that I am doing my share to keep alive the principles of freedom for which my country stands.
No matter what the situation I am in, I will never do anything, for pleasure, profit, or personal safety, which will disgrace my uniform, my unit, or my country.
I will use every means I have, even beyond the line of duty, to restrain my comrades from actions disgraceful to themselves and to the uniform.
I am proud of my country and its flag.
I will try to make the people of this nation proud of the service I represent, for I am an American Soldier.
Thank you for taking the time to read my view on Decoration Day/Memorial Day,
A ordinary mans view.
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The Minority Leader in the National Assembly, MP Kitui West, Kitui County Francis Nyenze today was ashamed by other wiper leaders following his speech he delivered yesterday about Seven days ultimatum. His wiper colleagues told Nyenze to carry his own cross. They are in NASA to stay. The Wiper leader who was on phone calls with ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and ODM leader Raila Odinga enclosures that he is in NASA to stay and will not betray the Kamba Nation.
Already other officials in NASA were looking for a replacement as he was half way in the coalition. The government has taken a milestone on his words when Kalonzo Musyoka said that at 63 years why he should not go for the presidency.
Speaking at Gusii stadium in Kisii, the ODM leader Raila Odinga said that the budget is not favouring any one but 0nly giving a way of showing people that they have done something in terms of food and basic needs. The reality is that food will remain at its price. According to the energy regulatory commission, the price of petrol is expected to go up.
The Zero tax for food commodities will be effective for four Months only. Meaning the flour will only go down until immediately after elections. It is expected that after elections, the price of food commodities will be either tripled or doubled. The hints and indicators are showing that the Government has favoured some commodities only to get people votes and will be back to the normal condition(high prices) after polls if there will be no Government changes.


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Liturgy take notes. THIS is how you do triumphant black metal. Because it's not just the chords you play, it's how you play them. Sure, Havukruunu is not the first band ever to utilize major chords in black metal. And they're certainly not the first pagan black metal band to make an album that feels like an epic journey. But they are one of the few to do both of these things right, in my eyes (or rather, ears). Instead of simply using orchestral synths, or vocals that sound more like norse chants to create the whole "epic viking" scene, they use what would be considered epic in the traditional metal sense. Solos. Heavy fucking metal solos. It took me way off guard, but god damn does it work. I debated with myself as to whether the fuzzy, atmo black atmosphere actually works well with the clean, guitar shredding runs. I don't think there is a true yes or no answer to that, but I do know that it doesn't not work, which is good enough for what this album is.
While I do again get that sense of epic adventure when listening to this, overall I do feel that as a whole the atmosphere is a tad underwhelming. Maybe this goes back to whether or not the fuzzy production works with the clean solos. The epic guitar shreds create a large atmosphere, while the distorted tremolos as a backdrop create something more small and homily. I like to imagine that the bands who create metal albums are not actually humans, but rather creatures from different realms. I see heavy metal bands as like gods from a realm of adventure and danger, having bodies like that of greek gods, wearing denim jackets, singing about their exploits. Atmospheric Black Metal bands are actually from earth, though they are misanthropic, ugly creatures who dwell in caves and dark forests. Power metal of course comes from a land where everything is made entirely of cheese, though that's for another album review. Anyway, seeing these two images coincide with each other is rather striking, maybe for me more than another. It creates a bit of confusion as to whether I really love this, or just like this. I think for now I'll go somewhere inbetween. Havulinna is a unique record that does a lot of things that many fail at right, though in a way of which I probably can't fully appreciate.


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In this second excerpt from "Strictly From Hunger!" John Morton and his band move to L.A. to discover they've moved next door to Jim Morrison.
One night after practice, I was sitting on the front porch having a smoke when I saw a familiar face coming up the walkway that at first I couldn't place. "I live just up the street from you guys and heard you playing." Then I recognized him from the Battle of the Bands at the Teenage Fair. It was Jim Morrison. "What you got going here? Beautiful women coming and going, fucking far out live music and having a good time. Looks like paradise to me."
"Yeah, but we can't get any gigs." I said.
"I'll see what I can do, but you're not going anywhere without original music in this town. It isn't about just being a great musician," he said, "it's about projecting an image that is universal to everyone." I thought to myself, this person, Jim Morrison, with such great insight and illumination in real life was such a totally different person onstage, one of fear and confusion. It was just a ruse to give people the spectacle they wanted to see. The guy I met had no ego. Jim was playful and poetic with a dash of sarcasm. It must be why people are so drawn to the mystique, that was Jim Morrison. I discovered he was just a regular human being trapped in a phenomena that wasn't real to him unless he was high. There was a realness to him that I soaked in like a sponge to water.
After discovering that Jim Morrison lived just up the street from us I would drop by in when he got back from a gig in the early morning and we'd sit on the steps to his place getting high. I remember him joking about making it home without being followed. As I got to know Jim over the short period of time we lived next to Jim, The Doors had all the trappings of fame they looked and acted the part of fame from my perspective, fast cars, one that stood out to me was a Porsche convertible. I believe it belonged to Jim. The other cars just didn't stand out like that beauty. Other times we'd sit in his living room, everything was orderly and in it's place. Dark leather couches with ultra modern furniture, very relaxing. The marijuana and wrapping papers were on a glass table in an ornate wooden box he kept a unique etched lighter and cigarettes in a jeweled container. I remember a picture on the wall of some beautiful naked woman in a Spanish setting. Probably came with the place. A pool in back that never seemed to be used but had a nice sunning area with outdoor furniture. He must have had a house keeper because the place was always immaculate. Getting high with Jim Morrison was like a ritual taking place. For me it was a pleasure and honor just to be there. The house must have cost a fortune to rent. It wasn't some flop house, get high pad. It was a perfect bachelor pad. The Doors were still on their "Light My Fire" high.
The more I went over there the more I got to know The Doors. Both Jim and Ray had remembered me from The Portland Teenage Fair and how I befriended them with my hospitality. It helped too that I was a nice guy and not taken in by their star status. Even though Jim Morrison had showed up at our practice there wasn't that superstar connection. The truth is I never expected anything from Jim and Ray, and it was mutual.
Ray was there a lot, and I got to know him on a personal level, he was so profound in his speech like a well read scholar, and he was into LSD and liked to smoke weed. He was very open and introduced me to a real psychedelic world. He was really into God and the universe and not in a religious way. He had met with Timothy Leary and embraced his teachings. I later wrote the song "Open Your Eyes" with the talks I had with Ray in mind! The end of the song says it all, you can talk and you can be someone worth living in reality He seemed very serious and had a watchful eye on Jim, almost protective. Ray loved Jim and was willing to take care of him. He knew Jim was an alcoholic and did everything in excess. Drugs, booze, women and emotions. People took advantage of him. Ray said when Jim was on he was on and when he was off he wasn't worth a shit!
Robby seemed like the quiet one, consumed in thought, almost shy. The flashy psychedelic clothing just blew me away and the shoes must have been high end Italian. If John Densmore was ever there when I was there I don't have any recollection of meeting him.
Later, I told the other guys in the band that I had met Jim Morrison outside and he said we needed original material. I thought their reaction would again be disbelief, but they just asked "who's going to write the songs?" I said I'd try it. I thought we had a chance at stardom, especially after meeting Jim Morrison. Talking with him gave me the feeling that success was there for the taking. It was then that I retreated to the back patio and started writing songs that would eventually become part of the Hunger! sound.
"Strictly From Hunger!" is a work-in-progress book that is presently out for a query with a publisher that specializes in rock and roll themed books. I'm writing it in association with John Morton and hoping for a spring of 2017 publication date. With the obvious association with The Doors and Jim Morrison I thought Doors fans would enjoy the preview. If you would like to read the first excerpt it's at "Strictly From Hunger! The Doors Open".
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COMMODITY trader Noble Group gained 0.565 per cent on Monday morning.
On Friday, Noble's CEO Yusuf Alireza and executive director and president William Randall were respectively vested with 4.29 million and 2.21 million Noble shares.
After the vesting of shares award, Mr Alireza's stake stood at 0.4026 per cent, comprising 0.1378 per cent of direct interest and 0.2648 of indirect interest. Mr Randall's stake stood at 0.4921 per cent, comprising 0.3834 per cent of direct interest and 0.1087 of indirect interest.
As of 11.20am on Monday, Noble was trading up 0.5 cent at S$0.89, with about 8.67 million shares switching hands.
The group had held its AGM on Friday, where shareholders passed all 12 resolutions in the order of Noble's FY14 audited financial statements and the reports of its directors and auditors.
Despite the small gain, Noble's share price is still down about 26 per cent since Feb 15, the day anonymous outfit Iceberg Research started launching a series of attacks against the group's accounting practices.
In early-April, short-seller firm Muddy Waters followed suit, issuing a "short" position on Noble. Noble has since refuted both allegations.
At Friday's AGM, Noble's chairman and largest shareholder, Richard Elman, told shareholders: "We consider the Iceberg matter finished. We have started legal proceedings and look forward to challenging their inaccurate, unreliable and misleading claims in a public court."
"We will not be revisiting details of these allegations at this meeting," he added.
After the AGM, Noble's shareholder and veteran investor, Mano Sabnani, told BT that "it is wrong" for management not to discuss the Iceberg and Muddy Waters issue. He said: "It is an issue that has affected investors, it has affected share price, so how can you say that we are not prepared to discuss it at all?"
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The Fair Labor Association (FLA) combines the efforts of industry, civil society organizations and colleges and universities to promote and protect workers' rights and to improve working conditions globally through adherence to international standards. The FLA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has offices in Geneva, Switzerland and Shanghai, China. For information, visit www.fairlabor.org.
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The Participating Supplier Program Manager is responsible for developing FLA's Participating Supplier program and managing relationships with the factory and factory groups that affiliate directly with the FLA in this affiliate category. The ideal candidate for this position brings knowledge of supplier business operations, international labor standards, and the challenges and opportunities suppliers face in implementing those standards in factories around the world. The Participating Supplier Program Manager is responsible for helping companies in this category understand their FLA obligations and offering guidance on building capacity to meet FLA requirements. The Manager will be part of FLA's Stakeholder Services & Communications group.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Serve as primary FLA contact for Participating Supplier affiliates and engage with them, individually and in group settings, on a regular basis
• Implement the Participating Supplier program and measure progress in achieving programmatic goals
• Assist suppliers in understanding their obligations to the FLA and how best they can go about fulfilling them. S/he is familiar with the dynamics of global supply chains and the challenges and opportunities faced by suppliers and brands, and supports suppliers in their efforts to develop their internal management systems and build capacity to:
(1) implement the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct and compliance benchmarks, and
(2) the FLA Principles of Fair Labor & Responsible Production.
• Assist in developing training material that is relevant for supplier affiliates
• Collect and share best practices with suppliers • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement at the supplier level
• Respond to supplier inquiries about FLA affiliation
• Represent the FLA at supplier-related regional and stakeholder events Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in human resource management, labor studies, employment relations, sociology, business administration, supply chain management, industrial relations or other relevant field; advanced degree a plus
• Five to seven years of experience working with companies and factories, and knowledge of manufacturing/sourcing, preferably with compliance/auditing experience
• Excellent knowledge of international labor standards; supply chains and the issues related to working conditions in factories; and multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Experience communicating and working with both brands and suppliers
• Excellent command of English; fluency in at least one Asian language
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• Passion for working in the intersection of business and social responsibility
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Requires consistent and timely responses to phone and email inquiries
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines
• Strong presentation, listening and communications skills
• Ability to maintain patience under pressure
• Creative and diplomatic problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and work with global FLA staff
• Strong critical thinking and reporting skills
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Colin Kaepernick receives W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard
Former 49ers quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick received the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard on Thursday.
The medal is the university's "highest honor in the field of African and African American studies" and is given "to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind."
As the 2018 recipient, Kaepernick joins the likes of Muhammad Ali (2015) and Maya Angelou (2014), among others.
Kaepernick's remarks were released to the media after the event.
"As I was sitting there, and I was thinking about what I was going to say up here, I had a short speech written but it just didn't seem true to what it should've been with the authenticity and the passion and the inspiration that's in this room," Kaepernick said.
Kaepernick went on to share an anecdote from the week after he first took a knee during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice in America. After that game in early September 2016, he visited a high school in Oakland that reaffirmed his stance, he said.
"I feel like it's not only my responsibility, but all our responsibilities as people that are in positions of privilege, in positions of power, to continue to fight for them and uplift them, empower them," Kaepernick said.
"Because if we don't we become complicit in the problem. It is our duty to fight for them and we are going to continue to fight for them."
Kaepernick requested that the media not record or broadcast his speech, however he did allow his remarks to be on the record. So here is what he said: pic.twitter.com/KewUJJp0iB— Eric Kane (@EricKaneTV) October 11, 2018
Kaepernick, 30, is currently in the midst of a collusion grievance against the NFL. Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers in March 2017 and has not found work in the NFL since.
In January, Kaepernick completed his pledge of donating $1 million to charities and other organizations that serve oppressed communities across the nation.


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What happens when a horsemad Ould Wagon moves from Cork to Provence with 2 horses, 2 dogs and a Long Suffering Husband? Why, she gets a third dog, discovers Natural Horsemanship à la Française, starts writing short stories and then discovers a long-buried talent for art, of course…
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Apply by Nov. 1 to Serve on the National Pork Checkoff Board of Directors
Applications are available at Pork.org
DES MOINES, IOWA – Oct. 12, 2018 – The Pork Checkoff's board of directors is accepting applications through Nov. 1 to fill five three-year terms. State pork producer associations, farm organizations or anyone who pays into the Pork Checkoff, which includes pig farmers and pork importers, may submit an application.
"Serving on the National Pork Board is a great opportunity for producers to support the pork industry while helping to plan for a successful future," said Friend, Nebraska, producer Terry O'Neel, who is the past Pork Board president and chair of the Nominating Committee. "Not only have I been able to serve producers, I also have learned from the many different producers that we have in this industry."
Pork Act Delegates must rank a minimum of 10 candidates to send to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for approval. The board consists of 15 members, each serving a maximum of two three-year terms. The Pork Act requires that no fewer than 12 states be represented.
The 15 positions on the Checkoff board are held by pork producers or importers who volunteer their time. Any pork producer or importer who has paid all Checkoff assessments due or is a representative of a producer or company that produces hogs and/or pigs is eligible to serve.
The application deadline is Nov. 1, with interviews for each candidate to be held in Des Moines Dec. 5 to 6. Please direct application requests and questions to Denise Yaske at email@example.com.
The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through a legislative national Pork Checkoff, pork producers invest $0.40 for each $100 value of hogs sold. Importers of pork products contribute a like amount, based on a formula. The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, science and technology, swine health, pork safety and sustainability and environmental management. For information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456-7675 or check the Internet at pork.org.


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Having More than 9000 Visitors in a Day, Banyuwangi Agro Expo 2019 is Officially Extended
TIMESMALAYSIA, BANYUWANGI – More than 9000 people visit Banyuwangi Agro Expo each day. Regarding to this achievement the local government decided to extend the exhibition.
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Will Nepal be able to act as bridge between China, India?
By Abdul Wasey | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-07-16 14:11
Nestled between India and China, Nepal is leaving no stone unturned to maintain smooth and friendly relations with its two Asian neighbors. Major credit for such an approach goes to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who took charge of the Himalayan country in February 2018. Before taking office, India-Nepal relations were reportedly at their worse following the 2015 economic blockade imposed by New Delhi. However, ties with China remained friendly.
The country, as Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali puts it, "does not lean more or less on any one side. We don't try to compare the relationship we have with our two neighbors…We want to benefit from their economic growth and development…We are conveying to China and India that a prosperous and stable Nepal is also in their interest."
Statistics too suggest that Nepal's new foreign policy approach is mutually beneficially for all three stakeholders. The country's market is freely open for both the countries. It has helped Beijing sell goods worth $2.7 billion to Kathmandu in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2018-19. New Delhi's exports to the Nepalese capital, meanwhile, stood at $7.8 billion.
When it comes to foreign policy, smaller countries across the world generally share similar challenges. Nepal, which has an estimated population of 29.3 million, faces the double burden of geographical landlocked and a suffering economy. In such a situation, Big Brothers should ideally come forward and help the less-privileged neighbor stand on its own.
The good news is that China and India, on their part, can also be seen reciprocating the goodwill gestures of the Himalayan country more enthusiastically than before. Both countries, for example, are pursuing separate projects to bring railways to Nepal. While the Indian government's proposed project is set to link Barhni in northern state of Uttar Pradesh to Kathmandu, China has concluded a pre-feasibility study of the proposed $312 million Keyung-Kathmandu railway project that may take about two years. The projects connecting Kathmandu to both countries will not only bring more tourism revenue to Nepal, but will also turn it into a vibrant economic bridge between India and China.
China's multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which incorporates plans to construct a trans-Himalayan rail project, includes Nepal. Beijing recently vowed to provide 150 million yuan in assistance to the Nepalese Army over a period of five years for humanitarian and disaster relief equipment. Talks are underway to set up a Nepali-China joint-venture bank to facilitate easier trade between the two countries. At a corporate level, Nepal's Chaudhary Group recently signed a deal worth about $100 million with China's Huawei Technologies to bring 4G phone services to the country.
Similarly, New Delhi's foreign aid allocation for Kathmandu in the 2019-20 budget stands at 10.5 billion Indian rupees (over $153 million), up nearly 62 percent over the 6.5 billion Indian rupees (over $94 million) earmarked in 2018-19. India is engaged in creating a 900-MW hydroelectric project, Arun-III, in Nepal. New Delhi and Kathmandu are also allies in several road connectivity projects under BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal Initiative).
The list of initiatives by India and China to boost the political and economic confidence of Nepal is extensive. Once barely registered on investors' radars, these intiatives are helping the Himalayan country get out of chaos and upheaval and move towards growth and stability. With capital mainly flowing in from the two big neighboring countries, the Nepalese government is now seeking its inaugural credit rating. Kathmandu hopes to have a credit rating in place by the end of this year, as Moody's Investors Service has already started accessing the market. Once complete, the chances of Nepal wooing foreign investments from varied sources will increase manifold.
The multi-pronged foreign policy of Oli has the potential to turn the country's geographical drawbacks into terrestrial advantages. Kathmandu has the potential to act as a bridge connecting the two fastest growing economies in the world, each having more than one billion people. This would also help the region achieve rapid development and economic growth.
A handful of tripartite cooperation agreements between China, India and Nepal may further help in strengthening and maintaining relations.
The author is a New Delhi-based senior journalist and columnist.
The opinions expressed here are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of China Daily and China Daily website.